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ri 1 Orego VOL. V. UNION, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER SI, ISSs: NO. 2( 7 The N The Oregon scout. An independent weekly Journal, isMied ev ery Friday morning by JONES & CIIANCEY, Publishers and Proprietors. A. K. Jom:s, i J 15. Ciiancuy, Editor. I ( Foreman. RATKS OF SUIISCUIl'TIONi One eojy, one vear $l."ie " Six months. 1.00 " Three montos 75 Invnrlnldy Cash in Advance. If hif chance iwhurriptian tire not xtid till tud of year, tiro dollar will le charged. Kates of advertialng made known on ap plication. JQTCorrcspondencc from all parte of the country solicited. Adre.is nil communications to the Oukcjo.v Scout, Union Oregon. T'IuTfkssionai.. It. Kakix, J. A. ICakik, Notary mime. EiUQN, Ss BROTHER Attorneys at Law, Union, Oregon. iSTPrompt Attention Paid to Collect.ons. JOIINIR. WHITES, Attorney at Law. Collecting and probate practice -special ties. Otnec, two doors south of post-othec, Union, Oregon. J N. 'CROMWELL, M. D. , Physician ami Surgeon. Office, one door south of J. 15. l'aton's store, .Union, Oregon. C. 01. DAY, M. D., IIOMEPATHIO Physician and Surgeon. ALL CALLS IT.OMI'TLY ATTE.NDKK TO. Otiicc'adjoining Jones Pro's store. Can be fsund nights at residence in South west Union. J. "V. SlIKI.TON. J. M. Cauisoll. gHELTON & CARROLL, Attorneys at Law. Ofllee : Two doors south of post-oftlcc, Un ion, Oregon. Special attention given all business en trusted to UM. rji II.. CRAWFORD, Attorney at Law, Union, Oregon. Ofltee, one door south of Centennial ho tel. F. WILSON, Conveyancer and Abstracter. Abstracts to Peal and Mining property furnished on short notice, at reasonable rates. , , Sales of Peal and Mining property nego tiated. Collection business promptly at tended to. Otlic! next door south of Post-ofhce. Un ion, Oregon. A. L. SAYLOR, M. IX, Physician and Surgeon, o North Powder. Oregon. Has permanently located and will attend all profe-i-ional calls day or night. Oflico: Drug store building: residence, one door west of ltodgcrs' hotel. J W. STRANGE, DENTIST, La Grande, Oregon. Will visit Union regularly on the first Monday of each month. ALL WORK WARRANTED FIRST CLASS Cornucopia Saloon, Wm. Wilson, Pi:oi The Finest of Wines, Liquors and Cigars always in stock. FIRST CLASS BILLIARD TABLE. Drop in and be. sociable Shannon Marshall, THE Practical Horse Trainer, Will always be found at Uootho &. Camp bell's livery Viable. Take vour vicious homes to him tout ho will break thein. Charges reasonable. . Stage Ik Id Cove. Leaves Union daily at 2 p.m. arrives at Cove at 3:30 p. in. , leaves Cove at 8 a. in., arrives at Union at 9:30 a. in. Connections made with Elliott's coache: running to the depot, carrying passenger for east uinl wet bound trains. KATKS for IMSSKXOKKK. LUOOAtJi: nud J'ltKKIlIT, ItKASONAHLU. U0WNS0N t I..VYNU, - - Proprietor. the-cove Telephone Line Prom The Cove to Union. PEItSUNAL 3IENTJOX. Criiml Sun Year's Hull to Ite ;ita Holiday I'rc'imrnttQtii, Dec. 20, 1SSS. Goodwin Cowlos has completed his establishment and will open out in a few days. Leighton Academy dimisscd, Wed nesday, for thu holidays and Ascen sion school will close to-day. The next session will begin the first Thurs day in January. A grand ball, with a good supper, will be given at thu Cove hall on New Year's eve. Tho best of music has been engaged and a cordial invitation is extended to all. Jns. Bloom is making substantial improvements to his dwelling by put ting up a large addition. .lim says the extra room is necessary to his pro posed plan of founding an orphan's home. Mrs. Vina Duncan and Mr. W. II. Wright wish to express their heartfelt thanks to the many kind friends for their kindness and thoughtfulnoss during their mother's last sickness. Mr. Wesley Matlock, of Pendleton, a student of Leighton Academy, has been very hick for the. past ten days. His mother came over from Pendleton and has been at his bedside since Sun day. L. B. Stearns and B. Benton, who have been suffering with risings on their hands, .no improving. They have endured much misery and have been fortunate in escaping without loss of hand