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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1885)
The Weekly Oregon Scout. UNION, OKKOOX, SAT., J IMA' 13U, 18. Caught on tho Fly Circus on August 4th. Dr. Strange has returned. Fred. Whiklemnn, the murder is sick. font. Johnson's baby is dangerously sick. ' Our agents are sending; in subscription fast. A mltnhcr of our citiwus Intvegone tothe minus. hilly Code came down frtin linker Wed nesday. Dan. Chaplin, of La Grande, paid us a isit. Monday. I'mioTom. Betud enmc home from Wood river, b'tinday last. Horn. To (lie wife of Win. Dobb, .July tnth., a son, weight (en pounds. liazlott, the pilgrim printer, has heen doing Union, for several days past. .lap. Steven.", the Cove druggisttook in :1ns city the fore part of the week. Miss Aidah Hannah, of Wingvillu, is re covering from a severe spcll'of sickness. John ltobinson will exhibit his great cir "us and menagerie in this eity, Aug. Ith. A. neat and substantial .side walk has Wen placed in front of (he M. 12. church. Miss Maggie McLean of Summerville, was Visiting friends in this city during the week. Mr. Melzger returned from a pleasure 'rip to the Warm Spring, on Wednesday. Willis Skifnia- fourteen nien engaged in Ins saw mill, and is turning oilt lumber fast. q Miss lel l'ayne and Mi.ss ilimeiia San born, of (he Cove, paid Union a visit this Veek. The family of Frank Bhsoh left yester , lt:iy for a visitQo relatives in Umatilla r t'oiinty. Chas. Davis had a calf die of the disease known as "black leg," in this city. Wed nesday last. ) Head the ud. of the Lcightou Academy ' for hoys, to be opened at the Cove. soon. ' 'dso the ad of the Ascension School for girls. It. J. hogers.of New La GrandiPreturned mm the Kail, a few days ago. He was ac ' Vnipnnied by his sister, Mrs. Secrest and "aughtcr. Alej Jones and Tom. lirnzicO returned iast Tuesday, from tlieir lour of the WifiV tnetto Valley. They report having a splen lid time. q The rush still continues 9o the Pine creek mines. All reports coming froili there are 'xtreinely favorable. No doubt it will be b good camp. O , We would call the attention of the school O 'lirectors to the fact that thoQindows of the 'chool hoiQj have been left wide open. I'hey should be closed. A horse driven by Mis Allie JleKinney, lm Thursday, above town, on Catherine t'rook, beeam unmanageable atid nearly 'lemolished the buggy. Mr. lClijah lliehardsoii, a young school 'eacher of Linn county, is in this city, with Meiv of getting a school. Tie comes well 0 lonuncnded, and we hope he will succeed. 1'lie examination of John Cooley, charged With th(killing of James Lavery, was to hike place in Baker City imftucstlay last. We have not learned what was done in the 'ase. O 9ic ('In us men i au.-cil a large wail to be built between the M. K. church and George Wright's store, which they have covered k'ilh immense pictures, descriptive of the '"'iiiing slw. . A few days ago I foiiry koontz, well known 'it this section, while out bunting on liurnt river, Hakor county, anci dentally dis 'harged bis gun and killed himself, lie was round shortly aft -,vard. . A young man from the Wallowa, on riiursday, ajiplied to the County Clerk tor ' h marriage license, biit as he had no one .Hith him to make the proper affidavit, he W'M to go away uTJconsolnto. I o'uio Corbett is canvassing the towns in !he valley soliciting orders for cigars, from Kastern lnanufact-ies. His samples are bettor than any we have seen for the price, and doubtless lie will build up a large tjjjule. Mr. A. Levy, a few days ago bought of C. G. Lluitigton. the lot ami house on the 'orner of C nndMain streets, formuly oc cupied by thy First National Hank. The in ice. paid was :H00, which is certainly a Hry low price for it. . Henry Green, w'io has been in Montana ''it eight or ton months past, returned home ast Tuesday. He disposed Of the horses lie took with him at good prices, in Ilufl'alo. Ho says there is quite s demand for horses it present in Montana. , A largo