'THE OREGON SCOUT. ETCHINGS. AMOS IC. J UNIX KDITOK. The Oregon Scout lias an large a circu lation a.i any three pap-rs in this sec tlon o the State, combined, and in cor respondingly valuable at an advertising medin m. Or Iiiiprrttit Mnrfp cm the 'Scmit" liy rnsliij I'.K-iits Social Scintillations. Saturday, July 30, 3 887. Union and Vicinity. Owing to unavoidable circumstances lie diil not go to the Park, Sunday. Thanks to K. II. Milkr, of the CYn- tcnnial hotel, tor a bottle of tine heer. The Standard Oil works at llohokin, 2fow .Jersey, have nearly all been de stroyed by lire. 1 Hob. Cavnnaugh was hrld in the stun of $S00 to appear before the next grand Jury of linker county, for horse steal ing. Jo. Wright, tlie boss hardware and tinsmith, is adding to his already large stock, a full line of dry goods and gro- curies. An altercation took place between several parties in Union last Saturday, which enriched the city's treasury sev cral dollars. A full supply of insect powder, in cans, bulk and guns, alj-o fly paper .sticky and poison, just received at the Cove drug store. Wo learn that the jury in the Wig- " ....iin..iiwo. I UUI Hi IOU utterly horrid for anything. Would like to know if our Prosecu ting Attorney reached linker without .any bodily injury, lie went on the same train with you know. Sperry Co., of Portland, shipped on Wednesday, over the Oregon Short Lino, 10(),(HX) pounds of Eastern Or. wool. The shipment was consigned to a .Boston (inn. We understand that 3Ir. John Har din, prosecuting witness in the Wig .gins case, wis treated to a chastise ment, last Sunday, at the hands of u Mrs. Dwyer of North Powder. The teachers of our public school for the ensuing year are Mr. and Mrs. Owen, Mrs. Henry, of J eland City, and Mrs. 15. F. Wilson. It is expected .school will commence the first Monday in September. (vonsidM'ablo fruit has been brought into town this week. It finds ready ,alo at very fair prices. The most of it comes from the Cove, which is one of the finest fruit growing sections in Union county. The members of the Episcopal church of this city are going to make tome extensive improvements on their church property, ceiling and painting the building and repairing the fence. This will be n good move. Mr. "Frank Hall, who has just re turned from a trip to the Pino creek mines, reports times as lively as the development of work will permit, lie thinks the mines good, and the future prospects for that section of our coun ty llatteriug. A man named Blackburn was ar rested in Yamhill as being the leader of the party who lynched O.-ear Kelty, the wife muiderer. Others of the lynching party have become alarmed at the arrest of Blackburn, and have lied the country. Hx. Huckleberry parties are being talked of by a nuinberof citizens, and that de licious fruit will be gathered in largo quantities by the old folks, while t ho fair damsels and their escorts will at tend to the minor details of camp life. Of course you could not expect one to have a good time any other way. Sydney Dell, editor of tlio Portland Evening-Democrat, was cowhided by one Mrs. Malarky a few days ago for publishing something which did not Down in Itxios. V. S. Senator Dolph is on a tour through ISagtrrn Oregon, looking nfter the wants, needs and necepNities of this great Inland Umpire. lie made a short speech nt the court house in this place, to a quit iKi-ge and attentive audience, THu!ay evening. His address wnA free from political partisanship, lie said that the great and mott important things wanted in Eastern Oregon and Wash ington was cheap transportation, anil Unit wherever there was a free water way along the lines of railroads, water transportation regulated the freight rates of railroads; and although there were being constructed at the Cascades on the Columbia river, a liont canal, which would open the river to free com petition from The Dalles to the sea, there still remained