The Orego i ft VOL. VI. UNION, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH" 27, 1890. NO. 40. JL iuirj uniMJun ouuui. An independent weekly journal, issued ev ery Thursday morulas; by JONES & CIIA3TCEY, Publishers and Proprietors. A.K JONKS, I J 1?. ClIANCKY, t Foreman. Editor, f RATKS O SUJISCItll'TIONt One co one year $1.;0 Six months 1.00 Three montos 7." Invariably Cnt.li In Advance. chance tubsci iptions arc not paid till nd vj year, two dollars mil be charged. Kates of advertising made known on ap plication. HSfCorrespondence from all parts of the country solicited. Adress all communications to the Okcgon Scout, Union Oregon. PttESBYTKKIAN CHUltCK. Services every Sabbath at 11 a.m. und S p. m; Sabbath school at 10 a. m; praver meeting Wednesday, at 8 j, m. The Ladies' Mis sionary Society meets on the fourth Friday of every month at 2:30 p. m. All cordially invited. It. II. PAUKElt. Pastor ritOI'KSSIONAl,. pi. KOEKIG. Architect and Builder, COVE, OREGON. Drafts, Plans and Designs for Dwellings, and Bridges furnished on application. J N. CROMWELL, M. D. , Physician and Surgeon. Office, one door outh store, Union, Oregon, of J. 15. Eaton's JOHN R CRITES, Attorney at Law. Collecting and probate practice special ties. Ollico, two doors south of post-ollice, "Union, Oregon. J. W. She won. J. M. Carroll. S1 i HELTON & CARROLL Attorneys at Law. Office : Two doors south of post-ollice, Un ion, Oregon. Special attention given all business en trusted to us. It. Eakik, J. A. Eakin, Notary Public. J E AKIN, & BROTHER, Attorneys at Law, Union, Oregon. iHEETPronipt Attention Paid to Collect.ons. L. DANFOIiTH, M. D., Physician unci Surgeon North Powder, Oregon. DISKASKS OF W OMEN A SPECIALTY, Calls attended to at all hours. t II. DAY, M. D IIOMEPATIIIC Physician ami Surgeon. ALL CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO, Ofllce adjoining Jones Ilro's store. Can be found nights at residence in South west Union. B. F. Wilson. Notary Public. .1. IIackktt, Notary Public. W1 'ILSON & IIACKETT, Attorneys at-; Law. Collections and all other business entrus ted to us will receive prompt attention. A complete abstract of tho land of Union county in our office. Managers of the UNION REAL ESTATE ASSUU1AT1U. OFFICE: UNION, OR. iy-lat-MarM Main Street, Union. Oregon, BENSON BROS. PROPRIETORS. Keep constantly on hand BEEF, PORK- VEAL, MUTTON, SAUSAGE, HAMS, LARD.' Etc. HON CITY HOTEL (Opposite tho Court House.) UNION, : : : OREGON. Mm. O. P. Goodall, Prop. Tables Furnished with the Best the Market Afford h and Prepared by White Cooks. NewIIeds and Rooms Neatly Furnished. TERMS REASONA11LE. Public Patronage Solicited 10-31-tf COVE CULLINGS. Cove, Ma rch 2d', 1800. Rev. Mr. Jackson is holding n scries of religious meetings at the Morrison church The attendance is fair. The camp of graders on the Hunt extension is now located at the Holmes bridge on Catherine creek. The Fred. Mitchell farm has been deeded to the Imbler Bros. They have already commenced making necessary improvements on the place. The taking of testimony in the water ditch cases before Referee Slater was brought to a close Monday. Further proceedings will probably be resumed later. Drake the photographer waB in town last week. While here ho made a flash light picture of the Cove brass band, btrange to say tho instrument came out whole. Mr. Lyons is in town looking after theinteiests of the La Grande "Gazotte" An efl'ort will be made to induce him to wield his facile Faber, bringing to light our many attractions and nat ural advantages. The summer term of public school will be opened in Cove April 7th Miss II. E. Pierce an instructor of experience lately from Wisconsin has been engaged as teacher. Tho school house fence will bo whitewashed, a new gate built and other necessary improvements made by the directors. It is reported in Covo that there is a klu-klux society in -La Grande which lias a pleasant custom of decorating the doors of political -opponents with skull and cross bones and a notice to vamose at once. A town including such citizens within its limits should certainly be a county seat. Coveitcs are talking of securing a franchise to extend a branch of the Union electric light lino to this place. This with tho motor line to the Hunt railway, new water works, a part of the pipe which has already been ordered and a cable lino to the summit of Mount Fanny for summer tourists, will make us "some punkins" yet. Mr. Jack Thomas who went last fall to Iowa with a car load of horses has returned. He reports tho horse mar ket overstocked and consequently sales at a profit are hard to make. Like most