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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1889)
ft J THB OREGON SCOUT. AMOS K. JONFs. - - KD1TOU. The Oregon Scout has as large a circu lation as any tiro papers in this sec tion of the State, combined, and is cor respondingly valuable as an advertising medin hi. Thursday, May 2:5, 1SS. MmjJl.U'.H.iJI in urjM.iJ-j-iJ- T.OC.U. IXi'OIWlATlUA. t . Gathered up ly The Scout anil Hi-ought tii ltcnilquimors. Pine Lodge No. 01. I.O. 0 1' or 1'ine vullov, is erecting a new hall 'JlxIS in size. A jmltlic hall l in the course of con struction nt Singer. It will le 30x'fect in size. Each of the passcngrr trains now stop at La Grande ten minute, but no meals are taken there. The latent style of millinery Roods always to be found at Mr. Binehart's. Boduced prices on everything. Ludie d not fail to call at .Mr. L. it. Binehart'.-. iiillincry store to take n look at those new lneo-pattern hats and bonnets just received from fashionable headqnur-tcr.-. .1 tul Cook and A I. Waldron, of Sparta, have the contract to furnish tho C. T. Brodlev Mining Company, of Sanger, with 15.000 feel of round timber for mining purposes. A debate lutween UUler lli-adcn. an aide dhine ol the Chrt-tian chureli, from the F.a-t, and Mr. Beynolds a famous inlldel. ci.inmen.'. d in Walla Walla last Wecl;, to la-t for eight days. I'endli'ton i in a fair way to secure the O. 11. & X. nnchiue shop-- and new dopot buildings. Tiie people of the town have been working to till end ami think they will he successful. Everybody in Cove will attend the cele bration, either in Union or La Grande. But that lias nothing to do with your call ing at once at the Cove drug store and settling your overdue account. Memorial day, May :Oth, will bo observed by Preston Po-t No. 18, (i. A. 1!., at the M. K. church, Address by Bev. G. M. Irwin. An invitation i extended to till honorably discharged soldiers and the imblic gener ally. Ladles are requested to furnish (low ers for decorating graves. (railing was commenced on the Pendle ton extension of the O. Ss W. T. road and is being pushed toward Pendleton a fast as men and money can doit. It i- expected that ere July lth trains making connection with the X. P. at Wnllula will be run from Pendleton over the O. ,fc W. 'I'. A man is in Dubuque, la., buying cats, which are .shipped to Dakota, where they are in great demand to destroy the mice swarming around corn and grain bins. He has already shipped two car-load. If he will come to Union we will furnish him with several car-loads free of charge. A Chinese theatrical company lias been organized in Portland to make a tour of the United States. We are not informed as to the plays the-ebias-eyed gentlemen will put on the boards. If they attempt Hamlet, we imagine it will he Shakespeare's ghost k that will appear and put a quietus on the proceedings. Some old fogy of an editor gets on" the following growl: "there are young men who cannot hold a skein of yarn for their mothers without wincing, yet those very same young men will hold 12.") pounds of a neighboring family for the best part of the night witli a patience and docility tnat is truly phenomenal." A Walla Walla di-patch of the 18th inst. says: Yesterday another modltlcation of the Hunt agreement was made, whereby no appeal can be made to the county com missioner'!, but to the legislature, to au thorize the is-uance of bonds, Hunt agree ing to commence operations on the lino-, as soon as a majority of the tax-payers have signed the petition to the legislature. This cau-es great enthusiasm, and the commit tees have no difficulty in obtaining all the signatures they want. Thos. McCouucll sold ten lots to the ele vator company for .f,"nO. or just half what other lots In the same locality are rated at, and the rea-on for so doing was that the elevator company will engage in an enter prise which will bcnetlt the town. In this instance Mr. MoConnoll has proved himself a liberal nilndeii citizen. La (irande (7k-zette.- .le-sso. Audit, also, occurs to us that Mr. McConnoll possesses an extremely long head and is a gentleman that knows how to drop a hot potato gracefully. The road petitioned for by H. Draper and others, to be run from Clark's cabin, on Catherine creek, to the Cine, and declared by tho county commissioner a public high way and ordered opened, was objected to by George Amc. through whose land the road will run. and appealed to the circuit court which sustained the commissioners. He then appealed to the supremo court which, tliis week, sustained the former de cisions. Tho road will now be opened at once. It is said to bo a thoroughf.iro much needed. We are in formed that Saiii'J. Williamson .i. l ,. .l.,i.iin,l mi ni i ilk-trili'tpfl . ami oiuurs nuvi.