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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1898)
er I Eight-Page WEEKLY GAZETTE Subscription price. $1.50 OFFICIAL PAPER Eight-Page EKLYjGAZETTEl Subscription Price, f 1.50 The Paper Is Published Strictly In the Interests of Morrow County and Its Taxpayers. ii Leads In Prestige Leads In Circulation... Leads In News Is the Of flclal and Recognized Represent ative Journal of the County. SIXTEENTH YEAR HEITNKR, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2J, 1898. NO. 710 t t g k If i v. 1 1 r t s It ft THE HEPPHER GAZETTE Published Every Thursday. BY CORLIES MEKRIT1V Editor suad. Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES On Year .... $1.80 Six Months ... 73 Three Montha - - - 50 Advertising Rates Made Known on Application. Entered at the Postofflce at Heppner, Oregon, as second-class matter. OFPICIAL EIieECTOXa-S-. United States Oflicialfi. Pieident William McKinley Vice President (j arret A. Hobart Secretary of .State W. R. Day Onorctary of Treasury Lyman J. Gaite Secretary of Interior Cornelius N. Bliss .Secretary of War liusfleil A. Alger dwretary of Navy John D. Lone Po-itinaster-Genoral ChrleB Kmery Smith Attorney-'leneral John W. Gris-gs Secretary of igrioulture.. .'. James Wilson State of Oregon. ciovernor W. P. Lord Secretary of State R. K. Kiucaid Treasurer Phil. Hetschan tlnpt. Public Instruction O. M. Irwin Attorney General C. M. Idleman Senators j G. W. McBride pressmen Su" Printer W. H. Leeds ( U. H. Bean, iupreute Judges F. A. Moore, f C. E. Wolverton Sixth Judicial District. I'tr ;int .)ude Stephen A. Lowell Prosecuting Attorney H. J. Bean Morrow Comity Officials. J dnt Senator J, W. Morrow R presentative E. L. Preeland C i'ltyjadgo. A. (J. Bartholomew ' ' I 'otnniisHioners J . It. Howard J. W. Beckett. " Clark Vawter Crawford " Sheriff E. L. Matlock " Treasurer M. Liohtenthal " Aum.asor..., A 0. Pettey " Surveyor ....Julius Keithly " e.hool Hup't. .THy W. Shipley " C ronor Dr. E. H. Hnnlook HEPI'NER TOWS OVUlOKKg. Muoi . Thos. Morgan liinmnllinon R. J. Klocum, M. Lichtunthal, J. it. Simons, J. J. Huberts, J. W. lUsmus and K. (J. Sparry. It eonler W. A. Hichardsnn r.-vaiurei L. W. Brings ITa-elial George Thornton Precinct Officere. Justice of the Peace W. E Kichardson f! c itable , Q. . Urns United States Land Officer. TBI DALLES, OB. lay P Luoia Regis! r Otu fa:t -raon Heooivr LA HUN UK, OB. E W Ba-t'ett, UegiKfer O Bwu'k'iaino' Keoeiver PEOFESSIOITAL C-A-IRX-'S, D J McFaul.'M D. HEPPNER, OREGON. Ottlce hours, 8 to 10 a. ni., and 12 to 2 p. in., at residence, and 10 to 12 a. m., and i to 5 p in , at ollice in the rear of Borg's jewelry store. C E. Redfield ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office In First National Bank building. Heppner, Oregon. Ellis & Phelps ATTORNEYS AT LAW. All business attended to In a prompt and satisfactory manner. Notaries Pub lic and Collectors. Office In Nattcr'i Building. Heppner, Oregon. J. W. Morrow ATTORNEY AT LAW and U. S. COMMISSIONER. Office in Palace hotel building, Heppner, Or. S. A. D. Gurley, A TTORNE Y-A T-LA W. Practlclmier In all S ate and Federal Courts. ARLINGTON OKEGON A. Mallory, U. S. COMMISSIONER Is authorized to take all kinds of LAND PROOF and LAND K11.IM.H Collections msile on reasonable terms. Office st resilience on Chase street. Government laud script lor sale. D. E. Gil man GENERAL COLLECTOR. Put your old bonks and notesJn his hands and get your money out of them them. Make a specially of hard collec tions. Office In J. N. Brown's building, Heppner, Or Dr. M. B. Metzlcr DENTIST Teeth Extracted and Filled Bridging a specialty Painless Extraction.... Heppner - - Oregon. G. B. Hatt TOSSORIAL ARTIST. Shaving, - 15 Cants Hair Cutting, 25 " bop, Matlock Comer, Heppner, Oregon. Mathews & Gentry PARREIiS. 