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known on application.
Correspondence from nil parts of the country
FOMCllt'd.
Tick new Auatrnlinn ballot law re
cently passed in this state will receive
its first general trial at the elections
next June. The first experience will
be rather an awkward ono perhaps to
many. There are many little details
which, while they may be simplo
enough after a littlo practice, may
seem quite complicated at the first
trial.
WHY IS IT?
THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 1891.
A Word to our Patrons.
Kver ulnee tho establishment of Tiik Hcout wo
hAVO been very lenient with our subscribers,
relying on them to pny when most convenient
to themselves, and wo arc pleased to say a mil
Jority.of them have responded very regularly
every year. Ily this menu wo nave neon eu
nblcd to carry on our business without any
particular trouble, but there are a number who
fchlom, if ever, resond to the numerous cans
which linvobccn made through these columns
for the necessary "stuH" money which is
ery essential in conducting the newspaper, tis
well as any other legitimate business-n fuct
which tome seem to forget.
Tiik Scout is not a charitable institution and
enly akKofits patrons what is honestly duo it
upon subscription and advertising accounts
and this we must have. To those who have re-,
(ponded regularly we lire greatly obliged: but
why should others equally able to pay lag
behind? You have received tho paper regularly
from year to year and wo trust you have been
pleased with Its weekly visits. Wo now call
upon you to remuueratu us for time and money
oxicnded lu thus furnishing you with tho pu
er and trust you will lespond without further
notico and trouble on our part. If you are re
reiving the paper ami arc not satisllcd that it is
worth fl.ro n year to you, please inform its of
the fact and wo will stop sending It. Wo have
endeavored to publish a paper worthy of the
public putronage, and have fitrnlhhed it to you
iitn very low price. It now only remains fori
you to show your appreciation of our olI'ortH by
rcsKuding at (nice.
We will placu tho limit for which these ac
counts must Ik) suttlod nt November 1st, and all
partlen who nre owing us ou advertising, or one
year's subscription, must settle by that date,
if tho accounts nre not paid thuy will bo placed
In the hands of mi attorney for immediate col
lection. Thanking our patrons for past favori, and
soliciting a continuance of the same, we remain
Yours Most Respectfully,
Tim: l'lnu.isitnu.
Tin: citizens of western Kansas arc
about closing a contract with Professor
Melbourne to water some 2,000,000
acres of farms at 10 cents an acre for
the sea on. This is cheap enough,
surely, and at the satno time it is very
remunerative to Mr. Melbourne; but
how arc they going to decide whether
it is tho professor or Jupiter Fluvius
that docs tho watering?
"lv there is a man in this audience,"
exclaimed Gov. Campbell, "whoso
wages have been increased by the
McKinlcy bill, let him stand up
And no man stood. There is no such
man in the United Stales of America.
Out of G3,000,000 people there is not
one man who has realized the promises
of McKinlcy in one cunt's addition to
the wages he is receiving, though
millions of dollars have been added to
tho cost of tho necessaries of life.
Nashville American.
Tiik assessor of Astoria returns Spll,
000,000 more property in that city
alone than tho county assessor returns
for tho citv and countv combined.
It is said President Harrison coh
tributed tfiiOO to the republican cam
paign fund in Now York. Ho is evi
dently of tho opinion that it is a use
less expenditure.
TiCKCtK was taken to tho insane
asylum tit Salem Thursday evening,
says the East Orcgonian, Mrs. K. G.
Patten, from Sunnyside. Her hus
band is filso crazy, and was taken
there with her. He has been trying
to work tho mind cure on hci, and as
a result the reason of both has been
dethroned Tho ttato asylum, which
already consumes half of the revenue
of the state, is daily increasing its
number of patients, thoro being today
over 720, more than at any provious
time..
Democratic clubs. bhotild bo organ
ized in this county. ,Thoy aro spring
ing up all over the State, and through
them the proper organization of tho
party for tho coming campaign can be
made.
