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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1888)
Oregon Scout. VOL. V. UNION, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15), ItW NO. 17. The Oregon Scout. An independent weekly Journal, inied ev ery Friday mornint; by JONES & CIIANCEY, Publishers and Proprietors. , K. Jos us, ) Editor, f 15. Cn.wcuy, l'orcmauv1 Or SOlfst'ltll'TIONi One copy, our year SnJiiionth " Throe inontos $1.00 luvnrlntily Cash In Advance. If by chance subscriptions arc not paid till end of year, two dollars will be charged. Hates of advertising made known on np p!icntlon. Correspondence from all parts of the country solicited. AdrcJS all communications to the Oregon Scout, Union Oregon. rilOFESSIOXAL, K. Fakin, J. A. Eakin, Notary Public. & BROTHER, EAKIN Atto&fay at fcavy, Union, Oregon. 3?-PrC3upt Attention Paid to Collect.ons. JOHN R. CR1TES, Attorrno$ at Lar. Collecting and probate practice special tics. Ollice, two doors south of post-olllce. Union, Oregon. O J N. CROMWELL, M. D., lneieis?5i aiidargeon. OSSc, one door south of J. 15. Baton's store, Union, Oregon. -o c. ii. D-a?y, m. i IIOMEPATIIIC ALL CALLS PROMPTLY ATTEKDHO TO. Oflicc adjoining Jones Hro's store. Can bo found nights at tho Centennial hotel, room No. 23. M. Baker. J. W. Shelto.v. J. F. Baker. B ?AKEH, SIIELTON & BAKER, OlFFICKS Union and La Grande, Ore gon. Special Attention given all business Entrusted to us. ( II. CRAWFORD, AW&m&f at? LaW? Union, Oregon. Ofllce, one door south of Centennial ho tel. J.M. CARROLL, Notary Public. B. F. WILSON. Ex-Co. Clerk, QARROLL Ss WILSON, Q Conveyancers and Abstracters. Abstracts to Heal and Mininc property furnished on short notice, at (Seasonable rates. Sales of Real and Mining nronertv nceo tiated. Collection business promptly at tended to. Oilioe next door south of Post-ofllce. Un ion, Oregon. A. L. SAYLOR, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, North Powder, Oregon. Has permanently located and will attend all professional eall3 day or night. Office: Drug store building: residence, one door west of Rodgers' hotel. J W. STRANGE, DENTIST, La Grande, Oregon. Will visit Union regularly on tho first Monday of each month. ALL WORK WARRANTED FIRST CLASS I T BANK, ORTGAGE HANK, UNION, OREGON. $500,000.00 to Loan on First Class Security, From One to Five Years Time, at a Low Rate of Interest, Also Buys, Sells aim news rroperty lor Non-residents. T -O- IONEY RECEIVED ON DEPOS1 To be Invented on Guaranteed Security. All Collections Promptly Attended to Without Delay. PATENTS Obtained and all Patent Business attended to Promptly and for Moderate Fees. OnntUco is opposite the l'. S. Patent Ollice, and we ran obtain Pntiiils in lons time titan thoe remote (mm Vaoington. Send MoDKLor DRAWING. We advUe At to puntenlaidlilv f rre of charge: and we innko So l JIAUUK I'NI.BSS PATENT IS SK( I ItJ D We rfer. lure, tu the Pik.ttimntur. the iHupt of Moiu ()rdir Hiv , wild tu oJlltjuU of the I l'auiit uiU.v. Pur ilrfMlnr, Hilvitt ii rink reltriiu to Mttuul vli nt in j. ui own ui uf (Viiinty, unto is pjpjim rim owic vwiitw v J nimm II ! IIMI mmillillBIIHIlWI depart from Union dfl'l.T, as follows: WEST DOUM). Passenger, No. 3, L've at 1 ::S0 p. m. Freight No. 7, L've at 11 :'.'0 p. in. Passenger. No. i, L'vei 111 D: a. in. Freight. No. 8, L've at 2 :35 a. m. TlflxPTto and irom principal points 1 1 O hl tho rited States, Canada and hurope. Elegant PSS5SL"" Cars. O Emigrant Sleeping Cars Hun Through on Express Trains to OMAE-.A, COUPJCEL EbUFrPS' .and ST. PAUL Free of Charge and Without Chunge. Close connections at Portland for San Fran cisco and Pugct bound points. For farther particulars inquire of any Agent o. the Companv or of A. L. Maxwell, G. P. tfcT. A., Portland, Oregon. OCEAN DIVISION. The Oregon Hallway it Navigation Co., and Pacific Coast Steamship Co. will dis patch Steamers between San Fran cisco and Portland, as follows: KHOM PORTLAND. Leaving at 12 Midn't. as follows: FROM SAM FRANCISCO. L'v'ng Spear st. wh' at 10 a. in. as follows: Elder, Suntlav Oct 7Oregon. Sat. Oct C Oregon, Thur 11 State, Wed. ., 10 State, Monday ,, 15 Elder, Sunday ,, 14 filler, i'rulay lU.Urcgon. Tuurs. 