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o r V THE WEEKLY OREGON SCOUT. tJKION Olt'.t.ON. SAT., HAY 1. ISsc. id advkktiskiw. TUi- tK i'X!' hi n Munh I.nrcrr Clrru lntlun tlm.i nnv I'ftprr In this Section uf llu Mftir , anil Is. therefore the llKT advkiuipi.no MKinrji. Thin Ik ii Trim Stntemrnt, nml wn nhu.ll nut rilliw It to he iuetiocd Ij mir utlipr r. or. Advertiser will do Hell to mnUe u nolo of thU, 1. station Xutlee. We '., for anient thif office a number ofbhitt- 'r-location of mining claims. They tw .Mittrti up by an cxix-runecd law verand t,if trictly in accordance with the inifi'iv li-1". ami contain all necessary in formation. liriof Bulletins. V.ur the first. Plant your vegetables. Tliv minstrels are coming. Union has a new tailor shop. Tlio baseball fever has commenced. Diphtheria prevail, in Baker City. Clean U), and renovate your prt'm- lSOS. Krnnk Ilro's 'Implement Co., Is land City. Jo?'. Wright, if filing squirrel traps for $2.50 u dozen. Union county will bo thoioughly prospected this year. The tree are, beginning to assume Ihoir garb of green. John Elliott's new "bus" for carry ing passengers, is a daisy. What has become of tho Grande Honde Hod and Gun Club? A scarcity of lumber in Cornucopia retards improvement somewhat. There has been a. Rood deal of wind this week atmospheric, not political. The Union Cornet H&nd practice regularly, and produce excellent inli ne. Shaw t McLcoid will commence work on the Pine ereok road in a fow days. A number of our citizens left this week, to attend the Hepubliean State Convention. Read the notice of stray horses, in another column. Tn dollars reward for their return. The first stamp mill for the Pine valley mine was taken in from linker City, a few days ago. The tunnel on the Simnionds claim, Pine creek, is about 90 feet deep with a five foot body of ore. A boy brought a stray goat into town last Sfttutday, which lie found out on the rouge, nearly dead. "Anion the Breakers" will be played, by the Union amateur., some time during the present month. Bell and rUieele, the painteis, have improved the appearance of the public school fence, with a coat of white paint. Pony Steven?, of North Powder, withdrew as a candidate, for shorifi', and his name did not come before the convention. Lact week, Ilogers A Williamson shipped two cav load of beef cattle to Portland. They' ' will ninkn another shipment soon. Any of our correspondents who are out of writing material will please notify us of the fact, and we will for ward them some. Snoddy got left in his aspirations to he State Treasurer. This world is all a fleeting show, and true grentnesf is seldom appreciated. A force of engineers are surveying a route for a railroad from Ontario on the Short Line, through Harney val ley to the Willamette. Two lidirs of Butte, formerly the host of friends, do not speak now. One of them allowed the other to go down town shopping without any bus tle. Attend the Fourth of July meeting at the court house next Monday even ing. Union has not celebrated for three years, and we want to have a good one this time. The La Grande b&scball nine came over yesterday and played a match game' with the Union nine. The game was not concluded when we went to press, so cannot give the result, Beidleman it Dickson desire all those indebted to them to come for ward ami settle. They need money and uiii't have it. If you are owing them, this notice is addressed to you. The city authorities have purchased a flag for the use of the city, at a cost of $21. It is 10x18 feet in size, and will come in handy when we get en thused and want to celebrate some thing. Jones Bro'. have considerably re duced the price of photo's. Get your utrlv nine: "dm wed" and present it to your best girl, and if it don't make her kick, oflVr th" original. Business is business, you know. Another meeting will be hold at the court house next Monday evening, to tako further action in regard to hav ing a Fourth of July celebration in this city, and to hoar the reports of committees appointed at the last moot ing. What hat become of all the candi dates? Not u single devil of them has i been scon iu this city since the conven- , tion. There arc quite a number of sol- I id voters in this t-eetion who are con- tinually "dry"'and jitet at this stage of 1 the gamo