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Scout VOL. VI. UNION, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1881). NO. 7. Oregon Scout, An independent weekly Journal, isuort ev ery Thur.-day morning bv JOKES & CHAXOEY. Puhlhhcrs and Proprietors. A. K. Joans, I Editor, f ( 11. ClIASCllY, Foreman. KATES OI? SUIJSCllirTIOX: V One copy, one vcar ... " " Six months.. . '" Three inontos. !?l.f0 1.00 luvnrlulily .Casli in Aiivnucc. If by chance mlwci ipfiim.i tire not paid ttll cmi vj year, tuv iloliars witi ue cnurycu. Hates of advertis-inir made known on np- m - plication. S JSTCorrespondcncc from all parts of the country solicited. AUrcss ull communications to the Oiicgon Scout, Union Oregon. T)HKS15YTEItlAN CHURCH. Services X every Sabbath at 11 u. in. ami 8 p. in ; Hablmtli scliool at iu a. m; pravui 1111... WedncMhiv. at 8 l. 111. The Ladle.-' sionary Society meets on the fourth l' rulay of every month at 2 :M p. m. All cordially invited: 11. H. PAlUCEIt. Pastor. VKOFESSIONAL,. 11. liAKIX, x J. A. Eakix, Notary Public. R. E AKIN , & BROTHER, Attorneys at Law, Union, Oregon. dKtTTronipt Attention I'nid to Collect.ons. JOHN R. ORITES, Attorney at Law. Collecting and probate practice special ties. Olliee, two doors south of post-otliec, Union, Oregon. T N. CROMWELL, M. D. JL. Physician and Surgeon. Office, one door onth of J. 15. Eaton's store, Union, Oregon. 1 II. DAY, 31. D IlOMEl'ATHIC Physician aia Surgeon. ALL CAM.S IT.OMl'TLV ATTr.XlUI) TO. OIUcc adjoining Jones Hro's store. Can be fdund nights at residence in South west Union. W. SlIELTO.V. J. M. CAItUOLL. S HELTON & CARROLL. Attorneys at Law. Olliee: Two doors south of post-oflicc, Un ion, Oregon. Special attention given all business en trusted to us. T 11. CRAWFORD, Attorney at Law, Union, Oregon. Oilice, one door south of Centennial ho tel. A. L. DAXFOUTII, M. D., Physician ami Surgeon North Powder, Oregon. JJ 1 8 E A S 1: S O V W O 31 1'. X A K V K C I A L T V Calls attended to at all hours. 11. F. WiI-sok. Notary Public. J. IIaukktt, Notary Public W ILSON & 1IACKETT, Attorneys at Law. Collections and all other business entrus -ted to us will receive prompt attention. A complete abstract of the hind of Union -county 111 our ouice, Managers of the UNION HEAL ESTATI ASSOCIATION. OFFICE: .UNION, OH. JAMES C. DOW, Attorney at Law, Cornucopia, Oregon. Land Business Promptly Atten (led to Before the U.S. Offices. ESfMlnlng claims bought and sold on commission. .Mines oxatnineu nnu repor ted upon. City - Meat--Market. Main Street, Union, Oregon, BENSON BROS. - PROPRIETORS. Keep constantly on hand BEEF, PORK- VEAL, MUTTON, SAUSAGE, HAMS, LARD. Etc. Shingles For Sale An unlimited amount of No. lo8ltw constantly 011 hand and for sale cheap. Orders from all jmrts of the country so licited. S. II. BUHUOUOHS, 3-14 tf Covo, Oregon. IgrgGims, Amirmnitiion, Field Glasses, Fishing Tackle, etc., at Written for Tiik Scoi't.1 SULTRY. Hurtling all the grain to cinder. Making fat folks fairly rlM. Xot n cooling breer.e to hinder Oh how hot the weather is! Chi"kens with their wings distonded, Spread their mouths as if to gnu; Youngster with his breeches mended. Wishes they were tore again. Old man in the chimney corner Wipes his brow and heaves a sigh, licgs his wife leave to inform her Wo will have a warm July. Now we've l!en in place of 0 rover; Sugar, wool and codec's riz, Mercury is boiling over Oh how hot the weather isl Youthful couple, on the marry, Lallygagin' on the lawn, Ear into the night they tarry, Wishing sultry weather gone. Honeyed words and glances tender, Castle-builders full of hope; lie, with strong arm. will defend her If with him the will elope. I'appa hears the conversation, Mars their little dream of bliss, Fondly grasps the situation Oil how hot the weather is ! Luna Tine. (!ut Your llpnilcrs. It is probably generally known that a change 1ms' been made in school-text books in Oregon, that will go into ef fect this fall. It will cost the people of the state thousands of dollars to make this change unless they take ad vantage of the opportunity olfered by Hie publishers. This opportunity is offered, not because of the generosity of the scbcol-book monopoly, but be cause they were compelled to do so befoic the change would bo sanctioned by the county superintendents. For instance: The Barnes New Nationul Reader has been adopted, and every student in our common schools must procure one of these new books. These books, however, may bo pur chased at a nominal price or ex changed for old readers up until the 151st of next October; after that time no exchange will bo made, and they can only bo purchased at the usual retail price. To show the advantage of securing these books "before the end of October, wo quoto the prices the monopoly arc compelled to sell for now, anu tno prices una win ue charged at the expiration of that timo xow. A IT Kit OCT. :tlst, National 1st Header 10 cts. ; 25 cts " 2nd Header 20 ets. ; 15 cts " 3rd Header 25 cts.; 00 cts " 4th Header 35 cts.; 85 cts ' 5th Header J5 cts.; $1.10. Other charges will bo made in a similar manner, and wo trust tha every school district in the stato will protect itself by securing its toxt bool before the monopoly regulates the prices. A I'rehlntoi'H! fc'Inil. In sinking the artesian well whicl our friend Kurtz is interested in at Natnpa, in this county, a few days since, at a depth of 310 feet, the sand pump brought up a well formed hu man image in baked clay, two or three inches in length: perfect, savoono foot was ofi'at the ankle and the other just below the knee. "Wo have not seen the wonderful find, but are told that it is really an artistic piece- of work, tho noso slightly worn, but tho other fea tures sharp and clear, and undoubted ly of burned clay. This seems to es tablish two .facts; first, that tho vol canic eruptions which at different pe riods have Hooded over tho plains be tween tho Boise and tho Snako, have aggregated a deposit of more than 300 feet. Secondly, that provious to the earliest ages of that period this valley was occupied with human beings of sufficient civilization to niako plastic images of tho human form and bake the same into tho imperishable articlo which survived all tlieso ages since. Wc imagine that there is great histo ric value and significance iu this dis covery at tho bottom of tho Nampa artesian well, and shall await with groat intorest tho opinions of tho saving. Statesman. Oregon OpulH. The Scientific American luys: A speci men of lire opal VAxVA inches in size, evi dently a water-worm fragment, was found near john Day rivor, iu (.'rook county, Ore gon. ItU transparent, grayish white in color, with red, green and yellow Humes. Tho play of colors equals In beauty that of any Moiluan material, and it Is the first opal found iu the United .States that ex hibit color. Undoubtedly, better inatcnul of the kind oxUt where this Is found. EAGLE VALLEY. Account of the Harvest Picnic on the First of August. A MOST ENJOYABLE EVENT. Interesting l;arm Notes and Mention of Hccent Local Happenings. August -1, 1SS9. Everything is quiet to-day. Our picnic in over. Wo had tho largest gathering that was ever in Eaglo val ley before. Everything passed ofT nicely. In the forenoon wo had plen ty of good music by tho Eagle Cornet Band, and by Mrs. Small, of Baker City, who performs on the organ splen didly. The audience was addressed by lion. .1. Guy Lewis, of Sparta, and Mayor Russ, of Baker City. Decla mation by Miss Ida Perry. A plenti - ful dinner was then spread, enough for twice the number present, to which all did justice. After dinner we had dec lamations by Misses. Delia Morris, Nada Holcomb and Edith Young. Tho closing remarks were made by W. W. Kirby. Mr. George Nowcomb was selected by Mr. W. W. Kirby to manage tho business of the day, which ho did in a very satisfactory manner. Tho first premium, for the oldest couplo, was awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Babcock. Premium for tho best looking baby was awarded to Mrs. Spinber, of Pino valley. Premium for tho best looking boy, under 5 and over 1 years, was awarded to Mrs. Lilly Blake, of Faglo valley. The premium for tho best looking Miss, under 5 and over 1 years, was awarded to Mr. John Frazicr, of Eagle valley. Next came the fat man's race be tween George Nowcomb, of Cornuco pia, and Capt. Craig, of Eagle. New- comb was a little tender footed, llew the track, and Craig won the race. Next caiuo the riding contest be tween tho ladies for the premium, in which seven ladies participated. Tho premium was awarded to Miss Cora Kirby. Tho crowd then repaired to tho race track, where a