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Orego 1 AiL2 VOL. VI. UNION, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL IT, 18110. NO, t4 The OREGON Scout, An Independent weekly Journal, i-ued ev ery Thursday morning bv JOXES & CHANCE Y, Publishers and Proprietors. . A. K. Jokks, I Editor, i t 15. Chascky, ( Foreman. m kat ;s in' sii iisi.i; 1 1-111 j One copy, one year ?l.tV) " " Six months 1.00 " ' Three montos o Iuvnrlnbly Cash In Ailvniicn. If by chance subscriptions arc not paid till end of year, tivo dollars will be chanjed. Kates of advertising made known on ap plication. atSrCorrcspondence from all parts of the country solicited. Adress all communications to the OnnoON Scout, Union Oreson. PKESKYTEKiAN CllUllCIf. Services every Sabbuth ut 11 a.m. and S p. m; Sabbath school at 10 a. m; prayer meeting Wednesday, at 8 p, in. The Ladies' Mis sionary Society meets on the fourth Friday s- oi every monin ai -loo i. in. jui numuuf I'KOFKSSIONAI.. "Y11- KOKN1U. - Architect and Builder, COVE, OREGON. Drafts, Plans and Designs for Dwellings, and bridges furnished on application.- I. N. CROMWELL, M. D. , Physician and Surgeon. Offlce, one door outh of J. 1$. Hilton's store, I'lilon, Oregon. ' JOHN R. CRITES, Attorney at Law. Collecting and probate practice special ties. Otlice, two doors south of post-olllco, Union, Oregon. J. W. SlIELTON. J. M . CAKIiOLI.. g HELTON & CARROLL. Attorneys at Law. Oilice : Two doors south of poU 'lice, Un ion, Oregon. Special attention given all business en trusted to us. It. Eakin, J. A. Hakix, Notary Public. -jr EAKLN, & BROTHER, Attorneys at Law, Union, Oregon. JSTPrompt Attention Paid to Collect. ons. L. DANFOIITII, M. D., Physician and Surgeon North 1'owder, Oregon. diseases of womu.n a upeoialty, Calls attended to at all hours. Q II. DAY, 31. D., IIOMEPATII10 Physician ai Surgeon. ALL CALLS IT.OMl'TLY ATTENDED TO. Oillce adjoining Jones Iiro's store. Can bo found nights at residence in South west Union. B. F. Wilso.v. Notary Public. A. J. Kackktt, Notary Public, yTILSON & HACKETT, Attorneys at Law. Collections and all other business entrus ted to us will receive prompt attention. A complete abstract of the land of Union county in our otlice, Managers of the UNION HEAL EST AT H ASSOCIATION. OFFICE: UNION, OK. Gity---Ieat-:-IarM Main Streot. Union. Oregon, BENSON BROS. - PROPRIETORS. Keep eontitaiitly on hand BEEF, PORK- VEAL, MUTTON, SAUSAGE, HAMS, LARD. Etc. ' C. C. COFFiNBERRY, Dcalor in all kinds of Farm .Machinery, UNION, OREGON. For nis. liable term and l w prices call on Hi' and I Mill satisfy you. ' - .1-27-1 f. Fine Line of Watch'es, Clocks, Jewelry, 111! CITY HOTEL Kippo-ite the Court House.) UNION, : : : OREGON. Now in charge of L. J. Booth k. Tlio hotel has been newly fitted up. The best cooks and tho best table waiters have been employed. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Fresh bread for sale, constantly on hand. ! Meals and Bods 2ii Cents. l'ublic Pationrtgo Solicited. Leaves Union diily at 2 p. in, arrives at Cove at 3:30 p. in. Leaves Cove at 8 a. in., arrives at Union at 0:30 a. in. Connections made with Elliott's coachc running to the depot, carrying passengers for east and west bound trains. IIATI5S for VASSV..VC.KKS, T.UOfSAGK and jMtiiinirr, i:i:asoxaiii.u. HOIHNSON & I.AYNK, Proprietors. A NORTHERN FAMILY DOWN SOUTH. Has charge of the PI N E BLUFF COT TAGE where those who wish to escape the cold Northern Win ters can get Board at Modki: WK I'ltll'HS. AMID TH, PilES. LEALT1I I EST SPOT IN AMERICA ! liii:i:ss COTTAGE liESOJtT, Pine Bia-fp, Mookk Co., N. C. SUMMERVILLE, OR. J. W. Ruous - - Proprietor. Meals at all hours. Board by tho dav or week at reasonable rates. Doney & May. proprietors, Cove, Union County, Oregon. A full supply nf trees and shrubbery con stantly on hand and for sale at Reasonable Rates. Trees on" Sale at La Grande. .'l-27-m2 Orders Solicited. QR. A. M. MUSSEK, DENTIST, Graduate of Pennsylvania Dental College, is at tho Centennial hotel, and is prepared to do all kinds of den tal work painlessly. UNION Torasonal Parlors GEORGE BAIRI), Propr. Shaving, Hair-cutting and Sham pooing, in the Latest style of the Art, Shop two doors south of Centennial hotel. GIVE ME A CALL. 0 28-tf. FOR INFORMATION A 110 UT THE SOUTH A d dross with S t a in p , Tho Official Immigration Department FIFTEEN SOUTHERN STATES. CARL ROBINSON, Seo'v. Ruh-igh, N. C. f MrNAUGHTON, M. D Ppysiclan & Surgeon, ELGIN, OREGON, All calls promptly attended to dny or night. 