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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1887)
P i jse lifflfcill Mcxjrr j: Safe-sP VOL. IV. The jregon scout. I An independent weekly journal, isued cv- j ery Sn tun lay morning Iiy JONES & (lUANCEY, 1 'ulili-IitM-s ami Proprietors. A. K. Junks, I Kditor. f I II. C'lIANCKV, " Foreman. ll.YTKS r SlIitSCItU'TION: One copv, one vear . ... $l.,"0 " " Six mouths. 1.00 " " Three nionto- 75 Invariably Cash In Advance. If hi) chuncr nfbscriptitnix tire mil paid till end 0 year, two ilnlltirs trill be charyed. Hates of advertising made known on ap plication. gQfCorrespondenc.e from all parts of the country solicited. Adrcs all communications to the ()iti:oo. Scoct, L'nion Oregon. mninnwnMV tc I.oUse Directory. GRANDE UONDE VAI.M'.Y LODGE, No. Hti. A. F. and A. M. Moits 011 the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. (). FliELL, YV. M. K. W. DAVIS, Secrutarv. UNION LOIXiH, No. :i!l I. (). 0. P. Regular meeting-' 011 Friday evening of each week at their hall in l'nion. All breth ren in good standing arc invited to attend. .By order of the lodge. i. A. THOMPSON, X. 0. CIIAS. H. MILLEtt, Secretary. Church Directory. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CIIC11CI1. Divine service every Sunday at 11 a. in, and 7 p. in. Sunday school at !5 p.m. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 6:30. ItHV. (i. M. IKWlX, Pastor. PKES11YTE1MAN ClIUHCIL KEOU larchurch -en ices every Sali'nath niorii ing and evening. Prayer meeting Wednes day evening of each wick. Sabbath .school every Sabbath at 10 a. 111. REV. C. COX, Pastor. ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL' CHURCH; Service everv Stindnv at :5 o'clock p. m. KHVW. K POWELL, Hector. County Ollicers. ' State Senator 'Representatives j .Judge. . . 'Commissioners L. 15. llinchart E E. Tavlor P. D. Met'ullv .0. P. Oeodall John Chrismau U. L'eep A. N. Hamilton . . A. T. Ncill .E. C. llrainard Sheriff Clerk . Trnisurer School Superintendent Surveyor . . . Assessor Coroner J. L, Iliudmau M. Austin O. 1). Thninlinon S. Albcr-on (,'Itv Dttlcers. iluvor. I). 15. Rees S. A. Purscl J. S. Elliott A. Lew J. W. Kennedy E. W. Davis Ed. Itcmillard .1. 1! Thomson . . M. Heritage J. 1). Carroll Councilman Recorder. Marshal Treasurer Street Commissioner L. Eaton iuofi:.ssidxai. JOHN Jt. C'KITES, Attorney at Law. Collecting and probate practice special ties. Olliee, two door.s south of post-ollice. Union, Oregon, EAKIN, Attorney at Law AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Olliee, one door south of .1. H. Eaton's store, Union, Oregon. J N. CROMWKLL, M. D., Physician ami Surgeon. Office, one door south of .1. 11. Eaton's store, Union, Oregon. jj f. rurlkihii, Attorney at Law, Ileal estate and collecting agent. Land Oftieo Business a Specialty. Olliee at Jo seph, Wallowa countv. Oregon. Q F. HELL, Attorney at Law, Notarv Public, and Ab-tractor of Titlos. Oflice Stuto Land Otliee building, corner Main and A Streets, Union, Oregon. 1 II. DAY, M. I)., HOMEPATIIIC Physician and Surgeon. ALL CALLS I'ltOMlTI.Y ATTHXIilCn TO, Olliee adjoining Jones Ilro's store. Can be found nights at the Centennial hotel, room No. 'i'l. M. Bakek. J. W.S1H.1.T0.V. .1. F. JHkku. B AKEK.SIIF.LTON& I1AKEK, Attorneys at Law. OFFICE Union and Li Orande, Oro- , tjprclul Attention given an misniess irntd to tu. rjIOTKSNlONAI.. jy It. KKHS, Notary Public and Converancer. Olliee -Slate I and Office building. Union, ' union county. Dromon. .1. M. CAP. 110 LL. Notary Public. 