aru very thirsty. Moisten 'eai up, guwk-niui, moisten 'em up. , Ontario is the supply point for Har j ncy Valley. i Sewing machines for sale or lent nt ' J. II. White's. ! The second part af our serial is con cluded in this issue. Blanks for quarts and placer loca tions at J. H. White's. Mr. O'TouIe, formerly of this city, is now running a barber shop in Cor nucopia. Charley Miller and John Bike re turned from Umatilla county, last Thursday. Taylor Green was thrown from a wagon last week, and had hi shoul der dislocated. Hanging brackets for flower., at Jos. Wrights. Something that every lady should have. Tuesday night was rather cold, and the fruit buds wero probably injured to a certain extent. There seems to bo an unusual amount of sickness in this section of the country at present. Our streets are getting dusty, and the street sprinkler will soon have to be brought into service. Outhouse has received word of his confirmation as Kceciver of the U. S. Land Ollicc, at La Grande. Fred Simonis, county surveyor, has appointed P. II. Saunders deputy sur veyor for the Wallowa valley. Tim Baker City merchants are in teresting themselves in trying to in duce Mr. Dolbv to start a fouiw'ry ! there. They otfer him great iuduoe j menls. i Why don't our young men invest I in some bicycles? It is good exercise I and our streets aad roads are un equalled for pleasant riding on that kind of broncho. The body of ore in the Whitman mine on Pine creek increases a the incline deepens. They are now down about 130 feet with two drifts follow ing the lodge a considerable distance. On account of family troubles. Mrs. (tilbert Thompson, who resides near Lostine, attempted suicide- b' taking a dose of strvchnine, a few davs ago i Antidotes were given and the will perlups recover. The Grand Encampment of the O. A. It., of the United States, will meet in San Francisco the 3rd. of next August. It will be a big affair, and no doubt many will go from this section to witness it. The Pendleton merchants are en des.voring to have a wagon road built from that place, to secure the Cnjjyon City trade, which now mostly goes to Baker, The Bakerilu. don't lake kind ly to the project. An Idaho Territory postmaster re ccutlv keeled over in a dead faint at j the sudden apj ranee of a U. S. postal inspector. Hi aceouutt were J found to be somewhat out of shape, but we 11 bet ae s honest. The Oregonian says, "It is told ss a joke on Edmunds that he insists that if the president taken a wife h must take her "by advice and consent ef the senate," and that when tke "nomina tion" is sent to the senate all the "pa pers" must be submitted with it, inclu ding the president's "reaons" Assessor McCubhin presented this office with some excellent specimens of the Wallowa marble, for which he has our sincere thanks. While we are perhaps not a good judge, wo think this marble is undoubtedly of a splen did quality, and superior to anything wo hate yet seen from the quarries of this coast. Mr. Emery and family, of this city, will more from town sometime next week, and take up their residence near Baker City. Mr. Emery has hee a resident of Union for many years and has a host if warm friends hurt, who regret to have him go, and wish him unbounded success. He says he will probably return in a tear or so. Sheriff A. L. Saunders has bought the stock of goods formerly owned by I. A. Boskowitz, and we are ir. formed will engage extensively in the mer cantile business in this city. Saun ders is a very popular man with the people at large, and no doubt will bo successful in this venture, and build up an extensive business. The Sage Brush says, "The people of Lower Powdor are jubilant over the fact that they are to have a fine bridge crossing the river, and onef too, that will bo passible at all seasons of the year. The old Sturgill bridge has been removed and placed in position ! at the crossing of the river between the Pierce and Keating ranches, or where some years ago stood the old Pierce toll bridge" I Friday evening of latt week, Sheriff I Dcaly and a regular deputized posse made a raid on the opium dens of Ba ker City, and arrested 37 Chinese 3ft males and 2 females. Next morning they were arraigned before Justice Bovntou. At the instance of the pros ecuting attorney they Wore all dis missed but If), who waived