3-27-tf. yy T. CHAPMAN, Res! Estate Agent, AMD CONVEYANCER. Piirlies desiring to invest in Elgin (own property or in fanning lands should cull on or address mo at Elgin, Oregon. l-17tf. JJH. E. N. NORTH, Dentist. Ti' th Exirm U il Without Pain by tho Hiieie-sftil New Method. Olliee: 1J Ktreot, Union, Oregon. mm ki WALLOWA COUNTY POLITICS. Effect of Republican Management The Sophistry of Protectionists Sorao Start ling Figures For the Farmers to Reflect Upon. Emroi: Ohkoon Soort.: r The Republican County Committee of this county, at its last sitting, com municated what a man's beliefs and intentions must be to vote in the re publican primaries held yesterday. 1st. A belief in tho republican pol icy of American markets is required. What does this mean? If this combine of solons meant, the repub lican policy of robbing tho many to enrich the few, why did it not say so? Protection of to-day and robbery are synonymous terms, and tho republi can pin ty is in favor of this "policy." In tho stato of Kansas 1S00 mortgages have been placed in the hands of one law firm with orders to foreclose. The farms of the states of Ohio, Illinois and Michigan aro mortgaged to tho "protected" to tho amount of one billion dollars. This sum of mon ey oxpicsscd in dollars by words, or, figures is incomprehensible. I will simplify it so that a school boy can grasp its immensity. Sixteen silver dollars weigh one pound, avoirdupois. In one billion silver dollars, then, there are 02,500,000 pounds or 31,250 tons. To move this in wagons, a ton to tho wagon, and two horses to the ton would require 111,200 drivers, 31,250 wagons and 02,500 horses. Giving 10 feet to each team on the road, we have a continued train of wagons 235 miles in length. Think of this you believers in the "republican policy of American markets," and be guided by reason, and not led by prejudice. If (!2,o00 horses be required to move the mortgaged indebtedness of three states of the United states how many would bo necessary to move tho whole mortgaged debt of the Union. Ask these toiling debt-ridden farmers the cause of their trouble and they will Fay to you," Wc have no home mar ket for our surplus. If wo were per mitted to dispose of our farm products in foreign markets for what wo are forced to buy at home, and then bo permitted to land our goods in Now York free of duty, we could soon liber ate our farms from debt: but this we aro not allowed to do; and yet wc are told by the Wallowa County Re publican Committee. "You cannot enter the kingdom unless you favor the republican policy of American markets." This Committeo further said, one to he entitled to vote at tho primaries must favor "reform in our system of voting to tho end that every elector in tho nation may vote a freo ballot and have it fairly and honestly counted." This (stripped of its ver biage, is rendered thus: "If you vote for mo your vote is fair but if you vote for the other fellow you'll bo counted out." Proof. Wo quote from Mrs. Grundy : "L. J. House's lieutenants, to-day, April 3ul, voted a 'block' of three democrats, thereby electing Roueo delegates. Rumble's marshals will contest, claiming fraud. At Three Buck, Rumble voted a 'block' of four democrats, thereby electing Humble delegates. Rouse's Lieutenants, swear they will contest, claiming fraud," "consistency etc." Third qualification : "And who de sire republican ascendency iu Wal lowa county." My God ! What check! If tho readers of Tim Scout all knew what "republican ascendency" has done for tho people of this coun ty, I should bo spared tho painful duty of telling them. A republican J. P. through "ignorance" sontenced a young man, for a slight offence, to tho penitentiary at Salem. A repub lican sheriff through "ignorance" do faulted in the sum of thirty-nine hun dred dollars. A republican county court through "ignorance" has created a debt of not less than twenty thou sand dollars for the taxpayers of the county to meet. If this, all this were not so, I should not tell you. Tho "who-desirc- rupublicnn-ascendency-in-Wallowa-county" clause forces mo to tell the truth, though I do, or, do not wear trousers though I do, or, do not ride a horse like a man. Cakomnk 0. A Little Chat. Editor. Oudron Scout: I do not believe that a mnjoiity of tho people of Union, Cornucopia, Seven Devils and surrounding min ing camps realize tho benefits thoy will derive by the building of tho Hunt railroad. It will only be then about 250 miles to Spokane Falls, where a 500 ton smelter is now being erected, and tho charges for hauling ore cannot bo very high for that distance and it will enable many miners with mines of low grade ore to ship to that place, It will he a blessing for the whole northwest couM. It is what has long been wanted out here, a largo smelter plant for Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. Many mines will pay in tho future that have long laid idle. A smelter at Spokane Falls and the ad vent