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THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1880.
AT iTOME.
A Paragraphic Record of Recent Happen
ings in and Around the City.
Furnished room to rent. Enquire at this
ofllce.
Farmers are confident of a prosperous
time this year. Crops never looked better.
Hay, grain, chopped corn and nil kinds
of feed at Hall Bros, delivered in any part
of tho city. 0-10-tl
It Is reported that tho judges of this dis
trict will hereafter hold court "by turns"
in the different counties.
A Walla Walla paper says that rice is suc
cessfully raised In that vicinity. It is now
headed out and looks well.
John Elliott will ship a car load of his
livery horses to Fairhaven, Wash., and dis
pose of them in that market.
The county court is in session, but up to
the timo of going to press no business of i
importance had been transacted.
There is a report that a colony of colored
people has been organized in Xew Orleans
to settle in Powder Jlivcr valley.
The song of the mower has begun. For)
all kinds of lubricating oils go to the Cove
drug store. Black oil. the best and cheap
est lubricant, a specialty.
Baker City is to have a fireman's tourna
ment for all tho towns of Eastern Oregon
and Washington , the event to take place
about the middle of August.
An Englishman claims ho has cured
himself of rheumatism by placing under
each post of his bed a broken bottle, which
served the purpose of an insulator.
It is said that an Iowa' editor has found
tho shortest sentenco containing all the
letters of tho alphabet. It is "Pack my
box with five dozen jugs of liquor."
The Baker City Daily Blade has suspen
ded publication and the weekly, only, wilt
be issued hereafter. Lack of patronage was
tho cause assigned for the suspension.
PThe Annotatcr says : Dr. E. Urooks has
moved back to inland City. La Grsnde is
a very unhealthy place but tho people are
too contrary to call a doctor when they are
sick.
The people of Union who attended the
Fourth of Julycelebrations given at various
towns throughout the county, have returned
home and all report having had a splendid
time.
The man who said that buying lots in
some of tho boom cities of the Sound coun
try is simply playing with loaded dico about
hit tho mark. Tho man who sells has the
loaded dice.
Men occasionally exhibit a species of
courage and daring that excites pity rather
than admiration. A man of this kind in
Pcnnyslvania has just eloped with his
mothcr-In-law.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of Getz fc Meiger, the contractors and
builders, which appears elsewhere. Any
ono who thinks of building will do well to
interview these gentlemen.
Remember the meeting of the taxpayers
of this school district, which takes plaeo at
tho school house to-morrow at 2 o'clock p.
in., for the purpose of taking some action
toward enlarging the school building.
Tho Baker City Democrat, issued on tho
Fourth, was printed in red and blue ink,
and presented a very attractive appearance.
The Democrat is always wide awako and
keeps close to tho head of the procession.
Tho Wallowa stage lino changed hands
Tuesday, Dick Griflln retired and the Island
City M. it M. Co. took charge. New stock
has been put on tho entire lino and new
coaches will be put on as soon as they can
bo obtainded. Annotater.
Mr. Badlcy, agent for tho Payette nurs
ery, who has been in town for tho past few
days, informs us that he has sold over
$1,000 worth of trces'and plants to the peo
ple of Union and vicinity. The trees from
this nursery are excellent and everybody
knows it.;
Win. Wilson has let tho contract for buil
ding a brick structure on tho corner of A
and Main street to S. L. Hunter. The
building will be 23 feet wide by 70 in length,
two stories, with a basement, and iron
front. It will bo an elegant structure, a
credit to the city and the owner.
Buy a Whitcley mower, tho best, on tho
market. Purties visiting the fair last fall
will remember the remarkable merits it
showed by being put to the severe test of
cutting hoop poles all during tho fair, thus
showing its superiority over all other mow
ers for strength, durability and light run
ning. Hail Bros., of Union, are solo agents
or Union county, 0-10-t I.
Wo understand that Mr. Smith will again
assume tho superintondency of the O.O.
M. Co's. works atComucopia. The master
mechanic who built tho tramway, which
was destroyed by a snow slide last winter,
passed through tho city yesterday en routo
for Cornucopia to superintend the rebuild
ing of the same. Work will commence on
it at once.
