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THE OREGON SCOUT.! wmvu is it to jiei
The attempt to pass a hill prohibit
ing the sale of liquor in the District of
AMOS K. JONES
; ami they are never tired of complain
' hij about it, j'ct they are tooapatlict
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rniTim UIICU1 l"" 1 """" i"U"1B '") m iu iiiimi; mi) uiiurih iu lumuu) mu . uoiuinlna Jinn proved a failure and
JlllUih, , . , , . ... . ' T. . . .-I I 1 t.. I
cmiuiiiieii uuuriuaiiun .u mo oncci mailer, ji wouiu no a waste 01 . now the lirohibitioimtH want tho foil-
., . 1 inai iju uraiuie is uiiikiii grimi pre- money ior me county court 10 improve
Lit)' aim COllllty UlilCial I apei. , purations for the county scat contest ' this piece of rond as at present lo-
- ; r " ' - - ! which it Fays is soon to take place, catcil, hut the road could bo changed
Friday, March 80th, 1888, i We had an idea that as tho little game ', with little expense, and the difficulties
1 attempted by our friends across the now encountered almost entirely rc-
wny at the last legislature was such a j mocd. The commissioners have re
dlpmal failure that they had, in the , peatcdly signified their willingness to
language of the poot, ' 'got their bel- J make an appropriation, if the people
lies full" of that sort of thing, and J living in the vicinity will petition and
were ready to quit. It would seem, ; have I ho road re-located. The people
however, from ti e above mentioned ) don't do it, however, and thus the
Tllli RESULT.
Most of our readers will bo one dav
late in receiving this issue of the
Sroi'T. Wo thought it best to delay
tliis issue a little in order to give our
readers, as early as possible, tho result
of tho democratic convention which
lias just adjourned. A full report of
it will be found ebewhero in this issue.
So far as wo have been able to learn,
tho nominations made arc in the main,
satisfactory, parliculaily tho legisla
tive portion of tho ticket. Jt id ap
parent now that f-o far as the demo
crats are concerned there are to ho no
local issiu' raised in the coming cam
paign, which it has lieen thought
would be the cfteo. The article to bo
found elsewhere on this page, entiled
"Which Shall it He," was written sev
eral days ago, and at that time it wau
our intention to go to press before tho
convention met. Wo aro exceedingly
i)leascd to note that, so far as tho dem
ocrats are concerned, it need not have
been written. Tho republicans have
not met yet in convention, and they
may profit by it if they choose. If
they do as well as tho democrats, we
will have a pleamtnt campaign, devoid
of poreonal animositv and tho ill feel
ing engendered by local contentions.
Tho result will be the effect of prevail
ing political K-ntiment, and tho public
estimate of tho qualifications of tho
various candidates. The people
not err to any groat extent.
oral government to appropriate $100,
000 to build a Temperance Home and
expect in that event that congress
would annually appropriate money
enough to pay its running expenses.
m
DEALER IX-
All Kinds.
matter
stands.
rel in
We would
and take the
advise
proper
FARMERS WILLING SLA VES.
will
ED1TORIA L NOTES.
The prohibitionists of Clatsop coun
ty met in convention last Saturday
and nominated a full county ticket.
The main thing to be kept in mind
is the fact that the taxes on liquors
and tobacco ought not to bo removed,
at least while we pay taxes on sugar,
salt, clothing, coal, iron and 11 thous
and other articles of absolute necessity
for daily life.
At (he democratic county conven-
article, and from various movement
which have taken place recently in
that burg, that they ."till hunker after
the unattainable, and will again make
an effort in that direction, If fair and
honorable means aroused, there is
about at much chance for La Grande
to secure the county seat us there is
for it to become the Slate Capitol.
The schemers over there know this to
bo the case, and if we are informed
correctly will endeavor to attain their
ends by strategy. Their iirst move
will he to secure the nomination and
election of such men to the House and
Senate as will suit their purpose.
They think 'they can succeed in this,
then "through the instrumentality of
these tellows they can succeed in giv
.ing away tho southern portion of tho
county to Maker, and ' they can
havo a bill pascd ro-submittiug to
the people the location of the county
scat, then they hope to secure the
county seat by a vole, 'the people
can be manipulated properly. This
will no doubt remind our readers of
the dog and rabbit story "If the
dog hadn't stopped, Isle." There are
altogether loo many it's in it, and the
whole scheme is so silly that it is
li.irillv rrcillhln Hull Knnsililn men
should so far let their local prejudices , "'llld' lsi S0Jfe'it that it excludes man
blind them as to engage in it. We ifturcd articles, agricultural ma
are constrained to believe that some j clmi'-'iy, tools, iron steel, hardware,
of them are so blinded and are so en- clotlu;s' fiaU' illul Umn supplies,
mined, bv evidence that seems to us TI,IS 13 tllu 1C!lS011 whi' t!,u sI"PS omu
reliable. The monkey and parrot bus
A AVOSIA'S IJISCOVKKY.
