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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1891)
ANTELOPE NOTES. A Tramp's Opinion of a Promi nent Railroad Man. Joe. Yovcll's Triit to the lias; Scarcity of Ki'WS Sold out His Loaning Outfit, lite. Antkmu'i:, Dec. 23, I wish cvoryhody a happy New Year. The Bollo of Antelope is well nysun, looking as chirp and pretty u.s over. Ir. Willimn lluli'inan has comple ted his logging contract, at llilgard, and returned home. He j-old out his oxen, log wa.ons and entire outfit, and quit the hiisiness for good. Mrs. 1 lull man is recovering rapidly from her late spell of sickness. Antelope is a dry place for news. 1 inquire of the people, "what is the news?" and they inform me, "nothing." That appears to he their principal oc cupation nowadays doing nothing. Jf they would only get up a dog tight, horse race, turkey shooting or have a dance or two, there would soon he plenty of news irom Antelope, for wo are a sociahle people up here when wo get started. Hut lately we have fallen into a Kip Van Winkle sleep. Tho masquerade hall at Union on Christmas night was a grand allair. The hall was crowded with fair women and hrave men. 1 never knew there was so many beautiful women in Grande Itonde valley, before. As 1 was not acquainted with many of the beautiful ladies piesent, I came to tho conclusion, after serious thought on the subject, that there was no ono there 1 liked as well as myself. Did ye sec that .John Mnlonc, will his shin in' brand new li.it, Did ye notice how lie walked like a grand arUtornit. There was line's an' banners wavin' hijrh, ami dre anil style were shown, Hut the best of all the company win that .Mister John Malone. Mr. Joseph Yowell is staying close to the house this cold weather, put ting in his time hugging the stove when Mrs. Yowell is away, doe swears tho wind don't blow in l'ylo canyon. As ho has lived hero for twenty-five years, 1 did not dispute with him on tho subject, for i thought he certainly ought to know. After forty year's ab sence .Joe went east a few years ago to see his brothers. He left the train a few miles from the town where his brothers lived and bought himself a new suit of broadcloth clothes and a shining new plug hat. He also met several old schoolmates and there was great rejoicing and good fellowship, etc., etc. As .Joe boarded the train to go on to his brother's with three bot tles of champagne inside his body he ran up against a tine French plate looking-glass fastened on the side of the I'ullman car. A smile thnt was childlike and bland overspread his handsome and honest eountenar.ee as ho reached out his hand to his image in the looking-glass and said : "1'ut it there, brother Kill. Notwithstanding your fine clothes and plug hat, I know by vour face you are a Yowell." Joe tliniieht it was one of his brothers come to meet him. A tramp struck my camp on Vow iw r!vr u few nitrhts nco. He was an entertaining cuss, having been all over tho world. Ho had just been discharged from a railroad section, and consequently was down on Jay Gould. He informed mo that Jay Gould was discharging hundreds of men all along tho line, and that he was a curse to civilization. Look at the thousands of men, women and children ho has rendered destitute in his life in gratifying his lovo for nion reckers thrive in wild storms which dash dismasted ships on a cruel coast, or as camp followers find their richest rewards in a dark night that follows a battle, Jay Gould pros pers and triumphs, when other peo ple are in diro distress. It was a cold day for America when that man star ted out with his rat trap to prey on mankind. Alter supper my friend of j a night lit his pipe, and as he pulled the snioko from his mouth in evident enjoyment, delivered himself as fol lows: "Did you evor notice how sus picious and hard-hearted religious peoplo arc?" 1 informed him that was news to mo. I always thought they wero as liberal as other peoplo. He said thoy were not; whenever ho struck a to-called Christian for some- . thing to oat, thoy never gavo it only advice and you know advice is poor ' grub for ft hungry man. In tho mom :.. ..... frintiil nftfr breakfast, went on his way, and the last bit of infor- Ult inn " . . . mution