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i THURSDAY. DEC. 3, 1S91. UNION PACIFIC TIME TABLE. No. 1 Fast Mnil, West 7:0.p. m. No. 7 Pacific Express. West 7:.Vi a. in. No. 2 Fust Mail, East . .11 iP n. ni. No. S Pacific Express. East. 11:00 p. m. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. A Paragraphic Record ot Recent Happen ings In and Around the City. Good apples taken on subscription at thin office. Mr. Andy Harris visited La Grande a few days ago. Kobt. Shaw made- Tub Scout office a friendly visit on Monday. J. II. Corbin was quite sick tho past week, but is now convalescing. Hon. L. B. Rinehart is expected back from the east in about two weeks. Gay Yowell has purchased Chug. Kel say's interest in the Union billiard hall. See the fine display of school looks and supplies in Hall Bros.' windows. Every family is in need of a good cook book. You can get it free of charge at Levy's. Fine Webster's dictionaries given away at Levy's store. Call and see how it is done. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Miller was quite sick the fore part of tho week. Seventy-live head of horses to trade for cattle, grain or land. M. II. Phy, LTnion, Oregon. 11-UMm Aaron Brooks, of Sanger, sent in this week aad subscribed for The Scout and Rural Northwest. Thoa. Shaw, of Clover creek, called at The Scout office Monday and renewed his subscription. Mrs. Jas. Hutchinson took advantage of our premium offer and subscribed for The Scout and Examiner this week. Prof. J. B. Horner now has charge of the Oregon School Journal, which has been moved from Monmouth to Albany. T. T. Glenn, one of the prosperous farmers of Summerville, dropped in this week and renewed his subscription to The Scout. Be sure and call at Dr. North's dental parlor, Union, Oregon, where you can get a full set of teeth for six dollars. Call and see for yourself. 10-1-tf Don't get a set of teeth that will rattle around in the mouth. Go and get a perfect fitting set at Dr. North's dental parlor, Union, Oregon. 11-19-tf Henry Barnes, of Hereford, Baker county, renewed his subscription to The Scout this week and also .took advantage of our premium offer of the Rural North west. Hon. J. L. Marrow and son, of Morrow county aro now at the Hot Lake. Mr. Marrow has been suffering from rheu matism for some time past and is in hopes that the waters of the lake will help him. Judge Blakeslee and wife took their departure for Boise City lust week, where thej will probably remain for some time. Their son, Doctor Blakeslee, is located at that place and enjoying a very lucra tive practice. The Doinocrat says that it is apparent that Baker City is infested with a gang of thugs, incendiaries, thieves and toughs of all sorts and the sooner our city is rid of their presence ths better. Let the work of bouncing commence at once. Mr. Ed. L. Eckly, editor of the La Grande Gazette, and Miss Hattie Proeb btel, an amiable young lady of La Grande, wero united in marriage last Thursday at the residence of tho brido's parents. We extend to the happy couple our best wishes. Nearly every crossroad in tho valley has a sign board directing the people to La Grande, but there is nothing to indi cate to tho traveler tho direction of Union the county seat. It may be our business men think that travelers ought to know the road without being told, but visitors to the valley doubtless hold a different view. Tho latest official figures up to Novem ber 7, in regard to the great earthquake which occured in Japan on October 28, show that 4134 people were killed in the various districts where the earthquake was felt, 0122 injured, 34,472 houses to tally demolished, 8157 partly destroyed, 5534 burned and 182,499 people rendered homeless. Ed. Girbrich went over to Salubria from Brownleo ferry last week and swore out a warrant for the arrest of Otto Salms, a German in the employ of Robert Brown, of Brownlec, for assault with a deadly weapon. Tho case came up before Judge Reynolds and after a lengthy trial Salms was acquitted and the cost of the case, amounting to about $00, assessed to Girbrich, tho complain ing witness. Arrangements have been perfected at tho stato weather bureau for tho send ing out of authentic weather predictions to limited number of towns in Oregon at" Washington, and, if it is apparent nf jr a fair trial that the burvico is of benefit to the community, to extend it nil over these states. Union has been chosen as onoof thoso towns. Atten tion should bo paid to this mutter fco that it may s ascertained whether the Mir vice U of value or not, For fine job printing call at Tun Scout office. Closing out at cost, at the jxist office store. 