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TIIU11SDAY, .TANUAUV 13, 181)1
THAT 1,S(10 AI'i'KOl'IUATlON.
Considerable talk lias been indulged
in recently concerning an appropria
tion made by t lie county court lusl
summer to improve the wagon road
from this oily to tin depot, and certain
actions of Nelson Sclioonover who was
appointed by the court to superintend
the work and diehurric (lie money. The
La Grande Chionicle, of the 2d inst
contained the following:
A very little probing around the court
hotw at Union is liable to reveal some
rk biu . from present indications. The
records show that an appropriation was
made on or about June , 185)0, of 91,
200 in county funds for the purpose of
improving the county road from union
d- pot to the city of Union, mid that N.
Hi In mover wan appointed to Minerin
tonil the expenditure of the fame. The
recoidw chow that Mr. Sclioonover drew
five two and two one hundred coun'y
warrants and receipted lor the mime.
The Chronicle lias made critical myen
ligation with a powerful magnifying
gkis and has been unable to dincotw
any improvements whatever. Mr.
Sclioonover in a mih-cribcr to The
Chronicle and wdl no doubt se thi
it( m and in behalf of tins taxpayers of
1'ni i county we tender Inm the ue of
enough space to tell where theuupiove
mint referred to was placed or where
the county warrants drawn by him
can be found. The dounty court's at
tontion is alno respectfully called tt
the fact that Hpace in tendered them or
either of them for an explanation of
thiH somewhat strange proceeding.
Upon investigation wo (bid that
the statements made by The Chronicle
are correct. Following is n copy of
tin journal entry of tho 7lh day of last
.June, appearing on pngciO, volunio
of the records of tho county court:
In the matter of petition
to grade road from Un- I
ion to I'nion depot
and fencing same. J
Now at this lime, based on - the peti
tion of taxpayers this day filed herein,
it is considered and ordered that there
bo and is hereby appropriated for the
purpose of btruiglitoning and grading
the county road leading fron; Union to
Union depot the sum of twelve hun
dred Of 1,200) dollars, and that Nelson
Sclioonover bo and ho is hereby ap
pointed superintendent to draw said
warrants for said purpose. It, is furth
er ordered that no part of said work bo
done or appropriation expended until
.Hutchinson Bros, shall make a good
and Hulllcicut deed in fee simnle to tho
county for county road purposes only,
of a right of way over their lands forty
feet in width clear of tho Union Elcc
trio Tower and Light Company's right
of way. (Signed)
O. 1 GOODALli,
County Judge.
Being lotii to believe that there was
anything in tho matter that Mr. Sclioon
over could not satisfactorily explain
we sought an interview with him, and
ho said that ho would answor, thiough
our columns, tho article that appeared
in tho Chroiuclo, but, on account of
tho lato hour at which it was handed
in, wo were unable to publish it in our
last issue. It is as follows:
HOHOONOVKIt'H A.VHWlIlt.
Umon. Oregon, Jan. 7, 18111.
Ewtoh Oriioon Scour:
Will you kindly inform tho editor of
tho Chronicle, through tho columns
of your paper, that 1 am greatly in
debted to him for hia genorously ex
tended oiler of tho columns of his pa
por to reply to a communication ap
pearing in the last issue of his paper,
reflecting on me. 1 hope, however,
that in as much as I have stolen noth
ing that 1 need do not ing more than
thank him lor his generous oiler.
In tho month of Ducembur, 181)0.
u gentleman, tho first letter of whoso
liniiiu is Samuel A. Pursul, was a can
didate for mayor of tho city' of Union
and at the election, 1 felt that tho in
terests of tho city would bo better sub
served by the election of his opponent.
I think if I should say nothing now
this would In a Millioient explanation
of tho mare's nest referred to, so far as
those who know mo are concerned.
