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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1890)
r r THE una Union Chosen as the Perma nent Count' Seat by an Overwhelming Majority. The Result, Politically, as Estimated From La test Returns. A VICTORY FOR THE TAXPAYERS. Disgraceful Scenes at La Grande and Island City, Pennoyer is Elected Governor by rive Thousand Majority. Notwithstanding the inclement weather of the proceeding day or two election day dawned pleasant and pro pitious. In this city the polls were opened at S a. m. and were con ducted in an orderly manner. Polities was almost lost sight of and the coun ty scat question was the prevailing topic of the conversation. Jos. Jones and 31. E. Bryan who were present from La Grande as representatives of that town were invited to act as challengers or to attend the polls in any capacity they saw fit as Union expected to Iiavo a fair election Jand would have nothing to conceal from anybody. They declined to ncin any capacity no doubt being fullj'Viwaro' of what kind j p-frii reception Union's representatives qjsf were to meet with at ls Grande. Tho voting went on in a quiet and orderly -.manner till 0 o'clock p. m. when tho polls were closed. Tho number of votes cast was 418 every one of which represented a bona fide citizen and legal voter. I About eleven o'clock the ropresonta , tives sent to look after our interests at ha Grande returned homo having been repulsed by the election officers at that place and jeered at an intitna dated by a howling mob of drunken ruffians. Our representatives to tho new town were Attorney J. It. Crites, Judge A. C. Craig, and Mr. Al. Gooilbrod. Mr. Crites went as a representative of Union (one of tho candidates) carrying tho proper credentials from' the city coun cil. Messrs. Craig and,Goodbrod went as challengers and carried the proper credentials with them showing that they had be"- ' -Tilarly appointed for that duty l, no democratic and re publican cdtinty central committees; Before tho polls were opened, Mr. Crites informs us, he appeared bafore the judges, presented his papers, and asked to bo allowed aseat in the cham ber whilo the voting was going on. "While Mr. Crites was speaking a dutch man by tlu name of l'riebstol yelled : "Put out tho Union man ! Wo can attend to our own affairs." This was seconded by the mob outside. Mr. Finn, one of the judges of election see- ing how the a Hair was to bo conducted elected by two or three hundred ma rcsigned, and O. Ralston, without the 1 jority. 1j. Lang, dem., for comniis- formality of an election by tho by standers, asjtho law directs, was selected to fill the vacancy. One of tho re gularly appointed clerks being absent F. T. Dick was selected in a similar manner, to take his place. Mr. Crites j cordor, will be elected by a small nia and tho others were then oidered out I jority. 3.1). Guild, rep., for assessor, X of tho room. Tho alleged judges then selected one of Snodgrass' clerks and a barber to act as "challengers." Mr. Crites whilo on the porch outsido tho house, met Dr. Honan and asked him to present the matter to tho judges, but Dr. Honan refused. Mr. Crites then wont to the window and made a formal demand to bo allowed his rights. He was peremptorily refused by the judges and ordereil to got outside 1 jthe ropes. Craig and Goodbrod also, ' formally demanded thoir privologo of 1 acting as challengers but woro sum- ' larly repulsed. Mr. Crites then a-ked ! that a minute of his demand and the j action of the judges in tho matter be entered upon the records, and with drew. Attorney C. IT. Finn, who seems to havo been tho only sane man in La Grande, retun.cd, and citing tint judges to various authorities urged them to admit Mr. Crites as ho un w . I uhtedly had 11 right to bo proiont. this juncturo the voice of Prubstel 1 double At this j wiiH heard vouilfor.itim: "Mo and C ists 31aker hettled that question down ut tlulollieo." Tho judges aoumml to think that wai MillUMont and Mr. Klnn, seeing thai iur:hortalk w.ia luoUx-s re- niaiked tha "If PruibiUd and Bikur Lliavo 'settl. l i'.' the mpnmiu tour, can liavo notln do with it and tlioro m prob.i1' 1m mi rtpp.