- uuniun i Catherine creek, near whore the old Hull road crosses, in such a manner as to causo it to overflow and inundate an area of , country there, some two miles in width, J" almost ruining the wagon road and render ing travel that way Impossible. The mat ter has been brought to tho attention ot tho Commissioner and it is very probable that tho partio will set themselves Into trouble unless they deit and allow tho water to go back Into Its natural channel. Plow! Plow.! Plow!! Latent improve ments and lowest living price. Simplest id moat convenient method of adjuting Lenin mid line of draft, making plow run lighter and do better work. Ha never been oquulod and cannot be excelled. The Hghltat draft nulky plow in the world is the Improved Wheel Uud Side ly ,,,ow , awl tlwsre I mo plow made Owl will d wet tan work. The plow all manufactured WUw Rock Island How Co.. and are soW I by" Frank Uro'. Implement Co. oi ttwk DlllliiS pah aim:. Tho Scout's Weekly Inspection nnd He port of rricntU oir Iluty, Social dance to-morrow night. Mr. Thos. J. Leminon was in the city this week. John Martin, of the Cove, was In the city, Tuesday. A. K. Burroughs, of Sanger was in town this week. J. (. Shirley is now in Montana, but will return soon. Miss Lois Stewart is now teaching school in Cornucopia. Dan Lucas, of Ladd canyon, was on our streets, Monday. K. H. Conley, ot the Sand llidgc, called on us, Saturday. Arbie Holbrook was over from La Grande this week. Mr. Dan Somiucrs. of Suinmerville. was In Union, Tuc.day. Mr. .1. W. Bowman, of Big creek, was in tho city last Tuesday. Mr. J. X llulick, of Iower Powdc, called o:i u hi I Saturday. Matthew Mitchell, of the Cove, made us a substantial visit, Tuesday. Mr. Phil. Wilson and wife returned from the Willamette last Sunday. Mi. II. A. Green called onus this week and subscribed for Tnr. Scott. A d.iuglitor of Mrs. Miles Ba'rd ar Ivcd here i'lom the cast la-t Sunday. Mr. . I. W. Sills, of the Cove, made Us- a very plea-ant vi-it last Monday. Mr. 1!. Huil'mau. editor of the La Grande lauriitil, visited Union last Saturday. Mi-s Mollic Miaw has been engaged to teach the Xorth Powder public school. Dr. C. 1!. Dittehrandt, of Sumnierville, subscribed for Tin: Scorr a few days ago. Mr. G. C. Stewart, of the Cove, called on us last week and subscribed for Tut: Scout. Mr. Win. Johnson, who has been at San ger forsome time, came back last Saturday. Dr. Decring and Uncle Andy Carter arc sojourning in tho Harney valley for a few days. Mrs. Mary llrugger, of Indian valley, sent In this week and subscribed for Tin: Scott. Mr. Sam Foreman, the genial agent for Staver.t Walker, made us a pleasant visit, yesterday. Uncle Jacob Collins, of Sumnierville, called on in this week and subscribed for Tin: Scott. A marriage license was granted this week to Mr. Guy. (.'. Stewart and Miss Ida Allen, of the Cove. Mr. J. .1. Odalc, who has been in Indian valley for several weeks, returned home last Saturday. Mr. J. A. I'ussell, of the Cove, writes to us from Pendleton to have Tun Scout sent to him there. Mr. W. II. Randall, who has been iu Baker City for some time, returned to the Cove la-t week. Mi-s Ida Johnson is visiting friends in the Cove and will probably remain there for -everal weeks. A band of Gyp-ies are camped just below town and arc doing quite a business in the fortune telling line. John Judge and wife, of Sanger, have been visiting in'this city, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Baird. The Ladies Foreign Missionary Society of tho Presbyterian church will meet Fri day, May 121th. at -JtfOr. m. U. It. Lowell, of Corvallis, brother of Deputy Sheriff Lowell of this city, is in town on a business and pleasure trip com bined. Mr. T. B. Johnson called on us this week and sub-cribed for another copy of Tin: Scout, to be sent to Chas. Thomson of Tho Dailes. Mr. ,lo. Xodine came up from Tacoma the fore part of the week and is interview ing old friends here. They are all glad to see him. Mr. X. B Harris writes that he has tak en up his residence in Tacoma, W. T., and wishes the address of his Scout changed to that place. Mrs. A. X. Hamilton, Minnie, Dolan and Frank Hamilton, and Mrs. .lames Lowell and daughter arc now in Baker county visiting relatives and friends. Mr. W. W. White, agent for tho W'etkbj l'acijir Krpresn, is in the city writing up the town and resources of the country for his excellent paper. Ho should receive the hearty encouragement of all our people. Mis. 15. A. Davis returned from Heppner a fow