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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1888)
rmrm r rn ' ri r iriumiiim """ -. u.nm: Continued from fr jxiye. anil beauty they contribute lo produce; that the genius of our people requires such and anyone only under which our Stales may remain or ngca to come, united, prosperous, and free." Ot'll KOKKin.V KKfiATIOXS. In pursuance of a constitutional pro vision rcqiiring the President from time to limo to give congrcu information of the State of the Union, 1 have t ;e cat isfaction to announce that the elope of the year finln the United .States in the enjoyment of domestic tranquillity and at peace with all the nations. Since The amount paid for pensions during the fiscal year was $78,775,801,92, be ing an increase over the proceeding year of !?5,30S,2:0,22. The expenses attending tho main tenance and operation of tho pension bureau during that period was .$3,2G2, 521,07, making the entire expenditures : of the bureau $82,038,380.59, being 21$ pcrjjcenl nf the total expenditures of the government during the year. I am thoroughly convinced that our general pension laws should bo re vised and adjured to meet, ns far as possible, in thu light of our experience- NOTICE FOU PUBLICATION. my annual message our foreign rela- all merit cases. The fact that 102 dilu tions have been stiengthcncd and im- ercnt rates of pennons are paid, fgn: proved by tho performance of intc5i,0 not in my opinion, be made conristcnt temational good office Out? ncv PQil &ith justice to the pensioners and lo renewed treaties of amity, ctirrjPi,c0 j titD government. 'Aid numerous pri and extradition of crftotuob. 'Pho io I Picfcb bilb Ore passed, predicated upon tcriintional quesVioffb wIwjo sttK waatrj) I tfc rojlsPrfcotion of the general laws, settlement are all RapjyrjotWy witftitkj incicasc in many cases the tht domain of arjJfl,al)bj iO)gcSacjrJX)s P:taKiw(niQ)!ity and injustice, lend and I hero is no exWng wijeob erf J'acUibioiicl foj-co to llo? rccomcgriution puto between tltb United tftafceM nrcd 6' iPvidboi iff the gcneralloC's 011 tli i any foreign power tlmt in ot nn)fli5pi- itokpirb. 0 bio of satWactcop iripooAaxpcoAby fricaft ' Rc; toxit? orf oboy prevailing upon diplomatic trtWojeflt. j a large number of people regarding ThequostPon bePivceA Ccviti Aioia pcoodmisis PocominO everywhere more and tho United Hliffl's relating to tloj mark:!. Tho prhieiples upon which I il. 1. 111-.- .1 A ! iney suoiiiu ucgiouicn arc in winger oi rigits of American ishenoao uo(U'r the treaty and interflafiional ootoity in tho territorial waters of Canada- and Newfoundland, I regret to say arc not satisfaotorialy adjusted. 61'hcsc flat ters wcoj fully treated in f?iy mossngc to tho senate of Feb. 20th, 1888, togeth er 'with which a convention concluded under my authority with her majesty's government on tho 15th of Feb. last for tho removal of all causes of misun derstanding was submitted by mo for tho approval of the senate, I transmit ted a message to congress on the 23 of August last, reviewing the transactions and submittiui' for consideration cer tain rocoincndations for legislation con cerning tho importantquestions involv ed. Afterward on tho 32th of Septem ber, in rcsponso to a resolution of the Senate, 1 again communicated all the information in my pdsscsmou as to tho action of tho government of Cana da olleeting tho commercial relations between thu Dominion and tho United States, including the treatment of the American fishing vessels in tho ports and waters of Hritish North America. The communications havo all been published, and therefore opened tho