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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1891)
Entered at the nontoffice at Union, Oregon, as itcond-clats mail matter. B. Chanoey, Editor and PnopRiETon. IIATK8 or MJIlBCHirTION. One copy, one year i JW One copy, six months 1 w One copy, three months " Invariably Gih in Advance. If hi chance tubfcriptions are not aid till end of year, two dollars will be charged. Hates of advertising made known on ap plication. IWCorrespondence from nil parts of the country solicited. THURSDAY, JULY .10. 1891. KMTOKIAL NOTUS. Thk official explanation of the deficit is that it will bo converted into n sur plus as soon as the surplus comes in Tun tinware mud this year will cost the people who use it from fifteen to twenty millions more than it would but for the McKinloy tariff. Hbhk js a picture for the people of nil countries to consider: During tho 19 years of his life the Prince of Valea has drawn 1G.J million dollars from tho public treasury of Great Britain and his debts, it is said, now amount to about 8 millions. No wonder tho English colonics are hot thrifty. EX-I'HKSIDKNT Cl.HVKfjANI), it is said, has promised Governor Campbell of Ohio that ho will make six speeches in the ponding campaign in that stato. Jf this bo so it will give tho ox-prcsi-dent a splendid opportunity to disa buse tho public mind as to his views on tho silvor question. Cleveland has boon misundoMtood. Govkuxok Cami'Iikli. has declared his purpose to muko tho light in Ohio for his ro-oloction on tho tariff alono of all national issues. Ho and McKinloy do not materially differ on tho silver coinage question, neither are their re spective parties in Ohio harmonious in regard to it, but thoy aro squarely op posite on tho tariff issue, and it is ono that could not bo avoided if so desired. It is small manufacturing plants that pay. Thoy aro less affected by hard times. In oomparison with largo coucorns tho same amount of capital invested in small plants furnishes em ployment to more than twico tho number of men. Tho number of such ontorprisja that a city could secure is practically unlimited. Any man of energy and good common sense with a fow thousand dollars could invest in :v business of this kind with profit to himself and benefit to othors. Thuro are hundreds of such chances. Wi5 aro not surprised at tho wind bag subscribing liberally to tho fair fund or anything else. Such fellows aro always ready to make a "spludgo," and blow of their liberality. Wo have had thorn hero in Union always ready to subscribe, but never ready to pay. If tho wind bag makes a "grand, swooping, first-class success" of tho Grando Hondo Yalloy Agricultural Society, it will bo tho first thing in which ho over succoodod, and wo havo a uhromo to present him upon proof of his success in any undertaking dur ing his life. "Tiik intellectual runt of Tho Scout" seoms to bo worrying tho wind bag considerably from tho manner in which it pull's and blows each week. Such small matters should not trouble him. But tho fact is Tin: .Scout has probably been "twitting on facts," which causes him to writhe and squirm in this manner, From tho very first ho has boon at loss for some thing to Bay whereby ho thought ho could injure us, and last week showed his utter inability by resorting to per sonal abuse and a re-hush of a lot oi trash which formerly appeared in tho Kopublican hero in regard to our being expelled trom the fire company. If this gives him any satisfaction lot him continue. It does not injure us in tho least. It is sometimes tho case where a town has too many natural advan tages, and wo fear this has boon tho caso with Union; that the citizens becomo dormant and depend entirely on ouUido capital to build up tho town. OI course it would bo hotter for proiMjrty owners to havo outsido capital couio in ami build up tho town mid enhance the valuo of thoir real ctutor without finy ollbrt on thoir part, but boinetimes it is a long time coming. Capitalists hero must show h disposition to invest in maufactur lng IndiutrlcH iu order to induce out iJilem. Thuro It a good opening hero for nmiiy Industrie and if our citizens will wily Uko tho proper coumj they out U MMMUt!, W mutt ivot mnuln law. "H'B KII,Li: A 1IKAK." The insignificant snipo of the Whangdoodlo has remained silent for some time past, but he now thinks ho Hees another opportunity to praise himself for tho "good work" ho has done. Ho has from timo'to time been telling what ho was doing in the way of public enterprise, etc. It is really, amusing to hear him, and ono who was not acquainted with him would think ho w .s a man of great importance to tho town, and was building woolen mills, flour mills, school houses, water works, etc. If the poor fellow only knew just how much he is assisting in building up the town, -in the minds of the people, ho