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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1889)
4 i : :! THE OREGON SCOUT. K. J0XK3 EDITOR, City and County Official Paper, rr- " . t Thursday, Jan. 31, 1881).! KDITOIUAZ, NOTES. ItKritKSKNTATiVK Hoi: introduced a bill in tho legislature a few days ago relieving Union county from payment of $ S,GG0.12, Statu taxes duo upon as sessed property upon which no taxes can he collected. Ik newspaper readers would select and rend that which is suited to thorn in place of condemning tho papers becauso thoy see an article that was published for tho edification of tonio ono else they would be hotter oil. Tim report ut in circulation by the La Oranders that the court house is in an unsafe condition i'r as contemptible n lie as was ever uttered. The court house is as safo now as it was the day it was built,, and will answer all county purposes for t wenty-fivo years to come. An exchange gently intimates that more than ono town dies from want of confidence on the part of some men and lack of public spirit than from rivalry of neighboring towns or ad verse surroundings. When a man in search of a homo or business location goes to a town and finds tho people brimfull of hope and enthusiasm over tho prospects of tho place and earnestly at work to build up tho town he soon becomes' imbued with tho same spirit. Tim: great railway companies had a inoetijig in New York in connection with bank presidents, recently, in which they resolved thomso'.vcsintoa monster clearing house association. During tho meeting it was resolved to support the govcrmcut railway commission, and to aid in tho laws. Tho bankers agreed to refuse to furnish funds for building parallel lines of railway or any other lines of railway unless approved by their commission formed to investigate the utility of proposed roads. Tun Gaze tie says : "Tho Hepnblican enthusiastically describes how J hint's railroad will makon 'bold sweep toward tho Cove.' It will have to make a couple of million dollars worth of bold swoops boioro it gets to the Cove. In the demand of !fl80,()0() subsidy Mr. .Hunt appears to have some appreci ation of tho piico of bold sweeps." Tho Gazette is greatly opposed to a sweep of any kind boing mado unless it is toward La ("rando. Nevertheless if tho people of tho Covo will como up with their part of tho subsidy to the amount of about $25,000, that "bold Bweep" will bo made, all the same, and probably more than two million dollars worth of taxable) property will bo scat tered lliiouiih the valley on the lino of "the sweep." Week before last tho editor of tho La Grande Gazette, thinking there was nothing in the rumor of the 1 hint rail road, said : "Thero is no doubt in tho world that a competing Hue of railroad in this valley would bo tho best thing that could happen, and the Gaeettc will bo pleased to carefully nolo tho pro gress made." Last week after Hunt hud visited Union and Summervillo and laid his proposition before tho people in person, and (subscriptions wore being mad,o on tho subsidy, thu Gazette man changes its tunc, and concludes that a com puting lino wouldn't bo as good as he thought it would, and exhausts his little brain in trying to advance u few idiotic ideas which ho imagines will have a tendaney to retard tho enter prise. A tree is known by its fruit, and a damphool is known by tho manner in which ho talks. Tui: La Grande Gazette is fighting tho Hunt railroad proposition with all its power. Well, nothing else could have heen expected from such a source. With a sillinets unparalleled, in view ol the facts that have been forced upon it, it affects to believe that tho Hunt railroad proposition is a false issue, gotten up for county seat purposes, and ono of its arguments to prove this is that tho remonstrance to tho county seat move is still being pushed. Every man in the county is able at this time to inform tho Gazette that the Hunt roK)sitiou is a joyful reality. Wo aau also inform the Gazette that any vote on the county seat question at this time will by vigorously opposed for the reason that we dun't want to bo both erod any more with such nontoute, and becauso tho people of this county will have other matters of greater im portance to attend to when Hunt's road is built llniu llstuning to tho baby iTht Lo Uromfi foT,tht) tfjMnty cvuti 1,NI1 IX. It is not fully real z d ly a prctf ninioritv of our tttoi-lt, lui it ; u ,1.0 i the 1ms a fact, thnt ifvor sdnrv lUt- (darkest days of the revolution h- ! liberties and the fn-o i.i.