V V V III. The Oregon scout. An independent weekly Join nal, N orv Satiirilny mornlm; by tied ov- I'ltlill-litT.- and Proprietors. A. K. Jonks, i Kditor. " i It. CiiAxfin i Foreman. KATliS Ol' Sl'llSCKIl'TION One copv, out- vear ' " Hix months . . 1 " ' Thro-.- 111(1111(1- l!.1 liivarlalily V'nsh in .-1 unco. ' hi rhmtrr niiliirri'iili'miK urr tint )ni!il till cm) nj iuir, tiro ilolliii- h !II rlutiiinl. Kate, of :ul crti-inr made known on ap plication. J3Corfi"Mindi'in,i' from all parts of the country solicited. Adrt!v all coiuiii'.tiiicatitins to the Ouniio.s SVot'T, I'liion Oregon. IjiiilKi Directory. fi ItANDK ItONDH VAI.bKY I.ODCF., VX.N'ii. .". A. K. and A. M. Meets on the second and fourth Saturday- of eacli month. W.T. WKKiliT, V. (i. A. I.KVY, Secretary. UXIOX I.OlXiK, No. :i!) 1. O. O. F. Itcgular meetings on Friday evenings of each week at their hall in 1'nion. All breth ren in good standing are invited to attend. Hv order of the lodge. (!. A. THOMPSON', X. (i. ('HAS. H. Ml LUCK, Secretary. Cliiii't'll Dllri'tiirv. M KTHODIST KPISCOPAL OIIl'KCH. Divine service e cry Sunday at 11 a. in. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at .'! p. in. Pravor meeting t-vcrv 'I'liur.-dav evening at I:.K. IiKV. (i. M. IKYVlX, Pastor. p i:k.sp.ytki:iax chkisch. ukop- L lar church services every S.ihhath niorn inland evening. Prayer meeting Wednes day evening of each Week. Snlihath school every .Sabbath at in a. in. KKV. W. C. 11AI1H), Pastor. UT. JOHN'S KPISCOPAL curitcir. hervicc everv Mindav at :t o'clock n. in. KKV. W. K POWKLL, Kector. County State Senator Itcprcscntntivcs .Midge Duller. L. P. Kinchart K K. Tavlor F. 1). MeCullv .(). 1'. (ieodall .lohii Chrisiuaii ' I-:. Lec. A. X. Hamilton ! A. T. Xcill Commissioners I Sheriff clerk . . Treasurer School Superintendent Purveyor Assessor Coroner .!.. C. ltrainard ; .1. L, lliiidmau I M. Austin ! O. I). Thoudiuson i S. .unerson City OMci'i-s. .1). layor. . Kei S. A. PiiiM'l .1. S. Klliott A. Levy .1. W. Kennedy K. W. Davis ' I'M. Kemillurd .1. 1! Thomson K. K. Cates .1. I). Carroll L. ICatou Coiincihne i Kceorder Marshal . . Treasurer Street Coiamissioiier Itl'i:SSIONAL. JOHN 11. CIHTES, Attorney at Law. t ColleetiiiK and prohatu iiractlee special tips. Ollice, two doors south of post-otllee, 'Union, Oregon. Attorney at Law AXI) NOTARY PUULIC. Office, one door south of .1. J. Eaton's store, Union, Oregon. X. CHOMWKLL, M. D. , Physician ami Surgeon. Olllee, one dnor south More, I'liion, Oregon, of J. It. Katun's J) 15. It EES, Notary Public and Conveyancer. Otllet State Land Olllce building, Union, I'liion county, Oregon. TT. F- mjiiLEum, Attorney at Law, Iteal estate nn.i ..,.n... .....i i rl . 1. i vwui-i-iiiil; Hi;i'!it i.tiiui UHlee Jlusiuess a Nii..nl.lv Main,, m In. seph, Wullowii comity. orcgon. O. 1 11KLL, Attorney at Law, n..1."1' k'' 'J'"1 Abstractor of Titles. Ottiee-htate I.aml Otllce bulldim: corner Main and A Streets, Union. Ore"' L. conns, 31. D., Physician and Surgeon. r Uavlng permaiiently located at Alder. Un ion county Oregon, will be found reatlv to attend to calls lu all the various towns 'and settlement of the WalMva valley. grniuqxir ih.sk asks a spk( i altv. MrnMto "fi and l.i t live""""" 1 t'ltOrKsSIONA I.. V. lMJLTDliX, M. 1). Chronic Diseases a Specialty. Sunniiorvillo, Union, County, Oregon. M. ('AKISOM,. Notary Public. Ii. F. WILSON. Lx-Co. Clerk. QAUHOLL & WILSON, l Conveyancers and Abstracters. Abstracts to Heal funii.-hed on .