residents of Oregon, since his trip east he has fallen decidedly in love with the land of red cheeked apples and handsome girls. Chas. Kelly who accompanied him is ex pected home later. JIMMIE CREEK. Dan. Lucas is on the sick list. The farmers in this neighborhood are happy to see tho snow go off. Mr. C. C. Hewitt caught a small beaver a few days ago. The wild, yellow spring flowers are beginning to show themselves. Born, to the wifo of Al. Graham, of Clover creek, March 20th, a son. Mrs. Blade Ashby, of Pylo canyon, is on Jimmio creek visiting her son. Plowing has commenced on Clover creek and it will soon commence here. Gen'l .1. II. Stevens of Clover creek, expects to visit La Grande in a few days. Mr. Jos. Younces, formerly of Eagle valley, has moved his family back to this neighborhood. Ben. and Cam. Edwards have re turned from Washington where they havo been staying for some time. Mr. John Graham arrived at Clover creek on tho 20th, from Snake river, whero ho has been staying all winter. Mr. John Shaw has been having a new house built in Clover Creek valley, which will mako tho valley lookimoro pleasant. Mr. W. C. Cusick has been making preparations to plant cabbage seed He has got-the soil and knows how to raise the plants. Dr. Riggers, of Baker City, was sum moned the other day to attend Mre.X. E. Allen of Clover creek. She had the influenza, but is able to bo about again. The Graham Boys, of Clover creel expect to start for Snake river in .a few days witii their stock, whero they expect to resido and engage in the stock raising business. From a private letter written by ray brother, Frank Bradford, of Nebraska, wo learn that corn is 1-1 cents per bush el, and times aro hard. Ho makes in quiries about Oregon. Ho can learn something about Oregon by reading Thk Scout. The O. N. G. of North Powder, havo taken in several members lately and aro now drilling regularly. Some of tho members who live on Jimmio creek don't find it as pleasant now as they thought they would at first, and on account of tho mud, do not attend every meeting. I received a letter from one of The Scout's correspondents, March 19th, in regard to that place in tho bible that I spoke of some time ago, con cerning the crucifixion of Christ. What I want to know is, who, did the work and under whoso influence, if any, they were? Nkwton Bkadfoiid. WASHINGTON. An Interesting Letter from Our Regular Correspondent at the Capital. Wasington,(D. C.) March 14, 1S90. Editor Okkoon Scout: Tho Blair educational bill, which has grown to be a long drawn tale will come to a vote March 20. Senator Blair was opposed to this action but was overwhelmed by the will of the majority. He seems willing to havo I the bill before the Senate and to speak on it himself for the rest of his natural life. In his speech advocating an early vote, Senator Frye stated bluntly that there appeared to bo no desire on the part of Senators to listen to more speeches on the educational bill. He had frequently counted as few as seven Senators present during the debate. Finally it was agreed that the bill i should be before the Senate Tuesday of next week for discussion. Mr. Blair will be allowed the floor for a final hour and more, and the vote will bo on the amendments and bills. And thus the agony in tho Senate will bo over for a time. Senator Dolph's investigating com mittee has about terminated its labors, Mr. Dolph is now busily engaged upon what it is supposed is his report on tho case, but its tenor is not revealed. Mr. Dolph's adherents in tho Senate arc growing beautifully fewer, and it now appears that he will not havo a major ity to back him when the resolution to punish the newspaper correspondents for contempt conies to a final vote. The outcome of the matter will probably bo tho discussion with open doors of the proposition to discontinue the practice of considering nominations in secret session. The feeling is growing that tho secret session privilege has been abused, the only things of suffi cient importance to necessitate secret sessions 'being important treaties and there has been no important treaty in twenty years. If the decision of tho House is con curred in by the Senate the Territory of Oklahoma will be a thirfty land, at least until the legislature of the new territory acts on the subject. The dis cussion in the House was lively and good humored. Tho result of the vote was a triumjsh for prohibition, but as it only holds good until tho meeting of the legislature it is of doubtful utility. The strong prohibition move ment to forbid the introduction of intoxicating liquors into tho territory for any purpose, the