THE OREGON SCOUT.
AMOS 1C. JONKS.
niHTon.
The-Oreijon Scout has rut large a circu
lation as any three, papers in, this sec
tton of the. State, combined, ami is cor
respondingly valuable as an advertising
medin m.
Saturday, Aug. (Jth., 1S87.
Union and Vicinity.
Quite a number of Pine crock ledges
vrcie bold recently.
Large itock of groceries received at
Jo Wright's thin week.
Ratber warm days, but tbc cool
nights arc rcfrcfliiug.
It i astonishing to coo tbc amount
of freight that is coming into the quiet
little city of Union.
J. A. Hell, the painter, is busily en
gaged in painting the Episcopal church,
both ;n?idu and out.
Monky. To loan on Keal Estate
security, one to five rears time. K. F.
Bakkr, Union City house.
The .Star of Hethlehem may be seen
any afternoon near the sun, about 1
o'clock, with the naked eye.
It is reported that some rich ledges
of gold and silver bearing rock have
been found near Joseph, in Wallowa
county.
A child of a Mr. Hager, residing in
Umatilla county, was bitten by a rat
tle snake last Saturday, and died from
the efl'ects Sunday.
Farmers should bear in mind that
the New York store at La Grande is
offering extraordinary inducements for
their trade. InYcstigate and be con
vinced G. C. Israel, an attorney of Pendle
ton, left suddenly and turned up at
Olympia. He left unpaid bills amoun
ting to about -51500. Nothing mean
about that.
Editor C. S. Wright, of the Dillon,
Montana, Examiner hkipped the place
carrying away all he could carry.
Guess that wasn't much if be had been
an editor very long.
Don't buy a gun until you have ?uen
the large assortment of guns to be re
ceived at the Cove drugstore in a short
time. Don't fail to see the new Win
chester repeating shot guns.
If you want a fine pair of shoes or
boots, call on .Mr. C. Vincent, who hat
just received a large assortment of la
test styles from the cast. He will not be
undersold for cash. Try him.
Marriage licetues granted during the
week to Lorenzo C. Grout and Miss
Mary Hammock; Jesse G. Walker and
Misss Emma Stewart ; Clarence E.
Gaylord and Hazel Dell Arnold.
Last week wc said we wanted some
things of permanent fixture in this
place. Does it occur to you that we
will have one of thorn? Well my dear
reader we will answer this question
right now. Yes.
U. H. Senator Stanford has tiled a
claim against the government, in favor
of tbc Central Pacific, for the snug lit
tle sum of $ 63,000,000 as losses by rea
son of tho government giving aid to
competing roads.
Hon. llyram Abram, the new col
lector of customs for the Willamette
Diet., took charge of tbc office lust
IMonday. Anthony Noltner, of the
Weekly World, will occupy the posi
tion n( chief weigher and guager.
A reward of $200 is offered by the
sheriff of Whitman do,, W.- T; for the
capture and return of Oho Charles
Lewis, who broke jail July 28th He
is aged about 30 years, bight S ft 10
inches, dark complexion, red cheeks
.and wore a moustache, color between a
sandy and black.
In tearing down a chimney attached
to a house on the farm of Mrs. Kclley,
.at White Rock Springs, t'al., a strong
box containing $28,000 in gold coin
was discovered. The farm was an in
"hcritancc from Mrs. Keller's mother,
7ho was reported, during her lifetime,
to possess a largo amount of money,
ibut on wle death very little coin
.was found.
It is just too bad for anything that a
groat city like Portland should be
.tmu'bbod by a lot of millionaire U.'S.
fJcnators, because she does not have a
hotol large enough to hold their di
minutive souls. Wc presume tho par
ty will gorge themselres on Alaska
dried salmon, and drink the Alaskan
tanglefoot champagne out of seal skin
goblets, while up in "Seward's Pur
chase." We, of the Northwest, can sit back
in our easy chairs uuder our own vino
jtnd apple tree nd feel as cool as tho
disturbing cuoumber, and read how
they, of the eastern states arc enjoying
the" oppressive heat that is sweeping
over those states. No deaths caused
from overheating here. The nights
are just Biich nights as are needed to
refresh us. We wouldn't "swop" one
summer night in Oregon for a dozen
of those where men of might lie down
at night and smother until morn.
