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JJ3WaUKlJLMUJLUI.mSXX I V V V THE OREGON SCOUT. AMO.H K. JONKS. KDITOK. The Oregon Scout has as large a nYcii- fcrion wy three papers m this sec ttan of the State, combined, and is cor responding valuable as an advertising medium. f Friday, August 24, 1888. Pious Crank. A fellow calling himself Iter, Clark Hra rien made himself particularly obnoxious at Putnam's lecture by nnnouniing that he would answer the speaker, obtruding his presence, interupting the meeting by insulting remark.", placing himself in a conspicuous place atid linking faces at the speaker and otherwise acting like n luna tic. Wciimler.'taiul he has been following Putnam and annoying him in thi-i manner whenever the occa-dun presented itself. We are surprised at I'litnam's forbearance to wards him, The fellow is h little ofT in his head or is a fanatic of the worst kind. In cither case hi bulldozing propensities should be checked. He should have been taken m charge by the ollicer.s of the law, and it it safe to say that he will be if he figure in a like manner in Union again. Had he been a gentleman, no doubt the audience would have stayed and listened to what lie had to say, but an it was, they nearly all left when Mr. Putnam concluded his lecture. A'e do not think that church mcmlxrs or respectable people, anywh'cre. will sanction Mr. liraden's proceeding.-. The cause of ebrbtianity has nothing to gain by it. and much to lose. Such an exhibition of over bearing intolerance only confirms the be holder in the pertinence of Mr. Putnam's remarks, and his mind involuntarily reverts to the rack and thumb-screws of the In quisition, the bonfires made of heretics at Dos ton and the P.lue Laws of Connecticut. Yc live in an age of parjial intellectual and civil liberty, and it i.s to he hoped this liberty will grow and expand. The best thoughts of humanity must prevail. Only in personal freedom and the unquestioned right of men to think for themselves lie the hope and happiness of humankind. He who withholds the right of speech to any man is not a benefactor. Communing' With Nature. W'c desire to give public notice to any of our friends who may think of inviting us to go with them out into the mountains for tho purpose of ''communing with .nature," to go mighty slow about it. Probably it would be best for them to .send the invita tion in writing, as we don't want anybody V blood on our hands. Wc were induced on the above mentioned plea, to go with a party of friends, last Sunday, into the mountains to spend the day. AVc got up sometime in the latter part of the night, in order to get an early Ktart, and when all were ready, went bowl ing up Catherine creek, communing pleas antly until we were .suddenly brought to a Htandstill, on a dangerous grade, by an enormous rattlesnake which .seemed to cur excited imagination about as big around as a stove uipe and ten feet long. The Miakc coiled up and made some unfriendly demonstrations which frightened the hors es and they commenced backing, cramping the carriage toward the upper side of the grade. We sprang out and ran around to rateli the horses, when wo slipped and the hind wheel ran over us at the junction of the lower and middle third of our right femor. Hy this time the horses got headed for home and went tearing down tho grade at a fearful rate, leaving us and the snake to settle it. Wc didn't commune very long with the twisting, rattling handiwork of na ture, but lit out as fast as our legs would carry us, after the vehicle, which we caught up with and found uninjured. Arriving at the place where the day was to be spent we unhitched the team which were immediately beseiged by innumerable 'boss flies." Repairing to the murniering stream close by to quench our thirst, wo found the water warm and very filling in deed. Later ou wc concluded to go fishing, but no sooner than we ltad taken a position on a convenient log, our feet slipped and we found ourself under water. Ve came to the surface, puffing and blowing like a" porpoise, and got ashore, utterly demolish ing our fishing tackle in doing so. At camp the ladies advised us to stand in the sun and get dry. This we did, but on account of their piescnce, refrained from dislodg ing about a gallon of fcunu and gravel that