only thing that could absolutely prohibit a liquor traffic, failed. Ex-Reprosontativc William Preston Taulbee, who was shot in one of tho corridors of the House by Charles E. Kincaid, coraespondent of the Louis ville Times, died Tuesday morning. Kincaid lies in jail utterly prostrated, and in his delicato condition of health seems likely io go into a decline, in which death will outstrip the law. Public feeling ds much divided as to merits of tho cao, tho murderer have- ing zealous friends and being criticised on the other hand for shooting his mail in the back. Tho. defence will be con ducted by Representative McCrcary,, who represents the districts adjoining that formerly represented by Taulbee, and by Representative Ctruth, formerly tho brilliant and dashing and fircy prosecuting attorney at Louisville, Tho defenco first undertook to enlist the services of Senator Blackburn but tho wily Joo was not eager to tako hold of a case over whiok feeling may run high and bitter iu Kentucky. Taulbee, despite the scandal which he blindly entered a year or m ago, and out of which grew his death, retains aaany friends in Kentucky. Tho press generally will support Kincaid, believ ing that he had boen hounded until life was made a burden by Taulbee for simply doing his duty as a newspaper man. Inasmuch as hangings are rare in Washington aim murders many, the defendant has tho advantago of precedents in his favor. Ho could not, however, survive three or four years imprisonment unless his health should show marked improvement. The board of pension appeals in tho Interior department proper is in arrears about two years with its work. Thcro aro now on hand 3C00 appeals and they are coming oil at tho rate of threo hundred per month. The forco on hand is disposing of thorn at the rate aboutjj one hundred per month. Of course a great majority of these appeals have been filed by ignorant and in competent "pension attorneys." A knowledge of law is not required in order to practice before tho Pension Bureau. These men blindly appeal any case that may strike their fancy. What eases thoro aro of merit aro thus held back. Still, as there is no power to prevent these bunglers from making foolish appeals, and as every appeal must receive consideration and an exhaustive reply, Congress should see that the claims of merit are not held back by sufficiently increasing the board as to enable it to keep up with its work. .1. 11. C HIGH VALLEY. i Somo Excellent News Items and Pointers by Our Correspondent, "Homo." Mnich 24th 1S90. Mrs. Emnm Gagnou is visiting her mother at Pendleton. fieorgo Baugher will tako his family to Montana for a protracted visit with a son-in-law. We see our friend Bert Hutl'mim can wield the ox gad as well us the vicious Faber. Success to his ingenuity. Wilkinson it son have a line lot of dry lumber for sale at the saw mill. They will soon begin this season's run. R. V. Davis 1ms returned from Portland whore he sought relief through a noted Oculist in a sevore case of granulated soro eyes. Mr. M. E. Wilkinson is raising an elegant crop of whiskers and tho most bewitching smiles of the young ladies all point in his direction. Our school board have hired Mr. Nathaniel Conklin to teach our school tho second term. Ho comes on his own merits and recommendations already proven by experience. High valley wants a music teacher and would prefer a sedate old maid, very astute in all things, with a gentle touch as of tho angels above, a voice of Patti cnduiing to the end and ever lasting. What is termed the floating popula tion at elections is usually a class of men whom it would improvo if they would quit floating and dive a few times. The ilouting population of La Grande would bo very much improved by a bath. School district No .'15 in High valley havo ordered a special meeting of tho taxpayers and patrons of the school to raise means for a new school building, oither.by subscription or tax. Nothing is eo much desiied as a new house by the majority. Yes, Martin and his mate started to tho party but lo! the cayuso was a chip out of tho old block and lay down, to take a drink, throwing the fair rider "coiflumax" in tho water, chilling every desire to tip tho light fantastic and causing tho immediate return to mother for ropairs. Tho course of true love never did run smotho. j Now that the weather is somewhat changeable our health man dropped in and gave us tho following hints which it would lie well for us all to follow : Don't shako a hornet's nest to sco if any of the family aro at homo. Don't try to tako tho right-of-way from an express train. Don't blow in tho gun your grandfather