a gap of about tilt ecu miles above The Dalles, ovei which either a canal and locks must be constructed at an enormous expense, or el.o a boat railway, and that as we could net hope to receive annronria-! lions for that object only once in two years, it would yet take about fifteen years to open the river to free naviga tion by the construction of locks; that ho was in f.ivoi of a boat railway; that thoexpeme would be much less anil work of oj-ening up free river trans porta i ion would bo tooner completed, lie touched upon the land question. and thought the days of giving largo uouo bv: mat iw acres now was all that any settler should have under ordinary eir cumstances, but believed in the moun tainous districts ivhero only small amounts of til.ible land were found, he was in favor of .'120 acres being given. I Its was in favor of protecting our com merce, and guarding onr poasts, and O. 1. .. 1 1 . 1 O .. . .1 . i mill- fiui nc oeiit'Vfci mat tno gov ernment should awaken to (he neces sity of constructing coast defenses; that we were wholly unprotected; that almost any nation votild in a short time demolish any one of our impor tant seaboard towns or force them to pay tribute to them ; that the United States is without any defenses that would cope with the modern improve ments of naval warfare, even from an improved eight pound gun; it was ex tremely necessary when there were hundreds of millions of dollars at stake that the government ehould protect the interests of its iieoolc. and the time had come when the people would not remain idle m tins important matter, but would force the government to take action in the matter of self-protection against ti well armed foreign foe; that the true military principle of any nation is the old one, "that in time of peace prepare for war." Ho closed In stating to the ladies present that he believed in and advocated the cause of women suii'rage, and should bo glad when they had their rights in that measure. I'ariiKrniih IVrtnlnfu. l'rlnrli-iilty, tlio rcriTlnn!ln of the I'liiuilnro. to "T1IE WORLD DO MOVE." Mrs. Bloom, of Cove, was in town during the week. .Tames Harris, of Sunnuf rville, was in town this week. Postmaster Hall returned from a trip to Cornucopia, Tuesday last. Mr. Springer, of North Union, has built quite a barn on his place. S. O. Swackhanier made a living trip to linker City the fore part of the week Postal clerk Ed. O'Connor is at tho St. Vincent hospital under treatment. Kcv. John Sidner will preach nt tho court house this evening and on Sunday moining. Williun Roth returned, Thursday, from Denver, Colorado, where ho has been with a band of horses. Andy Wilkinson dropped into our .anctuin litis week and ordered a copy of the Scorr sent to relatives in the east. Senator J. X. Dolph made a favor- Local Linos. For a really Krti.'ljV newspaper head ing we think the CYnN-rvillian has itT The chief of tlip howe claim depart ment of the Unitfld Stat. Treasury i found to lo a defaulter to the smottnt of 992.0M. N. 1?. Harris, formerly cashier of the !'.n."i,s .llliooii-vill., tl.ttil ,r..v,. !...., t- ;,. it... a.r., f,.. t l'Vft9 Ji HIV 111 ;n t i uiiureu s " I?.ibv SAY WE, ALL OF US. Prices Speak Louder Than Words! Tiill Line of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes. at tin sum or sj.-iuuu for r.piHV.raiicc next tenn of court. Farmers, when you vhit L.i Grande, remember the New Yoik Store, and call there befor t purchasing elsewhere. The goods and prices wi'l suit you. Mr. Lees informs us that tho work of lri.nvribing the Wallowa records is progressing finely. It w;ll, probably, taken month or more yet to complete the work. bndies' shoes. Mens ' Hoys' Mens boot (tluve ?l ."0; Shirts . 1 ."" Shirts, heay wool . 1 ""! Undershirts and drawers, suit . !0j Socks, JT, J r . I -''"'I Calico, Li yds 1 .".