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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1890)
THE COVE. Condensed Record of Recent Interesting Happenings. Ed. Robinson nnil wife huvc occu pied the house vacated by Mr. A. R. Robinson. tflrs. Salmons of Walla Walla has been quito siolc at her sister's, Mrs. Sully but is now iniwoviug. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Rico ol Gambicr Ohio aro pasting a few days with Cove relatives. Mrs. Rice is a sister of Mr. H. II. French. The warm days of this month has greatly improved the outlook for a good yield of hay. Grass has grown -.as if by mngic. Mr. Guy Bridges is suffering from thodiseaso so common called "over done Fourth." Gene Foster is meas uring calico in Jaycox's during his convalescence. Mr. Chas. Cochran of Cornucopia, is in town preparing to go into the mountains, seeking rest and pleasure. Ho says the lakes hear his own town still arc full of ice. Mr. Joseph Flick died after a long and painful illness, 2nd inst. His ago at the time of death was forty-fi,vc. A funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. R. J. Johnson on the 3rd. Dr. McDonald and family of La Grande came over Monday. Tho doc tor returned tho same day to attend to his large practice but Mrs. McDonald ff. Will lunuuu cu unw uaj a icitiu 11 juiiws ly and relatives. Rev. Mr. Powell returned from Port land Sunday. He completed arrange ments and will move with his family to East Portland about tho loth prox. The Ascension school will be opened as usual this fall. Mr. A. R. Robinson and wife, also Mrs. D. II. Layno have moved to Un ion and have occupied the Ostrander residence property. This chango is to be regretted for we have no good citi zens to spare. About twenty couplos from Cove and Union spent the Fourth at Judge Sanborns. Mrs. Sanborn prepared for thepicnicers a splendid dinner and all thought it an agreeable change from the usual smokey, noisy celebrations. Undo Crooks Barnes, who never had t(to go far from homo to find an honest man, dropped down from the Park to Cove this week. He intends paying his only brother whom he has not seen since 1859, and who lives in Cali fornia, a visit this fall. Mrs. Frank Mitchell and lister Miss Lynch met with an exciting runaway Sunday. They were riding in a pine ton and the hortes started near Jaycox's btoro and ran at a great pace entirely home. Tho ladies, with admirable presence of mind, kept tho team in the road and suffered no inju ry except a severe fright. Tho vehicle was only slightly injured. Tho vifiiurs abroad from tho Cove to Jio various celebi'alions all report a ood time. Those who repaired to Big creek aro enthusiastic over tho hospitality shown them. They wero treated to two declarations, one with a ling presentation for the biibject tho other old lime honored one which al ways arousts patriotism in the Ameri can breast. The eclebraters at Sum merville also enjoyed tin mselves. Tho dinner on Hie grounds was first class the local biasa band furnished ex cellent inii.-ic under tho skillful leader ship of llarvio Riiiehurt, and tho Covt Union base ball nino got glor iously whipped. They however, wero granted Hid freedom of tho town also the right to pay for their own mt'aln, dressing room, etc., although the Summervillo pulled down tho purse of $30. Wonder if the S. elub were so considerately and gener ous'y treated. when they played at Vowl A Scrap ot Paper Save3 Her LUe. It was Ju-jt an ordinary scran of wrap phi, l:ilcr, but it saved her life. She was in (he last st.i;;o of consumption, told by physician ti.tit slio was incurable uud could not livt) only a short tinio; she weighed less tli:in su.-i'jity nuund. On a jiicce ot wrap pin..' iupor sh nadof Dr. Kind's Now Dis covery, tin I fot it sample Uotilo; it helped her, she bum-lit a larjjo bottle, it helped her more, loiint another and niow better font, continued it imo and is now strong, heal thy, rosy, p ump, wulKliiiij,' MO pounds. For fullci- panifuliirn send sunup to V, II. Cole, driiKfiHi, Kort Smith. Trial bottlen of thin vonder:iil Discovery free at lirown'n druj: store, Union. Oregon. 03?or BJiop. S JJ Ay!" p'opHolor. iiiitmifaaturar of bitter Utru.