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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1887)
THE OREGON SCOUT. AMOJ K J ON KM KMTOK, City and County Official Paper. Fri day , N o vc m I) o r2 , 1 8 8 7 . Tlic EiihI P.u tl mil VindUutor hiis ciitintjctl Its form from four l oijrlit patrol ami In otherwise improved. It in an excellent paper. TIM VUVXT1KS COML'liOMISlC Tho suit pending hetween this ami Wullowa county, over financial dilll cultics coiiKoquont on llic divls mi, lint hetti compromised. The official of Wallowa county proposed to pay the cost tlinL have accrtiud, and settle nc-ixM-diii,' to tlin tonus Hiijrgcstod hv tliu board nppaintcd hv the. lejritl:i ttiro to adjust the matter,- Union rountv to pav W, own attorneys. Wo do not know bow this settlement will MiH our people, but think , probably . it is tho hot thintf that could have been done. The interests of Union nnd Wallowa, socially, liiuincinlly and politically, are closely allied, and we think that rood fcelinii should ex lot between the two coiinticH at all times. We believe that the settlement unvested by the boifd in the fust pliu-o nnd agreed to by this county, was liberal in the extreu-o toward "Wallown, and tho action of tlin Wal lowa people proves that they look at it In that way now. Probably n strict adherence to justice would have de manded that the attorney fees or this rountv bo paid by them, as I hey were entirely responsible for its incurrence. Nevertheless wo hope- that all will bo s-nlified, and that peace and utility will.heticcforth prevail. HESIGXA 'l 10 X OF SPA HA'S. The CouiinSssionei of the General Land Office has resigned. The thieves, land grabbers and railroad monopo lists have succeeded, and the principal bulwark that'.impcded litem has been removed. Tho inflexible honesty of Sparks bus worked bis downfall. What :i sad commentary upon the times. Tor the last, twenty years the moM outrageous frauds have been perpetra ted against the government by or ganized syndicates of thieves, and but little effo'rt has been made to check their progre-s till Sparks tried it. and bo lias railed. A faint idea of tho magnitude of tl ese transactions mav lio gained by a perusal of .Sparks' re cent annual" report to the Secretary of the Interior. Me says: 'Of fraudulent land entries, as a result of the year's investigation. J, !Mi! entries, covering about .'170,000 acrcs, were held for cancellation, Jand 1163 entries, covering about 1KO.O00 acres, were cancelled for fraud. This subject in pursued at some length, lio sr.ys such a record of crime and bold, reckless and gigantic schemes to rob tho government of its laud, is rarely to bo found. They have been discovered and exposed in every state and territory 'ontainlng public lauds, and the commissioner thiiu.H he can truthf,ullv fav that in every land dis trict, aud'eounty which a special agent lias visited, men of intelligence and high standing- in the community, in many instances millionaires, were leaders in these unlawful transactions. Over .ri000 cases have been discovered wherein perjury, or subordination of orjury was coinmitted. In a majori ty of cases the officer.