15 Canti I Cutting 25 " I v in IMWi Kfvt ta 1 j to s- -v Ss6 AVcgetablePreparationfor As similating theToodandRegula ting the Stomachs andBowels of PromotesDiesUon.Chcerful ness and Rest.Contains neither Opium.Morphine nor Mineral. Uot Narcotic. Eeape ofOIdDrSMtlTLnTUHEU Pumpkin Seed" Alx.Stnria Ani.it Seed Jippemant -. Mi CarimateSeda ' fiirmSced -fhmfjtd A'ufxrr . nintuyrtui flaw. A perfect Remedy forConstipa tion, Sour Stotnach.Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions Jeverish ncss and Loss OF SLEEP. Tac Simile Signature of NEW "YORK. HXACT COPY OF WRAPPEB. piRST ational Bank OF HEPPNER. A UREA. Prpaiilont A. KBEA Vio Prpsidcnt Transact a General Banking Business. EXCHANGE ON ALL PARTS OK THE WORLD BOUGHT AND SOLD Collections made on all points on reasonable terms Surplus and undivided profits Vi.fKO. A BEA'UTrFDrDISPLAY Is that of plain and decorated Chinaware & Quecnsware At oiniam And by the way t'py hnvc nnythlnR yon can call for in the line of Hurdware, Stoves and Tinware. 60 WHERE YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU WANT. Gordon's Feed and Sale Stable Hssjmt been opened to the public and Mr. Gordon, the proprietor, kindly invites his friends te call and try his first-class accommodations. F3.aaa.t3r cf Hsty a.xx& Qiain for Sal Ktable located on west side of Main street between Wm. Bcrlvner's and A. M. Gunn's blacksmith shops. HEPPNER TRANSFER CO.'S Belled express Is coming. Does deliver work on short order, 10 cents and up wards. This wairon is No. 4, and lenve your order with It, or at "Central" tele phone office. We Move Anything! H EPPN Eli-GAN YON CITY Stage Line B. F. MILLER, Prop Cheapest and most direct route tojnhnpsy valley, Canyon City mining district, Bums suj other interior points. Htaees leavo Heppner Pallv, Rundar ex cepted, at 6:30 a. 111. Arrive at Canyon City in U hours. Leave Canyon City at 4 p m., arrive at Hepi ner in U hours connecting with trains. lUi i Kta to MIl.KS FAKE SO .. V) .V) 4 1 C . 4 7 ') Vft ft fi0 H on ! Km 14 on ' H4 H i Hardman ... Mom.ment .. Hamilton ... Long I'rwk . Ko Valley.., John Day .. Canyon City BtagRt connect with trains at Heppner. No' Ravlnf stocked up this line with new covered rrtarhes and stood teams I am prepared Rive ft r.-cis service to ttie (t'ltHlc. flRUNGTON-FOSSIL STAGE LINE n. reed 1 rt A. O. OGILVIE f lr pric'ori. FARE FROM ARLINGTON TO KoMil m miles)... I'iOO Kound trip I'tOf Msyrllle ( m(le) 4 on Hound trip 7'- Condon ( miles) . . a : Kmind trip fi m Clem i in lies) .. Jisi Kound trip Old (lmlle 1M P.fundtrlp I V Ptfiife tcarn Arlmuton ery morning PuriWr fcr(l) at h oVIifV; i dn I rVinil n at 3 p. t. huil nrf.fis at Fo il at 7 t. m. Cat) raht ctro1 rnao'i'l soil f nr fl aa-s foa i 4rmtr 32Z2S2 For Infanta and Children. The Kind You- Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought. THE CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY. S3 li. W. ' ONKR Ci.Rhier K. L F lilt EL AND. . Asist'uit Unshio. I.IUKHTY MAWKKT THE OLD SHOP! Is the place to ro to get your fine pork and In ii iu chops, steaks and roasts. Fish Evary Friday. Flue siiKHr-cured hams and bacon. Pure leaf lard, kettle-rendered, old style. Highest cash price paid for at stock. Benj. Mathews. A, Abrahamsick Merchant Tailor Pioneer Tailor of Heppner. His work first-class and satisfactory. Give him a call May Street. NEW WHEAT GRADES. washlngtoa Htamlard lit noted by TortlaDd Chamlier of Commrrco Hie arain itandarj