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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1891.
UNION PACIFIC TIMi: TAHLK.
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NOTIOU.
On account of tlic change made in the
management of this paper, all accounts due
up to Jan 15. ISM. must bo settled without
j delay. Those knowing themselves imlebt-
cd tothelpaper are retpiestcd to come in
and pay up without further urging.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
A Paragraphic Record ot Recent Happen
ings m and Around the City.
"llorder Land"" at Wright s hall tonight.
Dross goods at groatly rcducd prices at
Levy's.
Dr. Kwing, of the Cove, was in the city
Tuesday.
Services at the M. K. church next Sunday
as usual.
A.J. Ooodhrod visited La Grande Inst
Thursday.
K. P. McIJaniel, of the Cove, was in the
city yesterday.
Frank Phy returned from the Sound
country Monday.
Frank Hidwell and wife have returned
from Maker City.
A new sidewalk has been placed in front
of Sherman' saloon.
We are indebted to Oeo. lieuson for fa
vors shown this week.
The council has ordered a street grade es
tablished on Main street.
Iiuttcr and eggs taken in exchange for
goods at Mrs. ltinehart's.
All kinds of millinery goods at cost, for
cash only, at Mrs. ltinehart's.
Mrs. Clute, of South Union, has been
very sick for several days past.
John Perlcy and wife and Mrs. Kd. Me
Cann, of Malheur, came down Tuesday.
Spring and summer hats at cost the re
mainder of the season at Mr. Summers.'
The baker City street car line will be dis
continued for want of Milllcient patronage.
Don't forget to call at Tin: Scout olliee if
you are in need of job printing of any kind.
All who can should attend the pioneer
meeting today and tomorrow at La Grande.
K. W. Panic has purciiaed the Wallowa
Signal and will hereafter conduct the same.
The MNso.- Maggie Dobbin and Neva
Ciillillan visited La Grande last Thursday.
John Morrison, of Island City, made our
olllce a plcrsant and substantial visit Mon
day. Mr. Kd. Collins and Miss Gtissie Horry
were married ut Summorvillu on the 0th
i ii st .
John Shoemaker and wife, of Snake
river, were in the city the fore part of the
week.
Turner Oliver wont to Sunimerville Sat
urday on a v:--it. llo returned home yes
terday. Mrs. Jabob lilouh, of Athena, is on a vis
it to her parents in this city, Mr. and M.rs.
A. Levy.
Fred Davis, who has been attending the
State Un!vcr-lty at Kugonc, rotumed home
Sunday.
Mrs. Nichols, of Haker City, sister of Mrs.
A. .1. Goo lbrod of the Cuntonnial hotel, is
visiting in tins city.
Geo. liaird lias moved hi barber shop to
the Iirown it .(ones building one door north
of his variety store.
Mrs. A. .1. Guodbrod returned from Pino
valley Tueday evening, whore she has
been visiting relative.
0. M. Whitehead, of Island CitJ-, was in
town a few days ago in the interests of
Frank Urn.' eompany.
Hall llrotbiTs, of Union, will now carry
the full lino of Frank Brothers.' Implement
Company's machinery. Jl-12-liii
.Ino.S Clark. K S. McComas. D. A. Mo
Allister and Frank Hartute, of La Grande,
wore- m the eity Tuesday.
Miss Iloltie Dobbin, who has been at
toudins schoo. at Forest Grove, returned
homo W.dti.".lay of last week.
Frank Hidwell has bought the J. 11. Ft
ton property from Geo. lluird. Ho will
ooeupy th sm.' us a rosiditice .
have y"U - n tho tino lino of now hats
jn..t leceivut ai Levy'.'? Your initial
placed in each of these line hats you buy.
The Haker county grand Jury rufnsod to
act in regard t tho county --crip steal and
in eonseqit' nee a new jury wid bo drawn.
Mrs. J. il. Corbin and son. HlUhn, re
turned home Saturday from Eugene where
Elisha has been attending tho istate uni
versity .
At the ball .game Sunday John Hlizo re
ceived a severe blow on the nose by a
groundor which ho lot slip through his
hands.
The soldiers on trial at Walla Walla for
the lynching of the gambler. Hunt, wore
onSa'turday acquitted, the jury being out
only about ton iniiiiitoi.
