THIiWKKKLY ORUGON SCOUT,
rxio.v. oni:;ox, .ut.. . it.
JlVioi" Bulletins,
Plonty oi mud.
Pay yonv tloji tux,
Fireman.s hall on the 22nd.
Read our Boise City letter.
Tho city council meets to-night.
Bead Sherman yy liailoy's now ml.
Circuit Court eonvepes m tho l.'th
tt,
Coty Court convenes oi Tuesday
nexL
Tho Barnhait house at Island has
peon reopened.
Tho SumiucrviHo Band will givo u
ball op tho 12th.
This has been an extremely favora
ble winter for stockmen.
Tho fnsl Monday in April Is 'be
liino for voters to register.
Tho IVmiucratic Central Committee
ineot in this city iit Monday.
Tho Washington Territory peneton
tiary is to be located at Walla Walla.
Considerable) interest is taken in
the meetings of tlpi Literary .Society
now.
Ed. O'Connor has been appointed
Mail clerk on the Huntington divis
ion of the O. U. it N, railroad,
Governor Moody has appointed
George Watkins, of Tho Dalles, judge of
the ocventh judicial district.
Mrs Elmer, of Baker City, lias been
visiting in this city during the fust
week the guest of Mrs. Crites.
The citizens of 'La Grande
making preparations to expel
heathen Chinese from ther midst,
The miners of Cornucopia are
inir entertained this winter by a
are
the
be-tri-
weekly variety show, and occasional
dances.
The Lostine Drays Band wont make
the hills and valleys resound with wild
weird strains of music any more it is
defunct.
Monday last a raid was made on a
Chinese opium den in La Grande,
and about eighteen of tho Celestials
gathered in.
Tho original poem, recited by Judge
Brainard at tho Literary Society, last
Monday, entitled "The Drum," is
fcpoken'of by all as a literary gem.
The Fanners Mortgage and Savings
Bank of Sumniorvillo, is now ready
for business, Head their advertise
ment wh'ch appear in another col
umn. There will be a meeting at Wright's
hall next Tuesday evening, for the
purpose of organizing a Rod and Gun
Club. All interested are invited to
be present,
John Nodine, who lias been in Mon
tana for several years, arrived in
Union last Tuesday, having come
down on business. He will ho here
several days.
.Seven brothers in Missouri who have
spent their lives in accumulating mon
ey were made insane recently by being
swindled out of it by a bogus silver
mine operator.
Drop in and see Sherman it Bailey,
of the Kentucky liquor store. Their
. new quarters are as neat as can be,
and they keep none but the host of
wines, liquors and cigars.
Mr. Mills, of Bine valley, was in
the city a few days ago. He showed
us some quartz, taken from the fifty
foot lodge of the Bed Boy, which was
about one half pure gold.
Fred Winkleman, tho murderer, is
now the only prisoner confined in tho
county jail, and lie is in a precarious
state of health; Jn all probability he
will not live a great while.
Kd. Barker, deputy sheriff, has been
navigating around in the mud during
the past week, summoning jurors.
The sheriiV's oiliee has its' little un
pleasant episodes as well as any other.
The churches of tho city will hold
union services on the coining Sabbath;
conducted by Bev. Mr. "Watson at the
rresbvterian church at 11 A. M and
by Hoy, H. V. Kiec at tho M. IS.
church at 7 B. M.
The average politician will soon
grasp you by the hand when he meets
you, and e'vinco great solicitude in
regard to tho health of yourself and
family. Treat him kindly and don't
break his heart with your coldness.
A protracted union meeting by the
II. IS. and Presbyterian churches of
this city, has been going on during the
past two weeks. Last week services
were held in tho M. IS. church, and
this week in the Presbyterian church.
J. H. Smith, Dan.
Crawford and A. J.
Moore, T. 11,
Lawrenco have
bought the "Cleveland" mine in Wal
lowa. They intend to go to work, at
once, aim miiu
feet on it. The
f i
about one hundred
mine promises to be
a good one.
Last Tuesday evening a man at the
depot, who sails under tho sobriequet
of "Santa Claus," imbibed too much
China whiskey, and attempted to
jump into tho slough, with tho in
tention of committing 6uieido, but was
provontod by parties near.
