THURSDAY, MAY S, 1890. JCOTH. On act uuntof tho strike of em ployees on the railroad we wore unnhlo to get our paper, and are two days late in Hon. llobert A. sillier, democratic noini nee for Congress, and l'rof. A, Iiltoy, nominee for Superintendent of Public In struction, will address the voters of Union and vicinity on Friday, May llith nt one o'clock p. ni., and nt La Grande at 7:30 in the evening. The Onkos' Swiss llell IMngcrs and Come dy Sketch Club performed before n large suhigTitn Si-orr this week. We t.ust our t and appreciative. audience at Small' opera patrons will overlook the matter, this once, as it was unavoidable. AT HOME. A Paragraphic Record of Recent Happen ings In and Around the City. Subscribe for Tin: Onsoox Scout. Swiss Hell ttinscrs, Tuesday night. The new saloon was opened this week. Furnished room to rent. Knquirc at this olUce. County Court has been in session this week. Several communications crowded out of this issue, Attention Is called to Frank Itro'.s new ad. in this issue. Joseph, Wallowa county, will celebrate the glorious Fourth. Oakes' Comedy Sketch Club at Wright's hall, Tuesday, May 13th. K Small hr.uso for ront on Main street. Kn cpiire of Mrs. I.. 15. lllnehart. Hooned seats for Oakos' Comedy Co. are now on sale at Wright's store. 15akcr City is to have reduction works, and is preparing for quite a boom. The republican central committed had a hi:; pow-wow in thu city last Saturday. It is now proposed to build a motor lino from Walla Walla to Milton in ITinntilln county. All parties indebted to us arc requested to call at once and sottlo. UinitiaRT it liAtilllt. All kinds of country produce tnken In exchange for goods at Mrs. I'inelitirt's .millinery store. !Now is the time to plant your corn and beans, also the safest time for paying your Cove drug store account. There were thirty-two business failures Jn Spokane Falls In one day recently. Such js the sure result of booms. Air W. W. lilack of Laf!co... Nellie Westerlake, of Huntington, Were married in this city last Saturday rpl. ... . . inu orK oi painting, graining, papering and decorating the new saloon was done by James Jiell, and shows excellent taste and skill, throughout. The latest novelties in fans, dress trim minus, etc, at Mrs. L. 15. Kiuehart's dress making parlors. Plushes, surahs, etc. just received from Chicago. Three hours of uproar and laughter. Oakes' Comedy Sketch Club and Swis.s Hell ltingerx at Wright's hall Tuesday night. Don't Jail to hear them. A negro who had just commenced work nt the Hilgvard sawmill last Monday got Ids right hand in the way of tli3 edger and two or three lingers were cut off. If a hunk of concentrated pain, about the size of a wagon wheel, grabs you by the Jinpooftho neck and slashes you around like a patent spinning top, then you can conclude that you have got the grip. Lafayette Wrirfit. a hoy of W.-iilmvn county, for stealing three dollar's worth of -whiskey from a suIoju nt Enterprise, was tried, convie'ed and sentenced to one ami one-half years in the penitentiary. Jle was laken below lastFridny. The directors of the public school have employed teachers 'for the next term as follows: Mr. Moore, principal; Miss Chris man, first intermediate department; Miss Jtishop, second intermediate department: Miss Stevens, primary department.' Hon. Frank W. Paino of Walla Walla, who has just returned from the east-, in an. interview with a reporter ef tho Union, said, that "the only trouble Mr. Hunt is having in negotiating his boiula if to decide which of tho many oilers fortlium is tho best one to accept.'' Hon. II, 15. Miller, of Grant's Pans makes a public oiler of one-halt of all his roal os- tatc property in that town to any ono who will iinng a water ditch, surtlcientfor maim faetuiing purposes, from Itoguo river Inti tne town, no nrguos that he can well afford to do this since tho remaining half would treble in value. V i. 1 . 