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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1890)
Editor. THUIISDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1890. jniiToitiAr. notes. There were f-ovcral million of pco plo who reached tho conclusion on or beforo the election that "The turifl'is a, tax." Thk Oregon State Board of Com merce has issued an address to the peo ple of tho state concerning an Oregon exhibit at the World's Columbian Ex position, which wo give to our readers in supplement form this week. Bead it. Just beforo tho election Blainn said : "As Pennsylvania votes next Tuesday the country will vote two years from now." Wo think that the election two years fiom now will prove that Jimmy is no slouch wlion.it comes to proph esying. Hi'NimKHHj of manufacturers have already reaped enormous profits by reasons of tho McKinloy bill. Jf one of them anywhere in America has ad vanced wages wo would like to know liia name. And yet we arc told that tarifi's aro laid to protect labor and make wages high. It is now reported that Jay Gould lias got tho controlling interest in both tho Union Pacific and Santo. Fo and has mndo satisfactory (to himself) traffic arrangements with tho Hock Island. Jay now owns tho earth, has it fenced and probably when next hoard from ho will bo running a choeso factory in tho moon. Tho democrats have tho largest majority in the next congress over had by any party in this country. Tho republicans hud 100 majority in the forty-third congress, under Grant. Tho democrats controlled tho forty fourth and forty-eighth by 77 and 74 respectively. This timo thoy will have n marjority of at least Jf)!. Tit Kit!-: seems to bo a disposition on tho part of some of tho attomoys and judicial ollieers of Baker county to shield ex-county clerk Mix and his accomplices in tho big steal recently unearthed thm This is shameful, if true. Is it possible that tho resi dents of Baker county can only look to their newspapers for protection from such outrages? An cfl'ort will bo made in tho next legislature to mako it iv law to pub lish tho laws of tho State in tho news papers. Wo beliavo that every farmer in tho Stato would bo glad to boo this done. As it now is tho laws aro hard ly accessible to all our citizons, while if published onco in tho newspapers in each county they could bo obtained by all at a very small cost. It is to bo hoped that a law to this effect will bo passed by our next legislature. Tim Htatcmont wo mado last week regarding the assessment of tho Ains-worth-Brazco proporty in this city would lead peoplo to think that it was assessed at about fifteen hundred or two thousand dollars. Wo woro mis informed. Tho property is assessed at four thousand dollars. That, howovor, is not more than one half what it ought to bo assessed at. Wo mako this correction for tho reason that wo do not wish to do anyone an injustico and will not do so intentionally. Tin-: Albany Democrat sizes it up in a nutshell as follows: "A tax, proper ly speaking, is a burden with a benefit. You pay so much water, polico or school tax and reccivo its equivalent in aqueducts, watchmen and educa tion, But when you pay ono dollar for a thing and another dollar as a duty on it, what do you got for that extra dollar? Strictly speaking, there fore, protectionist orators aro right in saying that tho tariff is not a tax. it is a burden without a benefit, just as if it had been lost or stolon. Amos K. Jo.nkb. Tin: Fossil Journal says: "Tho Oregoniau systematically robs tho country papers of their news, and runs tho items as if thoy woro original, un der tho head of 'Oregoniania,' without giving credit to tho papor that fur nished tho news." This is really too bad, if truo. Wo know nothing about it, howovor, as wo do not got a eight of that paper onco in thrco months, not needing it in our business. Tho Jour nal and nil other country papers could obviate tho difficulty complained of by not gratuitously sending tho Portland paper their weekly collection of news Tin: Scout adjusted matters very sat isfactorily in this way, feovqral years HgO. -run city i;i.uction Our municipal c'ii-c:ion for tho pur pose of Folrcting officers for the coming year will take placo next Monday, and it is high time for tho