-al. In tnv ine Line of Watclves, Clocks,-Jewelry, '" opinion, however, such actions will I invalidate the el.dion." He then loft" them to their own sweet will, and what ' will ho furevcr recorded as tho most I disgraceful election ever held in tho state of Oregon commenced. Messrs. Marion Carioll, Win, Wilson, and S. L. Hunter, who were sent to represent us in the old town, had a similar reception, and came home early in tho day. .j-Hiiuig me uay a lot ot inreu onus- ) era paiaded tin streets atul thQ right ) of any man to cast his vote was not.! allowed to bo questioned. In tho forenoon n special train arrived from Kamela, in Umatilla county, having on hoard about 75 or SO men. These men were voted at Hikard. and voted again upon their arrival at La Grande, and it can be proven that some of them voted two or three times while at La Grande. A company of 125 "dagos" who had been working on the brunch road arrived early in tho day and cast their votes. Those had been voted earlier in the day at Island City. They arrived at Island City in wagons and were stopped just at the edge of town, and were formed into squads of about ten men each, tho bal lots were given to them, and they were herded to the polls and voted. Several prominent manipulators of La Grande wore there to see that the work was done properly. It is said by those who were present, but powerless to pievent it, that it was the most disgusting spec tacle they ever witnessed. Most of tho "dagos" were drunk and after vot ing were hurried on to La Grande to hold high carnival with their ilk at that place. The vote at La Grande run up to 983, clearly showing an illegal vote of, at least, -iuj. i no managers mere evidently thought it was sufiiciently largo to give La Grande the county seat, and not wanting tohavoany more cast than was necessary, desisted. It would have been just as easy to have had twelve or fifteen hundred ballots in the box as tho numbor they did have. They were wrong in their esti mation of the vote thoy would get in other portions of tho county, and missed their calculations about !l.r0 or JOO, ns tho leturng show that thoy aro beaten about that much in spito of all their rascality. Had a fair election been held Union would have come out of the contest with at least 800 major ity. It. would be impossible this week to publish a reliable table showing tho vote by precincts, as the olficial re turns are not all in. In fact it is very difficult to form an estimate, as only fragmentary information can bo had from La Grande precinct. Thoy seem to be as mum over there as so many clams. We have delayed going to press one day in order to get doll- ! nite information from there, but have been unable to do so. From what in formation we have, IJnion county will give Miller, dem., a majority of f)0; Pennoyer, dem., 700; McBrido, rep., 100; Bonham, dem., G2;McElroy, rep., IS; Webb, dem., 207; O'Brien, dem., 3!) ; Clifford, dem., f17: Hyde, dem., 432; McAlister, dem., 79; Wright, rep., s'onor, is probably elected. J. T. Holies, dem., for sheiiff, is elected by over 000 majority. Tumor Oliver, dem., for clerk, will have a majority of 1 . fiAA i r Tin;. 11 .1 t I neany you. .1. d. amnion, uom., ior re- is elected by a small majority. E. C. Brainard, dem., for treasuror, will rc roive oOO majority. A. J. Hackett, doin., for school superintendent, is probably olected. J, L. Curtis, dem., for surveyor, is probably olected by a small majority. Joel Weaver, dem., for coroner, will receive a small ma jority. Union receives a majority for tho county teat of about 430. From all information received at this time it is ovidont that tho whole republican state ticket is elected with . I... f 1) ...I.n u.u uaw.iu.uh w mu ., ,,tl h much feoj. oyor th0 without doubt, receive a majority of mnito.t,. at least 5000. WALLOWA COUNTY. Our Wallowa county correspondent says: "Tho wouthor continues propi tious alike to fanner and stockmen. Tho acreage being town exceeds any former venr. Farmers wore novor-i nioro hoj.eful of a plenteous harvost. The deep tnow lying on tho mountains i not only a guarantee of freiuont and eopioiu showers during Juno and