examina tion, and 12 of them were placed un der $100 bonds, and the two women under -f 200 bond, each to appear bo fore the District court, And now wo are told that Neil, when ho got the nomination for county clerk, went forthwith and rented a house in ibis city, preparatory to mov ing over and taking chargo of tho of' lice. Great 'Scott, man! that wasn't an election, it was a "convention," and since that time another clique of county politicians have went to work and had ajJothkk convention, and turned loose a fellow by tho name of itotue, to rim for the Bame office. The devil's V the wind, anyway. Smoke the "Cdnquerer," at Jones Bro's. A new assortment of gloves, of all kinds, at J. II. White's. Mitchell's Kidney Plaster for salo at Wright's drug store, Try it. New assortment of felt and straw hats just received at J. II. White's. Iycvy keeps the largest and best as sortment of goods to be found in the city. Work on the road from this city to intersect the Pine creek road, is pro gressing finely. Win. Efner's countenance is a warn ing to baseball players not to play without a "muzzle." A lot af now books will ho nurchased I by the Union Literary Society, out of the funds now on hand. Don't forget to call at the Cove drug store, at your earliest convenience, ami invest in a receipt in full. Morrow county wool growers have decided to pay only six cents a head this year for shearing sheep. A large congregation was in attend ance at the Easter service held in the Episcopal church, last Sunday. Wait Bro'., agents for the famous "Laundry Queen" washing .machine, will visit North Powder and vicinity, during the week. Judging from the way a certain dwelling house in this city i" being refitted and furnished, we believo there is coing to be a wedding. You just wait and see. In La Grande, every tinio a bill is presented to the common council, it cannot be paid until an ordinance is duly passed to that effect, and signed by tho Mayor and Koeorder. Noth ing like doing things in shape. When the progressive store keeper, who has the banner suspended across the street, has damages to pay on a runaway team, he will wake up to the fart that it is a more expensive mode of advertising than the legitimate channels. 1 We are told that Shaw A McLcod, contractors on the Pine creek road, have already had more men apply to them for work than they can use. This would seem to indicate that there arc a great many idle mew in the coantry now. Go to Frank Bro's Implement Co at Island City for wagons, hack, buggies, mowers and rakes, harvest ers and binders, headers and reapers, threshers ani farm engines, or any thing wanted in the way of farm or mill machinery. Why don't some of our farmers try the experiment of raising broom corn? Recently a. ton of broom-corn raised in Umatilla county, was sold in Portland for?202, over 10 cents a pound. It seems that there rhould bo money in this article at that price. Dibd. On Wednesday night, Mrs. Davis, mother of Mr. W. E. Davis of this city. Deceased w over eighty years of age, and had been a sufferer, and confined to her bed moit-of the time, for several years past. The funeral took place Thursday. If we msd practice of giving ev ery man a pnlfwho calls on us or sub scribes for the paper, our columns would be about half full of such matter all the tiwie, and we do not believe it would be of interest to tho general public. Our friends will please look at it in the right light. All those who attended Ea.itcr ser vice t tho M. E. church last Sunday, were presort ted with colored eg as a reminder of the occasion. The church wan nicely decoratod with flowers, and presented a very attractive appear ance. The services Were conducted by Rev. Irwin-, of La Grande. Decoration day will be appropriate ly observed by Preston Post No 18, G. A. H., of this city, assisted by Morton Post, of L Grande, cm tho 31st of Ma j'. Memorial service will he held at the M. E. Church, Bev. Irwin oili ciating. All old soldiers are invited to bo present and participate in the cere monies. The celebrated Georgia Minstrels are billed to give an entertainment at Wright's hall in this city next Friday eveniuvi, May 7th. The press and people everywhere are lavhh in their prai.