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ttijoit to tit
Hero Will tino ProsB tho People's KlRlitH Maintain.
3l?e Oregor? 5eout
Is recognized as the leading
paper of Union county.
Sfye Oregon 5eout
Has double tho circulation of
any paper in the county.
rlF:
VOJj. VII.
UNION, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 181)1.
NO. 19
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J. W. SIIKI.TO.V. J. M. CAIUtOLL
SHELTON & CARROLL,
Attorneys a,1 Law,
UNION, OltKUON.
Special attention given to nil business
entrusted to its.
Oflicc two docs south of bank.
R. EAKIN,
Attorney at Law,
I'NION OtlKOON.
Prompt attention paid to all business en
trusted to me
Ofllco one door south of (hardware
store of Summers it Layne.
I. N. CROMWELL M. I).,
Phvsician Surgeon.
t'NlON JLEGON.
All calls promptly ai'i-ided to, day or
night.
Olllce oil'1 door south of the hardware
store of Summer Si Lay tie Residence on
A St., fourth house west ' Wright's store.
E. BROOKS, M. 1).,
Physician & Surgeon,
ISUA -U CITY, uUKGON.
OPl'romp' attention given to all profes
sioual calK day or night.
T. Mi-NAUGHTON, M. D.,
Physician & Surgeon,
ELGIN. ORKCON.
OPAll fails promptly attended to, day
or uigiu.
MRS. A. M. PELHAM.M. D.
Homrapathic
. F Si v si c i a n.
Discitcs of ''hildrcn a Specialty.
Can be found at the ..-.deuce of O. W.
Ames, north ni town.
m. dittebrandt, m. u.,
Physician and Surgeon,
rSIN. OU'.'ION.
Ollicc at re i.ienee. iour ,.o,rs south of
bank.
i' W il. EWIN. m. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
COVE, OREGON,
All Call :M .fiulcii t' day or night.
1)11 E. N. .soil nr.
RESID-r.WT iD:s3T3ST.
lias the finest niuestlietic for extracting
teeth without pain known to the profession
"Will practice in all the; brunches of modern
dentistry. Silver and gol t u ork a specialty.
Fine sets oi teeth alway- on hand. Kirst
class work mid satisfaction guaranteed.
Olllce. Main street Union. Oregon.
City Meat Market,
' MON, OIlKt.DN,
BENSON BROS, rj.;opaiETORS.
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, Hams
Lard, Etc,,
KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
1
orfeal saloon,
U.n ION oK . .ON,
ED. tf .".MILLARD, J-'gprietor.
If you w:int a retr diing Drink
or k .! dga:. n op in.
El&'Vv- 'i i ill ir. i ,i ;iiu table for
theaccoiiri. ii uiou of e i mrs.
....Cornucopia Saloon,
VS ; nion. on : )N.
WILLIAM WILSON, PROPRIETOR.
Finest ol "e. Liquors and Ci-
fri. -- Kept i. :ock.
for tu-i!' inl purposes a
specialty.
flood hi l a d .mIIh. i In and ho so
ciable, LUMBER for SALE
hi 'he High " "luv
Saw Mill.
All kind - amber mitlyon hand
orfurnl-h' -!irrt .. . I'rices cheap
as tho ehe i
Patronage - Solicited.
5-30tf
. vf. V. SNON.tSON,
oALAll 1 -1 ) WANTKD,
Clood A- i S,'il r litimral lino of
ercliao No in- i . Auoyo salary
.111 be I i'l "
For ui' i.i u.f.imi-i . ' Mrws:
f .M . OHM : PPIiV 00.,
178 W i.i . ... llurflii.St..
4.23.yl OiloaKO. III.
0.&W.T.R.R.
rr-!- TT x T ' ft
-JLJ1U jdluul ume
In Connection with tho
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILR'D
Forms tho
Quickest and Hest Route
Between Eastern Oregon and Washington
and FuRct bound points, as well as
the Popular and Direct
Line to all
POINTS E a ST and SOUTHEAST
PULLM, SLEEPING CARS,
SUPERB DINING CARS, and
FREE SECOND CLASS SLEEPERS
Through to Chicago via tills Lino.
Passenger Trains of this Company are rim
ing regularly between
DAYTON, WAITSBURG, WALLA
WALLA, WASH., and PEN
DLETON, OR..
