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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1888)
" .. AMOS K. JOKKS kditoi:, City ail(l Coiinty Official Paper. rr-rr--. - --- . - - Friday, March Oth., 1888, El) r TO 111 Ah XOTES. Tim Idaho supreme court has deci ded that sheep cannot be excluded from a range before that occupied by caltlo. Congress has done about as much good Mibslantiat 'work in its present session, so far, as the Oregon legis lature. Renewed snoV storms prevailed throtiiihniit Kngland last week, com pletely blockading the roads in many places and stopping nil outdoor work. The town of .oltorta, in North Ita ly, has been buried by an avalanche, caused by an earthquake. Many hous es were wrecked and their occupants buried in the ruins. ... " ,. , , . . ! appearance on the istiust . , presents a neat appearance, and is creditable to the town in which it is published. Wo wish it. success. The Jirenini Jicpubliean, si daily paper published at Pendle'ou, by lJur roiighs & Kinney, coined into the journalistic field replete with news. It is a credit to its birthplace and pub lishers. Success to it. Tho impending and eminent Euro pean war. which last fall was predic ted by the leading papers of this coun try, and those across tho waters, and which would dclugo continental Eu rope with blood in 1888, has been post poned or laid on the table for an in definite period. There are threo silver dollars of the coinage of IS'Jl in existence. Two of these aro accounted for; the third is somewhere in circulation about the country. The vidua of thi missing dollar of 1801, as quoted by the lasi iiumismatiu circulars is $800. It is natural then , that this coin should ho much sought. The government, owned tho iirst telegraph lino ever constructed. In 18111 congress appropriated .v;10,000 to assist Prof. Morse in perfecting his system. Tho first lino was paid for from tho appropriation , and was un der the charge of Iho Postmaster (Jim erul, and lor three years was operated by Iho government in connection with tho postal system. A level-headed writer Ian just giv en publicity to tho following, says an exi hango: One-third of tho fools in this country think they can beat tho lawyers in impounding the law; one third think they can beat tho doctors healing tho sick; two-thirds of them think they cm beat tho minister in preaching the gospel; and all of them know they can heat the editor in run ning tho newspaper. Tho Salem StnUwtutn, a bastard sheet , published by somebody in Sa lem, wo don't know who, writhes un der tho merited castigatiou wo gave it recently, and hurls an article replete with billingsgato at us this week. Tho narrow perverted mind and con tracted soul of this writer is apparent in every line. Such a sneaking, con temptible cur and har is hoiumth our notice, it is fortunate that Ore gon journalism is disgraced but by few such vile puppies as tho editor of tho Salem Xtutaniiuii. The United States Is rapidly catch ing up with Orcat Rritnlii in ti e pro duct on ot n ir iron, in iwti. nut iji- i glish protluct was tlnee and one-half times our ovn; in lW it was almost t l e us 1 irge. but in 18S7 our prod uct was li, 11 7, 1 IS tons, n gain of about eight hundred thotuund tons over (hi) year previous, and only about four hundred thousand tons short of the Kuglih product for 188U. A large part of this increase is in the new Southern fields, and it is not strange that tho proteutou sentiment is strong in thoso sections of our Union. Tho proluibilitius itro that thcro will ho I'iiiuliitiites in bolli parties in this comity for tin; ollleo of comity recor der. It U buliuvml by somu that tlion;lt thu niiiiio of Union county was lc(t out of thu titlu of (ho bill fronting ll.nt olliuu, umh'Cd it a fatal ilcfuct so facts this county is conucrmnl, nU though this tHtmity I ouiunoratotl in the body of tho bill. Otliurs tnku thu vinw tlinl for thu ronsnn that Union county uppi'iiivi in tliu body of tho hill that its ahsonoc in thu titlo wilt not Kill it, lit lont there npponrs ilUpo hitlou tti put i.iiidlil.ttis in tho lU'Kl and iiuiUr It ii t i i .isf. i i 1 1 mil ii in ) ii'irtrm-'-nvt Tlio (Iptnocrntir committee composed j of .1 AV. ShcJton, C. H. Holllngcr I and W. 11. lilliiiL'cr. mm tnc rcptitm- can c(iinniittee composed of Joseph Simon, W. J. Snodgrnss and W. P. 4ccnil appointed