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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1SU0.
AT SOME.
A Paragraphic Record of Recent Happen
ings In and Around the City.
The Hunt road U progressing rapidly.
Furnished room to rent. KtHjuireat this
olllee.
The indebtedness of Union county is about
$S.C00.
The Union county jail is one of tho best
in tho state.
Tlio Prcbytarlnn oollego will be built
this sununcr.
Vote for I'onnoyer, the honojt old cham
pion of tho vcoplu,
Work on the Union electric railway Is
moving right along.
The oicctriu lights of Union will be turned
on in u very few days.
Negotiation tiro being inado to establish
water work in Union.
Small house for rent on Main s'reot. Kn
pilre cf Mrs. I,. 15. lilnchait.
The Union brick yard will soon bo turn
ing out btiek of lino quality.
Mr.. Allic Denny, of Pine valley, made
our oflico a pleasant visit this week.
Mr.. Uinchurt, tlio milliner is receiving
some maguilioient goods, all of the latest
styles.
We believe that Henry Ilinehart is Hie
best man for county judge and hope to see
him elected.
Members of the Union Labor party will
find their platfoim and state ticket pub
lished olesewhero in this issue.
Mr, W. K. ltowkcr h is openel the livery
stable opposite the City hotel and is now
ready to accommodate customers.
Mr. J. N. Uaggerty ami Miss Maggie
Utz, a'so Mr. l'eter I!loom and Miss
Louise l"t, all of the Cove were nntrried
in this city, Tuesday.
The lla made by tho Cove people to ho
used at tho llrst celebration ever hold in
Union county was used July 1 1SG3 instead
of 1SG1I as stated in our last issue.
The court house in Union is a good nnd
substantial building Millioicnt for all
'County purposes for ton or fifteen years
to come. This is the truth, Taxpayers be
not decoived in the matter by the La
(irande schemers,
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an old resident of
this
county,, died suddenly while sitting in a
chair, at his home on llig creek, a few days
ago. lie leaves a largo family and many
friends to mourn hi lo.". Tho remains
were buried at the I'ark.
AVhen a man has been found faithful.
obliging, competent, and honest, why not
employ him to attend to our ollieial busi
ness for a reasonable length of time? Tur
ner Oliver is t lint kind of a man and should
be made county clerk. Vote for him,
"We have not the space to mention the
names of friends who have called on us
this iveek. Sulllco it to say that nearly
everybody in this section of tho county
have visited Union during tlio past
few days and many of J,hcin paid their
respects to Tin: Suh;t.-
"XVill any conscientious taxpayer in tiie
-countv even if itwould suit him better to
have the county seat at Ia (irande, give
his vote to assist a lot of irresp'jn-ible
hirclings-to get it tliore against the wishes
: .idi n't e rests of four-fifths ot his fellow tax
payers? We do nut believe that many wil1
do so.
) Tliore is one man that will certainly be
defeated If honor is to be regarded as above
partv fealtv. Wo allude to A. X. Hamilton.
republican nominee for shoritr. Tho recent
evidence of his illegal charges for taking
prisoners to Salem, and the evidence is
conclusive, is enough to everlastingly kill
any man.
President G. W. Hunt writes to Hon.
L. H. liiiiehnr,, that he will return fiom
New York in a few days and will be in
(irande Itondo valley sometime between
the oth and 10th of June to pay oiF all bills
due for Maioh and April. Mr. Hunt writes
that he has been dotainod longer than he
intended but bis negotiations have been
entirely successful. ,
A law number of letters receive 1 from
local correspondent have been' crowded
out of of this and Inst week's issue of Tin:
Storr. Wo trust our correspondents will
overlook this u..d send in their letter
reitularly, hoioaftcr. After this issue wo
will get ba'.-k into the old groove anddovote
more attention to local nws and e unity
correspondence. All of you send in a good
letter next week and rejoice with us over
the retention of the county seat.
Tho judge anil clerks of election in every
preciuet should be careful that the law Is
strictly complied witli in making their re
turns. Tho poll books should be certified
to, Healed with sealing wax, and trans
mitted to tho county eut by one of the
judges or clerks. Dining tho noon hour
the ballot box must be securely sealed
and guarded. Two ballot boxes must bo
used, ono for the county und one for the
state.