people generally and those who expeot to mako Union their permanent homo in particular, to cast ofT their usual apathy and give tho matter the attontion it deserves. It should bo tho caro of cvory citizen to see that honost, sensible men aro te- lectcd, for upon their actions depend largely tho future prosperity of tho town. Men should bo chosen who can placo the welfare of the city abovo any little petty schemes for personal gain, and look to the interests of the whole people. The ollicers to be elected aro: a mayor, councilman from tho first ward, councilman from tho second ward, a recorder, marshal, treasurer and street commissioner. The cotin cihnen will bo elected for a term of three yoi.ru, the others for a term of one year. Tho charter should bo amended in this respect and the term of the councilinen reduced to ono year, the same as the others. Ono year is a sufficient length of time to find out whether a man will develop into a schoming r.ii-cal, a pliable dummy or a fair-minded official who will conscien tioasly perform his duty. If tho latter it would bo no trouble to reinstate him at the annual elections, and if the for mer tho peoplo would have an oppor tunity of getting rid of him. And that is tho only way such barnacles can be shaken off. Thoy never resign, as thoy regard "public office as a private snap" to bo made tho most of. With the exception of the above men tioned provision we have an excellent charter, and tho ordinances already enacted aro good ones and cover all necestary giound for the just, legal and proper management of tho city govern ment. Tho statement made, by the sheet across tho way, that tho recent unploasantesB was caused by a lack of proper ordinances is falso and is but a sorry shield for those whom it would serve. Tho trouble was caused by the utter disregard of the council for exist ing ordinances. Those who have talc on tho trouble to think anything about tho matter know this to bo true, but whether they will intorost themselves enough to try to remedy it, remains to be seen. Wo can inform them upon reliable information obtained that a strenuous effort will bo made by tho little clique, who havo been trying to run things for tho past few months, to electa tickot to suit themselves, and in harmony with their peculiar lino of ac tion. If thoy succeed tho council will bo ono of tho most romarkaklo bodies over clothed with authoiity and will mako tho present council ashamed of itself if that is possible. It romains for tho citizons of Union to decide in this matter next .Monday. Wo hope that a good selection of olli cers will bo mado. So far as Tin: Scout is concerned it cares not who thoy are, if they aro oapablo and honest. There aro scores of men in the city who would make good officials if thoy could be in duced to fcorve. Lot a ticket bo made up from these in opposition to tho ono mentioned above. Lot every man on it bo a taxpayer and free from tho sus picion of having any sellit-h ends to ac complish. Let tho peoplo como out and elect this ticket and thoy will be accomplishing something that will well repay thorn for tho timo and trouble incurred. Koit some time past the Indians of Dakota and that section of tho Union havo been working thomsolves up into a frenzy of religious excitement over tho advent of an Indian Messiah, or copper-colored Jesus. Thoy claim that when tho proper timo arrives tho dead warriors will all como to life, and then the extermination of tho white peoplo will begin, A stupendous uprising is expected at any moment, which, not withstanding tho precautions of the military, must result in tho death of many settlers. The Indians aro con stantly engaged in all kinds of fantas tic dances, preparatory for tho coming of tho Lord. Short Bull, tho so-called prophet of tho Messiah, delivered a ser mon at tho Rosobud agency, to tho In dians. In this sermon Bull said the things ho predicted would havo to come to pass in duo season'; but siuuo tho whites aro beginning to intorfuro the timo will bo shorter. Tho Indians must not bo afraid of anything. "Now" said ho, "thoro will bo a tree sprout up and all member of tribe niiut gather there. But bofore this time wo intuit dance tho hulunco of this moon, at the end of which timo the oaith will shiver very