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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1891)
Knnon. THURSDAY, JANUAltY 8, 1801. ATTKMI'TINO IT AOAIN From tho mnnnur in which llio Baker City papers have been "tallying" the people of t!iu touthern end of the county during the past few weeks and endeavoring to delude- them with nn imaginary brunch railroad to tap that section; wagon loads by way of Pow der river and Sanger; daily stage lines and other visionary projects, tho fol lowing letter received a few days ay.o from a prominent citizen of that tac tion was not unexpected. Dec, 31, ISW). Diun HootiT: 1 write in haste. Baker Oily "ghouls" arc canvassing our end of the county, as railroad magnates, etc, talking annexation to Baker county and circulating petitions. Warn the people. Ho fur a I am concerned I am eatisficrf with Union county. If Baker City builds her "wind" road to the Si'vou Devils there is time enough after completion to say what wc want. Yourd always Our friend vcrv aptly designates the I moving parties m the above montio- od I transaction as ghouls, yet with all their ghoulish qiuii.Kations they certainly havo ono merit peisiiteney. Fur the past four or live years, just before tho convening of each legislature, they havo tried tho same guino and in every instance tho people of this city havo taken tho trouble to sco that remon strances woro circulated and each linio tho fact has boon demonstrated that four-lifths of tho residents and tax payers of that section of tho county arc slronously opposed to any move of the kind. That the same sentiment, only more intensified, now exists, wo am fully assured. As tho citizens of that section ot tho county arc an .in telligent and wide awake peoplo they are competent to take care of their own interests and no doubt will do so. Wc do not think they will allow tho sharp ers of Baker City to pull any wool over their oyes and annex their rich farms and prosperous mines to bolster up the fortunes of a tax-riddon and al most bankrupt county. To prevent this, however, it may require some little exertion on thoir part and they Bhould ntoneoeirculatoa remonstrance and forward it to our representatives in tho legislature who will attend to , lllo matter. Wo do not believe that j cither of our representatives would j be direhct in his duty regarding it, for j if ho did ho would bo eternally damned j so far as tho people of Union county, with .i very fow exceptions, aro con i corned. Tin: Scout is the people's paper and is as much a part of Cornu copia, Eaglo and Pino valloys, and every other section of tho county, as it is of the city of Union, It boliovos in tho majority ruling. If it thought that the peoplo of tho southern por tion of this county desired to bo an noxed to Baker county it would have nothing to say against it, But wo know this is not tho case and wo dis like the unscrupulous methods adopted by parties in Baker who would by mis-rcure.-entulions and intrigue compass that end. They have no idea that a railroad will be built out from Baker City, but if they can make tho peoplo believe so it will answer thoir purpo.-o just as well as a real road. Wo know, and wo boliovo tho peoplo of tho south ern portion of tho county know, that if they aro' over blessed with a railroad and better transportation facilities it will bo by tho building of somo I runs continal lino which must, of necessity, pass through that section. Tho Hunt road seems to be in status quo, but tho Seattlo it Salt Luko is vigorous, enough and wo predict that iii&ido of two years, ono or tho other of theso roads will pans through the southern portion of this county. It will then be timo enough, as our correspondent says, for tho people of that section to decido what thoy want, and it is to bo hoped they will not decido before, or allow tho Bakor City "ghouls" to do eide for them. Tjik Baker City llovcillo sayB : A petition will bo presented to the next legislature of this Statu asking that body to set Baker county outside of tho Sixth judicial district, for the reason that there is no criminal prose cution and seemingly no chance for a change. Civil cans will be stl tied by arbitration. This move in the right dituciin, as under the present Blutu of affair ilu ru is no protection to the residents of the county, and the taxes aro piling up with wonderful ra pidity. Every taxpayci should sign this petition. And still thoy have tho iiuuraiieo to ask tho people of the southern portion of this county to annex thinnelvi to llakorauul punioipalo in that sort of tlung.1-. Amos K .Tonus. rciiMSH Tim j.aw.s. An effort will bo nindo at tho com ing session of the legislature to havo a law enacted providing for the publica tion in the newspapers of all the new laws so that the people at large may know what they arc required to obey. Wc bplieve it is a good move and one that will bo favored by the people in general. Following is an outline of a bill providing for further publication of county expenses: A bill for an act, entitled an act, to authorize tho publication in county newspapers of the proceedings