-, before whom proofs or other papers were executed, state and territorial officers not direct ly responsible to the laud department, were cognizant of the timid, or could havo become so by ordinary dilligoneo. While tho nrea'of fraudulent entries i gradualy becoming circumscribed there -till' remains much to do; an entire or general cessation ot fraud cannot be expected, so long as the faciliies offered ror its perpetration by the existing laws are so great, and the means provided for their preven tion ho .small. Upwaru of 10,000 un examined cases uro now on the Hies in which fraud has been charged or indicated. One thousand and eleven cases of timbor depredation or trespass were reported on during tho year, involving-in timber and products $tl,l tti t;if recoverable to tho United States. Tho amount actually recovered is 812H.C-U!." No sensible and honest man will denv that lio above report sets forth the'inat'er exactly as it exists to-day. To-morrow it will have u different aspect. Unpleasant facts will not come to the front any more. Somo "good and suitable man" will in nil probability be choen to succeed Sparks, who will give sntistaetion to the land grabbers, robbers and capi talists. Tl. people will be taught to believe that ho Is a very uico and agreeable man indeed, and everything u ill flourish right along. Tho aver ago American yahoo is about as big n fool as exists on the earth. Tho .Mncon Telegraph declares itsolr in favor of inaugurating a relent le war i.ii the hnimle einnk and tho bogus biimb.' The li-t could be en laigcd greatly with piopilety. A line of railroad If said to have just been completed in Sweden be ond the Artie ciiclo loan iron mine in that loealitv. Pretty soon the iron horse will be climbing the north pole. Among tho'dislinguUhcd Aniericaii nWUiM.fi luntt in I'tlt-fitli llil til IIIOII - ! Honed Uuffalo Hill. .lames G. Itlaiue, .take Kilraiii. .ray itouni unci .loun u. Sullivan. They form a charming quintet, and if they do not bring back all there is in sight it will be funny. hDlTOlllAl y OTA'S. A heap of wisdom is crowded into ton words by tho Davenport, Iowa, Gazette, when it says, Partisan judges are not wanted any more than partisan juries." Tho postofllee department lias lately decided thut postttl cards uncalled for shall be returned to tho writer, also advertised letters shall bo held but two weeks Instead ot four, before be ing Font to the dead letter oiltco at Washington. Jierr Most, tho Anarchist, on ac count of his utterances at a recent iheellng, was arrested and U again behind tho prison bars. The time has come when tbeso vipers should be istamjM'd out of existence, and the officers socm to bo doing their duty well. The commuted anarchists hnvo been put to work Schwab in the prison kitchen, whero ho will peel potatoes . chop tho hash nnd otherwise assist in prcpnring tho convicts' food, and r'ic-1-lien in tho slono department. They nftsVow ongugod.ig (.ouicthlng useful for ouc6 in their HVca. One of our exchanges publishes this very sensible paragraph: "No paper can he published without home patromi'ie. anil every man is interest ed in keeping up a paper. Ir a rail road or factory is wanted, the news papers mo expected to work for it. If a public meeting is wanted for any purpose, the paper is called on for a free notice. If the charitable societies have a supper or sociable of any kind, the newspaper is always expected to give all the necessary notice ami then purr it after it is over. The newspa pers must puff the schools and do everything else to advance the inter ests of tlie business men of the place, nnd give thoinu handsome notice when they go to heaven. And yet some of them do nothing to keep up a paper. MRS. J. C. SUMMERS, UNION, OREGON, -DEALER IN- -MB IVilLLtNl I carry the newest, cheapest and most fashionable line of Millinery Goods in this country. THEY ARE FROM THE FOUNTAIN-HEAD OF FASHION. Ladies' dress hats, from 65 c. upwards. Bustles, 15 c. and upwards, Also a complete line of Jerseys, Hosiery, Gloves, Dress Trimmings, etc. Corner