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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1887)
'A r I SCOUT AMOS 1C. JONES. EDI ron. The Oregon Scout hits as targe a circu lation as any three papers in this sen tton of the State, combined, and is cor respondingly valuable as an advertising medium. Saturday, Aug. !0(li., 18S7. Union and Vicinity. Give us a watermelon. Lecture Wednesday evening. Carefully peruse our new adds. Look out for F. F. taker's add. next week. Circuit court will convene in Joseph Wallowa county, next Mondav. Inspect 1 lowland it Wilson's furni ture. The ttyles and prices will suit you. The Christmas term of the Ascension school at the Cove begins on Septem ber 10th. Unlimited amount of money to loan on real estate security by F. i l?aker, Union, Oregon. A postoflice has been established at Kamela, in this county, John 1. Cor uett as postmaster. Dont sutler from the swnrmsof house Hies. Go to tbe Cove drug store and get some Dutchers sure-kill. Evidence in the case of Union coun ty vs the Pine Creek Kurd Commission ers was taken this week, before 11, Eakin, referee. W. T. Wright caught 150 fish yes terday. His statement to that e fleet was hardly credited until substantial proof was produced. Yes, he caught 'oin. The work of transcribing the records of Wallowa county, was completed the fore part of the week, and Messrs Lees, Leslie and Burleigh have returned home. Mel Heritage is making a most ex cellent marshal and nightwatehman. A marked improvement is noticeable in the way things are managed since he has had charge. Mr. Dodge, father of Mrs. S. 0. Swack hamer of this city, died in Portland a few days ago. The remains are being brought here for interment, and will arrive to-day. The funeral takes place this afternoon. Jo Wright says that if that highly respected lady and gentleman donrt stop stealing his chickens their nanus will be made public. He has watched them on their midnight raids and knows who they are. A little more than the average num ber of new subscriptions have been re ceiveu this week probably twenty m all. The Scorr should have a sub scription list of 2000, and we believe it will have inside of another year. Our public school, will commence the first Monday in .September. An examination of pupils will take place on thepret'cediug Saturday Sept. .'lid for tho purpose of grading them and assigning them to the proper apart ments. Mr. K. F. Springer, this week, bought 100 acres of Land of Nels, Schoonover, situated about a mile and a half north of town. Consideration if 1, -100. He bought it for his son who is now in Wyoming with stock, but who will be hero ere long. Mr. J. B. Whitman, from Indiana, an experienced baker, lias leaocd the bakery of L. C. Souder, on Adam's av enue, La Grande, and will hereafter furnish everything in his linn in liiel class style. Fresh bread, cakes and pics always on hand. Call on him. The foreman of this ollice, was out fishing with a party of friends thoother daj', and when ho returned, fiankly admitted that ho angled for an hour or two but didn't catch anything. Such truthfulness may seem remarkable, but it is characteristic of all the mem bers of this ollice. Two of Mr. W. F. Fieklin's dogs ex hibited symptons of hydrophobia a few days ago, and were lulled. This dis ease rarely allects the canines of this country, and there may have been fcomcthing else the matter with them, but they were killed, as was proper. "JJurn a dog, anyway." There is a pronpect for some expen sive and protracted litigation between parties living in Wallowa on account of errors in the- laud surveys made in 1S07. It is understood that a large number of suits are about to bo com menced between parties whose tracts of land are adjoining. Gazette, At (ho mining camp of Sanger on the road between this city and Pine creek., considerable work is being done, near ly one hundred men being employed. There is a demand for skilled carpen tors and we are informed that ten or twelve could fmd employment there for a time. A stamp mill and other oxtonsivo buildings aro being erected. -Keincinbcr the dato of the com inuncoiucnt of tfamuel P. Putnam.s course of lectures in this city Wed nesday evening, the 21th. The uso of the court house has been secured for thy occasion. There will bo no col lection taken, as the eminent lecturer's expenses are raised by other means. Thu lectures will be free for all and should bo largely attended. The Maker Democrat speaking of ShuriflLjIaniilton's ranch on Burnt riveraSvs: "lleij is a littlo vallty ' whiclrall the product of the templ ate zone oan bu rained. Fruit, garden vegotablw and alfalfa aro the princi pal urons; three of tlu litter aro raised ovoryyoar. On Mr. Hamilton's ranch aro tho largest noachfs u- er mw. His tajho larrfot cr li :rd in tl.