The Oregon scout., April 10, 1890, Image 4

THE ORECON SCOUT.
AMOS K. JOKES
ED1TOH,
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City and County Official Paper.
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Thursday, April 10, 1800.
KDITOUIAI. NOTHSi
Simo.v subsides. When IiOlnu aays
"thuinhs ti)," up they go.
Tin: Union Labor party will cut
(piito a figure in politics in Umatilla
nnd several other counties in the state
during the present campaign.
Snvun.w, attempts have recently
hecn made upon the life of the Czar
of Russia nnd he is in mortal fear that
sonic of his subjects will succeed in
getting his scalp. It is to bo hoped
that his fears will be speedily realized.
Tin: democrats throughout the coun
ty, to a man, should attend the pri
maries next Saturday and see that
the very best men arc selected as dele
gates to the county convention which
meets on Monday the 21st of this
month.
Tin-: census is to bo taken during tho
month of June, commencing on tho
2nd, and ending on the ."Oth. No
doubt quito a number want to do this
work but after reading tho law and in
structions, penalties, etc., etc., it don't
prove to be ns Foft a layout as most
unoccupied persons want.
Tin: cry of surplus is no longer heard
in the land. There is no surplus. It
was, but is not. It was born under a
robbing republican system of taxation
and grew to plethora off tho tribute of
tho poor. It has been cut down by
republican wasto, and where a liiouu
tain was wo find a well.
Tin: article in a recent issue of Tin:
Seot'Tontitled "Where men grow groat"
by 15. V. Huffman has aroused Mr,
1). W. Sliohan, a young attorney, of
Enterprise, who, in tho last issue of
tho Signal takes issue with Mr. Und
id a very ablo manner. It pleases us
to fcco these young giants cross swords
with each other.
J. S. Ki.mott announces himself in
Ihia Issue as a candidate for tho
ollico of county recorder subject to
the decision of tho democratic con
vention. Mr. Elliot has lived in this
city for many years and is well known
by nearly everybody in tho county.
If nominated wo imagine ho will
make it oxtrcmly interesting for his
opponent.
Mk. .1. T. Hoi,i,ls, of Cornucopia,
announces himself in this issue of Tin:
Scout as a candidate for the ollico of
county recorder subject to the decis
sion of the democratic convention.
Mr. Holies is well known, particularly
in the southern portion of the county,
as a succcftsful merchant and business
man and it is quito probable that the
democracy could not do better than
elect him for their candidate.
NoTiiiNfi can do moio to weaken
confidence in the code of doctrine of
any religious denomination than the
public controversies that are going
on relative to scriptural interpretation
and practice among the adherents of
tho particular creeds. Tho technical
discussion and trial upon points of
doctrine among Congregationalisls at
.Andovor, and tho attacks made upon
tho doctrines of tho Presbyterian
church within their own organizations
aro matters of universal comment.
That much of this proceeds from a
spirit of selfishnu.ss among the dispu
tants, there is no doubt. Its ell'eet
upon mankind will bo to weaken its
allogianuo to creeds and quicken the
souse of individuality in spiritual
ii Hairs.
Wmuo leliably informed that T.
II. Crawford of this place is again
quiotly canvassing tho district for the
democratic nomination for district at
torney. .Mr. Crawford was honored
with this nomination in 1SS8 and was
defeated by tho present incumbent,
who wan unknown ouMde of Cornu
copia and Baker City, and in Iheso
places was only known as a very young
man without practice or experience.
Mr Crawford ran behind his ticket in
that campaign in nearly every county
in tho district, falling behind Judge
Jlain&oy in his own county, when Mr.
Jhinmoy was not personally known by
u dozen legal votorn in tho county.
Tho ret.uU should have witistlod
Mr. Crawford that he is not wanted
in tho capacity of district attorney at
lusul. Thorn are many ioaoim why
Mr. Crawford should not ho elootod,
that would not he MippriWfeod in tho
coming campaign should ho lecuivo
tho nomination.
somi: narxii..s ron tiik i'kopm;
n' 0,10 no1, acquainted with the
facts would he led to beliovo bv read-
j"so foment. R,i reports put
in circulation by the LttGrnndo news-
lintmr llinl. Mil. IriU'M !n vliiili 5 1. Is
published in the most prosperous ono
in the state, that its linancoa are in
j the best condition, that its merchants
nnd business men are unembarreseed,
that its homes are paid for, that
all its inhabitants ate happy and well-to-do,
that its permanency is assured,
that its future pronpocta aro of the
most Haltering kind, and in consc-
quence of nil of these it is the proper
. ., , . ,. , , , ,
place for the county seat, which should
. ... i . i t it.
