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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1890)
PINE VALLEY. Description of itsWIauy and Varied Resources. PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY HOMES. The Unsurpassed 'Beauty) and Grandeur of its Surroundings. K. B. Boyd in Baker City Reveille. To the traveler who passes over the stage road going east from Sanger to Cornucopia, there is but little to re lievo the monotony of mountain travel, except the crossing of the Big Eagle At a point where the water rushes in a mighty torrent down to the valley, un til he gets within two miles of where the road enters the valley at l'iiidrell's mill. There, from a lofty peak, can bo seen every foot, almost of the beau tiful valley lying in tho sunlight be low. Farms teeming with ripening grain; churches and school houses, all fine well built structures, stores and workshops and beautiful residences arc seen all over the valley. Thousands of fine horses, thoroughbred cattle, sheep and droves of fat hogs are seen grazing on tho rich pastures. It is a magnifi cent scene; a scene for tho painter. Tine creek flows nearly through tho center of Pine valley from north to south. It furnishes water enough to irrigate every foot of land in the val ley and it is pure. A line of majestic pine trees lino the banks of tho stream on both sides. S. S. Pindcll is located at tho ex treme northern limit of the valley, and operates a large saw mill which fur nishes material for building of every description, and there is at all times an ample supply on hand. Mr. Tin dell is a very useful citizen in tho com munity. Going south, Fairview school and church building is a nice home like place. It is surrounded by good farm houses and a prosperous com munity. There is a store and black smith shop at Halifax, only a short diatance north of Pine. There is also a postoflico here. Pino, the metropolis of the valley, is a flourishing village with two stores, hotel, blacksmith shop and saloon. Tho citizens arc industrious and am bitious, all work in harmony for the welfare of tho town and tho advance ment and development of tho val ley. Pino valley perhaps, produces in abundance, more than any other val ley in Eastern Oregon, all cereals, vege tables, and fruits. Wheat, oats, rye and barley, yield prolificly. Timothy, millet, alfalfa and red clover, and the native grasses furnish hay for thous ands of stock, and tho farmers always have a surplus to dispose of to outside stockmen. Tho products of tho valley may be ummed un as follows: Grain, hav. vegetables, apples, peaches, plums, uuii, ueci. uiiuer, uuuvcu, uuui'j , inuus, V. WW. 11IJII III IUIJ1. IIUII1L1 uiin. i ki u uuirvg ui uiu t : u uii.1.1101 The range for stock on the hills sur- V V........V. . O lllll4 If.lU IIIIILi;! JJIUIUMB, UI1U UUlll UltllU IUIU UURSCD get tneir Mistcnanco throughout tho auircs mitjittio nrovenuer excent what they can get in the pasture and stub- ! As is Eagle valley, which lies ten wes west oi mo rnngo oi num. nno . a . .1 t i i t r Being a veruaoie nonio oi mo uee. j t l 1 .i i a u tiuii jj u n uuv tiv j i oiJiisiiujiA flavor, and bees appear to accumulato there than is commonly tiio We saw different families of 1 t 1 I . ii tiLi in rn li i ill li in i t iiith i:i :i i i iimii .1 ..it 11. il... -1 1 luioin, it ever gave vent to their pas- MOns, but tho honey is all tho same Ma lir ... 1 1 oi last season a product which was fresh and as rich in flavor as that itist itracted from tho cells in the hivo. Money is a staple and tho industry is in its infancy, but tho timo is not far distant when Eastern Oregon will II IIIIM iihiiii:l III LI1I1 MTUIIIIiiril III .1 . l . . ii. . ..i i lots. 11IU Vtllll'V 10 DllliUUUUUi U) UIUUll" I 1 . . . 