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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1886)
TUB WEEKLY OREGON SCOUT. WNION. OltLOON. SAT.. .ITS): .V !Ni. to aivi:ktiskii. Tin- SiCOl'T lias n Much l.nrger rirru latltm tlinii nnv I'b) !' I" till" Sprtluu f the Stud', unit Is, ttieri-fure tlie IlKsr A DVKHTlSINlt l Kill I'M. Tlil U n Trne MnM-nient. mill shall not all . It to lie tiueMwnHtl l-j nn) iitlirr jui it. AihrilPi "ill ! well to make n noli' uf thl. "Brief Bulletins. Bead mil' new ;ul. School closed yesterday. Kxecedingly warm Wf.itln r. Firemen meet n-x t Monday. Travel In Pino creek is increasing. Hiiy the celebrated KiniluiU piano.-. Circuit court adjourned la-t Wed nesday. Stniwl.ci rii'. and cherries in the market. The bloodthitsty mo-quito is stbiond in tlx- land. The election will bo held in tin1 school hull-!'. Jos. Wright is soiling squirrel trap for $2.(i0 a doen. Bend what .lec Albor.-on has lo my. Hi' inc. ins it. Buv your baking povvdcrof Levy, and get n niri pp'M'iit. Tho w.'.-l liniind pa--ongcr train, last Ttie-dav. just above Nori li Powder, ran over and killed twt row. We ari' Inhumed that a vein of very superior quality of haul coal was re cently discovered in the Wallowa. The new road fiom this city to Itiir creek, via. Park, is in splendid coudi lioii. Tho Din creek people will uc Hint rond altogether, hereafter. Prof. Crowhurst lectured on temper ance at the M. 10. church in thi? city, on Monday and Tuesday last. Thr Prof, it a llmnl and interesting speak er. The Chieftain says that working samples from eight Wallowa mines, were forwarded to a smelter, this spring, and the lowest return was ."f 2t. per ton. Tho passenger trains have again changed time. Tic west hound train arrives here at 1 :0." P. M. and the eant hound train arrive), ten minutes earli er than heretofore. There is no place in Union county where all kinds oi harvesting imple ment K can lie hoiight on as advanta geous terms aat I-land City, f Frank Bros. Implement Co. Col. Corneliu-. ri'puhliean nominee for gov. ruor. and (!eorge Me Bride, ri puhlicau noniinee for secretary of state, addressed the citizens of this oily on Wednesday evening last. Of Miss Lin-e's elocutionary talent, the Portland Standard says: "This talented lady made one of her happi est effoit, Miecceding in fully capti vating and pleasing her audience." Mrs Chandler, of the (Ynt-'unial hotel, took her departure, last Tues day, for Salem, wih her little daugh ter who is in wry ill health. She will probahly he gone two or three weeks. .Jo. Wiight received a shipment of 1). M. Osborne A Co s celehrated har vesting machinery, this week. Call around and e.unine the splendid No. 11 steel tratnc hinder, which he has just SCt 11)1. A letter w.is received from Smith t Hale, this week, by W. T. Wright, stating that the contract for building sixty miles of road on the Cascade division of tin N. P. B. B. had been awarded to them. They receive ifir'OO, 000 for doing the work. Nice little contract. The street were redolent with per fume, last Wednesday, caused by a couple of young America'." conveying a dead skunk to the China home, for pale. The Chinese have u penchant for these animals, ami invaiiably buy them. What they do with them we are unable to say. We are informed that that fraud, bilk and dead beat, Dr. C. U. Kay, the dentist, who lit out from this region seme time ago, between two (lays, leaving a host of deluded creditors, is now at Lewiston, Idaho. We give this information for the hcnifit of any one who may wish to bring him to jiiBtiee. Frank Bro's Implement Co. have on hand a full lino of Kami Machinery and Implements, at Island City, which was received under the out rates on freight, thus enabling them to give much lower prices than ever before. Full line of o.xtras, for their line of goods, always on hand, and every implement or piece of ma chinery fully guaranteed. (Jive them a call before purchasing. On Mr. Diirbin's