The supremo court has given "Sandy"'
Olds still another chance, and ho will have
to bo tried for tho murder of Einil "Weber
for the fourth time. A great many .men in
"Sandy's" place would rather ho strungu
loeuted or electrocuted at onco rather than
bo harrassed by tho infernal nonsense
dished up by judges and lawyers who
make a farco of the law. Just us well hang
a man ns to worry him to death.
Tho Milton Herald says: Property in
Union, Oregon has increased in value at
least llfty pcrcout sinco tho question of tho
location of tho county soat has been so per
manently and positively settled In favor of
Union. Hercloso proximity to the grout
Catherine crook timber belt and the Sanger,
Cornucopia and Eagle creek mires ; her two
coinpetingjllnea of railroad that will on be '
completed; her contra! locution to the trade
of Grande Hondo valloy ; her beautitu! Ica
tiou and iiiagnlflMiit water puwr all om
bined, make Union the lueencity of Gmii.I ,
Itondo valley. I
OUR SOCIAL WORLD.
! Brief Personal Mention-Epitome of the
! Week's Amusements.
Mr. Eph Hammock, of Sumnicrvillc, call-
, us last Saturday,
od on . ,
... -'He tilii, oi iMurnavcn, is in me
I Mrs. U ' .
city vi!itinKr..',tlons flntl -
! A marriage Uetu was issucl last TilCS' I
day to M. M. Dittcbu"4""' Hcttic fete-
i venson, of Elgin.
Bev. It. II. Parker and wife- arOfiCtv domi
ciled in their newhomeatSumtncrville ami
are ready to receive their friends.
The Ladies' Aid Socictyof the Presbyte
rian church will meet at tho residence of
T. II. Cooper, Friday at 2 o'clock p, m.
Attirniv V. V. Itnti-hcr 1ms mmvil frnm
Ailwtttf. ti lln blip mill .lrilnra tlw fill, f
dress ol his , Scout changed to that place.
Miss Addie Hutchinson and Miss Carrie
Skiff accompanied Mrs. Shelton on her
visit to the Willamette valley last week.
Mr. Wm. Martin, of the Cove has moved
his family to this city. Mr. Martin is now
engaged in Coflinberry's blacksmith shop.
Mr. O. A. Gordon, of Axtell, Neb. was in
the city this week. Ho was trying to buy a
few car loads of mutton sheep, but thought
the prices were being held too high.
Mrs, Dora. 15. t-'eott has declined a posi
tion in the La firandc public school and took
her departuro Tuesday evening for Sparta
where she has engaged a three months'
term. Gazette.
Judge J. W. Shelton has been appointed
one of the trustees of tho M. E. church.
We know nothing about brother Shclton's
religious qualifications but as president of
the electric company he'ought to be a
shining light.
Misses Luclla and Jorda Lynch, of Mc
Minville, came up recently to yisit their
brother, Mr. Huoy Lynch, of Antelope,
and other relatives and friends in Grande
Itondo valley. They will probably remain
several months.
Mrs. Clias. Connartyiand family took
their departure, Monday, for Ccdarvillc,
Modoc county, Cal. in company with her
brother, Mr. John Taylor, who arrived hero
a few days ago for the purposo of taking
them homo witli him.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Brooks arrived at Sum-
mcrville last week from Wayne county Iowa
on a visit to their sons, S. L. Brooks of the
Sandrlilgc.and Dr. E. Brooks of La Grande,
They arc very much pleased with tho coun-
try and will probably remain several months
Miss Helen Levy took her departure for
Portland a few days ago, and will probably
remain there for some time. She requested
us, through Tin: Scout, to say goodbye to
all her friends as she could not see thorn be
fore she left. They all wish her a pleas
ant visit and a safe return.
?oi3onod by Canned Corn.
Tho Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Reed, says the E.O., who was interred yes
terday in the Pendleton cemotery, is bo
licved by the attending physician to havo
been poisoned from canned corn, On Sat
urday afternoon the child, a lively, healthy
boy, fiftt'en months old, wns allowed to eat
heartily of the corn, and early the follow
nig morning was taken witli convulsions,
which it suffered at Intervats'of two or three
hours until its death Monday night. Tho
can was afterwards examined and found to
be blacit Inside. The parents had eaten of
tho dish, but hiring adults, were notnlfccted.
Tho corn was of ordinary brand purchasid
at groceries.