1 i . . . . oAt wcck me county court will invite .scaled bids for the construction of a county bridgo across Powder rivor, near tho mouth of Kaglo creek, also, a bridge across firande Hondo river near tho saw mill of Win. N'oyes. Also, a bridge norosd the state ditch nearthe farm of C. W. Hamilton. Commencing Frid.iv, April 23. tho Over land Flyer No. 'J, leaving Portland nt 0 p. in. and passing Union at 11:53 a. in. will bo equipped with Colonist Chair Cars from Portland to Omahn, without ohnngo This new arrangoinent affords chairrcnr service on both trains Nos. 2 and I. All classes of tickets are honorod on either train. Tho coming meeting of the old pioneers of Union county scorns to have absorbod almost every other intorest hero. The libcrul citizens of Union are determined to greet tho old tlinors with the hospitality and liberality that lias nlwnys characterized them on public occasion. Tho pioneer meeting is ct for Saturday May 31th at lo o'clock. Mr. .Jerry Thomson recently received from tho uast a inuohlne for mitklu wood piping and has rimmed out about .'KM feet (or his own use. This will In- Ini I from Catherine creek to his place an 1 fir denco and grounds will be -.pid nbumlniH'oof water for all p'lrp.i -means of a h drutili.. rsui he u I run Various kinds of li'bt ui !r, v At the reifiiUr i.iei tint' of lite city conn cd Ift't Salui ': i m i, big a liquor li, n i:.l Kind la-d- li'l v .AU, . ' . 1 1 I l ' I I ' , .III !l i, - , I. I s I - I ...i'. -. : .r ! hotue, Monday night, and pivc entire sat faction. This is truly a fine company, for every member is an artist, and deserves good housos wherever they put in nn ap pearance. Walla Walla Journal. At a special meeting of the directors of the La (Irande National P.ankhtld nt their office In La (irande on Thursday May Sth It. il. Steel. Ksq. was elected a director in place of Mr. Fred Prcoebsted removed. At the same meeting It. M. Steel liq. was olecttd ptosideut of the La Grnndc Nation al Hank In place of Mr. Henry Anson re signed. Xa than Swlgcr, an old resident of Union county, dictl at his homo in High valley ast Monn ay. nfttr a lingering and painful illness. The remains were deposited in the Union cemetery Wednesday and were fol lowed to the grave by a large number of sorrowing friends and relatives. Mr. Swlger was a good and true man and will be missed in this community. May ho rest in peace. The Poker City Keveillc says: "We were about to exclaim, 'This day is there born unto tho state of Oregon another newspaper,' when wo discovered that it was r .infold friend the Union Scout dressed in Its new and nobby spring suit of clothes. The Scout was always good looking, and it Is trying awful hard to make a mash on the penplu of that section." We are informed by a member of the electric light company that 012 standard lights bin e already been subscribed for, and that more will be taken by the time the plant is in operation. The work is being pushed rapidly, and in order to save time the company had a large wheel shipped from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by express instead of freight. The wheel arrived Saturday and tho express charge on it was just one hundred dollars. The tvlicej cost at tho factory, ejght dollar. FROM LA GRANDE. A Letter that avus Not Pub lished iu tho Gazette. NEW STYLE OF JOURNALISM. 7. H. McDonald Vindicates Himself from on Unprovoked Attack. OUR SOCIAL WORLD. Brief Personal Mention Epitome of the Week's Amusements. if Fm in veil lis tlie isucd as (lal'V. tllU ......i- au ft,.