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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1889)
T V XJ V VOL. VI. The Oregon Scout. ; An hidepp'idpnt weekly mrna!. iucl cv- ' ciy rinir'.isiy morning hv JONES & CHAXCEY, Publishers; nnd 1'roprietom. i A. K. ,Tom:s, i Kdltor. f li. Ciiasckv, ' ( Foreman, i iiati:s or susci:irrioxi Olio copy, one year ... $t.60 j " - Six month- 1-00 : " ' Three inontos To I Invariably Cash hi Advance j If by chance mibsn iptwnt are not yntd till end oj year, two dollars will be charged. Kates of advertising nindo known on ap .plication. JSTCorrpspontlenco from all parts of tho country ?olielteil. A dress all communication- to the Oueoon Scout, Union Oregon. PUKSHYTUltlAX CIIUKCII. Services even- Sabbath at 11 a.m. amis p. in; Sabbatfi school at 10 a. in; prayer nivetinc Wednesday, at 8 p, in. The Ladies' Mis sionary Socletv meets on tho fourth Friday of every month at i :.'i0 p. m. All cordially .invited. 11. II. PAKKKK. Pastor ritOKl'SSIOXAL. It. Kakin, J. A. Kakin, Notary Public. J EAKLN, & BROTHER, Attorneys at Law, Union, Oregon. JSfl'rompt Attention Paid to Collect. ons. JOHN R. CRITES, Attorney at Law. Collecting and probate practice special ties. Ollice, two doors south of post-otliee, Union, Oregon. J. W. SUEI.TO.V. J. M. C.MlKOIJi. gHELTON & CARROLL. Attorneys at L iw. Oflice: Two doors south of post-, co, Un ion, Oregon. Special attention given all business en trusted to us. rj H. CRAWFORD, Attorney at Law, Union, Oregon. Office, one door south of Centennial ho tel. 15. F. Wiijson. Notary Public. A. J. TIackiitt, Notary Public. yyiLSON it 1IACKETT, Attorneys at Law. Collections and all other business entrus ted to us will receive prompt attention. A complete abstract of the land of Union county in our ollice, Managers of the UNION REAL ESTATE assocFation. OFFICE: UNION, OR. J N. CROMWELL, M. D. , Physician and Surgeon. Office, ono door outh of J. IK Eaton's store, Union, Oregon. Q II. DAY, M. D., IIOMEPATIIIC Physician ad Surgeon. ALL CALLS l'KOMl'TIA" ATTUXDKD TO. Oflico adjoining Jones Itro's store. Can bo found nights at residence in South west Union. L. SAYLOR, M. I).,Ph.. Physician & Surgeon, Union, Oregon. Graduato Rush Medical Coilego, Chicago. Ollice at Union Pharmacy. Calls prompt ly answered. DANKOIiTH, M. 1)., Physician ami Surgeon North Powder, Oregon, ii i s k a s i: s of wo i i: x a hi'ki-i a l t v. Calls attended to at all hours. yy-M. KOENIO. Architect and Builder, COVE, OK BOON, Drafts, Plans and Designs for Dwellings, mid Rridges- furnished on application. ,City-lat-irM J 7 . Main Street, Union, Oregon, BENSON BROS. PROPRIETORS. Keep constantly on hand REEK, PORK- VEAL, MUTTON. SAUSAGE, HAMS. LARD. Etc. Fine One of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, UXTOK Written fir tut Strf.- HAST THOU GONE? Ye, it U true that thou hv: (,'one That thou hat passed t.Wa;-, That lalo'ie mm: jnuri v o While tiore on enrh I -tuy. - Oh. Who Hill be nyjpmfort now, A than hnt"hcrflo Inn? And who will sooth my aching brow Of nil the busy throng? In twilight's hoar with weary stop A. 1 to home draw near, "hi who will meet me at the door MMhvrtrdsoflov)audihrpar'. And oft thy Hps caressed, And often in fond embrace Thy lovely form have pressed. But now no moTe those comely- hands TJHrir ciwilliug Hf e tosses ; That kindly voice of love and cheer No more those lips express. For in the cold and silent tomb Thy lovely form doth lie ; Untrammellod now thy spirit roam In realms beyond tho aky. Yet, when alone, my mind is fraught With peace and joy and cheer. Although unseen oh happy thought, I feel that thou art near. And I would wish that I might live Tho remnant of my days In roaching for tho truths that give Tho boon of wisdom's ways. That when my lamp has burned low And I must pass death's night, My spirit too shall onward go With thoo in realms of light. Uxiox, 0KiON, -II. C. 14. 