of the Hunt road will rovohi lionize mining in Union, mid Ilaker countif". The Seven Devils country alone will be another Butto City in a few yuim. They aro building a steam bout now to run from Huntington Silverware, Guns to tho Sown Devil mines. It will be a commencement, but one mine up there can more lhan keep it run ning. It wants the Hunt road and it will have it in lime. Tin Union Paeitic'will also build into tho camp, in my opinion, before tho Hunt road can arrive there. Mr. G. Hunt, has proved himself too clever a busi ness man to neglect extending hi raid to those camps. I staid at his place a number of times, years ago, when he kept the Payette ferry and station. I wft slightly acquainted with him and always thought him to bo an easy going sort of a man, ju-t about able to run his ferry etc, but he appears to havo been somewhat like what General Grant was before tho war. lie had not found his vocation. By and by the Oregon Short Line came along and lo; the child was horn. From that time on ho has come rapid ly to the front as an able railroad builder and financier. Some people belio've that the rond after leaving Union will go up l'ylo canyon to Telocaset find then down through John Dobbins' farm to Pow der river and on down the river. Others think it will go up Catherine creek, striking tho point back of tho old Wright mill iltime and commenc ing to climb up from there by tho old water mill. The old water mill. Ah mo! many days of hard work, in years that have gone, have I done at that confounded old mill. Hauling lumber and slabs slabs! tho very thought of those green wel slabs make mo sick. One summer .Johnny McLain and myself hauled away a pile about as large as the mill. We thought we would get away with tho slab pile, but it got away with us. Tho more we hauled the larger it grew. Johnny said to mo with the sweat run ning down his face: "You can pass me out on slab hauling: If 1 ovor am rich I will hire a nigger to do this kind of work, it is not fit work for a white man." I am sine I heartily agreed with him. Johnny is now rich or at least enjoying a competency and is now traveling in Furopo, visi ting the scenes of his childhood days iu old Scotland. May he havo a pleas ant visit and a safe return. Sometime in 18011 Mr. Beningtou started to build the old waler mill on Catherine creek. Two-thirds of tho town of Union has been built from lumber from that mill, also most, of tho buildings on the farms at this end of tho Grande Hondo valley. Mr. Ben ingtou and old man Craig (not pap Craig) built the dam and it has stood the strain of high water, but if it over brakes some of the people that live along tho bunks of Catherine crock will think that hell has broke loose at noon. The old null will take n new i lease of life when tho railroad goes by as it will have a market for all (he lumber it can saw. Mr. Charles Hub bins is replacing tho old machinery with new. Success lo you, Charley, and tho old water mill. May it for many years to come still go rumbling, grumbling and growling along ia it has done sinco first it was built, twenty seven long years ago. (J. F. IIlNT-kM.UV. ELGIN ECHOES. News Notes From Indian Valley's Boom ing Young City. April, 12, 1800. Several capitalists from Union wore hero this week, seeing about putting a flouring mill up. Wo hope tin y will do cido to put a mill hero as it is much needed. Several business men of La Grande will build hero soon. The wind storm a few days ago bluw down -the shed over G. II. Taylor's saw mill at Pine grove, damaging tho en gine considerably. Attorney H. F. Burleigh of Union has decided to locate here. A. now church will bo built at Pino grove this spring. Tho boom has brought us several Chinamen. Robt. Atkiiuon of Pine grove ii very sick. Wo hope ho may soon recover. The Pino grove school coiiunenoes April, I I. Miss Sadie Aitlton will bo teacher. The M. F. church is nearly comple ted. It will be a lino structure. Politics and the county nmt question are fully discussed. Nearly all the voters of this part of the county are in favor of the county seat remaining where it is. At the democratic prim iry Batur day, the following were elected dole gates to the county convention. Win. Fine, E. E. Taylor, It. J. MuWilliunw, M. A. Stevenson, J. H. Johnson, Joel Weaver, George Taylor, Mr. Ktrdngn, and A. R. Tattle. I'lliMIZKIt, The "Kli" Hulky or Gang Plows, the Ilavanna Press Drill and the Xig-Zag all Steele burrow with the improve ments maire fur I81X), jn.tko the best and. mot satisfactory oiiilit of spring farming implement m,w offered in this market. For salr bv Frank Bro. Implement Co.. at La Grande, or Uland City, ami Uurwin V. Cofllnbtrry Uui' ii. and Amunition Just IN TBS 8 DOTH. Products