or arm. A public meeting will be held at the hall Saturday evening of this week to make the necessary arrangements for a Christmas tree in Covo. No amuse ment whatever has been devised for that day, and it is to be hoped that all will take an active interest in thu pro posed tree and attend the meeting. Thero is no reason why an evening of enjoyment, consisting of music, liter ary exercises and distributing of pres ents, cannot be had and a general good timo participated in by old and young alike. Let all attend tho meet ing Saturday night. Ladies particu larly invited. Messrs. Robinson &. Laync, of the Cove, and John Elliott, of Union, have formed a company for the purpose of building a telephone line between Cove and Union and have already ordered the instruments and wire, contracted for posts, etc. Tho gentlemen mean business and will have the line ready for transmitting messages as soon as tho posts can beset and wire stretched. The local oflico will bo iu the Covo drug store and the other end will con nect with Elliott's lino to tho depot. This arrangement will bo a very great convenience to tho citizens of Cove, and will place them jn rapid commu nication with the outside world. It will save many long disagreeable rides and is sure to be appreciated and pat ronized and soon become a profitable investment. KUGUNli CITY NOTKS. Colloctml forTliu Scout by Student h from Union County. Dec. 10, 1888. Rain and mud in plenty. To coino from such a place as Eastern Oregon to this, one would have a strange idea in his head. I often hearfhe Willam ette valley spoken of at tho "Paradise" of Oregon. I do not think such is the case. It has not been very cold so far. Tho ground has only frozen once and there has been no snow. Thero is no telling how soon it will come as it is the right timo of tho year. Smallpox is not iu our vicinity. I understand that Eugeno is quaran tined, fortius uwftil disease is almost all around us. Most of the studonts have been vaccinated which has made it quite, proiitablo for tho doctors. Scarlet fever is in tho town and has been in the public school. Several pupils have been sent homo with it. Have heard of no cases proving fatal, although some have been voijy bad. Theatres ami lectures receive great attention by most all. Christmas will soon be hero and tho Univerbity students get two weeks va cation. Next week is examination week, which is dreaded by a great number. Others do not earo for it any more than an every day recitation. Tho societies of tho University are doing splendid work. They aro to give an open cession tho 21st of this month, tfiu Latireans and Eutaxians together. Tho Young Pcoplo's Christian En doavor is to have a union meeting at the Methodist church Sunday evening Dec. 10, at 7 o'clock, Services by Rev. Warren. The Catholics have their new fdiool lioufu almost completed and are put ting a tower up in front of tho old church. I Extending my heartfelt thanks to : tilt editor for always publishing my j pieces in his good paper, 1 glance he ! yonil the W. B. and say XflHTMOUK. Dec. 18, 18SS. The smallpox scare is subsiding. There has been no cases hero as has been reported. There were, however, a number of eases of scarlet fever, and there was one death from that disease. The few remaining patients aft conva lescent. Tho great debate between Clark Braden and B. F. Underwood of Bos ton, involving the issues between Christianity and Liberalism, which was held in this city, terminated last Thursday evening. The debate con tinued eight nights. It was held in O'Brien's opera Iiousl the largest hall in thp city which was tilled nightly with attentive listeners. The debate was' ably conducted and was a groat success. The University will closo for a two weeks holiday vacation on tho 2fst inst. George W. Anthony, a young man at Cottage Grove, accidentally shot himself last Saturday. Ho died ten hours after the occurrence. The. real estate business has not sub sided yet. A much business is done in one week as was done in a month the same time last year. Tho immi gration in the spring promises to be immense. L. Jay. OFFICIAL OKIMCUS- To the SIemler