would take a tumble; but ho must bo praised, and if no one else will. do it ho can do it himself. His talk re minds us of tho story of a man and his boy who went hunting and killed a bear. Tho boy did not assist his fathor in slaying tho animal, but in relating their experience always in formed his hearers that "we killed a bear." So with Davis; a great deal of corresponding in regard to tho woolen mill and other enterprises has boon 'done through the board of trade, of which organization ho was secretary. In this way ho was, of course, ac quainted with what was going on. .Mr. Eaton has been corresponding with woolen mill men, directly and through tho board of trade, for soino time, and now tho prospects are very favorable that Union will soon havo a woolen mill. To hear Davis talk, one would think that ho was the solo in stigator of tho enterprise, when tho truth is ho has only done a little cor responding at tho request and under tho direction of othor parties. Oh yes, "wo killed a bear." This same bump of self conceit is ono of tho directors of tho school dis trict, and whon tho now school build ing is erected will no doubt say "wo built it." Ho has already built a flour ing mill, and whon ho gets in his water works, and tho woolon mill erected, ho will havo dono wonders. But lot us seo how much all these en terprises aro going to cost. It takes somo monoy to do all this. In tho first place, how much money has ho in tho Hour mill? Not a cent. How much taxes does ho pay towards build ing the school houso? Probably 1.50. How much will tho water works system cost him? Probably not a cont. These enterprises will, when complotod, coat about as follows: Flour mill 20,000.00 Sohool houso 15,000.00 Water works 20,000.00 Woolen mill JiO.OOO.OO Total : $105,000.00 Contributed by Davis (wind) l(M,998.r0 Contributed by Davis (taxes) probably 1.50 Total $105,000.00 Oh yes, "wo killed a bear." Tin-: Scout has been fully apprised of matters iu regard to tho woolon mill and tho purchase of tho water power for tho same, by Mr. Eaton, and wo will say right hero that Mr. Wright had just about as much to do with tho purchaso of tho Blakesleo water power as Davis did in regard to securing tho woolon mill enterprise. Ho merely wrote a fow letters for Mr. Eaton to ascertain what tho power could bo purchased for, and whon tho company wroto that thoy would take ifll.OOO for it, ho urged Mr. Eaton to take it at that price. Mr. Eaton did not feel warranted in paying this much and made an oiler of $2,000. Another lottor was written and tho company agreed to take $2,500. This time Mr. Wright urged him strongly to take tho property at this price. Mr. Eaton instructed Mr Wright to notify them that if thoy wanted $2,000 to make out tho deed and tho money was ready for thorn. In a fow days tho deed came and Mr. Eaton now owns tho property. How much did ho save by purchasing through Mr. Wright? Not a cent; but if ho had listoned to his. advice would havo paid $1,000 more thau what tho property was purchased for. The "great busi ness tact and ability" ws on Mr. Eaton's part, who is a live and public spirited citison working for tho best interests of tho town. So far as assistance iu a financial way to publio enterprises is concerned, tho oditor of Tin; Scour has made no boast of it, but has put up more mon ey than over did tho editor of tho Uepublioan, and whon ho insinuate that wo have opined any publio en terprise, ho simply does not toll tho truth. hitting m:i;iii:i, A gentlomon from tho South, per haps u Confederate toldier, who wan In attetnluuce at the odltonul i-oiiven (ion ill till Oil'. VUltwl J'aijjO after wards, and the Argus in an interview has him relate that whilo at St. Paul a soldier of tho Sixth Minnesota, in a somewhat imitating way, reminded him that "wo 'tins licked you 'uns, after all." Tho retort was that whilo that was true tho North lost tho flower of its army, and about all not killed were crippled, ns shown by tho enor mous pension list. The Argus thought tho reply good. Judging from this criterion, tho history of tho world will afford no parallel to the physical impairment caused by tho war. It would seem that thorc could bo few survivors of tho army not on the pension roll or among tho appli cants. Yet one has but to look about almost any community to note that the old soldiers aro exceedingly nu merous among tho prosperous and wealthy citizens. It is reasonable that they should have a larger sharo than others of their time in tho good things of life, as they were the most alert and vigorous of the young men of tho land in the war time. It is be lieved that a much larger proportion of them have acquired property than of those who did not volunteer when tho nation needed soldiers. It is not to be presumed that many of these who havo been so fortunate in busi ness and affairs have sought tho