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VOL. IV. The Oregon Scout. An Independent wook'y journal, issued ev ery .Saturday morning by JONES & CUANCEY, l'tililMiers and Proprietors. A K. Junks, I Kditor. )" I It. Ciiancuy, I Vol email. RATKS OK KUIISUltU'TIOXi One copv, one venr . .50 " " .Six months ... 1.00 ' Three nionto. 75 Invariably Cash in Ailvnuci-. If bi chance itbfcriitivn are not paiil till end of year, tun dnllnr icill be charged. Kiitcs of advertisi ig made known on ap plication. E3?"t'orrespindcnec from all parts of the country not. died. Adrc-s all communications to the Oki:gon Scout, Union Oregon. I-ndn Dirt-dory. GKAXDH It ON VAM.KY I.ODGK, No. 6. A. V. and A. M.-Mctt on the second and fourth eaturdavs of each month. O. V' HULL, V. M. K. V. DAVIS, Secretary. UNION I.ODfiK, No. .'!0 I. 0. O. F. Kegular meetings on Friday evenings of each week at their hah in Union. All breth ren in good standing are invited to attend. Ut ordir of the lodge. (i. A. THOMPSON, N. 0. CIIAS. S. M.LLKK, t'euctary. Church Directory. METHODIST KPISi'OPAh CIIPKCII. Divine service eveiy Sunday at 11 a. in. and 7 p. m. Sunday sihoul at .t p.m. l'niyor meeting cverv '1 hursday evening at 6:30. ttliV. (i. M. IRW'Ln', Pastor. Pit K8B YT H KI A X C 1 1 U I !C 1 1 . ItKG U larehurch .-erviccs every Sabb.itii morn ing and erening. Prayer meeting Wednes day evening of each wJc.k. Sabbath school every Sabbath at 10 a.m. ItKV. C. COX. Pastor. QT. JOHN'S HPISrOPAL CIIUKCII. O Service everv Sundav at " o'clock p. m. RKV.'W. U l'OWKl.L, Hector. Ciiuiity Olllcufs. State. Senator . L. U. Rincliart K H.Taylor F. D. iMct'ullv . . .0. P. fieodall John Chrisman K. Loop Representatives J. Judge. . Commissioners Sheriff A. N. Hamilton Clerk A. T. Ncill Trrasurcr .. .15. 0. Ilrainard School Superintendent ). L, llindinaii Surveyor ..' . M. Au.tin Assessor .... . O. D. Tlioniliiwin Coroner S. Alberon i City Oillcers. Mayor. I). 15, ItCCS S. A. I'ursel J. S. Elliott A. Lew J. W . Kennedy K. V. Davis Ed. Keinillard J. 1? Thomson . . M Heritage J. 1). I'jinod Couucilmcu Recorder. . iMnr.-hal TreaRiircr Street Commissioner Ii. Katon cngtatOTV'rwrarnsiiTvvaiL'i I ItOFKSSlONAL. JOHN It. CIUTES, Attorney at Law. Coll c'lng and proliute practice spce'ul ties. OUlce, two doors suii.li of p ist-ollico. Union, Oregon. E. EAKIN, Attorney at Law AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Offleo, one door .-ou.h of J. 1$. Eaton's store, Union, Oregon. J X. CROMWELL, M. D., Physician and Surgeon. Ortlce. one door south of J. 1$. Eaton's store, Union, Or.gon. H. F. BUKLFJGII, Attorney at Law, Real state and collecting ngent. Land Ollicti IluBines u Specialty. Oil! e at Jo seph, Wallorta con, tv. Oreeoii. Q F. HELL, Attorney at Law, Notarv Pub ic, and Abut ctor of Ti la. Otlict Statu Liii'l tilli e balhliiiir. comer Main unit A Streets. I'hlon. Oregon. Q II. DAY, 31. D., IIOMKPATHIC Physician and Surgeon. AM. CALLS I'ltOMI'TLY ATTEMJEI) TO. Olllce iidioining Joues Urn's store. Can be fMind night at the t'ontennial hotel, room No. 23. . M. Il.jKK.n. J. W. Sm.LToN. J. F. IUkek. JgAKElt, SIIKLTON ,fc BAKIIR, Attorneys at Law. OFFICJiS Union and La Grande, Ore gon. SpccdjiJ Attention jri vug bu-hnvs rotrnjfted fo tV. UNI OX A Itraiitl'iil City Willi r npriralrllcd Nat ill nl Ailvaiit-tRrt. A brief description of tin city may not be uninteresting to our numerou readers in other state, many of whom, no doubt, are looking about for a more favorable lo cality than where they are, in which to build up homes for themselves and families. Union is situated in the southern portion of the beautiful (irande Hondc Valley, in the exact center of one of the most popu lous anil prosperous comities of the great Inland Empire. It is Tiin COUNTY SCAT, and the county build;ns--a commodious court houe and jail, con-truetcd of brick, are located here. It is the SlITl'LY POINT for the groat mining districts of Pine creek, Sanger, and Eagle, A fine line of stages now run