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THE OREGON SCOUT.
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LDlrOK.
AMOS K. JONKS,
The Oregon Scout has an large, a circu
lation as any three, papers in this xec
iton of the State, combined, and is cor
respondingly valuable, as an advertising
medium.
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Saturday, Sept. 3rd., 1SS7.
Union and Vicinity.
Read our new advertisexnants.
The bourd of equalization for Baker
county in in session.
Wanted. Two barrels of butter.
Must be first elans. Jo. Wright.
Thanks to Mr. Geo. Wright for an
elegant bouquet of rare ilowerp, pre
sented to this office, yesterday.
Mr. Samuel Traesdel, of Union, has
nold hiw farm near Sunimervillc, to a
Mr. York, who recently arrived from
the East.
Mr. Abe Conley, of the 8andridgc,
who han 2,500 acres in grain, informs
us that the frost damaged his grain
not less than $5,000 and probably
more.
Tlie Union public school will com
mence next Monday and will continue
nine months. We trust it will be well
patronized, and general satisfaction
given.
Hon. L. R. Ison was taken sudden
ly ill while being shaved at Joseph, in
Wallowa county, where he was holding
court, lie was able to return home
Tuesday.
N. B. Harris has money to loan on
real estate at better rates than has
ever been offered to the people of this
county. Ofiico with J. W. Shclton,
Union, Oregon.
Wood dealers should not fail to put
in a. bid to fusnish the county court
with 40 cords of four foot wood. Bids
will be received up to Kept. 8th, at 12
o'clock, M. See ad. elsewhere.
The parties who went out, last week,
to work on their placer claims at the
rhead of (Jrande Konde river, returned
yesterday. The snow had fallen too
deep to prosecute the work with suc
cess. ,
John DeHass purchased this week
at the Cove drug store a Winchester
ingle shot I0-G0 rifle. They are the
best hunting and target rifle made and
are being sold at the factory price viz.
$18.00.
Mr. Chas. C. Coffinberry, has taken
charge of the Acme washing machines,
and will manufacture them on an ex
tensive scale. About 20 machines will
be ready for thi.La Grande orders in a
few days.
We take great pleasure in calling
the attention of our readers to the large
new ad. of Jo. Wright, which appears
elsewhere in this issue. His stock is
all new, bought for cash, and will be
sold cheap.
At the called session of the council,
the Mayor Mr. 1). B. Bees was granted
leave of absence and a fow bills were
allowed, and some other matters of mi
nor importance were discussed, but
not actwd upon.
O'Malley, "the wild Irishman," of
of Kansas, will speak at the Court
house this evening, on Prohibition as
ho sees it, all art cordially invited to
come and hear what he has to say up
on the subject.
Whore is our astewsor? Considerable
enquiry is made on the other side of
the valley The county has been cut
down considerably since last year, and
it seems that our assessing ought to be
completed at leant a month earlier this
year.
James Terkins, charged with threat
ening to burn a saw mill at the Cove
last summer, was tried before Justice
Sterens of Cove precinct, and was
acquitted of the charge. K. E. Gates
prosecuted the case and J. B. Crites
defended it.
Mr. W. M. Stoker has placed on our
table a sample of oats grown on his
rancho on Catherine creek, above town,
which is very fine. He says it is a
fair average of the rest, and that the
field from which it is taken will yield
at leastonc hundred bushels to the acre.
Prof. Perkins' class in vocal music,
is progressing finely. His pupils
speak very highly of his method of in
struction. Wo are pleased to note
that our people take an interest for
we certainly have some very fine tal
ent in that line.
The hay crop is good, gcnerallythis
season and brings a good price. Par
ties from The Dalles, Arlington, and
Vancover, who have been in the valley
buying up several hundred tons of
timothy, had to pay twelve dollars a
ton, and farmers were not anxious to
sell at those figures.
Mr. H. F. Newhard presonted us this
week with some samples of tomatoes,
egg plants and Giant Peru cucumbers,
which were raised in his garden at tho
Hot Lake. They arc splendid speci
mens, which go to show that that
place is peculiarly adapted to tho cul
turo of vegetables.
