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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1885)
V f Hli WEEKLY OREGON SCOUT. UNION. ORKljON, SAT., HEP. 10, 1883. Caught on the Fly No more smoke, llnywniil Hand Grenade are th best. Hut very few vacant jjonses in Union at present. Considerable rain (luring H)o fore . part of the week. A knife and scis50r grinder took In the town this week. Largo shipments of cattle are being jmulc at Huntington. Cornucopia, in all probability, will Jmvc n post-office soon. Hargains in. hardware. stifVos and fimyare, at Jos. Wright's. The public school commenced last Monday with a fair attendance. Klgin is to be the name of the new jown started at Fish trap bridge. There will be a number of divorce oases at the next term of court. The genuine Warner's Safe Cure at fohn T. Wright's drug store, Union. IJ. S. needle guns, perfect in every jOnpect, for !flf at Cove drug store. Mrs. Corbin is having her niillnery Store onhirged, to inake room for new 'goods. The east bound mail train was fight or ten hours behind time last Saturday. Hall Bro's warehouse at the depot is about completed. It is a 'substan tial structure. ' L. B. Kinchart is adding to his ele gant premisesju this city, a capacious earn, hi?,c '10x52 ft: A new millinery establishment will probably bo opened in this city soon, by Miss Josie Simpson. Dr. Drake is having his new resi dence in North Union painted. George Stafford is" the artist, i ... There will be a school meeting next .Uurday at 2 o'clock r n. for 'ihe pSrppse of levying a school tax. ' Mr. and Mrs. Skiff's infant son, aged about five months, died Tuesday fore noon and was buried Wednesday, i .Terrv Dcspain, of Pendleton, paid Taylor Green $'J.G00 for (5 ft) acres of incadow land, near ladd canyon, this jvool. Jlev. L, J. Pootli bought ihe Starks -property, opposite the courl house, a few davs ago, paying for the same 1,000 Salt Lake cnpitnlists have an export in the Pine creek mines, and are only .iwaiting his favorable report to invest largely. A very promising ledge has been discovered near the old coppor mines an Lower Powder river; by tho Stur ttro'. A company of soldiers passed through this " city last Monday, en route from Walla Walla to tho John pay country. I. A. Boskowitz will pay special at tention to tho shipment of grain. The jiigh'est market price allowed, and prompt returns made. A large supply of boots and shoes of ho latest ptyles, and make, has just been received at VinceiiU. He is iellimjat very low prices. Wo learn from Dr. Strange that his Wife will arrive here from Kuseburg about (ho middle of next week. They vill then go to housekeeping, and reside here permanently. The subscription list of tho Scott is jnereasing at an astonishing rale. Wo yant two thousand subscribers in this county, and at the rate they are eotnhig in wo will noj, have long to 'ait. Tlo railroad company have com menced the work of snow shedding the track through Pyles canyon. Whether it will be completed before winter sets in is very doubtful, unless ft, largo force of workmen are put on. A barrel of lime which was placed hi a shed near Dr. Drake's new house, hi North Union, for safo keeping dur ing the late rains, became wet and ignjtod, one side of the barrel being burned entirely away. Luckily tho house did not catch. At a meeting of the loard of trade held last Monday evening at Portland General T. It. Tannatt was appointed as oxpert and engineer to visit Union, Torth Powder and Baker city, and tho Pine creek mines for tho purpose tf ascertaining tho merits of the vari ous proposed roads to tho mines. Tho party appointed to view and riirvoy the proposed road from this city to the mines, commenced work last .Monday, and arc making rapid prog rass. The party comists of W. G. Hunter and G. W. Ames, viowors; D. f. Griffiths, surveyor; M. P. Holbrook, flagman ; Wm. Both and Tomp. Car roll, chainmen; 15. Tucker and Geo. Pieklin, axmen. They will probably complete the work sometime next wel:. We are receiving numerous letters from parties at a diataneo making inquiries about tho new mines in this county. There will Ik? an immense t.Wl.... s. fltta nkiinfv n,.vl spring. Many will have their trouble lor their pains. The