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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1890)
THURSDAY, AUGUST I t, 1S00. AT HOME. A Paragraphic Record of Rficont Happen ings in and Around the City. Huckleberries. I f Wood i in demand. Go to Levy's for merchandise. There is not mi unoccupied dwelling in the city. The IJakor county j ttii contains but two prisoners. A street faker held forth on thu streets two night, recently, and hold huge quan tities of shoddy gouds. Those wanting a good wanon will do well to call on Hall l!ros. They are handling the celebrated Newton wa!?on. S-lt-tf Grain will be plenty and money can he pocketed even by poor folks tins fall, so draw .slightly from your hoarded wealth and pay your overdue Cove drug storo ac count. The east hound oxprCfS train now carries a through wail pouch from Portland to Un ion. This gives us two east bound mails a day and is u gieat convenience to our busi ness men. A wing of the salvation army, in the shape of two women, visited Union last Friday. They did not find it u very prom ising Held, and loft about as suddenly as they came. Ed. Marvin, catcher for the Summervillo baseball club, had the misfortune in a prac tice game of ball last Sunday to fracture a finger on his right hand. His club will not be able to play in this city Sunday, -as a result, The will of the late John Dobbin was filed for probate last Monday. His wife is named in the instrument as the sole executrix. The estimated value of the estate is if 10.000 which is bequeathed to his wife and live children. The Umatilla Indians arc fast catching on to the Doston man's modes and man ners. A number of dusky farmers were in lVndleton recently securing money on their crops, after the same manner of their pale-faced brothers The programme committee of the Farm ers Institute to bo held in this city Sep tember 10th, have completed the pro gramme and forwarded the same to the faculty of the agricultural college for their approval, It v ill appear next week. Tho Shasta county, Cal., Iron Dollar scratches our back in this way: "The Oregon Scout, published at Union, Union county, a paper with considerable enter prise and more than average editorial abili ty, has entered upon its seventh volume." A telegram was received this week from J. W. Shelton. who is in I'ortland, to dis continue the advertisement of the Kailroad Addition to Union, as the same had been withdrawn from the market. We are not informed as to the reason for this. The children of Mr. lid. Kiddle found a rattlesnake in their yard in .North Union. ot knowing tho natuie of the brute they called the attention of their mother to it who hastily got tliein fioin within danger. J.t made its disappearance under the house, A freight train was wrecked in Pleasant valley last Friday, caused by the air brakes giving; away. The train became unman ageable and left the track, resulting in a general smash-up. lirakeman Frank Wells was instantly killed and another man se riously injured. Main street Is in a deplorable condition caused by gravel and rock falling from the wagons used in excavating for the new buildings being erected in town, Tho street commissioner should sec that the largo rock are removed, as they are a nui sance and an impediment to travel. A merchant in a neighboring town who never advertised was found lying dead on the counter of his store a few days ago. The physicians think the body had lain there sovcral days "before ho was found. We did not learn Jhe cause of his demise, but.suppose ho starved to death. Attention Is called to the ad. of the Ore gon State Fair, which appears elsewhere in this issue. It begins Monday, September Jfl, 1S!X) and continues for one week. Tho purses and premiums aggregate the sum of .?15,G00, and the fair gives promise of be ing a graud success in every particular, ltedueed ra es will be had on all trains. A wealthy London merchant gives the secret of his business .success as follows: "I always.fcel happy when I am advertising, for thou I know that waking or sleepiug, 1 have a strong though silont orator work ing, for me; one who never tires, never makes mistakes, and who Is certain to enter tho households, from which, if at all, my trade must come. A man by tho name of Ward, of Hilgard, vas chloroformed and robbed last Friday by "Dr." Maxeu and a colleague. The "Dr." went to Pendleton where lie was ar rested on a charge 'of insanity. Sheriir Furnish telegraphed Shorifl' Holies of his capture and asked Hollos to procure n warrant mid