U. 8. Deputy Marshal Frush arrived
jn Union yesterday, having in charge
Mr. S. F. Bichardson, charged
with cutting timber on government
lands, whom ho brought beforo U. S.
Commissioner J. K. Critcf. Mr. B.
was required to give bonds in tho sum
of $300 to appear before Judge Dcady's
Court.
Our enterprising boot and shoo
dealer, M. C. Vincent, has just received
an immenso stock of boot uud shoes
direct, from Boston. Mr. Vincent
makes u speciality ot this class of
goods, and is therefore better ablo to
givtt you the best goods for tho least
mont'T.. Call and examine his goods
and pces beforo purchasing else
where. It will pay you to do ev.
ETCHINGS.
Or Iilinrcs-Ioni riRdf on tlio "Snout'
,y vanning Ktonts
! Ku.LKi). Sunday evening aIout G
' o'clock, at Ladd canyon, Mr. Thomas
Lemon shot and killed one Win. Cald
I well, who from choice, and probably a
desire to have the peaceable citizens of
this county believe that he was one of
the "wild and wooly" kind, sailed un
der the Mibriquc-t of "Curly Bill."
There had been considerable ill feeling
between the parties for some time
past, and throats of unpleasant odor
had been indulged in on the part of
Curly Bill, who seemed to take a fiend
ish delight in harassing Iamhoii by
sending threats of violence to Lemon,
among which wore that he intended to
drop him on sight, etc. Curly Hill
was a vigorous young man of about
ISO lb., while Lemon weighs only
about lbs. It seems that the two
men met for the first time since those
threats at Mr. Banlom's house last
Sunday evening. Mr. Lemon went to
Mr. Bantom's on business and soon af
ter Curly Bill rode up, went to the
house, and then went to a wagon box
where a Mr. Howard was lying sick at
tho time, and was loaning against the
wagon box talking to Mr. Howard.
Mr. Lemon was armed with a Win
chester rifie and Curly Bill with a pistol.
Neither men spoke to each other, but
Lemon remarked to Mr. Bautom, as
Curly Bill wont, to the house, "that
man has threatened to kill me on
sight and 1 don't pioposc that ho take
the advantage of mo to-day," and while
Curly Bill was loaning against the
wagon box, Lemon shot him through,
killing him almost instantly. Lemon
was soon after arrested and brought to
Union, where, after a preliminary ex
amination, he was hold without bail
until the September term of court.
Sad Dkath. Died, after a brief ill
ness of three weeks of anxiety, at the
booming, nickel plated city of Spokane
Falls, Y. T the Spokane Chinook.
Its paternal relative, Mr. L T. Wilson,
speaks of its sudden llight into the
mysterious and devius past, as follows:
"Wcsoon saw high rents, 19 mills coun
ty tax, mills city tax, assessments
for street grading, in tunic instances
25 per cent, of the value of the proper
ty adjoining, electric lights, etc., sewer
expenses and numerous other expen
ses, necessitated retrenchments, etc."
Mr. Wilson rather intimates that the
citizens of Spokane cannot a fiord to
help the poor newspaper man to eke
out a pitiable existence by giving him
his patronage and thus help to build up
tho town by having good papers in the
place. The business expenses are too
large and the profits too small. If this
be true, 'tis said indeed ; but 'twill be
ever thus.
Nkw Raii.uoad Bkaxoht.s. At the
recent annual meeting of tho stock
holders of the Oregon Railway it Nav
igation company, authority was given
for amendment of the articles of in
corporation" of the company so as to
cover a number of proposed new linos
of railroad. Twelve lines arc enumer
ated, and the distances to bo covered
aggregate 1!07 miles. Among these
roads is one from La Grande to Wal
lowa valley, and from tho mouth of
tho Wallowa river to Lewiston, Idaho.
