THE OREGON SCOIST.:
AMOS K. JONES
EDITOIt,
City and County Official Paper.
Thursday, March !!, 1889.
KDlTOltlAlj KOTHS
Thk Tnconui. W. T., West Coatt
Trade and the l-all Jiivcr Advocate, of
Shasta county, Cul., are on our table.
Thoy arc both new vonturcs in the
journalistic field. Wc wish them euc
ccss. 1'rkkjiiijnt Cm:vri.and celebrated
tho birthday of Washington very ap
propriately by signing on that day tho
bill for the admission into the Union
of the four new .States of North Dako
ta, South Dakota, Montana and Wash
ton. A xi) now comes an oxpross trust.
Wells, J-'argo it Co., Calvin S. llrioc,
The Adams, T. C. 1'latt's and (ho U.
S. Express company arc going into a
big combine. There is nothing to
keep these "entirely private affaire"
from flourishing now.
A critic in the Albany Democrat
makos tho btartling assertion that
"Haggard's novuls are a pack of toiiso
less lies." Wo have no desire to im
peach Mr. Haggard's veracity, but in
truth we never did believe more than
half of what he has written.
Turku is going to bo lots of fun lc
tweon the old republican oflic'o holders
who had to step down and out when
tho democracy came in four years ago
and tho now bloods who think thoy
are cntitlud to a little of tho pork.
Tho old follows aro .expecting to catoh
right on whero they left ofT while tho
young follows aro crying out for a new
deal.
A corospondent in tho Kail Orcfjon
ian thinks that judges of tlio supremo
court should don silk gowns while on
the bench. Ho is evidently an emi
grant fiom some European govern
ment and imagines that wigs and i
tinsel give dignity to judge, and
clothes an upstart lord or duko with
majesty. Maybe it does, whero he
came from, but in this tcction of tho
globe,, honesty, uprightness and true
manoood arc sufficient (o clotlio a
judge with dignity, and command
respect.
Tin: Adjutant of tho Salvation Army
at San .lose, Cal., on the occasion of
his marriage ceremony, paid ho was
glad religion did not moan uuhappi
liess. He believed in cheerfulness in
religion. "1 think that only thoso who
believe in Jesus Christ are happy," said
he. "1 believe tho bad will go to hell, and
only those who accept Jesus Christ
will go to honvun." As that puts n
boitt one out of a million of all who
have exibtcd on tho earth in heaven
and tends the rcmaiudur to eternal lire
and brimstone it is a most cheerful'ro
flection. Let the saints rojoice.
Tin: Rural Spirit says that roforeneo
has been niiulu to the fact that the
butchers over on tho Sound are wil
ling to pay Nebraska cattlemen nioro
for beef cattle than to cattlomun with
in our borders. Tho loason of this
say tho bntohurs. "If a bunch-grass
cattlomon ontohos us short a beef or
two, up goes tho price two or throo
cents.". In roply to this tho eattle
nion suy that if they como in with a
tow more head of cattle than are wanted
for a day or two, "down goon tho pi ice,
and wo are compelled to take what wo
can got." Our friend certainly do
not study busiuosu principles from cor
reej standpoints. To live and lot livo
iu right; and thoro should bo an under
htauding. A writor in discussing tlio advis
ability of oulivatiug long haired cattlo
particularly for tlio western ranges,
nays: "Out wont on tho ranges tho
well-haired cattle suit tho situation
bast, and are therefore most sought
after. We understand that at prosont
an experiment is being made in a
western state with a llulliilo-lliillowiiy
loross anil that a very heavy coat of
imir has been produced on tho pro
ony. It is this coat of hair that the
Lxporimenter is after, as ho thinks his
moss will be tho beat yot found on tho
range for use. While wo do not al
together agree with him us to thu
,itftitbility of his stmngo cross, wo cor
'thiiiliiigiee with him entirely as to
tho ltd vantage of producing houvy
coat of hair. TIumv is a piactieal
suggestion to all breeders in this now
deJtJjfjt. U is to oultivato heavy
ooata on pure bred beef cattle for their
better protection aguiunt tin rigors of
he eld winter.
