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5i?e Oregor? Scout
Sfye Oregon iSeout
Has double the circulation of
Is recognized as the leading
paper of Union county.
any paper in the county.
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Hero Will Prv'fia tho People's KilitM Nliiintiiirt.
VOL. VIII.
UNION, OltEGOX, THURSDAY, SEI'TEM H12K , ISiM.
NO. I 1 .
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J. W. SIIKI.TOX, J. M. CAKKOI.L.
S HELTON k CAItllOLL,
Attorneys at Law,
t'MOK, OMUiON.
Special attention uivun to all business
entrusted to its.
OHice two doors south of bank.
It. EAIvIN,
Attorney at L-iw,
I'NIOX OUKGON.
Prompt attention paid to all business cn
trusted to me.
OlHcc one door south of thardwaro
store of Summers A. Lame.
I. N. CROMWELL M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
UN'ION Oltr.GON.
All calls promptly attended to. day or
night.
Ollice one door south of the hardware
store of bummer St Layne. Itcsnlence on
a at,, iourin nouse.wcst o' Wright's store
E. BROOKS, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
ISLAN'l) CITY, OREGON.
"Prompt attention civen to all n roles
sional calls, day or night.
T. McNAUGHTON, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
ELGIN, OREGON.
Ml calls promptly attended to. day
or night
W. II. EWIN, M. 1).,
Physician and Surgeon,
COVE, OREGON,
All Culls attended to day or night
MRS. A. M. I'ELHAM, M. D.
Homoepathic Physician,
Diseases of Children a Specialty.
Can be found at the residence of (J. W.
Ames, north of town.
City Meat Market,
UNION, OREGON,
BENSON BROS, Proprietors.
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, Hams
Lard, Etc,,
KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HANI).
Cornucopia Saloon,
UNION, OREGON.
WILLIAM WILSON, Proprietor.
Finest of ines, Liquors and Ci
gars Kept in Stock.
V-Liquors for medicinal purposes a
specialty.
Good billiard table. Drop In and be so
ciable, LUMBEK for SALE
at the High Valley
Saw Mill.
All kinds of lumber constantly on hand
or furnished on short notice. Prices cheap
as the cheapest.
Patronage - Solicited.
5-30tf WM. W I LKINSON & SON.
UNION CITY HOTEL,
L. J. Bocthk, Propr.
Opp site the Court House, Union, Oregon
Hav'ng again assumed control of this
popular house, I cordially invite the
public to give me a call.
Tables Furnished with the Best
the Market Affords.
First-class Lodging. Everything ne ly
and neatly Utted up.
Meals, O Cercs.
B e d s, Cents.
Nono but white cooks employed. 4-10.
SALARY $25tMSfc
Good Agents to Sell our General lino of
Merchandise. No peddling. Aboye salary
will be paid to "live" agents.
For further information, address :
CAK'AGO GENERAL SUPPLY CO.,
178 West Van UurenSt..
4-23-yl Chicago, III.
A WEAK MAN
Can now euro himself of the deplora
blo results of Early Abuse and Perfectly
Reitore l,j8 Vigor and Vitality by our
Home Treatment. The Remarkable Cures
of hopeless cases of Nervous Debility and
Private Complaints ftre stamping out
quackery everywhere. Treaties and
Question List, a physician's gift to
humanity, will ho Bent Free to thoso
afflicted. Addroe with stamp
PIONEER INSTITUTE,
105 Koarney St. Room 2
5'7-yl- San Francisco, Cal,
R. H. BROWN,
I Dealer in
DniS anflMefliGines
I TOILET ARTICLES,
PKRFUMERY. PAINTS.
OILS, GLASS, PUTTY, Etc.
A Complete suid Varied Stock of Willi
Paper on hand.
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded
Day or Night.
A full supply of school book con
stantly on hand.
DRIVER & MARTIN,
AND
WAGON WORK.
Care and attention paid to
Shoeing Trotting Horses, In
terfering and Contracted
Feet a Specialty.
)"Plow work, Laying of Cylinder
leeth, Balancing, etc., given special
care.
Shop, Main St., Union, Oregon.
5-7-tf
OPENED - ANEW!
THE ELKHORN
Livery and Feed Stable.
(Near the Court Hnuse.)