come after his man, hut tho . warrant was not forthcoming. , A couple of young snipes, advertising thoniselvos as 'Prof. E. Myers .fe Co," were in tho city fcevcral days last week and ad vertised to tench a "new method of ivory typo oil painting" all for a dollar and a half". They, didn't seem to make It pan out very well and lit out botween two days for parts unknown, leaving their hoard bill unpaid and taking several articles of value i with them. Our exchanges should show them up wherever they go. Tho latest premium list of the San Fran ,dwo Examiner is on our Ublt. Sueli a JJT )ifct of valuable and uwful ant. lt?s has never hven nflt'i'id hr any weekly newspaper In the worM. A mt in'-' thr premium in .in OHM' ' ' -1 " :i- v..')i a 1 1 1 1 ill COtl-'tr U'l'l bum, Ul imc tittle m fJ,.TUU. The if' il -i '""HI '.f thf value of the prt -!iii;iin-n v; i ..i .m-mil i ! I'imihi. Wri.e t., ,i . i . .ii'.iM' , .'-.'ii t iin .t i. It r H ,ln m . i,., I. .i.. !i. t .iluminn a uini it - I i ui prt niiuiii- Scverai families enjoying the mountain i breezes lor a time. ' The large brick kiln of the Union llrick , Manufacturing Co. is now being burned. It ci ntatii- about 253,000 fine brick. ' There will be services at S;. John's Upls j copal church next Sunday evening. It will be Mr. Powell's Inst Sermon in Union. I A large crowd will be present to witness the foot rare in this city next Sunday. i Considerable money is up on tho result. Perron desiring their mail to goon the early morning train should deposit the same in tho po-toutee before S:S0 in the evening. Tho leathers of Union and Umatilla counties are holding a joint institute at Mpnchaiu station, on the summit of the Blue mountains. The bridge about to be built by the Un ion Pacific across the Columbia on the road to the Sound will bo much the largest west of the Hoektos. It will cost 1,0X).(')0. Another fire occurred in La Grande last Monday night, in the rear of the Cottage saloon. It was discovered in its incipieney and put out before any great damage was done. Remember that the Webster's Unabridged dictionary offered as a premium to sub scribers by Tin: Scout is better printed, better bound, and contains nearly TOO pages more than tho dictionaries offeied by any other paper in the state. It also contains 15011 illustrations which the other diction aries do not. Only 4.50 for the dictionary and Tin: Scon for one year. W. S. Wade, a postal clerk on the Port land Huntington route, made an otlicial visit to Union last Thursday to enquire into the cause of the numerous complaints being made about the irregularity of our mails. Ho nlade many suggestions the following of which will greatly facilitate the handling of the mails and hereafter we may expect a better service. He also made tho state ment that Tin: Scout mailed more papers than any paper in Eastern Oregon, not ex cepting those published in The Dalles, Pendleton or Dakor City. This makes us feel good and the fact that we are constant ly adding names to our subscription list makes us feel much better. BADLY MISTAKEN. A Baker City Contemporary has Evidently Been Misinformed. The following, taken from the Baker City Blade, is one among the many slurs cast by some of our contemporaries against Mr. Hunt and his system of railroads: It is said that Hunt has not expended one dollar of his own in grading in the Grande Hondo valley. He has simply paid for the grading already (lone with the money sub scribed by the "citizens of that valley, and it is now feared that he will never complete the road. The subscribers to the Hunt subsidy in, Grande Hondo valley know that tho fore going is not founded in truth, but lor the benelit of those who may not bo acquainted with the facts, Tin: Scout has this to say: There has not been a single dollar of tho subsidy subscribed by our citizens paid for grading or any other purpose at this time, nor lias it to be paid until tho Union exten sion is completed and the ears of the Hunt system are running into Union, ready to receive freight, when one-half of the amount agreed to bo paid becomes due and payable, and tho balance m one year thereafter It is true that the citizens of Grande Hondo valley have paid more or less money to secure the right-of-wnv for the road, but this is a separate and distinct part of the agreement with Mr. Hunt and has nothing whatever to do with the grading that is be ing done. Mr. Hunt, thus far, has com plied with every part of his agreement with the people, and there is no doubt in tliolr. minds but that