of tho Orer. Nntlon.al (iunril. IlKADQUAIETKItS TlIIHI) RlWI.M K.ST OKI INFANTRY, TllK DAU.LN, ()Hi:(iON, Dec. 14, 18SS. ) UKNKKAL OKDKItri NO. 20. I. The dillerent companies of this Regiment will assemble iu full uni form, armed and equipped for muster, on the dates named below: Field and .Stall', non-commissioned Stall", Drum corps and C. Co. at the Regimental Armory, Friday Dec. 28, at 8 :'A0 P. M., when they will be in spected by the Regimental command er. B and G Co's. at their Armories on Wednesday, Dec. 20, tit 8 o'clock IV M., when they will do inspected by their company commanders. II Co. at their Armory at 8 P. M., Friday, Dec. 28, when they will be inspected by their captain. 1), E, I and K Co's. at their Armor ies Saturday, Dec. 2!), at 8 P. M., when they will be inspected by their com pany commanders. II. These inspectors will mako a personal count of till guns, equipments and uniforms, as the property returns for this quarter must be correct to the smallest particular. III. Tho dillerent inspectors will report to these Headquarters without i delay. As thev must bo received on I or before Jan. 10, 18S!), some of tho usual delay must bo avoided. IV. The resignation of Capt. Chas. C. Cooper, C. Co. this Regiment, has been accepted by the Governor to take ell'ect December 10. 18S8. V. Tho following men have been granted honorable discharges from tho Oregon National Guard: F. O. Whit nev, E. C. Cooper and J. P. Cartwright of C Co. By order of CHAS. Ii. MORGAN, (official.) Colonel. JOS. P. FITZ GERALD, 1st. Lieut, and Adjt. Dairying. From an article on "Dairying" in tho Oregon Mist, wo make tho follow ing practical extracts: It will seem hardly credible that a country capable of producing the finest grass in tho world should bo an importer of butler, yet such is the case here. Thousands of dollars worth of Iowa butter aro an nually brought to supply the market; not becauscothere is a lack of slock or facilities for making both abtrfind. There aro daires in this country that never sell a pound of butter for kss than 25 cents per pound, and have no trouble whatever in disposing of tho products of their churiis. Water is abundant in creeks and springs. Tim othy and clover grow to perfection, and vast quantities of roots can bo raised suitable for stock. From these facts it is evidont that the paracticable dairy man of the cast may hero find a rich harvest as a reward for painstaking caro in producing a suporior quality of butter. Tho market is at hand ; re quires but a good article, and there is no trouble to sell thousands of cases more than are now produced bore. Fifty Vrr Aro. Under tho date of December 7, Mr. C. II. Walker writes to a Portland pa per as follows from WiHm Springs, Oregon : "Please mako a note of the fact that fifty years ago to-day I was born at Wai-lct-poo (Whitman's musion) near Walla Walla. I believe I am tho old est living white man born west of the Rocky mountains. My mother Mrs. Mary R. Walker, living at Forest 1 Grove, Or. is, I beleivo, the only surviv ing white woman of those who crossed tho plains previous to 1810. She made tho mx month's journey across the plains on horseback. What think you of that ye who come iu Pullman palace cars?" NORTH POWDER. Laying the Corner Stone the Xew Church. of WEEK'S CASUALTIES. rropurntlom l'or n (MirlMiii.T Keri'iit Deaths. Tree- Dec. IS, 1SS8. Dr. Ashford, of IJakor, was culled hero in consultation on Monday. Mr. II. Rothchild paid a (lying visit to Baker on Friday, returning tho same day. . Mr. McICercheval is suffering from the ell'ects of.a badly sprained ankle joint. "'s Work on tho lumber llumo lias boon suspended owing to litigation iu re gard to right of way. A load of hay was accidentally up set, in the streets on Saturday. Hun gry stock took in the situation to ad vantage. Geo. Bobier has lately erected an addition to his livery stable. Ho is now better prepared to accommodate the traveling public. North Powder Lodge, 1. O. O. F., arc in receipt of a fino "Kimbrel" or gan for use in their lodge room. A useful as well as an ornamental piece of furniture. Charley Winchester fell from a high seat