committee of tbe Portland chamber of roinmerue bai de cided that thn etaridiird filed by the WaHhioKtoo atate comtuisgiuu at 68 Ibi is too low. The Piit!arjd committee Las died tbe Htiitjil'ird from tbe preneul crop, welhliiug HN follotVR : Wailn Watlu, Wiiiuheatur msBHiiro, f9 ponn:!u. IllneftenD, 00 poaudi, O eotj, 6 J potiuda. A Dtiruber of bKK4 of enoh were fur carded to the Liverpool Corn Trad a sooiation for aduptioo by it. Tbe report ssye: " I be Wasbiogton state grade of Walla Walla wheat whs onfortnnatelj fJinl at 54 piiuu 1, whiob ban been the cims of 00 hltle filfllDit in trudx, nml we Ih.vh vn obl'g"l t ignnia It altnn h t, it it llll UjiUlffstly be it re tiliU'rf h- wlinie crop to lie h I t jhI r t 11 tli ruark' ta of the anrl.l." YrlliiWuteli I'm Vsp. Toe No'thern I'aiiQi! niir has ju"t issued a l;'W liiap of I lie Yellowstone P. irk, tb it elinu! I In in d-rn in I. It is a relief rti'.;i Id c tlorn, is aci'-utiloally tn id ., a i I U eimp!tt in topograph? au4 niruDi:lttiirn. Tbe map ) ab nit 'iix'l'i inoh" in size ao I is pri.tl on hiivf paper tbn making tt suitable for fram AA AAtr oisoee s ing. I h 111 i(i in pffi ly aiixn'eil i,f pi o 'I tin I nan ro'in1 ail ail ot bt -1 an a t lr b Oh . Fre. V Herat puM-ng sg .t ..f tha Sort Lnu P i ; . Kt. I'a I, Miua , ore-n rVavtyl A to ovsj 'tst CLACDE BKANION YET AUVif. A Stay of Fxecatiou Means Many Possibili ties for Him. The Eugene Register anuonuces that no Deoeuiber 19 h, f.mr days before tbe d iy set by Judjre liumilton upon which Claude Bran ton was to pay tbe death penalty, Urautou'e lawyers, represented by Judge Hale, went before the state en preme court at Hilem aud presented their olftims for a stay of exeoultou. Associate Justice F. A. Moore heard tbe argument and thereupon eigned a cer tificate of probable cause, thereby giving Bran ton a new lease of life, and another traw to oliog to. Thus far it is not known when definite notion will be taken bat at that time, should the judgment of tbe lower court be overruled, Branton will be given a new trial.' However, Sheriff Withers and the hautiuian'e rope are ready, whenever it shall please tbe law to set the day. If Burfaoe seotinisnt ouuts for any thing there is a very large number of people in Lane county who are tbirdtiog tor a bangiug bee, aud the man tbey de sire to see at the eud of tbe rope is Claude Branton, convicted murderer of John Linn, now awaiting the penalty of b 8 crime in tbe couuty jail in that city But there is a possibility that Claude Brauton will not be banged in Lane count)'. The slay cf execution that has been granted bim means many possibil ities for the condemned man, A few days ago it seemed certain that be would pay tbe penalty of tbe awful obarge against him on Friday, December 23d, but tbe aotioD of the supreme oonrt means a new lease of life for bim. Wbile it may all end just where it eeetned to be a few days ago witu the eventual haugiug of Br.tnton yet it means an iudefiilite delay in the matter of a possibility that be may yet get elf with a lighter S-ibteiioe. If Branton is finally hangR '. it may be on some other gull wg thau the one hioli carpenters bad statted to erect in the jul jard in this city. There ts now being framed a bill unfenig tu amend or puss a law reqairing all authorized bauKintts to be Leid at the state prisop in tii lain. Kepregentative Fiagg, of Matioti ootiuty, will lutroduod a bill at tbe uez seiHiou of the legislature, In J a u 1 1 u y , 1399. It is gotten up in the iaterest of morality, its author oUilmug that h lUg iugs, no tui.tter how p; wale, i.nve a demoralizing tff ct upon 'u oomotuuity iu which thev are