12-3-4w The best job printing can le procured at this office. Dr. North is permanently located at Union, Oregon. 11-19-tf The New Year's edition of Tub Scout will be superb. A fine line of books, albums, Christ mas and New Year's ranis at Hall Bros.' Mrs. J. M. Johnson took her departure for Portland Sunday evening, on a visit. The attention of our readers is called to Hull Bros.' holiday announcement in this issue. For school books and supplies call on Geo. Baird, one door north of the Cen tennial hotel. The finest display of dolls, vases and Japanese goods in town at Geo. l'ainl's variety store. Remember that Hall Bros., as usual, have a full and complete stock of school supplies for sale. Another ear of cedar shingles just received bv Hall Bros.' Buv them. They are the cheapest. It will pay you to call on Geo. Baird for holiday goods. He carries a large line and is selling cheap. L. B. North, of Hillgard, an old time print, called at The Scout office Tues day. He is attending court as a witness in some case. Get some of those superb satin finish photographs at Jones Bros.' gallery. Their work is not surpassed anywhere Pictures taken as well or better in cloudv weather than when it is clear. The ladies of the W. C. T. U. will give a public entertainment on next Sunday night, at the Presbyterian church, be ginning at seven o'clock. All aro cor dially invited to attend ; especially tho young folks. The Thanksgiving ball given by tho Union fire department last Thursday night was largely attended and was a source of considerable revenue to the company. The supper was given by tho ladies of the Episcopal church and also netted a handsome profit. Those of our citizens who failed to witness the excellent plays "Davy Crockett" and "My Partner" at Wright's ball Tuesday and Wednesday nights, by the Chicago Comedy Company, missed a rare treat. Frank Cleaves has lost none of his old time vigor and never fails to please an audience. The company was above the average and should have received better support from our citi zens. Unknown parties Saturday night visited Leonard Ixnv's ranches, which are five miles apart on Burnt river, Baker county, and set fire to four hay stacks, destroying 400 tons of hay and a barn. Mr. Low's loss is $3,700. Mr, Low has figured in several water-right cases, and there is considerable specula tion as to who the wretches are who committed the doed. Excitement runs high, and if apprehended they will be severely dealt with. A roward of !C00 is offered for their arrest. A charter of Baker city provides that, "The office of mayor or treasurer shall bo deemed vacant whenever the incum bent thereof shall be absent from tho city for the period of fifteen days." The newly elected mayor, C. A. Johns having been absent from tho 7th until the 23rd of the present month sixteen days question is raised as to the authority of Mr. Johns' official acts. It is claimed that the words "deemed vacant" mean that tho law itself, without any subse quent act on the part of the council, declares tho office vacant when tho mayor's absence exceeds the limitation fixed by tho charter. Mr. A. K. Jones' communication, re cently published in this paper, was copied by Tho Idaho Citizen, which says: "We clip the following pas sages of a letter which appeared in a recent issue of tho Oregon Scout, a live paper published at Union, Oregon. The writor, A. K. Jones, and brother, will be remembered with pleasure by Salu bria people, having visited this place last summer with a photographing out fit. They took all tho surplus cash in town away with them, and we did not get a single cash subscriber for over a month after they departed, but they were pleasant and sociable and the fol lowing will bo read with unusual inter est." From such reports as this we judge that the boys' trip was an ex tremely "healthy" one. A firo test of the Union water works which have just been completed was mado last Friday and was witnessed by a large number oi interested spectators. Tho test was mado under the direction of the contractor and superintendent of tho work, Messrs Kccfo and Jones and carried out by tho fire department. The tests wero satisfactory in every instance. At tho intersection