THE OREGON SGOUT. I TI,E covra:OR',i
Thursday, Febr'y. 7, 1889.
II IP I WW in.w... "'f'HFill llllll
IJDITOKXAI. NOTES.
Tun leaders of llic Monnon church
arc trying to sstHuli?li Mormon de
iioiniii.ation.il schools in each county
in Utah territory. Thero arc lets than
fiODO ecIiooI children of non-Mormon
ijiircnt-tgc against over 5,700 hoys and
girls of Monnonparcntage. The Mor
mons think the American frco school
is "godless," and like "Father" Mtinly,
want parochial schools.
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I VlUtliUUl A vll llJl , t a ijt-ivs
aKscsBinent and taxation, 0 t-tnled
' his mesfiigo, will bis endorm'd by every
i honcut man in Oregon, and only con
j detuned by the thieves who havo
j grown rich robbing the state and
county of their just taxes, lie says :
"A change is needed in our law re-
I lating to assessment and taxation.
, , . , ... ., .1 "X"Gool Word for tlio School Ma'am,
j coiven from iircMdcnt of thcFOUtho.ist- I
1 crn pail of Union county will show: I The schoolma'am is tho guiding star
upon . ,ti'a ftr , ont.ol tn v.tin,' in H-iK-nr : of tho renublic. She takoa the little
n..,,!, a in .1 jo. . Ktl'lt wu lu IIUIIU it
change in tho county sent. Should
. Union lose it would menu to us a
; drive of one more day in order to get
; to iho now county Feat, without any
j of tho advantages now found in Union
j in purchasing our mipplicH. Wo arc
opposed to La Grande's aspirations
and the county seat boomers of that
Under the present law tho bunion of
lnviil Irwi !u ruiifn ti nnn mi lit 1rtit t -
. " 'l .town are perfoetlv willing to eacriiicc
uiinw 11 ine nonesi men 01 ine siuio
havo to bear the brunt of taxation,
while the dishonest man', who, through
bandit fresh from tho home nust, full
of his pouts and passions an ungov
, crnable little wretch whoec own
mother often ftlmits that she sends him
to school to get him out of the way,
The sehoolma'am takes a whole car
load of the.e tytlo anarchists and puts
1 them in tho way of becoming useful
citizens. At what expense of patience
toil and Koulweanncs8! Do not nnag
ine she is ever compensated bv the
salary she receives. Idaho Free Press
us to Baker so that an almost iinani-
Fno.M present indications wo ate to
liavo an early spring. If this should
occur tho people ought to pre'paro
themselves for an early activity in
over' branch of business. Tho com
ing spring and summer will bring to
our doors a large influx of population
homo lookers and men of wealth
who wish to invest in our lands, in our
mines, and in our other natural re
sources. Let us reach out to them an
open hand and bid them welcome.
Thk Baker City and La Grande peo
ple have introduced their two pet bills
in tho legislature. One to annex the
southern portion of tin's county to Ba
ker county, tho other for an enabling
act to vote on tho removal of tho coun
ty seat. We understand that they are
now quarreling among themselves,
and that the Bakeritcs swear that un
less their bill for dividing tho county
is passed first they will draw oil" and
knock the whole combination out of
time. They are afraid to trust each
other, as they know each other too
well. "When thieves fall out," etc.
Tin: women of England seem to bo
coining to tho front. Tho Women's
Sufl'rago party's State committee, of
New York, is advised from London
that about two millions of women
voted at the elections for tho new
county councils in England, Scotland
and Wales last week. Many rich
titled and influential ladies have tini
ted, tho Countess of Aberdeen at their
head, to uphold Lady Sandhurst, Miss
Juno Cobden, and other ladies, who
nro elected to tho councils, in resisting
any attempt to oust them on any legal
quibble. It is substantially certain
that Lady Sandhurst will be made i
member of the London Board of Al
dernien.
Tm: La Grande Gazelle says:
Tho Union papers do not deny that
it is the plan to have thocountv build
ings condemned and new ones built
before the proplo can havo a chance to
vote on a removal of tho count v seat,
honco their extreme anxiety in defeat
ing tho romoustraucu.