regularly to Cornucopia, on Pine creek, touching at all the mining ramps of importance on the route. The trip is made in less than ten hours, entirely by daylight, thus enabling the. traveler to feast his "eyes upon a series of natural landscapes, that for variety and sublimity are rarely sur passed. (10011 KOADS also lead to Union from every other seetion of the county. TheO. R. fc N Co., in con strutting their Hue through this valley sev eral years ago, ran along the foothills about a mile and a half to the west of the town. This, instead of being an injury, has proved to be a benefit to the place. Ittsca ed the ephemeral boom that generally attends the building (if a railroad, which so many towns have found to be a curse, and hard to re cover frcui, and has grown on its own mer its alone. In time a magnificent turnpike, shaded with ornamental trees, will lead to the depot, and be a most delightful eight or ten minute' drive. THE I'OI't'LATIOV of Union is about 800 and steadily increas ing. A more prosperous and contented people cannot be found anywhere. OUIt MiUCATlONAL KACILITinS arc the best in the county. Wo have a splendid brick school house, in which A niUDi:i wenooj, ia taught by four competent teachers, at least nine months in each year. The reli gious welfare of the people is looked after by the Presbyterians, Methodints and Epis copalians, and several SUUKTANTIAt, CHURCH KDIKICEK adorn the town. Among other places of amusement is u COMMODIOUS THKATRT witlt excellent stage appliances, and a ca pacity for seating at least 500 people. VAHIOUS SECKKT OIWIANIZATIO.NS are represented here, the Odd Fellows and Ma oris having superb lodge rooms of their own. The town is noted for its many LI.KOA NT It ES I II r .'C r.8 , beautiful and well watered streets, and the KKMAKKAULK HKAI.TJIFULNEKS of its climate. An abundauceof pure, cold water is obtained by sinking wells, or from C'ATUKKINi: CKEKK, a large strewn rushing down from the mountains, through the center of the city The stream is .sulliciently large to furnish UNLIMITED WATEIl TOWEIt for a hundred manufacturles. The water is clear as crystal, and chemically pure. THE UNION KLOL'ItlNO MILLS nre the hirgost and best in Eastern Oregon, and are constantly shipping Hour to foreign markets. The town boasts of FIVE KENEKAI, ME'tCIIANDISE BTOKES, besides numerous crocery and variety stores, all other branches of business being represented proportionately. THE KIltST NATIONAL HANK OK UNION, and heveaal private baaks do an immense business, making Union THE FINANCIAL CENTEIt as well as the business center of the coun try. Such is a brief description of UNION AB IT IB. We see no reason why it should not, but many reasons why it should, in a very few yeaiti become the principal city of Eastern Oregon It certainly po.ses.ses numerous nam i a! advantages tha other towns do not. A fi -Id is open here for CAPITALISTS AND M KS OF MEANS, ami oppo tuniiies for various inve.stm"nts that cannot but yiil I lurge dividends. We invite their attention to tris, ami can assure them that our LIIIEKAL AND PItOGUESSIVE PEOPLE will oiler every inducement and aid to worthy enterprise. Any information de sired, concerning Union or Union cdnnty, will 1)0 furni bed upon application to this ottlcc. IMJCKI.KN'S AKN1CA N . LVK. Tub Rest Salvk in the world for Cuts, llriiiscs, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sortk, Tetter, Chapped Hands, CliilblainB, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positive ly euros Piled, or no pay required. 1 1 id guarantied to gio porfect satisfaction or moony refunded. Price 25 ctnta pwbox. For PJTat Wrfglfi Yirug it ft. UNION, OREGON, FRIDAY, (XTODEK 14, OUR POETS. This snare is -riven fo1 the u-c and benefit of our local writers of verse, and wc hope to make it a plea-im: fcatute of the paper. To that end contributions arc solicited, but they must possess undoubted literary merit to' obtain place and recogni tion here. Ki. Written for the Scour. 