-, ,'n'ntor Uno, as v 'electric light plant,, h W8,v" rapidly ns posrtWtYi Mr. K. .u. -Unioo Pacillc engineer will return to this city nwet Monday and will superintend the wc.vk of gr;dj'rip, which -will commence at oners. This- wwk would have com menced sooner: but it u-.n impossible to secure- teams-, and men. 'i''10 co"' tract for furnishing tho ncces& ry ties has beon let to W. W. Gordon & Co ot IJorth Powder, and they will be on h ll,ul in a very few weeks. It is t!in n.rv. iseofthe. purp. in open ttioti by coniD.my to have the line the llrst of July. On the subscription list of every paper may bo found occasionllv the of a subscriber dishonest enough to i and silly enough to think that when indebtedness to the paper has beet ' large, all ho has to do is just tend a cc back with "Pcfused" written therco But (ho paper .still goes to his address ai cording to good American law, and no. until an at'ornoy comes around to collect that little debtat the expense of the dis honest fool does he discover that bis art' fullness was merely amusing. Then he sees where the laugh comes in, but hodon't get any of it. It isn't the silly rogue's turn to laugh, and besides ho is to busy to peel his gums just then. Khiniutft Star. TheXew Walla Walla Herald copies the poem entitled "Sendln' Him Out in the World,'' written by our contributor. Mr. 15. W. Huffman, and pays tho following deserved tribute to thegiftedatithor: "We publish in this issue a little poem written for the Union Scout that should lind a place in the scrap bow: of every mother und son in all this broad land. To us the sentiment therein contained is as noble as was ever traced by mortal pen and the poe try ot expression up 0 u,0 standard of our best bards. We have known the pirer.ts of this boy poet for a quarter of a century and have known (ho young bard from childhood to early manhood which he Is just now entering. We also know of .his i ambition to go out into tho broad world and meet life face to face and to battle for fame and fnrtuuo on his wwii merits and wher- iiiiB" uiirrtes mo nest Wlslies ot a ..." r: 1 , .... " i menus iiiiiiioereii oy all ills ac quaintances, and wo shall expect some day to sec tho namo of Hurt W. Huffman lituu berod among tho greatest pools of our land." Tho last issue of the La Grande Gazette contained nn nrtlclo written by Henry Wildev which was an unprovoked attack upon Henry Anson and W. II. McDonald,, president and cashier of tho La Grande First National 15auk. Mr McDonald wrote a reply vindicating himself, and the bank, from the charges made, and sent it to the Gazette but that paper refined, to publish it on the grounds that the paper was In thu hands of a committee and they could not allow every body to talk through its col umns. This is a new species of journalism but it is characteristic of the worthies who conduct it and manage nff.drs In La Grande.. Such n paper is u menace to good govern ment and a danwrous factor in any coun try where It is published. Any man can have free speech in Tin: ScorT and the communication of Mr. McDonald is pub lished below. Tin: r.KTTr.i:. La Grande, Oregon, May fl. U'slO. To the editor of the La GraudeGnzette: I desire to say that the article which ap peared lu the hist weeks issue of your pa per, over tho signature of Henry Wildey, was a wilful and malicious falsehood. Neither Henry Anson or myself ever dis posed of a dollar of our stock in the La Grande National I5ank to the M. fc M. Co., of Island City, or to any individual con nected with that association. The M. & M. Co., of Island City, bus iiuvrr had anything to do with tho management of the La Grande National UaivUin any way, shape or form. The Ui Grande National Hank has paid interest on time deposits from tho date of Us organization. The rate of in-, terest charged by tho .bank ns all o,Hier. of Its hAistncss is regulated by