Hulick & Wright, Proprietors.
Good Teams, Buggies and Hacks
for the accomodation of customers.
CHARGES REASONABLE.
'Bus to and from the depot to eon
nect with trains. 6-4-tf.
THE
State Agricultural College.
Opens Sept. i8, 1891.
COURSE OF STUDY arranged express
ly to meet the needs of the Fanning and
mechanical interests of the State.
Large, commodious and well-ventilated
buildings. The College is located in a unl-
tivutod and Christian community, and one
of the healthiest In the State.
MILITARY TRAINING.
Expenses need not exceed $150 for the En
tire Session.
Two or nioru Free Scholarships from
every County. Write for Catalogue to
II. L. ARNOLD, President,
7-lG-2m Ooryallis, Oregon.
Do You Want to
SAVE FROM 25 TO 50 CENTS
On Every Dollar You Spend?
If so, write for our Illustrated Cutuloeue.
containing illustrations and prices of every
thing manufactured in the United State.
at manufacturers' prices. 10,000 illustra
tions, all lines represented. Catalogue
mailed free on application. Address,
CHICAGO GENERAL SUPPLY CO.,
178 West Van Uuren St., Chicago, 111.
4-23-Vl
RELIARLE MEN
WANTED as traveling salesmen for a first-
class Cigar Company. Must give good ref
erences. P. O. It. CIGAR CO..
J-2-8W S era, N. O.
MINING NOTICK.
Union Countv. Oregon. Anrll 10. lhfll.
To William II. Fowler, or to his heirs, ex
ecutors. administrators or assigns:
YOU ARK HEREBY NOTIFIED THAI
we have expended $200.00 in labor
and improvement upon the Forest Queen
Lode, situated in Granite Mining District.
Union county, Oregon, in order to hold
said promises under the provisions of sec
Hon 2321 Revised Statutes of the UniUd
States, beinir the amount required to hold
the same for the years ending December 31st
1&S0. and December 3Ut, 1800, to-wit: the
of sum $100. during each of said years, and
if, within ninety days after the first publica
tion of this notice, you or your personal
representatives fall or refuic to contribute
your proportion of such expenditure as a co
owner, your Interest in said claim will be
come tho property of the subscribers under
said section 2321.
J. T. FYFKR.
J NO. JIAJtLEY,
GEO. W. PERKINH,
As Executor of Estate of Hufus Perkins,
Deceated,
Mfl J II. MrDONOUOII
Gen
BluCMltuM
Third Annual Fair!
of the
First Eastern Oregon Dis't
Agricultural Society.
WILL BE HELD
at the
AGRICULTURAL and DRIYIN6 PARK
of the
Grand Ronde Valley Agricultural Society
LaCrande, Oregon.
BEGINNING
MONDAY, October 5th,
And Continuing Six Days.
M444 I ll4ttMHMItMII 1 14-14 flWM'ltM'UI 1 1 1 M
LIBERAL PREMIUMS
. in, Ml, III, 1 1 imMIWUUUKKIII
FOR
Agricultural and Horticultural Products,
and
Lire Stock, Mechanical Handiwork, and
Domestic Exhibits.
SPEED PROGRAM.
Of tho Grande ltonde Valley Agricultur
nl fc'ocietv, for Its lir.st meeting October
fith, 1KU:
MUST II AT.
KunniiiK, one-half mile, for 2 year-olds,
free for all, nurse $150 guldlngs to carry
110 pounds tilliea 107; winner of any 2 year
old race this seunon 3 pounds extra.
SECOND HAY.
Running, one-half mile mid repeat, 2 in
3, purse .flGO. Novelty. 2 in ."!, for 2 ycar
olds, free for nil, purse $200.
Tlllltl) DAY.
Saddle-horse race, one-half mile, purse
$50, entrance $5. Entrance money to jo
with race. First monoy (SO per cent, second
30 per cent, third 10 per cent. The direct
ors reserve the rijjht to bar race horses.
Trotting, 3 in u for 3 year-olds, purse $200.
roi'imi day.
Running, one-half mile dash, frea for all,
purse $100. Trotting, 3 minute class 3 in 5,
purse $2.'0.
FIFTH DAY.
Kiinnin;, one and one-half mile, free for
all, purie $300. Trotting, .'1 m 5 free for all,
purso $300.