every line of his contract will bo faithfully performed. Those persons who are not in sympathy witli Mr. Hunt and his roads, and who will not bo materially benefitted by their build ing, arc the only ones who entertain any very grave fears that tho road will not bo built. We All Know Him. Mr, Joseph-Squires, tho popular livery stable man, formerly employed by J. S. Eliott, now has charge of tho 'bus line be tween Union and the depot. Tho line is complete in every particular with new hacks and teams, and .loo in the lead. Mr. Squires is so well known to tho public as a gonial, jolly, accomodating fellow that there Is no question about his success. Passengers to and from trains are always sitro of "getting there" when Joo handles tho ribbons. He asks a liberal share of the patronage, and we take pleasure In saying to all that ho is always ready to accomo date you. A Mammoth Machine. J. Q. Shirley's combined header and thresher, called tho "Harvest King" ar rived in ibis city Friday and has been taken to his ranch below town. It was pur chased from Stover t Walker, one of the largest agricultural implement linns on the coast. The machino will cut, thresh and deliver into the sack in the neighbor hood of 3000 bushels per day and is a com paratively cheap mannor of harvesting grain. Mr. Shirley may expect many visi tors to seo this harvesting wonder in oper ation. Large Tanks. Summers & Layno are at work making a 1200 gallon galvanized Iron tank for A. T. Noill, of La Grande. Mrs. Hachel Ladd, of the same place, recently purchased one of the same firm, with a capacity of 1000 gal lons. To Tint Sroi'T it looks as though a city with such metropolitan pretensions as I Grande would be able to offer induce ments to tkilkd mechanics to locate within liar borders, and not ho compelled to send to Union. Portland or some other large city in order to procure such articles as these. Card of Thanks, Myslf and family are denlroa to extend n ii -itu-i-rot tli nik i to the Wirtl friends and iii- j it - !im nl It-1 md in pHtbiittl with n hi niir re- nt tifrt'uveiw.it I Mils. DODDIN. TAVER & GrAVERtS TEtELE- fit- AU STIN -Gthnnell ,- Iowa U.S.I, A. , n I ' Manufacturers of Randolph Headers, . ,umimmJi mproved Randolph With cn ; I CD cn W cn m W w CO CO to c cn ) CD r j cn 3 O S3 a W H O co O l-H 1-3 O W cn DON'T BE A CLAM, OUR SOCIAL WORLD. Brief Personal MentionEpitome of tne Week's Amusements. Prof. King, of the Hot kike, called -oil us Friday. W. J. Townlcy, of Sanger, was in Union this week. Mr. II. W. Lee, of Hig creek, was in tho city Friday, Squire J. A. Tucker, of Lower I'owdor, was in tho city this week. Dr. J. W. Strange has assumed .editorial charge of the Pendleton Tribune. Hoscoc Jtcnson is quite sick at the resi dence of his parents in West Union. Mr. J. H. Thompson, of Uaglo yalley sent in a few days ago and subscribed far Tun Scout. W. H. Holmes, cashier of the Wallowa National Hank, of Enterprise, was in the city last Friday. W. I). Arnold, county commissioner, of Hilgard, accompanied by his wife was in town this week. Dr. A. M. Musscr the -dentist, will leave in a few days on a, professional visit to Pine and Eaglo valleys. J. W. Shelton, president of tho Union Hail way Co,, is in Portland on business con nected with the company. Mr. W. Swiders and Emma Moset, of the Hot Lake, were married in this city last Friday by lev. L. J. Jlootuo. P.ev. II. K. Hincs D. 11. presiding cider of ISoise district will preach in the F.rcsby tcriau churcb to-night. All invited. A number of La Grande citizens wro in town this week attending .county court as witnesses in the Dray entate litigation. Mr. J. F. Oline and wifc,f Jasper coun ty. Mo., arrived here a few days ago on a visit to their sou, Mr. John Cllno, of Aligh valley. Mr. W. J, Ilcwett, of the Cove, called on us tlds week and subscribed for The Bm't to be scat to his father in Long creek, Grant county. Dr.C H. Day and family .arc camping out on Catherine creek at Steve Con nor 'if ranch. Several other families will join thqiii in a few days. Mr. A. K. Jones, editor of this paper, took his departure Tuesday for Portland to attend the press association which con venes there to-day. Ills wife accompa nied him. A- K. Hamilton, of Snake river, was in town Tuesday. He contemplates moving his family to this city this winter in order that his children may take udvantago of our excellent school facilities. Word was received last Thursday by Miss Laura Worrell, of this city, of the so rbins Illness of her mother in White City, Kansas. Miss