pen sion. Yet tho nation is paying pensions at tho rato of $121,000,000 a year. Commissioner Itaum is reported so dissatisfied with tho slowness of the growth of the pension loll that ho has made a high resolve to add 350,000 more names for original cases before the year is out. It has seemed to out siders that tho grist being turned out in tho pension mill was not a meager ono. Its outlay now exceeds tho cost of tho maintenance of any European army, and tho date of its maximum is a matter of remote conjecture. Still, there would bo littlo dissatisfaction if tho rills from tho national treasury habitually ran into legitimate chan nels. No ono would haggle over almost any expenditure needed for tho comfort and welfare of tho meritorious. It is tho multiplication of costly frauds and tho rewarding of thoso who never earned tho gratitude of tho nation that chafes. Tho New York Herald, which has made tho matter a subject of much detailed inquiry, and has ex posed many frauds, insists that not less than one-third of tho pension money should bo kept in tho treasury. Congressman Tamsey, of Kansas City, a Union soldier who was riddled with rebel bullets, says tho pension business is full of abominations, and must be thoroughly overhauled by tho next congress. It will bo a task of great difficulty to root out tho frauds with out annoyanco to tho deserving, as it is hard to pull up big weeds among tho grain without uprooting some of tho latter. A decado ago the pensions called for but $50,000,000, and honest soldiers woro satisfied. Now it is $12:1,000,000, and no man can tell whon it will stop growing. In tho in terest of thoso who should havo this aid, tho sifting process should be in stituted. It should bo a roll of honor. St Paul Globe. TAllIFF IX A NUTSHKI.I.. Hon. John Young Brown, in an address delivered in Kentucky a fow days since, punctured tho tariff" baloon to tho full satisfaction of his largo audioncc. "What is tariff?" ho asked. "Sup pose 1 could manufacture hero in Hart county millions and millions of woolen hats and sell thorn at a profit by placing tho figure at $2 each. A man in Great Britain, say, could man ufacture tho samo and sell them at tho samo price. If there woro no tariff he could ship his goods hero and enter into competition with mo. That would be fair, and tho trado would bo open to all. But there is a tariff on wool of 70 per cent, and tho foreigner who would want to sell his hats horo would havo to sell them at $!l.-10 in order to make a profit. This tariff of 70 por cenl allows Brown to sell his hats at $3 and tho competitor is shut out. Now, who gets that dollar? It doesn't go into tho pocket of tho gov ernment, but it docs go into the pocket of Brown, and tho multitude who buy hats aro out just that much." A better illustration of how tho massos aro robbed to enrich tho mil lionaire manufacturers is seldom given. vfoor. in rouTius. MoKinloy aimed to make tho wool growers of Ohio solid for his sort of lolitical people. Ho allowed them to name tho figure thoy would havo in tho taritl'. Thoy woro taught to bo liovo that all thoy needed to bring hotter price to thorn was to raise tho ilutliM on foreign wool. Thoy woro given their doumwd, ami (should bo Ikappy. They are now getting Into imuM Itictr Jlrfl crop under the Mc Kinley fertilization, and in tho place of tho larger prices they find tho de mand dull and tho prices some cents per pound less than when the bill was passed. In consequence these disap pointed wool growers came to tho re cent republican convention loud in complaint. McKinloy and his crowd heard their complaints, and generous ly promised them to put tho tariff on wool still higher. It would seem as if it might occur to them that a remedy that aggravated tho troublo would not be tho judicious means to tako in larger volume. They nrc, however, promised that when tho republicans get possession of all parts of tho gov ernment tho duty on foreign wools 6hall bo mado prohibitory. Boston is tho chief wool market, and tho reports of a local paper put Ohio wool two cents'a pound lower than last year, and tho sales 12 per cent less. Tho increased rates on foreign wool have ombarrasscd tho manufacturers and diminished consumption. They aro driven to make all-wool cloths with littlo of tho sheep product. A trade publication with opportunities for ob servation says that shoddy, cotton, cow's hair, and other cheap things do large duty in tho composition of what Summers -RETAILERS OF- Shelf Hardware, Cutlery, Farmers' Steel Goods, Pumps, Saws, Wedges, Sledges, etc. Agent for Charter Oak Stoves. A Full Equipped TIN SHOP Is run In Connection with our Store. SSWe make a Specialty of this Line. Call and see us. SUMMERS & LAYNE. one door south of Jnxcox's store, Union, Or. geo. zb-a.i:r,:d, Dealer in Variety "P." Tobacco, Cigars. ant All Oris of Fruit, Candies, Nuts, Novels, Fishing Tackle, etc. BARBER SHOP In Connection. 