W. It. Johnston is encountering
considerable dillieulty in building the
briduo noroa-s Eaiilo creek. He came
down tho foio part of the week to get
tho necessary iron, which he thought
would bo here, but i yet, it has not j
arrived. As soon u it coined he will ,
proeeud at onco to the ei'iie of ojnr- .
tions, aeompanied by the riup-rin- j
tendeut, Collin Campbell, who i- now
in this city,
Tho publishers tin paper save been
hiburlng iii'Wii'tlv to vinkc it a jmbst.ui
tial mid ifij big piiipi-rty, nt to that 1 nil
have Ji-ft m eloiN tntrs t- inas-e tho
number of it renders, so tti.it it wool i he
recoiiiilKyd everywhere : tv best a lvo.-tiv
irtKWcUi'n in iliixvi'tiuii (4 thestn'o. Wi
boTlvowe have, k ch .woeful, r.nd reeeiidy
felt jtt!tt(led iisnyiiiK tb.it we had ft laiye'r
circulation by several hundred, than '
paper iu Unuai county. AV did nut say
it for tlio purpose oi injuring any of our
contemporaries, or hi a boastful spirit. It
was a pjain statement of what wo, believed
to no iruc, au wutui we eemwi wmim
bo bonefleial to us. l,;ist week the Sentinel
seemed to dov,bt our vetacity in the matter,
and suggested a comparison of affidavits.
On Tuesday vo called at thavotllco and ap
prised tiH'iu oi our willingness u uunp.irc
allldavits at tjieir earliest eixvenietiL-e. but
n vet thee have not mine fuMviird. N'niv
while wo do not desire to suv nnvtlilnu-to
wiu ueirjiueiuin iiiiyui vur mu'mihit .me.",
we must tuyist 1111 this rc.aipnitlcn of the nixi-
t ion we occupy. beniK given. It (s a neetldiie
to persceratiee. tliouht. ami imiUi labor
and (s justly ours.
ViiUiu l.ilerai'i' Soelwty.
The society seems to have attamud a de
gree of success and usefulness my, or before
cmiallod in the annals of its nrosrohn. The
court house v.u-last Mundny night was si
crowded that many were compelled ti
stand in the aisle, 'the. new order of hnsi
ncss seems tn be a ureal imnroveiiunt on
the old. The debute and business of the so
ciety now comes bemro tlmptorarv oxen-is
es on the )iroirainiiio, Jesrs Meaelmm
Owen and Kuhn and Mrs. K-dgar were elee
ted to membefship. Followiiu: Is the pro
graiiuae for hmday evening. Feb. 13, iss(i
(.'oinmittoo 0.1 music. .1. M. i'arndl. Mr
Llovd and 1S, Johnson; dealiunation, K
C. ltrainard. C. K. OH'oiuhii' and SiiU
Moore: select reading. Miss Wnlker. Mrs
Crites and ltev, ltico; essay. J. A. Levy
and . I, W. Strange; leaders on debate. M
F. Davis and II. F. Wilson: nutation fordis
eusslon, "llc-olved, That Henry (leorge's
theory nt tliu government oning all iamt
witlitn tne llinits ot tnu t .si.,s tne best
policy,
OreK'm V'oruii litniil Com;liles.
Laud grants to wagon road coiiipamiesin
Oregor, and eUewhcrc will soon ho made tin
subject of pnbJio Inquiry The Oregon t'en
tral Mlfitarv wairon road received auriiut
of :!0l,:f-,i7 acrej in 1S74; a wagon road line
from C'orvallls jo Yaiptliia rcceivod T0.8.S5
acres in iswi;tliu iiiamcttc ami i aseaoes
wagon road got 107,Sl).'i acres in lSJfVfThe
Dalles military road reeolvcd r.'(i,!tlO acres
in 1817and th'u (!oos Pay wagon road 101.
U-iO, maumg a total in an 01 1 1 or tern
tory nearly an large a.s the state of Khodc Is
land. U is said that none of these math
were conniletcq according to the lequire
incuts if the grant, and that sonic nf them
were nanny begun. 1 he senate emnimttee
of nubile hinds nronoses to nush an Investi
gation of the way the companies did the
won;, ami " ,s probable a report will be
made, reoommendiiig that tho grants he
forfeltod in every case where eoniuinies
tail to povtorm their part of the contract.
Oregop.
The slatoof Oregon contains iVJ.OJOMiuari1
miles. It va admitted into the I'nion in ISO! I
It has two Hunators and one Uepresentative
in eongross. Its logislature meets overv
to years, is allowed forty days session lim
it, and pays us legislators $.J big dollars per
dav. 1 be governor loins oinco lour year.-
and gets $1500 a year- salary, and is allowed
to make, as nnioh on tlie outride as he
can just the same as all other governors.
