mmmt
5f?e regorp 90ut
s recognized as tho leading
paper of Union county.
Sfye Oregon 5eoul
Has double the circulation of
any paper in the county.
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More Will tlio l'roaa tlio l'oople's Klulita Mulntuln,
VOL. VI L.
TJNIOX, OKEGOX, THURSDAY, 31 AHCll JO. 1891.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J. W. S1IELTON. CAKUOI.I..
S1IELTON & CARROLL,
Attorneys at Law,
UNION', OREGON.
Special at tcntloti given to all business
entrusted to us.
Office two doors south of bank.
R. EAKIN.
Attorney at L-sw,
I'NTOX OREGON.
Tronipt nttontion paid to all bminess en
trusted to me
Office one door smith of the hardware
store of Summers it Layne.
I. N. CROMWELL, M. D.,
Physician &, Surgeon,
I'NIMN, OREGON.
All call- promptly intended to. day or
night.
Oflice one door south of the hardwire
store of Summers .t ljiyne. Residence on
A St., fourth house-ost of W right's store.
E. I3ROOKS, M. 1).,
Physiclasi & Surgeon,
ISLAND CITY, OKEGOX.
Wl'rompt attention given to all profes
sional calls, day or night.
T. McNAUGHTON, M. D.,
Physician & Surgeon,
ELGIN, OREGON.
!A11 calls promptly attended to, day
or night.
MRS. A. M. PELIIAM, M. D.
Homoepathic
Physician.
Diseases of children a Specialty.
Can he found at the residence of G. W.
Ames, north of tow n.
DR. E. N. NORTH,
RESID&NT DENTIST.
Has thej finest aiuv thotic for extracting
teeth without pain known to the profession.
Will practice'in all the branches of modem
dentistrv. Silver and gold work a specialty.
Fine sets of teeth always on hand. First
class work and iaMfai:iioii guaranteed.
Office. Main street Union. Oregon.
UNION
Tonsorial -:- Parlors,
GEO. BAIRD, Proprietor.
Shaving, Hair-Cutting and Shampooing in
the Latest Style of the Art.
Shop two doors south 01 the Centennial
hotel. Give me a call.
City Meat Market,
UNION, OREGON,
ENSON BROS. PROPRIETORS.
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, Hams
Lard, Etc,,
KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
Montreal Saloon,
UNION. OREGON,
ED. REMILLARD, PROPRIETOR.
If you want a refreshing Drink
or good cigar, drop in.
jD-First-chuR billiard ami pool table for
the accommodation of customers.
Cornucopia Saloon,
UNION, OREGON.
WILLIAM LSON, Proprietor.
Finest of lines, Liquors and Ci
gars Kept in Stock.
Liquors for medic ual purpose a
specialty,
Good billiard table. Drop In and be so
ciable, Tlie Cove Mi Store
JASPER U. STEVEN'S, l'ropr.
IO"..U Kit IS
nil C5 C
r W i t E? ii &l u? Ixi J
Patent Medicines,
Perfumery, Paints and Oils.
Prescription Ciirufulljr I'riipnritd,
AtJtO llHALItH IX
SPORTING GOODS,
Constating of
Rifles, Shotguns, Pistols
and Cartridges.
Imported and Domestic Cigars,
School Hooks lire.
THE WOMEN DID IT.
I was one of them ''fool farmers;" yes I'll
own it like a man;
There wa plenty of us fashioned on the
same peculiar plan ;
And I've lived out here in Kansas more as
live and twenty years,
A growing poor and poorer, as it certainly
apjwars.
I seldom read the papers I work too hard
for that.
And never new why I got lean while other
men trot fat; "
I didn't fool with polities, 1 had too much
to do;
Rut I always voted as I shot, and as they
told me to
The day before election, just imagine my
distress,
When I kctched mv wife a-rcadin' now
whatever would you gucis7
A free trade, publication, and to make it
wori .--he said
She'd read it regular each night before she
went to bed
And, do von know, that wife of mine just
faced me up and down
That farmers slave to make a few monopo
lists in town.
I always try to get around these warm do
mestic sp.its;
Rut when I praised protection, and she
laughod anil answered "Rats,"
I bristled u j ; It kindled all the sentiments
of strife
To think i hi' free trado stull should be cor
ruption of my wife;
I (piit her then and there before her ar u
ment was through,
As every good protectionist makes it a rule
to'do.
That night we had a eamptirc, and our con
gressman was there;
We gave him ''John llrown's Rody" as he
went to take the chair;
I wore my old blue uniform to spite the
democrats.