rancho, near Huntington, they have imn eight or nine hundred red sweet potato plants which are doing exceedingly w-11. We believe this in the lirsl attempt at raising sweet potatoes in this county, and we are pleased to know that the vines look well and the ptospeet is good for a i'-.ir yield. Sage Brush. Why don't some of our farmers sec what can be done towards raising sweet potatoes in Ituon county? Jones Bros, have had .omu new porches added to their premises, and things remodeled generally. After the carpenters got through, (ieorge Staff ord coveml up their work with a coat of paint, (ieorge is an artist of the esthetic school, and when he throws liit soul into tlip front end of a build ing, and smear it around over the cor nices and things with a brush, you may reasonably expect some remarka InVrustilts, especially in the way of original and harmonious blending of color. The front of the building now presents a "yaller," piebald, brindle appearance, which i- very unique and tmty, New goods at Saunders'. The Kimball organs hate no equal. The wool clip this sea-mi is nnuu:.lly good. Strawbeiries l'lets", a pound at Jones Bros. I Ion do you stand on the hog ilicv tion? Smoke the "Coniiurer," at .tones P.roV. Billiard table -for side cheap. Kn quili' at this office. Dr. Strange will soon open a branch nffico at Pendleton. Nuiueious prospectors are now in festing the mountains. i Attorneys Sheltou t Harde-ty are i recuperating in Cornucopia. Mitchell's Kidney Plaster for sale at Wright's drug store, Try it. Kveryihing very quiet just now. A hill before the M-orm, we presume. There will be nioie grain sown ihis year in I nion county, than ever before. Photographic view of residences, taken on short notice by .lone.- Bio's. "Saloonaties" i- the new namegivi n bv Prof. Ciowlmist to the liquor dealers. Pleate make it convenient to call at once anil settle your Cove drug store account. Kev. Irwin nil! deliver the oration at the celebration lo be given in thi city, July the Tub. President Cleveland w.i married .hum 2nd. The marriage took place at the White House. Work K progressing rapidly on I he Whitman mine. No one but employ ees are allowed inside. A. 1. Saundeiv has decorated the front of his tore wilh.i big .-ign the wink of Cully and (iignac. Yesterday being the last day of school. th" childrrn indulged in a pic nic, and had a selendid time generally. The prevailing fashion just now among the young men is to have their eraniums sh.iwd with a horse dipper. Marriage liceiws have been issued lo (iyo. F. Saunders and Margeret I' Thompson, Win. Hart and Clara .1. Culberson. It in reported that Tom. Filch and partner are down on their mine, near Cornucopia, 1!I0 feet and have struck a rich win of silver. A bill passed th" senate on the 2fth. lilt., creating a new land district in the on'heasteru portion of Oregon, to be known .is the Harney district. The La (ir.mde baseball club will tackle the Baker city boy.-, to-morrow. The game will take place at the race track near Baker, the winners to take two-thirds of the gate receipt-.. Decoration day was duly observed here last Monday, under the auspices of Preston Post No. IS, of this city, and .Morton Post No.il,of La (irandi:. The impn-s.-ive eetv:iioni"s were also participated in by a gieat many of our citizens. Rev. O. M. Irwin delivered the address. ICI ru( loiiiii j Kut -;4lii! inn en!. Mi- AtU-lia It. I.u-e, of Portland, will give an Eloeutitmary Kiilertainmi'iil al the hull, on Tue-ilay evening, June l.";h. half of thr ri'ei'ipis t'i lie for the hoiielit of the Presbyterian Sunday Sulinnl. 