"Another wonderful discovery hu-j been
made and that too by u lady in this county.
Disease fastened Its clutche.i upon her and
for seven years she withstood its severest
tests, but her vital organi were undermined
and death seemed imminent. For thrco
them to
steps at once, so that their petition i months she coughed Inceisantl.v and could
may be acted unon at the May term of m,t f'Iecl,i bought of in a bottle of Dr.
court. If they delay, no action can
be taken till the July term.
King's New Discovery for Consumption
1 atid was so much relieved on taking first
i doso that Mic slept all night and with one
! bottle has been miraculously cured. Her
name is Mrs I.uthur I.utz-" Thu write
j W. C. llanHckvfc Co,, of Shclbv, N. C
Get 11 frcc(tilnl bottle at Wright' drug
Liverpool is the wheat market of the
world. Nearly all the surplus wheat J torc, Union, Oregon.
goes there, and Liverpool hxes tho 1
prices of wheat for all countries, j
Our wheat goes in sailing vessels from j
the Columbia river. These vessels j
comcheie without a cargo, and the)
outward wheat cargo has to pay tho '
ship for her round trip, from Liverpool
here and back-. The freight lroni 1
hero to Liverpool is 21 cents per bush- I
el, or $7 per ton. ;
PATENTS GRANTED
To citizens of the Pacific States du
ring the past week, and reported ex
pressly for the ScorT, by 0. A. Snow
& Co., patent lawyers, opposite U. S.
Patent Office, Washington, D. C:
L. J. Bergcndahl, Pendleton, Or.,
Uak, map; K W. lirann, San Fran
cii-co, switch for electric light circuits
Latest btyles. .
Just Received, Direct from the East, a Large Invoice of LADIES' and
MISSES' CALFSKIN SHOES, the Rest Ever brought to this Market.
-Also a Fine Assortment of-
GENT'S -:- FURNISHING -:-
My Prices will suit the times. Drop in mid scomc.
C. VINCENT, Main Street, Union, Or.
IMPORTERS
m m !! rct&v n n it an rro, mm
JOBBERS
AVIlV lift tlwkn cliillQ rimim linln mwl
1,...,,.. ,i. -v. r . .1. ! L. M. Clement, Oakland, Cal., opera
leave the Oreuou farmer to nay tins .: 1.,.. ..si ' 4 ' , 1
. . .. . lulh ciuiio i.unvuys ; r. .). jrouen, -H.U
double freight, this expense of the
round trip, instead of one-half of it,
or 10 1-2 cents per bushel? It is be
cause we are not permitted to pur
chase our supplies from tho people
who buy our wheal. Tho govern
ment collects a tax at the custom
houses at Astoria and Portland, called
a tariff, on all imported articles.
gene City, Or., non-polarizing con
stunt current batterv; S. M. Fulton
Gait, Cal.. windmill ; J. Jacobs, San
I'rancisco, railway tie: S. Mcndleson
Los Angeles, Cal., pickpocket proof
pocket receptacle; W. 11. Wahlron
Folsotn City, Cal., seal lock; J. W
Warhust, San Francisco, station indi
cator; W. Wilt, Eureka, Cal., chair.
fish plate and rail coupler combined
iness recently enacted by some of the
leading republican schemers, and tho
the result ot the democratic primaries
at that place, also point to ways that
are dark and I ricks that are vain.
Wc regret that this state of affairs
should exist, and that methods of this
Icind should bo resorted to by any of
the people of La Grande. Wo cannot
believe that tho better class ot people
thcro, among either tho republicans or
democrats, sanction anything of tho
kind, and sincerely hopo that they are
tion held at Joseph, Wallowa county, sufficiently in the majority to prevent )
on the 22nd inst. tho following ticket
was nominated: Hepnwntalivo, Jef
ferson Owenby ; county judge, P. ().
Sullivan ; clerk, 1). U. Ucavin; sheriil',
S. II. W'illett ; commissioners, Geo. Wil
son and G. W. Allen; assessor, S. A.