hand of sheep passed through here on Tuesday lasl, on their way toward K. Palter county, but they Went through so U idlV Wo could not Set ah interview with je. general in command, and did not rind tf wt. who they belonged to. Ui. Gentry, mother of J. K. Gentry , who leiides noor North Powder, has been very tick for some tinte, with pneumonia. She is aborit seventy-five years of age, but seems jo bear up wonderfully, and will doubtless rjecqyer under the treatment of Hot'tor Uig- FjCf. .Ed Hckley tailed on u TUMday. He Ijhttviilg the usual trouble a ltvrjmpcr rah enwriQticc when ordering new uia rinl, lie iwd tlio "Arxtui ' ready ( to issue ut the heading hud not cdiiio to Hand on jiino. .He hardly knew wltich lio would ratlwr do put a head oii the paiHrr or build ! alee one on l'ahnir ' Hej, the type deal- I of Portland. j.li Itereantib i't.d JlHHnji t,'wUM'a,,y ftfl 'ad City, c4r,ry one of the largest lock p, .ffenatal . lut-rcbandiac csvef In thw . ( ;i'y. MHwiaiiiiK in part, of dry ifooiU, jl thing, rtxwTie tune awl tinnre, Jon ami e'ed, Um l ta, barbed nirr, U . ilxsy ijiobwfjj ,.,pf,rtu-d fla-erti fur lix c,.i !,;,.,, Huy and liiHteep .n ' ""l'''.:- ..HsprttjR.ut of crt, brr-i"- - "'I -. mi -irtul wrk' "PI- SUMMEKVILLE. Kecord of Lucal Ha)iou injjs the PaefW'ticIc. SAl,lt )K FAKMINO I.AXI).', riiRMir Seekers--Mac1itnt , for New Slllt-A HhivJ Datl. the tiitowNiso or ,iajii:s KKriT. Wcatlicr line. 1 laying lias commenced. It is reported that, tlio red fish ttto going tip Iho Wallowa river. Messrs. II. H. Haniillon & Co. arc bttililingn stoic at Hie Fish Trap. W. .1. Snodgrass, and attorney Ma ker, of LaOramlc, wore on our streets a few days ago. Miw. H, h. and .Mi- CWra Uean passod llit'otigli lierc en route for La (irande, a few day ago. 'I'hey had been to .Joseph, visiting relatives. ,1. 11. Hiueliait is in Portland this week, making arrangements icgard ing the shipment of the machinery for liLs new lloiiring mill. Ii. L. Dean, the gculleinanly agent of the O. K. i'. C'o. , at LaUrande. was in our town on l)iisiue, nnd to meet his family, when they arrived from Joseph. y, It. C'liatfm migiit have been seen stopping very l'ig'i and awkward a few davs ago, bill it is all right, he saysil's'a ten pound girl, Hill i happy. William C. and Henry Kinehart went with their families to the Wal lowa valley, lishing, this week. Hope they will liavc good luck. The mining fever lias truck (his town, and several of our citizens have gone to the Pine erenk mines to take claims, among them arc V. 15. Collins. Jacob Collins, (J. Warily and Thos. Williams. There lias been some sales in land in otlr part of lite valley recently. T3ks Williams sold his sand, ridge farm to Win, Woodell, f,tr $1800. The farm onlvs contaiuedOiiii acres. How is that for a land sale.'' F. D. MeCulley, of Joseph, was in our town a few days ago en route for La (Jrande, with his lathe-, who was returnuiir to his home in .Sulem. .Mr. McCulley was taking three Wal lowa horses to Salein. The Wallowa stock will he represented in the Wil lamette Valley. S. 15. Willclt. of Lostinc. was mar ried at Hie residence of John Hine liart's, in this place, on the f)tli.nWe . .. 1 A I .' .1... l.Vl.l.. lillieil to icaru me ii.iinu in mi; imiiicq but she is a lair a:id nceompligjied young lady, and will no doubt make Mr. Willetta, liappv man. May their tuture be always bright and happy Quite a sensation was caused Inxtht drowning of Mr. James (icnt . ot In dian valley lie. was living at Moore & (Jallowity's mill, ard on Sunday went out lishing, but did not return, and when the news was spread of his being missed, several iilrties gathered along the river in search of hit.. Some of his clot lies and his; lint were foil mb but up to .Monday noOn the body had not been found. ' Mr. Cent was a na tive of Mi-soiiri, and came West in 1881, and lias remained hero ever since. He leaves a wile and six chil dren to moUrn his loss. liij C'i'ook Cr innbs. l'Pot, hotter, hottest weather tve ever did see, so says the oldest residimt