18 Oregon Tuesday '.i state, .Monday btate, iSuturuav ,, It Columbia, Fri. ,, 26 Columbia Wed. ,, 31 Elder, Sunday Nov 4 hlder, 'lucsuay ., 30 State, Sat. Nov 3 Tho company reserves the right to change steamers or sailing days. u RATES OF PASSAGE: Cabin, - - $10.00 Steerage - - $8,00 Hound Trip Tickets, Unlimited - 30 (.IilliUen, under 12 years - - Jiait Fare 5 years ... The above rates include Hoard. Free W, IT. 1IOLCOM15, I A. L.MAXWELL, Gen'l Manager. G. P. fc T. A, II. L. DEACON. Agent. Union. RAWING! RAWING! A Hare Opportunity to Secure an Elegant Present ! From this time until the 2fitb of Decem ber, any one purchasuy? a hat of any !fjnd at our millinery establishment, will'bceiP titled to a ticket which will give tliem a chance in the drawing of the following beautiliu presents: 1 Satin Toilet Set, five pieces, U Embroidered Table Scarf, 3 Hand Painted Tidy 4 Embroidered Lambrequin, Ji Linen Toilet Set, live ptoses. O o l&awing to take place Dec. 25 MRS. BIDWELL.I ,,,. MRS. BENSON 1 roPrlctorB- CORNUCOPIA STAGE LIlE Stages leave Union every Monday, Wed Heyday and Friday, Leave Cornucopia on return trip every Tuesday, Thursday and baturctay. Passengers and Fast Freight Carried. NELSON, o Proprietor, 8-31-tf Cornucopia Saloon, W.m. Wilson, Pitor. The Finest of Wines, Liquors and Cigars always in stock, FIRST CLASS BILLIARD TABLE Drop in and be sociable AND SODA FACTORY, Cor. Main and B Sts. - - Union. Oregon, 8IIi:it.MAX KAI.KY, 1'rop. Mnnufap.turers and dealers in Soda W. ah r 1 1 . . (''... .I., rt i' - i and Champagne Cider, Syrups, etc. Or ders promptly tilled. Smokers Will do Well to Give tho Far-famed Tubucen iv Trial, Which Will Convince Thoin of itn Superiority Over Othor Brand. JluiinfuaHirwl by Mytu, Ihv. k Co. U-llOwl III0JIM0,VI, V,V. Trains arrive and KentiicKTL pr Store m Cnllinjjs. October 18, 1SS8. The Cove band will meet Friday of this v,oi'k for regular election of olliccrs and practice. Squire. Thomas, who has been liv ing in the east for some limo, has re turned home. , Ben. Owenby and wife, of Wallowa county, are visiting friends and rela tives in Cove, this week. "Pug" Bailey, the irrepressible of Pendleton and crack baseball player, has entered leighton Academy. Prof. Dunnigan is holding a term of singing school at Frosty, Shanghai and Cove. They arc well attended. Shovers of the ivory are oflered a ra;g chance by J. Bloom. He propos es to sell his billiard table at a low price. The public school iB in a very satis factory condition. The grammar de partment has an attendance of about 20 and the intermediate S3. The most of the sojourners at tho Mechanics' fair have returned. They report a line exhibit but too much dampness for comfort in Webfoot. Jno. Wagner and Geo. Thomas made a wager of two valuable horses this week on the presidential election, the former that. Harrison-would be suc cessful. L. B. Stearns has returned from En terprise, to bo at the bedside of his daughter who has been dangerously sick, but is thought to be improving at present, Jas. Bloom has sold his place of 1G0 acres near town, for $1,000, to D. C. Fisher. Mr. Fi&her will occupy the property in order to bo in convenient distance of our schools. Ed Child, of Walla Wlla, is spend ing a short vacation with his brother in Cove. The boys aro having lots of sport chasing the festive prairie chick ens on the bottom. J. Flick has moved a building for merly used as a butcher shop, to a lo cation near the. livery stable, and will convert the same into a comfortable bootjjnd shoe parlor. Jno. Boyd discovered a lynx in his meadow, Tuesday, feeding on a de funct bovine. After securing a gun and firine some 20 shots tho varmint. - - o J Q Jno Peach and family moved this week into a house in the upper part of town belonging to Dr. McDonald. Mr, Peach appreciates ourexflpllent schools and will patronize the same this win ter. Silas Koger, Ed Boswcll and John Jones started for Portland, Tuesday. They will take in the fair, see tho ele phant and return in a few days, bo they said, unlettosomc capitalist want ed to buy them. P. F. Chrism.in