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VOL. IV.
The Oregon Scout,
An independent weekly journal, issued ev
ery Friday morning bv
JONES & CIEAXCEY,
I'liblit-hers and Proprietors.
A. K. .To.i:s, I
Fditor. )'
I It. f iiancby,
1 Foreman.
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Kates of advertising made known on ap
plication. JSjrC-'orrespondencc from all parts of tlie
country solicited.
Adre.ss all communications to the OunooN
Scout, Union Oregon.
I'KOFKSsilONAI.,
JOHN If. CKITES,
Attorney at aw.
Collecting and probate practice special
tics. Office, two doors south of post-ollico,
Union, Oregon.
Attorney at Law
AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Office, one
door south of J. 15. Eaton's store, Union,
Oregon.
J N. CROMWELL, M. I).,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office, one door south of J. It. Katon's
store, Union, Oregon.
Q V. UK Mi,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, and Abstractor of Titles.
Office State Land Office buildiiiii, corner
Main and A Streets, Union, Oregon.
1 II. DAY, M. 1).,
IIOMKI'ATHIC
Physician and Surgeon.
AM, CALLS ritOMl'Tl.Y ATTENDED TO.
Office adjoining .Jones llro's store. Can
be found nights at the Centennial hotel,
room No. IM.
M. Maker. J. W. Hnr.i.To.v. .1. F. IJakeu.
JgAKKK, SHKLTON & HAKKR,
Attorneys at Law.
OFFICKS Union and La Grande. Ore
gon, Special Attention given nil business
entrusted to us-.
J.M. CA It HO Mi,
Notary Public.
It. F. WILSON.
F.x-Co. Clerk.
QAltllOLL & WILSON,
Conveyancers and Abstracters.
Abstracts to Real nnd Mining property
furnished on short notice, at reasonable
rates.
Sales of Real and Mining property nego
tiated. Collection business promptly at
tended to.
Olllce next door south of Post-oilicc. Un
ion, Oregon.
Ki'- - GAllllEX,
Fashionable Dressmaker,
Oentlcmpn's clothing made, and nil kinds
of tailoring, cleaning nnd repairing done to
order.
Centennial block, Main St.. Union, Or.
Geo. Wnir.ur, ) W. T. WiuaiiT,
President. Cashier.
hi
-OF
UNION,
. OREGON.
Does u ftencr.il Hanking Business. Buys
and Bells exchange, and discount- commer
cial paper.
Collections carefully attended to, nnd
promptly reported.
AND SODA FACTORY,
Cor. Main ami II Sts. - Union. Oregon,
NHRHM.VN KAI.i:Y, Prop.
Manufacturers and dealors In Soda Wa
tor, .Snr.-aparilln. Ginger Ale, Cream Soda ,
and Cliampnguc CiirVr, Synijis, etc Or-
tier promptly 111M1.
First Mia
KentucJcy Lipor Store
Kidney Liver Medicine
xt:rmi icxoir:,' to r.uu
CUUES all Dlsc.-.sec of tho KIlnoj-.i,
Liver, Uladdur, ami ITrlJiary Orjjanii
Dropsy, Gravel, lllabctea, Krlglit'a
Ulsi-asc, Tains ::i tho Kaclc,
Loins, or Siiio; Ithdmtlnnor
Noii-i:citcuilii:i of Urine,
Nervous D'sea&es, Ic:sialc
VeaItiicsses, Kxccrsor. Jaundice.
IltllotiGnrsf , Headache, !our fjtoiarh
Dyspepsia, Comi'i'-tJon, and l'llcs.
lours IEIE01
WIILX Al.li OTI!i::: MEDICINES
FAIL, 03 It acta directly r.ni'. at onco ou tho
KIdneyn, I.Ivor anJ Hovrels, rostorii;?
tliciu to n healthy action. HUNTS flEMEDY la
a tafe, pure, anil ricci!y cure, rj:d liumlrcUo liavo
heen cured liy It v,licti phyriciain and frltnda
had given tlic:n up to tile. Do r.ot t'.clay, try a:
once HUNT'S REMEDY.