on the creek. The Fourth of July was celebrated here on the '2nd iii collection with the school celebration by the Hi, creek school, iMiss Stdder, teacher; as sisted by the school from the Park ol which Mrs. Corp is tcucfrr. The cel ebration was such as has seldom been witnessed here. The shining, nndjit entry exercises were up to a lrfgli standard. The rcinleriiig of the red, white, and blue, was the beat it lnu been our good fortune to witness. Tin exhibition and picnic was held in Wright's grove. The dinner prepared by the good ladies of Hig cieek would bo hard to beat. At night a (social dance was given in Wright's hall, (here being toio thirtv ladies in at tendance. Dancing &) kept tip till 1 o'clock next morning. J. Q. Harsh) has had Lis barn in sured. The barn is not built yet, but J.o. says be is hound to b$ld it or lose his insurance money. More ahon. VaitiTAS. P. S. Sinco writing tho above we understand tho celebrated barn will bo raised on the 1-ith of this month. V. A .Merited 1 rllnitc. One of tho I own Editors ti.1 Vs the following tribute to our beautiful city and valley. "After" leaving HakerCity qttr train advances rapidly up the valley until wo begin to round the iiioiinlaiil thai lies in front of the thriving town ol Unidu, which is located in tlio tfOiilh- ern end of G ramie Kondc valley. Wo arc soon far up tlic motiiiudn side and the train js stopped to give Ufa a view of the grand sccucry. TJio rich valley5 is far below us mid teeming with life and beauty, presents a sight the jiaiidetir and sublhiiity of which Is not surpassed on tl)c entire route. After we round the, mountain and descend again to the level plain, another en gine is attached to tho train, and just tia night spreads its sable wingi of darkness over the grand -ceiiery about US wo hi gin the ttuccnt of tho J'due ilotiiiUdns whose White mow-trovued cvuaU have boeu lu view for rM mllo.', Mr. Phil. WiUon k ntw in tho 4'ullowa VulU-y, working in the Hit! fu uf thix i4 1 hi, a"l x lieiting Miii p liptiuiiH V'.- tri'ii Hie Jopie ,f tin i mi tiwn vil' ., .,.,i.d I hUliy lo l's '1 i i I ( nt I n- Ayer'r MunittpurilU i lla- ino. fclftscllv b'tHiU-puriti, 1 it-r ,lMjoU red It i- - " II.. I..'. ) I. ll.l H I l,V -I. I., I The Cove. lSerHr at Clt!H to IhB l'tne Cr-k MlB-l'f li Mill TlitHKo KXCTH3I0N TO IVAM.O'.VA I.IKK, July IS. 1885. Misa Maggie McUan.of Maker City, is visiting Miw Keltic Steven, in Cove a feAY day. The mtvance party of John Hobin on Circus painted the town red, on Tuesday with circus jHwter. a Industrious hands looking for work i farms and m hay fields, can hnd midy employment in this vicinity. A targe picnicing party are nuking grand preparations for an excursion through the Wallowa Valley in a few days, Several from Pendleton are ex pected to join the pleasiue seekers. The minim: xeitemcnt Juts exten ded over to Cove and the shiid citizens are casting loi&ng eyes to the new Eldorado. Monday, II. A. Kitchen Hood Cowies and S. G. White starlocfc fur the scene of oppcrutions mi Pine crook. Wednesday, II. A. Thomas, A. .1. llackett ami lit n. Owen by, with visions of gold in their mind, vanished from our gaze. The Unfortunates who are compelled t stay at home and eke out a livelihood by the old sv menus, wish the prospectors untold good luck and an early return. Coimfy Oor.rf. Monday anil Tuesday the following pro bate business was transacted before Judge Craig, last week : K-tate of Peter Vvllinj; -J. F. AMeti ap- pointiaduiiuMtjctjnr. Kstatc of Fnlneis 1 fwNhcQ-Adjust- ment postponed for one Week. lCstnte of Samuel Hayden Administra tor pre-ented his linal report, which was accepted and administrator discharged, tuto c,fMerrtll Japer-- Inventory of die estate returned. -SW ordered paid for present use of -Qilow and two minor chil dren, and executor ordered to sell person al property after giving ten daj 's notice, 0 ediiiiay tnc eonuntssioners met, a full hoard being present. Application of Wm. tl. Mitchell to be ile lared a county pauper, was granted, and lie