precious metal In these districts arc hidden in ledges, awl it ia a very ir pla- fr nu u t come who are not familiar with quartz mining. When tlo jniu .u tally developed, and in.olnnry j-ut in. thiro will doubtW be prnr.d.l. ui ployment for tlxmsands of nun. and not before. We " under jjliligati-m Prot Tuttle, for getting up the two former issues of this paper. Ho did the work in a very creditable manner, but we cannot help thinking that durin? one day at least, ho must have im bibed some of Billy Wilson's "Thistle Dew," which caused h'm to pop thistles whore none existed. Mr. Tuttle will probably do the writing for the pnKr next week. Should he do so, we are in hopes that any one having hostile intentions toward the paper, will come and settle with him. The average town c.mneihnett of rural burgs are probably not surpassed in farsightod penetration, and the making of laws for tho general goo. The town of Weston is a bright exam ple of what can be done in this line. After parsing such stringent laws that the average countryman enters it as seldom as he can, and then with tho most wholesome fear in hit, heart, they have turned their attention to the residents of the town, and have commenced by passing an ordinance requiring utel and hoarding house keepers to pay a quarterly licence. Wo don't know what penalty is at tached in case of refusal to pay. Probably hanging. Personal. .1. 13. Jefl'rov is sojourning in Boise City.' Mr. Bobt. Eakin has been very un well lor some time past. Mrs. J. 15, Davis left yesterday, for a visit to relatives in lleppner. Mrs. 15. H. Lewis left on Thursday for a visit to relatives and friends in Tacpma, W. T. Mr. Goetzman tho architect left Tuesday last for a visit to Portland and San Francisco. Miss Miller arrived from tho east a few days ago. She was five days in making the trip from New Jersey to Uin'on. Scalps Vorsus Tall. The last legislature passed, an act empowering County courts to offer a reward for the sculps of various wild animals not to exceed a certain amount on each kind specified. At the last session of our County court,! a reward was offered for the deatli of certain animals, and an order was issued au thorizing tho Countv Clerk, upon tiio presentation of tho tails of such ani mals, cut Iii-us close , to pay the bear er tho reward offered. What the ob ject of the court was in requiring tho tails to be produced a evidence, in stead of the scalps, a the law directs, lind why they wished the tails to be. lopped "off in the peculiar manner, aforesaid, wo are unable to state. Sonic take the position that tho clerk wanted them to eat during the winter, as a kind of n dol'icaey, so to speak, but we do not think the position ton able. Others say that tho court had "tail on the brain. ' ' AVell, we don't know. Whatever may have been the cause, it did not appeacc the wrath of Laag. Shclton, who brought a num ber of bear and cougar scalps to the County Clerk's ollice, last Wednes day, and because he could not produce their tails, he was not permitted to liunule any of the county's money. Loag. said he "didn't know they wanted tie dad gasted tails, and didn't know they had to he cut off in any such a confounded manner. ''X The farmers arc considerably riled up in this matter, and great diplomatic skill will be required to disentangle this knotty qucs'ion, that the end (not tail end) of justice may be attained. t Long, don't understand Latin, and of course iaborod under a misapprehension as to the meaning of the court in its order con cerning tho manner of amputation. The custom in some courts of introducing Lat in phrases into their writings, is reprehen sible It don't mako any dill'erence to us. individually, as wo are a good Latin schol lar, and know what the court means every time, but such is not the case with the great mass. Tho custom is conclusive of more harm than good, Hn. County Court I'rucetiiJIngH. In the matter of road petitioned for by O. II. Kay et al. J. T. Ilawlcy, J. 11, Kell ogg and W. I). Moss appointed viewers, and Moso Austin surveyor, In tho matter of road petitioned for by Willis Skill" ot al. Koud ordered opened. In tho matter of setting a bounty on wild animals. The following bounty was flxod: Panther or cougar, $3; bear, $2; wild