1 DKIFTINO. I diift upon a waveless sea Toward what seems a pleasant shore; A quiet harbor, safe and free From vexing cares forcverniore. Rchiiid me lies the wake of years That have been stormy, dark and wild; Spent storms sti 1 sob within my ears, And yet the sun shines a. tu and mild, The hours go softly, silently by; The sky is blue, the winds are still ; With fallen oars, half dreamily, My boat drifts onwaidat its will. A flush of hope is in the air; The shorclies bright and safebryond, With palm-trees waving tall and fair, Hy breeze and brightness, fanned and Isunucd. What could persuade me tw return Along thecourse by which I came To grasp the oars witth cheeks that burn, And eyes lit up with sudden flume? What could persuade me to forego The ca'm content that lies before, And huny backward through the woe, And storm and night of tears once more? If I should hear a well-known voic Sweet, low and Under, call my name, I must obey, I have no choic(j ' I must admit its magic claim. Hack through the bitterness of tears; Rack where 1 lose all hope of land, To find the voire that fills ray ears To find and answer its demand. S. V. II. F.om Virginia. Union, Or. Oct. lltli, 1SS7. Editor Oreoon Scout : Having just returned from a trip to Virginia, pleasu allow me space in your paper for a brief description of my journey home, for the benefit of many friends and relatives there, most of whom have si desire- to come to this country. I left Beverly, West Virginia, Oct. the -1th. at (5 o'clock in the morning, rode 18 miles in a hack, to Jlealtinglon ; at 12 o'clock took the cars and went to Grafton and got there in the evening. Next morning at 10 o'clock I found myself in Chicago. In the afternoon we took the ears again. The iron horse toon rolled us out of sight of the great city, and we landed ut Council Blntl's, Iowa. 1 had to lay over there until 7:.')0 in the evening, when I started again on the cars. . 1 1 Wiis not long till wo were rolling along beside the great Platte river, and struck Ida ho, there never was a country that looked so lovely to me. I inhaled the pure air. gazed upon the lovely valleys and bright rays of the sun, no fogs to hide its rays or view of the beauti ful blue aky. When I got to Idaho I felt like I was at home, it was to near like Oregon. Just let say to the peo ple of Idaho and Oregon that they do not know how to appreciate their homes. What a contrast is tin's to where I have been. Here we are almo exempt from the diseases and epidemics that constantly afllict the people there, such n$ typhoid fever, pneumonia, bloody flux, etc., to such an extent that they hardly dare rat enough to support na ture. I thought during my stay of one year ia the East, that the people of Idaho and Eastern Oregon ought to bow before God and thank him that tlieir lots have been cast in such a glo rious country. I thank Qod that in passing through bo many dangers, both seen and unseen, thntl havo been per mitted to reach my home, where I havo lived since 1862, and to meet my old friends again. I left Viiginia Thurs day the 4th of October and arrived in Union Sunday morning the Oth. How is that for an old lady in her G2nd year, who has not been able to walk without canes for over three years? MltH. M. J. ClIENOWETII. WIIMUBItl'UL CUltr.K. W. D. Iloyt it Co., wholesale and retail druggist of Rome, fja., says: We have been idling Dr. King's New Discovery, Electric Hitters and Jtuckku's Arnica Salve for two years. Have never handled reme dies that sell as well, or give such univer sal satisfaction. There have been some wonderful cures cllrctcd by these medi cines in this city Several canes o.f pro nounced Consumption have been entirely cured by use of a few hollies of Dr. King'n New discovery, taken In connection with Electric Bittern, We guarantee them oN w'aj'. fid Ut Wrfgtrt'u ilrW k'ftW. IMXE V.LLKY. New Sell I It ihm and SI its ltccnt ("!isii!iltl,--S. rial N..lr. 1'ine Valley, Oct., 1887. Nights icy cold. Show