-: t : this country heen in jr,rei.i i-j "'pa: than they nro to-day. It is not .1 account of complications with ilh v nations, thoagilalion of tariff uieisur:, or tho antagonism of capital andlubor, butthosystcinatioand iR-rsistcnt effort which arc being made by hundred of thousands of people banded togi ther in various churches, associations and sociciies throughout our laud to secure religious legiblation in this country, and itshould arouso every lilfrty-lo inje citizen to a sense of danger, and set him to work to onlighton olhsre in regard to National Jtvfonn, design n and practices. The "National Itefonn Arociatiou" is an organization comfHMwl of repre sentative men of all "evangelical" di nomiiinlion, and its objeel ie tosoenre an amendment to the National Con stitution, making Christianity the na tional religion. Any one at all familiar with history must know how danger ous iiueh a move ia to our national life, and when wo say that a bill known as the "Mair Sunday Hill" has been in troduced in the United State Senate, whose provisions wdl unito Church and Stale, and put in forco throughout the cntiro nation a code of laws very simil ar to tho famous Connecticut "IUue Laws," and that this bill is hacked up by a petition of several millions of names, asking its enactment., that it has passed two readings in that body without v. dissenting voice, they must wake tip to the- fact that tho danger is imminent. Senator Ulair may bo a "harmless crank," but there arc many thousands atllicted with tho same religions-legislation mania, and thero ia a dangerous method in their madness. W cannot afford to nettle down in funoiod security when such tnoasuroaaro boing seriously proposed in tho Senate of the United States. ' Ono section of tho bill declares that no person shall do any work, "nor en gage in any play, game, or amusement, i or recreation, to tne umturoance oi others, on the first day of tho week, commonly known as tho Lord's day, or during any part thereof." This leaves it entirely with the other man or with judge or jury, to nay whether that which has been done was a dis turbance; and that is only to make every man's action on Sunday subject to the whim of caprice of his neigh bor. But "any condition of tho law which allows tho test of criminality to depend on tho whim or caprice of judge or juror, savors of tyranny." The doctrine embodied in this audiou of tho JlLiir Uill issubvoi'sivoof liberty. It attacks not only the inherent rights, jhut the constititional lights, of every American citizen. Tho American Sentinel publishes the cntiro bill, and wo regret very much that its length precludes its publicitrion in Tin: Scout. Section 11 vo reads thus: Si:r. f. That it shull ho unlawful to pay or to receive payment or wages in any manner for services rendered or for labor performed or for the trans portation of persons or prou)rty in violation of the provisions of this act, norshall any action Ho for tho recovery thereof, and when so paid, whether in iulvanei or otherwise, tho same may bo i cowered back by whoever slutil first suo for the same." Tho Sentinel, alluding to this section, says : This section piovides thnt if any nnrsmi wnrl.