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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1887)
3 J 1. i. THE OREGON SCOUT, AMOS K JONH lMl I OK. The Oregon Scout has as large a circu lation as any three papers in this sec tion of the State, combined, and is cor respondingly valuable as an advertising mcdintn. i Friliy, October 1.4, 1SS7. Union and Vicinity. Pleasant weather again. Subscribe for the Scout while yon .arc in town. A full line of purfumery and toilet articles just received at Jones Bro's. Wanted. 3000 bushels of good oat. Will pay SOe per hundred. A. Levy. A newspaper has been started at Vale, Malheur county, called the yew Atlas. Madame Luis, the colored oratress lectured, last night, at the M. E. church. The St. Lawrence hotel, in Baker City was sold recently, to a Portland man, for $ 10,000. There will be no services at the Presbyterian church next Sunday, the pastor being absent. Circuit court will adjourn to-morrow. Trctty good headway has been made toward clearing the docket. The county court has been in ses sion this week. Will publish the pro ceedings'in our next issue. Buy one of those "U ranger hats" of Levy, and get a present of an elegant thermometer, in a corn cob ease. Wright Bro's., this week, shippcR 2500 pounds of ore from the"Emmett" mine, to the Portland reduction works. Tom Johnson left an immense rad dish, weighing three pounds, in our oflice this week. J t was raised on his place. A reading room has been established at Baker City. terin a town, one here. Nothing could bo bet- Why can't we haw It isn't pleasant to have an overdue bill thrust before your gaze. Avo.d it by at once paying your Cove drug store account. A new post oflice has been establish ed at Sanger, and mail service has been extended from Medical Springs to that place. A newspaper is soon to bo started at East Portland, in the interest of the Spiritualists of Oregon whose numbers are increasing rapidly. Bead the advertisements of the Ore gon Investment Co., and the Phenix JJeal Estate Association, of La Grande, which appear in this issue. The Cornucopia stage has not been able to carry all the passengers and freight for that point, and Wednesday, an extra conveyance was sent out. Thos. Waldrop was sentenced to two years imprisonment in the peni tentiary for horse stealing, and was taken below, yesteiday by sheriff Ham ilton. The jury in the case of State vs Thos. Lemon, charged with the murder of "Curly Bill," hi might in a verdict of not guilty, and the defendont was dis charged. Carroll it Wilson have the most completo mining abstract in the coun ty. Parties desiring to invest in mines, or real estate of any kind will do well to interview them. We understand that the Pine creek road contractors will soon put a force of men on the road, and tinish it some what more in accordance with the terms of the contract. Partridge, the photographer of Port land, will be at work in the tent, Union, till Monday morning next, Call and sec the photos. Next Tuesday and Wednesday he will be at the Cove. The Ncav York Store, La Grande, has constantly on the road from the East, the latest styles of goods, and is never behind in anything. The peo ple throughout the country are fast finding this out. Mrs. Summers is constantly receiv ing new goods, in the millinary lino, and spares no pains in introducing the latest styles and fashions. Bead Inn ing ad which appears elsewhere- in this issue. Little Willio Davis, son of W. F. Davis, of this city is the boss gardener. This season with one potato ho plant ed five hills, which yielded 71 pounds. They are splended potatoes. A sam ple of them may bo soon in our office. W. M. Lane, the freighter' will, in a few days, withdraw his line fiom the , Baker City route, and put it on from this city. It is only matter of a short time, when all the trade of Cornuco pia will bo done through Union. Mrs, Corbin, the milliner, is never , behind in introducing new features in- ) to her cstahlithmeiit. This morning I she will open a "dollar and a half ; counter." On this counter Will be 1 placed a largo asenrtmont of ladies hats, trimmed in different sivl. s,wh i h will bo sold for .