cnt or catamount, $1 ; Wolf or coyote, 3; squir rel. 2 ets. It is further ordered that tho tails of said animals, cut off hi-os-clnse, will bo received as evidence of the capture of said animals, provided, that squirrels must he captured between the 1st of March, 1880, and the 1st. of June following. Other animals at any time. Excellent Jones Bro's. stereoscopic viowa Pive cents each. at J. L. Alberson will pay the highest market price, cash, far wheat, onUnnd barley. Besides our regular stock of school books, wo have u lot of second bund school roadors, almost as good as now, which wo will sell for nearly ono half prico of now books. HALLBKO'S, Now Millinery UooiU. A large invoice of Underware. Hosiery, Jersey's, and Millinery Goods, of the very latest styles, just received at Mrs. Corbin's, which will be sold at Eastern prices. Itngiu Conner Siliuj S. B, Ayles, inaiiufaouim' of hut tor barrels and kogs, has nlwaya on hand a good supply, of the bwt quail tv, and will M-ll them at reasonable prices. (iie him a all at hi shop, otnith of the school hoiijc, Union. A (iuuil (haute. (' Vincent, of the roy IS'1 and H."c Store is iinv r- 1 1 i iu' In- f ill ii 9 w h. Ii ..-;-ti ! .1 l.l I , -l ! I l.'l 'l! "1 Ihn i - ! 1 i -h , ,,M )-!,.., r !! I I ' "'f !' . : !. ! .(ii.i Ii1 1 Li. it Ik i ' ' !k . per than aver, tor dtwti' tii wti litw ! bn (.ouvint'tfd. thai ( ui.niy !.. or t r.t u t. TI'O County Ck.rk tpfnrtns in that the notb asking fov the hid to take care of the cvjnty poor, wa posted up Instead of being publlshcdln tho newspapers, thro, gh a mistake of his. Ho was Instructed by the court to post notices for bids to furnish wtHd. jiic) h po.-tod the other notice in similar manner, being under tl.e Impress ion that such was fte brdor of , the court. Ho thinks, however, $r to be paid the contractor Is itttlo enough for the services which wftl bo' required of him. In addi tion to the earring for the county poor, he is r Hpiired to tnke charge pf nil P,tte paft pcrs In the county, render medical send ees to prisoners, and examine Insane per sons. Las year $tiso was paid to the con tractor for taking cart! of tho county poor, and $800 additional was paid for tho care of State paupers, and one member of the Hoard of examiners for the insane, amoun ting in pit to $14f0. Tints it will lie seen that there is not much differoncc in the amount to bo paid this year, after all. artd taking Into consideration tho large num ber of people who will visit the mines next year, rather favorable to the county, as all money paid for State pauper? is refunded. We think, however, that notices for bids of this kind should bo published, not only in one, but all the euiinfy papers, and the criticisms of the Argus, on;tbl3 matter, so far as it concerns ti.at part of the question, at least, very appropriate, and'lo the point. ' San Francisco MxcUod, A horrible discovery was made in China town, an I'ranc'sco, last Tuesday. Infor mation was given the city coroner that a frightful stench was being emitted from a cellar on l'acillc street. He wont and forced bis way in and found thb hqor cov ered with human skulls and bones, parti ally covered with ilesh in tho last stago of putrefaction. Among tho decayed mass worms wore crawling, while the lloor was w t aiu slimy with liquids oMiding front tho remains, In an inner room tho coro ner found t, numb r of Chinese, engagod in boiling down the remains of other bodies, while other Chinese were engaged in scra ping tho boiled bones and packing them in boxes for shipment to China. It is estima ted that tho cellar contained over; 1100 dead bodies which had been taken secictoly from various cemeteries throughout tl State, As an instance of Chinese ingenu ity, it is stated that those jn charge of tho operations fearing tl o stencn from tho boiling pots would be'so groat as to attract attention outside, procured two living skunks, so fjiat the odor of tho latter might overcome the former. The coroner con fiscated all tho remains. The cathartic wo administered a fow weeks ago to tho little bag of pomposity, wind and vanity, who runs the newspaper abortion, at La Orandc, called tho Garotte, was thought to ho suflicient to '(piiot'llini for some time, but ho is so far