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VOL.SY
The Oregon Scout.
An independent weekly Journal, i-ui'tl ev
ery Friday morning bv
JONES & CHANCE V,
Publishers ami Proprietors.
A
K. .lO.NT.S,
Kditor. )
15. ClIASCT.Y,
1 Foreman.
IIATKS OP SUltSOKirTlON:
Ono cony, one rear
" " Six months
" Three mnntos
5-i.r.o
1.00
.7i"
Invariably 'jih In Adwiiiee.
hi dinner inili!tcriitioii arr nut )unn nu
mil of near, tnv iMlai-n will ! KlutnjvU.
Kates of advertMi.g made known on an
plication.
flyCorreiiondence from all part
of the
country soiieucu.
Adro. all eoniiininieation
Scout, Union Oregon.
to the Onr.ooN l
I'uornssioNAii
It. KKIN,
A. KKIN,
Notary 1'ublie.
E.
EAKTN, & BROTHER,
Attorneys at Law,
Union, Oregon.
JSfTrompt Attention Paid to Collect. ons
T01IX U. OlIlTES,
Attorney at Law
Collecting and probate practice speeial
tics. Olliee, two doors south of post-olliee.
Union, Oregon.
J x. cromwell, M. r.,
Physician and Surgeon
Olliee. one d"or miiuIi of .1. I!. Katun'
store, Unimi, Or. pm.
0.
1'. 1!KI,L,
Attorney at
Notarv Public, and AlMniclor of Title.
Olliee State L.md idl'ue huildini:, corner
Main unit A t-trc-cl-. Union, Oregon.
p II. DAY, M. 1).,
1IOMKPATIIIC
Physician awi Surgeon.
ALL CALLS l'KOMl'TI.Y A I'TLSPKI) TO,
Olliee adjoinin;,' Jones Uro's store. Can
be found i ( iutit- at the Centennial hotel,
room No.
M. Hakkk. .1. W.Sm i.roN. .1. F. Uaklis.
OAKKPi, MlELTON Si llAKKP., .
Attorneys at Law.
OPTICUS Union and La firando, Ore
gon. vpecial Attention given ullj business
entrust i'd to ui,
rj II. CRAWFORD,
Attorney at Lav,
Union, Oregon.
Olliee, ono door south of Centennial ho
tel. J.M. CAllPobb,
Notarv Public.
15.
F. WILSON.
Hx-Co. Clerk.
1AHUOLL & WILSON,
Conveyancers and Abstracters.
Abstracts to Ileal and Mining property
furnUdiedon short notice, at reasonable
rateti. ...
Sales of Ileal and Mining property nego
tiated. Uollectlon buines promptly at
tended to.
Olliee next door south of Post-otllce. Un
ion, Oregon.
J W. STHANGIC,
DENTIST,
La Grande, Oregon.
Will
visit Union regularly
on the
first Monday of each month.
ALL WORK WARRANTED
FIRST CLASS
ORTGAGE
lANK,
I fsaiseasfststatssiauai
NION. ORLGOX.
$500,000.00to Loan on
First Class Security,
From i e i.i hu
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and l!e -I
Ye ir- Tiim , at a
V . lu, Sill
. Plop -ty fur
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Low
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ON'KY Ulv i:l i:i ON DEPOisl
To la1 liivcutid on tiuuruiitt'tHl Seiurity.
O
All Collections Promptly
Attended to Without Delay.
Copp's Land IJeviow.
Washington, 1). ('., .Inly "
'88.
Editoi: Scoi'T:
Continuing the subject of last week's
letter, 1 will give it few points rcspec-1
ting women's rights under several stat
utes, beginning with the
ii:i:-r..YirTioN law.
A widow or maid over twenty-one
years of age is entitled to land upon
compliance with the .statutory require
ments respecting pre-emptions. Full
citizenship is not a requirement, decla
ration of intention being all that is
necessary in that respect.
