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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1885)
( V THE WEEKLY OREGON SCOUT, (jNION. OKECJON, SAT., SEP. 20. 1SS3. Caught on tlio Fly A mjelinp on t)io Oregon Short Line caused a delay of Monday's, west bound assener train, several hours. J. H. White will go to the fair arid flitch his tont, prepare to gdrninistcr weet things' to those who want Micrii. Jones Bq's arc fitting up the for mer bank building, preparatory to moving their business therein, havjng j-cccntly purchased the property. S. G. Steven's of Cpvo drug store, will go tp Portland about Oct. 8th., and requests all thoso indebted to him to call and sottle, as money is needed (or new stock. 1 Indians, yith thejr usual supply of winter stores gathered from' their jiunting expeditions, pacecd through town one day this week returning to heir reservation ; Married. At the residence of the brides parents, Eagle valley Sept., 20th lSbf; by the Hev. M. 15. Morris, William Deck to Miss Tilla Morris all of Union county, Or. Last Tuesday old SoJ. crossed the ino going south on his semi-annual rip. It was hard work to get him over, but as the breeze raised pretty proqg,,- hp made it all ng)t. We learned from Mr. Laughery, of Indian valley, that threshing will be finished in that section in about a week. lie reports the yield of wheat from ?5 to CO bushels per acre. There is some talk of building a rail road, connecting La Grande willi Jsland City, We did not learn wheth er the enterprise was a. private one, or p.! move of the railroad company. , i SkifY & Carroll, have removed from their fpnner oflice, at the bridge, to more commodious quarters in the Centennial Block, in, the building ormeriy occupied by the Scout. i Old Mr. Mayatt was pulled by the cityinnrsh.il .one. day this- week and introduced to .Itecorder Thompson, )ud fined if 10 and costs, amounting lo $1(5, Charge, indecent exposure. ''"Go to Boskowitz's store, Union, for all kindsiof Ladies', Gents', Misses' and j3oys' Dress Goods. He has just re ceived them, and will sill them cheap er Hum .-ever before sold in tin's county. 1 Mrs.O. f: Bell, has' 'an excellent garden 'in North Union, in which vog ptables are raised to. an enormous size. One largo snake cucumber measures 1)3 inches in length, and is still fciwing. ' Indications arc fair for a pretty full docket at' the circuit ' court, which convenes here the 19th of Oct. Our people apprcciato legal talent, and ore villing(?) to give them a chance jo earn their daily bread, The Times, published at Adams, Umatilla 'countyi by'TiTI Armstrong, Aomes to us this week, and looks as jiright as a new dollar. The reading matter is well selected and is a credit lb the place of its nativity. I . . . Papers all over the country report imes exceedingly dull;'Still every one ' js hoping for better times and expect hat after while those "Gpod days are oming, boys !" will spring in upon us ilniOs't unawares. The country can stand an earthquake of good times pw and feel riliht Well over the shock. The Argus says : "The deputy sher iffs of Union county have been' in this neighborhood 'several days on legal business'' Judcinc from the number pf trips mndo'tho'Hvhpjo precinct seems under attachment." That is just vhat wo expected of that country, jvlien every thing has beep so lively(?) pbpqt La Grande. 