No better time for any cnterprisiug
individual to invest money in Union
than now. That Union is going to bo
a place full of new enterprises that will
entitle it to rank among the leading
towns of Eastern Oregon, there can bo
no doubt. Already there art) indica
tions of renewed business activity, and
though we make no superfluous noic
aj out it, we are moving right along.
This is noticeable in tho fact that
trade, which has been diverted from
this point through outside influence, is
fast returning, bringing with it new
trade. We have tho country to back
us, and more than all we have the best
of roads leading into all sections. Wo
icel confident in the future of Union as
a place of business, while for u pleas
ant home it caunot bo equaled iu tho
ETCHINGS.
Or 1iiiirrlnti Mail)' mi llic "Scout'
Sfpricious Chakactkii thom Pink
Valley. For tho benefit of the Pine
valley people, we will state that a gen
tleman from that section came to Un
ion under suspicious looking circum
stances. He was not bad looking, nor
did he impress one with the idea that
he bad ever committed any crime, but
he carrietl with him the muni suspic
ious air of one about- to commit some
thing. Our local detectives and news
repoiters were immediately on his
track and his every movement was
closely watched. He was seen around
the furniture shop with his optics fixed
on certain kinds of furniture which he
hoped to get away with. He was also
known to go to the court house with
an accomplice who is his F. M. I. L.
His heart nearly failed him as the
clerk read to him the sentence and by
way of reminder, casually remarked
that it was a double life sentence four
dollars please. He left feeling better,
drove down to a store, feeling so strong
that he came near pulling a street
lamp over on himself. We. presume
ere this reaches your lovely vale of
pines, "Hazel Dell" will be the happy
owner of a Gay Lord. Wo wish them
unbounded bliss.
Pkkhencb ok Miki. The Pomeroy
Independent relates a ease of remar
kable presence of mind of a child of
that city. Last week the little girl of
P. 1-. ISoycr fell m a well 0 leet deep.
She clasped the bucket rope which ac
companied her to the bottom. The
mother on missing the child went to
the well and began to turn the wind
lass and so found her child was on
board the rope below. About tho time
the mother gave out, the bucket from
the top mot tho one half way down
coming up, with the child which had
presence of mind enough to catch the
descending rope and rest her mother,
who soon rallied sufficient strength to
pull her jewell to the top. The child
sustained only a few bruises. Ex.
This child was certainly very thought
ful, but not more so than the little
French girl at Damascus, in Clacka
mas county, who fell into a dry well
10 feet deep, unharmed, and hollowed
that if they didn't come and help her
out they wouldn't find her.
A Union Invkntion. Tho inventive
genius of the American people is al
ways on the alert to invent something
that will benefit mankind, and to this
end our fellow townsnntn Thomas G.
Gilfillan has invented and patented a
"Safety Car," for Use on railways fec.
The. invention consists of several trap
doors, on the sides, the bottom and on
the roof of each car, and arc placed in
such positions that in case of accident
where the coaches are turund over in
any way conceivable, these openings
may bo reached and easily opened by
the imprisoned passenger. Tho in
vention is no doubt a good one and
worthy the attention of railroad men.
We hope Mr. Gilfillan will be well re
munerated for bis inventive geuiu.
A full description will be given in tho
Scientific Amoiican soon.
Fink FitriT. Mr. II. J. Geer, tbc
fruit raiser of tho Covo, placed on our
table this, week some very fine varie
ty's of fruit, among them tho "S. G.
