THE OREGON SCOUT.
AMOS K. JONES
EDITOR,
City and County Official Paper,
Friday, January 4, 1881).
ISDITOKIAIi NOTK8.
Edison promises his phonograph a
curious practical test. His intention
is to furnish his subscribers with a
talking daily newspaper. The little
instrument will bo charged with the
condensed news of the day, and each
subscriber can listen to it while at
breakfast. It will sing to Ihom tho
latest operas, and reproduce the tones
and hayings of public men with all the
''thunders" of applause. Ex.
Tin: Orcgonian complains of the in
creasing number of crop mortgages in
Eastern Oregon. Mortgages out there
seem to increase with republican vote.
We arc sorry for it because it is not a
good advertisement for a great htate.
We hear no complaint of mortgages
on the mills, Hocks and oilier protect
ed industries. Can wo not devise
some way to also protect tho farmer
past tho mortgaging point? S. F. AI
ta. Tin: I'ortland Xews says: ".The la
test aspirant for tho position of United
States marshal is Hon. J. D. Lee, of
Dalles Polk county, Mr. Loo is strong
ly backed and will make a heavy pull
" for tho position. Sheriff Hamilton of
Union county, has a big petition ask
ing that ho bo appointed United States
marshal. Portland has bcveral aspir
ing youths who desire to till Marshal
Myers' shoes. Tho Pendleton Tribune
says : 'Baker City has four candidates
for United States marshal for Oregon:
but thoy have compromised. Ono has
agreed to accept tho marslialship of
this State, tho second of Utah, tho
third of Washington Territory, and
the fourth will bo satisfied with that
of Arizona.' President-elect Harrison
need have no fear but what Oregon
"has plenty of 'raw' material to niako
United States marshals out of1"
Tun following anecdote from tho
Argonaut reminds us of some of the
legal lights not a thousand miles from
Union.
Sonator Plackburn is, at times, ex
ceedingly grandiloquent. One day ho
ivaH engaged in arguing a case in Lex
ington, and his speech was po full of
"highfalutin" that it rather bored his
legal opponent, who sought relief from
it by going out on tho green surround
ing tho court house. As he stopped
fiom tho door an old hemp-raiser, who
had followed him out, said : 'Black
burn is making a great speech." "Oh,
yes," sneered tho bored attorney;
"Blackburn always makes a great
speech. If you or I had occasion to
announce that 'two and two made
four,' we'd be just fools enough to
blurt it out. Not so, Blackburn. Ho
would say: 'If by that particular
arithmetical rule, known as addition,
wo desired to arrive at tho Mini of two
integers added to two integers wo
t-hould iind and I assert this boldly,
and, sir, without fear of successful con
tradiction we, I repeat, would find
by tlmt particular rulo of arithmetic
properly applied and, sir, 1 hold my
fcolf perfectly responsible for tho asser
tion 1 am about to make that tho
sum of tho two given integers added
to tho other two integer would bo
Font."
So.MHitODV called our attention, yes
terday, to an article which appeared in
the Whangdoodlo about two weeks
ago, in which Brother Irwin appears
to bo greatly exorcised because the La
(irando laud olUce (lift not send him
certain notices for publication. After
eliminating from the article such
choice expressions as "nefarious prac
tices of democratic bloodsuckers,"
"tools of democratic bosses" otc, his
complaint is us follows :
"Frequently, applicants for patents
request that their notices bo sent to
the Republican for publication, but
they are politely informed by Mr.
Binehart that it is optional with him
as to where ho shall send them, and
he, without any further controversy,
sends, them to the 'wg' across tho
street."
Brother Irwin is ovidontly trying
hard to find something to kick about,
and his ellbrts aro extremely billy.
Will ho assert that ho was telling tho
truth when ho wrote tho word "fre
quently" in th'J article quoted from
above? Wo do not believe that what
ho complains of has occurred but once,
and then it was a mutter of inditler
eiico with tho man for whom tho pub
lication was to bo made. Tho law re
quires that these publications must be
imulu in a paper of "generul circula
tion," and this tho Republican can
hardly claim. The olllcont at tho land
ofllco am right in this matter, and wo
do not 1m)1Iovo0 they can bo swerved
from their duty hy Mich a coiilumpiU
bio attack us htm been inuilu Ucit
Ilium,
THEY "WANT Till: COCXTV 815AT.