- .ttl Um. A :oril kiipply al Wilt 'iiil bun '. Hi mi ul IJ.iiu.i dt-pot. L'll ij'i enmity, tito;i i G-22-tf. Tlioo jwirtv v. hi : in ' a ,'uil tvujjon will !u wvll to a 1 o i II I limn, Thuy M aiui;in Hi ! lorati Xowfem wfmoii Fine Line of Watch 1 IN IDAHO. Mining: And Agriculture of Weiser River. ; LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER MINES. A Wise NtM Who Wants to Trade Horso3 for Union Real Estate. Editok Oukoon Scout : Washington county, Idaho, has an area of 2900 tquarc miles. The Snnko river runs along its western boundary, and to tho cast ragged ranges of moun tains diversify its surface. About a half million acres "arc subject to im provement by irrigation. The Weiser river and its numerous tributaries drain this country, but even the valley of tho Weiser needs extensive irrigation works. Tho mines, though promising in silver and copper ores, are altogeth er undeveloped and the solo products of tho county aro stock and agricul ture. It is remarkable that grass will flourish in tho Weiser valley under the snows ot winter. Weiser is tho capital of tho county. It is situated on tho Oregon Short Lino and has a population of abou tSOO. If tho govern ment would use somo of the surplus in tho treasury in opening up Snake river, from Lewiston to the head of naviga tion it would open up a magnificent country. But it is hard to get con gress to appropriato money for the rivers of the west. Tho east wants it all. They have had millions in money from tho government in the last cen tury and now after these rivers are opened instruct there congressmen to cut down appropriations. Their ex cuse is that they wish to reduce tho surplus and the taxes ; that the U. S. treasury is full and that we will have to build a new one etc., etc. It seems to mo as though it would bo broader statcmanship to employ the surplus in public improvements, on rivers, harbors, fortifications and etc., circula ting tho money back again among tho people, from whence it came. The taxes aro not heavy and the pcoplo of the U. S. aro prosperous above any other nation. It was ono of the rea sons why Napolean tho Great was so popular with tho peoplo of France. He circulated tho money of the nation among the peoplo in public improve ments. His road across the Alps alone gave employment to thousands for a long timo and it still stands a lasting monument to his greatness. Tho Seven Devils mining district is in Washington county. Tho lodes aro very extensive. Some of them aro from eighty to ono hundred and fifty feet wide. Tho ore averages about seventy per cent, copper, eight dollars silver and ten in gold. Tho principal mines are bonded until tho first of J uly to Montana and Boston capitalists. Tho Boston men own tho Lake Supe rior copper mines. They will make tho camp boom or let the mines lay idle for years, so as to not hurt their property in Butte City and Lake Sup erior. Silver and copper is up now, and it is to bo hoped if they buy tho mines that they will work them and not lot them lay idle. Tho Smelter that is building at Baker City will have all it can do on Seven Devil oro if the steamboat is a success on the river. They aro employing about forty men now on tho smelter and will put more on as fast as they can work them. Baker City has a lino public school building. They have 700 scholars in attendenco and nino teach ers, and will employ twelve next term. They havo tho eastern system of dis missing tho scholars. At tho sound of the bell they all fall in ranks and march out, and at any timo at the sound of tho fire alarm thoy instant ly form ranks and filo out of tho build ing. Mr. Tom Pierco who has a lino farm on Daly creek at tho lower end of Eagle valloy across Powder river in Baker county, has sixty head of fine horses and mares ho would like to trado for real estate in Union or Baker coun ty's, farm or town property, Town property in Union or Baker City prc feted. Tom is a firm believer in tho future of Baker City and Union and thinks corner lota will sell for $1000 a front foot on tho principal streets cf those towii3 in a fow years. Somo things I know, and somo things I do not know. Ono of tho things I do not know is tho reason why potato halls grow on all tho vines out here. I havo inquired of a number of persons, and thoy all ap ptwir as ignorant as myself on tho sub juet. Homo say thoy cultivate them foi hcek But thoy grow on all pota-1 to vmea uaclc oast, or did twenty-llvo yo.irn ago, whon I was a school boy back in Massachusetts. C. V. HINCKLEY. es, Clocks, Jewelry, IN THE SOUTH. Interesting Account of the Flr3t Decla ration of Independence. K.ileiciii, X. C. Editor Oiikoon Scout: Business sent our letter writer, on the 20th of May, to the city of Raleigh, the Capital of North Carolina. Many of tho important places of business were closed. 