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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1888)
"klrJ s:- ivis,', Wffil5i w&0mHm J&N g&in jrr.i MAiiao" -.;r. .sjffiis j . -. , .si..i'i- -juries' . , . -... . .1 ..--r- . is. - '.i.tv.r. ar- . '.'. i.-li; . , a- vt,t x- . -rrers -L-n--- i- VOL. IV. The Oregon Scout, i An independent week y j mi n il. !sr.cd iv- ory 1'iila.v inori'ing bv JONES & C1IANCEY, I PublUbcrs and Pivpric'or. A. K. Jokks, I Kdiior. f t P.. ("ji.vci:y, 1 Foieniaii. n.vrrs of sujtscirn'Tio?: One copv, ore vcir " - Hx mouth. " " 'Hi cj n.ontos . . I 1.00 .70 Invariably Tiisli In Advance. If by chance tultcriptwus arc not jiaiil till end oj year, tu itatUm will he charged. Kntes f iidvcitisl g made known on sip plication. lESTVor 'espciiidcncc from a'l pirts of ill country Hul rl od. A lire s sill coiiinv.iniruiioiifito thu Ouhcjon Scout, Uni m Or son. Lodj;c Ili octitiy. VJ( i0. Lli. A. I', ami A. Al. .Ml'tt o I tin second andfourtli 8aturd;ivs "f cac-'i nioirli O. F'UUl.L. W. .M. E. W. DAVIS, Sccrcrary. UNION LODOi:. No. 33 I. 0. O. F. ItttgiHur niwtinps on FrI lay ivniinjio: ciu'h week at tlidr hal in (Jn o i. Ail lirutli ren in good sti 11.I11 g ..iv imiied to t.ttund. Hy ouUr uf tlu to Ijjc O. A. THOMPSON. N. Ci. CIIAS. S. JiKLLliil. M- ra.iry. BLUK MOI NTAIN I.OIKiK NO. 2f, IC of I'. lUfiiilnr lucCiin, s every Wectnv-. dav evening, lit (Jdii l-tllow'.s I a I in Union; All brethren in i;totl tt;n tl lire ii.vited 10 attend, Gio. Ijiiinac, C.C. 15, P. Wilson, K. ot U. and ti. Cliurcli Directory. MKTIIOLI.ST Eri.S.'01'AL CIIFIU'II. Divine s-erv'ej ivoiy Sti iday at 11 a in. uiul 7 p. in. Sunday mIio il at I! p.m. l'raycr nieitiin; ('verv 'I'liui-.-ilav evening at C:3y. llhV. (5. M. IUW IN, Pastor. PltESn YT Kit I A .N CHUiiCII. IIKC1 V larehurc h r-crwi cs ev.-ry S.udi..t.i morn in? and evenint'. Prayer nieetinj; Wednis dny evening of ia' h w.'ck. ta b.tili si hoc. every Sabbath at HI a.m. ItHV. C. COX, I'asfor. QT. JOIIN'rf KPIS-.'OPAI, CIIl'lt"II. O Service everv bunilav at o o'clock p. in. ItKA'.'W. It POWi.LI,. Hector. County Ollicirs. State Senator D. 1). Uiiuhar: KoprcBontntlvc g; Uv Judgi . .0. I''. Ccoda'l CoiumrsKlonen J0,,1Illr,s,"-in Sheriff A. N Hamilton Clerk . . A 1 Mi I Treasurer . .K. C. P.rainard School Snperintendent .J. L, Hind i.an Surveyor .... M. An tin Asusor O. D. Thointu Hon Coroner S. Albuisjn City OUlceib. Mayor. . D. 11. Keen S. A. Puisel .1. 8. Kl.io;t A. Lew .1. W. lvenncdy K. W. D.vis Kd. Uimiliiird J. 1$ Tnonuon . . M. Heritage J. I). Ci r.o.l Counei'.nisn Recorder Ialud TrcnHiirer Street Coinmijiiontr T.. Eaton I'ltOl'IIKStOXA L. It. Eakin, J. A. E.VKIN, Notary PublL'. EAKIN, & BROTIIEIt, Attorneys at Lav, Union, 0.goii. "Proini)t Attention Paid to & l'pei.om JOHN It. CIUTF.S, Attorney at Law. Co!l dig :i'id pro' ate pracie.' tpeca! tie. Office, tw.) dool-i dull li of p jst-olllo . Union, Oregon. J N. CItO.MWELL, M. U., Physician and Surgeon. Office, one d r soinh of J. It. F.:iton' ttoie, Union, Or.goiK Q F. HELL, Attorney at rrw7 Notary Pub ic, and Abffietor of Tl lc Office State Liud Ofll c baildinu. eornoi Muin and A btrvctrf, bnlon, Oregon. Q II. DAY, M. D., II0MEPATIJI3 Physician Surgeon. ALL CALI8 I: OMI'TLY ATrEXDeU TO. Offire pdiolning Joif lln' stn'p. Can le fitind ig'.its at the Centennial ho e', room No. 2.1. M. llAKElt, J. V. SlllLTOV. J. P. llAKCII. JgAKEU.SIIELTON.t PAKKI!, Attorneys at Law. OFFICES Union nnil I-aGrmido, Oro tan. PioJjl AttcntJou yvou all butincsa 3111 KidneyLiver Medicine CUKES till I)isc.