A state Senator s term is lour years, and a
Itepresentatlves two years. Those are
rarely, if ever, elected a rceoud time. The
state elections are hold on tho first Monday
in June, i'liis (ISMi) js state election year.
The rattts of salaries ui salaried county olll
cers aro U.ved by the legislature. -No coun
ty otlleer ever resigns unless he bo appointed
to a better one. iiiarney alley items.
Cure for Piles.
Piles nro frequently preceded by u sense
of woight in tho bacK, loins and lower part
of the abdomen, causing tho patient to sup
pose bo has Milne affection of the Kidneys or
neighboring organs. At times, symptoms 01
indigctfllnn aro present, flatulency, tineasv
ness of the Htomiich, etc. A moisture like
nersniration. producing a verv duagrceabli
iteliing after getting warm, is a common
attendant, Dlimt, Bleeding, am) Iteliing
Piles yield at oiieo to the application of Dr.
isosaiiKo.ti n o Jicmcdv, which acts direct iv
upon tho parts effeotud, nbsorliltig the
Tumors, allaying the interne Iteliing, ami
eneeiitii' a pernianeiu et re. t'riee,,)u eenis
Address. The Dr. liusauko Modicino C0111-
pany, Pi(iia, O. Sold by J. T, Vrlght,
union, uregon.
1'irt'niun'H Hull
As will be seen by the advertiseiuont ap
pearing in another column, the member.
of the lT, II, it L. Company will give a grand
ball on tho evening of the -'nd.. at Wright'
hall, in this city. The boys are making ex
tensive preparations, and it will not
be
their fault if this is not tho most enjoyable
dance that has boon jiven here for sonic
time. Tho best of music bus been secured,
and a sumptuous supper will be served, but
notwithstanding tho ureat expanse that will
uecessarilv be incurred, the price of tickets
! I 1 ... . 1. .1... I., fril
mi-liming .sujioer mis occii piaceuui umv
ICverybody should patronize this dance,
and thoroby aid 0110 of the most indespens
ablc institutions of the city,
Our Soilal
The great .story, "Mathias Kandorf," by
Jules- Verne, which has been running in our
columns for sonic weeks past, is concluded
in this issue that Is, the first part,
which is complete in itself. As much inter
est has been taken by many of our readers
in this story, we have concluded to publish
it entire, and tha llr.it chapter of the sequel
or second part, will appear in our next is
sue. Many of our readers who have sub
scribed siiieo the commencement of the se
rial, ami wlio have not had the opportunity
of reading it entire, will find tho second
part complete in itself. Those wishing to
read this great work of Jules Verne, should
.subscribe this week.
'rempcriinci! Alliance.
The annual mooting of the Oregon State
Temperance alliance will bo held In Kngene
City, commencing at o'clock Wednesday,
February 17th, 1K.S0". All temperance soci
eties, churches. Sunday schools, etc., are in
vited to send delegates -one delegate for the
charter organization, and 0110 tor every
twenty members or fraction over ten. The
O. it O.K. It. Co. will return all delegates for
onr-tifth fare, and the O. P. It. It. free.
Acconiodatioiu will be ample for all thoie
who may ntteud. A thorough representa
tion is desired from all parts of the state to
make this a sestiou to be reinumbcred for
its valuable work.
A Kullnlilo Artivlo.
For entcrprl-e, push and a desire to get
such goods as will give the trade satisfaction,
J. T. W right, the drugtrlst, leads all compe
tition, lie selU Dr. Uosaiiko' Cough and
1. ting nip, bceailio Its the best mct.Jlcliie
on the inurKei iur ooiigns, coi.i, croup ami
iirlinurv ooitsiimptliin. ri-juu V) cents utid
t'l.lU. Sample free.
' IJACKMiSTACK' ' Tlafitiiijr nwl
fitiginilt Jieiliiiuo. Price i.f)c. niidoUc.
For Mile by U. C, Oroi,', Union.
SlllLOirs CCHK will iiiiuiediately
relieve Croup, Whooping cough unit
Bronchitis. For sale by 11, C. Gicig
twcgucnvTX
Pro. A. d. Haek&ts school opxnetl
auspiciou,ly. Monday x with, an r,ilcn
dnnco of idjottt hirty,
Cnrpoutcrs nro coutlnuinji worl; on
Mrs, Huhnina Wright's residence.