11. P. WILSO.W Ex-Co. Clerk. QARROLL & WILSON, Conveyancers anil A bs traders Abstracts to Real 11 ml Mining property furnished on short notice, at reasonable rates. Sales of Real and Mining property nego tiated. Collection business promptly at tended to. Olliee next door south of Post-oBicc. Un ion, Oregon. l. conns, ai. d., Physical Surgeon. Having permanently located at Alder. Un ion c.ninty Orcg in, will be found ready to attend to calls in all the various towns and settlements of the Wallowa valley. I3rCHI!0NI0 DISEASES A SPECIALTY. .My nii.tto i: "Live and Let live," A. 1!ELL, C." . I louse, Sign and Carriage PAINTER Graining a SpeciaSty. Shop, Corner Main and A Streets, Union, Oregon. jr. GAitnxEii ,0 co. , Walclnnakovs & Jowolors, Union, - - Oregon. Clocks and Jewelry For Sale. Ite)iairiiu; tit Moderate Kates. Call and examine our goods and prices. o& Lioaor Eton 1 AND SODA KACTOIIY, Cor. Main and 11 Sfs. - - l'nion. Oregon, hlir.UMAN .t ISA IjKY, l'r.,iis. Manufacturers and dealers in Soda Wa ter. Siir-.aparilla. tiinger Ale, Cream Soda and Chamoagiu! Cider, Syrups, etc. Or ders promptly tilled. City -lit -Met Main Street. Union, Oregon. HENSON BROS. - PHOPKIETORS. Keep constantly on bund BEEF, PORK- VEAL, MUTTON, SAUSAGE, HAMS, LARD. Etc. Tonsorial Rooms. J. M. JOHNSON, - - PROPRIETOR, Main Street, Union, Oregon. Hair cutting. having and shampooing done- neatly and in the best style. Hot and Cold Saths- Uno. Wwi.iit, 1 W. T. Wkkhit, ; President, ( ashier. -OF- UNION, OREGON. Does a Oeneml lUnkinc HufchiMs. lluys and hells exclntugo, and dincounu coiumer cll jtttiHsr. Collection! et re fully attended to, and prumptly roporttd. ALPINE HOTEL, (;ornttcojdn. Union county, Or. R. C. WAR1NNER, - I'rop'r. The only first clmo hoti.e In tho cmnp. No pa ill p,rcdio iniike guest, (omfu Ik b e. Charces Reasonable. Mi imt liiil Bank, ! UNION, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST Our Poets. This space i.s riven for the use and ltenefitt of our Kuul writers of ver-e. and wp hope to make it a pleasing feature of the paper. To that end contributions are solicited, Imt they iiiiim possess undoubted Jitetiirv merit to' obtain place and recogni tion here. -Rl. J Till: Dt'VII. AND THIS! l.A'.VYKItS. The devil came tip to the earth one day, And into a court house wended his way, Just as an attorney, with veiy frrao latv, Was proceeding to argue the points in a ease. Now, a lawyer, his ilcvilship never bad seen. Por to bis dominions none ever had been; And he felt very cttriniis the reason to know Why none hud been sent to the regions be low. 'Twits the fault of his agent, his majesty thought, Why none of these sharpers hail ever been (aught; And for his own pleasure he had a desire To come to the earth and thu reason inquire. Well, the lawyer who rose with visage so gravo, Made out his opponent n consunrite knave, And .bedevil was. uertaiuly gieatly amused To hear the attorney so roundly abused. As soon as th" speaker had come to a e.loe, ThecotlllLil opposing hini fiercely aroe. And heaped such abuse on the bead of tho iirst, That made him u villian. of all men the worst. Tims they fuarreled, contended and argued so long, "f was hard to dotcrmino tho one that was wrong; And. concluding he'd heard quite enough of the fu-s, "Old Nick" turned away, and .