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About Weston weekly leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1890)
Itt'iUvi Wetblg gmtei EDITOR TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1890. 'POLITICAL . Already throughout, tbe county, adidatee for tbe lucrative offices ere "Sobbing serenely" i gdlj iibW There it no seartk ef een elidates fer shoring elerk, timwr, treosarer, county ja4ge. end atheai seperinteae'ent. Beth political parties ere nsmerously representee ie the lit ef aspirants. Pest experience hae demonstrated that beeause : Thb political elate i being made up ' i PeneMeten, as esaal, ' and bj the at at a .m . 1 WWW II t politicians et betn parties. . w ail, snis is what Pendleton has always dene, and we presume that the East enders will cease right like litt'e nan and take their medicine as prescribed fer than, wit beat a aanrmur. If KB Thk Institatien of which Weaten to day stands in greatest need, is a bank. There ie an opening here se good that aeoner er later it mast he eeeepied either by ear heme capitalists or these frem the outside. did ate receives the neminatien by the party apparently in the Majority in tie oenety, it is far frem being tantamount ie an election. Qaalifieatiens, ability te perferm the duties ef the office desired by the candidate, has much te de with the successful candidates eleetien, (and, he it said in shame, his succeas alse depends upon the capital at his eoar wand;) There are ne political issues involved in those effices. Becae.se a man has been a life-long democrat er svanwavering republican is ne assurt anee that if he is a candidate that he will sec are the votes ef bis party be cause ef his political . fealty. It is well that sach is the ease. The men who seek the position, of profit, (and it cannot be denied that it is the men who sack the office and not the effiee that seeks the men) are net actuated by a love of party, bat by the proht they expect te secure frem the eeveted place. It is not because they are pining for an opper' tunitrte serve the dear people and guard their interests that these office seekers talk, scheme and plan for six months at a stretch, endeavor te manipulate primaries, make secret com pacts with ether Candida tea, and try te run the conventions. No; it is a mere matter of basiness, a problem involving dollars and cants, and all their bun combe about "party fealty" and lag the straight ticket is the claptrap, and none know this better than these same, self-constituted "whippon-in" who apply the party lash fer. their individual aggrandizement wr profit Let the people attend the nrimaries. select delegates i whom . they have confidence ard at the elee tien vote for saeh candidates as will fill the position te which they aspire --with honesty and efficiency, regatdlesa . of the fact that he is a democrat or -a republican in his political beliefs. ;Bst will the people de thist A bill has passed both houses mak es n- iBg available at once $75,000 'for the continuing of the isttv work at the ee f mouth of the Columbia. In the pass age of this bib, Congressman Herman deserves great credit. The State repablieaa committee will meet March 3, te select the place fer holding the state convention. There will be a strong effort made to have the convention held somewhere in Eastern Oregon. N Bills are Ware Congress fer the repealing. ef the Inter-State Commerce law. Let it bo repealed, we cannot see that it ever did any particular good for the people. x resent indications are that one or the other of the two banks of Pendle ten will secure tbo'r man as scanty treasurer, as their will be no ether candidates nominated. perhaps. In the late election ef U. S. Sea-. a tors, it is quite clearly shown that corporations are not politically idle. "yot- Tenet During the past thirty-five years the United States baa J $20,000,. 000, in subsidies fer the encourage ment ef commerce, and this amount has been paid oat fer the transporta tion of mail. During the same period, England has paid in subsidies, $225,. 000,000, the largest part of this enor mous amount being paid fer the en couragement of fast sea-geiag steamers Trance hae paid during the past twenty years in subsidies $90,000, 000 and during this period her team tonnage has increased frem 154,000 te 740,000 tens. Germany is paying annually by way ef subsidies fer the encouragement of her commerce $3,000,000. Spain the poorest of European maritime countries, pays in sabtidiee over $1,500,000 annually. Thk real estate of oar coantry con stitutes one-third of the wealth of the country; personal property represents the other two-thirds. The single tax theorists weald tax this lowest factor ef our wealth and exempt the other frem their share ef the ex pense of oar government. It occers to us that this single tax theory is - defec tive in this. Helix Happening. Helix, Ore., Jan. 28th 1890. editor .leader: lienx is very quiet since the late storm. It was th worst storm ever seen in this part ef the county. The snow drifted terribly, making travel almost impossible. In some places snow-drifts were 15 feet in depth. Notwithstanding the heavy drifts, the trains en the Hunt read have been running quite regularly since the 