You can always find a good supply of
btutionory, school books, novels, etc., at the
potoll!co:.tore. A. lino lot of pinion and
llowor sted just rocoived. !-'
The iwople of Sitininorviile are making
anoilbrtto have a branch road built from
tliolr town to eonnoet with tho Klgin branoh
of the Uniou Pacifis at IuiMer.
Now typti and material just received at
thboMiw, wldeli bettur enables us te oswmie
line job work on short uoUee. CJiv tu a
call if you want a good, ueal jtAi.
At I'rinevitie iat Thursday eveulng a
man named H Isenlmot sii..t one Alton
Henry, of CUico, Oai. TUt wund dl 1 n-t
proTO fatal. Isenluwt I" unr
Don't think bec ame the Alhambra lub
lialocu1 i.ru'U'HZatloti l!.Lir (My that
tbey an- n .t hmI. e t n - "I 1
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allow tlianwai.k ulUuUai - t' 'I--'-
K O. ramcroi,. the fo.it r.i.-er. .Mine
been made with a man of Independence,
Oregon.
! A surprise party was given Mr. and Mr.
' G. F. Hall last Friday evening. A number
were present who enjoyed themselves very
I nni"h. being well entertained by the host
and hostess.
Tickets for the entertainment tonight by
tho Alhatnbra Club are on sale at Wright's
store. General admission. SO cents; re
served seats. 73 cents; children under 12
years, 25 cents.
Dr. M. Dlttebrandt will take his depar
ture in a few days for Philadelphia to at
tend the Jefferson Medical college. He
will be aceompanied by his wife and Will
visit his old home in Nebraska before en
tering the school. They will return about
the first of May.
Win, Stull and .lohn Ixicknano became
involved in a quarrel over a ffatne of cards
at Hennnor on Wednesday night, the 17th
inst., when Stull shot Lockuaiio, the bullet
taking etiect in the left shoulder blade and
lodging in the abdomen. It is thought tho
wound will prove fatal.
Mr. T. H. Glast'ord, the owner of the
Paddy's creek mine, arrived in town on
Tuesday evening's stage. Mr. Glasford is
on his way to New York. He will, on his
return, be accompanied by capitalists who
will inspect the mines and most likely
make some Investments.
it is rumored that Dr. W. E. Harm's has
purchased the Signal newspaper property
and will iinmediaiely assume charge Wo
are assured that the sale is liable to be
completed this week, and our information
implies that the paper will bo the demo
cratic organ of Wallowa county. Chief
tain, Ira Hornish, who has been acting as day
clerk at the Centennial hotel for some time
past, received a telegram Tlnirday last
stating that Ids father was wry sick at bis
home in Kansas. Ira immediately made
preparations and started for homo on the
evening train. He will probably return in
a short time if hW father gets better.
The ball jramos of the Interstate League
on Saturday and Sunday ivero as follows:
Walla Walla vs Pendleton, 11 to .land IV
to 5 in favor of Walla Walla ;P aker City vs
La Grande; the game on Saturday was 9 to
t in favor of La Grande. On Sunday the
game at tho end of the 10th inning stood
li to ".and was called on account of rain,
and declared a'.draw
Last Saturday two boys named Olinger
and Hay Miller wore playing bull at Walla
Walla, when some dispute- arose as to who
was to chAse the ball. Miller refusing to
do so, OlVngor caught him by tho two
shoulders Jroni behind, and planted his
knee in hiback. Young Miller was soon
taken very! sick, and died Wedneday front
the effects (inthe injuries. Hotli boys wore
about !l years old.
A Washington dispatch of the 19th says:
"In accordance with the findings of the
court of impiiry in theoasu of tho lynching
of Hunt by United Stated troops at Fort
Walla Walla, Wash., Secretary Proctor this
morning ordered the court-martial to try
Colonel Charles E. Conipton, of the Fourth
cavalry, for negligence in failing to take
proper aU-ps to pieve'it the lynching. Tho
court will meet July 1 next."
Tho Popublican has for a woek or two
been making a kick about some cord wood
being piled hi th alleys, contrary to ordi
nance No. 2. Our attention lias boen cillod
to the matter by .me nfour residents who
would like to know If it is any worse to
obstruct an allev ilh wood tli.ni to build a
carriage house in 'he middle of an alley.
