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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1890)
Amos K. Jonks, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 18!)0 JSDITOlCIAIi NOTHS. John P. Ikisii is the democratic nominee for congress from California. Thk fact that there is not n vacant j proof, or any applicant making such dwelling house jn town while there is ! affidavit, or oath, shall knowingly, wil an unusual demand for them should fully and corruptfully swear falsely to Kmtok. induce some of our capitalists who have any material mutter contained in said plenty of vacant lots and the where- proofs, affidavits or oaths, he shall bo withull to build, to erect a number i deemed guilty of perjury and shall be of dwellings for rent. Rev. Driver j liable to the same pains and penalty informed us, yesterday, that he would j as if he had sworn falsely before the bo compelled to give up the parsonage j register. Takifk reform is not free trade, but James G. Ulnino's reciprocity policy is absoluto frco trade. If some scnsibloand just assessment law could be pasted by tlio next lcgisla- J . . . 1 0 . I mro u woum go lar toward ueing an atonement for the follies committed by that body for some time past. It on Kit Q. Mills, in a speech at Maryvillc, Missouri, the other day, called nttcntion to tlio fact that the grain crop of 188'J sold for 100,000,000 commodalcd this winter? A ten thous- to the new minister and that ho had hunted the town over trying to secure a hocus into which ho could move but was unable to find one. In conse quence he will have to leave town which he very much dislikes to do. This is a bad state of affairs and not creditable to our monicd men. The population of Union would bo increased two or three hundred during the next few months if thero wero a sufficient num ber of houses for rent, livery winter there is a largo inllux of families who want to send their children to school. How aro these people going to be ac Approved May 2G, 1890. less than the grain crop of 1859. Bill Nyk says: "Enjoy life while you can, for you will bo a long timo dead." This leads an exchange to re mark that Tom Reed and the republi can bosses aro evidently profiting by tho advice. and dollar addition will be made to the school house but many of tho families who would like to send their children to school hero will bo unable to find a roof in tho town to livo under. It is quite evident that tho moss hasn't been scratched off tho backs of some )f our monied men oven yet. Thk West Shore, which all residents of tho Pacific coast take a pardonable pride in, comes to us this week en larged and otherwise greatly improved. It is a journal that should bo on tho center table of every resident of this state. Pitoi'. PicKuitt.vo, basing his conclu sions on a series of photographs of tho planet Mars in April, concludes that tho southern temperate regions of Mara havo just experienced an irrup tion of Jpolar ico no less reinarkablo than that which still adds tho est of dangor to tho navigation of our own North Atlantic. Evkuv man is a part of his town. Tho town embraces tho fortune, and in somo measure, at least, takes on tho character of tho man. So loyalty is tho lino of all well shapod human nature. Tho man who does not stand up for his town is in somo way dwarfed. Thero is soniothing wrong about him. His fellows will pass thoir judgment upon him, and tho chances aro that whilo ho may add to tho discomfort of others, ho will not escape making him self unhappy. Tin: managers of tho North Pacific Industrial Exposition which is to bo held in Portland from Sept. 25th to Oct. 25, have our thanks for compli mentary tickets and invitation to at tend. Mr. Allen, superintendent and secretary, writes as follows: "Tho timo has now arrived when tho character of tho exposition can be largoly deter mined, and I am pleased to be able to stato that in every respect it bids fair to excel any over held on this coast and to equal any in the entire country in the magnitude and beauty of its exhibits. Inasmuch as many new ami attractive features, not hitherto found at any similar Exposition in tho United States, will bo shown at this time, tho .1 1 I - r ... 