I derived from him was that stock men and miners wero a ireo hcartcd class of people. MMTlkCT. j THE COVE. Items of Interest From Our Regular Cor respondent. Covr., Dec, at. Mr. Kusscil Miller was immersed last Sunday by the Nov. Johnson of the M. K. church. Prof. J. II. White, the mimic and elocutionist, gave one of his interest ing entertainments at Morrison church Tuesday night. Mr. Kugcne Foster, who is suttcring with an attack of typhoid fever, seems to be progressing favorably towards convalescnee at this writing. The hall at the Cove hall, New Year's night promises to be a very in teresting social event. Mrs. Kelly and Mis. Forrester will prepare tho supper. This insures an elegant repast. Dr. E. U. Holmes arrived from San Francisco last week and is spending the holidays at home. He has just returned from a six month's voyage in the north, on the U. S. revenue cutter, "Hear." The Christmas tree at the Morrison church was greeted by a full house. Many were unable to gain admittance. We suppose there will be room for all when the new church buildings arc completed. James Henderahott went to Portland last week. He will attend the meeting of the State Hoard of Horticulture and will also find time to occupy a promi nent seat in the third house of the State legislature. Snow began fulling Tuesday night and soon settled the dust. If tho weather clerk will now see lit to fur nish a month's wet weather before the regular freeze up, good crops next sea son will be assured. PARK PICKINGS. An Interesting Batch of Social and Lo cal Happenings. Tim l'.utK, Dee. 28, tSSK). Martin has erected a new W. T. stable. Miss Grace Doyle, of Pine valley, is attending school here. Quite a number of our farmers have been butchering hogs lately. Jo South has went and uone and traded horses again, and got old Jerry. W. M. South thinks the deer are real mean to keep hid so ho can't kill them. Mrs. Eva Truesdall, who has been visiting in the Park, returned homo Christmas. Sammie Vanorder has bought a ton of barbed wire to fence his ranch with on Kig creek. Mrs. James Wisdom got a substan tial present from her mother who lives near Salem. It. M. South lost a valuable cow last Tuesday night, by choking to death on a cabbage stalk. Moso has not yot returned. It is thought he has gone with the Indians in their ghost dances. Mr. Gelaspie and wife and Mr. Moore and wife were visiting sit CS rand- pa South's, Friday night. Ike's Christmas present arrived a few days too soon. It was a line !) lb. boy, and was born Dec. 20th. Health, generally, good, Lut Mrs. K. M. South has got a very sore throat, with two largo cankers. She is im proving. Archie Vanorder has hauled his hay up to the Lee place and is going to winter there. Ho will move as soon as snow falls. School started on the lsith, in a warm house. Tho teacher and pupils have been sweating, not being used to such quarters. Keautiful weather for the fall and winter, so far. Some snow has fallen, but is all gone. Tho ground is frozen to the depth of the moisture. Wm. Vanorder is the boss trapper. Ho has caught seven or eight coyotes this winter, and has thinned them out somo, as tho man said when he had killed ono deer. The young folks of Park and Kig creek havo been having a lino time of late, dancing. There was a dunce at Dolby's on Christmas, ono at Medical Springs on Friday night and ono at Turner's on Saturday night. How would the marksmen of High valley like to come over to the shingle mill and havo a social shooting match, some time get acquainted with the Park sports? Shoy don't know how to compare themselves with other marks men. Christmas has come and gone and so has the masquerade ball at Dolby's hall, likewise somo of the pro nriotor' blood. There was not n dzen fights, but thero was two or three scratches and lots of talk about fight ing. Very civiluing that, when it conies to young men getting out and cursing each other. Bright outlook for young America. Motxi. MEDICAL SPRINGS A Warning to People Who Trade in Maker Citv. A Would-be l'mvlioy--lJ.tnn Handed--Sleighs Taken oil. lVrsmal Mention. Mimirw. SiMMNf.s, lice. an. ISM. The holidays are here and the young sters as well as the old people are hav ing lots of fun. W. L. Myers has bonded the farm