3Ialtiur Cavt). The following was written by G. C. Dunetin, it curiosity hunter who recent ly visited Oregon. In time no doubt the fame of this wonderful cave will spread and cause it to be an object of much interest: Malheur cave is located on ti sago brush plain about ono mile from the head of the south fork of tho Malheur river. Thore is a small basin at its mouth. Tho cave is twenty feet high and six feet wide at its entrance, and has an incline downward for the first 200 feet, and then turns to the north cast and runs very nearly straight to the water, a distance of one-half mile from its mouth. Tt will average fifty feet wide and twenty feet high and is very uniform in its structure; the walls running up about six feet on cither side, and then commences to arch over, and cortainly form tho iinest arch in tho wholo family of caves that wore ever discovered. It is grand al most beyond description, and rivals tho Mammoth envo in its smoothness of character and uniformity. The first 2fi0 yards the bottom is as smooth as a lloor, then are found piles of rubbish or debris that have accumulated by falling from tho ceiling abovo, 100 yards or so nparj, tho last one being something over J00 yards from water. Theiois no difficulty munching tho water, it runs back on either side in a trough from the main pool tho dis tance of 100 feet, settling down on cither side, leaving the floor crowning. Tho water is remarkably clear ; ono can sco the sand in the bottom at the depth of four foot, and it appears to have no outlet, as it is perfectly still and cpuiet ; it is good drinking water. This wonderful curiosity has to bo seon to bo fully appreciated. It is truly of basalt formation and is quar entary, tho walls aro honeycombed in many places; the wall on tho south side sets on a horizontal basement of oruptivo rocks. This magnificent cave has evidently been used in timo by tho Indians as a fortification ; Iho entrance has been walled up with stone, and there aro, abo, two walls or breastworks on tho inside, running from each corner of tho entrance diagonally near tho edi tor some fifty foet long; thin was for a second dofenso in cae they were driven baok from tho mouth, Around and abovo tho month of tho cave there aro considornblo fino chipping whero tho aborigines Imvo sharpened their stono implements which were mado out of obsidian, or volcanic gifts. I think that the water is in the end of tho cave, but cannot ell without further exploring. I was iuforinod by two jr ties that fish have been caught in the Qit that wore of blue color and eye lets. Kor Sh1o A few thoroughbred Cotowold bucks. Kor prices am! terms fall on or ad h. K. Holmes, ('.., Oregon. OREGON, THURSDAY, NO THE O. & W. T. RAILROAD. IntoreitttuR Aw mil the Origin anil I'rwSjW of :)ii Vo'.fUhir llond. The October number of the North west Magazine contains an interest ing history of the origin, progress and purposes of the O, ft Yv. T. Kailway Company "tho Hunt line" with views and descriptive sketches of Pen dleton, Athena, Walla Walla, Dayton, Walluln. Helix, Fulton Station, and a biographical sketch of Mr. Hunt. , After first sketching, tho situation as to grain raising and its transportation prior to 1S87, the article on "the Hunt lineo" mentions tho organization of the Pendleton Company and their contract vi.tit Mr. Iluut, who, "by tho tiiffb'he had tiiiMheri thirty mild of giwlo discovered that tho company had no money and was not likely to lUieO any." He therefore bought the stock and became tho owner, and soon aftor obtained money on his bonds from C. 13. Wright and others. While building this road Mr. Hunt made a careful study of the condition of af fairs in tho entire region south of Snako river, and mado up his mind that a much moro extensive system of now .roads, competing with the lines of the O. R. it X., and connecting with tho Northern Pacific, could bo made to pay. His plan was to reach all the important towns, not paralleling, tho existing roads any more than nec essary, but running through tho rich agricultural belts, on tho ridges and over tho upland, thus making his roads pre-eminently farmers' roads. Selecting his starting point at Hunt's .1 unction, a mile east of Wallula, ho pushed across to Pendleton and Athe ua; then by a winding course to Wal la Walla, through tho rich Eureka Flat region; and is now fast construct ing another extension to Dixie, Waits burg and Dayton, a distance of thirty three miles from Walla Walla. "Mr. Hunt is by no means at the end of his projects for railway build ing, lie means to construct a line southward and eastward from Walla Walla along tho foothills to Milton, Weston, and across these mountains to tho Grande Hondo valley. This will bo about sovonty-livo milso in length. Other lines projected are from Dayton, to Whotstono Hollow, twelve miles; from tho head of Eureka valley to Riparia; and from Fuiton to Foster," in this county. The present mileage of tho