1'inf MeKlroy, in the Oregon City paper, -ay of Mi-i- l.u-e: "Then fiilloncil n scriis oi rc'idings, by Miis l,u-e. of Willainette Pniversiiy. ' "Xct Kngland weather." "Crecdi of the Uell.i," "The J'iremanS J'rayer," "The N'au;;htv (iirl," "Itnek of Aw," Iiiiubhrpii'Mttcelhiiununi," 'Mnnev Mi-k." Ju-t here the ri p'trtcr laughed his hoot" oir. and ln-t nis adjectives. Any at tempt to describe the freiiueut change of ri'L'liui; on jiart of the delighted audience as the aei'oiiqilished rradrr pa scd I'roni gay to grave, and grave to gay, would lit; impos sible." furi- t.r Pilun. VUff urn frritii'utly prereded hy n wiue ef weight hi the Imi-U, lain- and lower pari of the abdomen, causing the patient to sup pno hu law some affection of the kidneys or ni'ighhorlng organs. At time-, symptom-oj Indigestion are pre-ent, tlutuh'iicv, unea-v-ne-s of the stoiiiiii'h, ete. A inolslure IIUm perspiration, producing a very disagreeable Itching after getting worm, N a common attendant. Blind, Itleudlng, and Itching Piles yield at once to the Hiiplicntion of Dr. ltosau'ko,H Pile Ueincdy, which autt. directly upon the parts effected, ah-orbing the Tumors, allaying the liitcne itching, anil effcetlnv a pcrniniirut cure. Price, 00 cent-. Aildros-, The Dr. Ho-anko Medicine Coin nany, PIiiia, O. Sold hy J. T. Wright, Union, Oregon. Tim .Jolly I'alhliiiilrrs. "Uentfrow's I'athtinders," a Musical Comedy Company, will exhibit at Wright's hall in this city on Wednesday evening, June LTlrd. They huvc a full bras band and orchcitra with thein. The Dunkirk Adverti-er -uys: "Uttiitfrow's Musical Comedy f'oinmny gave the best show at the Opera lloti-e on Tuesday evening that has appeared here in. many vears. It was a continual How of fun from beginning to end, and thine who did not attend missed a rich treat." Proper Treatment tor Coiif;li. That the reader may fully iinderMand hat constitutes a good 'lough and Lung Syrup, we will say that Tar and Wild C herry is the hasl- of the he-t rcinndiei et dIeovered. Tin so ingredient with several others equally as elllcaeious, enter largely Into Dr. Bosan ko'i, Cough and Lung Syrup, thus making It one of the most reliable now on the market. Price, .VI cents and f 1 .00. Samples free. Sold by .L T. Wright, I'nlon, Oregon. Kul CtHipur SiIioji. S.B.Aylen, munufattiicr ofbtiltiii barrels anil kegs, bus nhvavi, on hand a 'ootl supply of tho best quality, and uTll sell the'in at ruusoiiahlo prices. Oivehlma call at his shop, fotitl of the school house. Uyiou. l"nr Sale. An excellent place udjiiiidng this city for sale at a bargain. Iteontuins 10 uure uf siilendld hind, good dwelling hoiis and outhiiildlngand the Usst orchard In the eoiintrv. For lurther Infiirniation apply at thU'ulllee. lloiinl ami I.nilKlntr. By L. J. ISoothe, in fnnit uf tho court hou-c, near JIoikuu'" Uvcjv itable. Union, orep-n I'hut class fare, with sperate roouu. al rcaaoiuble TMv. . Summorville Sii'tlns. June 1st., 1SMI , Miss Millie Collins 1m returned to' 1'nion. o. P. tioodull was in town mi Friday evening. i J. L. Ilindinau was in the Wallowa j during the week. ; W. B. Hamilton, of Klgiii, was in i town mi Saturday. Con-idi'tabl" traiel owr the Wood aid io..d at present. .laiui - Chibleis returned fioin Fu- gi'lie. List 'i'lle.-d.iy. i John laidd has secured tho mail route Hum La (liande to Jo.eph. The grain lock- well in this end of ' the valley. Inn will -oou .need rain. A. Solium r. ol La (Iramle, made Stimtuerville his head qiuitcrs iliuiug the week. J. II. Standi. succeeded in killing a bear during his recent trip to the mountains. Several of our citizen propose to take in the celebration at I'nioii. the oth. of July. The new fence in front of "Bora" MclCenzie's p!op rt . add.- much to the appearand of our town. W. .1. Snodgra. , Lou Cleaver and (!. M. Irwin addrej-ed the republicans of this precinct, on Friday evening. K. K. Taylor, candidate for the leg islature, -poke in h'itiehart's hall, up on political issuer Saturday afternoon. I . Summer letnriird from I'nion as happy as a June bug. last Friday, The cause. Juiv relumed. "Not a true bill." II. Throe has pui up a butcher shop otit.-ide the incorporated limits, and proposes to si 11 beef as, cheap as the cheapest. J. B. Oliver rei urucd from Kugene, Monday, where he ha.