Two Trains Dally Between Portland and
Spokane Falls.
Effective May 11, 1S!)0, the Union Pacific
System will establish two daily trains be
tween Portland and Spokane Falls. Pull
man Palace Sleepers and Reclining cars
will be run between Portland and Spokane
Falls without change.
This new arrangement will afiord both
local and through passengers additional
and unsurpassed facilities. Tickots, do
tailcu time of trains, and general informa
tion, can be obtained upon application to
any ticket agent Union Pacific System.
T. W. LEE,
Gen'l Pass. Agent.
Eupepsy.
This is what you ought to have, In fact,
you must have it, to fully enjoy life.
Thousands aro searching for' it daily, and
mourning because they find it not. Thous
ands upon thousands of dollars aro spent
annuolly by our people in tho hopo that
they may attain this boon, And yet it
may bo had by all. We- guarantee that
Electric Bitters, if used according to direc
tions and tho use persisted in, will' bring
you Good Digestion and oust the demon
Dyspepsia and install instead- Eupepsy.
Wo recomiuend Electric Bitters for Dvs-
popsia and all diseases of the Liver, Stoin-
ncn and Kidneys, bold at GOc. and $1 per
bottle by it. II. Brown, tho druggist,
Machinery Repairs.
Frank Bros' Implement Co. desiro to In
form purchasers and users of machinery
bought of them that they will placo at con
venient points for distribution, n good sup
ply of most used repairs. This will be ap
preciated, especially by users of harvesting
machinery, who can by this means get re
pairs with tho least posslhlo delay. For
Union and tributary points, call upon C.
C. Colllnberry, who is our uent, and re
membor that tho W. A. Woods Is tho only
machine properly supported by a good local
upply of repair. 7-3-ml
Take it Before Breakfast.
Tho great appetizer, tonic and livor regu
lator. In uo for more than SO year In
England. Potitive specific for liver com
plaint. Bad taste in tho mouth on aris
ing in the iiuirniutr, dull imiiu In the head
and back of the eye, tired feeling, dfzzl
ues, langour -ymptoms of liver com
plaint. Ucimdy Dr. Henley's Kiuriiah
Duiidchi.K T-'iili'. Relieves constipation,
hnri-i-n-. tin- upiotIte and tones up the en
tire yum. Get the grnuino from your
drurisi fur $1, and tako according to di
rection. 7-3-yl
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DON'T BE A CLAM,
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Resignations and Appointments New
Sidewalks Ordered Built Petition to Im
prove Main Street -Permission Asked to
Run a Railroad Throushthe Streets
The city council met in regular session
last Saturday evening. Present, Mayor
Kennedy; Councilmen Wilson, Jonos and
Corbin; Marshal Heritage and Itccorder
Blakcslec,
Minutes of previous meetings read nnd
approved,
Bills presented, read, referred to tho II
naucccommittcc, allowed and ordered paid
as follows :
A. Levy, coal oil $ ft 00
A. J. Goodbrod, prisoner's meals. ... 1 00
It. Brisbois, night watching 15 00
Ulyses Hayiies, night watching i!0 00
Ed Gates, witness fees 1
0
Ed Johnson, witness fees
Ed Collin, witness fees
C. L. Blakcslce, recorder's fees
A. Cliancoy, cleaning grove .
M. Heritage, marshal salary
.. 1 00
. . 1 (13
.. li (55
. 5 00
. 00 00
Resignation of A. Clinucoy as street com
missioner, read and on motion laid on ta
bio till next mooting and the recorder in
structed to notify lilm to make a report by
tuat time.
M. Heritage, city marshal, notified tho
council that on Aug. 2nd he Wauld tender
his resignation.
On motion A. Johson was appointed as
sistant city marshal.
Councilman Wilson moved that tho coun
cil cause to bo constructed a sidewalk with
tlo necessary crosswalks, as follows: Com
mencing nt tho N. W. corner of tho south
half of Block 12 In Swackhamer's addition
to North Union, tho property of Mary A.
Mitchell, nnd from thenco to tho 8. W.
Corner of block 11 said addition and from
thenco west to tho H. W. comer of block
10 Swackhamer's addition to said town, the
property o( Jacob Bloch, J. S. Galloway and
Thos. Brasher, respectfully. Motion car
ried and street commissioner Instructed to
notify tho parties interested of tho action
of thtrcoiincil.