Tin: Riverside Press and the Sun
Eranciseo Bulletin, both republican
papers, have discovered, by sending
correspondents to the Tomescal mine,
that it is not being worked at all, and
that litis is in order to raise the price
of foreign tin.
s tho city election in Indianapolis,
(Harrison's home) last week, tho dem
ocrats gained a sweeping victory,
electing tho whole ticket by from IfiOO
to !1000 mojoiity. This is tho second
time tho democrats havo curried tho
city in twenty-live years, and is significant.
Tiik lloston Journal thinks that
with tho large democratic majority in
the next House, "it is certain that
thoro will be continuous and colossal
blundering." That may bo so. Hut
if it is more colossal than the blunder
ing of Mr. Heed's majority in tho last
congrcsB, which caused tho unprece
dented overturn of last November, it
will bo a marvel, indeed,
Wcckn an olibostablised woekly
newspaper in Delawaro was absorbed
by n rival, a few years ago, it was dis
covered that a family of Scotch Pres
byterian farmers, named liankin, had
boon taking tho newspaper continu
ously for ono hundred years. Tho
llnnkins were a hit nonplused at tho
change, but tho head of tho family
promptly subscribed for tho victorious
rival, and is probably still taking it.
"Tho Scout has purchased tho linker
Iteveillo'a old cylinder printing press."
ltopublicau,
Tho above paragraph is self explan
atory, Tho ltopublicau is evidently
worrieil ou account of Tun Soour'H
improvements and tries to infer that
tho press which wo recently put in is
an old concern and does not amount
to much. Tho fact is tho pres ha
not been In use any longer than the
Hepubliean pi ess and coot now about
three times a much. It is (ho llncut
wild moot contly press thU ldu of tho
JJlue mountain, Tho thing iihii
which the Itepiihllcun ii printed would
mi be eUwkl it printing prew nloiig.
Aktf j(,
It is not to bo wondered at that
Baker county is continually attempt
ing to steal a large slice of Union
county's territory. Tho state is going
to sue that county for delinquent taxes
some of which have been due wince
187JJ. Tho amount duoia i?12,2 1 5.19.
In no year since I87IJ has sho paid
her tuxes in full and it is no wonder
that sho wants to acquire more taxable
property. We aro of the opinion,
however, that it will bo a cold day
when linker county becomes possessor
of tho southern end of this countv.
Elgin Heeorder.
An eastern writer in speaking of
"tho prospect of a good price in pota
toes suy.s that next spring will proba
bly bring a demand for western
potatoes that hits not been felt for
soveml years. Potatoes should there
fore bo well housed and kept ready
for an emergency. This is all right ;
the east can pay just as hign a price
as it wishes for potatoes, and if it
wants good ones the place to get thorn
is right hero in Orogon and Washing
ton. Tho .'armors of these two states
would just as goon get .$1 oriJUoO
per bashel for their potatoes next
spring as to sell them this fall for from
25 to 00 cents.
In loss than two weeks tho Novem
ber elections will have taken place
and tho results thereof he known. A
great contest is being waged by the
democracy in Ohio, Iowa, Massachu
setts and Pennsylvania, though against
tremendous odds, especially as the re
publicans are straining every nerve
ami spending millons ol dollars to bo
successful. All are hitherto reliable
republican states in presidential years,
but many predict n democratic victory
in some of them. The Times is not
so sanguine, however, If tho democ
racy carries any of them it will bo just
so much of a gain, and a big one, too.
It has everything to win and nothing
to lose in those states. Jacksonville
Times.
vhi:at l'ltunuoTiON.
Among the groat wheat-ruising
stares as given in the advance sheets of
the monthly report of the agricultural
department, Oregon and Washington
stand at the top notch.
In the yield per aero for wheat Ore
gon and Washington stand two and
one-half and three bushels per acre
above tho general average, it being
fifteen bushels. This fifteen bushels
is three bushels abovo the average for
tho years from 1SS0 to 1SU0 inohuive,
making Oregon's yield of tho country
per acre, and Washington's still fur
tlier above.
