0.
Sfye Oregon St
Is recognized as the leading
paper of Union county.
Ole Oregon Scout
Has double the circulation of
any paper in the county.
T
Horo Will tlio Press tVio People's Hlnlits Nlntntuln.
VOL. VII.
uxrox, ouECiox, Thursday, mav 7, lss 1 -
NO. 40.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J. W. SIIKI.TON. J. W. OA It ROLL
SHELTOX A CARROLL,
tMojs , oki:gon.
Special atten::.t: jjiveii to fltl bnMnm
entrusted t. u
OfHec two doors south of Mnk.
It. EAKIN.
Attorney at t. iw,
IT N ION (.'iKGOtf. '
Prompt attention paid to all bnlnpss en
trusted to nit-
Ollicc one door south of (hardware
store of Summers At Layiu'.
I. N. CROMWELL M. D.,
Phvsic?an and Surgeon.
t'NMN jIIj;oN
All cull ir-itniUv eled to, day or
niht.
Ofllee one door south -if t-ne hardware
store ot S'lP.im rs .r havi.e Residence on
A St.. fourth house e-i . ' Wright's Ktore.
E. BROOKS, M. D.(
Physician & vurgfcci,
ISLA' 1) CITY. OHEttON.
faI'iomj- iittehti'irf t?i 'ou all profes
sional call, din 'ii tiiirlii
T. McN AUGHTON, M. D
Physician & Surgeon,
Hf (UN. Oltl'MOy.
iKJf-Al! c.i ! ;romph i'inii"d to. day
or night
MRS. A. M. PELHAM, M. 1).
Homcsp2t1iic
Ph y ss cian.
IM-'jiv-'. t o hi'livn ,i .:iocialty.
Can he foil .d a. the nee of G. W.
Ames, north ' town.
M. I)f V P 15 BRANDT, ,f. D.,
I'hy si'ci an and Surgeon,
rvioN. OK .ON-.
Othee at n-i.lence. 'our '.its south of
hank.
dk. e. n. .vourn.
RESaOMT 3ENTI3T.
Has the ;iue i .nnut-tlieiie for extrat ting
teeth witlmti: knouu -o the profession
"Will prautii-o in al1 rhe i.r oh s of modern
demist ry. si!v tii' :i spieislty.
Finesetso! ieuti iiiua hi hand. Kirs't
class work and - isfuei i i: ;:tunteed. .
Olliee. -Main street Uircn. "rciron.
City Meat Market,
t'Ni N. i i:'..:;-is
BENSON BROS. Proprietors. .
Bee!', Pork, Veal, Mutton, Hams
Lard, Etc,
KKPf UN - TASi i.Y 'Of U&VD.
1'iSioS -HI tit, N
ED. R EMU-LARD, PhoPRIBTOR.
If you waul u rei'r .suing Drink
or r.Myii cigar, hop iu.
-Firsi-ei-o ollHuro an ! i.iol table tor
the iieeoiiii.i. .l.timi of ,-(. .ii-im,
Co'rnucopia Saloon,
WILLIAM WILSON, proprietor.
Finest ot "ie. Liquors and Ci
gar Kept iu trucks
'l.iiiii;tn f .. meiii ..it' iuriiH,e- a
speeiil' .
(loo I ll '.r. .1 : idV 1) ; in Mid he o
ciill'l'', ,
LUMBER tor SALE
. .he HiK.i . I ;
Saw Mill.
AH Kin : i uralier e i t mtly on band
or funil-li . i hirs .. Prtaee cheap
ftS the eheu -.
Patron igo - Solicited.
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m . wiLK .smv jfcgpy.
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... 1 nces of every- 1
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0.&W.T.R.R.!
"The Hunt Line'
In Connection with the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILR'l)
1 Forms the
Quickest and Best Route
Between Eastern Oresroti and Waslnimton
antl I'tiKct soutiu point, as won as
the l'opnlar and Direct
Linn to all
POINTS ESfand SOUTHEAST
PULLAL :sLI5El'ING CAHS,
SUii;iiB DIKING CARS, .mil
FREE SHC(.WD CLASS SLEEPERS
Througl! to Olilcng.) via tliU I, Inn.
Passenger Tr.itn of this Company aro rim
imr reuliirly between"
DAYTON, WAITSHURG, WALLA
WALLA, WASH., anil PEN
DLETON, OR..
