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UNION. OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2), 1S89.
NO. 10.
EGON
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A complete abstract of the hind of Union
county in our olllce,
Managers of the UNION REAL ESTATE
ASSOCIATION.
OFFICE: UNION, OR.
JAMES C. DOW,
' Attorney at Lav,
Cornucopia, Oregon.
Land Business Promptly Atten
ded to Before the U.S. Offices.
DSETMlnlng claims bought and hold on
commission. Mines examined and repor
ted upon.
Ciil-Mut-'-Met
J Main Street, Union, Oregon,
BENSON BROS. - PROPRIETORS.
Keep constantly on hand
BEEF, PORK- VEAL, MUTTON,
L.JlSAUSAGE, HAMS,. LARD. Etc.
urep,
Eugene, Oregon.
INexLfsslon begins on Monday, Fcptotu-
rco Kcholnrshlns from every county In
the state. Apply to the county Miiierin ten-
lent, tree, tuition after January 1, 181)0.
Four courses: classical, scientific, liter-
try and a ihort English course in which
here Is no Latin. French, Greek or Gerinun.
fie English Is pre-eiiiliiuntly a biiMiio.8
urse Fur catalogues or other Informs-
n. address J. W. JOIIXON,
LiS-Jm President.
Guns, Amimmit'ion, Field Glasses, F'ishing Tackle, etc., at '
CORNUCCr.A.
t ftitintlnti inning
2tu4, mid ISrinf Mont ion.
- n . . .
v.h..uwm ii miun i uuuug m mc
front, and n short time wilt enable me i
..,., ,,. ,, i: , ,!
to report, more stamps nud important ,
ueveiopemenls. How much of a lull
the cold weather yid anow will bring
is now uncertain, hut if the sales con
templated nre made, vigorous work
will bo carried on all winter. Then is
the time wo will want that "telephone."
nmei too
strongly. J ho town of Union must
bear in mind that as a supply market
as a place whoro the farmers and
small business men in the farming
country to do their trading it was
and still docs stand second to its more
energetic neighbor, Baker City. While
another fact is equally true and capa
blo of substantiation that in all the es
sentials of location, accessibility and
capacity, it stands equally well, and as
related to tho interior of our own
county its advantages arc superior.
Hut there is something hard to de
scribe or analyze, holding it back. It
must bo the lack of a practical, inatc
business energy that forbids the Union
county man from letting his own
light shine, for he is not of a selfish or
illiberal disposition. He is a good fol
lower but a poor leader. The word
"moss-buck" might bo utilized, but it,
too, needs a definition. He does not
take advantage of little happenings.
For instance, a Union merchant takes
a little outing into tho country to a
fanning region or a mining camp, he
comes quietly, pays for what he buys,
uui uus uu inuru man h iiiii ins siom
aeh commands him to. A luxury ho
seldom dreams of. Ho neither hunts
i , ... ( .
or lishes, shows no hko for pleasure in
field sports, an indulgence in what
half the world calls innocent recrea-
tion. Men and families living remote
from a city or a railroad, have their
likes and dislikes, and ono thing is they
like to be noticed. When Eaglo val
ley made its first attempt to celebrate
a Harvest Home picnic, they looked
upon it as one of tho important points
in their rural history, and I will ven
turo tho assertion that A. T. Neill with
his twenty dollar contribution to tho
school house construction committee,
coupled with his presence on tho
ground, visits to tho farmers' homes,
sympathy with thoir enterprises, thoir
successes and failures, made more
fiiends for Union than his purchase of
a if-1,000 farm. Tho former was a gen
erous though trivial contribution from
his heart, while tho latter was in the
ordinary course of trado and business.
For tho former he oxpocted no remit
iteration ; from the latter he hopes to
receive the reward which his invest
went in a prolific soil will give.
