VOL. IV
The Oregon Scout.
Au 1mv;ji" inliyit weekly journal. Issued ev
ery aturoay inorniiif; b
JOSiES & C1IAXCEY,
PuhlUhers and Proprietors.
A. K. Joi:s, I
Ediktr. f
i Foreman.
iutw rr smisciui-tzon.-
One ropv, .nie car -Sl.f0
" ;' SI.x months 1.00
I'hte monto . .75
li.tsrlilbly Ciikh in Advance.
;" bv thaucr iittitcrifitioit ait not piiul till
eud of prar, ti b!bra will Ic charged.
Kate- o? advertising made known-cn ap
plication. fcyCiTre-poiidenee from til I parti! of the
country -sul, cited.
Adro- nil coinintniipa'inn- to the, OrEUON
Scout, iii on Drignii.
I.uitge IMrecluij.
G KANUE PONIlE VALLEY LODGE,
r.N'o. .'.t. A. 1". and A. M. .Meets m the
second and lourth S.iturdavs of cai-lwrjonth.
V. . 'J'. W'lUGUT, V. G.
A. LE'V, Secretary
UNION LODHK, No. 39 I. O. O. F
l!egu).r meetings on Friday evrtdngsof
each wedV nt their hall in Union. All breth
ren in uood standing arc Invited to attend.
By nrdrr of tlic loduc.
(i. A. ITlO.MPs'ON, N o.
CHAS.S. MILLER, .cr.tary.
Church Directory.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHUPX'H.
Divine -ervicc i veiy Sunday itll a.
m. and 7n. in. Sunday school at 3 p. m.
Praver ineetiiig vorv '1 hur-dav evening at
REV. . M. IltWINVVastor.
PRESIftYTKHIA N C lIlTRC'IL-JitEGU-lar
church .-ervices every Sabbath morn
inland iwening. Prayer meeting Wcdne.s
dny evening of each week. Sabbath school
every Sabuuth at 10 a.m.
ltKV. C. COX, I'abior.
QT. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CIIUECIL
IO Service everv Sundav at 3 o'clock p. in.
KEV.W. II POWELL, Rector.
County Officii-,
State Senator L. 15. Kincbnrt
Representees J;i 'Ilullv '
Judge .0. P'. Geodall
Commi-siuncrs ''j'V,,,1,1"1'"
Sheriff . " A. N. Hamilton
Clerk A. T. Ncill
Treasurer .E. C. Iirainard
School Suptrriu'endent ..I. L, ZUndmun
Surveyor .... M. Austin
Assessor . (). I. Thomlinson
Coroner . S. Albcr-son
City tUttcfir.
Jlavor.
D. JL.Iteee
I S. A. Pursl .
I J. S. Elliott '
Coimciimcn
A. Levy
J. W. Kennedy
E. W. Jiav.s
t Ed. P.cmillard
Kecord(r J. K Thomson
Mnr-hal . . E. li. Catts
TmiMirer J. 1. Carroll
Street 'oinM ion tr L. Katan
IMtOl-KSSIOKAU
OHN II. CUITJS,
Attorn.ey at Law.
CollpeMni; and prrbatn practice pcial
iie. Otlii'i-, tvi dtior south of post-oJlicc.
t'XJnlon, Oregon.
Attorney at Law
AND NOTARY PUiXIC. Office, one
.door south of J. 1. E.aon'i store, Union,
Oregon.
J 2sT. CROMWELL. M. D.,
Physician ami Surgeon.
OtIl-. m door (.-.uth of J. H. Eaton'n
atore, Uni n, Oregon.
r UVKUAGU,
Attorney at Law,
Hoal wUU' and e jlleetmg nuiuit. Land
CMieo Unidnest u .Specially. OIIJi-o at Jo
aepli, Vul!wa eomitv. OwKon.
O.
1'. JXL.
Attorney at law,
Notirv Publk:, and Ah-tracjor of Titles.
Oftice &iite Lmnl Ulll o building, corner
Main mul A fcurH, I nlon, Oregon.