Mien an unuiusmng taiscuoou can
only react on its author. Tho readers
of Tin: Scout, and they comprise
about every body in the county, know
that wo havo repeatedly denied this
vile falsehood since it was hatched
and put in circulation by a few blood
suckers at La Grande. In order to
verify our statement wo refer the Gaz
file, and our readers, to tho sworn
.statement of tho condition of tho court
house, by six of as trustworthy and
honest citizens as wo havo in tho
county. Tho i-tiitoniont is to bo found
elsewhere in this paper.
Tim: dishonesty and foolish hypoe
raoy of somo men is past belief. For
instance tho La Grumlu'ffn.rrfc' and a
few .unscrupulous sharpers thero nro
continually making tho assertion that
tho Hunt railroad proposition was
gotten up by tho Union people to do
feat tho county seat movo and that
thero is nothing in it. This they still
assert in tho faco of tho fact that the
railroad move is being conducted by
dozens of tho best citizens of tho coun
ty, and in faco of tho fact that Mr,
Hunt himself, a man of unquestion
able honor and integrity, has ad
dressed hundreds of our citizens, in
mass meeting assembled, and assured
them that ho meant business, and that
tho road would surely bo built if they
raised tho subsidy, and not only said
so in woidt, but placed his proposition
in writing, over his own signature, in
their hands. Do those scheming
sharpers at La Grande think they can
make anyone believe such absurd lies
as they are circulating? Their hopes j
Iroin tho hrst, however, havo wen
founded on their belief in the potency
of unscrupulous jobcry and lying, and
they havo used, and ate still using,
their weapons with all their strength.
Hunt's road will lo of nioro boneiit to
Union and Union county than fifty
county seats located anywhere, and
alongside of it tho county seat ques
tion dwindles into iiisiguillcance. The
La Grandors know that if Hunt's road
is built it will ruin tho biiMiict-s there,
and they intend to defeat tho building
of tho road if their combined ciTorts
Can c" (Jin jj t'd it.
the aid of tho banks, returns a ficti
tious indebtedness, is rewarded by a
relief from just taxation. The law, as
it now stands and as it is now en
forced, is really a law to punish b. tax
a man for honesty, and to reword, by
exemption from tax, a man for dis
honesty. Such a law is n disgrace to
any commonwealth. A change should
bo eil'ccted. Everything should be
taxed, property of all kinds, both real
and perdon.il, and no deduction what
ever for indebtedness should bo al
lowed. It is urged by those who favor j
deduction of indebtedness that without I
such deduction there will bo in certain
ciucs double taxation. Granting this
to bo truo, it is equally true that with
deduction of indebtedness, tho honest
man who pays on all his property is
doubly taxed also, because his neigh
bor throws tho extra burden upon him
hp avoiding taxation himself through
fictitious indebtedness. It is impossi
ble to secure absolutely just taxation,
but it can be nearest arrived at by
taking everything at its full value, and
making no deductions whatever. But
there can never bo any near approach
to equal taxation in this state until
deduction for indebtedness that rock
behind which rogues can hide is re
moved from our statute books. In
order to Eccuro assessment of property
at itw fair value throughout tiie state
some suparvition over tho county as
sessors should be had either by a state
oflicer or by the county commission
ers. It would bo advantageous also to
provido for a meetin of tho various
county assessors each year just prior
to tho time for making assessments,
by which a degree of uniformity could
bo arrived at by consultation and
agreement. A tax on all incomes in
excess of $5)000 would bo a most just
and equitable provision of law."
WHAT IS KI'Al.l.Y V.'ANTKl).
ir.ous vote against them from all this
section of the county will not be ono
of the results should tho to-called 'en
abling act' pass."
SAL 1531 I.UTTKIt.
Notice of DlnHolutlon.