Union has shown a vast amount of
enterprise and ability in its contribu
tion to a competing railroad, but that
was because some one led tho way
A good lesson may be learned from
Spokano Falls. They took advantage
of little things. Mr. Cannon said
"We wanted a nowsjmper and we star
ted one. If it would not pay wo made
it pay." Rakor has given up many
hundreds of dollars this year in paying
for tho expenses of mining exports,
yea even for thoir luxuries. Some of
her loading citizens have ridden over
tho hills, slept 'neath tho moon and
stars, in tho chilly nights, to show
their visitors tho metalio woalth of lin
ker's surroundings. We havo had a
visit of one mining capitalist by way
of Union, but ho came alone, found
his own way, and drew his own conclu
sions. This is a friendly leoluro, but is it
not a just one? You should come out
here and notice the comments, as I
havo to do day after day. It is true
you nifty say tho Cornucopians do not
appreciate outsido favor they do val
ue) tho work of a journalist at it de
servos. Is that not the onse tho world
over? I venture the assertion that no
class of men do more acts of d inn tor
es ted, gratuiviu and unxellish labor
than publishing of a daily or weekly
newspaper. They never tire, although
at times nre worn out in well doing,
but fctill their motto is ever "upward
and onward." Perhaps tin- gxd time
is coming in the "sweet by and by."
That will not jwy our cxpuiM. m the
struggling present. Meii and-comniu-nitias
oft time cultivate a sleeping in
activity. Winn h community gets
the dUoftse firmly t-e.itc , c n it - it il-,
I "Hamlin" 8tao up Hi
j only ihu heroic treatment will purge
the system, mid produce n cure. The
Scout can trulv snv it has done its
I duty. Chu the people of Union or oven
. . .
;f Cortn"col),a ns ,n,uch- ,Butthl
1 no of thought must bo out short, and
" . ; ' .
i cook the fragrant bacon.
KOTUS.
Fovonil parties are on tho Ininaha
doing assessment work. Our district
takes in tho mines on that creok.
Messrs. Nowcomb and Rocker are
doing assessment work on the Mult
nomah which the- report as very
promising.
Leslie 1 lolconib is at work on his
fine pro?poct near the Red .lacket.
Ho says blasts are heard fiom ovorv
direction, showing that much work is
bcing done on outside locations.
J. B. Magce, an old Nevada miner
and mining expert, has been in Cor
nucopia for several days, looking over
the mines. Ho was well pleased with
tho appearance of tho district.
It is reported that tho National
Bank of Helena, Montana, has sent a
representative to examine the outlook
of Cornucopia mines. His iiamo I
believe is .Tamos.
tourists
Several teams loaded with
camo in last Saturday night and 1 under a cloud. Few knew where he
camped across tho creek. It is said : had gone. On tho frontier ho com
thcy were from Union. j menced life over again, and now ro-
Teams are daily and almost hourly i ports come from Idaho that ho has a
arriving with timbers for the Red Jack- j fiu chance of being chosen as United
ot tramway, which will complete tho ! States Senator, if tho democrats have
cost of supplying tho mill with ore for a majority in tho newly organized
tho winter. States Legislature.
There will be a grand ball on tho Tho llUost duvelopmcnt in tho Cali-
11th of September, and soon after Mr. lonUiU1 bimron-llill-lorry drama croa
Sutzor, tho dork at the mill, will take tc1 11 l'rofoimtl impression in Washing-
his leave. During his stay with us, of
three months, he has won a host of
friends who wish him good fortune
wherever ho goes.
Our genial postmaster has been
afllictod with tho inflammatory rheu
matism foriho last week. Ho being a
good democrat and good officer tho
disease may take a Waniunakcr turn.
Tho weather, although cooler than
during tho month of July, is still fair
and ploasunt.
In tho valley a large number of cat
tlo are alllicted with a new disease
somewhat, in symptoms, resembling
the pink eye. It has not, as yet,
proved fatal in any case. It first ap
pears in a gradual and rapidly in-
creasing blindnesK then in a drying
up of the milk. Tho remedy or euro
has not been struck.
Messrs. Illoch and Harris, and oth
ers, visited Cornucopia this morning
and aro now on tho hills looking at
minus. They appear enthusiastic and
sanguine of our future. Wo thank
thorn for thoir words of cheor.
In the reference last week to tho
Minain mines tho assay was .$2700 in
stead of $27. That is a country which
will rival tho chloride regions of Mexi- j l,osuro- 11 was tins scandal that nght
co in richness, and only awaits tho ' y or w1"011'. occasioned Lieut. Ar-
construction of roads to establish tho
fact, provided always thrt tho pros
pectors toll the truth.
BAUDIN.
Don't Mvporlmon.
You cannot afford to waste time in ex
perimenting when your lungs arc In danger.