Q II. DAY, W. P.,
HOMUPATHIC
Physician ami Surgeon.
AJ.I. CAI.I.M PilOMKT LV ATTKSDKII TO.
Ofliee adjoining Joritw l!ro' store. C'nn
bo fmnd nights at tlio Centennial bote),
room No. i;l.
M-Uakkx. J. W. Snri.To.v. J. F. IUkeis.
jgAKKU, SUKLTON.t UAKUIt,
Attorneys at Law.
OFFICII Union tu La Grande, Oro
Fpn. pAJhI AttMUinn jHren ill lnlnp
cntriMl e
ritOl'KSSIONAl,
D.
v. A nil. ,
Notary I uluic and Conveyancer. :
OlUee-State Land Ofliee building, Union,
Union county. Oregon.
J. M. CAIMtOLL,
Notary Public.
11. F. WILSON.
Ex-Co. Clerk.
QAHKOLL k WILSOX,
Conveyancers and Abstracters
Abstracts to Hesd and Mining property
furnished on fhort notice, 'at reasonable
rate.
Sales of Ileal and Mining propertv nepo
tiated. Collection business promptly at
tended to.
Olllce next door south of Post-otVico. Un
ion, Oregon.
L. COl'.HS., .M. D. ,
Physician-mul Surgeon.
HaviuR permanently located at Alder. Un
ion county Oregon, -will be found ready to
attend to calls in all the various towns and
settlements of the Wallowa valley.
dTClIRONIO DISEASES A SPEC IALTY.
My mutto is: -"Live and Let live."
J.
A. HELL,
House, Sign and Carriage
PAINTER
Graining a Specialty.
Shop, Corner Main tnd A Streets, Union,
Oregon.
X. GARDNER fc CO. ,
Watchmakers & Jewelers, !
Union, - - Oregon.
Clocks and jewelry For Saje.
ltepnlrlnic at Moiirratn Katex.
Call and examine our goods and prices.
Kentucky Lipr Store
AND SODA iFACTOHY,
Cor. Main and I! ft.s. - Union. Oregon,
KiUKKWANJt KA&H'F, Trnpii.
Manufacturers And dealers In Soda Wa
ter, Sarsaparilla, (Jiner Ale, Cream Soda
and Chumpagne. Cider, Syrups, etc. Or
ders promptly tilled.
City- Meat-Met.
Main Street. Union, Oregon,
BENSON rJROS. - PAOPJIIETOKS.
"lleep coniUntly on hend
BEEF, PORK- VEAL, MUTTON,
SAUSAGE, HAMS, LAKD. Etc.
Tonsorial Rooms.
J- M. JOILNSON, - - rilOPPJETOR,
Main Street, Union, Oregon.
Ialr cutting. Fhaving and shampooing
done neatly unl In the bet etyle.
Hot and Cold Baths.
Gr.o. Wwaittr- W. T. Wuiou r, ,
I'reMdcnt. ( Cashier. ,
-OF-
UNION,
OBEGON
HfiAy n f!tn.rol llltllrtnfv Ttllfiinnej Tlllf'u
and seils exchange, and discount to miner-'
cut paper.
Collertlnns cnreiilly attended to, and
promptly reported.
eALPINE HOTEL,
Cornucopia, Union county, Or.
It. C. WAKINNEIt,
Prop'r.
The only flmt class bonne In the cuuip.
No pains spared to wake guests lomfoita
ble. Charees Reasonable.
First Mm
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UNION, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST
Our Poets.
I'VUl- 'aci' i slven for the ue and
heneiitt ol cur lueal writers of verse.
and ,. hope u, w.,u- it pienin?r feature
o!ieitec!, hut they numt iocs-: undoubted
litemry merit to' obtain place and recogni
tion here. En.
Written for the SrouT.
I.IMKltTV.
Oh fragrant flowerl Oh plant sublime 1
Throufthali the (.urging Ilou-of Time!
