J,
(the itflot
5f?e regor? Scout
Is recognized as the leading
paper of Union county.
Sfye rMr) ttt
foWff Me circulation (if
nny paper in the county.
Horo Will the Press the People's Klp-lita Muintuin.
VOL,. VII.
UNION, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 18'.) 1.
NO. 47.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
j. w.
81IELTO.V. j. M. cAUIiOLL.
S HELTON & CARROLL,
Attorneys ac Law,
(JiMON, OUKGON.
Special attention jjiven to nil business
ontrusted (o us.
Olllce two doois south of bank.
II. EAKIN.
Attorney at
L 4 w,
UNION i tJKUON.
Prompt attention paid to all biuincss en
trusted to me
Olllce one door south of (hardware
store of Summers & Layne.
I. N. CROMWELL M. I).,
Ph vsician and Surgeon.
UNION
All calls promptly
at-. 'ii. lot to. day or
Oftice one dour south i
if the hardware
store ot an miners .t i.ayne
A St,, fourth house west k"
Itesidence on
Wright's store.
E. BROOKS, M. D.,
Physician & Surgeon,
ISLAND CITY, OllEOON.
BT-Pronq)t attention given to all profes
sional calls, day or night.
T. MoNAUG UTON, M. D.,
Physician & Surgeon,
ELGIN. OREGON.
9U calls promptly attended to, dnv
or niglit.
MRS. A. M. PELIIAM, M. D.
Homcepathic
- Physician.
Diseases of children a .Specialty.
Can be found at the iwdence of G. W.
Ames, north of town.
M. D1T PEBRANDT, M. D..
Physician and Surgeon
UN'ION. Ollli'iON.
Ollico at reidei!ee, fofir doors south of
bank.
j W. 11. EW1N, M. D.,,
Physician and Surgeon,
COVE, OREGON,
All Call- at iciiileii ti l;tv or
night
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E. N. NOR PI f.
RESBO
Has the finest anii'sthctie for extracting
teetit wituont pain known to the profession.
Will practice in all the branehps of modern
uenustry. silver and g.iki wont a specialty
Fine sets of teeth ahva on hand. First
class work and satisfacti 'ii guaranteed.
Oluce, Main street Un.iin. Oregon.
City Meat Market
I'NlDX, OKMtn'N,
BENSON BROS. P.lOPniETORS.
-Beef, lJork, Veal, Mutton, Hams
Lard, Etc,,
KEPT ONSTAXTLY ON HAND.
orureai iaiooai.
UNION, lilt". JN,
ED. RciiVULLARD, Proprietor.
If you want a refreshing Drink
or jr. mil cigar, 'imp in.
jyFi.. .1 1 -h liillia.d a i
the accoiniu "l itiiiii of ci I
i pool table for
HUTS.
Cornucopia Saloon,
1 UNION, OREGON.
WILLIAM WILSON, PROPRIETOR.
Finest of 'iie. Liquors and Ci-
il u
Kept h; Stock.
r-l.t.
for niedi -nil purposes a
specialty.
Good bulla d table,
clable.
I - - In and bo so
LUMBER for SALE
at the High Valley
Saw Mill.
All kin.!
of lumber c.u-tntly on hand
' 1 1 short no'i' ". Prices cheap
or furnish
as tbo ehi'.i
Patronage - Solicited.
6-30tf
W'M. Wl I.K ' NSON A SON.
SALARY $i O WANTK1),
Good A--r - to rieil our (itnoral lino of
in n
! Merciiuii'i -o mkm i j .vooye salary
'Alll bo ;il live" nnu
K Forfu: infiiriiiaitii tubl-oaa:
l C'All ' Ult.N'MItM. a?Pl'LV CO.,
I 178 Wc- . . I'tirenSL.
1-sa.yl Milgugo, 111.
0.&W.T.R.R.
"The Hunt Line"
In Connection with the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILR'D
Forms the
Quickest and Best Route
Between Eastern Oregon and Washington
and rugct bound potnts, as well as
the Popular and Direct
Linn to all
POINTS B AST and SOUTHEAST
PULLMi SLEEPING CARS,
SUPERB DINING CARS, and
FREE SECOND CLASS SLEEPERS
- ThrtiuglL to Chicago via till- Line.