hard. Whonovor this occurs 1 will start tho wind to blow." It is needless to say that when Short Bull Marts the wind to blow it will result it. lifting him tuul hi deluded follow-1 ons out of exiktenco and their Jeus . will not be able to auvo them. Ki:i;i. JIcICINMiY AND T.ODGE. Never wore thrco trembling rascals more severely arraigned, and sentenced by any judgo with finer scorn and more righteous contempt, than the above named worthies by tho National Democrat. Let them stand up and listen : "Thomas Brackctt Heed, you have been drunk with power, you have usurped authority that did not belong to you, you have led your party in tho house to steal scats and trample on the rights of the minority, you have bra zenly boasted of overturning tho legis lative precedents of a century, you have inipiounly thanked God that tho house of repioscntatives was no longer a de liberative body, you havo used tho power of tho nation to oppress tho weak and enrich tho strong, you have done tho things you should not and left undone the things that you should have done and there is no political health in you. i our district may elect you as often as it pleaseg, but the nation has repudiated you; it has had too .much of you already, and it will have no more of you." "William McKinloy, Jr., you framed the moft unreasonable and oppressive tariff bill in the history of this coun try. You sold tho people of the United States to a small number of trusts and other aggregations of capital for a cam paign fund to bo used in keeping your party in power. You have failed. The people have overwhelmingly de clared against you and tho interested parties at whobo behest yon framed your bill. You professed possibly sincerely to be aiming at the good of the Eastern workmen and tho West ern farmers. Both have found you out and declared against you. If the democrats had lost this election and won no other your own party would have been compelled to repeal your infamous law beforo it was two years old. Tho people will not be robbed that you and your party may have large campaign funds to spend. You havo appoaled to the people and the peoplo have denounced you as their enemy. Henry Cabot Lodge, you aro the author of the liveliest issuo in tho late campaign. Tho tariff bill was already a law. Your bill to enable the repub lican National committee to pack tho houte of representatives was a pend ing measure, and the judgement of the people was asked upon it. You have sacrificed your political conscience and your real opinions to win oflico from the republican party, and what is the result? You havo led your party to defeat in your own State. You appealed to the people, and they have responded with a hot and indignant protest against tho blow you aimed at tho rights of local self government, the au tonomy of tho States, and the integrity of the Houses of representatives. Look at tho 1(50 democratic majority in tho next houso and ask yourself if your treason to your own convictions, your botvayal of tho trust committed to you really paid. Are you sure that you havo oven .'10 pieces of silver to jinglo in tho pockets of your London made trousers? Iteed, McKinloy and Lodge, you thrco assumed to bo tho leaders of your party in tho present Congress. You havo led your party to overwhelm ing defeat. Whatever your constitu ents may do your countrymen have dismissed you. Now go." lMtOOKKSS IK l'KINTlNG. Tho first record wo havo of printing of any description is by the Chinese who aro credited with having taken impressions from carved blocks of wood as early as tho sixth century. Very little, if any, improvement has beon mado by this unprogressivo race ovor their manner of printing in those days. Tho idea of printing from movahlo types was conceived about the year 1120 two porsons, Lauronco Coster, of Holland, and Johann Gutenburg, of Belgium, each claiming tho honor of making this wondorful discovery from which such grand results have sprung. Tho latter succeeded in placing boforo tho world an edition of tho biblo about 115 years later, in l-15f), nearly fivo years having beon consumed in tho work. This is the first authentic re p rt of any permanent record boing mado by tho use of movable types. Tho art reached England in tho year 1 17d and America in