The building of this branch is of tint
greatest importance to the people of
Wallowa valley, and will go far towards
developing the interests of that county,
especially of the mines which are
about to bo opened up, and which are
confidently believed to be very valu
able. A I'kivati-: Akymlu. It is stated
upon good authority that Dr. Loryca,
of Portland, will build and conduct a
private asylum in East Portland.
There is no doubt that the doctor can
make a success of a venture of that
character, says the Evening Telegram.
A private insane asylum, where
patients with means can receive com
forts not furnished by the state, and
which tho state could not supply oven
if it wished to, is an institution long
wanted in Oregon. There are not a
few members of well-to-do families at
Salem now who would be removed to
a private asylum were they one estab
lished here.
LODCiH OK K. OI' P. OltNIZUI).
Wednesday evening Past Chancolor,
O. F. Bell, of the order of Knights of
Pythias, organized a lodge at this place.
The following officers were elected :
O. F. Boll, Past Chancelor; C. 11. Day,
Chanceler Commander; Geo. Gignac.
Vice Chancelor; M. M.Hall, prelate;
Turner Oliver, keeper of records and
seals; Frank Hall, master of finance;
A. T. Feill, master of exchequer; Jo
siah Wright, master of arms; N. How
land. I. (!; P. B. Wilson, O. G. Tho
order starts off with 20 members.
Dn:i For Want or Pluck. The
most sensiblo thing he could havo
done was that of a young man, near
Jacksonville, Or., killing himself be
cause his best girl went back on him.
Tho man who takes his life in that
awful hour of adversity needs a haven
of rest.
Oltl'ATLV KXCITBI).
Not a few of the citizens of Union have
recently heroine greatly excited over tlio an
founding facts, that several of their friend
who bud be'ii pronounced by their pliyi
ciatis as incurable and beyond nil hope
BUllurlne; with that dreaded monitor Con
sumption huve Ijeen completely cured by
Dr. King's Now Discovery for Consumption,
tlio only remedy that does poitlvely euro
all throat and lung dUcatou, Coughs, Cohls,
Asthma and Uroltehiiis. Trial bottle' free
at Wright's drug store. Large bottlonfl.
Frank Bro'a Implement Co., of Inl
and City, carry the hit-goat stock of
j standard implements to bo found in
Eastern Oregon.' Their term and pri
ces defy competition. They always
havo on hand oxtms and ropnirs for
goods thuy soli, which it a matter of
i great iiajwrtiiHUO to thu jnirghurvr. 0
Social Scintillations. ,
I'artiRrnrliM l'prtnliiliic. rrlnrlinlly, to
tin' l'r'prltmtliH f tlio
I'ijmliii'o.
"THE WOULD DO 3IOArE."
Mr. Soinmor, of La Grande, was in
I'liion yesterday.
Lou. Simmons came in from Cornu
copia, this week.
Mr. G. W. Fnuior, of Telocatet.
called on us this week.
Mr. Henry Lynch and family, of the
Cove, were in town this week.
Mr. Hiicy Lynch and wife, of Ante
lopo valley, visited Union this week.
W. E. Mulhollan, of Portland, ar
rived here yesterday for a few days visit.
Miss. Pearl Payne, of the Cove, is
now in this city, tho guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Foster. .
Vinco Keovos, who has been quite
sick for some time, is able to bo out on j
the streets again.
Miss Scott took her departure last
Sunday, for California, where she will
reside permanently.
No Marriage licenses issued tin's
week. What on earth is the matter i
with our young people?
1). B. Boos loaves to-day for Califor
nia, on business. We hopo he will
meet with unbounded success.
Mr. 15. F. Smith, of Cornucopia, was
in tho city this week on business con
nected with his mining interests on
Pine creek.
Miss Tina Kennedy will leave a week
from Monday, on a three month's visit
to triends and relatives in tho Willa
mette valley.
Miss Ilattie Ilunsaker, who has been
in this city for several months, re
turned to lipr limne on North Powder,
last Wednesday.
