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SIXTEENTH YEAR
HEITNKR, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2J, 1898.
NO. 710
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THE HEPPHER GAZETTE
Published Every Thursday.
BY
CORLIES MEKRIT1V
Editor suad. Manager.
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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)
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Vft ft fi0
H on
! Km 14 on
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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