$1.50 each. ; W. T. Ficklin, whoso place adjoins town, takes the cake, for raising lino , potatoes. Yesteiday ho brought into this oflice ten of them as a sample. Taken on an average they are tho fi nest lot wc ever saw. Drop in and look at them. It will do yo i good. , Some people get annoyed when they commence to read a news item, a they think, and aftorwards find that it is an advertisement for Boots and Shoes, which Vincent is telling at prices that dofy competition. Others rvgard it as joke. Well it is not. The toed and prices speak for themselves. You ought to feel annoyed when you " to tako advantage of Uw bargains vii flrod. Call and 60 for jun-'-lf- "n.i: pmi:x vs. cattlemen." Outrages against sluep men still oc cur with slariling fr qneiicy in this pari of the country. A few weeks ago we reported the mid on TonibUon & Brooke's camp on Upper Burnt river, in which live masked men set tire to the camp and shot thirty Ijead of sdieop, beside tiring several times at the her.iers. A Wei k afterwards the SHtne parties (it is presumed) visited Turner's camp on the opposite side of the river and shot upwaids of iive hundred sheep. Two weeks after, the heider of Jonathan Patker, on Second creek, brought in several handfuls of saltpetre which he had gathered up on the range, and which had evidently been put out for the destruction of his sh ep. The last outrage took place lust Thursday. Taylor Green of this place is running a band of sheep near Big creek. Last Sunday he received word that men of that place hail burnt his corral and the whole of his camp outfit. Taylor, with his customary energy immediately took out another camp outfit and placed it on the same spot, leaving a man there to guard it. These lawless piocccdings on the part of the cattlemen have become so common that the sheepmen of Union and Baker counties have called a meet ing to be held in Baker City to-day, to take steps to form an association for self-protection. Such organizations have stopped lawlessness in other range countries, and there is every reason to believe it will be stieoe.-sf uf hero. THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. The seventh annual session of the grand lodge of Oregon, Knights of Pythias, convened at Pendleton on the 11 th. The Willamette delegation ar rived and were escorted to their stop ping places by members and a band. The city is elegantly and heavily dec orated with banners flags, bunting and tricolored cloth. Business houses and residences seemed to vie with each other in this. R. Alexander was at the head of all the work, and acted as president of the day. A parade in the afternoon was made up of LiO uni formed Knights. At the opera house Hew Potwine opened the exercises witli prayer. John 0. Leasure deliv ered an address of welcome, and A. A. Cleveland, of Astoria an oration. A choir and a band furnished the music. The hall was completely tilled. The ball in tho evening was another suc cess. The Knights of Pendleton and Eastern Oregon generally aie doing all they can to exceed previous at tempts in this state to entertain the grand lodge. There is a very full representation. It is hoped to con clude the work to-day. THE YVHECKE1) STEAMSHIP. The location of the wreck of tho old steamer Brother Jonathan has, at length been discovered. She struck an unknown took off Orescent City and went down witli a largo uumber of passengers twenty-two years ago. She had on board a considerable amount of treasure, and to devise means to res cue this, seateh for the wreck has been prosecuted more or less steadily for tho past ten years. The next step will be to explore tho vessel by moans of the diving bell, iuu penotra'to if pos sible the chambuMhat have closely held the secrets of tho sea for nearly tx quater of a century. Tho very name of the ill-starred vessel that so long did her part in the stinted commerce of those days between San Francisco and Portland awakens interest in the minds of hundreds, whose residence in Ore gon anti-dates that time and further proceedings in regard to the wreck will bo awaited curiously, if not anxiously. is EXTBAORD1NAH Y CHILD. Thq Waitsburg Times says: A "sev en year old child of Herman Myers, a fow miles south east of this city died a few days ago, This is the strangest we ever heard of. Tho child had from his infancy doubtless been dead to all the iive senses hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling and seeing. It never walked, stood nor sat nor even attempted to, yot it grew physically all the time, and at tho time of his death, was as tall as ordinary for children of its age. It never in any way helped itself nor at tempted