Sho will have an nont and cinfortuble
a hoiiso as tho. placa nfq.t'ds. when
finished.
Aftor iAlorvlo,whithole.st and most
.mcioni authoritiis tho, t?p,ve,, I can
iidvaiit.o as thoif opinion hat the
wcatlrr lirvt iuuitl will bo. very se
vere and stormy."
A huiuIhu' of Coyci tucturo5 l.avo. in
preparation a dra.rua, which will bo
presented tit tho public n a s!ort timo.
Tho proccocl will bo ueoil for the puv
cliaso oa boll for Leijjhton cadcniy.
Kelly Jlro's, ' so.on eot)mienee
work uq thoir nv. n , when they
expect to, iniinufacttp-n a largo qtinnti
ty of lumber tliiMu;so,u. An oxtcn
s'ivc Fchuto for transporting los from
tlm mountain shlut l,s p.rqjcclct,
Xo man wns uycc vritton out of
reiiutatio.u by himsalt. Covo reporter.
1 didn't know it wis loaded. u, On
the bust authority, IliQlSngl'ish navy is
composed of 15 vru-scls. 11. I know
it to bo a fact tlutf ths nuyy uf tho 15n
glish ouinprUcs ('(Ci Ucats. K. Did
you hear my little jojigut dobato? V.
Uout you perceive, now solu 1 am
with tlm two trirls? C. Tho Sonti
nel is aboat to ontriuro eorrospondent
at Covo. Wonder who be isY I al
ways did think subscription sohools
good institution. ia, I am happy:
my best girl 1111 1 arp going to Goer's
Vulentliiu ball.(J. Aly yirl is ne
plus ultut and she slnll htive. the same
Kind ur a vuioiituo tuu Htn.
Did volt see the, mutual admiration
society, cQinnosod of two, at the
rink, Saturday nprltt?
AVhiskoy Crock Crumbs.
h'Qbruary 1, 1S8G.
Lots qf rain and slush,
Snovr abouj rono. Sleighing prob
ably done for ije winter,
There was pl(iwiii'r done in the'
Wallowa, up to. Xow Yours, and now
plowing lias conpuonccd agiin.
S. W. llunnol intends tp. start to
Grande lioiulu, soon, to visit his
brother, who, is Hvi'iy ca.i' Hummei
villo.
Tlioro lias hecu K(i little snow this
winter, that very fow rails have been
hauled, so, thoro tiro jiiles of toni left
111 the tiiubor,
Mrs layman Ohnpnian, wl)fl is visit
ing friends and relatives at beattlc,
YV. T.,w'ith the hope of improving
her health, writes that she expects to
return homo sqqii,
Frank Jlcskct is tCtclii,ng ft (lancing
school hero and in 1 110 Lower vallev
Monov is seac'c, hut the bovs will
learn to dance, so they make rails a
legal londor and pay it that way,
.1. H Nobles ami Miss Ida Taylor
committed miilr inonv on Jan. 2-1, at
the residence of tlie bride's brother
Jo. Tayloy, op AVbiskey Cropk, Hey
J. A, Hunter, oulcinting.
yir, T. II. Fjue, vlio wus vory low
with oryciyelas, and was tauon o ,)o
sepli for troaiiuont, Js improving, and
we hope soon to sen hiii) at home
again, rcsturoil, to Ipmlth.
Ajax.
A large assortment of valentines
will be received at Covo drug store
next week. Mako mi early selection
for your intended.
A pie eating contort is one of the re
cent attractions in Portland. Tho con
testants aro to take their places in rows
before tin audience and bo furnished
pumpkin pics aipl tho one devouring
the most is to win the prizo.
The next meeting of tho Literary
Society promises to be ope of the most
interesting of tho season. The wo
man sull'ragc question comes up, and
that alone will call a full house.
Come early if you want to secure a
good seat,
FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Complaint,
vou have a printml guarantee 011 every bot
tle of Shlloh's Vltalizor. It never fails to
cure. For saht by ((, C, droit;, Colon, Or.
The big artillery of Portland are bom
barding tho authors of tho "registry
blank" job. But that was a small mat
ter compared to some other jobs accom
plished in the special session, Those
guns should bo trained higher. There
is loftier gamo afoot than Bourne or
Aver.