-oliloquited thus: "If what they have snid of each other be true, Thedovil hassurely been robbed of hNduc; lint I'm satisfied now, 'tis all very well ; Those lawyers would ruin the "morals of hell. "They've puzzled the court wilji their vil lainous cavil. And, I'm free to confess, they have mud dled the devil ; My agents arc right, to let lawyers alone, For they surely would swindle ine out of my throne." Ti:ma- Gr.u'ii. THE MATT KIl EXPLAINED. Hditou ScofT : I noticed in your ip.sno of tiu'tiOth, an ttrticK- in rcanl to (liseafecd Citttle, to which 1 would like to make :i rej-ly. Tho entile referred to in thnt article were not shipped from Vermont, hut citmo from piominunt herds located in 11 suction where there has never been 11 case of pU'iiro-piieumoniti; neither hits a case of that diseiike been known in the State ot Vermont. Cattle shipped from the East via the U. P. J5. U. have to putss through two (piaivntine hti.tioiif One at Council Ulull'rt and one at Cheyenne. At these places I hey m e examined by compe tent veterinary surj-eons, and if any signs of disease are found, t hoy are held for ninety days.. The owners are also lctitiired to furnjidi ponilire proof tliat tiiere in no conlatreou.s disease in the section of the country from which they are shipped; that they have been kept for ninety days 011 one farm prior to shipment, and that they have not passed through any infected district while in traiibit. Failing to till these requirement!) they uro held for ninety days, which linn been found by careful i xperiments to he the longest time re quired to develop pletiro-pneiimonia after the cattle are exposed. The usu al time is from thirty to sixty days. Thete are other diseases to which cattle are subject, with symptoms so nearly like those developed by this dis ease, that none hut experts can tell tho diU'ereuee, and they are often de ceived. Now what evidence have wo Hint we have plciiro-pneumoniit heie? Not tho Hlit.li est. '1 ho tumor (it is nothing mono was started from the fact tlu.1 one or two animals out of over two hundred shipped here have taken sick and one of these died, eight months after lauding in Oregon. The animal was perfectly healthy up to two months ago, or for six months after reaching here. The balance of tho cattle are all doing tine and show no signs of dic eato that cannot he found in any herd in tins Suite. 1$ seems to mo that ono per cent is a very small loss on cattle shipped over tluee thousand miles, with tho grout cliungo in elitnato re sulting. ' 9 It id well to look out forditoatos, and we cannot bo too careful, hut oaro should be taken not to circulate idle reports wnich may do unnuooHsary ttiiiiugo to any motion of the country. Paper publishing furmwr article pletuu copy. 10. B. IIJLL. Union, Or. Aug. 25. Smith's walking gang plow, some thing new mid just thu thing. For Saloby Frank Uro. Implement Co., Iflaiul Citv. 4 PINE VALLEY. tlnl4 mill .Ulsjinjx of tlie l'eoiln of j Tlint 1'roi.pnriitia Miction. , Pino Valley. Aug. 21, 18S7. Weather continues quite warm. Services regularly at Fnirview. No other districts need apply. Considerable sickness. Dr. O'Con nor is riding day and night. 1). F. Mooro is prospecting in the mountains for a few days. Mrs Moore spending the time with Mis Newberry, of Cornucopia, Rem. To the wife of Chas. liana, Aug. !, a daughter. Also to the wife of .!. R. Whceloek, Aug. 10, a daughter. Dishwashers growing numerous in Pine. Miss Lorn Coggan is again on the sick list. Mr. Langroll is alllicted with erysipelas in her face and eyes and lias sutlcred intensely for the past week, hut is now improving. Mr. E. II. Clingan visited the valley Thursday. A company consisting of Mr. C, Mis. and Miss Re.i.Miss Coolcy and Ik'rt llaylord were arranging to start to the Vallowa, across the trail, in a few days. Mr. Isaac Lloyd "has secured tho contract for furnishing Prof. Luce, of tho "Whitman," 0110 hundred tons of haled hay at $17 per ton, delivered. Mr. lluohaiiau is to furnish the" Prof, with 25,000 pounds of oats at fiU.IiO pur hundred. At the saw mill in course of con struction by Mr. Hunter and others, (ire broke out recently while tho men were at