Worrell Immediately left for that place upon receipt of tho news. A pleasant social party was given at the residence of W. It. I'owois at Norih Pow der on Sunilav, August 3d. Tho party en joyed iheiiistlvos participating in declama tions, parlor guinea and singing, and also WAL Steel Frame Header, -;- Empire Binders and Mowers, More ami Greater Improvements lor 1SOO Than Any Ail BUT BUY WHERE YOU CAN BUY the BEST and CHEAPEST. in listening to nu appropriate address by 1'ev. T.oveness. A inong those present were Lewis Gardener, Mr. Hurt, Grant Datton, Will Wado and Jess Dotson; tho Misses Maggie and Addic Hutchinson, Laura, Ella mid Ada Powers and Ma Davis. A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Seamans, Mr, and Mrs. George Hnird, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Sloctun, Mrs. G. H. Dot son, and the Misses Emma Augcliue Sea mans and "Nira Bain! spout several days of lat week lnho mountains seeking tho lus cious huckleberry. The party succeeded in soeurlng about ''." gallons of berries and re port having had a most enjoyable trip. J. T. MoComas returned from n business trip to Ellensburgh, Walla Walla andJFrec watcr last (Tuesday. In an intsrviow with cx-Scnator Hinchurt at Walhv Walla he learned for a fact that Hurt's financial condition -was in the best of shape and he is now ablo to fulfill all of his promises to the people. He also brought-somo sample string bwtii.s and cucumbers, of the Cliiut variety, from tho gardens of Froowater, Which. for size surpatm anything wo have seen for sumo time. The beuns are certain ly a curioiity, being about 'the circumfer ence ofcui'ordiiiary string bean and from 14 to 20 inch&s in length. Tin; land in and adjoining Frcewater is evidently very pre-J ducitivc. Conference Entertainment. Following are the name4 iof tho minister'' and their. wives who will io present at Uic: conference next week, a I the names ol. those who have been Tielec td to cnteriaiii their.: J. JI. Kirkmau and wife, if. T. Wright. A. Ii. Thomas and T. F. iiiexander, K, P. Springer. G. M. I r win ami wife, Mrs. M. Sullivan. Hisbop Vincent and H. K.JIines, S. O. SwacLhainer. E. Ci. Fowler, wife and mother, Ira Wake field. D. T, Monree andS. Thurlow, S. T. tJIm. A. Thompson and wife, Mrs. Alger and J, W. Shelton. Henry Drown and wife, S. M. Driver. Win YcCartand wife, Samuel Haynes. G. II. Wood and wife, James White. W. T. Chapman and wife. J, U. Carter. J. II. Durrctt aud A. M. McCact, Uootho hotel. A. S. Anderson and wife, Mxc. A. L. Saunders. W. H, Zellera and wife, W. 1). Deldlc man. J. M. Dcnnison, Mrs. E. Nodine. O. II, Powell, A. Levy. C. 11. Packinghain, A K. Gardner. J'. C. iielzler, Mrs. E. II. Lewis. Wm. Puncher, Jos, Wright. W. II. Hicks and A. L. Dright, A. H. Eaton. d. W, CiiIIIiih and wife, Mrs. M. Dobhs. W. E. Goldlng. P. E. Potter. It. M. Gwinn, Turner Oliver. Remlllard's Brick Yard. Work is beinc pushed on Keuilllard'H brick yard. Mr. Hemillard has nrderrd through Slavor k Walker a new brJek making machine with u capacity of 80,0'JO brick per day, and In a short time will be turning out an excellent quality of brick, He has (several orders for brick thug far, A SECOND ATTEMPT. Tho Prisoners Evldontly Weary or Lifo in tho County Jail. The prisencrscoullncd in the county jail are evidently weary of living in that Institu tion if we judge from tho many attempts made by them to gain their liberty. A sec ond attempt to escape was made last Fri day by Arnold and Smith, which for novelty surpasses anything within our knowledge. They took a steel spring from the shank of a shoe, made it into a saw, and succeeded in cutting-a bar of onoot the windows. Deputy Usher auiiKes a practice of inspecting tho jail every few days to guard against possi ble che.iice of escapo and It wan on ono of those tours that ho mado tho discovery. Tho .prisoners wero placcfl in Irons and there: kept until they rovealrd to the olllcors the trols used In severing the bar. During the time Mr. Usher was In tho shcrlll's olllce --perhaps one-half hour devising sonic means to compel them to deliver up their implements of csca)M, and after they saw J hat they were yiugli In the llrst act they took a lid olf the stove in the jail, hrok's it in two and made it serve the pur pose of a pick to dig through the brick wall of the building, a;jd had quite an opening made when discovered. Owing to the ex treme vigilance of Sheriir Holies aud his efllclent deputy, Mr. Usher, the prisoners uroktill behind t:bi burs, and -tho prospects are good