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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1890)
Kmtoii. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 18!)0. THOSE CON'TKST CASKS. What lins bccomo of thoso election contest cases? What iu tlic reason they have not been prosecuted? These arc questions that aro agitating the minds of a great many people just at this time and it appears to bo a matter that requires some explanation. Wo behove it will not bo denied by any fair minded man that at the recent olection the most flagrant anil undis guised frauds wcro perpetrated in sev eral of the election precincts of the county; frauds, which, if not exposed and corrected, will not only deprive honest men of tho official position to which they arc entitled, but strike at the very foundation of our political rights the purity and sacredness of tho ballot box and establish a prece dent and givo license for the perpetra tion of similar ofTenses which are dan gerous in tho extreme. To correct theso evils, right theao wrongf, exnoio and punish the guilty parties who per petrated them and to discourage such practices in the future, it wao thought best for tho candidates who were coun ted out by reason thereof to enter con test suits, as no doubt existed that am plo evidence could bo procured to establish ovory point. The candi dates employed attorneys and com menced action in good faith, be lieving that justice would prevail. The people throughout tho county looked forward to tho convening of tho circuit court, anxious to know how theso suits would terminate, as it was a mat ter that affected each and every one of them. Circuit court has convened and adjourned and tho only informa tion wo have been ablo to obtain is to tho effect that tho cases wcro "dis missed at tho cost of tho defendants." Why thoy were dismissed wo havo been unable to find out. Being dis missed at the cost of the defendantu im plies that a compromise of some kind was effected. If this is truo tho pco plo would liko very much to know just what kind of a compromiso it was and tho "truo inwnrdncss" of tho wholo business. Tho attomoys employed in tho case owo to tho pcoplo at large, if not to their clients, a full explanation. Tho columns of tho people's paper Thk Scout are open to thorn, THIS J'l.AIN FACTS. . Our contemporary, tho Jtf publican, in its issue last week, says in reference to our roport of tho proceedings of the council : Tho promises upon which tho unjust and unwarranted charges were made in tho article are untrue, and wo frank ly admit that wo do not comprehend tho motives that prompted tho writing of tho article. Wo do not know what tho Jlcpubli can means by tho "premises" and sup pose no 0110 else docs. What wo cen sured in tho council, and what wo said, was suLutautinlly as follows : Fihht That tho mayor issued a call for a special mooting, at which impor tant business was transacted, without stating tho object of tho meeting in tho call. Skcond -That two councilmen re fused to voto on a matter of vital im portance to tho taxpayers. TniiU) That tho mayor decided a ballot when but two councilmen had voted and iivo couucilmeu wore pres ent. Fouutji That oxponsivo street im provements that should bo made at tho exponsso of tho property owners ad jacent, were ordered made at tho ex ponso of tho city, contrary to law and justico. This was tho substance of our com plaint and wo think that any h.ir mimkd man will eay that it is sulli cient caiiBO for a numbor of complaints. Never boforo, that wo know of, has our veracity been questioned. If tho Jle publican says tho abovo statements aro untruo in any word, lino, sontenco or inforenco, it premeditately and wilfully lits. Its inability to "comprehend tho motives" that actuated us is probably natural. Some might think that a pa per is foolish to act fearlessly and hon orably whou its advantage- lies in act ing tho othor way. Wo don't think so. Tjii: Scout has always been fore most in every movo for tho bouellt of tho city, and nhvuyH will bo. Wo re gretted to havo to bring to tho public notice tho wrong and illegal actions of tho council, but tho public welfaro de manded it and wo did not hesitate in the matter, Wo honestly boliovo that if a most vigorous protest is not mado and a ttop put to such proceedings, that within a short timo tho city will be involved iu