Making close connection at Hunt's Junc
tion with Northern Pacific trains for Taco
ma, Seattle, Victoria, 1$. C, Ellensburg,
North Yakima. Pasco, Bpraguo, Cheney,
Davenport. Spokmo Falls, Butte, Helena.
St. Paul, Minneapolis,
AND ALL POINTS EAST.
Passenger Train, making above connec
tions leaves Pendlefon 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 Pass'gr Agt.
Walla Walla. Wash.
G. W. HUNT,
President and Gen'l Muager.
H. L. DEACON, Tieke
it, Union, Or
R. H. BROWN,
Dealer in
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 hund.
Tlie Cove Drug Store
JASPER G. STEVENS, Propr.
DEAI.KK IN
PURE DRUGS,
Patent Medicines,
Perfumery, Paints and Oils.
L'ruscrlptioiiH Carefully Prepared,
AI.80 DEALEK IN
SPORTING GOODS,
Consisting of
Rifles, Shotguns, Pistols
and Cartridges.
Imported and Domestic Cigars,
C5CI1001 1500KS, 111C.
JOS. KEILBERT,
erckl : Tailor,
UNION, OREGON.
iV 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 -ruucopia
Stage - Line
Quickest and Cheapest
Route to the Pino Creek
Mine..
KATES :
rAHK. JTBEIOHT.
ulon to Park
" ' Baiiuur
3 00 lUo
sopla 0 00 SHo
" " Cormieopl
Drns and MBdiG
WASHINGTON.
Peffcr
on the Fanners'
Alliance.
THE CHASE OF THE ITATA.
President Harrison Returns From His
Long Trl and Finds Plenty
of Work to do.
Washington, May 15, 1S91.
Editor Oukoon Scout:
Senator Poller, evidently speaking
by authority, savs that no third party
will bo formed by the convention
which is to be held in Cincinnati next
week, and he considers that the silly
rumors about there being danger of
the convention being controlled by
socialists and anarchists woro the work
of parties opposed to the gathering
which promises to bo to important
and fruitful. "We have not come,"
said the senator earnestly, "to destroy,
but to build up. Our mission is not to
compel the rich man to give up what
ho has, but to devise some way by
which the poor and oppressed may be
relieved. We aro united upon tho
necessity of benefitting labor and
when I say labor I mean the work of
every ono who helps to add to the
wealth of the country by what he pro
duces. This includes tho builders, tho
railroad employes, tho factory hands,
and, most of all, tho farmers.
"This is a government of tho people,
for the peoplo and by tho people. The
people will see that tho reform comes
in good season. This conference
which we will hold at Cincinnati will
be one step toward reaching tho final
result, and we have arranged also for a
series of mammoth mass meetings in
all sections of the country during this
summer. When the Farmers' Alli
ance movoment was confined to Kan
sas we had to work down among the
people and reach them by word of
mouth. Tho newspapers continually
misrepresented us snd distorted our
speeches. Wo have now come to that
point where they arc giving us a re
spectful hearing, and we can feel sure
that our meetings will bo correctly
reported.
"Wo do net expect to form a third
party at Cincinnati. There will bo no
discussion of candidates or preparation
of a party platform. These things, if
they come at all, must como later,
We shall content ourselves with isstv
ing a brief tiddress to tho people of the
country, and then wo will go out
again among them preaching this new
gospel of relief from debt at usurious
interest and from labor which continu
ally adds to tho wealth, of tho employer
and loaves nothing for the employe."
By a curious coincidence, just after
leaving Sonator Poller, I met ox-Sena
tor Ingalls, who has evidently loft that
big croj) of potatoes in tho care of his
hired men. Mr. Ingalls declines to
say what brought him hero just at this
time, but there is a rumor in insido
circles that ho was sontfor by Mr. liar
rison, who is desirous of making him
his friend, for tho purpose of asking
his advico about some very important
matters, and that if lie proves agreea
bio he will be tendered an important
federal position, possibly tho Secretary
ship of War. Of course there may bo
nothing at all in this, but tho fact that
Mr. Ingalls should come here at this
season, entirely unexpected by any of
his friends, gives it a plausibility.