of tlio Long loaf Pint Bootlon. "hat lUanAr SorTiiFutf new, i Kai.kioh, N. (".' EiiTnR)tvKi;oN Scout ; - In this furies of lotto rs heretofore, frequent mention lias been made of tho dent ind for the lumber from the pine "regions of the fouth, its uses and value. In this letter theother products of the long le if pi no tree will be de scribed. They aro tar" and pitch, and spirits of turpentine and rosin. The last two products are taken from the tree before it is cut for lumber; the first two nr. taken from such trees and parts of tivt's as cannot well bo used for lumber. These four important articles of commerce aro Usually called naval stores. They fill a place in tho neoes- j sities of life which nothing else can fill. Fottrsu'iat.uuNw have been named ! as products of the long leaf plno, but (hero an) only two crude products; via, tar and turpentine; and uoth are ob tained fiom sup, the life blood of tho j tree. Turpentine is the most important j product of tho tree, in its perparatiou for market an immense capital is in vested, and a large numder of men engaged. Fortunes have been made from tho business; and its demands for facilities of transportation have led to tho building of many hundreds of miles of railway. Tho Carolina Central mid the Raleigh & Auguta are striking instances of roads built at the demands of turpentine and naval stores, anil handsomely supported by the same business. For obtainhlg turpentine the trees are lirst boxed ; from one to three boxes being cut in a tree according to size. These boxes are cut with uu axe made long and narrow for that business. They are cut inward and downward fiom four to six inches deep, and ex tend from one to two thirds of the dis tance around tho trunk of the tree. They are to receive tho ttirpentino which drops from the fresh end of the sap wood cut into. Those boxes are cut for ono cent apiece, and last through tho life time of the tree. In a week the lower end of tho cut sap wood becomes eoated-or dried, and tho turpentine cea.-es to drop. A man then goes around and with a tool made for the purjtose, having a heavy weight at one end and a cutter similar to a shoemaker's peg cutter, cuts away in both directions from a lino which runs straight up tho trunk of the tree, a chip of bark and sap-wood, leaving the lower cud fresh and uncovered. This cutting, called chipping and pull ing, is repeated once n week through the season ; which lasts from April to October, When the boxes become filled with the crude turpentine it is dipped out with paddles, put into barrels and taken to the distillery. The still boils the turpentine until it evaporates, and tho worm of the still cools and condenses the vapor into the spirits of turpentine of commerce; n liquid with which all Northern peoplo aro familiar. That part of the turpen tine which will not distill is drawn oil', strained llnough cotton, put into j rough ban els, and is known as rosin.! Eight thoiuand boxes are called a "crop," which one man is ex pee tod to chip oneo each week through tho season; tho dipping being done by others. Boxing and chipping for tur pentine removes from tho tree a largo part of tho bark and sap-wood. Tho growth of tho tree is retarded, and the sap or turpentine settles largely iu tho out part of tho trunk, making what is known luufnt or lightwood. If you in jure your finger you know that Nature sends a large supply of blood to tho in juied part, and it either runs out or settles into blood blislors and black and blue spots. Ho with tho injuries inflicted on the pine tree to get tur pentine. This wood will hum from a match, and gives n brilliant light; very many dwellings using no other light. It is very heavy, splits and breaks easily, and a nail driven into it brings tho fat and wood grains to the surface instead of forcing them inward. Tills light wood when buked or partially consumed in an inclosed space, similar lo a coal pit, parts with its accumulated store of fat; that is tar. When tar is boiled and refined it becomes pitch. Very little tur is now produced in the South. The u-o of iron steamships instead of wooden sailing vessels, has greatly reduced the demand ; even whe'n tur is needed, :oul tar has almost crovred out the cleaner and moro whol somo product of the long leaf piuo. THE COVE. April Hi, 1800. At (ho democratic primaries last Hulurdiiv J W. Murphy, J. Gophart II. L. Douuhortv, L. R. Holmes, W. R. BootliB, Jacob Gusett, Wesley Dun c,i:i, ind K. P. Me Daniel- were elocted delegaits tu the county convention. The (Jove denioeiucy will bo well represented. Tho tw en umeii aro in full opera tion, Win lliggorty is superintend' out of l'.iym 's factory mid George Fellow- in ui.ige-t ihd Dove Dairy Go's tniab'i ! 