Bladder, Urinary and Liver Diseases, Drojuy,
Ora el, and Diabetes, are cured by
HUNT'S REMEDY
TUG I5EST JtlUNKY
AND IlIATJll MEDICINE.
HUNT'S REMEDY
cures BriRht's Disease, Retention or Xon-ltoten-tlon
of Urine, rains iu the Bock, Loins, or Side.
HUNT'S REMEDY
cure Intemperance Ntnuus Discasea, General
Debility, Female Wcakiiccs, and Excesses.
HUNT'S REMEDY
cures Billousnoes, Headache, Jaundice, Sour
Stomach, Dyspepsia, Constipation and Itlos.
HUNT'S REMEDY
ACTS AT ONCE on the Kidney, Livor,
and Bowels, restoring them to a healthy
action, and CUUKS when all other mcdicinu
(ail. Hundreds have been saved who have bee
given up to die by friends and physician.
Kidney Liver Medicine
.i:vi:k xxoir.r to iwiu
HUNT'S KEJIHV ia3 saved from Un
caring; dlieato and death hundreds who havo
Wen clvcri up by physicians to die.
HUNT'S llEMEDY cures nil Diseases
of tho Kidneys, IUaddcr, Urinary Or
jans, Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes nud
Incontlnonco and Itctontlon of Urino.
HUNT'S KESIKDY cncouraccs ilccp,
creates an appetite, braces up the syitem, and
renewed health is tho result
HUNT'S ItEMKDY ci res pain In tho
Side, Itaclc or Loins, G moral Debility,
Fcuialo DiKrasns, disturbed Sleep,
LussofAppotltonnd right's Dihenxe.
HUNT'S ItlCMEDY quickly iiiduces the
Liver to healthy action, removiny the tame
thatproduco Itlllous Hoadachn, Dysprp
sla, Sour Stomach, Costlvenots, 1 Uisa.
etc.
Ily tho uso of nUST'MtEM'
fiUiraach ai-.d libels will r .dily j ; .
strength, and the blued will I perfectly punli
HUNT'S ItKMKDY h purely vcUhl
and meets a want never bcf.iru furnUl.ed t t'
public, and tlio utcioU relxuoa r.uy Us flu.
In It.
HUNT'S ItEMEDY I prepared es
prcusly for the aboro diseases, .and
lias never been Icnorn to fail.
Ono trial ivlll convince yoi
aIoly all DrURgists.
cr.d fur Pamphlet to
HUNT'S REMEDY CO.,
Tor
I'rnvldcjcr, It. X.
UNION, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY (I,
OUR POETS.
ThN fjiai-c i.s jriven for the uo nnd
lienorit of our loonl writris of vorhO.
and wo hopo to make It .1 ploasinp fcuturc
of tho paper. To that ondrimtrilttttionx arc
f-olloitod. hut thrv niuxt iio-(' undmibtod
j literary merit to obtain place and recogni
tion Here. i.d.j
Written for the ScofT.l
VA HEAVE I.I. TO Clttt.DIIOOD.
Adlou to the last fading scene of my child
hood !
Adieu to its alternate hopes, jov and cares!
Ah, once would I welcome thee, birds of
these howurp,
lUitnowwitli'llfc'sini.-icry, this aching heart
Sharon.
Those walks in the moonlight, and love's
fond caresses ;
The lowMghingzcphers of infancy's sphere;
Now the hiirh aspirations of Iratnc, my life
hlesse-f.
And drives all away even friendship, once
dear.
Aye, the flowers I have gathered, now with
er in silence:
The brooks that I waded, flow tranquilly on,
'Mid the scenes I am living, forgetting my
duty,
The whispers of midnight sigh Madly, "all
gone!''
All gone? What, all faded? Oh' faithless
art thou 1
Like the mist on the mountain, your faces
depart;
Sweet scenes of my childhood, oonie back
to my memory;
Ah, breathe back thy balm to this obdurate
heart.