The La Grande Gazette speaking of J.
li. Slater' uirusiou in that paper says:
"Owing to the great hurry in getting tlio
Gazette to press, tho article prepared by
Senator Slater on tho first page was not
properly eonnocted, and reads rather dis
connectedly. This is simply a result of
being in too big a hurry." This apology
Is timely, indeed. The article was o "dis
connected" that it was impossible to dove
tail it with anything in the way of sense or
reason.
Oovernor Pennoyer aJilresseU the peo
pie of Union at the cort house !at Tuesday
Mtid was warmly greeted. The uovernur
stanOspre-eniineut in the hearts uf tho labor
ing men and they will ive him a rousing
majority next Monday. A contrast ot ui" i
benevolent and lwnet onunicnaiiee m
IVimoer with tiw craflT, cunning. .i-i 1
clou Khyloek, depleted in the
ol Tl.onip.i-u, I trooufh to Aeeido the
wiiii) r w.Jiouta AonifNM'iaon ol their re ,
cords r hptrlitg UtAW fKsk . The gover-1
rsMMi t Uit whll here. 1
SOME SOLID SHOT
La Grande's Peculiar Method of
FiguringAccumulation
and Liquidation
of Debt.
THE ALLEGED INDEMNITY BOND.
Agreement to Pay For Some
thing That May or May
Not lixist.
A CUNNING LITTLE SCHEME.
What Sumtnerville, Cove, Allcel and the
County at large Have to Thank
La Grande For.
Tki.ocaskt, May U7, 1MKJ.
Kiiitok Okkoos srewr:
.Some weeks ago the Gazette made
much ado endeavoring to show tho people
h w iay it would be to make up $.'.",0X),
at a iYi mill levy, and shows the taxpayers
how nicely they can pay it up in about
three years. To base its calculations on
however, it start out with the net assessa
ble property of bust year at fSXJO.OOO and
after figuring down tho column awhile has
it up to 1,000,000,
Xow the territory embraced within Un
ion county has been settled about 'IS years
and the last assessment shows that wo have
acquired $l!,M),,0Ot) worth of property,
which i at the rate of $100,000 per annum,
and are now in debt, as a county, about
ifTo.OJO. Just think of it! Only 1100,000
per annum for the last 'J 3 years and still in
debt seven-tenths ot our yearly gain, but
our redeemer has come at last. For U3
years hundreds and hundreds of our best
and most intelligent men have been striv
ing with this problem of accumulation,
and liquidation of debts, and their com
bined elt'orts have failed to devise any
means by which we cm accumulate at the
rate of more than $100,000 per annum.
Hut now there appears in our midst a
great and wise man. He takes a bit of
paper and smites it with a Kaber, when lo
and behold, otti property at once increases
in value from $2,800,000 to $;!,000,000. he
smites it again and behold, the change is
still more magical, and our properly valu
ation increases from ft.000.00.) to $1,000,
000; and then we see our valuation increase
without nny effort on our part, $1,'200,000
per annum. Nor is this ail to convince us
of his wonderful power. He places a debt
of $25,000 upon us and again smites his bit
of paper with his Paber and It vanishes.
Ho then oilers any person $2.5.00 to provo
that his figures are incorrect. In view of
the liberal proposition of this great inathe
ina.ician, wc feel inclined to be as liberal
on our part, if he will convince us that he
honestly believes that $2o,000 will be all
that Union county will require for the con
struction of new county buildings in case
the county scat is moved to La Grande. If
you believe it is all that the county will re
quire for tlte construction of new buildings,
you must admit that the new buildings
will not be as good as wo have at present,
for you have already admitted that the
present buildings are worth about $15,000,
and if you claim that you expect to con
struct better buildings than wo now have,
you must admit that you have been mis
representing the case to tho people by
claiming that $2".(i00 was all that they
would be asked 10 put up. At about this
stage of your argument however, a bond
, appears upon the scene and says:
" Whereas, said sum of $25,(X)J would be
inadequate for such purposes, and by the
removal of said county seat, the'eottnty
would lo-e tlio value ot its present county
building," etc.