of William Miles, of Lower Powder. Consideration if'i.OOO. I. T. llowman, J. W. Johnson, John ltegan and Mr. lliatt, of Sanger, are laying up for repairs at the springs. Miss Minnie Parker, of the Hotel Independence, Sanger, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Parker. The stage company put on sleighs and run one trip only between this place and Cornucopia. They are laved oil" for want of snow. Lyman Wright is breaking a num ber of line geldings for the Sound and Kritish Columbia markets, whither they will be shipped in the spring. Miss Nellie Shaw, of the Centennial hotel, is visiting her parents. Nellie is full of life and sings well, is also a good organist. She makes a merry Christmas. Samuel Goble and family, of Elgin, are visiting their aged parents, Uncle Dave and Aunt Liddy Goble, both of whom have outlived their allotted three score and ten. Miss Mertie Kicker, of Malheur county, after a visit of several weeks with friends here, returned to her linmi' on tho 27th inst. That's what's the matter with Albert. A Christmas dinner was given by Uncle Davo and Aunt Liddy Goble. Sonic sixty-five persons were present and a dinner equal to any in the coun try was served and very much enjoyed by all present. L. A. Savage, of Cornucopia, who hsis been treating a case of rheumatism, at the springs, for the past three weeks, has returned home much improved. He goes for his wood pile according to promise. Mr. John Parker, of Harney valley, brother of N. Parker, of this place, is on a visit with old acquaintances here. He will likely bo with us during the winter. Ho says, "Pig creek against the world." Mr. Lee Wilson and his sister, Viola, Mr. Will Grimes and his Bister Caddie, of the Cove, are spending the holidays with us, and report having a splendid time. They are a jolly crew and will have a pleasant time wherever they may be. The old women hero say Lee is the "biggest liar in forty states." Crooks Panics has quit the saffron business. McKinley bill4 the cause. He tries to make a cow boy of himself, loses a linger on his first attempt, but lull of courage he makes a second at tempt, is thrown higher than Gilder- oy's kite, loses his great leathern nickel plated hat band, gets a Joe buster of a fall, loses courage and retires fioni the field all broko up. Norval Love, just newly married, went a few days ago to tho ''Denver of Oregon" or "Queen city" to lay in a a supply of qucenswaro and crockery, and on his road home his team became frightened and ran away, breaking crockery and qucenswaro to the tune of about forty dollars. Kut then Nor val don't seem to care. Ho believes in the old maxim. "A bad beginning makes u good ending." CI.RAK vont TACK. It lio UiMi hurclnforo hown Iq tliviu column thut mixlrni moll duo hleii)outrnteI Hint a 1'lm ply akin liuot the remit of blool rtlft.'ti. but In caused by Imi.alreJ dlKestlon, tor which they now gtvt ash ud mine ml blood purlfUw, Two unrt lew monlaUar hcroKlvcn loeoutrart tha action ol the jHitaih iar.aparlllan and Joy' Vucetnblu fiar saparllla. Mn. C. D. Sluart o 1121 Minion itrret, B. 1, wrlt that ho took on of the leading mwi pri)la for indention ami dynpvptla, It only affrct wm to came ylmplen to ajiiwar mi her facte. Upon taklDC Joy'i Vciretablo Humpnrllla tin flrit effect wat the dliappcaraucti of tho J.Ira pit and ue wai mbiequently ulluved of hti lndhrwtlon and d iiM-p.la. Uobert Stewart aUc ,rr-tnhlr corrsctlrcf lllte'l 0! pot - m - writes from Frtalutna, Cat., that ug troublad with bollt hu found that on of the leading lariap. xlllae actually Increased the crup Uoni, which wponded at unce to for' Vegetable f-artaparllla and dlarpA4 eltnoit haiaedlately. 1 'V'u ( ITU'ItNlHHKIi iwuain run hij -- Mm M.J.Chiiiicey.ConicrK'eoniUnil B St. Onion. Oregon, 7-17-tf, -w-w-rwwi ir i VTl'l I !irtliM .li.tlrllnr in WJ J ' i. .. . ... ....... ...n . -pay tlulr lii(lel)tcihiL-s to this paper, In veod, can now do ay, 7-17-tf. Southern 'Supremacy. i Kai.kk.ii. South Carolina, j EniTiiit OiiKiiox Seorr: j In the days of the existunee of sla very in the South it was a generally I admitted fact, that the South had more inlluenee in congress and held a iar ' ger number of de.