Passenger Trains of this Company are run
ing regularly between
DAYTON, WAITSBURG, WALLA
WALLA, WASH., and PEN
DLETON, OR..
Making close connection at Hunt's June
tion with Northern Pacific trains for Taco
ma, Seattle, Victoria B. C, Ellensburg,
Aorta lamma, rasco, sprague, uneney,
uavenport, opoKme aus, Mime, Helena
St. Paul. Minneapolis,
AND ALL POINTS EAST.
Passenger Train, making above connec
tions leaves l'eniiicion daily, at 7:40 p. m,
Through Tickets Sold to all Points East
at the Lowest Rates.
W. F. WAMSLEY,
Gen'l Fr't and PassTgr Agt.
Walla Walla. Wash.
G. W. HUNT,
President and Gen'l Mna2er.
II. L. DEACON, Tieke
it, Union, Or
r. H. BROWN,
Dealer in
icines
JESS
TOILET ARTICLES,
PERFUMERY, PAINTS,
OILS, GLASS, PUTTY, Etc.
A Complete and Varied Stock of Wall
Paper on hand.
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded
Day or Night.
A full supply of school books con
stantly on hand.
Tlie Cove Drug: Store
JASPER G. STEVENS, Propr.
DEALHIt IX
?E DRUGS,
Patent Medicines, ,
Perfumery, Paints and Oils.
Prescriptions Carefully Prepared,
ALSO DKAI.KIt IN
SPORTING GOODS,
Consisting or
Rides, Shotguns, Pistols
apd Cartridges.
Imported and Domestic Cigars,
icnooi dooks, wc.
OS. KEILBERT,
UNION, OREGON.
A Fine lino of Goods Always in Stock.
Call and Examine Them.
Suits Made to Order,
Cleaning and Repairing.
All work warranted. 12-4-tf.
Union and 'jnmcopia
Stage - Line !
Quickest and Cheapest
Route to the Pino Creek
Mines.
RATES :
' KAHE. mEIOIlT.
nlon to Park- - - 60
" Bautror . - 3 00
Cornucopia 0 00
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and led
je ; Tailor,
WASHINGTON.
Poller Denies Having' the
Presidential Itch.
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
A Satisfactory Arrangement Between
Blaine and Harrison In
dian Soldiers.
M'Asin.s-ttTON, May 1, 1891.
Editok Oregon Scout:
Senator Puffer does not like the
charge that has been made against him
of his being a victim of the presiden
tial itch, and he told a friend that he
thought it was but a part of the pre
arranged programme to use ridicule or
any other weapon that might be avail
able to break the force of the arguments
he has made since he came east in de
fence of the rising of the common peo
ple, as represented by the Farmers'
Alliance and organizations in sympa
thy therewith. Ho says further that
be isn't a candidate for president, and
doesn't expect to be, as ho calculates
to devote the next six years to the
service of the people on the floor of
the United States senate chamber, and
that is about as large a contract as he
cares to undertake during that time.
What is the actual condition of the
United States treasury? How much
cash, available for immediate use, has
the secretary of the treasury at his
command? These questions would
seem t be simple and easy enough to
answer, but what knowledgo does the
public gain when the daily treasury
balance sheet gives the surplus of
available- cash as between eleven and
twelve millions; the director of tho
mint gives it as .$258,000,000, and Sec
retary Foster as $70,000,000. Which,
if either, is right? Certainly all can
not be. Mr. Foster very sensibly says
that he believes it is wise to discuss
the financial affairs of the government
with the public, and most people will
agree with him ; but a solid foundation
is necessary in order to discuss the
matter understanding, and this foun
dation cannot be had until tho people
are given an authoritative statement
concerning the present condition of
the treasury. Let a plain statement
be prepared of the seven hundred and
odd millions of dollars that are known
to be in the treasury, showing just
which are trust funds and which tho
money owned outright by the govern
ment, and bo given out in the place of
the present complicated statement
that nobody outside of the treasury de
partment seems to understand at all
and which is interpreted differently
inside that building.
It is believed that the friends of Mr.