'At tho banks curtains were ; down anil cards, hung upon the door ! knobs, bore the to us strange device of Legal Holiday. Why should tho 20th of May bo a legal holiday? A little thinking, and memory responded by reminding n that the people of Charlotte, N, 0., claim that tho first Declaration of Independence was made there; that they kept this claim active, and the memory of the great event fresh by an annual celebration, going on this very day. A celebration which was drawing peoplo to that beautiful city from all parts of the State. A littlo inquiry elicited the fact that, as a proper obser vance of tho anniversary of that event of history, Legislative enactment has made tho 20th of May a legal holiday in the State of North Carolina. Tho ordinary Histories of the United States made little or no mention of this first Declaration. It has been denied that such an event cveroccured. But evidence is in its favor. The city of Charlotte celebrates the event and day. Tho Stato has made tho day a legal holiday. Moores' Histories of North Carolina aro accepted as authority ; and in his largo standard History of the State, he gives the text of the Declara tion. Tho people of North Carolina then, as now wero conservative, intelligent, and determined in what they believed to bo right; and being intelligent, they perceived that true conservatism then consisted not in maintaining tho. exist ing order of things, but in defending their own rights and in resisting op pression. They foresaw that oppres sion of Massachusetts meant oppression for them ; that if men could bo slain by British soldiers in Boston, they could bo slain by British soldiers in any town in their own State. Early in 1775 a Provincial Congress was established, which sat from timo to timo in different towns of tho Stato, until late in tho following year. As we understand it, this Provincial Congress was in session at Charlotte in May, 1775. On tho 19th, news of the battlo of Lex ington reached the town just ono month after tho battle was fought. On tho 20th a Declaration of Independence, consisting of three parts, was made. The first part refers to tho acts of Brit ish oppression ; the third part states the duties of civil and military officers, as officers of a freo and independent na tion. The second part is the part of great est interest. It is here given verbatim and italicised as in the text: "That wo do hereby declare our selves a freo and independent people ; are, and of right ought to bo a sover eign and self governing association; under control of no person, other than our God, and tho general government of tho Congress. To tho maintainance of which independence we solemnly pledge to each other our mutual co operation our lives, our fortunes, and our most sacred honor." The Congress meant in this resolu tion was probably tho Provincial Con gress mentioned above. In April, 1770 this Congress met for tho fourth timo, at Halifax. On tho fourth of that month, it instructed the delegates to the Continental Congress as follows "Resolved, That tho delegates for this colony, in the Continental Con gress, bo empowered to concur with the delegates of tho other colonies, in de claring independence, and forming for eign alliances. Reserving to this colony the solo and exclusive right of forming a constitution and laws for tho colony, and of appointing delegates from timo to time, (under direction of tho general representation thereof) to meet dele gates of tho other colonics for such purposes as shall bo hereafter pointed out." Tho historian asserts that this was tho first organized body on tho conti nent that dared to do such u thing as to instruct its delegates to movo for complcto independence. J. T. PATRICK. Merit Wins. Wo desire to Hay to our citizens, that for . years we havo been selling Dr. King'M New ' Discovery lor Consumption, Dr. Kin 'h ' New Life Pills, Kucklcn'M Arnica Salvo mid Klcctrio hitters, anil have never handled remedies that sell as well, or that havo glv ' eu