-.hurt and Mining iro)ierty notice, at reasonable rates. Sales of l!cal and Miiiin;: property ucgn tiated. Collection business pivutiptly at tended to. Olllce next door south of Post-olllce. I'n ion. Oregon. M. Hvkkii. J. W. Siii.i.tox. .1. F. li.Ki:i:. JAKIHt, SIlKhTON.v. 15AKKI!, Attorneys at Law. Or ijon. KICKS 1'nioii and I.n (irande, Ore- inet.il Attention trrvon all business entrusted to tl C. II. DAY, M. )., HOMKPATHIC ' Physician ami Surgeon, i vi.i. eu.t.s I'uo.vi'Tj.v atti:.iu:i to. Ollice adioiniti'' Jones Pro's store. Can he found ni'lits at thiCentcnnial hotel, room No. :!;!. - I J A. I5KLL, House, Si-n and Carriage ! PAINTER Graining a SpeciaSty. Shop. ( orner Main (recoil. ;iud A Street-", I'liion, WM. KG KS Id, Architect ail Builder Plan and de iis for any kind of buil ding furnished on application. Keeps on hand a complete stock of m'lliMYf 'filVrHITtt WIXJ)OWS, CAIU'ETS, K'I'C!., lC'fC. Which be will sell at a low tijiitre. Parties- wlie desire to huild will do well to consult him, at Cove, I'uioii county, Or. JJ- 11. .OJfXHOX, N A ' Biiier. I'tunn, Oregon. Plans and specilicatioiis for dwellings, barns and bridges, furnished free of charge. UKIDOIC HUILDING A SPKOIALTY I3Call and interview me. A. X. GAJiDXICll ib CO. Watchmakers & Jewelers, Union, - - Oregon. Clocks and Jewelry For Sale. ICi'imiriiiK nt .Mntlci-ntu ICntcx. Call and examine our goods and prices. WltlMlT, President. W. T. Witioit r, Cashier. Doos a fiencral Tiniikiiig llusiiiess. lluvs and soils exchange, uud discounts comme'r elul paper. Collections carefully promptly reported. attended to, ami Tonsorial Rooms. J. M. JOHXSOX, - - HtOPItlETOIt, Main street, I'nlon, Oregon. Hair cuttln. sliaviiiK ami sbrunpooln'' i done neatly and in tho best style. Hot and Cold Baths. Contractor I (iKO. HH.UT, I President. f First National M,; -o, . I UXIOX, - - . OKEGOX. j lTM()N, )RE(H)X, SATURDAY, APRIL CORNUCOPIA. Letter Friini Our nebular Ciivn'siiiiulent 'MM''t lllll tlir i'Iiii' Ci iTli M lues. l'li'iiilitei-s an- ti't-civ ini; two ccntf n pcii titl for fiviy.ht ftum linki't-Cily. , Pine Ytilloy l-.uu-licrs an' Mtpplyinjj tin mini's with potatoes at 2j conts ' pi'i- imnil. It will lif two months heforc some of 1 tin- K'lljji's (.'an hcjiot at to work, on w.' connt of snow, i The Orcuon (Jold Miniiif; Company arciit work on the fonnilntion for their , twenty-stamp mill. Cornucopia has live hotels and cnt inj; hotises, font- saloons, one hrcwery anil three jjeni tal merchandise stores. So'-e eyes are a common alllietion with ont-doei- lahoicrs here now, for which thesnow and lu i-lit sunshine is ' to hlame. 1'arties tiro tryinp; (o hund six mines ! for ..OIJ.OOO, lu'loiij-iiiK to the Pino Val I ley company, hut they have not suc ceeded sis yet. j It is expected that some extensive sales willjhu made of mines in tho I5a sin hefore lonjj;, as there art' parties ne gotiating for the mines. Pine Valley has a millionaire(?) (hat is, the 'cntlcnian asks live million dollars for his miuinj; interests in the Pine Creek minint; district. I'ort (aylord says he is noinjj to jet him a pair of spurs, white hat with fancy leather hand, and a pair of shaps, then he thinks he can stand in. The snow having been shoveled out of the canyon road so that it. leaves only ftoni one to two feet of snow in the roads, makes it passahle for teams. Dr. Woods, our popular physician,!11 head. Have not heard from the is going to establish a hospital for the henelit of persons who pay monthly dues to help keep tho institution in running order. Mr. Holies, one of our Cornucopia merchants, has been to Pine Valley, "rustling up" bacon and eggs, as grub in Ihut line is getting rather short with some of the boys. The increase in his business with the expected rush into camp this spring has caused It, C. Warinner to rent the hotel building lormerly owned by Win. Young, with which Mr. Warinner will have better facilities to accomodate his guests. All