WEEKLY I5UDGET
THURSDAY MAY 20, 1800
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BRIEF NOTES.
See notice of $10 reward in another
column.
11. C. Davis, of Ilnlsey, made a short
visit this week to relatives in Lexington.
A special term of the conntv court
will be held on the iioth and 20th of
June.
Men who are well posted sny that Mr.
Pettys will receive a very small vote in
his own precinct.
E. B. McFurlaml, of The Dulles, came
up on the train last evening and went to
Heppner this morning.
See notice in another column of the
Morrow County Sunday School conven
tion, to take place on June 12th.
G. W. Sperry's dog killed a porcupine
one night last week, a feat not often ac
complished by a dog without his mas
ter's help.
"May the words of my mouth and the
meditations of my heart bo always ac
ceptable unto thee, oh, Boss.'' The
Organ's Offering.
It is expected that several republican
and democratic candidates will bo in
Lexington to-morrow night and speak
on the political issues.
Stand by J. L. Gibson for justice of
the peace and D. A. Porter for constable
of Lexington precinct. They are capa
ble, faithful and deserving men.
Preparations are under way for a con
cert and literary exercises by members
of the Lexington Sunday school on the
evening of Children's day, June 8th.
J. J. Thanen, representing the ag
ricultural implement house of . T.
Wright, Portland, was in town this
week. N. A. Leach has accepted the
agency of the house for Morrow county.
Memorial day exercises will be held
in Lexington to-morrow, under the aus
pices of Uawlins post, G. A. It. Prepa
rations for the event are complete, and
the ollicers of the post extend a hearty
invitation to all.
W. G. Scott, of the Willow Creek
sawmill, was in Lexington'last Tuesday.
He had a handsome specimen of goid
quartz from the Little Laura mine,
which gives encouraging prospects and
may lead to a good body of ore.
Yesterday morning, below lone, Rob
ert Young's saddle horse became fright
ened at the train, and Mr. Young's left
leg was badly lacerated by being raked
along a barbed wire, the saddle only
saving him from more serious results.
"My young man must be elected. It
would never do for Will Morrow td be
elected clerk, for he is dead Bet against
me, and I have not the least influence
over hiin. I must start out a choice lot of
lies against Morrow." The lion' So
lilogvy. After accusing the democratic party
in this county of being jun by a ring,
the Gazette asks the BmioiiTto name the
bosses of that ring. At the present time
the Bl'dokt is attending to the repub
lican ring, which it has ventilated pretty
thoroughly. If the Gazelle has discov
ered a mare's nest, it ought to bo able
10 count me eggs tor itself.
" OPEN-HANDED" BLACKMAN.
An Instance in Which He Exhibited Hi
True Colors,
The following iuelileiit, which la no cam
paign canard, hut can bo proven, admirably
illtiKtrutec certain charauturici of a man who
now fairly achon to represent the people of
three comities In tlicvtate lojiMiiture:
Two years ago next mouth a well-known
citizen of this county, of unuuetlihHblc In
tegrity, noting the distress and damage caused
Jy the cyclone, related the circumstance to a
merchant of llciipncr and mihkiMciI a sub
scription for the relief of the sullerers. The
merchant thereupon drew up a lu'sding. to
which they both subscribed, and the tlrst kcii
tleman began firciiliitiiiK the paper. When be
bad obtained about cinht subscriber! to it lie
presented it to Henry lllaekman and requested
bis signature. Mr. Hlaeltniim asked by whose
authority the paper was circulated, and was
answered by the person presenting it that be
did it on his own responsibility because the
money was needed by the suirerers. In a way
Unit carried with it the iuriiiuaiion that lie
doubted the gentleman's probity, blackmail
asked bow t be subscribers were to know' that
(lie money was proerly handled, lie wus an
swered that it w ould be distributed by a com
mittee appointed at Lexington or Heppner, as
the subscribers desired, blackmail lllcii akeJ
by the paper was not brought to him llrst,
and refused to sign it. The gentleman then
passed the paper around town, and soon had
nearly :ino subscribed. A he was preparing
to start for Lexington, Blackmail called him
into bis store and desired to see tile list ugain,
and after carefully reading the names sub
scribed, aked if there was am' objection to his
placing his name at the head of the list, in
view of the previous convcrsaliou that itues
tion brought an emphatic refusal, Thereupon
Mr. Blackmail squeezed his name In between
the first and second on the list as contributing
10 In merchandise!
The gentleman afterward related the circum
stance to a prominent business man of Hepp
ner, when the latter smiled and said, 'When
we want to raise money by subscription we
always go to lllaekman first, and lie usually
writes a good sura opposite bis name for the
honor of being at the head."