Tm. La ..,.!, Ju pot ft
Hjmrt of wi-.nl it c .'ll." "rntcrjirifc '' on
iti-elf and lias discarded it intont out
side and is now p:in; 1 .it li ."
j The Journal, v.lii'h lir- 1 en all
i printed nt home ln-K to'i ro, cnincs out
with a patent out.-iilc printed by tho
E. 0. publishing company. We think
tlio Jouriial displays the best judg
ment and is now decidedly the best
paper.
It is n pity that tho county scat
contest could not take place to-morrow.
It it should, Union would eomo
! out ahead with at least COO majority,
j La Orando, in itself, would be n very
! sorry rival, but ehould it tcceivo the
i aid and support f the O. R. & JC. Co.,
J which it doubtless will, it will be much
more formidable, nnfl the combination
may run in on the railroad enough
Italians, Hungarians and Chinamen
to override the will of the people. It
is. tho only way they can hope to suc
ceed in the dirty work that has been
so auspiciously started by the legisla
ture. Ir is questionable which is preferable
a kimvo or a fool but neither is any
advantage in a town ; put still less
should the actions of such a person bo
allowed to retard progress. Let us
stick together now more than ever for
we must have united action to insure
success; and wc should be content
with nothing else. Do not let local
dissensions arise and when anyone
"blocks the wheels" from porsonal
grounds' they should be "frowned
down." .Revenge is sweet to those who
imagine themselves to be wronged and
BOino will pray for the downfall of
another even though it should cause
their own ruin. A spirit of this kind
may rosult in a total disuniting of busi
ness unity. Let us lay aside personal
prejudices and work together for a
common end. "A house divided a
gainst itself must fall."
The National W. C. T. U. passed a
resolve that "Christ and His gospel
shall bo king and code soveroign in
our government and our political
a (la ire. In this kind of effort some
Roman Catholics are aiding the W. 0.
T. U. As in tho past innumoarblo de
nominations have been fighting, throat
cutting, burning, torturing and bang
ing each other on differences of opinion
as to points fundamental respocting
this code they would establish for our
political gowinni.ml, wo can hardly
imagino what sort of government wo
shall have in caso thoy succeed. That
they tolerate each other now is owing
solely to Hie strong arm of that froo
and equal constitution thoy would
overturn. They have procured four
teen million signatures of women and
childern to their petition. Millions of
the ignorant colored pcoplo of tho
south havo signed ("or been signed").
Could they succeed, the consequences
would be dreadful. Hut this federal
constitution, undo and maintained by
the blood of m many heroos, is not to
be undermined by folly .Ex.
The La Grande popers persist in the
statement; that the petition for tho
enabling act contained more names
than tho remonstrance. If (he names
of passing travellers, unnaturalized
foreigner, and dead men count, it
may bo that it had, but if the names
of bonafido citizens and legal voters
are counted thoy know as well as wo
do that the lomoiifctnuico was largely
in tho majority. On the petition and
remonstrance together there were
some six or eight hundred more names
than then were legal votersjin the
county. Queer, wasn't it? So far as
we have yet heard the La Grande pa
pers have not attempted to "nooount
for tho milk in the eoaooanut." It is
a matter of no consequence, however,
now, and in truth we do not buliovo
tliut tho remonstrance cut any figure
in the case, whatever. Had Senators
Xorvttl and Haley and Uepresentativo
ltoo wished to serve the best iuterosU
or the county there was no impedi
ment to their doing so. If there were
any doubt in their minds as to the
wishes of their constituents, they were
not ignorant of the fact that a colossal
fraud was being perpetrated either by
tho petitioners or tho renioustralors.