knowledge of both Houses of Congress although two were addressed to tho Son ato alone. Comment upon or repeti tion of their contents woidd bo miricr iluous, and J am not awaro that, any thing has since occurred which should ho added to the facts therein stated. Therefore, I merely repeat, as applica ble to 1 1 io prcsant time, tho statement, winch will bo found in my message to tho Bonn to of Sept. 12th last, that since Munch 1st, 1887, no cuso has been re ported to the department of tho State where complaint bus been mado of tin frionely or unlawful treatment of American ilshing vessels on tho part of tho Canadian authorities in which tho reparation was not promptly or satisfactorily made through tho U. S. consul general at llalfax. Having assayed in this discharge of my duty, to secure By negotiation tho settlement of a long-standing dispute, and to remove a constant iuimiuco to tho good relations of tho two countries, and continuing to be of thu opinion that tho treaty of Feb. last, which fail ed to go tho approval of tho Senate, did supply a satisfactory, practical and and final adjustment upon a basis hon orable and just to both parties of the difllcult and vexed question to which it related, and having subsequently and jjnayailingly, rcOoiacnded other legislation to Congress which I hoped would sufllco to moot tho exigency created by tho rejection of the treaty, I now again invoke tho ernest and im- vwiitti- i l IV ft l mw wv i (5 ft v-no the condition o tint important ques tion as it now stands before thorn and tho country, and for tho 8v1"l,,l0,lt f which 1 am deeply solieitioh.- Thr rest of the message r6.,lltl,H to foreign ulluirs, covering our rck,l'on8 with Franco, tiermany' Samoa, Ch.um Japan and Hayti; Army and Navy, In ' uiniis, railroads, etc. On tho subjects oi pcnxioiiH, Agriculture, and railroads, the imrsugo pay j Q The- number of pensioners added to tho roll during the llscul year ended Juno :i()th 1888, is 00,252. An increase of pensions ha been granted in 45, 710 ciiHi-f. The names of 15,730 pen nioucrj were dropped from tho rolls du ring tho year, for various crtuscs, and at tho oloio of the year, tho number of persons of nil classes receiving pensions woro -ir2,557. Of theso thore woro 800 Burvivt ra of tho war of 1812; 10,787 widows of those who served in tho war; 16,000 soldiers of tl.o Mexican war, and 5101 widows of said soldiers. One hundred and two different rates of pen eions nro paid to the beneficiaries, ranging from $2 lo 115.0(1 per month. being altogether ignored, and already pennons ioo often claimed because the i ; ..i . t i oippncams areas mueu euiuieu asomer successful applicants, rather than upon any disability reasonably attributable lo military service. If tho establish ment of vicious precedents bo continu ed the granting of pensions be not di vorced from partian and otlior unwor thy and irrelevant considerations, and if the honorable namo of veteran un fairly becomes by these means but an other term for one who constantly clamors for tho aid of the govenrncnt, there is danger that injury will be dono to the fame and patriotism of jimny of these whom our citizens delight to hon or, and that a predjudico will be arous ed unjust to meritorious applicants for pensions. Aaiticin.TiutAi.. Tho department of agriculture has continued witli a good measure of suc cess. In its offortH to develop the pro cess, enlarge the results and augment thu profits of American husbandry, it has collected and distributed practical information introduced and tested new plants, cheeked tho wprcud of conta gious diseases of farm animals, resisted the advance of noxious insects