tc manage went o( tho b:k composed of gentlemen who eoiiduetlla nrhnte utfulrsas tiny misl- , i i... .iw n nnlicv - n.,lnnirNl SllOUlll - ll""- " ' -i 'I1,W wmild do well lo WHICH " ""-J . , :., .mifliision. wo inn jviiii in w--- -- . . it would be more consistent i"""- ' Mr Wildey would meet bis obligations at it - J V. i Auk. loin: since the La uranue mm""' ,ir..,timr li s appreela- past one, ouiuiu "i,.,ul ion of the financial favors he hn ,t the hands of Mr. Anson and myself, m the low and villnnlous manner he displays. Respectfully. W. H. MfDONALD. Cashier La Grnndc National Rank. emu would add, that news naiue lope, bis mo n. "An is Worth a Ounce of Prevention Pound of Cure.' The health of your family should be your (ivvt .nns'ideration. Good, healthy food t s, nr. Iti wot men ... i .. l.nlt.ir rr.mi lis than any modi- wi l pronucu ui;i.w - , cue vou can swallow. Save the health of vour family by striking the roots-by cast-in- away your stove with solid iron doois, a,,d without delay purchase one of Kil.ey s New Charter Oak Stoves or l!ancs with be wlre-gau.o oven door. Tho enormous iving in fuel, mid gnin in weight of bread .i ..,,.t win soon nay ior ;i v.i... :,,nkK for itseif. No otlier stovo Id will stand the test. Sold i & Layne, Union. Oregon. in tne bv Sum Wins. We d years n Discover, Now Life Electric 15? remedies tL en such uni hesitate to j and we stand price, if satfsf. their use. Tho. popularity pun.'l. Brown, druggist, Merit csiro to sav to our citizens, that for t have been selling Dr. King's New ... for Consumption, Dr. Kin Pills. Rucklcn's Arnica Salvo and ((rU i.ml have never handled a, sell as well, or that have giv v.rs:d sati action. We do not uaranteo them every time rcadv to refund the purcnase ictorv result h do not follow i rmiirdles have won their their merits. H. H Union, Oregon. Makes An Expression of Oonfldonce Geo. P. JJowell A Co., of New York, tho publishers of the American Newspaper Directory, undertake to rate newspaper circulations very much as tho morcantilo agencies report thojcapital and credit of the buslnoss community. About one publish er iu ten tells his oxaot issue witli truthful precision. Home of tho other nine decline to tell the facts because they assert that those who do tell nro in the habit of lyluc. Howell & Co., after nn experience ol over twenty yenrs, have come to the conclusion Hint tills view ennnot bo sustained In tho If there is a prints, makes our beer taslt es us to jump off" fch another, it Is thso tw "back east." "Oh, the cast." Well, for heaven it. AVhat in the Siwash weearo. We, with the . 'back east" for that rta hero because It was iliffen cast." Don't tall; about beat cr "back cast in Wccscom they do things in Missouri, one consolation postage In back cast if wages are. A "do makes us weary. Hx, Him Weary. ) that gives us n chill, like coal tar or cans o bridge, moro than o very short words, y do so und so back snko, lot thoin do and Puynllup do rest of vou, loft son. We cnino nt from "buck is being chenp en," or how You have Mr. Win. Sims was overfroin In ttrandc, Saturday. Hon.Chns. Gooduough was on ourstreots Saturda.y Miss Jennie Henry has returned from Rig creek. Mr. W. J. Hewitt, of tho Cove, called on us Friday. Mr. S. R. Ruvroughs of the Cove was in Union, Friday. Mr. Ike. Golde, of Rig creek, visited Union, Monday. Mr. Geo. Miller, of tho Sandridgc, was in the city, Friday. Mr. Al. Goodbrod returned from (Ibruu copia, Tuesday. Mr. James Turner, of Rig creek r-v.s in the city, Saturday. Mr. Win. Suaw and wife of Clover urek, visit, d Union, Friday. Mr. George Obcrst came down from, Ra ker City a few days ago. Mr. Wm. Stoker, .made final proottm. hi laud claim last Monday. Mrs. Thos. O'Rryaiit, of North IT0wlurr visited Union, Saturday. Mr. Chas. Orico, of