Tills Incident was related by a gentleman of
honor and high standing in the county, who
gave full permission to use his name as au
thority for It.
And Ulackman is the man who now talks so
sweetly and blandly to voters In the bone of
wheedling theui into teudiug him to the legis
lature! A MAN OF HICH STANDING.
The following unsolicited letter, re
ceived by a prominent citizen of Morrow
county from T. G. Hendricks, presi
dent of the Lugene First national bank,
shows the standing of Mr. Matlock in
Lane county:
Omci or First Xatioxai Bank,
Kiueke, Or, May IS, IH'.O.
Dp.ar Pir: I ice that the democrats of your
county hare nominated Mr. J. W. Matlock for
county treasurer. Mr. Matlock formerly lived
here. I have known him from childhood. He
is a man of honor and high standing here, as
every mau in this county will attest, regardless
of party. With such a man as i. W. Mattock
elected treasurer, the funds of Morrow county
would be perfectly safe and secure without
bonds. Alt bis old friends here congratulate
him and wish him success. Yours truly,
T. G. HENUltRKS.
NO MAN'S DUMMY.
For the Bi doct.
A report having been set afloat to the effect
that I am running for the office of county clerk
for the benefit of some one else, I wish to state
positively and distinctly that if elected I
will give my personal attention to the duties of
the office and discharge the same to the best
of my ability. I ain no man's dummy. In this
connection I wish also to say most emphatic
ally that I have not pledged the deputysbip to
any person whatever, nor have I given any
one reason to expect it. J. W. MuliRUW.
Hs.rrsts. "r.. May . !
RINGSTERS' TRICKS.
How The Republican Convention
Was Manipulated.
BOSS SWINBURNE AND HIS CANC
A Square Republican Describes the Dis
graceful Proceedings.
For the Hi-duct.
As much as I dislike to take any pub
lic part in political wrangles, I am
prompted, upon the repeated solicita
tions of republicans who were not pres
ent at the county convention, to write a
plain statement of facts concerning the
proxy that was voted out of the conven
tion and of which much has been said.
A proper explanation of this matter must
necessarily involve the proposition that
has already been made, privately and
through the columns of the IU'Dokt, that
the convention was conducted in the in
terest of a ring and was not a fair rep
resentation of a majority of the repub
licans of Morrow county. I hope, how
ever, in making these statements to
adhere strictly to facts and inferences
that are straight and conclusive, and to
avoid anything savoring of personal
prejudices.
the pkoxv nrsiNEss
Was like this: On the day of the con
vention and after it had adjourned pre
paratory to permanent organization, it
first canio to my knowledge that the
Well Spring delegate, Wallace Smead,
being unable to attend and being afraid
to trust his proxy in the hands of his
colleague, D. K. Jay tie, telegraphed it
from Castle Rock to Dr. Vaughn, of this
place, who was known to bo opposed to
the renomination of Howard for sheriff
and C. L. Andrews for clerk. Now, I
had been told that Well Spring precinct
was almost unanimously in favor of those
gentlemen for sheiilf and clerk, and im
mediately determined to stand otf this
telegraphic proxy, which certainly had
the appearance of unfairness, by asking
Mr. Edgar S. Barnes, of Castle Rock
precinct (and the only republican in the
precinct), to telegraph mo his proxy.
This he did, and in half an hour 1 had a
straight, Bipiare, valid proxy from Mr.
Barnes, authorizing me to cast a vote for
him in the convention. This all occurred
after the committee on credentials had
prepared their report, and consequently
was not included in it. At 1 o'clock the
convention was called to order by Chair
man Scott, and forthwith the committee
on credentials submitted their report. A
motion to adopt was made, whereupon 1
presented my authority for casting the
Castle Rock vote, and asked that it be
added to the repott as an amendment.
Then what?