was ordiQ.'d taken care of by contractor. Canity road pe itiood for by Willis skitr and others-'Ordered tliat A. I!. Kob- nson. John Peach and Steve Conner be ap pointed viewers, and Mose Austin survey or, to meet at the house of M. S. Warren, Saturday, July IS, at 10 a. M. County road petitioned for by tieorge W. McConnell .and others Viewers rejmrted favorably. O TltClts.DAV. I'pon ap)lication, P. A. (;hatith'(j)!ain was placed upon the emiuty, and contractor di- U'rected t'ake charge of hini. riiiiuy. County road petitioned for bv JJavid Hug md others 'rdercd established and npen '(1 according to law. County road petitioned for by 11. T. Stub jlelield and others -Ojdercd that the road 'je established provided the pelitioiiei'D foi aid road will pay the anioitpj, of dampet dlowed by the viewers. The court holhinf hat the deiiianes are greater than it fceb ustillod in paying. Or, provided they set :lc the matter in any oth.ir way they ma ee (it. Further consideration of the mat ter postponed (ill next regular term. In the matter of County road petitioned .'or by K. T. Neville and others, and the iQ monstrance of H. 1). Kuekman and Martini I. Hiickiriifn I'pon the reply of petitioner :o said rcmonstrat't e.OM. liaker, T. II. Crawford and A MeaU'ham, counsel .ap pearing for the petitioners, and .1. W. Hhel ton ami J. H. Slater, coitnuel appearing foi i he retnonstra'oifi, and UiAcnurt having beard the testiniy and argument.', tin ourt concluded, upon the f.'tcts found, that more than twelve, to wit: Forty-four ol :be petitioners for the road are legal housc :ioldet, residing in tho vicinity of said pro posed road, tint! ordered that the prayer ol the petitioners be granted, and appointed 1. 1). Carroll, 'ulson Sehoouovcr and II. J. (Jeer viewers of said road, and J. K. Ko mig surveyor. Further ordered tHat the reinonstrators have tbiriy days in which to prepare and file a bill of exception. County road petitioned for by C. C. Cof tlnberry aud otliers- The parties heretofore appointed to view mud road, having failed to do so, lhe sumo rfi'"i were reappoin ted to view tlio road, and to tiieet for that purpose on the iioth, day of July, 188T), at Frank Johnson's hlucktmiith ho Union. Petition for county agd by ltrace Kvans and others IJUiniHsvU.- Petition for county rood by It. M.tDow ncy and others -Hisiniased- In the matt- of the petition for an Inves tigation of tho llnuncial condition of Un ion county - It appearing to tho court that this is u matter of cotiNlderabbj Importance,, aud the eonrt desiring to consider the mat ter of appointing some" honest, competent and impartial person to inae the exami nation, and inveMtigu'ion asked for in the petition, it Wa ordered that said petition and all questions uniting Upon the same lie defi'red until the adjourned term of court Julvft)!, 1K.ST). AVeHlon. Ojt last Sunday, July. 1211)., in Wfcrton, S. II. liurnard wti in his stabp putting soldo tiietliciiio on the h!( of (ino of his horses, when tho ani mal kicked him proatrtltoj then tho two hdrsos began klckiiijr und tramp ling him nt.it learful rate, Ttvo other porgons prescjit in trying to rescue Mr. Jlcruurd, wdro also hiirt His son ppii lu nml pulled tho old man out by the leg. Air. Itcrii'ud was badly hurl on the side of his face, and parts ot Ur person, besides having mime of bit ribs broken . The phvlctaiia have him laced up, waiting fur further de velopment. Calem Q. Wright flro nre untnla In tbir M' fr II. It Orl.onu m t i.V lirveitiiiK tilnrJilii- tfty. i .imu'i iir'-nit to t ui can ami n Uw ini i". i'ii iit iii " ' "(kliini '('"-in i Ji. it t r .lt -., It. i ' ii i - i m iur . rc 1 1 1 , m tiUHH iS', l tllu I Him?. v i r nl I C' ''Wt tr.H NORTH POWDER. Finis lo Hit' Front In! cr eating; Budget ofKcws. iiEtrrtoN or tiir.x. k. curiu'ii. land SK-ttiern-ricnty of tlamu for aiorp -Trlbnte to tlu"Seuut." a HAttn rnor.i.KM to solvit Editor Scout:- Haying has commenced and har vesting soon will be. The warm weather and frequent mins arc bringing the crops to ma