-n fur miv nllipr iint-kmi dm i Sn.wlnv. .u.d n.n.iiv.tt'.wvm.mt fnr ii.ni. ! any time, then any person in tho wide world, except tho putties oonoumed, can enter Miit and ireovor tint money so paid. If you work for mo on Sun day, and 1 ever pay you for it, then tho first man that finds it out can sue you and get the money. That is what tho hill says. The bill says that when wages aro paid for Sunduy work, whether in advaneo or otherwise, tho same may ho recovered bnck by whoever shnlljtvff sue for the same. "Whoever," is a universal , term. Therefore, thin hill deliberately pioposwsthat whon any man who is subject to the exeluie jurisdiction of the United States, re ceives paynuyit for work done on Sun day, except of necessity or mercy, he may ho suud for that money by whoever first learns that ho has received it anil that person shull get the money. To think that any such legislation us is embodied in this suction hnuld ever be thought of by uiiy sane u umiu, itt sulliciently ntoni l'in ; but th.it it should not only have lom thought of, but should hau Iwu thought of and embodied in a hill, and iniioUn -ud in the United Suite Svn.iU by United States Senator, and that .t slioald nave pasted two readings in that Ud,y i li mit a diaStMiiintf vkhv, i rnnplv abounding; it almost it.p.;t-M l h i. But hwre art) tht facts which d -mo'i-stmt that kiioh thing; have l oaulmi" in this land of IlUriy, iu Uh N.ui.'iul IyilUir, in this year .f ih hiu Wwulh century. When Uuild n ,tv.s Senators will im.lo., th4r lime in Mi.-lt UnfisJuUou ns tUu wlwuwt hlwe AM UNltKAI.lZl I li s r ' u 9 S n 'or IUuir is it Pro 1m i l i c f nnt.on d reputation. Ho i'i y i j'1v 1,1 onsidi ri'tl n reprosenta- iv I'r nbitv-ni-t, and the legislation ! in thin hill, and in this section 1 of the bill, may justly ho considered r vi-iit.itive picco of Prohibitionist t 1 .. i i tiOa. ln if that le ro, then the fewer I'i Wii'.itioniRt8 who ever, as such, secure ; lcjj.Ma'.ive jKiwer, the better will it bo ' I' r tli'.- people. And when such lcKifr- j lition uh here proposed can be intro duccd. and read twice in the United States Senate, without a dissenting voice, then it is high time that the American people were awaking to that eternal vuilunce winch only is tlio price of liberty. Till: ttOVKIlNOU'S Mi:.SSAGH. Governor Pennoyor has for a copy of his biannial our thanks messago to tho Legislative Assembly, ft is an able document, plain and straightforward, showing in overv sentence tho charac teristics of the man who wrote it. His action in removing the llailroad Com- , missioners was a surprise, hut in full ! consonance with his views expressed 1 rejtivrdini: too unconstitutionality of i tho commissioners' existence. lie also favors the passage of a maximum freight law as the best means of reg ulatiiie.iailioiul rates. IIo makes the following recommendations to the Leg islalurc: First The levying of a one-mill tax lor two yoJi's, lor tne utuiuing oi a State portage railroad between tho DaIIccj and Colilo. Second A chance in tlio laws re lating to assessment and taxation, by which no deduction for indebtedness shall be allowed, and by which large incomes will bo subject to taxation. , Third The abolishment of the rail road eommis-ion and th : passage of a ju.-t maximum rato freight law. Fourth A law fixing maximum rati s to bo charged for Columbia river bar towugo of all vessels bound to or from Oroon pprts. Fifth A goneral law empowering tho legislative hodiesbf all incorporated cities to lix maximum rates to bo charged bv gas, water, electric light or telephone companies. Sixth Tho establishment of maxi mum rates to be charged by the rail road bridge at Portland, and by tele graph companies within tho State bevenin mo repeal ot the law cre ating the fish commission, and tho passaco of a law preventing tho use of fish traps and fish wheels. Eighth Tho levying of no tax upon the people for tho supportof any other institutions of learning than our com mon schools. Ninth Tho passage of a law author izing theCovornor, in violation of State' laws, to employ a periion to commence pioscmitinu in tho courts for tho pun ishment of the offender." Tenth A registration act applicable to cities of 5000 inhabitants and over. Eleventh Thu enactment of n law similar to a provision of the Hhode 'Island constitution, requiring judges of tho Supremo Court to give their written opinion upon any question of constitutional law, when required to do to either by tho Legislature or tho Governor. Twelfth A change in the laws of tho State by which all county ollieers shall have