Street commissioner instructed to notify
property owners to make all necessary re
pairs of sidewalks in front of their property.
On motion tho council adjourned to meet
the following Monday.
MtfMUY, Jui.v 7th.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
l'"ull council present with the exception of
Corbin,
License was granted to Sherman ,fc Haley
to sell spirituous liquors within the corpo
rate limits by the city, for a period of six
months. ,
Koport and resignation of A. Chauccy,
street commissioner, accepted, and S, V.
1-icUIIn elected to fill the vacancy,
A petition was received and road, asking
tho council to improve Mx' 1 street "be
tween A street or what Is known as Wright'
corner and the corner of K. 11. Lewis' resi
dence property on Main itreet, by placing
In culvuru over the two branches of Cath
erine orook and making nil necessary fills,
from tho went aide of the present sidewalk
to the roadbed us already filled between
Steel Frame Header, -:- Empire Binders and (lowers,
More and Greater Improvements lor 1890 Than Any
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BUT BUY WHERE
said points." On motion tho petition was
laid on the table till next meeting.
J. W. Shelton appeared and asked the
council to pass an ordinance which read as
follows:
OmuiTvxn: No. 74.
An ordinanco to grant tho right to J W.
Shelton, trustee, to build and operate a
railroad through the streets of the city of
Union.
Tho people of Union, Union county, Ore
gon do ordain as follows:
Si:c. 1. That thcro ho and is hereby gran
tod to J W. Shelton as trustee and to his
successors and assigns, a franchise and
right to construct, build and operate a
inilroad through, over, across and upon
any of tho streets of said city of Union,
prodded, that said road shall not bo loca
ted on or operated over more than three of
said streets, and shall not bo constructed,
built or operated so as to Interfere with tho
right of-nay or depot grounds heretofore
guaranteed or granted or to bo hereafter
guaranteed or granted by tho citizens of
said city to tho OrcgCn .Washington Ter
ritory llailroad Company, and provided
fttrthtr, that if said J. W. Shelton as such
trustee his successors or assigns shall fall
to build, construct and operate such rail
road In said city of Union in tho year 1800,
tliis ordinance shall ho void and of ho ef
fect, prodded, further, that if said J. W.
Shelton as such trustee JiU successors, or
assigncs shall at any timo abandon or ccaso
to use nnd operate said road at any ono
timo for a period of four months, this or
dinance shall become void and of no oircct.
Sec. 2. That said ralli'ortd shall bo so con
structed that the track shall be huhstcd so
that the tics thereon shall ho covered be
neath tho grade thereof.
Skc, 3. That all street crossings shall ho
substantially planked so that tho rails on
said track shall In no wiso Interfere with
public travel thereon,
Skc, 1. That this ordinanco shall bo in
full force and effect from and aftor its pas
sage and tho signature of tho mayor Is at
tached thereto,
This ordinanco elicited considerable dis
cussion and on motion was read the first
and second time qnd laid on tho tahlo for
future action.
Tho council then adjourned to meet next
Monday.
LADIES, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.
Clearance Sale of Millinery Qoodu a't
Mrs. Rlnehart's.
In order to muko room for an (iiiinniiHn
stock of fall and winter uoods I will sell for
tho next sixty days at actual cost, m en
tiro stock of millinery uoods. Call, ex
amine my stock and bo convinced. 2
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(lively cures Piles, or no uav rcoulrcd. It
is guaranteed to give perfect sutlxfuetion,
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. I'drsalent Brown's drug btore.
YOU CAN BUY the BEST and CHEAPEST.
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An Excellent Offor to Anyono Who Wants
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary which
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all now subscribers to Tub Oiwcion Scout,
nnd old subscribers who will renew and
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for $1.50.
The subscription price of Tun Scout is
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CHEAP MILLINERY GOODS.
A Raro Chance for the Ladles or Union
and Vicinity.
Wo take this method of Informing tho
public that m order to make a chaugo in
business our entire stock of millinery goods
are being disposed of at cost. The goods
will bo sold in wholesalo or retail lots. Wo
mean just exactly what Wo say und thoso
wishing anything In our line should avail
themselves of tho opportunity to get tho
sumo utuctuul cost.