The Gazette in endeavoring to defend and
endorse said bond must nece;.surily endorse
the allegation therein that $25,0j0 is "in
adequate," and that tho county would
"loo the value of its present county buil
ding," two points which it lias always
contended would not be the case.
Xow let us icfer for a moment to an arti
cle in tho Gazette by Hon. J II. Slater, in
which lie says:
"Six thousand dollars will build a better
court houe. furnished and complete, than
the one we now have. Less than . iOX) will
build the walls of tho jail and the cells can
be removed and tot up again at no great
expense.-'
Allowing $1000 for tho removal of tlio
cells, we find that Mr. Slater can build us a
bettor set of buildings than wo now have
for-f 10.000; yet in tlio very next sentence ho
says:
"Thirty thousand dollars is all that ought
to lie expended for a courthouse and jail
in case the county scat should bo removed.1'
It will he seen that this last estimate is
$20,000 more than lie first says they can bo
built for, and $5,000 more than they claim
we can expend under Sec. (i of the enabling
act.
All of.tho above estimates shown, appeared
in thoGazetteat different times, in a dis
connected manner and for one purpose
only to catch tlio vote of tho taxpayer
but if there is a man in Union county who
can take the above figures for a basis and
tull us what La Grande's estimate on the
cost of removal is, ho can surely stand at
the head of the profession us a ntatheuia
ticlan.
Hut now lot us rofer again to the bond,
and let the taxpayer figure on it a little and
see if lie can ooino to any conclusion as to
what ho bi to got on said bond for tlio buil
dings, oven if Us collection could be cn
lorced The bond reads:
"it i agreed by tlio uiidorsmucd and
thev hereby undertake that they will pay
i.. ,'n!l cinintv of Union within ninety days
oft t the county seat Of Union county, state ,
..(Oregon, shaft be located at the town of
L i (irande, in said county and the records
and njllees thereof shall bo removed to said
t wo and upon tho request of the county
court of said county, tlio value of the conn
u biiildinifs. exclusive of furniture and i
I'xt'irc f naid county a they shall be .
tm.i d tcxi--t when a ivrmval of said OOllll- j
lv i ui ! La Grand'- sha'l be ronsiunmn-
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This could not be enforced until ninety
days after the "removal of said county seat
to La Grande shall be roiuiuinmnleil." This
consummation could not be until all the
furniture and fixtures etc , which the coun
ty could again u.-c in its new buildings'
which would include the steel cells of the
jail, were taken out and removed to La
Grande. Vuie days afterward the bond,
if legal, could be enforced for the value of
the buildings as "they shall bo found to
cxitt," Could tlio people be duped into
surrendering their county buildings on
any such conditions or contingency?
The taxpayers might possibly wake up
some morning and find that the buildings
did not "exist'' at all, except in a few
smouldering embers, and the bondsmen
would bo released, as the buildings could
not be found to "exist."
Xow let us see under what obligations
the people of Union county are to this
great city, La Grande, that they should go
down into their pockets to honor her with
expensive county buildings, or to honor
her with their votes for county seat, even
if La (irande should furnish the buildings,
We need not go hack a great ways in tlio
history of the county to ascertain that
nearly every precinct in tlio county is in
some way obligatcd(!-) to La Grande for
favors extended. The southeastern portion
is under obligations for her continued ef
forts to kick the in out of the county. Un
ion and Island Uity can never repay the
favors extended in securing a relocation of
tbt O. it. it X. road through Grande
Itondo in such a manner that no point In
the valley could have railroad facilities but
La Graudo. When the Elgin branch was
located La (irande placed Stitnmorvillo un
der obligations by not allowing tho railroad
company to spoil her town loin by cutting
tliein up for right-of-way and dopot
ground, but kept the road back on tho
Saudridge about four miles, And tho
Cove, well It owes Its body and soul to La
Grande, and should never forget her in
tlmo of need, by a vote of at least "one
majority.'' Had it not been for the fact
tnat La Grande, eighteen years ago, "seen
to it" that tlio "one majority" should not
be placed as a burden on the people of the
Cove, she would have been compellod to
enter the county seat race sixteen years
ao against Union, and would no doubt
to-day, and probably for all time to come,
have the county scat on her bauds. The
Cove no doubt has reasons to feel thankful
that La Grande rendered such timely as
sistance and relicii'd her in her hour of
need. Hut of course the Coye must bo
humored a little just now and La Grande
"tickles" her bv saying that there is sure
to be a railroad from the "center of popu
lation'' right straight into tho heart of the
Cove in the ticar future, of courso it must I
tickle Siimmervillo a little also, and tells 1
them that they shall have a litte railroad
on the side also, four miliH long, to con
nect them with the "keyhole."