Big creek horse look the first premium in tno saddle-horse race. Second premium, Pine valley; third premium, Eagle valley. A pony race then took place in which five horses entered. First pre mium to John Frazicr of Eagle ; sec ond premium to Albert Boycr; tho third premium I did not learn who received. This ended tho programme, for tho day. Tho grand bal .t night was a com plete success. Ninety-four numbers were sold. All enjoyed themselves and danced till daylight. County Clerk A. T. Neill, and Judgo Goodall and wife, of Union; Mr. Small, editor of tho Democrat, and wife, Mayor Hurch, editor of tho Blade, and Mr. Basche, of Baker City, were present and took part. Tho best thing I witnessed was tho action of Mr. A. T. Neill in giving $20 to help buy scats for tho school liouso, as the proceeds of tho danco wcro for that purpose Wo thank Mr. Neill for his liberal donation and will re member him for it. May God always bless tho cheerful giver. Tho mowers sail in on thesecond crop of alfalfa this morning. Tho crop is very lino, mere lias neon 1200 tons of hay sold in tho valley and still thoro aro largo quantities for sale at very low prices. I see that tho Eugeno Guard says that Eastern Oregon is drouth strick en and peoplo aro moving to Willam ette valley, tho garden spot of tho world. Is that editor crazy? Does ho not read Tiik Oukuo.v Scout, printed in Union county, Oregon? I say that Eaglo valley is that garden spot he speaks of, and defy the world to beat this valley in anything. Mr. Win. Donnehod" and Mfcu Jen- nio Officor, of this valley, were mar ried last Sunday. K. Tho Jiaker City creamery hus shut down on account of IiuIiik unable to secure cream enough to keep it in operation. The Mock holder have lost money on the investment from the bejduuiiiK. l-'lltK AT Sl'OK.VXH. Tu -nt--.lx lllorki In tlio lipiit-t of t'lt' C.ty Kntirely Consumed. A disastrous fire occutr.d at Spo- kane Falls las-t Sunday evening which destroyed twenty-Mx blocks. All the business portion of the city from tho railroad northward to tho rivor, and from Lincoln street on to the cast to Washington street on the west is con sumed. All tho banks, stores, hotels, the postoflice, land oifioes, and in fact all business houses of tho city arc gone. Tho Review odice was saved. All the line brick and stone buildings aro in ruins. The- Northern Pacific company lost about one million dollais in depots, warehouses and freight. Tho beautiful city of yesterday is now a smoking heap of ashes and blackened walls. The mills wcro saved. Tho city is under military rulo, and the leading men aie hopeful and are sending for maleiiul for iron fronts, and will rebuild better than before. 1 No( m iv my lives wore lotd. No imme diate suffering will occur, but until j supplies get in thero is likely to ho need of aid. All is m confusion. Tho council met and resolved to extend tho fire limits and to allow no wooden buildings to bo elected. Most of tho contents of tho banks of value is bo Ifoved to ho Fafe. People aro not dis- pairing, though their calamity is great er than ever before befell an American city. It is the most destructive con flagration that ever occurred in the world, according to tho population Tho burnt district is not quite so large as that of the Seattle fire, but tho buil dings were more valuable, and tho loss is supposed to be greater, but it will bo piomptly rebuilt. The origin of the firo is unknown Tho loss is estimated at six million dollars; insurance throe million. The '-tutis AlCwc ullur.-il C'ollorro. Profs. F. Berchtold and J. D. Letcher of tho Stato Agricultural College havo for several weeks past- been canvassing Eastern Oregon in tho interests of that institution. Prof. Berchtold visited Union yesterday and while hero gavo us some interesting information in re gard to tho college. Tho object of their visit is to lay before tho people, but especially tho farmers, the advan tage of this particular class of educa tion which it is now alone able to offer to tho people of Oregon ; to assure the peoplo that it lias pasted from un der the control of a religious denomi nation, and is now, as it 1ms been for tho past year, in successful operation under tho control of tho Stato of Ora gon, and to secure a full representa tion from Eastern Oregon to all tho freo jcholarships to which