fixed salaries, and providing that all fees collected by them under the law shall bo paid into tho county treasury. Thirteenth An addition to our lien laws, giving to laborers employed by corporations of any and every eharac- I tor, a first lion for their wages upon whatever property of such corpora- t''8 they may have labored Fourteenth A change in our laws, byvinoh tho punishniont for vote buying at our elections will bo rendered mom certain. rasiiv MIMWWM XOUTII I'OWlMMt. I'tirnKraplilit Iticiml r did lit' till) KlllIl'lllllC4 January 211, 1S89. Henry Washington has opened out in tho harbei business on Main street. Tho new drug store building is moio commodious and iu a good location. Mr. J. 1). Wilcox, of Haines, eamo down a few days ago. North Powder still has attractions. M. Levy will try his fortunes in tho Cracker crook minus iu tho spring, a Mr. Daniel Starbird has gono on a two week's tour to the Willamette valley. Mr. Burton, manager of Stoddard's lumtn-r yard, is now iu Utah on busi iiiws. Kir. Jos. Oilkiiisnu, Jr., has had an utuok of imi-iivo congestion of thu brain, i eon tly. Dr. Dotlson, of linker, was called hoiti iu eouulwtion ono day during the pl week. Mr. Joe Curtail has decided to fit up hi. blacksmith building into a publio h.U, civet hii Addition and othurwiso improve it as demanded for tho puux. a gunri move ami in the h dirwUou. Considerable excitement at Haines over the assays recently made of gold quartz taken from the mines at that place Mr. Henry Gorhatn will commence hauling lumber to be utilized in the construction of tho stone store btiild idg and hall, soon. Mr. Julius Lnch, of Baker, came down on Friday's train. Mr. L. ia favorably impressed with Baker's fu ture and will remain there. Bom. To the wife of J. W. Chil dcrs, of Clover creek, on the 22nd inst., a son. J. W. has not fully re covered to date. Docs every politician in Oregon want an office, is the question? Only twenty-five applications for U. S. Marshal of Oregon. Next. Preparations aro being made for a grand ball at Wingvillo on the 8th of next month. A string band from Baker will furnish music, and together with other attractions will no doubt make a success of it. A Valentine's ball, given by "K" Company, in conjunction with "11" Company of La Grande, at this place, on February 14th, is being arranged. Nothing definite as yet has been deter mined, but a conclusion will be reached at an early date. Numerous cases of pneumonia, ton siletis, etc., prevailing at present on accent of climatic changes during the winter season. Died At the family residence, in this place, on Thursday morning, after a brief illness of a week, Artie, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Williams, aged three year?. A I'lrnHiiif; Sonne )f health and strength renewed and of easo ii nd comfort follows the use of Syrup of li. as it acts In harmony with nature to effectually cleanse tlic system when cos tive or bilious. For sale hi 00c and $1.00 bottles by all leading druggists. The endorsement of Gorman Syrup Is un pnrallclcd. We will publish 1000 testimo nials received (hiring the hist six months Head them. May save your life. lJoi(Li:;aiiAM. N. Y.. May .11. 83. (J. 05. Green, Dear .Sir: I am frequently troubled with severe colds, and the only remedy that will releive me of them is yonr ltoschee's Gorman Syrup. J have used it for more than twelve yenrs. It is a con stant hnuschould companion with me. Our merchant procured a great many bot tles, It is a very popular remedy in this seetioi'. Kvery person who has used it speaks in the highest terms of its merits. I do not know of a single rase it has not cured. I first used it iu Vermont, where I lived be fore coming here. I udylso everyone to use it, as it is certainly the best cough medicine I have ever known. I have tried noarly all of them at different times. Yours respectfully, MOSES GRAY. Proprietor Grist Mill. NOTICK OF KINAI. SKTTL.KMKNT. In the County court of the State of Ore gon, for Union county. Notice is hereby given that the adminis trator o: the estate of O. 1). Andrew-, de ceased, has presented for linal settlement, nud tiled in the above named court, his li nal account iu said estate, and that Tues day, the nth day of March. 