Mil. FKI.I. JIMI'KI) VP
And stated that as there was no primary
held in Castlo Hock precinct he didn't
think the vote was a fair one and was
opposed to admitting it (and made other
statements concerning it, which will be
referred to later). Mr. Ellis took the
floor and sanctioned what Mr. Fell had
said. This naturally btirred up a feeling
that was hard to control, and a little dis
cussion followed. The ground taken in
support of the amendment was as fol
lows: First In the published appor
tionment of delcgatoD to the county con
vention llio precinct of Castle Rock is
said to he entitled to one delegate at
large. Second 15. S. Barnes, being the
only republican in the precinct, was pos
itively the only one authorized to act as
that delegate. Third The matter of
holding a primary in this case would
have been simply impossible, and those
who presented such argument evidently
knew that it amounted to nothing but
cheap talk. Fourth If Mr. Barnes was
the proper and authorized delegate fiom
Castle Rock ho had the same right to
telegraph his proxy to whom ho pleased
that Mr. Smead had to telegraph his
proxy to Dr. Vaughn. After this talk
the motion on the amendment was put
and lost. A motion was then oll'cred to
the eth'ct tliut for the same reason that
the Castle Rock proxy had been rejected,
the Well Spring proxy by telegraph to
Dr. Vaughn he also rejected. This motion
was lost by exactly the same vote that
the other was.
Till! DIVIDING USE.
Having explained what action was
taken in the proxy business, it is neces
sary to consider incidents to arrive at
the motives that prompted such action.
It is well known that the dividing line
between the two parts or sides taken in
the republican primaries and conven
tion was simply the question of renomi
nation of Howard and Andrews as
against some one else. I say as against
"some one else," as the point seemed
to he more to beat these men than to
place any particular persons in their
place. Now. I shall take the position
that there did exist a ring or combina
tion fonneil mostly in the interest of one
petsoti, namely, Dr. Swinburne. Some
one says, ".Mister, yon are going too far ;
this is preposterous," etc., etc. Let's
see. I was at the Heppner primary and
also at the convention. I had talks ut
dilTorent times with republicans from
various parts of the county, and, from
what I have been able to learn, about the
only person that wanted to beat Howard
for slierilf bait was the said Dr. Swin
burne. All others who were opposed to
him offered no excuse except the "third
term." It has been publicly asserted
that this individual wanted to "knock
Howard out" because he (Howard) re
fused to fix a jury for him in some case
he was interested in before the court.
Whether this is true or not, the circum
stances go to prove that something of
that nature did exist. In conversation
with Mr. Kliis previous to the meeting
of the convention lie told me that while
Mr. Arthur Andrews was his choice for
sheriff, that he was making
"no fight against Howard;"
That Howard had made a good sheriff,
etc., etc. Mr. Fell also stated to me
that K. S. Cox, of Hardman, was his
first choice for sheriff, but that Mr.
Howard was bis second; that he had
nothing to say against Howard; that
he had made a good slierilf, and if Cox
couldn't get it, he would like to see
Howard re-nominated, etc. Presuming
the statements from these gentlemen to
be their true sentiment, very strong op
position was not looked for against
Howard from them.
Now let's go back to the Heppner
primary. The vote for chairman showed
a majority of four or five in favor of
Howard and Andrews. As soon ns the
primary was permanently organized Mr.
Ellis moved that the voting be allowed
to remain open an hour, in order to
allow all to vote. This was carried, and
the minority immediately dispatched
messengers to call in every man that
could bo found who would cast a vote
for the list of delegates they had pre
pared. There would have been nothing
particularly wrong about this, provided
they had only called in proper voters,
but they gathered in democrats, illegal
voters, etc., etc., until, when the vote
was counted, they had more than half
the representation in the convention on
their side, put there by four or five
votes that were not proper votes to be
cast in a republican convention. There
fore we say it was a minority vote of legal
republican voters that gave Heppner
precinct a majority in the county con
vention, and this thing was
WOKKBO BY SWIXnUKNB AM) II1S AIDKH.
So far so good. We are creditably in
formed that Eight Mile precinct was
worked by a process of voting by accla
mation that defeated the ends of justice
and brought an unfair representation
from Unit place. But tho Heppner del
egation was sufficient to give tho ling
a majority in the convention, and we
have seen how that was obtained.
Let's now go to the convention and
examine a little more into the matter
there. It was rather amusing as well as
black on its face to see Uncle Tommy
Scott after he had been elected tem
porary chairman by acclamation, on
motion of Mr. Ellis, and was ready to
appoint tho various committees. Mr.