such universal suti action. Wo do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, and wc htuud ready to refund tho purchase 1 price, if Mitlsfactory results do not follow their use. These remedies Jiavo won their ! IKjpulurlty purely on their merits. It, II. Ilrown, druggist, Union, Oregon Silverware, Guns ON SALE TO -AJkZj PEIOIPAL POINTS I EAST, WEST, NORTH and SOUTH UNION, OREGON, A. i:. KlUS, Ticket Agent. TIME TA11LK. Trains depart from Union dally as follows: east nocsn. No 2 Express 11:65 A. M. 4 Mail.. 1'Ao l". M. 4:W A. M. i:dt 1 M. WIST HOU.V11. No 1 Kvpress Xo 3 Mail Main Lino, Xos. 1 and 2. "Tho Overland Fiver,'1 carry through Pullnmn Sleepers, f'oloiiist Sleeper.', Kree I'liair Cars and Conches, hetwren Portland and Denver, Omaha, KaiiMis City, St. Louis, St. Paul or Chicago. Main Line, Nos. 3 and -1. "The Limited Fust Mail," carry Pullman Dinnm and Sleeping Cars bctweon Portland anil Chi- " ocean division. The Union Pactfi" will dUpateh Steamers between San Francisco and Port land, as follows: rilOM I'UUTLAXD. At 10 p. in. rilOM SAX FKAXCIK'U. Af 10 a. in. Oregon. . ..Julv ." Columbia .. .July ." Columbia.. . " 8 Statu " 7 State " 12 Oregon.. " 11 Oregon " 1(1 Columbia.... " 15 Columbia . " "0 1 State " 1!) State " -! I Oregon. ... " 1;1 Oregon " 28 Columbia . . " 27 I State . " 31 The company rosorvos the rijjht to change steamers or sailint: dnvs. HATES OF PASSAGE : Cabin, - - $10.00 Steerage - - ?S,00 Hound Trip Ticket?, Unlimited - $30.00 Children, under 12 years - - Half Faro ,, ,, 5 years ... Free Including Meals and llerths. C. S. MELLEN, I T. V. LEE. nen'lTrallic Manager. I Gen'l. Ticket Agt, A. E. ELLIS, Agent. Union. .T.R.R. "The Hunt Lino." In Connection with the NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILR'D Forms the Ouickest and Best Route Uctween EaMcrn Oregon nnd Washington and Puget Sound pointi. ns well as the Popular and Direct Lino to all POINTS EAST and SOUTHEAST PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS, SUPER!) DINING CARS, nnd FREE SECOND CLASS SLEEPERS Tlirouli tn Chicago via IIiIh Line. Passenger Trains ot this Company are run ning regularly between DAYTON, WAITSP.URG, WALLA WALLA, WASH., nnd PEN DLETON, OR., Making close connection nt Hunt's Junc tion with Northern Pacific train for Tnco ma, Seattle, Victoria, li. (',, Ellensburg, North Yakima. Pa-en, Sptajiuo, Cheney, Davenport, fcpok-ino Falls, Ihitte, Helena. St. Paul. Minneapolis. AND ALL POINTS EAST. Passenger Train, making above connec tions leavo.1 PondleTon daily, at 7:10 p. m. Through Tickets Sold to all Points Hast at the Lowest Hates. W. F. WAMSLEY, Cen'l Fr't mid Piissvgr Agt. Walla Walla. Wash. G. W. HUNT, President and Cen'l .Manager, II. L. DEACON, Ticket Agent, Union, Or. LUMBER for SALE at thu High Valley Saw Mill. All kind of lumber constantly m hand or furnished on short notice Prices cheap as tho cheape-jt. Patronage - Solicited. 5-rsotr WM. WILKINSON & SON. yp T- CHAPMAN, Reat Estate Agent, AND CONVEYANCER. Parties desiring to invest in Elgin town property or in farming lands should call on or address mo at Elgin, Oregon. -l-17tf. SEND FOn OUR CATALOQUCaho prices ATLAS ENGINE WORKS, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. land Amunition Just lew Firm! to Hoods! Summers - -deal:::: in SfAVAC. TinHardmra SOLE AliENTS FOR THE WELL KNOWN OlIiiK'iniK With Patent Gauze-wire Doors. OUli T Is iii Chnrgo of a First-class Workman, and all Work Warranted. Call and Examine our Goods and Prices. SUMMERS & LAYNE. Union, Oregon -l-17tf -Tho Finest Lot of- lbs im m ui Eli Cbtik Spring and Summer Hats, Also tho Greatest and Pest Assortment of DRESS : GOODS! In all tho Latest Styles and Qualities, AT THE LOWEST PRBCES. .A.. L3i"V"3r - - TTZLSTTOILSr OB m -DEALER IN- Latest Styles. SHOES, Jnst Received, Direct from the East, a Largo Invoice of LADIES' and MISSES' CALFSKIN SHOES, tho Rest Ever brought to this Market. -Also a Fino GENT'S -:- FURNISHING -:- GOODS. My Prices will suit tho times. Drop 1ji unci see me. O. VINCENT, Main Street, Union, Or. CIMEB LITE! and FEU Sill. (OPPOSITE CENTENNIAL HOTEL.) J. S. ELLIOTT, - Proprietor. Kvory thing First ClaBS, Torms Very Iteasonnblo. 'Bus to and Fiorn the Depot Making Connection with all Trains. Received at A. N. If Prices & Layne, O P All Kinds. Assortment of- Gardner & Co's. 1 i i "