Tho minor officials of tho Navy de
partment regard the chase of tho Chi
lian insurgent nteamcr Itata as a first
class lark, and regrets are heard on all
sides that tho speakers aro not aboard
one or tho other of tho United States
vessels now in tho Pacific ocean. No
one believes that it will be anything
more than a jolly picnic, and nobody
cares threo snaps about either the
Chilian government or the insurgents.
Of courso tfie government was com
pelled to act upon the request of the
Chilian minister and seize the Itata;
but if it had desired to keep her, a
stronger force than a singlo doputy
marshal would probably havo been
placed in charge. It was a good deal
like tho prize crews of one man each
which were placed in charge of cap
tured Canadian sealers in Bohring Sea
season before last.
Mr, Harrison has returned vafo and
Bound from his long trip, and ho un
doubtedly knows a heap more- thun ho
did when he started ; but it is yet, to
bo scon whether his increased knowl
edge is to be wisely used, or whether it
is to swell his head with egotism. Ho
finds plenty of work waiting for him,
and if tho fear expressed by many
that Mr. Blaino will not be able to re
sume his duties until he takes a long
rest is verified, ho will find it extreme
ly difficult to dispose of bomc of it,
particularly that relating to foreign
nations, much of which is at this time
in an unfinished condition, where it
requires skillful handling, if wo aiv to
maintain the prestige which Mr. Hlaino
has undoubtedly given us by his ad
ministration of tho State department.
I do not think that Mr. Blaine's health
is in tho condition that some people
are trying to make tho country believe
it is. He hud his own reasons for
remaining in Now York a few days,
and his health had nothing to do with
it. See if you don't hear more about
Blaino before long. J. II. C.
COVE CULLINQS.
Covk,
Hotel wanted,
Oregon, May 1!7, 1S91.
Tho prospect for heavy crops was
never more encouraging.
A number of excursionists arc out in
tho mountains east of town.
Mr. J. Liontanco hag commenced
work on the addition to his residence,
All tho sick in this vicinity aro im
proving under tho treatment of Dr
Ewin.
The Cove ilouring mills continue to
run day and night as they have heavy
contracts to fill.
Ouite a number ol transient aro
visiting the Coyo this season. It is
the most attractive place in the valley.
Royal Jones was kicked in tho face
bv a colt, cuttiim him very badly. He
has been troubled with exsessive bleed
ing.
A very rigorous gamo of base ball
took place here Sunday, resulting in
19 to U6 in 8 innings in favor of tho
hard knockers.
Mr. E. P. McDaniel, son and
daughter attended the laying of the
corner stone of tho Presbyterian church
at Elgin, last Friday.
Some seem to think and not without
good evidences that beo culture will bo
a success hero. Some fow parties have
them and report them doing well.
Dr. A. L. Richardson of La Grande,
has arranged to havo an ollico in
Writrht's building. Ho will bo hero
Mondays and Thursdays of each week
Mr. John Smith of Axvans, Mo. has
joined his wile, who has been visiting
hor sister for tho past two months
Thov aro tho cuests of Mrs. E. P. Mc
Daniel.
A nieco of Mr. J. M. Cravins ar
rived from tho east this week. Sho
came for tho purposo of making the
old gentloman a companion, as ho is
getting feeble.
Why don't some energetic person
with some means start a hotel in this
placo? It-is ono of tho most economi
cal and favorablo locations for that
business. Thore are at prcsont nino
boarding houses, and all would givo
up the business. There wero twelve
carriago loads of people in town last
Sunday and if thero was good accom
modation many moro would como.
Wo invito you all to como and ex
amine so that you may recommend
our location, if not porsuaded to re
main yoursolves.
Reduced Rates.
Kates over tho Union Pacfic lino, on tho
certificate plan, havo been made (or meet
ings sjiecillcd below; passengers paying
full faro going will bo returned at onc-IUh
faro on certificates signed by the secretary
of tho meeting:
Tho State Convention of tho V. O. T. U.,
to bo held in Portlund May 23d to 29th In
clusive, (from rail stations in Oregon.)
Tho Orund Lodge, Grand Encampment
and Grand Assembly of tho I. O, O. F to
beheld at Seattle, Wash,, May 11th to 25th
imclusive, (from rail stations in Washing
ton.) Agents will sell to Portland only.