-.:cs of iha ICldnoys, Xiircr, liladdor, and Urinary Ortrans; Dropsy, Gravel, Dla'ootcn, UrlsJit'a Disease, IV.Jns ."n tlio i:r.c, Lohis.orSiile; IZttcutlouor Kon-ltotoutlii:i of :'ri:io, Kcrvous Ulseatcs, rcm.ilo "vVcaltnccoco, Hxccsacs, Janudlco, Biliousness, Headache, Gour Ij'crur.ca Dyspop3ia Const'-tlon, nv.d IMlcs. T5S REMEDY cures wiicr all GTin:rt iii:dicike3 FAIL, 3 IS wis r.lrcctly nnJ at onco on t'.-.a nldseys, I-Svcr r.::d Kovrcla, rcstoriuj Uicsi to r. healthy action. IlUirra KCMEDY la a raio, sere, and rpcody euro, r.r.d hundreds h.avo been cured by IS when physic ten tnd frlcada tad slvon then p t J i!io. t) not delay, tiy u". pa rx t El.idder, Uiiirjry a:..l I ' r Dwcascs. Drcpiy, Crave, awl D:alx.t4;. arc r vl l-y Honrs iiiEiY 3T KIDS3V and lzvm: siEoicixr. IIOIFS REMEDY rnirg Pr'-::i'j Dlsea-c. r.o'ea'.Ion or "on-Uctcn tlo.i of t'risc, I'jiris h. .ho Bac!:, Loir.c, or Eldo. HUNTS REMEDY cures Intemperance, l.';rvoua D".3ea3e3. General Dcbilltv, IVisa'.j V."ca'.:::ec3, and Excesses. REMEDY cures miuusticsj, I!eadtK.ho, Jaundice, Cour Stoaiaeli, DyspepJa, Constipation and ri!?3. HURTS REM ACTS -11' OirCI" cn the nldncys, r.tror, and Bowels, reoiorin, then to a li-a'.'.liy actlen, end CUSISS when a'.! other mod!e!r.i fall. Ilanslreds havo been saved who I.avo hct jlven up la die hy friends and ph; siclani:. RidneyLsver Medicine xcrzz: i::nt,7 ' to r.irr- IIUKT'C """r-1! ias tr.rc-l trow ! cerlnj dl oaso f--. : djal! hrjjdrcds who hv. been ilven u;i by p'..ysU a j '. -j Co. HUNr'G ItEJIn -'cures r.U Dloensos of tho lildnoyn, IJIndilor, Crlry Or Cano, Dropny, Gravel, USalioien ami Incontinence r.nd ::otc::t:-n c f L'rlao. IIUKT'O ItH'IED V cacourajsn iSo?, rrea'.ea tn tpns'Pe, braeoa up C.e rysUci, ad renewed health 1j tho reaul. nUNT'3 ItE3IKD1' c; roa paSa In tho CIcIc, Cr.cIccrI.oJaa, C :ierul DobllSSy, Tcisslo Elsonsco, Tistnrbsd Sleep. LocoorAppotUoaad Jrlglifa D!insu. HUNT'S KIClinniT r;uici!y laiucei tft Liver to healthy action, roowv'.nj the ujca lhatproduco IMlioua Lleaithaho, Rypop ala, Bcnr nto:aao!:, CotIvcaesr., i Ilea, otc. . r-7 v:o ti nuNT' yEMj:nr i:.- Eteiach I P.tU v.r.l " . ;ily rrj-1 t strength, and Ca IJood vl'i ' t per.'oc'dy parSScd. JIUNT'U IIIRIV il j- rcV cjr'aL'.c, and mtoii a want never Uf jm (...n'jlicd ( 1 1 .a putllc, sad the utmost rs: 'jam xy U plcnd Ult. HUNT'S RnSIKDT Ij prcrared 05 prosaly ftr tbo Imvo dUer.arii, and has novor boon known to full. Co trial will oonvliwo r tuobv nt! Umfelsre OrJ iut PawfWtt to UK?6 REMEDY CO.,,, 1 UNION, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, OUR POETS. Pi i i a'H is civen fo"lh nc nnd bun (it of our heal wiiter of vrs ai'il wo hopi to miike it a pleaMw foititio of thepapp". To that end eontr b'.itions are so'ietid, but they m:st l ofcs-- iindoub'ed l.tii-ary nier.t to obtain p'aje and reconi t on here. Eu Written for tho SrnitT.1 S1US1C. Tin r U a oii'i in eVt v l.'il Tinit de';M!ic h in b'o Lo.vir, A me'o ly in 1 v ry ef Tin t pi'Me, liinirim bo'ir; Tnir.V m i;c in e ieli N . 