1 - - 1. ! . . i'i; a . i i itMiiiiF til tin iki mutr iwtirtiv wi'n run VII, Mil' IIIUI1, iinilUII-UUiWiUU IJL'UfeB mi tmiru i iim liimmiit i'nrniwrtmii .i. . . i. i. lr l . : 4 - i i.. IIIIT III I 1 1M llfWT. fill IMIV 1111 I hill i :i I 111 i i i .i iiurin uiui we hi. ii mi1if ii rriihvuvfnr t r-mJi-nrtinc . i . .i i nurphuto market and hip goods . ii the nnu treat ni'ceitv foltbv the ! ii v r t f - it 1 Engineers will find a feasiblo passage over which a railway will bo construct ed, and then tho rich ores of that die tnct, together with the immense traffic tho "twin valleys," can find a market, and the road would be one of tho best paying lines in the State. The road conncctin. ; Pine and Eagle valleys is a very good mountain road, but on the Eagle valley side it needs im provemcnt. In one place it passes over a ledge of rock which can only bo re moved by blasting. When this is c comphshed travel will bo attended with less difficulty and freighters will have an easier pull up the long hill. STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Tiie Regular Quarterly Meeting to b Held In Portland. Agricultural College, Corvallis, Or, Editor Oukgon' Scout: Wo desire to say through your col unins that tho regular quarterly meot- ting of the State Horticultural Society will bo held in the city council cham ber in Portland, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 10 :30 a. m. The following papers will be read and discussed : Small Fruit Culture C. H. Welch, Mt. Tabor. Horticulture in the Hood River val ley 0. P. Heald, Hood River. The Young Orchard R. 13. Allen, Silverton. The committee on legislation will report on the following subjects : "A permanent room at the capital in which the society may keep its library and records," "Legislation against per nicious bids." It is hoped and expected that there will bo a large attendance at this meeting as it is "Horticultural Day" at the exposition. The State Board of Horticulture will bo present and some leading horticulturalists from distant parts of the State are expected. As this will be the last meeting of the society before our next legislature convenes all members and others in terested in Oregon's horticulture ought to bo present and take part in tho dis cussions on questions oi legislation that will come before the society for consideration. There is a deep interest being mani fested in tho horticulture of our State and it behooves this society as a Stato institution to foster all legitimate steps in Hie direction of advancement of this industry. Wo trust that the mem bers will feel a deep personal responsi bility in making this meeting one of special interest and importance. The S. T. railroad will give tho cus tomary reduction in return fare. Very respectfully, E. R. LAKE, Secretary. LETTER FROM IOWA. A Union County Farmer Gives His Estl inato of That State. Editor Oregon Scout: Probably a few lines from here will not bo uninteresting to many of your readers. I started from my home in Eagle valley on Thursday and that ev ening at 9 o'clock I took the flyer and in two days I stopped on to tho soil of Iowa. I laid over one day and night at Folsom, ten miles below BlufT City. Then I took the iron wagon for Cincin nati, where I met many friends and relatives, among whom I found a very sick brother-in-law. Ho is better at present and I hope he will soon be able to return with mo to Oregon. I find fair corn crops hero in this lmmeuialo nusriiborhooa. Jiav is verv light. Stock of all kinds is sellinc cheaper hero than in Oregon. Horses sell at from $25 to $45. If one should bring a carload of horses from Oregon to Iowa, that would weighfrom twelve to fourteen hundred pounds each, they would be called "Oregon ponies," and tfwutlt null uo uuiwiu nini;i4 This part of Iowa is dead and dry. Sho has had neither a drink of rain ! nor old rye for homo time. Land is very cheap and but little selling at any price. Then is plonty of stono coal and that is all, I think. I will take tho flyer insido of two weeks for my homo in good old Union county. Will write moro next time. Good luck to Oregon's many enterpris ing men. W. W. KIRBY. A VIGOKOOS KICK. A Merchant's Wife the lion of Contention. A DenunaUUou. A well known merchant who bu boon ret!y benefitted by Joy'i VezeUbl Barup&rilla, detlred to give It to his wife, who wu vtry dellcaU, bal out of caution flrit coniultd hit iihrilelca, Dt. W. II. Griiwold o( &J0 Market stmt. The