persons stopping with him will be assured of plenty to eat and good treatment. Our Cornucopia artist, Miss Itea, while out taking views of the snow-clad mountains,, came very near meeting with a serious accident. While on tho steep mountain side she slipped and losing her ballance, tumbled down the mountain Mime I'M yards or more be- l fore she could stop. Luckily outside 0n a ymiii sLiiiu iiicic mjih jiu damage done. A correspondent for the Scon says "It's a wonder someone does not go crazy writing spring poetry, as it has begun lo resemble spiing soinowhat." I should suggest as a remedy for such alllictious, that the patient bo sent to this country for a short time, and will warrant a quick and sure cure, if na ture covered with from four to twenty feet of snow wilHlo it. I see that a county commissioner has been appointed from Pino Valley, i . i i to mi mo vacancy in that board and hope Mr. commissioner will take sonic interest inroads leading into coniu-i copia, as tho intercts of tho whole county would bo affected for tho hot-1 tor if a little money was appropriated 1 on uio l ine urouK canyon road, and have no doubt but what ho will help us all ho can. 1IEC. AKTONlMllIXfi SUCCUSS. I It Is the duty or every person who has , used Jlnsclirf' (Irrmun tyfit;' to let Its won- I derail qualities be known to their friends in curing ( oiisiiinptioii, 'Mwere Coughs, iu, and It. facta! N ,,er., can Croup, Asthma, Pneumonia .i i i I, ""'"" "s iiiii-se?. ami pcrvou can uko it without immediate relief. Three don- n will relieve any cose, anil we coiixlrier It the duty of all Drugijiwts to recommend It looiupour, o.viiix consumptive, at least to try one bottle, as KO.OOO dozen bottles were sold hint year, ami no one case where It failed was reported. Hieh a medicine as the Grrman Syrup cannot be too widely known. Ask your drugjdst about it. Ham plo bottles to try, sold at 10 cent. IteKular fclze, 75 cents, b'old hy all J)nijf,'Ut and Dealers, In the Tufted Ktatas and Canada. lliiekleii'M Arnlrii Halve, TilK lJlisr S.1I.YK la the world for Cuti, Ilrulsti., Sores, Uleer, Salt Itheuiii, Fever fioren, Tetter, Chapped IIamln, Chllhlalnti,, Com, and allskln liruptloim, and positive ly cureii Pile, or no pay required. It U intaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or mouey refunded, Priea 2.1 ecnts per bov. For sale by J.T- U'rljht, 1'idoti, Oreon. i 1. . ' Lost Prairie. l'lrl iii''siiui nod Sei l ml, .(I Vnllry ) ' t) in 1 1 i I.ICo in On- Moun tains i I (Ili'Kiill. The followinj; interestinj.; extracts we are permitted lo take from a private letter written to .(udi:e (loodall, fioin Lost Prairie, in Wallowa county, hy Dr. .Mason. That we still have some wild and unsettled legions in Oiegon will not he questioned : "The Hid. of this month I serihhled you a few lines and starred them out hy way of Assotin, hut donht very much whether they over reached you. I write this not knowing how or when 1 can M-ntl it out. Ahmit three week's ago two young men started from Paradise prairie to Lostine, on snow shoes, for the mail, They were out six days, on two day's rations, got lost and had hard work to get hack. Two more young men then started and went through, hut hrotight hack letters only. (ieo. Allen crossed the canyon and brought our letters over the fore part (if Nov., hut no newt-papers. Snow is reported (! lo 10 feet deep between Kcd l'ir springs and Mud prairie, which will keep us corralled for a long time, We have had a very rough winter, but not cold with the exception of the first three days in Felmiary. A good deal of rain and snow with an occasional (Irande Hondo, breeze. Snow on our stock ran go fell from 1 to 8 inches deep and lay 2(5 