'y -hade, I.O'i' Kptit 1 i.lureH to er.inej Jn 1 v. ry 'oi Iv tlowi r di t ayed, Tin re i.t a iale M.b ime. Each twink'tng' t.ir !sot c grand ehoir Tin t sing- at evei ii g's '!" e : The sweet .s r .in i vwr no ax I e To n e.f, ea'in ip ,e. And o a liil'iii m h nnan h a t, E ieli ui. id ha mt iiiis a wng. Coin d epei st ti. gl can lun ai't. And bre;.;b oiue h'g'io.' nn;. Ard (V tv b:o k Ii it rinp'e.i by, ()'er hi d of 1111 s - and one, fcimr- tins tlntt 0 ni.iy ei I a tig'.:. For higher thing, ii'i'ai ni. 'Jliegrai d old i-ccins n Nature Wide, If (.u vi 1 sii pan 1 I. ear, I.x e imp i' ed 'loiiid en (very side With inuj.e.-fvii 0; a; del a"' 15. W. II. jLenp Yc;u Kotos. Ilepirted by D;i y Pe l. The Yming Latlks Li-ap Yt'ar Pro i ntal Ft.fii-tv met at Hits ii'M'doiii'u of Miis Powili i facf. Vq w.ik called, nf-! (it wliicli (.leiUidii of in v inenilH'i was 1 Inul. The ap lieanU for Imnaiy iiiem- j In ir lii p wen; Mr. (jijjU'.-", Mr. Peallnr biiiiii, .Mr. Daiher, Mr. CJooiUi'ii-o and j young Mr. Integrity. 1 lie three liret j wire tuiaiiiinonrly ihelitl, hut Mr. 1 (!i otli eiiku i.iitl Mr. Integrity were re- j jeeieii tiy n vote 01 1.1 to 0. .-evtr..! end ijniting tingle ladies jiiineil theiiieiely. Dait-y Dill was eho mii I;ei tier of this reeords anil teal. The follnwiny; letolniion was eiuloiteil nnil j.laeeil 011 n eonl : Whuiiuau: On the night of Ihe 17lli of Fe'..i nary, of Leap Year, a grand, h. ill will he given in Union, hy the "Knightsof 1'ilyni-," and that nninyol' our h-eX will he exj.iMetl to attend, and that tcveial attainable Knights will i. lio he j retont. Theteft re he it Iteiclved: '1 hat tevi n tealed iroiof nl hu Hindu In teven of mid Knighls at Miid hall, and that meiiihem of our toeiety thuil wear 11 lneattIate of tui talile uiateiiiil, of n 1 1 a : 1 1 nnd heart, pending from a golden toid mound tho neck. Miis Minnie Experience, a young lady of tweet U2'yeaif, read a paper on "lliiriieFMiig them in" and "Popping the 'pietliun," whieh contained many valuable tuggi t'tious to our younger nieinhKr.". "For the good of the order," was then, announced, and 11 t-plendid tinio was hail, hut Ihu ' "rder jiait'was untiiely forgotten. The gills thowed od'tothe but advanlage, and the "Jittt too aw fully good for anylhing," and tho "Oh niy'n!" and stt.'li oultutvd language was hesml in iviry part of tho 100111. The nn nihers fi It. that ietory would Clown the.r fl'uitK, nnd that In-fore Ihe yei.rjw.ia gone they could ting with uuic ri-m'd gleu : "Cut of tliij world of Rh.mie riid tn, Slowly I in gladly we've t.d:e:i ilutn in.'1 At our next meeting Mim Letnieniod el Will read an intcruttiug paper on tho "Strviees of diidotf. now siuN mi:. If wo km w all the iiie.hoil.s of approach ado.iUd iy 1. 11 cut my Wj i.iv tl o b t r cn ab'e I 10 w.i d otr tlu- d n'er ill d p pone ihe moiiunt when Mine idir In ( 0111 iiuiv i abk. In niuiiy insu ueci the inherent tiencth of the Lody . litllci toci nMc It to opliuse the tendtni-y towi.rJ tL'iitli Many howiv.