Pine valley, Iiim. beein appointed notary public. Mrs, D. 15. llilW is visiting her torn Mr.. Win. RIIxo, of Raker county. Mr. G. W. Thompson, of Island, .was imj tho city several days tliis week. , f Mr .1. S. Yandex nnter, of the Park; ltuulli us a pleasant visit a few days ago. Mr. Chet Ridwell. of. Island CJ5. w-'im-vl.iiting friends iu Union, Friday. Mr. Arthur Riimmel, arrived li the lily, from linker county, a few days ne:,i Mr. K. S. Mediums, of New W iMtiWMIa. was in the city several days this week- Mrs- Fannie Rird presented h udiusbnnd. J with an eight pound dauglitci 'I'jst Friday Mr. .1. Conleyand family, of tho Sniid- rldge were visiting friends in I hton trntur- i days I Ivev. W. C. Rairdpreaclnjil His farewell I , sermon at Lostjne, and has sim to Dda-ri City. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny C.hrk, -t Ln- Grande, were visiting frieuds-i'in Un'mu this ! week. Mr. awl Mrs. K. P. Hill took Ulcir de parture for a brief visit 4t the siust. last Friday. Mr. 11. L. Rowmer, forntcrly of the. Mil ton Eagle, now has charge, if tin- 1 ciulle ton Tribune. Mr. llnrvey Moorclunl: and. wire took their departure for their bomo in. Fairhaven. last Friday. Mr Thos. Ruekinnn su.d Mr. Sniii'l Coch ran, of the Snndriilge. re iu tho city last. Tuesnuy. At, ltnnrv Coffliiaii. of Kansas. the'eity several days this week ot locating hero. Mr S. 15. Aylcs, who Vislieu uiu i-.iisi, ccntly, has returned and will open a cooler hop at the Union iiopot. Mrs. SliulU of Lostine, was pronoiucmi insane a few days ago mm uiucu v. , u..in.n bv Sheriff Rcavis. .... A.I,. viln. of Hie Park, was the city Thursday, tine was to the Cove to visit menus. returned from lus visit to tho cast, last 1-ilday. nleascd to see him again Messrs..!. 11. Corbin and '1110.1. ira.mi who have been on a visit, to inu o......... turned homo last baturday. Hon. Henry lllnehart visited Union last Thursday. He expects, to vacau. . Register's ollleo in a very tow uais. t,.,i,.o Gnodall rcturuwl Monday r-.,,w.,,ni!i where he had been to daughter, Mry, who has been employed to teach the school at that plin-e. Jess Wado and 15. D. Hubers, of Summer, vllle left for Portland Saturday, having been drawn as jurors in the United States district court. Those are the first jurors ever drawn east of tha Uluo niountnins. Gazcttc. Atr K. A. Mills, of SuminaiAllle. passed ..... . ... through Union Monday on m i-mif. vullev. Idaho, where no goes w n 1 at the country if Ms! Summers & lew Prices! Layne, lWAt.KKS IN 11 iS i Mill mML 1 SOLL VGFAT.s F )ll THE WDVL KNOWN illlWllSlllSIWWI Doors.- With Patent (iauzc-wirc -(OUK- arrnntct WHS Hi. lie think. Call Is in Charge of a I'irst-clasc Workman. and all Work and Examine our Goods and Prices. SIMM KUS it LAYNE; Union, Oregon t-L7tf hor in way His frifiuls nro s c. -Doulor 11- from take his Bedding and Lounges, Parlor and Chamber Suits, Mirror PlUtes, Picture Erajnes, Oil paintings, Window sliades, HAT RACKS, WAhh POCKBTS, mul IJRACKHTS of till m-HiU'TIONS, . loods Si ea tie Malem Plan. Oonsttttitly on hand ; full lino of - Sash. Doors asid tore rrasraes rftTS-Ml lfimlnof Job Work Dono to Ortlor. Stroot, Union, Oregon. lade to Order. Shop ami Wairo Jtooni on Mtun A yato Inveatmcnt. Is one which Is Kiuirnntecd to br. satisfactory results, or in ea.sff fal return of purchase price. On thislsufi you can buy from our ndvertKcd droK. no cheaper wn hoinor" 'tig you I nro a i plan 'jiHtS for tweuty.seooud annual issue of their book, i rC . V" 7 " "vory now in the binder's Hand., they desitrnnto V " .. ...J..1 K"""" to wi w ..,...Ur h... i 1 1.. , ..I uvury uasi., wuen useu ior any a f. r. si- Willi !! I I, every paper that Is nitod iu accordance with a deUiled statement from tho iuib- llsher; nud oiler to pay a hundred dollars for every liutmiue which can be pointed out of a mUktntt-moiit for which a publinh ur Is reoiisib!u. Tun Scout Is one of the papers tliat is wflllr.K to luivu it known bow i.mny It prints and whoso wood faith the Uiri- Vnv publisher will guarantee. In a jirhato !eltr to us they say: "It Is a fact that l.