turity fast, and harvesting will soon commence. Quite a number of new settlers have taken up their tiliodo with us, already the present year, but still their is room, and lots of good land many more. We arc glad lo note the improve ment in the SrorT. It is now a bright and iiew.sy sheet, of large dimensions, and at the price asked r?n- it evory body should subscribe. r, . . vj'ioiy Writ, savs: A eily uividoirJ :.....if i, mm. VI niiiri iiM-ii cuiiiiiii MUiiti. i lie curse of a small town is its fattlt-linders and grumblers, who Wont do anything themselves, and are not satisfied with what anybody else does. The latest mathematical problem is: If it hen and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a iiUlf, how many eggs will three hens lay in three days? Home say six eggs, some lSiiie, and some only three eggs. We hope none jofQour many readers Will go crazy in trying to solve il. Kev.Anderson of the M. H. church preached two very interesting and instructive sermons here on the .ylb iihjt. Tie is an earnest and zealous worker in the Lord's vineyard, and is well liked by the community. The dedication of the M. 10. church here, will take place on tho fourth Sunday in this month, liishop Walden will be present, and assist in the services. Also the presiding elder. Everybody is invited. Finis. or Fiou) the Mhie.Si Pine Valley, July Sth. 1 ::,. Editou Scioirr: , Since my last letter the wagon road from this valley to the new mine? ha; been completed. ThO) ov tiers of tin Union and Hod Jacket mines: arc push uvg work ahead as mindly as possible The owners of the Forest Queen Will .dsn commence opporalions tho first u. uexjweek, jn earnest. It is hard t 'ell how many claims have been stakYi' here. The most of them, however ivo a fair prospect in gold and silver md new f i lids are being made daily Just how many true mines there an horp, il is hard to say, huj there an loitbllosH($piito ti number. Probablx here h;m never iJeenii'y move luitu rally developed mines struck on tin Coast. The immense mow slides haw iroko oil' the ledges, aud worn them lowu hundreds of feet, and from tie Qioat, that is seen lliev must eertainh to lying open for hundreds of feet There is an abundance of Wood and water, in fact this is a heavily timbem' ountry. The tni'ies ifro situated sonn even miles north of Pine Valley. All kinds of produce can be obtained hen is cheap as any place on the Coast? Ii is tho best located camp 1 over raw o easy of access, and right, in sound ol ve cow bell, an it were. A proposition was nugjn by certain pavtieH to put Up machine-)' for an in crest in the mines, but the mine own rs couldn't see it in tha) way, const piently some outside parties given It iibnldry, called them a pack of d d .ools, and said they din't have the see nd wick of Hour to their names, etc Xow, Ihcseuiners can lake a common hand mortar and hummer out a bun died dollars a day, and if that will no. kecphom in gib and clothes, per haps, t liny are d d fools, for not selling. The minora held a ineetii'g hen formed a district, elected a recorder .aid pasisid tho necessary by-lawo. Wt .xpeeto'l the piocoedings to be pub lished m the Scout but nothing of Un kind lias appeared. What is tho mat-u-r with the Comity Clerk that hi would not give tlio appointment to tin recorder of this district? If wo had not dofrired him to servo as recorder, we would not have elycted him. The elork very aseuniptively Kiiy. that lu is a non-ratsidoiH. Ho is a. claim hol der, aud bus valuable iiUerests hero, at all events. Jf a tax collector under stand his duty ho can collect pbll tux Irotn anybody not having tax receipt, it they do live in oiuo other county. W, II. We received nf) account of tlm meeting, or n-ould have publiihtMl it. -Hn. Ilcttiniitlng uncalled for at Cove po8t(ifllco, July JSth., 18.11, Davis VV P,. PiiMiier Molll( dour Miss Mitry, Kterret Chan, Munttgor Ogn. C Co, Wot.el W. F. M. Ktkvhxs, p it. I.'illi) Coojier Hbop. S. l, Ayjcs, ntauufuctiirer o (jilt tor barroM. und k,eg, haij