Onco I welcomed, most dearly, the clouds
o'er the mountain;
The sunset, so rosy, that tinted the west;
By the side of the' brook, by the pure erys-
' tal fountain,
I gathered the rapture that burns in my
breast.
There was music in echoes that came from
the forest,
Hut now, Ah. the desolate thought, they
impart I
And the flowers that nod 'neath the press
ure of autumn,
They wither like phantoms of this careless
Kcart.
There is dew on the roses that I have oft'
envied
Hut now to my sight it is faded and dim,
Like the leave's ot the roses, we're bathed
by the night-dews,
My chalice of sorrow is full to the brim ;
No more can I wonder a child in the mea
dow. And pluck from their sisters the fairest of
Howers ;
No more, ah, no more can I roam by the
brooklet,
A child, like I havo been, in those golden
llOUl'H.
Farewell, then, companions! Your love
1 Ji rememuer,
When cast on the pitiless waves of Life's
sea.
When Willi's arc caressing my fast-fading
hour?.
All my hope and my joy will I ccnte r in
tnee.
I know you were silent when passion arous
0(1 me.
And I, like :i mad man, from your bosom
flew,
Hut now I recall the bright hours of my
cnuuiioou,
And hid thee, reluctant, a heart-warm
auicu ! ,
U, W. II.
THE PRIZE DRAWING.
Following nrc the numbers that
drew prizes at the drawing at Joiich
lJroH. store last baturdny evening:
First prize, lump, 210, W. T. Mitch
ell; 2nd, painting, TJ.I, II. D. Merwin;
3rd, set glassware, 1071, W. T. Carroll;
1th, ladies sleeve buttons, 1201, L.J
Rusiek; 5th, butter dish, 19, F. S.
Johnson ;0th, vases, 1(, A.N, Ilannl
ton : 7th, album, 128 ; 8th, picture, G50,
Mrs. C. Robins ;oth, scrap album, 725;
10th, gents' sleeve buttons, olft, D. U
Hilts; 11th, com jort, 528; 12th, set
plates, 11G, A. J. Foster; 13th, cake
stand, lObJ; 14th, ico dishes, 12.1, Har
ry Benson ; 15th, tea set, 54C. J. T,
Williamson.
CIIILDltKN'B DRAWING.
First prize, doll, 173, Claud Wright;
2nd, autogragh album, 53, Maggie
ricklm; .ircl, box paints, 1102, Nora
Gilfillin; -1th, vases, 293; 5th. ink
stand, 106. Lulu Herren ; filh, bow, 159 ;
7th, scrap album, 198, Ida Hutchinson ;
8th, book, 1101, Lloyd Benson; 9th,
basket, CG3; 10th, candy, 187, Mamie
Long.
DON'T
let that cold of yours run on. You think it
is alight thing. Hut It may run into ca
tarrh. Or into pneumonia. Or consump
tion. Catarrh is disgusting, Pneumonia is dan
gerous. Consumption is death itself.
The breathing aparatus must he kept
healthy and clear of all obstructions nnd
oflensivc matter. Otherwise thers is trouble
ahead.
All thedUcacs of these parts, head, nose,
throat, brohchial tubes and lungs, can be
delightfully and entirely cured by the me
of Hoschcc1 German Byrup. If you don't
know this already, thousands and thous
ands of people can tell you, They have
been cured by it, and "know how it is thtni
solvc.'' Dottlo only 76 rents. Ask any
drnfldst,
PIXK VALLKY. ,
Xowi of the M'oik a Noted by our AVtdc-:iunli-
'irri"j ondeiit.
Pine Valley, Dec. 31, 1SS7.
Weather mild at present.
Happy New Year. 1SSS Leap year
too.
A Miss Mills, sister of .Mr. Robert
Mills, lately arrived in Pino.
Two school? are in session in Pine
Valley one in the town district, taught
by Mr. Wise, with about 25 pupils, and
one in Dry creek district, Mr. Jennings
teacher, 19 pupils.
Kev. Bevies delivered a lecture at
Pinetown on the evening of Christmas
day, on the parable of the Prodigal
son. The Kev. gentleman made the
subject quite interesting, and gave a
deal of good, sensible advice to the
young men.