However, it may bo that tho man o.wniiiK
the wood is not serving in an ollicial capac
ity for the city, and the man with the car
riage house is, which makes quite a diffor
oiiio. Don't you see?
A large and apprc iative audience was at
liust's opera house last evening to witnesi
tho nrodiictioii of 'he drama llorder Land
The cast was splendid, and every character
was adinirabb portrayed, withstand
ing chat tliis wus the second rendition of
tho drama, the interest of the public in
stoad of diminishing bad increased, and
. vfii-vone nre.-ont ouioved the performance
hugely. It is possible that ihe play will bo
product d at La Grande ami Lnloii, and if
such is tho case, the Uludo promises those
people a rare trea Halter city uianc.
Asocial gamoot baseball was indulged
in Sunday betweno the home nine and the
G ive club. Tlied-M- was n t cry agreo
able, but quite a number were iii attend
ance at the game, which was very interest
ine. The -core a the end i the fth lulling
wano to i in favor of Cove. This is tho
Hist practice jfnto for our boys this season,
and it is thouaht they will do better next
timo. The Cove iaui is composed of
young men who take a grant deal of interest
in tho matter and "play bull'' for all thoro
is In it. A return game will soon be played
at Cove.
We are in receiot of an invitation to at
tend tho Stale Teachers' Association to be
held at Nownort. Oregon, on June 30 nnd
July 1,2 and !!, also a programme of tho
eseroiseB for Uio four days. Tho following
notice is issued to parties desiring to attend
from Eastern Oregon: 'Persons who
truvul over the Union Pacific railroad to
attend the Htate Teacliors' Association at
. Aiiort. Oreuoii. to bo held June 30 to
July S, should state their destination to the
luiiiinunvV aaunu from whom they huy
tickets on starting and nrooure a corliiioato
from hlin. This is necessary to seouro the
U nefltof the reduced rates.''
r.tmarKable Romu.
Mrs. Michael Curtain. Plniulleld, 111.,
makes the statement that she caught cold,
which seitled on her I u nasi she was treated
for a month by lur family physician, but
jjrew worse, lie told her she was a nope
le.s victim of i-onsmuptiou aud that no
wedicUdne eould cur hsr. diugm
suggwtfld Ur. King's New Ii-.v.ry for
Ljli--UIupt,..o; :. .uvh' .i I' l l'- and to
her delight fouud herself b. lu ll tied from
lir-t dose, hhe i ontl med Us u and after
,., ing ui imttV- : -tin I her . Ii - i und
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THE KBV SCHOOL HOUSE.
Erected at Once.
Tho bonnl of school director? for
this district met Monday night to con
sider and adopt plans nnd specilien
Hons for the proposed addition to our
present school building. The bids,
four in number, were opened Saturday
and were a follows: S. L. Hunter,
$S,920; Dion Keefe, $S,3Q; Murray iv
Hrrtwn,.?S,l00; .1. U. Thomson, .fSOOO.
The bid of Dion Kcefo was on plans
and specifications drawn by. I. T. Jones
of Walla Wnllu; S. L. Hunter and
Murray it Iirown on plans and specifi
cations by Wm. lvivnig, and J. H.
Thomson on plans and specifications
; by himself and M. Heritage. Hither
; of the plans and specifications were
: good, but the board, after considora
' Hon, adopted those of .1. T. Jones and
i the contract was let to Dion Keefe, of
' Walla Walla, for.fS.UJO for the main
building, with additional contract to
raise the walls of the old building two
feet and put new roof on the same to
correspond with the new building.
The addition will contain four
i rooms 2-lx-lO each two up and two
j down stairs. Tho main entrance, will
; be at front, opening into a hall which
' runs through to old building. The
first and second stories will be each III
feet from floor to ceiling with mansard
roof to cover entire building, leaving
an auditorium of 12 feet virtually
making the whole building a threo
storv structure but the auditorium
will not bo finished until required. !
Dolh the old and new building is to be
sand finished on outside and pointed
to represent stone, and all rooms and
halls on inside to bo wainscoted four
feet high, all wood work to receive two
coats of paint besides priming coat,
and finished complete, ready for furni
ture, within four months from date of
contract.