SIIILOirS OAhAlUUI ItEMKDY
is
is a positive euro for Catarrh, Diph
thet
theria , and Cankor Mouth, For sale
by It. C. Greig, Union, Oiegon,
Wo are informed by subscribers at
Lostine, that tho Scout does not
roach that odico till Wednesday of
each week, whiio tho Sentinel arrives
on Monday. Wo nro unable to ac
count for this, unless it is that nunc
postmaster, through whoso hands it
passes, purposely delays it. Wo never
fail to send out tho Scout in Satur
day's mail, and it should reach Sum
merville, Indian valley, Lostine and
Joseph 011 Monday, If it dooa not,
something is wrong somewhere, and
our patrons at those places will confer
a favor by informing us, and wo will
remedy tho matter suddenly.
Wo are in receipt of a pamphlet
descriptive of Union County, just is
sued by tho County Hoard of Immi
gration. It contains much valuable
information, and is a plain and con
cise statement of facts for the consid
eration of all who seek homes, or a
field for tho safe and profitable invest
ment oi capital. A largo numbor of
these pamphlets havo been published
for free distribution throughout tho
country, information regarding 1 mds
and tho country generally, will bo
cheerfully given to any one appL ing
at tho ollleo of the Board fr e of
hargo. Address all comiiiimic:. lions
to J. lv. Itomig, La Ctaude, Union
county, Oregon.
HIULOir.H VITA UZHH li vhut you'
need fur I'oii.tirmtloii, Ls of Aup'llle,
Ili jsl. ....... ,... ..II I.V..IHI l 1 t.'.i. ...in.
prj,. j ,U', r,,:uis r bjttlc
u it. C. u.uij, tlu Jruirtii bom ., Ur.
Juuun i.ysnrvu ijcjj-cia "fr
Curham Pothchttd's wx wa:o
hoi;t: is almost compacted,
Mi. 1). 11. llis was up a day. or two
ago, supplying out citin us h itli , nppV s.
Mr. Bennett, a cordrnctor and buil
der, ot Shoshone, I. T., i- shipping u
large K't of lumber from this place.
Mrs, Dr. Scott, ho haj V.ocl i"
Pendleton,, very sick for. Fue tune,
has ruturiu'd 1;puic in, company yjth
her htisba'pd.
"JiiH Crow" oai't tell the d'tfTorenco
between Joe. Wln'to and 'Mutly," ior
between a well discussed subject (on
both sides) and a subject that iheajllr
mative had to be allowed to "straddle
the foneo" in order t mako ;v discuss
ion at all.
It is amusing to attend the Alka
Hesperian entertainment and hear the
(May's Webster's aipl Calhooi's. 'j-he
subject dismissed Saturday evening
"llesolved, That women have more
influence over men than money," was
decided in favor of tho negativu,
JriiY.
J(cw rhl&u Ncw.s.
Hay is worth six dollars per ten, and
dull sale.
The people of Kaglo . Valley have
organized a Literary Society.
The Kaglo Coal Company wjl com
mence work on their mine in a few
days.
Mr. William I'hvards, and wife, p,f
Pine Valley, are visiting friends in
Kagle.
S. F. Cover passed through tho val
ley on his way tp Sipiko river, the first
of this week.
Horses miming flu. the range are
.illlictet with a kiipl of lung fever, but
very few havo died.
The public schooh conducted under
the auspices pf Prof. js. T. Nice, will
close next Friday.
J. B. Fewelh who i visiting friends
in Missouri, will start fpr Oregon, about
the first of April. He v diubtloss
be accoiupaiped by a lady.
We have heard 11 rumor to tlje ellbct
that Crandall Glenn, of The Dalles,
will build a saw mill on the hoad wa
ters of Summit creek, in the spring.
This section has been visited lately
by a chinook wind, and Mother Karth
is visibjo onco inoro. Stoc: men aie
feeding but littje stock in ibis valjey
now.
The peoilo of Eagle Valley have
coniinenceil the construction of a wa
gon road up Summit creek, to inter
sect with the now road now being built
foiu Union to the Pirto creek milieu.
The latest arrivals in Eagle, are
.Messrs Parker- and Evans, from Ohio,
and Miss Lizpic Bainbridgo, of Doug
las county, Orogoip All are well
pleased with tic valloy, and intend to
remain through next season.
0(l!tlH.
Prairie Creek Pellets.
Weather changeable. Snovy almost
gone, and sleighs goiiig into disuse.