had got down the back of our neck while in i ti,n wnw I the water. For an hour or so wc beguiled the time pleasantly communing with myriads of gnats, flies and yellow jackets which in habit these wilds. With the' latter, partic ularly, we strove to be friendly and avoid giving offense, but our efforts were unap preciated, Ono of tbom, with a tail on him about an inch long, without any provoca tion on our part whatever, let us have it just over the mastoid process of the right temporal hone. Alter that wo communed with nature till dinuer time, Tho table liHd been spread in the shade at lirst, but old Sol in his movements had changed the arrangements of things and poured down upon it with life-giving warmth. Tiic heat caused us to .squirm around some, and an other one of the yellow fiends got his work in on our left gluteal region jut posterior to the trochanter major. After that wc finished the repast standing. AVe spent the afternoon endeavoring to keep on amicable terms with tho insects, watching for rattlesnakes and investigating the nnimnnda in a glass of water from the gurtrling stream, and otherwise communing with nature. Wc got home lato in the evening, cov ered with dust, anil being thirsty, we drank a considerable amount of cold water from the well, Which caused a sovorc pain to catch us in tho region of the diaphram. We admit that we told the ladies, while coming home, that wc never enjoyed a ploasanter day in our life, but all the samo, a wofd to the wiie is nituclent, P. S. The anatomical twin usod in the above we luunitfd from Pr. Hay. whil he was Uxing ui up. Wtt rfruumv ttuy arc corrfcU. Union and Vicinity. Stationary at Hall Uro'e. Hats and caps of all kinds at Jones RroV. Levy is Mill receiving immense quantities of good?. Detective stories a laige assort ment at Jones P.ro's. We have experienced, this week, the warmest weather of the season. Exchange sold on Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco, Gal., at tho Mort gage Hank. We hear there is talk of a buck building to be erected in Union, soon, to be used as a hotel. Money loaned on Ileal Estate at the Mortgugc Hank, on lontr or short time. ' at a low rate of interest. Travelers will always find excellent accommodations at the depot hotel. Healthful medical baths in connection wi"n the hotel. L. J. iiootbe, the genial nronrietot of the city hotel, is always ready to welcome guests. Call on him and be will tieat vou right. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mr. Howard, of Ladd canyon, died last Satuiday evening and was buried in the La Cirandc cemetery. Monday. No further developments have been made regarding the skeleton recently found in Powder river, and the affair remains about as great a mystery as ever. Three hundred and twenty acres of good valley land for sale, for $3,500; jpmju cacti: balance on time with in terest at 7 per cent per annum, at the Mortgage Rank. Our jeweler, Mr. Al. Gardner, is having a new front put in his estab lishment, which will make thin much more convenient, and add great ly to its appearance. Wc are in receipt of another letter from a gentleman in Laglo valley, concerning the neighborhood unpleas ness there, but as wo think the matter has gone far enough, wc do not publish it. II. P. Stewart, M. S. Warren and Edward Kiddle were recently elected directors of the Union Milling Com pany. Mr. Warren is president and Mr. Kiddle Hccretaty and manager. The best medical authorities ac knowledge the value of Ayer's Pills, and prescribe them with the utmost confidence, as the most effectual reme dy for diseases caused by derange ments of the stomach, liver, and bow els. An invoice of Winchester H8-t55, JO (50 and -15-70 single shot rides, also 10 G0 and the new lf-70 Winchester re peaters received at the Cove drug this week, also Romington 41 calibre belt pistols. All will be sold at low prices. Correspondence solicited. The Baker City Democrat says the route from Union to Cornucopia is not a feasible one, because tho mail carrier was delayed, somewhat, last week. Whatever deficiency there may be in the mail service between these two places the road is not to blame for it. It is in good condition. Two road graders, ordered by the county court, fiom Fort Wayne, Intl., arrived hero this week They are known as tbo "Walkaway" and ''Lead er." The two machines cost .