Hunt linos is 103 miles; when tho now branches now decided on are built it will comprise over 330 miles of track. His roads are except ionally well built, and have already increased tho prico of the farmers' products and greatly choaponed im ports. Mr. Hunt is his own managor and controller of his vory oxtonsivo busi ness oporaMon, owning and operating his own mills, grading outfits, otc. ; he also owns grain farms, a half interest in tho l'endloton Roller Mills, and stock in the new Tacomu mill, Ho is his own businosn man and saves the profits of contractors and middle men. Mr. Hunt was born in Mayville, Chautauqua county, X.Y.; May 1, 1S-12. His only education was in a district school and ono torm in an academy. At tho ago of sixteen ho loft for Piko's peak; and for many years passed through rough oxporionco in froigting, prospecting and mining; and his operation at ono time or another extended much of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. For tho past few years, however, ho hag boon en gaged in extensive railroad-building contracts, for tho Short Lino, North om Pacific, Heattlo, Lake Shore & East ern, Oregon Pacific, and others, and now for himself and his individual backers. It is probable that Mr. Hunt has constructed more linos of road with his own individual exerations than any other man living. Ho so leots his own routes, appoint his ow u engineers, owns his own (ams. wagons, mid tools, saws his owii timber, buys his own engines, ears and rails, and after first paying vory largo suniH out of his own pookot he offers his bonds to Eastern investor. Mr. Hunt is a thorough Wastem businesk man, accsesihlo to everybody, and with as friendly a word for grader or brukemau a- for a banker or a mill ionaire, He iH always "on tho go," ap parently tiu-li-M, id linn and decided Silverware, Guns rEMBKR in all his business impositions, fully j detormied to carry nut hi own plans in his own way and at his own terms'; but is always fair ami just, and scrup ulously exact in the performance of all his contracts. Mr. Hunt; was married in 1806 to Mis Ijeonont dnyldlil, at TWile- City. The family lived for a while in the Payette Valley in Idaho, and after at Corvalli?, Or.; but now reside in a fino mansion at Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt have live children, four lioys and one daughter; tho three older boys now being in Eastern cities attending educational institutions. Such is a very brief sketch of a real ly wonderful enterprise, and of its ergifu: and seceasfql head. dlMMlE CREEK. Mr. George Ashby succeeded in kill ing a dq'er the dther day. Mr. Charles Cusic left for tho Wil lamette on tho L7th of October. Dave. Joe and Daniel Bradford star ted for Wallowa valley, recently. Mr. Samuel Miller, of Union, was on Jiminie creek some time ago. John and Ed Conlin, of Antelope valley, were visiting here recently. Tlih hay balers have been baling hay aViMr. V. W. c. .Nelsons ranch. Mr. J. G. Nawlesaud C. E. Allen, 61 Clover creek, visited Union ladt week, Miss Libbio Ashby, of Pylo canyon, visited her sister, Mrs. S. F. Cusic, re cently. It is reported that tho mill on Hog valley mountain burned down on the morning of the 3rd inst. It is said licit some men aro so cruel as to beat an egg, maul rails, thresh wheat or even lick a postage stamp. Mrs. J. Bradford, Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Bradford, A. T. Hewitt and Newton Bradford were in Pylo canyon a fow days ago. Mr. Nelson Schoonover expects to quit work on the Hog valley toad bo fore long. Ho has mado a good deal of improvement on tho road, which hasvbeen needed for somo lime. On October 27th the summit of the Jimmio crook hills wore Wliito with snow. At tho present writing the temperature ranges from 32 to 10 de grees abovo zero with n cool wind from tho northwest and plenty of clouds. A stray copy of tho La Grande Ga zette came under my spectacles somo timo ago, and in reading over tho lot tor list I noticod the name of F. Unt. I think that tho person lives in Pyle canyon. Maybe it is from your best girl, Fred. BBPORTEB. Hnmitiitliiii of Cimtilenoe. At a meeting of Blue Mountain Lodge, No. 28, K. of P., held in this city on the 30th of October, 1889, tho following resolutions were unanimous ly adopted on receipt of tho intelli gence of the death of Mrs. A. C. How land which recently occurred at Pen dleton, Oregon : Whkhkak,. the Supremo Chancellor of the