Born. Jan. 27, to tho wife of Thos.
Estes, an eleven poutpl daughter.
Several children aillicted with a light
form of whooping-coiigh. A good sea
son in which to whoop.
People busy hauling logs from the
timber, for summer use, the inclined
grade from the timber to tne settle
ment making an excellent logging
road in winter.
Mrs. FJagg, who lias beon very ill,
and was not oxpeoted to recover, we
are pleased to learn from her daughter,
who has just returned from LaGrando,
is now considered wholly out of danger.
Ah the Literary progresses, it deep
ens in interest. The subject for dis
cussion at their last meeting wiu
"kesolved. That women shall have
equal rights with men." Decided in
tho allirmative. The entertainment
consisted of several ludicrous and sen
sible recitations, select readings, etc.
Mr. and Mrs. Winters and daughter,
Clara, returned from their visit to
Utah, much improved 111 health and
spirits. They report a general awaken
ing and enlightening m progress, and
prophecy much good to result from the
President's attitude toward Polyga-
mists. It is believed, however that if
they can succeed in doing so, the ag
gravated Mormons will incite tho nu
merous bauds of Indians in that vicin
ity to a general insurection in a com
bined attack with themselves, against
offending gentiles, and tho govern
ment. It. E. Ponrat.
Teloca.sefc Tattlings.
Snow is fast disappearing.
The roads aro almost impassable.
Gilbert Giroux lost a fine inaro last
week, by its falling on tho ico.
T. J. Lloyd, Antelope'H ninirod, killed
u fine deer out of a band of three, last
.Monday, about one-half mile from
home.
Our school is progressing finely un
der tho management of John Brooke,
who is a competent teacher, and wo
wish him success.
A social dance was givon ut the res
idence of Dan. Crowley, last Friday
coning. Omto a largo attendance,
and much enjoyment.
O1.11 UOt'Oll A.N1J ItCAllV.
Kujiiuto to Health.
Health is wealth. V'oalth mcam Indapun-
(knee. The Keynote li Dr. iloKnnkoNtjptigh
mid Lung tiyrvv, the bo.it Cough Kyrupln
I the world. Cure futihx, folds. Palm In
I tlietltot, Uroiichltliand Primary 'jiiuiiii
I iluti Olio (j.n Khun relief Iu every ciso,
TtiU' no other, l'liceli Jct ntuHiiil 1. .Snniuli'4
Iriio. lutd b J, T, V rlht, Uulon, Oragon.
vl3Trrt:'
P.vler liivor Pebbles,
Bain, rain i very day.
Famir-rs- havo turned their stock
out ot the range,
Tho snow i all gope fr nn the hill .
and the gnus is growing.
Mr. Matt. IVian, of Powder river,
has noon visiting in Union for tovornl
days.
A good time was liad at the Lyceum,
last evenjng, nt Big Creek. The
house was crowded.
Miss Emma Jones was in tho Park
visithig, ayt week. Everybody gave
her it hearty woleorne.
nprn.At Big creek, Jan. 22nd
ISSd, to tlie wife of Mr, Vprley, a
nine pound daughter,
The lev. Mr. Boyles, who has just
arrived from California, holds forth
in the Park, and gets good congrega
tions to, hear linn, preach-
Last Sunday piorning W. p. Eniile,
of Lower Powder, while erpssjt'g with
.'oine cattle on the ice, gpt a good
ducking, much to his disopmlituro.
Mr. Wm, llalliday, vho has been
living at Big creek for 501110 time
past, will shortly tako his departure
for Missouri, and will mako that his
futuro hpine.
Tho V'inilo Ditch Company are
constructing a water ditch, for irri
gating purpose, which is ahnpst five
miles in length. Tjio water is taken
from Powder river. They liayo been
Working all winter apd are progress
ing nicely.
Recently, while Haston Goodman
and F. M. Dean were crossing Powder
river n the ice, the ice gave iy, and
Mr. Gopdnian trying to out out
witli an axe, lmple a mislick apd cut
one horse on the leg, making a fright
ful wound, .Mr. Goodman was in the
water for several jiours apd vns nearly
frozen tP death.
H. W. L.
Lostine Locals,
Jan,, Hint, lSSti.
Snow "b gone and tlm ground ready
for tlio plow.
Jatpes Newton is now "r shoo and
harness niacr.
Taylor Green is ppw in the Wallowa,
on 'laipl business.