and de structive fungus growths, and sought to secure to agricultural labor the highest rewards of dibit and tho full est immunity from loss. Its records of tho your show that tho season of 1888 has been one of medium produc tion. A generous supply of tho de mands of consumption, huve been as sured, and a surplus for exportation, moderate in certain products and boun tiful in others will prove a benefit alike to buyer and grower. TllK UAII.UOAllS. Tho adjustment of tho relations be tween I ho government and tho rail road companies which have rich land grunts, and tho guaranty of thu public credit in aid of the con struction of their roads, should rcceivo early attention, Thu report of a majority of tho commissioners ap pointed to examine tho a flairs and in debtedness 'of these roads, in which they favor an extension of tho time for payment of such indebtedness at least in ono case, whoro the corporation ap pears to bo able to comply with tho well guarded and exact terms or such extension, and the reinforcement of their opinion by gentleman of undoub ted business judgement and experi ence, appointed to protect tho interests of the government as directors of said corporation, may well lead to the be lief that such an extension would be to tho advantage of tho government. .... ... . ... o . ilio suoject snouut ho treareu as a business proposition, with a view of final realization of its indebtedness by the government, rather than upon predjudices or by way of punishment for previous wrong-doing. IK OONCMJHION. Tho consciousness that I havo pre- edited but an imperfect statement of g i condition of our country and its wanu ' OCOft8'011 nw umr Mtlt anything oinittca 's not' k,U)wu 1UU' IPrU(5let' jress, upon wnoin rests tho of intelligent legislation . cut nation and a conti- nuulio servants wo Land On ice at La Giiandb Ounoo.v,) Nov. 7. 18JM. f Notice Is hereby piven that the followinK linmeil settlers have Hle;l notice of their In tentions to make linal proof in support of their claims, nntl tlmt said proof will he made before the resi'tcr and receiver at li (intiule, Oregon, on Dec, 18, Imy.3, viz: Saiiaii A. Aiinomi. IM.No. i.'07.1,forthe Y. SU'K. RWW V yK tu'U ti'.y,wyi pec. r. Tp. r., i;. :bm;. anil, 0 JOII.V It. ItKnVBK. IM. No. 2117. for the XK' f Sen. 2. Tp. I!S, and SSKK d HKf : V.'K 's'ee. X, Tp. r s, n. 40 1:. o They name the following witnesses to prove their continuous rei'.c::cc iiiion mid cultivation of, Maid land, vi;:: .1. II. .Stevens William Stafford and Thom n.M Shaw, of North Powder; John K. Hteves, Oliver ?.!oKeavcr. William I'msler. f-'arah A. Arnold and W H. Huffman, of Teloeaset, Oregon, Any person whotlcdrpi ti protect ugnim-l the allowance of sttch proof, or who knows of itiiynub.itaiitialrf.fi.-i.n, tinder the law and the regulations of 111 Iofrior IVpartmeOt. why such proof should not he allowed, Q ill be given mi opportunity at the ahove men tioned time mid tlie to cnoi-cxamine tftp witnesses of .said claimants, and to ofier evidence in rehttttal of that .submitted to claimant. Ilr.xnv fiisOiiAO. 11-0-wfJ leister, NOTICE J011 rUBLICCTIOJ)." Land Omen at Lv CisAin, Out:io.v, Nov. 7, isvi. i Xotlcc Is hereby trlven Hint the following named settler has Hied untie-! of ins inten tion to make linal nroof in "imtiort of his claim, and that said nronf will lin mndi' lin fore the register and receiver at La Oramle, I tregoii, on jjec. low, viz: W.I,t,A( i: O. IllNCKMSY, Ild.Xo, 18S7. for the SW'.fNW Kce. 20 and S4 XK'4 and NWK W-l cc. T.0, Tp 5 H. 1!. 