() I Table cloth, J yd I! OU Corsets ' 1 2." Bubber hip taint 'J 1 CO 00 7-") 7,1 00 Other Goods Equally Low. ness. All remnants We mean busi at cost. Sugar, III lbs Mrs. Somincrs offers her stock of I liv, 15 lbs . . utile impression during his star. was the guest of Mr. W. T. Wright Dr. H. J5. Drake and wife have re turned from Portland where they have been sjionding a week visiting friends. Frank and Charles Williams, of Han-Franeii-co, aro in the city visiting rela tives, Mr. and Mrs. MeD.inicls of Cath erine creek. , Deputy Sheriff Williamson returned from italcm, Thur.-day. lie thinks tho trip a disagriieabie one at this time of tlio year. The Misses. I.illie and Ilelon Low summer hats at ot, to mikeiooni for her fall stock. Ladies, do not mips this opportunity, but call nt once and m euiv a bargain. Court adjourned Saturday night. There were a number of important i eases him over until the September I term. Among them waa tho Pine j creek wagon road case. The old saying, "ntako liny while the Coffee, 4 lbs. Tea, $ U. Syrup, y gal ran Sardines, 10 cans Uoyal savou soap, jier box. . Soda, ;! His Matches, 5 pkgs n . i tuft's Ho i sun shines," has In-on pretty generally observed ty the tanners of this section and wo understand Unit in a few days more- the hay crop will bo saved. Wo received n part of the new paper published at Wallowa City in Wallowa lotinty by Owenby it Phelps. It spreads it.' canvass to the breezo under the n.ini.' ot M'a'hwa Signal and is of democratic proclivities. David W'g;ins, who wan rcn'oneed to imprisonment in the penetcntiary, last Saturday, for ten years for com mitting rape upon tho person of Ar- I ivee) io i i WILL ELL 01) ' Wash 00 i Tobacco, chewing, l!i 01) Money. V L-al Prunes, 10 lbs Dairy iilt, $ t"l) lbs . . Stock " 100 lbs . . ICug. lick ' Chop barly " Coal oil, f gal can .... $1 00 HO 70 00 00 00 00 SO 75 a . 2 00 lino kinds of Tobacco, also stock of cigars. OUT II SMffl COME AND SEE MY KARGAiNS. Drake's Cash Store, Union, Or. STOCK returned, Thursday, from Centerville, ' '"u"" t-enlncr, a cripple, wa taken where they have been visiting their sis- , ,,mv ,i,bt Sunday by Deputy William- AitiiiiSTSJ) rnn M"i?Ki)i:!!. Tuesday la.-t the bherifVof Linn county arrived in Uaker 'ity, and, in company with Deputy Flfriir Smith, arrostod ' llieli- nrd Ilarcrater on a eliarge of murder.! Ilarcratersttted to a reporter that in Febiuary 1S75 he had an altercation, ! in a ball room, with one Daniels in 11- j linois; that Daniels was boisterous and i mu'entlemnnlv .liul tlmf nfini ...!.ni- I - " O ' ...... . ..I... V.ilill.- ing some insults offered to his (Harcra ter's) imrtner, he remonstrated with Daniels, when Daniels struck him with a slung shot, which knocked him down, and was in the act of strikinsr him a tor, Mrs. Jacob Dloclr The Masses Emma and Nettie Os luirn, who have leeu slaying in Union for a number of months, leave to-day for tiie Willamette valley. The Ladies' Aid Society, of the Pies byterian church will meet at the resi dence of ilrs. A. F. iieiisou, Friday af ternoon, August 5, at 2 o'clock. A party consisting of Mrs. James JohiiMin, airs. Collin, her daughter! liraeie, and others have gone to the mountains for a few days recreation. Deulah, tho little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. M. Jones, was taken suddenly ill Thursday, and up to the time of going to press, is not much bettor. Dr. D. Y. 1C. Dcering leaves to-day for Albany in the Willamette valley, lie goes on prospective business and may remain if arrnugomcins suit him. Otherwise, he will bo gone about a month or more. O. P. Jaycox, of the firm of Foster it Jaycox, left for the eist, Tuesday, over the O. S. L. llo will visit Chica go and other points past. While ab sent lie will lay in a splendid stocl: .of new goods. He'wUl be gone about a month. His wife, who has been in tho ea.