7. - i euiicauuuai vaiuo oi a visit to tne iiix position upon this occasion can not bo too nigmy measured, and no one can afford to lot tlio opportunity pass with out taking tho necessary timo to care fully examine tho wonders and on joy tho delights hero to bo found." Ore on State Fair, I THIRTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION Under the ninnncnicnt of the Oregon State Hoard of Agriculture, will be held on the state fair grounds near Sa lem, commencing on Monday, September '00 And Listing one week.- m mm. CASH PREMIUMS OH'ered for agricultural, stock nnd chtitiical exhibits, for works of art an fancy work and for trials of speed. LA GRANDE Client Co., AND ISLAND CITY, OREGON. CO w a q e W 5 w Hi o a 2 tn 7i a -t o , b) C3 a 32 n O 13 S3 a on a o o H tn c C3 tn c ca ij3' ' jj i H & a fcJ "3 o a it H 2. W 2 p B a BfWe are in the field with a much larger and better stock of goods than ever before, and can show more and greater im provements for the season of 1890 than any other house. Do not fail to call and sec for yourself. FRANK RROS. IMPLEMENT CO., La Grande and Island City. Tin: words of Mrs. Lolaud Stanford of San Francisco contain much food for reilcetion when she says: "1 ttiink it absolutely cruel to give a young man or woman who must de pond ijpon their own exertions for a livelihood a classical education pure and simplo. Thero is scarcely a week that Mr. Stanford is not asked to givo employment to graduates of Yalo and Harvard. Ho has six of thorn as car conductors on tho Market street lino now." Somi: genius has made a calculation showing that every column in a news paper contains from twelvo to twenty thousand distinct pieces of metal, dis placement of any ono of which wil cause a blunderer typographical error. And yet somo people lay claim to par ticular smartness if they can discover an error in a nowspapor. To read tho La Grande Gazetto one would think that "dealings in dirt' aro going on at a rapid rato over there. As not ono in five of these reported transactions aro filed for record in tho clerk's olheo it is quite evident that thero is somo wind remaining in that burg yot. Mil. Hi.aink is very rough on tho Mo Kinley bill. When ho tells tho farmers that "thoro is not a section or a lino in tho entire bill that will open a market for another bushel of wheat or another barrel of pork," as ho does in his letter to Sonator Fryo, ho robs tho advocates of tho measure of one of their strongest arguments. Mr. Ulaino says in effect that tho bill will not help tho farmers at all. Yot it was tho farmer whom Mr. MoKinloy was going to save ; tho farmer's mortgage which tho bill was to pay. Now llavon Register. Multnomah county and Salem will havo a recount of tho nonulation uuior portions oi uio staio will receivo no attention whatever from tho census bureau at Washington, although tho grossest frauds have been practiced in nearly evory county THK NK1V I.AN1) I AW. A Gknti.kman signing himself "Sub scriber" writes to us from Island City and ironically asks if wo aro not awaro that an election took placo in this county, recently, and if so, whytho directory of county officers which wo publish has not boon changed. Yes, wo aro awaro that an alleged election took placo recently hut there scums to ho a doubt in tho minds of many as to who wero elected. Probably tho mat ter will ho mudo clearer at the next term of court. Meanwhile lot "Bubscrihor" continuo reading Scout, boaring alway in mind tho tariff is a tax, our Tin: that AocoiiniNO to tho quotations yester day, says tho ICast Oregonian, grain packs cost farmers eight and a half fionts oaoh. When they buy them they ought to rmuemher that the tariff tax on them id forty pur cent. That, is without