Consumption always seems, at first, only a
cold. Do not permit any dealer to Impose
upon you with some cheap imitation of Dr.
King's Now Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, but bo sure you get tho
genuine. Recuino ho cun make more pro
fit ho may tell you ho has somotliiug just as
good, or just tho snino. Don't be deceived,
but insist upon KottiiiK Dr. King's Now
Discovery, which is guaranteed to give re
lief in all Throat, Lung and Chest aflee-
tion. Trial booties freo at llrown's drug
Mure. Law uottlo$l.
A Postal I.nw.
The following order has been issued by
thi poitmaster general and will interest all:
'Any jKUtal card or envclopo, or any out-
p'aldu cover, or anything which reflects in-
JurluiiKly upon the conduct, or Is plainly
calculated or intended to injure the feelings
or reputation of the pcron to whom It is
directed o; which threatens him Is uiiinalla-bit-.
It i allowable for a person to send a
requwt to call and to tile, but anything
further Is liable to raiult In a heavy tine."
Population.
Statu Superintendent .McElroy estimates
that the ratio of noliool children to tho total
population in Oregon Is one to live. Ills re
putt shown tint total number of tcliool
children in the state to he 03, 00S, which on
the live to one basis, would make the pojni
I'idoii of Oruitoii lOijIlX) aiiiuoreaio of 'J1U.
.;; over and 2W,TJS over 1S60.
WASHINGTON.
An Intorostliic l.tter From Our Kcsu
Inr Corri"iiotiiltiu.
August 1(S, 1881).
EniToit Okkoon Scout:
The hot weather oppresses tho av
erago oflice seeker, and as he mops his
hot face ho tolls you that ho 1ms about
concluded to go home, and adds in a
confidential whisper, that he is only
waiting for a remittance. He no long
er stops at the Ebbitt House though
ho daily haunts its nearly deserted
i orridors like an uneasy ghost. The
fact is that tho movements of the presi
dent excites little interest here as
enough of him has been seen to justify
one in deciding that ho will do nothing
surprising. And outside the close pro-
j fcssion ()f politico, this is a pleasant
state of affairs. Only tho self elected
statesmen mourn anil will not be com
forted. You can never tell when a iKililician
is permanently done for. Take for ex
ample Hon. James W. Reed, formerly
of North Carolina. A number of years
ago Mr. Reed represented the fifth dis
trict of that, stato in tho House. Ho
was an able, companionable, easy go
ing man and ho became involved in
j financial difficulties, resigned his seat
. in coneross and left North Carolina
ton. Tho shock to public feeling is to
be attributed moro to tho indignity
offered to tho Supreme Court, and
through that lady to the entire coun
try, than to tho killing of tho misgui
ded Terry.
Lieut. Dick Arnold was yesterday
mado superintendent of streets and
alley cleaning for tho district, on ap
pointment that recalls a polico depart
ment scandal in tho first part of Presi
pent Cleveland's administration. A
ridiculous coxcomb named Walker, a
real estate dealor, had just been ap
pointed Major and superintendent of
polico. Walker attended a fashionabl o
church and after his appointment al
ways attended services in his uniform,
in object to behold and ho blinded by,
f and ho gonoaally departed hastily in
j tho middle of services as if tho public
safety was at issue. In fact Walker
succeeded in making such n howling
ass of himself that his official career
rather abruptly terminated and short
ly after his discovery of an alleged plot
to "shadow" members of congress who
wore inclined to bo indiscreet and to
thereby obtain their inllucuco in favor
of certain ponding uneasiness favoring
tho district polico under pain of ox-
nold's discharge
Murderer's Row at tho district jail
is uncomfortably filled during tho dog
days and tho capacity of tho space is
seriously threatened by tho inct easing
number of homicides. There has boon
nt least a dozen murders among tho
colored population since tho middle of
May. Theso negro toughs fill them
selves with gin costing seventy cents
a gallon and then repair to thoir swel
tering, fotid dons up unvcntilated al
leys and fall to fighting, a thing by
no means surpribing when ono con
siders tho possibilities of gin and hot
weather combined. Active hostilities
aro generally introduced by a game of
"crap" an interesting social game
played upon the ground with largo
dies, being a negro hodge-podgo com
plication of tho common game of po
ker die. No city in tho United States
contains so many idlo negro moil as
does Washington. How they nil live
iH a mystery. Thousand came horo at
the close of tho war and have remained,
without visiblo means of support, over
since, and havo bought up numorous
progeny to learn the same trado, living
without work. '
Baltimore and Philadelphia have
come nobly to the assiBtanco of Wash
ington, in its three cornered fight with
Now York and Chicago for tho locn-
tion of tho three Americas Expositon. !