V'hen first the .-eraph1. .sweetly sung
And hells of Freedom loudly rung
To bid thy growing power all hail!
Throughout the realms did angels ?ail
And lore upon their faultless wings
The joy (but Freedom only brings!
The tyrant's thongs were torn in twain
And hurled in wr-ah, and fierce disdain.
The )H)wer that chained the helpless slave
The pawer which helped the heartless knave
Was smothered, burned in Fate's deep sea
Hy one bright flash of Liberty.
Long agc rolled, while memory kept
The record of the souls that-wept.
The pases of unfolding Time
Held many a sickening scerie of crime,
Till now the changing years have brought
The g'.ud'-ome message we have .sought
And o'er Life's daik and changing sea
There beams a light Tis Liberty.
B. W. II.
wiiiniiwnw
Cove Culliiigs.
August r, 1887.
Some fields on this hand ritlgu are
reaily for the luwlor. Threshing will
lit' jioncrally commenced in two weeks.
Mr. Oziah Woody, after n month,s
visit ivmom: friends and relatives, hiiH
returned home to Washington county,
Idaho.
V. M. Policy who han heen at work
on the Pendleton water workB, besides
engaged in other employment in Uma
tilla county, returned home, Thursday.
Born. To the wife of J. W. Fisher,
Aug lnt, it hon. "Hud" was overheard
humming over and over to himself
while pitching hay, "one. hoy, g. o. in.
sharp, name's Jo."
Messrs Owenhy it white, accompa
nied by Misses 1 osier, Pearl and Lou
Payne, made the ascent of Mount Fan
ny, last week, but on account of smoke
could not command an extensive view
from this elevated upot.
Mrs. W. C. Starr, of Portland, and
Miss Lulu IiadgHsky, of San Francisco,
are spending a few weeks at James
Payne's residence. They appreciate
Cow as a fiummer resort, and are en
joying their btay very much.
The new cheese factory in the north
ern part of town was raissd this week.
The original plan has been considera
bly -changed, making the building
much larger and more convenient for
the purpose of cheese making.
Amoug those who went to Wallowa
lake for rest and recreation this week
were E. T. Foster and wife, O. L. War
fel and wife, Dick Mulholland and Lu
lu Foster. A large party of Cove ex
cursionists will start on their way to
join them, next Tuesday,
Professors Powell and Smith, of As
cension school and Leighton Acadenr
arc in Pendleton, Weston and vicinity,
this week, looking after school intTcsts.
They are meeting with gratifying suc
cess and have every reason to think
the schools will be more liberally at
tended than ever before.
The next time I ascend Mt. Fanny,
I will remain at home; horse flesh is
too dear in this country. Prof, S,
Trout in Gov creek small 1 Oh dear,
length is no object. Mifcs It. Oh, I'm
so afraid the wagon will turn over, I
will hold to the top. Miss B. Keep
quiet, if it does you can cling to the
lowest part of a hush. B. O. Dave,
didu yo hear about that man wajitud
in Pine Valley? C. 0. C. No, what
crime did he commit7 Dave. I saw
the runaway young couple up the can
yon ; cart and couple were somewhat
the worse for an unseen stump, yet it
was a fortunate escape. Jake. Wo
have named our camping spot on In
dian creek, "Camp Uneasy." Annie.
Good thing I was along and under
stood the curative properties of a
stocking filled with hot ashes. With
Why buy from iniigrating agents of
whom you know nothing, eitherof their
reponiibility or the eharecter of their
goods, when there are responsible deal
ers located near you, who carry full
uud complete lines of all farm and mill
machinery and implements, and whoso
success it is for your best interests to
supjKjrt with your patronage? Frank
Bro's. Implement Co, rf Island City
rufmo:t vmn fmuiihr:if inn ,f
olaim, and refer you to your neighbors
who hhve bad dealings with them. X
si::nn:iiviLLi-:.
A icy Letter I'rnni Our Iteculur
till rc-jniniletit .
Cool nights.
Smoky weather.
Diphtheria is raging at this end of the
valley.
