Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1890)
THE COVE. The Hop Crop is of a Most Excellent Quality. A HO EKEEPER'S MISFORTUNE. Calf Buyers Abroad- -New Flouring Mill Machinery The Dance. Sept., 2-Jtli, 1890. Miss Ida Steele of Island City is vibit ing Cove friends. Cove pears are in the market. How ever they are not plentiful or cheap. Letters remaining in the Cove post office, unclaimed : Mike Corde, Obed W. Tatty, J. G. Smith. Several from Cove are making pre parations to attend the great Indus trial Exposition in Portland. "Wheat is coming in freely from lower Cove and High valley. Fifty cents per bushel is the ruling price. "Mr. John Shoemaker and family have gone to Tine valley on a visit to Mr. S's three sisters who reside there. Tom Barton is doing some fine work painting buggies. Those owning dingy vehicles should examine his work. Calf buyers arc abroad over the land and scattering a few needed shekels. The youngsters bring from $1 to $ 8. Dr. Hardingo is talking of moving to La Grande to practice his profession. This will leave Cove without a physi cian. Rev. E. A. Thomas held divine ser vices at the Morrison church last Sun day. Preaching will be regular here after. Messrs. Foster, Bridges & Co., have swung to the public gazo this week a bran new quilt sign. An itinerant artist spread the colors. Miss Collison of New York who has been engaged to teach the primary department in the Cove public school has arrived and is stopping at her un cles, M. J. Duffy's. Bloom fe Imblcr's baler has finished work at S. M. Bloom's, having baled sixty-six tons. The most of it will bo shipped from the Union station at once and marketed. The ball at tho hall last Thursday was fairly well attended and a pleasant time had. A party from La Grande were present and participated. The music was first class and enjoyed by all. Geer & San have finished picking .hops. As in other localities tho yield "was somewhat under what was ex pected, being about G000 pounds. They are of gilt edgo quality and will command the highest price. The new roller machine for the Cove mill has arrived and will be set up and ready for grinding next week. The plan of the machinery is similar to tho famous Milton mill and will turn out as good a grade of flour as can bo found in tho country. Adam Randall of the Sandridgo is dangerously sick and his death may be announced at any time. Tho old gentleman is 82 years of ago and has six children living. Notary James Hendershott drew up his last will and testament Monday. It is to bo hoped his condition will take a change for tho better. A young housewifo of Cove mot with a rather unusual experience a -few days since. She had just churned a pailful of rich Jersey milk into seven pounds of golden butter and concluded to let it stand and cool till next morn ing. During tho night a prowling specimen of tho skunk tribo crawled under tho house and tnado his odifcr ous presence bo unmistakable that whifs of tho perfume could easily bo dotected in tho house by tho next door neighbor. Imagino tho lady's dismay when sho discovered that tho said but ter had absorbed enough of tho rank odor to render it unfit for use oven having a peculiar taste. A standing reward for the left hind foot of the ani mal is offered. FOREST DALE DOTLETS. Pink, Sept. 20, 1800. Mr. Wallace Stalker is building him a houso in Halfway. Rev. McCart of M. E. church has ar rived and taken charge of his work hero. Sickness of several weeks duration, work and worry generally not conduc tive to promptness in itemizing. Pino and Cornucopia both quiet and dull, but it is to bo hoped that it is only tho stagnation that often precedes an era of prosperity. "Jack" Morrison, a short time ago sold his ranch of 80 acres to Nels. Mur ray for $1200, and accompanied by his uraily and Chas. Loop, departed for Washington. They will bo missed by their many friends. Charlie especially, always so jovial and cherry, will be missed by young and old. The whistle of the engine the one attached to Messrs. Hewitt it Updike's steam thresher is now hcaid daily. Being the only steam thresher here it finds euough to do. The "girls of the future" continue to come on the stage of life; several have made their appearance since we last wrote one in the family of Willie Lloyd and one in the family of Rev. Boyles. We learn that Jesse Alberson, one of Cornucopia's leading merchant, con templates building a store in Pincville