Tho Baltimore adherents base thoir
endorsomont of tho propriety of hold
ing tho exposition in
Washington
Greatly Reduced Pri'ces at A. N. Gardner
upon the national character enterprise
and the fact that no municipality in
the country is equal to the burden of
expense attached such an enterprise.
It should be under Government sup
ervision and control and nowhere
would such control bo as unhamparod
by other authority as in Washington.
J. H. C.
j To Itullilrrs ami Tlui Who C'ontt'iiiplalo
I Kllllllllik-.
One of the most useful publications
for builders and persons contemplating
building is tho beautifully illustrated
Architect and Rudder edition of the
Scientific American, published month
ly by Munn & Co., tho celebrated
Patent Solicitors, at 3(51 Broadway,
j -cnv y0lk
It has become the custom for most
of the builders in tho United States
and Canada to keep on file this publi
cation, not only for their own benefit,
but for tho use of their customers, and
they find their business promoted by
so doing. A great variety of dwelling
houses, costing from a few hundred to
several thousand dollars, aro illustrated
in each monthly number, besides a
double page printed in colors, repre
senting ono or moro handsome resi
dences already built. After the de
sign for tho elevation or style of the
houe has boon selected, builders aro
enabled to give a closo estimate of tho
cost of construction, as tho working
plans accompany the elevation. Most
persons contemplating tho building of
u hougo or stable for their own uso
derive both pleasure and considerable
saving, sometimes, by carefully con
sidering at. their leisure, and by their
fireside, various designs and plans
which may eomo before them. T
enable n person to eomo to a wise con
elusion in such an important matter
as building a homo for his family, ho
will he wise if ho brings the suhjeo
before his entire household, and studies
carefully over in tho domestic circle
tho style of house and tho interior ar
rangements. It not only affords great
pleasure, to tho entire family to
considered in the matter, hut good
suggestions will eomo from it, and mis
takes will bo less likely to occur in tho
selection. By all moans consult tho
wifo and grown-up daughters, if so
foi tunalo as to havo tliom, and to this
end everybody who contemplates
building should provido himself with a
comideto file of tho Architect ant
Builder edition of tho Scientific Amor
icun, some forty numbers, and then ho
will havo at hand not only tho bos
material to select lus design from, but
ho will also find tho publication useful
and profitable to refor to while tho
building is being constructed.
If a person docs not find tho design
for u hoiiBe, or other structure ho con
templates building, that suits hie
fancy, or tho estimate of tho cost
too great, in a single number of tho
publication, ho will bo very suro to
find in soino ono of tho other numbers
something that will suit both his fancy
and jnirso. Hundreds of dwellings
havo been erected on tho plans that
have appeared in this publication, ami
any person who contemplate building,
or who wishes to alter, improve, ex
tend, or add to existing buildings,
whothor wings, porches, ,bay windows,
or attic rooms, will bo pretty suro to
find what ho wants in the Scientific
American Architect and Builder.
which is published on tho first of each
month, at tho oflice of tho Scientific
American, 11(11 Broadway. Stibscrip
tion prico, $2,60 a year, 12 nuinbors,
Single copies 25 cents. Back volumes
of 0 numbers, in lloxiblo covers, in
imitation of Turkoy Morocco, $2.50,
Suboriptions received and volumes
sold by all newsdealers.
A KiiiiikI r.ctfnl Opinion.
E. ISaiuhrldgo Monday Esq., County Atty
Clay Co., 'fox., says : "Iiavo used Electric
IJl tors with moat happy rosultH. My broth
er also was very low with Malarial Fever
andJa dioa, but was cured by timely use
of till edlcliic. Am satisfied Elcctrlu
Hitters waved Ids life."
Mr. D. 1. Wilcoxson, Jlorso Cavo, Ky
adds a like tontlmony, saving; Ho positive
ly bolloves ho would havo died, hud it not
hwn for Electrlo Hitters.