Tho JVndloton Tribune sizes up the
county seat agitation of this county as
follows :
"Senator Chandler, of Baker coun
ty, haw introduced a bill to adjust and
re-locate the boundary lines between
Union ami Baker counties and to at
tach a portion of Union county to
that of Baker. This confirms the
statement made some time ago in the
Tribune, and over which the 1m
Grande Gazelle grow exceedingly hos
tile, denying tho existence of any such
movement, or its support by those
working to -eouro a removal of the
county seat to tho town of La Grande.
Ho far ns a change of county sent is
concerned it is of no material differ
ence to tho Tribune which of tho
towns of Union county secures it, but,
when in order to eflect such a change
wilful misrepresentation is not only
made but an understanding entered
into with those urging tho Baker
county steal, without any regard to
political results, an outsidor has at
least the right to bo as frooly heard as
are thoe in the employ of the La
Grande and Baker county "disruption
ists." Tho people residing in that
Appropriation Bcliriiip.iCnunty Division
Kill Doltiucl, County aunt IJill Ccinslil
orertj Ditto (Swat llctiuflt of Hunt's
Hntlrond.
Sai,km, (Or.,) Feb 3, 1S80.
Eoitok Scorn1:
j If the appropriation schemes, big
and little, that have been projected
' lint'll.. fill, lfWld'if tifn ulwmlfl muni f1.
success, tho current session will pass
into history aa one of the most extrav
agant and dangerous sessions that has
ever convened.
Tho Multnomah delegation show a
willingness to bankrupt tho entire
stale, if by so doing they can f-ccure
tho exemption of their water bonds
lrom taxation.
The appropriations asked for, all of
which will pass, aggregate eight bun- J
diod and forty-three thousand dollars, j
eighty-six thousand of the amount for ;
tho building of wagon roads in all por- j
tions of tho state. A deep, strong and i
damnable combination, which is in- '
vulnerable, exists, a conspiracy, if you
please, that has had no parallel since
tiie crucifixion of our blessed Saviour,
all brought about by Portland capital
ists in their great anxiety to exempt
ono mid a half millions of their capital
from luxation. Just such state of
aflitirs will continue to exist so long as
tho rural districts send tame and inex
perienced men to represent them in
the legislature.
The bill appropriating eight thous
and dollars for the improvement of the
Wallowa hill ami canyon will pass.
A branch of Iho State University
could havo been located at tho Cove
had an oflbrt beeu made. A law will
be passed making liquor license three
hundred dollars, beer two hundred,
with very severe penalties.
County division dead. County seat,
in .itatn quo, and likely to remain so.
If the peoplo of the east, north and
tottth side of the valley wish an ad
vance of thirty per cent, on their prop
erty they will bend their best energies
in securing tho Hunt subsidy. Let
The partnership heretofore existing be
tween A. Stalker it Son, Halt Way, Union
county, Oregon, is this 35th day of January,
188.1. dissolved, A. R. .Stalker having bought
A. .Stalker's internst, will continue the
business at the above named place, and
will pay all debts of the firm. All parties
knowing themselves indebted to said firm
will p!eac settle at their earliest conven
ience with A. II. .Stalker.
IjKTTKH 1. 1ST.
Llt of letter remaining uncalled for at
the 1'oi.totllce at Union, Oregon, for the
inoniu ending January ai, io:v:
Haker, V M Itivcrs, L W
Collin, Daniel J Norris, V
Dawson, William Sovcy, L A
Hall, Phclia Smith, I X
.Tolunon. ilrs Kllla Waiiicll, Ida
Pain, Mr.1 Florence
GKor.au Hall,
l'o.stma.ster.
MAKUIKD.
SIIHLTON-GIIENT. At Elgin. Jan. 31.
1st!), by Hev. J T. Moore, Mr. II. A.
.Shu Hon and Mrs, Ann Ghent, all of Un
ion county.
WICKS-CIIAKNKS.-Attho Union Citv
hotel, Jan. 27. 89, by Itev. L. J. IJoothe,
Mr..). E. Wick and Miss Annie Charncs,
both of North Powder.
WEST PATTY. At the Union City hotl.