French peach," which are very fine
and ripen, fully, about the 20th of Ju
ly, and is destined to be tho peach for
this climate. It stands the frost well;
the "Yellow Spanish" cherry, which
grows very large, ripens well and is a
highly flavored fruit; also the "Black
Republican" cherry, is a choice fruit
for this climate, being of firm meat
and highly delicious; the "Longworth
Prolific" strawberry, which is superb
both iu growth and flavor. Mr. Geer
is a progressive fruit grower, and
spares no pains in securing the best
varieties'. Parties in need of fruit trees,
shrubbery, etc, will do well to call on
him.
A Late Anit!'.. Mr. F. F. Baker,
of The Dalles, arrived in our city last
Thursday. Ho will locate here and
open up a lifo and fire insurance and
real estate office. He has money in
unlimited quantities to loan on long
and short time at extremely low fates
of interest. The Dalles Sun says of
him: "Mr. F. F. Baker, who has been
in the real estate and insurance offico
of Mr. O. I). Taylor in this city for
somo time past, leaves for Union, Un
ion county, to-morrow, to open an of
fice in the same business in his own
interest. Mr. Baker is a thoroughly
reliablo and competent young man,
and we commend him to the good
people of Union. Wo wish him every
success in his new venture."
A Sudden Chanoe. At Augusta,
Ga., twenty prominent citizens and a
reporter for a Macon society paper
started Friday night to lynch Mormon
ciders w,ho have been prosselyting in
Berkely county, where the missiona
ries have had wonderful success.
When the lynchers appeared one mis
sionary asked, as a final request le
forc death, to be allowed to preach a.
Bernion. He began, and before he was
half through mahks began to drop from
the faces of his hearers, and as ho
warmed up to the subject tho audience
warmed with him, and alter he finish
ed the lynchers fought with each oth
er to grask his hand1 He converted
the whole party to Mormonism, Ex.
Our New Enteki'UISe. Gentlemen,
strike while tho iron is hot, for that
little enterprise can bo accomplished
and tho amount of money required to
bo raised, can and will bo pledged
within three days after it is known
that you mean " business. No better
investment for yourselves and thu
town can bo made. One gentleman
tells lie of four parties who say tlioy
will pntsfiO.OOO into tho enterprise,
and numerous oth r parties Will con
triUi'.u fruui l,M0tof:V
Social Scintillations.
I'liriigrni'li lVrtnlnlns. Prlnrlpnllj, lo
tli rcrfei'ltiiitloiift T Win
l'lipllIlK')-.
"THE WOULD I0 MOVE."
II. N. Corey i3 on a business trip to
Baker county.
A. H. Robinson, of the Cove, called
on us Thursday.
James Payne, of the Cove, was iu
the city this week.
Mr. S. S. Booth and family, of Is
land, made Union a visit recently.
Little Beulah Jones has sufficiently
recovered as to be able to sit Up, and is
out of danger.
J. B. Sams, of Big creek, was ou our
streets this week looking as good
n at tired as ever.
Mrs. Lou Remillard and family and
Miss Emma Jones will arrive to-day
from Butte City, Montana.
Mr. C. M. Duncan, of Big creek,
called on us this week. He will read
the Scout regularly Jiereafter.
Dr. Harmon returned from Cornu
copia, Wednesday, and left for the
Cove and Summerville yesterday.
Dr. C. H. Day left, Wednesday, for
Dayton. W. T., on a visit to his family.
He will be absent only a few davs.
Miks Sallie Warren went to Wing
ville, Baker county, Thursday, to
spend a few days visiting relatives.
SberilV Hamilton and family have
gone out on Snake river, to their peach
ranch, and will rusticate for a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery, formerly of
Union, but now of Baker, are in town
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Ed. Rem
illard. Miss Edith Packwood and Miss Ber
tha I son, of Baker City, came down,
Thursday, on a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Cates.
G. M. Stroud, grand lecturer of the
A. F. it A. M., was in town, Thursday,
and held a meeting with the lodge at
this place.