18th which is creditable to the management. The Leader has net made its usual weekly appearance, since the week be lore cue storm, ana wo miss it very mnch, snowed ap I presume is the cause ef its non-appearance. Dr. Irvm is in Athena, helping te appraise the stock ef W. T. Cook, de ceased. During bis abtence Geo. Hew ett has charge ef the Helix drag store, and a good prescription clerk he makes. J. Scott is in attendance at the 17. a ueurs iu xrorsiane, as a witness in the Indian murder case. Many ef the wheat fields are bare, the high winds having blew off the snow. Our farmers Km what afraid that their fall aewn grain will be damaged in consequence, but we hope lor toe best. rrt a at r- i me young people ei jieux ence a week have an old fashioned sparking and bussing school. .Lets ef fun. Mr. Leady has a fine singing class at the Christian church. The class meets every Sunday evening and a good time is had. Helix has experienced quite a weed famine during this cold spell. Chris Simpson has been supplying the peo ple with fence rails te keep them frem freezing while they await the arrival ef wood and ccal, by tram. Straw is worth $1.00 a load and hard te gat. Many of our farmers burnt up their straw stacks, last fall, hence the scarcity. Uur school continues te be well at tended considering the condition ef the roads and the weather. About 50 pupils are in attendance. mi I 1 m xnoia grippe mace a tun sweep. every body had it, it was fashionable yoa knew, John Reesh hat a novel wey ef breaking tha reads, and it proves a auecessful one, All the farmers here abouts have adopted the plan; a plow is hitched behind their aleighs and away they go, and the anew too. Occasional. JONES At hie hpine in. -Weston Janu ary 31 tlr 1880. after a trief illness. W. R. Jones, aged 78 ream 11 mouths and 4 days -. The funeral took place from the rest dene at eleven o'clock, February 3rd, end although the day-wae very stormy the remains were followed to the Wes ton Masonic cemetery and deeited in tLeir final renting place by a consider able number of sorrow inr frienos and relative. At the cemetery the following tribute to his memory was paid by A., a. Woods. ; ' Friends: We have this day assem bled to pay tbe last sad tribute of re spect to an honest man. It is customary en occasions lire this fer seme person to snake remarks eulogizing the memory of the dead; what better can be said, if iretntully said, than that the 'Old Squire," as his friends loved to oall him, was an honest man, fer is net he the noblest work of God We can say et bim, toe, that hia religion was not the relig ion ef Churches and ereedt; he believed in the religion of doing good to his fellowniaa, and lived it. I do net think his head could, have rested easy en his pillow at night, if ho knew he owed any man a dollar. The needy and distressed,, never asked him for help and were' turned away unrelieved from his doer. He recognized every man as his brother, and his ideal heav en was bis enough to contain them all. IJstWss cast in much toe large a mold to be a bigot, and he despised bigotry in others. He never went fawhind tbe doer to express his sentiments, though not with the majority, and not popular. Still, be allowed others the same liber ty of opinion he claimed ! for himaelf, and treated it, when honestly given. with respect Friends, this man a sinee he has ben a citizen of this is like an open bock, knewr. and read of all men, and I have never heard him accused ef a aingle ungeneroas. or mean act. He was strictly temper ate in his -Nhabits, he never used intoxicants, tobacco in any farm nnver atainAd hi lin- ionkt- less he had petty sins and fellies, who has them not 1 but he had as few ef them as any man I ever knew. Weigh ed in a balance against bis virtues, they are as a handful of feathers against cube ef granite. It seems to me, friends, that W. R. Jones' life can be profitably used as an example by all of us, that wht n our life's work is done, it bo as well done as his, that when the last dread mes senger comes, we ean wrap the drapery ef our eoach about us and meet death as bravely and fearlessly as did he, with no shadow of fear er demon of remorse te disturb ear last repose. What can be said new to comfort the sorrowing widow and children of our friend just gene frem sight 1 Alas ! words are inadequate te describe the sorrow of the bereaved, afford comfort, or replace tho loss. We ean say of the deceased, that he believed in a great Creatine Power. whom we call God: that he believed in a future existence; and if a future, a bettor at to ef existence. Why? Be cause he had been relieved ef his old pain racked body he had worn as a gar ment for se mitny years, he is relieved of physical suffering, and why, in his case, should there be mental distress ? Me, rather let us hope, and reason points that way, that if the thin veil could be lifted, and we could see across the threshold into tho other life, we should find oar friend adapting himself to now conditions, and all is well with him. wicu, i n given, U s lifdfa tejpf i Secretary Noble has decided that a married: woman can make timber land entries or purchase such lands in Ore- gen, and Washington, provided it is conelusively