NORTH POWDER.
A Condensed Record of
Kcceut Happenings.
SAD DEATH OF A iYOUNG MAN
Orist Mill to toe Sold Treed by a Bear
The Farming outlook.
Nomn Powder. Sept. D, 1S9D.
G. II. Bobicr and family have moved
to La Grande.
There is a good opening for a harness
shop at this place.
i Our local nimrods report plenty of
game, such m ducks, sago hens and
prairie chickens.
Judge Edwards, who was out hunt
ing at the head of North Powder river
got treed by a large bear.
Among tho visitors of this week, wo
were glad to notice the Messrs. L. 13.
Ilinchart and A. E. Eaton.
Shaw Bro's. Btcam threshing outfit,
which has been at work for the lust
two weeks, is doing fine work.
School has commenced hero with
Ttol. Holmes and Mies Bolten as teach
ers, the attendance is very fair.
All the saw mills are running up to
their capacity and as harvesting is in
full blast, hands are scarce and in de
mand. Threshing is going ah around here
now and considerable grain is already
being hauled to Gorham fc llothchild's
warehouse at this station.
"it is 'to' bo hoped that-tho grist mill
at this place, which "will be sold short
ly, will come in good hands, as this is
a splendid location for a mill and
ought not to lie idle.
i Chas. MoLain, a young man, who
has been employed in one of tho log
ging camps, got seriously hurt by a
falling limb from a tree, which he had
cut down, and died after three days
Buffering, without having regained
conciousncss.
Occasional.
MORE LOCAL NOTES.
y Notices arc up for a school meeting
to be held at ftho school house at 4
o'clock p. m. next Monday.
Attention is called to the new adver
tisement of the Union City Hotel. Mr.
Bootho, the genial proprietor, is al
ways on hand to welcome guests.
Levy is constantly receiving new
goods, but nothing shoddy is allowed
to go on his shelves. Honest goods
and living prices is his motto. See
ln's new advertisement this week.
Mn. Gkowie W. Cim.ns, of Philadel
phia, has placed us under obligations
by sending us his book of "Recollections
of General Grant." It is a neat littlu
volume of 104 pages and extremely
interesting.
Notice the change in Frank Uro's.,
ad this week. These popular dealers
in farm implements and machinery
ar (Joint; a Liiir business and have the
confidence of everybody. C. C. Coilin
berry is their agent in Union.
About 9,000 head of sheep belonging
to W. F. Noble were biought down
from the Minam last Tuesday by W.
A. BUine, and shipped to Victoria, B.
C. Mr. Noble has several thousand
more tlu;( will Le shipped in a few
days.
Last Sunday night a tramp entered
tho resilience of A. D. Nelson, who re
sides near the race track, and stole a
number of articles whilo the family
were asleep. Wo understand that sev
eral hou.es north of town havo been
burglarized in tho same way.
Somtner & Blum, of La Grande,
have attached the property of Wallace
& Furrell, subcontractors on tho Elgin
branch railroad, for $10,000. It teems
that Wallace it Farrell are unable to
get their money out of Antonelle it
Doe, and consequently cannot pay
what they arc owing.
Tub lecture at the court house last
Monday evening by Prof. W. S. Boll,
was not largely attended but thoto who
did go were very agreeably entertained.
Mr. Bell is a ready and logical speaker
and has a happy faculty of intcrepeis
iug his remarks with amusing anec
dotes which never fail to pleaso li s
lioarcrs.
Ntme of our lady read rs should fa 1
to read M. L. B. Rinehart's new ad
vertisement. Sho has opened up a su
perb I'm goods and is constantly re
ceiving r.mre. Being tho acknowl
edged l.-.i'lcr in the millinery bus n es
all tliun' wanting anything in that
li.w. kli..ti'.1 ..nil mi lipr pfnrt tnir..l nn.
itg ulttMiiiore. She cm please tho
most fatcdious.
WOLF CREEK.
Charley McLean Is Acoldently Killed
Nows of tho Fast Week.
Sept. 9, 1800.
rionty of dust.
Frosts quite frequent.
Grain harvesting nearly over.
Tho "toot" of the thresher is becom
ing quite familial.
Born, to the wife of Win. Mnhnry,
a girl, father doing nicely.