Main and A St?s. Mrsn J- C. Summers,, Grand Annual- UJMmr.tvn.uiTiHV7iririuaiua Trains arrive and depart from I'niuii daily. nr follows KAHT IIOl'll. I'liNH'tiKir No. (!, I.'vc at I :'15 n. m, PreiRht, No. 10, 1,'vr at 12 I ) u. in. t.lST Col Ml. Vam ivcr. N'o.Ji, L'vc at II :2 1 i. in I'rei(,ht. N'. IB. Ivc at 7 :15 a. in. TifiV lTQ to and froia principal point 1 J intlic I'nitcd Stares, Canada nnd lltiiopi. Elegant P;"' Cars. Kiiilgrunt SleepItiK Cum Uun Through on K.prct.s Trains to ORflAHA, and ST. PA5JL Kmc of Chaw "d Without Change. Clo-c oonnei'tloiisot Portland for Hun 1'Yan cbiound Pugel Hound points. For furthir particulars inquire of nnv Aucntof tin 0 unpauy or of A. I.. Maxwell, (i. I'. ,tT. A., Portland, Oregon SAN SCO LINE. BLUFFS I'K'lH 1'OIITI.A.NH. I.paviujr at J'J Midu't., !! follinvti; Ciilllllllli.i. i Ni.V.li Orccoii. WYd. ,. 1' tlaie. .Sundiiy ,. i'Oj (Toluuibla. Tliur.. '! Oregon. Monday , !fi stale, 1 rnliiy lire. Coluinlii'i, Tiii'i. ., rU'lM SAN 1 IIA.M'lHl'O. Ij v'iij; .Spciir st, wli' mi Ida in. us follows : i:t','oi!, Kil. Nov. 11 t.m, Ttu h.la,vt 1" 'olmnbln. Siit."., HI v)i.:oii. Wtd W 'talc, Sunday .. 27 'ol'a., Thnr.M. Dec. 1 )rct"ii, Mon. .. f The company rcnw i In riff lit loi-haugt' HtfiiuiiTH or Miiliuir ilitv!. W. II. HOI.COMH, I A. 1..MAXW "KtX, (icn'l Manii'.'cr. I J. V. tT. A, II. L. IJHACON. AEcnt. I'liftm. RBONEYto LOARi On 'ai iii I: wli in I'laati'l.t. Itakcr, t'uion, (iill'.i'ii Mini Wallowa louiiiio-, nt S. U, M and 11 pi: in. o i live v.u ilnti. Cal on.l. 11. IMNliltAUT, nt she I'arm cr.t' Mir inirii niul uiiif.'' I'.ml., ' u.iiiiu'r villc, Oregon, if you w.nit iiiimoy on to., in loims. Tin H per cent U mv iniprovcd f.irui laud near tho railroad In (iramlr I'on u 'a l 10-i!l-iu;i. J. II. ItlNUllAHT A IEW DEPARTURE'. I have ju'.t ncdvcd anliiiincni-c utoi I; of M1LLINHRY gCLOAKS, HQS AND 1HRY nnd FANCY (;00nS,SUNM)HRWARH, Wtdi'h wciv bought chi'ap, and which I will sell clicanor tlmn mu jjomN have ecr liocn sold in Cnion. Latest Stylo Dress Hats, $1. GRAM DRAWBNG. An a K'Ui fit to my ciit.ini'r, I w ill give to each juiri'liu'.i'ro.'ii lea or bonnet, n tick et which will Kive them a liani'o to draw one f the lollowin; clepuit prim.: 1st. lric, Kinlif.il tab'e nearf, w.uth and. " Plush whl'.phiooin, " l.7. ,'trd " Chair tidy' " I.S5 PrawiiiKlo tuke place .oiac time In l)i comber. Patevivcn heioafter. EV3rs. J. H: Corbin, Prop. ORTGAGE I r.CTCcussjxmracssDvoil I NION, (llUMON. ANK, $500,000.00to Loan on First Class Security, From One lo Five Year Time, nt a Low Kate of Interest, AUi Huy-, .Sells and Heaii Pmp rty for O.VUY KliCi:iYFD ON DKPO.Sl 8 To I ltmi'tcdoiui'luarauttHxl Security. All Oollvotioim rromptly Atttmcled to Without Dlay. H. F. IMKliR. Graenri Mftnargur, Union, Or, E22 P,.uiiii iimimmnu Jii j. k I r,.tt.vx J bk'm . , ., ., . I III Wc dcHirc to inform our patrons ami tho public generally, that in addition to our regular and oomplcto stock of GROCERIES, GLASSWARE, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, VARIETY GOODS, .TEWELHY, etc., We have just received an immeuM invoice of Unique Holiday Goods, EndleH Variety. Selected Pertotially, For the Trade of Thin Valley, and of Styles Entirely New Here, con.-isting in part of I'irsil TOILET SETS. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLS, TOYS, TOYS. TOYS. SPLENDID PHOTO ALBUMS, SHELL CURIOSITIES, BOYS' WAGONS, RISQUE STATUARY, CUPS AND KAUCEKq, SCRAP ROOKS, ELEGANT SCRAPS, CHILDREN'S' BOOKS, UNIOUE CLOCKS CIGAR STANDS, WORK BOXES. PICTURE FRAMES, VASES and BASKETS, MECHANICAL TOYS, LADIES' SATCHELS, KALI EDOSCOPES, and JAPA1TESB GOODS and CURIOSITIES. According' to our usual custom, to show our appreciation of the Liberal Patronage we have received from the people of this vicinity, we have com pleted arrangements for ra B I I i hi I I pi W i M W isw &cii va ta I?or every DOLLAR'S WORTH of goodH botiRht of us durinj: the remainder of the year, our patrons will receive a ticket which will give them a chance to SECURE ONE OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS: 7Z? Si fel nm li Hr"l I'Tl a m m a a m U 91 Prize lf-t. Elcgunt Lamp, worth $ 10. " 2nd. Oil painting, 2i.xS0 41 3rd. One hot glassware " -1th. Pair ladies sleeve buttons Prize fith. Bell butter dish " Gth. Pair elegant vases " 7th. rittbh autograph album " 8th. Framed picture, 10x20 Drawing to take place December 31st, at 7 o'clock, P.M. Prize 9th. One scrap album. " lOfh. Pr. gentfi' blcevo buttons. " 11th. Crystal comport " 12th. Set majolica plates Prize lHtli. One cake stand " 14th. Set ice cream disecs " loth. Dec. tea set, 44 piuces. O -O- THE Ior every TWENTY-FIVE CENTS WORTH of goods bought of us BY THE LITTLE FOLKS, wc will nive a ticket entitling tlmn to a chance - to draw one or all of the following splendid gifts: Prize 1st, Doll, 3 feet high " 2nd. Autograph album " old. One box of paints Prize 4th. One pair vases " filh. Fancy ink-stand " Gth. Bow and arrows Prize 7th. One scrap album " 8th. Book, "Chattcr-bo.x" Prize 9th. One basket " lOlh. nOets. worth of candy Drawing to take place December 31st, at 2 o'clock P. M- Tickets for this drawing will be given to NONE BUT THE LITTLE CHILDREN. O BOOKS ! - Wonderful -Reduction in the Price of Books. - - BOOKS ! Red Line Poets, 75c. Cla.xton Scries of Novels 50c, and all other kinds of books in proportion. o-oods marked in Plain Figures, and at least 25 per cent, cheaper thah any other house in Union county. Orders from all parts of tho country solicited. JONES liKOTHEKS, Cor. Main and C Streets, Union, Oregon. SMOKERS, BEWARE OF IMITATIONS! OF THH CELEBRATED AND OLD RELIABLE J. B. PACE Tobaccos The Genuine has the Full Name of J. B. PACE on tho All other shaped tags are frauds and counterfeits of the genuine PACE TOBACCOS TO CIIEWERS: "ESCORT," "LAST," AND "KENTUCKY SMILE' Plug Chewing Tobacco, for a FINE LASTING CHEW, have no equal. Especially put up for tho Pacific Coast Jrade are "Last," "Kkntuckv S.Mt'iK" and "Ehcokt." J. B. PACE Tobacco Co., Richmond,' Va. Tonsorial Rooms. J. M. JOHNSON, - - PROPRIETOR, Main Ptri'ct, I'nlon, Oregon. Hair ciitlltii.. shaving and shampooing done neatly nnd In the besi Myle. Hot and Cold Baths. filS. Ii. A. GAllliFX, Fashionable Dressmaker, G,iUlcn,'n, clothing made, and all VhuU ! ulloring. eJwnlug ami repairing done to nruor. J A. BKLL, House, Sign and Carriage PAINTER Graining a Specialty. . c, . I. thoi. Corner Moln and A Street, Union, HOWLAR1D WBLSO, iFIIIl Keep constantly on hand a large supply of Parlor and Bed Room Sets, Bedding, Desks, Office Furniture etc. UPHOLSTERING Done in the Best Style. Lonnges, Mattresses, nnd nil kinds of Fi.rnititro nnvlc to orthr. Your patrnnngc solicited. Our prices arc reasonable- O Main Street Union Oregon. Tlie Oregon Mint Company, OF LA GRANDE, GUEGON. Has mado armnpeme nts for capital to loan on ronl estn'e, at the lowest rates ever offered in Kusutii Oregon. ate of Interest. S 9 & 10 per cent. - ' No oxu ne and no delay Oiliiv I lrst iIo.t o ist of IIikK'M-oii k ltoj;cr-' tlriu store. mmmM n mwm j wm mm (OPPOSITE CENTENNIAL HOTEL.) J. S. ELLIOTT, - Proprietor. rver.vthiiv Writ CUdm. Term Very IteubunaUlc. Buss to ad 1m om tkc Dtot iioldug Connection witk aU Tratoe. 4!