- jwi ty, mid hu intends .id. bug .,oo) nun treos to it nevt spring." THE OREGON v ctu y.' 1 1 ETCHINGS. Or ItnprrsMntM Mnilc ti the "Scout" Diminutive K i "Knits. A corres pondent of the. La Grande Gazelts, signing himself "Citizen." attempt to criticise Judge Goodall and the County Court for the nlleged pnblica 1 tion in the jScoi'Tof an order' conccrn- ing the collection of delinquent taxes, and the duties of the sheriff therein. He state.- that it was a useless piece of expenditure and not according to law; that the sheriff ought to know bis own business, etc. , etc. We will ' state for the benefit of this astute in j dividual that the Comity Court did 1 not order it, published," but sheriff I Hamilton did, and pays for it out of ! his own pure. lie thought it would be beneficial to him in the collection i of delinquent taxes if the pioplc were fully acquainted with the law on the subject. That was very commendable of Sheriff Hamilton, wasn't it, Mr. "Citizen"? and knocks your little as j sault on the County Court all to j smithereens, don't it Mr. "Citizen"? j And don't you think it would be hct , tor it some people were to inform tl einselves upon a subject before try i ing to "speak right out in nieetin ' ' as you have? The Journal, also, ' shoots off its little squirt gun under i the nead of "To the victors belong j the spoils," and assaults Judge Good I all because he does not give it the I county printing, alleging that the Sentinel-Journal is a "democratic ! paper" and 'die paper that elected I him." What gall! If Judge Goodall ' had depended in the least on any in ! Iluence that paper ever poisesed, he I I.i I r .: II 1 l. ; hiiuiii uu a i. inner miii, aim ue is I aware of the fact. That paper never ! yet uttered a democratic sentiment ' without the hope of levying tribute j on the party for it. The democrats of i this county' (of which the editor of the Scout is one) have no use for the j Journal, or its verdant editor who : has suckled on republican pap all his j life, and influenced by republican rel I atives, can only be regarded as a , traitor in the democratic camp. The i statement at the head of this paper i that it is the county official paper, was j placed there by us without the knowl I edge or consent of the Conn I y Court. I It was done for the reason that the I Scout is the only paper published at j the county scat has a much larger circulation than any other paper m the county is independent of any party or clique, is read by everybody, and contains, with but few except ions, all Ihe official publications. To assault an official for not sending im portant announcements off to some little outside paper, when there is a publication like Tin: Scout at homo, is somewhat silly, and will not bo sanctioned by anyone. If the Journ al's cry ot "To the victors," etc., was hooded, lie would not have those three sheriff's notices of sale. Our sheriff h- a republican. As forjudge GoodaU he is. without doubt, the best judge we have ever had, and were he j to come up tor re-election to morrow would get there by an overwhelming majority in spite of all the daniago such papers as the Journal could do him. Badly Minud. A contemporary re marks that the misfortunes which be set editors arc not only frequent but appalling. A contemporary who was overtaken by one of these misfortunes has taken to a swamp, and may never again return to civilization. He got a cattle show and a concert mixed in his paper, which read as follows: "The concert given last night by sixteen of Storm Lake's moot beautiful and inter esting young ladies was highly appre ciated. They were elegantly dressed, ami sang in a charming maniier, win ning the plaudits of theentireaudienee who pronounced them the finest breed of shorthorns in tho country. A few of them are of a rich brown color, but the majority are spotted red and white. Several of the heifers are line bodied, light limbed animals, and promise to piove good breeders and line proportv. Ex. Disuaskd Cattm:. We understand that it is quite probable that that fatal disease among cattle, pleuro-pneunionia has been introduced into this country by the recent importation of blooded stock from the nut. A Jersey belong ing to John Wagner of the Cove, and a llolstien, belonging to a man in Baker county, are about to die, with something supposed to bo this disease. As they were brought from Vermont, a section, where pleuro-pneunionia is prevalent, it is quite probable they have it. The matter should be at once in vestigated by our stock inspectors, and if it is found that this diseaso is here, measures' ehmild bo taken to stamp it out before it is communicatrd to our native stock. A Shikous Accidknt. From a pri vate letter, written from Prairie creek, Wallowa county, to Mr. Phil. Wilson, of this city, we learn that Mr. Chas. Meek, who Inu the saw mill and planer at that place, while sit work in (he mill last Vriday, received injuries that may prove fatal. Ho was ripping some lumber with a buzz-saw when a largo sliver was torn off and hurled violently through the air, the end of it striking him in the middle of the forehead fracturing the skull in such a manner that borne- of tho brains protruded. Mr. Meek is one of tho most promi nent and influential citizens of that section, and his many friends aro in hopes that ho may speedily recover. Land Kntiukh. The following is a statement of land entries made in the U, S. Land Office for this district for ' the year ending Juno ,10th. 1887 : M'J Homestead entries, amounting to fX), 08(5, 12 acres;. J87 Final HomoMead entries, amounting to 28.905.1U j 172 Timber culture onirics, amounting to ! 