at at once be removed from
union 10
that place,
While we know that these state
ments arc erroneous in nearly every
particular, a bare assertion on our
part to that effect would probably
have but little weight. Statistics and
figures from the county records bear
ing on thissuhjec', however, cannot be
eortroverled nnd must bo taken as a
truo exhibit of the resources and fi
nancial standing of the various pre
cints in tho coin ty. Tin? Scout has
taken the trouble to get tln-so statis
tics and the last assessment of this
county shows that in Union and La
Grando tho nmount of not taxable
properly, tho indebtcnoss, the amount
of mortgages on property and tho
number of mortgages on (ilo are as
follows :
UNI OK.
NKTTAX Ull.P INDKBT- AMT. OF SO. OF
ritoi'Ktnv. r.i.-Rro. mortuauem. mtu'm.
$182 090 00 1273 WS 00 f' 272 00 22
LA (SKANIM5.
$ni8 r2o oo fjrj wo oo tm m k
Thug it will be seen that while Union
pays taxes on .?l!M,(!0f more than La
Grande, La Grande lias an indebted- j
nc.s amounting to !j.'l8,8rfi more than
Union, secured by U!l more mortgages
than Union has. The above figures
aro oxclusivo of railroad property in
both precints as amounts belonging to
each could not be soperated on ac
count of the railroad company's, prop
erty in tho county being assessed in
bulk.
This is n truo comparison of the
financial staudimg of Union and La
Grande. Now let us compare their
natural advantages as thoy aro rein
tod to Union county.
La Grande is situated in the extreme
northwestern portion of tho coun
ty, surrounded on three Miles
by rugged mountains that con
tain at present a few logging camps,
but which in a year or two will be en
tirely depopulated. Its growth here
tofore has been on account of its be
ing on the line of tho O. R. & NT. Co's
railroad which mado it the shipping
point for a considerable area of coun
try, but as any one can see, the build
ing of tho Elgin branch and tho O. it
W. T. extension to this valley will
take away four-fifths of its trade and
entirely divest it of importance as a
shipping point. This result is inevi
table, and, in a year or two, no matter
whether it secures the county seat or
not the town will rotrogado anil be
eomo of little importance
Union, on thu oilier hand, while it
has labored under disadvantages during
the past few years, is destined by rea
son of the buildini; of the (). it W. T.
railroad and consequent development
of its unequalled water powers and
other natural advantages, to become
a city of considerable importance. Tins
is inevitable und no matter whether
it loses the county seat in this eon
tost 'r not, tho result will be the same.
Instead of being located in a remote
corner of the county it is in the exact
center and will be easy of access, by
rail, from all quarters.
This is a true comparison of the
natural advantages of- Union and lai
Grande. Will tho taxpayers vote an
enormous tax upon themselves to re
move thu county seat to La Grande
at this time? We do not beliovo they
will.
lu looking up the record to make a
comparison between Union and La
Grande wo alo took down the net
taxable properly of all tho other pro-
eint in the county and tie the figures
may he of interest to aome of our
readers wo subjoin them here :
XET TAX Aim: WtOIUUlTV.
SumuarvUlt
$.112 :W6
. SKX) Mtt
. m 170
126 ion
m
. fcl 78ft
. It 706
. m to)
. ai 7uo
m
U SUA
IT WO
at 516
13 17A
C-ovt
Iniliaii Valley
bluuU City. .
Nut tU 1'uwUer
Pine Valley
ICagit Yalby .
utelupe
lledrork
S1, ,
Camp Cmivou
UIIKmU . . .
Naiitpr . .
Park
( ornwujiU
AeconUutf to putuUtKtu, ! (Jrnuila
ii the pooruat prveinct io Uu ootmly if
uol in I he Ufc. ytt jt bM the elfiwil-
erytoask the heavy taxpaying precincts
of the county to take upon themselves
an increased taxation and give it the
county seat, while at the same time
it can not give ono plausible reason
why they should do so.