1 Wo would suggest'that tio teachers pf our l ublie school, lunch at 'the school building during' the noon recess, as the properly and children could bo jooked after to a much better advan tage. In many of the city schools in the Willamette valley tio directors require teachers tp be on (ho premises dqriq'g nopu recess. It is a gppd plan. Tho city assessment l)as been com peted and will be open for the :n fpepljon of tl)o tax payers' until Satur flay night Oct. 23, at whieh time, the common council sit as a board of pqulizatjon- Tax payers will find it o tluif adyantago tp carefully read jho cjty nssesor's notices, which are posted up in several places for tlieir perusal. Attend to your assessment pofpre jt is top late. T. Sehleuer who was in town the first of the week had several small nug f!0ts pf free gold he had taken from placer giounds he had located on the headwaters of Pjno creek, He states that two miners lmvo claims just below his which they have sunk to the bed rock anil are panning out !pQ per day. Tho bedrock is from eight to twilve feot from tho surface. M. Schluer has some very fine specimens of gold bearing quartz with him which ho found in that vicinity. Wallowa Chiuftan. Mr. Thomas W. Jenkins, traveling agent for the firm of Corbott & Mc Leay, who stopped in Union a few days ago,' b.lievcs Union tho natural euj ply point for tho 1'ino Creek mines. Mr. Jenkins being interested in Port land's securing tho trade, and believ ing this tho most desirable point for Portland, has written a letter express ing hisvkws in glowing tonus, to Mr. McLoay, tho president of tho Hoard of Trade at Portland. Mr. Jonkins ox pressed himself in the Idler, just as lie fftw the situation of. this point, ns Portlands supply point, lie thinks, taking everything into ooilfiidoretiun, that Purilaml cannot well )m this point mid oxnout to obtain uml hold avwh of tlw W JInyward Hand Grenades nre tho best, Potatoes 1J qt3. per lb, ami poming i.p. Tell lor I am fat pnd sassy, IJill. Julius, ' x. ' I havo gpt a corner on baskcts-T-Jo. Wright. Kcv. Hootlj hns moycd'iiitq his new residence. ' ' '' I've Got it it now. Ain't that natu ral? A. K. J. !' Dr. Drake's now residence is nearly completed. , , ' If you want a good newspaper, sub scribe for the Scout. I nm now singing tjiat song, ''No ono to lovo me." F. J. Horn.r-To the wife of C. E. Bobjns, Sep. 23rel.,- a daughter. Tho finishing touchos arc being put on A, E. Eaton's )ioisc. Grandpap Craig says "Jio has not time to count tails now." C. II. Finn Esq., has assumed the cditoiial charge of the Argus. Excellent stereoscopic views at Jones 13 ro's, Five cents each... Tho festive drummer is in town, and our merchants sigh for relief. Reports from La Grande arc that times are as usual-nnost excruciating ly dull. - ' J. L. Albcrson will pay tlio highest market price, cash, for wheal, oatsjind bajley. The average number of marriages, births and other mishaps have taken place this week; It is rumored that Ben. S. Nordcn will supplant S. B. Parrish, as Chief of Pojice, of Portland. "lis not true that I tried to walk home with, the gills from the lecture the other night. J. M, C. John R. Critos Esq. is having his his dwelling house and office,. repainted. It presents a much better' appearance. School meeting- to-day at 2 p. m., for the puri osc of levying a special tax, and transacting other business. Nothing definite was done in regard to tjie telephone lino from hero to the depot, at the meeting Wednesday night. Last week thirty-thrco notices of locution were received by tho county cleik, from the Pino crock mining district. t Some fino rpcciniens of potatoes of the Peerless and Chicago Beauty vari eties, can bo seen at McFarrcn's jew elry store. Who arose from his downy couch to see t lie eclipse : Wednesday night? We did, but we didn't got' our optics adjusted in time: , Hall Bro's new ware-houso at the depot has heed completed and large quantities of grain are being stored, preparatory to shipment. Ting-a-ling ling. Who's there ?rF. Bloeh. What do you want? Tel Bill Huffman to get his telephone ready, I want to communicate with him. Deputy Sheriff' Parker is after the delinquent taxpayers