recovered as to snap at us again. He talks about what is "confidentially reported in newspaper circles," just for all the world as though ho is a Miinhig light in that same "circle." Wo do not think an origional editorial has appeared in tlo columns of the Gazette since he has had charge. As for his local department, something less than two col umns, written in school hoy style, is about the extent of it, the remaining portion filled up with clippings from otjier papers, the Scout being his favorite oveba'nge to attack with the shears, lie probably poss esses a certain amount of "horse sense" and clioek which would sprve his purpose in other walks of bfo, and we again advise him to forego his 'nowspaporial and sena torial aspirations, and give us a rest. Ver ily "the weak tilings of tli is earth are cho sen to confound the wise." Highly Iinprckseil. Thomas J. Fitch, in speaking of tho new mines, says : "I came Jioro to stay three days, but was so impressed with the ini menso possibilities of the camp that I re mained. I hve been Hero now two weeks and shall stay certainly till deep snow-fall, and probably during tho winter, After a varied experionco and observation of some thing over twenty years, I have never seen a mining district which at such an early stago of its development gave such prom ises of wealth aijd permanence a at this. If one-third of tho number of claims already discovered hero had been found in any area of similar extent in Nevada, Arlsona or California, the roads leading to it would have sheen lined with wagons, boromon and footmen, 1 shall bo greatly surprised if within eighteen months from this timp this district fails to show a population of 15,no0, with a bullion output never equaled ou this coast since the palmy days of tho Coin stock, I intend to camp with it anyhow and take tho chances." Th Petrojluin Wi!l. Wo learned from Mr. W. II. II. Miller, of 1m Grand b, who has been prospecting in the granite district, sinee May, that his lo troleum find, south-east ot this place, is no myth, nor the discovery ap overdrawn imagination. lie says ho knows just u bat ho is talking about, having had consider abjo oxperienco in the oil regions of Penn sylvania, lie propose to pipe tho well and haul some of the oil to town, if tho now road Is built, Mr. Miller aho brought with him somo vory lino specimens of gold ami silver bearing rock. Ono picco of rock came from the "Gray Uagle" ledgo. which ho had assayed, showing 12000 silver and 11.40 gold to the ton, Another piooo from the "Lost Itoy" assays 1480 gold to the ton. Mr. Miller Udieves we have a very rich mineral district. He will return to the mines In curly spring, and stay with It through tblolt and thin. itl-! In MnAr. Great excitement prevailed at Portlaud, Tuesday, on aecount of the announce incut or a sudden udvuiuc in nir -r, at two i i lit per liiind :i all yrad"s. 'j hcrr .is I.1 1 1 r r. n i j.'i-n f.r the i i . i i . t tl a in i- ,u, '1 niii'i ri i . inr-i . i n in '.tiu ' .' hi-i.i (In- , .ii -c '1" 1 1 - ,( '.i r.,1 I,,,, i- ..), U,.a llml lilt- .lruaillg rrlliwril.' Ot California bad ul-Mil!fclr dlnunn. u CoriTispomlc-m'o. Cove, tept. 10th, lb8. Hon. 11. K. Wilson and J, M. Carroll rpent Sunday in Cove, lr. Walker, of Btcvo and Walker, find wife spent FeyraJ days jn Cove this week, .Vlnn Kllsworth slitrtW Wednesday for Iiugenti oily ami will attend tjic Slate I'nivorsity. Bishop MprrU, pf t'ortiaml, enme up to be present tit (a opening of the LHcbton school Thursday. Dunham Wiight has received r supply of skates find jiow Ijio Jinll is crowded every Saturday eve. Jopoph Klit-k has moved his shoo shop into the buiblii.g formerly occu pied by Corvles and ' McDaniol. The LHghlon school, for boys, will open its door with appropriate cere, monies at the Church of Asoensbui, to-morrow. Willis Fisher and Firm Thomas re turned from iMinam Friday. They report bear plenty, having killed one and crippled another. 