days ago where she has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mallory. She brings tho sad news of tho death of her little three year old grand-daughter, which occurred while she was ttiorc. llaso ISnll. Attorney Smith, of tho Cove, who Is cap tain of the Cove Union base ball club, has forwarded a challenge to the La O ramie boys to play a series of thse games for the cnamplonshlp of tho valley. The lirst came of tho serios will bo played on j the grounds in this city to-morrow after ! noon at 1:.'S0 o'clock. As tho prize is not j to bo "sneezed af it is expected that the , game will bo hotly contested by both teams, i nnd some good ball playing may be looked 1 for. ItiiyCH .V I. limine ComliiR. Tho Boyee and Lansing Musical Comedy Company will appear in this city next Fri day evening, May 31st. with a programme of a pleanhig and entortalning as well as in structive character. The poopleof this com pany are nottriiger hore,having appeared In thl city abutit two years ago, and were greeted with one of tho largot audiences tuateyer aemblwl in our hall. Their en taiuiunt at tliat tune gave g eneral tatinfao tlon.aitc lt wife to predict that ouroiti Sen will ebow this company that they aji predate taklil. by hllluy thr hall to Its ful leatcsBacitr. Frthr particular in our net U. IT Threshers. STAY . ?"i'ut'P' 1 f&srr- VI Wc Guarani.ec our .1. 1. Case "AfrlTATOll" Separator, Shown Above, to be the Cirain-savint' Machine' in the World. Over four hundred of these celebrated machines were in operation la-t season in Oregon and Washington, all of which gave the verv highest satisfaction, There are twice as nianv "Agitators" sold each year throughout the United States as any other make of thresher. This largo sale, double that of any other thresher, is the very strong est proof of their superiority. We unhesitatingly guarantee the J. I. Cae "Agitator" Thresher to thresh as much and thresh better in bundles and headed grain, long and short straw and llax; to be more durable and run with less expense for repairs than any other thresher ever made. Bcmciubcr that the best machines command the large and paying jobs. If you want a thresher, buy the .1. I. Case "Agitator," which is guaranteed to bo the best, and which has proven itself to be so by years of trial in tho hands of the leading farmers and tlircshermen of the Northwest, and is known to be a perfect success. Is it not much safer and hotter for you to purchase a machine which has been thoroughly tested for years iu Oregon and'Washington, and is known to be a perfect success, than to purchase it new and untried machine? Write to us for special pamphlet, containing numerous testimonials from the leading farmers of the Northwest, as to the superiority of t lie ,1. I. Case machinery. It will pay von to tvrite to us for nriccs and terms before iiurcha-ing a thre.-her, no matter what representations are made nor what inducements arc held out to you hy otlieis. sell the genuine We arc exclusive agents for the celebrated Jackson's Self Feeders, Derrick Forks, Derrick Fork Jloisters and Steam Trreshing Machinery. Send for Special Catalogue of this Celebrated Machinery. The Vourtli ot .Inly. Preparations are being rapidly made in this city for the biggest Fourth of July cele bration that Union county has ever wit nessed. A larger sum of money than ever before will be spent in perfecting and car rying out a programme, which for new, original and entertaining features will be unsurpas-ed. A cordial invitation is ex tended to the people throughout the coun ty, and our guests may count on being royally entertained. Posters announcing the event will be distributed throughout the country in a few days, and the pro gramme in full will bo published iu these columns next week. Let your wives, chil dren, sisters, cousins and aunts begin to get ready to come to Union on that day, for the great Kcriquobobolus will be placed on exhibition and Borne (Union) will howl. .Social Duncii. By request of a number of the young gentlemen of this city, Messrs. Baird it James have concluded to give another of their pleasant social dances, at tho Davis hall to-morrow night. It is to be the last dance until the Fourth of July, and it Is expected that a large crowd will be in at tendance, including some of the young people of La Grande and the Coye. who will be in the city to witness the base ball game. Dancing will he indulged in until about two o'clock. As on former occa sions the music will be furnished by Mr. James and Geo. Baird will act as lloor manager. A Narrow Khcopr. Last Sunday evening as Judge Craig' pri vate conveyance, containing ono of his