and putting in his spare moments after his best giil. Don't know which he 11 catch yet. The funny man of Union, has learned tho difference between driving a tack, and his little linger. He says he felt perfectly happy for about five minutes, Besides our regular sfeck of school books, we have a lot of second hand school readers, almost as good as new, which we will sell for neaily one half price of new books. IIALLBKO'S, County clerk Wilson reports that scalps, on which there is a bounty, arc being brought in ill quite largo nuni lers. He lias already issued over jwlevo dollars in warrants for them. A Baker City paper says the popula tion of Butte City is 1800, and predicts that at tho present rato of increase she will havo that amount too. Does'nt look like Baker was impioving so fast after all. Wilbur F. Davis is on his way fo Pipe' creek mines with his taw-mill machinery, whore he will arrive Mon day night. Ho expects to havo his mill ready to cut lumber in abput three weeks. Carpontors are all busy, and not enough of them to fill tho needs. Many improvements aro going on through out the town, showing that Union is not so dull a place as tnmo of our neighbors would like to Jinvo it bo. The Oregon Missionary car i3 exhibition on tho Iowa State fair grounds, at Desmoinos. It is attrac ting much attention, and hundreds of farmers daily inspect it. Iowa peo ple begin to think Oregon ono of the Wonderful States, The regular old time-honored drug storo sign postal and mortar, will soon bo placed in front or tho city drug storo. It will be a lino one. Watch for it as you would for a beacon light on a rock bound coast. Tho sight of it even is guaranteed to cure all ills. Tho Columbian, published at St. Helens, Columbia Co., Oregon, and tho Ccntorvillian, published at Contcrvillo, Umatilla Co., Or., havo been placed on our exchango list. Both these jwpera aro bright and spicy sheets and reflect credit ujn their managers, Tho work on the snow shed through Pyles canyon has commenced in oarnet. Much Muting will bo required, and other hevay work will havo to bo dono before tho nh!i are complete!. Tho dlgUmc to lw shoddwl, w uiulmtaud, U about 12 iuIIm, ami will liaully W tonipl-tflil lUii uuw Fine C'vocH Uns, September I9tlj:, 1SS5. Mr. Strlcklitn has discovered and lo cafed a beautiful rpiarU ledge, Six inches pf snow fell on top of thq mountains, a week ago last night. Fioup js iJS por liarre ; liny $.15, per ton, everything cjso in proportion. An old savjng among travelers in PinC Vajley,". "JIow far to Moore's Town?" There i. about 50 nien in each town and about 200 scattered tlipugliout the mountains. Mr. Neqner, tlio man who bonded tjireO of tho mines, is expected tp re turn iu a short tinu Tjiero will not bo a great ninny men in camp this winter, unless somd- of the ledges are opened. It is said a vajuabb discovery pf quartz has been made near tho mouth uf Pine creek, on Sijako river. J. P. Argoufinger is busily engaged preparing fpr Davis' sain mill, whicji is expected Ijcre in about a week. E. II. Mix has been in camp for about ten days. Ho will move his family from Portland tp Baker Cify, this fall. The machinery for the bonded mines, has not been purchased yet, and will probably be bought iq Port l.idd or-San Francisco. W. H. Huffman, Fcrd Bloch, W. E. Mulhollan and Frank BalLud have lo cated a ledge hcre, and the indication are very probable for a fine ledge. Several rich ledges have been discov ered on the Bed mountain, three milea north of Cornucopia. There are three distinct ledges, and several location's have been made on theni. T. II. Craw.'ord pf Union, A. J. Law rence, of Baker City, apd J.N. Os borne, have, located a qpartz mining claim, on (he west tide of main Pine creek. The indications to far aro that