and daughter, Miss Sarah, have returned from a trip through the middle static. His health was poor on the journey and tlioy ro turned home sooner than tlioy expec ted on that account. Died. Monday night last, near mid night, Eddie Kelloy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Kelley. Tho funeral ser mon was preached by Rev. Wm. Pow ell, Wednesday, after which tho burial took place. A large number of sor rowing friends and relatives attended. The pall bearers woro selected from tho deceased'y class mates in Sunday school, and his favorite pony, draped in mourning, was ridden by a play mate. The family has tho deep sym pathy ftf the community in their sad loss. Thank you, I am tho young lady of tho house now 'K. I can easily tell you who the next couple will bo to try wedded bliss 0. Address your let ters to Long Valley post-office, plcaso A. Gore would have flown like un to tho conflicts of tho dark ages had not restraining influences arrived as it did M. Where is tho man that would like to hit "Billio Patterson?' 8. Tho town boys can't a (Ford us amusement playing ball, now, that "Pug" has come L's. Yellow rib bons aro no longer fashionable on tho gronnds Iv. A pretty wedding, having many de lightful features, was celebrated last Wednesduy noon at the rcsidenco of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Sanborn in Cove. The contracting parties were their handsome and and accomplished uaugmcr, miss Jiimcnia banooru, sis ter of Mrs. O. P. Jayeox of Union, and Herbert W. Stevens, a merchant en gaged in business at Alba, Umatilla county. Both aro well known in so ciety circles and have many warm friends. About forty friends and rela tives wero invited to witness Iho cere mony and when nearly all had assem bled in the well appointed apartments, the scene was a most pleasant one. Asido from the lloral decorations the room was beautified by several fine paintings executed by the brido who is an artist of much abilitv. The bridal Uilet, which was a symphony in white, was ordered from Chicago and became the fair bride exceedingly. It was u white surah silk, a la cour, and fin ished in a tasty and elegant manner, Willi an overdress of oriental lace. The trimmings consisted pf satin rib- bon with nut ural Mowers, Her gloved wero of whito iindreuMxl kid and tier hand bainmet o( pure Nlplictos roe. M'l... Iu if, l.'lli I ,. II I.. ...... Ill" tf. . Klll ui m IHIII JMII' formwl tho murriup ceremony iiu prt'WV'1'i uni at h coilCluttan lliu Cove newly married couple uveived the con gratulations of-all privent. About 2 o'clock, lunch Wis served on tete-a-tto tables from an elaborately appointed bufl'ot. TlO'uuch was bounteous tind admirably served and considerable time was devoted to its enjoyment. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens received some very nice and useful presents. Fol low is a partial list of tho gifts: A jtold watch and chain from the groom to the brido; bed spread, Mr. and Mrs. Carter; towels, Mrs. Lou Payne; vine gar jug, Mrs. Henry ; silver eake bas ket, Mr. and Mrs. .Inycox ; piekle cas tor, Mr. and Mrs. Payne; set fcolitl sil ver spoons, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. KoMer; vase lamp, Peail Payne and Mullie Foster; antiiiuo bronze pitchei, Miss Ida Johnson ; butter knife, Dora and, Alice Foster; bone dishes, Mr. and ! Mrs. Crites; crystal salt and pepper J cellars, Hael .layeox; tidy, Miss Ida Steele; oil jug, spoon holder, salt and j pepper cellars, Kate Sanborn; fruit J pocket and serveis, Miss Mathieu ; om-1 broidered tea towels- and holders, Mrs. Seeley; pickle castor, Mrs. Belle Holmes; table linen and ua0:ins, .'as-! per Stevens and sistois; three quilts,; Mr. and Mrs. WqH. Foster. Among! those present wore Mr. and Mrs. W. j H. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Sanborn, Mr. I and Mrs. Jaycox, Mr. and Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Lou Payne, Mrgand Mrs. F." E. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Foster, Miss Mollio Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Crites, Mr. and Mrs. Carter, Mr. qih! Mrs. Heniy, Rev. Ellis and wife, Mrs. See ley, Miss Ida Johnson, Miss Nellie Stevens, Miss May Stevens, Miss Pearl Payne, Miss Mathieu, Misseu. Alice and Dora Foster, Miss ICate Sanborn, Miss Edna Payne and Jasper Stevens. Tho happy couple expect to lake their departure for their Oituie home in Al ba next week. A host of friends wish them a generous share of tho good tilings of this lifoand that all, uny continue as happily as the commence ment. O Locp.l Not eg. Mr. J. W. all the cord steam saw. This week Miunick wood in is slaughtering town with his tho Hull Bros. shipped inreo car loads oi orewmg uarlev ii . i t i di rect, to (lie eastern ninrkof A good chance (o buy IS, or iihq), coiOs of good wood on throe montus time. Inquire at Mortgage Bank Your account at the Cove drug store is posted and awaiting your at tention. Don't put oil" attending to it another day. Another chango has taken plaeo in tho arrival and departure of trains. For particulars see time table in an other column, Mr, Levy is having a tin roof placod on his store building, and Mr. Henry Striker is having the same kind- of covering placed on the brewery build ing. Why sufier with that aching bond when you may bo cured with Ayer's Cathartic Pills? Send a 2 cunt stamp to Dr. J. C. Ayer it Co., Iwwell, Mus., for a set of their attractive album cards. Hon. W. R. Bilyou, democratic oan didate for presidential elector, ad dressed a fair audience, at tho court house, last Wednesday, on tho politi- j cal issues of tho day. Mr. Bilyeu is a fluent, pleasant speaker and his argu-1 incuts carry conviction with them to ! all unprejudiced listeners. Every wife and mother in tho coun try should know the groat value of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, :qh blood purifier. It gives tone, health, and strength, to tho vital orgaitf, corrects all irregular ities, ajl expels impurities from tho system. Young and old uho it. I'rioo ifl. Farmers and othors in buying farm implements, wagons, etc., will invaria bly find it to their advantage to let traveling agents alone and buy of well known and reliable firms. Those who purchase of Frank Bros.' Implement Co., of Island City, will bo uro of get ting just what tlioy buy, and mayni count on fair dealing every time. Their oricos arc fixed to suit tho times and they always have on handi extras for goods tlioy toll. 3 Avoidiko Taxks. The present sv t tem of taxation is nn iujufctii'e. In ; Linn county, for instance, property is J assessed at say 00 pur cent of its value. This year the gross value of property is placed at $7,023,020, which, wo will say, is 00 pur cent of tho value. The j indebtedness is $1,012,027. Instead of ' only deducting (50 per Suit, of the in-! debteduess the whole amount js deduc ted, that is if a io.ni in worth $10,000 ho is assessed at $(5,000. He owes $3,-' 000 and pays taxes on $1,000. If 00 per cent of tho indoblednos woro also deducted ho would pay taxoson $;i,000, the same as the man who in worth $3,- 000 and owes nothing would. Jn Linn county a difieroiUHJ of $U5fl01).tW is ' tuns mane in lilo amount oi taxable : property to tho dolrlmout of the man who owes nothing. 1 it rijjhl? Al bany Democrat. , KAGLH COOPIit SHOP. K. II. Ayltw, piuprii"i. M . ... . turur of butlur imrivl-i and W. A' good supply always uu hand, rihopj Willi) of wImsjI hoiiic, Union, OrvyMfi, North I'owtlcr No'os. CK tober 17, 1SS8. Mr. (Jus Worsner was down from tho mill lust Sunday, q The time table on the Oregon Short Line has bten changed. Mrs. Peter King and Mrs. N. San ders ate on a visit in Portland. Mrs. White and Mrs, Wiggins have gone to Walla Walla to reside. Mr. Wesley Parker has recovered his entire band of strayed sheep. Miss Emma MeCurry has about re covered from a severe attack of tonsi lites. O A t-ister of Mr. .loo Canoll and Mrs. R. II. Lloyd from Union, is here on a visit. Messrs. Kellogg, Punch & Co. will erect a planer and shingle mill above town, this fall. A band of the "Temperance League" has been organized among tho little folks in tlQ, place. We learn Mr. Lieh, our local wagon maker has sold out and will return with his family to the eastern states. Our local