-r hi've 'o't tlieo lorces to such an extent :h it there in litt'o aid to the wtak et c.l Lurg w 1' make a I ihedifTcani e be twteu sudden tltii.h mul numy yenrj ef unful life. Upon the first pynii toius of a Cuifih. Col I or any tiotib'c 1 f the Thiunt or l.unyK, fcive tl at old and well Ir .own rtino l. 'oi hec's Co man tymp, 11 care ful tjiul. It ul I pn yj what thousand 1 nay ( f It to ho, ,h b 'iiefa tor of miy homo''' Why buy fiom iinigr.iting ngeiita of whom you know noihing, eilheiof tho'r rw- oiutb.l ty or tho cluroctcr of the.r gi tidi, when lluiv nn iet oiujble deal er liK-iitul Hour 011, who eairy full and colli lete l.ntK of all farm and mill mat hint ry and ini Kiiients, and whoto ciottm it in for your best interests to nipport Willi yoar palroiiage? Frank Uio's. Inipleiiicnt Co, of bland City iKjtutt your tons itlcra b'on of their claim, mid 11 fir you to your ueighbois who have had dmiling8 with them. 3 Sub.x'bo for 'JJira ORuaos. Bcovs. PIKE VALLEY. K01111 of tbo 'Vee ni S.:t: t by our V t.le :tvaUi Cori ni undent. Jan. 2Srd, 1SS8. Iiaining. Snnktf river fiozen up during tho recent cold weather. Chickens frozen to death by the dozens in comfortable hen houses timing the recent colJ. liorn. To the wife of Henry Clarke, on the llrtl hud, a daughter. Mother and eh.hl tloing v.'ell, "ll.ink'' not ex pected to live. Mr. .1. A. Denny, who has been ail ing lor several months, recently had a severe attack of asthma, hut at pi cent writing in Mmiewhat recovered. MeiMS. D.iw.on iin.l Leep, wlio were in (jitiiul Honde recenlly, n-jtirt the weather very cold and the wind I low ing a regular "blizzard." They left there on the lth int., and owing to tho extreme cold, wind, enow drift., etc., Weio mx days in reaching iluir homcb in I'ine. Conic, eoine, Mr. Editor, till us how cold it was in U. 11011 between the t)ih and the 17th inst. Pine v.dh y mer cury eongclod on the nights of Uth antl lfnh. In E.igb v.dley, always from 10 to 15 degrees w.unier in Win;er than Pnie, it registered ,") de grees below zi.ro. V; it w.nn there? out At about 9 o'llock. a. 111., on the morning of tho 15. Ii, (one of our ex tremely cold morning) the tendencc of Mr. .b hu bloom ci.uht tiio frtnu the tlovo pipe in an tipper room and Wii-' Mion winppetl in ti.tnies iintl con tuinetl with almost all their home hold luriiiture. Mr. Iiltiuin and wife are in the decline of life, anil have a number of orphan grand-children tie pendent upon them, which timki'S their niiifoitunii tt.U heavier. At 1 resent the family tiro scattered among kind neighbor who are already taking steps towards lightening their mi-fortunes'. The pio le (if Pine have piovcd their kind ami sympathetic nattucs on several instances of the kind in the last two year. More anon. CAitim: K. Dove. Tccpy Sl)i'inj;- Spi'tty. Wallowa county, Jan. 0, 1S88. Dbaii fc'coi'T: b'omo time has elajised since 1 scut you any of my scribbling, but ah 1 have been spared to tee another Mow Year, 1 will try again to write a littlo more for the col umns of the "bebt and newsiest paper published in Eastern Oregon" as your many leaders hero agieo in pionounc ing the fc'coUT. Weii' her very cold and dry, mercury down