THAT MOKTfJAClH
Tho La Grande Oazctlo takes us to
task for stating that the townsitc of
Lu Grande was mortgaged by the
O. R. & N. Co. while in their posses
ion along with other property in their
possession. It says :
I here is not a word of truth in it
I fc.Vrt1"" to, oml Tho C'?'-
1 000 "blanket mortgage" executed bv
the 0. Jl. fe X. Co. never included 'a
. . , . . ...
mot 01 irrounu in i,a Urniido outsit o of
their road brd, light-of-way and depot
grounds. Secondly, the railroad ad
dition to La Grande was never in the
name of the O. It. it N. Co. nnd has
always been transferred by trustee.
Tin: Scout has no desire to mis
represent the facts in the case. It be
lieved it was stating the truth and has
had no evidence yet sullicient lo cause
it to think otherwise. Its information
was derived from a mortgage now on
file among the records of this county,
given in 1870 by tho O. It. it. X. Co.,
to tho Farmer's Loan and Trust Co.,
of New York. The property mort
gaged by the O. It. it N. Co. is described
as "The properly, real, personal and
mixed, heretofore acquired or hereafter
to he acquired wheresoever situated."
The railroad addition may have been
transfcrcd by trustee to individual
owners, but that trustee was C. F.
lfolcoinb, and while wo do not know
that he was trustee for the O. It. it N.
Co., it is certainly very reasonable to
presume he was. If the title to the
property was good why was its vali
dity called in question and "passed
upon" by the legal luminaries men
tioned by tho Gazette? Wo know
nothing about tho property being
"passed upon" and whether our con
clusions were right or wrong, we cer
tainly cannot be blamed for mention
ing tho matter as an item of news.
siakim; ci.othino diuii.
Tho Itcpublican Taritl' bill is
tended to make clothing dearer
i ii
it nd
tobacco and alcohol cheaper.
"The woollen duties are arranged."
says a Protection organ, "to give the
manufacturers compensation for the
new higher J duties on wool and -JO per
cent on goods and (0 percent on cloth
ing." When in the history of government
was it over before ptoposcd to diminish
tho bunions of tho people by increasing
the taxes on their clothing?
Tho duty on wool is raised, to delude
the fanners, though tho price of
domestic wool has steadily declined for
twenty. five years under tho highest
taritrin tho world, and is lower to-day
than it was under the "Free Trade"
tat ill' thirty years ago. The manufact
urers, struggling under competition
with foreign mills which get their
material untaxed, are oll'crcd "compen
sation" in the form of higher duties on
imported woolons which the peoplo
of this country persist in buying despite
their tarill' enhanced cost.
Hut where does tho "compensation"
come in for tho great body of tho
people? Their clothing is made dearer
or they are compelled to wear shoddy.
Is it "compensation" enough for this
and other exactions, reaching from the
hat on the IieHil to the shoes on tho
fool, to have a Republican spoilsmonger
distribute the olUces through the Platts
and (Quays'
Tiik La Grande Gazette says: ".lay
lhooks, 1 1. Anson, E. S. Coy, 1 Newlin,
A.' 11. Kerr and a number of other
business men have bought lots in the
Elgin terminal addition this week."
"Klgin tonninal addition" is good, but
why not call Elgin "tho third ward"?
This suggests a solution of tho county
seat question that we had not thought
of before. Why cannot li Grande
take in Klgin as the third ward and
Union as the fourth ward, and then
instead of quarreling about which ward
(ha court huii.e shall be in, just keep
tho preMUit county buildings and lot
them stand as they aro, in the fourth
ward.J for, awh lo? It strikes us that
this is a remaikably bright idea and
should bo adoptctl by the La Grander.
innwnri
Tutc republicuis of Union county
will assemble m convention, at the
cnurt house in this city, to-day, to put
in nomination a ticket lo be voted
for at the coming election. As the
republicans think they have a good
allow to elect most, if not all, their can
didates this year, there will probably
be more aspirant than usiul, which
may reaull in potty jealotisiix and
heart burning. Thk Scoit aiiieorly
Iiiimk that the convention will acleet
thu very bcl men in tho Mriy for
Uieir tauduril bearer men who have
tfio bast intcrcnta of the county at
heart wi. .tin tmu. Tlieu if any
or all of them arc ulnoUal the people
mav Mifely uil lotlieir uaiiagment.