Any woman who is the head of a
family, though less than twenty-one
yearsold, if otherwise qualified, may
secure land tinder these laws.
A married woman is not entitled to
the light of pre-emption. A single
woman who marries after filing her
declaratory statement and before mak
ing proof and payment, forfeits all
rights as a pre-eniptor and cannot ac
quire title to the land, though she and
her husband continue to reside thorcon-
In the event of the death of a prc
emptor before making proof and pay
ment, the title may be perfected by or
for the benefit of the heirs. Ordinari
ly widows are not heirs, and cannot
make final proof and payment for
their own benefit. In some States
women are by statute made heirs of
their husbands, and where such is the
ca.-e, should there be no other heirs,
the widow may perfect and enjoy the
benefit of title to the land. Should
tin re be several heirs the widow as one
of them may perfect title for the bene
fit of all. Where the State law allows
the widow only a dower right or life
estati in the property of her deceased
husband, she cannot acquire title to
his pre-emption claim, but may as
guardian make final proof and pay
ment for the benefit of minor heirs.
r.vii:u tiik Tnimat-ci'i.TuiM-: laws,
any unmarried woman over the age of
twenty-one, or any single woman who
is the lit ad of a family, under that age,
mav enter ami m rlect title to land.
j No residence is required on timbcr
i culture entries, and marriage after ini
tiating entry will not allect tne rignts
of a woman to perfect title. The acts
of cultivation, planting, etc., required
by statute may be done by an agent as
i well as by the entry-woman in person.
! tiii: i)i:si:ut land law,
j authorizes any woman, whether mar
ried or single, who is a citizen of the
i United States, or of requisite age who
! may be entitled to and has filed her
! declaration of intention to become
i such citizen, to initiate entry and ac
quire title to land upon compliance
with requirements. She may employ
an agent to perform the acts necessary
to reclaim the land as well as to pcr
I form the same herself. The wife's
! rieht to take land under this law is
,t .,l.wln,l rr intnrfnrvl with bv I
f i., i..,.i...,i iv;.r ,.VnriUfMl
the nrivilcires extended by the law.
Tin: stoni: and ti.m iti:it land law,
applicable to the Sates of California,
Oregon and Nevada, and Washington
Territory, extends the privilege of en
try to the extent of one hundred and
sixty acres to every citizen of the Uni
ted States or person who has filed a
declaration of intention to become a
citizen, regardless of sex.
Married and single women stand
upon an equal footing with men under
this law.
Rights may bo abridged only by the
the voluntary acts of the person. The
law allows but one hundred and sixty
iicies to be taken by one person or as
Kociation of persons. Of course any
ono who is a member of an association
making entry under this act waives
his or hor individual entry right.
It is held that a married woman in
California cannot make an entry under
this act with community (family)
money, if her husband has exercised
his privilege of entry under tho act.
Under such circumstances the hus
band and wife are considered ns nn
"association of pertons," an entiled to
but one entry.
tiii: m'inl'hai. land laws,
extend to women all tho rights and
privileges that men may exercise or
enjoy, without regard to tho marital
relations.
AT I'PJlLIC BALL'S OP LANDK,
women stand upon equal terms with
men, and further they may purchaso
us great a quantity of land at
I'HIVATK KNTKY
as they may be able to find subject to
!iootal in' that manner, or as they
have the cash, scrip, or warrants to
pay for.
HENRY N. COPP.
Try tho now baking jKiwdor ut Jones
Uro's. Only Ho cents u can. Warran
ted as gttod as any powder in tho mar
ket, or money refunded.
UNION, OREGON, FIM
JLiJi Grande Notes.
Humor has it that there is soon to
be a wedding in high life in this place.
John R. Orites. Union's most popu
lar and successful attorney, was in the
city on Monday.
J. Snodgrass has gone to Har
ney valley to attend to his business
interests over there.
Dr. J. W. Strange was in Baker Oily,
Sunday, and in Union Monday and
Tuesday of this week.