40, 15, - lie names the rollowinj witnesses to prove his continuous reference upon and uuiiivauoii oi, bum lanu. viz: w Irvin Frasier. Francis Favre. Rvrus II I'rescott and Uladen Aslibv, all of Tclocus et, Oreuon. A n v person who desires to protest against the allowance of such proof, or who knows oi any suimanuai reason, under tlie law and the retaliations of the Interior Denart- mrnt. why such proof should not he allow ed, win oegiven an opportunity uttlic above meutioued time and place to cross-examine flip witnesses of said claimant, and to oiler evidence in rebuttal of that submitted by eiaimaui. IlK.VHY ItlXnilAKT, 11-10-wfl Itegister. NOTICE FOU PUBLICATION. Laxd OrncK at La IIuamih, Onnjo.v, I I)rc. .1, nv. J Xotice i hereby jriven that tie following named srl tier has Mod notice of her in'en tlon to make flral proof in support of her i claim, and tliatsmd prontwill be made be fore the register and rc5ver at La (iraudc, Oregon, on Feb. ir. lSS'i. vh: JlAKaiKT J. IlfxiiF.r.yjoTT, dovico of William W. ltosSfdceeascd, lid. Xo. 1720. for the. Si:', XF. V, and XUUf S-K iir. See. 7, and SW. ir, XW ir. and X W fjr. NW r. Hoc. , To. S, It. 42 K. Mic nnmes im prove her eontinuo cultivation of, s iM V.'. I). Kmc- ami 11. V.ri.ee.f K -atimr, Oregon, ami (leu. V. Wil'li! a"l Jaine-. R ,Sani0of Meiiii-at .'prills'". Orcgo.i. Any person whodesircstoiirotesfaL-ainst the allowance of such proof, or who knows I of any substantial reason, under the law and i tlie regulations oi tlie interior lJepartmeiit. why such pi oof .should not he alio O-0, will he giPen an opportunity ot the above men tioned tiOie and ylo' t.o cro-fl exafjlitte tOe witnesses of (Oi'f claimant, o"d toolIOroOi dOnCO i"0 rebuttol of that submitted by claimanOi SSrOiiV ItiNOiiAOr, 12-7-ojO Hcjiotcr. onp:s bro's To. k S, 11. 42 K. ! 3 S ie following wltnessps to M m nous reideace ; n and f"h GS Id .:.,.! vi:: : hM I i . ... ... gi:a?;i O m n f i a a h a i7H wt ksa n n : n w m n e is a t, u ti ra h m b We SaveoSeceived tlie Largest As- sortmnot of I J& f9jr( roo. rrf si&i. iol NOTICE FOIi PUBLICATION. La.vh Ofiici: at La OitA.vm:, Oukoon.) Nov. 8, 18S8. f Xotiee is hereby given that tlie following named settler has lilcd notice of his inten tion to make linal proof in support of Ids claim and that said proof will bo made be fore the regitiler and receiver at. La (irande, Oregon, on Dee. 27th, 1HSS. viz: Wl 1.1,1AM P. I.OCKMAN, T). S. Xo, 8(i07. for the FK NWK and U aWK Kee. 18, Tp. 4 ,S,.It ;w K. He names the following witnesses to prove Ids continuous residence upon and timniuiuii oi, said ituiu, viz: Samuel ltiitledge, F. 3f Culverson. W. II. Johnson and M. A. AV. "Wallace, all of La (Irande, Oregon. Any person who desires to protest against the allowance of such proof, or who knows of anv substantial reason, under the law and the regulations of the Interior Depart ment, why such proof should not ho allow ed, will uo given an opportunity at the above mentioned time ami nlace 'to cross- examine the witnesses of said claimant, and to oiler evidence in rebuttal of that submit ted by claimant. IIknky Hi.vkiiakt, 11-10-wf! Ilegister. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Trains e arrive and dtpart from I Dion daily, as follows: east nor nii. Passenger. Xo. 4, L've at 5:2.) a.m. Freight, Xo. 8, L've! at 2:35 a. m. WKST Dot XI). Passen 'er, is'o.,'1, L've at 1 :.-i0 p. m. Freight Xo. 7, L've at 11: HO p. m. TlPlvKT0 e""1 'roln principal points 1 llYl. 1 O in th0 Unik.