Rut all the time I wondered what mv Mary
meant by "Rats."
Our congressman was eloquent, he made a
stirrin' speech;
I could almost see the battle's smoke and
hear the bullets screech;
And when he bade us vote as we had shot at
Malvern hill,
Wc roe with one accoed and cried with one
acclaim, "We Willi"
We sang the good old warjsongs and ate a
mess o' beans.
And we passed the evening pleasantly re
calling bloody scenes;
And wc took the straight out tickets and we
pinned 'em on our hats,
Rut all the. time I wondered what my Mary
meant by "Rats.''
When 1 reached home I noticed that y
Mary wore a smile,
Which seemed to me as indicatin' storms In
front or bile;
To head her off I said, "You'll call nic early
mother, dear,
Kor tomorrow will be the livest day free
trade will have this year."
Next lnornin' just at sun up as 1 woke and
rubbed my eyes,
A wonderin' what she meant by "Rats" I
saw to my surprise
My clothes and'hat and boots all ranged in
ordiv on the lloor
And bcarin' each a card I swear I never
saw before.
My flannel shirt displayed this sign "Taxed
95 percent.''
My trousers 'Taxed 100' so this is what
''Rats'' meant,
My vest -aid "Taxed 100'' and my shoes
"taxed 25."
My coat and hat 200 with"lrotection makes
us thrive.''
I went to fill tho basin and I noticed as I
came,
"Taxed l,r) pur cent" Great Scott! the towel
sulci the same,
The soap was marked at 20. As 1 dropped
it on the floor,
1 chanced to see a scuttle full of coal mark
ed 24.
I passed into the kitchen, and it gives mo
pain to state,
That my wife had on a woolen dress
stamped "onlv fiS,"
And in shooing out a guinea hen she made
a little dive,
Which showed a pair of stockings with u
card marked IJ5.
The baby in his little bed was lyin' fast
asleep,
1 always held the little chap as most un
common cheap;
Rut when I saw them cards on blanket, pil
low, crib and sheet,
I fult a lump raise in my throat, I know that
I wus beat.
No matter where I wont I struck those pes-
kv little signs.
The stovos, thu pla'o, the knives, tho forks
tho window sash and blinds,
The scissors, needles, thread, all bore that
terrlblo por cent.;
Bigosh, 1 didn't daro to ask what card was
on the rent.
That was the shortest meal I ever ato in all
my life,
Ami as 1 left tho table, in remarking to my
wife
That I was going to tho polls, she helped mo
with my coat,
And said. "I reckon John I needn't tell you
how to vote."
I walked down tomyvotin' place; Itlooked
like every yard
Was full ol farmin' Implomonts which boro
a little card,
And scorned to say from plow to spade from
throahoi down to ax,
"Good mornin John, and don't forget, tho
tariff i a tax.''
I voted straight, oh. yo, no doubt of that;
I voted utraiglit,
Rut not exactly in the way oxpected of my
itute.
And I showed tho boys tho little cards nro-
vlded by my wifo.
That night our oongroman look formal
lonve of public llfo.
I wa one of them "fool farmers" during
live ami twenty years;
Rut I've learned a little common sense as
doubtlenij now appears;
You mn run and toll McKinley and say
dou't forget to state
That we've voted out In Kansas and we've
votwl darned near straight.
II. J. Gear, of the Cove nursery, offers for
sale for the spring trade, several thousand
plum and prune tree (moitly peach plum)
three and four years old. l'rlce 25c each or
20c bv th- hundred tf-5-lin
WASHINGTON.
A Large Number of Appro
priations Made.
SOME IMPORTANT BILLS PASS.
An Open Meeting of tho Citizens' Alliance
Hold Speaker Reed and tho
Democrats.
Washington, March i), ISM.
Editou OitKCio.v Scout:
The fifty-first congress is dead, and
buried among the archives of the past,
and now tlmt the smoke of one of the
greatest and most prolonged parlia
mentary battles in our history hits
cleared nwuy, it is possible to got n
view of the results. Without taking
sides with Mr. Heed in many of his
rulings, or in fact any of I hum, I think
that the principles of the rules, which
he is credited with having originated,
are the proper ones for the guidance of
all legislative bodies under a republi
can form of government. They re
cognize the right of the majority to
legislate ; and I predict that all future
rules of the house, no nmttor which
party controls, will bo based upon the
same idea.