dinner, destroying the saws, u lot of carpenter tools, etc. Firo sup posed to have otiginated as many tires do from some 0 the men smoking, throwing down a burning match. Married. At tho residence of the groom's parents, Wednesday, Aug 17, at S o'clock p. 111., by the Rev. Thus. Hoylos, Hazel Dell Arnold, recently of Cove Ascension School, and Clarence E. G.iylurd, of Pine Valley, Or. The bride, stylishly and becomingly ar rived in a dress of rose satin, draped with smoke colored oriental lace, was handsome, and the bridegroom heng whjit the Scoit calls "not a had look ing man," they made an elegant look ing couple. A dance is to be given in hojior of the newly married young couple, on next Monday evening, by Mil-s Lorn Goggan, in tho new house shf is having completed for her moth er,' Mrs. Irwin, All unite in wishing the- voung couple joy and prosperity. "Di:u." IMCtH'M". iHVANl I'lt'lTHCTIOX... I'AI l.S V M ICDIC1 N KM What are they? Asa general ihiiif.: they are picserlplions having been uied with great success by old and well-read Physl eian. Thousands of Invalids have been unexpectedly cured by their use, and they aru tho wonder and dread of Physicians and -Medical Colleges in the U. S., no much so, that Physicians graduating at 31cdieal Colleges are required to discountenance Propiietnry Mcdicinoii, as through them the country doctor looses bin most profitable practice. As a manufacturer of Proprieta ry Medicines, Dr. O. (J. (ireen of Woodbury, N J., advocates nio-t cordially, in order to prevent the risk that the sick and allllc tud are liable to, almost daily by the use of Patent Medicines put out by inexperienced persons for agKrandUemeiit only, and the employing of Inexpericnci-d and incompe tent doctors by which almost every village mid town Is cuived ; ami men claiming to be do 'tors who hud better be undertaken, e.xperiiuciiting with their patients anil 1 1 1 1 1 -hiug them i.f their money and health, - for the good of the alllicted that our govern ment protects its people by making laws to rcKiilale the pr-ictico of inodichie by the bel ter experienced and more thoroughly edu cated Physiiiianw, and thereby keep up tho honor and credit of the profession, also form lawn for tho recording o' rcceipes of Pro prietary Medicines, uiidorexamluiitlon and decision of experienced Chemists and Phy sicians appointed for that purpose by the Government, 'before 'hey am licensed for generalise. Ho would iuot freely place tho roccipoof lloscbue's (iu man Syrup and (irefu's August Flower under mich laws, had ho the proper protection, and thereby nave the prejudice of the eople, and avoid the competition and imitation of worthless medicines. Copied Iroin thu Chleayn Mail, August it, 'i7. TIIIKTY.J'JVE UKNTS A CAN. Tho Milk-ino Raking Powder, full pound chub, warranted as good as any 111 the maikot. For sale at Joikm 1 1 tod. Try it. Try tho now linking powder at Jonns Rro's. Only 85 cents u ouu. Warran ted as g od as any powder in tho mar ket', or money refunded. 27, 1SS7. La Grand fire in tin- Old Tow n -Tlie tiiKiutlrt t)ls- (i ei'J' out -A lieetcnnl lltlllliy I'.-ui'illl XiiiIiik. 'Villi WATFAl QUESTs OJT. August. 