(1 'states, Canada and Europe. Elegant PjJVcT1 Cars. &m hsxmghi to Union county, but which, on aecoime of IMMENSE0 VARIETY, we am unable to catalogue in an advertisement of this kind. Emigrant Sleeping Cars Hun Throuj on Express Trains to ;bs COUNC9L ELUFFS and ST.PASiL Free of Charge and Without Change. Close connections at Portland for San Fran cisco and Paget Sound points. For further narticuliirs innuiro of anv Agent of the Company or of A. L. Maxwell, G. P. &T. A., Portland, Oregon. OCEAN DIVISION. The Oregon Hallway & Navigation Co.. and 1'acilic Coast btcamsbip Co. will (lis patch Steamers between San Fran cisco and Portland, as follows: Etbtoo ij is Invit see lo Call a! our Stor or TfteinsGives. OOOOOOOO 0 0 OO OOOOOVOOO In accordance with our usual custom we have made arrangements for a FUOM 1'OKTI.AND. Leaving at 12Midn't., as follows : KltOM SA.V FRAKCISCO. L'v'ng Spear st. wh' at 10 a.m. as follows: Sat. Nov Wed. , Elder, Sunday Nov State, Thursday, ,, Columbia, Jfon ,, Oregon. Friday .. Hi State. Thursdav .. 15 Stntf. Tnpsilnv .. "0 fnliinibi'iAfnti in 4IStatc, c.uoiiimoia. weti... i 12iOregoii, Sunday ,, 11 Columbia. Sat. Oregon, Wed. 21 Oregon. Friday 23 28 State, Tuesday Hill! Tfor every dollar's worth of goods bought of us during: the remainder of tho year, our patrons will rocive a ticket which will givo them a chance to sccuro ono or all of tho following valuable presents: Land Ornci: at La (iiianiu:, Oiikoox,) October.), 1S8S. ) Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has Hied notice of his Inten tion to make, linal proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will bo made be fore the register and receiver at La Grande, Oregon, on December lath, lfi.s'ti, viz: i:m:Ni:.i;it Sumis, 1). S. Xo. 7.'iS!, for the S't,' NWK and XU SWl, Sec. , Tp. r, S, li. ;i!) 10. lie names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of, said land, vi : n m.staiiord, K. K. Hpaln. Thad Draper ami i-eier m. i oian, an ot inniui, uregon. An v person who desires to protest against the allowance of sue!) proof, or who knows oi any simsianiiai reason, under tlie law and the regulations of the Interior Department, why siielipi'oof should not be allowed, will be given an opportunity at the above men tioned time and place to eross evainino tlie witnesses ot said claimant, and to oiler evi dence in rebuttal of that submitted by claimant. llr.NKY KtNlUIAUT, ll-2-wll Ilegister. The company reserves the right to change nieujuers ui sailing tiavs. KATES OF PASSAGE: Cabin. - - $10.00 Steerage - - ?8.0D Hound Trip Tickets, Unlimited - $30.03 Children, under 12 years - - Half Faro ,, ,, C years ... Free The above rates ineluttc Hoard. W. II. HOLCOMI5, I A. L Gen'l Manager. I II. L. DEACOX. .MAXWELL, G. P. SiT. A, Agent. Union Hi Cm Drag Sun Ariu.n.ATiox i-'oit iwthnt. by tho cont responsibility in behalf of a gi .hall do our dutv we). ' wo coiufimtly guard tho rectitude of , maintain unsullied our lovv ,,orcu"jy nntl witli unsollleli purpose k 1X0 tho public good. (iltOVHU Ol.KVELANi. ' Tho farmoruof Union countv nhould look to their best intoiosta ai)tl buy their farm iinpleincnts whoro they imn do tho Ui'A- Frank Bros. Implement Co., Island City carry in stook a largo assortmunt of everything in this lino, and enn undortell all competitor)). 2 Application for a United States patent : Sur vey Xo.? 10; Claim Xo -1.1; mineral appli cation ru. V. S. Lnii Okkick. L.v Giianiu:, Oiif.oox. ) Nov. 21, 1H88. J XTOTICU IS HEHK11? GIVFX THAT 1 W. T. lturdott, Isaiah Anstead. D. W. Tice, C. J. Dutl'ey, and the Oregon Gold Mining Company, a corporation, whose post-otllco address is Cornucopia. Pnion county, Oregon, have this day filed their application lor a patent lor mo, ltcd alnrkvt quartz lode, situated in Granite mining dis trlet, in Township II, South, of Hango-lfi E, W. M; the quart, lode being described by the olllclal plats and Held notes on lile in in tills