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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
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now tyjo and a largo invoice of tho finest papors and niatorial, is now batter
prepared to executo '
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Letter Heads,
- Dill Heads,
Shipping Tags,
Legal Blanks,
rosters,
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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.
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Envelope!, Soaiuty Cards,
RoualpUi, Visiting Cards.
Tlakota, Wedding Cards,
faUitotnonts, Rail Programs,
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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
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" 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.