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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1887)
THE OREGON SCOUT. AMOS If. JO.S'K.s. KIMTO!!. The Oregon Scout has a large a circu lation an any three paper in thix sec 4ton of Ihe Stale, combined, nnil in cor- - ... J f j..r . . . rcKpuntiiiiuiy inmaute anan auvertitsiua Miedinm. !Snlur(ly, Aug. 1 :5tli., 1SS7. Union and Vicinity. The State fair will commence Sent. H2th. 1 Ileal estate bought and sold by F. V. Uakkk, 1'nion Oiegim. Don't wear out valuable machinery ior the want of oil, when you can gtt fthc best nt.Io. Wright's. Quito a thunder storm paed over this vicinity last Thursday. Storms of this kind are rare in Oregon. Considerable smoke in the atmos phere, of late, caused by forest tires .somewhere in the mountains. A full line of Winchester rifles needle guns and belt revolvers soon to be received at the Cove drugstore. Eccles IJro's it Co have shipped 20 car loads of lumber from their I'atlier creclc mill, to Ogden, since the 2.'!d of June. "Wanted lo buy. A Winchester ri fle. No. 4-1-70. We mean business. 35, K. DitAKK, X. 13. We bury our dead. Choice hayland for sale cheap and money to loan on long time at a low rate of interest. F. F. Uakkk, Union, Oregon. Thousand mile tickets are sold by the Northern Pacific railroad at four cents a mile, good on all lines west of the Missouri river. Tboso who visit La Grande will find that the New York Store is the lead ing place of business. Good goods anil low prices tell every time. Dan. Beidleman has erected a neat , and substantial mesli wire fence in front of his residence which greatly improves the appearance of things. There will he a"n immense grain crop throughout this section of tbe Jitute, and farmers are consequently happy. Everything presages a most prosperous year. Dr. Harmon the oculist and optician is now in La Grande. As he will re main there but a short time, those de siring his services should lose no time in consulting him. Inasmuch as diphtheria in a malig nant form now rages in this county, it lias been deemed best to withdraw the announcement of l'rof. G. aI. Miller's lectures. All dates are therefore can celled for the present. A little scrimmage was indulged in by a couple of the boyn on tbe base ball grounds last Sunday, which re sulted in their being gathered in by Sheriff Hamilton, and payinga fine of $10 each. Amusement of this kind, besides being hard on the eyes, is ex pensive. From the Baker City Democrat we learn that "a fair will be held over the JJaker county race track on the 11th day of October 1SS7." under the au spices of the Agricultural Society. It would no doubt be instructive to read what that blooming "Agricultural Society" knows about farming. Mr. J. Q. Shirley, of this city has liOO head of Oregon stock cattle which lie is holding near Mullen tunnel, Mon tana. The cattle were loaded at Pay ette, Idaho, and shipped to Silver Bow, on the Utah it Northern. Mr. Shirley delivered to Brown it Co., of Silver City, two weeks ago IJOO bead of Or. stock cattle. When the time comes (and it is almost here) when our local money lenders can get only eight or ten per cent, on their money, they will cast about for a better way to invest it. Manufacturies of various kinds will then spring into existence, and i sur prising era of prosperity will dawn upon us. It cannot come too soon. The Blaclfoot Xews says that J. Q. Shirley, with his attorney, Jenkins, was in town this week taking depo sitions in his case of damage against the United States goverment for prop erty taken at old Fort Hall when the bounderiesof the Indian Iteservation were defined. Attorney West repre sented tbe government. The claim amounts to $12,000. It would seem that our city council Mill adheres to the primitive method once in vogue among their forefathers, and practiced now occasionally by the magnates of rural districts, of "posting notices" when they want to make any . thing known. At least that is the way ' they ordered thequarentineof the city to bo made known to the public. As it is a matter that concerns a great many, and might cause inconvenience tuul trouble to thosp desiring to visit the city from that section, if they wero not a wm o of the quarcntine, wo pub lish the order in full, elsewhere in this paper. Judge Craig is raising a big patch of onions down nt the donot. They are growing too thick and ho thins them out every few days, Last Saturday it ; occurred to him that the editor of this j paper would bo the proper person to i feed the surplus to, eo ho brought up j a buggy load of them. Wo received them with tears in our eyes and ini- j "mediately commenced to suuaitu uu them. On Tuesday ho brought anoth er load, and wo subsisted some more with renewed vigor, and havo kopt it i up ovor since. The judge wm iinui, us another load to-day. Sinco our in timacy with the judge commonced wo notice that several parties wo hereto fore thought to bo our friends, keep aloof and snill' up their not-os cvory time wo pass. Wo presume its bc ;uum! thvy ilontliko tho judge. ETCHINGS. Or lniiri'l(ijt; .llado on the 'Soout" ly r.