ollice, as follows, to wit: lleginning at the south-east eorner of the claim, a point from which the quarter sec tion corner between sections 27 and 2S, in Tp. (IS, H. 15 K, bears S. (11 degrees ft mln. dies E, mid KVkI feet distant, post being marked "Corner Xo. 1, H. J. M. C. survey No. 10" on north-west face; thence run ning N. 15 degrees ;2 minutes K, along cast boundary of the claim l!Wl feet to post marked "Cornel Xo. 2, It. J. M. O. survey No. 10 thence X. S2 degrees W. (W0 feet to post maiked "Corner Xo. a. It. J. M. C. survey Xo. 10;" thence S. I) degrees tS mln uttn W. along west boundary of claim HBO feet to post marked "Corner No. 4, It, J. M. C, survey No. 10;' thence S. 83 degrees E. along south boundary of claim ISO feet to "Corner No. 1,'' place of beginning, con taining 1(1 and U oue-hundredtlis acres, location being recorded in volume "H" quart, claims of Pnion countv, Oregon, nt page I (SI, Adjoining claims are "Silver Hell" on tho cast, the "Hobert Kmmett" on the north and the "Companion" on tho south, Any and all persons claiming adversely ntiv portion of fliosnld "Hed Jacket' quartz lodo above docrlbed. are required to fllo their adverse claim with the register of tho V. S. land otlice at l.a Grande, Oregon, du ring tho sixty days period of publication hereof, or they will be barred bv virtue of tne provisions of statute. llUNUY HlNEllAKT. . , , Heglster. 'tis hereby ordered that the foregoing e of implication for a U. S. patent be notlc 'ed for a period of sixty days (ten publish tve weeks) In The OuiUKiN Scout, cousivuv. newspaper published at Union, a .weekly . Oregon. Union ooun Husky Hinkuaiu; .. ,U .a ' Kegltter. JASPER Ci. STI2VENS, Propr. DCAI.KH I.N I ) live Drills, adciit Icdiciiies, oriiimcryj aints and QUa. Prescriptions carefully prepared -ALSO nKAMCR. IN- SPORTING GOODS, Consisting of Bifleshot lis, Pis tub and CartriLPS. Imported and Domest ic Ci gars, etc, GIVE ME A CALL. UNION Tonsorial Parlors o L. J. Hi'suK, I'ltoruiUToii, Shaving, Hair-cutting and Sham pooing, in the Latest style of the Art, Shop two doors south of Centennial hotel. GIVF.MF. A CALL. fl 23-tf. COKNUCOPIA STAGE Stages leave Union every Monday, Wed nesday and Friday, Leave Comueonlu on return trln evurv Tuesday, Thursday and Satunlay. Passengers and Fast Freight Carried. Z, NELSON, - - - Proprietor. ' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Prize, Yase lamp prize Set ice cream dishes prize Set dishes, 4 pieces prize Large plush album prize Op en work fruit dish " prize Lady's work basket prize "1001 gems of poetry" prize Hand lamp prize Silver plated fruit dish prize Lady's lace pin 11 price Autograph album 12 prize Set dishes ? 4 pieces 13 prize Scrap album 14 prize Decorated tea set, 44 pieces prize Sack of flour, Drawing to take place Dec. 31, at 7 P.M. GIFTS - FOR - THI "por ovcry twonty-five cents' worth of goods bougnt of us by the little folks, wo wtll givo a ticket entitling thorn to a chanco to draw one or all of the following Biucndiu guts : Prize, Magic lantern prize Sera) album prize Lunch basket prize Autograph album prize Kaleidoscope G prize Pair vases S 9 prize I3ox Stationery prize Box paints prize Bank, Com. lock 10 prize SO ct. pkg. candy Drawing to take place Dec. 31, at 2 P.M. Tickets For ThioDrawina Will be Given to Xone But the Children. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO "iMrriiitiiiinm in iir 111111 11 n 11 umiiMiiniiinwmifrwBn All Goods Intel in Plain Figures, And cheaper than any other house in Un ion county. BfdgOrdcrs from all parts of the country promptly attended to. JONES BROTHERS, Comer Main ami G Street, Union, Oregon.