Harrison have succeded in getting Mr,
Blaine to promise that he will write a
letter which will make it impossible
for his namo to bo longer considered
as a presidential possibility, and which
will throw the ontiro Blame influenco
to Mr. Harrison. Mrs. Blaine has
been a valuable ally to tho Harrison
forces, as she is most bitterly opposed
to her husband ever going through
another campaign at the head of his
party's ticket, believing that tho worry
would certainly kill him. Mr. Blame,
if one may believe his closo personal
friends, needed very little persuasion
as far as the use of his own name is
concerned, as ho had long ago reached
tho conclusion that he would never bo
president, and mado up his mind never
again to be a candidate. The Harri
son boom has received an unexpected
accession in tho support of Senator
Quay and Mr. Clarkson, who havo
been considered as being opposed to
tho renomination of Mr. Harrison, and
this is understood here to mean that
there will bo no.organizcd opposition
to him.
Ex-Senator Blair will not go to Chi
na as United States minister, for the
very plain reason that tho emperor of
China has notified tho department of
state that he does not want him to
come. Mr. Blair will bo sent clse-
whero, probably to Japan,
Tho report of the investigation mado
by U. S. officials of tho records of tho
Italians lynched at New Orleans has
been received at tho department of
justico and turned over to Mr. Blaine.
It will probably not bo mado public
until after Mr. Harrison returns and
possibly not until the Italian govern
ment U again heard from.
The house and senate joint commit
tee charged with the investigation of
the printing and distribution of public
documents has, after doing consider
able work, adjourned until Juno. It
is already apparent that the committee
will be ablo to point out the way to
save several hundred housand dollars
a year without injury to public inter
ests.
General Sehulield says ho is ph-ased
with the progress made in i-u-listing
Indians in the army, and that
lie hopes some of the Indian troops
may be organized and sufficiently
disciplined to bo stationed at the
World's fair in '92.
Considerable interest in the speaker
ship light was aroused this week by
the presence here of Mr. McMillin
and sovcral of his lieutenants in con
ference. None of the gentlemen
would sav what thov came for. but it
was evident that they thought it im
portant. .1. 11. C.
County Court.
Road petitioned for by J. W. Kim-
brell et til ; report of appraisers adopt
ed and clerk ordered to issue warrants
for .flGO in payment for same, and
road declared a public highway.
In matter of improvement of
county jail; continued for term.
In matter of appropriation for road
cast of Elgin; IflO appropriated to
improve said road and John McDonald
appointed supervisor.
lload petitioned for by Lou Mahaff
ey in her own right; dismissed.
Road petitioned for by J. C. Oliver
et al; report of appraisers read and ap
proved and warrants drawn in favor of
claimants for amount allowed; road
ordered opened.
In matter of Catherine creek im
provement; continued until July term
of this court.
Road petitioned for by Rudolph
Hug et al; ordered opened.
Road pelioned for by Joseph Ilartly
et al ; ordered opened.
In matter of distribution of road
funds; continued for term.
In matter of settlement with sheriff;
all delinquent rolls turned back with
new warrants; now roll to be mado
out at once and turned back.
In matter of J. H. Smith's tax;
special warrant to sheriff recalled;
clerk to send copy of order to Hamil
ton and ho to account for taxes and
costs.
In matter of Jos. Huffman road ;
road ordered opened.
In matter of return of surveyor's in
struments; instruments returned and
sureties released.
In matter of resignation of Al.
Keifer, road supervisor; resignation
refused; clerk ordered to write Keifer
and urge him to continue.
Road petitioned for by C. B. Leep et
al ; A. P. Greener, Dan Moore and
Clias. Oliver viewers, J. L. Curtis fiur
veyor, to meet at beginning of roatl on
Saturday, May .'50, 1801.
In matter of bonds of Geo. Hender
son ; notice by bondsmen given that
they will not continue as surety and
clerk ordered to notify Henderson and
ask him to file a now bond.
Road petitioned for by II. II. Grubb
et al ; Dan Moore, S. S. Pindoll and
Geo. Brown viewers, J. L. Curtis sur
veyor, to meet at beginning of road on
Friday, May 29, 1891.
Road petitioned for by E. E. Taylor
etal; Sam Thompson, John Graham,
Jr., and T. F. Galloway viewers, J. L.
Curtis surveyor, to meet at John Elli
ott's old place May 2.'1, 1891, or place
of beginning.