of county courts and fix compensa tion therefor. lie it enacted by the Lcpislalivc as nembly of the Slate of Oregon. Section 1. Tho county court and commisieionors shall cause to bo made out and published in ono newspaper, if there be ono in tho county, and, if not, by posting on the court house door, a schedule of tho expenditures of tho county, which shall state the names of all claimants, tho article or service for which payment is claimed in each bill, the a-nount allowed if ordeicd paid, or whether the claim has been continued or rejected Sec. 2. Tho couutv court and com- mis unions shall at tho January session of each year select one newspaper pub lished within tho county, having the largest circulation within tho county where published, in which tho pro ceedings of said court and commission ers, as entered of record, shall bo pub lished at tho expense of tho county; provided that in counties having live thousand population two nownpapcrs having largest ehculation shall be se lected, and tho county clerk shall fur nish such papers selected each a copy of tho proceedings and a list of claims. Sec. ;t. Compensation for publica tion of such list of claims and proceed ings bhall bo as follows: For each square of ten lines of brevier typo (newspaper measure) or its equivalent, cents. Sec. 1. Circulation shall bo deter mined as follows: in case of contest tho applicants shall each deposit with the county court on or before a day named by tho board of supervisors, a cei tilled statement subscribed and sworn to before tome competent officer, giving the names of tho several post offices and the nuniler and names of tho bona fide yearly subscribers receiv ing their papers through each of said offices living within the county, such statements to bo scaled envelopes and opened by tho county Court, and the applicant thus showing tho greatest number of bona fi'le yearly subscribers living within tho county shall bo the county ollicial paper. In case charges publishor, tho court shall sock other evidence of circulation and tho ag grieved publishor, shall havo tho right of appeal, to the circuit court for re dress of grievance. Said appeal shall bo taken in ordinary action, and in case of appeal, neither publisher to tho contest shall reciovo pay for publishing such proceedings until tho easo is dis posed of in tho circuit court. Tin: Baker City Democrat says: TIih timo has coino when tho busi ness community of this city must bo active in reaching out for all tho trado possible, instead of losing annually thousands of dollars by a lack of onor gy and enterprise. Other points aro straining every nerve to encroach on Baker City's territory and tho sooner tho business community realizes this tho better they will bo off. Tho fact is evident that Baker City's volume of trade is decreasing and how to remedy this is for tho business community to determine, and that, too, at onco. Wo have been asleep and wo must wako up, or' lind ourselves cut oil' at all points. Baker City seems to bo in a pretty bad way, and it is no wonder that they want to annox tho southorn portion of this county, and get tho people of Cornucopia and Eaglo and Bine val leys to help them out of tho toils. Skxatoh Sr.vxroun made a specoh in tho senate recently in favor of loan ing government money on farm mort gages at 2 per cent per annum, in which ho certainly mado somo strong points in favor of tho measuro, which hns bcon roforred to tho Financo com mittee. This committco should act upon this bill and the senate should vote upon it. It is not fair to kill it by pigeon-holing, just because it hap pens to be an innovation on present llnaneial methods. Everything has to havo a Ix-ginuiug, and this would be a mighlly slow old world if something now wasn't started occasionally. Tin: ytar 1891 opens with grcator confidence in business operations every where it is reasonable to believe that ihe stringency in the money market is about to ct'MSt, and that prosperous tiuiue are in stoic for the whole country. 1 Itoras of Interest From Our Regular Cor respondent. Cove, Jan. 7. 1S00. Miss Addie Bloom was quite sick this week. Her ailment has dovolo p cd into the measles. Mr. and Mrs. Henry, Mr. E. A. and Fred Holmes, Mr. J. 0. Smith and others from Island City attended tho funeral of Eugene Foster. No change in the business of Foster, Bridges tfc Co. will bo mado at present. They will sell strictly for cash until their affairs arc decided upon. Advertised letters remaining un claimed in the Covo poslollicc. Miss Grace Meacham, Miss Mary Suess, Mrs L. J. Sholton, C. E. Si.erman, E. J. Wilds, Mrs. Nannio Turner. Somo wiseacro at our elbow says winter has come at'Mast and that we may now expect snow without stint. Tho dudes aie getting their lancy sleighs out and overhauling them and preparing for moonlight fun. Mr. II. II. French is particularly un fortunate witli his cows this season, in one day recently, ho lost five of his best inilclnrs, dying after eating the deadly wild parsnips, in grazing over tho meadows, they probably accident ly nip a few stalks of this powerful plant