on his wagon, in front of Mm hind wheel which passed over his leg, a few days ago. No bones wore broken, but he uses a cane in locomotion. Tho committee, consisting of Mrs. Brand, Mrs. Siiundnrs and Mrs. Dye, on Christmas tree are meeting with liberal contributions and enou h funds have already been secured to carry out the programme. Died. At Spencer it Co's. mill on Friday night, lid. Gardner, aged about twenty-five years, after a linger ing illnes of upwards of two years, tho result of a fall from a horse. He was buried here on Satuiday. A Raker journal iu a late issue gives North Powder people a compliment in the way of lack of building enterprise. .Corner lots are still hero and material to build with, but tho owners are wait ing for "the clouds to roll by" wo give it up. The laying of tho corner stone of tho new Baptist church took placo on Saturday, Revs. Waltz and Hum's olli ciating. Numerous mementoes were, deposited, among which were a history of the church, two bibles, several news papers, rare coins, samples of wheat, etc., and other articles or which wo could not get a dcsciiptiou. Quito a congregation was present during the ceremony. Died. At the family residence in this place, Mrs. A. Lunn, on Tuesday morning, Dec. 18lh. The deceased was a kind and afl'cctionate mother ami leaves behind a dutiful husband and four small children, tho youngest a babe of near one month of ago, to mourn her loss. Her deniius resulted from tho immediate of loots following child-birth. Kind friends attended to her wants during her illness and fol lowed her remains to tho grave. The Odd Follows Lodgo took charge of tho funeral ceremonies, tho burial taking place at one o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. A fistic combat between parties in terested iu the lluino and land owners on tho route occurred a few days ago. No serious damage insulted and the war of words and litigation still con tinues. A.IAX. WASHINGTON. An Intel 'Ktlii(T I.iittt-i- I'rom our Itecu liir C'nrri'Hiiiiiiiltiut. Washington, Doc. 7th. 1888. Editor Oukuon Scout: After speaker Carlisle struck his desk at noon on Monday, it was fully an hour before the hilarity of the mem bers could bo surpassed, and lato in tho afternoon thero was little attention paid even to tho President's message. Tho reading occupied gno hour ami twenty minutes. In the senate forty two Senators appeared to answer roll call, and twcqty listened to the reading of tho moseage. With a subtlo irony it happened that fcovon Aiuaters whoso admirers hail placed flowers Oi their desks wore all democrats. "Rest iu pcaco" icmarked Senator Ingalls, fit nerally. The throng of vibilois at tho Capitol was considerable hut still far inferior in size to that which goucnOIy attends the opening of Congress. Mrs. Cleve land, Mrs. Hoyt, Mrs. Wilton ami the wife of Speaker Carlisle were tho only occupants of tho Executive- gallory. Mrs. Cleveland looked particularly so reno in a walking costume of fawn col ored cloth, with bonnet of tho sumo shade, trimmed with ostrich to mutch. With commendable patience, she listened clotoly to the long reading of tho tuctuugc, even through tho rejtorts j of the departments, and smiled when the hoo maud at the alhtMun to l Lord Sackville. As Usual, the message was received with but twPvipinions. The democrats could not Mtlihucutly admire the Presi dents maul v adherence tohistaPil' prin ciples, his advocacy of tho workingmen's cause and his able presentation of the Sackville case. Tho Republicans could not sulllciently condemn his obstinacy in tarill' matters, his spleen in the treat ment of foreign affairs and tho bjftor noffs with which ho accepted his doo feat. Mr Snowden, the Pennsylvania high protcetionost democrat, said that he cheerfully indorsed the message, with the exception Mint be utterly repu diated sympathy with the President's i t a rift' views. The bill for the admission of Dakota, Montalut, Washington and New Mexico is again before tho house, immrdiatc consideration having been moved by Mv. Springer. Tho bill as it stands cannot pasN, as tho democrats demand the admission of Now Mexico, and tho