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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1889)
1 'THE OREGON SCOUT. AMOS K. JONKS. KDlTOIt. The Oregon Scout has as large a circu--lation as any tico papers in this sec Hon of the State, combined, and is cor respondingly valuable as an advertising medium. Thursday, June 13, 1SS5). I. OCA I' INTOUMATIOX. Gathered 1 by Tlio Scout mid Hrouglit to llcniliiinrters. Stop nt tlic r.Iue Mountain house while in La Grande. Gum Warren was quite sick for several lay this week. A male or female cook wanted. Apply at the Han Ton restaurant. .1. M. Pliy A- Co. will pay good prices for your wheat at the Union mill. I'hil WiNon, who has been finite sick for .some time, is rapidly recovering. Buy your boots and shoes of Vincent. New styles being constantly received. Kain is much needed now and unless it conies soon crops will certainly sulfur. Baseball contest to-morrow at '2 p. in. be tween the Cove-Union and Lu (irandc nines. Kinbroidery tlounoings, silk lace mitts, feathers, hats, etc., just received at Mrs. Rinchart's. Baird it Busiek are having their tonsorinl parlors decorated in an artistic manner, the work of Cully Hell. Seven new bicycles ordered by the boys a few days ago. arrived yesterday. Now look out for trouble. Ladies line lace bats and bonnets made to order on short notice at Mrs. L. B. Bine hart's millinery store. To insure yourself a pleuantly spent Fourth, tirst ease your conscience by set tling that old account at the Cove drug store. Several new sidewalk's have been laid, and water troughs extended, a considerable dis tance along Main street this week. This is a it should be. A couple of tame coyotes attract consid erable attention in town. They have u great time playing with the dogs and seem to be perfectly contented. The poem and story sent to us a few days ago by a young lady and gentleman of Summcrvillc, are entirely too thrilling for publication in Tin: Scour. Kxeuso us, this time. Last Tuesday evening a lamp bursted in the billiard room of the Kentucky saloon, and the flames setting tire to the wall paper, a serious conflagration was only prevented by lively work. . The names of 1,000 voters have been signed, in Walla Walla county, to the pe tition asking the legislature to allow the county to bond itself to induce the build ing of the Hunt roads. A young man of Union was placed in the oity jail last Monday night, and next morn ing was fined $." and costs for being drunk and disorderly. This is his first offense and it is hoped it will be his last. John Ford was up before Recorder Tut tle, last Monday, on a charge of disorderly conduct. lie was fined !?. anil costs in de fault of which lie took up his residence in the city jail for two days and a half. A Montesano real estate firm advertises in a Chehalis county paper for a hundred men tolilc on timber claims in Oregon, for a reasonable compensation. Isn't this crowding the mourners a little? Astorian. This issue of Tin: Scott, containing a de scription of Union and the Grande Hondo valley, will be a good one to send cast to friends. Copies, wrapped ready for mail ing, can bo had at this otlice for ten cents each. William Porter, while handling a vicious horse last Thursday, 'received a severe kick on the left breast, just above tbo heart, which it was thought at first would prove serious, but at this writing he is getting along very well and will no doubt soon re cover. Indian war veterans and their wives who attend the grand encampment at Portland on the 17th and 18th, will bo furnished transportation to Portland and return for n single fare. They will take the receipt of the agent here and that, with the certificate of the grand adjutant will secure the return ticket. The Oregon State Board of Agriculture will hold the annual state fair at the- fair grounds near Salom, commencing Monday, September 10, 1SS0, and continuing six days. The cash premiums offered for agricultural, stock and mechanical exhibits, for works of art and fancy work, and for trials of speed, amount in the aggregate to J 15,000. Preparations for the coining Fourth of July celebration in this city are moving along slowly. It is to bo hopod that all who are appointed on committees will en ter into the work with the determination to make a grand success of tho undertaking. Any half-way business will, not do. Lot the work bo done thorougly anil well! It. Is time to get to work in earnest. Tho editor of a mining euinp nowpapor has this to say of a popular songstress: "As a singer she could just wallop the hose off nny that over wagged a jaw on tho hoards. From her clear, bird-Mat uppor note sho could canter away down to the bans rackot, and cushion baek to u sort of spiritual tre ble that