to. It would eat what they put into its mouth, and when ever they put it there. lie eyes were as bright as ever seen, hut thoy seemed to be useless. It showed no signs of lifo at any timo except that it breathed, tito and digested its food."' WONDEBFUL POSSIBILITIES. The woolen factory says tho Oregon City Courier uses 250 horse-power from a water wheel and employs 200 hands; Mr Bruuhton' sawmill uses 100 horse power and employs 10 hands, and the Imperial mill uses to grind about 500 barrels of flour daily 225 horse power with 22 hands. The em ployment, then, ot lets than (!00 liorso I ower gives work to nearly 250 peopl Bu' sinc , ui-cord n to the survey of an engineer in the government service, tho fall of tho Willamette, at low wa tt r, is equal to 72,000 horse power, we could here furnish power to 120 ad ditional saw mills, 120 woolen mills, and 10 flouring mills, which would in cieMko our population -10,000. Arc not our possibilities magnificent? LOST. Somewhere between Phy's Point and Union, a stem wind silver watch. A liberal reward will ho givou to tho per son finding it, and returning it to mo, or leaving it at the oflice of The Oiie (on oon FitAN'K Bloom Handled axes, $1.00; withoutjliuudle 75c, ai Jo Wright' I Social Scintillations. rarngrni Ik Vet tnlnlnc. frlnrlpnllj, to tho I'rrefirlimtloim of the l'oiiilnrn. "THE WOULD DO MOVE." Mr. O. Eckersley, of the Cove, called ; on us recently. j Ed. Catos has been acting as deputy assessor for sometime past. I Cupid seems to have been getting in Ins work pretty lively this week. John Huffman, of Siniinicrvillc, Hindi", lis !i MiiliatMnliiil unit nliviurmt I ----- i - ISIl, .llUIIUil Nick Ficklin has removed back to town. Mr. H. A. Thomas, of Wallowa coun ty, was in town, Tuesday. Mr. James Binehart,of Summcrvillc, passed through here on his way to Ba ker City, last Wednesday. Mr. II. A. Mitchell and family, of the Cove, were in town Wednesday, visiting relatives and friends. Mr. A. J. Hughes, of La Grande, was in Union this week, and made the Scorr office a pleasant call. Lute Busick has been quite sick for several weeks past, but is improving at present. Mr. J. A. Eakin is expected homo with his bride, in a few days. Johnny Kimbrell, of North Powder, was in Union, Wednesday. Henry Chandler is now clerking a1 Drake's store. Jim. Hendershot.of the Cove, visited Union, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Childcrs, of Is land City, were in Union the fore part ot llio week. Hew Powell, of the Cove, was in town, i uesday. Mr. D. T. Allen, of Keating, took in our town tins week. Columbus Goodspccd carac down from Cornucopia this week. Marion Davis, who has been in Baker county for some time, returned to Union a few days ago. How Cox left, Wednesday, for the Sound to attend the Presbyterian synod. Mr. John Hinehart, of Lostine, who has been hero attending court, re turned home, 1 uesday. Mr. Thos. Parker made a brief visit to Baker City this week. Mrs. Biggers and her sister, Miss Ilattie McClurc, were visiting in Un ion tins week. Mrs. Suminecs is looking for the arrival of her father and mother who are coming out from tho east on a visit. Mrs. Frank Johnson has been quite sick for several days past. , Mr. J. W. Ellsworth, of the Cove, made us a pleasant visit yesterday. Judge Thos. Manning, United States Minister to Mexico, died in New York city on the 11th. inst. Mr. Fred Young took his departure last Thursday for Baldwin. Michigan, to visit his brother. He will- be gone about five months. Mr. Horace Eaton, of tho half way house, on the Cornucopia road, was in town this week. Ho says considerable travel is now passing that way. Mr. O. F. Kennedy, who has been in the Cove for several years, returned to his old home in Eola, Polk county, this week.t Ho subscribed for the Scout in 'order to get the news' of Union county. Quite a number of Unionilcs went, yesterday, to Portland to visit the Mechanics Fair. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wright and daugtcr, Crissie, Mrs. A. L. Saunders and daughter, Laura, Mr. and Mrs. Hamil ton, Miss Maggie Smith and Frank Hall. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following named parties, during the past ten days: Arthur W. Nelson and Emma A. Briggs;' I. N. Cromwell and Maggie Walker; J. L. Hindman and Ida I. Knight; W. B. Hindman and Camelia J. Garrett; John Wilson and Emma Pursells; J. N. Henderson and Miunio Johnson. This is all cor rect, to far as wo know. In the lan guage of Turner Oliver, deputy clerk, "Tho great Northwest must bo de veloped." MARRIED. HENDERSON JOHN60N -At the rest denee of the bride's parents, near this city, Oct. 0th. 18S7. Mr. Joseph N. Hen de son aid Miss Minnie Johnson, G. A. Thomp-on, J. P. otlkiating. EAKIN-ADAMS. At the residence of the bri'Vs sister, in AMorin, Oregon, Oct. fith. 1887, Mr. J. A Eakin, of Union and Mlis Clara Adam of Astoria. UIVD.M XN-KNIOHI'.-Atthe Centeunl- hi noii'j in tni.4 caw uit. 7tu, 1887. Mr. J. L, Ilindnuin ana Miss Ida I Knljbt, of Ii.dlan Valley. Kev. Ilootuc ollieiatiuK. II I N D M A fi A It It KTT. A t the Centcn nial hotel in this city. Oct. 7th, 1887. by Key. Itoothe, Mr. W. B. Hindman anil Mi-s Can.clla J Garrett, of Indian Valley. WHATHK::LY-ZKLI Oa Sent. 20, 1M7, at the re-Mencenf the offii intlng justice, in Middle W'a.lowa Valley, MrsLydaK. '.ell to J. C Wcatherly, C'ltOM WELL WALKER. At the real deuce of Mr. Kolart hakln, in this city, Oct th 1817. by Rev. Council Cox, Dr 1. N. Cromwell and Miss Maggie Walker. The wedding was a quiet ono, only the relatives of the contracting par ties, and a few of their immediate friends being present. The Scout ac knowledges tho receipt of a slico of tho wedding c.iko, and in common with their numerous friends throughout the city and county, extends congrat ulations and wishes them all tho hap piness that lifo can give, Twenty pounds of nails for $1.00 at Jo. WrigblV. Letter from Judge- Goodall. En. Scorr: Will you kindly grant me space in your valuable paper to reply briefly to an article in the La Grande Journal of Sept. IlOth, in which this language appears: "We hear from pood authority the par ticulars of another otllcial act " of Jtiripv Gontlall's. A prominent citizen of tin Cop was atiout to leave for Idaho, for u few month, and had not paid his taxe. The judpe healing that he was about to leave, ordered a couple of deputy sherifl's to hunt lihn up. The gentleman started on his trip and "topped at t'nion on his way in id paid his taxes, hut the deputies. vrhoe ac tions were unknown to him, failed to I 'aid their man." Now, to show the readers of the Srotrr how utterly false every word of the above article is, and how wholly unreliable the La Grande Journal is as a public journal, I wish to state all the facts in tnis particular case. The only person with whom 1 have had anything to do with collecting taxes from lately, who was leaving the country, was Mr. C. E. Ncwland, a very good man 1 have no doubt, who has been transiently residing in the Cove a couple of years, but who has now, I am reliably informed, removed to Idaho to permanently reside, was told by a good citizen of the Cove that he (Ncwland) had started to Ida ho. 1 examined tho roll and fouiui that he was assessed if.iO. properly tax and a poll tax, which he had not paid. I called the attention of Mr. J. T. Wil liamson, deputy sheriff, to the matter 1 ordered no one to go anil hunt him up; I have no authority to do so. did not even ask him to go, which might very properly have done; but Mr. Williamson not two deputies' knowing his duty under the law, went a few miles out on tho road and col lectcd the taxes of this man amount ing to $7.08 in all, "a heavy tax-pay er. This contempliblc sheet has been publishing from ono to two or three articles every week for several months past, concerning myself and the coun ty court of this county, nearly all of which arc wholly false, as the ono sta ted above, and when Mr. Owen Kuhn has been made to know that ho mis represented me, he has not the manli ness to correct the falsehood, but pro ceeds to publish another he on mo in stead. He has labored hard to make some one believe that I am prejudiced against La Grande, when no one but a fool, knowing my circumstances', would behove anything of tho kind I have been a resident of La Grande product the greater portion of my time since tho spring of lo(7. I own a val uablo farm in thau precinct and expect that to bo my home tho remainder of my life. I co fess some partiality to warct ua uramic, wnicti 1 think par donable under the circumstances. 