Jan. LV. t8Sa, Mr. John West and Mia
Geuira l'attv, Hev. L.J. Pootheotliciating
Gibson & Haynes,
BLACKSMITHS
r
Union,
Oregon.
IIor.e-shocing, repairing and genural
hluckMiiithiug done with neatness and
dispatch, and on short notice.
Shop Opposite Jones Bros' Store,
Main Street.
2-7-tf.
Union and Cornucopia
FURNITURE!
-Manufacturers of and Dealers in-
Wilson & Miller,
Manuf
Sad, Doors an!
is,
Pailor and Befr
Moiildiii
room Sets
IJUUJ
Keeps Constantly on hand a Large Supply of-
Bedding, Desks, Office Furniture, etc.
All kinds of Furniture Made, and Upholstering done to order.
WILSON & MILLEE, Main St., Union. Or.
n
,yp.
Mt.111
UNION, - OltEGON.
All kinds of photographic work done in a su
perior manner, and warranted to
give satisfaction.
Jones Bro's.
Artists,
At D.ivi.V Hall,
Every Friday lit
From 8 r. i. to 2 a. m.
The IJcst of Music will Alway.s bo Fur
nished.
Tickets, $1.00.
EVERYBODY INVITED.
I5AIKD A JAMES, IVoprVs.
UNION
civil ma id
L. J. lK'.sicK, PnoruiHToi!,
Shaving, Hair-cutting and Sham
pooing, in the Latest style
of the Art,
Shop two door.s south of Centennial hotel.
GIVE ME a CALL.
0 2S-tf.
on Ton Restaurant!
Now open to the public
1'nioii, Ore;
on Main Street,
un.
Board and Lodging.
OGPtn
UUIO.
leas
Trains arrive find depart from Union
daily, as follows) :
Stinimervillo, I'hy'u Point and Unicn
lie stations!, with freight, btation.s on
the fiumlridgo, ami wo will hoar no
nioro about tho removal of tho county
soat. Tho members of Union aro very
attentive to business.
Governor Ponnoyor will veto tho
Portland "Water Ibll, perhaps many
others. Oregon will bo much older as
n state boforo sho has a governor so
nceeptablo to the onuses an Governor
l'ennoyer. Fifty-two.
TIik ('uwitltla Ki'siM-vat Inn.
Quickest and Cheapest
Route to tho Pine Creek
Mines.
ItATKS :
Union to Park
" " Sanger
" " Cornucopia
FA UK.
$1 SO
3 00
0 00
ntK'OHT.
:Xe
2u; c
The following Associated I'rcsH dis
p.itch fiom Wellington, under ditto of
January 25, will bo read with interest :
Many complaints lme beeu ex
proe(l by the peoplo of Eastern Ore
gon at tho dolu in tho sale of tho
lands of tho Umatilla Indian reserva-,
tion. In consequence tiiereot, Kepre
si ntative Hermann has laid tho
before too secretary of the interior,
who g.ive assurances that ho would
Geo. P. HALL, Agent, Union, Or.
Dwelling1 louse for Sale.
A dwelling haute and lot, at the Cove,
Oregon. Centrally loeated, near and con
venient to all the schools. Good cellar,
wood-shed and well. Will be Mild cheap
for ea-h. Apply to S. (1. WHITE,
8-31-tf Cove. OrcLim.
1304, February 10, 1889
KAST IIOUSII.
Passencer, No. 4, L've
at .:-' a. m.
Freight, No. S, L've
at 2:.T5 a. in.
WEST HOl'NI).
Passenger, No. .'i, L've
at 1 :;0 p. in.
Freight No. 7, L've
at 11 :20 p. m.
TlfKTT5? tl !"'1 iro11' principal point
11VjJVL' 10 in the United States, Canada
and Europe.
Elegant PSSST Cars.
Emigrant Sleeping Cars Hun Through
nu Express Trains to
OMAHA,
COUNCIL BLUFFS
and ST. PAUL
Free of Charge and Without Change.