-t for several months, will return with him. son. Our street do not present quite so I many cheap plug hats and fancy walk- H H1S1IE tai c i ti. ... Proiaratory to taking my animal inven- I Iiave reduced Triees on ing canes at. on last week, owing to j tlio act that too learned disciples of . Lycurgiau lore have taken their dejiar ; turo fur other pasittres rips vith litiga tion. The burine.s of flees A llobins hav ing changed hands, all putties indebt ed to th.-m will take notice that they must call and settle by cash or note at ......... ii ..... . .... inee. iiii aceouius not seined uy jne 13th day of August will be placed in the hands of a collector. Ihe I! est Snore, piibhsh-d by L. Samuel, comes to us replete with inter esting mromuatiou relative to Oregon, u aslnugton I trntory, Dntish Colum bia and the A'ui'th-west irenor.illv. Ilia highly embellished with elegant engravings, especially the seaside scenes. : tt:s uuniner is unusually at-! tractive. Price ijtf.uO per year. Last J uoMlay was the day sot apart by Coventor Pennoyer for hearing ap-, )lie.ition tor the pardon of any inmate of the Oregon ieiiilentiarv. Ouite a ropronSlwS Eakillg PowdCi', Iwill GCll it der adv's.'tuent. Tliis is tlu- first time. WIT, ! I ! ft tfTft fY), iYt tfev. tick g A fa. a xm s I rrl rr C, Urn m II m r?d y IV Mb I UAL UJbL M. m iw uays Mm mm. m I uf In oj'der to close out balance of my Sow- at 50 cts. n lb. can; iows of justice. Udi- )ok the nstrument of and walked away, where his gallantry accord with her tor Dell simply torture from 1 You see there', came in. a young woman, in l'orrwxuJ, on hearing a burglar who was rangacintr the house, attempt to open her door, became frightened and opened a win dow, iunined out. and alitihtiiiL' snuaro act of striking second time when he drew a pistol and shot Daniels throuch the neck, killimr ! him instantly. Fearing Daniels' j friends, Harcraler came to Oregon where he has since icsided. Ho says ; he does hot fear the result of his trial and ihinks that he will bo honorably acquitted by tho court. Marcntor, or Hamilton, came to Uaker county about a year ago, and has borne the reputa tion of an industrious and upright man while here, and it was a suriirito to all , when he was placed tinder arrest, lie j has a wife and a bright little live year old girl to whom ho is very much'' at tached, lie will remain in jail until the sheriff of Pike county, Illinois, arrived. Daily Democrat. W.N"n:i). Wo want 2000 population For harvesting machinery, call on Jo. Wright. Don't we-ir out valuable machinery ;ot 4 it , 1 '1 i tor i no want, oi on, wnen vou can the best at Jo. Wright's. Class and stone ft uit jars, and a fine linp of jelly mugs just received at Jo. Wright's. Prices way down. Call and seo them. Smith's walking gang plow, some thing new and just tho thing. For I Sale by Frank Ilixw. Ininlomont Co.. Inland City. 4 Tho ten acres known as the "Dan F. Moore (Jardon," in tho town of Un ion, Oregon, is offered for sale, together with nil improveineTHs, consisting of brick house, gardijier's house, hot hous es stables, chicken houses, hog pons, trout pond, fnn't treos, etc. Tho gar den is under a hi'h statu of cultivation. fesiloi, if is our m, Bono low; tat to we believe, that a special dav lias been set for that purpose. It is undoubted ly the better plan. , j ,r-v We learn that the teachers' institute 1 d Clo. Jllly 11 held, at La (frande was a very interest- ing one. About forty "wield'ers of the ! f A rr D birch and rule" wero present. The 1 U d P S S OVJ; best of feeluKT existed among tho teach ers jiref.eni anil an ieu inev nail tieen lienehlted by tho con teachers were handsome tho peoplo,of L.i Crand more than ordinary iuterost in the matter of education. Mr. J. S. Elliott, our liveryman, has a variety of teams and vehicles, and can suit the taslo oi anyone. Tho lib eral patronage he i receiving is well de.