shown that the 'entry is made fer her own uae and benefit, and net for the use of herself and husband jointly. The name of one ef our most prominent and prosperous farmers is mentioned as a probable candidate fer county commiaaienor. Will the "com bine permit a representation of tho tax payers of this end of the' county to even receive the nomination for this position! A BILL has been introduced in the senate, authorizing tho issue of trees nry notes oa the deposit of silver bul lion, in accordance with tho recom mendation in relation to silver, made by. Secretary Wiadem, in his late re port. The bill to refund to tbe several states and territories all monies collect ed under tha direet tax of 1861, passed tho senate by a veto of 44 in favor to 7 against. The decision of tho supreme court of Montana in tho Thompson makes tho legislate re of that Republican. Somen hat Mixed. Sheriff MeFarland went out to Chris. maters, piaeo last xnursaay, ' looking for a school teacher named Ze. Houser who is charged with having committed a forgery over in Umatilla county, Or. ana ior waiea nttie misstep no was wanted. The sheriff had no trouble in finding his man. He seldom has, for Mae. slips upon his game with a . smile open his lips, while he keeps his right hand m his hip pocket as though skir mishing fer a little tobacco. Then he tells his business, still smiling, secures hia priaoner and cornea back in great shape, ihus bo did with .Houser, and tnen ne turned nim over to the Uregen sheriff, and both went over the line Friday night to attend court at Pen dleton." W. W. Journal.; Evidently our friend Besserer has Mr. Wood then read the following brief biography prepared by the child ren of tho deceased: i , William R. Jones was born in Green county, Kentucky, Feb. 7th, 1811, which would make him 78 years, 11 months and 4 days of ago at tbe tune ef his death. Ho had three sisters and one brother, all of whom ara new living with the exception of one sister, who died a number ef years ago. , Bern ef hardy and courageous par ents, such as were the men and women who first settled Kentucky, he inherit ed that spirit of independence and self- reliance, which have ever bsen his pre dominating characteristics. Thrown upon his own resources when but a very small boy, by the death ef his father, he resided with his uncles in Tennessee and Alabama, till early manhood, when he married and settled in Bloem- ingten, a town now known as DeKalb, in Buchanan county, Illinois. In tho year 1850 ho beame imbued with a desire te emigrate to the then, comparatively unknown and distant land of Oregon, but being too . peer to equip himself for 'such a long and ardu ous journey, he spent that year in mak ing a wagon and making such other preparations as were needful and in the spring of '51 he joined one ef these bands of brave-hearted and strong-armed pioneers who were among tho first te conquer the western wilderness, and. mark out a pathway for that advanc ing- civilization which has since made our fair Oregon what it is. Moving slowly, day by day, suffering incredible hardships, constantly contending with hostile savages, the party to which ho belonged pressed tteadily onward to ward the aetting sun, across the Rock ies, oyer the Blue mountains, passing, To do this seemed almost an impossi bility, as tho eaatings and iron neces sary for its construction were not te be obtained. . Hearing there was fer sale, at Portland, a' pair of mill stones, ho walked there, a distance of 125 miles, secured them and made arrangements fer their shipment. Ho walked back again and commenced work on tho mill, which, with tho aid of tho book above mentioned he succeeded in suc cessfully building, every wheel of which was of wood. This mill supplied the settlers ef that part of tho terri tory with flour, and was, if we are in formed correctly, the second mill cf the kind built in Oregon. : We mention this as an illustration of his strong character and indomitable will. By reason of his position as own er of this mill, ho wae enabled to render great assistance to tho famish ishing immigrants who arrived in 1853 miny of whom yet live to Tender testi mony ef his generosity and assistance in these trying days. No man ever passed his doer : hungry without his wants being supplied. For many years ho lived in Lane scanty, and with the accumulation of bis industry roared a large family, con sisting of four sons and five daaghters, of whom two sent and two daughters are living to mourn the less of a father, friend and adviser whom they loved and. honored beyond the compass of mere words to express. Though grown te mature years and able to Uke cart of themselves, each one ef . them ever teracd,' in hours of trouble, te ''father" relying on his strong heart fer support, knowing that his counsels would direct them in the way of right and that hia loving sympathywould soothe them as ne one else s could. Though his heart is pulseless now and his lips are eloied fnrr- though this day seems darker than any that has ever dawned before; though life will henceforth contain a tinge of sadness net to bo effaced, they feel a proud satisfaction in being tbe descendants ef such a man. His ex ample all may emulate with profit. He