Fell moved that a committee of five be
appointed on credentials. Uncle Tommy
deliberately drew from his vest pocket
the list of committees that had been
fixed for him and read off the names.
Mr. Ellis was next to call for a commit
tee of live on order of business. The
same performance was repeated, as was
also done on the motion of Mr. Arm
strong for a committee on permanent
organization. Now how did Mr. Scott
know lirst, that ho would be tempo
rary chairman ; second, that there would
he just three committees called for;
and third, that these committees would
consist of just five each? Don't it look
a little odd, and don't it savor a little of
a ring? Now again to that odious proxy.
We claim that
MHSSItS. FEI.I, AND EM.1S WOHKKI) HARD,
And did things in order to carry their
point in that convention that they would
not have done if there was no other
motive than, as they stated to mo, a
simple preference for the nominee for
sheriff. Thera must have been some
thing back. To carry his point, Mr.
Fell stated that be had been offered the
Castle Rock proxy, and as ho did not
consider it a fair vote he did not accept
it. I have been creditably informed
that he wrote to Mr. Barnes for the
proxy ; but as Mr. B. was not acquainted
with Mr. Fell, be simply did not reply.
Another thing stated in the convention
by Mr. Fell was that there was a mes
sage at the depot authorizing anyone
that chose to cast the Castle Rock vote
for Mr. Barnes. I was told a day or two
later, by one who ought to know, that
such a message Imd not been received
there, I cannot accuso Mr, Fell of de
liberate falsehood, as I have always
helil him in higher esteem; but I do
think that his connection with the little
combination was such as to render him
over-zealous, and he simply strained a
point in trying to serve his backers
faithfully.
WAS IT ON THE SllAKK?
In voting upon this proxy a promi
nent member of the convention arose to
vote in the affirmative, but before the
nays could bo culled one of the leaders
moved to reconsider, as he noticed that
one man voted yea whom ho was sure
would have voted the other way if he
had understood the motion. This was
put a second time, and it went all right.
I am told by one who said ho saw, that
one of our prominent citizens, a delegate
unfortunately on the ring side, got up to
vote yea on the same question, when
one of the leaders pulled him down by
tho coat tail. Now is there anything iii
this to indicate that a combination had
been formed to "knock out Howuid and
Andrews, and did they succeed, and
are the ones chosen to take their places
the choice of the people or of the ring?
And if they are elected, should we ex
pect them to Berve us as faithfully as
the present incumbents, or do we think
they would return the favor to those
who put them there in the place of
these men whom they could not use?
Our esteemed citizen" M r. J. S. Voting,
of Eight Mile, was offered the assessor
ship by tho combination and at the
sarno timo was incidentally informed
that "they" wanted to "knock Howard
and Andrews." Mr. Young holdy stated
that he was very well satislied with
those men and would nutopppose them.
Whereupon Mr. Young was immedi
ately dropped not because he was an
unlit man nor in every way qualified for
tho position, but just because be would
not "stand in." In conclusion, I shall
explain as best I can
HOW THIS MATTER AI'PEAHS
To me, and ask for this communication
a sober consideration only. It seems
that Dr. Swinburne being about the
only man in the county that had de
clared ho would knock Howard out (for
reasons already stated), and this being
the principal point at issue between the
two factions, the said Dr. 8. must neces
sarily be the very head of the combina
tion formed to carry the county conven
tion. Mr. Ellis having no special in
terest in defeating Mr. Howard, as he
had previously explained to me, wan
willing to, and I may add did, sacrifice
to some extent his own enviable reputa
tion by opposing the admission in the
convention of a proxy that he knew to
he a valid and honorable vote, simply
because it fell into the hands of one
whom he believed would support Mr.
Howard for sheriff. Why did he do this?