-erved, for no man strives harder to please his patrons and advance the best interests of the community than he. His busses connect regularly with all trains, and rain or shine, the trav eling public always depend upon John Elliott, and are never disappointed. Engineer K. II. Mix and corps of assistants will co:nmen,:e tho woik of few reguler factory price is left. Infi rn the 'iti::cns of baigo unon her feet on the around thirty feet 1 m union within tho next IS months. i i . ,..' below, ran to a neighbor and gave the alarm. She was considerably shaken up but received no serious injury. Wo learn that llobt. Coshaw, Sheriff of Wallowa county, intends to resign liis position about the, lirst of Septem ber, the olliee not being remunerative -enough to pay for tho responsibity con nected with it. e'll hot a nicklo that Wo want 200 of this number to invest in fomething that will bo of substan tial value to themselves, as well as a permanent improvement to tho town. Wo want all our present and futuro population to bo energetic, -wide awako rustlers. Wo want our business men t draw trade to (which they are doing) Union, instead of drivini: it away. J.JU lllllli . lit , , ... . , " , -Sheriff Coshaw novrr run a country' "V ua.io cou.posou ot ncwsjiaper. If he had ho would have I T '."en ; nl'.n wh have 1,1r,on1,, tt,ld 1 " learned to hold on to anything he I ' views, who will use all honorable could clutch I "u'ans to hmU P r city. We want at . , ' ... , . , , ,1 mow "d hotter buildings. Wo want State Ireasuror W ebb has begun to a i,eUt)r t.it . govt.rmiK.Ilt. Wo want Hlistribute i, the treasurers of ditloront Im,n 0f 1)I(Hgressivo ideas to take the oountios their proportionate share of I ,llIC0 ofIn0aH novor0(l oue8i Wo want imuiwi, mu nn accu.eu . ung u.e i fuc(0I,e8 of (HHOrent Willis. Wo Wb past year on the irreducible school j a goolI department. We want the f7,Vn11.U,al,i,l"i bu,S,1,wbuwwl "! Persons coming U) Oregon to know 17,-100, jiidt -1-1 for each jciou of i ,jmt IO M...tion .... . iAM ohool age in tho statu. 'Hip tciiool iB,i.t(iP U(..jaIM ,i... - amounts to .n,2OJ,O0J and ; lUul t!mt nu tow 5u thw vmmi ' ig at the rate ot from -10,- ! aM. u,it.,v f.,t.,, K, dll . .1-11 HiV .1 www . ,.w...V I'lWIlMW kllflll 4 M- 000 to ;f 20,0)0 jior month. i j0Ili A farmer in Wathington county J t. ....-.., n ' i a i plncwl a 'log across tho railroad twcl: ,,, WTA7-TCcTOm"f'V 8Ifrf i i.i.: . .- .-..:..i. f hw circular in reKard to desert land my; "Uefor flnul proof shall here- i. Fiitt JVational .V - , . , I','.;,M,!,LU it llvde, Uaker j !i,k01' ( u.v ' (rantt Creek nitlroud to W. T. Vi'richt at th li.inl:. Union. Ilvdo City, or Wilzinski Bros. A Co, whole- I 1,10 -,0B Monday. Ho will start the sale dealers in Key West cigars, Port- ' "J1.1"' Mt l',l,t ,,u'ar. . 11,15 ,'l'ot land, Oregon. 1,1,8 ' HV- 1 lw wo, K Wlil occupy ahotit I three weeks time. These oDoratious indicate (hat the incorporators of this railroml moan businos and that the pivKiuinary work starts off under Hal tering auspices. Daily Democrat. jry mm mm SELF EXPLAXA'fOUV. Ieland t:ity, ()., July 21, 18S7. .1. A. lil'-Ml'liTUV, I'HQ., Dear bir: A duty M. M. Co. of which colonels did to tiolifv vim llmi iv ivill I not need your uorviced longer. Yon , iWl(l ,nl tlu 7th win u,rivo ,lt Huinnier of course will kuow the reason for this. I v.,1! Hml e week. 'l'hoo do- siring uie ooeiurs services, in there ttty that 1 owe to the 1 I)r- Harmon, the oculist and optician, hi'ch I am manager, ! 5,4 i,mv m t;('i'iiui'opia. On the 5th and tifv you that wo will i ikh oi Alg'"l ho will be at tho Cove, Hind now is increasing at the rate of running through his nremiKes, which had the effect of bringing the ptu?son ger train to a short atop. When tho conductor and postal clerk attempted 4,to raino the blockade, ho Hpjteared u (iii tho battle line armed with an ugly looking shot gun, and caused tho offi cers to stand pliat, but afterwards allowed the train to pass on to Port laud. Complaints weiv tiled acuinst him for obsti lifting the ('. S. i.i.ii! and otllcers sent to take him in. He Kiid ho had never