'I he Cove is siill supplying other points with vegetables and fruits, Prunes sell at -L ets., apples 2 ets., pears 3.1 els. and potatoes at 1 cL. Kcefe and Kinxio hae decided to continue the llouriiiK mill business, and will receive wheat during the tall. This movo will be a great eovonicnoo (o the community. Horn. -To the wife of C. 12. Church ill, Sept. loth., twins, boy and girl, combined weight 1? pounds. All con cerned, improving., 12d. is thought to be out of danger. Cove is bound to keep pace with Sununerville. High VaU.iiy, Sept loth, .1SS5. Seven cases of measles now in High valley. Win. Rwagcr and family have gone to llogem on a visit to 31 r. Fred Duncan. Threshing is progressing slowly, and the yield falling ."hott of last year's crop. Yord. Draper and .lolin Wilkinson, with their families, aro rusticating in the Piiui valley country. "Kreaehy hogs always dio early." So the neighbors pay who found lliein dead, east of Elizabeth creek. llecently a large black bear came and played mound in Al. Minniok's door yard, he having no gun, it went quietly away. W. Hathaway got his hand caught under the driving' bell of their thresh ing inRuhinc, and received a pretty severe strain. Luckily no bones wore broken. Emma LaSage, who has been in poor health for several months past, bid her friends adieu and Htartcd with her mother for Walla Walla, where she will make her future homo. Hoht. Davis, while out hunting stock in the hijls west of this valley, mot two large mountain cougars. If got in a couple of shots at them but failed to bring down the game. They have been seen in the sumo vicinity several times during1 the past season. Rkhii)i:nt. Pu.uitin Cki:i:k, September !Hh., 188o. Mrs. Hiram Perkins has boon quite sick hut is rapidly recovering. 3lr. and Mrs. Wm. Sprague buried their infant daughter, last week. Mr. Ed. liumhlo started for Grande Hondo, on the 7th pist., with a load of bp Iter. Mr. Tiid. Humble has been engaged to teach tho next lerin of school at Prairie crock. A few cases of chicken-pox among Hie children aro tho only exceptions to the general good health of tho com munity. Wo had n refreshing shower this morning. To all uppoariinccs the cjouds aro "rolling up their tentH and moving away." A now school liottBO has recently been completed at Pino creek, and Mrs. A. W. Conlcy is to teach tho ensuing ter.ni, beginning on tho 20th inst. Threshing machines and headers all seem to have their full quota of work, and a bountiful harvest is an ticipated by every one, though tho smiling face of tho "jolly miller," at Joseph, is the best index to the volume which tells what this year's crop is. Tho smoko which has bofo'god our vision for several weeks past, has dis appeared, and the mountains aro once more visible in all their natural beau ty, with just a touch of snow surmoun ting their grand old brows, hinting rather plainly that tho "melancholy days are coming." A great deal of oxcitcntent concern ing tho Pino Yalloy minorf agitates tho minds of a number of onroitizoiiH, and a road, other than the trail now exis ting, is proposed. Fires aro visible at night in all adjoining mountains, indi cating the numerous prosjiectors who cxiact to become suddenly wealthy. It. K. POUTKII. Wiunxky Cukkic, Sopt, Gth., 1885 "Tlte melancholy days lmvo comb". Thewejitln-r fur -omc time p i.-1 has been quit'' . Miss Celestia Wilson, who has been visiting hor sister Sirs. Hunter, returned t her homo on Prairie Creek, ho-t Sunday. lfiir'tiug done, uiid trbi)dy w.iitiii'j iui.ii,u.-ly fur tin- thrt'lu-r. , 'J hero are fivo threshers running in 1 Ulu Valley and till With ph nty to do. M- 1 '"in s. ;.,! " ,.. :i. f;l, 'i and Haio Hunter an I T iii Hruniu , returned from Walla Walla, where they had been at work, a few days since. They report work plenty a-nd wages good in tio harvest fields. There ia considerable good wheat a the valley, but the proscet for a mar ket for it seems rather .discouraging. There are only two lottjjng mils m the valley ami ono of them is a small custom mill, which gets all the cus tom work it can do. Thin, practical ly, leaves the control of the wjicnt market with the other mid of which tljey nro sdow to t:iko mt vantage. Mr. Lo is again in our midst. A number of Lnpwai Indians with a large number of cayuses passed into the valley a few days ago. l seems about, time iheso "annual excursions of the noble red men should be stopped, They usujilly bring their horses along to eat up the grass. They take largo numbers of salmon off their spasuiing beds and the result will probaply be that in a few years they will . cease to run tip these streams. There aro few people who are willing for them lo come, but "What is everybody's business is no body's business" so they still come. A J AX. Lostixi:, Sept. 11th, ISSo, Plenty of mud and rain. Tho summit of the mountains was covered with snow, last Wednes day. Samuel Francis has been very ill for some time. His recovery is doubt ful. Frank MeCully was in our burg last Friday, lit thinks, of starting another store al this place soon. There was a social dancoat tho resi dence of S. II. Diggs, last Saturday night. 