Dr. K. K. Irving has removed to
Baker City wheie he has formed a
partnership with Dr. Boyd.
Miss Louise Kelley, a beautiful and
accomplished belle of this place, is
now in Portland visiting friends.
Mrs. J. M. Berry, who has been vis
iting friends and relatives in old Ar
kansas, returned a few days ago, and is
well satisfied to get home again.
Gen. E. L. Applegate delivered a
good address at the Republican ratifi
cation meeting last Saturday evening.
We all love lo hear "Lish" tell yams.
Hon. M. Baker and his daughter,
Miss Carrie Baker, left for San Fran
cisco, Wednesday, where they go to
attend the National Teachers' Associa
tion.
A dime sociable was given at the i
residence of Kev. .1. R. Watson on i
Wednesday evening, the object being I
to raise money to aid in decorating the
M. E. church to bo erected here.
A whole train load of school teach
ers were on a special train of six cars,
Wednesday afternoon, en route for
San Francisco, via Portland, to attend
the National Teachers' Association.
The Cove boys need not be too loud
in crowing over their victory over the
La Grande boys in the baseball game
on the Fourth of July. The La
Grande boys will meet them again,
and don't you forget it.
It is to bo hoped that the
Grande Hondo baseball cranks will
form a picked nine and attend the
tournament at Baker City and carry
oil' the $200 prize. W have the play
ers here to do it, and the boys are
striving to do so.
A liberal prize is ollered for the ar
rest and conviction of the person who
I perpetrated that joke on Jake. It was
I bad enough to be scared out of ten
1 years growth by being spuriously or
, dered out to fight Indians, but to have
to pay twenty-live cents tor an old
rusty bayonet was too much for his
weak cohstitution.
The man who wrote the special or
der No. 217, ordering Company II., O.
N. G., out to fight Indians in Harney
valley was a cruel, hard-headed fellow.
He did not consider that Co. H is
formed from "the boys" of town who
OKI 1101 10111 UlC army lO llglltlUtll-
nns, but for the fun of the thing. The
Company was of the opinion, and with
great unanimity, that, as soon as
sible, they would resign.
pos-
Clover Creek Culliiijjjs.
July 8th, 1888.
Warm days and cool nights.
Grass short, and crops about aver
age. The rabbits and Equirrcls aro cut
ting the grain quite badly.
John and Albeit Graham have been
down with the measles but are much
improved.
Two of the Bradford boys, formerly
of Jimmy creek, havo taken up ranch
es in Wallowa county. The next
thing for the boys to do is to cage
thoir birds.
J read with much surpriso tho ac
count of the terrible cyclone that
passed through Morrow county, in
which several persons were killed.
Wo can dispense with these fearful
and devastating wind storms iti this
country. Sut.
FOR SALH.
Ono shinglo machine, ono bolting
machine, ono moulding machine, ono
drag saw, also shafting, pulleys, belt
ing, etc, nearly new, will bo sold vory
cheap for cash, or approved note.
Also for tale, some new and second
hand furniture. Inquiro of Samuel
G. White, Gove, Union county, Ore
gon. HUCKI.HN'S AltMOA 8A1.VU.
Tiik IlcsT Halve in the world for Cuts,
KruUes, Soros, Ulcorn, fc'ult Rheum. Fovtr
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chllbluiiitt
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, andpositivo.
ly cures Piles, or no pay required. It is
Kiiaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
inoufy refunded. Price '" cents per box.
For Sale at Wright's drug store,
DAY, rl FLY i;5, 1SSS.
Island City Stents.
July 10, 1SSS.
IMT.OPl'l TlOX TO
rocuTii or jvly bo-
m vxci:
A young couple hoein' 'taters
In tlie broiling sun ;
Faithful weed exterminator
Wishing they were done,
Maiden sits down on the row.
Smiles on partner sweetly;
Partner leans upon his hoc,
Taken in, completely.