alwttyti on I mil (I a good supply, of the bos) (juali ty. in(tl will flol) tboin at reasonable prices. Civo hini a call at his shop, south of the school hou.o, Union HtdlV VeaetaMc Mk-illinn Hair H-'iu'wer m-vi-r fiot in r oi-Iiik nru' hft'r to it jroolbfql tulor, lu-sij, and vUiiliiy. J)r. A. A Huye. HUte Au r ot lHtsi-'iUMt-. vni'ir it. awl ail who tv it a llr trial unite in frruleful ieiitno!i) to It ninny Virl's '. -'ij'i-ly 1 !f 'be i el, tn ul ed Wale rii'cri, je i iei -i 1 1 .it I be I - A e dr. I.' Mom ii . ' i i tl.i 11! ii, Muiiui.iiii It. 1 1) ai 1 r li b voiiiM'lf Vkrtoii" rit bin) l4iill urtitlc t foltn High Valley. 'J lir rrop l'roni'Pti of Hmt Section OpItiliiiiK uf n Itniltletlt, NAItKOK KfiOAI'U 111' T(g)0 OIKI.S. ElUTOH SCOIT: Not In-ing a very bold nhover of tho quill, 1 will only give a few brief fact about our precent crop prospects. On account of the depredations of squir rels, gophers, early spring, drouth, etc., crops will fall short at least one-third from the crops of 1SSI. When first sowed, sonio came up, later on, the rain brought up the remainder, mak ing il very uneven ingrowth and ma turity, giving no time for stooling to the last tender growth, thus making imperfect in every respect. This one fault alone will ellecl nearly all spring sowing, and will ill Ihreshing time, tell its own tale by a small yield. Those who claim that the present ctop is in any way ennui to that of lasl year, are certainly much mistaken, or are cheap grain speculators. Oregon and Michi gan are the two favored States for small grain. All the rest have partial or total failures', which must inttre heller prices for grain to the fanners here. Parties Who have grain on hand, will do well to hold it. awhile longer, as the prospects are oortaitfly very Mat tering for a raise in lhe general mar ket. The prospectors who went to the Pine Valley mines, gold hunting, have returned. They icport si rough road to the mines, it is So mile by wagon road, and fifi by way of llogem, and Eagle creek trail. They located no claims, but brought specimens of piarlz from the Union nnd Sunday Miffhing ledges, showing a high grade of ore, entertaining a fine combination of bulb gold (tititl silver. The whole ountry' ?s being rapidly prospected. Ed. Mills sold bis elainOtu Miss Laura Hoggins, for $I,ii(K). The residence of Mr. John Vulkin--on canto near being destroyed by lire last, SnturdiitPnight. Two of the gills had gone to bed nnd fell asleep, leav ing a cnfYdle burning by the bedside. I'hey Wore awakened, nearly suU'oca edjwith fire and sniie from t Inched loUies, which had caught fire. Only y llii most strenuous exertions on be pari uf Mr. Wilkinsuu, ffas the fire xtinguisbed. Il it1 as a narroff) eseaiJj "or the gills, ami they sliutdjl adoyl the .Id maid's adage "hMY- out the eyi Ue and l)' hi'iuv in lly dark;." c Urinjys-t). Joint Rolilugon.1 CU't'os. O TJi Ill&Sent it "e-it .' Tlifcll! All. u " O At ee'-v performance the liilce cainas etitofjolin ltiibilisim's j;reat Three Itinr 'ircte.es were lit terally janimed, pnelJed and rammed with ba)'fy, iRunhhi); pcoiile. lobn Itobiusoii ile.sires' the outside "gorld tn ;now thai just a his ij.aiiimutl ShoV i 'hihitcd in the largest cities, so it will 1$ xbibileil in the smallest villages and towns md that cvciy one of bis 'I'm ltin Shu1 inited and combined, and i very single tiember of bis jiinantie tioiipe, and every me of bis great. mW noveltie", and mai'vcl nis feature will surely .iccoiupniiy him iver bis enGii-e route into the smallest ui owns. The circus jierlormance is the best iy a long wavs that ever visited Chicago. . l ul is of sucliQ pleushiK and varied cbui' icter, as to make it djillculi to sIiikIc out my act of particularVuerit, fur they are all f the very best, For two hours and three luavters there i:' a .succession if ai t's ot lai'itiK borseinaiis'bip, tutubliiSs, perl'or nance of trained animals, wire walking, icrobatie feats, bicycle riding and a lent u. t her novelties. Tlie laughable antics and ricks of (he Twin llaby Elephants tievei iii to create the greatest fun and amuse iient. The marvelous troupe of gymOslii lievcler-i. the startlitig (lii'bt of the I ill mini annon ball through tbeVfir. the wunderfiO md thrilling llfe-leaj) of the winged lady oi be clouds, the terrific 1 1 Hit of a human icing froi'i the great I'ouiQi Catapult, driv d through spitce at the tcribel niomeiitO"i if three miles in one minute, n't) e up a 'oiiHlellalioii of startling and asioiusiiiiif vonders and amaiiig novelties neverTiefoie 'ecu on earth.