IMG. Tho first printing prosses woro very rudo affairs, and thoy woro as slow as they woro rudo. Tho inventive genius of Amer ica however, after tho introduction of tho art into this country, was not slow in taking hold of the opportuni ties olforod for tho improvement of those machines, and tho result is that the proves of today aro about as near peifoetion as it is po-isiblo to attain. Thirty thousand papers, printed on both sides simultantou.ly, folded, and counted out in packages of twonty-fivc, Frank Bro's. Implement c6.. LA GRANDE and ISLAND CITY. HAVANA PRESS DRILLS vJ3 RUSHFORD and FISH GANG, SULKY ami HACKS, CARRIAGES WALKING PLOWS, rjtfci and BUGGIES STODDARD HARROWS, 8S4i ' $V&S&?$)0L "ELI" SULKY PLOWS, kHu .-;; ' - Hi 1HJ Sub Plow 2ft Bets Euro Every In. All late improved farm implements and machinery, barb wire and feed mills. Every implement warranted, and prices to suit the times. CALL OX US Oil OUR AGENTS BEFORE PURCHASING. .! Ita It lo. 1 In I Mil -" .-vSlilYERSELL!Z PARIS, 1S59 Tho Highest Possiblo Premium, THE ONLY GRAHB PRIZE FOR SEWING MACHINES, WAS AWARDED TO WHEELER & WIISON MFG. CO -AND THE- GR0SS 0F THEN LEQION OF HONOR, WAS CONFERRED UPON NATHANIEL WHEELER, The President of the Company. ia an hoiir'tj work for tlic latest perfect ing press. As groat if not greater ad vancement was mado in the manufac ture of different styles and faces of type, and other necessaries in a print ing office, until today if ono of our cleanly printed, neatly arranged me tropolitan dailies could bo laid beforo tho persons in whoso minds the art of printing originated, it would make them bulge out their optics in wonder ment and surprise. Commercial, or what is commonly known as job printing, had its origin in this country about forty years ago, and has gained steadily in popular fa vor until at this time tho enterprising business man could get along as well, if not better, without his meuls as with out his business cards, letter and bill heads, etc. Tho wonderful advance ment that has been made in this par ticular branch of tho art of printing has been so great that oven tho- job printer of ten years ago would bo, in a nioderr. job office of today, like unto a stranger in a strange land. Natural talent and aptitude aro essential quali ties in a job printer, lie must posses not only experienco in "making ready" his rollers and press in order to insure a clean, neat impression, but must al so use his natural good judgement in tho selection of tho proper typo and in properly displaying tho same, that his "job" may contain thoso oloments of symmetry that make it pleasing lo tl.o oye. It is truo that the country is overrun with men, posing themselves upon tho peoplo as job printers, termed ''rats" in priu tors' language, who will always get nioro or loss work to do, but tho busiuesH niiui who has had i much work done in this lino, soon finds them out and ultimately drifts to the oilieo that can do him a job of printing. In conclusion wo would sny that the Scout job office has been leased to Mr. K. M. Slocum. a man that undere-taml the business; that the same has been replenished by tho addition of nil tho latest faces ami designs in t'e and border, and that it hereafter will be pie- pared to turn out, in a oloau, neat uml artistic manner, all kinds of job print ing, at the lowest living lates. Sin. I in your work. BICYCl.KS VOU ALK.-One 6d inch, full nlekil, ami one 4eS inch nun.UrJ . hnisli. Kmniiro ut tuU otnee. i-l.-n, ' Facmc hi km Machine Stands at the Head. Most Perfect Machine in the Market for Family Use. Elegant in w orkmau ship and Design. o- ook at them before Purchasing. i68 Market St., San Fan cisco, Cal. jro-Tici: to J)k;stoi:s. As 1 ex''Ct lo sp -ml tlio cotniiiK winter in the ea-r, 1 tisk all those indebted to un to call and "OttL- within thirty days from thi date (Nov. l.'Jtli.) othi-nvi-'e their ac count will be )la ol i.i the bunds of an attoi-iu-v fa- miniejia e o tllet-iion. ii i::-ti i) : c, u. day. AXDO.NTYOl, lfOi:..Tl V. Notice is liorrby Kiven lo tliosn knowing tlienielv s ii.d. l.tod to me toi-ume forward without delay and otile the anie, an 1 need the money due me, an i mint iiuve it. Let till be a MilhciL-iit inv'ut.oii. ll-(l-t;i I). HBIPLKMaN. SO . 