It is of course, too early to say
whether the important legislation en
acted by tho majority was wise or un
wise, but it was distinctly republican
legislation, and that party will be
given tho credit or be made to take
tho blame for it as it is viewed by the
people when the next congressional
election rolls around. No single con
gress since the war has appropriated so
large an amount of money as tho one
just ended and naturally the domocrats
arc making tho most of tho charge of
extravagance, while the republicans
are claiming that the money will all
be well spent and that the people will
be benefitted by it. On both sides it
is the talk of politicians. It is only
by carefully watching results that tho
people can determine which is right,
and no closer watcli upon the expendi
tures of tho government lias ever been
kept than will bo from now until the
next presidential campaign.
Among tlie legislation that wo al
ready know to bo good is the bill for
the relief of tho U. S. supremo court,
the copyright bill, tho bill for tho in
spection of hugs, cattle and tho pro
ducts thereof, which aro to be tho sub
jects of interstate commerce, tho bill
for the adjudication and payment of
claims arising from Indian depreda
tions, the bill to establish a court of
privato land claims and othors of min
or importance.
The democrats of tho house voted sol
idly against a resolution of thanks
to the speaker, which Mr. Mc
Kiniey was compelled to offer becauso
no democrat would do it. It was the
thirteenth time that precisely thosamo
thing has occurred in tho house, being
on an average about one in each four
congresses. To an unprejudiced out
sider it looks silly.
Very few congressmen have gone
home, and a largo number of represen
tatives of the fifty-fcecond congress aro
here. Consequently thoro is consiilor
able activity among the friends of the
candidates for speaker. Tho alliance
members have so far refused to pledge
themselves, in fact more than a major
ity of the houso aro as yot unpledged
which shows that the fight is far from
being decided.
Notwithstanding tho excitement con
sequent upon tho closing hours of con
gress, an open meeting of tho citizen's
alliance, which was addressed by Sen
ators Poller and Kyle and Koprescnta
tivo Jerry Simpson, has attracted a
great deal of attention horo. Tho
speeches, especially that of Mr. Simp
son, were a revelation to the Washing
ton people who had attended from idte
curiosity. Before they left they were
unanimously of tho opinion that Jerry
Simpson was a born orator. Senator
Pefl'er set a good many peoplo to think
ing by asking, after stating that thoro
was not a hair's diflbrenco botwoon tho
leaders of tho old parties on tho silvor
question : "What would you think if
Grovcr Clcvoland would unito tho re
publicans and democratic parties east
of tho Alleghany mountains and bo
their candidate against tho united west
and Bouth. This is not altogether im
probable." Ex-Spcakcr Itced ia tho victim of un
merciful guying these days Irom the
democrat, but he apparently enjoys it
as much as they do. Yestctdey he
was approached by a democratic rep
resentative from New York City, who
walking up briskly with a telegram in
his hand, said : "Heed 1 have juBt re
ceived a telegram from a constituent of
mine who is tho manager of a dime
museum, requesting me to secure at
any cost for exhibition tlie crown you
wore as czar."
"I am sorry," replied Mr. Hoed, "that
you didn't see me sooner; but the
crown has been altered inlo a fools
cap, which i to be presented to the
next speaker."
"That's one on mo," said tho Now
Yorker, as ho Mapped Kecd on the back
and roared with laughter.
Mr. Harrison will not, take up the
question of nominating the nine new
United Stales judges created by I ho
law until his return from a duck-shooting
trip to Maryland upon which he
loaves tomorrow. The president ma
nipulates a gun in regular hunter
stylo and upon his return we predict
that the finest of nialluid ducks will bo
a drug in the market.
The senatu before adjourning adopt
ed a resolution diiecting the finance
committee to ascertain in every prac
ticable way the effect of the tariff laws
at homo and abroad. If this bo fairly
carried out, without attempting to
manufacture political capital, it will be
productive of much good in the shape
of authentic information.
J. 11. C.
COVE CULLINQS.
Covi;, Oregon, March IS, KS01.
Plowing has commenced in 'some
parts of tho Cove.
The health of the community seems
rapidly improving. All the sick are
convalescing.
Mr. ,1. W. Magann, of Cornucopia,
is down on a visit. He reports tho
mines very quiet at present
Mr. Adam Grossman left for Port
land Monday on businuss connected
with the Excelsior Tanning Co.
Lots of melted snow is coming down
tlie creek. Tho Homing mill now
runs on regular time day and night.
Mr. Firm Thomas has associated
hiniboll with .1. F. Kolloy in business
and tho now firm has occupied the
Cowles store room. They have added
a billiard room to their business.
Mr. L. 11. Stearns circulated last
week a subscription paper for tho pur
pose of raising funds to build a tool
houso and purchase necessary tools for
tho Cove cemetery. Almost all con
tributed to this worthy cause.