JIart; treasurer, T. J. Dean; school
Huperintondent, .1. J. ISlovans; coroner,
Dr. Cobb ; uurveyor, P. II. Saunders.
At a recent lawsuit in Texas, thir
teen export cattle branders swore that
when cattle are branded in tho "dark
of the moon" tho brand will never get
larger than the ilrst impression, no
matter now much tho animal may
grow. Rut if tho branding iron is ap
plied in tho "light of tho moon" tho
war will spread, and the lighter the
moon the larger will be the spread.
Should the Republicana carry tho
next legislature, tho most prominent
candidates for U. S. Senate- will be
Dolph, llirseh, Williams (Geo. II.) and
AVahlo. Should the Democrats have a
majority in that' body the principal
tight to succeed Dolph will bo among
Ikllinger, l'ennoyer and Prim; at
least that is the way tho llguron loom
up in the political horizon at tins
iv riling. Portland Hxehange.
We are in receipt of Vol. I, No. 2(5i
of Tin' I'riium JVnr. a weekly publi
cation issued Jiy the inmates of tho
Stillwater, Miunenotn penitentiary.
"Jt is never too late to mend" is the
motto. The paper is replete with ori
ginal article!, many ponMmiing extra
ordinary literary merit, contributed by
the inmates. It will no doubt prove
to be a great factor in tho reformation
of its unhappy contributors, and 11 'help
to them in leading a better life, when
they aro again at liberty. Wo place it
on our exchange list with plounuro.
The Umatilla county democratic
vonventiou nominated a ticket am fol
low: HopniscutntivotJ, J. I. Kirk
land, H. R. Giunbee, .1. If. Marrikou;
County Judge, T, .1, Lucy; County
Commissioners, It. N. Staulleld, Chirk
Walters; Sherilf, J. M. Rentley;
County Clerk, G. A. Hartmanj Coun
ty Treasurer, J. 11. ItobitiH; School
Superintendent, W. M. Pioroo; Anson
sor, Ed. 1 Guyon; Sunoyor, J. C.
Arnold; Coroner, Dr. G. W. King.
A. W. Nye, J. P. Wager, Thou. Fits
GeraldW. I'. Matlock, U. X. Stautk ld.
il. AVhethcr they are or not, the tac
tics to be pursued will be apparent af
ter (ho conventions have made their
nominations. If our surmises prove
correct . so far as Tin: Scour is con
cerned if will at. once throw aside all
political and other considerations and
light out the campaign on local (pies
tions alone. Wo tiro in hopes that it
will not be forced to adopt this course.
There is no occasion for any agitaMon
of the county seat question at this
time, and nono but simpletons will
attempt il. Union is tho proper place
for the county records to be kept,
and always will be, unless it should
entirely cease to grow, and Lit Graifdc
should attain a population many times
yrealer than it now has. That, how
ever, is a contingency so far in the
future that it is not worth while to
discuss it now. When La Grande
can present just reasons why it should
bo favored above Union, and do so
openly and fairly, its chums will no
doubt bo considered impartially by
the poofilo at large, and wo know they
will he by Tin: Scout. An honorable
opponent will always have our re
spect, hut the bushwhacking species
wo despise, and they may count on
getting as severe an excoriating us wo
aro able to give them,
COUNTY JIOAUJS.
Oni ICaglo crook correspondent last
week spoke of a proposed road load
ing from that valley to Cornucopia,
upon which some work has been done,
and said if it could be llnished it
would lessen tho distance a great deal
and bu a much easier road to travel.
The road will enter the upper end of
to us emply.
They do not simply come empty,
for a ship must have about a third of a
j cargo for ballast; she cannot sail with
a light keel, but must have some
heavy freight in the hold to keep her
from turning over. As it is now,
these ships, instead of bringing coal,
sail, iron products, or other farm
supplies, take in sand or stone, and
they pay for loading it at Liverpool
and unloading here SI. SO per ton.
The farmer pays this, for it is added
to the freight on wheat.
If we could got freight on wheat
reduced one-half , say 10 1-2 cents per
'ushel, of conrso the wheat would
1 bring that much more to tho fanner.
! At twenty bushels to tho acre this
I would make the product of an acre of
' land worth 32.10 more to the farmer,
I and this would he till profit.1 An ad
j ditional profit of ?2. 10 per acre would
I make tho land in the Columbia and
! Willamette valleys worth at least $21
j per acre more than the present price. .