It ccema Unit through the efforts of
n few people at La Grando the county
ia acaiii to bo ncitated over the county
jbeni question. The following from tho
Gazette explains lleolf :
The citizens of La Grando held two
meetings during the w?ck to consider
tho matter of circulating u petition
asking thn legislature fur permission i
to vote on tho county i-eaf. This !
question has been talked to tome ex
tent far tho past two years, but no def-
nite action wa8- taken until last week,
when it was decided to circulate a nc
tition throughout tho county asking
tho legislature for permitsion to vote
on the question at the next general
election. This petition will be circu
lated during tho coming week it has
been generally agreed that no part of
this procceduie shall be conducted in
u covert or underhanded manner.
Then if a majority petition can bo
secured it will be expected that thf
legislature will grant tho piayer of the
petitioners. A gieat many ptople in
La Grande believe that La Grande is
tho moie appropriate place, as well as
tho natural choice of a majority of tho
people of Union county, for tho county
seal; if they aro mistaken in thi:, then
they will have their trouble for their
pains. iNo exctibo or apology is onereu
on the part of the citizens of
Grande fortius course. for the reason
unit communities aro iiko individuals, i
and want to keen all that thrv are
legitimately entitled to and all that
they can honorably and legitimately
acquire. If a majority of tho people of
Union county do not want the county
seat removed,, they can so decide, and
La Grande will have to bo salistied
On the other hand, if a majority of tho
people of Union county do want tho
county seat romoved, La Grande will
make an oll'ort to have them so oxprosd
themselves. As far as La Grande is
concerned she wants the county teat,
and wants it bad, and will make a
straightforward, legitimate effort to
get it. It should bo understood (hat
this is not a plan to have a vote taken
at once, but two years hence. All tho
people of La Grande ask is for an en
abling act s:o that a vole may bo taken
at thai time.
It is to bo regretted that tho people
of La Grande, not content with the
natural prosperity of tho town, persist
in their clamor for tho county seat,
which, if by any ehanco thoy should
succeed in getting, will be but a small
advantage to them at bust, and will
coat them more than having I lie coun
ty seat would benefit thorn in ten
years, besides throwing the county
into turmoil and strito, upsetting tho
order of things and raising hades gen
erally. To any unprejudiced mind
this move put on foot by them will ap
pear uncalled for at this time. Many
changes will take place in this county
during tho noxt four years, new towns
will spring up, other raihoads will be
built, and the needs and requirements
of tho county will bo looked at in an
entirely dill'erent light from what it is
now. When that time comes, if tho
people of the county think tlmt their
interests would bo belter subserved by
changing tho location of tho county
seat, thoy can act intelligently. At
present there is no earthly reason for
changing the county seal. Union is
ill the exact center of tho county,
easily accessible from all points, has
good county buildings and everything
is moving smoothly and should be
permitted to do so until tho neces'sity
for a change is made more apparent
than it now is.
The facts in in tho case are, that tho
agitators
at La Grando are not caring i
a Hnap for tho best interests of the
county, but aro working solely for
their own benefit, and some of them to
gratify an animosity of long standing.
Jf they are so wine of the future of
their town and its ultimate supremacy,
why this extraordinary haste? But
thoy aro not biij-o of anything and
have concluded thot now is their time
to strike, or never. Island City"and
Sununervillo are growing and as rivals
in tho race will be more formidable in
a few years than they are at protout,
fao thoy concludo to try
thoir ehanco j
now. In order to make) things moro
secure, wo aro crodibly informed
that the southern portion of the coun
ty is to be given to Baker county, and
while tho La Grauders will not udvo;
onto this measure openly, their secret
aid will bo given to its accomplish
ment. We see by tho Baker City pa
pers that petitions for the annexation
of that portion to Baker county, aro
being circulated there, so tho whole
scheme is unfolding to our view, and a
most delcctablo sohoino it is. The
welfare of the county is not coniidorod
hi tho least. Tho whole business was
expressed by a La Grander a few days
ago when he said "D u tho county,
all wo want is tho county soat."
Tho people of Union, eo far hs wb
have boon able to observe, aro not
worried over tho matter in the lomtt.
They seem to thiiHmt there i such
a thing as paying'' too much for
whistle, or paying too much to ktsjp
it, and are not dUpoted to do fitlior.
Tiiuy will h1iow tin matter up in its
tl'UU llh'ltl Utfoie tho IvgitUtuiu, mi l if
uomuiui) uh. uud icuou prvtuiU till)
county EO.it will remain whero it is.
