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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1911)
WEEK'S NEWS. Local and Personal Happenings. O. P. Hendricson is confined to his home by sickness. You can get the heater you need at Case's Furniture Store. We keep all kinds of fruits and lunch goods. Hendricson & Gur dane. Banker W. G. Scott, of Lexing ton, visited Heppner on business Tuesday. House for sale or rent with one acre ground. Inquire 1st Nat ional Bank. tf Assessor Wells is on duty again after an illness of several days which kept him at home. Velox, Azo, Solio and Bromide papers and post cards, all sizes, Patterson & Son. The Range of quality and econ omy, 'The Crescent." Sold by the Case Furniture Co. For your Christmas candies call on R. M. Hart at the Palm Nice fresh stock and prices the lowest. Attorney u. Hi. woodson is in Fossil this week attending the sessions of circuit court of Wheeler county. Mrs. J. C. Hayes, who has been quite sick at her home in Hepp ner for the past ten days, is im proving. Uur large line of carpet sam ples will enable you to buy the best carpets at home; shown at Case's Funiture Store. Lexington and lone met on the gridiron Saturday afternoon on the Lexington field. lone won by a score of 16 to 6. The Morrow Warehouse Milling Company wants your hides, pelts and furs, and will pay cash for all they are worth. The press notices of the enter- jP3 tainment given by the Strollers Quartette in the towns of Oregon and Washington are flattering in the extreme. If you want to en joy an evening of high class music, readings, and other fea tures, attend the entertainment at the Christian church, Friday evening, and you will come away more than pleased with the Strol lers. The committee have made the rate 75 cents for the enter tainment, although the bureau did not like to see the price put below a dollar, as that is the rate charged in nearly all the towns. Edward Reno, the magician, will appear in the third number of the lyceum course, Jan. 8. One stroke of a bell in a thick fog does not give any lasting im pression of its location, but when followed by repeated strokes at regular intervals, the densest fog or the darkest night can not long conceal its whereabouts. Like wise a single insertion of an ad vertisementas compared with regular and systematic advertis ing is in its effect not unlike a sound which, heard but faintly once, is lost in space and soon forgot. A novel entertainment was given by the ladies of the Eastern Star at Masonic hall last Friday evening. Elderly men and ma- j trons donned childhood attire and the makeup of some of them was very comical. A program of old- time songs and simple recitations was presented, followed bv unch of mush and milk, picture crackers and plain candies. The evening was greatly enjoyed. John Harmson has disposed of his Morrow county holdings and departed with his family for the Willamette Valley to reside. He traded with Olaf Berggreen for 'arm property near Blodgett, Ben ton county, and Berggreen and family have moved on to the larmson place here. Sorry to ose Mr. Harmson from our farm ing community but wish him succees in the new location. Billy Padberg was in town looking after business, Tuesday. He is much pleased over crop prospects in his section. Miss Norma Morehead has re turned to Heppner after an ab sence of a year visiting with rela tives in Missouri and Oklahoma, Liggett's and Fenway's candy; all kinds, all sizes, all prices, Fresh stock every week. Patter son & Son. The Rexall Store. Miss Lilah Clark, of the Hepp ner High scnool, will depart on Saturday morning to spend the Christmas vacation with her par ents at Lents. Salesman Wanted To look after our interest in Morrow and adjacent counties. baiary or commission, Address The Victor Oil Company, Cleveland, 0. I h p - v-ir y ill 1 1 I! fen, I KJlJ El I Native black marble in great quantities has been discovered in Wallowa county. This promises to be a valuable asset to that sec tion of the state. Present sup plies of black marble come from Belgium and Alaska and the new find will undoubtedly supplant the product of these two places, since freight is such a big item in the handling of this heavy stone. The bazaar and cafeteria given by the ladies of the M. E. church, South, Thursday last, was a suc cess in every detail. Many beau tiful and useful things for gifts were sold, and the servingof sup per cafeteria style, while new and novel, was appreciated, and was the means of bringing con siderable cash into the treasury of the missionary society. I I A Merry Christmas XKTe are drawing near the end of the Christmas selling season, which in volume has exceeded our fondest hopes and our gratification and the spirit of the season leads us to extend to all our sincerest wishes for a MERRY CHRISTMAS With two more selling days left the stock though reduced in quan tity is still replete with many useful, beautiful and artistic things suitable for gift-making. muter ffff everything in chinaware, crockery and glassware, excepting Havi- land and Royal Doulton. GOOD - ffiaiie Kl!Mi? S, CO. GOODS W. C. T. U. Column. Under supervision of the Press De partment of the W. C. T. U. of Heppner. We want 250 coyote, 100 lynx and 100 mink skins within the next 90 days and will pay you full value for them. Morrow Warehouse Milling Company. County Clerk Hill has received the necessary supplies for regis tration of voters and the books will be open on January 2. You are invited to call early and avoid the rush. A genuine old-fashioned dance was given on baturday evening last at the country home of L. A. Florence. There was a large crowd present and everybody had a tip-top time. John Simas came over from Monument to be in attendance at the meeting of the Heppner Wool growers' Association, Saturday evening. He reports good winter weather, plenty of feed and all kinds of stock doing well. The management of the Palace Hotel will entertain their friends on New Years night with a big dance and supper all free. A genuine old-fashioned country dance is planned, and the invita tion goes out to all their friends selves to the full. I fifty-years. In the football game at Lexing ton, Saturday, Harold Mason was quite seriously injured and was carried off the field with a sprained knee. Mason is one of Ione's speediest players and the injury was the result of being tackled while making one of his swift runs. W. E. White and family came in irom Monument, bunaay, leav ing on Tuesday for Los Angeles, where they will spend the remain der of the winter. W. E. thinks our winter has been a little too nice, so far, hence the hike for Southern California. I have purchased the jcwelery business of Arthur Smih and am prepared to do all kinds of watch and jewelery repairing, also plain and fancy engraving. I solict your patronage. tf C. II. Johnson. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blahm gathered at their home on Friday evening for a good social time. They brought in their re freshments, and playing of games music and dancing occupied the time until after midnight. Goto Gilliam & Bisbee's for Community Silver guaranteed for Last Wednesday the local Union held a mother's meeting in the parlors of the Christian church. A short but enjoyable program was given under the supervision of Mrs. E. D. Brown. The cour tesy of Mrs. Turner in rendering two vocal selections was greatly appreciated by those present. Flans are being made to hold these mother's meetings once a month and problems of vital im portance to all mothers will be discussed. 'As it is now thot to be more important to know how to prevent disease tnan to cure it, so men are beginning to realize that it is better to save a man from crime than to punish him for having committed it. lhey are also be ginning to appreciate the fact that society is often eruiltv of tolerat- i ing conditions that produce crime, and should share with the criminal the blame for his offense." Judge J. A. Mcllvaine of Wash ington, Pa. This year, 1911, marks the 25th year since the vork of the W. C. T. U. was first started in Japan. At the 19th annual convention held in July, nine women were present who had been members for 25 years. The oldest, now in I her 80th year, is still active in the work. This old lady was nurse to the present emperor during his boyhood days. THE IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT FAMOUS E1 Si) t tn The box mle Proof Hosiery T x . For Men, Women and Children Guaranteed to wear Six Months or new Hose FREE. For Sale by SAM HUGHES The people living in nine pro hibition states consumed twenty million gallons eff liquor last year ! But, listen, Adolph, the same number of people living in license states consumed just fifteen times that much. Now laugh if you can. American Issue. Heppner, Oregon, December 19, 1911. 7THE Management of the Palace Hotel will give a Country Dance on January the First, Nineteen Hundred and Twelve. This will include supper, all absolutely FREE. Everybody in Eastern Oregon is hereby cordially invited to attend. The best of order will be maintained and nothing left undone to make it one of the most enjoyable occasions ever held in Morrow County. If you dance, or believe in fun this means you. The best of music will be secured. Floor management under direction of Orve Rasmus, A. Rood, Jr., Ed Currin and John Kenny. Dancing will begin at Eight-thirty sharp. MADDOCK & COMPANY. Every reason which in this country bestows the ballot upon man is equally applicable to the proposition to bestow the ballot upon woman; there is no founda tion for the fear that woman will thereby become unfitted for all the duties she has hitherto per formed. Lx-bpeaker lhomas B. Reed. If you are looking for the best thing in heaters, don't overlook the "Oakwood" at the Furniture Store. tf. For a first class smoke, try Hendricson & Gurdane. They have a complete stock of the very best. An A. J. Jordan carving set will make a nice Xmas present The only place to get it is at Gilliam & Bisbee's. We sell Kodaks and Kodak sup plies for less than you can buy them elsewhere. Buy of U3 and save time and money. Patterson & Son, the Rexall Store. china at Bargains in Xmas Gilliam & Bisbee's. Carpets sewed, laid and lined by The Case Funiture Co. Notice To Stockholders. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockhold- prs nf thp fJallnwav TVlpnVinnei Phill Cohn pays highest cash Company will be held at the office of the Slocum Drug Company in price for hides, pelts and furs. Picture framing promptly and neatly done at Case's Funiture Store. From 10 to 40 percent discount on all Xmas china at Gilliam & Bisbee's. Do it now! Not only good, but cheap. Talk with Smead before insuring. tf For a guaranteed knife or razor go to Hendricson & Guniane's. They have the best. School books and supplies for every kind of school work at Pat terson & Son, the Rexall Store Grain of any description taken in exchange for Waitsburg and Idaho flour. Call on Phill Cohn, You make no mistake when you buy a Crescent Range. They are guaranteed. Sold by the Case Furniture Co. Heppner, Oregon, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m., on Saturday, De cember 30, 1911, for the purpose of electing officers and the trans acting of such other business as may be called to the attention of the meeting. D. O. JUSTUS, President Dated at Heponer, Oregon, this 7th day of December, 1911. For Sale. A few thoroughbred Ancona cockrels at $3.00 and $5.00 each. J. A. Waters, tf lone Ore. Dclman Ward and wife of Heppner came down from Monument Monday torlstt Mrs. Ward's aunt Mrs. S. L Cross. Spray Courier. Council Meets. A semi-monthly meeting of the City cotincil was held on Monday evening at which time six saloon licenses were granted for the first quarter of 111, and permission was nlso granted the saloons to remain open all night on New Years. The tax levy for the year 1012 was placed at 3 mills, and the treasurer wasinstructed to make a time deposit of $10,000 (M) with the First National Bank. The special report of the ivcorder, presented at this meeting shows t he cash nsi mrces of the city to l $17000, at this time audit Is calculated that fu ds will be io hand to settle off the bond- d in debtedness of the Ci y when the lords ma'ure in tl mnihs tf April and August nes Upon the suggestion of Kecordcr William, prizes were voted to he Heppner fire department for the run they made on Sunday, lec. 10, as follows: Company No. 2, 20:00 and No. 3, flO.OO; Chief Richardson. 10 0t.