-Chicago Daily Tribune. RlirORT OFJ'HIi CONDITION or Tim I'iist Nfilli itnl Itupl;, r.t 1'iilciii. In the Stale ilf Oioeun, ill tlio Clom, of ItiiNlncMS, .Itily ll.t.. l),H.-. W iiBsouitcrji. Loans und diseuuuts $ t'. S. Houds to seeure circulation ither'Ntoeks, IiOikIh and mortgages .)ue Iroin approved ruscrve agents Due from other National-Hanks Due from (state Hanks and bankers deal estate, iimitiire and fixtures Premiums paid m . . .... Hills ot other Dank 'pecio . , Redemption fund wltli $.8. Treas urer (5 per cent of eirbulatlun) SLOW," I I'.'.KOOJKI l'J.oaH.rt? ri,7HI,l),V s.a-vi.i;'; ii,l.ri2,HL' r).fx),oo 1, '100,011 HO.OO la.ii'j.wj o7(l.00 Tot a t. . . . . LIAHIUTIIVJ. Capital Htock paid lit $1I'),-I.VJ,3I I 00,000,0!) 8,500,00 O.oao.txt HJJiKJ.tKj iiirpniN mini I'lidivided protltn.. . Xalloiiid liunk no tc" outstanding Dividends liimald Individual deposit tuibjecl to cheek Deinand certificate of UupiMlt Due to other NatiOnti! 1 JiijtH Due to State UuukM and baiikerx bills payable . . UI,7Ks,77 !,W,M1 7.1S,r).'5 a.ooo.tx) Total $llO,IKI,!ll HtatR or Oanooy', I (Joiintv of Union.! Hi I, W T.. Wright, Ciinhlorbf lh itbuvc nauitid batik, do soloibnly swear that the Tibove stuteiuuiit is true tt tho bwt of ,iuy knwllg Hint belief. W. T WWIOHTj Cashier. KulMCMIiwl and swdht til before lito Ibis Oth day of July, W. , .JtoiuniT JJaki.v, Notary Public fur Oregon. . ,, J. 11. HMITH.) . . UhUIIGU WUKHIT,'- Dlri'i'toM. W, T.WUMHIT,) for Ssilc 0U!ii) Ui'K'It 10 in XwrtcM'auler'ii addttion, L'luun, On gup I'i'ii.iiii' "f oraddrM JAC01J ULUCII, UUramh' Ogn Killo leliiulis ul t'oi' dr'-r i Ti' 'il.'u.i. ili'iti'ii .1 . '.J. ',,,1 , Ji, , ' III lllM ' !.i Ms I' und ill- I'll I uii'ible I ul tW ill 'lWiH ut luliit,4lil Ulb, (ttf lliiiutiiiu , U . go U tUi drun tor of John T Viilo I'nioii, Uregoii L0STINE. o A 3Ih( KeattHhil nnd Tliri vin;? Little Town. A Fl.Ol ItO Ml 1,1. N!!ItIl!!. Ul)icciu f a Highly ltctperf cil Vmoiy I.mly or Hint Vlrliitty. A KASHAS MINI) Sl'LITTItK." .Inly 12, lSSo. Weather pleatiL for haying. A sociiAiop was given nt Kelar'. hotel last li'riday evening. I lev. lnvin, of La Grande, preached at this place on the evening of the I0(h inst. The funeral sermon of Tdrs. ,1. 11. Noble, was prcS-hed last TliUmlux , by Hev. Hayes, of La Grande. The skating rink still continues, de spite the- hut weather. They make things liVf ly. Malt Johnston' (ft pio priclor. Sam Francis has returned to his u,l home near this place, after a visit M Iowa. The old gentleman is well Ujlciised with his trip. a young man oi Mummervtiie. wn" was hgre recently, forgot to pay bi hotell'illvshaving lost all his inonev in the Wallowa Lake(V) The families of William H. add lltP ry Hiuehart, of .Sununerville, passed through here, en route for the lake. M spend a few days, lishing. Sain. Willet and bride returned f l i : their willing tour a few days ago .May their lives be long and hnpp . i the wish of their many friends. A young man of this place, aged 21 and a young lady aged Hi, wIiom names we will not now mention, ran away last Tuesday night, for (he puj pose of getting married. They passctl through the Fine grove at live o'clock Wednesday morning, since Which time they have not been heard from. Tin young lady has been higl(tV respected by all who knew her. The young gent, is ii "Kansas wind splitter, from a long Way oil'." What Hwy geuth men fiom tl Prog ion will do next, t bard to conjecture. O Lostinc is a beautiful little town, sit tinted on the east bank of lhe south foioyiie Wnlloi river. The silr rounding country is rich and fertilt riiero toill be mure grain threshed hi thisiEeetiou of country this year tlu"' rt'or before. Immense cattle range lie on all sides. Many emigrants sil t coming into the Wallowa to seel homes. Lost i ne is ii-goodQtniding Iftiint. There are ttto tiierchaiiilisr stores' one feed stable, two hotels, Two bljVeg.