niado every man in tho audionco imagine thut overy hair on his head was a gohlon string to u celestial harp, over which angulie fingers were sweeping." Plows! Plow! Plows!! Utet improve ment and lowest living prices. tiimplt and most convenient method of adjusting beam and line of draft, making plow run lighter mid do better work. Has never been equaled and cannot be oxrelUd. The lightest draft sulky plow In the world ithc Improved Wheel Land Side Sulky Plow, and then- is no plow inlc that will U bet tor work. The plowa all MMuVturtl by the U k I aland Plow Co., and are suU by Trunk Sro's. Implement Co, o$ their tiyent. J mxvjsi i'.vstAui:. Tho Scout's Weekly Inspection niid lie port of I'riciuls off Duty, Thoinns Myers and wife, of Tclooaset, vis ited Union Sunday. Hon. L. B. Rlnohnrt returned from Mat heiir county last Sunday. Dr. Lou Cleaver, of Baker City, has been in Union during the week. S. It. Beeves and wife, of Im Grande, vis ited this city last Tuesday. K. W. Bennett, of Suiniiietvillc, made us a substantial visit Monday. Thomas Bucknittii and wife, of Summer villo, visited Union this week. M. Waddle, of Sumnterville, returned from his trip to Grant county. Samuel Yanordcr one of the solid farmers of the Park, was in town Monday. Mrs. J. 11. Kddy and children, of Fondle-' ton, were visiting in Lu Grande this week. Attorney 11. F. Uurleigh took his depart ure, Saturday, for Wallowa county on bus iness. The people of Pino valley nro making preparations for a celebration on tho Fourth of July. Mrs. Thomas Ruckinan called on us last Tuesday and ordered Tin: Scotrr scut to her father in Iowa. Owen Matthews returned from San Fran cisco a few days ago and will ongago in lous iness at Cornucopia. Judge L. L. MeArthur, United States dis trict attorney of Oregon, will deliver the Fourth of July oration at La Grande. .James Xash. of Summerville, passed through this city hut Saturday in pursuit of some horses that had strayed away from his place. Attorney G. O. Holmaii and family, of Baker City, will take their departure in a few days for California, and will make that their future home. John Met'all, of Wallowa county, visited Union this work. He is engaged in intro ducing among our farmers a new patent gate and seems to bo meeting with success. The members of the order of Knights of Pythias, of this city, observed last Sunday as decoration day, or the day recommended by the grand lodge for the decoration of the graves of deceased brothers with flowers, and the observance of appropriate cere monies. As no member of the order is in terred in our cemetery, tho ceremony of decorating the graves was dispensed with, but in everything else the day was appro priately observed by the members here. Messrs. .1. K. Hough, W. A. Adams and Thomas Lovelace and son, of Lee Summit, Missouri, arrived in this city last Saturday. They came to look at the country and if it suits them they, and a number of their neighbors, will move here and make their homes. Their attention was attracted to this country by the perusal of copies of Tiik Seorr which had reached them in Missouri. They are convinced that tho statements made in the paper were not ex aggerated, and seem to like the country very much. Kallrnait Information. Mr. Hunt has not set the time when he will be over, but he is expected soon. His surveyors will reach this city in about ten days. Latest information is to tho eilcet that the Looking Glass pass has been abandoned, but another route has been found that is satisfactory and of a very fair grade. It is not thought that any agree ment entered into between the Union and Northern Pacific roads will alfect Hunt's extension to the Grande Hondo, in the least, and that the only thing that would be liable to defeat tho building of the road to this place Is our failure to raise the full amount of the subsidy asked. The Social Iliisehall Hon. The social baseball hop to be given under the management of Messrs. Baird it James to-morrow night (Friday, June II.) gives promise of being 'in exceedingly pleasant affair. North Powder, Covo and La Grande, as well as UniAn players will bo in atten dance, each accompanied by cither his best or second best girl. Dancing will bo in dulged in until '' a. m. George Baird will act as floor manager which is sufllcicnt to guarantee gooil order, etc. Music is to bo furnished by James' string bund and will be one of the leading features. Ticket $1 ; can bo had of either of the managors. Sup per before the hop. Millinery and Fancy Goods fit Cost. For the next sixty days Mosdauio Biilwoll it Benton will sell their entire stock of millinery goods, Indies underwear, children clothing, etc. etc. etc., at actual cost. Ladies are invited to call and examine goods which are all new