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THE OREGON SCOUT.
J
AMOS K. JONES - EDITOK,
City and County Official Paper.
Thursday, Febr'y. 20, 1890.
KDITOltlAI.. XOTKH.
Tin: maliciously inclined paper arc
now circulating tho report that the
recent Hood in the Willamette valley
washed everything away except the
mortgages on the farms.
Tim: East Oogoniiin tizes it up in a
nutshell, as follows: "What is Pro
tection? It is taking from a thousand
men what they need and deserve, and
giving to one man who neither needs
nor deserves it."
Tim-: Portland Welcome says tho
deniocralH can carry Oregon nextJune
"if they have sense enough to take
advantage of the present condition of
affairs." It is to be hoped they will
have sense enough.
Ax exchango figures it up like this:
It is a little rough on tho criminal.
They get the weakest minded, most
ignorant men possible for tho jury, and
then speak of trying tho poor unfortu
nate by a jury of his peers.
Tim: council of La Grando, a few
months ago, mortgaged tho town to
secure .$ 20,000 with which to construct
water works. Tho money has buon
on hand for Kotno time hut no move
has been made to commence tho work,
until last week when tho coiincil ap
propriated $2,000 to sink an artesian
well "for the purpose of supplying tho
citizens with water." Tho remaining
$18,000, wo presume is to bo used in
causing a suction through the "key
hole" miHiciontly strong to draw tho
county scat in that direction.
Moro towns die for tho want of con
fidence on tho part of tho business
men and lack of public spirit than
from any other cause. When a man
in search of a homo or biasness location
gM into a town and linds everything
brim full of hope over tho prospcuta of
tho place, and all earnestly at work
to build it up, ho toon becomes imbued
with tho same spirit, and a a result
ho drives down tho stakes and goes to
work with the samo interest. It is tho
duty of every citizen to try and make
a live, enterprising town of tho 0110
in which ho lives. When you are
working or saying a good thing for
your town you aro accomplishing all
tho inoro for yourself.
OKlSdU.VS (iOVKit.NOKS.
The lirst governor of tho territory of
Oregon was George Abornothy, from
18 15 to 18 ID. Ho was followed by Gen.
Joseph Lane, who filled the gubernato
rial chair from March to August, 181',).
After him camo Major John I Gaines,
from 18-10 to 18M; Geo. L. Curry, July
to Nov., 185:1; John W. Davis, Nov,
185.! to August, 185 1; (ieo. L. Curry,
1851 to 1850.
Tho state was admitted Fob. 1-i, 1850.
The stato governors were, John
Whitcaker, 1850-1802; Addison C.
Gibbs, 1802-1800; Geo. L. Woods, 18(!0
1870; Lafayette 1 Grovor, 1870-1877;
S. I Clmdwiok, 1877-1878; V. W,
Thayer, 1878-1882; Z. F.Moody, 1SS2
1887; Sylvester 1'ennoyer, 18S7-1S01.
Of the above, all of tho territorial
governors aro dead ; and of tho stato
executive-, Gibbs and Woods have
joined tho silent majority.
Abcrnathy camo to Oregon in 18 10,
and was one of the originators of the
provisional government, which was in
force until tho organization of tho ter
ritorial government. Gen. Joauph
Luno was tho Democratic candidate
for Vice President on tho Hreckenridgo
ticket, in 1800, and at tho opening of
tho war threw his inlluonco in favor
of tho South. Ho refrained from tak
ing any active part in tho otVort to dis
unite the republic, and retired to
Kosoburg, where he died in April, 1881.
Governor Gaines was reported to have
been killed by tho Indians, near Foil
Uoiso Idaho, in 1851; nothing further
is known of his fate. George L. Curry
died in Portland July 28, 1878; Gov
ernor Davis resigned August 5, 1851,
and left for his former homo in Indiana,
where hosubtctpioutly died.