Knowing this, as they did, their un
biased judgment should have caused
them to throw out both, as evidence,
and to arrive at n conclusion from
thttir own observation and ronal
knowledge of the situation. Had they
pursued this course, Union county
would not uow bo plunged in turmoil
and strife, its projerty values muwt
tied, th. impro t-inent of the county
impeded, which wdl tviilt. if the no
f.iiii'ii' In tiit - 1 1 n - fuxor.itily com
menced uic mii i bful, in an lU'iinuils
llitrcfx' HI l l l i . . ' 1 1 . the lliNUiUll of
the eonnty. ami chaos from which we
cannot rxtiieate ourel fur ninny
VI Mis
HH.I.S ias.si:.
Among the tills passed by the legis-
latum and wmcn escaped inc quietus
of the governor's veto, are tho follow-
ing: A bill by which contractors, sub-
contractors and laborers who have
claims against railroad companies on
contract, or for work faithfully per-
, . ,. ii
formed, aro given alien on the com-
pany's property for any amount equal
to but not exceeding the contract price
agreed upon.
Designating the second Friday in
April as Arbor day. On this day the
children of the public schools arc to as
semble and plant trees. It is hoped to
blimulalo not only tho children, but
the grown people as well to tho bene
fits and the necessity of tree-planting
and the preservation of our forests.
A bill for compelling parents and
guardians to send their children, be
tween the ago of 8 and 14 years, to
school for at least twelve weeks in tho
year, and eight weeks must bo conse
cutive, provided, of course, that the
health of tho child will permit, or that it
is not receiving private tuition at homo.
A neglect to comply with tno condi
tions of this law, subject the parents
or guardians to a fine of from ?f to if 25
for the first and from $20 to $50 for
the second oll'oncc.
A bill making it a misdemeanor for
any person to ask for himself or anoth
er to be put on a jury, and for tho
sherifr or constable to concede to the
request. Persons offending in this arc
liable to a fine of $.'!00.
A bill regulating the practice of
medicine and surgery, creating a state
board of examiners; before any person
can practice medicine or surgery in
this etalo he must obtain from the
board of examiners a certificate grant
ing him this right. Any person neg
lecting to comply with the require
ments of this bill is subject to a f'ino
of from $50 to $500 and impisomcnt
in the county jail. This law docs not
apply to persons now practicing, pro
vided that within sixty days from tho
passage of tho bill thoy causo their
names and residencos to bo registered
in tho ofiico of tlio county clerk.
A bill to repeal the provision in the
statutes, Sec. IM58, "holding owners
of wire fences, not kept in substantial
compliance with tho terms of the law,
liable for damages to stock killed or
injured by coming in contact with the
fences."
Section 1700, in regard to stealing
animals, was amended so as to include
the dog in tho list, for which a person
may be punished. As tho law now
stands, it provides an imprisonment of (
from 1 to 10 years in tho penitentiary,
or from three months to one year in tho
county jail, or a lino of from $50 to
$1,000. j
Section -M01 is so amended as to in
clude hogs in tho list of animals, for tho
killing of which on an unfenced track,
a railroad company is liable to dama
ges. Section f0!)5 now makes it tho duty
of tho road supervisors to have safe
and permanent banisters constructed
on every bridge reaching a height of (!
feet or inoro above tho ground or water
over which it pastes.
Section 2007 Jias been amended so
that the school fund received annually
by each sciiool district shall bo ex
hausted within and during tho year for
which such apportionments arc made,
if not so used or any balanco be left it
shall revert to the general state fund;
it is provided that this approtion
mont shall be used for tho payment of
teaching said school and for no other
furposo whatever.
Section 500!) is so amended that all
persons 21 years of ago and 'over who
pay taxes and have children to educate
are allowed to voto at school meeting.
This does not apply to districts having
a imputation of 1000 and upward.
Tun Journal puts (he report in cir
culation that the Union people aro
great schemers, and intend to raiso tho
first $00,000 of the Hunt subsidy
and when tho road is built "let
Mr. Hunt whistle for (he other half."
This idea fairly scintillatos with orig
utility and cutcness and is worthy of La
Grande and its papers. Mr. Hunt re
quires tho full amount of tho subsidy
to ho raised by tho first of April, on
good negotiable paper, ono half to bo
duo. and payable wliou tho road is
completed, tho other half to bo duo
and payable one year later.