-v o? these "Monarchsof tho Min strel frorld," and no doubt a rare treat is in store for us when they como. Head their ad. in another column. Shaw A McLcoid went out yester day to look over the route of tho Fine creek road, preparatory to going to work. They inform us that opera tions will commence at once, and that two camps will be kept up, and presi ded over by experienced female cooks. They will pay one dollar a day and bo;ird for hands. No Chiilesu will be employed. Our Baker City exchanges have accounts of a dog fight that occurred on Main street in that town, recently. Wo glean the following interesting particulars : The dogs Wero big dogs. One of them belonged to Mansfield, tho other belonged to Kellogg. Thev "Jit" a long time. At last Mr. M kickeiT Mr. Iv'a dog in the ribs. Then a fellow by the name of Captain Snyder planted his left on Mr. M's snoot and doubled him up like a gate hinge. The crowd rnuxled Captain Snyder and the dogs Ui their tight out. Wo didn't learn Which dog I whipped, Tii at itrtri'.t or Cutiiuliiutlunii, Tnie delLncy uf tla' with the i llleaey of (icih.M. bus been attaint! In tlio fuiilou Giliforni.t llijiii.lfrult rcMiisly.pj rnpuU'ig. I'. pViiutit Ihm'c and lii'iiciifliil dtW'ts hava ren-hr 't it iiniiifn-fly popular. Kit salu In- an .iriiuKi-t". H t"l lleitihu V Wood' ttrti tthtiUsttU iiuvnu. I'uriluiid, Urtfoll. WIHUif WIUILUUU.LUCTVJIIAUAUAUJHMMUfllMJWaU.IJ Kiel. .Strike. Only one week since II. P. Nitclu and partner, the former porter at the store of J. Durkheiiner, left thi city on foot, lugging tlicir ramping outfit iintl minors tools, on a projecting tour, and, wcndini; their way to the west of the oitv in the vicinity of the snow-rapped peaks so plainly vis ible from this city, their etlortt were rewarded a few days" ago by their discover ing the lonp-looked-for extension of the "Tom Payne" mine, which has always been noted for its great richness. The parties came to town yesterday to properly locate the same and make preparations for the working of the mine, "rt e were shown n Sample, of tho ore and must say it is ninr vcloirdv rich, the gold croppingout all over the ruck. We would not lip surprised if they had struck a "pocket" that pet haps might equal the ?10.000 pocket, once struck in the parent vein of tho "Tom Payne." Wearenhul to know that such energetic prospectors as these parties, receive their reward. ;Sage Brush. A New Kackst. This morning we found a nice littlu bas ket of (lowers hanging on tho door knob of our ottice. which reminded us that It was the first lav of May. Wo took it to be a delicate tribute from some one of our many lady admirers, and began to put on style accordingly, and snubbed several of ihe fellows, wh'en we were informed that nearly allofthctn had received similar presents, in a like manner. This took the conceit out of us, somewhat, and wc began to in vestigate. We found it was the work of some of our young ladies, who have thus introduced here an old May day custom of the Kast. It is very nice. The most pleas ant and spicy p.irt vf the affair is, that the follow who Is lucky enough to enteh the young lady in the net of bunging the flow ers on his door, has a right to kiss. her. Next May day we shall have an eye single to this business" anil riso'earlv. Mow to Untie Mortgage. In reply to the inquiry of Mr. W, S. Ladd as to what he can raise on his farm with profit, a Lane county fanner writes to the Oregonian to advise Mr. Ladd to try a inort gage lie says: "A mortgage is the most profitable thing that can ho raised on a farm. The only trouble about the thing is the. ditll oulty in'raising it. It is easy to plant, and easv to cultivate, and will thrive and in crcase beyond belief, hut to bring this vege table to a' successful ripening and harvest is something we up-tho-valley fanners have seldom been able to do. But "the soil nrouud Portland may bo better suited, and it is certain that there are people there who know a heap about mortgages, and if Mr. Ladd will only try it on and make a success ofit and teach 'we tins' how to raise mort gages, he will bo a benefactor to the farm ing race." IInsbrll Cuntnt. A match game of baseball was played last Sunday afternoon by tho Union club, and the "MufiVrH," of this city, tor a ball and bat. The game was witnessed by quite n number of spectators, and resulted in the conceit being somewhat taken out of the 'Mutters." 