Tho averuRO of Oregon per nero for
wheat U seventeen and uuu-hulf Lin.li'
eU per aero, or two and one-half Inuh
uU above the general average. The
average of Washington U eighteen
biuliuW or thr'o IhuIioU abovo the
country in gtfiwftl,
There seems to be a persistant de
siro ou the part of a few individuals of
this city to keep up a constant talk
and ill feeling in regard to the Sum
mers affair, and sotno go so far as to
intimate that Mrs. Summers met her
death by foul means. Such parties
are too cowardly to come out and plain
ly state by whose hands and by what
means the lady met her death. The
fact is they have no ground for think
ing that she camo to her death by any
other means than tho facts brought
out by tho coroners jury. The con
tinued talk and newspaper comments
in regard to tho affair is only for tho
purpose of creating an ill feeling nnd
injuring certain parties in business
hero. It is not natural for a paper like
the Orcgonian, printed three hundred
miles from here and wholly unac
quainted with the facts, to be continu
ally stirring up the matter and urging
the grand jury to investigate tho case
at the next term of court, unless aided
and urged to do so by parties from this
section. Such reports and comments
are an insult to tho coroner's jury and
the physicians who investigated the
matter.
Tick Scout would not attempt to
question the finding of a jury who was
in session about two days giving a
thorough investigation of tho cause of
the dcatli of Mrs. Summers or any one
else. They were sworn to do their
duty, and surely did not sign a docu
ment against their will. Besides the
verdict of the jury was corroborated
by two competant physicians who also
made a thorough examination of tho
dead body. One of tho proprietors of
tho Pepublican was a member of the
Coroner's jury nnd signed tho verdict,
yet it can be plainty seen that that
paper is trying to create an ill feeling
in regard to the matter. Tho linker
City Democrat of Oct., 2Urd. says:
Persons who have recently visited
Union say that there is a general feeling
in the community that the deatli of
Mis. Summers has not been properly
investigated and many are outspoken
in tlieir belief that the ladv was tho vic
tim of foul plnv. The newspapers of
tho town havo beon entirely too reti
cent on the subject and if there is evi
dence showing that the woman did
not commit suicide and that suspicion
falls upon any person as her murderer
they should make every effort to bring
tin? guilty to justice. The liepublican
intimates that all is not right in the
following: "Nearly over paper in tho
northwest has commented upon tho
mysterious death of Mrs. Summers and
almost without oxception Uko issue
with the coroner's jury roport. They
think tho matter should be investigated
by the grand jury."
So far as Tiu: Scout being "entirely
too roticont" is coneorned, it is not
our desire to keep the matter contin
ually before the people. Wo have too
much respect for tho romaining family
and friends of the deceased to keep
the matter constantly before them.
We think they have already had
enough burden to bear without boing
harranged with newspaper comments
every week in regard to the sad a flair,
and wo would not now mention it only
in justice to them, their friends and
the coroner's jury who investigated tho
matter. If M. 1 Davis or any other
member of tho coroner's jury was not
satisfied witli tho investigation, he had
no business to sign tho verdict If ho
is satisfied with the verdict ho should
hereaftor refrain from from publishing
such items as is referred to above by
the Domocrat.
Tho mon comprimising tho coroner's
jury aro honorable and respected citi
zons of Union, who were sworn to do
thoir duty, and after a thorough in
vestigation aro cortainly better ablo
to judgo than tho Orcgonian or any
other outsido papor.
Besides this, Chas. F. Hyde, district
attorney, was present with his deputy,
H. J. Slater, both competent and
honorable officials, and there for tho
purposo of scoiug and undertaking to
find out if a crime had been com
mitted and after investigating tho caso
to that extent that all of the evidence
surrounding the caso had been ex
hausted, they with tho coroner's jury
said, it is 81MCIDK.
Let tho grand jury investigate tho
matter, Let them sift and sever. It
is something that those most inter
ested desire to have done.
Tho unfortunate death is lamented
by all; but that spirit that would lay
murder at tho door of an innocent
party and one most bereaved, without
cause, is treading upon dangerous
ground. To tay that tho press of
Eastern Oregon, as the Orcgonian has
said, are too reticent upon tho matter,
is to say that Eastern Oregon is made
up of criminals or those that would
hide and conceal the perpetration of
crime and endorse tho same by silence.
