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VOL. IV
The Oregon Scout.
An Independent weekly journal, i
cry Friday mornim; bv
ued ev-
JOXES & CHANCE Y,
Publishers ami Proprietors.
A. K. .Tonus, I
Editor. )'
15. ClIAXCKY,
Foreman.
ItATKS OF SUUSCKIl'TIONi
One eopv, one year l.0
" "" Six month ... 1.00
" ' Three linnitox 75
Invnrlnbly Cash in Advance.
If hi chance nuhfcriptUm arc tint paid till
cud of year, two dollars will be charged.
Kates of advertising made known on ap-
llieation.
I23"Corro:inn(lonce from all parts of the
country solicited.
Adre-is all eomnumicationsto the Oiskoon
Scoi'T, Cnion Oregon.
vkofi:.ssiona!..
H. Eakin,
J. A. Kakix,
Notary Public.
J EAK1N, & BROTHER,
Attorneys at Law,
Union, Oregon.
5Sf Prompt Attention Paid to Collect. ons.
JOHN It. CHITES,
Attorney at Law.
Collecting and probate practice special
ties. Otlice, two doors .south of post-olllce,
Union, Oregon.
J N. CROMWELL, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon.
Otlice, one door south of J. H. Eaton's
store, Union, Oregon.
0.
HELL,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, and Abstractor of Titles.
Otlice State Laud Ollice lmildimr, corner
Main anil A Streets, Union, Oregon.
Q II. DAY, M. D
HOMEPATIIIC
Physician and Surgeon.
ALL CALLS l'KOMVTI.Y ATTi:.Nl)i:i) TO.
Oflice adjoinini
be found nights
room No. 2"..
; Jones Pro's store. Can
at the Centennial hotel.
M. 15aki:k. J. W. Shkltox. ,T. V. liAKint.
JgAKEK, SIIELTON & UA1CEH,
Attorneys at Law.
OFFICES Union and La Grande. Ore
gon. Special Attention given allj business
entrusted to us.
r 11. CRAWFORD,
Attorney at Law,
Union, Oregon.
Ollice, one door south of Centennial ho
tel.
J.M. CAKHOLL,
Notary Public.
15. F. WILSON.
Ex-Co. Clerk.
QARROLL Sa WILSON,
Conveyancers and Abstracters.
Abstracts to Peal and Minincr nronortv
furnished on short notice, at reasonable
rates.
Sales of Upland Mining property nego
tiated. Collection business promptly at-
icnueu 10.
Otlice next door south of Post-otlicc, Un
ion, Oregon,
J. E. TUTTLE,
Real Estate Apt,
Union, Oregon,
Has for sale on easy terms, 18,000 acres of
good laud in Union and Jlaker counties, al
to some choice town propeatj
Money to Loan.
Collections Made.
Agent for the 0. K. & N. Com
pany's Land.
Ofllee, one door south of Centennial hotel.
FASHIONABLE
DRESS - MAKING-!
Miss Linda Mathieus,
(Late of Paris, France,)
Has opened a dross-making establishment
in the building one door north of
.Johnson's blacksmith shop.
All
Work Warranted
Give Satisfaction.
to
CHARGES R I5AS0NABLE
Ar. GAItnXEllJb CO.
Watchmakers & Jewelers,
And dealers m
Spectacles, liye Glasses, Gold
Pens, Watches Clocks,
Jewelry, etc.
Main Street, .... Cnion, Oregon.
EY to LOAN
On farmlands in I'matiHa. llaker, Union,
Gilliam anil Wallowa counties, at 8, !, 10
and 11 per cent, on five year's time.
Call on J. H. lMXEHAHT, at the Farm
ers' Mortgage and Savings liank, Summer
villc, Oregon, if you want money on farm
loans.
The 8 per cent is on improved farm land
near the railroad in Grande itonde Vallev.
10-L'l-mli, J. II. UlNEIlAKT.
City - Meat -Market.
Main Street. Union, Oregon,
BENSON BROS. - PROPRIETORS.
Keep constantly on hand
BEEF, PORK- VEAL, MUTTON,
SAUSAGE, HAMS, LARD. Etc.
Geo. VitiiiiT,
President.
W. T. WniHitT,
Cashier.
-OF-
IJNION,
OREGON.