Illushingly she asks file question,
Wait" in expectation
Will you be my e-cort, darling,
To Ihe celebration?
Yes, my girl, I will, by Jove,
Take you" over to the Cove;
Now a kls confound the bother,
bet's to work, then comes your father.
Hoein' 'taters. II. lcin1 'taters
Till the set of sun;
Hiivy weed exterminator
Wish they'd just begun.
Several strangers tiro stopping at the
Oregon hotel.
Mrs. Seranton has been quite sick
for the past few days.
J. O. Smith expects to go to Enter
prise in a few davs lo work on the new
mill.
Messis. Steele, Goodnough, Wines
and Cooper are sojourning in the Wal
lowa. Mrs. Lindsay turned the mail eon
tract over lo Mills Audross on tho
first instant.
A, B. Conley, Elijah Oliver and Jas.
11 alley have each erected ti wind mill
this summer.
Several persons who emigrated from
Grande Rondo to Long valley have re
turned dissatisfied with that, new
promised laud.
A petition has been circulated dur
ing the week to have Mills Andio.-s
appointed constable in the place of
.1. L. Duiiiiiiigton, resigned.
Two carloads of machinery for the
(louring mi l at Enterprise arrived at
La Grande recently and will be ship
ped to its destination immediately.
The nights have been made hideous
of late by the howling of the canines.
Here is an excellent opportunity for
some capitalist to erect a three dollar
sausage mill.
The M. it M. company have im
proved tho appearance of their store
with a new coat of paint, and have
been accommodating enough to hang
"paint" placards on the walls for cus
tomers to lean against.
The I. C. boys tried to drink all tho
whiskey in Summerville. J. S. Oh!
M, have you seen the last Scour, there
i a good piece in it by "Eli," a new
contributor.. W. C. Yes, that does
well enough but it is not near as good
as the joke vou and I have on "Ell.
M.L.CARTER,
"Luna Tick."
(mnaha Joltings.
Gardens are doing well.
Ripe raspberries are plentiful.
Green beans largo enough to use.
Crops in the Wallowa are looking
well since the recent rains.
Tlieie was an excellent dinner sorved
at tho residence of Mr. B. K. Vaughn,
the Fourth.
There was no dance here this week
as tho young people had gone to Jo
seph lo spend the Fourth.
The hears have killed ix more
calves on the top of the mountains
between tho hnnuha and Horse creek.
Although Joseph lost the county
scat, it is building up quite lively and
seems to be in a prosperous condition.
On last Wednesday lightning struck
ono of L. J. Boothe's hortes. The ani
mal is not yet dead, but is blind. His
head from 'his noro half way up to his
oyos is as black as if it had beon
burned with powder.
The 1'raiiie creek settlement is as
fine a countiy as a person ever looked
upon at this time of the year. It is all
fenced oil' in KiO-acro fields. Every
man can havo a ditch of nice cool
water running by his door if ho desires
it, making everything look green
and
refreshing.
I. X. L.
IS eO.NSUSIl'TIO.N iNctmAitur.'
Iteuil the following: Mr, 0 II. .Morris,
Newark, Ark., say: "Va down with Ab
cess of LuiiK". and frlnndu and phyloiuii
pronounced me an Incurable Couuiiiptlvi.
Regan taking Rr, Kins' New Dinoovery for
Consumption, am now on my third bottle,
and able to oversue the work of my farm.
It is tho fluent mtHlioiuu over made."
J(be Middlowart, Docuiiter, Ohio, saya:
"Had it not beun for Dr. King's NpwDU
novury forCommiiiptioii I would Imvo died
of I.iuiB Troubles. Was given up by du.
I tors
,m now in U-.tor health.'. Try it
Sample bottle rcc at Wright's drug Hlore.
Medical Springs Notes.
July ;, ISSS.
Fine weather, tine crops and line
squil l els.
Mrs. Ada Dean has returned from
linker Oily, much improved in health.