This jfreut remedy will ward off, as well
ds cure all Malarial Dlsoasos, and for all
Kidney, Lyor and Stomach Disorders,
"tands uiusmialcd. Price M)c. nud $1, ut
llrown's drug store, Union, Or.
I'rMpriittlolltf fltlil ffimllv r.nlliPM fllli.it In
i,ort or(ir ni ,j,0 union Pharmacy.
JIMMIE CREEK.
Jfpyr of the V InJnu .I l,y n ltiina
wny TvninTrneht-r Wanted.
J. G. Lawler, of Clover creek, visited
Union recently.
The Huff Bros, have traded for some
horses of Mr. Eaton.
Grain about all cut here and will
soon bo ready to thresh.
Wm. and Warren Frazicr have been
at work on Jininiie creek.
Tho Shaw Ilros. havo purchased a
new steam threshing outfit and ex
pect to commence work soon.
Mr. J. H. Siccus, accompanied by
friends, visited tho North Powder lake
lecenty and captured about nOO fish.
.Too Younce has traded his ranch in
Clover Creek valley to A. E. Eaton, of
Union, for horses. He expects to go
to Pine valley to winter.
Brother J. G. Lnwlor still superin
tends Sunday school every Sunday on
Clover creek. Ho is making a success
of his school and has a good atten
dance. A teacher is wanted on Jimmie creek
to teach school two or three months,
beginning as soon as possible. For
particulars address or enquire of J.
Bradford, E. Samis, or Wm. Ashby.
There tiro about 17 pupils in tho dis
trict. A team ran away on tho ranch of J.
U. Stevens a fow days ago. Sovoral
persons were in the wagon, and Mr.
Stevens received an injury on tho arm,
but it is not very serious. Ho is ablo
to bo around now and his arm is im
proving greatly..
. Some of our Jimmio and Clover
creokcrs havo got it into their heads
that Long valley is tho place for them,
and thoy talk of going thero next fall.
Those who havo been there say thero
is plenty of wood, water and grass, and
plenty of snow in the wintor, and what
more do they want?
KID HOPPER.
In tho Archives.
Tho Corvallis Times says: 'Tho
old court house building is torn down
and tho archives aro giving birth to
many curiosities. It is wonderful tho
value that is being placed on sonio
worthless hut ancient trinkets as thoy
aro torn from the walls of tho old seat
of justice. Everything of courso of
real value has been moved into tho
now building, but thero aro hundreds
of things that aro curiosities to the
average Corvallisites of to-day. Files
of old newspapers that have been
thrown into tho street, and in theso
many items of intorest appear. Tho
Salem Statesman printed away back
in tho beginning of tho sixties has
many curious paragraphs. Marriage
notices wero read by tho grown-up
children of tho contracting parties and
tho columns aro filled with war news.
In the issuo of Juno 23, 18(52, tho offi
cial vote of tho stato is given for that
year, at which timo it scorns thoy took
a voto on whoro to establish tho scat
of stato government. It resulted in
tho selection of Salem with !$112 votes-
Portland 1780 votes, Eugono City 1572.
votes and Corvallis 911 votes.
IturUil Cities.
City of Mexico, (via Galveston),
Aug. 1. Recently returned oxplorers
from the State of Chiapas confirm and
add to tho romarkablo reports con
cerning important arcluelogical dis
coveries thoro. A fino, broad, paved
road, built by prchistorio inhabitants,
has boon traced from Tcnula down
into Gautcniala and thence in a curvo
up again into Mexico, terminating at
Palenquo. All along this road aro
still to bo seen tho remains of ruined
cities, and a careful estimate of tho
population of theso places is about HO,-
000,000. On that part of tho road
near Palenquo tho ruins are of great
magnitudo; houses of four, and oven
five, stories high havo been found in
the dopth of tho forest. Tho work of
exploration was ono of oxtremo diffi
culty, owing to tho density of tho for
est and the unwillingness of the Indi
ans to cuter tho ancient edifices, they
averring that tho buildings wero in-
mbitcd by spirits.
Tho Pendleton Academy, for both sexes,
including preparatory academic and busi
ness course, will open in the old court
house, In Pendleton, Oregon, Sept. 2, 180.
For further information cnqulroof F. M.
Boyd, Pendleton, Oregon. 8-8-ml.
& Co's Jewelry Store.
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