to "3 bilow zero. Snow about LO inches deep on an average. Several deaths have occured recent ly, and some sickness in tho vicinity now. Mr. James Davis and daughlcr of Enterprise, died n few days ago, of putrid soiv throat. The community lias lott in Mr. Davis, not only a line mechanic;, but a man of honesty and wi rth. An old seutleinan, 11 Scotchman hy birth, I believe, died at Alder op the Oth inrt. He was l.ving with hi daughter and ion in-law at tho lime. '1 he j cor old man was teen out trying to cut wood, in tho terrible cold, an houruriw bjore h it ileal h. He came in, lay down on n touch, an I died without a struggle. This don't. sj'o.d; w. II for an t tiliali!ened community. '1 hues aie taiher dull owing to tho iuteusily cold weather. The city of Enterprise continues to look up. Tho ci u.ity cent c,uestion is the principal t pb of couveitaiiou. A post ollicc has been celabliuhed at Enli rjiiise. Mrs llarvoy Akin, former P. M. iit Abler, is the P. M. Iieiv. Old Mi. Akin is lying very low with pnralyeis, or. palsy, and tiilleia much, IJitAijy. KM.CTHJO IlITTMtS. 'Jlil lcmedy U bicoiniug ho will known and to 1 p u ar a to need 110 special men tion, A 1 who h ivq ihciI Hleetjle litem chg die nittn son;; cf pr.i'xj. A inner in illclne doe 1 11 it ex h: and it li guar in teed to do all that i.i l.l 11 d Kce;.l- jh to svtll cure all diwunos of i)u bivir and Kidneys will r move Pluiplo, lloih, t&dt Jthouni ami otlier alluetloi h catiMtl by bit pnrj l-loo.l Will dilvo Muliriii from tho uystim i 11 1 j event us well ax cur all M li.ri:'l ftVvr. For curj of Honda J.o. Cm Hilpiitlon and Iiuluio Ion tiy Lie til ' l'l tcm Uiitlro iatj fiction gtiugnnlted, or money re.'uud -11,-1. koW.'U. untlJl.OO per lAiltJ'j iw WtjLti'ii tooy ttWo, XteCvz, Of. IKS THE COVE. l!np Year Fnllvltirn. Hurt of Hope .Society, rommut Niuoi mnl iSnoiely vidplj). TOE AVIATE Ult STAGE. Jan. 0, 1889. The Cove was well mpplied with wood this winter. Choice dry wood is plenty in the market at $3.50 a cord. The Cove Dairy Association are building an ice hotne at. their factory Ibis week, and will pack a supply of ice afti r the next freeze. J. M. f 1 bier recently ordered a grand irpiaro piano Irom Chicago. The in strument has arrived at tho Union de pot, but on account of bad roads, has not b.-en brought over. Mr. James ChildeiF, a promising yo.tngnan from Stinnnerville, has en tered r.eighton Academy this week anil will pursue his sludieu during the re in linder of the school year. The Hand of Hope are preparing for a Dime Sociable next Thursday even ing Febiuary 2nd. Pantotnines, dia logues, recitations', singing, and a gen end social time is expected. Our young fclks in particular aro making givat calculations 011 teeing the eclipse of the moon next Saturday eve. .Tan. 2Slh. It will be total anil best teen just after diiik. .Should tho night be clear Ihe sight will be grant). Misses Maude and Doidi" Clecr, tlaughtn's of T. T. (leer, of Marion county, are visiting relatives in Cove. Unless the young Indies tire of our beautiful and breezy valley and become homesick, they w.ll remain a mouth or longer. Tho young ladies of Covo opened Leap Year festivities with a grand