-i.liiK KvpiiIh A Hkmkdy'Kor DiPTunniA. A few days ago, when diphtheria was raging in England, a gentleman accompanied the celebrated Dr. Field on U rounds to witness the so-called "wonderful cures" which he performed, while the patients of others were, dropping on all sides. The remedy to be so rapid must be simple. All he took with him was powder of sulphur and a quill, and with these he cured every patient with out exception. He put a teaspoonful of tlour of brimstone into a wine glass full of water, and stirred it with his finger instead of a spoon, as the. sul phur docs not readily amalgamate with water. When the sulphur was well mixed he gave it as a gargle, and in ten minutes the patient was out of danger. Brimstone kills every species' of fungus in man, beast and plant in a few min utes, instead of spitting out the gar gle, he recoinended the swallowing of it. In extreme cases, in which he had been called in the nick of time, when tbe fungus wa too neatly closing to allow the garglemg, he blew the sul phur threw the quill into the throat, and after the fungus had shrunk to al low of it then the gargling. He never lost a patient from diptberia. If a pa tient cannot gargle, take a live coal, put in on a shovel and sprinkle a spoon tul or two of flower of brimstone at a time upon it, let the sufferer inhale it, holding the head over it, and the fun gus will die. If plentifully used, the whole room may be used almost to suffocation ; the patient can walk about in it, inhaling the fumes, with the doors and windows shut. The mode of fumigating the rooin'with sulphur has often cured the most violent at tacks of cold in the head, chest, etc., and is recoinended in eases of con sumption and asthma. lloston Post. Go.vi: 15a ST. County Clerk A. T. Neil took his departure, last Monday, for Jonesborough, Tenn., to visit his mother and transact some business made necessary by the recent death of his father. He intended to be gone about two weeks, 'flic oflice will not bo neglected during his absence, as it is left in the hands of competent and faithful assistants. During his term of office, Mr. Neil, by indefatigable la bor, has transformed the oflice from a somewhat chaotic state to a model of neatness and order. We were sur prised on a recent inspection of the oflice, at tho systematic manner in winch everything .was conducted. Ev ery paper has been assorted, placed in envelopes, numbered, and by means of indexes can bo produced instantly. The books are being kept by the double entry system, different from tbe way heretofore, and much better. This is as it should be, and we take pleasure in giving Mr. Neil credit for the thoroughness of his work. A Ci.osi: Cam.. During the thund er storm last Thursday, Mrs. L. B. IJinehart was returning home in her buggy, and just as she drove through the gate entering the premises, there came a terrific clap of thunder, and the lightning struck some trees a few hundred yards distant. Tbe flash blinded her for an instant and frightened the horse so that he ran aw.iy, overturning the vehicle and ut terly demolishing it. Mrs. Itinehart was thrown violontly to the ground, and was severely bruised, but sustain ed no injuries of a serious nature. It was a narrow escape. Bum:i) Oi-r. At Chicago July 20th, Kepetta, owned by Tom and Cass Mat lock of Pendleton, w.is ruled off all as sociation tracks, together with her owners, trainer and jockey on grounds that she was "pulled" in a mile dash with Wandarooand Hilda. Tom and Cass both denied that she was pulled, but, notwithstanding, the judges made the ruling. The party consists of Tom Matlock, Cass Matlock, Jiinmie Matlock and Tom Milarkey are now at Butte City Montana, in attendance at the races to coino off there. They will return homo some time next month. Ow.vKits Wanted. Stockmen in form the Shoshone Journal that a stray band of horses is ranging near here, about twenty or more, the princi pal brand being a quarter circle 2 on right side, we believe. Several