1 1 nf ut . Both are manufactur ing ii -c e and will continue, at least I till hot 1. 1 emjiiii tmi. a higher figure, .,1... ,L . . ..t.... 1 iiiusiug uio iiioiiiNHiuu saiiiiuu tiout along llii' crock U now the favor- Received at A. N. itc sport. A number of largo fish havo been hooked. Mr. John Miller and wife of Milton are visiting at- Adam Grossman's. Mr. Miller is a brother of Mrs. Grossman. Miss Brooks commenced a term of summer school in tho Chandler dis trict Monday. Tho Cove public school ;s belter at tended than was expected and another teacher will bo hired. Hero is tin opportunity for some aspirant to se cure a two and one half months school in a primary department at fair wage. There will h.j room for any outside scholars who may wish to come. Terms $1,50 per month. Mr. Jas. Hcndershott started to Port land on a brief business visit last Sun day. Tho republican county ticket gener ally meets with approval in this vicin ity. Mr. Carter for recorder anil Mr. Falon for clerk aro both very popular men known to be gentlemen of integ rity as well as ability and will receive a largo vote irrespective of party. This is as it should be. Voters with county interests at heart will cast their bal lots for tlo best man whether ho may be republican or democrat. Mr. Guild will surely bo elected assessor if his popularity is tho sumo throughout tho county as bore. Tho dullest man present at the republican convention had no trouble in perceiving that La Grande is alivo to her own interests and it probably is not a discredit to her that she is. But we, on this side will find it a very great convenience if well enough is let alone and tho county seat allowed to remain whore it is. Party lines should be drawn very slack. Whether competent democrats or republicans are elected to fill the olliccs amounts to very little but it is important that tho county bo not compelled to pay a needless expense and build up a selfish town which would ruin all others could it only prosper. A prominent Union attorney was seen on the bottom hunting, tho first of the week, with threo geese, two dear, nino ducks, a curlew and jack son rabbit. It takes an expounder of tho law to get everything going. Mr. Fd Chrisman has returned from tho Willamette valley. Ho says it just rains all tho time down there. Mr. Mel Campbell and wifo will start to-day for Sehome, Wash., to look after real estate investments. Miss Pearl Payne will accompany them as far as Seattle. EAQLE VALLEY. 3toolc Ami Stoclcmon Bbo Culture Farm ing Tho Eagle Creek Ilrldje. Farmers aro cleaning out their irrigat ing ditches, making gardens and plant ing their spring crops. Tho alfalfa fields are green. Out of a thousand tons of hay that was raised hero last season not enough remains to feed tho work teams, but by the 15th of Juno wo will havo plenty of hay again. Wo will go to mowing by that time. Mr. Hen Longloy, is buying and sell ing sheop by tho thousands. Mr. John Frinsier has his sheep on the range ami is putting the finishing touches on his Makiusou ranche. Tho Payetto nursery of Idaho will, to-day, deliver thousands of fruit trees in Eagle vitlloy ut forty cents apeico. Tliero will ho largo quantities of all kinds of fruit trees planted here this season. Our bee men are making all prepara tions for more bees and moro honey. Our stock aro all right now. After a long winter thoy are wading around in hunch grass. Your correspondent interviewed Dr. Monitt, of Spuria, a fow days ago. Ho says ho has somo of tho richest mines that aro to he found in ICastojn Oregon. Sparta will come to tho front this season. Tho democrats will send a good delegation from Eaglo valley to tho county convention men that will look to tho best interests of the county, and if possible, select tho best candi dates. The ranchers bore havo had a hard time this spring, burning and burying dead cattle. Several dirty devils have thrown the carcasses iu the clear run ning water of Eagle creek from which a number of families are using tho water. I think from what I can hear that tho law will be put iu force. No good citizen will bo guilty of such outrages. Mr. Win. Koenig has ropaired tho Fuglo creek bridge Tho bridge is hotter now than it ovor was for the reason that better and heavier timbers have been put iu. Wo understand that tho county court will como and receive tho bridge shortly. We know that Mr. ICoeuig is a fut workman. He says that the reason the bridge foil down was that the road overscor did not tighten up the rods, It may bo (hat the bridge would havo stood if ho had. K. Qulckl Or you loso it. If you want a cheap lot in Union, call quick or you loso it. Call on Wilson & Huekott, managers Union Real Estate Association. Gardner & Co's.