sleigh ride and oyster supper at Mr. 1'ayneV, last week. The boys said it beat anything under masculine super vii ion they ever indulged in. Owing to a tevero cold; your reporter was ((impelled to lemain at home. Alieni! Tho road fiom Cove to La Graudo is impinihle. The fields aro open and Ihe people of Island Oily are obliged logo over Ihe two bridges north of town and from thence Ihrouc.h the fields, to reach L i Grande. .This cir cuitous joule leads Coveites an exten ded journey in traveling from Covo to La Grande. We had los of fun at our leap year party, hut didn't want G. or. II. there, One of the fair ones. I never had such an (em) bracing time in all my life. li. K. And 1 didn't suppose theio was such fun in all Oregon. Dave. I ti.ke pleasure in announcing, in particular to tho Union people who so closely tpieslioncd Mr. 0. G. Ol&on, last Saturday conenrning tho bear hunt, that the said gentleman was in no matter, shape or form mixed in said fracas with tho hittin, excepting that before mentioned trwine was in his charge at the time. Hep I believe my best fellow has come from tho northern partof the valley and entered tho hoys,' school. MifB L. Tho now and interesting drama opera, "The Count of Serano," will bo put ti on the boards at Wright's opera lioueo in this place on Monday even ing next. It promises to bj a very en joyable affair, and as ihu proceeds aro to bo devoted to the purchjisa of a church u'gmi a ineriloj ions object the attt ti'!aueo 1 hoitld bo large. The great pain taken in its preparation in sures us ofa tklihtful evening, and we ate nil. going. 'J he plot of the play is as follow: '1 ho Count of Herano is an iui Ortor who has, lived upon the title and pardons of a dcccacid broth er, who, when dying, had commanded his infant son to his care, and had left his estate to he administered hy him. The In ollnM' seized tho estiileand brings up the child as a slave in his household. '1 ho rightful hi ir dircovt rs tho fraud and 11 t hulling rceuo is enacted, in which tho usurper is overcome and diagged to punishment. Tho musical parts will be Hue, and the tableaux will bo uiaguiliceut. IS C0N8UM1 TION JNCUKAHM'V Head tho fo 1 iwlngj Mr, fl If. Morris, Ncwink, Ar'., iyt "Was dow 1 with Ab csiifl.nngs and filcndi and phyio'ain prniu tun ul me 1 11 Inciirnble Conxuiuptlve. IHgiili tnkln,' Dr, Kb gj Nuw Ul imvery for ' Coiuuinptl hi, 1:111 now 011 my third bottle, mid nble to i.vem.'o tho wo: k of my farm. It It the iSntixt meulo'ne over imnle." Juusj Ml Idluwart, Do -miter, Ohio. unyHi'; "Hud It not been for Dr. King's Jfmv (Ills o wry ftrCon'iiniptlpn I would have dltil of Lung Troubles. Was given up by iloo tors. Am uow in beat, of lieolth,', Tty It. Urf iu lUtJoi frvo ui WtH(kCt oV3 BfoVrt, 'Xe Wf?.,rnr. i - NO. ol POWDER RLVJEK. I.nc.