tlio mine will prove a valuable one. Money is very scarce, as none is be ing taken out of the lodges, .u yet. Men who aro poor and out of money have to trade an interest in their claims for provisions. Some will give you an interest if you will help represent the claims, ' List week, D. F. Mcorp, D. D. Giff, iths aqd Ed. Mix located one mile of 1 lacer ground." i tinning one quarter of a mjle below and three-quarters of a mile above Cornucopia. Men will be put to work immediately, digging a large ditch, for, yvoi king said ground, , It seems as though miners don't pro pose to compete with the Chinese in the camp, as (here is notices posted in (ho camp which reads as follows: "The Chinese ihust go," and (hey say they will make it warm for the first Chinaman that copies into tho camp. D. F. Moore A- Co. nre making quiie a showing, as 000 feet of ditch lias boon dug and they will dig about 203 feet more before they-rcaeh bed-rock, when tile sides will be tloped and a flume built, and then the sluicing will begin. The ditch when cleaned will be about 17 feot eep. ' Personal. W. E. Mulhollan will leave for Port land on Monday next. Attorney Slater, pf La Grande, was in Union, Thiirsdav, on legal business. Atty. T. H. Crawford returned, from a business trip to the Pino creek mines. Attorney Critcs, took a spin over to La Grande, the foro part of tho week, on lega business. i J. If. Rinchnrt, of Summervillp, was in town Thursday. He reports his new mill progressing finely. T. II. Crawford returned from tho Pino Creek mines, this week. He re ports tlio mines' very flattering Mr. and Mrs. Daughcrty, of the Cove, were in the cjty last week, This odico acknowledges a i learant c..ll. Also the receipt of a magnifi cent cluster of j Joins i lucked fioin oho of (lie tree's on Mr. Daugnertys place.' MAnninn. At Union, September 25, 18S5, by Rev. H. V. Rice. Mr. J. A. Tulley, of Lostino, tp Mjss Zelda Mc Ness, of Union. Airlvcil. Ge:icia T'. R. Taiinal arrived yes terday morning, (nun Portland, and will leave this morning for the Pino creel; country , accompanied by W. T. Wright. .John mid Josh. Wright, Hor ace and Lou Eaton. They go lo in spect the proposed new road from Un ion to o Pine creel;. (Jen. Taiiiuit is here at the instance of the Porllaud Board of Trade, and cotqos prepared with instruments to take the eleva tions along the route. The company have gone well (unfitted ami bound to have a pleasant limo. They wjll be gone about u week. General Tannat will also inspect tho route" from oilier points on (he Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company's road to the mines, and on hi report tho Board of trade will adopt the one thoy regard the most practicable. Tne Walla Walla Journal rays: "The rato of freight fiom Walla Wulla to Duhitli is 111 1-5 cents a biuhd; in spection and (levator charges would add about 1J centk making, euy, IM A fit It it 1 t cents coals. jtiKiug mis vimi iruiu the price lo-day in Duhith, our wheat should brink' in (his city !(7 cents on brd tlit cars. Fortunately, the Kan Fmnciioo market U to much I iter thftt Uio Hhf liner In that nolnt can iiy the high freight uf (h O. U. & N, " mill tlj! bJvu "10 J uonu buelial for whatU hii un board tho imrfir" Tlipy Pldn't JUiy Men nre alrcny ready to boljcio thorn clv3 suddenly possessed of vast wealth wlipnpvor llicy strike a qunitz ledfjo. nnd ttair Idoaj uf value aro sometime npionij thq redioulqus things ln' luinian nature. l?Qr instanco; n ipnn wio jinv "struck it big," out in tho 1'ino Creek mltfes, was waited upon by squid heavy cnpitnljets (?) i1io wanted to invest tliqr loose chnilge In a paying ledge, niffl proceeded to this mi ner's camp, jo strike a bargain wilh lilni. they found him hard at work, and imme diately began interognting him