soon. "Jesse" evidently believe in "taking time by the forelock." Time wont always be dull. Mr. Moxley, Jr., who recently had tho misfortune to break his thigh bone in two places, by jumping from a run away horse, is doing as well, under the care of Dr. O'Connor, as could bo ex pected from tho nature of his injuries. IC. A. Lcep, familiarly known us "Doc," sold his ranch of 120 acres, a short time sinco to J. J. Sturgill of Baker, for if 2,500, and straightway took his departure for a medical college. "Doc" has the good wishes of many friends. Lo! the poor Indian is in the moun tains burning hundreds of acres of grass and thousands of feet of fine timber that ought and would befere many years be shipped where firewood is scarce killing game, etc., to say nothing of tho denso smoke created, that will from now on until the fall rains set in hang like a pall o'er our beautiful vale and render the air stif ling. Cakuie R. Dovs. EAGLE VALLET. Matters of Interest Beportedjby Our Sec ular Correspondents. Sept., 17, 1890. Mrs. Frank P. Leo started yesterday on a visit to Michigan. Mrs. G. W. Moody will start in a few days for a visit to Illinois. Mr. Charley Wise shipped 700 gal lons of honey this season. Twenty-five stockmen are in the valley from Baker on a round up. Mr. Schumann, tho Cornucopia shoemaker, is going to locate in this valley. Mr. Joseph Gcttis is in the valley, from Baker City buying beef cattle and hay. Mr. W. W. Kirby will leave in tho morning for Eastern Iowa on legal business. Our ranchers have about finished cutting their alfalfa hay. Mr. W. M Nash is just finishing putting up his third crop this season. Your correspondent will take his de parturo for Iowa in a few dayi on a business trip. You may expect a com munication from me after arriving at my destination. The health of tho valley is good, with tho exception of Mrs. Lilly Can- diff, who is suffering with a severe at tack of typhoid fever. She came here on a visit lrom Nebraska. Mr. Jacobson, of North Powder, ii in the valley buying hay for his large band of sheep. Wo invite all the stock men to come to Eagle to winter their stock and eat honey. Fruit is plenti ful. Our peaches and grapes arc lus cious. K. Sept., 20, 1890. Lots of hay for sale in this valley. A. T. Ncill of La Grande was in the valley recently on business. Some of tho farmers have turned their stock into tho alfalfa pastures. J. H. Butterfield is able to be around again after a long spell of sickness. We have had several hard frosts lately but not much damage waa done This valley has three different hay stackers, and lots of hay to be put up. John Graham passed through here the Other day on his way to Snake river. Mr. E. Samis raised a snake cucum ber that measured 4ft. 2 inches in length. Jim Kirby got his finger knocked out of place last Sundvy but it is bet ter at prevent. Charles Howell, the county road supervisor, has been improving the roads by putting in bridges. Nkwton Btxvronv. Reduced rates on certificate plan bare been made for meeting of the annual : yention of the Young Men' Christian As sociation to bo held in Portland from Scut, 22nd to Oct. 2nd, inclusive. Noel II. Jacks, secretary, will slgir certllcaUs, FROICALICEL News Notes From the Com ing Metropolis. A CONVENIENT SHIPPING POINT. Gathering In the Harvest Social Events and Personal Mention. I will try and give you a few items from this part. C. C. Stanley, of Aliccl, was visiting friends on Elk flat, this week. Ida and Rachel Brooks started yes terday for Eugene to attend shool. P. E. Wade's two daughters will at tend school at Monmouth this winter. Mrs. Lovina Tharp is visiting her brother, Dr. Brooks at Island City this week. Thomas Gilham will soon build a fine large house on his excellent farm near Alicel. Chas. Oliver has gone to Portland and will tako in the State fair before returning. Wm. Hull has the carpenters at work on a fine dwelling house on his Sand ridge farm. Mr. Welch of Walla Walla, is in the valley buying up calves paying $8 for good steer calves. J. C. Gallagher, of La Grande, is on the ridge taking orders for fruit trees for a Pendleton nursery. James Hardman and Mathcw Do phey, of Morrow county, Oregon aro visiting friends at Aliccl. C. C. Stanley of Aliccl will start in a few days to visit his old home in Mor row county, to be gone two or three weeks. Mrs. Lovina Tharp is contemplating visiting every family in the valley for the purpose of selling them a