'Die score.'stood as follows: ustoi: cluh. Beacon p Il.iinri r Lowell ss ieklinlstb Lenhart 2nd h . V. Davis 3rd b . Patterson I, f. M. Hall c.f. lteidleman r. f. Total "iiurrniM." Skiff p. Hfucrc W. Hall ss . Heard 1st h Md'nrrenUnd b Warran 3rd b Hutchinson 1. f. 15. Davis o. f. . Johnson r. f. .43 Total It) Rffptiblleiui Convention. Tlir Hepubliean County Convention which met in this city on .Saturday hist, put in noniinstion the following ticket: Coimtv Clerk L. J. House. Sheriff . A. N. Hamilton. Judge ... I). W. Litehenthaler. AshCSNor 0. 1). Tomlinson. Treasurer J. H. White. School Superintendent O. i. Irwin. Coroner ... Dr. Snyder. Cominiss'rs, .1. K. Kellogg. J. A. Humble, lieprrsen'ves, F. D. McCnlly, J. W. Hand. The following delegates were elected to attend the State Convention: J. K. llaker. Lou Cleaver. M. Sterling, W. T. Wright, J. W. Nerval, M. H. Hcese, 1). W. C. Nelson, J. W. Strange, and V D. McCnlly. HuiillngtsM YVagoit Bonil. A correspondent writing from Hunting ton to the Haker City Tribune, says: "The much talked of Pine creek road, from this place to Pino creek, is st last a fixture, enough subscriptions being already made up to complete it us far as Canvon creek Jno. A. Katil has given a most liberal sub scription, that of doing all therock w ork be tween her.s and Canyon creek. ICnough had already been subscribed to complete the earth wmk. This roud will give our town new life." Mall Orrion. We wish to call the attention of Dry floods buyers to the advantages wo ofcr them in supplying thoir needs through our order de partment. It v sending to us your purchas es will be madepromptlv and economically. Wc deal largely in oncllnu of goods, and at nil timet guarantee lowest prices, show n large variety and insure latest styles. We shall bo pleased to send samples to inten ding buyers. Correspondence from such will receive careful attention. OLDy A KINO, Portlund, Oregon. ltwjrublknn Slat 1'lcUi-ft, Wednesday hist ho Hepubliean State Convention nominated tho following ticket: For member of congresi, Dinger Herman; for judge supreme court, J. H. Waldo; for governor, '1. P. Cornelius; for secretary state, Oeo. W. McUrido; for treasurer, Jf. L. Marston ; for uperititend.int public in struction, J5, P, McKlrov; for state printer, P. C. Haker; judge Stli. Judicial district, M, L. Olmstead ; for attorney O'.li. judicial dis trict, O. O. Hotmail. Kor Ilurney Vall.ij-. A large, number of emigrants are repor ted as about ready to start from Central California, also from Southern Oregon, for the "great Harney country." Wc want to take this opportunity to tell thorn that Har ney valley and its surroundiitg valleys are destined to bo great In wealth and popula tion, but a poor man is going tp have a very hard tussle in getting started in this coun try. Items. s A Itullntilo Article, For enterprise) pilsh and a desire to get such goods as will glfe the trade satisfaction, J. T. Wrlghti the druggie t leads all Compe tition. Ho sells Dr. Hosiiiiko's Cough and l.ung syrup, hecause Its the best medicine. on the market for cough, colds, croup and primary consumption. Price W cents and iUO, Samples free; MiiddlHii unit linriieet. A Dew lot of hand mudo bits and kpurs, chaiMirajos, et-. jllxt received at Ilddlciuan A Dickson's. They aUo have a large stock ot saumc ami Harness, which iney win sen for cash, cheaper than they Can be bought m I uiuii futility. Call lit and ciuiiilno lluil This. C. Vinci-tit linn just received ft splendid lot of boot, shoes, etc., which ho will sell at a great reduction on former pricuii II wiit what Uv iyi Try uliJii Covo Cullintfs. April 17th, 1880. Mrs. L. H. Harney and ehiklrcn started for their home in Arizona, last Sunday. Mrs. Lou Ellis, of Hillings, Mon tana, starts, to-day, on a visit to her old home in Cove. Win. Forrester has gone io the Park and will preside over the district school, commencing Monday. Miss Sarah Chrisni.m went to In dian valley, Thursday. Kho has ac cepted a school in the valley. Allan Ellsworth returned from Eu gene, this week, where he has been attending the State University. M. 11. and Tobe Uees have returned from Sparta. Mr Kec disposed of his mining interests to L. 11. Forrester. Mrs. E. J. Thomas was given a birthday party at Leighton Academy, last week. Among the presents was'a beautiful gold watch. Frank Newall received the follow ing impressive telegram from Cocur d' Alene, .Monday. "It is a girl, mother and child doing well." L. J. House, republican nominee for clerk, has been shaking with Cove friends, this week. His constituents seem confident of his election in June. Squire Cowles joined in holy wed lock, last Wednesday, John Da llass and Miss Martha Lloyd. Ceremony took place' at the residence of tho brido's mother. J. M. Herry and wife, of Island, were on our streets Wednesday. 