hired men called "Dick." Mr. A. L. Han som. Mrs. Moore, and two small children, was returning from this city to tho dopot, the horses attached thereto became fright ened and nnmanagablo when opposite the residence of Mr. Win. Wilson, and the ve biclo was overturned on the bridge near there. The occupants were violently pre cipitated into the water and mud below, but luckily all escaped injury except .Airs. Moore, who was severely bruised about the ohouldcr. The damage to the conveyance was slight. Millinery nnil Fnnny fiooilH nt CiihI. For the next sixty days Mesdamo Bidwcll fc Benson will sail their entire stock of millinery goods, ladles underwear, children clothing, etc. etc. etc., atactualcost. Ladlch are invited to call anil examine goods which are all new and of the latent designs. A better opportunity for semiriiiK good bar gain will never be preaented. Improve the opportunity May lt, 189. nimmm iii hi mi i n i UTOmrmtruvunrwrrtri n yjii'u'iiu'jr3rn.TrirTM?qjiiimjrtj.wi.'jajATLiu.j WSLL PAY ALL PARTIES WANTING IS m to Ht v Tin: J. I. CASE THRESHING MACHINERY, -UK A. GrZE-A-ZbsTIDIEEi, 053SO-01sr. - i"yi Wo Clear Grit. Almost any day an old m an, with one leg missing, maybe seen hobbling aroind town encumbered with a buck-saw, seeking for work. When he find- it he goes in with a will and never lets up till his work is ac complished. He is an inmate of tho county poor house and his name is Albert A. .Mc Laughlin. We know not what brought him to this condition, but surely it is through no fault of his. Iu a conversation with him a few days ago ho informed us thathewas hoarding all his little earnings for the purpose of buying a cork leg which he thought would enable him to work with greater uiise, and that be would then be able to support himself. As tho leg will cost nearly u hundred dollars it will be a long time before ho gets it, unless ho is as sisted. Mr. Sehoonover, thu elllcient and kind-hearted supervisor of the poor farm has drawn up subscription papers sub scribing liberally himself for the purpose of raising money to buy the log for tho old man. One of tho papers can bo found at tbisotllco. If our charitably-inclined pen pie will drop iu and c.iiitributn a very little, each, the old gciitleinun will have bis do sires gr.itilicd many weary month before ho expects it. A t.'iinl. Union. Oregon May 1(1, 18St. Wc the undersigned county comiiiisioii crs of Union county. Oregon, have at the request of County Judge (ioodall, exam ined all bills that have been allowed and paid him out of the county treasury during bis term of otlicc. and iu our opinion ho has received nothing but what he is legally entitled to. Wc have also examined all warrants which have been drawn iu vaca tion by tho county clerk, try tho direction of Judge (ioodall, and find that they have each been drawn to pay legitimate Indebt edness of the county, which hayo been or dered or slnco approved by tho county couit. and that the intercut of thu county ha not in anywise been prejudiced thoroby. (i. W. llKNNKIIoFK, joiin Mcdonald. The Portland World says: Charlo S. Miller has brought suit against tint Baal em Oregon Gold Mining Company for fiM. 000 damages. It mioiiih that Miller pur chased flSi.OOD worth of stook which had been Issued to Isaac Kaufman, and the company denied the right of Kaufman to sell the same, and that plaintiff was dual ly compelled, owing to llnanclal embar rassment, to sell hi Mook for fKiOO.and he therefore asks the company to make good the other f-'l eou. !."! i-u '- -wr" ' '- 1 "-a: 1.-' "SST- I I n t KLFiii;.VTi:r- IMnjree Woodbury Horse Power, manufactured only by the ,1,1 Case Threshing Machine Company, and warrant it the strongest and best in use. Our J. I. ( ae. Kngmes aie guaranteed the most powerful, most durable and mo-t economical ICnglncs In u-e, -STAVHIl A: WALK1CI!. (Jray's one and lwohor.se Tread powers and Threshers. We guarantee our Threslu-a- and Tread Powers to be the most perfect working and successful machinery of their class In the United .Stales. Send for our Special Cata logues and Price Lists of tills machinery STAY KB A: WALK MI!. Our Randolph Improved Steel Frame Header has the Best Frame, the Be-t Wheels, the Be-t Axle, the Best Pitman, the Best Bed, the Best General and the Be-t Harvesting Machine on earth. We guarantee the Bandnlph Improved t-teel Frame Header to bo the simplest, the liglitc-t dralt and the ea-iest managed Header In use, and arc perfectly willing for any responsible man who wi-lies to buy a Header to take ours ami any other, or all others, lie may wish, and give them an equal chance, and if our Header does not do the work as well as, or better than any or all orheis, we will be at theexiiense of removing ours with out expense to him in any way. This broad guarantee is the strongest pioof of real merit, and should induce every man who wants a Header to buv the Randolph Improved Steel Frame. Sold only by lis and our authoiled agenss. sTAVICI! fc WALK Fit Written for the S. oi t. BLOSSOMS. We lovo the blossoms, for they help to brighten The lives mi dark with wearying toll and on re ; Ah hopes and dreams forever belli to lighten The heavy loads wo have to bear. How llko the llower.