1-30-tf. First door north Centennial hotel, Union, Or. 0" "OFFINBERRY, V V Union, Oregon, Curries a full line of all kinds of Harvesting Machinery and Agricultural Implements, Traction Engines and Vibrator Threshers. I will sell as cheap as any dealer in tho valloy. J. A. BBLL, House Painter Paper Hanger. All Kinds of Graining Neatly Done UNION, OREGON. J OB p Tho facilities having been increased by tho addition of a fino assortment of now tyjo and a largo invoice of tho finest papors and niatorial, is now batter prepared to executo ' tie-ob finest woirk: on short notice. Call at onco if you want anything in tho way of Letter Heads, - Dill Heads, Shipping Tags, Legal Blanks, rosters, Constitutions, PRICES REASONABLE. riPr&ttUfaoUa Guaranteed In Kvery Instance. Orders by Mail Promptly AtUmdiid to Addrts TIIK OJtKUON BPOIT. Union, Oregon, aw palmed off as all-wool. This kind of goods is sold at tho old prices, while the genuine article has advanced. Tho fact of tho mutter seems to bo tliat tho moro of tho imported wool tho manufacturers can obtain tho more of the home article they will uso to mix with it. A reduction of duties or free wool would be worth moro to the Ohio wool growers. It would stimulate the manufacture, and con sequently Add to tho demand for home wool. It is to tho interest of tho wool growers of this countrv to havo the woolen manufactures developed by absence of restrictions on now ma terial. The manufacturers of woolen goods have discovered that it was a blunder to abate their demand for free raw material or lower duties in considera tion of the additions to the rates on imported goods. Tho secretary of their association on the passage of tho McKinloy bill gleefully declared that "out of "the nettle danger they had I plucked the flower of safety for their ' industry." The nettle is still there and tho flower is fading. Their organs admit that they are getting into trouble. The number of idle looms is increasing constantly, and uncertainty and hesitation mark the trade. They are not gettine tho assets they looked for out of the increased taxation of tho people. St. Paul Globe. & Layne 3-2G-tf RINTING! Circulars, Rusinoss Cards, Envelope!, Soaiuty Cards, RoualpUi, Visiting Cards. Tlakota, Wedding Cards, faUitotnonts, Rail Programs, I)ylaws, Rriofs. SHKltlFF'S SAI,1 NTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT bv virtue of an execution issued out ' of the Honorable Circuit Court of the Stato ! of Oregmi for Union county, bearing date the 20th day of June, 1891, tome directed i and delivered, upon a judgment entered i therein on Uie 9ih day of February, 1S91, 1 which judgment was enrolled and docketed I in the Clerk's olllee of said Court in said ' County on the 21st day of February. A. I). : 1891. wherein I'. C. f'olllnbrrry and Bert i Colllnberry are plaintiffs and T. It. Irwin is ' defendant, for tho .tun of Thirty-nine and 1 13-100 Dollars, with Interest thereon at tho 1 rate of por rent per annum from the 9th dav of February. 1S91, and costs. I have I levied upon the following described real 1 estate Minuted in Union Countv. Oregon. 1 to-wit: hot- '-. 3 and I and KV4 of NWVf ! sec. i. Tp. 8 .South. II -JOE. W. M. and j of SE M Sec. 32, Tp. 7 South, It. 40 E. YV. . ami ijv virtue oi said execution ami levy, I will sell at public auction at tho court house door in Union, Union County, State of Oregon, on Saturday tho 22ml day of August, 1891. at 2 o'clock p. m. of said day. all the right, title and interest of. in and to the above dercribed premises that the said defendant, T. 15. Irwin, bad there in on tho 21st day of February. 189t. or lias since acquired, to satisfy said judgment, interest and accruing costs. Terms of sale: Cash tome in band in U. S. gold coin. Dated at Union this the 18th day of July, 1891. J.T. BOLLES. Sheriff. Teachers KxaiuinnUon. Notice is hereby given that for the pur pose of making nn examination of all per sons who may offer themselves as candidates for teachers of the schools of this county, the county school superintendent thereof will holdiipublic examination at Union, Or., commencing at 1 o'clock Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1S91. Dated this 20th day of July. 1801. II. S. STBANGE, County School Superintendent, Union County, Oregon. td MINING NOTICE. Union County, Oregon, April 10, 1S01. To William II. Fowler, or to his heirs, ex ecutors, administrators or assigns: YOU AI113 IIKKKHYNOTIFIED THAT X we have expended S200.00 in labor and improvement upon the Forest Queen Lode, situated in Granite Mining District, Union county, Oregon, in order to hold said premises undor tho provisions of sec tion 2321 llevised Statutes of the United States, beiiiL' the amount required to hold the same fortlie vcars ending Deceniber31st 1889. and December 31st. 18D0. to-wit: the of sum $100. during eacli of said years, and if, within ninety days after the first publica tion of tins notice, you or your personal representatives fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure nsaco owner, your interest in said claim will be come th"o property of the subscribers under said section 2321. J. T. FYFEU. JNO. IIAKLBY. GEO. W. PKKKIXS, As Executor of Estate of llufus Perkins, Deceased. 