1 1 is democratic friends say he will receive the full vote of his party in Cove pre cinct at tho coming election. Seiglo Colfinan and wife have boen sojourning in Cove, during tho week. Seigle purchased one of Colts cele brated lightning rifled at tho drug store, and says lie will make it tropic al for coyotes in the Park. The beautiful and imprcssivo Easter service at tho Episcopal church was attended by n largo congregation. Tho following members were admitted to the church by baptism: Misses Hello and Laura Foster, l'earl Payne, and Jan. Hussell, Jno. Donoy and Malison Jones. The opera of Pinafore, rondorod by members of the Episcopal schools, Tuesday night, was well attended, quite a number of ladies and gentle men from Union and Island City being presont. All seemed weil pleased with tho performance', which was very good considering the time they have had tho opera in prepara tion. Receipts wero .ffiS.OQ. G. bettor como homo and look after his feminine interests. K. The opera was fine, but why don't it have a tune. M. H. It. Ahk "Gop" to tell you his immersion story, the truth of which ho can vouch for. J. I was only reading a notice on that fence the oth er night. W. Who said I was out for an evening walk; it wasn't I. II, My former fellow bachelors, I have drawn prize in tho matrimonial lot tery, and am the happiest man in town I). Did you hoar of tho wed ding to take place next Sunday, with me as tho forttiuats victim. W. "They tell mo that you aie false, but I still believe you true. C. The boys who were out Wodueaday night in search of recently joined pairs, returned without finding. Wasn't "Little Hut tercup" cute? Tho boys. Baste Coapvr .Shop. S.H.Ayles, inantifaturcr of butler barrels nml kefes, has nlvayn on hand a good supply of the best quality, and will sell ilium nt reasonable prices. Give him u call at his shop, soutl of the school house, Union. I'OMl' AKl) i. Pomp lies in ono chair. Pin in another, (Pomii'u a black cat, I'm his brother.) There wo lie, hliukiu' In the sun, Illinkin' and thlnkin' Oh I what fun. What d'yon 'sposc we're thinkln' 'bout? One o' the things no fellow can find out. I'm so glad I'm nothing but a cat. Pomp he says, "that's so," to that. Fat and lazy, all day long, l'lcaty to eat and can't do wrong. When It comes to the end of day We go to sleep in a bed of hay. All I can say Is, Ini' happy as a cut. "Happy as a clam," Is nothln' to that. Lr.wis V. Oiiht, North Powder NugelR. April 27th, 18S0. Jorsey Tillies are in bloom. Weather line, and business im proving, North Powder is experiencing a building boom nt present. Dave. Is having his saloon frout painted sky bltio. From the appearance of Joe's nose, we judgo he is short stop for the bane bull nine. Tho masque skatlntf and dancing carnival given by J. E. Carroll, wan a grand success, and well attended from Union and surrounding country. The North PoWilor biiscbull club arc waiting; patiently for n challenge, hut arc a Utile timid about sending one. Pr-Ti:. Joseph .Idltingfli There is' an epidemic cold going tho rounds, which makes tho doctors smile. It has been equally Weather for two weeks past, but has not hindered farm ing operations much. Thero will bo enough ground sown to grain this year, iu the Wal!oWft,xto raise u half million bushels. A large number of immigrants have already Arrived, and many more on the Way. Wo will have the largest ud dltioti to our Donulation this Year than ever bofore ht one year. Some few jirospector are in the Val ley, hut of course nothing can be done to amount to iiiivthinst beforo Junei ui tho snoW in very deep in tho Moun tains, and lor tlio ibbi inonin iia not gotitf otl'i unrupptiUy. Our toll road excitement has abates!, to gather forces for tho coming politi cal campaign, and if the latter is as caloric as the former w.s, so