A. M. Flenner, of Joseph, is in the !
valley to remain until after h.irvest.
Mr. Martin, who has been visiting
his children in this valley, will leave
for his "Webfoot" home on Monday
next.
The carpenters are at. work on lvir
c.hotrer's house this week, and J. L.
MeKinnis will soon begin the erection
of a large houe on his tract of land
bought ot J. 11. Graves.
William E. Hinehart. and family star
ted on Tuesday morning to Milton,
Oregon, when -Mrs. Uinchart and chil
dren will visit while Mr. Uinchart goes
to Walla Walla and other points on
business.
The hunters have returned, and re
ported: One bear, didn't catch in
fact had not. lost any bear; one deer,
didn't got gun would not go otV; one
grouse, flew oil' before we could put
any salt on his tail.
Dr. D. Diteebrandt, late of Nebraska,
has located in bur town and hung out
his shingle. The Dr. is a graduate of
several medical schools and has a num
ber of diplomas, lie is a pleasant
gentleman and will no doubt work up
a good practice.
Thu amount of assessable property
in Summcrvillc school district after
deducting indebtedness within the
SUite, is ijUOO.OOO. A levy of $J,00(Mo
pay off the indebtedness of the district
lias been made and the clerk is now
prepared to receipt any parties desir
ing to pay their assessment.
James Gray iti attempting to unload
a muster wheel for a threshing ma
chine in front of E. B. Morelock's
store, on Tuesday, had tho misfortune
to drop the same and had three of his
fingers almost severed, lie went into
the drug store where Mr. S. L. Mc
Kenzie promptly did all in his power
to relieve the intense pain until a phy
sician could be found.
Prof. J. Aulguire, the phrenologist,
is in Elgin the present week. His lec
tures were all largely attended at this
place and the hall on Saturday even
ing was filled to overflowing, that be
ing the occasion of his lecture on love,
courtship and marriage. It is eotima
ted that 2-10 persons were present. On
Monday evening he delivered a lecture
for he benefit of the Sabbath school.
Next Sunday evening the Prof, will
lecture on the Prohibition question at
the Presbyterian church.
Who says that Waldeck got mad at
the dance last Saturday night? The
"boss" couple on the stage on Satur
day night wub me and my girl. II. C.
It. They wasn't either. Tho other
nine couple. Wanted, a pair of boots
warranted not to hurt a man's feet
while running from a bear. S. L. McK.
For sale cheap, two notes on a party
conspicuous for his absence. II. W.
Mosquitoes, plenty of them, a multi
tude aB itwerejsoro feet and oh damn
the hunt, anyway. S. L. McK. Where
oh whero is Crane. (!. G, P.
Died. Sunday, July 31, 1S87, Bes
sie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. 0.
Johnson" Tho funeral on Monday
was largely attended. Bessie had just
reached the age of womanhood and
life seemed just entered upon when
the sad message came. Still she was
prepared to obey the Master's sum
mons and did not hesitate when tho
question "Are you afraid to die?" to
say ''Ho, I am ready." Truly is it
said that "Blessed are they who dio in
tho Lord." She had been sick only a
few da.w, but that dreadful scourge,
diphtheria, had fastened its relentless
hold upon her and all efforts of medi
cal skill proved unavailing,
CflANK.
LECTUItEIt COMING.
Prof. G. M, Miller, president of the
.State Temperance Alliance, formerly of
the Portland public schools, will lec
ture in this county on the pending
irohibitoty amendment, at tho follow
mg times and jilaccs: August l.'l and
11, La Grando; 10, Island City; 17 and
18, Summerville; 1'J, Elgin ; 21 and 22,
Union; 2:i. Cove; 21, North Powder.
The lectures at La Grando on the 11,
and Union on tho 21, will bo union
services, in which all churches arc in
vited to unite, for which jiurposes let
other services ho dispensed. Prof,
Miller is a (Itiont talker and it is hoped
the uttondiuica an his kutureu will Iks
larce.
(I, 1887.
La Grande.