-irable olliees, in pro portion to mtmbcis, than the North. ; The system of slavery created wealth, j and made it possible for the best men ! to devote themselves to public all'.iirs. ! lhisiness, in the sense in which we now use the word, had little hold upon the upper elass of whites. Their lives were almost lives of the Patriarchs. Their wealth enabled them to educate their sous and daughter in the best schools of the land. Their daughters LM-aced the home and their sons tilled i the professions ; became the la.v-nia-j kers and governors of their States, and J represented their people in congress. Theii best men were sent to Washing ton, and kept there for a life of public service. Southern supremacy, in a political sense, in proportion to num bers was an admitted political fact. Since the war, the South has quite generally adhered to the old time policy, 1 and has sent its best men to Washing- i ton, and has kept them there. As ti consequence, Southern supremacy 1 has come again. A supremacy of actual admitted ability in making laws, iulluencing legislation, and in giving general tone and direction to govern mental a Hairs. Tho Evening Journal, of Albany, N. Y., in a recent number, gives to its readers a dismal editorial wail under the head of "Southern Supremacy." j Wo give extracts from the editorial in order to give emphasis to our own be lief, based on somo knowledge of the South that the day of Southern politi cal supremacy is just before us. "The poverty of the Democratic party in northern material and the supremacy of the southern wing of tho organization were never more pain fully illustrated than in tho current gossip regarding thu speakership of tho next House." The editor says that New England, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and the Pacific slope, have no speaker tim ber and siro almost voiceless. "On tho other hand, the southern wing of democracy abounds in biil liant intellects, any ono of which would shine respondent in the Sneak er's chair. Rodger (J. Mills, of Texas, j radical free trader that ho is, would make an able and forceful Speaker. Charles E. Crisp of Georgia, makes up in polish for what he lacks of Mill's rugged nature. W. C. P. Ureekin riili'o. of Kentucky, is tho ouual of either and would make si picturesque mm .1 i P Sneaker, renoweu lor tno beauty oi his bushy and snowy locks and his unfailing supply of good nature. Hen ton McMillin, of Tennessee, is another student and orator, well trained in tho nolitical and economic doctrines of the Southern oligarchy and skilled in par- i lminnt.aiv nractieo. William II. Hatch, of Missouri, is tho equal of any man mentioned; and behind nun he has the inlltienco of tho Farmers' Alliance of the southwest, a not po tential factor." The writer of this editorial, near its close, sadly but honestly says. "Indeed it is a recognized fact that there is scarcely a southern State which docs not contain speakership timber." If then, tho democrats place their best men in tho Speaker's chair that man will bo the head and embodiment of Southern supremacy. For no man in this country, wo mako no excep tions, has tho power to exert an influ ence equal to the speaker of the Houso of Representatives in Congress. And what will the South do with this supremacy? This question may .. ftikiwl crmlti ii1w ufill nm 1 WKJllj lllitlH CUUIO) n DWll liovo tho North to bo a country all right; and the South a foreign land all wrong. Kut wo have no fears. The legislation cannot bo sectional. Tho system of slavery is gone forever; and with it went all that made tho South a tcction. As far as tho mem bers of congress from the South cau direct tho alliiirs of this government ormaku its laws, it will be done in a broad and kindly spirit. Whatever is good for tho South, is good for tho whololand. And wo predict, that wo shall bo compelled to go fur back in ... . . i .1 ..t Mr. History, towiiru iuu unyo ui t iiounij, ton to find supremacy as little section al, as it will be when Southern Supre macy is seated in tho Speaker's chair. J. T.PASRIOIv. A Wonderful Worker. Mr. Frank IIiisTmnn, a yoiuiK man of itii.-lhiKtoii.Ohio, states thut hu hud beun under the euro of two prominent phyluluns uuil used tliolr treatment until ho wns not ulilo toot urmiud. 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