Meeting of tho Washington State Grange,
to bo held at Goldendale, Wash., Juno 2nd
to Oth inclusive, (from all rail stations In
Oregon and Washington.) Agents will sell
to Grunts Pass only.
Meeting ol tho Seventh Day Advcntlsts,
to bo held at Walla Walla, Wash., May
10th to 20th Inclusive, (from rail station in
Oregon and Washington.)
U, II, Church Conference, to bo held at
Hood Itlver Jun 17th to 22nd Inclusive,
(from rail station In Oregou.)
W. II. HuitniuuT,
a, a. p a.
HORTICULTURE.
Report, oft lie Commission
er ofthis disirict.
UNION COUNTY IN THE LEAD
Sho Produces a Largar Amount Anil
Better Variety of Fruit
Than any Othor.
We are indebted to James Heiuler
shott, of the State Hoard of Horticul
ture, for a copy of tho report, of the
board. For tho benefit of our renders
we herewith present a few extracts
from Mr. llcndorsliott's report of tho
fifth district, of which ho is com mis
Monor. He savs :
Tho fifth district, comprising us it
does, tho counties of Umatilla, Union,
Baker, Wallowa, Malheur, Grant and
Harney, comprise a vast oxtent, of tor
ritory so great that to do ample justice
to its horticultural interests would re
quire the constant wrvicn of tho com
missioner at least, oight months in
each year.
I have, In the past two years, in an
official capacity, visited many parts of
the State and havo as yet to mhi any
fruit that excels that grown in East
ern Oregon.
until quite recently it was not
deemed necessary for its inhabitants
to turn their attention lo agricultural
or horticultural pursuits. The unlimi
ted bunch grass supplied sufficient
food for the countless thousands of
horses, cattle and sheep that roamed
over the vast hills and plains; but tho
bunch grass is fast disappearing; tho
cattle interest is no longer king; in
stead tho culture of fruit is fast be
coming ono of Eastern Oregon's chief
industries, and will, in the near future,
bo ono of its many sources of wealth.
In many places where not long
smeu iinugiib eouiu no seen save a
a small inclosuro and a few cowboys,
may now be seen a uomfortablo resi
dence, an interesting family, a live
man and a thrilty young orchard; but
wo aro fast becoming surrounded on
all sides with that deadly enemy of
fruit and tho disturber of man's mor
als, tho codlin moth, from which, uw
less tho greatest vigilanco is main'
taincd, our fruit interests will sullbr as
greatly as in Western Oregon.
Umatilla county lias some very ex
tensive fruit belts, Milton and vicinity
being the most ox tensive. The young
orchards aro, save a fow exceptions,
thrifty and woll cared for; the older
ones in many places aro sadly neglect
ed and badly affected with codlin
moth and other pests of a less harnifu
nature.
Much of tho fruit afi'ected with inolli
is sold as "windfalls," thereby scatter
ing tho pests throughout the country
With but fow exceptions those who
aro engaged in in tho fruit industry in
Umatilla county aro alivo to tho im
portance of a thorough and systematic
caro of thoir orchards, yet you will
occasionally find an old fossil who has
"No prido of ancestay nor hopo of re
ward," whoso orchard presents a sad
picture, whoso slovenly manner is an
eye-soro to those whoso prido is in tho
neat appearance of their orchards.
Wallowa county will soon bo noted
for her fine fruits; tho acreage in
creases at least threo hundred per
cent, each year. Apples, pears, plums,
prunes anc chorrics grow to perfection
in tho Wallowa valloy proper, whilo in
tho eastern portion of tho county,
bordering on Snako river, known as
tho "Imnaha Valloy," in addition to
tho abovo montior.ed fruits, peaches.
apricots and grapes grow to perfection,
and as for vegetables, it is truly won
derful; watormoloiiH from fit) to lb
pounds, squash from 75 to 200 pounds
aro no unusual things.
Union county, perhaps, produces
moro fruit and a greater variety than
any other county in this district.
Grande Rondo valloy is tho most ex
tensive valley in tho county; it is 32
miles long and about 18 wido. Tho
fruit bolt is confiiftd mostly to tho
foothills. Tho Covo is considered to
bo tho best fruit section in tho valloy,
and as for berries and small fruit it
cannot bo excolled, Fivo hundred
and sixty (fi(50) gallons of strawborrics
havo been grown on ono acre, and
tlioy sold for 50 and 75 cents u gallon
that, too, on lund that can bo pur
cluisod for from $25 to 10 per acre.