1CJJ. I will otTor for sale at tho Co'lin ranch for the next twenty davs, 0 milch cows, horxert of nil desoription, one wagon, one liai-k, one cart and general farming utensils. I will takea pay good merchmittihlo wheat, oats, bnrl.y, or good potatoes at one cent per pound, or inuko u liberal di.ieount for !: h. Union, Oregon, Out. ISO, 1SO0, NOTJ015. To Ai.i. Whom It May Cokckio? : My notes are in ihe hands ui O. V. Hell for collection, and llinsu knowing th ni-t-ulvcri indebted to mo aro roqueted to im mediately i-n 11 ami fecttlo, my inUniotiun-, are to eutorou col.ection at once, tiivo in tention and save expense. 10-;i0 if E. J. COUPEIt. cast vauu optics on this. All tluelcnowiiu iheiusi'lvcsiiid'lited to me e. trior by note or book ucvoiiut aro hen by notilie 1 to settle thu miiiio on or before (he lit day ol Ueeeniuur. or the aiue will be collected und costs added. I ntiiot have the niiin.-y. W.M. WIl.t-ON. 10 M4 Union, Or. ADMIN JSTU.YTOU'.S NOT! CIS. 7UOTICE IS HKUKlfY (ilVKXTO ALL L pcrxnih conceited that the undoi--Mailed has been regularly upimintud a 1 iuiiiitrutor ot tho estate of Charles Mc Lean, deecaM-d. All pci'tiiin liuv:nKcl,i.in UKalimt Mtid estate arc Juo' fl d t pr.-eut the canto, duly verirlid, t th ttnderiiriitd udmiiiNirator within six in ut;is iroai tli data of this notice, at Ins residence in North Powder, Union ooiuity, Orauun. Paled tins 20th day of November, 1S00. VM. BONTON. 11-AMv5 Administrator. "Y"0D WA STEP. -Parties desirinf to V pay their Indebted ue to ibis pnper, hi wood, cau now do o. 7-lT-tf. IM'KNISIIKP HOOM8 V HI JtKNT. .1 Mis M. J. "Ininoi-y, Cornerfe. end and It 5t. I niou. Onyuii. T-K-tf, COVE, ORE JON. MVs 1U:u.i: II. Kocih k, ok Virginia, 1 : 1 1 1 1 i j . i k .I. ..t J . fl 1. ! i Monday, Nov. IT, 1S0O. j n-ao-sm OL IPC f i I ON SALE PRINCIPAL POINTS EAST, WEST, NORTH and SOUTH UNION, OREGON, A. i:. KLtlS, TIcliet Agent. TIME TABLE. Trains depart from Union daily as follows: WEST BOUND. Fast Mail, No 1 5:00 P.M. Express, Ko 7 4:35 A.M. EAST nou.Ni). East Mail. No 2 7 :-10 P. M. Express, No 8 11 :45 A. M. Main Lino, Nos. 1 and '2, ''The Overland Flyer,'' carry through Pullman Sleepers, Colonist Sleepers, Eren Chair Oars and Coaches, between Portland and Penver, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, St. Paul or Chicago. Main Line, Nos. 3 and 4. "The Limited East Mail," carry Pullman Pining and Sleeping Cars between Portland and Chi cago. OCEAN" DIVISION. The Union Pacifi" will dispatch Steatuert between San Francisco and Port land, as follows. KllOM l-OltlLANO. FllOM HAN K1.AICI6C0. At 10 ). in. I At 10 n. in. Mate. Nov 2!) Orepni Nov 'JtS Oregon Pec 2 Columbia Pec 1 Columbia, " 5 Rate " 4 tate ' S Oregon. ..." 7 Ori'Kon "11 Columbia .. ' 10 Columbia " 14 Statu .... " 13 State . . . "I7 Oregon " 10 Oregon... " 20 Columbia.... " 19 Columbia " L'li State. . " 22 State " 2(S Oregon "25 Orogon "20 Columbia " 28 The company reserves thcright tochangt steamers or sailing days. HATES OF PASSAGE: Cabin, - - $10.00 Steerage - - $8,00 Hound Trip Tickets, Unlimited - f30.00 Children, under 12 years - - Half Fare ,, ,,5 years - - - Fre Including Meals and Berths. C. S. MELLEN, I T. W. LEE. fion'l Trallic Manager. Gen'I. Ticket Agt, A. E. ELLIS, Agent. Union. 0.&W.T.R.R. "The Hunt Line." In Connection with tho NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILR'D Forms the Quickest and Best Route Petween Eastern Ore.son and Washington and Puget Sound points, as we 1 at the Popular and Direct Linn to all POINTS HAST and SOUTHEAST PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS, SUl'EKB DINING CAItS, and FREE SECOND CLASS SLEEPERS Through to Chlc-tigo via this Line. Passongcr Trains of this Company are run ning regularly between DAYTON, WAIT8HUKG, WALLA WALLA, WASH., mid PEN DLETON, OR., Making close connection at Hunt's Junn. tion with Northern Pacific train for Tnco- ma, Soattle, Victoria 11. t'., Ellcnsbiirg, North Yakima. Pac., t-lpr.-igue, Cheney, Pavenport. Spoknif Fulls, Utittc, Helena. St. Paul, Minneapolis, AND ALL POINTS EAST. Ptnmeujger Train, stinking above connec tions leaved Pondlefon daily, at 7:10 p. in. Through Tickets Sold to all Points East at the Lowest Rates. Oen'l Fr't ..mi Kr Agt. Pretldciu and Oru'i M mug r. H. L. PhUOJN, TL..i .Ucu, I nion, Or.