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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,
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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.
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