July, but is a gracious assiiranco to the milhr that his mill need not stand idle for lack of water. Grass was come to tee some horses which he in never belter, though stock aro quite tended purchasing. Mr. Bootho hav- Ihiu. yet iu a 'itllu while they will ho '..f.Uiiij! f.f " THE COVE. Result oft he Election Held in That Place. THE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK. I I The Machine Shops Probably to 1)3 Moved From La Qrando to Union. Covi:, June 4, 1S90. The measles havo about disappeared from Cove. S" P. Burroughs will probably move his steam planer to Elgin in June. Mrs. Flora Lynch and 'daughters ISttie and Lela were visiting relatives in the Cove last week. Strawberries are beginning to ripen. The late heavy frost did not seem to do particular damago to the fruit. The Pev. B. Wistar Morris, of Port- ! land, is passing a few days in Cove. He held services Monday evening. Mrs. S. G. Shaw, of Eugene, arrived from l'ortland Thursday on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Jasper G. Stevens. Wheat is a scarce commodity in this neck of the woods, a few thousand bushels arc held in Union at sixty cents per bushel. Ijost, -between Jake Conner's and Cove, recently, a ladies' black scarf. Finder will please leave the same at the drug store. Mr. Moore, representing I,awton it Co., of Atchinson, Kansas, is in town for tho purpose of subletting the Union and Cove mail contract. L. B. Stearns has received the con tract for building a commodious furn iture store in Elgin. He will com mence operations at once. Mrs Shoemaker, William and John Shoemaker and wife, have gone to Wallowa County on a visit to relatives. The Messrs. Shoemaker will extend their trip to tho Snake Pivcr country with a viewt)f looking over that region for a desirable stock range. .Notwithstanding tho fact that the ground squirrels have been persistently poisoned, trapped and shot for several years, they are very numerous this spring. Tho little pests arc being des troyed by thousands, otherwise they would account for a very largo quan tity of grain. The latest reports aro that as soon as trains arc running through Union over tho so-called motor line, tho round house, machine shops, railroad black smith shop, etc., will be removed from La Grande to Union, and the latter place made the end of a division This move will increase the population of Union over 500 not counting "dagos." The census enumerators for this dis trict, E. B. Conklin and E. T. ITostcr, have entered upon tlieir duties, and thus aro priviliged to propound all kinds of impertinent questions. 3f they ask you in icgard to the color of your grandmother, answer them at onco or you may expect Uncle Sam's police to camp on your trail. Voters for La Grande wore very un popular here Monday, and were the re cipients of good-natured though earn est taunts on every side. The com munity did not seem to navo any thing against I-a Grande as a town, but felt like entering a protest when calling to mind tho many long, cold trips they must take across tho valley should the county seat bo moved to La Grande. Thcro is never a thorn without a rose. In caso La Grande comes out second best the good people of that place will probably feel quite indepen dent of Covo when looking at tho elec tion returns and will not feel under obligations to burden themselves with tho expense of purchasing of Covites the luscious berries and iuicy fruits they havo been wont to take to the La Grande market. Tho election in Covo passed of qui manifested. Tho precinct gavo Hermann's oppon ent in 1888 a majority of 17, this year 15 ; so, politically, wo havo been at a standstill. Bolles received the highest majority, viz : OS; A.J. Hackett, 41; Brainard, 37. James Heudershott for justice and Adam Grossman for con stable, woro elected by handsome ma jorities on tho prohibition ticket. Tho drowning accident which barn peneri near Wm. Bootho's residence, Wednesday of last week, was a very sad affair. Mr. John Bennett,-a young farmer living near hummervillo, had mg started ior leiocaset unit morning, I'ra.ikio and a younger sister decided Silverware, Guns to point out the stock which were