respectively by the . clctii'icnitic and republican central committer:, to adjust the representa tion of tho c.iuntics of Union and Umatilla. L nion and Wallowa, and Maker mid Malheur counties, met in 1'ortland last week and recommended , the following: "We therefore oimneud that Union county elect rec two one ! representatives, and Wallowa : representative; that union and Wal lowa comities elect one senator joiitt : ly; that Union and Umatilla counties j elect one senator jointly , and that 15a j kcr and Mulhciir counties elect one , representative each." i A bill has been introduced in the Xew Jersey Senate providing thattho ' death penally shall hereafter bo in I llir.ted by electricity. The act pro ! vides that in sentencing a criminal the . Judge shall name the week during ! t 1 nit f 1 1 n ! tt ft nt clitilt 4 ti ln ttlnrm 111111 HIV v I V 1 1 I 4 V 1 1 .1111111 lllV fi4tt.ua and in tho week so designated the Sheriff of tho county shall select a day not previously to be made known to anyone except thoo persons ni lowed to be present at the executions . Prosecuting Attorney, two physicians, i twelve reputable- citizens, two clergy- j men if requested and seven assistant j Sheriffs. The corpse subsequently I must bo buried with enough quick i lime to consume it, or ho given up tor dissecting purposes;. newspapers ' aro prohibited from reporting the ex tile eX edition fm titer than a hare mention of the event. UNDUE FLATTERY. In no other country outsido of tho United States is unrestrained, un called and sickning llnttory of certain class of Indies indulged in more than in tiiis. Certain, this is a laud of the free, a home of tho brave, and it is also iho land where journals are ex poctod to s iv Ko'ne very pretty things of ladies who have tho good fortune to ; dwell in Mio doubtful atmosphere of so-called, high social life, i If a young lady, the daughter of some millionaire, or noted individual, county, stale or government dllleial does an act of benevolence, that is pcr I haps dono every day by thousands of j girls throughout the country, gets married, or dies, sho is immediately I rushed into print, as the most haud- soiuo and accomplished daughter of j Mr. so and so, and heralded to lite ' world as a heroine. for u'liiuV Why, . for doing some little common-place j thing, or doing jict what other girls i would naturally do. j As soon as it became known that I Miss I'olsont was to ninny President ! Cleveland, she was Immediately trans j formed by tho newspapers into an an gel of such purity, sweetness, bciuty, figure, culture, disposition, tastes. etc. , that it is a wonder that she was i ever suffered to dwell upon this wick ed earth. Mrs. Cleveland, no doubt, is si good, sensible woman, but thous ands of girls have grown into woman hood with jtist a good judgement as site; just as handsome; just as accom plished and perhaps far more practical titan she. Had site married a man of ordinary means, wIiomj ntmio had nev er been heralded to the world as groat, would she have received the, many sickening praises from those iinbicilie fawners? Xo, sho would have boon tin ordinarv woman, for even as Mrs. (jlevoland she has never done any- j tiling inoro than what ordinary wo- j men would havo done under the same civumstauces. We presumo thr.t she happened to suit Cleveland, and it ho was truly in unselfish lovo with her, she would havo been handsome to him even if all (he people of tho Uui- j ted States had decided her not a beau- I ty. Wo have reason to believe that she is a good woman, has fair intellect ! and all the ordinory graces of her sex. We believe in admiring the good qttal iiles. tine features, etc., of our wo men, hut wo dislike tuoso fawning prnisos, nonsense coining wllli Hiicli u'lishiii"' 1 A FACT, Thu cnornl prosperity of tho county i youd , and thu outlook for hotter times coming, wjru never butter. Al ready inany letters hnvu boen roculvud in regard to thu rosources of our coun' ly. The very (-evoro winters in states (uui of us, with their terrible bllx .iiihIs and death-swooping cyolonos, tiet men looking for climes freu from these boouros, and following out thu 1 don s from the anuluuts down to thu prosoiit tlnio, thuy naturally but their cyos westward and woiidorinjfly iu quiru wind manner of lauds they aru. Our laud tiro about all thnt etui bo desired by rcHsunnblo men. Our