LA GRANDE
HAVANA PRESS
DRILLS,
GANG, SULKY
AXI)
WALKING PLOWS,
STODDARD HARROWS,
jet tt
Into Improved Farm
Every Implement
I' A LIj ON US
All
!7-tf
Doney & May, proprietor, Cove, Union
County, Oregon.
A full supply of trees and shrubbery con
stantly on hand and for sale at
Hcasonable Hates.
Trees on Sale at La Grande.
."?-27-m2 Orders Solicited.
A NORTHERN FAMILY
DOWN SOUTH,
Has charge of thePlNE BLUFF COT
TAGE where thoe who wish to
escape the cold Northern Win
ters can get Hoard at
MODKU TU PllK'KS.
AMID TH& Pi&S.
HEALTHIEST SPOT IN AMERICA !
vimiu.Ms
COTTAGE KESOIiT,
PinhUu it, Muokk Co., N. C.
SU.MMERVILLE, OR.
J. W. Riioaws, - - Proprietor.
Meals at all hours. Hoard by tho
day or week at reasonable rates.
FOR FORATSOn
ABOUT THE SOUTH
A d d r o s s with S t a m p ,
The Official Immigration Department
or
l'HTliliN SOLTHISKX STATUS.
CARL liOBINSON, Sko'y.
Italeigh, N. C.
ry McNAUGHTON, D.,
Ppysician & Surgeon,
ELGIN, OREGON,
All calls promptly attended to day
or night. ' Jl-27-tf.
.Nullro For 1'ulillcutloii,
Land Oftleeat I.n (irimdo, Orr)oii,l
February 12, 1MU. I
Notice is lii-roby pi veil that the followlng
naiueil M'ttler lun lileil ltutieo of his inten
tion to iniike llnal irotif in support of his
claim, and thatsmd proof will he ntiula be
fore the register unil receiver at l.u (iriiude,
Oregon, on April 1-', IS!)'), viz.:
A. XV. I.wUxk,
I). 8. No. sxtH, for the K. SKKi Sec. 11.
ami Si: , See. 11. T(. i S, K. 45 K.
Ho unities the following witnesses to
prove continuous reuiileneu upon anil
cultivation of, .-aid html, viz:
Joseph Muck, V. H. OraiK, P. J. Drown
mill 0. T. Perry, all of New Bridge, Oregon.
Anv person whodeMtes to protest niiiiiiist
the allowance of uch proof, or who knows
of any stihst.tnti.il na-on, under tho law and
the regulations of the Interior Oepartnient.
why Mich proof should not I allowed, will
bo k'voii iui opportunity at the above men
tioned time and place to cross-examine the
witnobMisof Miid ciaiin.tni, and to oiler evi
dence in rebuttul of that submitted by
ulaimaut.
11BJ.KV UlNKHAUT,
2-20-wO Ttsubter
15.V ISCUTOIt'S .VOTIOIJ.
To Whom it.Mw Pontkbk:
Notice is hereby niven Unit the under
signed was, on the Ilrd day of February,
A. I). 1NK, by the county court of Pnion
county, slate of Oregon, appointed executor
oi tne estate aim iusi win aim icnTitmciit oi
1). 11. llllts, deeonsfd. and lliut all person
having claims aaiii-d suid estate ure noti
lied to present the same to me, .properly
venlled, at my ottlce in the city of I'nioii,
Pnion eotttitv, state of Oregon.
JOHN It. I'BITKS.
Ksectilor.
Dated at Pnion, Union i ounty , Oregon,
this Mh day of February, 1SU0
ItSTltAV
MITICK.
Taken
UP bv the
undpraliriieU,
living
about 7 miles southeast of Kbin. indiuu
valley precinct. I nion county, Orerfon, one
Iron grav nure, 2 wan old lust sprinc,
brRiuted'O on left shoulder, k '! sl'e. one
sorrel horse, I years old, three whin Ii ei I
white face. One lijjtit Kray, ono-.y-nr-.id I
horse cult, email white strip i.i f.e . -brand
vlHi!e. One ly, , o;ie ) . ,ir d
bono colt, white In forih. al. ''
white hind Ioj , no brand vUibie. Hiei
bv, oue-)ear-ilo horse coH, whin sptt m
fop'lieed. one while hind foot, n lramS '
vialhle. '
The above decnUHl aitlmals wen np
nraleed by J. It. Johnson J. P.. hll..v,s
The lirei at 3U; the sn ou.l ..i 24; the third
etl anU the fuu1h at .