IIXT11 HAY.
Rtmninx. one mile, novelty, 1st (jr. $50,
2nd ijr. $50. 3rd (jr. $50, 4th i $50, purse
$200. Trotting, 2:-)U class, 3 in 5, purse
$300.
The pur.-cs aggregate $2,200
Premium 3,500
Total .. .
.$5,700
o 0 : o o
The Management will do
everything1 in their power
to Entertain and Benefit
the Public.
Citizens of Wallowa, Baker, ' Malheur,
Grant and Union counties,
thiB is your
Third Annual District Fair!
And Grand Itontle Valloy, "The Garden
ol tnc (iods, with u uouutilul harv
est of every desirable product
of the field, orchard and
garden, greets you with
cordial welcome.
No Entrance Fee will be
charged in any cIuhb ex
cept trial h of Hpeed.
Bring every article of merit from
Stable, Pasture, Field,0rchard, Garden
Dairy, Meadow, Forest, Mine Bring
everything but your dog. Let us show
the people the varied resources of
Eastern Oregon.
REDUCED RATES BY RAIL!
For list of premlu s, rules and reg
ulations addresi
A. C MILLER or K. B. McCOMAS,
LA GIU NDK, OltEGON.
Union and omucopia
Stage - Line !
Quickoat and Cheapest
Route to tho Pine Greek
Mines.
JUTK8 :
rxuK, riuiojiT.
nlon to Park - $ 1 60 M c
" " HaiiKer 3 00 lUo
Cornucopia 0 0Q Sjj u
COVE CULMNQS.
Oovk. Oregon, September 2, 1S1JI .
Considerable sickness in tho com
munity, especially among tho chil
dren. Tho game of ball Sunday between
the Seconds nnd Sandridgo resulted in
favor of the Seconds.
Tho excursionists who went to tho
mountains and Wallowa are surely
enjoying themselves, for they are Mill
there.
Alex has his now shop completed,
furnished with a now outfit complete,
and is ready to do all kinds of black
smithing. Quito a number of Covoitos attended
the entertainment at Union, Tliuraday
evening, and were well pleased, especi
ally with Gyp.
Miss Beckie, daughter of Win. Mur
tin of the Park, who has boon visiting
friends and relatives in the Cove,
returns today.
Miss Lena Grossman is very sick, so
that a physician was called from
Union, Dr. Ewin neing unable to do
her any good.
Tho Wilson and Chandler thresher
is running full blast. Minniok's
steam machine is expected this week
to do threshing in the Cove.
Don't forget the alliance picnic on
tho 18th and l'.Hh. A very extensive
programme and entertaining amuse
mcnU are being arranged for.
Miss Edna Payne, who lias been
camping on the Silver lake the past
month, for the purpose of regaining
health, is reported much better.
Service was held at tliu Ascension
church Sunday, lit. llov. B. W. Morrin
officiating. Ho expects to have a resi
dent pastor for the Covo and Union
soon.
Mr. E. B. McDaniel and G. C.
Cowles started for St. Louis Monday,
where the former goes to attend the
Medical college for a term of so von
months.
Some La Grande people wero visit
ing the Cove Sunday. They expressed
themselves as being very well pleased
with tho appearanco of the locality
and propose buying hero.
E. P. McDaniel it Sou liavo a pro
position to make to the public, viz : to
furnish them the famous M. D. Wells
shoes for ladies, misses and children
at the lowest prices for cash. These
shoes are fully warranted.
FROM SPARTA.
Spakta. Or., August 2!), 1891.
News rather scarce hero at present.
Dr. Do Varo, of Malheur, is sojourn
ing at Sparta and is thinking of invest
ing in soino of tho mines here.
SpartaitcB nearly all went to the
Harvest Homo picnic at Eagle valley,
and had a very enjoyable time and a
good square menl.
Dr. Jay Guy Lewis, J. II. Alderman
and O. S. Uuckland go to Medical
Springs today to look at tho rich find
of Wright nnd Buokland.
Wilson & llyan are treating some of
the rock from tho Gray Eaglo mine in
E. E. dough's arastra. The boys are
rufltlera and we wish thorn success.