dillicultios and law suits from which it cannot oxtricato itsolf for years. As wo said in our last issue, however, wo deem our duty performed Amos K. Josks. as a newspaper man when wo jnmko tho facts known. If the people think they can stand it, wo believe that we can worry along with the rest. Wo were in hopes that an era of prosperity had dawned on our beauti ful town. Having vanquished outside enemies, our people, wo thought, would bo united in building up the town, and work unselfishly and harmoniously to that end. We hoped to see improve ments and enterprises of benefit to the wholo city inaugurated and carried out by the wise action of the council. Wo ouL'ht to have a system of water works, and a better apparatus for fighting firo; wo need factories of different kinds and many things that wo could have by proper action, but theso seem to bo forgotten in little petty schemes for self aggrandizement and profi t. Tho city can never prosper until a thorough change is brought about. THIS CIIKIIT SsYSTHM. Tho credit fcystem seems to be pretty generally practiced throughout tho western states, although, perhaps, to a greater extent in some localities than others. While this system cannot bo said to prevail to an alarming extent in Union county, it is practiced entire ly too much and is detrimental to both the merchant and his patrons. No community can prosper as it ought under tho credit system. Let us look at tho facts. You go to Mr. B. and buy a bill of dry goods and groceries amounting to $100 and ask credit. Mr, B. mentally sizes you up and says all right, It may take him an hour to "charge" the items of your bill. Ten such bills would require the services of an extra clerk at !j!f0 per month, and this bill must be carried through all the intricacies of tho day book, journal and ledger by a book-keeper at a sal ary of $75 per month at least. Then there aro tho forty quiro folios and tho firo proof safe in which to storo them, and tho "bad debts" that can nover bo collected. Tho merchant must make enough per centum on this $100 to meet all these expenditures and leave him interest on his money plus a fair remuneration for his labor. To sum all these up, ten per cent. frr profit, ten per cent, for tho cost of selling tho goods, ten per cent, for bad debts and ten per cent, for interest on investment equals forty per cent. Mr. A. who buys on credit gets if GO worth of goods for tho if 100 which stands against him on tho merchant's Looks. Let. 'us look at tho other fide: ten per cent, profit on goods, and fivo per cent, cost of selling them (book-keeper discharged) equals fifteen per cent. With tho cash system Mr. A. would got $85 for his $100. Ho could well afford to go to tho bank and borrow money (which tho merchant does for him in tho first instance), since ho saves fifteen per cent, by so doing. When pcoplo understand that this is no visionary matter they will domand the cash system. There is a stiong sentiment in this part of tho county to ward this much desired condition of trade. WILSON'S AVAlim.K. Wo havo waded through Council man WiUou'tJ throe columns of rot in tho Jlepublican and find nothing in it of consequence. Ho tacitly admits everything wi charged, but makes no reasonable excuse Tho best excuse ho gives for any of tho acts criticized was in regard to tho mayor calling a special meeting without tho object be ing stated. Of this ho says: "Is any body killed or injured by reason there of?" Crushing rejoinder! Excellent argument 1 Satisfying to tho taxpay ers, indeed! Mr. Wilson makes ono false statement iu regard to us, which it may bo woll enough to explain, when ho says that wo wero asked to vote on tho question. Late in tho evening wo got an inkling of what was going on at the council chamber, and left impor tant business, at which wo wero en gaged, to go up and seo about it. Wo found that tho matter of street im provement had been taken up, and wero informed that a voto had been ta ken, and as it was a tie tho mayor was about to decide tho matter. A wrang ling discussion then took place, in dulged in principally by Wilson, on tho subject of "inossbaoks." Wo woro not asked to voto and upon someouo suggesting that tho mayor proceed to cast his ballot, being disgusted with tho illegality and utter absurdity of tho wholo business and not once suspect ing hut that all four of tho councilmen present