placed honesty above price and while be scorned everything which appeared to him mean and base, his heart went out in pity te the peer, the unfortunate ana tho sunermg. Ike most unhappy moments of his life were caused by the contemplation of sufferings in others. He was all kindness, honesty and truth. If he erred, as all men often do, it was an aberration ef tho head, not ef the heart. You who know him since he came to Waston some ten years age, must be acquainted with his charaoter; but those most intimately connected with him can understand his tenderness and nobleness of heart. It was his good fortune to have his declining years and last days on earth cheered and made easier by tho love and care of a devoted wife, to whom ho clung with ah affection that was pathetic, and a love that will last until they are reunited in a heme beyond the skies. Quiet and unassuming he lived, and it was his wish te be laid to rest in as quiet and unostentatious a manner as "IT liri -1 a posiioio. vv niie ne Belonged to no church; while the creede ef the ortho dox organizations ef the day appeared v: : : i j . rr. w uiua inaiignai itnu wrong, ne acid a faith peculiarly his own. He believed in tbe immortality of man and had an abiding faith that somewhere in an other life, he would be reunited with his children and friends who had gone before. In this hope he lived and died and death hae stamped the seal ef sin eerity upon all his utterances. Who will say that his hopes arc not realized i uis calm and tran quil features speak of peace at last, and his spirit new, as in life, will net refuse the help of loving friends or dis dain tbe prayers of any honest man. After a short reading and prayer br Kev. is. F. King, an old friend of the deceased, all that was mortal of W. R. U ones, was covered from the usht of men. He lived nobly and well. May ne rest in peace. A. K. J .1 --. 1 ti .1 x 1 . got things mixed-rfe Hi.er is out 7 8 vT j P V , -- I .t"-T' . I which wc are now assembled, they sheriff. ed. Ferguson Vaa the man anwst- his "stocking: by the chimney with care" and was tickled almost to death to find that his good wife bad antici pated his near at hand wants snd filled tho stocking with Standard Seeds, grown and put up by D. M. Ferry 4 Co. Detroit, Michigan, who, on apphea crossed the Cascade range and entered the fertile Willamette valley, just as tho winter was setting in. He, with seme of his companions settled in Lane county, where ho made his home, and afterward laid out a small town known as Cleverdale. Hp brought two books with him across tbe plains, and these ho would not part with, although many articles of more value had to . bo sacrificed state tien, will mail you free a copy of their Those were Robert Burn's poems and a Seed Annual, for 1890. This is the vokeme entitled "The Millwright's . i s-i - ve mi ati " 1" " l catalogues, uuiee. iae year louowmg nie nmvai meet usetul . ot all seed not only for experienced gardeners, but fer the novice as well. Send your name and address for a copy to D. M. Ferry k Co., Dvtreit, Michigan. ' in '52 he was induced by some of bis neighbors, who were acquainted with his mechanical inzenaity, to at tempt the building of a Souring mill. The Debating society composed of the public school had their usual week ly debate Friday afternoon. The question debated was tho Chinese- question. Tho speakers en the affirma tive side, were Charles Prabfcel Milten Strode. L. Resrsrs and Miss Minnie Greer. On the negative side Frank Morgan, Charles ShiiiKaeerser Fred Rogers and Almon Lioualle xmm aeeisien ei tne luages was in favor of the affirmative side, that the Chinsss should be entirely excluded trem our shores, lhe next uuestien ior aeeate is, Kselved: that the ex ecution et Major Andre was unjust Our public school is doing good work and greater interest should be taken by paivnts. A visit occasionally whu school is in session would be appreciat ed by the teachers and pupils. Tho public is most cordially invited to be present r nday afternoon la particular. A sample of Java and Mocha coffee. put up by Wikslew, Rand it Watson, of Boston, sold only by Howard Bros, of Pendleton, was received and tried by us the ether day, and we mast con less tn at it is tne post ceneo that we have ever diank. We recommend this brand te levers of good ceffae. They cannot do better, aud our word for it you will be mere than pleased. On sale at Howard Bro's., Pendleton. Our streets Saturday presented an unusually lively appearance. The chineok winds, a ad rain have melted the snow-drifts which hive made the country roads almost impassable and now the farmers who have been snow bound are able to get to town fer their mail and fer the replenishment ef their supplies. Thai Bby -ne riot, gmr har Castor, Van she vbs a Child, an ertod f or Casteria, When she became Was, ah dune to Caatorta, When abe has QUldrea, aba sore them Oaetorht, HaTE ton Eybt CoGked a Kannoa ?l . S ' ' ' ' l Or Don't You Know Anything Abou ; . i A small spot of Blood having i ecently becoma I .-.-.--.-"' visible on the moon, War was Declared upon the price of evry winter article throughout our ENTIRE LIBJE Fl'R CAPS DROP ! 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