this tax they ought to buy them for fiVp or livo and n-half cents each. They should also know and note down in their mortgago memoran dum hook the othur fact that this tax is maintained not in tho intercut of pro ducers, nor laborers, but of h monoply, who absorbs all tho immense profit mado out of tho farmers by this over charge. How any fajnu r t an vote for ft high larlU'-trtX is beyond comprehun An act to Amend Sec. 229 1 of tho He vised Statutes of tho United States and for othur purposes. He it enacted, etc., That Sec. 221H of tho ituvised Statutes be and the same is heroby amended so that it will read as follows : See. 22!) 1. In any ease in which the applicant for the benefit of tho hoincstead,pi o-omption, timber culture or desert land law, is provonted by rea son of distance, bodily infirmity or other good cause, from porsonal atten dance at tho district land office, ho or she may mako tho atlidavit required by law before any commissioner of tho United States circuit court, or tho clerk of a court record in tho county in which tho land is situated, and transmit tho same, with tho foe and commissions, to tho register and re ceiver. That the proof of sottlemunt, resi dence, occupation, cultivation, irriga tion or reclamation, tho affidavit of non-alienation, tho oatli of allegiance, and all other affidavits required to bo Jlcduccd rates for fare and frciirht on nil irausponuuou lines lo ana from tnc fair. Important Improvements have been mnd upon the grounds and increased facilities arc otlcreU exhibitors. THE PAVILION will bo open four nights during tho week. A splendid field of horses entered in tho speed department, and lino exhibitions of racing will Do given eacli day. Kntncs for premiums close Monday at 7:.((p. m. Inhibitors ara urged to mako as many of their entries on Watnrdav be lore tho fair as possible. Goods, animals find articles for exhibition must bo in their places by 10 p. m. on Monday. ritlGKS OF ADMISSION. .Man's day ticket Woman's day ticket Man's season ticket Woman's season ticket .Send to the secretary yon, for u premium list. D, roc -Sa 2 ?t 00. at Portland, Ore .1. T. OltKGd, Secretary. II. l.OONHV, president. 8-1 Mm KSTKAVKD UliWAUU. HAY COhT. lined about 1 months rayeil irom my place on Atiuust '21 18U0. Anyone irivlni' me information of Us whereabouts will bo suitably rowarded Address: J, V LKK, tWJfi-lm Telocaset, Oregon. NOTIOU TO TAXI'AVICltS. TVTOTICK IS llKUUUYOlVUNTOTIIH XT taxpayers of union county, Oreuon. uiai uiu iioarci oi iw urn zauo n oi Assess meats will meet on the 2!th dnv of Seiitein ber, 1MX), at the court house in Union. Un ion county, Oregon. All partios feeling inoinseives annoyed, wiiiaimear before said board with their grievances, otherwiso all assessments will bo collected tor the vcar INK). J. I), GUILD, 8-'.S Assessor for Union County, Or. ADMINISTKATOK'S NOTIOU. "VfOTlOH IS IIKHKHY GIVUN TO ALL 1 1 persons concerned that tho under signed lias been regularly appointed ad ministratrix of tho estate of John Dobbin. deceased. All persons having claims against said cstato aro notified to present tho same, dulv verified, to the undersigned administratrix within six mouths from the Into of this notice, at hor homo near Union. Oregon. Dated this 18th day or August. 185X1. FI.OllKNCIC DOIJMX. 8-21 w,r. Administratrix. TIWOIIKUS' KXAMINATION. VrOTICH IS HHKUIIY GlYKN THAT X for the purpo of making an exami nation of all persons who ninv oiler them selves as candidates for tclieliors of tho schools of this county, tho county school superintendent thereof will hold a public examination at I.a Grande. Oregon, com mencing at noon, Wednesday, August -7, INK), Dated this tlth day of August, 1S!X). U.S. STRANG H, County School Superintendent. Union 'ounty, Oregon, h.,00 it i:va no, host. Straved or Stolen, from II. P. i ampiieirs stauio on never creeK, August 1st, ono very light sorrol horse, about 10 I haiuMiIgh, weight I'.IX) pounds, three white feet, white