held, and will proba biy become a law. In iht.i event thai it does, aud Bruntou does uot pay the peu alty of bin crime until then, he will be banged at Salem instead of Eugene. However, if Brantou tails to get a new trial it is likely that his m-uteuce will be deiajed only a simit time, and in that eveut he will be bunged in that city. Anticipating Lie execution on the day set the liegiattr publieb d the day pre vious under the hea ling "Retribution," tbe billowing: Tomorrow, December 231, Olauda Brauton, tbe murderer of Johu Lluu wbo is now confined in the Laue oonnty jail, in this city, will, unless a stay of execution is granted, be ''hanged by tbe neck until dead." As the ooudemned man paces up aud down, back and forth aorosa bis steel guarded cell, be oau uow almost compute bis lease ot life in min utes and seconds. Each morning, as the Eastern son Hashes its beams tbrouicb the prison bars, be realizes that be is twenty-four hours nearer the "shadow ot death1' that the death angel ia steadily hud surely approaching; tba be Las b)en weighed iu the balance end fouud wanting; that be must, on next Friday moruiug, uive bis own lif iu paymeut for that life which be oruely crushed aud burued out at Isbam'a corral, 00 tbe night of Juue loth. Yesterday three carpenters were looking over tbe grounds and talking in earnest conversation; they were talking over tbe plan tor the erection of the bateful gallows. Ab! on tbe morning Dpon which tbe first spike ia driven iu tbe death structure, what horrible sen atiuna will puss through tbe Uilu l 1 1 Claude Branton! Can any one imagine or r.ad his thoughts? How sweet wi life seem to biui then. What would Le Dot give to gel from beyuud the sound of the sleel-faoeil hammer. It would b a pleasure for bim, beyond comparison, to endure tbe greatest trial io bis eveut fol career all tbe days of a natural life time, It insure tbe mutlling ot that hammer for a single instant 1' about there beiog no difference between ilm gallows aud a life seuteuct-1 Put I be qum.tiou t i bun oao be auswrrf If tueri m a mm 00 earth Inlay ti le I to ai.nAe', it is C od Bi anion. Will be tell that ibutU is prrferaM to a Lf- s-i.teno T-pHrtnp so. UUI will lie say thai " oe s u'enc n k be bang- d, u d !) b iw I t i 110 ! all the sn.pei.se, tii torlire of filling, to lisle 1 IO the b neliiig of (lie galiown, th nugallaut conuieotH, tho bitur stltigs of couscieuee and perhaps) to dream of tbe euaeunent i t the approach ing orilnal will h sav tbeen are tu be preferred to a life tiieuce? No. Many a uiao baa said, and uo doubt, preferred death to a sentence for l.fe, but few took into t'ODsid-raiiou IIia pleasure ot awaitiug fur lbs hangman. Death- great 0 iiiitnon eud of life in itself is Dot si borr.b'o, 1 either i it all tbe ' , Util'brns it. Tbe p'l sbineiit lUtuM 11 1 .1. o. ..Hi .:- nl i, i m 'he 1 1 rii't- , s Co t.i-1 res 1, 4.' -, i -"ay , t'l fe' ft .4K" THEY FOUND GOLD. The gtory of Ihe Bine Backet liolci Mines in Eaateru Uregon. Tbe following is taken from the Inde pendence West Side, of Dacember 2'2d aud explains itself: My effort in this letter will be to re. late the Btory of the lost Blue Bucket Mines, from memory, as told by the old miuers in early mining days. It was away bsok iu tbe early forties, long be- fore gold was discovered lu California. There was a train of emigrants fitted out in one ot tbe western states to make tbe trip across tbe then almost unknown traotless desert, reaohing from tbe Mis- souri river to the Pacific o met There was notbiog unusual about this train to make it more noted than others, II was oomposed ot stalwait Western men and women, who