Was it not because Dr. H. was a good
personal friend of his, and he wanted to
do what be could to help him carry his
point? Mr. Fell told the writer that
Mr. Howard was his second choice for
sheriff, and yet he also opposes the vote
because it fell into tho hands of a
Howard delegate, and even went so far
as to make misstatement in the con
vention to carry bis point. If he did
not do this to help Dr. H. floor Howard,
what did he do it for? Again, the Smead
proxy came to Dr. Vaughn, an A 1 man,
by the way, but a particular personal
friend of Dr. S., and who willingly did
what ho could for him in return for
favors granted. If this was not planned,
how did it happen that way? It seems
to me that this will show how the com
bination or ring started, and the matter
could be traced clear through the ma
jority of the convention, which was con
ducted IN THE INTEREST OP J)R. SWlNIlt'RNE,
Though I believe that a portion of this
majority did not realize that they were
working in the interest of any one rnan
or set of men. I ventnro the assertion
that every man in tho convention be
lieved that tho Castle Rock proxy
should have been admitted. I have
talked with several that voted against it,
and have yet to find the first man to say
that.it was fair to reject it. Then why
did the majority vote nay? Jnst be
cause they went there with" the distinct
understanding that they were to oppose
the Howard and Andrews side, regard
less of right or wrong. In other words
they went to the convention as dele
gates of the Swinburne ring, and they
did their duty well. There is good rea
son to believe (as before stated) that the
majority in the convention represented
the minority of the republicans in Mor
row county, nnd that the candidates
placed in nomination there if elected
will be under obligations to Dr. Swin
burne and his associates.
With all kindly feeling personally to
ward every man in or connected with
tho republican convention, and wishing
tho party Bticcess in all mutters of a po
litical nature and a speedy reform in all
affairs of local interest,
I am, respectfully,
C. M. Mai.i.ory.
IlEi'i'.NEK, liny as, 1890.
MODERN CHRONICLES. ,
CHAPTER IV.
And hi'lioUl. on the morrow, when he arose
and Went forth to his shop, he was full of
trouble. Feiir ami doubt fell upon hiin, nnd
his soul wus very heavy.
Then lie began to reason thus: "Why stand I
hero idle all the day? Yea, verily, I must 'git
up and it' ere It is too late." Ho he went and
Mood i;i bio shop door, that he might hail the
ptisserR by. Then said lie, "Heboid, verily.it
behooveth me to hide my troubled xoul from
the- tome of men. I must smHi upon them,
thoiurh ' a man may ttniile uml smile, and be a
villain mill.' "
And behold it oame to pnsR ere long that one
pHsweil by carrying; n bundle- under bin arm,
11 tin the Mayor neoostod thus, 'ilow much you
pny for that t?oods?" UoiiiK told, be then hiiid,
"Yea, verily, hast thou been cheated, for, of a
truth, fain would 1 have sold you the verv name
goods jiHt 25 per ee lit cheaper. Ah, mine friend,
you should buy your goods of '.Mayor Jilaek-
And behold, while he yet spnke, there passed
by on the other side one from the ri'Kloi. of Dry
Fork, which is in the land of IliiuebKrass. Hiin
hailed he also, saying. "Dearly beloved, come
thou over, for 1 long to speak with thee." And
when the man had come over, the Mavor spake
thus: "Verily my soul rejoieeth that mine eves
are permitted to behold thee once more, the
sight of thee is as a well of water to a thirsty
man. Kelah! I know thou art from the dry
country, where little rain fallcth, where the
sun pareheth the ground and the grass with
ereth; of a truth thou hast much need of water.
Do thou but go, gut all the dwellers in lry Fork
and tho brethren that dwell in the regions
round about to vote for me and make me Sen
ator, and I will say unto the legislature, J)o
thU make an appropriation to dig artesian
wells for my Moved, pcoj.de in Buuchrasj;;
and behold, it shall bo so. Yea, 1 shall smite
the rtvi-jf. with an auger, and the waters shall
giiNh forth. Then shall the pearly streams Ilow
thronnh thy pastures, the sparkling waters
cover thy k ralultelde , thy Hocks and thy cattle
shall graze in grass to their knees, and all the
waste places shall blossom like the rose. All
thin in ul much more shall I do, for I, Henator
Muckmitii, will uommnud H to be mo, do thou
and thy people but maty mo Heuutor, Aiuvu.
Then as the man journeved on his way he
thought hi this w ise: "(let thee Ik hind me.
Neither I nor my people will be tempted by thy
false promises, for verily we know thy heart
( and that we are as nothing In thy sight, only
wueu uiou nasi an axe to grind. Hast thou
not hoiuttcd, O, vain rnun, that we HuuchgrHss
ers are but as merchandise in thy hands, to be
bought and sold t thy bidding, and that a
spool of barbed wire and a side of bacon is the
highest price paid for any of us?"