Messrs. Turner and Dean have en
gaged in the butcher business.
Mr. J.egore and Dollie Watson, of
Summerville, are visiting in our vi
cinity. At the celebration here on tho
Fourth, Lottie Buyer represented the
Goddess of Liberty, and the liberty ear
was in perfect keeping with everything .
else. Theie were about 800 men, be- !
sides a host of women and children. 1
Nine four-in-hand, all suitably decora-1
ted for the occasion, joined in the pro- i
cession. Sanger, 501) stiong, came
down, with I'd Turner as chief reins-
man. lion. T. 11. Crawford, of Union,
deliveied a lino oratum, lieh, rare and
racy. J. P. Allen, of Sanger' "our
coming man," delivered an excellent 1
address, which was iceeived with much ;
applause. Excellent vocal music was '
furnished by the Park choir. The !
dinner was supi rb, and the barbecue '
was a charming success, with Uncle i
Crooks Baines as knight of the dish
rag ceremonies. Mr. Oonkling's school i
made a grand success in their part of ;
the exercises. In the base ball game
between the Park and Powder river
nines, some dexlrious and dangerous
maneuvers wete made. The game
stood 22 to 21 in favor of tho Powder
river nine. The ball in the evening
was a success. Music was furnished
by Weslerdale and Moody, violinists,
and Lillie Marshall as organist. There
were 81 numbers sold 8o would have
been sold if Shannon Marshall had
not a broken leg. However, Dunham
Wright kindly dead-beaded him
through. J. B. Dolby, I). Wright
and ail others who took part in gel
ling up the celebration, deserve much
eiedit for its success.
Coi'sin Joi:.
I!il Valley Happenings.
Hay harvest has begun and a light
crop it is.
Who upset and spilled their sugar
on the road.'
The festive machine agent's day will
soon be over.
Was Adam (lie only man that had a
wife made lo order?
Mr. John Welling had a democratic
bam raising, recently.
Some of our folks went to Joseph to
celebrate the Fourth.
Tho saw mill will soon shut down,
as tho water supply is nearly exhaus
ted, We have had several cases of scailet
fever in the eouth end of tho valley,
among thoNolson children.
Mr. R. J. Adcock, traveling agent
for the San Francisco Examiner, took
in tho ball at J.ohn Minnick's on the
Fourth. He is a wliolo-soule Cleve
land man. Treat him kindly and pass
him arotiii(!4
There has been quite a number of
late airivals, Mrs. John Wilkinson's
sister and two ehildien, of Kansas,
John MoClury's father ftom tho same
State, Mrs. Win. Swagger's father and
mother and family, aUo an uncle from
Dakota. All aro visiting relatives and
fiicnds.
Homo.
PAID IN FULL.
Keating, Or., Juno 2f, I88r.
Tho State Insurance Company bus
this day paid me $1,2811.80, the same
being in full and a satisfactory settle
ment for my houso and contents which
wcie a few days ago destroyed by firo.
This is certainly tho best investment of
my life, and I must say that where the
loss of ones home would embarass or
dintress them, that it is supremo folly
to do without insurance. I want all
to know that I havo been treated in a
just, honorable and businots like man
ner and recommend tho State Insur
ance Company, first, last and all tho
time.
W.M. CO.NSTAlll.i:.
Why buy from imigrating agents of
whom you know nothing, oithorof their
roBjHinnibility or tho charector of their
goods, when there aro lesponsiblo deal
ers located noar you, who carry full
and complete linos of all farm and mill
inaoliiuory and implements, and whose
b.iecess it is for your best interests to
support with your pntronagoY Frank
Rro's. Implement Co, of Island City
request your consideration of their
claim, and refer you to your neighbors
who huvo hud dealings with them. II
NO.
A Few Snjj.uestions.
EntToit Scoct:
Allow me through your columns to
suggest to our representatives in tho
State legislatuie the much needed
amendment of our statutes in regard
to chattle mortgages.
