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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
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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.
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