across tho river. The only means of crossing was an old sUUl winch was hard to manage and easily upset. It is supposed that the boat was over turned about the middlo of tho river, and the young man, who was tumble to swim, probably drowned at onco, ns his body was found near tho crossing. The girls lloated further down, perhaps clinging to the boat. From the rigid of the arms it is thought that Frankie, on being plunged into tho water, on cold at this lime of the year, w-ns seized with cramps. Tho younger girl ap peared as if she had died without a struggle. When tho boat was found, and tho fate of the young people known, hundreds of people repaired to the scene, but the bodies were not re covered until next day, dynamite and grappling hooks being used. A largo number of sorrowing friends and rela tives attended the funeral Saturday, Pev. Mr. Powell conducting tho cere monies and preaching the sermon. The girls, in particular, were well known here and favorites with all, and the community extend genuine sym pathy to tho sorrowing family iu their great loss. WOLK CREEK BUDGET. The Lumbering Business Barn Burnt Spearing Salmon Personal Notes. W. A. Charnej has sold his farm Henry Bauer. Tho Charncs boys have completed fencing their ranch on Wolf creek. Wm. Gilkinson of Ohio is visiting his uncle Jas. Gilkinson, of Wolf Creek. Crops aro growing nicely and tho farmers aro expecting an abundant harvest. Dave Leo and 11. Wicks havo the contract of delivering logs at the Stoddard mill. John Simonis has proven himself an expert fisherman having speared , near forty salmon this spring. ! By the carelessness of gome of.thc i "kids" of North Powder Dave Leo's barn was burned last week. Loss un known ' There is quite ,n business in saw-J muling on n olf creek, there being I about 20,000 ft. of lumber delivered' at North Powder daily. Humor has it that quite a number of old bachelors have about concluded that it is not good for man to be alone. How about it Willis C? Some of the minor events of Wolf creek aro that Johnny Y. has a nice idea; Johnny O' B. has a very sore eye. Wo don't know tho nature of it, but ask Lucy. Tho good people of Wolf creek or ganized a S' S. at that place recently. Milton Hughes, supt. Jno. O'Hryant, second assistant supt, Miss Emma Hand secretary; teachers not se lected yet. M. 1). (not mulo driver) was on Wolf creek not long since with a black oyo that was caused by a stick of wood. Some said that was nothing to tho bruise his heart received by pardon us, Dora. W. A. Charnes will leavo Oregon about Sept. for the sunny climo of Louisiana whero tho frogs sing sad requiems to the slow departing chills and fever. 31c is wanting a change of climatQ on account of rheumatism. EAGLE VALLEY ITEMS. The Eaglo valley mountains, which contain snow nearly tho whole year i round are situated about twenty miles north of tho valley. Thoy aro, some times, called tho Granito mountains. Some of tho farmers on tho west sido of Eaglo creek aro making prepara tions to dig a ten mile ditch. This valley already has about 5 or G irriga ting ditches in which about ton or fifteen persons are interested. Mr. E. Samis has just completed a large flunio acrots Powder river, in this valloy, for irrigating purposes. It is about 135 feet long, supported by heavy braces and iron rods. It is tho only llumo between Baker City and Snake river. Tho lluiuo is supplied with water from Eagle crook which novcr goes dry. Mr Samis is making a decided success of his farming hero. In fact ho is a success at anything ho undertakes. Boom) Boomll Boomltl Be quick if you want a first class bargain in city or country proporty (Wo'U loan you money to buy with.) Now is tho time. Get tlioro "Eli." You'll doublo your money tho first month. Call on Wilson & Hackutt, managers Union Ileal Estate Associa tion. and Amunition Just lew Firm! lew Hoods! lew Prices! Summers & Layne, -rr m Stoves, In" Herri are ttvLT' "rYfthviL 1 i sol,': . ' 1 l THE WKLL KNOWN i ith Patent (tauzc-wirc on; Ess rarea Is 'n l'hargo of a Firt-elii"-!! Workman, nail all Work Warranted. Q EXamillC Olll'GOOdS aild Pl lCeS. 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