4-ic J. ii. Mcdonough. NOTICH TO COSTKACTORS. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the County Court of Union County up to noon Augusts, 1S91, for the construction of a bridge over Cath erine creek about six miles north of Union on the new road recently opened. Tho bridge to be either one span of 80 feet Pratt truss iron and wood combination on pilo abuttmcnts, or a bridge of two spans on pile abuttmcnts, or framed bents. All framing timbers to be good, straight grained red fir. Let plans, specitications and strain sheets ccrompany each bid. IJy order of the Countv Court. TUltNEK OLIVER, County Clerk. SHKKIt'F'S SALH. "VfOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT L by viitueof an execution issued out of tho Honorable Circuit Court of the Stato of Oregon, for Union county, bearing date the lsth day of July. 1891, tome directed and delivered, upon a judgment entered therein on the 27th day of May, 1891, wherein Barbara (iroth is plaititifl'und Ja cob Uroth is defendant, for the sum of Two Hundred Dollar.-., and the further sum of Forty and 21-100 Dollar for costs and dis bursements, which Judgment was enrolled and docketed in the clerk's otlice of said court on the 29th day of May, 1891, com manding nie that out of the personal prop erty of the defendant herein, Jacob Groin, or if sullicient can not bo found, then out of the real property belonging to said defend ant in my county, on or alter the 29th day of May, 1891, 1 pay and satisfv the sum of Two Hundred Dollars, and the further sum of Forty and 20 100 Dollars costs and dis bursements of and upon this writ. By virtue of said writ r.nd command I have levied upon the following described real estate (no personal property being found) situated in Union countv, Oregon, to-wit: Tho N of the NW'4 ami theSEji of NWK and the tiW'H of NEJ4 of Sec. 33, Tp. 1 North, of Bange -10E. W. M. situated in Union county, Oregon, and bv virtue of said execution and levy, I will soil at pub he outcry at the court house door m Un ion, Union county, Oregon, on the 22nd day of Aug., 1891, at 2 o'clock p. m. of said day. all the right, title and interest in said above described real estato that tho said defend ant had on or after the 9th dav of May. 1891, or sullicient thereof to satisfy said judgment, costs, disbursements and accru ing costs. Terms of sale: Cash to me in hand in U. b. gold coin. Dated at Unicu thi the 22nd dnv of July, BOLLKS.'Sherill. By. U . R. UsiiBit. Deputy. 7-23 .siii:i:iri-s MAi.i:. "MOTICK IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT l by virtue of an execution and order of sale issued out of the Honorable Circuit Court of the Suite of Oregon for Union County, bearing date the Sth day of Juno, 1891, and to mo directed and delivered, up on a judgment and decree of foreclosure and sale of heretofore attached property entered on the 18th day or Mav, 1891, wherein J, H. Rinehart & Son aro plaintiffs andU. W Mcintosh is defendant lor the sum of One Hundred and Twcntv-nine and 15-100 Dollars, with interest thereon at tho rate of 10 per cent per annum from the 18th day of Mav, 1891. ami tho further sum of rhirtv Dollars attorney fee, and Thirty-live and 10-100 Dollars for costs and disburse ments, which Judgment was enrolled and docketed In the clerk's olllee of said court on the i 29th day of .May, 1891. and ordering the salo of tho following described hereto fore attached real estato, to wit: All tho right, title, interost ami claim that the de fendant, (. W. Mcintosh, had on tho 22nd day of March, lMil, or has since acquired in ami to tho following doscribed real es-. ;nte, o wit: Lots (1) one and (2) two in Block (11) eleven In Coggan' Addition to the town of La Grande In Union county, Oregon. Now, therefore, undor and by virtue of Hid execution and order of sale a aforesaid. I will li at nubile auction at the IVllirt Itfkl,.. .In... ... , .... " uvui ni i;i,iuil. I mull uuiiiiij, Oregon, on Tueduy the &sth day of July, 1 Mil M I l ..t..l..l- .. ... M - -II . ... .11 t. A right, title, Inienwi and claim that tho said ililmiiUnt il u' u..i..... i. i.m.i tlm 2m1 day of March, loai, or since acipilrrd oi u. io urn uikjvo iltoerlhod real estate, i satisfy alii judginunt, uM, cost, disburse menu ami liiturost m nf,,r,i.,i,i umi accru ing cnt lirius of sal.- i a.li to ma In bund a gold o.-in of H e I nu! Miute. JUn U,i .'..j .) of J dim im ) Jluf LI S M,enit of i nfoDi ( '.luniy, Orrfou.