Of tho state governors, John
Whitcaker is Collector of Internal
Jtcvoiitto at Portland, whore ho resides;
Addison C. Gibbs died in linden,
England, Dec. .'10, 1880; Governor
Woods died in Portland recently; L.
V. 0 rover practices law in Portland;
S, Ghadwick is a lawyer at Salom ;
WJjW. Thayer has adorned tho supremo
Wnch, and 'A. V. Moody is in Inibiiutes
at his homo at The Dallas.
i it d the
I '"BC8t- 110 wns "bout 80 at tho time
j 0f i,i8 (K'miso, having been born two
vcars after George Washington's death.
Abcrnethy was 70, Gibbs had rounded
01, Davis 00, Curry 08, Gaines 00,
Whitcaker is 70, Woods wns fi'J, Moody
is f8, Grovor is 05, Thayor i3 01,
Ghadwick OH, and the present chief
executive is 7f.
G rover was the only Oregon gov-
ornor who was elected two terms, but
. he did not porvo them, having been
elected United Stales tenalor beforo
Hie cloco of his second term.
Gov. Woods, was tho only one on
tho list who hud lllled tho governor's
chair in a state and territory.
.SCHOOL LAWS.
The following extract from tho
Amended School Laws of Oregon, it
published for tho benefit of district
clorks in tho county.
Suction -12. Districts shall not bo
ontitled to their proportion of tho
school funds at tho disposal of tho
county school superintendent unless
they shall report to him by tho fust
Monday of March of each year, and
shall have had a school taught in
their district of one quarters duration
in each year; provided, that tho en
tiro bohool funds received annually by
eaeli school district from the apportion
ments of the live-mill county school
lax and the irreducible state t-chool
fund made by tho several county
school superintendents shall bo ex
hausted within and during the year
for which such appointments aro made
and shall be expended for school pur
poses only ; provided further, that no
purl of the live-mill county school tax
and the irreducible stato school fund,
herein beforo mentioned, shall bo ap
plied in paying for t-chool sites or the
building or completion ami seating of
school houses ready for occupancy;
provided further, that a now district
shall not be required to have a school
as aforet-aid for the space of one year
from tho date of its organization.
When a district has forfeited its school
money no recourso whatever shall be
had to obtain tho same.
who 1vnu1.11 ni: I'ltusuiKxr.
Tho question is often asked, who
would bo president in tho c.iso of tho
death of both tho president and vico
president? In January, 18S0, after
tho death of Vico President Hendricks,
a law was made fitting this ease. If
President Cleveland had died and been
succeeded by tho presidentof thescnate,
tho spuotaolo would have been
witnessed' of a change of administra
tion from democratic, to republican,
contrary to tho will of tho people, who
elected a democrat president. To
obviate this awkward difficulty, to
provide that tho highest officer in the
country should bo of tho political
party that prevailed at the last election,
a special law was passed.
It declared that, in ease of death or
removal or both the president and vice
president, tho secretary of state should
bo president. In caeo of his death or
removal, tho chair will be filled by tho
secretary of tho treasury, then by tho
secretary of war, and aftor him by tho
attorney general, post master general,
secretary of tho navy, secretary of tho
interior, in tho order named, incase
of tho disabillity of all these, there
would still bo tho secretary of agricul
ture, who was not a cabinet ollloor at
the time the law was made. If there
fore, Harrison and Morton should be
removed, Secretary Hlaiue would be
president. Tho nearest tho country
over came to realizing the condition to
be met by this law wan in 1805, at the
time of tho tiHassiuation of Lincoln.
If tho plan of tho conspirators had
succeeded, president, vico president
and secretary of stato would have all
been removed by tho plot that killed
Lincoln.
0UMMKUVIU.K,
A Rendabia Biulot of News by Our r.tgu
Ur Corvospomttutt.
Tho weather blustery but not cold.
Slock doing well.
The health of tho country good.
Boxing mutches all tho go. Some
come oil' with well pasted heads,
Tho. Childers who was bitten soniu
time ago by a hog is recovering after
sovoral days of suU'oring.