M. II. Hughes has purchatcd a new
baler, and will cngago in baling hay.
Next Sunday the new M. E. minis
ter, Ilev. Chapman, will preach his
first sermon at North Powder.
Tho Gospel Temperance Meetings
at North Powder conducted by Elder
Waltz, once a month, are increasing
in interest and attendance.
School began Sth inst., at Wolf creek.
The attendance will bo few for the
first three weeks on account of harvest
and threshing.
We are sorry to note that Uncle
John Simonis is not any better, but
instead teems to bo growing weaker,
not being able to be up more than
half an hour in a day.
Yc correspondent'has been informed
of tho chiming of wedding bells on
North Powder at Gardener's saw mill,
the happy couple being Wm. Cuven
der and Miss May Burden. 1ong and
happy may their life be with only a
burden now and then, to cheer them
on.
A f-ad accident occurred at the Ecles
saw mill on Tucker flat, last Wednes
day, by a limb falling on Charley Mc
Lean, and rendering him unconscious
until Sunday at 12 m., when death re
lieved his suffering. His remains
wore interred at North Powder ceme
tery Sth inst., followed by quite a con
course of people. Tho funeral services
being conducted by Elder Waltz.
Charley was a man just in the prime
of life, and was a t-ooial whole souled
fellow, having quite a number of friends
about North Powder. Friends minis
tered to his sufferings, and did all in
their power for him but all in vain.
HllTOCltATKB.
EAGLE VALLEY.
A Wind Storm Farmers Will Exhibit
Their Products at Union.
Mr. W. 11. Wise is on tho sick list.
Uncle D.m Tarter haB been very
sick for several days.
Mr. Evans, of Baker City, was in
our valley a few days ago:
Mr. Oscar Kendall will start school
in the Craig school house on Septem
ber loth.
Hoffman, Bates it Co. of Portland,
have put up a very creditable bridge
across Powder rivey.
Mr. Tom Bashaw took GO cans of
honey to Baker City recently, tho pro
duct of C. T. Wise's apiary.
Several of tho citizens of this valley
expect to visit Union in a few days with
samples of fruit and other jiroductB of
this valley.
Tim. Longley has bought Mr. Nash's
baud of shoe). Tim. is an old hand at
tho sheep business and knows how to
make it pay.
John Clarke, who has been driving
the stago from Baker to Sparta, an;l
back, is now driving jfrom Baker to
Cornucopia, and back to Baker.
Mr. Charles Howell has moved on
the G. F. Perry ranch where Tom Vale
used to live. Mr. Vale has moved to
Snako river and is running tho ferry.
Quito a wind ttorm visited this place
tho HOth of August, and hcattored lots
of the hay that was in the stack, also
blowing down some of the fences and
injuring fruit.
Capt. Craig mado the blacksmith a
present of u bucket full of nice plums
a few days ago. They wero raided on
his place The Capt. has also a splen
did variety of peaches. These aro lia
ble to bo among tho fruit from this
valley that will take tho prize at Un
ion before long.
Nkwto.v Bradford.
A QUAKER'S DOZEN
Blehord Siege, tho well known proprietor ol
tho Quaker Dairy. No. SO Ellin St., Ban Franeluo,
last week cent tho followlug letter to ras Edwin
W. Joy Co.
"My lamuy nve been taxing
Joy's Vegetable BarsaparWa now
lor monthi with splendid rralU.
Our experience) has been that alter
taking It regularly for a abort time
and getting the lyfltemitarted right,
an occational doio thcreafUr keeps
tho systen in perfect condition. A
peculiarity of your vegetable com
pound Inexplicable to mo is, that it
docs not lose its effect, but acezas to
accomplish tho ramo results continually. As a
liver and bowel regulator and corrective it is per
fection. Wo would not be without it in our
house. In fact I have Just bought a dozen bot
tles to get the reduced price."
A. M. Howe, of 623 Jones street, 8. P., also
writes that it has been bis habit for year to
awake in the mornings with a headache and an
exhausted feeling; but since the first boUle be
has had no return of his old time deblliUtir;
headaches.
THE COVE.
Good Advice to School Dis
trict Xttmbcr 4.