Cloe connections at Portland for San Fran
cisco and Paget Sound points.
SEltVED
at
All Hours
No Chinese cooks cmploved, and every
thing neat and clean.
The Public Patronage Solicited.
12-8-ff
Jilts 31. Woi.kath, Propr.
ifiicMi
KentiiGKy Linuor Store
For further particulars inquire of any
Agent of the Company or of A. L. Maxwell,
G. P. &T. A., Portland, Oregon.
OCEAN DIVISION.
The Oregon Hallway it Navigation Co.. and
Pacific Coant Steamship Co. will dis
patch Steamers between San Fran
cisco and Portland, as follows:
FltOM 1'OKTI.ANI).
Leaving at 12 Midn't.
as follows:
KIIOM SAX KKASriM'O.
L'v'ng Spear st. wh'
at 10 a. in. as follows:
Col'a. Wed. Jan.
Oregon, Sun. "
State, Thursday'
.'.''Oregon. Tues Jan. 2.'
VfiStatc, Saturday" .';
HI IColiinibia. Wed." ,i0
portion of Union county winch heua- . order tho liist appraisement and cause
tor Chandler to disinterestedly wants ; com inirMoners to be appointed, as
bring
Silver Anniyersary !
to
under the yoke of Baker
soon ns the commissioner of Indian
Itluo Mountain bulge No. lis, K. of P. will
i celebrate the siivcranniversary of the Iiun
countv, are opposed to any such men- IT"1 nf0Htlu'.r FCt ,'ll'k t0 '," f "JS.?"1"- O,ftho ,cmi,n8 of Ft'b-
nro. Tho strength of this opposition i t0 the Indian otiice, and an
is bulllciontly eet forth in tho met that
tho lust tax levy of linker county was
seven mills higher than that of Union.
Die representations mado that linker
eity is tho natural market place for all
that portion of Union county may, or
may not, be true, but even omitting it
to bo no, it will not require a re-ad-
just moil of county lines and the foro-
ing of additional taxation upon the
people to compel n cuntiniiauco of thin j
inter-county tnifllo. Tho real cause
for wanting to out down Uuiou county
is tho fact that it ha a greater repre
sentation in the legislatuio than Ha
ker, which hat now ono member in tho
hoiuo and a joint iiitorett with Mal
heur in a Minutor. Union's repreu
tation is just double Ibis and Baker
wants to gain the nddiUoiutl popula
tion to as to Ncouro an inert! ivp
lofciitution at tho uu.t apportionment
ut tho ex pome of Union
There is a general jiroloit in Union
aguiust such u tohomo, but not one
word of disapproval ooiner from Im
Cirnudu. And far good ruiueun too, u
Ufo followiuy oxlrjot (rum a Mtu rv
oxanuna-
tion theie dicloed no reason for fur
ther delay, and then the coininbsiouer
at once rerted to tho secretary and
receuiMcuded the immediate approval
preliminary to u public Mile of outside
lands, aggregating over 100,000 acres,
and comprising some of the most fer
tile lands in Oregon. The "inside
laud" of thai great roforvo, and which
constitute tho diminished reservation,
wail allotment in i-everalty to the
Walla Walla, Cuvufo anil Umatilla
Indiana. This allotment will bo made
Aa uou n thu ittrvoy is completed of
the land which wan added to the dim
inihlied reserve by a upeeiiil act of con
grwH ut thelatt euion.
ruary 111, lStsi, consisting of an
Entertainment!
-AT-
Wright's Hall, Union.
tkourammk:
Mii'lc U. S. G. Hand
Opening odo Ledge
Anniversary address, O. V. ltcll, 1). I). (1. C.
Singing by tho choir
Poem A. J. Haekett
Closing ode Lodge
To be followed by an exhibition of the
of a
Initiation
Candidate
hUlrkeu WUIlo I'roiuihlnc
Mrs. Kninia Maloy, tlio evangelist
who viited linker City evornl inonths
nincc. yhile pi'i'auhing to nu immense
congregation a few evenings ago in
Hiilem u.ts tukeu suddenly ill toon af-
During which the ladies and general pub
lie will be able to obtain the secrets, inclu
dint; thu signs, grips and pasn-wordw, provi
ded they pay strict attention to the solemn
ceremonies.