that tJjcy -v Jll so remain until thoTonvcningof court-lit September. These prisoners nro certainly a bad set of men to deal with juid every precaution should be .tiketi to prevent, tkcm from carrying somo of tlie.ii! ingeniously coiicock1 plans of eBoape into execution. . X)to Union Con at y Industrial Bureau. Tho objecti el .this association are t j ad vertise tho resources of Union county, both at home and abroad and to secure the best market for its ,irodiicts. Past experience hasjituply demonstrated tho old udae that "what is overybodys business is uobodys husiutss" and that to wiiit for u board -of Arado or other uirjiald organization to do wotc time, energy and money to make our jesouru.'.s known Js but to wait iu vain, TJierc Jiro thousands of opportunities In fills cowity for industrious people. Thous ands -of fanners and miners who would gladly divide their Jwldinj for a fair con sideration and there are thousands of peo ple cast -who would be glad to avail them selves of these opportunities if they were mado known. Hundred)! of people pass the touth end of tho beautiful G ramie Hondo valley every day, they crowd the car win dows express surprise and delight at the iiiaguiilcleul panorama sprcid before them and often rush past without even knowing the name of the valley. It Is tho intention of tho Union county Industrial lluroau to organize a permanent membership by paying quarterly member ship duos of one dollar per quarter In ad vance for tho ilrst year. To place tho mniiagcmuntof the Dureau hi tho hands of a competent person for ono year; to rent u suitable building in Union and properly furnish It with ds-ks, ahalrs stnvo am) a Other. o O O in H f CD i t CO O CO S3 I t , CD co o l-l o o to o a CD t t CO supply of newspapers us a frco reading room for the members and friends; to keep u sup ply of descriptive circulars: on hand for general distribution by mail and aud other wise setting forth the rcsourcos and adynn tagesof this county; to ndvcrtiso in eastern papers for correspondence on tho subject and to answer tho same; to allolt space to members for exhibiting specimens from their mines, farms, orchards and gardens; to mako a resort where members of tho bureau may feel at homo when they visit Union and where If they have any article to sell they may bo better enabled to llnd a buyer or where they may bring a stranger to show him the products and rosoitrccs of, tho country in short to make the bureau a placo of general resort and useful Infor mation. t In order to pay tho expenses of furnish ing tho bureau paying for rent, lights, wood, etc., the pcoplo of Union will contribute liberally and the display will soon mako it an object of interest to visitors. The en terprise Is in hands that will inakoitgo and its success will bo to your interest us a citi zen of Union county. A membership card will bo issued on payment of quarterly dues. Will you please drop us a lino sig nifying your opinion and oblige. Union Industuiaii Huhkac, Union, Or. Cooper Shop. S. 11. Aylcs proprietor, manufacturer ot butter barrels and kegs. A good supply al ways on hand. Shop at Union depot, Un Inn county, O logon. 0 -22-tf. .MAICItlKD. ilU PPM A N O HICEN, At tho residence of tho bride's parents iu this city, August W, 1800. at f p. m, Mr. Dort. W. Huffman and Miss Ella (. Green, Itev Driver of Uclatlng. Doth of tho contracting parties have been reared from childhood iu Union and yicinl ty Mr. Huffnum Is a son of W. H. Huff man of Pylo canyon, and is a writer o verso and prose, with quite a reputation. Though young In years ho stands with tho oldest of our writers In point of originality and terseness of expression, Many well merited effusions from his pen huvo up pearodin tho columns of Tun Scout, with tho readers of which ho Is a great favorite. Miss Green Is a daughter of our follow townsman Mr. T. IJ. H. Green and is ac oomplishcd In many ways. Hosts of friends join in wishing them a life of ovcrlustinR bliss and happiness, and that their inntri monlul relations may bo of the plcasantcst nature. The happy eouplo wero tho re cipients of a number of valuable presents. They will leavo In a fow days for their now home In Wallowa county, mi:i. HwWFt1" J"ln vnlloy, August 0, 1N1X), John Lambert, after a brief Illnoss. Deceased was a well known and resnnn. ted citizen of Indian valley. His manv good qualities mado for him a host of friouds. He leaves a wife ami four children to mourn his loss. The sympathy of the enllro community Is with them In their undallllotfon. i 'I i.