Mr. Al. Gardner and wife returned
from their trip to Powder river valley
last Sunday. They report having an
excellent time.
Quite a number of Covo Masons
have been in town during the week,
attending the informal lodge meetings
of that lodge.
H. N. Webber, mayor of La Grande,
has been promoted to the position of
master mechanic for the O. R. it N.
railroad, with headquarters at The
Dalles.
Mr. W. C. Owen, traveling in the in
terests! of Pickens, Fuller it Co. Com
mercial Agency, was in town the fora
part of the week, interviewing our bus
iness men.
Fred Nodinc returned from the Wal
lowa last Tuesday. He says that
about three hundred of his horses are
missing. As he has a pretty gootl idea
what became of them, furthur develop
ments may bo expected.
Mr. W. T. Wright and family and
Rev. Irwin and family left, Monday,
for Cornucopia to be gone a few days.
Also Mr. .1. T. Wright and Geo. Sonner
have gone to Cornucopia, where they
will work on the mine belonging to
Mr. Wright fc Co.
Mr. A. McAlcxander, of Lostine, was
in the city this week, iooRing after bis
property here, preparatory to moving
over in a few months, lie was met
hero by his grand-daughters, the Miss
es Pauline and Adaline PilVerle of Wei
sor city, who accompanied him to the
Wallowa for a few weeks visit.
Our much valued corrcsponocnt,
"Sally Ann" of Island City, took her
departure the fore part of the week
far her old home in the Willamette,
where she will permanently reside.
Our readers will miss her spicy letters.'
Wo trust, however, that she will con
tinue to contributo to our poetical
column, as she possesses genius in that
line far beyond mediocrity.
Attention Fakmeils. The mana
gers of tho Mechanic's Fair, of Port
land, would like Union county to give
an exhibition of her agricultural re
sources' at their exhibition in October.
If If, Drake, of Union, has been nj
pointcd to receive and forward all sam
ples Ho would like farmers to send
him samples of all their grasses and
grain? Send a good sized bunch,
full length of stalk and head, with
name of owner of farm and where situ
ated. He would, especially, like a good
sample of bunch-graws. Let us show
that wo have tho garden spot of the
West. Tho samples aro afterward to
boused by the Northern Pacific It. R.
for immigration purposes.
School ArroimoNjiENT. The num
ber of young people in tho State be
tween tho ages of 1 and 20 years, is
87,217, as taken from the report of the
different county tchool superinten
dents of this State. As tho apportion
ment is $1 per head tho amount dis
bursed is $87,217, an increase of 12,
01b' over last year's apportionment.
TliiH gives Union county $1,7-10 aud
Wallowa $1,310.
Died. Geo. Steel, formorly of Union,
but late of Cornucopia, arrived in this
city last Monday on his way to Califor
nia. Ho found awaiting him iu this
city a dispatch conveying the painful
intelligence that his wife had' died in
California. Tho news was a severe
blow to Mr. Steel. Democrat.
PREACHING.
Elder John A. Sideuerwill preach irt'
t-io court hi'Uru tliU evening at 8 o'clock
S ibject, Sin against tho Holy Spirit;
riinday at 11 o'clock, subject, "Gute
of hell," Math. 16:13-20; Sunday at
8 p. in. subject, 1 Pel. 3 : BpiritB iu -rfci-
Local Lines.
There is a good demand for mall
fruit this season.
Harvest hands aro very soarce, at
least those who will work.
Messrs. Carroll it Wilsou have re
ceived a fine safe for their otlice, of the
Victor patent.
Read thc ad. of $100 rrwanl offered
by E. F. Springer, for the recovery of
stolen horses.
Money. To loan on Real Estate
security, one to five years time. F. F,
Bakkr, Union City "house.
Har has been gathered in, and t-o
have the girls one from Summerville
and prolwbly one in Pine valley.