knew no feor nor shrinked from any hardship that came in I their way. Their destination was the Willamette valley. We will not follow them through the early part of their journey. Somewhere near old Fort Hall, on the Upper Snake river, as the emigrants were enoamped, there came a man from the west dressed in the usual garb ot tbe frontiersman, who proved to be a real live white man, the first they bad seen since they had left the Missouri river. He could tell aud bringing a large amouot of fquip them all about the roads ahead, where meuts to nee io grading. grass end water were most plentiful, and there was joy in the oamp that night for their oxsn were getting foot sore aud poor aud provisions were getting low. He told them tbe distance to The Dalles, where the first provisions could be bad. In fact be knew everything, He also told them be could pilot them through a new route and they could save a great many miles or travel and land tbetu in the Willamette valley. That man was Stephen Meek, a brother of tbe celebrated Joe Meek, who figured 1 very prominently at that lime on this ooast, Tbe emigrants had confidence in all he told them, tbey asked bis aid and he accepted, aud they placed him iu charge as lender and pilot. The next event worthy of note, which I will mention, is to sbow the oonfideune they bad in Meek, aud that he was con sidered a great hero by all tbe people tu the train There wti a young Indy in that traiu. She and M ek were married somewhere on Snake river. (I don t waut il understood tbat I am attempting I to write a love story ) I Around tbe oumpfl.es at oigiit, be told I them wbeu tbey arrived at a certain poiut on Snake river, they ware to leave the main road and follow up the Malbuer river, keening a esteily oourse, A part of the truio, however, refused to follow Meek; they slock to tbe old mud, ou and up through the tortuous Burnt river can- ... . . .... I yon and iu due oourse of time landed at I Tbe Dulles. It was they who iold tbe ueonleat the Mission about tbe emigrants following Meek on Lis out-off, Meek and his part of the train turned op tbe Malbore river with no sign of B road save occasionally an old Indian trail. The eonutr for the first 5() or 75 miles was not verv diffloult for travel. Tbey then came to tbe lower slopes of the Blue mountains and to avoid the main mountains tbey bore to tbe south and followed a oourse skirting the south ern slopes ot tbe main mountains and here is where their trouble bagao. Tbeir oxen wore out, some bad already died; tbeir provisions were almost goue; bridges Lad to be built; wagons bad to be let down tbe steep bill sides with long ropes; aud often tbey woulJ come to canyons whose sides were perpendicular ells ot rook. To go ahead was iuipos Bible. Then they would retrace tbeir steps end try another route. Thus they wandered fool sore and hungry for weeks, yes, months. Men and women, with do covering 00 their feet except pieces of raw-bide bound around with thongs, in an unknown 0 uofy surrounded by bos tile Indian. It ie said while they were camped ou a small creek during tbeir wanderings some one of tbeir party went to briog water to oamp aud brought so ne yello stuff that he bad picked npfrom the b it tout of the creek. Tbey hammered it ool ou tbe wagon tire aud pronounced il metal of tome kind; the bottom of tba creek was o-jvered with this stuff. Noue of tbe emigrants bad ever teen gold in its uative state, tbey were not looking for gold, at that time. It we to get out or starve; they were tben on abort ra tions, consisting of buleiraw bid and oooaHiooally the 0 arc its of out tit tbeir oxeu that would die from