Wo aro to have a new enterprise
in the wity of a confectionary store,
Chas. Johnston lopks about as well
as over, ajtliougi ho has lost his beard.
Considerable sickness throughout
the country just now. Dr. Header is
constantly busy.
Sam. Willct is tie boas landlord of
Lostine. Those desiring a, sqtire meal
should call on hlpi.
S. E. Binehart, pf Supunorville, is
in Lostine. We ipiagino lie has an
eyo on 0110 of our belles,
Tho wifp of Mr, II. Hplse, died near
this place, on the 9th inst. The re
mains wore takep to Alder for burial.
At the djtnco gjvop by James Tully,
a few days jigo, some of Uo boys who
had imbibed too lppch gpt a clucking
in Whiskey crock.
Frank IJugbco, tlo man who started
a shoe shop here, recently, proved to
bo a thorough bilk, lie left several
creditors tp mourn bia loss,
Chas. Williamson lias returned from
Milton, where ho went to attend the
funeral of lijs brother, who was killed
at that place some weeks since.
Press, llalley has sold im land to
Taylor Green' apd will leave for Har
ney valley ip tlie spring, with his
sheep and cattle apd inuke that place
his future homo.
A young man in this vicinity, a
short tjmo ago started, on foot, for
Dakota, to make his fortune, but after
a wcek'H journey he returned satisfied
that this is the boss place after all.
Tho editor of tho Ohieftau seems to
want the county divided, real badly.
Wonder if HceU. hasn't an ollico in
view, if so, wo think ho had just a.s
well wait for eight or ten years. By
that time iu all probability the Wal
lowa will bo able to incur the expenses
of a new county,
W. B.
Joseph fJoltiiiKH.
The revival meeting at Alder, has
closed.
Mr. G. K. Keavis is teaching his sec
ond term at Alder, with his usual suc
cess. Lyceums are running at Alder and
Prairie creek, and eliciting noino local
interest.
Wo aro having the most singular
weather for this part of tho country.
It has been raining and chiuooking
most all winter, ro wo havo no snow
nor frozen ground to speak of1
Considerable stir among the voters
in relation to the registration law.
Preparations aro being made to havo
sot off several now precincts for tho
convenience of voters generally, and if
tho Hon. County Court does its duty,
with respect to these petitions, it will
grant everyone of them. His almost
impossiblo for all our voters, or any
great majority of them to attend to
this matter of registration and voting,
with precincts hero as largo us 'some
states. As it is, some men will havo to
travel noar 200 miloH to register. Our
prayers in this matter uru expected to
lo as furtilo an scores of others havo
boon which have gone before that Hon.
body. Considerable preparations aro
being umdo by both political parties,
for tho coining contest, but whether or
not thoro will lie any sjHicial isuo is
vet to he developed.
.0. W.
1 Hi: UKV. (5KO, A. THA YKIt. of hour.
burn, Inil.. says:
itoth myself mid wife
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()iin ijluho (iO.itei
:)pso City, Feb. 1st. m.
En. Pcnt'T: Looking back over the
year Idaho in general, and Boiso
City ii particular, lias much to be
thankful for. We have had po groat
public calamities; quite to the contra
ryj we have had numerous public
blessings, which have been brought
about by the indomnitablc persevei
onco, md tightly directed energies,
coupled with to proyfrbjal clear-head
edpess pf our jietiple.
Opr pyddiu sptiool sysletP lias been
brought to a (legree of perfection,, un
cipialled by ipiny older territpries and
states. Wo have built, for public list
and benefit, tio past year at Bois
City, a public scliopl huildiiig at a cost
of $85,00(1, a cotp t house at a, cost o'
$70,0.00, a capitpl at a cost of !? 120,
000, an insane asvlnm, located at
Blackfopt.at it vP'of riO.O.OO,, W
have arraitged fyr Hie welfare of otf
paupers, by buying ii lf0-acro farm,
live miles froip Boise, pity, provided
witli suitable buildings, ami designa
ted as the Ada Cpuuty Popr Farm.
Our territorial indebtedness Ipis been
reduced, while no unusual taxes liayc
been imposed.
Tho New York papal Company
opened Hie enterprise pf reclaiming
.'100,000 acres of lesert land, lying
south pf this cty, by bringing water
upon ll V' tw sunuper of 188G will
witness the cpmpletiott pf the work.