sho is enti tled by law tiu follows; Malheur, 2; Baker. -1 ; Union, 5; Umatilla, 5; Wal lowa, 1 ; Morrow, 2 ; Grant, 2, etc., etc. Tho male students aro taught farm ing and machine work, and tho fe males, cooking, sewing, dressmaking and household economy, both in prac tice and theory, whilst manual labor is made honorable and is required to j bo respected by all. Wo regret that wo cannot enter more fully into tho details of this work Lat this time, but will do so in a future issue. Mr. Berchtold visited tho Cova yesterday afternoon. Tint Careful Killtot. "Yes," said the ablo editor, as ho put his mucilage brush in tho ink bottlo and tried to paste on a clipping with his stub pen, "yes, tho groat fault of nowspiiper contributors is carolohH ness. Indeed," lie continued, as ho dropped tho copy ho had been writing into tho wasto basket, and marked "Editorial" across tho corner of a poem entitled an "Odo to Death," "contribu tors are terribly careless. You would bo surprised," said ho, as ho clipped a column of fashion items and labeled them ''Farm Notes," "to nee tho slip shod writing that comes into litis edi torial tinuctuin. Misspelled, uupiiuet uated, written 011 both sides of tho sheet, illegible, tiiigrauimiitiuul stud'. Contributors are terribly careless. Thop are," just thou thw odloti boy came, in that dictatorial manner he has, and demanded more copy, and , sorM, Tetter, ('hupped HoihIh, Chilblains, tho editor handed him tho lovo letter Curiw, mid all Kkln Eruptions, and posl iio hiul just written his girl, and iu hu wm PIK r no pay required. It forBoho,vi,t1,iui 1, . rzr.2 i ing about, went on with his work. y. For sale at Brown's drug store. Greatly lloduccd Prilcos at A. N. Gardner THE COVE. Our Regular Correspondent's Weekly Hudgct of News. A YOUNG KID'S EXPERIMENT. Improvements that ar e Xow Going on in and About the Town Miss Sarah Chrisman has returned from a visit to Eugene. It is said a first class boarding houso will bo opened in town soon. Miss Ada Nahen has gone to Walla Walla for a visit of indefinite length. Pi of. John Daily, who has been teaching at Hood River, is visiting Covo friends. All tho local teachers are preparing to attend tho teachers' institute at La Grande next week. The wire fence in front of Ascension church is completed and is being painted this week. It looks nobby, Tho contract for furnishing wood at tho Cove school houso was awarded to Leo Vincent at tho rate of 2 75 per cord. , Adam Grossman is remodelling tho house on his proporly and will soon havo a neat and very convenient dwelling. Tamo blackberries are in their prime. Send to tho Cove if you want a supply of theso luscious berries of Ethiopian oomplcclion. All tho school children are parting with their old school books'and receiv ing br.ind new ones in return. They would bo delighted if thero was a ohango each year. A party of fishermen had gone back on the Milium Saturday. Their score was up in tho hundreds and tho fish extra large. Ed. Robinson was the champion. Mrs. Ximena Stevons has returned to her homo in Alba, also Mrs. Helen -Kobineon has departed Pondletonward. They were not homesick but simply concluded that it would bo nice to bo at homo again. Fred Wilson received a painful kick by a liorso one day last week. It was nceo-'snry to take several stitches in .sowing up the wound. It is safe to say Master Fred will not tickle tho hind foot of a horso with a straw again soon. JIMMIE 1CREEK. August -I, 1889. Haying not over yet. Heading lias commonced. Grandpa Hull' hus been on tho sick list for some time. Miss Libbio Ashby was visiting her sister, Mr. S. F. Cusick, tho other day. Mr. and Mrs. Win. Blakeslco wcro visiting at Mr. W. H. Stafford's, re contly. School on Clovor creek was dis missed last Tuesday and 011 Jinimio creek hibt Friday. A band of shcop passed through horo tho other day on thoir way to Pino valley to winter. Frionds from Grande Rondo valley inado Mrs. E. Samis and family a pleasant visit recontly. Sunday school on Clover crcok ovcry Sunday except the first Sunday in oilcli mouth at which timo thero is preaching. John G. Lollcr is super intendent and Mrs. J. H. Stovons, Mrs. Chus. Gray and Mrs. Goden, teachers, Diod. At tho rcsidouco of Mrs. E. E. Newman, iu Ladd canypi, Friday July 27th, tho five months