2-11,88.17 acre-; 2U dull ontrios, on ' iir4fiiiitif.ii fimlutr liiml nit ninmitit. ' fug to 31,118.50; 0 Final Proof on tim ber culture; (JUS Preemption filings; 11 (Insert laud entries, amounting to 1. 161.50; 11 Final land 'ntrk, amount- j ing, 1SQ5..10; 1 i Appln-.i i.i fr inuier- ' Itmd ; 12 Mint-.-! land entries. 1 nu axjtj ttjs. xxtwn tMtj ! Social Scintillations. raraKrnrlK lVrlalnliiK. t'rlnrljinlly, to tho I,cri'clii""! "f tlu roptilaii1. "TUB WOULD DO MOVE." Hev. Oglesby, of Weston, called on us this week. Mrs. Ed. Cales has been quite sick for svcral duvs. Mr. Chas. S. Fobarc, of Sparta called on us this week. Mr. Bees and wife, of Cove, visited Union this week. Prof. C. W. Perkins, the music teacher called on us vesterdav. I Mr. W. N. Boyles and wife, of the i Park, were in the city Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ncwhard, of the Hot Lake visited Union Wednesday. Juddge llrainard has been slightly under the weather for the past week. Messrs Ed. and Harvey Hughes of North Powder, were in the city, Mon day. Miss Kmma Biihvoll and Miss Mag gie Sqires made La Grande a visit this week. W. H. McComas.of Chicago, has our thanks for favors extended to us this week. James Galoway is engineer on Min nick it Davis' steam thresher, lie un deitands his business. Mrs. Murray, of Vale' who has been visiting relatives and friends in this city, returned home, Monday. Mr. W. II. Cooke, the surveyor, was in the city several days this week. He returned to Baker City Wednesday. The Davis Bro's fitted up their thresh ing machine, and commenced work on Kd. Remillard's field last Wednesday. Mr. Bobt. Lloyd and wife took their departure for North Powder, Tuesday, where they will make there permanent residence. Dr.Cromwell is our walking directo ry in regard to births. He furnishes us more items of this kind than all theoth er doctors combined. Mrs. Ida Wade, of Wallowa, is now in this city visiting relatives and friends. She is stopping with her father, Mr. Truesdel, in West Union. Mrs. Glenn, of Willow creek, Mal heur county, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Kinehart, of this city, took her departure for home last Wed nesday. Mr. J. F. Smith, of Gene?o, 111., tbe veterinary surgeon, arrived in this city the fore part of the week. We did not learn how long he intends to remain. Frank Johnson, the blacksmith, is worried over the fact that he is robbed of his sleep and much needed rest, by the melody (con dem racket he call it) made by a couple of setter pups, owned by Kd. Bemillard. It is very evident that Frank has no music in his soul, although he belongs to the cornet band. The fact is, Frank's imagination is out of joint somehow. If be imagined these sounds were music they would be music. Now there is an old cow roaming around town with a bell tied to her, and nearly every night she serenades us for several hours, but we don't get hostile and want to shoot her. Not much. We get (he best of her, by im agining that wo aro listening to the swiss bell swingers, and are lulled to sleep in no time. National Encampment, G. A. B. Special arrangements having been made with tho ). B. it N. and Union Pacific Railway Companies respecting transportation over (heir lines for the members of the Grand Army and their friends, all those desirious of attend ing the 21st National Knoampment at St Louis are respectfully requested to report at these Headquarters assoon as possible. Bound trip rates from Baker City will be $08.20, with corresponding rates from other points in the St ite. Tick eta will bo on sale at nil principal rail load stations in Oregon on September 10, 20 and 21, good for St. Louis to Sep tember .'!0, and good for return up to November IlOth. 