republicans would only consent with tho promise that Dakota bo admitted as two states. Final action is hardly, therefore to be expected this session. To-morrow night tho democrats will hold a caucus on the question. To no small extent tho legislation of the present sc-stion is not so much re garded as our plans for tho iifly-lirst eongitss. The little that is usually ilonn iu legislation, apart from private bills, during u-short session, will bo oven loss. The majority of senator and representatives regard an extra session of I lie (ifty-lirst congress as in evitable. Everything is being done to favor the plan, and should it shortly become an assured fact, tho republi cans will feel indill'erent as to tho legis lation during this session. The prin cipal nccesrity for extra session arises from the timo consumed in organiza tion when majorities are eo small, and from present indication?, tho republi can majority in the house maybe only one. Tho republicans interested in tho extra session tay that if it were called in April, Mio senate ttirilF bill could bo passed; South Dakota, Montana and Washington admitted; untl enabling act for North Dakota passed, and some general pension legislation accomplish ed. I The speakership candidates aro hard at work and the light will be long and bitter. MoeHre. Reed,' Burrows, Can non, and MeKinleynro the avowed can didates. As belweeu Heed and Can non the feeling is tho strongest. Mr. Reed's claims aro based upon long servico and acknowledged parliamen tary and political ability. To meet those claims, Mr. Cannon's fiicr.ds say tho importance of tho great west calls for. tho election of a western man, and that Illinois is tlie state to be honored. It looks as if tho two gentlmon would kill each other oil' in a neat and pleas ing manner. - An enterprising Washingtonian has originated a plan to give tho innaugu ral cermoniori tho character of a cen tenary innuuguration. It will bo just one hundred years hinco George Wash ington was inaugurated, and thu most will bo made of this fact in tho 'parade. It is raid that tho "log cabin" schemes are distasteful to Goneral Harrison as savoring to much of tho "grand-fathers hat" idea. If this bu true, an excellent outlet will be found in Mio centennial idea for surjoiis enthusiasm. On Wednesday the senate proceeded to thoeonsidenition of tho tarill'. This simply means that tho old wrangle has begun again, fresh as ever. Tho tarifl" talk guts to bo a gigantic nightmare and one longs to rush out into the upon air and revel iu goro or do something equally desperate. Or;;finlniH Trtloi LIT" V.uny. People from tho eastern states, in speaking of Oregon, nays the Capitol Journal, gonorallv advance some pe culiar thoughts, fliey say tho citizens strike them very favorably, A quiet easy, contented, cheerful disposition is characteristic of tho people all over Oregon. They feom to have no cares, no bad digestion, no insomnia, no notes iu banks, or indued anything else cal culated to disturb their peace of mind. They don't fret about tho fickleness of tho weathor for tho weather iu Oregon is not fickle; they don't worry over failure of crops for tiio crops iu Oregon never fail: the Mimmcrs heat don't trouble them for the summer's in Ore gon are nut hot, only warm ; thu win tor's cold don't freeze them fur tho winters thero are not cold, only cool and moist. Tho cyclone nml tho bliz zard are alike btrangurs in that landund the favored puople only know of such phouumoua of dumo nature through thu medium of thu newspapers. rrnTm-riit'iriirn iiihiiiiiiimI! -,- HIGH VALLEY. Some Observations From a Philosophic Standpoint. BETTING ON ELECTIONS. Tin' Itoml l.awx of (lrRon Deficient A IloniiMly Kucecfttetl. Dec. 17, 18S8. Born. Dec. 17 18S8, to the wifo of R. V. Davis, a daughter. Wiso men learn by other pcoplo's mistakes, fools, by their own. Tho weather is all that could bo de sired and plowing goes bravely on. If a great man dies of delirium tremens the doctors say ho tjicd of "nervous prostration." High valley has a variety of fevers scarlet, pneumonia and matrimonial, with a sprinkle of another kind. . The unknown