Does a Cicncral Hanking Business. Iniys
and sells exchange, and discounts commer
cial paper.
Collections carefully
promptly reported.
attended to, and
mm
A. J. GOODBROD, Prop
OPENED ANEW.
The Leading Hotel of
Eastern Oregon.
Everything New and First
Class Throughout.
The table always supplied With
the best ahe market altords.
Excellent Accomoda
tions for Commer
cial Men.
Charges Reasonable
I
T
ORTGAGE
UNION, OREGON.
$500,000.00to Loan on
First Class Security,
From One to Five Years Time, at a Low
Kate of Interest, Also Buys, Selln
arm ncius rroporty lor
Non-residents. r
-O-
ONEY RECEIVED ON DEPOS1 I
To bo Invested on Guaranteed Security.
All Collections Promptly
Ittended to Without Dolay.
Stage line to Cove.
Leaves Union dailv at 2 n. m. arrives at
Cove at 3:30 p. in.
Leaven Cove at 8 a. in., arrives at Union
atOUJOu. m.
Connections made with Elliott'H coaches
miminc to the denot. earrvinir uasseiu'ers
for east and west bound trains.
ItATHS for PASSiKKOKltS. I.UdOAOK
im.l I ltKKillT, IWiANONA III.K.
KQIHNSQN it LAYNE, - - - Proprietors.
A.
First N&W Bank,
m m i
IstSiiH
"he 9m
Bank,
UNION, OREGON, FK1DAY, APRIL 20,
The Chinese murderers.
The Wallowa Signal of tho Pith
says: "Three weeks ago we published
an account of a massacro of China
men on Snake river just above tho
mouth of the Imnaha, and while in
main the facts were true as wo pub
lished them, we are now in possession
of the entire matter as it actually oc
curred. A party of men consisting of Bruce
Evans, .1. T. Canfield, Homer La Hue,
Hoburt McMillan, Carl Hughes, 11.
Maynard and Frank Vaughn entered
into an agreement last spring, now
nearly a year ago, to murder these Chi
nese miners for tho gold dust which
they thought they possessed, and
agreed that if any of the parties divul
ged it the rest should kill him ; but
Hughes did not like the idea of com
mitting the deed at all and would have
no hand in the matter, but at this time
was stopping with thejparties, who com
mitted the deed.
As near as we can learn, about a
year ago now, all the men named
above except Hughes went down to
the Chinese camp and opened lire on
them, killing them all, ten in number,
and then put the bodies of all except
two into a boat which the Chinamen
had and scuttled it. They then se
cured all the money and gold dust
they could iind, amounting to between
$1,000 and .$0,000, which was given to
Canfield to sell for coin, and after he
got possession of it, he skipped the
country, and tho rest of the parties
got nothing.
The Grand Jury took hold of the
matter, but, of course, it is not known
just what they found out, but Vaughn
has made a confession in accord with
the above and we arc satisfied the mat
ter is about straight. All the parties
have left the country except Vaughn
and Hughes.
Wednesday evening Hughes was ar
rested and taken to jail. What will be
done with Vaughn we do not know,
but, as he has turned states evidence,
we suppose he will be held as a wit
ness against the others, but as they
are all gone except Hughes there is
little probability that they will ever be
brought to justice."
A WARNING.
Tho modes of death's approach are
various, and statistics show conclusive
ly that more people die from diseases
of the throat and lungs than anv other
It is probable that everyone without
exception, receives vast numbers of
tubercle germs into the system and
where these germs fall upon suitable
soil they start into life and develop, at
first slowly and is shown by a slight
tickling sensation in the throat and if
allowed to continue their ravages they
extend to the lungs producing con
sumption and to tho head, causing ca
tarrh. Now all this is dangerous and
if allowed to proceed will in time cause
death. At the. onset you must act
with promptness; allowing a cold to go
without attention is dangerous and
may lose you your inc. ah soon as
you feci that something is wrong with
your throat, lungs or nostrils, obtain a
bottle of Boscheo's German Syrup. It
will give you immediate relief.
NEW BOOKS.
A largo assortment of new books
have just been received by Jones Bros,,
consisting of the Paxton and Lovoll
series of novels, School Speakers, Bed
Lino Poets, etc. Prices lower than
ever known before.