T. F. Galloway will take his depar
ture for Pleasant Homo, Multnomah
countv, next Monday. His wife wont
down several weeks ago.
The Misses Nellie and Barbary
Welch, nieces of Mr. Al. Gardner, ar
rived in town this week, and will make
their home with him hereafter.
Johnnie Nodino returned, Thursday,
from a business trip to Montana and
the British Columbia, lie reports
having a pleasant time, along with
some pretty rough faro,
Tho .Jones Bros, and their families
were going out to spend a few days,
fiom the caiesof business, in camping
out. Unfortunately -the heavy rain sot
in and they had to forego tho pleasure
of their trip for the present.
Goo. L. Lash, formerly a conductor
on one of the freight trains of the O.J
R. & N. Cos. road, and who had
his arm badly smashed while coupling
cars at Poeatollo last winter, has tuod
tho'U. P. to recover $20,000 as dama
ges. The rain of tho past few days has
had the effect of putting a stop to har
vesting and lliereshing. much to the
discomfort of all parties concerned.
The damage will probably bo consider
able, especially if the damp weather
continues. Grain was considerably
damaged by tho frost during the early
summer, and now the rain damaging
it more, makes it quite bad for our
farmers.
Miss Ida Campbell, of La Grande,
and formerly one of the teachers in tho
primary department af the Union pub
lic school, has been selected as teacher
of the primary department of the Cen
lerville public school, in Umatilla coun
ty. Miss Campbell is well qualified
for tho position, and no doubt will give
general satisfaction to all. She pos
sesses a fine musical education, which
is one of tho peculiar advantages need
to be a first class teacher.
ISirCKI.t N'S it I1XKM sai.vi:.
Tin: Bnsr Sai.vi: in the world for Cuts,
Uruises, tjores, Ulcers, Salt Itlioiim. Fever
Sore-, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains.
Corns, and all Skin Knintions, and positive,
ly noes Piles, or no pay required. It is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
nullify refunded, l'riee i" cents per box.
For Sale at Wight's drug store,
At Albany a coroners jury brought
in a verdict of "Accidental by unavoid
able death."
WML Fitzgerald, a printer on (ho
Little Hock, (Ark,) (faxrltr, has just
fallen heir to $.',00,000, left him by an
undo at Lansing, Michigan.
Tho weekly world says "Vice presi
dent Potter, of the N. P It. 11. is mak
ing a radical change in tho official
road." Wo 1 bought Potter was vice
president of the U. P. railroad.
Frank C. McNeil, liTycars of age,
inysteriouslv disappeared taking with
him $:i,')0() in cash and $01,000 in
United States bonds belonging to tho
Saco, Cal., savings iiibtitution.
Vico President Potter, of tho XL V IL
is still lopping off the heads of tho U.
P. officials all along his lino, and fill
ing their places with now men. Per
haps tho change will bo for the good of
tho dear people.
Stocklager, acting laud coininisbiner
has made an order restoring to settle
ment and entry certain railroad in
demnity lands, as follows : South Pa
cific R. It. in Cal. '1,000,000, acres;
Dalles Mditarv Wagon Bond, of (Jr.
1,200,000, acres. World.
Tho now mines over near the head
of Grande Hondo river aro probably
very valuable. Some of thuin assay
very well. Of courso every man who
has located a lodge has the best one in
camp, and will prove it when ho get
it properly developed, and toes in his
midnight dreams huge Marks of glit
tering twenties whit h tho cornucopia
of good fortune will hhowcr upon him
boforo long. Don't disturb Undreams
of tbes.0 midnight inillioiihircs. It
rntyht bu fatal to hit ivMlimtiuu.
Local Lines.
Call at Mrs. Summers' for one of
those coil wire bustles only 2")c.
.laycox it Foster received a large
lino ot goods direct from tho East, this
week. t
The prohibition movement begins to
night, in the hnll of justice, in this
city,
Tempered coil steel wire bustles
at Mi. SummersVon (he corner north
of hotel.