$227.f0, freight tfOG.OO. They are placed on wheels and no doubt will do excellent work. It will require- four or six horses to manage them properly. I The farmers and stock men of Wal- J Iowa aro improving their bands of stock as fast as possible. Recently the following purchases of blooded stock were made by residents there: E. W. Imbler, one Jcscy bull and two heifcio; E. H. Tulley, a Jersey cow and heifer; Wait Wade, a Jersey cow; Frank StubblcUeld, a Short Horn bull; Dan Kinney, a Short Horn bull; L. Tucker, a Short Horn bull; Jas. Mo Lain, a Short Horn bull and tho Ken tucky Jack. Died. At her homo near Summer ville, Sunday, August 12th, at 8 o'clock A. M., Grandmother Oliver, aged S2 years, 7 months and 20 days. The funeral took place Monday, and was attended by many sorrowing friends and relatives. Mrs. Oliver was an old pioneer, having como to Grando Hondo with her husband, h. J . Oliver, 111 lou,) w ult u ;ircu i-in, iooi. The remains wore deposited by the ini i -r i ait, moi side of hor husband, and the two who shared eo many of tho vicissitudes of life together now rest side by side in peace. Tho Wallowa Signal hits it about right in saying: "The Oregon Scout, published at Union, has survived the appearance of its much talked-of rival and the chances are it will continuo to survive. If it is the intention of tho new paper to "freeze" it out, wo opino it has an elephant on its hands. The Scout is a good paper, thoroughly in dependent, having tho courage of its convictions and the "back bone" to advocate them, but does not belong to, nor follow the dictates of any party or clique. Tho Scout fills its sphere and it will bo hard for any other paper to drive it out." Mr. Samuel P. Putnam, president of tho American Secular Union, and editor of the San Francisco Free thought, delivorcd a lecturo at tbo court houso in this city on the Itith inst. which was largely attended, muny people coming in from the country to hear him. Mr. Putnam has few equals as a debater, and at times rises to flights of superb oratory. Like inrrki.ll ho is nvnr kind, courteous: ! and gentlemanly in debate, granting I to thoao who differ with him the freo I m.l nnroistrictod oxen-iso of thoir rights, but putting in elodgo haratnor blown at what he oonceivos to bo tho myth and sup relitions of the age. In Mr. Putnam the liborula huw a rftfwVxful frfcmi aull afl). Personal and Social. Mrs. Samuel Haynes is quite ill. Hon J. W. Tuttle visited Union last Friday. Mr. E. H. Hill, the cattle dealer, is in town. H. F. Burleigh is attending court at Enterpiise. Mr. John Dobbins will start east in a few days. Mrs. Clute has been on the sick list for several days. Little Arthur Rinehart has been quite sick this week. Miss Lora Warren returned, Friday, from a visit to Wingville. Mr. Thos. Childers, of Sunimerville, vijitcd Union a few days ago, Mr. Jasper G. Stevens and his sister, A elite, visited Union, Monday Mr. and Mrs. Phil Wilson returned from Walltwa county, Monday Key. Powell, of the Covo Ascension school, was in Union, Thursday. -mi-. . ivcnncuv, or tno uove, is visiting his brother in this city. Mr. John Martin, one of the solid Cove farmers, was in Union, Friday. Prof A. J. Hackett returned from trip to the Willamette last Tuesday. Mr, Prank Bidwell's mother has been quite nek for several days past. Mr. X. Howland returned from a trip to the Willamette a few days ago, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Warren took a pleasure trip to the mountains this week. Mr. W. H. O'Dell has bought Dr, Drake's residence property in .North Union. Mrs, Jas. Loftell and Mrs. A. X. Hamilton arc visiting in Wallowa county. Kev. Wakefield is building a barn and making other improvements on his property. Mr. John Minnick, with his steam thresher, is doing some good work in the vicinity of Union. Mr. W. H. Galoway, the popular hotel keeper of Elgin, was in the city the fore part of the week. Mrs. Corbin and her son, Elisha, started cast, Monday, on a visit. They will bo gone about a month. Mr. Xick Fickhn moved his family in from the ranche, yesterday, and will remain in town during tho winter. Mr. Jas. Rinehart came up from Suinniervillo and was shaking hands with friends in this city last Friday. Mrs. Murray, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. L. B. Kinehart, will return to her home in Malheur coun ty to-day. W. B, Campbell, of La Grande, while stacking hay recently, had the mis fortune to fall oil' the stack and break his collar bone. Mr. G. W. Smith, of Island city, vis ited Union, Wednesday. He called at this office and subscribed for Tun Scout while here. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Carroll spent last Satur day and Sunday in the mountains in search of recreation. The new Pine Grove M. E. church at Pine valley, Union county, will be dedicated on September lGth, Kev. Ihompson olhciating. Miss Bessie Murray, of La Grande, will teach the North Powder public school. The bchool will open on the first Monday in September. The 'Ludies's Foreign Missionary So ciety will .meet at the Presbyterian church to-day at 2 :.'10 P. m. All mem bers are requested to bo present. Mr. S. Aldrich and feimily, who havo been for some time past in Clover dale, Cal., returned to La Grande a fe'w days ago. Mr. Aldrich was over and called on us Saturday. Mr. Truesdcl and wife, Mr. Charles Coffinberry and daughter,. Miss Laura Saunders, Mrs. Arba Holbrook and Mrs. Al. Garduer arc rusticating in tho mountains, near Sanger. Dr. Biggors, it would seem from a poiusiil of the Portland pajwrs, is con ducting the campaign with a high hand, and making things extremely lively in cortain quarters. Mr. Benjamin Owonby and Miss Jennie Davis, of Enterprise, were mar ried last week. The course of truo love with this couple did not run ex actly smoothe, but all is serene and lovely now. Miss Sarah Chrisman, of the Cove, called at this office, Tuesday, and ordered Tub Scout sent to her ad dress at Leo Summit, Mo., whither she goes in a few days, with hor father, on a visit. Mr. A. E. Ea&n and wifo aro now at Conway Center, X. H. Mr. Eaton haw ordered Tin; Scout sent to him there for the prcscut. His brotbor who resides at that placo is very nick and is not expected to livo. Mr. Henry Rust and wife, of Baker City, wore in Union Tuesday, accom panied by a brother of Mr. Rust, who came out from Rochester, N. V. a fow weeks ago. Thoy havo been stopping at the Hot Lake for several days, tea tiug tho efficacy of its niiucral water. Mr. L. M. Allen, formerly of tbo Covo, hut uow living on Bully creek, Malheur county, was down tho foro part of tho week after supplies. Ho pays he cannot get along without Tuk Scout, and renewed his subscription for another year. Mr. Allen is well fixed unlheroand likes the country very much. His daughter, Ida, who Iiuh been attending school in the Covo, Will rotliril With him. Smith's walking gang plow, some thing now and just tbo thing . For it Co., , i Salo by Frauk BroV. linpluuftJtit laianu uny. Culliugs. August 23rd, 1S8S. Dr. II. Ellsworth, formerly in the drug biicinesfl in Eugene city, is visit mg relatives m town. I Miss Lillian Seamons, who has been j spending the summer m Cove, ha reiurneu to w ana w ana ami win rc- j Mime nitwit' teaching in that city. 1 he fall term of public school will begin Oct. 1st. John Daily and Eu gene Conklin have been engaged as principal and assistant, respectively Chas. Olson and wife and Ed. Hob inson and Laura Foster returned from Walla Walla, Wednesday. Thev ex perienced a pleasant but very dustv i trip. J. ('. Doney has returned from Wal Iowa county. He says it is extremely dry and dusty in that vicinity and the grain crop is short. J lis daughter, iMiss Margie, came home with him. P. F. Chrisman and daughter, Miss SaraO, will start next week for an ov tended trip through Kansas, Missouri anil Iowa, where they will visit friends and relatives. They expect to be gone six weeks. Mrs. Win. Smith and daughter, iuss Anna, mother and sister of Prof. V. Smith of Lcighton Academy, ar rived from Minnesota last week, and will make their home in Cove. ah eiiori is neing niaito to raise ltiniis ty Miiiccrtption stithoient to paint the public shool buildini: and enclose tho grounds with a neat picket fence. This is a laudable undertaking and should be successful. Heading and threshing has com nienced m Lower Cove and on tho Sand Ridge. The yield will be very fair and soon every granary in tho vicinity will be full to overflowing, awaiting transportation. The weather has been unusually warm in this corner of the valley. 