shoemaker, Mr. Nolan, is convalescing from n severe typo of erysipelas ot the faeo and tO.ilp. Mrs. Judge Dolhn has been confined to Ivr bed since moving to town. She is slowly improving at prnscnt. Mr. Alex llunsaker returned from Portlund un3atnrdav. He has been taking in Hut sights and MochauiiQ fair during tho week. Mr. Iko Miller has been oll'ercd $300 for his ludf interest in a mining claim at Haines, but refused. Ho reports prospects blighter as tho mines are deeiKMiod. Mr. Henry Gorhani and family will remove to their home in town, shortly, to remain during the winter months, in order to take dantago of school facilities. Claud, the youngost son of Mr. and Hardin, tell from a horse a few days ago, injuring his arm. Tho lad is ablj to be around, but met with a nar row escape from a broken bone. Tho Hartney "humbug" Portrait Co. of San Francisco, are flooding tho mails with eireulurn for N, P. citizens. Not many suckers hero who will bile at tin ir bait. IO. Dave Beverage's generosity is pQverlbl anil his friends appreciate it, as well as tho flavor of tho salt -uler fish Aully distributed by him dn his return from Astoria. Our station ugonfnow wears tho in signia of his office on his hat band, consisting of a nickel plate with "Sta tion Agent" thereon. A new fad of the railway company, but a good ono. Three noblo nimrods of this village, Messrs. Hardin, Edwards and Dye, hied away to the hill to hunt tho deer, bear, and elk, last week, returning with dear experience Ond barion re sults, on Monday. Mr. Dao Vaughn, a young man of this place, was arrested last week and taken tb Union, on suspicion of being the murderer of Snell, tho Chicago millionaire. Examination proved an other citso of mistaken identity. Mr. Vaughn returned on-Monday. ..... A.V KX CXANATIO.V. Willi t In HiIm 'li.ir.-Mi I ,- .,,1.1.." ...HI. whieh so many seem now to bo alllleted? If you will remember a few years ago the word Muluriu was comparatively unknown, to-day it iHtQeoinmon as any word in the UnglUli Iiuikimkc, y(st this word covers on lyUio inennliiK of another word used by our forefathers In times past. So It is with nervouH dieuos, an they and Malaria aro Intended In cover what our grandfathers called ltiliou.sii"HM. mid all are caused by trouble that arise from a diseased condi tion of tiie Liver which in performing its functions finding It cannot dispose of the bile through the ordinary channel is com pelled U) pass it otr through the systom, cnusinjt nervoiw troubles, Malaria, liillotis Fever, etc. You who are suffering can well appreciate a cure. Wo recommend Green's August Flower. It cures are marvelous. Anoi'T Om Sizi:. Somo ono hns Inien figuring upon tho area of Oregon and Washington territory for tho pur pose of conveyiiigfeo9iiothingof an idea of he comparative magnitude- of tho region, oil iinatos that tho state and territory aro larger than New England, with Now Jeriey, Delaware. Maryland and West Virginia thrown in, by 2000 fcquare niilen. They would mako fivo ttutou larger taii Maine, thirty-lhreo status larger than Connecticut and one hundred and thir?y-two states lar ger thitii lthodj Island. IlSlt.HOKAL. Mr. N IL Frohlli hstohi, of Mobile, Ala., write; I Own great ploaburoln recommen ding Dr. King' Xow DNoovory for Con Mitnptinn. having unod It for a severe attack of HronehltU and Catarrh. It gave mo in tunt rUof and entire v cured me and I nave noi ueeu urmcieu mure, 1 nlao beg to state tiiut I hail tried other remedle with no yood rull'. Iltve also uicd ldectrlo Hitler and Dr. Kins' Sow Life l'lll, both iwmIikIi I rwi riHoiniiio.id. Dr. King' N. . li.,tury for ('nmiiptnii, Coinjlu ii i- Ml4 um a pu.itive guarantee, wmOm free at Wright': druifiturv. tiiitftibt for Tjik 0ti;uv,v Scout. Tclocsuwt Tuttliugs. October 17th, 1888. Cool and frosty. Fruit being gathered. Xo snow yet, but 4wo have contracted for some. Our good people are going to "trip the light fantastic too" tomo timo tho coining week." Tho saw mill started up, Monday, after a delay of about a week for repairs. Guy Becker still retains his incor ruptible reputation as a tutor. Hur rah for him! Pylo canyon school running in full