at I'incville school house last Friday night. A grand ball was given at the new hall in Cornucopia on the oth inst. Mr. F. Dawson raised a big pump kin, weight pounds. How is that for high? D. F. Moon; and lady and Mis. W. F. Davis spent the day at "Forest Dill" recently. We understand that Messrs. Stalker it Son, of the new store, have received a supply of goods which they aie sell ing much cheapci than they have heretofore been told. Wo hope it will last. Wo omitted to mention in our last "batch" of items the arrival of Miss Louisa Shoemaker, of Montesano, W. T., who comes to visit her sister, Mrs. Dr. O'Connor. Prof. Miller delivered a lecture on Prohibition at tho Fairview school house on the evening of tho 1st. Not being present and not having heard the particulars, we cannot, judgo of its merits. He had a good subject however. On Monday of last week a little son of Mr. Mills, of this valley, had his leg broken in falling or jumping from a wagon. On tho same day a little daughter of Mr. Piles fell from a teeter and had her arm broken. Dr. O'Con nor was summoned and at last ac counts the little sullerers were doing well. Messrs. Pindell & Wilkinson ox pert to occupy their new stone store in a few days. This building, which is now undergoing the finishing touches at the hands of the workmen, will he one of the finest store buildings in Union county. Tho stone work was per formed hy Mr. Hoss, of Wallowa, and the carpenter work by Messrs. Scott and Dennoy. A new school house is being con structed at Pinc-Valley-P.-O.-givo-us-a name-town. It is 20x11(5, which will make quite a commodious room, if there, are no anterooms. This makes the fourth school house built in Pino valley in a little, more than a year. Who says Pine valley is not interested in ' educating tho young however, three months public school is about the average so far. Cahuiek Dove. Nota KcliiouK Campaign. Editois Oregon Scout; Your report i of my lecture Jn your city in ono par ticular does mysell and tne cause ol prohibition an injustice. It says; "Ho endeavors to make a religious campaign out of the prohibition move." Those who heard me will remember that I stated in tho beginning that prohibition was not a religious ques tiod, and 1 did not propose to discuss it even as a moral issue, hut as a ques tion of business interest and public policy. The only thing connected with tho meeting that could bo con sidered as connecting tho subject with religion was a brief prayer, at tho he ginning, by a minister of the gospel. This is customary in our prohibition meetings, especially if there nre min isters present to attend to it. The same custom is observed at-ith of July celebrations, in congress, in our legis latures and even in political conven tions, and nearly all organizations have their chaplains, but this does not render such meetings and such bodies religious institutions in tho sense re ferred to by the objector. I did once refer to tho Bible, but it was by way of objection to tho liquor advocates 'making tho question of prohibition a religious issue by quoting the Bible to sustain their business on their cards headed "Bible Temperance." The report well sayB "if the amend ment is carried at all, it must be by the votes of the order loving people all over tho state regardless of their politi cal or religious beliefs." Tho same sentiment, substantially, was expressed in the lecture und the whole tenor of my address in your town was in har mony with it as it is elsewhere and always. Hoping you will givo this explana tion in your columns in justice to both myself and tho cuuso of prohibi tion, I am, Very respectfully yours, G. M. MlLLEU. Joseph, Or., Oct. Oth. Smith's walking gang plow, some thing now and just tho thing, For Hulo by Frank Bixw. Implement Co., TAtrfd Cfty. d 1SST POCAHONTAS. The I.lipn Trade-.. Woi 1; mi Hit- Itrvrrvoir -Tin' Snw IIIIN-l'iclclitlliK U'llti Turk Allinuils. J j AT EST 3HNIN(i NEWS.! Pocahontas, Oct. 12, 1887. Lookout for