21, 18S7. La llraude has no mayor. A local Sunday law is suggested. The last Presbyterian S. S. concert was a very good one. Miss Winnie Wilkinson is again at homo with her mother, Mr. Tutlle, of Union, has been doing our washing for some time. Row (.'row, of the I'ayelle, preached for the Methodists last. Sunday. Mrs. Senders has sold out her bakery to a Mr. Whitman, recently from In diana. The Catholics are talking about, or ganizing u church and school in this place. Another Union Temperance meet ing is announced for next Sunday ev ening, at the University. Mrs. Dora Scott's husband has jtnl come front Kansas and is now looking for 11 situation in the West. A disorderly ramp in one of churches frightened out a p.irl of congregation the other evening. Water iu the old town is scarce: our the we recently heard of four wells being ex hausted in doing ono family's washing. Don't take too many or your girls out riding at ono time, .lohuny ('. tried that and had to buy a new hug - gy spring. A cood wife of om-(own wuh leccni - ly startled by finding a certain young 1 lady's fan and gloves in the pocket of 1 her hush.'.ud's best eo.it Quito a colony hns just arrived from Missouri, on their way to the Wallowa. They came this far by rail and arc now buying teams for the rest of the ivnv, Two little boys who were playing in tho hay loft of Irwin'n barn, fell from the outside door to the ground, and 0110 of them, W.indar Secri.it, htid his arm dislocated. Another wedding occurred in tho north part of town la"t. Friday evening, when Mr. Perry Strom and .Miss Ihiltu Soot t wore united in Hymens bonds by the Methodist preacher. One of our first families found a dog in their well as they were cleaning it out lust week. It was buried beneath several inches of earth, hut the water was not rejected until about two weeks ago. They say that C (5. Israel has run away with about ijtj "()() of the people's money, lie ought, to have tak"H about I'iO.OO'J, for it seems its' though tho people ought to have paid about that much for the way they treated him, v A fire in the first ward last Thurs day night destroyed two old buildings in one of which 11 wash woman by the name of Ladd was living, who lost ev erything she had. It is uaiil she got up 111 the night and started a lire to 1 heat water to begin washing by day- J light, then went to sleep again and was 1 awakoned by tho (Initios overhead, I which barely allowed her to escape with her hfo. The dry bed of Mill creek is wet up nowa'nd then by opening the dam built by tho water company M and allowing tho stream to How along its old way. Monday evening n few of our dry and sober citizens went up there and de liberately tore down the building erec ted for tliK protection of Hie dam, scat tered the dirt and had 11 eood lime generally, hut tho next day the hy- drauts were supplied and tho fountains 1 play as peacefully as though nothing had over gone wrong. IN mtlKI', AND TO THIS POINT. Dyspepsia is dreadful. Disordered Ihuri is misery. Indigestion Is a foe to good mi-1 tuns. ', The human digestive upparatus Is one of . the men complicated and wonderful llihitfs iu existence. It is easily put out of order. . f. flirty i fiwul tmirrli (titl hlntmv f. 1. ul bad cookery, mental worry, lat. hour-. lr - regular habits, and many other things which oujjht not to be, have made the American people it nation of dy.pepllcs, Hut (Jreen's 'August Flower bus done a wonderful work iu loforinlnjj thin ( busi ness and making thu American people so healthy that they can enjoy their m al .01 1 bu happy. Itomunibor: No hnppiuo without ho. dlh Hut Orcon's August Flower hrhut health and happiness to the dyspeptic. Ak your druggie for u bottle. fc"ovunty-(!ve eenr.-. NO. J). Si'3I.MEi:VHiMi. Xi' of llieAVroi. a Anti'il li) mir AVIilo .lUulie 4'io rot onileiil. , ! Diplheria scare 1 Threshing the somewhat abating, order' of the day l among (armors. 