doctor, who ii one of our leadlnr practlUonan objwtod, tayloj he had nerer aaen a Mnaparilla that did uot contalu otath, which thinned Ui lod; that hli patient did not ban any Tltalltjr to lot, and that what dellcat paople ncad li not d creased ritalltr, but mora blood. II coasamttd rhea assured that Joy's Vegetable Sanaparilla was directly opposed to the old mistaken blood thlunins idea of other sarMparlllas, and that cm the contrary by specific TeccUbl aJWratira It stimulated the excretory organs, promoUd dlxas tion, and repaired nutrition, henc created ew blood and was the very thing for feeble people. Tho above explains the hundreds of case li walcli aged, enfeebled, delicate and run dowa loplc, liavo U-ca built up by Joy's Vejttabl KarMparilla after the potash sarsaparllla failed. It effects are crvatfaj a ttutmtoa.X f. Mm THE COVE. Miserable Ruso Practiced on a Bridegroom. JIM HENDERSHOTT'S TROUBLES. Th3 Public School Scarcity of Dwelllus Bouses Personal Mention. Covk, October S, 1S90. At this writing Mr. John Phyis quito sick at his residence at tho point. Mrs. Mary Kogcr contemplates start ing a private boarding house in town. Dr. Hardingo moved to La Grande Monday. William Bloom went with him. Tho appraisers in tho llussoll cstato were in Covo prosecuting their labors Thursday. Fall ducks arc coming in and the gunners are getting a good many fat mallards and juicy teals. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Boyles, of Big creek, arc visiting in Covo at Mrs. Mary Kogcr's this week. James liusscll has sold to Win. Ilus- sell, of Summervillc, his residence prop erty in the north of town. A traveling photographer has pitched his tent among us. As usual all the ugly mugs in town will try and ex plode his instrument. Mr. J. O. Smith has finished placing the roller machine in the Covo flouring mill and gone to Summerville to make some needed repairs in tho mills there. Mrs. Tafle, of Celilo, is visiting her sister, Mrs. George White, of Cove. Mrs. T. is glad to escape the cold winds of the Columbia for a while at this sea son of tho year. She says that the sal mon catch at Celilo has been unusual ly poor this year. Public school opened Monday with a goou attendance. Tho teachers aro Mrs. Mary Goer and Miss Ada Colli son, both instructors of moro than av erage ability. Wero thero plenty of room there would doubtless bo many scholars from outsido districts. It looks as though every houso in town would bo occupied this winter. This village is tho most pleasant of all the villages in tho valley to pass the rigorous months in. It is in a great measure sheltered from the cold and heavy winds ; the educational advanta ges are good; the people aro agreeable, (most of them) and murphies and squashes grow in abundance. James Henderthott has returned from tho Baker county fair and reports an ordinary time only. While in a crowd on the grounds ho was relieved of a fine chronometer by a deft pick pocket. He first knew of his loss by his watch chain dangling from his vest minus tho timo piece. He offered a suspect immunity from prosecution if he would explain his manner of pro cedure in executing so neat a job, but tho gent of the nimble fingers declined with thanks. Mr. H. will depend on tho sun for the timo hereafter, and es pecially while attending county fairs. The Covo boys, when starting out on a charivari excursion, generally pack up and take along their check with them. Tho other night four of them slipped up to the temporary abiding placo of a happy but freshly wedded pair, and obtaining an interview with tho groom said that they wero tho leaders of an immense mob which was waiting hard by with cans, horns, guns and other appropriate implements of noise, but if $5 were forthcoming he might expect silence and a quiet even ing with his newly acquired treasure. The ?5 were handed over, tho quar tette each taking ?1 25 and returned to town rejoicing over their ill-gotten gains and their great hard work. BPA&TA SPARKLERS. Proalslng lfllnlns Outlook Recent Amuse ment! Extensive Wood Contract. We have been having somo very cool weather