In all this there is no account taken
j of the fact that we would get the im
ported articles for CO per cent of vhat
they now cost while imported from
the Eastern states.
Taking this view of the subject, tho
wheal raisers of Oregon , who pro
duced last year 8.H7(i,i)!ir bushels of
grain, tost in round u. b. com near
ly a million dollars. Iiugcno (fitard.
THAT HOARD OF TJIADK.
lu another column, wo publish tho
constitution ami by-laws of tho Union
Hoard of Trade, as adopted at their
meeting of March 21. At that meet
ing a president, vice-president and
, lour out of (ho eight directors wero
elected. Tho election of other officers
and the appointing of G10 various
! committees wero then postponed till
I tho next meeting, which was sot for
lust .Monday evening, when, it was
FARMERS, ATTENTION 1
If you would have largo yield and
plump grain, use the Gale bulky Spring
Tooth Harrow and Seeder. References
given of some of our best farmers. For
sale by II. R. Drake, Union, Or.
vvho is Youii HKST rniKN-i?
Your stomach of course. Why? Because
if it is out of order you are one of the most
miserable creatures living, (live it 11 fair
honorable chance and see if it is not the
best friend you have in tho end. Don
smoke in thu morning. Don't drink In the
morning. If you muxt smoke and drink
wait until your stomach is through with
breakfast. You can drink more and smoke
more in the evening mid it wilt tell on you
! less. If your food ferments and does not
digest right, if you are troubled with
Heartburn, Dizziness of the head, coming
up of the food after eating, Biliousness, In
digestion, or ony other trouble of the stom
acli, you had best use Green's August Flow
or, us no person can use it without iuime
diate relief.
thought, there would ho present a
' largo attendance of tho business men
and representative citizens of tho
j town, Such did not prove to he tho
jcuso, there not being enough present
; Monday evening to justify a meeting
being hold. It was the sense of thoso
'present, however, that tho constitu
tion and by-laws should be published,
Pino valley or else intercept the Un- j so tlmt 1110 tizens at largo may know
ion-Cornucopia road near 1. F. b'evV'
ell's ranch. As usual our
correspon
dent asks us to do something in tho
way of intluouclug tho county court to
assist in liuildiug tho road, seemingly
unaware of the fact that die court has
no power In appropriate iinything to
ward (he construction of the road un
til the people living in tho vicinity
petition for the samo and il Is legally
otnblihed according to law. lu a
eonvorntlon with Judge Goodall 011
this subject, he informs us that if
the people petition and have the road
established as a county road, ho has
no doubt that the couiinlMdouers will
make an appropriation for the im
provement of It, as ho believes it is a
rond thai is much nuedud.
Tho grtulo over Lyon's hill is
another piece of rotd that should re
ceive attention. Il has boon a source
Win. Huiglo, Jn'o. EdingUm mid J. S
Hughe worn ihvtt d diUgati-tn tin of inuiovtunv to tho people of Lower
Htuto eunvuiitton. Powder and vhinlty for nuuiv eiu',
the object of tho organization, and
I that a meeting bo called for next
, .Monday evening, April 2nd. This
' has been done. Tin: Scout has re
! peatcdly urged the organization of
. (his board, because it believed it would
j be a groat factor in tho upbuilding of
j tho oily, but thoso are Its last remarks
j on tho subject. If people do not seo
; that their interests aro uphold, they
1 have no one to blame hut themselves.
Union has her full quota of moss
backs and kickers, but il is tube hoped
I that (hoy are not sufficiently lu the
majority to rule tho roost.
J All our business men wlio desiro to
I see tho hoard a success, and who aro
j willing to assist in it, will be present
j at tho meeting Monday evening; thoso
j who do not vuit any of it will stay
away, and thoir notions will speak for
I thuiu. If tuffiolont intarotl Is taken
the houtd will bo fully organized,
othervviM- no further a tiou in tho
' mutlT will hi taken.
A Common Gold
Is often tho beginning of sorious affoo
tions of tho Throat, Bronchial Tabes,
and Lungs. Therefore, tho importance
of early and effectivo treatment cannot
bo overestimated. Ayor's Cherry Pec
toral may always bo relied, upon for tho
speedy cure of a Cold or Cough.
Last January I was attacked with ,
sovoro Cold, which, by negluct and fre
quent exposures, becamo worse, llnally
settling on my lungs. A terriblo cough
soon followed, accompauiod by pains in
tho chest, from which I sufTored intense
ly. After trying various remedies, with
out obtaining roliof , I emmeueed taking
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and was
Speedily Cured.