and of the latest designs. A bettor opportunity for securing good bar gains will never be presented. Improve the opportunity. -May 1st, 18s!). The I'ostolHue. The newly appointed postmistress, Mrs. H, A, Alger, will take charge of tho Union postoflieo on July 1, -which is the com mencement of tho next fiscal yoar. Sho has rented the building now occupied by A. N. Gardner as a jewelry store, and will move the olllce to that place. Her bonds inon are. 0. P. Goodall.J. H. Whito, S. O. Swaekhainor, O. P. .layoox, J. L. Carter, J. T. Wright and Mrs. Delia Saunders. lluulilnn's Ariiluu Hnlo. Tin: Bkkt Salvi: in the world for Cuts, Bridies, Sores, Ulcer, Salt Itiieum, Fever Sort, Tetter, Chapped Hand, Chilblain, Corns, and all Skin Kruptioui, and pul alvely cure Pile, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price Si cenU per box. For sale at Hrown' drug store. Ice Cream I'eUUal. 'lite ladle of the ceineU ry aoelety will ylve a strawberry and ice cream feidval at Wriglitk hall on the ev ruing of June IS, for the purpose of rui-ii.g f u"l 'T J l- JMvcmcg of the cemetery gr..nmie, TTe MB liweral pairoine Irom Ui'-public. 8T i I I ! i l I We Guarantee our J.J. Case "AG2TATOK" Separator, Shown Above, to bo the Grain-savin"; Maehine in the World. Over four hundred of these celebrated machines wore in operation last season in Oregon and Washington, all of which gave tho verv highest satisfaction, There nro twice as inanv "Agitators" sold each vcar throughout the Fulled States as any other make of thresher. This large sale, double that. of aiy other thresher, is the very strong est proof their superiority. We unhcsitatinglv guarantee the .1. I. Case "Agitator" Thresher to thresh as much and thresh better iii bundles and beaded gram, long and short straw and flax; to he more durable and i tin with less expense for repairs than any other thresher ever irade. Remember that the best machines command the large and paying jobs. If you want a thresher, buv tho J . I. Case "Airltator," which is guaranteed to ho the best, and which has proven itsVlf to be so bv years of trial in the hands of the leading farmers and threshermon of the Northwest, and is known to bo a perfect success. Is it not much safer ami better for you to purchase a machine which has been thoroughly tested for years in Oregon and' Washington, ami is known to bo a perfect success, than to put chase a new and untried machine? Write to us for special pa-nphlot, containing numerous lestiinonials from the leading farmers of the Northwest, as to the superiority of tho ,!. 1. Case machinery. It will pay you to write to us for prices and terms before purchasing a thresher, no matter what representations nro made nor what inducements are held out to you by olheis Wo sell the genuine ( We are exclusive agents for the celebrated Jackson's Self Feeders, Derrick Forks, Derrick Fork ILoistcrs and Steam Trreahing machinery. Send for Special Catalogue of this Celebrated Machinery. Three l'risoners Isenpe. Three prisoners confined in the county jail, awaiting trial, made their escape lust Friday morning about 8 o'clock. They had been let out of the iron cells into tho cor ridor, and while the jailor was at breakfast they sawed off some the barn of tho win dow with a fine saw that had been fur nished them by some one, and crawling out into theyard made thoiresenpo through a bole that was invitingly open underneath the back wall. Their absence was not dis covered for an hour or two after they had gone. Although many people were stir ring at that hour of the day, no one seems to have noticed tlioiu. When it was dis covered that they wore gone, Sheriff Ham ilton immediately offered Sfc'iO reward for the capture of each one of them, and had men scouring the country in pursuit, al though it was not known which direction they had taken. It in thought that they took to tho mountains east of hero mid are woTking towards Idaho. Some seven or eight prioncin in the jail remained and did not improve th? opportunity to escape. But very little information can bu elicited from them in regard to the matter. At this writing no definite traces of (ho es caped prisoners have boeu found, although Sheriff Hamilton, from information now in Ids possession, is confident of capturing them in a very few days. The names of the men arc Isaac liegeman, charged with burglary; C. C. illeks, churgod with hore stealing; and Chiu. BiockiiiM, charged with larceny. We do not think thut particular blame can be attached to tho officer, it was not thought that anv of the lirWuliers would make strenuous efforts to eaeape, and it would have been Impossible for them to have succeeded unlcs assisted by some one on the outside. The wall around thujuil yard should be fixed so that no one could gut in or out without consider able trouble. Had this been done thu pris oners would doubtless have been discovered beforo they got out of the enclosure. What's t lie, MU"r Willi You? You are not "all nht.'' You fee I t.n-J, your buck ailu s, yuii f.