old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Grcorgo T. Saun- j dors, after a brief illness. Tho re mains wore interred in tho North Pow dor ciiinoteiy. Mr. and Mrs. Saunders are from Wallowa county. TOM, DICK AND HARRY. lliioUluii'u Aniluu Kiilvu. Tun lliarr S.uvi: in the world for Cuts, Itrtiko. gores. Ulcer-. Bait Itheiim. Fever II, im lo It 11 1 1 (I nTowii. A. M. Cannon, of Spokane Falls, thus tells how that beautiful city was helped along to its present magnitude and importance. It is a good example to follow: "We had faith in our town. When I came here iu 1878 I had only about, !f20(X). J. M. (Hover, J. J. Brown and myself purchased the town site. We made up our minds to either have n city here or bankrupt ourselves. That determination has made all of us our fortunes.: In ISS.'l wo hud only three or four hundred people. I alone havo given in cash for subsidies over $50,000. Tho people hero havo do nated over $500,000 in one way or another. In tho early days of tho town wo could not get lumber, so wo ourselves built a sawmill. I have taken stock in every enterprise in tho city, and helped it along. Our news papers here I havo helped in every way. Wo proposo making the Review equal to tho Oregonian. Wo must havo a good newspaper, and if it docs not pay, wo will niako it pay. The first town lots wo sold, wo let peoplo havo them for almost nothing if they would only build. After tho Northern Pacific was comploted, wo found that we needed a road to the Palouso coun try, so wo built 115 miles of tho road with homo enterprise. The Cu'iir d' Aleno mines trade was wanted, and so wo built a road to thorn. Tho Seattle & Lake Shore road was wanted, and so wo gavo $175,000 towards it. Wo gavo a bonus of $100,000 to tho North ern, which will connect us with tho Canadian Pacific railroad. Wo man aged to get the terminus of tho Wash ington Central railroad, which has fifty miles already built; and now conies the Rockford road, which will connect us with the Union Pacific. Wo havo tho termini or advantage of seven raihoads. Tho water power of tho fall is 214,000 horso power. Tho reason wo havo succeeded is because wo havo been enterprising. Wo want ed peoplo ; when they camo wo found them work. Wo spent $:i,500,000 on our streets. All our street railway lines were built by homo capital," Tliu Goiol of Justice. Col. R, G. Ingersoll says : I beliovo iu tho gospel of justice that wo must reap whatever we sow. 1 do not be lieve in forgiveness. If I rob Mr. Smith, and God forgives 1110, how does that help Mr. Smith? If I, by Blander, cover somio girl with tho loprosy of some imputed crime and sho withors away like a blighted llowor, and after ward I got forgiveness, how docs that help her? If thero is another world, wo havo got to sottle; no bankruptcy court there. Pay down. Among tho ancients, if you committed a crimo, you had lo kill a sheep; now thoy say, "charge it;" "put it 011 tho slate." It won't do. It won't do. For ovcry crime you commit you must answer to yourself and to the one you injure. And if you havo over clothed another with uuhappiness, as with a garment of pain, you will never bo quito as happy as if you had nover done that thing. No forgiveness ; eternal, inoxo rablo, everlasting justice that is what I beliovo in. And if it goes hard with 1110, 1 will stand it. I will stick to my logic, and will hear it like a man. Carrier l'lgeuns. A Salem oxehango says : "Mr. Da vidson, of tho Nebraska Tribuno, Omaha, the only German daily in tho stato, brought somo carrior pigeons with him, ono of which ho turned looso at Denver, ono at Ogdon and 0110 will bo turned looso at Olympia. Ho has heard from tho 0110 set looso at Donver. It made tho trip to Omaha in soven hours, 70 miles an hour." This hardly equals tho following from Daggct, Cal., reported in tho dispatch es : "Conductor Parker, whilo at Ash Hill, 1110 miles out on tho desert, saw a pigeon dying around as though hunting for water. Ho tried several times to catch it, but when close tho bird would ily away. Having a small rillo along, ho crippled 0110 wing, when ho discovered that it was a carrier pigeon, bearing a lovo lettor in a gooso quill tied to tho right wing, dated New York and directed to a young lady in San Francisco." J. M. Phy & Co. will nay good price for your wheat at tho Union mill. & Co's Jewelry Store.