L twonty-four hours after the in
auguration of Harrison, "Cleveland
took his position us pardnor in tho law
firm of Hangs, Stitson, Tracy it Mc
Vtmglt, and has been nttending etudi
ouily to business, evor since, having,
MHwningly forgotten that he was ever
prutfidont of the United States. Clove
land in a typical American, and ono
that hu fellow count rymn may wU
be prouil vf.
! Tin: arguments of the La Grande
I Journal against the Hunt railroad
, proposition, and the fatherly advice it
gllve t0 lho vcov0 of Union lntt week
( ;s nlmifcing. It says:
, Evcn 5f tll0 irunt rrtjiroad 10ttld be
j built it is hardly possible that Union
j would bo the best town on the load,
p"cr , Elgin. Summciville or Cove
have better advantages for a town
th(m Vnion Jn vJew of lhao things
, it would ncem unwise for the people
oi union to mi tacrine an amount
equal to about one-fourth or one-third
of their entire wealth in order to get a
railroad that, when completed, would
be of equal importance to other
points along the line, and which could
not be of any great benefit to tiio
town. It is true that Union has a
beautiful location and is posscsicd of
certain natural advantages, which,
were they once utilized, could not foil
to build up the place and give vigor
and encouragement to her people.
We refer to the water power which is
so well adapted to manufacturing in
terests of all kinds. If tho people f
Union and vicinity would subscribe
one-fifth tho amount necessary for the
subsidy and establish woolen mills or
other manufactories, they would find
that their interests would be better
guaided for all time to como than by
the building of the Hunt or any other
railroad that could be brought to their
town.
Wc aro truly thankful for the above
advice, but the people here aro just
bullet headed enough to not take it.
Thoy want the railroad first, thinking
that woolen mills and other little im
provements will como afterward.
They may be about half right in this.
If the Hunt road would make better
towns than Union out of Elgin, Sum
mervillo and Cove, why (shouldn't they ,
contribute pretty liberally to the subsi
dy? Wc think thoy will, and if it i
happens that they get to be better
i. .1 ir. ' f. . -11 I - t - i.
towns man union, it win oe a oeneui i
to the entire county and we will not i
complain.
Tun people of La Grande and the O.
R. & X. Co. are doing everything in
their power to prevent the building of
the Hunt road as they know it will be
tho ruination of them. Tho O. H. &
N. Co. have their einisaries out mak
ing all manner of promises and offer
ing inducements to tho men who are
most likely to subscribe to tho subsidy,
and tho La Grande papers arc saying
that the branch from there to Wallowa
is a sure thing and will be built this
summer. It onlv requires a little
thought to fseo that all this is mere
bravado on their part to defeat the
Hunt road. The O. Ii. & X. Co. do
not want to go to the expense of build
ing a urancn to wuiiowa, lor tiiey get
all the trade, anyway, and if they did
seriously contemplate building it La
Grande would be the first to oppose it,
for it would be almost as great a
calamity to that town as the building
of the Hunt road would be. All the
men and teams that havo hauled
freight and grain to and from that
place would bo seen no more, the stage
line would be discontinued, the hotels
would be tcnantless, tho bums around
the saloons would iind now pastures,
and tho town would soon become, fig
uratively speaking, a lonesome wart
on tlio tan oi tno u. it. it jn. uo,
About all the force needed in that
place to transact the business of tlio
southern end of tho countv would
then be a man to fawitch off the trains
and send them on their way. Xo, wc
have no hopes of that branch ever
being built. Thero is nothing in it
for tho company and it would be
death to La Grande. Should the
Hunt road como by way of the Thom
as it Kuckles pass, tho O, It. it X. Co.
might extend a branch to Wallowa,
thinking to fecurc tho trade of that
country, and La Grande would not ob
ject, for the Hunt road will have takou
everything away that it hud to loso.
If Hunt's road is extended from Wal
la Walla through Looking glass, it will
tap tho Wallowa valloy with a feeder,
tho O. II. it X' Co. will concludo that
the trade of that country is "sour
grapes" anyway, and tho pcoplo will
have cause to rojoice.