had voted, wo did say that the mayor could decido it so far as wo cared. Ho did decide it and seeiuod willing to do ho, After tho meeting adjourned wo found, to our surprise, that Elliott and Corbin hud not voted on tho question at all. Thus it will bo seen that 11 vo councilmen wero present and this measure was carried by tho voto of ono man Wilson aided by Mayor Kennedy. Wo will venture to say that not ono of the councilmen, with tho exception of Wilson, will say that tho movo was just and right. Had wo known tho true situation of afTairs wo should havo demanded a reconsid eration of tho matter as wo certainly had a right to do. As it was we took no part in the blooming farce and wo presume the records will show that wo wcro not present. In this man, Wilson, as a private citizen, wo have not tho slightest inter est, but in Councilman Wilson wo do have, for his actions affect us as they do every other taxpayer. In this latter capacity wo are willing to admit that he is a big man and a law unto him self. Wo admit that when ho takes snuff several of tho councilmen feel it incumbent upon themselves to sneeze, and when they want to sneeze and ho hasn't taken any snuff they well, they don't sneeze. We admit that ho can locate street lights on his own side of tho street and extend them as far out as ho likes to tho corner of tho may or's residence, for instance. We admit that he can have tho council order sidewalks built across several vacant blocks to his own reeidence. We ad mit that he can, contrary to tho wish es of tho street commissioner, tear up the sidewalks and havo them replaced, together with valuable street improve ments, for the benefit of his own prop erty and at the expense of tho taxpay ers. Wo admit, that he ho can have street improvements made, such as that on 1) street, adjoining tho may or's property, at his own sweet will. Wo freely admit that Wilson is a big man and boss of the entire roost ISDITOKIAL NOTES. Thk Washington City Post thus con denses it: 1'reo trade is but reciprocity with tho bark off. Mn. Blaine appears to bo a free tra der in spots. Ho advocates a sort of tattooed policy, as it were. Alta. Tm: Weekly Reveille, of Baker City has entered its elevcuth year. As Brother Abbott annually sounds the revcillo for tho gathering of tho clans, it is responded to by a larger number every time. Thk prospects aro that the Umatilla reservation will not be sold before next spring. It is said that the Indians aro dissatisfied with the boundary lines and want to keop the land lying adjoin ing Athena. Thk Australian ballot law places all men an an equal footing of intelligence and independence. It will throw each voter on his own responsibility, and abolisii tho dangers of unduo influence at tho pollH. Tho now law will bo wel comed in Oregon., Thk spiciest and moat welcome budget of nows that comes to our table is tho Weekly Budget published in Lexington, Morrow county. It is now iu its third year. May the Budget an nually increase in size and loso nono of its raro qualities. Ir ex-Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson is the good business man his frionds credit him witli being, ho will tako advantago of the immense amont of frco advertising ho is getting by launching a now patent medicino bear ing his name on tho public, or organiz ing a grand Clarkson circus and me nagerie Havk you an idea of applying for a patent? Or do you wish to know any thing about patents, a subject iu which ovorybody is interested? Messrs. C. A. Snow it Co., 710 8th St. N. W., Wash ington, 1). C. will obtain your patcntor answer your questions. Wo know thon to bo entirely trustworthy. Read thoir advertisement in another column. Thk doctors havo discovered that tho erysipelas microbo will extorminato tho diphtheria microbo, and vice versa, so that when tho patient is ill with ono disseaso they inoculate him with tho virus of tho other and bring him out well. Now, if wo could only Bet tho tar iff microbe and tho bogus pension ba cillus by tho ears, how soon Uncle Sam would recover from his financial con sumption, Ex. A I'AitMUtAi'M is going tho rounds of tho press that a number of marriages that havo takon place iu Union county within past years aro found to bo void because no certificate was filed with tho county clerk within tho timo pre scribed by law, by tho person who per formed tho