of Main and C streets two streams from ono hydrant wero thrown straight up a distauroof soventy fivo or eighty feet. Further down on Main street, four streams wero thrown at the same time without any apparent diminuation in force. That the tests were satisfactory goes without saying. Union is now well protected against fire and it would be difficult for any confla gration to make much headway before being sulxlued, A picture was takuu of the sccno by Jones Bros, the photograph en, which is a moat excellent piece nf work, allowing uvory dotull toiwrfogtlon, 8ENTENCED TO BE HANOED. Evan Carver Must Pay the Death Penalty for bis Evil Doings. Evan Carver, who killed Frances La Bord near Elgin on May 27th 1 ist, was sentenced on Tue.-day last, by His Honor Judge James A. Fee, to be hanged on Thursday January 21, 1S92. Tho doomed mai has been attended by his mother during his trial and she was present to hear the final order of tho court. The mother, as well as the judge, was visably affected, while the young man met the mandate with that same coolness that has character ized his actions all through the trial. He is but 21 years of ago anil lias a bright and rather intelligent counten ance. He was defended by A. Meaeh cn and R. Eakin, and the state repre sented by District Attorney Hyde, as sisted by T. H. Crawford pf this city. A motion for a new trial was denied and his counsel will seek to have the judgment reversed in the supreme court. The trial lasted sor several days, during which time the court room was constantly crowded with people anxious to hear the testimony and final result of the case. It is very evident that a fair and impartial trial was given the young man, and that the jury could not do otherwise than find him guilty as charged murder in tho first degree. This is tho first case in tho history of Union county wherein a like verdict has been rendered, tho penalty of which is death by hanging, and it is alto the first case of tho kind upon which Judge Fee has, during his offi cial capacity, been called upon to pass a death sentence upon a criminal. Ever since Carver has been confined in the jail here, and during his trial, he has appeared to bo in tho best of spirits seemingly not aware of the great charge hanging over him and even now, from all outward appear ance, takes his sentence very coolly. If tho supremo court does not re verse the decision, and somo unknown caiiso does not prevent it, Evan Car ver will be hanged by the neck until dead, in the court house yard in this city on Thursday, January 21, 1891. Circuit Court Proceedings. State of Oregon vs Evan Carver; ver dict of murder in the first degree. State of Oregon vs Jasper Leabo ; lar ceny ; six months in the county jail. Stato of Oregon vs Abncr Hall; in dicted for murder in the first degree; continued for the term. State of Oregon vs John Larsin ; fined $100 for selling liquor to minors. State of Oregon vs J A Denny; in dicted for assault with a dangerous weapon. State of Oregon vs James Dunbar; larceny in a dwelling; sentenced to two and one-half years in the penitentiary. Peter Kuhn vs Carrie B Clayburn ; continued for service. Wudo Bros vs Beresford k I'oresford ; continued. Addie Saling vs Win Saling ; con tinued. State of Oregon vs estate of A Haller, deceased ; continued. F J Sienion et al vs S E Strickland et al ; A J Lawrence to take testimony and report law and facts. P E Wade vs Oregon Hy Extension Co; same order. Alice AVeston vs David Weston ; J W Knowles to report law and facts. K and P Hcidenreich vs iEtna Insur ance Co; verdict for defendant. S R Reeves vs Geo II Marshall; dis missed. John Wallen ts John Farrell ; verdict for plaintiff. A Sommer vs G E Ashmead; con tinued. C II Lansing vs O 8 L & U N Ry Co ; continued. PEWado vs OSL& UN Ry Co; continued. J D Hopper vs E A Bishop ; default and judgment and order of sale of at tached property. E J Weaver vsEA Bishop ; same. David Weaver vs E A Bishop ; same. John Kirchhoffcr vs John Land ; Klosterman & Co vs J W Snyder et al ; decree of foreclosure. Chaa McClure vs S Alberson; con tinued. F J Siemon et al vb S E Strickland et al ; decree upon report of referee. Israel Thomas vs J II Delaneyetal; transferred to Umatilla county by con sent. Barbara Groth vs Jacob Groth; A Mcachcn to take testimony and report law and facts. Barbara Groth vb Jacob Groth; salo confirmed. .Mitchell & Lewis Co vs James Leo; confirmation. Basche & Co vs