dress chart. Thos Gilliams father from Fairfield, Iowa, and his brother, Adam, from Harney valley are visiting with him this week. Mrs. T. M. Ruckman will leave in a few days to visit friends and relatives in Kansas and Iowa. She will bo gone several weoks. Oil McDowell is building a neat residence on his farm. From all ap pcarauccs Oil will tako to himself a better half. He is a rustler from away back. The Pacific Coast Elovator Co., have hired J. L. Roe to recieve grain for them at Alicel. The carpenters will commence to put in a platform for them in a few days. The threshing machines aro rapid ly closing in on the grain on the Ridge, and will soon thresh it all out. The McDowell Bros, are running a large steam thresher, cook house and sleep ing car combined. Frank Smith is running a similar outfit. All the far mer lias to do is to sit on tho pile of sacks and whistle till hi grain is all threshed out and then pull his weasel skin and shell out his chickamou. Minerva Ann. tee PARK. Items of Interest From Our Regular Cor. respondent. No rain to moisten the ground. Fine weather with somo smoke and frost. Mr. W.T. Martin will probably take in tho Portland fair. Ezra Van has rented his uncle's ranch on Powder river. Everybody is fixing for winter. Will they make shelter for their cattle? I fear not. Fverybody threshing. There was some 8000 bushels of grain in the Park this year. Dick is still hauling lumber to Union. He is a rustler and has a good team to haul with. Wallace Boyles, Arch Vanordcr and Jo. South are at North Powder, haul ing lumber. Mose hasen't returned from Corn wall yet. Maybe he is goiag to take her in while out there. The mill company is busy getting out lumber for the Wilson and other brick buildings in Union. A. Van and R. M. South aro view ing out a road. They disliked to leave their business to do this work. There are four or five cases of diph theria or putrid tore throat in tho Park now. Two deaths have occurred in the past two weeks. Ham'l Vanorder took two beef cows and two hogs over to Baker City, Fri day, and sold them. The cows sold fr 920 and the hogs fr five cent a pound. Uncle John Vanorder's nephew, Jacob Vanorder, was hero on a visit two weeks ago. Ho lives in the Wil lamette valley and camo by way of Harney valley. He was looking at the country. Why did Taylor (J recti toll that some one shot his herder through tho hand, and kill seven or eight of his sheep on tho rango near Big crook? Two men went out there to see if they could find any dead sheep and could find none. Little Frankie, the only son of James and Clara Wisdom, died last Saturday of diphtheria. On Sept., 0th, Miss Carrie Rutlcdge also passed away and left her parents and friends to mourn her loss. Sho was an only child and fifteen years ot ago. Whore is she? Is she in tho orthodox hell? Is sho a bright angel in the spirit world or sleeping a sloop that knows no waking? "Ho that boliovoth and is baptised shall be saved and ho that belioveth not shall bo damned." How does that strike you? Are not those glorious words to come from God? Tho four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wisdom damned because he did not bcleve and be baptised! The beauti ful Carrie Rutlcdge, who never did a wrong act in her life, damned because she did not believe and be baptised! 1 say d n such a doctrine as that. Away with such a God. Some ono will probably say that tho words quoted does not apply to children who have not arrived at the ago of accountability. Tho book makes no distinction be tween old and young. If it does not mean what it says, what is the use of having it at all? How much more justice is there in that than llidir would be if I should tell a child that if it did not believo somo big long yarn, beyond its comprehension, that I would kill it? I see no justico in that pas sage of scripture. oiki:. NORTH POWDER. News of the Week as Noted by Our Ros ular Correspondent. The roads are very dusty. Several of our citizens aro at the county seat attending court. The North Powder hotel under the management of Mr. Jos. White is do ing a good business. Rev. W. A. Charlies, wife and son, George, will shortly leave for Louisana, Mr. Charncs' health makes the change of climate necessary. Mr. Jas York returned from Missou ri, where ho disposed of several car load of horses. He reports tho horse market thero very dull. Tho railroad wreck, thrco miles be low here, happened to bo a lucky