Mr. Geo. Perkins and wife, of Chica
go, are visiting at his brother-in-law's,
C. D. Heed. Mr. Perkins has extensive
interests here and intends staying
awhile to look after thorn.
Tho school taught by Mrs. Scott, of
La Grande, liau closed and Mrs. S. has
returned home. All were very sorry
to have her leave, as she was a general
favorite in the school and social circle
Know Mork.
NORTH POWDERJHUaaiTB.
NOKTII i'OWDKIt, AUfUHt 31, 18W1.
Old Mr. Sirnonis remains very low.
Goldman Vcnablo, our genial station
agent, did business at Haines hut
week.
Mrs. J. H. Vandccar visits her
brother and sister at Baker City this
week.
F, Shaw leaves for La Grange col
lego, Mo., Friday of this week.
John F. O'Uryant is suffering from
weak eyes, which will hinder his going
to college for somw time.
Itemomber tho temporanco meeting
at tho Uuptist church Sunday night.
An interesting programme has boon
prepared. All uro cordially invited to
attend. "Ljbtknkh,"
WASHINGTON.
Xews Xotc.s From the Na
tional Capital.
THE CONUNDRUM OF THE WEEK.
Tno Blaine Boom A Curious Presiden
tial Ticket Annual Association
Meetings.
Washington, August 21, ISil
Why bus Mr. Harrison cut short his
vacation and determined to n'turn t(
j Washington early in September? is
j the political conundrum of tho week
! Secretary Foster, who brought tho
! news of tho change of programme
says that it is because of important
I business connected with the interior
j department which requires President
1
Harrison's personal attention. That
gave speculation a wide range, and tho
eonseipionco is that every imaginable
sort of important business is being put
forward as tho cause of this supposed
to bo sudden determination, but tho
most generally believed .story seems to
be that the "important business con
uected with tho interior department"
is the selection of some one to take
Secretary Noble's place, as thoro is tho
host authority for stating that Secre
tary Noble is extremely anxious to lay
down his onerous burden as i-oon as he
can do so without embarrassment to
his chief. Many alto believe that a
change is to bo made in the head of
tho pension ollice, tho most important,
as far as si.o and cost aro concerned,
of tho bureaux under the interior de
partment, but both these places have
been tthanged so often by report tlut
there aro naturally many doubters
now.
There is another important matter
under the supervision of the interior
department that may have had some
thing to do witli bringing the presi
dent homo ahead of the time ho ex
pected to come. That department
lias brought all tho power at its dis
posal to boar upon the cattle hnrons
who occupy what is known as the
Cherokee outlet in order to got thorn
to comply with tho law enacted by
congress and remove therefrom, but if
reports received hero aro to bo relied
upon not ono ot thorn lias moved or
given tho slighest intimation of any
such intention. The matter will be
called to Mr. Harrison's attention as
soon as lie comes back, and it is said
that tho department officials will urgo
upon him the necessity of removing
tho violators of law by force.
It may be too that tho now reciproc
ity treaty with Venozula, which is
Baid to need only Mr. Harrison's ap
proval and his official proclamation to
go into effect, lias had something to do
with changing his plans. There aro
also other thins which need attontion.
For instance it is generally conceded
that a coaling station in tho West In
dies is a necessity for this government,
and according to Fred Douglass our
late minister to Hayti, wo liavo no
prospect of getting one from that
country at Molo St. Nicholas. Whoro
shall we got ouo? The roport that the
German government was trying to buy
tho island of St, Thomas, lias brought
to memory tho fact that Denmark, its
owner, onco as a mark of friendship,
offered to soil it to tho United States
for a nominal prico, and Secretary
Seward, then at tho head of tho state
department, agreed to its purchase,
but for somo reason it was nover
bought. It might bo bought now, if
Germany has not already got ahead of
us. Thoro is no lack of important
business to occupy Mr. Harrison's
attention wlion ho rolurus.
Tho squabblo in tho Pennsylvania
republican convention about tho reso
lution endorsing Blaino has boon
much discussed by a fow politicians of
both parties who uro now in Washing
ton, and they all agree that it looks
like tho Blaino boom is to bo ono of
tho regular foaturcs of tho 6ampaign,
instead of a mero flush in tho pan, as
somo peoplo hud bson disposed to re
gard it, and there boems to bo a dispo
sition on tho purt of ull of thorn to
bolievo that Mr, Blaino is bound to bo
nominated unless Wo positively forbids
tho use of his numo, and thoro is a
growing impression that ho will not do
that.