A ball given at the school house
in Pinetown (no, that i.s not the
name,) in the town of Pine Valley
P. O. (how mellilluons that sounds,)
on the evening of the 3rd, for the
benefit of that district. Fifty-nine
tickets were sold at .$2.50, including
supper. Quite a number were present
from Eagle and Cornucopia. Prof.
Luce and Mr. Dill, of Cornucopia,
kindly donated the sum of $10 each.
Wo learn that about. $90 were cleared
from the dance. We presume the
directors and people of the district
fully appreciate the sympathy and aid
received.
On or about the -1th inst. Wallace
Brown, a son of Mr Brown who kucps.
the ferry 011 Snako river, about ten
miles from here, in company with a
man whose name we did not learn,
went out hunting, Thursday. On Sun
day the comrade returned with the re
port that they had seperated Friday
while hunting and he thinking Brown
had gone to a sheep camp near by for
shelter, was not alarmed. Saturday he
went out again and when ho returned
that evening and .Mr. Brown was still
missing, grew alarmed and on Sunday
struck out for the ferry and gave the
alarm. Search for him has been un
availing up to tin present time. His
people say -'lie knew the place too well
to get lost." They think some acci
dent must have befallen him and that
unable to obtain assistance he no doubt
perished. He was a young married
man and leaves a wife and litllo ones
to mourn his mysterious fate.
A Christmas tree, quite well laden
with presents, was displayed at tho
school house in Pine Valley town on
Christmas eve (we might say on
Xmtis eve, but we are either too old
fashioned or not old fashioned enough
to like tho "X." If it is Christ's birth
day, why not call it Christmas".
Quito a merry crowd was in attend
ance, and besides the presents useful
and ornamental, a number of burlesqe
ones were received with apparent good
humor, such as an auger, an old hat,
a pigtail, a washboard, baby dresses,
etc. The committee, consisting of Mr.
and Mrs. Dawson, Miss Lloyd, Mr. and
Mrs. Denny, Mr. Bassctt, and Mr.
King, having been appointed only a
few days before, could not do much in
the way of ornamenting the tree with
Christmas cards, etc. Mr. Willard
.Moody, however, kindly favored us
with some excellent violin music. Me
was ably assisted by Miss .Shoemaker,
an organist. Among the generous
deeds this Christmas, was one especial
ly worthy of mention, viz: the bachel
ors, old and young, of Pine, subscribed
some $20 or more to make up a good,
substantial Christmas box for the
orphan grand-children, six in number,
of Mr. John Bloom of this valley.
If anyone thinks it is an easy task
to write an item concerning a town
with such a name as Pino Valley P. O
and not make it sound awkward, let
him try. Ior instance if wo want to
say Prof. Herman, tho magician, gave
one of his puzzling entertainments at
tho school house in Pino Valley P. O.
town on the evening of the 27, etc. etc.,
wc might say Pinetown, hut that is
not its namo; wo might say at Pine
Valley P. O., but ho gave it at the
school house, not at tho post office.
Of course one can say at tho school
house in tho town of Pine Valley P, O,
and it sounds precious little better.
Wu are informed by Postmaster Bragg
that the name of tho town,( or P. O.
the town has no name) is unquestion
ably Pino Valley P. O. and that ho
would bo very glad if it could bo
changed to a shorter name. Can't wo
give that town a name that wont end
with P. O? There aro plenty of eupho
nious cognomens, such ns Jotown,
Btoveburg, Pino City, Docvillo, Bragg
City, PiucvillcScottburg, Bobville, etc.
This last nti me striken us as verv ro
mantic, Bobvillo goes.
CAJUtlE Dovu.
1SSS.
THE COVE.
!'. cent Kvrut. In mill .V1-1111111I (li- Cove,
lteeonleil for llio llrmlot-t of
'I lie Set. lit ,
Cove, January 1, 18SS.
Cutlers and bob alcds are all on the
road.