-el sluikey in the knees, you are subject to dull headache, are nervous, cross, and ulj things don't : svoiii to go just right. In short, you uro j full of malaria, and jou will continue to feel : wor-e until you get something to kill and J expel the poison. We re. oinmend Ulci trh I liltierx, I. realise it ill ju-l til )ur u"e. j bo W..ttilei.larc ', th.l Ii,.r4ir' ,t, whleli mean that your money will l.e rt ' funded if you are not hoii'-fiU"!. No fuirer ! offer un be inudc. You l!uc u sure tiling. 'irvlt. Pri' j :.n 1 1 ' at llmuii'i. drug sine, I'iiI'mi Oregon I WILL PAY ALL PARTIES WAITING rail W 1 111 -to lit v 'inn J. !. CASE THRESHING MACHINERY, skattu: is j:i;ins. To 1 ;i ! He.slriictloii of tlio itusiiiexs 1'ortlon or the City by Tiro. A calamity only paralleled by that which overtook Chicago a few years ago, has eonio upon Seattle, the principal city of Washing ton. About!, p. in. Inst Thursday, some tur pontino caught lire in the baeuicut of a two-story frame building on tho south west corner of Front ami Madison streets. The building, which was owned by Mrs. Margaret.!. Pontius, and the llrst story of which was leased by the Seattle Shoo Com pany, tho upper lloor being occupied for ollices, was soon ablaze. An ulurni was instantly turned in and tho volunteer lire department responded promptly, hut it was impossible to make headway with the Ilorco flames. This buil ding, like most others of its kind In the business center, was not. detached, but was the corner of a row of frame buildings, all Joined together and of various heights, Vullantly did the department light the fire, but without avail, for tho buildings of tin der were an easy prey lo what within ton minutes from tho time it started developed Into a liet on lire. Notwithstanding I ho prog res m of the flauii'N, tho fire department struggled with tho llerco- determination to save tho most valuable portion of Front street to the south, between Columbia street and Y osier, which was one uiugnilleeiit row of flue brick buildings of two or three stories. Implosions of giant powder were fruitless to prevent the awful spread of the rulent less sheets of flame and cJoude of blinding, suffocating smoko. Unwurd the conflagration went, crack ling, roaring, uliuoot shrieking. The water wasgiviug oiituud the streams from tho several lines of hose only reached to the second stories. Tho Tacoma lira de partment hud come over from Tuooiua in ijUy-two minutes on tho I'ugel Sound Shore Railroad, but both departments combined were powerless. Attempts to blow up tbo Union block were more (lis ustnmx to the valiant llre-tlghtcrs than anything eUe. All that could be dona was to try lo save life and property. People fled to the hills to the east, and horses, decked with foam, dashed up to the highlands with promts cons loads of everything attached lu every avullubie vehicle, The fire iniiile awful progress when iterossed Ycsler avenue. The ilauivs ruhed ami leaped on with terrific ruaiiiieis, giving people barely time to cm ape. and the eutlrj waterfront, In cluding all the wh.nveK and docks, the cuul b. inker- ai.d Ihe railroad trucks, thu wholo a!' rpiartei and eer thing south of Union HI fi W ' i i:u'm:.vra- -OK- Dingee Woodbury Horse Power, manufactured only by tho .1.1 Case Threshing Machine Company, and warrant It tho strongest and best in use. Our .1 . I. Case. Kiiguics are guaranteed the most powerful, mint durable anil most economical Kugiucs in use ST A VKR it WALK Kit. Gray's one and two-horse Trend powers and Threshers. We guarantee our Thresheas and Tread Powers to be tho most perfect working and successful machinery of their class In the Tinted States. Send for our Special Cata- i luetics and Price Lists of this machinery STAN Kit it ALK.FB. I Our Randolph Improved Steel Frame Header has (he Best Frame, the Best Wheels, tho Best Axle, the Best Pitman, the Best Reel, the Best General and the Best Harvesting Machine on earth. I- We guarantee tbo Bandolph Improved Steel Frame Header to be the simplest, tho 1 lightest draft and the easiest managed Header In use, and are perfectly willing for any responsible man who wishes to buy a Header to take ours and any otl'icr, or all others, I he may wish, and give them an equal chance, and if our Header does not do tho work us well as, or better than any or all orhers, wo will be at the expense of removing ours with , out expense to him in any way. This broad guarantee Is the strongest proof of real merit . and should induce every