ceremony. This is an er ror, tho marriages aro not rendered void on that account. Tho fact that tho person who performs tho marriago ceremony does not file his certificate within the timo prescribed by statute does not render the marriago void, or even voidable Tho purson thus fail- ng rondurs himself liable to punish ment. That is all. Prank: Bro's. Implement Co., LA GRANDE and ISLAND CITY. HAVANA PRESS BRILLS RUSHF0RD and FISH GANG, SULKY and HACKS, CARRIAGES WALKING PLOWS, 3b BUGGm' STODDARD HARROWS, "ELI" SULKY PL0WS Ike 'W Sty Pta Ms Here taj bo. All late improved farm implements and machinery, barb wire and feed mills. Every implement warranted, and prices to suit the times. CALL ON US OR OUR AGENTS BEFORE PURCHASING. Semi-Annual Statement and Reports of Cou.nty Officers. SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT Of the amount of money and warrants received for taxes, and money paid to the county treasurer by the sheriff of Union county, Oregon, for the six months ending on the 30th day of September, A. D. 1890. 1890. to amount received. During tho months of j I July Aug. Sept. In Coin and Currency $1107.57 $212J.23 $1,874.95 In County Warrants j Total Received I5.10S.75 1890. iiy amounts paid. During the months of j j j July Aug. Sept. To County Treasurer. Total Paid Treasurer, I STATE OP OREGON. 1 County of Union. J 83 T, .7. T. Holies, sheriff of said county, do hereby certify that the foregoing statement is correct and true. Witness my hand this 30th day of September, A. D. 1890. J. T. BOLLES, Sheriff of Union county. SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT Of tho county treasurer of Union county. Oregon, for the six months ending on tho 30jh day of September. A. D. 1E90, of money received and paid out, from whom re ceived and from what source, and on what account paid out: Oct. 1, 18!K). Amounts Received. To amount on hand from last ro port $29 803 05 To amounts received from all sources 50 524 75 Total $SG 327 SO STATIC OF OREGON, 1 . County of Union, J BS I, E. C. Brainard, do hereby certify that tho forego ing is a truo and correct statement of the nmounts received, paid out and remaining on hand, in the county treasury of said countv for the six months ending on the 30th day of September, A. D. 1890. Witness my hand this Istday of October, A. D. 1890. E. C. BRAINARD, County Treasurer. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT Of tho county clerk of Union county, state of Oregon, showing the amount of claims allowed by tho county court of said county, for what allowed, amount of warrants drawn, and amount of warrants outstanding and unpaid, from the 1st day of April 1890, to the 30th day of September, 1890, both inclusive: , On what account allowed. Amount. Roads and bridges ?U 052 33 0. 1. Goodall 300 00 Pauper account 1 234 27 A. T. Ncili 3 514 74 County commissioners. , 98 91 A. N Hamilton 1 650 82 Circuit court 41 05 Justico Peace court 702 00 E.C. Brainard 219 SXi Expenses 755 58 Stationery and printing 391 99 District attorney 20 00 Coroner's Inquest 103 25 Insane account 24 50 Institute and teachers examination 84 00 Stock inspector 421 80 Attorney fees 194 75 Elections 732 24 Public property 17150 J. L. Carter 410 10 J. D. Guild 800 00 J. T. Bolles . 483 09 Turner Oliver 412 27 1. N. Sanders 150 00 Total amount claims allowed nnd drawn $21 499 21 STATE OF OREGON. fViimtv of Union. I si I, Turner Oliver county clerk of tho county of Union, stato of Oregon, do hereby certify that tho foregoing is a truo and correct statement of tho amount of claims allowed hv tho county court of said county, for tho six months ending on tho 30th dav of September, 1890. on what account the same wero allowed, nnd tho amount of warrants drawn, and tho amount of warrants outstanding and unpaid as tho same appear upon the records of my ofllco and in my oftlcial custody. Witness my hand and tho seal of tho county court of said countv this 1st day of October, A. D. 1800. TURNER OLIVER, seal. County Clerk. SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY STATEMENT Of tho financial condition of tho county of Union, In the state of Oregon, on tho 1st .1.... AniAl.... 1 TA tUiVl 1890. Sept. 30. Liabilities. Amount. To warrants drawn on the county treasurer, and outstanding and unpaid .$77 814 73 To estimated amount of interest accrued thereon ... . . 