Universe has been pleased to remove from our midst and exalt to a higher and nobler sphere of action tho wife of our bolovjd brother, N.' How land, and WiiEitHAH, there has been lost to us a true friend, to our bmthor a fsithful companion and to little ones a loving mother, therefore be it Jtetoli'fd, by Blue Mountain Iotlge, No. 28, K. of I'., that we regard her death as a greut loss to her loving husband, to her darling children and to tho community at large, in which she was a bright and noble oxumple of purity and nobility. Hexolvcd, that tho bereaved husband and children have the sympathy of tho members of this lodge. lletolved, that a copy of theso Reso lutions, under seal of the lodge, be sent to our brother, and a copy fur uibhed to each of the papers of this city for publication. J. C. Suwnius,) M. F. D.vvirf, A J. Hac-khtt, ) Committee Kru-nImlU and SfuiiituM. For fancy work r ornwuu'ii:. il,Hlmr splints, dto., an assorted box 'iii ly mml for CO com h, jMt;il notf, A . I. . T IIHIIILKMAX. -M Iogan A . ' -.m l)ieK. Cal. and Amunition Just 7, 1881). EUGENE CITY. A Uentlahli- Letter I'rimi tin- t'liUerslty hy I'ulon Coimlj Student. Kvokse, Or.. Xov.'J, K-9. Srx students from Union county aro attending the University here. Th University opened on tho lGth , over from Pilot Rock purchasing cal of September, with a larger attendance I ves. Ho wants several hundred and than is usual. Rugono is a lively town, improving very fast, and property rapidly incrcai ing in value. Cameron, the horse dealer, of Port land, is in Eugene this week purchas- ing horses, but has not secured many as yet. From present indications there will bo a largo vote polled by tho Union , Labor Party, in this part of the conn - try, at our next election. , . , .,, Mr. Hurt Oliver, of Summerville, ar- . . . , , . , rived hero last Saturday and entered , . , the University, Monday. , , .. ,, 'Aro there more worlds than one? . , . , . . , This is tho question which will be tic- , , . . , , bated in the Lauren u Society bndny J J evening. We learn through a private source that Union county's able dopnty clerk, 'i'.. . r:.... i... . i. :. : ... Tttrnor Oliver, has been on a visit to Forest Grove. Querry: Wonder why? Halloween was duly observed in Eu gene. Tho gales and fences wore bro- ken up and quite a number of gates wero carried to distant parts of town by mischeviotts spirits, and Mayor Hovcy's gate was spirited up tho city flag pole. A great many of tho hop growors havo consigned their hops to Now York and London dealers, hoping to realize moro for their crops than deal ers aro willing to pay here. They aro worth from six to soven cents por pound barely enough to pay expen ses. Wo aro pleased to noto that Milton F. Davis, formorly a student of tho University of Oregon, will graduato at the military academy at West Point next June, lie now stands high in his classes, and a promising future awaits him. Ciicuit courtis in session in tho city this week, Among tho lawyers in at tendance wo notice G. O. llolinan, for merly of Uuker City. Court will not adjourn before tho middle of next week. All tho criminals indicted havo plead guilty. Samuel 1'. Putnam, tho liberal ora tor, delivered a lecture hero on tho 20tli ult, to a small but appreciative audience His arguments wore forci ble and convincing, and produced quite an impression upon tho minds of tlioso who hoard him for tho first time, and were thus Jonabled to find out what "liberalism" really means. We were startled this afternoon by tho ringing of tho firo boll, and upon rushing into tho street wo soon dis covered tho cause of tho alarm. Smoko was seen rising in the eastern part of tho town, and proceeding to tho scono of conflagration wo found tho firo to bo in a hotiso on High street. Tho wet weather of tho past month, to gether with the prompt action of the firemen, saved the house from total destruction. The rain has been descending into the valley of Willamette during tho last wool:, making mud sticky mud and in loiiio places, we aro informed, it adheres to tho wheels of wagons to such a degroo as to make them solid. Imagine a Grande Render with his wagon in such a condition, or plodding around through the mud with several pounds sticking to bin shoes, SILENCE HOGOOD. THE COVE. Duiiroriatloiitf of Wild Aiiliualx-oUnll. road .'Matltti'N Novluty Topics. Covi:, Or., N'ov. (1,1889. Your school tax can now bo paid at tho Covo drug