nbouf hU mine, and oll'ored to purchase, provided lie would tnkc a -. rqasonabla sunp Tliey told 1 i i in to name his figure? nnd nil would go as smoothly nc n mnringc procession. Thp hnniy 'itiinpr of the valuable quartz ledge sat himself down upon a reek, pipped his elbows upqd his knees, buried Ids face in bis brawny bands, nnd thought; solilo quized, and thought ngnin. Ho than llxed the price n his mind, nnd ngain solilo iiuied. "I've struck it sure this time, by the eternal grab. I'll sell out for two ," and ho straightened up a littlo, '"for enqugh Yes gentleincn, it's tho most val uable mine in this ere camp, and I know I'm losing like, nun patch, to sell it, but I'm kinder ;ill broke up ycr sec, and not lit to work as one-'t 1 could," nnd ho as sumed his former position ami soliloquized. "Two bund Uy tho mother of old lloijcs! I'll tlx 'er up. you bet. She shall have tarnation fine silk drosses, all llxed up in the latest harness, nnd with n bust lo, (qo. and I'll get a ll ic carriage nnd borsns, and we'll live in style and go where nnd when we ploase, nnd by thunder She shall have a pair of roller skeats, nqil go to the sweat ing rink every night, Two hundred thou l've dog-blasted noton tq go back oq ycr, gentleincn. bqt my wife am't very strong no how, but ycr see you've got a mighty good bargain, and before you'd get that mine a quarter worked out, old Vnuder bllt and (Jould nnd (hem ere other big fel lers couldn't -hold p. onndlo nlong side of ye, It's n mighty hnd break in mo to sell this ere. mine, tail tlio rhoumntiz bns kinder got hold of me, and my knees got all out of goer and my toe jints give mo lots of trouble, ' an J the old 'omnn says I'll yell out in my sleep, like a wild cat in misery, anil it kind o' disturbs her you see, nnd I can take two hundred tboiu and niqke n tolerably fair living out'en it, aqd may lie I could have ginger snaps, and pie pud mo lasses every meal, but it's giving of you a mighty big thing, gentlemen," nnd he straightened himself up, got oq to his feet, ami said. 'Oentlcmen, tbnt orq mine is going to he a mighty big thing, and don't you forget it. nnd yer'll have more of the lilthy lucre than yer'll know what, to do with, but some how I am't wortji much any more, no how. and the old 'onian i down right smart with the dyspepsia, and she has n pnln about her heart, nnd her lungs nre not'strong. She kind o' gives out in her knees when she walks, and I've got to take mighty good keer of liar, qr slio'il kind o' wink out 'fore she's ready, but be ing it's you, gentlemen, nnd yer'd like to invest In something that'll hod oj)t, ycr may havo iho mine for two. hundred thou sand dollars, cash down, nnd two hundred thousand dollars In one yea'r from now," and be drew a long sigh nnd sat down on his roek. The capitalists, who hadn't n cont, havon't bought the mine yet, and the poor fellow will have to enjoy his rljcuma tiz a while longer, A AVoinqn Kl! n S'clllqr(Icl In Sell ; Di fonsu. A woman by ho name of Sklenskn, liv ing in Grant county, killed n sheep herder, by the name of Prank Itobinson, by shoot ing him through the head. Itobinson stopped at tho house of Mr. .Skalenskn nnd ordered breakfast, which tho woman spee dily procured. Ilor husband wns nwny from homo at work, sicvera! miles distant, earning tho necessary sustbnailco of life, whilo she remained nt home to look after the place. After finishing his meal, Itob inson produced n llask of whiskey add in vited Mrs. Skalenskn to partake, which she promptly refused to do. Itobinson took several drinks, nnd became quito talkative and made some jiuproper proposals to her, whereupon she ordered lilni out of the house. He then attempted violence when she ran out of the house, the man follow ing her. Finding him presistcnt sho