If tho oiiouiiistancos in this ease,
which huvo been closely wutohed and
looked after by Wmo fcprennllng Tiik
Hiroirr, shown (ho leant cuiue or provo
tuition (or lurthrr Investigation, it
would havo eaid so. j
As it is, knowing the circumstances, i
knowing tho coroner's jury, knowing i
the strict investigation had, and all J
other circumstances surrounding tho
caso we only havo to say: That what i
could have been done has been done, j
Unprejudiced minds arc satisfied.
ItUILI) GOOD JtOAIlfe,
The farmers complain of the
amount of their taxes, but they seldom
complain of tho bad roads in the vi
cinity of their farms. They think
their taxes arc burdensome, but it sel
dom occurs to them that bad roads
nre more burdensome. A farmer who
pays taxes to the amount of $100
pays as a rule, twice that sum, aunu
ally for repairs of damages to harness
and farm vehicles and for extra feed
for his mules and horses. Horses and
mules which pull heavy loads over
bad roads require much more feed
than those which are in use where
roads aro good, and they become worn
out much sooner. A horse in con
stant use on good roads will bo service
able several years longer than one
used on bad roads.
The fanners seldom think of tho
cost of bad roads to them, but if asked
to work a few days on tho roads thev
grumble. Most of them regard work
on roads as time thrown away. The
reason they do not appreciate how
great the loss is which they sufi'er on
account of roads is that it is b'o gradual
that they do not notice it. But they
sufler tho loss nevertheless.
Good roads are a fair indication of
the prosperity of a community. It is
worthy of notice that thrifty and pros
perous people live along the line of
good roads, and their homes have a
comfortable appearance. As a rule
they are people who buy newspapers
and tho latest books. Good roads are
such a help to them in ueltint: their
productions to market nnd cnabl
them to efl'ect such a saving in horse
flesh and in repairs to wagons and har
ness that they can a fiord many little
luxuries.
ItETAILERS OF
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-DEALER IN-
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Just Received, Direct from the East, a Large Invoice of LADIES' and
MISSES' CALFSKIN SHOES, tho Best Ever brought to this Market.
Also a Fine Assortment of
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My Prices ivill suit the times. Drop in and see me.
C. VINCENT, Main Street, Union, Or.
G-jSO. IB-A-IIRD,
Dealer in
All the money lost and won by
grain gamblers in tlieir "operations"
comes at last out of the grain-growers
ami bread-eaters.
e i$ i3 . bp
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A Good Showing.
Sheriff Holies made his settlement
with the treasurer Tuesday, on the
delinquint tax list for 1890. Follow
ing aro tho figures.
Tobacco, Cigars eil ill Kiinls of Fruit
Candies, Nuts, Novels, Fishing Tackle, etc.
BARBER SHOP In Connection.
l-30-tf. First door north Centennial hotel, Union, Or.
To taxes rfiiirgcd
T(l hhurllPN llK"lKHllK'iltS
Total
Ily nmouut Collected. . .
Ily mnouat delinquent..
H7
Ml S2
W 10
..$14 .WJ fit
. . I! 'JUS TO
117 S91 31
ATTENTION:-
Total 17 Ml ,11
Ily treasurer' receipts $12 SS2 17
Ily sliurilPs credits 1 710 II
Ily amount (lellnijueut 3 sus 70
Total 17 S91 31
According to the abovo figures it
will bo seen that there is but :?,29S,70
roinining uncollected, which is a most
creditable showing. Of this amount
something over ono thousand is upon
mortgages, upon which the county has
a lien, and thoro is a great amount
charged to uon icsidcuts and transient
which can never bo collected, which
goes to show that Mr. Holies has col
lected up pretty close.
I have just received an immenso shipment of
K BILL!
I 1 ''.l-l
A Crnud Hall will bo kIvcu by tho 1'nlon
Hook A; IjuIiUt Company on
THANKSGIVING NIGHT.
Buppcr will be t-erveil by the Ladle Guild of
thu FpUcopal church. Tills makes It certain
that a
FINE SUPPER will
be served.
JW-THK MTSIC will be the lwt that can be
procured.
Watch this ad. for lurtlmr lHUtluulars. Ily
order of the committee.
DR. MILES'
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HEART.
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