Making clo.-e cDtniectiou at Hunt's .Uinc
tion with Northern i'tieific trains for Taeo
ina, Seattle, Victoria H. C, Kllensburg,
.Vorth Yukima. I'asco, Sprague, Cheney.
Davenport, Spokme Falls; llutte, Helena.
St. Pawl, Miniieapolis.
AND ALL POINTS EAST.
Passenger Train, making above eonnec
Uons leaves I'en llefon daily, at 7; 10 iy-
Through Tickets Sold to all Points Hast
at the Lowest Hates.
W. F. WAMSLEY,
Gen'l t'r'tund l'ass'j-r Aiit.
Wallu Walla. Wash.
Q. W. HUNT, ,
President and Gen'l JInnor.
It. h. DliACON, Tiuke it, Union, Or
R. Ii. BROWN,
-Dealer in
Mo 3116(11(11
TOILET ARTICLES,
rHItPUMERY. PAINTS,
OILS, GLASS, PUTTY, Etc.
A Complete and Vnrioil Stock of Wall
PitpQrim hand.
Presoriptionn Carolully Coin)ioiiiulud
Day r Night.
A full supply of soliool books con
aiantly on h.ind.
The Cove Dn Store
JASPER G. STIiVKNS, Propr.
-Dr.Ai.ut: in-
Patent Medicines,
Perfumery, Paints and Oils.
I'riuiitioiiH Carefully I'roiiared,
also di:ai.i:k in
SPORTING (OODS,
Cunsibting oi
Rifles, Shotguns, Pistols
and Cartridges.
Imported and Domestic Cigars,
School Books, Etc.
TOS. KEILBERT,
UNION, OREGON.
A Pino lino of Goods Alwaya in Stock.
Call and Exumiho Tlioni.
Suits Made to O.rder,
Cleaning mid Rupturing.
All work wurmutori. 12-i-tf.
Union and ' uucoia
Stage - Line !
QuiulcftMt and OlieapoHt
lioute to the Pino Creek
Mines.
tunc :
' PARK. VliBKHIT.
in. .ii to I'.ui. $j tO io
Is
" " 'oriiuiuia ft 04
HAINES STATION.
The SVv Toavii of lialctn
County.
A LIST OF THE ENTERPRISES.
Growing Town With Many Natural Ad
vantagesA Small Blazo
Directory.
Haixbs, Or., May.T ISM,
Editok Ok i-:nox Scout:
Since niy hint communication the
march of impivement has not waned
and building of all kinds still continues
to bo the order of the day. Many new
residences have been erected on both
sides of the railroad track, and in con
sequence of the sale of lots Judge
Haines, tho owner and originator of
the town plot, has just finished up lay
ing oil' an additional plot of fifty more
lots on the west side.
A I'LAXIXO MIU.
was erected some time ago and is now
in operation, owned by Sangucsted it
Co., which greatly aids business here,
it not now being necessary to haul
lumber twelve miles and return in or
der to have it dressed. The capacity
of tho mill is twenty thousand feet a
day and capable of turning out any
description of planed lumber. Its lo
cation being on Main street, objections
arise on account of the danger of (ire,
but we learn it will soon be moved to a
new location on tho west side.
PIOXKKK 1IOT12U
Mr. Ren. Toney, proprietor, has re
cently leased the rcastaurant building
on Main street and consolidated tho
business into one using tho restau
rant building as a lodging house. Ho
is enjoying a good business now and
furnishes a good table, so say his
boarders, those directly entertained.
Too many cooks, it is Haiti, will spoil
tho broth, and by the same reasoning
too many public eating houses in a
small town spoils a business.
A I.UMHKK VUUl
under tho name of J. J. Ainslee it Co.,
of Portland, now have an agent who
resides in town and manages thoir in
terests at this place. They aro buying
and shipping about all the lumber
from the mills tributary to Haines,
and paying fair prices, thereby adding
renewed interest to this important in
dustry one of tho principal and
"main stays" of the town. Tiioy have
come to stay and we aro glad of it, as
tho more solid business men we have
the more business will follow.
XKW (JUAKTZ JUNK.