horses have been cut out of this band, belong ing near here, but tho owner of this brand is unknown in this region. Theyjiro fine horsos, several mares being among the number. Parties having information of such a brand iu adjoining territories should address the secretary of tho Idaho Cattle Growers Association, Shoshone. Journal Waoon Koad Invk.stioatio.v. Act ing Secretary of the Interior Muldrow has notified The Dalles Military Wagon Bond company, tho Oregon Central Wagon Boad company and Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon Boad company, of Oregon, that John B. McNamee, of the oflice of tho as sistant attorney general, and Gabriel C. Wharton, of tho general land office, havo been appointed commissioners to investigate these roads, aud that they will meet in Salem, Oregon, August 10th, to hear testimony on tho issues involved. Laiioi: Siui'.Miv.s'TS. Several carloads of bteeding cattle arc shipped into Idaho every week from eastern joint, and a steady stream of Idaho and Ore gon horses is moving toward Nebraska and Kansas. In many cases horses are exchanged for puro bred cattle. This trado is of mutual advantage and is certain to grow very rapidly. The past sixty days about 20,000 head of horses, cattle and t-heop havo been sent east ovor tho Short Lino. Shoshone Journal. To rent. Good barn, well arranged and convenient to water. Centrally located. Eaquiio uf 11. B. Dbacc. Social Scintillations. I I'nriiKratitiH Vi-rtnlnliiK, l'rlnrliinlly, to j the I'rreci lui't imis uf Hip ropulnrr. "THE WOULD I0 MOVE." J. K. Gill, of Portland, was in this city, Monday. Mr. B. E. Drake made a visit to Pon- j dleton this week. Mr. L. Jf. White, of Pine valley, was in tho city this week. Mr. J. M. Strickland, of the Park, called on us, Wednesday. Miss Sarah Christnan, of the Cove, was in town ednesday. Miss Ximcnia Sanborn, of the Cove, was in Union, Thursday. Mrs. Dunham Wright, of Big creek, was in Union, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Eakin's little boy was quite sick for several days this week. Miss Maggie Smith, who has been visiting iu Pendleton, returned Tues day. Mr. Jap Binehart and familv, of Sand Bidge, visited Union last Satur day. Mrs. Fay and Mrs. Whitniore, of Sand Bidge, made Union a visit, Tucs day. Mr. Henry 15. Dosch, Grand Master of tho -Odd Fellows of Oregon, is iu the city. Mr. 15d Davis has finished work on his North Powder ranch, and relumed to town. Miss Mollie Lewis returned from a visit to Portland and the Sound, last Wednesday. A teachers' institute will bo held at Joseph, Wallowa county, commencing on the 21th. inst. Prof. Tuttle took in La Grande, this week, introducing, the celebrated Acme washing machine. Mr. and Mrs. C. I). Goodnough and Mrs. Chas. Goodnough, of Island City, visited Union this week. Dr. Day returned from his trip to Dayton, last Tuesday. The doctor is working up quite a practice here. S. L. Hunter, who is now working in Baker City, paid his friends in Un ion a visit the fore part of the week. Bev. Irwin will visit the Harney country next month. He has appoint ments to preach at Burns on the Urd. aud 1th. Mr. Marion Carroll and wife, and Mr. Cooper and wife are sojourning iu the mountains near Indian valley for a few days. The families of Jos., John and W. T. Wright are rusticating in the moun tains. They will probably be gone a week or two. Lyman Wright, of Big creek, who has been in the Cove for several weeks, passed through here on his way home, last Wednesday. Mr. O. M. Avcrill, a druggist from Colfax, W. T.,is now dispensing drugs at Wright's drug store, lie eomes highly recommended. 'fhe baby of Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson has been very sick this week, and not expected to live. It was some better at. last accounts. II. W. Webber, mayor of La Grande, has been appointed Master Mechanic of the O. B. it N. Co., to succeed C. C. Hobert who resigned recently. Herman Waldeek, one af the leading merchants of Sunimerville, visited this city the fore part of the week. Her man is always full of business. Ed. O'Connor, mail clerk on the Umatilla and Huntington route, who has been very sick with neuralgia, is out and will soon be able to take his run again. Mr. 1. A. Boskowitz, of Sunimerville, moved his family to this city last Wednesday, to get them out of the way of the diphtheria which is preva lent there. The calico ball advertised to take place at Sunimerville on tho 10th instant, has been postponed indefinite ly on account of tbe prevalence of diphtheria. A match game of base ball was' played