In matter of appointmont of road
supervisor lor uistnct xno. v.
Hayncs refused to act and Henry
Hunter was appointed.
In matter of Benjamin Burnett, a
pauper; it appearing tnai jiurneu
needs an operation, ordered that May
allowanco bo sont as usual, and they
instructed that at any time thoy can
havo operation performed ho can have
one quarter's allowanco in advance.
In matter of wood for county; con
tract let to L. A. Robertson for (U
cords at .$3.50 per cord.
In matter of improvement of court
houso; clerk ordered to aUvertiso for
bids, etc.
In matter of resignation of Geo.
Henderson, road supervisor; resigna
tion accepted.
In matter of resignation of J. B. Al
derman, constable; resignation accepted.
HIGH VALLEY.
Brief Personal Mention and
JTo.avm Notes.
FARMERS' ALLIANCE ORGANIRED
A Vltit to Eljlu tnoounter Wl'Jx an in
sane Man Advloe totb
AUlaaot.
High Vataby. Mny II, ml.
Mother Duvig is suffering from brain
affection.
Sam McMwtor and Al Miunick
trapped another old bruin recently.
Mr. Moritte Wilkinson has gone to
inspect Jackson county, Oregon, in
que? t of a now location.
Joseph Logsdou just sailed in horn
Kansas City to find his brother here,
whom ho has not even for sixteen
years. Wo had a larking good time
with Jo. while in Kansas City some
eighteen months ago and now extend
to him a hearty welcome to our circle.
Prof, liork hits organized tho High
valley farmers' alliance, with nine
charter members and fuvon now ap
plications at tho first meeting. The
officers are as follows: President, B.
Logsdon; vice-president, Andrew Wil
kinson; secretary, J. W. Minnick;
treasurer, Moritte Wilkinson; chap
lain, M. E. Wilkinson; steward, Win.
Alexander.
I'rom mo enects oi tno late rain,
frost, dry weather and hard times the
most of us did a fair half day's wor
on tho 10th inst. and went to church
in the afternoon to hear a diacourso
delivered by llev. Mr. Hughes from
Union. The running gear of a Sun
day was framed. However, the hard
shells of all the. old timers will be hard
to crack with the devil's threatening
hammer.
Whilo on a visit to our brothers, ton
miles northeast of Elgin, last week wo
saw many now things and learned of
nninv more. Tho oaudridgu is tho
farmor's Paradise. There wo mot Mr.
G. W. Ruokman ; ho told us that tho
past year he had foaled on his farm
eleven lino colts, ovory one- of them
tiles, and out of twenty-seven calves
four only were heifers. So wo quii tly
drove on, passing many nice farms
and handsome farm dwelling until wo
reached the narrows of Grande Rondo
river whore it cuts through and winds
down somo six miles to where it widens
out to give spreading room to the
pretty little town of Elgin. From
thoro on tho wholo faco of tho earth is
blackened by the plowman. Elgin is
destined to bo a great grain center and
supply point. From every indication
the amount of potatoes being planted,
if thoy mature woll, will fill Grande
Rondo valley four inches deep cm a
level, from bluff to bluff.
Thoro came 'near being a shameful
tragedy enacted thoro by crazy Oris.
Lawson, a Dane, wno is demented at
times. Being a strong, poworlul man
of over 200 pounds weight, a little
lamo in one leg, ho is a holv terror to
all tho neighborhood. Tho spoils
room to como on from sixteen to twon
ty days apart and somo three or four
days prior to thorn ho scorns wild and
sullen, claiming the devil is filling him
full of fire. Ho wants to kill some
body ami tho small children havo been
threatened till their lives are miserable
to thorn, On tho ovening of May lth
Mr. Gyiso Muhlonbergh caino in from
plowing and was standing watering bin
team when Lawson came up behind
him with a big club in his hands and,
without one word of warning, struck
him on tho head with such forco that
his victim was scut tho earth uncon
scious, then liko a savago beast ho set
to work to m al 'o u final finish, but
John Vaes happened to bo closo by
and by Hiiporhnman oflbrtH, with a
club in both hands, succeeded in beat
ing his death grip looso. Ho has mado
several other attelnpts, but with less
success. It is a shamo and a disgraco
to that settlement to let this man
Lawhon remain at largo. School opons
thoro on tho 11th and a number of tho
children havo to pass closo to whoro
tho brainloas loot livos. Ho was takon
to Elgin not long sinoa anil oxnminnd
by u board of somo description, but
tho examining committee-, whoovor
they wore, turned 1dm looso and now
ho is seeking revenge.
