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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
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Now is tho time. Get tlioro "Eli."
You'll doublo your money tho first
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managers Union Ileal Estate Associa
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