Mr. Harlan Stowart, of Lower Cove,
who is making a tour of Arizona in
quest of a hotter land, at last accounts
was water bound, having boon caught
in the recent great Hoods. I lis wifo
stopped in California on a visit to rela
tives. Mr. Uruco McDaniol, who has been
attending the Beaumont Medical Col
lego, of St. Louis, during the winter,
returned homo Monday, lie was ac
companied by his aunt, Mrs. Caddio
Smith, of Ox Palls, Missouri. Sho
will spend tho summer in Covo and
may remain until Bruco starts for St.
Louis to res umn his studies. Bruco
is growing tall and slim and no doubt
will make a very imposing medico.
Died, Friday, March 13, Clarenco G.
youngest and only remainng son of
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Mitchell. Mr.
and Mrs. Mitchell and daughter havo
been called upon to endure tho great
sorrow of seeing their two loved sons
and brothers called away from them
in thu sumo week. T'lioy had scarcely
time to realize tho first sad boreavo
ment until thu hand of Death had
again visited thoir home, happy and
cheerful bo short a time ugo. Truly,
"In life wo aro in tho midst of death,"
and tho summons may overtake as in
the past, tho ones whom mortal hands
would select last. Much sympathy is
expressed on all sides for tho parents
and daughter so sorely afllictcd.
NOTICE.
God's Blessing to Humanity So Says an
Oregon Pioneer, Ninety Years Old.
Fokest Guovb. Or., March 10. I have
used tho ORKGON KIDN'IW TEA and
obtained Immediate relief. It Is God's
blessing to humanity, I tako plcasuro in
recommending it to tho afllictcd. I am
now nearly ninety years old, camo to Ore
gon in 1812 in tho employ of tho Hudson
Hay Company, and slnco I began using tho
ORKGON KIDNEY TEA 1 enjoy good
health. DAVID MUNKOB,
OREGON BOUND,
A Heavy Immigration Hie
Coinin" Summer.
HOME SEEKERS ARE ARRIVING.
A Train Load of Over Four Hundred Immi
grants Arrlvo In Portland -Tho
State's Advantages.
Tho Portland evening Telegram of
the 7th of March contains the follow
ing: Thu Union Pacific's through pas
senger train from tho oast arrived in
two largo sections this afternoon, in
stead of one as usual. The cutting in
two of tlie train is due to the fact that
it. has aboard over -100 immigrants.
Never before lias such a crowd of
honiesoekurs oomo to Portland at one
time, and their arrival at such a time
looks very favorable for a heavy immi
gration this year.
A well-known railroad man stated to
day that twenty thousand people will
come hero from Nebraska alone. Crops
there havo been absolute failures for
three years, and the outlook for a con
tinuation of these drouths makes it
very discouraging. Tho farmers aro
selling out as rapidly as possible, and
if they cannot sell thoy will desert their
places.
Another party of over .'100 is expect
ed to arrive next week.
Thoro is every reason to believe that
this largo immigration, present and !
prospective, is due largely to tho able
manner in which tho advantages of
Oregon have been presented in tho
East. Tho work of the press of Ore
gon has been commendable.
Said a recently arrived fanner to a
reporter: "In many of the central
western states tho people have sufl'orod
so continually from drouth, blizzards,
cyclones, and oilier unpleasant and de
structive causes, that life is almost a
burden. Tho longer they remain there
tho poorer they grow."
It is no wonder, then, that what thoy
read of thu beauties and advantages of
this section, where drouth, blizzards,
cyclones and earthquakes are unknown
and where thoro is no failure of crops,
but whero nature is in her happiest
mood, that they become possessed of
an intcn e dosiro to locate in our fav
ored state.
The press and tho public generally
should unito in extending tho hand of
welcome to these people, and direct
them to employment, to business lo
cations or lo farms, as thoy may desire,
that thoy may feel at homo at once in
ouo of tho best states in all of Undo
Sam's farm.
It is a well-known fact that in many
of tho states tho peoplo havo mot with
such losses from natural causes that
thoy aro determined to leave, oven if
they sell at a sacrilico or abandon thoir
farms entirely.
Oregon has over 20,000,000 acres of
unoccupied government land. Tho
hardy sons of tho soil now suffering in
othor states aio needed horo to occupy
our undeveloped lauds.
FROM WALLNWA COUNTY.
Pauamhk, Wallowa Co., Oregon,)
March !), 1891.