l'rank Gibson. He has turned out his mustache. K. ('. Bonnet, a well known horse man in those purls, is looking for a lilloy. A social dunce given at the mill last evening was enjoyed hy all that were present. Mr. W. M. Sturgilland t wo children, who have boon sick for tho past two weeks, are slowly recovering. School commenced last Monday at ; the Pocahontas school House Willi an attendance of about sixty pupiK Mrs. H. E. Chambers, who has been visiting relatives in Pendleton, has re turned to her homo in Pocahontas. Mr. Guss Dulnoyes, of Pocahontas, is preparing to make the fall run in his placer mine. The clean up from his spring and summer run gave him a nice showing.- Messrs. Ingram, Ilcr it Co. cleaned up. and shut down their placer mine on Mill creek. The proceeds was a good showing. They will now prepare for the coming spring, to make their next run. Mr. Kobins has already shipped 20 tons of ore to Denver, Colorado, and is still taking out ore as fast as ho can. He is crowding husinass on account of the fear of an ouily winter in tho mountains. The Baislcy Bro's. have 100 tons of ore ready for crushing. Tho oro is of a high grade. They are constantly crushing the ore with their artist rus They think of purchasing a ten st.nnp mill for tho coining season. A pack train has been put on, nishing tho Heservoir camp, on head of Pine creek, with supplies, tell von, bovs, it reminds us of fur tho I'll the early days of 01 and 02 when our country was mostly supplied hy moans of pack animals. Mr. McMtirren, our saw mill man, is still running his mill in full blast. He keeps from 8 to 10 teams going) constantly, hauling the lumber to Baker City and other points on tho railroad. He has a contract of sawing oO.OOO ties for the O. li. it N. Co. John Landreth, of Pocahontas, has served his time out in tho ponitcnti- j ary. I Ie was sentenced last year, at! Baker City, for ono year, and with j good behavior has got out on time. He returned home on tho Oth inst. Mr. Landreth is looking well. Chambers, Place it Co. havo just received 1,000 lire proof bricks for the repair ot their lime kiln. They are still shipping and doing an extensive business in the lime trade. Thoy will erect a large draw kiln next summer at their lime quarry on Marblo creek. Mr. J. II. Hohins, of tho Baisley mining district, took his depatruro for Portland a few days ago. Ho will probably spend the winter there. His son takes charge of the mine, as su perintendent. They havo put on a force of men that will work day and night shifts, probably all winter. Mr. John Dearman. of the Grant mining district, is visiting relatives in Pocahontas, llo thinks the camp will make ono of the most prosperous and nourishing mining camps in Eastern Owgon. I Ie says there aro I I ledges in cam) that will support a mill each. He thinks Eastern Oregon is going to mako another Nevada in regard to mint's. Tho company from Oakland, Cali fornia, that bought Mr. L. W. Nelson's placer mine havo commenced work on tho resorvoir, on Pino creek, with forty men and want as many men as they can work. They intend to work 100 men occasiomdly, and 00 men all the time until winter. Tho camp is prospering. It looks like railroading. They will put on JO or 12 dump carts next week. Tho Oakland company, of Califor nia, aro putting a trunk into their reservoir, 200 ft. in length, made of 11 foot iron, 12 inches in diameter. Also an iron gate that will cost $70 in Bau Francisco. No pains will bo sparcd'in making a good job of tho reservoir. Mr. 5. Baisley is foreman und general superintendent of tho work on tho rcnerv ir. llo has hud coneidcrablo experience in this kind of work und ia crowding it along an fast us poeniblo. MILK. On and alter Oct. 1st. tho following price will ho charged for milk : Oneqturt, per month: by ninglu gitnort, zo els'. N. r. NO. I(. THE CO V 12. News of MirAVrrU as Noleil liyour Wlitn aw:il;r ('(rrc'poiuli'iil. Oct. 12, I8,s7. IC. O. Henry has returned from tho Co-tir