The farmers' alliance should always
bear in mind that it is not means but
ends they aro after. They can nevor
get the legislation thoy favor through
either of the old parties. By no twans
tio yourselves to either end of them,
but hold aloft. Sharpen up. Stand
together. Don't Mop over. B con
servative, but keep a fliff upper Hp.
Don't he swallowed up. Kwp the
btH'M out of your bonnet., and ke yotir
i eye on tho demagogue. So, if we are
ready and waiting, out from the dHrk-nt't-a
and gloom of advrte inrctun
Htaiu on shall come tho dawn and the
day's risen pltndir of triumph and
8uecew. The farmer aro the greatest
suflWiM from all combimcionM. Tho
prices on nil their farm product aro
made by them, even on every egg be
fore the old hen has determined to
lay it. Nhw the farmer never was the
aggressor. The object of nearly nl
the trusts is to crush him. Ho mnkos
three-fourths of all the woalth of tho
country, but is not permitted to onjoy
but a small portion of it. Ho makes
2 per cent, on capital invested, with
till his hard work, while, the dear, pro
tected manufacturers, on tin avorago,
make IKi per cent. Our business tuou
and farmers must stand together and
help each other, tho only way that in
sures success; but tho fanners havo
done about all the standing together
and holping that, has been dono for
years past. They have hplpwd their
towns to grow and prosper; to sue
thoir cities' school facilities become tho
boat, outranking tho farmoru' fifty to
ono; to see their citie.H enjoy free de
livery of mails at tho expense of all,
and notwithstanding all this, and
more, to their tutor mortification they
havo known their towns to quiotly use
thoir combined forco, so easy of access,
in our legislature and secure class laws
against the farm interests. Lot .500
bodies of men be at liberty to make
rato shoots at ploasuro and to unmake
or cut and re-out them in every di
rection at thoir own unlimited discre
tion, or want of discretion, and with
little restraint on tho part of tho law,
which lots tho bondholders go scot
free, railroads and corporations pay
taxes on only a small portion of thoir
wealth, and makes tho fanuors pay
three-fourths of the taxes for the sup
port of tho government, and then tell
how contented and happy thoy ought
to bo that thoy livo under a govern
ment of equal riglitH. Thoy put him
on tho back with one baud, telling
him how prosperous ho is, whilo thoy
havo tho oilier hand in his pocket
filching from him tho fruits of his
honest toil. Happy, happy farmer 1
How tho rainbow of promise illumi
nates his future pathway!
J. W. Ml.VNIOIC.
HOimi POWDER NUGGETS.
Business is prospering.
A prospect for rain is oncouraging
the furmors.
Wo had a beautiful snow fall and
quito a frosty frcozo, recently, anil wo
fear tho frost has injured tho early
sown barley.
Mr. Will Shaw, Jr., tho gonial and
obliging agent for tho Frank Bros.'
Implement Co., is doing a fair business
in this community.
It is too bad, girls, that tho littlo red
wagon was so sadly demolished ; but
don't dio in despair; it will soon bo
repaired, with now hundlos, ami then
watch out.
Wo think thoro is a marked inoroaso
in the wealth of all tho young moil in
this community, ovory "best follow"
boing in possession of a now buggy,
which is at tho command of tho fair
sox.
Wo think, by tho number of lino
horses wo seo parading our streots, that
tho farmers aro becoming greatly in
terested in the improvement of tho
stock of their horses. Wo carefully
note such an improvement as boing
ono that is needed.
Elder E. P. Waltz, of this placo, wa3
agreeably Biirpriecd on tho Gth inst. by
a largo number of tho young pcoplo
assembling at his residonco in honor
of his fiftioth birthday. A nico pres
ont was mado. A good, social timo
was tho unanimous voto of all presont
May ho havo many happy returns of
tho annivorsary of his birthday,
OnSKltVKK.
Bubscrlbo for anil advertise In Tiik.Okv
oon Scout.