Please bo kind enough, Mr. Editor,
to allow mo a littlo space in your pap
er to lot tho peoplo of othor states know
something about our Paradise country,
which is not ''Parudiso Lost."
First, our winter has been mild un
til tho first of tho present month, tho
snow has been quito deep about 10
inches', but at this writing tho soft
wind and warm sun is melting it rap
idly. But low cases of mortal sickness in
our midst. No loss of stock as yot.
Farmers aro proparing for largo
crops this spring.
Immigrants are coming almost daily.
Many of thorn aro from Missouri. Tho
open timbered lands aro being settled
up rapidly. Pino hay, grain and vege
tables are successfully grown on the
open timbered lands.
Much interest is takon in tho schools,
literarios, etc.
Now a fow remark's about other mat
ters and I will closo. I saw in your
issue of February 20th, a list of tho
appropriations by our legislature, which
in my way of looking at matters, fa a
very scctionul pieco of business. For
instance, $1,213,000, in various points,
all to build up Portland and oyery thing
done to kill Eastern On gun. After tho
member from Wallowa had worried a
bill through for tho (rilling sum of four
thousand dollars to aid in building a
wagon road, giving tho wnt of Wal
lowa county an opening north to Low
iston and other points in Washington
and Idaho, the Honorable Governor
places an embargo umui the bill, and
renders for his reason for doing so the
thinnest excuse imaginable. Lot me
ask the Honorable Gentleman if tho
money for the $1000 appropriation
would not come out of tho smno fund
as the $1,21:1,000, appropriated for the
special benefit ot the great city of Port
land, came from? 1 do not believe
that the member from W.tllowu coun
ty asked the logi.-latuio lo appropriate
money belonging to the school fund.
An explanation upon the matter would
be very gratifying not only to tne but
to many of my neighbors. We are
truly sorry that our Hon. Governor
should think that Kaatcrn Oregon is in
some other country, say Africa or sotno
cloudy country.
NORTH POWDEP..
Noutii Powdkk, March 1(5, 1S91.
La grippo has made its appearance
here.
The revival meetings of thu Baptist
church aro well attended.
Tho sawmills aro making propani
rations for a full season's run.
School has commenced hero under
tho management of Prof, Holmes.
Spring has arrived and tho snow is
disappearing very rapidly from tho
hills.
Brack Utz is seriously ill at tho North
Powder hotel, with inflamalory rheu
matism. Win. Warden bought of .1. E. Car
roll bis blacksmith shop and dwelling
house. Much success to tho new busi
ness man.
W. J. Graves and J. N. Faulkner,
who havo been logging in tho Bluo
mountains, aro contemplating to re
move to this placu.
Sam Fleshman, tho blacksmith, vis
ited Portland in search of work, but re
turned thinking this placu is good
enough.
Tho Oregon Lumber Company havo
started up their mill above town to saw
out tho remaining logs which woro
iloated down North Powder three or
moro years ago.
Sovoral of our citizens attonded tho
minstrel show at Baker City, and hav
en't yet got through describing Billy
Korsand's mouth.
Occasional.
ALICEL NOTES. .
Aucia, Oregon, March 10, 1891.
Snow about all gono.
Tho Chinook lias played sad havoc
with tho sleighing on tho Sandridgo.
J. L. Curtis, county survoyor, was in
Alicel last Saturday, laying out roads
to our city.
Carpenters are at work building a
blacksmith shop at Alicel, which will
make it very convenient for the farm
ers in this section.
Now as wo havo a blacksmith shop,
tho next thing is a good store. Who
will bo tho first to come?
Last week was a busy one for Alicel.
Several car loads of wheat wero shipped
from this placo and several moro will
be loaded this week.
Walter Tharp, of Wallowa, is vpry
sick, at tho residenco of his uncle,
Samuel Brooks, on tho Sandridgo.
James llawloy, Win. Hunter and
John Morrison wero visitors at Alicel
this week,
The protruded meetings closed at
tho Sandridgo church a fow days ago,
with six additions to tho church.
An extra passongor train wont over
tho "Dago Contrul" last Saturday.
Married, Wednesday, March 10th,
Fred Gustlo of tho Sandridgo and Miss
Smith of Island City. Tho coa
tracting parties aro both well known
and highly respected in this vicinity.
Wm. Whitmore, of Clearfield, Taylor
county, Iowa, is visiting with his sistor,
Mrs. Thos. Ituckman, of tho Sand
ridgo, this week.
Carl Boo and B. liltohell aro the
boss photographors of the Sandridgo,
They aro gotting to bo oxports. Par
tics desiring good work will do well te
call on them,
JTijijcrva Axn,