Scout
VOL. VI.
UNION, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1881).
NO. 7.
Oregon Scout,
An independent weekly Journal, isuort ev
ery Thur.-day morning bv
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Editor, f
( 11. ClIASCllY,
Foreman.
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invited: 11. H. PAlUCEIt. Pastor.
VKOFESSIONAL,.
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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.
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IlOMEl'ATHIC
Physician aia Surgeon.
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OIUcc adjoining Jones Hro's store. Can
be fdund nights at residence in South
west Union.
W. SlIELTO.V. J. M. CAItUOLL.
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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.
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Notary Public.
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Notary Public
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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.