The building, when completed, will
present it very attractive and imposing
appearance and will be of sufficient seat
ing capacity for a. number of years to
come. It will contain eight rooms,
besides a private office for principal
and the large auditorium overhead.
It will be one of tho finest in tho state
and our citizens can justly point with
prido to tho magnificent structure.
WATER WORKS.
An
VYr.niiant svstem to be Put in at
Once, by the City.
The bids for putting in a system of
water works for our city were opened
on Wednesday last and taken under
consideration by tho council, and on
Saturday evening tho contract was let
to Dion Iveefe, of Walla Walla, for
I SI 0(1(1. Tlim o were a lnimbor of
other bids, tho amounts of which wo
did not learn. The contract calls for
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a gravity system, with 1U inch main
extending from tho intersection of
Main and A streets 12,-1. '55 feet oast to
a. point on Catherine creek. Besides
this the contract calls for .'5,100 feet of
0 and 8 inch main on Main street run
ning north ifnd south, to be supplied
with all necessary taps, etc., at the in
torseotion of all streets, besides 1.'! hy-
rlr.-mfs for use in lire protection. Tho
entiro svstem will be first-class through
out, with sufficient force to throw wat
er ovor any of the Hag stall's of tho
city. This will Do a groat promotion
in .miso of liro and we understand tho
city will expend the sum of $1,500 in
hose and cart for the fire department
With such moans at hand a lire will
not stand much show, and it ought to
bo tho means of lossening insurance in
tlw inu'ii. which in homo sections is
very hiiih.
Tho city has omployod Mr. Jonos to
do the surveying for tho systom of
water works, and ho now has men on-
trtiL'cd in doing the work. I'ho right
of way has not yot been secured, but it
is thought that not much trouble will
bo oxporionced in this matter.
Mr. Keofo, tho contractor, is well
known horo, having formerly residot
in tho Covo whoro ho was connectod
with tho flouring mill. Ho will bogin
operations at once, and is to have tho
work completed within four mouths
from date of contract.
Tho $20,000 bomU have not yot
boon disposed of, but wo understand
1 nll'.ir, have been made. It u
thouKht tho bond cannot be dinposei
of for lesa than 7 or 8 per cent, but the
contractor, wo learn, will take chanoea
on their being nold ; if not, he will take
them himself in payment for the work
A SAD OCOtntRKMOB.
Clenus Jackson Drowned Wnlle Piaylug
Haar the Creek.
On Saturday morning iiwl the little
10-yottMild mjii of .Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Jlurli, of tlu i ity, f'-II in thu cnt k
in .ir wli'-r- th- ii'-w null i- b'-iii
i p et' d, .ind w.i- iImwih I l li' p "
tnul.ir in r.tf.ird ti lit' mfn "
air s.i.l inde. i . It ins that on bat- i
urd.ty morning the boy was sent to
one of the stores after a sack of (lour.
The boy came down town and went
up where his step-father, who is a car
penter, was working on the new mill.
He played around theie for awhile and
wandered away, unnoticed by the mm
who were at work. When Mr. Huish
returned home, inquiry was made
about Ihe boy, but Mr. Hursh knew
nothing as to his whereabouts. Along
about dark the parents of the boy be
came anxious and alarmed 'about
him ami parties began a search.
Some boys said they had seen him go
ing towards the snow shed west of
town. A thorough search of that sec
tion was made, and the whole country
surrounding, but to no avail. Finally
they began to search the creek and
about 0 o'clock Sunday morning the
body was found in a deep poi.d which
had been made in turning the creek in
pieparing for the new mill, and only a
few yards from whore the men were at
work, lie must have strangled in
stantly without making any noise, or
else he would have been heard by the
men at work. The remains were, in
terred in the Union cemetery Sunday
afternoon.
LUMBER FLUME.
A Capitalist Has Been Hero Who Wants
To Bullil It.