fatigue. Tbey bad 110 definite idea of where tboy were Una a ory wa th' Mk left them In HiHir Hist re in tnv his 00 lifrf. Tbey finally went into camp, as il ws iropoe s IHe to go further. Tbey had l ist naarlt a'l fieir 'h ,iri ml it w 11 get'i g I to I m 'a'l prty I d b'eu sent 01' from Tim DtlitM Willi provisi ins and they found the in naiiipal 011 Crooked river, a imnahere near where I'sio- villa now stands, in an aim st stirving c m ihiioii, and the were taren tu Tbe D..lli- After gold was discovered in California S itua of Ihesi emigraalt recalled the oir- otimstsnce of Iba fiodlng of that yello h(l 1 stulT, during tbeir wamlsrings, end then I hey iirouooooeil it gold. And thus tbe story waa lol I, and some of them in try ing la loos' he p'ana, dieri!i. a creek and a 1 ol I bine bunk I lb I eft "t the (tan p. Tb ie tba le q pf tbe old O. K. A N. ON TOP. Has Secured the Bight of Way Up Snake Kiver. "TbeO. K. A N. bos out generaled the Northern Pacific as to right ot way down the south bank ot tbe Snake be tween Baparia and Aioswortb," said a well known contractor, wbo visited tbe O. E & N. extension along that stretch a few duya ago, and was in Taootua Tuesday and said to a Ledger reports r: "The O. R. & N. has praotioally ee cured right ot way all along tbe south bank between Ains worth and Raparia by purchase, and, perhaps, otherwise, It has a valuable right of way there, and the Northern Paoiflc will hove to spend an enormous Bum if it ever buildx on that Bide ot the Snake between those points. "Of course there are always two sides to a river, but the Northern Paoifio, I am told, has filed projections for an ex tension aloug the south side of tbe Suake between Raparia and Ainswortb, and farther eastward. "The O. R. & N is not slow on tbis stretoh. It is certainly determined to build tbe Raparia Ainsworth braoob, and to do it quickly. When I was on tbe ground eight or ten big parties of oontraotors from St. Panl were arnvinc "Tbe contracts for tbis stretoh have been let by tbe O. R. & N. to unmerons ooulractors. It will be a nieoe of mosaic work as far as ooutraotors are couoerned, and by the first of tbe year there will be 5,000 men at work between Ainswortb aud Riparia. Work can ba done hettpr in winter tban in summer. "I came down the Snake from Riparia oy Dost and viewed tbe proposed route. It the valley of the Snake there are in many places great oanynoB. Solid rock oliffu stand hundreds of feet high, and considerable bard rook work will have to be doue to make room for tbe track." PENDLETON QUARANTINED. Precautionary Steps Taken by tbe Board of Health. Au important order and announce meut has been issued by tbe board of health of Pendleton which places that oity nuder striot c;aarautine inspection lor a period ot teu days, or uutil Decern ber 30, Tbe dauger from soourges ot diphtheria and scarlet fever and tbe necessity for prompt aot ion were appre- ointeu by tbe board of health. Much as ,Uiv regretted mis necessity at a time wbetl Christmas fostivities are being prepared, yet wisdom demanded the filiation of tbe authority vested in the tU8 board by tbe law, and Dr. darfleld, ,UB health offioer, has taken tbe steps dictated by his eeuee of prudenoe. WI... I... 1 .1 L 1 nt """i mrougu 11s ueanu ouieer, Ot. U. 8, Garfield, states tbat dauger Mists in the community from tbe oon tagion of diphtheria and scarlet fever. One 0HB9 of eaoh dieease bns been re ported witbiu tbe past 48 hours, and one child has died under oiroumetances "flioieotly suggestive of diphtheria. The icboola have been ordered closed ud n order hftl been ,aBUel! furbiddlnj. an ineaireB, aanoes, puoiic