man who wants u Header to buy the llandolph Improved Steel i Frame. Sold only by us and our aulhoilzed agents. STAVKR it WALKKR street and west of Second nnd reaching around to the gas works, above Fourth street on .lacksou, Was completely burned Thirty-two blocks in the center of the citv were totally destroyed and not it busi ness house is left standing. It Is estimated that the total loss to the oily in buildings alone is easily $IO,i)00,(HH), and all the personal losses will probably reach .fi'll.l.OD.l.tHI. What the loss to shipping has been II is impossible to give, h.it it is generally thought that every craft that was not pulled out a long distance from the shore has been either burned or ruined. It is estimated that the liro covers sixty-four acres of the business, portion of tho city. This docs not include the wharves. Will Kill the Coillln 3Intti. A gentleman from Albany, a delegate to the encampment, in conversation the other day mentioned a way of disposing of the coil liii moth, which he says be has tiled with great success in his own orchard. Ho has no moths on his trees and consequently no wormy apples, whllo his neighbors' or chards are well nigh ruined. He says that two pounds of alum dissolved In warm water was tho medicine which ho used ami a largo sponge for applying the same. He sprinkles the ground about the tree in the fall ami early spring liberally, and swabs the trunk as far up us the forks with alum water, effectually killing tho pinths ami tho larva-, whh h if left to grow would soon get up further "and play raro havoc with Ihe fruit, 'fhls treatment ho vouches as being sure death to that wonderfully destructive member of the insect family, it is worthy of u fair trial anyway by fruit growers and If It works as well on other trees as it docs on his the days of the use of Paris green and Loudon purple are over.- Reporter. 1'ulilie .Sain nt Jslunit City. I will sell at Island City on Monday Juno 21, lfM, 17r head of good, well bred homes of good color anil good size. Twenty head of geldings, years old and oyer. 'I he ha!-1 anco a choice lot of stock horses, marcs and colts. Terms, twelve months time wilh approved security and interest. Salo will commence at 8 o'clock a. in. .1. J. GUI MM NTT, Administrator of the estate of John Cnrr. di'ccuted. I'nglo Cooper Hliop, S. II. Aylus, proprietor. Manufacturer of butter barrels and kegs. A good supply always on hand. Shop south of tuhool hoiuo, Union, Oregon. Ba-tbll hop to-morrow night.. J Fastest Threshing ami Best lilts Colon I'retly llnril. Strangers as a general thing seek tho 4 newspaper ofllee of a city for Information. Many times wo have been usked by new coiners: ''How many business men are there In Alhiuar" We invariably reply by referring them to the columns of the Cour ier. Business men who have not enter prise and public spirit enough to advertise In their local paper are hardly worthy of mention, consequently they arc passed by in the general enumeration of men who by their energy and business tact assist in building up a city and advancing it inter ests. A Ibina Courier. .Itiillciinut (Slept, fhls dreadful disease has broken out in a number of places in the state to an alarm ing extent, says a Willamette valley paper, anil up to the present time the Oregon Do mestic Annual convention has ordered thirteen animals killed. The disease is con tagious and as it has broken out in several counties in the state, farmers ami owners of stock should uso every precaution possi ble to prevent the spread of this animal destroyer. A curious fact lu tho matter h that the heaviest horses are morn subject to this malady than lighter ones. I)ellniueiit Tuxes. Notice is hereby given to nil delinquent la.v-paycrs, that an execution for the col lection of the Mime has been placed In my hands and the Mime are past due. All de linquent tax-payers are hereby notified to come Immediately ami settle tho same and save further costs. A. N, HAMILTON. 1'mo.v, May .'II, 1H80. Sheriff. Seated Kills Wanted. Aii advertisement by the county courts of Union and Wallowa counties for seuled bids for tho construction of n hridgo across tho Wallowa river at or near where thu old bridge now t.tauds, will be found olsowhero In this paper. Here Is a chance for some good iiiecliuiik'. The l.aillus Delighted. The pleasant cffectiind the perfect safety with which ladies may use thu liquid fruit laxative, Syrup of Figs, under nil condi tions muko it Jhcir favorite remedy. It is pleasing to the eye and to the laile, gcutlo yet effectual hi acting on the kidney, liver and bowels. One hundred pairs of hulles' and chil dren's shou'i for Mile at Mrs. ltinchart's at $ 1 per pair. Also a nice Hue of ladles' Una French kid shoes,. Tho very la-st (piullty.