days. Horses came through without a bile of hay, and my cattle on one-half trm outside except Assotin and on the riv or below the I nilian gardens, where the loss of stock is heavy. The ground is now bare and the stock kicking up their heels on green gi;ns, and every thing is lovely except to tobacco-ehew-ers, the weed being nbu exl. Xow, "it never rains but it poms" says the old saw a few of us have left civilization, schools, and nearly all the conveniences of life, ami settled in (he wildest region in Oregon to huild up homes for ourselves and families, and mi far have succeeded. We have passed safely through tin extremely rough winter, and yet "to a man up a tree" it looks like there wore some on the outside with Hhylook fingers who think we are worth picking. (Hero the writer complain of bad treatment on tho part of certain individuals in this city who promised to pay his taxes.) Last Jail 1 went to the place of holding elections to pay my taxes on the day that tho sheriff advertised that he or his deputy would be there, but ! deputy put Jin an appearance. I lore no we are, snowed in, with a prospect for more delinquent taxes. It's a "bully" chance for our worthy shorill to rake in some "fat" mileage, if ho can travel on snow shoes and is not afraid of cougars and big gray wolves. At tin same tune there are men hero with " more properly than I have, who are exempt. AlcC'ubbin ysver visited this precinct, hut sent Krank I3rovn. .Some of the tax-payers were absent and some evaded through the grossest fraud, which they boaut of. Now, a few more words and I will stop. Wo have a lino country bore wood, water and grahs without end, the devil of it is (and it's a matter tho legislature or county court ought to look after,) the six children born in this community since J came, are all girls. Poor show for raising voters. What there is here to produce this phenomenon I don't know, What wo need here are immigrants men, while men men with "git up" in them. (Jood government land is an object, and 1 suppose there are a great many immigrants arriving from the Kant. Send them hero and I can fhow them as good quarter sections, j with big cold springs on them, as eve l".v out of doors. Three years ago Goo. Allen and boy were the only in habitants here. In August 188"), when M cinno in, there were Hi, now there WIM 1 1 I are over 100, and room for hundreds of families." I fj-riii of 1'Ijjm. Manufactured only by the California Vlg j Syrup Co., Han Francisco, Oil., la Nature's Own True Laxative. This pleasant Callfor nla liquid fruit remedy may be had of all drtigjdiits, at ilfty cents or one dollar. It Is the most pleasant, prompt, and effective remedy known to cleanse the system; to act on the Liver, Kidneys, and bowels gently yet thoroughly; to dispel Headaches, Colds, and Fevers; to euro Consumption, Indigos. I tion, and kindred ills. The "w-regon," "Sterling" and best of all the "Green Heal" eigaw at Joik-h llroV. Hi, (SS7. Til iC COVE. Nw Item I'rom tin- Pen or !ui- K ul.-ir ( (iriCHj., uileiit. April 1-1, 1NS7. M. Policy has yono to Pendleton I' and is working on the watei wotks building in that city.' Moll Campbell, of Kooky 15a r, Idaho, has been in town during the weok looking after Cove interests, Mrs. Lou Payne has opened a mil linery store in the building between the mill and Foster's store, and is oll'cr ing for sale a large variety of (he latest styles in her line. ISotn. To the wife of Win. Martin, Wednesday, April 11, 1 n d.iughler. Mother and child doing well. iLllieV smile is so broad that nothing less than a Crecdiuore target can conceal it. Mr. Perkins and Miss Slum's, of lower Cove, were married this week. i 'fbe bride being somewhat immature in years the happy couple indulged in an anti-bridal (our to Weisor, Idaho. John Wagner has Mild his dairy , cows to tho proprietor of a dairy es tablishment at Helena, Montana. The price paid was W.oO per head a lair sum considering tho niilchors wore of .JiT.