-il llnpt"'nlnc. Tlio Tmelo Dltcli Ctoinnnuy. rtnn;er Xliius. January 20th, 1888. Weather extremely colt! I1G below zero. The citizens of the Park are busy shoveling snow, and opening tho roads. Three head of cows belonging to S. Spears, of Big creek, wero frozen to death. Mr. W. F. Martin and wifo have re turned from the Cove after a two weeks' visit. A pleasant time was spent by all, 1 last evening, at the Leap year party given at the Medical lake. Sanger is working twenty men in tho mines. So says Mr. Clough who has been visiting friends at Medical springs. Mr. Ralph Jameson and Win. Humes are on a business trip to Pow der river. They report the roads near ly impassable. Mr. Abe Vandevantor and wifo, of the Park, start on the 215, hist,, to Summcrville on n visit. They will probably bo gone two or three week?. Stock in this vicinity uro doing nice ly, although hay is scaico and can't bo had lor love or money. Tho farmers seem to havo plenty of hay for their own use. The Emele Ditch Company have finished thoir ditch in the canyon, nnd have run water through tho sanie. They wish to inform ihe citizens of North Powder, and linker county, that they have built a fish ladder on their dam across tbo river, so tho tish can run up without any trouble. Pylo Canyon Pollcts. Weather has been very cold. School closed last week, on account of having a .littlo visit fiom tho north pole. Albert Yowell has been very sick for rome time past, with what is called lung fever. Two of Union's dashing young dudes visited our quiet little valo last Sun day. Soma biibiness vory urgent, per haps. Miss Emily Ashby and Coliuta Dearth, of this place, aro going to Cornucopia as soon an the weather moderates f,o as to allow them a com fortable trip. Mrs. Joshua Bradford, of Clover cretk, is visiting friends and relatives in Telocasot and vicinity, this week. Mr. C. II. Prescott, of Telocaset, has been hauling wood to Union during the past week, ami finds it very diffi cult to get over tho road, tho snow be ing diiftcd badly. We aro informed that on last Sun day inorniniz John CatCH Hpied a cou gar creeping along his garden fence toward where ho was busy chopping wood. It is needless to say that John beat a ha6ty retreat to tho house. To Union tho boy would go; Ho camo home with u frozen toe. Poor fellow ho fioze his chin. And since ho cannot grin. Ettik II. Indian Valley Items. Bonds almost impassible. It has been a very revere winter, but iih our farmers havo plenty of feed, thoir slock is doing well. School began last week. Wo are much pleased with our teacher. Mr. J. M. Knight, of Wallowa, was visiting relatives and friends here, re cently. One ef our young men, while on an excursion recently, got his car frozen. Mr. II. W. Lee, of Big creek, came down iv short timo ago, and took away with him 0110 of tho moit popular young ladies of our vicinity. The young men hero should not allow each proceedings. The first meeting of our literary o ciety was neld on tho 12th iust, Miss Amelia Weaver, who haa been ill for Eomo timo, in recovering. II. IT. IHJOKLKN'S AltNICA SALVE. Tub UrsT Salve In tbo world for Cnt, . f. .i . t) 1 T- nruitiei. norent utcers, can tvuw-uui, rw Bores, Tetter, Chappc! Hands, Chilblain Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, nudpoattlva- ( lv euros Piles, or no nav rcmurtHl. Ilia 1 guaraiitctMl to give perfect satttfaetloB, or inonny refunded. PrUw '.'5 cent per box. For fluloat Wrljjht'M driiK store, Bmith'd walking gang plow, mhw thing now and just tho thing. For Polo by Frank BroH, JjmifoVrtwttt C, IytondCity. 4 4