ADMISSION, FKE13.
The public are cordially invited to attend.
Chairs will be reserved (or ladles and their
escorts, tickets for which may be obtained
at Hall HroV pontctllco store
At thu cloo of the entertainment tho
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l ivr Mir i'kuii hum ifii iu uio liuor 111 11 I
m'K'ii. Hi i i . ;uiiuon ii not danger- . Cr 1V-A. iN ID -I- 13-A.LIv.
coHiity. I ou, it i said il.ker UemoraL. Suptmr will he srved at tho Centennial
H I hi had U- u a Hbi ral lecttire, the 1 hotel at 12 o'clock
.HMMnri nc- w. ui.i iuve Uvu aiiudi to . Tickets for the Ball 'SmS'Ss-jO
liv din in. Mm lir.'. Iin.ii ii. ah ,vliililtinfi 1 -
ut iiiuiK' wr.iui, nu. .'.ai it ic tlio tJt)Utt
wdl dmibilcM b. uttributivl to a disor
dci i liNr ot t-Jiuething of ihal tuit.
OOiDHITTKC
O. F. IU41
C. U. Day. 1'. C.
or
A IlKANii rJVl ll.NTS
D. I). O. C.
Itu Olguac, P. C
U. ClWrtcV. M. CT L
Tho company reserves the right to change
steamers or sailing days.
ItATKS OF PASSAGK:
Cabin. - - $10.00 Steerage - - ?S.OO
Hound Trip Tickets, Unlimited - $:'0.00
Children, under 1" years - - Half Fare
,, years - - - Free
77ir nftoif rafr include Hoard.
AND SODA FACTORY,
Cor. Main and 11 Sts. - - Union. Oregon,
SHI'MIMAX & l.At.KY, IM-ops.
Manufacturers and dealers in Soda Wa
ter, Sarsaparilln, Ginger Ale, Cream Soda
and Champagne Cider, Svrups, etc. Or
ders promptly tilled.
ism
t.
Main Street. Union, Oregon,
BENSON BKOS. - PKOPKIETOltS.
W. II. HOLCOMH,
Geu'l Manager.
U. A.
A. L.MAXWKLL
G.P. !t T. A,
UUKKDICT, Agent. Union.
The Cove Drug h
JASPER t!. STEVENS, Projn.
in: At. Kit. IN
Juro Drugs
iitenfc Medicines,
I
Keep constantly on hand
BEEF, PORK- VEAL, MUTTON,
SAUSAGE, HAMS, LARD. Etc.
Thomson & Pursel am agents for
tho celebrated Cyclone WindMill, and
as the prices on them have been great
ly reduced they arc now within the
reach of all. Sample mill to be seen
at their planer in North Union. Call
and examine it.
crrumcry,
aints and Oils.
Prescriptions carefully jirejiared
ALSO DE.U.KK IN-
SPORTING GOODS,
Riles. Slio
Consisting of
t Guns, ft
LT
tols anflCartrinffes
Imported and Domestic Ci
gars, etc.
GIVE H2 A DAiL.
A Pleasing1 Sense of Health
and Strength Renewed, and
of lsasc and Comfort
Pollowa the uo of Syrup of Fig, a.1 it
acts gently on thu
Kidneys, Livkk Bowels
Effectually Cleansing tho System when
Costive or Ihhous, Dispelling
Colds, Headaches and Fevers
and permanently curing
HABITUAL CONSTIPATION
without -kreakeuing or irritating tho or
gaiin ou whicli it acU.
For balo In fiOnnnd St. 00 ltotle by
nil I,inilliif UrucgUU.
MiMTirrt sm osar sr tub
OALITOENIA TIG SYRUP 00
Sot cau.
tviTiur, Ev.. Ntv Yofc. y. il
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