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.
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land Amunition Just
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Summers
- -deal:::: in
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Also tho Greatest and Pest Assortment of
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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.
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