blast, and Miss Ida Davis swinging the sceptre. Mr. Ben Davis, of Wood river, paid us a pleasiyit visit recently. Mr. Da vis is an "old timer" and knows how to keep people from going to sleep while he is about. Mrs. Emily Gorman was down on a visit, recently, from Baker City. Mrs. Gorman is the daugOcr of Mr. and Mrs. Blade Ashby, of Pylo canyon, and has many friends and relatives in this vicinity. Wo have had some matrimonial fan cies lately tlOt have been nearly mar ried realities. There is likely to bo somo moro immediately, too, for things bc?n to look lhy there was 0 much bald fact to bo any fanciful romanco in it. "God save tho bachelor," said Gray, and so say we. Last Friday week our young men and women opened up tho shrine of Terpsichore by having a littlo dance, and u littlo private- fun all to them selves. Shannon Marshall was tho imiiQiian, and best of all they had a bounteous repast, a good time, and all wont homo satisfied with their expen diture. Tolocasct is not taking very much interest in the presidential canvass. She is too busy to bother with such minor atlaiiQ as politics. But then it takes all kinds of men to mako a world, and this is ono kind that goea to mako ujO the world. Oregdn will reverse her Juno decision November the Oth, and so Tclocasot will not need to struggle much. Last week wo had a rain. It seems almost incredible, but wo liuigbly as sort upon our sacred honor that it did rain it just poured down and old Mother Earth just laughed, and titter ed, and cried, all at tho sumo timo, as the first drops since Juno pattered over her old dried and dusty bosom. Oh, it was gloriousl Tho innocent sheep looked up to heaven and their big eyes filled with tears as tlioy uaid "Praise God from whom all blessings flow," and then wont to nibbling away again as if thcro was a coat of grass on tho grotjid thrs weeks old. The dust was not laid, however, and within two or three days tho busy crowd of travel hud stirred things up until it was dry us ever. When you have a good thing usu it as long as possible. i Roiiemab. Pine Pulley Pollotfe. October 7th, 188S. Warm and smoky, and no'rain. Tho childron of Mr. Pylea aro sick with cholera morbus. Mrs. Jo. BassuTt is down with brain fovor. t Mrs. Dr. O'Connor has had very poor health for somo time. Tho Dr. expects to start east, booh, and try tho eflects of a chango of climate fi hia ladyP Quito a number of tho good citizens of Pino will visit Union tho coining week to lay in their supplies for winter. Among those wo go aro Messrs. Green er, Pancake, Dawson, McFaddon and families. Tho better yo treat them, ye Union merchants, the oftcnor will thoy como to Union instead of Baker City. MiPJ. II. Thayson recently sot out firo to burn brush on - his laud and caused quite a conflagration. The hrcezo came up suddenly and Mr. Thayson having gone to work in an other part of tho field did not notico it until his attention was called to it by Mr. J. A. Donnoy's littlo daughter, who fearing for her own homo, and her parents being away ran to Mr. McNutt's, also, and gave tho alann. Mr. McNutt and Doc. Russell prompt ly hurried to tho scono. Mrs. Dennoy, who is teaching, received word, just as school had closed, oftho close proxim ity of fire separated from thoir placo only by a lane and, accompanied by Mr. Oliver and numbers of tho school children, hastened to the scene. Tails, kettles, tubs, boilers, Hchool buckets, to., woro promptly made uso of and teacher and children dipped and car ried wafer while inon worked with might and main until the firo was finally controlled so that by watching it night and day for two or three days and nights it was prevented fro burning any of tho neighbor's promise. Had it not been for tho prompt and energetic assistance of tho men and children much damage might have been done the homos of J. A. Denney, Mr- MoNutt and Mr. Pylea. Cinder fell a jnilo and t iuurter from tha scene, Mr. Thayson procured tho names of the children and sent thetn money which was promptly refused by most of the larger oiuw. Now U almost too dry a time to set out rlrt, eapcoiallv in the thick undwrbriwth km4 piuv tlinW.