-niith shops, ono cabinet shop and a, public hall. This soc9ion is very much in need of a flouring mill. An 'iVellent Water potter could be oh toimel hi tv. k shcS"iiaker Gould a'si' lofeVllin this place. We have Uu lliiest tov?n site in the WalloWa valley ind &8 healthy o locolion as there is it1 theSiato. Wn.i) Hill. I I ,,u1t(tk I t u .lull', U.'l ,1,1-V .t'lllU 11 I ititting up Iruit. when they can get frnn tirs so cheap at Jos' Wright's hardvnp iiirs i ton Fnion. ( Ireiron. ira.ianjujmiOK!iAiW Ailmliilstiatin's Sale. Notice I. heieboglen tluil.by virtue of .o order of I lie ('utility court of the Sliltc' OreS?in, for Uiecoiiiity of Union, made and entered on rStt&'d oil the 10th, day of Jul . ii. IKSTi, in the matter of tlio estate of N (!. Watson- leeeaed. J, the iindrrslgued iidinhiistnftor of said estate, will, on. Mon day, the 10th. day or August, a. n. I8.V, at i'cIocU l'. M. at said ibly.at tlie court lions door In the city of Union, Union routiH, Orcgoiujiffer for sale tlio rek estate beU'ii'' lo the tQiilo of said deeeaseifriind whl' lt 1 lierclmifter described, and sell the. siuHc . the higliest bidder, for cash in hand, for li"' purpose of paying the debts due by Sidd t ', Mite, ami the exneiiHes of ndtuliiist ratio r he following is the diserliitlon of such v id estate: Interest of thecaid enlate In the XHriuni of thcNW iiartcrof, sec. 'l in Township one .South of Itaiige as, Fist of the Wllla ineltii .Meridian, hi Union county, Oregon Dated tills lUth. day of July. thW. It. T. CIHLDKH.S Adinhilstratorof the csttlto of Ni (' Wiu' son, deceased. O. F. Bum., Attorney. jyis' Notice or Final sjctUuniuiit. Ill the '.'otnity court nf the fltalfc ofO' j gou, for Uiiioyucouuty. In the inattei the estate of T? .1. Dout-diis, deceased, --potlee In hereby given, that the uiulr Jun signed, having lileil In the Count., court of Union county, Oregon, a final ac count of bis iidinltiihtratlou of the estate o T. .1. Douglas, deceased, ami praying foi i discharge, and Unit Tuesday, the Pth. da of September, ISs."), at the h iur of 10 o'clock a. ,M. of said day, tlicsaitle beluga day ' the regular Siepteiuber terili of said eotin lias been appointed as the time, and lb eniirt lumse in Union as the place, for In, . . higobjeetlons to said aeeount, and the set tleincnt thereof, and .fur hIiowIIir cause, t1 any there be, why an order be not uiadc, dlseliiirglng the undersigned from fitrthe duly (in such adililnliUI-atnr, mid releasing bin sureties from further liabilities on lb undertaking. Dated this i!0th. day of .Tune, 18V. dOllN JleCAU , J. It. Ott n'.s, dtiihihtratoi, Attorney. Disstilntliui or l'rtt!erslili. Nolli'c Is hereby given that tho putlHuM.. ship hdreloloro i-xlKtlng between Frnns Joiuison and (J. 0. jUtilllnberry, has hecntljit day dissolved by iliiitihil con.ent. Mr. dolic , sim will coutlniie tin) liiuiiiess, aud retnlr. tho book. All neeoinit aropajahlcto hini FltANK JOltKtiO, C. C CoiTlNihumv, iridoii.Or .Itlly 1st., aw I . ' i . '. n" - DWnilUllim etl'-e. Notioi" U lieiebv slveu tlutt tlu titoi i Pulill.hiiw i .imimiij him this dn dluh ed uilii'41.1 ..ai.a.i. . ,. ..v.ii.iii .'v..'i' liiK to the eompaiiv hioe bei a pl.ioi d In thu the hflml of J It. ('Hie, nttonie), fin-rgb lection, lie U Im( autHorlxiid to imy tit i... v uiutuul cuiuent l he Account IH-Ioeg. ftlut suuuuieil lo pay hImIiiU mii iiln may liaie nyatuit tln)C(iie(Vi I' rin lodi iilid to the I'unpiUiy iWillMsteil to hul with Jlr CtlURI Wtllo. di-U A J. Juie id II. ( bftiUrey biuliis: piiieln-.. il tin: pl'wwand inuti-rlur wll,i.e 1? 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