W. W. Ellis, Mark Hurley and an
other party havo recently discovered
and are busy opening up a now mino
about a half1 milo north of Mr. Ellis'
placo on North Powder river. Ereo
gold is to bo seen in the samples
shown us and tho owners aro ovor-san-guino
of having "struck it rich."
They havo live teams on tho roatl,
hauling oro to Robbins' mill on Pine
creek for reduction. Like tho mirago
in tho desert wo hopo it will not fado
away, but prove a bonanza to tho
ownors.
HAW' MIU. INIlUSTKY.
Endspringer it Henry's mill is lo
cated near, and Mrs. Williams', mills,
on Rock creek, about fivo miles west
of Haines. Teamsters mako two trip3
daily, with lumber, to town. Ballcn
gal's and Hutchinson's mjlls aro situ
ated respectively on North Powtler
river and Anthony creek, near tho
river, about eight and ten miles dis
tant. Two moro mills have or will bo
placetl in operation in that locality
soon, whoso productions will necessari
ly lintl a market here.
WATKK WAIl PKNIMNfl.
Earniors residing on and noar Rock
creek, and tho citizens of Haines and
all others directly interested in irriga
tion from tho waters of that stream,
aro signing a protest, now boing circu
lated by Henry Fishor, onjoining an
incorporated or any other company
from utilizing u portion of its waters,
for gain or othorwiso, for tho vory sim
ple reason that thoro is none to tpare
only to tho detriment of those now
owning ditches and whosu dependence
for irrigation wulor is from this stream.
Tho people of this mttif tho valley
tiro now, and havo boon, iu ixkiouIjIq
poebotblon. for many year, of tho wat
ers of Rock crock and as possession is
said to be "nine points in law," do not
propose to bo defrauded out of their
rights ami will bitterly oppose any
schomo proposed whereby thoir land is
rendered valueless. Were a surplus
available, no objections would be
raised, but on the contrary an insuffi
cient supply is now ullbrdcd, bonce
the protest.
A SM.U.I. ltUVZU.
The first visit of the "lire fiend"
occurred here on Eriduy about noon,
destroying two dwelling hsusos for
Peter Hanson, on Call street. The
origin of tho lire is unknown, but was
first discovered in a vacant building,
which was speedily consumed, from
whenco it spread to the adjoining
building, occupied by D. J. Gamble's
family, burning it to ashes in a few
minutes. Mr. Camble's household
furniture, clothes, etc., were saved,
with slight loss. For want of fuel the
flames hero died out, thoro being no
more buildings in line tho wind keep
ing the (lames and heat towards the
south and thereby saving the block and
possibly the town from destruction.
Fortunately tho wind, as well as the
"water bucket company" hastily
formed, prevented tho further destruc
tion of property. Some system should
at once be organized by our citizens to
enable us to more successfully combat
our worst enemy lire.
nUslXKSS OIKKCTOKV.
Tho business directory of 1 Initios at
prosotit is its follows:
Wilcox Ilros., general merchandise.
Al. Toney, groceries and provisions.
Dr. Saylor it Son, drugs and station
ery. J. Ingraham, fruits and confection
ery. Tonoy it Mark, general meat mar
ket. Andy Toney, general blacksmith.
Sangosted 'it McMahon, planing mill.
.1. Toney it Co., wines, liquors, etc.
.1. R. Taylor, agent Pacific Express
Co.
H. V. Tonoy, Pioneer hotel and liv
ery. M. Young it Son, blacksmiths and
wagon makers.
E. Ellitson, saloon and wholesale
liquors.
Piof. C. Maker, principal public
school.
A. L. Saylor, M. D., physician and
surgeon.
Judge I. D. Haines, attorotioy anil
real estate.
Mrs. King, millinery and dressmak
ing. John Christonson, sowing machines.
Wayman Miller, city feed yard.
Ah John, Chinoso laundry.
M. Ainsleo, agent Ainslee itCo.,
lumber.
Rev. Walsh, pastor Haptist church.
Only one secret society tho farm
ers' alliance exists, but others aro
contemplated as soon as a suitable
hall is erected.
Skcuniujm AftTKM.
STARKEY STRIKES.
Stakkhy, Oregon,;May 1, 1891. '
Riinchors tiro all busy sowing grain.
With plenty of moisturo in tho
ground, the ranchers aro expecting u
good crop this year.