James Jec; same. E E dough vh John Kapelja and Geo. Henderson; sale confirmed. Stato of Oregon vs John Nodiue; two indictments; dismissed on motion of dis trict attorney. State of Oregon vh Jas A A Wilson and P (i Wilson ; same, State of Oregon vs Kvun Carver; sen tenced to bo hunged Junuary 21, 1892, Stuto of Or egon vs Frank' Coleman: on triul, i Read the big ad. of Gen. Baird's varie ty store, m tins issue. He lias a tine display of goods for the holiday trade. A rare opportunity to secure a nice Christmas present, cheap, at the jnist office store. Everything is leing sold at cost. 1 2-8-4 w Ye editor has been on the sick list this week, which accounts for any im provement you may notice in Tin: Jcoti. Mrs. I). W. Johnson, accompanied bv her daughter-in-law .Mrs. (ins D. John son, maile Tiik Scout office a pleasant call yesterday evening. Julius Levy and wife, of Athena, are in Union on a visit to relatives and friends. Tub Scout acknowledges a pleasant call from Julius. Mrs. Cusick, of the post office store, desires to announce that she will sell her entire stock of Wks and notions at cost iH'tween now and Jan. 1st. Santa Clans has established head quarters at Hall Bros.' again this year, where everything that is nice and pretty for Christinas presents can be found. A grand masquerade lull will bo given at Wright's hall in this city on Christ mas night, by Geo. Baird. Further particulars will bo given in our next issue. Do you want to secure a life size por trait of yourself or any of your family? If so it will pay you to call at Levy's store where you can get them free of charge. Last Monday night Mrs. C. Sehroeder, the wife of a well-known East Portland barber, gave birth to four girl babies. The little ones are well, fat and happy. Crops never fail in Oregon. J. H.Stine, editor of the Whitson Advance, was shot last Monday evening by II. C. Cook, section lwss on the nar row guage. Cook then shot himself twice. Both men were killed instantly. The Albany Democrat announces it will n future charge so much per line for all "in lncniorium" and obituary notices, but cheerfully says "this does not include death notices, which will be gladly published gratis." Marriage licenses have been issued to the following parties since our last re port : E. L. Iickleyand Hattie Proebstel ; C. II. Elliott and Maggie Galloway; Fred Pohrman and Marv Rehr; John O'Brien and Emma Blake. An exchange puts it this wav: At sixteen, a girl wants a dude with tooth pick shoes and a microscopic moustache; at twenty, a chief justice with piles of tin; at twenty-five she'll be satisfied with a member of congress ; at thirty, a country preacher or doctor will do; at thirty-five, anything that wears pants, from an editor up. Thos. O' Bryant, a prosperous farmer of Wolf creek, was kicked by a horse Friday and had his left thigh broken Dr. Diggers was called and reduced the fracture, which is a bad one, and in all probability the unforttinato gentleman will be confined to his bed for some time, as the l)one is fractured at the joint and Mr. O'Bryant's age which is about 00 will work against him. Baker Democrat. The business men of Baker Citv have presented a strong petition to the conn eil asking that certain sections of tho ordinance bo repealed, which provides for the licensing of certain businesses, trades, occupations, etc. They assert that equity and justice demand that their goods, wares and merchandise should only bo taxed as other property; and that the circumstances that once necessitated said ordinance no longer exist. Among tho most interesting exhibits in tho Mines and Mining Building at the World's Fair will bo a collection of the implements- used by the "forty niners" in California. Commissioner Mark L. McDonald has undertaken to collect a number of relics of tho old miners' fraternity and send them to the fair. Chief Skid' has also been promised an old placer plant in complete hydraul ic operation. He will also have an ex hibit of the primitivo methods employed by tho early miners of New Mexico in reducing.ores. Mr. R. F. Beale, well known in this section, has located a marble (marry just above the mouth of Grunde Rondo river. He has taken up a claim of 200 acres embracing tho ledge and outcrop. Tho rock, he claims, is of tho finest quality he has ever seen. It has tho great ud vantago of varying in color from pure white t jet black in various parts of tho ledge. Jet black marble is found