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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1904)
The Week's News n BW I ! I Local and Personal Happenings in and About the City. M'S. I). O. Justus luii returned f om PorllirKl. Good feitlior bed for pale. Inquire at this oilier?. Mrs Mount is showing improvement it is thought. Look at t!;e new ad. of t! e Ileppne Meat Market. Mikh Edyth Jenkins lias accept d a position at The Fair. The Heppner Meat Market is the place to save money. Mra. Mary Barker, of Echo, is visit ing frinnds in the city. Meats are being gold cheap at the Heppner Meat Market. A.E. Kates, if Ilardman, was a Heppner yiMtor Monday. Wxah Thompson, of Pend'eton, is the guest of Mrs. K "". Phelps. M. A. Bates, Justice of the Peace, of ' the Hardman district, was in the city Monday. J. K. McGi'fgor, who was a former resident of this city, and wtio now re sides in Portland, is in the city. "Why be a Baptist' wi 1 be discussed by Ilav. J". W. Mount, at the Baptist church next iSunday morning. Go and hear him. Mrs. Hew t. Jones and little daughter went to Heppner Junction, Saturday. Mr?. Jo'iea wtnt to meet her husband who was on his return from Idaho. Services at tlie M. E. church Preach in.' at 11 a.m. Subject. "What is the Church Good for?" Evening service at 7 o'clock. Subject, "Conviction." Sunday School at 10 a. m. Epworth League at Ckio All Snirs Episcopal church. 3rd Sunday in .-VI vent. Sunday School at 10 a. m. No morning service. Even ing service, 7:."0 p. m. Johu Warren, Missionary. The annual institute of Morrow Couoty teacheis will bo held at the school hoti.se in Heppner on Perembei H--2-'Sd. An inteie.ting program ban been Arranged which will be publ shed later. J. S. Yotuig has returned from Mis souri, where lie Iikw tieen f r the past ni'Uith visiting tns old home. XIr Young tell. Missouri 28 years ago and tis's v.as It h tiryt tup back. The pip; 1 ,r conveying water to the Heppner cemetery has ell been !aid and th connections have a 1 been made. All who desire to improve and beautify their lots can rest assured that they wid have plenty of water wheu needed next year. The winter type of weather has a; peaied in earnest. The ground has been frozen for several days. While it has not been extremely cold, the ground has been frozen enough to stop farming operations. The cold weatht-r lias been an improvement to the road? and wheat hauling is being pushed with vigor. Stockmen have not jet com menced to feed. The evening grosbeak, the beautiful harbingers of winter, are here. They came the first of the week with the start of the cold webther. These hand soitM birds with their flashy plumage and heavy beak are somewhat of a mystery to even the close students of t ie feathered beauties. They aie not Oily here, hut appear all over the sta e preferiing (own life to that of the coun try, where they feed on the seed of ornamental trees, piincipa ly maple. They ate harmless and are conspicuous as being the advance agents of co'd weather. After clearing up one town of the Mirpkn seeds from the trees thfy go to another en the !iee pass giv-n them by nature. They ate mppo d to c-ime f.om northern climates here t' ev are driven, by soveie we.ilu-r. Prom their beauty and lien fubies I hey are welcome visitors. Call at tfte Gatette office and learn of our clubbing oflkr with the Weekly Ore-ir.n. Come and in spect our Christ mas Goods. Make this your Headquarters dur ing the Holidays Ho ay Goods We now have on display one of the finest and greatest lines of Christmas goods ever shown in the city. Toys from everywhere, mechanical toys, steam toys, electric toys, iron toys, wheel goods in the greatest assortments, the newest ideas. We call particular attention to our magnificent showing of high grade mechanical toys, models that will interest young and old. We also call your attention to our complete doll department. Holiday goods se lected now will be carefully stored away; delivered whenever ou say. Shop early and avoid the rush. titma illicit v A. Carnival o Automobiles, Steam Engines, Fire Engines, Loop the Loop, Maeic Lanterns China Sets, Toy Ranges, Spring Beds, Key Pianos, Fancy Dress Dolls Manicure Sets, Albums, China Vases, Games Books, etc, etc CITY t(M'.CIL. Sheriff SiinK's Order to Close Ulroug lit ii i at last IHef tiuy. Tb9 regular meeting of the city council Monday evening was at tended by Mayor Gilliam, Council meu Qnakl, Cohn and Warnock, A large number of people were present to hear the proceedings. Liquor licences were granted to McAlee fc Svvaggart, and Groshens Judge