Hut the embryo town at the Junction on
the .Saudridge Is likely to have uu abnor
mal growth so tho senator just places his
massive heel upon her and says: "You
shall sell only uu occasional broom, tilug of
tobacco, u few nails and a little cotlee and
sugar," and it is hoped that, tho little town
will be obedient, and like all other towns
of our valley, rap Its reward,
W , A , 0.
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Steel Frame Header, -;- Empire Binders and Mowers,
More and Greater Ininroveiuents for 5SUO Than Any
J3U1 DUl VVnlUvb
THE PIONEERS.
A Pleasant Kennion Held
in This City.
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Preparations Made for Futuro Meetings
In this County.
The meeting of tho old pioneers of
Union county for tlio purpose of hav
ing it social reunion und organizing
a Pioneer Association, which took
place in litis city lust Saturday was u
complete) success in every respect.
Probably one thousand visitors were in
iittendcnce, representing every part of
tho county. A lingo streamer was
hung across the intersection of Main
and A streets on which was painted
in large letters "Camp Here. Wel
come ! Good Wood, Water and Grass."
This was the first thing to bo seen
by tho old pioneers and their families
who commenced arriving early in the
morning and by ten o'clock tho streets
wero thronged with gray headed nien
women and their happy children.
About 11 o'clock tho Union Silver
Comet Hand discoiusing excellent,
music marched down Alain street, and
up C street to Nodiuo's grove, followed
by tlio vast throng, where ample pre
parations hud been made for their
reception. While tlio people wero
assembling they wero entertained with
music by tho Union Comet Hand,
and wero delighted with the .music
made by the baud which cuine over
from La Grande, led by Air. J. R. Kell
ogg, an old pioneer. This hand con
sisted of alhito, played by Air. Kellogg,
and a baso and tenor (Irutn. This old
fashioned music probably awakened
memories in the breasts of the old people
present that the louder and compli
cated notx's of tho comets failed to do.
Judge A. C. Craig as marshall of tho
day kept everything moving properly
and when all wero assembled order
was called by 13. B, AlcComas and
General Stevens, of North Powder,
was elected piesidont, and llujij. lliown
and (irecn Arnold, of L i Grande, and
J. A. Childers, of Island City, vico
presidents. A short addruts of wel
come was then dulivoied by T. II.
Crawford, after which tho nmutiug ad-'
Journal lor dinner,
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Tho dinner, consisting of all the good
tilings to bo found in this bounteous
land was spread on long tables in tho
grove antl th. visit irs enjoyed them
selves greatly discussing tlio viands
and contrasting the same with the
rather limited faro of the early days in
Grande Itondo valley.
After dinner Air. AI. Uaker, of La
Grande delivered a short but interest
ing address in placo of W. W. linker,
of Portland, who was unable to allond
on account of his ill health.
Air. .1. It. Kellogg then rendered
tho old song "Uncle Sam's Kami." in
regular old pioneer style.
Judge E. C. Ilrainard, of Union then
read an excellent poem which lie pre
pared for tlio occasion addressed to
"Tho Old Pioneers." Tlio poem will
appear in our next issue.
The remains of tlio old Hug, dis
eribod in last week's issue of 'I'm-:
Kcoi'T, was then presented to the
Union Pioneer Association in a neat
little speech by T. II. Orawfotd.
After singing by the choir the peo
ple repaired to tlio court house pro
ceeded by tlio two bands. Tlio build
ing was jammed, to stilfocation by a
surging mass of humanity anil if ant
of them had any fear of tho "old pile
of brick and inoi ter" falling down it
was not apparent hi (heir actions.