18SK, at 10 o'clock a. m. has been appointed hy the conrt as tlio time for finally settliiiff said estate and for hearing objections to the samp. JOHN A. CHII.DHUS. l-31-w.ri Administrator. 1804, February 10, 1889 Silver AnniTersary ! Who Mountain lodgo No. 1!8. K. of.'l'. will celebrate the sitvoranniversary of the foun dation of tho order, on the evening of Feb ruary H), 1SS!, consisting of an Entertainment! Wright's Hall, Union. rnoaitAMMK: Music r. S. C. Hand Opening odo Lodge Anniversary address, O. F. Hell, D. U. (J. C. Singing by the choir Popiii A. J. Hnekctt Closing ode . Lodge To be followed by an exhibition of tho of a Durlnir which the ladies and uencral pub lic will be ablu to obtatn the secrets, inelu dim; tho signs, grips mid paitf-wordw, provi ded Ihev p ty strict attention to the solemn ci remounts. ADMISSION, FREE. The nubile arerordlallr inTited to attend. Chairs uill be reserved for ladies ami their escorts, tickets for which mny bo obtained at Hall lire's post enlee store At the close of the entertainment the lodge wilt give a GRAND-:- BALL. Simper will bo served at tho Centennial hotel at 12 o'clock Tickets for the Ball $2-50 coMMrrrni: or akbaxukmknt: O. V lL'll D. P. G. C. II. I).iv. P. C. Geo. Gigutic, 1'. U J . C. Summers, P. It. Cliaucey, M, ot L. UNION Tonsorial Parlors L. J. ltlWICK, 1'HOrRIKTOK, Shaving:, Hair-cutting and Sham pooing, in the Latest style of the Art, Shop two doors south of Cvutennial hotel. OIVK Mia A CALL. S5 ML Initiation Candidate FURNITURE !' Wilson & Manufacturers 1fl is, sasii, uoors anil w 1 Mill Keeps Constantly on hand a Large Supply of Bedding, Desks, Office Furniture, etc. All kinds of Furniture Made, and rplioMcriiu,' done to order. rr, ov- f. Mil r.lM Mai" St- Unl'- 0r" UNION, - All lands of photographic work done in a su perior manner, and warranted to give satisfaction. Jones Bro9s At Davis' Hall, Every Friday liglit, From 8 r. M. to '2 a. m. The Itest of Minic will Always be Fur nished. Tickets, Si.oo. EVERYBODY INVITED. 1JAIRI) & JAMES, IVopr's. Trains arrive and depart from Union daily, as follows : kast nou.vn. ufUT iinnvri Passenger. No. 4, L've Passenger, No. .'J, L've at 1 :'M p. m. Freight No. 7, L've nt Gi'Jo a. in. Freight, No. 8, L've at 2:as a. m. at u:-'u p. in. TTflKTC to and irom principal points mthe Tinted States, Canada and F.urope. Elegant Pffir Cars. Kmigrant 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 Pugct Sound points. For further particulars impure of any Agent of tho Coiupanv or of A. L. .Maxwell, O. P. ifcT. A., Portland, Oregon. OCEAX DIVISION. The Oregon Hallway & Navigation Co.. and Pacific Coast Steamship Co. will dis patch Steamers between San Fran cNeo and Portland, as follows: ritoM roUTi.AM), Leaving at 12Midn't. as follows: IT.OM SAN I'UANCISCO. L'v'ng Spear st. wh' at 10a. m. us follows: (.'ol'a. Wed. Jan. 12,'S 'Oregon, Tucs Jan. 2'J Oregon. Sun. " "J7 .State. Saturday " l!i! State, Thursday' III Columbia nia. wed." ISO Tho company reserves the right to change steamers or sailing days. KATES OF PASSAtJE: Cabin. - - $10.00 Steerage - - R00 Round Trip Tickets, Unlimited - p.OM Children, under til years - - Half Fare ,, ,, 5 years ... Frcu The titiorc rates htclutle llwted. W. II. HOLCOMH, I A. L.MAXWELL, Cen'l Manager. I (i. P. ,fc T. A, It. A. UEXEDICT, Agent. Union. JASPER G. STEVENS, Propr. I)E.U.KU IN I ure Drugs, atiMit Medicines, crfunicry, tiiuts and Oils. Prescriptions carefully prepared -ALSO DKAI.KII IN- SPORTING GOODS, Consisting of Mes, Skat (lis, Pis &uw, Imported and Domestic Ci gars, ele. IHVli Mi A QAlAs, SOCIAL DAGEBnn iPnn MifmiHmt! las Cove w w tnlsi min f artrif rrfis IUJ.W UUU UU1UJLU Miller, of and Dealers in rlorand Befl- 8, OREGON. Now open to the public on Main Street, Union, Oregon. Board and Lodging. SEKVKD at All Hours 25 Cts. No Chinese cooks employed, and every thing neat and clean. The Public Patronage Solicited. Miis M. 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