boon jiaid for the right of way through his mnd u...u i'.i. nu trains -hould pnss until he wn- paid. our Truly. Cjuh. (Jooni.'ot'UH. THE HE A SON. I woj calleil nu a, witne in the. easo of (Jove Ss Co. vs Mercantile ft Milling Co., ami TMofc-jTod to te-tify to the truth rather than a falsehood, and received i localities, will do well to remember the above dates and act accordingly. Wo have no hesitancy in recommending the dM!tor as a cowsctentiou. geinle ninn, who will not attempt anything ho is tumble to perform. Duriug his three month i slay in this city be gave the nbovH letter which will explain to j satisfaction in every case, so 'far ii iy friends. m we J. A. lIl'MPHKRV. after be submitted by any t)erro claim nig to cuter laud under the deaert land art, .-iK-h person will I required I to ti!-- a no i of intention m il. mi b j.r. of, win. !i i-'i.d !.. .'ibi;b. d m the same manner a rcjuired in homestead an.l pre-emption oasis. If you want a tine j .01 of -ho-ImsiU, c.tll on Mr. ('. nt, wl.n just lee i . .1 a 1 ,i , ,.- ,;.!in-:i! , ktl tty'-s ... . l.i . unders ld for -a-h. Ti - ii'm. 'uZ i,i- WILL VISIT LA UKANDK. Dr. .Tno. Ii. IMlklngton, gurgeon, oeu lint and auriet, and proprietor of the Sanitarsani for Nervous diseases, Port land, Or., will visit L.i (in-.nde and lie found nt Ford's cottage hotel from the. arrival of the c.;f.t bound train f 10 o' flork foieneen; Friday, July 2!lti, to 10 a ni. S.. fiu-lay, July ;,'0,;i. Dr. P's. j ' : C ' - ..re al! loin, ot Eve and Ldi liirOut ; nil Nervous and Chronic Ailm -iits.and Ueclal Disci: cs,u l'iles, I'isiu--, l lstula--, and l.'.-el.il Ulcers. , Din i.u two yi .os p.,i Ii Ji,, tn-al. . oV. 1 JDO e.'fi ;., clllili th' l.jot t-LVi-le an t ! ii ; . t.iiidiiig i Wiihoiii one, r ' ' to 1. ii::-- or I , : n . lt i tu :i. I.x lii!iiati ll free. know. It will not be long, we opine, before a lino of stag -s will bo put on tho Un ion and Pine creek road. The indica tions are good for the enterprise. This line will carry paseenger and light fright through in about eight or nine hours. The road runs through a line koetion of country, embracing the Park, Dig eieck, tho famous llojem minis, and t!n-r point-' of interest. 'Ihe iii ii iiiii.ei.d belt ii'oiii ilig crock through io Cm inn emu will make it the f.ioi.:i !' i ! tli.ii; swking in vestment in, or searching for the hid den tie.iriirts with which th.it r -euon i m aim luiitly Mij plicd. Tin- al.-. iiec iif .iliiio.-t .old waste for 7 'i' milt n .l hut, da.-iy ride, .n, i oii(p..i a illh a lita-.ii.t ,'b.ul,- i , t ot n'.v al mj: ,",tl jml iiiil w, i:, i ,,,,,, tllr loon ' .in, ut ,illJ lilt) I'l.e i reik ji.im .-. I'liion anil Cni-.in ICoutityrtliat wo are licccivini' a :o am! Mno'y ck-i-ted JStoi k of Goods, Furnishing Goods, Boots and Shoes, Giass and Queensware, m' mm j Wiiich bought for cash and will be sold fitrictly for casli, at prices that will "as tonish 13ie natives." We. don't expect to "run tlm town." but do nxp?ct our -ilmro o' tlio trade of this city anil 1-oiuitry, If lair it iiht.;. tfimd uimdsainl low prleu.i will act (iiuiilisli that inil. The old way of doing business is a thing of t3ie past. Cash men do not want to pay poor debts and long-winded accounts. XV o expect to re-organise the mci'cantilo busi ness in' this valley, not to drum or humbug the people by misroprosentationa, not to sell goods less than cost, but to make a uniform cash price on ail goods, which means 20 per cent, lower than any man who buys on time can sell for. Twenty thousand dollars worth of general merchandise bought and sold for cash will make this saving: 10 per cent, for the risk, 6 per cent; discount, cash and 8800 for book keeper, making a saving of 84, 000. Does anybody blame usIbr starting the ball a roiling? Aa earlyiaspeotios of oil? stock SI convince The tinwit Uptkle tlMt tlm new unjur of biulnwn h much more satisfactory to eJI, JAYCOX & FOSTER, - - Union, Or.