Frank Bro's. Implement Co., of
Island City, arc now prepared to sell
wagons, buggies, hacks, or any other
articleof farm implements and machin
ery at lower rates than ever before sold
m Eastern Oregon. They guarantee
all goods they boII. Try them. (5
FARMERS, ATTENTION !
If you would havo largo yield and
plump grain, uso tho Gale Sulky Spring
Tooth Harrow and Seeder. References
given of some of our best farmers. For
salo by II. B. Drake, Union, Or.
Why buy from imigrating agents of
whom you know nothing, citherof their
responsibility or tho charecter of their
goods, when thero are responsible deal
ers located near you, who carry full
and complete lines of all farm and mill
machinery and implements, and whoso
hucccsH it is for your best interests to
support with yoar patronage? Frank
uro's. Implement to, of Island City
request your consideration of their
claim, and refer you to your neighbors
who have had dealings with them. .'1
Eaiie Valley Hems.
New Bridge. April 11th. ISSS.
Peddlers and agents are beginning
to bo numerous.
Weather is tine and farmers are at
work like spring had opened for good.
Considerable gardening has been done.
Mr. W. Govcr has recently moved
in, having purchased Eagle Moody's
ranehe. We welcome all such among
us.
Wonder if Mr. S. G. found the Jus
tice of Pence? Understood he was
going down the road with the widow,
inquiring for him a few days since.
Our postoiliee changed hands to-day,
from Mr. Joseph Beck to Mr. Joseph
Bassett. We arc loth to give up our
old P, M., for we consider wo can get
no one who will give more general sat
isfaction. We regret the loss of two of out
most prominot bachelors who sold one
of their ranches and are pieparing to
go to the other one. Land is still on
the boom. We understand another
bachelor has just, sold out, but do not
know what he anticipates doing.
Mrs. Joseph Heck is lying very sick
and her recovery is doubtful. Dr.
Marrotte, of Baker City, is her physi-.
cian. Several others are sick, among
whom arc Mrs. Bennohofi', who was
on the mend when last heard from,
and Mr. W. W. Kirby, one of our new
comers, who has had a tedious spell of
illness, being confined to his room for
some six or seven weeks, lie is conva
lescing slowly.
We had preaching in tho central
district last f-'unday, the regular ap
pointment of Rev. H. lioyles. o will
continue to stay wun us. no is a
good preacher and tho people, are ic
luctant to give him tip, for wo would
be left then, as no other minister visits
us. Heard some talk of organizing a
Sunday School last Sunday, hut who
the leader was to be and why it was
not spoken of is unknown to the writer.
Miss Edith Young, who has been
attending school at Island City and
living with her aunt, made us a pleas
ant visit, her aunt accompanying her.
Her many friends, parents, brother
and sisters regretted that her stay was
so short, but as she left to attend
school again we hope she will improve
her time, and when the term expires
will bo so far advanced that it will not
be necessary to go back any more for
the same purpose.
Sum k i to i) v.
Eljyin
Echoes.
Elgin is growing rapidly.
Elgin Sunday School will
concert the 122nd inst.
give a
Hev. Jones, of La Grande, preached
hero last Sunday morning.
Mrs. A. J. Shelton, who has been
sick for several months, is improving
slowly.
Arnold MeWilliams and C. Lawton
nave neen very low but are now tumu
better.
Tho result of tho Hopublicau con
vention appears to give general satis
faction here.
1 hero has been sevoral cases of
typhoid fever at this place during tho
last few weeks.
D. Somnicr will romovo his cntiro
stock of goods from Summorvillo to
Elgin in a short time.
Anyone wishing to invest capital to
a good advantage would do well by
erecting a grist mill here.
Mr. Henry Broshears has business
at La Grande which calls him often
and dcta'us him homo time.
Tho stage company will put on a
four horso stock between La Grande
and Joseph in about two weeks.
Our school begins tho first week in
May with Mr. Swinehart as teacher.
There will bo about sixty pupils in
attendance.
Miss Sarah Clirisman began her
school on Indian creek tho Dili of this
month. Mr. Barton also began a
school on tho "Flat" tho !Hh.
"Tun Lost Cuiumii.v."
IS C'OXNUMl'TIO.N IN'CUUA 111.1'.'
Bead the following: Mr, 0 II. Morris,
Newark, Ark., says: "Was down with Ah-
cchs of Lungs, and friends ami physician
pronounced ino an Incurahlo Consumptive.
