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.
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All late improved farm implements and machinery, barb wire and
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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
$91 177 04
NOTIOU TO TAXVAYKKS.
VTOT1CE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE
taxpayers of Union county, Oregon,
that the Board of Equalization of Assess
ments will meet on the 29th day of Septem
ber, ISO, at the court house iu Union. Un
ion county, Oregon. All parties feeling
themselves agrieved, wlllappear before said
board with tlieir griovanres. otherwise all
aeinnents will be collected for the year
1890. J. I), GUILD,
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$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
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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.