-, ' whoso transient life is ended, Tho hopes and dreams are, that for one brief hour, Mako tho glad heart a gulden bright ami splendid, About love's latticed bower. Ono little hour of almost perfect pleasures, A foretaste of the happiness to come. Thou sudden frost the garden yields its treasures, Ami stands in sorrow dumb. Oh, listen, heart; tho llower may hue its glory Beneath thu touch of front, but does not die; In spring It will repent tho old, wuot story, Of God's sweet by and bv. In heaven, if never here, tho hopes we cherish The llower of human lives wo uoiiut as lout, Will live again inch bounty caiiuol polish, And heaven ha no final. -S. V. W. II. PoitTLAXii, Or,, May 2, 18SJ). A (ilrt Vor All. Iu order tn glvo all a chance to test It, and thus ho convinced ot IU wonderful cu rative powers. Dr. King's New DUeovory for CoiiNiiinplion, Coughs and Colds, Mill be, for a llnjitul tune, ghen away. This oiler is not only liberal, but hows unboun ded taitli iu iheiuorit of this great iciiiuly. AH who sutler from Coughs, Colds, Con sumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, or any af fection of Throat, Chnt, or Lungs, aro es pecially rcquostcd to call at Brown's drug store, uud get a trial bottle, free. Large bottles, 1.00. Til" I.aillim Di'llghti'il. The pleasunt effect anil thy pcrfoet safety with which ladle may into tho liquid fruit laxative, Syrup of Fig, under all condi tions make It their favorite remedy. It is ploHshig to the oyeaud to tho taste, gentle yet eiroetual III noting on tho kidneys, liver und bowel. All kooiU at Mr. Itlnchart's, fresh and new and of the very best quality. New ijood-rcri i'.cd i eiy ii el.. Fastest Threshing and Best Wagon Komi Nomlml. Tho numerous residents of tho classic Hog valley and populous. settlements of Up per Clover ( reck and Wolf creek should bo brought Into closer connection witli this city than they are. This could be easily ilono by opening a wagon road from Pylo'n canyon, near Yowell's place, across tho lulls to those sections. Tills would shorten the distance at least one-half and givo tho peoplu there easy access to the county seat, and enable our merchants to compete fur the trade which now, of necessity, goes to La Grande and other points. We ques tioned ouu of the county commissioners in regard to this matter a few days ago and lie said he was aware of the necessity for tills road, and that the commissioners would favor opening it, and render all as sistance po-sihlo if the matter was presen ted to them. We trust this will bo done without delay. Wo cannot hao too many roads leading to this place. Tito IVnllmrn Itrlilgo. Judge (ioodall and Commissioner 31: Doiuild left Monday for the purpoiu of ov amining the bridge on the Wallowa river between Union and Wallowa counties, and to confer with somo of the Wallowa com missioners who will meet them there, It is apparent that a new bridge ivlll have to be built, as the old one Is iu a very dilapi dated condition. With a good bridge, ami the appropriation made hy tlio legislature judiciously expended iu Improving tho canyon road, our Wallowa friends can visit us with but Utile of the annoyances of for mor years. (rami Oluliratloii nt I'.IkIii. Thu people of I-igln and surrounding country have decided to celebrate the Ith it Flgin. Committees on llnaucu und mu sic have been appointed, and eoinplote ar rangements and prorammo will bu made at an early date. The people of Klglti aro wido awake to thu enterprise and are de termined to have a celebration second to none. Hlglu lias not had a celebration for several years and it is proper that it should have one this year. Tho people of Grande Hondo aro respectfully invited, and ex pected. U. F. WFIHS. Skc'v. i llueKlvii'M A illicit Ntilvn. Tin; Hiwt S.vt.vr. in tho world for Cuts, Bruises, Soru, Ulcers, Salt Itheiiin, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Kruptlona, and posl alvejy cured Piles, or no pay required, It is guaranteed to glvo perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price S3 cents per Imj.. For sale at Brown's drug store. e