1 herniometer sojourned among tho nineties. Fires in the mountains cast of towr. nave made it smokey. This state of the atmosphere could be en tirely avoided if the prowling bands of lndian.i were kept at home and camp era were compelled to lie more care ful. I would lather be on the rcceivine end of a baseball battcrv for a month than to pail another kicking cow for a minute. Morgan. Small watrer.i accepted that Cleveland will carry In diana. S. G. W. I'll take such bets. A. R. Here's a V that in ease of a tournament the nine that Harry be longs to wins. S. Enthusiastic dem ocrats in town are scarce. I am the only one sporting a Cleveland hat. J. B. Did you hear mo explaining the political issues last Tuesday V J. Council Proceedings. At tho recont meeting of tbo city council the following business was transacted : Minutes of tho meetings of July 7th and 10th read and approved. Bill of Jos. Wright for mdse. of ? 10. , and T. II. Crawford, ollicc rent, 7 months, if 17.50, were allowed and war rants ordered drawn. A duplicate warrant in favor of Jno. Wright, for mdse., of was ordered drawn in lieu of warrant No. 101 which was destroyed by lire some time ago. Street committee asked for further time to report on the removal of the stable building in the street at tho south-west corner of the court house block, granted. Iho street commissioner was in structed to place three-fourths of tho street work of the city upon the road leading to tho Covo, within the road district limits, or so much thereof as ho dcomexl necessary. In tho matter of office rent it was decided to rent the present office from X. Tarter until further action in tho matter. Council then adjourned. Teachers' Institute. A letter from State Superintendent MoElrov, informs lib that tho teachers' mstituto for the Sixth Judicial Dist. , and Baker county, will bo hold at Ba ker City , Aug, 28. 29 and 80, 1888. This district comprises tho counties of Baker, Grant, Malheur, union, uma tillimud Wallow'a. All teachors and friends of education in the abovo and adjacent counties arc cordially invited to ho present. The more tno suojeci or ptiunc scuooi education is considered iu conference by tho teachers, the greater does its importance bocomo. It remains for tho teaciicrs and scuooi oiuccrs to car ry forwtfrd and develop this impor tant work to higher degrees of oxcol- lenco, and, in order that wo may bo ablo to 6ccurc for our schools that at tcntiou aud aid which thoir importauco demands, all are earnestly urged to attend and co-operato in tho great work of popular cuucuiiou m our stato. 18 COJUjUJU'TION UiVimJUiLUt Read the following: Mr, G H. Morrid, Newark, Ark., says: "Was down with Ab- ccss of Luugs, and friends and physicians prououueed me an Incurable Consumptive. Degau taking Dr, King's New Discovery for Consumption, am now on my third bottle, and able to overitco tho work of my farm. It is the finest medicine ever made.'1 Jesnc Mlddlcwart, Dccautcr, Ohio, says: Had it not lceii for Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption I would havo died of Lun Trouble. Was givcu up by doc tors. Am now in beat of health.', Try it. Sample bottle fito at WriKht'N .lrug Store. Barguiua atJaycox fc Foeter's. Rev. Thos. MacGuiro will preach at the Prejbytcrian chttr'cb t-Vcry b'uuVluy" u 3 oWcV, lJ, M. Cove READ A fife iOIi & Latest Announcement to the Public: Having just received a large aud finely selected slock of General Mi rchaniliso from Eastern Markets, bought for cash, wc can ai'd will give our customers .BETTER PRrCES THAN EVER. The Public is Respectfully linitetl to Inspect our Splendid Line of TH Gent's Furnishing Fine Boots LADIES' DRESS GOODS. A Magnificent line of all shades CIIALL1 DELAIN'EK, LUSTRE LINEN CHAM BRAY, PLUSHES & YELYETS, PARASOLS, WHITE GOODS, GLOYES it HOSIERY, BATISTE, LACE CURTAINS, GINGHAM PRINTS, MUSLINS, And Endless Variety of BEADED TRIMMINGS, Also a Complete Stock of GAKPETS AH WAU PAPBH9- TRUNK'S, YAL1SES, TRAYEL1NG BAGS, BASKETS, etc., and a full line of en 1 1 IS Groceries, Cutlery and Notions. M"VE WANT IT UNDERSTOOD that no other store in Union county ;an undersell us, and a visit to our establishment will conduce any one of the fact. 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