After the Lord Mayor had abode In the city
some live flays longer he arose early on the
morrow and made a long journey into the hill
country and to the region of John )nv. And
as he juurueyed a deep fear fell upon'him, so
much so that he smote his breastand cried out,
"Woe Ik me if I am defeated; yea, verily verily
ami undone if I fail to be Senator, lletter 1
bad died a poor peddler; for my soul yearuelh
for this olliee, that nieu may do me homage and
thai the sons of men may bow dow it and wor
ship me; and the On ioni'u will announce my
arrival thus, '.Senator Klaekmau is in the city
Itul let me not be cast down; for it behooveth
me to hasten on my way so that I may reacli
Hamilton ere it Is too htt- for the May ball, and
when the spirit inoveth me I will arise and
fiance before the assembled multitude, that
they may rie up and cull me blessed; for all
men know that my feet are better (mined ami
more skilled than mv poor empty lililc head."
And as he journeyed he visjh-d many phiees,
and when the people wen; gathered around to
see the fun he would rise up and cry out: "O,
ye of little faith, hearken unto myuords. I
want lobe Henator mighty bad; yea, verily, I
long for It, and that longing hlh-th my whole
being, yea, even my body, soul, boots and
breeches. Do thou but make me Senator, and
I will make of you a great ami rnightv people.
1 will say unto the Htnte, 'Hnlld roads for my
beloved people In (irnnt county' and It shall be
done. I promise you a Nicholson pavement 100
feet wide from Heppner to Canyon City, with a
full set of gilt-edged miletoni'S, so you can
come to lfcpimer and buy goods from me. All
through the John Hay country I will have mae
adamied roads, and sidewalks. Yea, verllv, I
will tunnel these lofiy mountains, 1111 up the
low places and smooth the rough ones. And
yon can have a few artesian wells if you would
like them. All these and much more do 1
promise you; yea. verily, 1 promise you any
thing and everything if you will but vote for
me and make me Henator. (And when 1 him
elected I shall smile at your eredulity.j"
And behold, while, he abode among these
sons of men they fed bin vanity mid Haltered
bis cKntMn; and w hen he hud departed they
laughed to scorn hi vain boastings and false
promhc.
It eamo to pass many times HihI these sons
of men dhl ask tho would-be Hmutor his views
on the political issues of the dav, sort lo, he al
ways answered thus: "Heloved hroihreti. I buv
sheep pells; I buy a great many she-p pedis, ft
is to )our interest to have rne In the seuato,
for 1 could tell tell the legislators all about
sheep pelts, and could have a few laws passed
fixing the timeof removing said pvlts from the
dead carcasses."
And behold, many sly winks and meaning
smile were passed around among the brethren
as I hey listened to this empty-pated politician.
Here eudeth the fourth chapter.
"Veni, Vidi"-But Didn't Capture.
Henry lllaekman was In town la-t Tuesday,
with I'ut (Juatd, searching for supporters to les
sen the majority of Mr. Mellaley, and called
at the Kt iMiKT office. There's no denying the
faet that he Is a rustier for votes, and he looker!
rattier worn from his vigorous canvass of iirnut
and Harney counties. (Mighty tough whisky
over there.) He gives up drant, expects l'rf)
majority In Hnruey, and hopes to get enough
voles In Morrow county to carry him through,
though he admits that the race will be close.
That is his wu-wa. but he has lost the iaunly
atr of joyousm-ss that erstwhile sat so lightly
upon his noble brow, and if hudoes not ul ready
feid it gnawing within his palpitHtlng bosom,
he is liable soon to learn that Harney is fading
him and that cheap talk shout nrtexiau wells
will not hold water in Morrow, where for years
be has been sowing the seed (or the eyelouo
that will upset his apple-cart next Monday.
Minn liertha Yount hug ttio thanks of
thin olliee for a Imndhoine bouquet of
flower from her mother's garden, Mr,
Yoitnt'ft place ih one of thone hunch
tfruKH runcliea that ahow the result of
effort to make an attractive an well uh
a comfortable home.
IT IS A FACT
That for some months past the trade of Lexington has been suffering from
the want of a
COMPLETE AND DESIRABLE ASSORTMENT
-
QENERAL TVTERCHANDISTfl
-INCLUDING--
DRY GOODS, B W im GROCERIES
Tobacco and Cigars,
CLOTHING, FU11N6 GOODS, HATS. 800TS and SHOES,
Glassware, Croclcery, 3Moticns, Etc.