T. W. Ayers stated that he favored a strict enforcement of the law. Dve McAtee said tlmt if order ed to close be wanted to obey the law, but was opposed to closing at 12 o'clock at night for the reason tlmt by being up it was a protec tion to the town. Marshal Rasmus stated that if lie were ordered to close the sa loons on Sunday, that he would not discriminate but would close every business house in the city. Disttict Attorney Plielps offered an opinion as to Sunday closing t Gordon. A petition was read asking for and stated that he thought that di removal of a cowder house b- the city affairs wre in the bands onging to Gilliam & Iiisbee at the bend of May street. The peti don was signed by property own ers in the neighborhood of the building where it was alleged that the powder was kept. Mr. Gil liam stated that no powder was! kept in tha building, nor had there been any there for a year. The petition was referred to a committee for investigation. It. F. Hynd presented written notice offering to deed to the city three and one-balf acres of ground, near the depot for the use of a city park for a consideration of $2o0, provided that the city would expend not less than $100 each year in maintaining the park. I DaU" Owing to a depleted city treasury, i this very generous offer was de-i clmed, but not before a vote ofj The Dalles high sehonl eleven thanks was tendered to Mr. Ilvnd. I w;ii mPt U,a pW r i, ir.. of the council. Tbat at tha pres eut time there was a similar test case in Marion count', and he did not care to go to the expense of another test case in this county when there was a question as to authority. The matter was taken up by the council and for the reason that the crdiuance under which the council would be forced to act is known to be defective, the city at torney was ordered to draw up a new ordinance which it will be necessary to pass before decisive action can be taken. ROGERS BELLE In ttie parlor of the Palace lio'el in this city, Satur day, December 3.1904, J,wiett Rog ers arid Mips Addie I?yle Rev. J. W. Mount odi .Mating. MA RATON MAG 3 At the court house in this city, Monday. December 5. 1904, Mr. Frank U. Maratan and Mies Mav L. .Vaao, Jnde T. W. Aver r.ilIu-iH'inyj. The contracting parties a'e both resi d nta of Echo. Services will be held -t the Catholic church in Heppner on Sunday, Dec. IS, and also on Chris mas Day. The Epworth Leegm of the M. E. church will perve a New England din ner, Friday, December 9, 19M, begin ning at 5 p. m., in the vacant store room next to Slocum's drug store. For newa and opinion the Oregonlan. FOOT BILL, v. Heppner High School Tomorrow. The following bills were ordered paid: ner high school in this city toraor- Ifoppner Transfer Co S lfi 50 .' roW afternoon at 2:30. The Dalles Heppner Gazette o.DOj team is a good one and the Hepp- slow, which will ind furious gam. J. W. Rasmus CO.Oo 18 11,11 nrkl f I ,ne Kea- A. Richardson 10 (5. ' 8on 1)ere- Go out and ei courage L. W. Rriggs K.'lthe boys. Lieht & Water Co 'J7.S.')1 We invito tho Attention ofall to our Alaniiicent New Stock con sisting of iieppuT jHZPiie o.Hj is goon c C. M. Daugherty (J2" ner boys are not n vl?,t?U.U 270.47; insure a fast a Shenll E. M. Shutt asked pt-r- j Mr. and Mrs. G. C. .Morris were mipsion to address the cr)uncil in , the guests cf Mr. ard .Mrs. FiPnk relation to his recent order in Kenton this week Mr. Morris is reference to saloons. Air. Shutt j chief train dispatcher at Iioseburc said he caum to confer with the city authorities and asked their co-operation. Oregon. They will visit in Wash mgton, taking in the Soind cities before returning to their home. ) A a. s ,n s : j o it i .i i , s k it v i v s : s . The Ceremonies oi llc illlm Wert Very lin jtresi e. The annual memorial services tho Elk were held by Ueuj)ner L-xlge No. .,o8, at I. O. 0. F. hall last Sunday Hfternoon. The ser vices were well arranged and its-pre-ssive. The program as pub lished in last week'j Gazette wsu carried out with credit. Tlje at tendance was large. A feature of the service was t'uf. address delivered by J. P. Kav anaugh, cf Portland. The speech was appropriate and masterly. The services were certainly credit able to Heppner Elks. The foolball team c-f nib TTepp -ner high school will give a social dance at Koberts opara Louse to morrow evening. The Heppner Junior band wilt give a basliet accul at Roberts opera house on Friday evening,, December 16. for Christmas Buyers WATCHES, DIAMONDS. JEWELRY, STERLING AND PLATED SILVER WARE, CUT GLASS, HAND PAINTED CHI NA, MUSICAL IN. STRUMENTS X. O. J301G r i