-ey stock and well hiokon. The Cove Cheese Manufacturing Co. locently organized by the dairy farm ers of Ibis vicinity, have decided to erect a factory during the summer, probably on XoweH's tarm. .Machin ery will bo ordered early in the spring and the manufacture of tho best grade of butter and cheese commenced, 'flic latest improved roller mill ma chinery has boon ordered from the l-'ast, for the Cove (louring mill, and will bo put in place by .1. O. Smith, 'early next month. Ho will al.-o com plete furlher improvements in tho es tablishment. This mill will then b; able to compete with any in tho louu t iy in furnishing tv lino grade of toller Hour. Anyone wanting to know Wubster's dflination of a "bowser," call on mo. .1. O. S. 'flic description of my caso tis received the other day, is faulty in t-omo respects. 1. M. I just, was sick this weok and don't you forget it. L. C. An overdose of goo.-o is no good for the constitution' A. .1. II, Ain't going to hunt guse no mo' this spring. I). L. lie has gone far away. , L. 1 have retired fioin tho vocal field. I, Our educational barque dor full sail, with Prof. W in going ttn K. Pearson at the helm. .Mrs. Oucnr Olson has been danger ously ill for some time past, but is now convalescent. .Mr. William Houp is canvassing the valley for tho Cliirjtuin. lie is u very successful canvasser. Our county oflicer assumed their : duties last week. Thev make a txood I 1 ., . . , . "aram 'i on mo streets oi .losepn. Hill it (iifloid have moved their jew elry More down on .Main street, next ' door to Vest's meat market. (Don't ! take oll'cnse, Mr. Hill, wo have not located yotu'a the meat market.) , The tide of immigration has already j begun, and we expect a mighty in-: creiiso of population in tho next :i.v niontns. i ins win ot couio nialco n rise in trade, both foreign and domestic. We understand considerable huilil- j ing of a Mibstautial nature will be done i in Joseph this mimnicr. Tho ilennett I Flu tors are also preparing to build ex-1 tensively, and are expecting to make j vast improvements there during tho next year. j Times are exceedingly close now, but we have good reason to hopo that I they will bo better in the near future, j Spring opens with unusual promise. Stock has come through tho winter iu n,uu.K .'''0 "in H,,JI .. "Krii'ii tu.a rta. "ro ry f.r 1,0 " pros-, time of ' the year. Home few stockmen lost I considerably during Hie winter, hut will recover, a tho range is refreshing ' everywhere. It seems that our apologize did not have tin desired oli'ect upon the llreut ' Moiul, hut on tho contrary it stirred j up Ins no to the highest possible pitch, i So much so that ho devoted nearly tho whole of his wonderful paper to paying os nice compumeiiiH ami pet names, for which of court-o ho has our thanks, lie thinks u two year old babe would be about oursizo. Now, is it not sur prising that u man of such rare inleU Ufinxce would notice, much less take oH'oneo nt tho babblings of n two year old babe. Kko. Ladien and genth' slimmer goods con stantly arriving from the Kast and San Francisco, at Levy's, North Powder. Tim OiM IVlliniH Will (Vlchriiti-tlin (I'Mli .iiiilvi'i-.iry. of tlie Order in America I'RKSOXA L METIO'. April iO, 1H!S7. Jame-i Welch is making preparations to move to Idaho, where lie has some valuable mining property, Dr. A. H. Scott has sold his property iu this place to II. (). (iorham, of tho linn of (Iorham it h'othchilds, of Xorth Powder. Miss Uichison is teaching the dis trict school, and is giving general sat isfaction. This is her s voud term at thirt place. 