But to tlioio who do not know mo 1
will s.iy that in Juno, 181)0, tho county
court, without my knowledge, made
nn appropriation of if 1,200 to purchase
and to straighten and grado tho
road from tho Union depot to tho town,
and appointed mo to Miporiutond tho
work and notified me of tho fact. 1
immediately drew the warrants and
made preparations to conunenuo to
work, but whon .1 mado inquiry about
tho Eornpers, 1 was informod that there
was u few days work yot to b done on
tho "Union railway and was nvkod to
wait until the eraHjrs could bfe uvd
in the commotion of the e,rade on that
TOad. Before the comj letioli of the
work on this gwdc, my hamwnng
canio on ud J was c.-injHll.d to . .it
that, which lusted eight or ton wevks.
Wlioti 1 was again ie,ti to eomnteneo
Work, thu'titHwtt "! ' 1 'i. ,' the
railroad tit uu 1 l ,,,v ,,a,i i,"
A'.
one of cr. 'in d.ubtiy icnsonof wh ih city and signed by nine-; cnths of the
fact 1 dot a mined that it would be as , representative citizens to whom it was
well to wait until spring, and now that presented, many of whom were Mr.
the completion of tho railroad at an j Schoonover's personal friends. They
early day is a settled fact, it is my in-, felt that if ho was clear of any base de
tention to commence work on the road j signs or intrigues ho could easily prove
as soon as I can possibly do so, econo
mically, unless tho people of Union
should say turn the money back, in
which case back it goes. But J know
and every man in Union knows that
when tho railroad is completed it will
be impossible to leave tho road in its
prosont zig zag form and operate it
and the railroad at the same time, to
say nothing of tho condition of the
land through which it passes.
This J think is all tho explanation
I have to make. 1 have been tho
county's agent for doing work on roads
that need heavy grade work, for many
years. Why not punch me up on
gome of tho others. Thero may bo
something wrong about some of them
You will find that I could not al
ways do tho work as soon as it might
have been done, by some one who had
less businoss of his own and more of
other people's to attend to.
K. HfJirOONOVKK.
Mr. Sclioonover has boon' a resident.
of this county for many years and has,
we believe, always bwine a good reputa
tion for voracity and honesty. Wheth
er ho has "fallen from grace" or not
wo leave our readers to decide from tho
forogo.ng. They are as able to judge
i- we are. If tho I.i Grande papers
think that fraud has been committed
they aro perfectly right in ventilating
the matter, for that is the most sacied
trust that falls to -journalism tho
righting of wrongs and guarding the
interests of tho people. Tin: Scout
has never failed in this yet when con
vinced that action was necessary. So
far as tho appropriation in question is
concerned we believed at tho time that
if tho road between this city and tho
depot could be straightened for that
amount of money it would be well ex
pended, for tho road gets very bad in
tho winter and would be crossed live or
six limos by the motor lino. In an
interview with Judgo Goodall on this
subject a few days ago ho said that
one of the conditions upon which the
appropiiation was made, was that tho
Hutchinson Bros, wero to build and
maintain a wiro fence on the south
side of the road tho entire length
through their land, as it was thought
this would prevent tho piling of snow
drifts across tho road. Wo fail to see
any mention of this, however, in the
journal entry copied above.
Tho La Grando Gazetto, with tho
narrowness for which it is noted, seems
to fco in this matter a villianous plot
to rob tho county, in which tho news
papers and all tho people of Union aro
implicated. Whatovor its opinion may
bo regarding the individual actors in
the ailair it is going too far in its in
sinuations against us and the people
of Union. It says:
Why should tho mat tor bo preserved
with such secrecy and every ellbrt put
forth to hush it up? Why did tho two
great conservators of public morals,
published at Union, say nothing of this
appropriation at the time it was mado,
and why do they not now demand that
the money be expended as originally
intended?
If tho editor of tho Gazette will look
at tho court proceedings published in
Tin; Scout at tho time issuo of June
tho 10th he will find that a full state
ment in regard to this appropriation
was published, also of tho appropria
tion of $000 made to grado around a
bend in Grando Hondo river above Hil
gard, to save the construction of two
bridges; the appropriation of $200 i.