Ciui,lltlr"-Sin'lcty Viit'ii---t"iiiieliltn i
.U, It',.- Mimcr- l.efl lu llio l.uroli
liiir.ivrini'iitk. i
T KM P Kit ANCE M K13T1 NCJ.
La (irande, August .1, inhi. 1
Jay Brooks is in Chicago, buying '
new goods.
Our tramps are all gone, but Indians
come in their places.
Red fish are reported at Oro Dell in
the Grande Bondu.
No more beefsteak of Fred Major's
slashing, for he has gone.
Tho La Grando glee club has gone
where the woodbine twineth.
Residents of the first ward complain
that mill creel; has gone dry.
Our doctors are not on quite as
friendly terms as they ought to be.
Joe Parker had another severe stroke
of paralysis last week, but is around
again.
J. K. Romig hu just returned from
the "Silver King" mine, with encoura
ging news.
IInry Wildey is now at Cornucopia,
and Mrs W. weighs out the sugar, in
his absence.
Mr. Dwight has just returned from
the East with a handsome lot of black
Galloways.
Fred lleinrich now carries his right
hand in a sling, because it was kicked
too hard by a horse.
The two-story brick will be ready for
its roof by next Monday. Ericson has
the tin contract.
Rescue Hose Co. will soon have a
fine building on Jefferson avenue af
ter they get a hose cart.
The Presbyterian S. S. now meets
immediately alter the morning servi
ces. Our last lesson was about tho
devil.
"Most everybody has gone after huck
leberries, and wcare thinking of going
ourselves, so if you never hear from us
again, look for our grave on huckle
berry mountain.
Quite a number of Carrie Glenn's
friends met at her home Monday even
ing to celebrate her 20th. birthday.
She received it number of handsome
presents, with congratulations.
Elder Sidener has gone, gone, and a.
good many sinners are left, left, but
preaching to empty seals became mo
notonous, of which tho best men grow
weary.
Prof. Me.Intyre has given up his
situation with Sommer, Blum t Co,
and will now have u. little time to hoe
his potatoes. The Prof, is not as much
of a gardner as he is school teacher.
The first of a series of Union Tem
perance meetings was held at the
Baptist, church Sunday evening, at
which time Rev Canny delivered an
addresw to a large audience.
Powder River Pebbles.
Kverybody is busy haying.
Born. To the wife of Frank Ben
nett. July 12, a eon.
The 'Lower Powder ImReball club has
suspended playing until tho first Sun
day in Soptombcr.
There are a great many teams on
the road now, loaded with machinery
for the Pine creek mines.
MisR Nelia Brown hits returned to
her home on Goose creek, after an ab
sence of severul weeks visiting friends
and relatives in Eagle and Pine val
leys. Mr. K. says ho don't sco why the
girls don't come and take supper with
him ; that ho is just as good looking us
B. P. or I), A. I haven't time to run
with the girls this summer, for I am
butcher. Doc. I Broke B. all up at
tho Big creek dance; 1 made so many
mashes, M. P. Boys, don't look at
me for I am tho pretty man with Die
little feet ami 1 have a female at tho
postofllce. B. P. It don't make any
difference if I did go down there with
out a partner, 1 did not come back
without one. A. L.
Cow Boy.
EAGLE COOPER SHOP.
S. B. Ayle.s, manufacturer of but
ter barrels and kegs, luu always on
hand 11 good supply of tie best quality
and will sell them at reasonable prices.
Give him 11 call at his shop, south of
tho school House, Union.
Frank Bro'u. Implement Co., of
Island City, are now prepared to sell
wagons, buggies, hacks, or any other
article of farm implements and machin
ery atlt-wer rates than ever beforoeold
in Eastern Oregon. They guarantor
all gcJOUHtlley teu. Try them. 0
NO. 6.
COKXrCOPIA.
I.ettrr from Our Keeulur ('rrepnnuut
Cuncnriiliii; tlir I'Ium CrrvL Minn.
Cornucopia, July HI, 18S7.