AN EXCELLENT CROP OF HOPS.
Hunting Parties A Popular Shlnglo Mill
- -Danco to bo Given.
Sept. 10, 1S00.
Miss Caddie McDaniel goes to Union
to-day and will accompany Elisha Cor
bin to Kugenc. They will attend tho
State University.
Mr. S. Burroughs has located his
steam shingle mill above Gcer's nurs
ery and is running full time. Ho ro-
; ceives orders from all over the vallev
for shingles.
Tho Bloom it Zeigler 6team saw mill,
located near Elgin at present, is run
ning full time, cutting ties for the El
gin branch road. They turn out $75.
worth of ties per day.
A grand ball at Wright's hall, Cove,
will be given Thursday eve, Sept., ISth.
Music will be furnished by Walkers
f) piece )rchcstra of La Grande. The
supper will be prepared by Mrs. A. J.
Foster. Tickets $2.50.
Largo quantities of bark are being
hauled to the Excelsior tanning Co's
works, from the mountains. Their
trade in leather is extending and in
creasing, it is proving to bo of first
class quality and cheaper than the im
ported article.
Deer, bear and elk hunting parties
to the Minam arc all the rage now.
Hardly a day passes but what somo
one borrows a gun and starts out with
a pack horse. Gamo 6eems plcntier
than usual. Some fine deer and elk
have been shot, lately.
Born, to the wife of Mr. E. Fuller,
Sept. -lth, an eight-pound boy. If all
the rest in that vicinity will profit by
Mr. F'h example and do as well, school
district No. -1, in place of suffering on
accounts of lack of pupils, will soon be
populous and prosperous.
Mr. Bruce McDaniel starts for St
Louis to-day where he will enter the
Beaumont Hospital Medical College
and study medicine and surgery. The
session will continuo six months. A
host of friends wish Bruce every suc
cess in the profession he has chosen.
A number of Cove experts were out
to tee a Harvest Queen at work last
Sunday at Shirley's. They said it cut
and threshed to perfection. The only
draw-back and that a serious one
seemed to be tho substantial waste
The grain tho machino fails to 6ave is
estimated at three bushels per aero.
Some of our young folks visited Hot
Lake, Sunday, and reported a very
pleasant time. At no very distant day,
at least in tho time of our youngest in
habitant, that spot will be a famous
pleasuro resort. On tho banks of tho
remarkable pool of water will be an
elegant hotel and bath houses, shady
parks and drives will be adjacent etc.
II. J. Geer & Son will commence
gathering their hop crop next week
Tlioy will employ Chinamen from La
Grande and Island City. They expect
a yield between 7000 and 8000 pounds
It pays a hop grower this vear. fiO
cents a pound have been refused in
New York and the market has an up
ward tendency.
He Was Surprised,
Kev. E. W. Clarke, tho traveling cor
respondent for Frank Leslio's Illustra
ted Weekly, who has been traveling in
the Northwest, says: ''This whole
Northwest is a wonder to mo. I can
hardly believe my souses. I, in com
mon with the people of tho east, havo
labored under tho impression that
here wore tho wilds of America. Hero
in Oregon I expected to find frontier
settlements of logs and adobo, with
little patches of vegetables, wheat and
Indian corn, growing among the Btumj s
of recently fallen forests. Instead I
find thriving cities, which for push and
enterprise nro far ahead of towns in
tho East. And hero, too, is to bo found
ono of tho greatest wheat editors in
tho country. Tho people of tho East
will not conccivo it until they como
and sec for themselves."
A Bate investment.
Is one which is guaranteed to bring you
satisfactory results, or in case of fullure a
return of purchase price. On t!ilsiafe plan
you can buy from our advertised druggists
n bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for
Cousuinptlon. It is guaranteed to bring
relief In every case, when used for tiny af
fection of Throat, Lungs or C'lioit, such us
C mauniption, In amution of ungt, Bron
chitis, Asthma. VhoopIngJCouKli,t Croup,
etc. It I ploasuut and agreeably to tuste,
perfectly safe, mid can always ho depended
upon, Trial bottles free at It. II. Brown's
drugstore, Union, Oregon,
THE WEEDS ON TOP.