A gentleman has been in the city
for the past few days who is desirous
of forming a stock company for the
purpose of building a Hume from this
eitv to tap our immense timber belt
east of here, to be used in lloating
down lumber, wood, etc. We are in
hopes our citizens will see tho vast,
amount of benefit to be derive 1 by
such an enterprise and subscribe liber
ally. It would be the means of em
ployment of a large number of men,
and the election of saw mills east of
here, making Union the supply point
Besides if lumber could be floated
down nnd handled here m town it
would be a great inducement for tho
railroad company to extend their lino
to this place or run directly through
the town, thereby furnishing a market
for all the lumber, wood and ties that
could bo cut from tho immense body
of timber east of here. The benefits
to our laboring men and merchants,
with such an enterprise in our midst,
would bo immense ami could only be
realized by being seen in actual opera
tion. Union has taken a start, and
with a little push and energy it can be
made the best town in Kiistern Ore
gon. Let us have tho llunio by all
means.
The Piouoer Meeting.
There scorns to lie a lnihtinder.standiiig
in regard to the invitation of the people of
I.a Orando. who are to entertain the Ho-
neers today and tomorrow, as will lie seen
by the following letter received by .Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. l'lirhel:
LA (Ikaniii:. Or., Juno -'3, 1891.
Mit. an-ii Mas. b. A. l'liiism.;
There was a mistake in the invitation as
pulilibhcd by the Gazette and Chronicle, to
the Pioneers. Tho people of I.a Grande
are prepared to furiiij-h entertainment to
tho Pioneers, and a public dinner to all.
Vou are not requested to bring your lunch
baskets, but to come, and be entertained.
Wn sincerely reurel this error anil desire
that you give this invitation as much pub
licity as possible.
lly order of the eoininittoe on reception.
II att! r. Puor.iisTi:i., Secretary.
Worthless Peoplo.
A family of Gvnsies have been camped on
the creek near town for tho pant few days.
Thoy have a couple of small Klrls who go
about the streets heuKiiiK for money, pro-
visions or anything you are a mind to do
nate and in return ainiiso the donor with a
song or dance. Thoy succeed in raking in
a good many dimes this way, but wo thlnlc
it looks very degrading for peoplo to en
courage them and laugh at thoir many
iirniika. Tho lazv. good for nothing par
ents of those children should bo punished
for allowing them toappoiiron the streets
in this milliner. If thoy were orphans and
had no one to look after them it would bo
different, but as it is they are compelled to
.1,. iiiiu in order to raise a few dunes for
their parent who roam about the country
liii.'ifiML'. am 1 stealing anything they can
tret their hands on. .Such a class of people
ought not to ho enootiiauod by thoio who
have to work for an honest living.
Take Warning.
All unsettled account and overdue notes
due the late linn of Sherman & Haley will
l.n nlnoml in tho hands of a collector to Do
un .iiiiH thereon, without any further
nude U) any and all such dobtoM, after
July 1, mi.
lied Cedar Shingles.
Hall Broi. Iwvo Jiwt ntcolvud ft ear of
itAii rfeUr SlihiMloii from tho
Sound. Call and mm tlieui. Tlieboit Is tho
dumped. (Mbwt
.MAKKlltn.
wiu'oy
June 17,
DKNKIHON. At
l!ll Mr. II. II.
roiiuiuiuii.
Wilcox and
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11 if Miil..-I liennitou.
Mr. Uiuot ii- tin' K'vitlUMiii wliu oatuo
i,i ii in ui.iwi' .in ub-tra. it tJutou eonnty
, M Jl. hiii.on i late of JjlMititiri.
I In 4 id . '..I ii re )r oiiif tlnio.
1776
GRAND
JULY
At La. Grande -
Hon. J. N. Dolph, Orator.
President, W. J. Suodgrass; Chaplin. Rev.
A. Lclloy; Reader of the Declaration,
Jasper II. Stevens; Marshal, Jno.
S. Clark; Aids, A. C. Craig,
James Hendershott,
and others.
Grand -:-
Liberty Car, Pioneers,
Militia, Mounted
Music by I
BASE
Between the Fat and Lean Men's
Club; Public Wedding- Pigeon
Shooting and Miscel-
'
laneous
FIRE WORKS
In the Evening under the auspices of the
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
BjegKrickets lor a Iree raffle for a gtiivor
& Walker buggy given to all applicants.
1891.
I
- Oregon.
Parade!
Knights of Pythias,
Low boys, utc.
a Grande League Band and
Choral Society.
BALL
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Sports.
AT NIGHT!
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