unrisimas trees and other similar assemblages for a period of ten days. Parents are ad vised to restrain their children from de parting far from tbe radius of tbeir own homes, thas outting off Otnmnnioatiou for the period of time named. The health oflioer's order if violated is punishable by a heavy fine. IIKALTH BOAKD'e hECONI) OUDfclt. Now lunludes All Cliorchrt aud rt.K lal Ualherlngf, as a Precaution. Dr. II. H. Garfield, health ofUoer, says tbe East Oregooiao, on tbe 20th baa served written notice on the aeveral I'horcbes out to oonduot any publio ser vices during tbe ten days In which tbe board of health's order bold good, pro hibiting all theatres, schools, Christmas trees or other publio assemblage. Mouday eveuiag, be went personally to tbe roller skating rink aud ordered the place cloned tor the teu day. Dr. Garfield said to tbe East Oegou an: "Iu our view, the present situation illustrate! the wisdom of tbe old maxim that an ounce of prevention ia worth more than a pound ot care. It we adopt stringenl measures, we Lave more the a pound of cure. It we adopt striugen mearures, we Lavs mora than an even obauce ot preventing diphtheria and scarlet fever from spreading. It we allowed them to etoape fnm tbeir pres ent prescribed limits, than Do one can tell bow extensive might be tbe ravages of tba diseases. It is the judgment of out loOal authorities tbat, while our people need n it b '0 me umlijly alarmed, uevribl prudeuoe demands ome sti iclues jiwt now, when there is oppor tunity tu prevent any further loss of life from lb maUdlea which Live put In an appearance "Ueiioe, we regard it as wis ti enj in all publio assemblages of every ooer sn'er, and auk alt persons having the city's good at heart t no operate with tbs health boar I. L-tus for the short period of toil days abstain from masting In t-ublid, a a 1 then, later, enj iy our- s-lves 1 1 religion ai d social meetings." op tbat oon J,! lake warning. It ii i lea I to consumption. A 2Sc Int. t'i of Hbilnh a Oor may save your life. State News. The ice in the Columbia river at The Dalles ent out Friday last. The receiver of the Portland Savings bank will pay a 5 per cent dlvldendjon all claims this week. Mrs. Martha J. Houser, mother of United States Marshall Houser, died at her home in Pendleton last week. J. W. Magulre, of Arlington, has contracted to do grading for the O. R. & N. Co. near Wallace. He expects to work about 30 teams on the grade. At the recent city election at Milton the anti- saloon ticket was elected with the exception of one councilman, who was tied by his opponent. Frank Cautine, of Pendleton, one day last eek was sent to the county jail for a 45-day lprisonment for stealing a hammer from Nea- le Brothers' blacksmith shop. Bnodderly, the man who shot Joe Frazler, at SuBanvllle, Grant county, about two weeks ago for meddling in his family a flairs, was acquit ted at his preliminary examination at Canyon City. Frazler is recovering from his wounds. Ike Ouker, discoverer of the famous Great Northern mine, near Canyon City, has received from the Trans-Mississippi exposition at Omaha beautiful silver medal and diploma, awarded him for his fine display of wire gold, thread gold and gold-bearing quartz, taken from the Great Northern. Three young men, named Royer, Chapman and Womach, were arrested for gambling at Milton, one day last week, by Constable M. J. Carney and taken before Justice Parke, of Pen dleton. Womach and Royer were released, but Chapman was bound over to the circuit court in $75 bonds, which were procured at once. A disease Is decimating the goat herds In tbe Alsea country, since last August Charles