1). B. Rees and Ed. Remillard, of
Union, arrived in town this evening.
All of the machinery for the O. G.
M. Go's mill is now on the ground, and
the work of placing the same is pro
gressing as favorably as could be ex
pected. At. the hut meeting of the directors
of thr P. R. F. A. Joseph Luce was
elected a director in place of W. R.
Usher, resigned. Mr, Luce was elec
ted president of the association at tho
same meeting.
The linn of Alberfon it Oaylord has
dissolved by mutual consent, Mr.
Ouylord retiring from the businesr.
We are sorry to lose Mr. Oaylord us
one of our business men, and under
stand he will go to California in a short
time.
Fred. Dill, of Raker City, has opened
a line saloon, he having bought the
saloon property of S. Dray. Mr. Dill
is a thorough saloon man and will ca
ter to tho wants of the inner man in a
stylo not always found in a miniug
camp. Martin Murray presides as
boss mixologist.
A fishing party, consisting of Mr"
and Mrs. Holies, Mr. and Mrs. Shea,
W. R. Usher, Frank Bca, mother and
sister, 0. J. Dull'ey and Miss Allio
Cooley went, to Fish lake last week
and report fish in the lake quite plen
tiful. They rturned fairly loaded
down with trout and pond lillies. Thin
is said to be the finest trout lakp on
the coast, the angler often catching
us high as six fish at a haul (short
haul.)
Tho Hope mill is now running at
full blast, with most Mattering rcsulte.
There is no longer any doubt of the
success of this enterprise. Mr. Torrey
deserves great credit for the manner
in which he has managed this proper
ty, and to him and his friends who
have helpod him financially, we owo
thu credit of Hiiccesslully working our
quurtz. Next week this company in
tends to continence tho erection of
furnaces for chlorodizing their sul-
phurets at the mill, thus saving the ex
pense of shipping to reduction works
at Suit Lake or Denver, they will save
about fifty dollars per ton by reducing
these fciilphurets to bullion here.
"Forest Dale Fibs."
Pine Valley, July III, 1887.
Farmers getting in their hay.
Fire in the mountains cause our val
ley to assume a more gloomy appear
ance.
The genial face of Mr. Ed. Parker,
now u resident of Baker City, was to
be seen in Pine Valley, during tho
week.
Parties from Cornucopia who havo
just returned from a trip to Fish lake,
report an abundancnof fish in the lake
ami millions of mosquitos in the air.
Mr. D. F. Moore and wife. Mr. E. II.
Olingan and Miss Allio Cooley, spent
the (lay with us recently. Pino Valley
and vicinity bus become the abode of
quite a number of townites.
Mr. Stalker hue erected a store buil
ding at tho upjM'r end of tho valley, on
tho jilacc formerly owned by Mr. Tot
ter, and will engage in the mercantilo
business. "Opposition is tho life of
trade."
Wait until wo celebrate; on that in
spiring occasion I may have tho au
dacity to express my sentiincntH. It.
W. Have you seen my pretty widow?
E. II. C. If. was arousing tho young
lady's sympathy by telling of hin near
escape from death, and it wasn't with
in eight feet of hirn, E. P. Ycb, I
think the Pino Valley man will get
away with the Cove fellow'it girl yet.
G. D. 1 got my grouse, all tho saint,
if I didn't sight my gun." A.
Several parties narrowly escaped be
ing injured a few days since while)
working on tho store of Messrs. Pindell
A. Wilkinson, by the swinging around
of a huge timber which they were pull
ing into position. The falling timber
struck J. A. Denney on thu hip, and
had it not been for tho presence of
mind of .Mr. Wilkinson and Mr, Mc
Nutt in hanging on to the ropes, at
their own imminent peril, no doubt li
would have been severely injurod ; as
it is he is glad he can limp.
"Dkll."
TiriUTV-FIVE CENTS A CAN.
Tho Milk-ino Baking Powdar, full
pound cunu, warranted as gotMLae any
in the market. For sale at Jokfe Broe.
Try it. ' V
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