"I am engaged in the very unpleas
ant task of keeping bachelor' hall" say
quite a number of our married men.
To rent. Good barn, well arranged
and convenient to water. Centrally
located. Enquire of H. B. Draku.
An exchange says that "the Simmo
nis mines, located in tho Pino creek
country, have been sold for $100,000.
The peach crop on the Snake river
is reported lobe abundant, the peaches
being large and unusally delicious this
season.
Why did one of our county officials
say "Go long" so suddenly one evening
last wrek! We suppose be was ready
to go.
Bring specimens of your fine grain
and grasses and leave them with 11. B.
Drake at Union, ye farmers of Grande
Hondo valley.
Soon the busy bum of the thresher
will be heard in every part of the Mil
ley, and the fields of golden grain will
teem with busy life.
There will oon be a lodge of A. F.
and A. .M. organized at the Cove,
which will be of great convenience to
the Masons at that place.
The Ilogem mines at Sanger arc be
ing ptnhed rapidly, preparing for
heavy work. TIikso are among the
best mines in the county.
The long projected palace- hotel, of
Portland, is about to again bo started,
and will be pushed to completion this
time. Tl e proposed building will cost
about $r00,000.
Mrs. Summers offers her stock of
summer hats at cost, to make room for
her fall stock. Ladies, do not miss this
opportunity, but call at once and se
cure a bargain.
Sunday night the wind seemed to be
on a general jamboree, tearing down
fences, breaking down ornamental and
fruit trees without respect to quality,
position or previoiii condition.
Brother McCully, of the Wallowa
Chieftain, complains that the Grande
Rondo prints do not give the Wallowa
county its just dues. The devil had a
hard time of it, you know, even in the
garden of Eden.
Foster it Jaycox are repainting the
interior of their store which gives it an
air of neatness. Likewise, Jo. Wright
is having tho inside of his mammoth
brick store handsomely refreshed uu--der
the supervision of Gignac, the
painter.
The Union Milling Company, ever
wide awake and determined io ni.ike
tho best Hour in Oregon, are putting
two large Smith's improved centrifu
gal bolting reels in their mill and in
form ns they are ready to pay cash for
new wheat as soon us offered.
A Detroit man is coming to Oregon
to engage in the business of making
toothpicks. He will probably locate in
Joseplliuc county. Tho toothpick bus
iness has assumed gigantic proportions
in tho United fctutes, about ten billion
picks being made annually. Ho will
invest about $10,000 in the businceB.
Ex.
An exchange bays there aro yet
9,000,000 acres of public land in Colo
rado; 12.000,000 in Arizona; 30,000,
000 in California ; 19,000.000 in Dakota ;
7,000,000 in Florida; 11,000,000 in Ida
ho; 7,000,000 in Minesota; -11,000,000
in Utah ; 20,000,000 in Washington ter
ritory, and millions of acres in otlur
States and territories still untaken.
Vice President Potter of the Union
Pacific, has been reducing tho force of
employers on tho O. R. it N. until it is
certainly not safe to travel over that
road. Track walkers have been dis
charged, until for miles no employee
goes over the road before or after the
train passes. We suppose that he will
cut sufficient to equal his salary. This
cutting off may bo economy, but the
traveling public will not so recognize.
A hurricane swept over parts of Ne
braska Friday night. At David City
the greatest damage was done. Many
brick houses were blown down, and
trees uprooted. A horse was blown
against a brick wall and killed. A
team of mules were blown bodily a
long distance in the air and landed in
a cellar. Louis Dexter was the only
person killed. A man named Duluth
had loth legs crushed and they had
to be amputated. A number of per
sons were seriously hurt. The hurri
pniii t.'LHtMl five minutes: fully $200,
000 iu jirojxjrty was destroyed.