SCHOOL HOOKS SOLD AT PORT
LAND PRICKS AT WRIGHT'S
STORE.
Call on Hall Bios, at the post office,
if you want sowing machine needles
or sewing machine extras.
To rent. Good barn, well arranged
and convenient to water. (Yntralh
located. Enquire of 11. B. Duvkk.
Wallowa county is adverti -nig lu r
capabilities as a place for homo seekers
with a vim that is bound to toll in tho
future.
Read tho schedule of
school books at Jones Bin's
pears in another column.
prices on
, which ap
A wonder-
fill reduction.
William Pen Nixon, editor and pro
prietor of tho Chicago Intcr-Oreun, is
one of the distingiiisued party now vis
iting Portland.
Mrs. Suninires has just received tho
latest fall stylos in hats, bonnets, trim
mings, etc., All bright new goods di
rect from the Fast.
For Sale. Bar fixtures and stock of
wines, liquors and cigars, good billiard
table. In fact a complete saloon out
fit. Enquire at this otlico.
For the latest, stylos of millinery
goods, ladies' furnishing goods, etc.,
call on Mrs. Summers. An ellet;ant
new stock just received from tho Hast.
The Idaho Central Railroad will be
running trains into Boise City by Sept.
Kith, and the citizens intend to havo a
grand time upon that wonderful occa
sion. The largest, host and cheapest line
of boots and shoos over brought to this
county, received at Jo. Wright's this
week. He has the agency for C. M.
Henderson it Co's famous Red School
House-Shoes. Call and examine them.
We learn from an exchange that a
sheep border on Burnt river, having
charge of one of the bands of sheep be
longing to Smith it Halo, had his camp
outfit destroyed, ho driven off tho range
and fifteen head of tdieop killed. Sev
eral shots wore tired.
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Rumor has it that some of the stock
holders of O. it W. T. R. R. have sold
their stock to G. W. Hunt, ho agreeing
to free them from furl her assessment
on their stock. It is thought if it is
true that it has boon done in the inter
est of tho O. R. it N. Co.
Forty-five cents is being offered for
wheat at present. Still Hour will be
held at $.'1.00 and $1 per barrel. Wo
judge not huge amounts of grain will
find its way into market at those rates,
as only those who aro forced to will
sell at those figures in order to meet
immediate, pressing demands.
lCvon in the. purchase of trifles tho
saving to bo mado by consulting our
Catalogue is surprisingly largo. Hun
dreds of people buy from it every day.
If it pays, them will it not pay you?
Tho catalogue is sent free to any ad
dross, and is a valuable book to have
whether one cares to buy or not.
Wcinstock it Lubin, Dry floods, Cloth
ing, Shoos, Hats, Household Supplies,
etc., 100-110 K St., Sacramento. Cal.
Why buy from imigrating agents of
whom you know nothing, eitherof their
responsibility or tho charecter of their
goods, when there aro responsible deal
ers located near you, who carry full
and complete lines of all farm and mill
machinery and implements, and whoso
success it is for your best interests to
support with your patronage? Frank
Bro's. Implement Co, of Island City
request your consideration of I heir
claim, and refer you to your neighbors
who have had dealings with them. M
Mr. N. B. 1 1 arris, who organized and
successfully operated tho Farmers
Mortgage and Savings Bank, of Suin
niorville, for moro than a year, has
again started into the business of ne
gotiating loans on real estate. Mr.
Harris is thoroughly acquainted with
tho wants and needs of tho money bor
rowers of Union county, and is in every
respect reliable and trustworthy, and
wo predict for him an active and prof
itable business since his advantages
aro much moro favorable hero than
they formerly wore at Suminerville.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Astonishing Ktiduciion in
Prices.
In order to disposo of thoir largo as
sortment of School Books, tho .Jones
Bro's. havo reduced Ihu price,3 us fol
lows :
First Benders 20c.
Second Readers 10c.
Third Rondom f)0c.
Fouith Reader COc.
Fifth Reader DOc.
Childs' SpdW '20c.