carried in tho war of 1812; it is more dangerous now than it was then. Don't hold a wasp by tho other end while you thaw it out in front of tli) stove to sec if it is alive ; it is generally alive. Don't try to por suade a bulldog to give up a yard of which ho is in possession ; possession is ton points of law, Don't go to bed with your boots on ; this is ono of tho most unhealthy practices that a man, especially a married man, can bo addicted to, L)on'tgosleighridingm tho cnud; you aro likely to get mad and say something you otherwise would not. Tho grumbler who is all for self and naught for his neighbor, who tears dswn others that lie may survive ojkI climb upwards, who rides as a dead weight on tho car of progress and refus es to roll a wheel, him does tho now city pity and despise. It wants broad minded men in council, men who lovo their town and who will make sacrifices for its welfare. Tho council is whero the fittest survive, whore the hustlers aro in tho swim. All may bo invited, none are barred. Tho qualifications for membership are money, brains and grit, whoever lots not possess a reasonable sharo of thcho would bo of little use. Tho city of Union to-day has no room for tho croaker and heaven can never ho tlie Home oi the man whoso voice is always raised against a good movo. Wo havo men in our midst precious few to tho city's joy who are absolutely without an excuse for living. "Kick" is their watchword and they oboy so well that their very presence is a nuisance. Somo ono has said, and said well, that the guinea lien and a couple of crws can drown all the bird music in tho field and wood. So can two or threo groatiers and croakers in a community put a dumper on lifo and buisuess. WALLOWA COiWTY. Its stockInierestj folntars on tho Po luteal Situation. i'ri-KK Wallow . Mnivh 22, NO. j KntTOit OiMifiox Scout: J Tho weather has moderated some i since niv last, but tho hills and high j valleys are still undersnow. Stock are ! still dying in some localities, being too weak to climb tho steep sides of the canyons to grass. The destructive winter, coupled with tho almost lawless extravagance of some of our republican eountv ollicials will rest heavily upon tho shoulders of tho taxpayers of the county, My neighbor says the 1(5 months of repub lican rule in tlds county is only a pre lude to what is to follow. If this be true the exodus from this county will bo very marked, in the near future. Throe men have announced their fitness and their willingness to act as high sheriff of Wallowa county pro vided tho republicans will honor and trust them. They aro D.uirnncc, Er win and Funk. 1 am told 1). B. Hon vis is also a candidate for sheriff, but I do not know to which party he looks for tho nomination. L. J. House, the present incumbent, announces him self as a candidato for re-election as county clerk. 1 am told .1. A. Humble aspires to same honors as Mr. House. Mr. Rouse holds the key to tho post tion. Ho is of Enterprise, Mr. Hum - bio is of Joseph. Tho republicans of Joseph are dependent upon the repub licans of Enterprise for political crumbs. Tho lines aro as taut as they were when tho key to tho eountv seat was located at Enterprise. Tho Chief tain of tho tilth inst. sounds a note of w irniug on this subjoct. At our last election for county officers Josopli got the assessor and treasurer, whilo En terprise got all t lie rest. Tho editor of tho Chieftain slaps tho republicans of Enterprise full in tho face when ho says "When we say a good ticket, wo mean ono composed of men that will fill tho respective offices with ability and fidelity to tho county's in terest. The peoplo will demand such men at the coming election." Now, when it is known that O. A. Hinohart, tho ex-incflicient sheiilf and the bung ling and expensive county court aro all Enterprise men, ono will see tho full forco and intent of Editor Mc Cully's remarks. It seems to mo it would be well for the coming republi can county convention for this county to subject its self-offered fitness for fa vors to a short catechism. It should not bo too long or there might bo trouble iu completing tho jury. Cakomni: C IW DIXIB. Thol'irst of a Berlin ofLettora toheRo coivefl from the South. I!i:hi:au Soiithhu.n" Nkws, I liAi.Hnm, X. C? Editoic Oki-mon Scout: Tho great desire of tho general public is to know what is transpiring through out tho civilized and uncivilized world. Many northorn peoplo think tho South is a part of the uncivilized ; that it is inhabited by mosquitoes, negroes, and cut throat and aristocratic whites ; that it is largely covorod with swamps, and that there is little iu tho section to