which seems sure death to the cow kind. Measles is prevalent in Cove. New cases aro appearing on every side, but usually of not a very severe typo. Ten members of .Mr. L. B. Ilaggerty's family aro down and they havo established a private hospital of their own. Where the disease came from no one seems to know, but it appears to havo coino to stay awhile. Died, at Cove, Saturday 4 :!10 p. in. of typhoid fovcr, Eugcno Trusslo Fos ter agd .'111 years and 5 months. The deceased was born in Lako Mills, Wis consin Aug. -I th, 1857. His mother died at tho same place in 1SG0. In tho spring of 1881, Eugcno came to Oregon, and excepting a short time spent in Walla Walla has sinco been a resident of Cove. His life has been an active one in business circles. lie first was engaged as clerk for the old firm of I'ayno and Jaycox and since has been in business for himself both with his father and Mr. Jaycox of Union. At the timo of his death he owned an interest in the mercantile firm Foster, Bridges it Co. also in tin Covo (louring mill. A short timo be fore the attack of tho dread disease, hi wont to Eugene to bo at the bedside ol his brother-in-law, Mr. Union Wilson who was suffering with typhoid fever. Eugono proved himself a faithful nurse and in a fow weeks rolurucd to Grande Hondo with Mr. Wilson, but was in poor health himself and when the fever overtook him, was unablo to success fully combat its lierco burnings. After a bravo strugglo lasting over two weoks, with kind and loving friends to admin ister to his every want, peacefully and almost motionlcssly was ended his earthly mission, though it seemed only fairly begun. Tho funeral took place Monday afternoon and was conducted by tho Masonic ordor of which tho de ceased was a member. Prominent members attended from Island City and Union. An'atleeting sermon was preached by Kov. A. LoKoy of La Grande to a largo congregation and expressions of deep sympathy for tho sorrowing widow and relatives and re grets that so useful a member of so ciety bhould bo called from a life of in tegrity and well doing. It does not appear probable that a free coinage bill will bo passed at tho present session of congress. It is ad mitted by all well-informed persons that a majority of both tho House and tho senate aro in favor of tho bill, but tho trouble lies in tho fact that those who control the legislation that gets before congress aro opposed to it. It is only theoretically that a majority controls in congress. Practically it' is less than a dozen men that control its ovory action, by deciding what legisla tion shall bo considered. NOTICH TO SUTTI.H. All persons Indebted to the umlorstgupd, by nolo, hooK account or otherwise, aro expected to scttlo their accounts without further notice. 1 am compelled to adopt tltts couroo on account ot my losses by tho recent tiro In Cornucopia. 12 18-:im J L. AMIKUSOX. HORN LIVERY (Near tho THE COVE. m H E.M.MITCHELL, Proprietor. Tho best of accomodations for the care of stock. Charges Eeasonable. Memento Mori. "In the midst of life wc are in death." WILLIAM It ALKY. "lie is not dead but slcepcth." Chanrcltor Omimandcr and Jlrethren: For tho first time in the existence of our lodge wo arc called upon to mourn tho loss of ono of our Brothers. William Haley has left us; having been called from the active duties of humanity inculcated by our order, to tho perfect bliss of the stipremo grand lodge on high. Our Supreme Grand Chancellor doeth all things well; and whilst wc are stricken in sorrow, wo must remember that our Brothers loss is his everlasting gain. And since our brother has gono before it is but seem ly that wc should placo u memento on our records and show to his bereaved widow and family, nor forgetting his aged mother, our appreciation of him in life and our regret at his death ; Therefore Bi: it hksolvki) by Blue Mountain Lodge, No. 28, Knights of Pythias, of Union, Oicgon : That whilst our Brothor may havo had tho faults of which all of human ity aro inheritors, yet he was a man with a large heart, a truo and kind husband, a loving father, a dutiful son, and a tiied and true friend. That in the death of Brother Haley our lodge has lost a faithful member, and society a good and enterprising member; and wo deeply sympathize with the widow and family of our Brother and to comfort them wo can ("only point th?m to the Great Huler of all, who will dry the widow's tears and comfort the sorrowing hearts. That in remembrance of our Broth er the members wear tho usual badge of mourning and that our Castle hall and furniture bo draped for the usual timo. That these resolutions bo spread on a memorial page of our record and a copy of the samo bo engrossed and sent under the seal of the lodge, to tho fam ily of our deceased Brother, and a copy furnished tho city papers for publica tion. Bcspectfully submitted in F. C.-and B. O. F. Bull, M. F. Davis, TuuNEii Olivek, Committco. A Sate Investment. Is one which la guaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or in case of failure a return of purchase pi ice. 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