12.00 additional will be charged foran extension of sixty days from November ItOth. These tickets are exchangeable at St. Paul and Missouri Hiver without further charge. Portland Stock Yards Report. Portland, Or. Aug. 15, 1887. Receipts of beef offered during the week were generally light and in qual ity hardly as good as tho former week, which seemed to create an uneasiness amongst buyers, and local dealers were mostly obliged to fill with those at hand, whilst buyers from the Sound could only partially till, as they want ed a heavier and belter class of beef. Demand for sheep, good, with firmer feeling to be had for prime. Lambs sought for at firmer prices. Hogs sell more readily. AuitivAii or stock kok tiii: vki:k. Aug. 9 Beef 10 head; sheep 120; lumba70. Aug. 10 Beef 10; hogs G5; horses 1:1. Aug. 1 ISheep 1 7:t ; loof 20. Aug. 12 Hogs 75; boof20; lambs 09. Aug. 13 Beef 20; sheep 120; horses 15. Aug. 11 Beef 10; sheep 05; lambs Aug. 15 Sheep 123; hogs 50; beef 10. Quotations. Beef, 3 ajf c. grogs; shoop, 2.1 !5c gross; hoge, l Q 3c. growl ; luinlw, $200. each. Market generally, utronger. J. H. RATI I BUN, Manager Portland Ktoek Yurds. Stock of all kinds K!d on commission. Stock fed, transferred and rosliippod, I1". F. Bikur sets up flu cigars on ar rival of Ida lurgo safv. Local Lines. Fine line of crockery and glassware just received at Jo. Wright's. Mrs. Gcnrcn, the milliner, has a card el-ewhore in this issue. Read it. Four horses were killed by light ning a few days ago in the field of Win. Boyd, four miles this side of Baker City. Smith's walking gang plow, some thing new and just the thing. For bale by prank Bros. Implement Co., Island City. 1 Rev. Boothc is having some atne porches built onto the City hotel. The work is being done by Sisson, ICibbe & Ostrander. Glass and stone fruit jars, and a fine line of jelly mugs just received at Jo. Wright's. Prices way down. Call and see them. W. II. Parry, the editor of the Cor vallis Gazette, has lost the sight of his eyes. This is the greatest allliction that could befall a man. Try the new baking powder at Jones Bro's. Only :i," cents a can. Warran ted as good as any powder in the mar ket, or money lchmdcd. You are mistaken if you think that Jo. Wright don't sell goods as cheap, and in many instances cheaper than any house in Union county. Only a few cans of the sewing ma chine baking powder left at Levy's, which will be sold at 50 cts a can. The regular factory price is 05 cts. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of John T. Nolan will confer a favor on his friends by writing to P. J. Brown, Newbridge, Union county Oregon. 'fhe school directors are having a well sunk on the school house grounds. It is a much needed improvement and should have been made a long time ago. Henry Valentine, formerly of Wal lowa county, was thrown from a horse, last Saturday, in Dayton W. 'I'., and seriously hurt. Ho will, no doubt, re cover. Tho Owyhee country and the graz ing lands of Southeast" Oregon are be ing rapidly taken up by Nevada stock men in search of hay ranches and cat tle ranges. If you want a fine pair of shoes or boots, call on Mr. C. Vincent, who has just received a large assortment of la test styles from the east. I le will not bo undersold for cash, 'fry him. The New York Store is still the lead ing place in La Grande for bargains. Eastern goods, Eastern prices and strict attention to business always at tract purchasers. Frank Bro's Implement Co., of Isl and City, carry the largest stock of standard implements to bo found in Kastern Oregon. Their terms and l tri ces defy competition. They always have on hand extras and repairs for goods they sell, which is a matter of great importance to the purchaser. 5 Prof. Perkins and wife enjoy an ex cellent reputation as teachers" of sing ing, voice building, etc., Their com ing to Union will lie no experiment. Their letters of introduction are from the most cultured people upon the Pacific coast. They are two enthusi astic teachers. Let everyone turnout Monday evening and give them a hearty reception. Dr. Harmon, the oculist, will take his departure for Pendleton to-morrow. During his four nonths' sojourn in this city, by his courteous and gentlemanly deportment, and conscientious solici tude for his patients, made many friends who wish him - .success wherev er ho may go. We have no hesitancy in recommending Dr. Harmon to the good people of Pendleton. Why buy from iinigraling agents of whom you know nothing, eitlierof their responsibility or the chareeter of their goods, when there aro responsible deal ers located near you, who carry full and compete lines of all farm and mill machinery and implements, and whose success it is for your best interests to support with yoar patronage? Frank Bro's. Implement Co, of Island City request your consideration of their claim, and refer you to your neighbors who have had leal ings "with them. II SAMUEL P. PUTNAM. Arrangements have been made for this celebrated Liberal lecturer to de liver two or three lectures in this city, commencing on the evening of tho 21th. inst. An intellectual treat such as wo are rarely favored with, is in store for our citizens. The Bandon, Douglass county, Recorder alluding to his lecture in that town says: Mr. i Putnam's lecture was entitled "Amor i : ti... i:..... , : nun wuiiiwiu'. i in- Hutu wi'uu jii- ed was little over