coun try is nut thu "promised hind." nor will it proba'dy over illl to a full ru aliratlou tho vivid imaginations of 1'tuplnn dreamer, Wo havo uw April siiiishiue and showers; we havo mir MMiiiiuU' h' ats, hilt lliadt lci.;uit niiiin : mid recuperative by cool, refreshing, breezes and bv cool ni'dits. "Vc have frosts in the fall and snow in tho win - tcr, but little of it then Our win ters arc usually mild. "Wo have no Dakota blizzards nor Kansas cyclone "We have not a paradise for iho indo lent, neither are tho streets of our , towns or the highways through tho i county inlaid with gold. Sheekels. however, grow to a fair ' cultivated fields, while si ze in well other voca tions not grown on velvet carpets or amid rich tapestry receive a legitimate amount of this worlds goods. The wolves have been driven entirely from the doors and out of the country by those who arc willing to do for them selves. Wo have a good country and want you to como and Jive with us, but we want you to leave all your in dolence and wide-gathered imagina tions at home. If you have means to invest or arc willing to work, come. Capital is seeking this country for more profitable investment, and thev lind it here in Union county. Union is the county seat and is a thriving town. GOOD GO VE.UXMEXT. Good government is a grand desid cration, but we do not always have it. , Wc must confess ther. is a shocking disregard in inany quarters, of tlio cs- sential qualities which go to make up tho warp and woof of all thill is im plied in this word. There are various causes that combine to obstruct the legitimate work of government .and I-.. .11. ;., tl.r. M'l.n i 1 . I r,,nl iisi. imuiir .....I ,1m 1 til t.' c? 1 t . t Fill. iui iiiuiiv;, , nun iiiu jiiisnivii lui piling up largo gains to mum up im mense fortunes, in the hands of uu scrupulus men is painfully apparent in society, ami among men in whom wo have been wont to repose the highest honor and brobity. Bribery, voiiml ity and corruption , at our great com mercial centers, is a lamentable truth. Why should it not excite the profotin dct apprehensions? Indeed the fact that it lias become so widespread, startles and alarms us. Tho story of our own shame may he unwelcome, but wo liad bettor hear it in tunc, so that if possible, we may wanPoff the danger and save tho state. Fortu nately the government itself, is com partivcly free from any great en croachments, such as have appeared on the outskirts, in the municipalities - sPtNGER, BWt IMPORTEI ,x HAHLIWAnL Og TIK PLATE, GOODS. M7 GOODS. 22, 2-1, 26, 28, 30 & 32 Lako Street, 'c mi 41k m 3 H Q PI Tlic JIost Simple and Perfect Washer in the World. Over 75,000 Now in Use. TESTIMONIALS. Union, Oregon. Mav. It, 1S.S7. Thl is to ceititr Hint Mr. Charlm i'. I'otV inberry, on May 10. washed with utt Aoine I wushiiitf iiKii'liiiH' ut my hotel, in one hour and torty-livo minutes, the following named articlei.: Knii!y wnMiiiiR. 4 lint? Khlrts,2 j pilr thuv rs, '.' uii'lersldi-t-, i vait-, s pntr" ! Mioks, I itproii, 2 luwcls. Vi haiulki'ivhle, : tl collars ami 1 ir iuiH's. llotrl wasldiiR, lMiiblo elot'iK. IS Mhtoth. X0 nlllow c.t. ami TO toweU -170 ploee in all. The above washing g;ive perfect smtlsfaciltm. K. II. Mil. I.Kit, l'mj rietor tVuteioiUI hotel. I'liinn. Oreftiu, May 12, liS7. ThU U to certify thnt 1 have used iho Ac me wniddiiK iimrhhic nd wriiiger, 11 tliorouffbly tested It, tinil urn now .sntisflstl that it U I tie lst wasMnjt ituiehliu' mnvlu n an I unliositatiuj,'ly nottiuuiend it to liny jH?ron wildiis a waliing muuldue. I am uiisrifd thut it will do all or more tbao t ulaliacil fur ii by Mr. ('otttuberrv. MHS. 11 A 11 Y K. KATOX. Chas. C. Coffinberry, corporations and business circles of tin? country. Let us bo thankful for 1 this, and make haste to suggest suit- I able remedies and to sustain the nti- thorites in all legitimate measures for the suppression of acknowledged evils and the upholding all just perogatives and rightful claims. Let it be under stood on all sides, thnt these violations of public trust, and these raids upon the morals and virtues of I lie com munity cannot bo made wilb impun ity. Let the calling of the blackguard the ruffian, the ballot box stufferand all co-ordinate law breakers be made disreputable. Let the press and the pulpit get down to the work, and do their part to ferret out wrong and build up