Starkuy Prairie and $1500 in Eagle val
to assist the people of that valley in
opening up a road petitioned for by L.
lu Uolcomb and othors. The Gazette
will,plca&o not confound tho actions of
Tun Scout with those of the Republi
can across tho way, a concern in which
wo havo as little confidence as anyone
could have. Wo do not wish to bo
judged, or to have the people of Union
judged by anything it has said ordouo,
or may say or do in the future. Tin:
Scout does not "now demand that tho
money bo expended as oririnally in
tended," It has axpresicd no opinion
concerning it, being willing to lot the
county commissioners adjust the mat
ter according to their best judgment.
It is free to say, however, that sinoo tho
proposed motor line has been changed
to a regular railway on which steam
engines will be used, it doubts very
much tho advisability of constructing
tho wagpn ioail alongside of it.
No ouc in tho county need feign to
)h igiior.tnl of tlm appropriation being '
mail, for Tuts Si optjo it whlo pub- j
l.i i t at tli.-tune. i there is anything j
wn .11 to Mr. Si hoont i t's actions none j
u I lii mure allNitillt) to ft net it out
Ui oi tie pvsnle uf L'uwih Thw ib '
) roeu by the fuel that last Wick a pe
iiliou for i he county court to invetti
guu ihu matter was ciicuLUd in this
himself innocent; if guilty ho could
not be brought to time any too soon.
The result of this action on the part of
the people hero was that tho court
looked into the matter, and, as noted
in the court proceedings published
elsewhere in this paper, required Mr.
Sclioonover to furnish good and sulli-
cient bonds to do the work when or -
dercd by tho court, or to return the
money on demand. This bond Mr.
Sclioonover gave with W.T. Wiight as
surety.
Tiik city council, in obodienco to a
. revision in tho charter, notified The
Scoi t and Bopublican a short time
ago, that sealed bids for doing tho city
printing for the ensuoing year, would
bo received and awarded to the paper
that would do it the cheapest. Both
papers sent in bids which were opened
in the pretence of the council. The
members of that body not being famil
iar with the names of the different
size types and the printing terms used,
appointed a committee of three to in
vestigate the matter and report. That
committee wero either imposed upon
or made a mistake in their figures
some way, for they icported tho bids
wero very close, but slightly in favor of
thc Republican. The council, there
upon, awarded thc contract, to that
paper. Wo .no informed that in mak
ing up their report tho committee
figured up the pioposal of tlieBepubli
can on job printing which they al
lowed it to make, verbally, after ascer
taining our bid, a proceeding that is
without precedent. But, permitting
thoir verbal bid to stand and giving
thoni all possible allowance, the bid
made by Tin: Scout is, at least, ono
half less than that made by the Repub
lican. We are willing to leave this
to any unprcdjudiced printer or news
paper man. In view of these facts we
respectfully ask tho council to recon
sider the matter at its next meeting.
We do not wish to believe that they
mean to intentionally do us an injus
tice. Si'i:AKi:it Ri:i:d remarks contempt
uously that the next house will be nn
aFseniblago of cranks, says the San
Pranclsco Examiner. It is true then a
gooil many remarkable ideas will find
expression among some of tho until
tored statesmen cast up by tho tidal
wave, but Mr. Becd need not look
askonco of them. Ifo will not find
among them all, from sub-treasury to
land mortgage scbeino a notion more
wildly fantastic than the idea that a
nation can tax itself rich.
Tun Parmer's Alliance is a protest
against the unequal distribution of the j
profits arising from labor in production.
A protest against these economic
methods which givo to labor a baro
living and mako capital tho benefici
ary of all life's pleasures and comforts.
It is a protest against forced economy,
debt and privation to tho producer,
and peace, plenty, happiness and pros
porty to tho non-producer. Alliance
Tribune.