According to Bradstrect's, tho
chances for high prices for wheat aro
not very flattering. Whilo tho proba
ble crop iu the United States is from
35,000,000 to -10,000,000 less than in
1886, tho probable wheat crop of tho
United Kingdom is about 70,000,000
more this year than in 1886, whilo tho
British Indian crop is 28,000,000 less
than in '86. Hence with otltor wheat
growing countries holding their own,
tho anrplus is in favor of foreign coun
tries, thus requiring leea Americau
wheat for export. Tho present prices
aro not altogether fluttering, whilo in
dications, if tho weather continues fair
through harvest, point downward, with
little if any hope, in tho absence of
contingencies not likoly to ariart, to
inrvrcn c'ou!,v "Ar.rfis tiAmrerrtarj'
SO SAY WE, ALL OF US,
Prices Speak Louder Than Words!
Full Line of Dry Goods, Hoots and Shoes.
Ladies' sbo ? . .
Misses "...
Children's "
Baby "
Men's " ,
Boys' "
Mens' boots
Glore
Other Goods E
ness.
Sugar, 13 lbs.
1 25
90
1 2.'.
I .r0
II 00
I 2.'.
?1 00
Hie. 15 lbs 1 IK)
Coffee, 4 lbs 1 00
Tea, n, :to
Syrup, " gal can 70
Sardines, 10 cans I 00
: Iioy.il savon soap, per box 1 25
Soda, Illbs 25
i Matches, 5 pkgs. f . 25
I keep 18 kinds of Tobacco, also a fine
stock of cigars.
FILL SELL OUT MY SUMMER STOCK
COME AND SEE MY BARGAINS.
Drake's Cash Store, Union, Or.
Preparatory to taking my annual inven
tory, 1 have reduced prices on
$t Until $s
TO ACTUAL COST,
30 For Thirty Days and bo Loner. 30
In order to close out balance of my Sew
ing Machine Baking Powder, I will sell it
at 50 cts. a, lb. can; rcgulcr factory price is
65 cts. Only a few left.
Adolph Levy, - Union, Ogn.
low
, it is our to,
Iuform the Citizens of Union and Union JOnntyl that wenrc Receiving a
Largo and Finely Selected Stock of
Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods, Boots and
Shoes, Glass and Queensware,
k Wood ui Willow-ware, el:., etc.
Which was bought for cash and will be
sold strictly for cash, at prices that will "as
tonish the natives.'
J!
We don't cvpect to "run the town." but do c.ipoct our Miarc o' the trade of
this city mid country, if fair drulmg, Rood poods and low
prices will nccouiplifdi Unit rnd.'
The old way of doing business is a thing of
the past. Cash men do not want to pay
poor debts and long-wiiided accounts. We
expect to re-organize the mercantile busi
ness in this valley, not' to drum or humbug
the people by misrepresentations, not to
sell goods less than cost, but to make a
uniform cash price jon ail goods, which
means 20 per cent, lower than any man
who buys on time caii sell tor.
Twenty thousand dollars worth of general
merchandise bought land sold for cash will
make this saving:-4-10 per cent, for the
risk, 6 per cent, discount, cash and 8800
for book keeper, irjaking a saving of 84,
000. Does anybody blame us for starting
the ball a rolling? (
An b arly insp ection of our sto ck will conyinc b
The most skcptlcle that the new order tl business Is much more satisfactory to all,
JAYCOX & FOSTER - - Union, Or.
Shirts $76
Shirt., heavy wool 1 25
Undershirts and drawers, suit . . 1 2f
Socks, 15 pr 1 00
(Vico. 15 vds 1 00
Tablecloth', J yd 75
Comets 75
Rubber hip boots :i 0
jow. Wc mean busi-
All remnants at cost.
1 Wash tubs ... .. 1 00
Tobacco, chewing, ft 35
Honey, V iral I 00
Prunes, 10 lbs 1 00
Dairy fait, y 50 lbs 1 00
Stock " 100 lbs 1 50
Eng. lick ' 1 76
Chop barley " 1 25
Coal oil, 5 gal can . 2 00
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SALE
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