the law of right, in politics, in religion, in trade, in society ev erywhere. Then with free schools, a free church, and independent press, we will trust the citizens to do the rest to enact good laws which bear equally upon all. 2s o more special privileges, no more overbearing corporations. And then we may hope for the safety and per manence of the state. Astoria 1'io nccr. WOW 51KS IKK. If we know all -the iiicUhxIh of approach (adopted by an enemy we are the better eit- aliiod to ward oil the danger and postpone (he moment when surrender heroines iuev itablc. In many instances the inherent strength of the body Mifllccs to enable It to oppose the tendency toward death Many however have lost the-e forces to such an extent that there U little aid to the weak ened Lung will make all the difference be tween sudden death and many years of useful life: Upon the first symptoms ot a Cough, Cold or any trouble ot the Throat or Lung! give that old and well-known remedy lioschce's German Syrup, a care ful trial. It will prove what thousands say of it to In;, tho 'benefactor of any home-'' FASHIONABLE DEESS - MAKING ! Miss Linda Mathieus, (Late of Paris, France.) IIhh opened a drcs-i-making establishment in the building one door north of .Johnson's blacksmith shop. Ail Woi'k Wiirranted Give Satisfaction. to CHARGES REASONABLE. JODUEUS CUTL3BY, GUNS, PISH1H0 TACKLH ti SPOSTINQ CHICAGO, ILLS. CO CO V .Union. Orejron, May 11. 1SS7. This is to certify that l have ued the Ac me washing maehine and wringer to do two luro fiimily washings, and It pave me per fect suti(ai;lUin, und 1 thiul; it will do all that it is recommended to do. MI!H. CHAKL1CS HOHINS. Union City Hotel, May U. 1SS7. This Ik to certif v that thBAeiiiB wahin machine 1ms done two washings at my ho tel, and it Iiim mIvoii perfoet satisfaction, and 1 tiling it will do all that Mr. Cufthiber ry reproKiits It to do, U J. 110OTHK. Union, Orn. 3Iy 10, 18s7. ThU l to certify that v have letwl the Acme washing miu himi niul wrinsr imi evrl (K'ciialoiis, and have no heMtaiwy in saviuff that It U thu lMt uiaohiue we have oeu. MKS. EMMA jOX&, Mltii, A1.L.IK JONias. - Manufacturer, Union, Union Ootmt.v, Oregon. vTOHSTIES BROTHERS, Dealers In SgOrdcrs from promptly attended to. irar.TXUttKCTJ 35BX3A WSWSSEKC" HOWLAWD mm ai If Keep constantly on hand a large supply of Parlor and Bed Room Sets, Bedding Desks, Office Furniture etc. UPHOLSTERING' Done in the Best Style. Lounges. Mattresses imd all kinds of Furniture made to order. Your patronage solicited. Our prices arc r. aoualk-. O Main Street Union Oregon. m le OiMon IreiMl Comm. OF PORTLAND, OREGON. Has made arrangements for capital to loan on roal estate, at the lowest rates ever od'ered in Ka-'torn Oregon. Rate of Interest Xo expense and no delay Ollic First Tlie Plieiiix Real Estate Association, OF LA GRANDE, OREGON, Ha made aranpcmeidH with real estate dca'crs in the East, to sell land to Knstcrn bnvers direct, l'ai t.e- desiring to sell land, will find it to their interest to place same with us fur sale. NO JjJXrEXSE CIIA11GED UNLESS SALE IS MADE. Olllee with Oregon Investment Company W. D. BEmLEMAN, Proprietor. Keeps constantly on h.ind u .nil assortment of everything in his line, mauufaeturcd of tiie best matcr;.i! nbiaina' lo. He is now ufUrl.ig for sale the Best lot of saddles, at lower prices than ivere ever offered in Eastern Oregon, LEAD HARNESS, HORSE BLANKETS, CURRY C03IBS, Also a 1'UMj ASSORTMENT of SIH'ltS. WHIPS, AXLB OIJKA.SH, IIAUX1WS 011. Etc., Kti, Etc., In fact everything usually kept in a First Oiass Establishment. JST't'all and examine goods. O Main Street, Union, Oregon. MITCHELL & LEWIS CO., (LIMITED.) Factory, Racine. Wisconsin. Branch. Portland, Oregon. Vyfj X Mm Mamiiac-tuurs of and Dealers in Carriages, Buggies, Phaetons, Buckboards Eoad Carts, Spring Wagons, etc. CANTON CL1 l'PEK PLOWS. HARROWS, ETC. (i.VLE CHILLLD 1 LOWS, .VXD IDEAL FEED MILL?. fsKND FOR CATALOGUE AXD TRICE LIST, FREE. MITCHELL & CO., Limited. ff" HITHllfl f -miBJy.'ffnajf W MPi.'l ytwap Baty31Ui'IITyJLX-MaaaaBaaaBaaaaaaBBaBMaaal INIOX, - ORKUOX. All kinds of photogi'apliic work done in a su perior manner, and warranted to give satisfaction.. Jones Bro?s, - - Artists. Hi Books ml ttn all parts of tho country WSLSO cent door oast of iriinson it Rogers' drui; store. iq2iq., Trout St., Portland. Or mm rWIATrffld