Otherwise, otherwise. While La
Grande thinks she cannot exist with
out the county seat, wc feel that Un
ion can easily do so. The matter will,
probably, never come before tho peo
ple, but if it should, it will bo for them
to decide.
g.'JHJl-1-L,,L.-lUJJ.JI I. JIM1I
A NATIONAL SAJ5IJATII LAW.
As will be eecn by last week's letter
of our Washington citv correspondent.
, J ..Rational Sabbath Convention" was
! in session thero for tho purpose of
j uiging upon congress tho necessity of
patting a law enforcing a stricter ob
servance of the christian Sabbath, and
that a monster petition was in readi
ness to be presented. It would seem
that in these days of cnligtcnnicnt
and progress, tho demand made by
these pious cranks would be unheeded,
and their efforts to destroy tho funda
mental principles upon which otir
government is founded, looked at as
tho foolish jibbcringe of a dying super
stition, but tho ordinary crank, partic
ulailyofthis order, has a persistency
about him that sometimes accomplishes
results unlooked for, and his niachin-
I ations are more dangerous than some
I PUPP0U'
Tho following from the
j Kansas Chief will touch a responsive
chord in tho breast of every patriotic
American, who is not priest-ridden or
j ,., volmnil nf
warning and condensed wisdom :
"Every day's experience shows tho
wisdom of tho Fathers, and that tho
only path of safety is in adhering to
j J
; n.0 '
incient landmarks set up by the
Fathers. When thoy, in framing the
Constitution, divorced Church and
State, they did a wise thing, that never
sho.ild bo departed from. These wise
provisions have frequently been vio
lated in spirit, and thoy have sustained
man;, assaults in the law-making
branch.
Tho city election in Boston, last
week, was not a political, but a religi
ous contest, arising out of sectarian
encroachments upon tho public
schools. That this should first hap
pen in tho ancient metropolis of Puri
tanism, is noteworthy. Puritanism is
understood to be that stern sort of
religion that seeks, by law, to compel
others to conform to their moral regu
lations. But an element had crept
into their own Capital, that sought to
regulate the public bdiools according
to their own peculiar religious views.
Tho result was a bittor contest, such
au ought never to occur in America,
and which would never occur if tho
Church did not attempt to encroach
upon tho preiogatives of the State.
An encroachment from the Puritan
side is the bill befoio congress, intro
duced by Sonator Blair, of New Hamp
shire, to enforce observance of tho
Christian Sabbath, to prohibit the
carrying of mails, and to prevent tho
tunning of railroad trains and all other
public conveyances on that day. It is
au'altompt to enforce on tho nation
tho bigotry that exists in the laws of
several New England States, prohibit
ing all travel or pleasure riding on
Sunday. This Sunday mail business
is an aneiont hobby. An attempt was
made in that diiection during John
Quincy Adams' administration j find
sixty vears iil'o. Col. Richard M. John-
V i.- i .,m
I to tho senate against such a law.
i ThoiO who wish to observe Sunday
j should have a right to do it, and should
j bo protected from wanton disturbance;
but what authority is thero under the
j Constitution to force people to observe
1 a certain day as Sunday? There tiro
j denominations in the United States
I numbering hundreds of thousands of
j members who observe Saturday as
J their Sabbuth. Why should they not
have tho same rights as those who
! boliovo in Sunday? Such laws as
thQ 0JO in0p0SC(i' v Senator Blair
would bo an entering wedgo that
would split our government into
pieces, whero tho gigantic Rcbollion
failed.
This Senator Blair seems to bo a
erntik on general principles. His ed
ucational bill, (which wo arc glad to
hear will undoubtedly fail,) is a scheme
to squander millions of tho public
money in a way that would ho of uo
bonotit, and would not oven be ap
preciated." "A.M0N0. tho Forest Trees" a book of
facts and incidents of pioneer life in
the Upper Canada, arranged in a form
of a story, is now on our table. It was
writton by Row Joseph II. Hilts,
brother of Mr. I). B. Hilts of this city.
It is u extremely intorotiug work,
uperior we think to tho "Experiences
of n Back wood Preachur" a book writ
ten by Rv. MilU om yours ago.
Hunt Coopur liup.
8. U. AyU, propriotar. Mnuufiuv '
tur'T of butter UtrrcU aiul ktign. A '
itl uppl ulw.i.. on hand. Shop
uuilt tt thvvl haute I nioii, Oregon, I
THE FIB5T WnOl'PKK.
The La Grando Journal commences
the county scat farce in this way:
"La Grande wants the county seat
and auks for it in justice because it has
double the population of any other
town in tho county.
Now tho Journal knows there is not
a particle of truth in that statement.