- been lor tic past year in attendance at the State I'nivi rsity. Who says Suninierville isn't going to give Neil a majority? '"Money" say.- he will have a inajoiity of 20 in this precinct. The Stimnierill. base-ball club have purchased suit.- for pLying and are now ready for any club in the county to M'lid them a challenge. The democrats will hold a rousing political meeting on Saturday evening. F. S. Paul. F. B. Collins, f. A. Bine hart and other.- will addicsr the citi zens upon that occasion. A.Shaw, of the Pine en ek road, was in town Saturday, purchasing sup plies. He reports S miles of road fin ished, and .-ays Shaw i.- not truing to break up on the contract. (Quarterly meeting was held in Sum inervilK', Saturday and Sunday last. owinglotliefacttb.it money enough to clear the church from all indebted ness could not be raised, the dedica tion of the building was deferred. About 7 o'clock' on the evening of Thursday, May III., the hardware stoie belonging to William K. Biii" hait w.ic disco i ji'd to be en lire. At ;he time the hp- was discovered, the rear end of tin- budding was all ablaze. The first cry of tiie, however, brought out the cnur ' city, and hy onergct ic work, well engineered, the lire wis ex tinguislu'd. The damage to the buil ding is estimated at 10'), which is coveted by niMirance. Had the lire remained intdi-covered one minute longer no hiim.iti aid colli 1 have saved the building, and in all probability the residence of Jacob Collins and the liv ery stable belonging to BoiL r.ck Me Ken.ie would have nho been destioycd. The insurance conipai in which Mr. Binehart holds a policy may congrat ulate themn Ives Unit, the loss was no greater, and should feel extremely grateful lo thi' cilizms of Suninierville for the efforts made lo extinguish the lire Mr. 1'iiiehart has authorized your corref pondiMit lo extend, for him, through the columns of the Sforr, his thanks to the people for their eff orts to save his property. It if not known how the lire originatad, hut is Mippiwed to have been spontaneous combustion. Cu ank. iiifi'hi ErJiot'N. Business is getting betterand inotiey more plentiful. Mr. W. J. Snodgrass passed through town recently, on his way to the Wal lowa, The road supervisor is out with his gang of men to woik and improve the loads. Hauling has begun, and a many farm. -ri are cleaning out grainerie. The line weather which we are good their hav- ing now gives the trnvding publican opportunity lo make good lime and speed. Hurrah for llio lth. of July! W are going to have the boss celebration. Programme will he published in due time. Kvciybody cordially invited The different committees on prepa rations for the celebration of the 'lib. of July, are busy at wotk on tho pro gramme, which promise to be a good one in every particular. The commit tee on music meet next Saturday at 2 o'clock. They have organized a string hand and a singing class. The finance committee reports favorably, and if the contributions keep on, the success of (he fne works is at-mircd. The "Plug Uglies" an- organizing fast. They promise to be an awful laughable gang this time, and whoever has the opjion unity of gecing them, necik lit! laugh any more for six months. Highland, (Tackuimis eoiinty. Or. I have wiillurod with a dmeasc of thi- kid neys for if or 7 years aud for the lat two inontht have hun laid up with a pain in inv buck. A friend sent men smuplc. f the Oregun Kidney Tin. and having used it one week I mil lo a good day' work. I have deri vud mure lieiH'IU from it than fr in till iIk Jiirdli iims 1 huvuei-f lakm. . il N i:viu 1.1- Ko,t Mertlii( 'v'ultu n number of bu-ine-s men and In. tere-ted ellirens were hi attendatn i! at the road inei'tiug held a' Wright's hull, la-t Monthly evening. Mr. ' iirioll, i halrnian of the bard called the meeting tinorder and Mated the purpo-e for which it wa- callwl. A report ef the e.itniul-sioner- of ill Work dune, ,'iiul minify expended up to Unit time wa- read mid accepted. On iivtinn, nnd after