commend it to tho best class of peoplo. Tho majority of the writers and corres pondents of tho Southern News Bureau are of northern birth, uud tho General Manager takes this opportunity to say that ho has selected them equally from the two great political parties, Repub lican and Democratic; and that a truthful, fair and candid statement of facts as they exist and transpire in this part of tho Union, shall bo given. Your rcudorsaro doubtless interested iu the mannerof living of tho sourthorn peoplo ; what tho land is capable of producing how the farmers plant and harvest; how cotton, rice, peanuts, sugarcane and oranges aro cultivated, AW these subjects will be taken up and interesting pen piottiros of "down iu Dixie" will bo given, Tho news of tho day will bo reported, Tho readers of theso letters will bo kept fully posted as to what the Southerners aro doing iu the industrial world. For instance, it is reported this weak that the greatest smoking tobacco factory in tho world, "Tho Durham Bull," of Durham, N. 0., has boon purchased by an English syndicate for threo and a half million dollars. This business was owned equally by a southern and a notthern linn, and was started not I many years ago with less than ten I thousand dollars. Tlio-e interested iu tho mineral re sources will be ported as to the latest news in this line. We have this week tho great gold tind in Montgomery j Cou ty, X. C, where in less than a j week, in ono s ot, there was taken out j of surface or placer mines by cradle I working, one hundred and fifty thous and dollars worth of the precious metal. Those who think the South is ono vast stretch of sand ami swamp aro very much mistaken. There aro lofty mountains of more than six thousand feet elevation ; fertile valleys through which How streams that afford many opportunities for (ho utilization of power by tho capitalist and manufact urer; immense fotests of oak; hickory, walnut and other woods; beautiful hills covered with native grass and underlaid with almost every known mineral and precious stone. It was a northern man's good fortuno to find in tho South a mine from which is taken a stone more rare than tho diamond, and equalling it in value. This mino was discovered by Prof. Hidden, and in honor of him tho stones aro termed Hiddenites. Among tho mountains the trout fisherman finds tho finest sport, while tho woods and fields abound witii quail. Tho largest sport- 1 bur club in America owns the riirht nf hunting ovor a wide territory in tho Piedmont section and has an annual trial of bird dogs. It is about this wonderful unknown Southland that we propose to furnish information from week to week. Ono of tho principal features will bo our descriptive letters. "How to mako money at farming in the South." Wo will start out next week with, "Tho physical geography of tho South," and follow with "How cotton is planted and cultivated." With this letter wo send to the editor a packago of cotton seed so that those interested in tho subject may seo the seed of plant from which the larger part of our clothing is mado. Tho seed will germinate and grow if planted in hothouses about tho first of May; so tho lady friends of tho editor can speak in advanco for a cotton seed to plant. We will treat of tho humorous side of lifo down South. How Uncle Sambo and Aunt Dinah spend thoir happy, contented lives with song and jolly, health-giving fun. Tho letters will bo made amusing, interesting and instruct ive. J. T. PATRICK, Malinger Bureau of Southern News " --e Two Through Trains Each Way. Tho abovo trains afford tho quickest : tinio between thu Northwest Pacific . Coast and Eastern and Southorn points. Detailed time of trains, rates, through tiokes, Baggage Checks etc., can bo procured upon application to any Agent of tho Union Pacific System. "Tho Limited Fast Mail" trains aro equipped with Pullman Palaco ancfi Colonist Sleepers, Dining Cars Chair Cars and Coaches, and run solid be tween Portland and Chicatro. dailv. without change. Tho "Overland Flyer" trains are equipped with Pullman Palaco Sloopers and coaches, betweou Portland and Council Bluffs, and with Pullman Colonist Sleopers between Portland and Kansas City, daily without change. Commencing with Sunday, March 2nd, both first and second-class tickets will bo honored on "Tho Limited Fast Mail," trains I) and 4, as well also on the "Overland Flyers," No. 1 and 2. Connections aro mado at Pocatello with through trains to and from Salt Lake, and at Choyonno with through trains to and from Denver, Kansas. City and St. Louis. T. W. LEE, Gon'l Pass,Agt. 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