re turned to tho house anil seizing a revolver, shot at him a ho was entering tho ijoor, tho ball striking him in the face. Itobin son then started for his horse, but returned and told her ho was not afraid of her bul lets. iSho fired again as he was turning to leave, llo ball striking him in the back of tho head, whon lie fell to (ho ground. Mrs. Skalenska then went to Mr. Ilransou, Jus tice of tl)c Peace, nnd gavo horelf up, tell ing him what sho hud done, Mr. y, wns spnt for, and in company wjth tho consta ble, wont to tho homo wharo they found itobinson still living, but unconscious, lie Wns properly eared for until bodied. Af ter hearing .Mrs. HV. testimony, she being tho only witness, the Justice discharged her. Itcsplliiff )poin. Now that long nights nro coining on, t would be an excellent time to orgnnizo a roadlngclub, and procuro n rco-a nnd fur nish it with good roadlng. Newspapers and periodicals can bo laid down here nt a trilling expense, nnd our people, both young ami old, would apprec-luto such nu enter prise, and be willing to assist In helping pay the small oxpenso consequent to fur nish lights, fuel nnd Iho reading inatter. bat in havo a good roadlng room, in which wo can spend (belong wlntor evenings, and thereby gain much valuable Information. A do a it CUnucu, C. Vfaicout, of tho City Hoot ami h'hne Store In now receiving hU fall stock, which consist of a largo ukMirluiuut of bouts and shoes, ovur-vhoos, gum boot, oto. of tho very bout quality, whloh hu Is selling uliwi per than oror, fur cmIi. Call on him uml b eouviiiMftl. fwuv .Millinery (luoiU, A large uivulco of b'udwware. Il.i.li-iy, .li r. i ) uml M Wintry UL llu ry lntnt kli l. . (nil . . . . Ii , .1 nl l r. I ..rl.ln , -. -.j .. j - - i 1 Which trill bv kohl at Ivutlvru pruics. CoLToupoiulonce, Ejtii;Ni: City, Or, Bepteinber 21. 163.5. Weather cear and warm, Eugcno publio sphoo pjicnod )ast Mqndny, w'jtji s.pyei instructors nn 2S1.) pujiilsi The Stato Upiverfiity commenced on tho 11th ipt.', its tenth year of work', with a larger attomlanpe of new stu dents than over befere, but many of the. former students havo not returned. The brick work op thp new Univer sity building has been copipleted, It will be a grand struetttro when fin ished. Mr. Thompson, who. with Mr. . M. Yoran, was thrown from a buggy, near Kngcnl', recently, diei) fnuu tie ell'ect, a few days ago. Mn, Yoran is slowly recovering. Between SOOaud 1000 piep will soon bo put to work nprll of Jteddiiig, for the completion of the C. e O. railroad. No changes have been made in the faculty of the University. Ii. Jay. Xor.Tit Powcr.it, Septonibcr 23, 1S8, Wo aro nut dead, but sleeping. Threshing neaily through in this valby. The average yield is very good. 0ur mini is coin letcd to tho Tine Creik miiies, and is quite passable. Mr. Jos. White starts to Pino Creek lo-day, with a' load of freight. The gam mill of Wilch it Hutchin son, is now doing good work. This is quito a lumbering point now, and is destined to become oiio of considerable importance. Union county must bo anxious to fix her paupers. ' Largo quantities of grain is coining in. We nro glad to note the reduction in the price of railroad lands, and fed assured that sales must toon be live-jy, as the lands are very desirable and w'ill make good homes. The drug storo at this place has been fitted up and well stocked with drugs, and shoul.l bo patronizjd, Mrs. Dr. Scott is improving, aid it is hoped that sho will soon be jtrpttnd again. 