an hour and half, and there was not mm in the audience with whom we spoko after the lecture but expressed a regret that the speaker did not keep right on talking indefinitely. Never in tho history of Coos county has been so able, so logical, so eloquent a defining made as to what constitutes American Democracy, us to what aro tho sacred uud inalicuublo rights and privileges of au American citizen to liberty of conscience, to free speech, the pursuit of happiness, and the en joyment of all that is good and desir able in this world. Tho Nine Demands of Liberalism, as read and explained by Mr. Putnam, were reduced to sim ple axioms such as no sound, fair, ra tional thinner can possibly gainsay or reject. To do justice to tho subject at all, in the space at our command at this time just before going to press, is simply impossible. Even though wo could givo space, word for word, to every thought uttered, thorn would lxi Homthiug lucking, sointhiiig unconvcy lid and unpioturcd tho wylo, tho look, tho oarnest expression, tho honest, ringing tone, 'fhe spoukor was greet ed again uudoguiu by motjt hearty ap plause as he made point after point, telling and forcible. It was Bandon's intellectual feast, and right well did she partake and enjoy. We know in no more fitting words in which to ex press our admiration for the highly gifted, genial, and gentcinanly orator than by borrowing again Robert O. Ingersoll's words concerning him. He said : "Mr. Putnam is one of the most thorouch believers in intellectual lib erty in the world. He has- written some of the most stirring appeals to the Liberals of this country I have ever read. He believes that Free Thought has a future; that the time is coming when the superstitions of this world will be forgotten or remem bered, some of them with smiles, most of them with tears. Mr. Putnam, al though endowed with a poetic nature, with poetic insight, clings to the known, builds up the experience of man, and believes in fancies only when they are Used as the wings of facts. His abili ties are of the highest order. He com pels the admiration of every one who really loves the just and true." Mr. Putnam had the largest audi ence ever congregated in Bandon, or perhaps in the county, for such an oc casion. He carries the towns and cit ies whersoever ho speaks. A Cyci.ouama. Portland is organ izing a company to erect a building in which to show a cyclorama of tin: bat tle of Gettysburg. If the painting is equal to those in eastern cities the time and money spent in viewing it will be well expended. Musical Kntkiitainmunt. Prof. C. W. Perkins, of San Francisio. Cal., will given musical ontortaininent in the Presbyterian church Monday evening Aug. 22nd. All persons interested in musical culture aro cordialy invited to attend. Admission Free. In this space wo will Ahont our stock of Dry Just received, "Way up' goods, h i route fri Easta Inb. Come and sec us; we will do you good. JAYCOX & FOSTER, - - Union, Or. CLEARANCE Preparatory to taking my annual inven tory, I have reduced prices on If M TO ACTUAL COST, 30 For Tlty Days and i Longer. 30 In order to close out balance of my Sew ing Machine Baking Powder, I will sell it at 50 cts. a lh. can; regulcr factory price is 05 cts. Only a few loft. Actotph Levy, - Union, Qgfu :Trsr.TTW j:jr. rr-Jm Tut: SputiT ov F.NTr.upwsn. The citizens of North Powder have made up a subscription of $8000 ono thou sand in cash and two thousand in work to aid in building a road to tho Cable Cove mines. Work has aheady commenced on the mountain end of the road by the miners and will be con tinued until a connection is made with the road from the valley. Operations have not yet been commenced on the citizens' portion on account, rf (ho im possibility of procuring laborers during the harvesting season. The io.nl is a great necessity, as many of the miners are preparing to ship considerable quantities of ore. 'fhe people of North Powder will reap a big advantage in tho buildingof this road. Gazette. noRxT TAYI.Ui:. Aigiit Uitli. ISC. to thf wife of .Mr. Taylnr, a duiuditi r. iiiwimmwiiii.hu m iiinwii n iiim r.i.yijmi.wimgaB DIED. JOHNSON. In the citv. TIiiumI.iv. Auk. 18th, 13S7, Orville. the utloititt son of .Mr. ami Mrs. James Johnson, aged it month. The remains were interred in the Union cemetery, Friday. M U6 J:. A. G E. I REX, Fashionable Dressmaker, GrutlcimMi's clothing iu:iih, anil all kinds of tailoring, clcauiiiK and repairing done to order. Centennial block, Main St.. I'nion, Or. si:.vi.i:i it i i .-. roTHM-: is iihukTjy c.ivt.n that X scaled bitls will )c received by the eoun IV court of Union enmity, Orcirmt. m to September 8th at li! M. for the delivery of 40 cords of Kood four foot cord wood, in the court house yard at I'nion. Oregon, pay able in coin. . V OOODAI.L. Comity Judge. have something to say Goods, and Clothing a iiiie line of "way down" prices. WWW! t