di-en--iii!t tic -ubjei't. it wn- declared the sen-e of the meeting that the terininu- of tlii- end oi the road which i- now U-ing built b the State. i at the croi-ing of Ooo-'e creek al the font ,,f hill. Moved anil carried that n elltlnn lie prc-en.ed to the county court, at it- .Inly term, .i-klng for an appropriaton of one Ihuii-iiii'l dollars to ciiiup'tc thi- rosd. anil that the eoinmi inner- -ee thai -aid petition j circulated throughout the country. There being con-idcrable suh-erlplion work uhiih ha- not yet U'en put upon the road, a iii I it being 'abolutcly ncec ary fur the eommi-Hioiier- tolmxereudv cr.-!i. in order to meet current expeii-e-, and properl) pro-ecute thi' work, it wa- moved toid carried that the -uhvription list be again ireidated, and all th)-e wlmhaxe nut alreanv emitributed a-ked to do o. On inotiuii the thank- of the meeting were glxen to t 'ommi inner I'arnill I n' the etUiieiit aud thorough manner in which be hu proMvuted the work so far. J, II. Smith and ('has. DavN. two of the comtni--ioners, being compelled to be idi-ent irom the country tor some lime, on bu-ine-, tendered thi'ir re-ignation, and Willi-.M;ilVand L. P. Binehart were elected to fill the acancies. Meeting adjnurued. i.irrri:u i.int. Beiuaiiung uncalled for a I the 1'nion M otllee, the niimth ending Max .'it. Is-') I Allyn. A J ! lii'tiuier-. Mi I. t 'ijlbert-on, M I Cuiher-ou. 1' M I I'row . 'I'h una j ( 'raw lord. Win I Ci'iiNon, Delia j Davis. James 1 1 I I'orn -tcr. I. U ray. Mr- Ango I Uir-'h. John D Uolhrook, II S McKnight, ( ba- NeWou, Mattie N el-en, Mr- lle'e i Pavne, It Bc'avi-. W !' Slielhoru, Hen Stewart. I' M Thnuia-, T I. Warren. T I. Watson, J I. Wc-egerhur llro Williains, Mi Annie Yoakum. D W Moore, K '1' l'l-r-on- calling for any of th" above, will I tilea-i uv "adverti-ed.' j (iKo. II t.i.. P. M.. 1'nion, Or, linpoi'tiiiit lo Mdtler-. We ate under obligation- lo Itceeiver Outhouse for a eop of the following telegram, which ha- ju-t been received al the La lintudc Land itllee : Wa-hiugton. .Inns L'nd 1S0. ltl'.l.l-TI'U M Bl'.CKtVI'H. I.. i lirandc. Oregon. Allow no more pre-emption, timber culture, desert litml filing, or entries until I'lirtlu" orders. Wm. A. Si'.vuk-. i'oniuii.--iotier. I' e ieiilleiiirn. We arc in po-ition to name lied rock price- on i ient-' Shirt-. Fniler ware. Tie-, Sock-, Uloxe-. S'i-ienders, llandkerehlef-. Ctitl's, Collar-, -te I'or !. we furnish a tlrst cl,i-s ii'ilaniidried -hirt. For if-l lift, be-t grade ol biundried -hilt-. We -olicil the pHtroi.a.'e of all 'juyer.-ot ticnts' l'n4oi.-hiug S .miis. By writing to u-, your purciin-e-will be made economically 'and satisfacto rily . Send u- a trial order. OLDrt.V K 1 NO. 1st! Fir-t Street, Portland, Oicgon. S,, rup tif 1'lgs. , ManufaeMired only by the California Fig S nip i'o.. San 1' ranclseo, I'al., i- Nature's )wn True Laxative. This plea-ant I'allloi'- da lliiuid I'riiii reinudv may be had of all drilggi-t-. at fifty cent- or one dollar. It is the mo-t plea-a'ut. prompt, and cll'ectivc remi'dy known toe!ean-e the system; to act on tin Liver. Kidneys, and llt'.W"h gently yet. thoroughly ; to dispel Headaches, Colds, and Fever: lii cure Consumption, In lige--linn, and kindred ill-. 'I lie MiiM gi ecii'ile As well a-the most effective method of di-pcllijg Headaches, Cold-, and Fever.-, or cican-ing the -yslein, U by taking a few do-es of the pleasant California ll'plid frni: reinedv. Svruii of Figs. '.lie. and ?l hott-l- for -ale by all dnu'gi its. Snell licit, bn .V . Woodard,' wholesale agent-. j lieinl Tills. j C. Viuctii ha-jul receixed a splendid i I it of hunts, dines, etc.. which lie nill s ill at a great reduction on former prico. He I means i lial lie saws. Try him. I'iivk Pi'knip:s. June 1st., ISSli. We have eight more weeks of school yet. Mr. .lame. South and Mr. Heater stin ted, the 28th nil. for Wallowa Val ley, in search of ranches. There is nunc talk to the effect that we shall Mioit have the civilizing milli on ct of a Sunday school in our midst. Pete, Wilson ami Melbourne Pugb, a couple of th Cove's young bloods, were rusticating in the Park la.