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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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STOCK ()!' F M.I. and W1NTKR
n ijiiii i in w, id m iui
McalingJIlllLS
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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,