Notwithstanding the immense amount
of wind being expended in behalf of
La Grande, figures will not lie and the
returns of the last election will provo
to any unpredjudiced mind that Union
has as largo a bonafido population as
La Grande. Union cast 34 i votes,
La Grande cast 515171 more than
Union. Now if brother Owen will de
duct the repeaters that were run in on
the railroad, and railroad employees,
tramps, vagabonds, and pimps, he
will find that Union cast as large or
larger voto than La Grande. It is
said that ordinarily every vote cast rep
resents a population of five. Every
vote cast in Union was of that kind,
while in La Grando one third of the
votes represented nothing unices it was
ti bottle of whiskey. This the La
Grande papers know to be true. As
long as they stato facts they will go un
challenged, but when such barefaced
statements as the above arc made they
will bo called every time.
A IVKIQIITY PETITION.
The petition circulated by La Grando
praying the legislature to resubmit the
location of the county seat to a vote of
the people is a weighty one indeed.
They claim, with how much truth we
do not know, that tnerc are 1300
names on the pe tition. It is said by
those who claim to know that at least
one-third of these aro boys under age,
and that one-third more pay no taxes
and have no interests to represent.
A prominent citizen of this place, who
had looked into the matter a little,
informed us yesterday that ho could
mention four men in Union who paid
more taxes than all the men whoso
names are on the petition, combined.
Wo have no reason to doubt his state
ment. Comment is unnecossary.
A Italne.
Prophet Wiggins has a wet fit on.
Ho says that Encko's comet is in dan
ger of lodging in our neighborhood,
and becoming another moon to us.
He says its attraction will then cause
the oceans to rise fifty feet above
their present level, flooding a large
part of of both eastern and western
continents, and wiping out Australia
and the Gulf Stream. This last will
givo England the climate of Labrador
and cinch her the worst way. Now is
the time to buy hill land, and get up
out of the wet. Alta.
Don't I.lk Crets.
A Missouri girl who likes to pant in
comfort has contributed to the poetry
of the year: "How loose round my
waist were the clothes of my childhood
as my doubted up corset reminds me
with pain ; tho slips that I woro when
I used to chop stove wood had moro
real enjoyment than bustle and train;
tho bustle, I know, is a thing highly
treasured by ladies built on tho mock
ing bird stylo; but give me the gar
ment with looseness unmeasured, tho
old mother Hubbard which weak men
revile; the dear mother Hubbard, the
loose mother Hubbard, the honored
mother Hubbard, which boats any
style."
Tho farmers of Union county should
look to their best interests and buy
their farm implements whero thoy can
do the best. Frank Bros. Implement
Co., Island City carry in stock a large
assortment of everything in this line,
and can undersell all competitors. 2
Tho endorsement of German Syrup Is tin
purallelcd. Wc will publish 1000 testimo
nials received durluR the last six months
Read them. May save your life.
nuRLisoiiAM. N. V., May 3t. 83.
O. (5. (ireen, Dear Sir: I am frequently
troubled with severe colds, and the only
remedy that will relelve me of them Is your
Ilojcheo's German Syrup. I have used It
for moro than twelve years. It Is a con
cent houschould companion with me.
Our merchant procured a great many hot
ties, Ills a very popular remedy in this
sectlop. Every person who ban used It
speaks in the highest termrt of its merits. I
do not know of a single we it has not cured.
1 tlrst used It In Vermont, where I llred be
fore coming here. I adylse everyone to use
it, as it Is certainly the bust cough medicine
I have ever known. 1 have tried nearly all
of them at different times.
Yours respectfully, MOSE3 OKAY.
Proprietor Grist Mill.
Buy of Frank Uro's Implimcnt Co.,
of Island city who carry the finest
stock of standard Implimeuts found in
Kiutcrn Oregon. Their terms uud
prices will suit anyone. 'I hey always
have on hand tutras and repairs for
goods they bell, whloh U a nutter of
hijjyrtauou to 1(h) puiohatcf. 1
-DEALER IN-
BOOTS
Latest Styles.
Just Received, Direct from the East, a Largo Invoice of LADIES' and
MISSES' CALFSKIN SHOES, tho Best Evor brought to this Market.
Also a Fine Assortment of
GENT'S -:- FURNISHING -:- GOODS.
My Prices will suit the times. Drop in and see me.
C. VINCENT, Main Street, Union, Or.
FURNITUR
Wilson & Miller,
-Manufacturers
is,
Sash
Doors
ana
Fionliliii
Keeps Constantly on hand a Largo Supply of
Bedding, Desks, Office Furniture, etc.