-l week. We are sorry to say that the people of this place aie making no prepara tions whatever to celebrate their inde pendence, A. N. Hamilton, republican nominee for sheriff, and F. I). McCnlly, . repub lican noniinee for reprosenialive, passed through the Park last week, and treated the Pnrkites. to some very line Havana's. My huiy love is N. Plu- L'ltra F.plti rilius Skiipkuni, and if the nickel pla ted hyeicle which 1 am about to re ceive! Willi only double-seated, would'nt we have some enjoyable .-pins? Yum, yum. J. (i, S, The portion of the new road, allotted to the Park men lo build, is Hearing completion, and if other parts of the load are made as good as this, the people of I'nioii county can congratu late themselves on having oho road ai least. Mel. and Pete., you must not let a little circumstance like that bother you or destroy your equilibrium, but console yourselves with the thought that probably the next tiin you wit liUss such an episode you Will be one of tho actors. Tho Park is altogether one of the most pleasant places to live in, dining the summer mouths, in ICasleru Ore gon, The days never become so hot but that there is a cool breeze stirring, which prevents it Hum becoming soos press ivo and sultry as most other pla ces, ami the nights are never so warm but that one can enjoy a good night's rcpoac under two or three pair of blan kets. F. Covo (uUlntfs.' Mis.- Louise Kelley, of La (It-andc, is spending. Ihe week at Mrs. F.lls worth's. The students of llie schools are passing through ihe liery ordeal ol examination, tins week. A. Marlins, who has been working in the Cove tannery for the pat year, has gone to Walla Walla. Ir. K. J. Thomas has concluded not to open an olllce in Island City, ami may now be found in Cove, 1'ncle Billic MaMerson, an old Webfootcr, but uoxv living in Island City, wa? on our streets, Monday. The F.piscopal schools will close Friday, June 11th, with Commence ment exercises at the Ascension roouis in the evening. The sage of (irande Bonde, (ireen Arnold, accompanied by Mrs Chap h'in and Mrs. Kelley, came over from La (irande, Wednesday. Mioses Flora Despain and Helen Web b, two charming young ladies of Pendleton, weie visiting friends and relatives in Cove, last week. Ten voter.- have left town bound for the mines, this week, and probably xxill not teturn in time to cast ballots, Monday. F.ight of the parly are democrats, Mr. Berry circulated through town, Thursday. He was seen ruling away L. B. Holmes' best hore. It is not known whether Mr. II. will be an aspirant for a deputy.-hip. Those who attended the lecture by Bev. !. M. 1 1 win last Sunday aft r noon, were treated to a rate literary discourse. It is hoped he will make it eonvi nicnt to visit Cove often in the future. Win. Pugb. who has taken a min ing claim in K.igle valley, starlrd, Tuesday, for that region, (tame be ing plentiful, he took with him a splendid Winchester rillo from the drug store. Why my dear friend, howdy. D 1. I'm sine I would be sick, if I couldn't like Dick. A. I am in great trouble for both keyholes of my trunk aie misplaced -S. Fxcuso mo, hut my dictionary spells it thoroughbrcad. 1. It i.- it source of much pleasure for me to watch the graceful girls, c f Cove, riding their spirited horses. M. Trout CriH'k Xibbh's. Wallowa, June 1st., 1SS0. Our school is progies.-ing nicely, and idl well pleased. An unusual ciop of huckleberries anticipated, from lb.' presenljirospects. Plenty of hit oattl.' for beef, and lioisws on the range louking fat and ' Sheep sbeaiing going on lively. Wait Wade has thirteen shearers it t his camp. The (junker church at Alder looms up splendidly. A 20 lb. bell i.- to be put in soou. Weather mild and everything grow ing, (iardens, shrubbery and crops looking line. (!. 