Snow fell Thursday night, making
tho ground quito whito, reminding
one of days not long ago.
About 180 head of cattle, belonging
to Mr. Caviness of Grande Rondo val
ley, were -driven in on Starkoy last
Saturday by ouo James Russell who
has since been herding them on tho
ranch of Joe Laurris. If this is not a
caso of pure, unadulterated gall wo
would liko to know what is?
Dr. Smith, of tho firm of Blaylock it
Smith, camo over from Walla Walla
last Friday to sco B. L. Bennett, and
for tho purpose of taking him to Wal
la Walla for troatriiout. Bon will
havo to have tho bono from tho knoo
joint removed. Tho doctors havo
kindly volunteered thoir services froo
of charge, as Mr. Burnett is not very
woll oil' in this world's gootls. Blay
lock fe Smith aro a credit to tho pro
fession. Ou Sockh.
Uucklen'a Arnica Salve.
Tin: P.wrr S.u,vr. in tho world for Cuts,
limb, Hotot, Ulcers, Salt Hheiuii, Fever
jSorw, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corn, und all Skin P.ruptions, arid ponl
1y1v cure Pllim, or no pay required. It
U gnarNiituwl to give purfeut vatlnfactlon,
or money refunded. Prlcu ' cunts per
lx Vur tiale at Hrown'i drug store.
WASHINGTON.
News Hems From the Na
tionaljjCapiial. SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Wreatlins With tho Silver Problem Mas
sachusetts Veterans Simpson
Makes Anothor Hit.
Washington, April 31, 1391.
Editok Okkrox Scout:
The Senate Finance Committee met
hero this week to consider What action
it would take under the senate resolu
tion adopted at the last session, order
ing this committee to investigate the
general working of the Molvinloy tariff
iict and ils relations to the business
and industrial interests of tho country.
It was decided to entrust the investga
tion ton sub-committeo of five senators,
three republicans Allison, Aldrieh
and Hiscoi'k, and two detnoorats
Carlisle and Harris. These gentlemen
will devote several months to collect
ing stiilisties, and will then take con
siderable personal testimony.
The resolution under which this
sub-committee is acting was adopted
by tho senate because of the refusal of
the House conferees on the Molvinloy
tariff bill to agree to the very sensible
and Useful amendment, proposed by
Senator Plumb and adopted by the
senate, providing for tiio establishment
of a permanent tariff commission, the
duties of which would have boon to
havo kept themselves posted on the
cost of all classes of manufactured ar
ticles, including the labor, in this and
all other countries, and to impart the
information gained to congress, which
would have given the profits of Our
own and foreign manufacturers as
they have never yet been given, and
would have enabled future congresses
to havo legislated on this vory impor
tant subject free from the interested
statements which have in tho past
governed tho legislation, or attempted
legislation, of both political parties to
a much greater extent than they
should if tho interests of the whole
country aro to bo considered, as they
ought to bo.
1 havo never been able to. under"
stand why tho House conferees refused
to agrco to that excellent amendment.
Such a commission is absolutely , nec
essary ; tint! 1 have no doubt that it
will sooner or later bg established on a
strictly non-partisan basis. There is
no question so important as tho tariff
upon which accurate information is so
hard to obtain. The reason is obvious.
It takes years of careful study to thor
oughly understand it in all of its mani
fold details, and tho number of mem
bers of the Fifty-first congress who so
understood it might have boon counted
upon tho iingors of ono hand. Tho
avorago member of congross simply
follows his party leaflets on the tariff,
not having cither time or tho inclina
tion to muster tho subject for himself,
which makes it all tho more necessary
to havo a source from which such in
formation may bo obtained frcu from
partisan or personal bias, This ques
tion may appear dull ami uninteresting
to many people, but upon it doponds
tho future prosperity of this country.
Secretary Fostor has been wrestling
with ono aspect of tho silver problem.
Thoro aro if 18,000,000 iu silver half
dollars in the treasury, which all efforts
havo so far failed to put into circula
tion. In two hundred national banks
scattered all over tho country tho
government has 2 1,000,000 deposited.
It is proposed to check upon this
money from time to time, and to re
place it with deposits of those silver
half dollars until thoy have all boon
thus put into circulation. It was ab
solutely nocessary for Secretary Foster
to got tho uso of this money, us on the
first of July ho will htvo to pay about
$.'0,000,000 for pensions, and tho pres
ent availablo surplus in tho treasury,
aside from these silver half dollars, is
only .112,000,000, and it is not expected
that it will bo materially increased by
tho first of July.