here, last Sunday, between the Sunimerville and Union nines. Tho score stood 2(5 to 2'J in favor of tho Sunimerville boys. Mr. Samuel P. Putnam, tho cele brated liberal lecturer, will address the peoplo of this city on or about tho 2Ud inst. This will bo a rare treat. Fur tliur particulars next week. Mr. .Taj) Stevens, tho crack shot of tho Cove, on a recent gunning oxjiedi tion to Clover creek, succeeded iu kill ing fifty prairie chickens. Ho has our thanks font eottple of them. Mrs. Mary ICceler, of Lostino, and Mrs. Vina Duncan, of tho Cove, wero iu this city, Tuesday. Mrs. Keelor has been visiting relatives and friends in tho Cove for several weeks pant, but will return to Lostino in a few days. l'rof. C. W. Perkins and wife, of San Francisco, arrived in La Graudc this week aud ou Wednesday evening at the Presbyterian church, organized a musical institute, which it is proposed to keej) in progress during tho next six weeks, when, wo understand, they will visit Union. l'leastiro parties to the mountains aro all the rago just now. They go in search of buckles, lieh and winged game, and aro supposed to have a howling good time. If rattlesnakes, centipedes or wasjts aro encountered, nothing is subtracted from tho sum total of enjoyment but there should be. If you want a tine pair of shoes or IkxHs, call on Mr. C. Vincent, who has just received a Urgo assortment of la test styles from the cast. He will not be uudwaoW for cueii. Try biro. 1 PLACED IN QUABI5NTIXE. j In view of the fact that diphtheria is , raging in the town of Suntmei ville and vicinity, tair city council at their meet ing Thursday evening passed tbe fob lowing resolutions. e have no doubt , their actions will meet with the appro ' val of all concerned, not excepting the I good people of Sunimerville, who are crhaps as anxious as we ate to keep the disease from spreadnvg. HKSOLVTlONPi Wmekkas: It has come to the knowledge of the common council of the city of Union, that a very malig nant type of the diphtheria, is preva lent anions; the inhabitants of the town of Sutnnierville aud vicinity; And, whereas, there is givat danger of said diseaso spreading and infec ting our own people if free and un restricted intercourse is permitted to continue between said infected district and the people of our own city; And, whereas, the laws of health and. tbe laws of self protection demand that all rojer and necessary steps and measures should be promptly taken to prevent the sjiread of said disease and to secure our people from contact with or exj)osuro to said disease. Therefore, he it re.vdvrd by the Com mon Council of tht City of Union: 1. That the city of Union is hereby declared under quarcntine as against the said town of Sunimerville and vi cinity. 2. That pending the quarcntine hereby declared and established, no child, children or minor under the age of twenty-one years, from said infected districts shall bo allowed or permitted to come to, stop, or sojourn within the corporate limits of the city of Union, and all adult persons coming from said infected district lo the city of Union and who have been exposed to said disease, be and they are hereby re quired to change their clothing aud to use the necessary disinfectants to pie vent said disease from being carried and communicated to the inhabitants of tbe. city of Union. 'A. That it is hereby made the duty of tbe Health Committee to and with tbe assistance of the City .Marshal, to see that these resolutions are strictly enforced, and the quarcntine hereby established is made effectual. I. That the quarentino hereby es tablished shall continueand be in force until such time as the common coun cil shall deem that the public health no longer demands the same. f. That a copy of these resolutions bo forthwith forwarded to the Hon. Mayor and common council of the town of Sunimerville, and that the health committee make public the ac tion of the common council herein, by posting the necessary notices. The Baker City Full Boiler Mill, Mr. Daniel Smith proprietor, started on Monday last, and after tunning 'for three days, and fully tested was duly accepted, Mr. Smith and his miller, Mr. Littleton being well pleased. The rolls and centrifugal reels used were manufactured by t lie Willford it North way Manufacturing Co., of Minneap olis, Minn., Tho mill was planned and built by C. C. Gove it Co., of Portlaud Or. These gentlemen, Mes srs Gove it Co., have built more mills on the coast than any other mill furn ishing house, and at the same time their mills havo given satisfaction to