lately, with a little enow. Sparta was visited by Prof. McKan lasa minstrel troupo this wcok. Tho show was very good and a fair Bized audienco greeted thorn. Messrs. Allen & Richardson havo ta ken the contract to cut 150 corda of wood for the Detroit company at $1.50 per cord. Laird & Barnard aro put ting 100 cords for Henderson. Tho mining outlook for Sparta is very encouraging. Mr. Hondcrson has gono to Baker City to meet tho machinery for his hoisting works on the Del Monte mine. Tho Gold Itidgo mine is showing up a four foot ledge of very rich rock. Plenty of free gold in sight. Tho Detroit company has taught a ledge of tho Chinamen (the Chinamen diof.overed it) which shows the richont rock ever een around thie ecUon, COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS. The Tax Ls7y Made A Mow Road Law Bills Allowed. The county commissioners held a two day's session this wook.and a largo number of bills from the circuit court wero allowed. The tax levy for this this year was mado as follows: Stale tax .. .... 5 -Milts School tax 5 ' CVnnty purposes Ill " nmttngent -' " ltoadtax.. 2 " Poll tax, for road purposes. ... $2 00 This last tax is a new departure in this county and is levied under tho provisions of a law enacted by the last legislature, section -I of which reads as follows : 1'rovlilltiK that in counties contninliif; ten thousand inhabitants or over, tht county court of such county in tho Stato at tho time of levying taxes tor county purposes, may levy a tax upon all the taxable proper ty in its" county, not to exceed two inilN upon the dollar, and in addition thereto, a poll tax of two dollars he nsossed upon ev ery person who shall he llahleto pay a State poll tax, which taxes shall ho collected with, and at the same time and in tho same manner as county taxes shall he collected, and shall he paid into the county treasury, and shall he kept as a roparatc fund, to he known as tho road fund, and xhall he used for tho purpose of laying out, opening, making and repairing county roads, and huilding and repairing bridges. Whenever thu county court of any county shall levy u tax as aforesaid, no "other tax nor other taxes for the purposes in this section main tained shall he levied or collected. Such county court shall annually make an ap portionment of tho taxes so collected among the several road districts in the county, and direct the amounts so apportioned to he paid to tho supervisor of roads therein. In making tho apportionment the court shall have a due regard to the amount of taxes collected in tho several road districts, to the condition of the roads and necessity for repairs, ami to the amount of travel thereon. It is not known what tho Stato tax will bo, but it is thought it will not ex ceed f) mills. Ifit exceeds that amount enough will bo taken out of the con tingent tax to make it up. The court contracted with Geo. 1). Barnard & Co. for some steel vault fur- nituro for offices. tho recorder and clerk's EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION. A Pormanent County Orcanlsation to Bo Effected Committees Appointed. An educational meeting will bo held in Island City, commencing Friday, October lGth at 7 :30 p. m. and contin uing over Saturday. Tho progiammo for tho session is in charge of a committee consisting of T. A. llinehait, If. F. Allen and tho di rectors of tho Island City school. A conference with a few of tho leading teachers, who could conveniently meet together, was recently held, and it was unanimously agreed to olleot the, or ganization of a county educational as sociation at this meeting. A committco consisting of B. II. Moore, S. W. Holmes, C. K. Oliver, G. B. Swinohart and S. L. Corpe, was re quested to report a plan of organiza tion. A number of the counties of this state maintain successful educational associations, and thero is no reason why Union county should not. It haB boon made the duty of tho school sup erintendent to hold local educational meetings in various parts of tho coun ty, and all teachers, school officers and parents aro invited and urged to heart ily co-operate with us in this oflbrt to "develop tho higher degrees of excel lence, tho work of public education." A full attendance at tho meeting in Island City is desired. 