Wolfe htiB lost 60 head, and in the past two weeks 30 died. Oscar Tom, in the same locality, recently lout 10 Ik ad in two weeks. The animals, it Is said, begtu scouring, and In a day or two expire. Various remedies have been tried, but none so tar have provon effective. Tho road laws of Oregon coutaiu the follow ing: "Every road supervisor shall erect and keep up at the forks of every highway and every ' rosslng of publio roads within his district, a guide or finger board containing an Inscription in legible letters directing tne way and speci fying the distance to the next town or publio place situated on each road respectively." On Monday morning of last week the Pendle- ton mill race, owned by W. 8. Byers, broke and Hooded the eastern portion of that city. The race broke In several places, and was caused by tho sudden swelling of the current by a Chi nook wind which melted the snow. Cellars were rilled with water, and the streets assumed the appearance of smalt lakes. The damage to the race has been repaired. CKANT tlODNTY NEWS. From Grant County News. Mr. Houtbworth ia recovering from tbe effects ot his broken ribs. Tbe Infant son of Wm. Lincoln is vety low with typhoid fever. The postofflce will be removed into Ihe new store of Brown & Simpson's tbis week. Billy is going to give the boys at tbe Ureal Northern mine a Xtnns teed tbis year. He bus ordered a big turkey for tbe oaousion. Geo. Fugit'e sister who has been kee. ing bouse for bim sinos the fire, took ber departure on tbe Baker Oity stage Monday. Mr. Long, a brother of the late de ceased John Long, wbo with .his attor ney, Mr. Phelpe, was looking after the estate, left for Lie borne in Washington , last week. From the Long Creek Kagle. R, Dauby, of John Day, was a passen ger on Monday mornings etage for Heppner. C. R. Davis, the proprietor ot the Mo DtilTee hut springe, was in Long Greek Siturduy. Henry Welob, formerly a reeident of Monument, arrived early this week from bis borne at Silver, Washington, Judge Everts made a bosiuess trip to Monument early tbis week, returning borne by Wednesday morning's stage. Genrge lUder is confined to bis h me Dear Long Creek with rheumatism aid bee been for some time unable to get out. Miss Nannie filoin, ot this city, bad a tumor removed from ber breast Monday, Dr. Miraole performing the operation. Rufe Kimberly arrived Wednesday afternoon from Heppner, departiug yes terday morning for Canyon City witb Christmas goods for merchants of tbat city. Will II. Cohoe and Jim Shirts re torned from Huianville early tbis week where they went some time since to do some assessment work on mining prop erty ou the Lead ot Deep creek. Rudolph Hiohoisnn, of Toledo, Iowa, tbe father of Gut Reiobmaon, wbo for- I merly resided on tbe Middle Fork, was attacked by several masked men on tbe lOtb lust., brutally beaten tnd left tor dead. Six persons are nndrr arrest obarged with tbe crime. Discovered By Woman. Another great disoovery baa Leeo mads aud thai too, by a lady of tbis oonutry. "Disease fattened its clutobes ouoo her and for seven years she with stood its severest tests, but her vital or gats were undermined aud death teemed tmtuiueut. For three months thn coughed tnoessantly and could not sleep. She finally discovered a way to recovery fly purchasing of os a bottle ot Ir. King's New discovery for consump tion, nud was so mtiob relieved on tak ing first dot-, Ibat she slept all night and with two bottles Las beeu abiolute ly cured Her name Is Mrs. Luther Lull." Thut writ W. C. M amnio St C-i.of Hhelby, N.C. Trial bottle free at K J. Hlooiim's dnw tlore, lingular slr,5)j ai(J lAA) eve Uitf.W WMii