On tho 1th inst. at Washington
city, Genoral Harrison took tho oath of
ofiico as president of the United States
and delivord his inaugural address
to a surging mass of curious human
ity. Every thing passed off about as
usual but tho olomonta woro not prop
itious and a drenching rain fell con
stantly during tho ceremonies. Wo
would like to publish the address in
full but cannot on account of our lim
ited space. Its utterances are cautious
ami non commital but on tho whole
fairer than wo expected. It is not,
however by presidents Harrison's ad
Ijdrcss that his administration will be
judged, but.by bis acts during tho next
four years. If ho has courage enough
to repudiate the collar of the treach
erous and crafty Maine, and riso sup
eriour to tho republican jmrty of to
day, ho may do Hssftbly well, and
make a president acceptable to the
masses of American citiens.
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Addrc-s- Thk Oiikgo;; Scout, Union, Oregon.
ilson &
Manufacturers
Sash. Doors and
Mings, I room Sets,
Keeps Constantly on hand n Large Supply of
Bedding, Desks, Office Furniture, etc.
All kind of Furniture Made, and Upholstering done to order.
WfLSON it MILLER, Main St., Union, Or.
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All kinds of photographic work done in a su
perior maimer, and warranted to
give satisfaction.
Jones
ro5s.
For Bent or Sale !
A nice piece of property, consisting of 20
acres good land and garden, with a very
good cottage and onibuildtng, within one
half mile of post otriee.
I also have a good sijuaro piano, from tlio
factory of Mullet, Daus .t Co., liojton, lor
sale chuap lor cash.
Tor particulars consult
MRS. ANNUO KU.!SVOIVril.
3-U-inl Covj, Oregon.
'VllA VELI3KS,
Whon in La Grande Will Find
the
A Kirnt-cltt'-s house in rvery respect.
This house i now under new manage
ment and everything is neat and clean.
The rooms aro Urge and newly furnished
and the tables ure always supplied with tlio
best the market afford.
CHARGES
S. It. ItRKVEs,
Proprietor.
REASONABLE.
1 L. (JonuNounu,
Head Clerk.
To Rent!
TSjOl'It'L IS IIKllKltYJ filVKN THAT
1 the undersigned, administrator of the
estate ot Frederick Mitchell. deceuned, will,
until April 1st, 1I, receive sealed bids for
the rent of the ruueho. belonging to the es
tate of .-aid deceased, for the vear I MO and
until March 1st, KSU). This rancho is situa
ted about one mile from the Cove, Oregon,
and linn about 100 acres in line meadows,
about 'JOit acres in puoture and a good or
chard, with dwelling, lam, out houses
etc. It in one of the best stock ranehe in
I'aion cuuuty.
All bids should he addrcHsrd to me at
Josdph, Oregon. The leasee will b re
quires to give ins note with approved
rity, pay
able .Muri'li lt. lMKi.
I A M Krt M. MlTCJUCI.I.,
Administrator.
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Cor. Main and B tt. - - Union. Oregon,
SHKKM.W Ar HALEY, Trn.
Manufacturer- i.ud iWlen In Soda Vi.
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Shaving, Hair-cutting and Sham
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!) 23-tf.
Farm For Sale.
1 ftAACRKS, NKAK NOHTII rOWDKK.
1 UU I'nion County. Oregon. U under
fence, a good Vs story house, good cellar,
well, ham and outbuildings. Terms easy.
For further particulars call at this ofllce.
Dwelling-
House for Sale.
A dwelling house and lot, at the Cove,
Oregon. Centrally located, noar and con
venient to all the schools. Good cellar,
wood-shed and well. AVill he sold cheap
for cash. Apply to H. (J. WHITE,
8-Sl-tf Cove, Oregon.
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Main Street, Union, Oregon,
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Thomson fc 1'urxcl nro ngonts for
tho colebratcd Cyclono WimlMUl, and
as the nriccfi on them have been great
ly reduced thoy aro now within the
roach of nil. Sample mill to be seen
at their phttior in North Union. Call
aud examine it.
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