Appalling Fate That is Llablo to Overtake
tha Would-be County Scat.
The La Grande Gazette this week
makes a frantic appeal to the city
council to take steps to light the weeds
and thistles that bid fair to overpower
and run out the natives. It say? :
'La Grande is threatened with n
nuisance that demands early and
1 piumpt action. It is the prevalence
j of thistles in public streets, on private
property and in tact almost every where
within the city limits. Tho growth of
theso noxious weeds especially in the
Coggan addition and north of the
; track is almost appalling, and they
havo been spreading with wonderful
rapidity during the past year. If
nothing is done to prevent their fur
ther spread it will not be another year
before tho town will bo utteily besieged.
It is even now too late in the season
to make a total destruction, but it is
not too late to do something toward
checking their further spread. The
seeds are just ripening, but a great
many can bo dest toyed if tho matter
is promptly attended to. It is natur
ally considered the duty of tho com
mon council to look after such mat
ters as this, and it, is piesumcd that
they aro perfectly willing to take such
measures as may be deemed most ex
pedient to correct the evil. Owners of
property should have pride enough
about them to destroy thistles grow
ing on their premises, but as not all
property owners can be relied on, an
ordinance to that effect, it rigidly on
forced, would accomplish tho desired
object. The public streets should also
bo clearcd,of this pest. Tins' may be
the street commissioner's business.
At any rato it should be attended to.
Tho council meets again Friday even
ing, and although a little lato in tho
season it is hoped they may take somo
action on these suggestions.
Thoro is a splendid opportunity for
employment of city prisoners in cut
ling down tho thistles. The work is
not hard and this bit of information
may be the means of inducing an in
creased number of vagrants to como
to La Grande to get "vagged."
WALLOWA.
An Immense Yield of Grain Transporta
tion Facilities Needed A Romantic Wed
dingDiscovery of a Rich Quartz Loilgo.
UiT-r.n AVam.owa, Sept, 1, ISOO.
Editor Oregon Scout:
Crops arc magnificent. Tho grain
yield will bo immense. If tho fiinnora
but had a cheap transportation to tho
sea for tlieir great surplus, tho cry of
hard times would cease.
1. J. Blevans returned from Union
a few days since. Ho speaks in glow
ing terms of the hay and grain produ
cing qualities of Grando Kondo valloy.
Ho was surprised to see such an im
mense sea of grain, unbroken, lor
miles and miles, savo by lanes and
cross-fences.
Thero was a quiet wedding in En
terprise a few days ago, that was pre
ceded by romantic circumstances. D.
M. Warden, a highly respected citi
zen farmor of Prairio oreek, had long
felt the need of a better half. I tin
many friends, male and female, sought
for and found a duplicato of the origi
nal rib spokon of in Moses Genesis.
Some of them knew a buxom widow,
away back in Missouri. They told Mr.
Warden so. Ho was delighted and
begged an introduction. He was in
troduced. A correspondenco followed.
Pictures were exchanged. Sho said
she'd como, and sho did, and the twain
mado one, launched their matrimoni.il
craft and sailed away. May they con
tinuo to sail between sunny skies and
stimmor seas, and when they shall
havo finished thoir earth's work, I and
all that know them, hopo tlioy may
drop anchor and furl sail in tho haven
of sweet rest.
Camp and Knight havo struck it
rich, up among tho clouds. Tho ledgo
is from six to nine feet thick, is silver
bearing and assays, at tho surface, over
$100 to tho ton. Tho ledgo is just
over tho crest of tho ragged mountain
west of Joseph. Though high and
lifted up, it is easy of access from tho
other eido. Camp and Knight desorvo
tho meed of praiso for tlieir unyielding
porsoverauco. Nono aro envious of
tho fortune beneath thoir feet, but all
heartily rejoice with them over tlieir
long sought for but final triumphant
success. I believe both tho boys nro
bachelors, as most long time miners
aro; but now that their financial for
tunes aro assured, it is safe to say tlioy
will soon become benediction brothers.
Caroline 0.
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Has tho Largost (leneial Nursery Stock in tho Mountain Country 125 Acres.
Trees from l'ayetlo Nursery will leach Grando Kondo valley in six
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Mountain Grown Trees are Hardy, Vigorous
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