in but two known quarries in tho world one being in Fgypt, the other in Ireland. This is tho only oxtensive find of marble in tho Northwest, and Mr. Bcul is very much elated over the discovery. Tho ledge lies close to the river and can easi ly bo worked and shipped direct from the quarry. Steamers can take on a cargo direct from tho ledge. A Loader. Since lu IIrt Introduction, Electric Hitters him h'ulni'd rupldly In fxijmlur fuvur, until now It la clearly 111 tho lead among pure medicinal tonic and ; alteratives containing nothing which icrinl ltd uou an a leverage or Intoxi cant. Ill" recognized an tho beat aud parent inedlcluu for all allmcnU of Htomach, Liver or Kidneys. It will cure Sick Headache, Indiges tion, (.'omtlpatloii, aud drive Malaria from the system. Satisfaction guaranteed with each hottlu or tho money will bo refunded. I'rlcu only Uki ier bottle. Kor sale at It. II. Jlrown's. Hore and Wagons for Bale, Two xpan of good, heavy horses ; ulso hurn ess and two wagons for sale, For further particular apply ut this office, AS OTHFRS SEE U3. The 'Reveille1 Man Visits Union And Makes a Fow Notes. M. D. Ablwtt, of the Baker City Reveille, was in the city last week, anil after returning home gives his readers tho following concerning our city: "Union has improved in many ways since our last visit. During the year the city has put in a complete system of water works, together with a hose cart or two and a well equipped hook and lad der truck. A new city lfall has also been erected. The town is supplied with a fair system of electric lights and a brand new public sc1kk)1 building that would do justice to a much larger city. Still there is a great room for improvement in Union. We are informed that there are many who strongly oppose city improve ments and progress. This is only what might be expected and the young and enterprising men of Union have it in their power to continue the good work already lxgun by them. We hope that they will do so. "Union has two of the best county weeklies printed in the state, and they are apparently well patronized. We refer to the Scout and Republican. Both of these excellent journals are preparing to print holiday editions illus trating the city. The work will no doubt be well done." Grand Jury Report. Tho grand jury adjourned on Wednes day night of last week, after filing the following report : In the Circuit Court of the Stato of Oregon for Union County. To the Hon. Circuit Court of tho Stale of Oregon for Union County: We, the grand jury for tho November term of the ulxivu entitled court, beg leave to report that we have been in session in all nine days. We have investigated all cases anil have returned 0 not true and 18 true hills of indictment. We have examined, as thoroughly as our limited time would admit of, the several offices and the jail and poor house. The offices of the clerk, recorder and sheriff are in good condition, and tho books and statements of the different officers show the finances of the county to bo in good condition. Tho poor house has six patients and scorns to be properly conducted. The jail is full to overflowing with criminals and witnesses, and is under going repairs. Its condition is not gocxl, but under the present conditions it is as good as it is possible to make it. It is not safe and requires a constant guard. The walls ought to bo strength ened and its capacity enlarged. We thank tho court for its kind con sideration aud rapid dispatch of busi ness. The district attorney has been very constant in his attendance upon our sessions, and very courteous to its, for which wo thank him heartily. We earnestly recommend that a suffi cient number of rooms contiguous to the court house be provided, of suffi cient capacity to accommodate juries when deliberating upon their verdict. Wherefore we ask to he dischaged. Respectfully submitted. I). A. McAusTBit, Foreman of the Grand Jury. School Report. The following is the report of tho Un ion school for the month ending Nov. 27, 1891. Under "Roll of Honor" appear tho names of all those pupils who have been neither absent nor tardy during tho month, and who have been perfect in deportment. Mit. Lhath human's Room. Number of boys enrolled 21 Number of girls enrolled 14 Total enrollment 35 Average daily attendance 30 ItOM, OV IIONOIt. Rhoda Riggs Ettie Guild Eddie Miller Buddie Warren Tyra Warren John Reeves Willie Miller Georgo South John Welch Charles Hutchinson Samuel Sanders Adda Hutchinson Katio Wright Flora Springer Cora Knapp Mary Ficklin Hannah Reeves Ina Wright Dora Springer Winnie Tuttlo Hot Griddle Cakes. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder possesses a peculiar merit not approached by that of any other baking powder. It produces the hot buckwheat, Indian or wheat cakes, hot biscuit, doughnuts, waffles or muffins. Any of these tasteful things may be eaten when hot with impunity by persons of the most delicate digestive organs. Dr. Price's Cream Bak ing Powder leavens without firmentation or decomposition. In its preparation none but the purest of cream of tartar, so da, etc. is used, and in such exact equivalents as to always guarantee a perfectly neutral result, thereby giving the natu ral and sweet flavor peculiar to buckwheat and other flour that may bo used, tho natural flavor so much desired and ap predated by all. Tho oldest patrona of Dr. Prices powder tell tho story, that they can never get tho same results from any other leavening ngent, that their griddlo cakes, biscuits, etc, arc nevor so light aud never taato so sweet or so good as when rained with Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder. Mits. Wilklow'h Room. Number of lx)vs enrolled Number of girls enrolled Total enrollment Average daily attendance HUM. OK HOXOH. Oliver Galloway Hattie Ficklin Chas. Hardinge Maggie Shaw Newton Sanders Lillic South Maggie Dobbin Barbara Welch Miss Comiton's Room. Number of lxiys enrolled , Number of girls enrolled Total enrollment Average daily attendance HOJ.I, OK HON'OIt. Willie Hulick Maggie Phy Ktta Green Mollie Phy Willie Davis Joel Wilkinson Gussy Levy Howard Odale Ross Badger Cora West Martha Cook Anna Green Nellie Writrht Marguarito Miller Mattie Phillips Miss Lkathkiiman's Room. Number of Iwys enrolled Nuinlxjr of girls enrolled Total enrollment Average daily attendance li(H,I, OK IIONOIt. Leila Gillillan Zoo Remillard Nellie Dcering Willie Kennedy Dona Hughes Maggio Slater Edna Levy Elmer Wright Hazel Jaycox Willie Dobbin Tommy Odale Annie Conarty Maggie Ficklin Pearl Sanders ,16 ,12 ,29 ,28 21 24 45 44 24 27 51 49 ' Homer Dickson. Miss Whitb's Room. Number of ltoys enrolled Number of girls enrolled Total enrollment Average daily attendance ltoi.i, or iioNoit. Lola Carroll Charley Wright Maude Garner Ada Robins Liona Carroll Duane Carroll Lulu Wood Ernest Odale Laura Martin Willie Wood Hettio Phy Bud Hutchinson Archie Wilson Ella Murray Johnnie Green Georgie Clark Lulu Mitchell 20 21 50 45 A Prompt and Honorable Flro Ins. Co. Enrroit Euhn Rbcoiidku: I wish to express through your paper my thanks to the Palatine Insurance Co., Manches ter, Eng., for sending T. R. Harris as adjuster, a pleasant and honorablo gentleman, and prompt payment. J. D. IlKIDKKItKICII. ANOTIIBIt HTATEMKNT. J. D. and P. Heidenreich owned half of tho buildings on the S. E. cor. of U. P. R. R. and Fir St., La Grande, which wero destroyed by fire Aug. 0th, 1890. One of these buildings was insured by the -Etna Insurance Co. of Hartford, Con. Molls, their adjuster, was hero Aug. 18th, 1890, and all proof asked by him was furnished, but not yet paid. New Year's Ball. Hiram Lodge, No. 07, A. F. & A. M., of Summcrvillo, will give a public ball in their new hall in Summerville on New Year's eve, for tho benefit of tho order. All are especially invited to at tend. Tickets, including supper, $2.50. Supper will bo served up stairs in the now hull, under the supervision of the order. Done by order of committee. N. C. McLbod, E. B. Mohbi.ock, 12-3-W4 J. M. IlAI.I.flAItTH. Lotter List. Lint of letters remaining uncalled for nt tho ioKt(lllco nt I' n Inn , Oregon: Aldrlch, J 11 Itiiclzmnn, It I) ritzHlmumnx, O V Kiddle, Mike llolmnii, Ktlii'l (.1) Kodlgucy, ltaphael Pearson, W K (:i) Smith, Amhrotie l'otcrinnu,Mrn Jcnulof.') Wright, II I Parties calling for the above will pleaso say "advertised." Silts. E. A. CUMCX, V. SI. Agents Wanted Our agents mako $100 to $300 a month (telling our good on their merits. Wo want county and general agents, and will take hack all gooda un sold If a county agent falls to clear $100 aud ex pense after a thirty day's trial, or a general agent less than' $250. We will send large illus trated circulars and letter with a special offer to suit territory applied for, on receipt of three one cent stamps. Apply at once and get lu on the boom. Address, Kennkk Manukactubiho Co., 4-9-yl Pittsburgh, fa.