The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-25

own neighborhoods might yet be able to learn the
truth if they could equally sensible ladies from
abroad.
Major Joseph MagOne, whose untiring assduity
i'm the Woman Suffrage cause had already paved
the way for visit, rode in horseback,
though a rheumatic invalid, a distance Of fourteen
Cayuse miles, to attend the lectures. The Major
may he a little sensitive about his age, being
widower, bat rumor places him at about seventy;
and yet he is more enterprsing and public-spirited
than many men of forty. The Grant County Fair,
which was inaugurated and has been carried for
ward mainly through his eXertions, was a finan-
cial and popular success this year, and the Major
deserves great credit for his zeal in the work
The weather, which was fine at the opening Of
the lectures grew fearfully bad they proceeded;
but the good people, nothing daunted, assembled
to hear them nightly, the attendance each evening
being large and the order and appreciation all we
could ask for or expect. As an evidence that our
labor was not in vain, we are proud to state that
on the afternoon of the 18th, convention of gen
tlemen and ladies of Canyon City met nj the
Methodist church and organized the Grant County
Woman Suffrage Association. \ constitution
briefly stating the objects Of the Association, and
making it auxiliary to the State Society, was
adopted Mrs. Duniway gives the list Of officers
the resolutions adopted, which we have marked
out Of her letter as the matter was published on
the fourth page of the NEW NORTHWEST Of last
week.-JUN. Ed The next meeting of the So
cety will be held on Thursday, Move nber 18th, for
the purpose of adopting bylaws and arranging for
the future work of the Association.
Our labors being over in Canyon City for the
present, we reluctantly bade our many friends
adieu, and on Thursday morning mounted the
Baker City buck-board destination Prairie
City, fifteen miles further our Wintry way.
The snow lay the ground like mantle of
ermine, profusely besprinkled with diamond dust,
and the air biting and Keen Our route lay
through John Day town. which 10y daylight
showed 10 much better advantage than when We
had seen it, skeleton proportions i'm the darkness
on former occasion. We should have been
pleased 10 tarry here for season if the weather
had permitted There il here an excellent grist-
mill and fine hot house The gulches ~ at
Canyon City, are all burrowed out, and the gravel
beds have all been worked, sluiced and turned
over The mines in these regions are 10y no means
exhausted, and we have no doubt that digging-
equal to any yet known await the future discovery
Of somebody.
On and on and on goes the bobbng blackboard
through a winding and widening valley, with
mining cabins here and there and big ranches
there and yonder and at noon we halt at Prairie
City, a literal village Of the plain, where we take
refuge at the primitive hotel kept by J. w. Mack
Esq, formerly of Linn county, and where are
Of course. at home. Here We shiver around tn,
red-hot stove till lecture time, when repair tC
/ Grange Hall, a commodious and comfortable audi
torium, and meet a large orderly, intelligent anC
respectable multitude of farmers, miners, me.
chanics. merchants and stocImen, and nearly an
equal number of equally intelligent and enterpris
/ ing business women, with their rosy children anc
good-natured babies Professor Baldwin, VIII,
also has band Of cornet pupils at this place
again favored the public with excellent music
and the lecture, which voted success il
every way, held the people in silent attention to
late hour.
In the morning, accompanied by Mrs < NJ
/ Cleaver "a successful dry goods merchant. who's,
enterprising husband keeps "a flour and genera
produce emporium next door, we sailed forth il
the snow a-canvassng and, thanks to Mrs c.
we met with excellent success. We formed many
new acquaintance and met quite n number o
I old-timc friends. Among the latter were Mrs. :
/ T. Settiemire and Mr.. and Mrs. Hardman, for
merly Of Linn county. The public school, KEEP
by Mr.. and Mrs. G. \. Sweek, is i'm hourishin,
condition \ gentemanly blacksmith, whom W,
found hard at work at his anvil, subscribed for TIM
Peoples Paper, after assuring Us that he wa
pleased to know that we were not only not an en-
envy to men, but had always been their firm fren,
on general principles. Surely nothing but con
science has ever made the newspapers such cow
ards i'm the past as TO lead them to publish us
though a mother Of men, man-hater W.
met a nice old bachelor miner living at Dayville
who deserves a good wife and better lot thar
single loneliness and several other bachelors
whom we advised to subscribe for this journal an,
carry it with them when they go accounting, an,
show il to their sweethearts. Besides the Cleav
ers, there are engaged in merchandising the firm