JUSliT!! it KMAK.
$.ft, , I.I n lrpMI.
ii mm.
And
lot M tot M lOt toj JO 10
Implements and Machinery. Barb Wire, and Feed.
Warranted, and PKTCES TO SUIT TJIE TIMES.
OH OUR AGEXTS BEFOKE TUKCllAS G.
or Sale !
Tiie Bon Ton Eestau
rant, iitted up in
first-class style,
ALL READY" " FOR Tl I E" 'IJOOM!
Object: Businois to attend lo in
the east. A young team will be taken
lis part payment if desirable.
MRS. M. WALRATH.
Leaves Tnion daily at 2 p. ni, urrives at
Cove at 3 :;! p. m.
Leaves ( 'ove at 8 a. in., arrives at Union
at U:30 a. m.
Connections made with Elliott's coaehe.
running to the depot, currying passengers
for east and west bound trains.
KATBS for I" SSEIfOK US, MIOOACi:
ami ritlSIUUT, ItlSAsONAlll.i:.
llOP.INSON & LAVNK
- Proprietors.
loon !
Kl). IkEMIIXARU. rilOP'K.
If You Want a Refreshing Drink
or a Good Cigar, Drop in
I'.illlai'U and I'ool Table for
oimioiliillou of Ciistoiuei-M.
tlio A-
ONION
Tonsorial ParSos-s
GEORGE PAIRD, Propr.
Shaving, 1 lair-cutting and Sham
pooing, in the Latest style
of the Art,
tshop two doors south of Centennial hotel,
OIV15MK a CALL.
0 2rf-tf.
J)R. A. M. MUSSER,
DENTIST,
Graduate of Pennsylvania. Dental
College, is ut the Ccutcuiihl hotel,
and is prepared to do all kinds of den
tal work painlessly.
Cornucopia Saloon,
Wm. Wasox, Pkop.
The Finest of Wines, Liquors
and Cigars always in stock.
FIRST CLASS BTLLIARD TABLE.
Drop hi unU he sormhle
Shingles For Sale !
An unlliaiteil union. t ( So. I shingles
count nitlv on htiml a id f r -nle ehenp.
Orders iroin ml parts of the eountrv m
lintiKl. '
s. n. lH'ituormis.
3-1 1 tl ( ove, UreKon.
ccno run OUi
ATLAS ENGINE WORKS,
INDIANAPOLIS. IND.
lim Im to m
Montreal
I
CO.
ISLAND CITY.
itrsiiFoiti)
A.VD-
FISII BROS.
WAGONS,
HACKS, CA1UHAGES
ANI
15 U G G 1 E S
JASPER G. STEVENS, Propr.
-DEAI.KK IX-
luro Drugs,
patent Medicines,
evf'uinery,
aints and Oils.
Prescriptions carefully prepared
-ALSO DKALKIt IN-
SPORTING GOODS,
Consisting of
His, Sliot Buns, Pis-
IJ UJL1U uiuu.iu.tm
i
Imported and Domestic Ci
gars, etc.
R. H. BROWN,
Dealer in
So
TOILET ARTICLES,
PERFUMERY, PAINTS,
OILS, GLASS, PUTTY, Etc.
A Complete and Varied Stock of Wall
Paper on hand.
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded
Day or Night.
A full supply of
stantly on hand.
school books con-
firs. Alger,
-AT THK-
Keeps constantly on hand a com
plete stock of fresh
Candies,
Stal ionery,
Sheet M nsic,
Wire Goods,
Brackets,
AND L'.SUl'UI,-
Household Utensils.
A share ol the public patronago so
licited. S-lo-tf.
Union and Cornucopia
1 B?1 i
(Jiuckest and Cheapest
Konte to the Tine Creek
Mines.
1IATKS :
nlon to l'mk
" " Saniter
" " Cormieopla
FA UK.
$1 M
a oo
c oo
luniuiiT.
c
lc
c
LUMBEH for SALE
at t),e lliph Y.iHev
Saw Mill.
All Mntl ol lumber rmmtantlv on hand
' In. ni-ln .1 oi, short iiutue. Pil im ( lieap
4 I he eheupe; t.
Patronage - Solicited.
. WJi. Wl LK I SSOS A HON.
!io Cm Drug lim,
isaMCartiMes
DMSBMloraS
FIEti
nil! EMEi
Line
(as?