1 wish her every prosperity, but I have never entertained any prejudice to ward any portion of this couutv. I do sire to see every portion build up and prosper. I shall continue to work to that end to the utmost of my ability, nor have I any prejudice against Wal lowa county ; 1 wish them every pros perity. Ihey Have a grand country over there, naturally, and they have good people who are industrious, ener getic and enterprising, and they will make themselves as independent as any community ; in fact, I cannot un derstand that there is any cause for animosity or rivalry between tho two counties; each is naturally interested in the advancement of tho other, and each is interested in tho easiest and cheapest means of intercourse between them, and there is where the Journal has persistently and maliciously mis represented me. I have urged upon tho county court the advisability of an appropriation ta repair the county road up the Minam hill, and Mr. Chris man, (ono of tho Board) as a matter of economy, opposed it uniil the last ses sion of tho court. I havo borne tho malicious attacks of the .Journal so long in silence for the reason that I have neither time nor the inclination to en gage in a newspaper controversy, nor to my knowlcdgo have I ever given tho little, fellow of the Journal tho least provocation for these attacks. In the article referred to at the out set of this communication, Kuhn prom ises to "keep his readers posted on my official acts." Now, I have not tho elightcst oojoction to his publishing all my official acts, and criticising them to his heart's content, if ho will con fine himself to the truth, but I do ob ject to being continually lied upon, and right here I wish to advise hirn to quit that. I feel that I owe this statement to tho people of this county, whoso ser vant I am for tho time being, and who I iftiall continue to serve as best I can, with tho light I have, to the end of my term of office, rcgardlessof all criticism. With an opology to you, Mr. editor, and to your readers for occupying so much of your valuable space, I drop tlic subject. O. P. GOODALL. Bustles 1 Tic; hats b'fo and upwards at Mrs. Summer's. I must have money, and all thoso indebted to me are earnestly requested to settle at once, or their accounts will ho placed in tho hands of a collector. P. S. JoiiNsoa. If you want a fine pair of shoes or boots, call on Mr. 0, Vincent, who has just received a largo assortment of la test styles from tho cast. Ho will not be undersold for cash. Try him. LKTIKIC LIST. Remaining uncalled for at tho Union post- olice. the month ending fjep. 30. 18d7. Cepp MrsSarroa Foster J E a Fulfon Uuvid Fisher G W Groot C F Graham Mr How J A Heudsiou Fileud Toncas Jones R C Jouei Mm I.lzzio Johnston Mrs Margaret t James W M Murroy Dancan MackiemGeoC RuthH 13 Valintinu John WIlkeKon Dan Persons calling for any of tho Above, will plcaie uav "wlvertUed." Gf A F. OizzJ, F. if., Ucitts, CV 4 So as Hto GREAT REDUCTION IN DRESS GOODS ! Fine Cassimere-jft J rJM Worsted Goods, sm, ID c. and wis. Winter Flannels, S!f at 20c. a. yard. Fine Line of Gloves just in MY MY HNTIRK IS ALL NKW AND FUESH, WILL UK fcOLD AT The Best Selected Stock of BOOTS and SHOES Rubber Boots, AKCTICS & OVERSHOES, To bo found in the city, Just arrived' direct from the East The finest stock of shell' hardware in town. Call and Kxamine my Goods and Prices. Jos. Wright Fire! mm FIB m m. New way to pay old debts. Not to have any. Bay cash as you 140, and got the benefit of discounts CASH LS KING ; lnw prices his slaves. STOVES T'Li) HARDWARE, CROCKERY, RUBBER BOOTS' MKNS' BOOTH, DADIES' SHOES, CHILDREN'S SHOES. DRY GOODS, GIANT POWDER, SPORTING POWDER, FUSE, SHOT, Paints, Oils and Glass, Groceries, Salt, Tabacoo ai Cigars. IgdjI will sell the that defy competition. HOUSES, CATTLE AND PHODUCE TAKEN IN EII01JANGE. Como on McDnfl", and blowed ho ho I mum m MUJJU1I1 U Uil OVER STOCK! . BEARDLESS OF COST! My immense stock of oi the latest styles and qualities. Times are hard and I will Lead the f oi in Will Not Quote Baits, but Invite the' . People to Come and Inspect my Goods and Prices. THs is a Positive Sell Off Sale, ; To reduce my crowded store. NOTE.Thosc who I havo in thoriaat accomodated and sold on than. T to como and pay up without delay, and Adolph Levy till you nu STOCK ()!' F M.I. and W1NTKR n ijiiii i in w, id m iui McalingJIlllLS A Is the Finest lOver Brought to I'nion County. Call and Examine Tlieni. STOCK OF BOUGHT FOR CASH, AM) BOTTOM l'HICKS. - - Union, Or. Fire! Fire! above goods at prices who first cries, "Hold fast, onoug." fr General Merchandise, Low Prices, For Gash. save oxpenseg. ' T" SELL! OFF! Union, OgrV,