Tho voteraus of tho Sixth Massachu
setts regiment, which was mobbed in
tho streets of Baltimoro iu 1801, visited
Washington this week, Tho present
nontenant governor of Now York,
"Jones ho pays tl0 frieglit," was colo
nol of this regiment in '(11, Ho did
not accompany them, whether beenu.-o
ho wasn't asked, or because his duties
at Albany prevented, I am unable to
say.
Representative Jerry Siinpon made
a hit among the old soldiers bv a
speech delivered befoto a meeting of
John A. Logan command. Union Vet
eran, here this week, advocating the
payment by the government of the
difference between the value of the
groenbacks paid the soldiers during
the late war and the value of gold at
that time. He called attention to the
almost forgotten fact that Gen. Scott
bad promised the soldiers that the
dollars thoy received would be u
deeined in gold, and said that now
while so many newspapers were prating
about the honest dollar was it good
time to make those dollars received by
the soldiers honest. J. II. C.
NORTH POWDER NUGOETS.
Warm weather is with us again.
We report F. T. 4?haw a our most
successful fisherman.
Mr. Al. Graham and wife are up
from Snake river, visiting fiiandu and
relatives on Wolf creek.
Grain that was sown early lok
very well, while tho late sown we h .ii
will not come up unless we have r un
The sale' at Mr. J. W. Kimbreir- i
the 2 iid inst. was vory well attended.
Everything sold at a ruiuonablo price.
La grippov has. almost entirely left
our country. There are none of us
that, care about entertaining such a
visitor.
Gorh.iin it Kothehild have a supply
of carls and hacks on hand. Those
wishing such will do woll to call on
them for prices.
J. W. Ivimbrell will leave in a short
time for Pendleton. Wo are sorry to
loso any of our good citizens, but hope
our loss will be his great gain.
J. L. Baty, who is Hearing the seventy-fifth
milestone of life, has had a
very severe tusslo with la grippe, but
lias won tho victory, escaping with ti
supply of strength and energy remark
able for one of his ago.
A little daughter of II. O. Gorham,
of Wolf creek, was violently thrown
from a horso tvn the 28th ult. Her
arm was broken in the full. Dr. Dod
boii, of Baker City, was called and she
is now rapidly recovering.
North Powder is surrounded by the
host of fanning country and fine tim
ber and should be ouo of the booming
towns of Eastern Oregon. Better fa
cilities for a thrifty, business town aro
not to bo found. What wo need is
moro enterprising, energetic business
mon. Wo have enough of thoso "Oh
Lord help mo and my wife, my son
John and his wifo, us four anil no
moro" men. Wo want thoso who havo
tho general welfaro of tho peoplo at
heart. Oii.hkrvkk.
ALICEL NOTES.
Ai.iem-, Oregon, May 1, 1891.
Rain badly needed.
James L. Woodell was in tho city a
fow days ago.
There will bo preaching at the sand
ridgo church next Sunday by an old
gentleman from West Virginia.
Prof, llawloy visits Alicol vory frc
qiiontly. Whethor ho is after his
mail or that young widow, wo don't
know.
Sunday school at tho sandridgo
church ovory Sunday morning; Thos.
Gilliam, superintondiyit; John Mc
Cart, assistant.
Wo aro all going to La Grando next
Thursday evening to sco gramlfathor's
hat if tho Dtigo Central will run an
excursion and givo ub a pass.
Mr. Watts, of Nebraska, has located
at Alicel. Ho is an experienced black
smith and is prepared to do all kinds
of blaeksmithing in a workmunliko
manner.
Prof. Kork gave a locluro at Alicol a
fow weeks ago, but failed to organizo
an allianco on account of people boing
too much interested in thoir work to
participate in his mcotings.
Ono moro weok anil most nil tho
farmers will bo through seeding. It
seems that tho farmers aro behind
with thoir work this year, but tho
grain that was put in tho ground early
has not como up yot.ou account of no
rain. Most of tho farmers begin to
foul a little blue, but on second thought
rejoico at tho proinlso that thoso who
sow shtvll roup. Minkkya Akk,