12 very body eeeiqed to enjoy thonifclvs. Henry Hinehart and John Lara moro have been prospecting about live miles above this place, and think they have made some rich discoveries, lap. Shclton, Dave Hunter and Chin lie Hinehart have been holding their heads in a peculiar manner for several days past. The style is caused bv a number of ".fob's comforteis." W. 15, Salum, Or., September 12tl). IS85 Tio capitol city iH undoubtedly the liveliest city in the State. The band concert Friday evening was quite an enjoyable ad'air. Everybody preparing for tho fair, week after next. A 1 irgo crowd is ex pected. The public schools opened last Mon day. There were ti'.lQ students regis tered us desirous to enter the scheqL Father Upohuroh, the founder of the Ancient Order United Workmen, gave the capitol city a visit during the wofik. Tho Deuf-Mute school opens again next Monday. Tho huihlings have been overhauled and repainted and partly refurnished. The 'heathen population' of this city Was considerably lessened last week, by a largo number' of tho wily celes tials hieing themselves beneo to pluck the bountiful crop of tlio Oregon hop groivor. The Capitol Mills started up yester day. With additional machinery, lilted up (tiring the last month, tho output of 'Hie largo mill belonging to this company, is increased to 701) lau rels daily. Squire Fauiir started a car of mixed fruits to Montana-, yesterday. This is the first shipment to that territory. Mr. I'auar shipped several car loads to Eastern and Chicugo markets, and there is a reasonable profit lobe mado, The Stale library is now possessed of a, complete set of Indiana law re ports, having received thirty-nine copies yesterday. There wcro idso r6 ceived tho Indiana session laws ftom 1S80 to lSSo, and the revised statutes of 1881. There aro thirty-four running hors es and thirty-seven trotters entered on the books of tho secretary of the fair, and entranco fees fully paid up. There is no doubt that the races at the coin ing fair will be belter than any previ ous one. Gov. Moody, Secretary Earhart and Stale Treasurer llirsch. went up to Albany this morning, acting as a Hoard of Commissioners, under special act of legislature, to receivo and for ward tho Oregon memorial stone to ho Washington monument. Tho Willamette University oponod up Monday, with a largo attondanoo. During the week, students have been arriving daily from all parts of tho State and Washington Territory, and many aro yet to oomo. Erom tho present outlook this will bo ono of the most successful years that tho Univer sity lias witnessed. Tho Grand Army Camp-flro, given under tho auspices of the Woman's Holief Corps, of tho G. A. K., in Mari on square, Saturday evening, was a very successful affair. Tho H. A. 0. Hand furnished the music for the even ing, and a genuine old camp supper of "pork and beans" was served, with all the dolicitoie of the season. Tiie Recorder's Court was a scene of gn at activity, yesterday morning. The commencement of the raid .uvagwnUi is lwaring fruit. Two wcro each sen tenced to live day's work on tho streets. Matt Cany plead guilty on his charge when Im-t arraigned, but aftciwaid chiingid bin plea, and on the recommend uf ono of our i itizou, wtiB disulmrgbd, YlCTOH. "; " V 1 1 , Si ,it -..Vr nth., 1N. Pine Yelley supports two Macksmi'. shpps. Hay selling for $10 pep ton. in tb valley. Pixie Lang is quite sick, at the n s idonco of Mrs. Lloyd. ' A little daughter pf Mr. Chandcr. i quite ill' with fore tliroal. Pipe Valley ls a llourishiqg ?cho with J Sturgill, as toucher. The fanners are about through harvesting and hau oommencid threshing. Mrs. llaispr1 of Lit prande, is visit ing her (laughter, Mrs. Johnson, wl.. keeps the station here. Rev. G, M. Irwin held Ferrices ii, the town of Piueville. ou last Sundin , and also visited the mines, while hen J. T. Wiliiamson gave ye reporter a pleasant call a few days ago. lie n lor(8 prospects fnvorabje on Simmon'i ledge. Johnnie Swash passed (hrough Pin , on the 3uth pit, on his way fo lb mines, to procure specimens to ta', with him to 12uropc. J. A. Denney and wife, acconij anii I by Mr. 12. 