-i-H than one psper iu slxUton has urii ii. d 11. h a strlifht-out Btsteinont of a-. Tjui Scout has done.'' Bucklen s Arnica Salvo. was frrniited aiii'iimt of (.(.tirulSMiin III t I M l-l il. oh id ffi . 1 11 ,ik Hi r Kai.vk in the world fur Cuts, I , : urc , l l. ers, Salt KhcillII, FfVCr . J ' . 1 bup;.( d H.md-. ( h.ll.lului, ...1 ...1 .- i iii Eruption-, and .is. . - . - l i . , ..I ... p iy rc.,urwl. It 1.1 xtli. it I'M-o'lert ltiili-iniiu-iii la., nn. I .- . u ir 1 He.-I t fiv' pi-rfwt xutinfui-tion. w ir ,i 1 s ;.. !'. ; j 1 1 u 1 1 1 ' f -oM 'a .l 1 I'rirc .'0 rents j it a i in 'I 1 ' '. ui. at y. v i. - lr ti j store. feet Ion of Throat, Lungs or Chest, such . Consumption, In niuatioii of ung, IJron chitis, Aslhma. Whooping-cough, Croup, etc. It Is pleasant and agreoublo to taste, porioctiy safe, and can always bo dependid upon. Trial bottles free at It. 11., MrrmuY drug store, Union. Oregon, way to to look "While here he called on us and subscribed for two copies of 'I'm: Scout to bo sent to bis brothers In .MoiUBmcrv county, lown. 1) KALE It IN- i All Kinds. New Livery Stable. I take this method of Informing thu- pur lio thut I havo rented thu llvory stablo op poslt Uoothe's hotol. and will, about tho With inn. open tho same with a lino lino ot busies, biigicy toiims und saddlo horses. Kvery aeoomodatloii will Ih allbrded etisto iners. and a fharo of the public tronage Is tolleitud. W. K. JtOWKHIL Kor tho llrt thuo in several years, I'oiv der river is overflowing its banks, and It is u esii-fl f ir rejoioing among the ranoh ". iii of Hi it sl(.t,,n for jf wuj , 0f Vllit g.'id t'j tin- U iy laud, IH MEMOKIUM. Linos to tuo Momory of Edward S. Rlno- hart who Died on Bandriaco, oreeon, April 20, 1890. Kddic'sgono. Oh how we miss him, .Miss his dear, familiar fneji. Iu our sad nnd lonely school room, None can ever till Ids place. And our hearts nro almost breaking, Crushed beneath this heavy oad, Vor tho path of life without him Seems a dark and dreary road. How hechcered with mirth and sunshine Our loving hearts and home, Still wo listen for his tootsteps Keeling yet that he must come, Hut 'tis only for a moment, That we listen for his tread, Now thu sud truth flashes o'or us, Ho cannot come, l-.ddle's dead. Uoloved by all who know him, Ho passed his life so brief. Then closed his eyes to earthly scenes Unconscious of our grief. Hard it is to bo nubmlHsIvo, As wo pass beneath the rod, Our poor hearts all filled with sorrow Can bo soothed by none but Uod. o alono nan share our sorrow. leal our hearts an cnuneii imu mmi os to us this precious promUo, essed are they that mourn. Latest Styles. Just Jlecoivod, Direct from the Knot, a Lnrgo Invoice of LADIES and MISSES' OAlisKIN SHOES, tho Deal Ever brought la Mb Market. AIko a Kino AHSortniont of GENT'S -:- FURNISHING -:- GOODS. My Prices will suit the limes. Drop in ami see me. C. VINCENT, Main Street, Union, Or. Mens" lois' B i i Tho l'ineat Lot of I 1 M I , f . a mmi hi utlmr. wilt thou uuldo lis, nub tho davs and yeais to como, all with our dear loved olio 1JV ' heaven a Jiapj'V inm u, vta1' L. lf. and J. Oivr TUT- vlat "T4l btl an rOIt BALE. OK TUIllKIl LAND near U(l Mustuif. .i,M ,-tilBii of .Unkm Vt.....i vrorVi.-.iier than the ehwtpest. d Ur.nde. c J cmYiS8. r'0tt 6S ana Spring and Summer Hats, Alao tho QroatoHt anil Heist ABSortniont of DRESS -:- GOODS! Iu all the liUlt'Ht Stylet and QtialitiiH, AT THE LOWEST PRICES. A.EBVT, - - XT3TI03Sr OB