1 1. A. Hoskowitr, is looking a little lonesome miico his wife left him. 1 Prof. Aulguire pasred thiough town ! on his way out of thu Wallowa on Sat urday. (Ico. Patten and .Ianie. II. Childers are spending a week tit the Warm Spiing' i .1. II. Ivinehart was at l'nion last ; week on business connected with the ! F. M. fs. Rank. 1 Mis. Austin letinncd from the Wal : Iowa on Saturday, after u pleasant visit ' of three wei I.s duration. ! Mrs. Liz;e Russell and Miirdock 1 McKcu.ie Marl for their old home in 1 Canada Ibis week, there to remain, j D. Soiumer biough' his family home t lasl Wednesday, they having been at ! the Union depot fo. the p-ist week. ! Mrs. S. L. MeKenzie is lying low I with dipthei'i.i.liut thu doctor in utton ! dance, C, Diitehr.indl, says the case is j not a critical one as v t. The ice cre.mi festival at the bank I on Friday List was enjoy. ;ble ailairnnd I passed oil' pleasantly to all invited to participate, except Watdcck. , Prof. T. 'A. Itineha'i t is spending his 1 vaeatiop running the header belonging to the CaidiitT Iho". l'Tod" knows 1 1,,U' liai'don up his muscle, I Water-melons from Wall.i Walla, 1 have made their appearance in our I market and tho Mimil boy is doubled ! up like into a jack knife because of them. Tlie mail due hvre last Saturday at 0 o'clock P. M. did iwt arrive until 10 A. M. Sunday 0:1 account of the delay in the in rival of the ICastern tiain on Saturday. Hon. L, I). Rinchnrt. of Union, waa m town on Wi die s lay. He camo down after a lot of horses that he in tends taking to Malheur with somo oilier-! that he lias at Union. S, SI. (juiiiu hart fold the right to manufaeiiire and sell his patent bed springs in Umatilla mi. i Wasco coun ties, to J. W. Dailey, the purchase price paid by Mr. Bailey being $100. The tax of Jr'lOOd. levied by this school district is now due and parties may pay tin.1 wame at any lime within sixty days from Aug. 10th., to Jacob Collins at his olliee at Siiinmerville, who will pioperly reciipl for tho same. .1. R. Kvans, accompanied hy his fa! In", ti ok tin ir departure for Wayno county, Iowa, on Tu'-sdi.y last. Jamca will i.! there until Feb. 1st. when ho will again set his face toward Oregon, lie is a gooil boy and will be welcomed by all when ho returns. H. C, Rinehart .is making rapid pro gress in the art of bicycle riding. ITo has finally succeeded in managing to ride the machine fiom the mill to town without 11 single full. Ho is nlso becoming quite oxpcit in riding tho sidewalks, but does occasionally get si haul fall. A. Tonyson Ambrose, formerly in the employ of Iho Western Depart ment of the Citizens. Mutual Life Insur ance Af nociation, of No 1 Jhoadwny New York, is now the publisher of tho Oirtjou Sljliiiyn, nl Portland Or. Tenny U a good boy and we with him success iu his new undertaking. I was tho chief of the siiriugs. Geo. P. .1 was Fiist Lieutenant then. J. 1 i.C. The hoys put up n job on 1110 when thev gave me (he icecream. IT. W. Where in the il Harvey ? Dr. C. D. I will have to tell Waldeck to let i V'!', on the ineyie li. . li. Where did Waldeek split hi.- pants? Tho (iirls. I). M. Connor, Cmbierof the Lom bard Investment Co., of Portland, Or., was in town on Monday ami Tuesday of this week confeiring with tho Farm ers Mortgage and Savings Hank iu ro gaid to the mortgage business. Ho is well satisfied with this pin t of Oregon and says his cnmmy will endeavor to place a few loans in thi county. About three weeks ago Daniel Clear 1 I'" ',r- ,", 1,5s 'l'"t"'' from our 1 vullev ln'lweoi! iwo iIiivm. mol loir. a. number of creditor in li;e lurch. Ho was followed by one ot the creditors and caught about five miles this side of Washington Ty.liue mid made dia gorge a sum Kiiillcj. ut to cover tho claim of his Jnljowoiv, who thou per mitted him to go on his way. It was thought at that lime that his father would aoo;i tnko French leave, nd lid was wut bed cb's ly for n timo by hi (7ii(iic ui ttiit yuyt