'j Di. llonan.of La Grande, was called in consultation, on tho case of James ainionis, who is seriously ill with ob struction of Iho bowels, but is said to bo improving. Wp need a tin shop aipl haidware store, -.Who will ttoVt it? - Finis. Cove. September 2:J. 1SSS. A fajr nuiuberof students, both hoar ders aqd day scholars,, entered the Lcighton Academy, Monday. Bev. II. L. Stevens, of Ji Grande, is acting in tho capacity of bond master, until tho gentleman engaged for that posi 'ion can arrive frpin Kansas City. About the 1st pwx.,-tho school wi)l re ceive additions from several parts of iho county. ' Proff's. A. J, Ilackctt anil J. Rouse started for a'visit in Willamette VnlL-y. Tuesday. Mj llackett will return ip about three weeks, and take .liargo of ti distridt school near- Suni niervilL'. 1 Tlio fall term of public school will commence next Monday, tho 28ti hist,., in j lace of Qct. 13th., as yas generally understood. James Bloom and wife returned from an extended tin.) to 'California Tues day. They rirei true to their first love the Cove. Saml. Bloom and wife, start to-day to make a tour through the Pino Val ley country, and in hopes the trjp may prove beuelicail to Mrs. Bloom, who is in poor health. Among thoso departing to seo the Pino Valley tiger, this yeok, iyoro Har dy llarral, Bert Fpk, Jno. KJls worth, llnrvey I isherand Jas. Oalhoon, anil "still there's more to follow.1" Jeff Ow'Misby, who has 22Q3 sheep in tho Wallowa range, was in town this week, accompanied by his brother Ben.' lie left for Umatilla county, Wednesday, aqd will (rivo back some blooded bucks. ' Miss Allio Cochran and Mrs. Jas. Mnstorson, of Wnlhnya, aro visiting friends and rejatives iq this village. The haqdsome druggists of tjio oth er side, Messrs. Fred. Holmes aipl It. C. lligginson, wero ju town, Sunday. A party of local sports bagged forty ducks and chickens, counting the mud hens shot by K. P. McDaqiel, ono day this week. Threshing has been entirely finished in this part of tho valley, and tho ma chines housed. Cowles it McDaniel aro digging a well in front of their store, and will put in iv largo force pump. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Steele will givo a party to their numerous friends, this evening, at Mr. Goer's. Anoflbrt will bo nindo by a Fronoh dancing master, to open n dancing school, in Covo. Miss Annie lUnehnrl, of Summer vilb, spent Saturday ami Sunday with Cove friends and relatives, who otpo dully enjoyed tlio young lady's stay. Mr. Itiuehart hauuumud his new flour ing mill in honor of Ids two daughters, the Anna-Lulu, lUwi UotiHr silutp, &. II, Aylos, iiiiiuiifinuiii'nr of but. lor Illinois mill hogs, has uhviiya on hum) n gooil suinily, of llm bo.i iiia. !y, mill will biill ihtiiii nt i-MioiiubiP wm. Olvo bin) u uiiil ui hj ihcp, kotith ti thosohool house, IJiilillir La PrnmK Or. Bqpt. 2i, J88. TSnif on Scout; vii you lIloy mo onacoin yqtirpa por 16 say (o tho reader? thorcof , Iq reply tp an insinufttiofl inihlisirod in last week's Sentinel, to (lie offect that I owned pf controlctl tho Argus, a newspaper published at xsow Lrt "CJriiudo, and that I wns opposed to too cutcrprwo of building the proposed road from Union to the Pjno Valley mines, I beto quote tlio language of tho Sentinel; ' If that is tho mission of thp Argus, Itojrislci Sw'ackhniuer had better shut it up and attend to his land utllco." First, 1 will say that r havo nut a dollar, upr any other amount invested in tho said "Argus, directly or iniljrcotiy, and bqvo nq quire nuilioi'jly to stop oi' sliut tbqt pa per tip. than 'I have to shut P iho Mountain Seuiincl, oniny oilier pa per, ccoud, I will say that I am strongly in favor ot the said rond be ing built, and tun willing to eontributo with the tilhui' citizens of Union, whenever tin opportunity presents itself, and lo bo assessed Y'jth thp tax payers of Uuhin county siluViont to coiijploto a good road to tlio sail mining disiriet Third, and last, hc laud utllco is all right. lloRpactfully, S. O. SWACIiUAMKU, Baker city, the would be Great I Am town of