1). Akin is constantly kept in a state of prcBpiralion, sharpening those breaking plows. Some rich finds of the filthy lucre are reported, but as to the truth of the reports' I am tillable to say. Candidates have been in the Wal lowa, sanding, bowing and scraping, (lo il, while you can, gents. Health generally very good in the Wallowa, except some who have been dislodged from eayitse horses. Watching deer licks is the order of the day. Those who watch don't pray right, or some one would get deer. Benjamin BostycII has started in at elieeso making. Ilia factory looks very neat and nice. Ben. is a good cheese maker. Success to the enter priso. Bonds to the mountain.'! are good, and fanners are' stringing out rails on their ranches, for all there is in it. If you doubt my statement, come over :i ml see. Am worry to say that there is a little bad feeling in our Sabbath school, over the matter of choosing a superinten dent, hut all will he arranged satisfac torily soou. On .Sunday the 17th. lilt., Bev. Woods, of Alder, led several young con verts into the clear, cold waters of the Wallowa, and administered to them the ritiM of baptism. Wallowa farmers will, in all proba bility, bo very successful this year. Last year whole ciops were destroyed hy squirrels, which will not bo the case this season. Notwithstanding the county 1ms paid out quite an amount for squirrel tail.i, the revenue will, by far exceed the amount paid out. Mr. James Day was seriously hurl a few days since, whilu engaged in bind ing a load of rails, lie was brought home in an unconscious state, and friends and relatives were sent for to witnrss his death. Dr. A, ii. Cobb was summoned, and he as usual stuck to his patient, who is said lo ho recov ering. A bad slate of feeling prevails among the poor people of our valley, who are, of necessity, delinquent with their taxes. For instance, men who owe one dollar poll tax, and delinquent only 2fi dayf. have been i oinpolled to pay the sheriff deputy three dollars. If that i a fair, stpiare way of doing, why isn't hull a lit place to keep pow der? Cut. Bhadv. Km inn r uinl Morli.uilc. Save money mid doctor bill-. Ilelhneyour Mothers. Wives nnd Mster hy a timely pur-cha-e of Dr. Ilo-auko'. Cough aud Lung Svrup,be4t known remedy for Cun (h,('ol(U ('tulip and Itloiiehlal affuuiloiis, Itcllev'e.-, Children of Croun In one night; may sure von hundred f dnlUri. Price .VI centautl irl.ee. Sample-free, tiold Uy J. T. V lljjhl, Union, Oregon. Tlt lUertliin .Mir, The new election law contains many feature- which require special atton tion mi the pari of voter-, n woll a on the pail of ollleer. of the election. No ticket uiav ho u-etl or circulated on the day of election unless it i- writ leu or printed on paper furnished by tho -eeretnry of stale for tho pur pose. No ballot shall have upon the ont-ide. theroot any tinpre. Ion , de vice, color, or other thing to distin guish it from other ballots, or where by it may be known or designated. Polls are to open tits A. M,, and olo-o at tl P. M. F.aeh elector shall in full view ol the judges deliver to the chairman a -ingle ballot on i piece of paper, on which -hall hu Written or printed the names of the person; voted for, vvilh proper designation of the olllce which each is intended to till. Any political parly or organi zation may if it ehoo-es jirepa'o a ticket with a vignette or heading ove, Ihe name of the party and over tho iniines of the cand'tdiites. and when a copy of Mich ticket -hall luivo been tiled vvilh tin tin ty clerk tit any time before election diiy. it -ball be unlaw ful for any person to imitate, copy, or in any manner counterfeit lhr -nine, under pemiltv ol line not ex ceeding SiniM), oi- imprisonment in the penitentiary not more than one year, or both. The same penalties are to be impo-ed upon any person who print, or di-trihuto tickets bearing any imitation of the vignette or inscription , hut containing differ cm iiiiuie irom the candidate- named in the ticket Hied with