d'Alene and is now with his family in Cove. Frank Kennedy left for his homo in Kola. Polk county, Wednesday. He intends to attend school at Monmouth, this winter. Hi-hop Morris, of Portland, was in town this week. He cxpectK to return in a short time with his family and spend several weeks' in Cove. H. J. Goer it Son havo several tons of choice winter apples, which they aro soiling at 2c, per lb. in the orchard. All are of tho best varieties and good keepers. Miss Delia Hilderbrand, after living several months in Cornucopia, has n -turned homo. She says shu had no desire to be snowed in, in that elova-' tod town. The hoys employed with Bloom V baler, baled slightly over nine undone fourth tons of hay, Tuesday a very good day's work considering tho si.o of the machine, Joseph Kelley, well known in tho Cove, committed the matrimonial act. recently, in Idaho. It is not known who tho fortunate lady is, but it is probable she is very beautiful, an Jo's taste is good when it comes to judging comeliness in thcoppo'-ito n'x. Hobt. Cochran, the original Boh, not tho other gentleman hearing the same name, who is employed in the mine.-; at Sanger, came in, Wednesday. Ho has been in ill health for a few weeks and will undergo medical treatment before returning. Whilo driving stock last week, tho horse which M. W. Mitchell was riding stopped 'in si badger hole, and falling, throw its rider violently to tho ground. It was thought at first Mr. M. had suflered a dislocation of tho shoulder, hut fortunately ho escaped with noth'-1 ing worse than severe bruises. II. A. Thomas, who has been work ing on the improvements nt Sanger, was in town, Thursday, preparing to journey homo to the valley of Panuliso after an absence of six months. Ho says that it hasjboen so long since ho saw his wife that ho is not sure hut. what she has gone oil' with a, homelier man. Cove will he well represented at tho Mechanics fair this year. Among those who havo gone or will go next week are Mr. and MrH. J. T. Jewell, E. P. McDaniel and daughter, John Ellsworth and wife, Mi Sanborn, Mrs. ScoPy, Mrs. Seamons and Mat. Mitchell. Several specimens of fruit, vegetables, etc., have been taken. Tho present seems to bo a good sea hon for "Irish fruit" in Cove. First, Alex Cochran brings thrco potatoes weighing pounds, which ho raised in tho samo hill. L. B. Stems then produces a half bushel measure full, which ho grew in ono hill. Thoy num ber 80 and tho largest weighs -IA lbs. Last cornea Jno. Allen with a" two bushel basket full, which hy actual count contained only 00 potatoes. Sev eral other patches aro to hear from. Tho perplexing question with tho hoys. is F. M. married or not. If ho isn't, ho will he. M. C. Wc have our. musical instruments all ready. J. II. ct al. When it cornea to a just um pire, I point with prido to W. M. M. P. Well, you can't expect a mini with a war map on his phiz to sco everything. S. I have got something: immonso on Tob, watch for it uext week Alex. It don't put mo in a good humor when a, man questions my voracity. A. 11. Did you boo mo saying my prayers on tho post-ollico porch tho other day? Mi'sh O. W. Don't expect it; I can't how to you just now when wo meet. S. G. 11. WHAT am i to no? The symptoms of Biliousness are unhap pily but too well kuowu. They dlll'er hi different individual to some extent, A IJUIioua uiau in seldom u breakfast eater. Too frequently, u!a ho has, an excellent ap petite for liquids but none for solids of a morning. Ills tongue will hardly bear In spection at any time; if it la not white and furred, it is rongb, at all tveute. Tho digestive cyntctu ie wholly out ot or der and Diarrhea or Couatipatloo tauy bo a symptom or tba two may altercate. There aro often Hemorrhoids or even low ct blood. There may be gldihitiu and tiusn Ue&daciig and acidity or fetsleece &d Utitswt lb the pit of tbu itowaek. Te rrvct all this if not effect a cure try &r$m't AuimI yitnur, it cxwbi but a tri0 and tkminji attest Its eUffaVy. 1