Tho chairman appointed a committee
of live consisting of IJ. W. Giandy, of
Ii Grande; Airs. Jas. HeiiderHhott, of
the Cove; lleiij. Hiowu, of Island;
Terry Tuttle, of Huniniervillo; and H.
S. AlcComas, of Union, to arrange the
basis of a permanent organization and
report the samo.
A permanent organization was then ef
fected by tho election of Gen. J. H fstovens.
president ; K. H, AIoL'onias, hecrctary and
Ilenj. Drown treasurer.
On motion the president was authorized
to appoint one vice president from each
precinct in the county, also an execu
tive coiiiiultteo of live to select tho
time and placo for holding the next annual
meeting. Up Ibis committee were appoin
ted L. D. itlnehart, I). A. McAlistor, John
McDonald, W. K. Dootho and Ilenj.
Drown. Tho meeting then adjourned,
About five o'clock the people assembled
near the school homo to wltuusj tho bal
loon ascension by tho leronaut, l'rof. Lang,
which was ollected In a very satisfactory
manner. A dance in the evening at Davis'
hall terminated the day's pleasure. Take,,
altogether it was the miist pleasant, social
aiyl friendly gathering ever witnessed In
Union county, and It U to ho hoped that
many mure suuh gathurhip will occur.
All honor to tlu old pioneer.. !
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THEY WSV DEATH.
Taro Youiij Ladies land a C.aullun .n are
Drownol in Orantlo Itoni'.a It Vir.
As wo go lo press now. is rccve l of the
drowning of the t.vo daughter-of Mr. Win,
lloothe, aged IS and 11 years, and a young
man aged 121. They wore out boat liding
on the Graudo Uunde river near tli.-ir homo
in Lower Cove, and itissupptspd the boat
capsized. The boat was found and the
hat belonging lo the young man, but tlio
bodies have not been recovered yet Kull
parliculars could not he obtained.
Tho County Indobtcdnass.
The La Graudo Gazette with a total dis
regard of truth keeps reiterating that tho
enabling act docs not allow an appiopria
tion of more than $i,0JU for county build
ings and also, that tlui indebtedness of
Union county is not more than f-l ,!)7I.(i:i.
The Gazette knows it lie. when It makes
these .statements. Section (I of tho enabling
act allou'i an appropiation id' .'.,0 l) and it
'-'J-j mill tax (IH'hm, for an indefinite
period. Any one who will look at the
clerks report published in Tin; S i r April
II will see that the indebtedness ii'tinHbo
far from .-ftO.otK). lie will observe the c redit
of .f I'J.H.'Jk'.o:! "estimated curient taxes ap
plicable to the payment of warrants."
Now if these taxes wore applicable to tho
payment of warrants is.ied for espouses
hint near the not Indebtedness of the couu-
j ty on April 1Mb would havu bet n $15,071.
HI, but such Is not Iho ease. They arc
applicable to tlio payment of warrants to
to be issued for expenses during the torn
I iif ycor, and It Is safe to uy Ilia' expi-nsos
between Ibis and April II iwd will be more
than rHI.H'W.or, Theref.iiv Ilia' amount
should not be crodito 1 in lb clrr . report
in estimating thu actual indebtedness (f
Union county at thu proiciit time.
Auction Halo.
Notice is hereby given that we will o'l
at public am lion, at John Kllloti's corral
in tho city of Union, on thu Tilt day of
June, lh!)J, the following described property
to wit: One horso. four cows, two year
lings, ono wnoii. plow, harrow and other
fanning implement.), household goods, etc,
Terms of sale; All sums umU-r th'o dol
lars, cash in baud; over tlvu dollars, ninety
day's time with interest and approved se
curity. N. I & tf. II. FIUKLIN,
Administrators of the cutato of V. T.
l-'icklin, deceased.
hoU, A rocltut Back,
On Saturday, May -Mth somewhere be
tween the Covo and Union, a' red pocket
book containing papers, ttixrciicipts, and a
live dollar greenback. Any one finding
the same uml leaving Hal TIC Scour efllcu
will ho given the live duller bllliVid lo.elvj
the thutiki of W. T. S. Julius,
Fanners, Kenumber
That Mm. L. II. Kiueliait takes till kin Is of
produce in exchange fr uoi nl