Complete Spoiler. 2fic.
Youths' Speller -10c.
Primary Arithmetic. 20c.
Mental Arithmetic IIOc.
Elementary Arithmotiy '10c.
Written Arithmetic 70c.
Momentary Oooumphy 05c.
Coinproheiutve Gnogmphy $1.25
Sill' Grammar (15c.
Popular fsoienca S0c.
HurmV U.S. History $1.05
Copy Hooks , lOo.
Carter's Ink 5o.
BIiiUm, writing paper, envijlopw and
other stationery in iavpurtiyri.
What? Why, Jo. Wright's immense stock
j of Boots and shoes, direct from tlio numu-
factory at Chicago, and they are "daisies,"
and will be sold at
I have the sole agency in
CM. Hender
son & Co.
i
They are made of tho Best Selected Stock, Solid Solo Leather Bottoms,
and will Outwear Throe pair of ordinary shoos. Ever) boy and girl should
havo a pair of these shoos.
My stock of Dry Goods, Gents' Furnishing
Goods, Groceries, Stoves, Tin and Hard
ware, is full and complete.
They will be sold at way down prices.
Jos. Wright, .... Union, Qr.
KNAPP, BURRELL & CO., Portland? Or.
General Agents for Oregon and Washington Tirritury for tlio
CELEBRATED BAIN WAGONS,
THE BUFFALO PITTS TH RKSHKRS and FNGINFS,
T1II0 RACINK STRING WAGONS, HACK'S and BUGGIES,
TH H COLI MBl'S BUGGIES, ROAD CARTS and RUCK' HOARDS.
WOULD RENOWNED DEERING "ALL STEEL" TWINE BINDERS
Several kinds of Hay Rakes, Sulky, Gang
and Walking Hows,
WORLD RENOWNED McCORMICIC TWINE BINDERS,
THE McCORMICIv AND DEERING MOWERS,
THE HODGES' NEW IMPROVED HEADERS,
Buckeye Iron Turhin Wind Engines,
Baraed Wire anflBmiler Twine a Spcialty.
All our noods are llonulit for Cash and
GOODS CAN lllv SOM). (iive
Catiilogni", free. Vl''ull
.uncniiH'iy itirnuti,
Branch House,
HOWLAIMD
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Keep constantly on hand a large supply of Parlor and Hed
Room Sets, Bedding, Desks, Office hirnitiire etc.
UPHOLSTERING Done in the Best Style.
Lounge, Midtronei, ami all kind of Fiirnltiiro Hindu to order. Your jmtrmuigu
solicited. (Jur prifCH nrorcusfiiuililt'. -O - Main Strofi I'liion Oivkoii,
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W. D. BEIDLEMAN, Proprietor.
Keeps constantly 011 hand a full assortment of everything in hi.s line, nianufai tared
of tins hut material oht.iluuhle. IIu is now utleriug for mile tlio
Best lot of saddles, at lower prices than were
ever offered in Eastern Oregon,
LIS AD HARNESS, HOUSE BLANKETS, OUJtltY (J0HBS,
Also a PlIiL AfiHOKTMlSNT of SPURS, WHIPS, AXLE ORRAHE, HAHXHSS
OIL. Btc Km, Ktc, In fact everything usually kept 1 11 11
First Class Establishment.
J5rCirfl nd fxVratn'e gdtfdV.
almost Invoice Price.
Ladies' Shoes, $1. and upward,
Misses Fine Shoos, $1.50, $2.00,
Baby Shoos, 50 and 75 cents,
Mens Fino Calf Shoes, $2.00,
Mens' Boots, good quality, only $2.50.
Our $2. 50 Shoe
Cannot be beat. .
(See Cut.)
All the rest of my slock of Bcols and
shoos will bo sold at proportion
atolv Low Prices.
I'liion for the Celebrated
will Ito Hold 11s low hm FIliST CLASS
ns a cull in: write lor Illusir.tti'il
stock of Itepnir for all
always in siof-u.
Island City, Or.
WELSOi
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