'flic seini-anmiiil r.'port of the coun ty clerk, r.ither kno -ks the wind out of the agitators of the annexation of this purl of the coti.iiy to U.iker. W. j. Charnes returned to his home on Wolf cioek, last week, from Hrittoti ' station, iu lbtker county, where he has just completed a live mouths term of sclli.ol. 'flu Odd Fellows of this place will at lend (dm a lodge) the celebration at 1 Maker City on the 215th, which is the . OSIth aniversary of (ho introduction of , tho order iu America. ! Hall, Keklcs it Co. are making ex ' leiisive preparations to lloat several million feet of logs down Xorth l'ow i der river, lo their contemplated mill ; site, near town, as soon as there is auf 1 lieient water. While Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Punch ' were out diiving the oilier evening, I heir horse became frightened, throw ing them out of the vehicle, and caus ing some bruises and scratches, but , fortunately nothing serious. Wesley Parker will lile an injunc tion on all irrigating ditches on Wolf creek, (except his own) as soon as the l people begin to u-e the water. Ho 1 claims the oldest water right, (although there may bo water fbr all) and says he cannot permit, latter comers to use the water after the loth of May, in each season. Tho lease of the O. It. A X. Co. to , the 1'. P. is anxiou.-ly looked for by the people of this valley, as it is sup- posed that if the latter company get ' possession of the vast I net of laud be longing to I ho O. li. A- X. .Co, lying be tween Xorth Powd' r ami linker City, that they will lix sio-h a price on the laud that settlers e.tn allbrd to pay, and in a short time (ho valley would he dotted with farms, where it ia now (and will remain a: tho present price asked) a vast plane. The company own some tine farming laud, hut when i people liud that they can buy improved I farms cheaper than they can improve -a farm, (including tho price of hnprov I cd land,) they will buy improved land or go elsewhere. Yank. Indian Valley Items. Farming is the chief business here now. J.T. Galloway started his mill on Monday, April -lth and everything runs nicely. We are well jileaccd with tho chango in the form of our Okkdon Roopt. Klgiu will have a daily mail on the lTith inst. Just whut 'wo have been wishing for. J. S. Parr has removed to flrund Hondo valley. Jesse A. Jackson will eonimoneo school again the 18th inst. Jas. and .Mike Farley have recently taken up ranches in this vicinity. Tho family of Mike Farley removed to this vicinity recently. Thomas J. Parker will leave for Har ney valley soon. Jos. Parker is trapping in the Look ing Glass at present. K. 10. Jones had quite a runaway ro cently, with his team to a plow, break ing his new harness some little. Samuel Parker and John Graham aro erecting ti shiugloinnM on Gordon creek, and will have it iu running order soon. Xu- Don't Kxiiutliiif n. 1 You cannot aliord to waste time In expe rimenting when your lungs are in danger. consumption always seems at nrst, only a cold. Do not permit any dealer to Impose ujioii you witii some ciieap imitation or JJr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, iougus aim coins, inn on nuru yon gee I genuine. iK'cause no can iuiiku more pn lie may tell you bo h.n somethlnif lust good, or just the same. Don't bo declv4j niu uisisi upon gciimg it ivinjc s.ew itu overy. which Is guaru iteeil toglvarelW I ..II Tllrn.,! I , .,,1 I'lul ,,ll'..l... m.. .... ,..,., ..IU s - l. vw luita. i ui oonies ireo at j r " 'i'iu s drug stoi Choice garden and. t lower Mad Joium UroV. '7.. '. I) "