JlcKan taking Dr, King1 Now Discovery for
Consumption, uin now on my third bottle,
and able to overtoo tho work of my farm,
It Is the finest medicine over made."
Jeeno MIddlowart, Decanter, Ohio, says;
Had it not been for Dr. King's Now Dis
covery for Consumption 1 would havo died
of Lung Troublo. Wus given up by doc
tors. Am now in boat of health.'. Try it.
b'amplo bottlos freo at Wriglit' drug Store,
ISSS.
Cove
Cull!llM.
April l)th, ISSS.
Mr. Conklin, lately from Iowa, has
entered Leighton Academy as a stu
dent. Aaron Thomas has gone to Douglass
county where his wife is
tives.
visiting rehi
I Mrs. Dr. McDonald has so far
re-
j covered as to be able to take daily
rides during this beautiful weather.
P. W. Burford has moved on the old
Boyles farm, having rented it for a
year. He is now busy putting in a
crop.
Miss Edna Payne is seriously ill this
week. She has had an attack of the
measles and is now tlueatened with
pneumonia.
School in the Chandler district com
menced last Moiulav with an attend
anee of twenty-nine. .Miss
Stevens is the teacher.
The echoes about our burg
Nellie
are set
ringing morning, noon and
nowadays, by the steam whistle
new checH' factory.
night,
at the
L. B. Stearns and T. L. Warren went
to Baker City, Mondav. While absent
they will investigate the town in search
of profitable employment.
The fleet of milk wagons arriving
and depaitmg from the two cheese
factories every morning, lends our lit
tle burg an air of bustle and activity.
1). 1 McDaniel and Guv Stewart
started for the Salmon river country
in Idaho, Thursday. They go with
I he intention, of locating if a desirable
stock range can bo found.
Mel. Campbell started for Rocky
Bar, Idaho, Wednesday, llo expects
lo close out his business at that point
(luring his stay and then will be a
permanent resident of Cove.
I.I. House, Hepubliean nominee for
clerk in Wallowa county, took a load
of trees over from Geoi's nursery this
week. Levi has many friends in Cove
who hope to see his election next June.
J. Ililderbraud is putting up a
dwelling house for his own accommo
dation, neifr Doney's nursery on Mill
creek. He expects to ifliliy.e the water
power for the purpose of sawing wood
and for other work.
Messrs. Hold. Cochran, Chas. Coch
ran and Win. Hussell went this week
to Malheur county on a prospecting
trip. Should time permit, they pro
pose to rediscover tho long sought for
Blue Bucket diggings.
The new cheese factory began oper
ations last Monday, and has been re
ceiving about lf()0 pounds of milk
daily. Tho machinery works to per
fection and nothing stands in the way
to prevent a very successful season's
run.
Tho members of tho Cove huso hall
club are strutting around and claiming
themselves champions of the valley.
Any club 'disputing tho claim will
always find tho Covo boys at. home.
A challenge has been sent to Union
club to play at Covo Saturday of this
week".
The anatomy class, instructed by
Prof. Blanchot at Leighton Academy,
was out, Tuesday, searching for bonce,
skeletons, skulls, etc. Their search
was not rewarded by finding any hu
man remnants, but they brought in a
lovely collection of bovine and equino
frames, not to mention tho jaw bono
of an ass.
For salo cheap, solo leather mado
out of boiled swan. 0. Goodbye for
a few days. Business calls mo lo Sum
morvillo. J. O. I look liko G. Wash
ington sinco 1 havo shaved. Jo. J
have invested in a city hat since com
mencing to drivo my milk wagon to
town. 0. V. It pays to go east when
ono can bring back so fair a helpmate.
E. R, C, My girl lends mo a cold
shoulder. Hostilt, completo loss of
appetite. J. Wo are in tears over tho
departuroof G. Lower Covo girls.
IIIICKI.KN'S AKNICA SALVIS.
Tin? Ihtsr .S.u.vain tho world for Cuts,
limbos, Sores, Ulcers, f-'alt Itlieiun, Fever
Sores, Teller, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, andpositlvc
ly cures Piles, or no pay required. His
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price. 25 cents per box.
For Bale at Wright's drugstore,
FOR SALE.