all concerned. Smith's walking gang plow, some thing' new and just the thing. For Sale by Frank Bros, Implement Co., Island Citv. -I Only a few cans of tbe sewilig ma chine baking powder left at Levy's, which will be sold at fit) c.ts a can. The regular factory price is (55 cts. Try the new baking powder at Jones Bro's. Only 35 cents a can. Warran ted as good as any jiowdcr in the mar ket, or money refunded. Frank Bro's Implement Co., of Isl and City, carry the largest stock of standard implements to be found iu Eastern Oregon. Their terms and pri ces defy cnm)ctition. They always have on hand extras aud re pairs for goods they sell, which is a matter of great importance to the jmrchaser. ft (No. 8047.) . REPORT OF Tills CONDITION Of Tim J-'Irkt National Itiiuh, lit Union, In the Htnto of (Iri't'im, nt tli Clowe uf ItuxllieiiN, All. 1 1SS7. r.r.Hocttcr.rt. Loan and discounts $ l S. JlouiN tuMTiireVirculatlon Other tci('kn, hoiulsanil mortaci Duo from approved reserve agents Dun from other National Hanks Hue from. State Hanks and hankers Beat estate, furniture and fixtures Current expenses and taxes paid Premiums iMiid . . Cheeks itiiit other cash items.. Mills of other Hunks (Specie, Ia'uI tender notes. . . Hedeinptinii fund with I. K. Treas urer (5 per cent of circulation) 71,317.41 j'j.sw.no 7,ltt.07 4,08').7il 7.'J0.V-H wio.on j.'.'."i tl.VI.00 J8.810.H.5 a7l.o) r)70.00 Total m nanus. Capital Mock paid In .Surplus fluid I'ndiviiled profits National Hank notes outstanding Individual deposits subject to check Demand certificates of deposit Duo to other National Hunks Due to Htato Hanks and Hankers Jlfil.700.0J I o1ono.oo 10,000.00 iMWUKi 11,000.00 jo,oi!o.n 7,.S0--(W 2,It.3& Total ?16l,700.ft! Btatb or OneaoH, ) County of Unlon.f I, W. T. WrlRht, Cashier of the above named hank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledgo and belief. W. T W1UOHT, Cashier. Hubucrihcd and sworn to before mo this 8 day of Aug, ltS7. Boueut Kaki.h, Notary I'uhllo for Oregon. QKOHOK WIUOHT.l 11. M. WIUOHT.V Directors. W T WIfWUT.l SO SAY WE, j Prices Speak Louder Than Words?! Full Line of Drv Goods, Hoots and Shoes. ! Ladies' shoes. ! Misses " . Children's " . . . . .")() ... 1 .'!." 1 2.'. Baby " . Men's' " . , Boys' " . , Mens' boo!' . . (love- U0 .... I 2ft .... 1 ftO :i oo 1 Other Goods Equally Low. We menu busi ness. All remnants at cost. Sugar, 13 lbs Bice, 15 lbs Coflee, -1 lbs Tea, V Syrup, lp gal can Sardines, 10 cans Koyal mi von soap, per box. . . . Soda, II lbs Matches, ft pkgs .1 00 . I 00 . 1 00 70! I 00 1 2ft I keep 18 kinds of Tobacco, also a line stock of cigars. ML SELL OUT MY SUMMER STOCK COME AND SEE MY BARGAINS. Drake's Cash Store, Union, Or. Preparatory to taking my annual inven tory, I have reduced prices on $ pi pi P m, HI &I felt .'Mss m TO ACTUAL COST, 30 For Thirty Dap aiifl do Longer. 30 In order to close out balance of my Sew ing Machine Baking Powder, I will sell it at 50 cts. a lb. can;tfregulcr factory juice is 05 cts. Only a few left. Adoiph Levy, , it is our turn, Noi Inform the Citizens of Union and rni'.ni;Countytlint wcarc Itd-civiiia Large anil Finely (selected Stock of Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods, Boots and Shoes, Glass and Queensware, hsriss, Wood anl Mloww, k, k Which was bought for cash and will bo sold strictly for cash, at prices that will "as tonish the natives." Wq don't expect to "run tho town." hut do expect our ."bare of the tradu of thitfclty iind country, If fair drahiiK. K"t(I good mid low prlecH will accoiupllHh that end. The old way of doing business is a thing of the past. Cash men do not want to pay poor debts and long-winded 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 on all 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 por cent, for the risk, 6 per cent, discount, cash and 800 for book keeper, making a saving of 84, 000. Does anybody blame us for starting the ball a rolling? An early inspection of our stock will convince n Tho most akeptlcle that the now order of bualucBS is much more satisfactory to all, JAYCOX & FOSTER, - - Union, Or, ALL OF US. Shirts . . . 7- . I i: ft . I 2ft . 1 00 . 1 'OO . 7ft 7 ft . :j oo Shirts, hen vv wool. Cutlet-shirts and drawers, suit Socks, 1ft pr Calico, 1ft yds Tablecloth, " yd Corsets Utibber hip boots j WaMi tubs j Tobacco, chewing, " lt ! Money, f unl 1 00 .'!ft 1 00 1 00 I 00 5 .',() 1 7ft ' I 2ft 2 00 : I'riincs, 10 Ihs. Dairv Milt, Tp ftO lbs . . Stock " V 100 lbs . . 15ng. lick- Chop barley 2ft Coal oil, ft gal can gn- not to "Blow; tat to 11 ffwSllli 1