All kinds of Furniture Made, and Upholstering done to order.
WILSON A MILLKIJ, Main St., Union. Or.
mt
UNION, -
All kinds of photographic work done in a su
perior manner,
give satisfaction.
Jones Bro's.
Trains arrive and depart from Union
daily, us follows:
HAST BOUND.
WEST KOU.MI.
Passenger, No. 3, L've
at 1 :TO p. m.
Freight No. 7. L've
at lli'-'O p. in.
PasseiiRcr. No. 4, L've
at o :v a.m.
Freight, No. S, L've
at 2:35 a. m.
TITkTT t' and from principal points
ilVKL' 10 in the United States. Canada
anil huropc.
Elegant PSJST Cars-
Emigrant Sleeping Cars Hun Through
on Express Trains to
OMAHA,
COUNCIL BLUFFS
and ST. PAUL
Free of Charge and Without Change.
Close connections at Portland for San Fran
cisco and ruget Sound points.
For further mirtidilnrs inimirc of any
Agentof the Company or of A. L. Maxwell,
O. P. &T. A., Portland, Oregon.
OCEAN DIVISION.
The Oregon Hallway it Navigation Co., and
I'arilic coast aieam'-nip la win (lis
patch Steamern between San Fran
cisco and Portland, ;n follows:
KIIOM ltntTLANK.
KliOM ttAS rKANClSCO.
L'v'ng Spear st. vh
at 10u.in.as follows:
Leaving at 12 Midn't.,
ns follows:
Elder. Sunday Nov
State. Thursday.
Columbia, Mou ,,
Oregon. Friday
State. Tuesday ..
Columbia. Sat. ,,
Oregon, W ed. ,,
The company reserves the right to change
sieamcrtt or Mining nays,.
HATES OF PASSAdE:
Cabin. - - fIO.00 Steerage - - ?S.01
Hound Trin Tickets. I n united JXO.Ui
Children, under 12 years - - Half Faro
,, ,, .i years ... l'ree
The nhove mta include Hoard.
W. II. HOLCOMH, I A. L.MAXWELL,
iicn'l .Manager. I (i. r. T, A,
II. L. DEACON. Agent. Union.
HALL BROS.
Have Just Received a Large, Complete
ami Varied Assortment ot
,1
S,
Consisting of
Fine Plush Goods,
Vases, Books, Albums,
Christmas Cards,
Dolls, Wagons and
tr
roys of IJvei'y loHrIpUoii,
IVieos Modurnlfily Low
ilState, Sat. Nov .1
(jjCuhunbia. Wed. ., 7
IL'.Oregon, Sunday ,, 11 1
Hi State. Thursday 15.
'JO Columbia, Mon. 1!)
2t Oregon. Fridav ,, 23
1!S State, Tuesday .,27
HOLIDAY
All Kinds.
HOES;
of and Dealers in-
r
room Sets,
OREGON.
and warranted to
Artists,
T
Thomson fo Purscl aro agents for
tho celebrated Cyclone "WmdMill, and
ns tho prices on them havo been great
ly reduced they aro now within tho
reach of nil. 'Sample mill to be seen
at their planer in North Union. Call
and examine it.
City -!at-Market.
Main Street, Union, Oregon,
BENSON BROS. - PROPRIETORS.
ICcep constantly on-hand
BEEF, PORK- VEAL, MUTTON,
SAUSAGE, HAMS, LARD. Etc.
CORNUCOPIA
Stages leave Union every Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday,
Leave Cornucopia on return trip every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Passengers and Fast Freight
Carried.
'A, NELSON, - - - Proprietor.
s-:u-tf
UNION
ToBisorial Parlors
L. J. Iicsick, PiioritiiiToit,
Shaving, Hair-cutting and Sham
pooing, in the Latest style
of the Art,
Shop two doors south of Centennial hold.
HIVE ME A CALL.
1) 2S-tf.
Dwelling: l.ouso for Stile.
A dwelling house mid lot, at the Cove,
Oregon. Centrally located, near uud con
venient to all the schools. Good cellar,
wood-shed and well. Will be sold cheap
for cash. Apply to S. O. WHITE,
8-31-tf Cove. Oregon.
Bon Toe Marat!
Now open to tho public on Main Street,
Union, Oregon.
Board and Lodging.
S All Hours 25 CtS.
No chiiir -e eooka tMiipluy- , and every
thing iii-Ml uud ileaii
The Public Patronage Solicited.
Parlo
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