11. S. STltANGE, County School Superintendent. REDUCED RATES To tho North Pacific Industrial Exposition, Portland, from Boptembor'25tU to Octo ber 25th., and Northwest Industrial Ex position, Spokane Falls, Oct. 1st to Oct. 31, 1800. For tho North Pacifiu Industrial lixposi. turn to bo held at Portland, tho Union Pa cific will sell tickets from all ticket stations on rail lines of the Pacific Division, from September lioth to October iWth, on Mon days, Wednc-idays and Fridays at tho low rate of ono and one-fifth faro for tho round trip, with flftv cents added for admission to tho Exposition. Call on any agent of tho Union Pacific Sytitcm for detailed informa tion. For tho Northwest Industrial Exposition to be held ut Spokane Falls, October 1st to Oct. 31, 1890, tho U. P. Hy. will sell excur sion tickets at ono and one-fifth aro for the round trip with fifty cents added to such rato to cover admission coupon to Exposition. Halo of tickets will bu com menced Wednesday, Oct. 1st. Tickets will bo sold for regular trains leuving Urlon Ftatlon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days of each week. Kalo of tickets will elosoOct.31, 1800. A. K. VAAAS, T. W. I.KK, Agent, Union. Oen'l Puss, Agent. Is Consumption Incurablo? Head tho following: Mr. 0. II. Morris, Newark, Ark,, says: "Was down with Ab cess of Lungs and friends und physicians pronounced o an incurable consumptive, began taking Dr. King's Now Discovery for Consumption, am now on my third bottle, and ablo to oversee tho work on my farm. It is the finest mcdlclno ever mado." Jesso Mlddlewntcr, Decatur, Ohio, aavw: "Had It not been for Dr. King's Now Dis covery for Consumption I would have died of Lung Trouble. Vu (dvcii up by doc tors, Am now In best of ncultli," Try It. Sample bottles free at Drown' drug 'tore' i3 Fs llolillll 1 lMf it ikat.i:ks in. General :-: Merchandise, COVE, OUEGON. A Complete Stock Always on Hand. Wi not be undersold by any house in the county, for cash. C3-I"VE TJS -A. TIA.L. tf7"Highcst 1'rico Paid for Country Produce in Exchango for Goods. Always is k hl A Large Invoice of FALL ami WIXTliR GOODS IUST RECEIVED, flie it est Latest and Best. Original Designs! Unique Styles! Latest Novelties! Neatest Costumes! Kvorything in tho Millinery Lino Constantly on Hand. AIm a Choice Assortment of Ladies' Swisses' and ChMdrens' Shoes. Prices Cheaper than any oihe.- house in the county. Call and ho Convinced. lCfl'"wv, Jiuttornnd Woad taken in trade. Are You Cioiusto Fiifi)TTij maw. ' J. .fc... . TOMB ..'. . - 1. '. VtiiV.fl 1X2. U Of Payette, Ada County, Idaho. Has tho Largest General Nursery Stock in tho Mountain Country 125 Acres. Trees front Payetto "Mursury will reach Grande Hondo valley in six hours from the timo they aro taken from the ground. fountain Grown Trees are Hardy, Vigorous and Healthy. Do not order until you havo visited our nursery, seen our ngent or got our prices. Wholesale and retail. " G-2G-yl THE IEG-0I SCOUT enl f Glister's MHieu Dictionary for only THE OREGON SCOUT has more read ers, and is therefore the Best Advertising Medium of any paper in Eastern Oregon. Union, Kccognlzcd by all as the Leading Hotel of Eastern Oregon! FINIS LAICOB SAMI'IiK IIOOM8 For tho Accomodation of Commercial Traveler!, CHAJtGES IlEASONABLE. HOTOGRAPHS ! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIMIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMIIIIIlia The Jones Eros., Photographers, Union, Oregon, are now prepared to do finer work than ever before. NEW SCENERY and ACCESSORIES. All work guaranteed to givo satisfaction or no charges. IM d FEED (OPPOSITE CENTENNIAL HOTEL.) Wm. E. Bowker, Kvorything Flwt Class. Terras Very Reasonable. 'Bus to and Piom the Depot Making Connection with all Pass- senger Trains. -I)KAI.EIt8 Variety and Fancy hi Tobacco, Cigars, and Choico Family Grocoriof. Mrs. L. B. Rinehart, Main .Street. I'nioii, Or. Plant an Orcliarfl? Hote Oregon. Proprietor. IN- STABLE i -i