quantity in politics is women. She is not past finding out for the Fates are at work and tho to lutiou is near. She soon will bo com plete "a being possessed of choice, ami power to expiess it at tho ballot box as everywhere else. If there is anything that will cause a man's feelings to bo iu sympathy with those of the party who wrote "Y. would not live always," it is to unpack his trunk and discover that thu moths have been holding a series of progress ive euchre parties in Mio basement of his best summer pants. The public press shows that im munso losses from gambling, intense anxiety and despair, ami suicides have followed thu lato election. If men outer thebo circles, engage in ways, that aro dark and tricks that aro vain, and loso what they have, they must boar the loss. They jiru not com pelled to gamble on elections. If a man drinks liquor that steals away his brains and then commits somo desper ate crime, ho is not morally nor legally free from responsibility, lie is amen able to the law, anil so if a fellow takes chances ami loses, and then kills him self, ho is his own assassin. Better work for an honest competence ami bo satisfied than gamble on elections or do other questionable things. For years past there has been a feel ing that tho best results aro not ob tained under the present system of Oregon's road law or tho method of getting tho work on the roatls in tho county districts. So much to that quite a. number arc asking, "Can not something bo dono to remedy tho evil?" A supervisor spoke with us this week of tho fact that many little improvements in county bridges aro needed that do not come directly un der the supervisor's jurisdiction, and tho districts in which they aro do not have cash road levy sufficient to buy lumber and build them, therefore they go without. Wo believe each district should elect one competent supervisor and mako him responsible for tho work'. Let all road tax bo paid iu cash and put at his disposal. Rcquiro a bond for faithful performance of duty. Let the district place at his disposal a good grader plow ami wheel scraper, thou hire enough teams and men to tlo this work at tho rhjht sea son and in the right manner. Farm ers can bu iu their fields w)icn they should and the timo saved that is squandered by" tho supervisor warning out men. Tho work would bo system atic and five times hotter dono, and tho whalo system bo a benefit, besides it would bo a saving to each county which pays out annually thousands of dollars for contract woik and lumber bills. Let our next legislature try it. Homo. Dixiu It l'ny? Three-fourths of our people are troubled with Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint iu same form or other, which by nature of thu dis ease Iiiih a depressing Influeuco on the mind or hotly, preventing theia from thinking or acting clearly in any matter of linportaneo, Indigestion, coming up of food after eating, dyxpepsia, sick headache, acidity of tho stomach or any derangement of the stom ach or liver (upon which tho wholu action of our sysem depend) are speedily and at fecttmlly overeoine by tho'uso of Green's August Flower. Tho most stubborn eases have yielded to iU iiitluence, an thousands of letters reeeivctl will testify. Tho liu iiiciiHo sale of ths medicine is another aitur anteoof Its mcrrlt?, (avor n lnlllon untl a half bottles sold last year.) fioweask, will you miller from any of tho abovo ihs eaKcs when you can have immediate relief In the Augtidt Flower. Three dunes will prove its worth, It is sold by all druggists and general dealers in till parts of tho world. Titko Notice. Having sold my blacksmith shop and tools to C. 0. Codlnberry, and Intending to movA from this place iu a short time, It bceomes necessary to collect all outstand ing accounts ut once. A settlement must bo made und nil interested way govern theniHclveH accordingly. Tho accounts will bu found at the ofllee of J. Jt. Crltes. Come to tho center. F, S. Johnson, ICscle Couier Hlioji. 8. 1J. Ayk'M, proprietor. Manufac turer of butter barrels and kegs. X good supply always on hand. Shop south of kchool hoiutr, Union, Oregon, rrt( t-Ateiiln