A Now England republican, now in
Washington, hai suggcutcd a curious
presidential ticket which lie says
would prove a t,trong one if run on a
platform which shall have no other
planks except reciprocity and opposi
tion to sham civil service reform. Tho
ticket which he think would just lit
that platform is Blaine, of Maine, and
Gordon, of Geogia. Truly, that would
be a combination of nppoMtes and
handoulls would probably be required
to keep it together.
We have lots of people in Washing
ton this week, but no polities to speak
of. The American Association for tho
Advancement of Science, more than a
thousand strong, is holding its annual
regatta on the Potomac, and W 'dnes
day and Thmxlay tho veteran tt le
graph operators including the "old
time telegraphers" and the "military
telegraphers" hold a reunion which
closed with probably the most unique
meeting ever held in this or any
other country. Thoro wero wires run
ning into the hail connected with
every large telegraph oflico in tho
country, and every word of the
speeches made by Mr. Wauamaker and
others was instantly ticked to more
than one hundred thousand listening
operators in every section of the
country.
State department officials will
neither deny nor confirm tho report
that a new reciprocity pioposition had
been recently made by the Canadian
government.
.!. II. C.
Crop-Woathor Bulletin, No. 2D.
The observer of the Oregon Weather
Bureau, of Portland, Oregon, has is
sued tho bulletin for the week ending
Satuiday, Aug. 2!l, 185)1, tho same be
ing bused upon reports received from
1-17 correspondents, which is as follows :
WKKTKIt.S' OltlXlON.
Wouthor. Temperature from 10 to
If) degrees a day above the avorago,
the maximum ranging from 5K) to 100
degrees on tho 2(ith, 27th and 28th;
today has been cooler. The season of
extreme heat is or should bo now
about over. No rain fell during tho
week. Tho weather has been cloud
less, witli fog on the coast in tho
mornings and smoke in tho interior
valleys.
Crops. Wheat is all cut and most
of it is threshed. In every section tho
yield has boon above the expectations
of oven tho most sanguine. Tho
wheat is plump, heavy, and of excel
lent quality. Outs aro heavy and as a
rule aro largo in yields ; late oats havo
boon injured slightly by rust in parts
of Marion county. The threshers will
bo busy for about two weeks yot. Hop
picking begins noxt Monday ; in some
sections considerable damage has been
done by tho lice, in other sections a
good avorago crop will bo picked. In
losophino county hop lico aro not
observablo and no damage has been
done. Fruit is ripening rapildy and is
very plentiful. Tomatoes and canto-
loupes aro now gonarally ripening.
Tho hot, dry wcathor has been slightly
injurious to root crops, clover and
corn, and to young orchards. In Cur
ry county tho second crop of red
clover is heading and tho fourth crop
of alfalfa has been cut. Each crop
averaged, in stalk, 22 inches in longth.
KAHTKHN OIUXIOK.
Wcathor. Continued hot weather,
with maximum temperature of from
90 to 105 degrees, has prevailed. No
rain foil. Tho sky has boon cloudless,
with smoke appearing in tho atmos
phere.
Crops. Tho wcathor has boon
slightly injurious to tho corn crop, but
favorable to fruit, melons, and to har
vesting. Fruit and melons aro ripon-
ing rapidly and aro vory plentiful.
Tho wheat is nearly all cut west of tho
Blue mountains, aud considorablo has
bocen threshed ; ull roports show that
it is turning out much hotter than was
expected. In Wasco and parts of
Sherman county spring and' fall wheat
is somewhat shrunken. In Gilliam,
Morrow and Umatilla counties tho
wheat crop as a wholo was nover hot
ter. Harvesting is in progress east
and south of tho Blue mountains.
Union county especially has a 11 no
crop of cerouls, but ull counties havo
crops abovo tho avorago. Smut is
found in tho wheat in sections of
Grant county. Prices aro about 20
por cent higher than last year, with an
upward tondonoy, Farmers uro happy,
and prosporoiiB times prevail through'
out Oregon,
B. H, VMiVK,
Obwrver, U, H, WmWm Bureau,