Eagle and Pine valleys, in the fouth
I ern part of Union county, are woll
adapted to the citltuic of fruit, and aro
unsurpassed for the production of al
falfa, which, tluring the season, pro
duces from five to seven tons per aore.
Bees in Eagle valley do remarkably
well, and bee culture is fast Incoming
one of tho chief industries. The val
ley is also notoil for its fine vegetables,
surpassed only by the linnnha vulley
of Wallowa.
Hakor county's fruit, belt, in a gun
eral point of view, is confined to Burnt
and Snake rivers. In addition 10 all
other varietie's abovo mentioned, Eng
lish walnuts, peanuts, sweet potatoes,
gr.ipos and poaches grow to perfection.
The cojllin moth made sad havoo with
the apple ciop on Snake and a portion
of Huriit riviTu this season.
.Malheur wms the last county to tlo
cbire that Mm cattle interest was no
longer king, consequently her orchards
are young anil limited in extent.
Fruit where tried has done well ; al
ready the settlers are planting or
ehaidu extensively. In a few years
Malheur county will grow large quan
tities of excellent fruit.
We have in Union county one or
chard badly allectod and two slightly
with the codlin moth, and in ouch
case the importation of infected fruit
or boxes did the work.
The culture of fruit is fast brooming
ono of Oregon's principal industries
and chief sources of wealth. Tho
thorough protection of this industry
should command the earnest attention
of the ontiio State.
The law creating the State board of
horticulture should bo so amended as
to give the board tho power to declare
all orchards and nurseries afi'ected
with fruit pests a nuisance. They
should havo power to prevent tho im
portation or exportation tl diseased
trees or fruit.
Common carriers or private poisons
should bo prohibited, undor a heavy
penalty, from receiving or carrying
trees or fruit unless accompanied by a
certificate of tho shipper that said
articles wero free from pests.
It is only a question of time when,
unless tho greatest vigilance is used,
tho fruits of Eastern Oregon will be as
badly afi'ected as in other portions of
tho State.
NORTH POWDER NUOQETS.
North Powder is still kicking.
Excessive dry weather is being had
at present.
How about tho "Leaguo" you havo
formed, boys? Is it a conspiracy?
The outlook for a good crop is a
gloomy ono and fanners aro beginning
to look "blue."
Mr. Rothchild, of tho firm of Gor
hain it Rothchild, returned recently
from a business trip to Portland.
Mr. Henderson, residing a fow miles
from this placo, is growing bettor aftor
an illness of some six months.
Tho Graham bro thorn aro preparing
to locate permanently on Snako river,
having made preparations to sell ofT
all thoir horses, cattlo and farming im
plements on tho 17th of June.
R. T. Wakefield has a buggy with a
wonderful propensity that but fow
havo acquired, Recontly, when pre
paring to take his best girl out riding,
ho found his buggy had gone to roost,
having perched itself upon the top of
the shed all right sido up.
Quito an exodus has occurred hero
during tho past week. A party con
sisting of four families departed for
Jackson county, Oregon. Most of tho
party went intending to locate at that
placo, whilo some wont for tho pur
poso of renewing thoir health. Wo
aro sorry to lose bo many Irom our
littlo community, but hopo tlioy may
bo successful whorovor tlioy may cast
thoir anchor. Thoir progress was-
somewhat impeded by nine head of
horses, belonging to Mr. Gooch, mak
ing thoir escape at Auburn. Having
failed lo find thorn, they havo agaiu
resumed their journey.
Ohskuvkk.
NOTICE.
God's Blessing to Humanity So Bays an
Oregon l'ioneor, Ninety Years Old.
Fouest Guovk, Or., March 10. I have
used tho OltKGON KIDNE.Y TEA and
obtained Immcdlntu relief. It la God's
blessing to humanity. I take ploasuro In
recommending It to tho n filleted. I urn
now nearly ninety years old, camo to Ore
gon In 1HI2 In the employ of the Hudson
Hay Company, and slnco I began using the
OUKflOH KIPNHY TEA I onjoy flood
health. PAVID MUNI10W,
j