Under our present law the mortga
gor and mortgagee may make the con
ditions of their mortgage in any way
they choose and the manner in which
it shall be foreclosed, and state therein
the civil penalty of the breach thereof
by the mortgagor, but the statute at
taches no criminal penalty which
makes the chattle mortgage under our
statute a protection only as against
other creditors of the mortgagor, tho
mortgagee having to trust only to tho
honesty of the other party. For in
stance," a man in the eastern portion
of this county should give his mortgage
upon all his personal property and
that it should consist of cattle and
horses, and the holder of the mortgage
should reside in this portion of the
county or some other county or State.
While the condition of the lcin wero
; that he should not sell or remove the
property fiom the county or State,
1 what penalty can you attach if he
should do so if he has no other proper
1 ty subject to execution or attachment?
lie can sell and still your mortgage is
good, but what recourse has tho inno
j cent purchaser, or should he remove
the stock to some distant country your
I remedy is dangerous and expensive.
Almost nil the older States or a great
; portion of them make it a crime for
j any mortgagor to sell the chatties or
; goods upon which tho mortgage is
, held without first obtaining the writ
: ten consent of the mortgagee. If I
i mistake not Maryland makes it a pen
' itentiary ofiense. The States differ in
the degree of tho punishment. Wo
I should like to see our statute amended
' so that dishonest persons in such cases
J would bo held in check through tho
fear of a criminal prosecution.
I While speaking in this connection
i we should like also to see the law
changed ami amended as to pay jur
ors injustice courts and upon inqtfusta
tho same as ir. the circuit court. What
is the difference, we ask, in sitting up
on a jury before the circuit judge or
before a' Justice of the Peace or a cor
oner, where perhaps tho juror is com
pelled to witness a post-mortem, which
a great many are unable to undergo.
For sitting upon a jury in either of
the two last mentioned courts the fco
in this county is one dollar, no matter
if the juror is held for a solid month,
one dollar is all he gets, and in Stato
cases, that in county scrip. No milo
age is allowed nor expenses incurred
bythojtuor. It is an outrage which
wo hope our next legislature will has
ten to abolish. X.
RETURNING (Jill N USE .
The eagerness of Chinese to return
to this country continues. Since Jan-uiu-v
1st to and including June 18th,
7122 Mongols have arrived and 1731
departed from San Francisco. Of tho
arrivals, 4218 were landed on return
certificates issued by the custom houso
and 11201 on writs "of habeas corpus.
Alleged prior residents rcmnnded by
courts are included in the depitrturos.
This shows that .O'JOl more Chinese
have arrived than departed in ilvo and
n half mouths. Tho figures of Chinese
movements siuco 1852 show that 312,
205 celestials came in nml 208, C13 left
tho port. Tho present treaty wont
into effect November 17th, 1881, and
since then 'J2 , CM arrived and 7o,821
departed, Theso numbers includotho
arrivals and departures from tho tinto
the restriction act become a law iu
Mav 1882.
TELL IT TO US.
If your wife, your son Sam or his
wife, or any of tho children go Into
tho country, or to somo other town,
on business or for pleasure, notify
us. If any of your own wife's rela
tives comes to seo you let us know it.
If you know any thing worth telling
to your neighbor, toll it to us, and
don't for goodness sako, go mount
ing around, accusing tho local man ot
partiality, simply because ho mention
ed tho fact that Peter Smith's jorsoy
cow hud a red calf and didn't say any
thing about Simon Jones having
swapped off his old briudlo cat. Ex.
UN I ON MACHINERY DE POT.
Tho Newton farm and spring wag
ons, Standard mowerH and rakes and
all kinds of farm implements con
stantly arriving, and m hand, at tho
above named depot. Farmers and in
tending purchasers should call and ex
amine the eaine before purchasing olse
whoro. Prices low, and all goods war
ranted. For circulars address F. M.
Slocum, manager, Box 11!), Union, Or.