11. Clingan, arrived mi tl.. valley on tho HOth tilt., from Union and have located here. They express themselves as being well pleased with Pine. A dance was given at the rc-idem of Mr. X. Tarter, of this valley, a few evenings since. Those in attendance report an enjoyable ad'air. Hanciiu seems to be the favorite amusement . the valley. Pine Valley has an ascayor of its own, apd miners will not have to s-end their quartz away to lind what is in it if Mr. assayer will do the honest thin by those who have rock to assay. il. will open an office soon. H. J. Rogers and family, and hi, sister, Mrs. Secrest and family, lmvi been visiting in tho valley, for the past week, for the leiulit of Mr. Rogers health. They took their- departure fo Grande Rondo a few days ago. The Indians are in the valley with two or three hundred head of ponies, which are eating the grass that right ly belong to tho settler's stock. As long n's the government is furnishing tho indians with provisions and cloth ing, they should be kept on (he rosir vatioil. Freeman Steele and Mr. Pcndd killed a cub bear a day ar two ago, with rocks. There wero three of them, but the other two got away. Hear" are rather too saucy here. One re cently walked nil' wth a pig, belong ing to Mr. Hopkins, while the ownei was standing by. Tho ''Red Hoy" is showing up to 1 1 one of (ho best ledges in the camp It would make Jay Gould's eyes glis ten to seen piece ot the quartz. The arc working on the ledge night and day. It is owned by Messrs George Denney and J. Loop. Cannot blame tho boys for thinking they may be millionairs yet. XX'S. As good an assortment f choice family groceries as wcro ever brought to Vnion lias boon received by .lonos liro's. 'I bo pub lie aru invited to call and examine goods Nutlci) Kor I'lihllriillun. V. S. Lanii Oitick. La Okaxdb, Oiim.on Sept. 15th. lh.i Notice is hereby given that tho followihf. named settler bus tiled notice of his intcu tion to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will he mado In foro Itigi.stor and Receiver at La Grande Oregon, on Oct. tilth., 1SS5, viz: ,IIM'Il IptKMltt lid. No, MM, 'for tlioSK tiKy, Sec. 0 Nl NU Hoc. !) and N Vt NW Sec lis Tp.l S K HI KWM. lie names tho following witnesses' to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land.vtv, : Hubert Ilai sett, benjamin Macio Warren Fruzleram! William illakosleo, all of Tolocaseft, Or. H, O. RWACKlIAMKIt, s.l!)-wfi Register Horn (I of Kiii(iJI ntlon. NOTirnIs hereby given (bat the Iloar.i of Kmuilizatlpn will meet on tho llrnt M"r day in October, 1&S.1, at tho Clerk's otllct In Union, Union county, Oregon, and will continue n session from day to (lav. foJ one week. All persons who may feolthoni solves aggrieved at their assessment, will please appear before the Hoard and sbov in what respect their assessment is unron sonable or unjust. Notice is further gi en that all persons failing to so uppenr be foro said Hoard of Kiiualizatlon, will not afterwards bo allowed aiV rebate on us sessmont. J. II. MeCl'HHIV, Assessor ot Union County, Oregon From Union to the Covo, J. S, El.MOTT, PltOI'ItlETOIl Loaves Union at 10:.'!0 A. M. and returns afJiiJOP. M. every day except isipulay. Faro from depot to Cove 7'i Round trip ... li") Passengers will ho taken from the dopnl through to tho Covo, via Union. Ascension School, For Girls. COY 12, UNION COUNTY, OCX, Tho lit. Rev. H. Wlstar Morris. I). P., Hector. Tho Rev. Wm. U. Pow ell, A. II., Principal. Assisted by experienced and thoroughly competent tacbors. SBCONU YMAK WILL 11BOIN SUIT. 3d, bO. flfcy-l'or prospectus or further Information address Rev. Wm. It. l'owr.u, J. W, STKANGI2, DENTIST , OPFICH Corner Main mid A KtreeUi Union, Oregon, ALL WORK STltlCTLY FIRSU CLASS Charges icusohnblc. IsiJ iip LiSE