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THE OREGON SCOUT.
K. J0XK3
EDITOR,
City and County Official Paper,
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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. Womsath, Propr.
112-8-tf
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