Ill DWELL it BENSON.
Lectures.
Most Itcv. W. II, Gross, Archbhhop of
Portland, Oregon, will lecture nt tho fol
lowing times und pluccs: Union, July 22;
Cornucopia, 20 J Pino Valley, 27 j Island
City, Aug. !i; Elgin, 5; Hilgard 13. At each
of tho places tho lecturos will bo given in
tho evening. A small ontrunco foo will bo
churged at tho door for tho benefit of tho
church. All are Invited. 7 10 12.
School Toacher 7autod.
A teacher Is wanted to tuko charge of tho
Second Intermediate department of tho
Union public school. Application for tho
position received any time during the next
two weeks, AddrcHs Junior lluyinoud,
clerk.
Union, Oregon, July ,1, 1800, 7-3-12
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DANGEROUS I'UnOAlWia.
A City l'ollcumttn': Kxjiorloiico,
Jllnornl pills mid drastic purgatives k Irritate
the mucous eonttiiRS of tlio stomnch mid iHiwckr,
Unit tliey often lenvo tlio system In worse con
3ltlon tlmn before. In fact tholr eutlmrtla ac
tion Is duo to their Irritation. Tho danger nt
tending their sternly use Is apparent. Tho now
laxntlvo prlnclplo In Joy's Vegetable Fnnmpnrilla
jets Its cothnrtlo notion by incrcnslng the mu
cous secretions nml ceutly stimulating tho stom
ach. It la purely vegetable does not loso lta
elTcct, Is cfTeetlvo nml nbsolutcly pufo to bo taken
occasionally oreontluouMy by tho most delicate
perbons. ,.,.. ,
V lUl'llll, IUU IVL'll KUU1VH
police olllccr of Mo. 1KM Howard
St., San I-'raucfsco, writes: "Af
ter my own oxpcrieueo I flrmly
bclluvo that Joy's Vegetable
Sursupiirllla will euro tho most
obstinate cases of constipation.
Although cured I urn still ta
king ft, nnd novcr had my system so thoroughly
ri-inimtcd. Ily Increasing or diminishing tba
do-to ono has nbsoluto command over nlmseU
with this valuablo remedy,"
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Letter List,
List of letters roihiiinhig uncalled for at
tho poitollico at t iiion, Oregon, for tho
month ending Juno 30, 1S0O:
Borland Lewis
Bronks Miss Itichel
Felter MrH Lizzie
Clarity James
Haslet .Mrs Jane,
Jn" ,, ,
Beimel t Mrs K
Day W II
I''Vuk a,hv
Ilushay Trunk
Hyatt M A
Juuiiroii 1-Vi'd'
Laokhart .Miss M
Latham Bonbon It
Mason Mrs M initio
O'Tooic Darley
ltnwlci John
He vat Hii. Mgr.
Tiilloeh T (foreign)
Johnson F IS
Lore Jos
Mooro .Miss Jennie
Opdyiko II E
Price Wwen ( 1)
Itieo Harry V
fShorred Mrs Sam'l
Varnor Chas
Persons calling for any of tho above let
ters, will please say "advertised."
Mas. E. A. Aunut. P. M.
Lost A Pocket Book,
On Juno 22, IS00, somewhere botween tho
Pra-bstel bridgo and La Orande, a black
pocket book, containing $50 ono ton nnd
two twenty-dollar bills. I will glvo$10 to
anyone who will return ittonio or leavo
the same ut tlio Island City bank.
E. A. WIMJi.,
Suiiimervlllik Or.
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MAICKIKn.
VAtfOHDUll SOUTH. At tho Union
City hotel, July 3, 1800, Mr. Archlo Van
order and Miss Mury South, Kov. L.J.
Boothe officiating.
McIL!tOY-OOItDON..U the residence
of tho hrldo's father, Elkliat, July 2, 1800,
Wm. Mollroy andlnda H. Gordon, J. AI.
Jones officiating,
McDONALD HAMMOCK. At Summer,
ytllo. Sunday. July 0, IK), by Jacob Col
lins, J. P., Mr. W. N. McDonald andMlaa
Bona Ann Hummock.
Contractors--
and-Builder,
Union, On'SO".
Contracts solicit! am) all work pwwpUy
attended lo.
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