8 005 83 To contingent warrants outst'd'g. 221 7(1 To amount due stato of Oregon.. 4 500 2t To amount duo school hunt. .... 2 729 08 Total liabilities $ 01 177 64 Oct. 1, 1800. To Balanco $12 187 50 KXECUTlUX'S XOT1CK. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL whom It may concern, that Lvina Outhouse, Executrix of tho estate of John T. Outhouse, deceased, lias tiled In tho county court of Union county, Oregon, her dual account as mch administratrix, and the said court has ot Tuesday, Nov. 4. 1KM, at one o'clock p. in. for tiie hearing of bald report. . LAVIN1A OUTHOUSE. lp-2-w5 Executrix. $1025.00 $2,400.00 $1,825.00 Oct. 1. mio. Amount- paid out. By amount paid out on county warrants and interest . $31 057 11 By amount paid out on school superintendent's warrants. 17 397 00 By balance general fund on hand 13 70S 92 By balance school fund on hand 2 "29 08 By amount paid out on contin gent warrants 3 901 35 By amount paid state of Oregon 1C 873 74 Total ,. . .$SG 327 80 Amt. of Outstanding Warrants unpaid. Principal. Outstanding unpaid county war rants on the 30th day of Sep tember. 1890 $77 814 73 Estimated inter't accrued thereon 8 905 83 Outstanding unpaid contingent warrants 221 70 Total amount of unpaid county warrants and interest $ 80 912 32 1890. Sept. 30. Resources. Amount. By funds in hands of the county treasurer applicablo to tho pay ment of county warrants nnd school vouchers $10 438 00 By estimated unpaid currcnttax cs applicable to tho payment of county warrants 57 000 00 By estimated unpaid delinquent taxes of voar 188J npplicablo to tho payment of county warrants 5 103 00 By estimated delinquent taxes of former years 2 783 15 Total resources Br balance .$8t )0 05 .$12 187 59 $91 177 04 NOTIOU TO TAXVAYKKS. VTOT1CE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE taxpayers of Union county, Oregon, that the Board of Equalization of Assess ments will meet on the 29th day of Septem ber, ISO, at the court house iu Union. Un ion county, Oregon. All parties feeling themselves agrieved, wlllappear before said board with tlieir griovanres. otherwise all aeinnents will be collected for the year 1890. J. I), GUILD, -2S Amworftr Union Gouuty, Or. $t00.00 ON SALE INCIPAL POUTS EAST, WEST, NORTH and SOUTH UNION, OREGON, A. K. 121. LIS, Tickot Agent. TIME TABLE. Trains depart from Union daily as follows: WEST HOUND. Fast Mail, No 1 5:00 P. M. Express, No 7 4:35 A. M. EAST BOUND. Fast Mail. No 2 7:10 P. M. Express, No 8 11:45 A.M. Main Line, Nos. 1 and 2. "The Overland Flyer,'' carry through Pullman Sleepers, Colonist Sleepers, Free Chair Cars and Coaches, between Portland and Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, St. Paul or Chicago. Main Line, Nos, 3 and 4. "The Limited Fast Mail," carry Pullman Dining and Sleeping Cars between Portland and Chi cago. OCEAN DIVISION. The Union Pncifi" will dispatch Steamerc between San Francisco nnd Port land, as follows. FliOM roKTLAM). At 10 p. in. FBOM HAN FI.ANCIBCO. At 10 a. m. Oregon. . ...July 5 Columbia ...July 3 Columbia " 8 State " 7 State ' 12 Oregon " 11 Oregon ' 10 Columbia.... " 15 Columbia.. . 20 1 State " 19 State " "4 I Oregon 23 Oregon ' 28 j Columbia ... " 27 State " 31 Tho company reserves the right to change steamers or sailing days. RATES OF PASSAGE: Cabin, - - $10.00 Steerage - - $8.00 Round Trip Tickets, Unlimited - $30.00 Children, under 12 years - - Half Fare ti i, 5 years ... Free Including Meali and lierths. C. S. MELLEN, I T. W. LEE. Gcn'lTrallic Manager. Gen 1. Ticket Agt, A. E. ELLIS, Agent. Union. 0.&WT.R.R. "The Hunt Line." In Connection with tho NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILR'D Forms tho Quickest and Best Route Between Eastern Oregon and Washington and PugcfSound points, as well as tho Popular and Direct Lino to all POINTS EAST and SOUTHEAST PULLMAN SLEEPING OARS, SUPERB DINING CARS, and FREE SECOND CLASS SLEEPERS Throueh to Chicago via this Line. Passenger Trains of this Company aro run nmg regularly between DAYTON, WAITSBURG, WALLA WALLA, WASH., and PEN DLETON, OR., Making close connection at Hunt's Tim tion with Northern Pacific treln, "for & AND ALL POINTS EAST. 4 Passenger Train, making above conn. tlons leaves Pendlefon dally, at 7 MO p. m? Through Tickets Sold to all Points East at the Lowest Rates. Q. W. HUNT, Wa,,a. A. President and Gen'l Manager, ILL. DEACON, Tieket Acent. Union. Or.