DESIKINO TO tflfri'LY THIS WANT,
WM. PENLAND, by WM. BLAIR, Manager,
lias received and opened for geiiornl Inspection just such a Stock. Wa hava
adopted the rule of
"QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS,"
Which keeps business moving nnd enables the merchant to renew his Stock
with Fresh Goods, go that the buyer always has a choico of the bent.
WE HAVE ALSO SECURED THE
Agency for FRANK BROTHERS Implement Company,
AND WILL
ALL KINDS of FARM MACHINERY
EMIIR.U'INd-
Rushford and Finh Jiro.t. lI'ayoHH, Heimy Jfitck, Hodge Headers,
Syracuse Chilled I'lows, Hock Island Turf and Stubble,
Ell Gang, Star Windmills and J'unips, Etc., Etc,
WE FROPOSE TO GIVE FULL VALUE AND TO SHORTEN THE Dis
tance for buyers who desire fair returns for thoir hard cash. Inspect
our Goods and learn our prices.
WM. BLAIR, Manager.
THAT'S WHATI
BUSINESS is BEGINNING to MOVE
-AND
WHO HAH
THE BOSS CASH STORE,
(.V THE J'OSrOFFICE liUILDIXd)
m
AND IH NOW KK0KIV1NU
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS,
1S( I.riHNO KVEBYTIIINO, INDKR THAT HEAD.
ALL FRESH AND FIRST-CLASS!
Choice Brands of Tobacco and Cigars.
MY GOODS WERE NOUGHT FOR CASH, AND WILL BE SOLD FOR
t'AHii only, and at tho very lowest prices. No stalo goods in the Ros
Cash Srouu, but everything fresh except the Hams, liucoii and' Salted Salmon.
JEAD THISI
COFFIN &
-At Iloppnor, Morrow Co., Or.,
MAKE THE KOI.I.OWINO
Xi X 23 IE ZE3 Hi OIF'STIEIES 1
T
O EVERY CUSTOMER WHO I1UYS AT RETAIL FROM OUR STORE
to tho amount of twenty-five dollars in Drv Goods. Clothinir. Hoots nnd
Hhnofl, I ut h find CapH, licntM' KtirnlNlillig tlmttU ami Kimry (jnodn, wu will prflfteht A MAU
MI'K'KNT IIDI'NI) VOI.I ME lllli-.l with lliuiitllul Htrcl KiikniyIiik and Fiwlry. Eai'h book
him (nun sixty-five to olio hmi'lri'il full iiiikh i U ;l i i rt-H, unit in vulut'il at I. V Imvo lonr tyli'
iifbookx. 'Hi In iillcr h"i'l K"'"l unci July I, Iw.HI fir IhIit II o m lit. Small piirfhn.si will
be (;ounk'(l. Am mood as the full amount In bmiKht ami paid for, you may taku your choice.
-.. 1 1 Kind of Uoodn Mold hi the Very l.owtat l'rlra.
-VIII be plfnaril to haft ran mil al our DlrirniK New Ilrlrk
Nlorc, nil !lnln NlriM l, wlirrt yon will Una n Nlorfc of Urn.
ernl .HitcIiuimI !, rorrri, llurdwnrx, Itlltrhnll Uaioiia,
Flows, nr., etc., which l ruill III vvrry particular
4riilfhet caul, pries puiil for i'-m anil flutter. Hhuep fvlta hoiiKhr.
COFFIN &
HENRY
I'KOI'RIETOK OK
THE CITY DRUG STORE,
. EX ISO TOX, on ICO ox,
CDR. E. T. GEOGHEGAN, Pharmacist and Manager.)
KEEPS A FULL STOCK OF PURE DRUGS MO MEDICINES!
ALHO
' TOII.KT AFtTICI.KH, CHOICE I'KKKUMKRV, NOTION HCHOOI, BOOKS, STATIONERY,
CONKWJTIONKRY, CLTI.KKY, PUTTY PA I NTH, OII.H, ULAS8, Etc., Ere.
A FINE LINE "of TOBACCO and CIGARS,
The tlnrt Ifrntida of WIMM and 1,11(1 OH lor Medicinal I'urpo.
f-i'l(Krf'Kil'T10NH I oxroi mki i,ai ok Niuht.-H
OF -
KEEP IN STOCK
BO IS-
OPKNKD
McFARLAN
McFARLAND, Heppner, Or.
PADBERG,