New mines liavo been discovered ,
pHiiniuently those pf the SJieep moun
tain djstrict others liavo beeij opened
and ijl'veloped, apd Hie liirgo dividends
declafed, have raised tlmm from a
, state of coippiirativu pbs'curity, into
active ooinpotatlvo prpiniqence on the
San Franeisnp stpcc boards. Wagon
roads have been pushed tp the outly
ing quart; districts, w'why tho cost
of rcduotipu will bu iqaterially less
oned, aipl an active trade in produce
and staples will spring up, wltb Boise
as a distributing ceqter all of the
new discoveries being necessarialy
tributary to this poiqt. Now, wlidu
some have opmplained nf dull limes,
when will the tiipo cptpo Hint nobody
will complain? T(o summary wil
prove tlpit tho year ISSfi was unusu
ally fortunate for idalio. The knifo
has been laid at tho ropt of ho Mor
mon cancer, tho ppor Indian"
has botui subjugated, tio Chinoso have
been ordered to fold tlmjr tents by
May 1st., !nd altogether, an era of
prosperity is opening, whoso sequal
will bo revealed iit a glorious destiny.
Apropos pf Ho Ohiiiesc, haying tp
go by t)0 first p,f A ray, oqe of the coni
inittee, itjipoiqled by tjio antl-Chincse
League, to warn tjiem of tho action
taken, aipi the period allowed them tq
prepare, npprpaeed a sleek looking
celestial apd read the notice to him,
whereupon he gave vent tp bis over
charged feelings tms: "Jesokliso!
Wlia fo? twenty yob Lepublican King
heap good, otl'bodv money ,one yob
Demoelat King liejl."
Mr. Ilailoy, ldap)'fi delegate in Com
gress, is worlcipg fof tjio interest of his
constituents with his usual energy anil
tact. Among others, the bill for the
relief of those who sullered pecuniary
loss, and for allowing compensation to
those who served as volunteers in the
Indian wars of 1877 S Ipis been intro
ducod. Also, a bill to annex a portion
of Idalio to Washington Terrritory,
1. e. tlie pap handle of the north.
Norman II. Camp, who was re
moved in April last from tho ollico of
U. S. assayer at Boise City, in consc
quonco of a deficit of !f2,fi07 being
found in his cash, was convicted of
embezzlement at tjio last term of court,
and sentenced to pay a fine of lr'10,000
and servo five years at hard labor in
the ponotcntiary. Camp, who has an
interesting family, moved iu tho best
circles of society, spent lavishly, en
tortaiucd royally, and tbo fall from
satin favors, cvoping dress, and the
'softening voice of women," to a
felons garb, and tho harsh clank of
manacles, was as unexpected as it
was great. , Camp invested a large
sum in the Wood Iliver mines, but
claimed Unit tho money was furnished
him by friends in tho East, for this
purpose. At all events a fair, and,
presumably, impartial jury found him
guilty and he will now do tho State
some servico in another capacity than
U. S. Assayer.
An aviihincho struck a cabin loca
tod on Lake creek, near ICotchuni,
Idaho, resulting iu tho death of three,
out of four of tho inmates, viz: Harry
Frost, Pat Burns and Walt Peters,
Henry Warring nifrrowly escaped witli
his life. Another Hiiowslido occurred
at Bullion, Idaho, whorcby two men,
names not learned, lost their lives.
The icemen harvested their crop in
just the nick of timo; there is not a
vestago of frost in tho ground, and tho
rain lias been falling almost incessant
ly for It week. Nativo "Wobfooterrt"
splash around in the mud and down
pours, with a look of supremo con
tent and approval. Ladies aro prac
ticing tho art of crossing a street graco
fully, while holding half a doxon par
cels, an umbrella, and twonty-livo
pounds of sloppy skirt. Whan the av
erage woman gets about tho middle of
tho street, one overshoe sticks and
comes off iu the mud, and tho look of
utter holpnchsnesii that overspreads
her face, as' sho surveys the situation,
would wring tcara from 11 graven
imago.
Why dpn't your Litorary disottss tho
all-important Chinese question? It is
0110 of national importance and has
been discussed iu our Lyceum hero
very warmly pro and con. Our Lyce
um is our pride, and has an attendance
gf from two to throo. hundred at its
regular meetings. Your correspon
dent bhishiugly holds tho honor of tho
secretary's ollico.
I have free access to tho exchange
list of several newspapers, but thero
h 110110 so bright and newsy us tho
Scoirr. V, JJ.vitu.
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