store. Mr. James Payno mid daughter, Miss Pearl, returned from tho east Monday. Airs. If. J. Goer is Komowliat better. A child of Mr. J. L. Gibson is eoriosly 111 with typhoid fever. Mr. E. E. Willard, of Lower Covo, has about completed a commodious residence. L. B, Stearns suprunton dod tho work. Mr. John Conklin, is erecting a dwol- ling just above town for tho use of him self and mother. John says it is to boi a nobby cottage. Received at A. N. NO. 20. itgji.wjL',mmti! A shooting match for turkeys to be held in Cove Saturday of this week. Vivian ICenne.ly will supply the fowls which aro young and toothsome. Mr. Mark Sturtevant, formally a , student of the leighton Academy, is will pay fair prices. Dame Rumor has it that a popular young Jehu and a hansomo young lady, both of the Cove, will shortly ombark on tho good ship of matrimony and sail away on the sea of bliss. Hun- I reds of friends will wish them a pleas- ant voyage. Thomas it Delang have been com pelled to move their cattle from the : Mmmn 011 cc'" " "epreaauons I of wild animals. A few days since a j boar distroyed two head of cattle, but .. , . , they were unable to capture them who ; , , , , . , , . . , i so dearlv loved fresh beet steak, j l Mr. A. J. Ilackett and Mr. John , , , , Kennedy, prominent and well known i ... . . i citizens of Union, were in Covo last , ,, , . ,. . , ..r ' Saturday. Thev were tho guests of Mr. i , , i II. II. hronch who entertained them at dhl Wo f t to in,,lUion Umt Ml, a w illlllt tho raiir0!U. mnglmle ... and h. h. McComas accompanied the party. Mr. Hunt said, Saturday, that it was very possible that a branch road would bo built to Cove, tapping tho main lino in tho valley and that it would not bo a very expensive piece of work and that ho was of tho opinion it would bo constructed in a compara tively short time. I'roiu Otir JIxcliaiiKUii. Tho two Dakotas were admitted ns states by Presidential ptoclamation, Saturday. What's tho matter with Washington? Baker City is to have a street rail way. A franchise has been granted by tho city council and the lino will bo in operation by tho first of next Juno. Frightful Hoods have beon experi enced in China and Japan this year. Nearly 50,000 lives have been lost by Hoods in China during the year, and now Japan reports 2fi00 lives lost and 00,000 pcoplo deprived of tho means of subsiBtenco by tho floods. Somo timo ago a couple of eggs wero found in a field in Yamhill coun ty, by tome children, and were givou to Mrs. J. E. Brooks who placed them in a cabinet with other curiosities. A short time ago sho was surprised upon looking over the cabinet to find a young turtle, which had hatched and was crawling around in tho cabinet. Telephone-Register. Aftor tho 17th of this month tho O. R. it N. will bo known as tho Western Division of tho Union Pacific. A change will bo mado in the timo card, and it is also stated that a fast train scheduled at forty miles an hour will bo run botweon Omaha and Portland. In a few weeks tho postngo stamps aro to bo changed in color and size. Tho colors will bo as follows Ono cont ultramarine blue; 1-cent choco lato;' S-cent, light brown ; (S-cont, Ver million; 10-cont, melon green; lfi-cent, stool bluo; 30-cent, black; 90-cont, or ango. Tho old two cont stamp will bo cut down about one-fourth Hinallor, and bo of metallic red or carmino color. Wo hope, says tho Cowlitz Bulletin, our reader will oxctiso us for coming out late last week for wo could not hoi) it. Our patent inside had been brought from tho depot early in tho week, and had been left in oar front end among tho groceries. Farm er Jlttsenbury came in and bought horso feed, pork', etc,, and on leaving, loaded in our patent insides mistak ing it for a roll of bacon, and failed to return it until Friday. Wo hopo such a thing will not occur again. Ono of our exchanges has suggested that the assessors of Oregon hold a meeting, and that some uniform plan of assessment bo adopted for the state. This is timely, says Tho Dalles Times Mountaineer, as thore is no question which is entitled to more just criticism than tho uniform plan of assessing property in different counties. If property wuh assessed at n certain proportion of its real valuation, com plaint could not bo mado that somo counties paid a larger pro rata of etato taxes than others. Tho statute is not cxnlicit enough in this matter, ami each assessor adopts his own plan, Gardner & Co's.