WUM-'JI' uuxitJ-uui.. ju.lnumn
Oik farmers, very truthfully says
tho Advocate, are taking their first
lesson in learning to think for them
selves, as thoy have been paying rather
dear for tho whistle, they will take
lestbons and do their own thinking in
tho future, It is proved beyond any
successful contradiction that thoy can
think for themselves much cheaper
t'h a n to employ an export.
' 1 ' V
Wi: would earnestly urge tho people
of tho southern portion of tho county
to bo on thc alert and checkmate and
schemes put up by tho Bakor City
"jjjiouls" in their ellbrts to annox that
portion to Bakor county. Remon
strance.1 tliould bo circulated and sont
to our representatives in the legislature
without delay.
A avok: or cavtion.
In thU iik In every other locality where It Ii
known, there iuo liuiulnxli ot ihtmiiu who an
IdklliK Joy'n Veifotnblo guruiinrllln. To Uioo n
vrunt to wiy duo wont. lit nluo enwu out ot overy
tea It U oiteetiusMiocluo cures. Hat word comci
tousoocattoanlly of jcoplo who reiKirt that 11
oporaton too freely uou tho bowol. Wo want tc
call tho uttonttoiiot thoioto tho (net that they
aro not following tho r!utetl liistmclloits anil
aro taVinj too much of It, If It ncu too freely re
duce tho dose, never taklus nay more at nny tlmi
ttinu rauici easy nm! jwlect action. Keep tlili
Inlimvtlnii in mliul. mid Into It minilnrlv for a
whiuuuiddoiioiiudulgoiutootnmhsTcaiyfood i
anil wo will havo your ttMtlmoutal withlu a fort
night. If taken uuder thcwotsutdtUons It U nn
AlMolute euro for ludlfettlou, dymwla, ik'i
hsudarbci, oaniU;uiUon, fueooruiaioDtaud llvci
sad tiduay ilUimlart. 11 may bo Mkd how It
can jioatlbly ouro fco niauy nllntvutt. Hut thc re
mm I oltwr. All those trouUt arc the IcglttwtU
remit of Improper Uror ami Llducy notion or lav
, Haired dlfoMlvo ortant. Hi effboti upon thoM
fuuotloiu am a sitonUhtaii tt too medical
fraternity h to tu tuouuiul wtj ur dally
taUus it
"THE COUNTY COURT.
Record
of the Business Transacted at I
the January Term. I
Road petitioned for by A W Strange
ct al ; dismissed on account of indeli
nito description.
Bond petitioned for by George Laf
ferty et al ; same.
The reports of tho following road su
pervisors were duly approved and their
j claims allowed : C S Miller No
Graham, 1G; John Elliott, 17:
5; Jno
Bobert
j Cummins, IS; J W Minnick, 20;
J 11
I Gilkison, 27 ; A 1' Greener, 31 ; Dan F
j Moore, 28 ; L C Marley, 33; John O
j Micklcson, 37; II A Hansen, -11; WS
j Hamilton, 31; G G Gray, 7; D II Mc-
Waters, 39; D W Elledcc, 1: W G
roach,!; Jesso Imbler, 10; A Shaw, 12;
Jacob Hug, 11; Henry Grossman, 13;
John McCall, 3; John McCall, (deputy)
14; Charles Howell, 30; Bobert Priz
zell, 11;J1I Biggs, 30; John Alder
man, 29.
Bond petitioned for by J A Shafer
ot al ; dismissed.
County Clork Oliver ordered to draw
an entry instructing road supervisors
in regard to the now road law and to
forward a certified copy of the same to
each supervisor.
Liquor licenses granted to Ott Bros.,
of Island City, and Thorson it Co., of
Elgin, tho former for a period of one
year and the latter for six months.
Duncan McLean, of Island City, ap
pointed coronor to fill vacancy.
Arch Johnson appointed constable
of Union precinct.
Nelson Sclioonover was ordered to
hold the appropriation recently made
and turned over to him, for tho pur
pose of grading tho Union-Union depot
wagon road, subject to the order of tho
court, and to pay over tho same when
required by tho court; and further that
ho file with tho clerk a good and suffi
cient undertaking to faithfully perform
the trust thus conferred upon him. A
bond was given with W. T. Wright as
surety.