strip hi face, branded Imitation alienor on ion nip. roimr nou on ricn I,...,, sunuiuer. ino aoovo reward win no paid in iinv nun riuiiriil.li tlio lwir tn IT i mado under homestead, imvonintioii. timber oulturo and desert laud laws, I ""'i10 mav ho made boforo any commissioner I Camnbell. Clover creek or W. O. Warden) of the United Status circuit court, or j Xur"' ''ow,lnr- M4"nl- before tho judge of clerk of any court of reeoni of tho oouuty or parish in S. C. MIIvLBR, Dealer In . Beclding and Lounges, Parlor and Chamber Suits, Mirror Plates, Picture Frames, Oil paintings, Window shades, J I AT HACKS, WALL POCKETS, and BRACKETS of all DESCRIPTIONS, oods sola Tnctm input uuumuiu I. lie Cove hi Store, JASPER G. STEVENS, Propr. -DEAZiKIt IN- on UU UIU 11IK Constantly on hand a full lino of Sash, Doors and Mouldings Picture Frames flade to Order. gjF All kinds of Job Work Done to Order. Shop and Ware Room on Main Street, Union, Oregon. MONEY TO We Guarantee the Lowest Rates. I lure Drugs, Jatont Medicines, erlumery, uiiits and Oils. Prescriptions carefully prepared -ALSO DKAI.KK IN- SPORTING GOODS, Consisting of Rifles, Slot duns, Pis tols andCartriLses. Imported rind Domestic Ci gars, etc. rs. Alger, -AT THE- No Commissions. No Delays, where Title and Security is Satisfactory. CORRESPONDENCE :- SOLICITED. Wilson & Hackett, Union, Or. Are You:(romgto Plant an Orclmrfl? 9 mm m. Keeps constantly on hand a com plete stock of fresh Candies, Stationery, Sheet Music, Wire Goods, Brackets, AND USEFUL Household Utensils. Of Payette, Ada County, Idaho. lias tho Largest General Nursery Stock in tho Mountain Country I2f Acres Trees from Payette Nursery will reach Grando Rondo valley in six hours from tho timo they arc taken from tho ground. Mountain Grown Trees are Hardy, Vigorous and Healthy. Do not order until you havo visited our nursery, seen our our prices. Wholesale anil retail. agent or got (-2G-yl The Oentenma Hotel Union, Oregon. A. J- COODBROD, - Proprietor- Recognized by all as the Leading Hotel of Eastern 0reoon! 1'lN'K I.Alim: HAMl'l.i: ROOMS For tlio Accomodation of Commercial Travelers, CHARGES REASONABLE. livery and FEED S1 (OPPOSITE CENTENNIAL HOTEL.) Wm. -E Bowker, - Proprietor. KverythhiR First Class. Terms Very Hensonablc. Bus to and Rom the Depot Making Connection with all Pass- sender Trains. 1 O S T.- Notwooii 1 j riMUlenut) of I.h (iramlo ami tlu .1 oil II Icllillllllll till tlio J Siimlrtilirii. ii I'lihl liijiilMl iviiim ifth flu. wiiieli lit j latuls are iUiiuloil anil the , iiuium of lr. K. II. linikwmut Y. W. llnuh- Mimf iiniilnvU .md nnili wliim i.n ii,i1 i agrtivol tlicrooii. Flutter will ho suita- piool,alltilait anil oalli, whim homailo j ,,y rvurilwl ,y forwanin.. Klu,0io Mrs. aro duly suhscrihud, shall havo tho , Dr. K. II. lrnl;e, Smiuiiorvtllo, Urugun. samp force and oiVeot as if mado la tere tho rogUtr and receiver, when transmitted to them with the fuo ami coinniisaloiiH allowitl and rttiiiiml hy UU Yi'l.lW I'on 1 i full lllulip hnUli. SAl.lC. -Omt :0 huh. ami one 48 Inch Htnmlunl Kmiiiir.. nt thin ..III. o. 7-lMf i)'i VATi:i 1'Mtia.i. luiriiict.i 1 i pay thi'ir liuli'M.liii . in tliia iiupi-r. -MM.r.IlS IV- Variety and Fancy kk Tobacco, and CMioico Family (irocorios. A sharo oi licited. tho public patronago so-8-15-tf. LM FOB M ! Union Real Kstate Association Have listed a largo amount of DESIRABLE LAIS "Which aro for sale on MOST REASONABLE TERMS. All Letters promptly an swered and all information desired will bo cheerfully given. Address all cotnmunscatlons to WILSON & HACKETT, Secretaries Union Real Estate Ass'n R. H. BROWN, Dealer in Drugs anflMefl lcines TOILET ARTICLES. PERFUMERY, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, PUTTY, Etc. A Comploto and Varied Stock of Wall Papor on hand. refioriptioiw Onrefully Compounded Dy or Night. A full supply of school hooka rnn. i law That if any wituoss ntakiiii; stu h J i HiwkI, r.ui li.'A tin i .. i..... -I.. atamly on hand.