Know is ten inchcs.dccp, and sleigh
ing line.
I lay is a good price hut no famine
is predicted.
Joseph Kelley and wife havo ended
their visit and returned to Idaho.
II. II. French and family have
moved into town, and are occupying
tho William Holmes properly.
Studies wore resumed at tho differ
ent schools Monday. All have a good
attendance, and aro heing admirably
managed.
J. S. Shoemaker spent. New Year's
in Cove and returned to Wallowa
county, where ho is wintering his
sheep, Tuesday.
The New Year's ball given by Dun
ham Wright was 11 great success.
Near sixty numbers wure bold and all
enjoyed themselves.
II. J. Ceer it Son shipped their en
tire crop of hops this week to Chicago,
where a sale will be ell'ected as 0011 as
the price will justify.
Advertised letters remaining un
claimed in the Covo post office: Abe
Brannon, Mrs. L. J. Coibett, E. J.
Cameron, C. L. Fisher, Samuel Ma
hafluy and Frank Owens.
Edwaid Stearns is at home from
Rocky Bar, Idaho, whero ho has been
working for some time past, in a mer
cantile and gioccry store. Ed returns,
the proud possessor of an elegant pair
of burnsides.
Messers Bobiuson fc Thomas aro
moving the necessary outfit to tho In
dian creek mill and will take advantage
of tho dee) snow iu cutting and haul
ing a supply of logs to the mill, for the
spring run.
Miss Malinda Mathieu, 11 skilled
French dressmaker of Indiana, is iu
Cove visiting at Mr. Haggerly's. The
young lady comes prepared to do all
kinds of milliner work and will proba
bly conclude to remain in the valley.
Prof. W. E. Pearson, principal of
the public tehool, was tho recipient of
a beautiful holiday gift in tho shape of
an elegant writing desk and a shaving
set. Tho donneiH were his scholars
with whom the professor is held in
high esteem.
A dimo sociable will bo held Friday
evening Jan. (5th at Morrison church,
when a lively time is expected and
plenty of pio is promised to tho boys.
We bespeak a good attendance in order
that the Band of Hopo may make the
last payment on their organ.
They say that a dashing young bach
elor in lower Cove is having his houso
painted and otherwise repaired, prepar
atory to importing a better half. A.
In my opinion we shall have no very
cold weather this winter. 1). B. M.
Make haste and get it on heforo J.
conies bumming in and takes the
whole scene down for Tun Scout.
Miss M. Its nice to bo again situated
so I can have an occasional tefc a tcte
with my girl. Ud. A giddy youngs
ter from Big creek whoso namo is not
straight, was seen escorting two fair
Cove ladies in an elegant turnout, cut
ter and prancing horses, to a New
Year's dinner. It has not yot corno to
light why tho said ladies accepted oth
er company on their return homo. l.
Do you notico that I havo oven a grea
ter abundance of cheek than over. E.
A. R. I think that M. W. M. put that
Celestral infant on tho Christmas tree
forme. 0. E. I was downright sorry
to break down my latest beaus sleigh.
Lou. "Sleighing with the girls."
E. and B. 1 am iu tho sheep business
but I don't object to 11 Lyon. J. 8.
Since tho boys stole and carried away
my anvil, I have spiked down tho shop
and forgo. Alex.
tiii: vKiiincT unanimous.
W. D. Hult, druggist, IIIppus, I rid., testi
fies : "I can recommend L'lectrlo Hitters as
the very best remedy. Kvcry lottlo sold
has given rcliaf in every case. Ono man
took six bottles mid was cured of Itheuuia
tbm of 10 years' standing." "Tho best
selling medicine I have ever handled in my
20 years' experience, Is Klcctrla Hitters.''
Thousands of others have added their testi
mony, no that Urn verdict Is unanimous
that Electric ISIltcis do euro all diseases of
tho Liver, Kidney or Wood, Only a hub
dollar a bottlo at Wright's drOR rstorc.
NO. 28.
ISLAND CITY.
A pIoy Letter From Our ReRiilnr
riirresixHiilent .
January I, 1 8SS.