Kastern Oregon, a short time ago claimed si population of 1500, last wee); she claimed a population nf 2000, and this Week, in the hope of seeming Portland's assistance in build ing a load to tho mines," flings her banner to tlio breeze and claims 2J03. About next week tlio wdl have her gull to wJl cured that she will el.iiin about 10,000. Wo adipiro lpck in any tovq, but when it comes right down to real hard earnest lying, in order to deceivo the public, wo fail to catch on. Baker stands no better show than spine other points on tho O. B. .ifc . tq secure tho lit lp for which s'ljo asks. linker's asking assis tance from PorlUhd, a city slo baa never failed to denounce, and has ex erted every possible incaivj to drive Porllaud out of (ho Kastern Oregon trade, requires about as much gull aa can well bo encompassed, in- u town thnttfwlay knows slje does not possess, ii soul oyer lfiQO The Sisters of Mercy havo bonded blocks 1111 and 1.111, jn the rcsnrvo addition to PendbMon, to John Gauen and Eugene Keith, trmtees, for thq sum of 12,030, which wdl at onco bo expended in building a lino school house. 1 C. 1). ShackUiford, agent for tho government, F. Abernethey, special agept for tho State, and S. G. Caudle, surveyor of Columbia county, have concluded their examination of swamp lands between The 'Dallas and Port land, and aro now engaged on tho lower Columbia river. Standard. Oh Thursday of last week Mr. D. M. Pace, of King's prairie, Linn county, . was attacked, by an enraged bull, anil gored in his thigh' in a very sovera manner.- Blood poisoning sot in and ho died on Sunday night. Tho bull was only two years old, his horns be ing about two inches long. Mr. Paco was trying to bad the animal when it became enraged and attacked him in a furious manner. j i 11 co l-'i.i- ruhllJatpn. l S, b.Nii OrricK. I.. Qiuxnu, OnnooN. Sept. l!)th. 1883, Notice Is horchy clven tbnt tho following named settlor has filed notice of his fnten tion to make final liroof in support of hif claim, uml that said proof will oo made iio- foro HrgiUor and Itoeelver at La Grando, Orcgoivon Oct. 21th., ISSfl, viz: '.T (.rjili llnKHflt lid. No. 1 100. for the HK SKVf Pec. !M NB NU Si-c. i!0 and N NW Keo L'8 Tp5 S It 10 KWJf. llo names tho following witnesses to prfvo his continuous residence upon, nnd cultivation of, said Innd.vU: Ilubortllas selt, JIenanln IaeIo Warren Frazior and Williaiil'IIIaUeslee, all of Toloeasott. Or. 1 S. O. SWACKIIAMUU, s.IO-wO IJOglstcr. Jloaiil of Kc1uaIIznti.ii. NOTfC13ls hereby given that tho Hoard of ICqualizatlon will meet on tho llrst Monl day in October, IBS'), at the Clork's olllco. In 'Union, Union comity, Qreson, nnd will continue in session from day tq day. for. one week. All persons who uiny feel thqni .selves uggriuved nt their nsscXHinbii't, WHj please iqinaar before tl0 Hoard nnd sho in what respect their assessment Is unrea sonable or unjust. Notice is furthor Kivt en tbnt all persons fulling to so appuar bo foro snd Hoard of Initialization, will not afterw'trds bo allowed nny rebate on ns sessmcnt. J. if McCUBIUN. Assessor of Union County, Oregon. Daily h Lias, From Union to tjie Coyc, J. S, Kt-LIOTT, PitorrtiBTurt, Loaves Unon nt 1Q:,TQ A. Jf. and roturqi nt 2:W V. l. every day except Suqday, Faro from depot to Cove .73 Itotind trip .... f 1.23 PusHongcrs will lie tnkon from tho dopot through to tho Cove, via Union. Ascension School, For Girls. COVK, UNION COUNTY, 0QN4 Tho lit. Itov. II. Wlstar Morris, I). I)., Hector. Tho Hov. Win. It. Paw dl, A. II., Principal. Assisted by eKporioneed and thoroughly competent toachurs. HIICONK ykui wu t. nr.oi.v hkit. (Id, lfiS5. i"I'or proqu'i-tluor furthor information mldruM Kkv. W'u. II. I'owkll, .1. W, KTJIANGH, H) EjINITTIST , QVimVt-Qmw lhi 8inl A WfWW Uiiiu winm (')