far as the Wallowa is concerned, it will bo pret ty hot. Politically, the Wallowa, so far, is great smouldering force, awaiting an opportunity to be touched off, anil if she is- properly leveled, her calibre and range is sullicient to do some very ef fective work. Hut woo bo unto tin man who thinks he can control her. She is exceedingly sensitive some times fretful, sometimes steady and consistent; sho has an identity; she is a being she exists somewhere in Un ion county, too. A man may be able to gerrymander a whole state, may control a state convention, may be an accomplished politician iu any state in this Union, or among nations, he niay be able to do all these things, and rais tho devil besides, but so sure as he un dertakes to control the Wallowa, he will learn lessons of experience thai will last him a lifetime. Ski:. Elgin Echoes. Weather clear. Spring has corn at last. Fanners are very busy now, and bus iness is very dull in consequence. The. roads are getting good again. Travel through Elgin, to and from thv Wallowa, is increasing. Soninierife Hamilton, our merchant are receiving their spring stock of goods. They will have the agency for Staver it Walker's agricultural imple ments, samples of which will soon ar rive. Elgin is going to celebrate the anni versary of American independence, in an appropriate manner. The celebra tion will bo held on tho 3rd. of July. Notice of a meeting to be held on the. 8th inst, for tho purpose of making arrangements, havo been posted up. Tel o ca s e t Tn til i 11 gs. Windy as usual. The squirrels are fa?t decreasing. The farmers are putting the finisu ing touch on their crops, Mr. Man, who has been stopping at Mr. Yowcll's, took his departure for his old home iu Missouri, last Tuesday. There will probably be. a wedding in Telocnsut some time in next month, (if a certain copper mine turns out well.) Several of the young men of Tolo casfet, are golng'to Montana as cow boys, this season. How long can they stand it, out of eight of their mothers? Messrs Carr Ilewit, Will Erasier and Will Ashby went, last week, to Umatilla county, to spend tho balmy days of spring in shearing sheep. J. E. Yowell brought ono ot his new haystackers to bis plnco in Pyle canyon, for his neighbors- to bob. Those who wish a cheap hay rake, should come nt onco and order. Pyle canyon is blessed with onn thing, and 'that U good water. Wo judge so from tho way four UuionitcN drank out of a horse trough, last Sunday, and pronounced it first class. Thero is a great deal of travol, on the road this spring, to Pine creek. Why not repair this road instead of building n new one? It is noirer, and could bo done with oue-idxth of the cost of building n new road. Prairie Creek Pellots. April 23, 188G. Mrs. Flagg is Hovcrely ill again. Plenty of rain and snow, but little sunshine. The streams arc full of salman at Pine creek and Imualia. There are several who intend emU grating to the Pine creek mines, soon, The non-appenrance of items from Prairie creel; was diio to the absence of It. E. Potter. Died. On the 15th, inst., Infant daiitrhtcr of .lames Simmons, also a child of George Hawks. Wm, Itoup has organized . sing ing class for the Improvement of tho Sunday School. Wo wish him suc cess. Mr. Rodriguez, an wife arrived from Texas, on the Kith lust. Their many friends welcome their return. They iutond making this their future home. Mrs. Valentine WIIboii and daugh ter Celestia, in company with Georga Winter and wifo, are preparing to start for Eaglo valley, where they in tend to remain during tho summer. It. E. PoitTEU. For Hale. An excellent place adjoining this city for sale at a bargain. It contains 10 aercs of splendid land, good dwelling house and outbuildings, and the bust orchard In the country. For further Information, apply at this office. Take Notice! The. notes and book accounts of I. A. Hos kowllz have been transferred to I. It. Daw son. All persons Indebted to tho said par ty, will save trouble and costs bv an early settlement. I, H. DAWSON. 1. KOUKL, Agent. WHIG I IT'S HALL, 1 NIGHT NUT 1 Friday. April 7, 1886. FAMOUS GEORGIA MINSTRELS.- 20 COLOltED ARTISTS 20 n GRliAT C O COMEDIANS O Grand Street Purado by the GeorgU Silver Cornet Hand, iu Full Uniform. j. ADMISSION 50o. tinil ftl. tmr tienti enn b scurd at Wrkjfct'ft drugstore.