I am satisfied that this remedy savod my
life. Jnoi 'Webster, Pawtuekot, II. I.
I contracted a sovoro cold, which
suddenly dovolopod into Piicumouin,
presenting dangerous and obstluato
symptoms. My physician ordered tho
uso of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. His in
structions wero followed, and tho result
was a rapid and permanent euro.
11. K. Stimpson, Rogers Pruirio, Tex.
Two years ago I suffered from a sevoro
Cold, which settled on my Lungs. I con
sulted various physicians, and took tho
medicines thoy prescribed, but recoivod
only tompornry relief. A friend induced
mo to try Ayor's Cherry Pectoral. After
taking two bottles of this medieinn I was
cured. Sinco thon I havo given tho Pec
toral to my children, ami consider it
The Best Remedy
for Colds, Coughs, and all Throat and
Lung diseases, ever used in lay family.
Robert Vanderpool, Meadvillo, Pa.
Some timo ago I took n slight Cold,
which, being noglected, grow worso, and
settled on my Lungs. I had n hacking
cough, and was very weak. Thoso who
know 1110 best considered my lifo to bo
in groat danger. I continued to suffer
until I coinmunced using Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral. Less than ono bottlo of this
vnluablo modiciuo cured mo, and I
fool that I owo tho preservation of my
lifo to its curative powers. lira. Aim
Lockw'ood, Akron, Iscw York.
Ayer's Chorry Pectoral is considered,
hero, tho ono great remedy for all diseases
ot tho throat and limes, and is mora
in iliimaud than any other medicine ot its
class. J. F. Roberts, Magnolia, Ark. tt
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,
Pn-parrd by Dr. J.C. Aycr & Co., Lowell, Mau.
Bold by all Drugglati. Price f 1 ; lx bottlci, fi.
BLOODED
CATTLE
1 desire to announce to (ho people of Un
ion county that 1 have Just arrived from
(he Kat, with a shipment of
Young SHORT HORN
Bulls and JERSEY
Heifers.
Thoy will bo sold at Keasonablo Prices, I
will romnln in I'nlou (111 about the Oth of
April.
K K. it. HILL.
aoocs. goods.
22, 24, 26, 28, 30 & 32 Lake Street,
CHICAGO, ILLS.
The Oregon Inyesiment Gompany,
OF PORTLAND, OREGON.
Has made arrangements for capital to loan on roal estate, at the lowest rates ever
offered in Eastern Oregon.
Rate of interest, flCTper cent-
No expense and 110 delay OUlco : First door oast of Ilipginson it llogers' drug store.
Tlie Plienix M
Estate
OF
Association,
LA GRANDE, OREGON,
Has made arrancenicnts with real estate dealers in the East, to Fell land to Eastern
buyers direct, Parties desiring to sell land, will find it to their interest to place same
with us for sale.
NO EXPENSE CHARGED UNLESS SALE IS MADE.
Office with Oregon Investment Company
H
ill 1
W. D. BEEDLEfftAN, Proprietor.
Keeps constantly on hand a full assortment of evervthhig in his line, manufactured
of tho best material obtainable, lie is n6w olll-rrig ior sale the
Best lot of saddles, at lower prices than were.
ever offered in Eastern Oregon,
LEAD HARNESS, HORSE BLANKETS, CURRY COMRS,
Also a FUMi ASSORTMENT of SPPltS. WHIPS. AXLE G1IEASE. HARNESS
OIL. Etc.. Etc., Etc., In fact everything usualiv kept in a
ass E&tablisSiBneint-
O Main Street, Union, Oregon.
C!
JS7"Call and examine goods.
MITCHELL & LEWIS CO.,
( LIMITED.)
Factory, Racine, Wisconsin. Branch. Portland, Oregon.
mm
Manufacturers of and Dealers In
arriages, Buggies, Phaetons, Buckboards
Road Carts, Spring Wagons, etc.
IWL FARM i
IS SFEIM 1 iiilSi
CANTON CLIPPER PLOWS, HARROWS, ETC.
kmauiu vmiiwsu PLOWS, AND IDEAL FEED MILLS.
SEND FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST, FREE.
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wmm rai d m im
(OPPOSITE CENTENNIAL HOTEL.)
. S. ELLSOTT, - Proprietor.
Everything Pirt t'lnns. Tonus Very lteasonnblo.
hiss to and Fiom the Depot Making Connection with all Trains.
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