Ono shingle machine, ono boiling
machine, ono moulding machiuo, one
drag saw, also shafting, pulleys, belt
ing, etc., nearly now, will bo sold vory
cheap for cash, or approved note.
Also for entu, somo now and second
hand furniture. Inquiro of Samuel
G. White, Gqvo, Ujuqh county, Ore
gon,
NO. 43.
Cornucopia Cropping.
April loth, ISSS.
Miss Emma Cam) begins a sub
scription school here on the 10th inst.
Mrs. R. C. Warriner and children
arrived in camp from Portland on
Saturday's stage.
Doe. Hamilton paid our camp a
business visit last Thursday eve. Doc.
is very popular hero and wo predict a
large vote for him in June.
Tho snow has about all disappeared
from our streets and it going very fast
from the mountains. Tho south side
of Summit mountain is entirely baro
of snow.
Wo cannot tell what effect the
change of superintendents of tho O. G.
M. Co. will havo on tho future of our
camp, but ono thing is almost certain
and that is that a more expensive man
cannot be found than Prof. Luce, and
a much lean expensive one may bo
found who will prosecute tho work
fully as beneficially to the company.
The prospect shafts in the Whitman
have cost the company an average of
$10.") per foot, while it has taken al
most three years to sink !!00 feet on
the ledge. High grade works on low
grade ore is not the thing for speedy
development, and while we are perfect
ly willing to accord tho Prof, all tho
praiso that is due him as a mining
man, wo cannot suppress the opinion
that his departure from our camp can
not do us any harm and it may result
in a great deal of good. Tho new su
perintendent of tho O. G. M. Co. will
be in about the 20th, when we look for
tho maximum output at the minimum
cost. There i no use for us to decoivo
ourselves with high grade ideas. Wo
havo plenty of good quart, in sight,
but it is low grade and must be worked
cheaply to pay. Wo will certainly
have a good camp this summer as sev
eral California capitalists are only
awaiting tho disappearance of tho
snow to make heavy investments here.
A Word of Commendation.
En. Scout:
We have read with feelings of pleas
ure the comments you made on the
result of the Democratic and Republi
can conventions. Viewing them, as
wo do, from an independent stand
point, they show that you aro not dis
posed to act unfairly or partially to
wards either party. Both the conven
tions havo acted wisely in selecting
candidates for legislative honors out
side of La Grande. To have nomina
ted a known La Grando man on either
ticket would have brought the county
seat question out as an issue, but by
sitting down somewhat positively and
squarely on tho would-be leaders of ii
move to attempt tho removal of tho
county seat, is a move in tho right
direction. It may not bo amiss hero
to stnto that the business men of La.
Grando are almost a unit against a
move towards tho agitation of tho ques
tion. A few hot-headed, unwiso and
injudicious would-be leaders would liko
to create a popular wave of that kind
to rido into oflice. But such cannot
and will not b.i allowed. In your
i-oiiiiiii'iits von commended the Demo
crats for having refused to allow such
a question to como up, ami in
vmir lust, i'rmuo von commended equal
ly, fairly and favorably the Republican
convention. iJy bo uoing you navo
iivimii iilmvn tho nlano of a shallow
politician and havo taken tho true in
dependent position. Wo hopo now to
sco tho two narties lay asido such
sonselesa bickerings and make tho
canvass of tho county reiornng only
to tho merits of their respective candi
dates, fully aware that tho county is
to remain as it is ami witu tuo county
seat at Union. La Grande wants tho
foimtv seat mid vour corresnoiulent iB
ready and willing to help her to get it,
at tho proper time; but that time Is
not now.
Xkuxks.
La Grando, April lGth.
ki.i'ctuio u itt Kits.
This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular us to need no special men
tion, All who Imvu used Electric Bitters
sing tho same song of praise. A" purer
medicine does not exist ami it Is guaran
teed to do all that Is claimed. Electric Hit
ters will cure all diseases of the Liver and
Klduoys, will remove Pimples, Boils, Bait
ltheuui and other allectious caused by im-
puro blood. Will drive Malaria from tho
system and prevent as well as euro nil Ma
larial fevers. For euro of Headache, Con
stipation and Indirection try Elocfria Hit
ters Entire satisfaction guugnnteed, or
money refunded, rrlco fOctff. and ?1.G0 per
bottlo at Wright's drug store, Union, Or.
Subscribo for Tun OitKaoji Scout.
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