Dr. Hill, principal of the Bishop
Scott school, visited Island Cily re
cently. Dawson Berry, formerly of this
place, but now of Ellensburg, visited
his friends here last week.
Lawrence Cavinesshas just returned
from a Portland school with his head
chuck full of knowledge. Tho very
first thing he started in to learn us
was that Portland was larger than
Island City.
The young people had a dance at
the Oregon hotel, Saturday night.
The usual free circus, by the boys, was
given afterward. The young folks
from La Grande had been invited, but
upon the report that tho scarlet
1 fever had made its appearance iu that
j city, the engagement was cancelled.
They came all tho same, and it is said
went home an hour afterward very
j much insulted.
M. j. urtor lias noen elected presi
dent of the Center Valley Literary So
ciety. Ever since the election he has
been complaining of his head; he says
its neuaalgia. One side of his coun
tenance is swelled a little and it is
feared by intimate acquaintances to be
the big head. At tho first meeting
after organization the question as to
the most value to man, horses or
cattle, was discussed at sonio length.
After making first class beef out, of
horseflesh and substituting for future
generations the milk of human kind
ness for cows milk, the judges decided
unanimously in favor of the second
beast mentioned iu tho Apocalypse.
It seems to bo the practice of Union
county sherifPs to pay delinquent
school tax, when collected, to tho
county clerk. This entitled that offi
cer to a percentage amounting to
something like eight dollars on tho
hundred. Friend Williamson re
marked, by way of excuse to Judge
Goodall, "It always heretofore has
been the eust-om." Now wo aro glad
to note that A. N. and his able depu
ties have changed tho old style where
in they always custom, but if either
penalty is to be retained and tho other
omitted, by all means pay tho district
clerk tho full amount of delinquent
tax collected, to which he is entitled,
and give him the cussiu.
Quite a sad accident occurred on
Emily's mount last week. A man
was at work getting timber out of tho
snow; his wearing apparel had become
wet during tho day, so that when he
went to bed at night, ho hung his
breeches up by tho lire to dry
It happened on a winter's night.
The mournful winds were sighing;
He hung thcui on a dry goods box,
Anil slept while they were drying.
Well, sir, tho next morning they
were tho dryest pair of brecchca you
ever saw. The- only show in tho
world ho had to ever get them on
again, was to dampen the ashes and
rub'eni on. Entirely cremated and
not a cent of insurance. Tho wind
seemed to him to havcontircly to much
temper for a shorn lamb; his form
was enveloped iu a blanket, and. tho
envelopo addressed ''To any benevo
lent citizen of tho great Northwest, who
has been successful enough in tho bat
tle of lifo to own two pair of breeches."
It is said that an old lady a relict of
early times was so forcibly reminded
of bygone days that, notwithstanding
tho time of year, pursued tho retreats
ing to know if ho had hucklebcrrieH to
sell. However this may be, it is cer
tain that heforo reaching homo tho
"logger" found tho benevolent citizen.
Fire insurance agents arc expecting a
rush. "Luna Tick"
A WOMAN'S DIHCOVKHV.
"Another wonderful discovery has been
made and that too by a lady In this county.
Disease fastened its clutches upon her and
for fcoven years she withstood its severest
tests, but her vital organn were undermined
and death seemed Imminent. For three
months she coughed incessantly and could
not sleep, Shu bought ot us a bottle of Dr.
King's Now Discovery for Consumption
and was so much relieved ou taking first
doso that she slept all night and with ono
bottlo lias been miraculously enrcd. Her
name is Mrs Luthur Luti-" Thus writo
W, C. Hamrickvt Co,, of Shelby, N. 0,
Oct a free trial bottlo at Wright's druR
store, Union, Oregon.
Frank Bro's Implement Co., of Isl
and City, carry tho largest stock of
standard implements to ho found iu
Eastern Oregon. Their tcrwu nnd pri
cch defy competition, They Rlwy
havo ou hand oxthui am rcrmira for
gooxla thoy sell, which In n. matter of
great importance to tho purchaser, u