Clerk ordered to solicit bids for lining
the corridor of the jail with a sheeting
of steel to insure tho safekeeping of
prisoners.
Road petitioned for by LLHolcomb
ot al; tho conditional appropriation of
$150 heretofore made wasordercd paid
! as tho conditions wero complied with,
and it appearing that there was yet
' due the sum of $35 on road work the
j sumo was ordered paid by tho court.
, William Govor, the superintendent of
this road was settled with in full, -
i
i Two hundred names wero selected
' from tho tax roll to serve as jurors tho
! ensuing year.
Shorifl' mado his return on tho de-
linquent tax roll and tho same was or-
dercd returned to him with warrant re
i turnablo on tho first Monday in April.
I Bobert Buckman ordered to refund
t0 thc comity tho gHm of m imid tQ
,im out o tho C0llllty treasury for
damages by reason of county road pas
through his land, the supremo court
having decided that the alleged road is
illegal and does not exist.
Tho following persons wero appoint
ed to serve as road supervisors for tho
year 1S91. Tho respective numbers of
their districts aro set opposite their
names:
DW Elledgo... 1 Warier. Prazier. 23
Ed Mulholhind. 2;Thomas Shaw . . 21
E J Barker IVl, S Ivelsav 25
W G Peach . . .
C E Davis
II L Dougherty,
10 K Willard . .
Clark Oliver. . .
George Ackles.
Kd Gam
Bobt Prizzcll. .
I J A Tucker ....20
n'j B Gilkison . . .27
(i'Dan P Moore. 2S
7 Gbo Henderson 29
S'Chus IIowoll . . .30
OChas Olivor ....31
10 1) II awes 32
11 LCMarlev 33
A Shaw 12, Peter MoI)ouald.31
Jno Cantroll . . . 13 .1 W Lvtlo 35
Jacob Hug MiJas HRiggs. . . .30
Tlligginbotlmm Ift.Charles Wyatt. .37
J Graham Jr . . .10 W J Townley. . .3S
13 E Taylor . . . ,17A Thompson. . .39
Al Jveifor IS P G Strickland .-10
Stovo Connor. . .19 H A Hansen . . .dl
A Wilkinson . . .20 Wm Stafford. . .-12
W A Catos ... .21 Jas K Graham. .13
W T Martin. . . .22 Jno Rvnearton .41
GRAND
MASQUE BALL!
AT
WRIGHTS' HALL, UNION, OR.,
The Boat of Music and a Good Supper.
Prizes of Value Will be Given.
Tho city 'bus will run all night to
connect with trains, fur tho accomoda
tion uf Uioo from a disUnce.
j?Fuither particulars next week.
ON
Friday, Feb. 13, '31.
New FALL Goods.,
.lust Ueroivert at
S. C. MILLER'S.
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""Sliii-' '"XVI. Antique tt Mahogony
Parlor Suits in Mohair and Wool Plushes. A Pine Line of Up
holstered Chairs, Office and School Purniture,
CARPETS, M1RROES, ETC., ETC.,
In fact, cvcrythinirto be found In a first-class furniture store.
PICTURE FRAMES .Made to Order. A'?Xn SASH, U00RS
and BLINDS.
S.
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Our Entire Stock of
Eor Sale
-
Take advantage
Orders from a distnnco solicited and
mm mm
(Noar t to Court Houw.)
E. M. MITCHELL, Proprietor.
The best of accomodations for tho care ojf
jstogk. Charges Reasonable.
An Klpcnnt Assortment
HIl-Ii Novelties in
:5!i
Sot to he foil nil efcpwhcrc
in Ka.teru Oregon.
saw villain uui o ui to
largo stock of
C. jVIiTvLKR,
MAIN STItKKT,
1 nloii, Oregon
AKD-
tit Cost and
AT -
of thc opportunity.
promptly attended to.
JONES ItltOS., Union, Oregon.
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