Several ISIgiuitea were in during
the week.
Tho dance given at Itinelinrt's hall
the night of tho l llh was enjoyml by
all present.
Joe llurulxuiu who tins been nUont
for fcunu) time- returned Monday lust
llxod fur a light.
Huemnn Uoer 0119 of the Covo'k beat
citiwna, (Nihl Summmillc a visit du
ring tho wh1;.
ltwryUxly u tuixiotudy waiting the
advent of Hunt uud hi outfit in the
valley.
J. It. Laramore of Sidehill, and C. E.
Oliver of Brimstone, will both closo
their h-IkkiIh in about one week.
1 jrr, McLlaughlin, of Uatcs County,
Missouri, is among us and calculate?
to stay, as ho thinks well of tho country.
Tho literary is running at Rinchart'a
hull every Wednesdry night and all
who attend ieoni to enjoy themselves.
Mrs. G. G. Patten who gave birth to
twiim on the 0th inst. is doing well.
The little ones are quite a curiosity to
(he people of the town.
Mr. S. M. Quiii, formerly of this
plare, died at Paris, Aikaiuas, 011 the
8th inst. of pneumonia fever, Mr.
(Join had made many friends while
living here. He leaves a large family
and many friends to mourn his loss.
Mrs. G. G. Patton, of this place, is his
dftughter and it is to bo regretted that
to much would conic to mar the hap
piness of 0110 who is universally re
spected by all.
The political star was discovered by
some wise men in the southwest who
followed it until tho star stopped di
rectly oil' our town and Elgin, when
they begun to make some inquiry as
to where tho promised Messiah was lo
cated. They finally succeeded in
finding him on a string strcched from
tho key-hole to Elgin. The consumer
of foul air at the head running down
to anything that could be traded for
votes to the tail. Hut it is suspected
by some that tho tail will not wag to
suit tho dog and the whole thing will
collapse.
There aro indications of a greater
acreage of grain being sown tho com
ing spring than over before. Most all
farmers who had not fully broko up
there ranches aro opening up all tho
now lands possiblo. and making every
preparation to put in nil tho lands
that will bear seeding. Ilcsides a great
many acres aro being set to timothy
and alfalfa grass, as hay in the near
future will bo more profitable to the
farmer than grain, much easier han
dled. Extensive stock raising in
this locality will soon bo something
of the past as there is no more money
in the occupation.
According to reports by tho Orego
nian our assessor Mr. Guild, of Union
county made himself heard in the
meeting of assessors of the state in
favor of tho tax-payers and common
sense. Ho has made a good officer
and tl.e republican party could do no
better than to renominate him for the
office. Mr. Guild is a young man
with quite a family, and is a cripplo
for life but not like a great many who
have not been so unfortunate, ho is
always on tho rustic and earns his liv
ing wherever ho is.
As wrestling matches seems to bo
all the go in Baker City this winter
wo wish to mako tho announcement
that Summeville has a man that
can throw Mr. Pasco two best in
threo falls, in ltinehart's hall in tho
town of Sunimerville, in two weeks
after making the match, for live hun
dred dollars, and tho winner to take
the gate money. This man is not
from Australia or Mexico but lives
hero, and him for many years.
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you cuu buy from our advertised druggists
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relief In every case, when used for any af-fi'i-tluii
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KXKCUTOK'S MOTICK.
To Whom itMvy CoNCKkx:
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed was, on the Urd day; of February,
A. I). 1MH1, by the county court of Union
county, state of Oregon, appointed executor
of tho estate and last will and tchtnment of
I). B. Hilts, deceased, and that all persons
having claims against said estate are noti
fied to present tho same to me, properly
verified, at my otllco In tho city of Union,
Union county, state of Oregon.
JOHN It. CRITKS,
Kxecutor.
Dated nt Union, Union county, Oregon,
this 6th dav of February, 181K),
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