the conntv clerk. Bui nothing in the act is to be construed to interfere vvilh tho right ol' the elecioi to erae or Insert ( i'' rnie 'i irritiiiii . ) any name or prop-o-ilion on any ticket, whether it may have been Hied with the county elork or not. The color nniM fold tho ticket before handing it in, -o that the matter printed or written upon il can not he -con. In all incorporated citie- and towns hi the state no per-ou shall approach or stand vvilbiii IPO feet of the polls, when open tor the purpose of receiv ing votiw, except the pur-on desiring to v ole, and hut one elector shall be permitted to approach the polls within 1(H) feet at tie-sumo time: but judge.; of the election may, if requested, permit one. person from each political parly, selected hv the party, to stand itt tlie polls foe the purpose of chal lenging votes. Projior penalties am provided for refusal lo obey these provisions. The judges may enforce a lino of $), ami if not paid thev may -mid the otfcmler to jail not ex ceeding twenty-live days. The sher ilfs, deputy' sherilfs, constables, jailer and policemen are required to execute the order of the judges in this behalf, and if none of these otllcers are present, the judges may appoint special constable lo execute their orders. General qualifications of voters, being tlxed in tho constitution, remain in heretofore. Antelopo Itoms. Juno 2nd, l8S(i. Weather is getting very warm. Some crops are sulfcr'tii"; for want of rain, From twnlve to eighteen men tak breakliist al this place, off the morn iiiH freight train. Mr. Lynch shipped the hrst two car loads of wool of the season, (he tore part of the week. During last week while W, A. ('utos was hauling from the Black Pine forest, he saw a cougar, 4a bear, an elk ami some antelope. If the crops dry up, aud the Pino creek tuition fail, Ihe settlers of Ibis section will have a hard time to go through tinothur winter. There is still lots of teams passing; through here eu route lo the mine.. May they ho richly rewarded with with the precious metal. The Chiniiniiiii that foil from the hand car and was caught in the gear ing of He ear and severely hurt hns been sent to Umatilla for treatment. Lynch and Dobbins will settle, their sheep dillleulty hy arbitration, on Monday, .Juno "th. .lasper Mitchell, Simon " Miller and Dan Crowley are the arbitrators. The North Powder sawmill has not. commenced sawing. If is surrounded by vvaler. The company aro getting' another largo lot of logs rendy to run down the river. .1. A. Olio took a Hying trip to Baker City, on Saturday's,, freight. He report times very dull, although there is considerable work going on. One brick store and a stone saddle and harness shop under cinirso of con struction. Crops in linker look very sickly. TolouiiHut TatUinp-s. Hot tu you know what.. School Is progressing; liuely. Ben MiK.sier returned from the mines, last Salurday. He reports every thing in a nourishing condition there. A Sunday School was organized in Pyle canyon, Inst Sunday. Let everybody' attend, and if possible make il a success. Si. Paul's cathedral in London, eot an aggregate amount of i?!J.(J2t,. InO The church and school house lo be built in Telociiset will not cost qililo that amount. If it is possible lo raise thcfinuU, the goodlooklng young men of Tolo ciisui are going to have it car loud of girls, between the ages of fourteen and sixteen, shipped to this place and turned loose. They have not de cided where to go to get them. yet. Why not have a baseball club at this plucoV Wo have about nine stout, fat, rugged, rov checked hovs, who can dance all nigiit , hunt all day, or do anything that will afford a little amusement. It would hu nothing; hut amusement tu defeat the L'nlon club if tiiiiv do live in town. ! Ufiuemlier. All uoti mid accounts duo the old Urm (it Bcus it ljidrtl limit be paid at once to I D. B. Bees, at ihe bind Olllce, or they will he put In the lunuN of an uttornwy for ' collection.