one, as nobody got hurt, though somo of the cars jumped quite an embank ment. In clearing away tho wreck ono of the foreman Mr. J. Woods was caught between some timbers and had to be taken to La Grande for medical treat ment. Wo aro glad to learn that Mr. G. Venablo our genial R. It. agent, has concluded to stay hero. Mr. Venablo has held this station down now for nearly six years. Mr. S. Williams has returned from Sumpter valley, where ho was engaged in making arrangements for tho build ing of tho Sumpter valloy It. R., which tho Oregon Lumber Co., of this place is building. A train running through this itta- tion, without stopping, killed a valua ble mare, belonging to Judge Edwards. The colt thus left an orphan followed the train thrco miles without boing able to avenge tho murder of its motn er. Last Sunday whilo a train was stand ing on tho sido track here, u wagon loaded with Hour passed over tho crossing, when tho last cur of the train came uncoupled and ran in tho wagon and totally demolished the latter without injuring the driver. Ol'l'ABIONAL. Epoch. Tho truiiHltlon from long, lingering and painful KlcknesK to robiiHt health murkx an epoch in the life of tho individual. Kuch a remarkable event Ik treamired In tho memo ry nnd tno agency whereby tho good health has been attained la gratefully bli-Hsed. Hence It la that mo much la heard hi prulito of Klectrlc UitterH. Ho niuny feel thoy owo their ri-Htoratlon to health, to tho uho of tho Great Alterative and Tonic. If you aro troubled with uny dkenso of Kiihioyii, Liv er or Stomach, of long or Hhort Htnndlng, you will surely Jlnd relief by uso of Klcctrio Uitterx. Sold at 60c. mid HI per bottle at llrowii'n drngHtoru. Union, Oregon. Notice. Tim hiding of tho Union C'ometervBocletv. through tho superintendent, Oeo. Wrhjlit, have appointed ilr, l.eo rtimipi sexion oi tlin Union eemetorv. All nersoiu having need of a tex ton will pleaso call upon Mr Phillips or Mr. Geo. Wright, and their work will be neatly and properly dono, 18-1 esases call economv1 '"The. surest WitrCjWire Gauze Do ora" economv1 goes jSeemsJ.too ,tke patk of-healtk.. For ;as; with' tkem tke juices Remain witkin tke meat More food and muck tke better- Is lefh f or us bo eevb. XJP "20"C W-u3Sro? IKS ESST, BUY THE CHARTER OAK, WITH THE WIRE GJIUZE OVEY DOORS. a-Vc aro solo ngent for thco well known Stovoi mid Kn nir'-. In DMvIXCi. MASTING, KC'0.0.: of I-TKI,. SAVING .. MKATS, ami Dl'HAlill.l l'Y, they arc supi-rior In any other o called tirst-elas stovo maiht in Amerlru, and ue arc now sollinj: tlioni KA It CllKAl'KU than any mi-i iiIIi-iI tlrst-i'lns stove has ever bcui sold In l-.astorn Oregon. They are Fully Warranted in livery Particular, Till-" is- not an Idle and vnlulcss assertion, hut a warrantee hacked hv tho well known integrity and relinhility of the Charter Oak Manufacturing Co. "CFWo aio also car rying a complete nMrtliient ot HEATING STOVES! All of tho above H a. rclwa re fTTl? r"TQT-Trl 'K ('nnr-c "f " Hrst-class workman, and all kinds V U 1X I. .S-Xl OXJLvy 1 of repuriui; nnd job work done at reasonable rates, and satisfaction guaranteed. Call and examine, our goods and prices. SUMMERS it LAYNE. Union, Oregon -1-I7tf Are You (roing to Of Payette, Ada lias tho Largest General Nursery Stock in tho Mountain Country 125 Acres. Trees from Payette Nursery will reach Orando Jtondo valley in six hours from tho titno thoy aro taken from tho ground. fountain Grown Trees and Healthy. Do not ordor until you have visited our inees. Wholesale and retail. II THE on laMuPfl Dictionary for only $4.50 THE OREGON SCOUT has more read ers, and is therefore Medium of any paper HOTOGRAPHS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIMIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII The Jones Bros., Oregon, are now prepared to do finer wor than ever before. NEW SCENERY unci ACCESSORIES. All work guaranteed to givo mitisfaction or no chnrges. UH1 UM ii FEED STABL1 (OFFOSITE CENTENNIAL HOTEL.) Wm. E. Bowker, Hvorythlng First Class. "Hus to and Fiom the Depot senger -ui:Au:rtfl in- ad Fancy toil, Tobacco. Ci variety and Choice Family Grocories. road, to weal tk-; es (UXI reliable manufacture. AXJ Tinware. Plant an Orcharfl? County. Idaho. 5 are Hardy, Vigorous our nursery, seen our agent or got! o-o-yj. the Best Advertisini in Eastern Oregon Photographers, Union - Proprietoi Terms Very Itcasonable. Making Connection with all Pas Trains. SCOUT and rasters