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SIXTEENTH YEAR
HEPPNER, MORROW COUNti; unn,ixuirinuit!!DAY, JANUARY 26, 1899,
NO. 714
TEE HEPPHER GAZETTE
Published Every Thursday.
BY
OORLIES MEKRITT,
Editor ancl la.is..gmx.
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OFFICIAL BI2aECTOX5.Tr.
United States Officials.
President.... William MoKiuley
Vice President Garret A. Uobart
Secretary of State W. B. Day
rjeoretaryof Treasury Lyman J. Gage
Secretary of Interior Cornelius N. Bliss
Heoretary of War Russell A. Alger
Secretary of Navy. John D. Long
Postmaster-General Charles Emery Smith
Attorney-Meueral John W. Oripgs
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson
State of Oregon.
Governor W. P. Lord
Secretary of State H. K. Kineaid
Treasurer ....Phil. Metschan
Hnpt. Public Instruction 6. M. Irwin
Attorney General C. M. Idleman
Senators j G' W. MoBride
Congressmen.... ft'fit
Printer W. H. Leeds
( K. 8. Bean,
Supreme Judges F. A. Moore,
( C. IS. Wolverton
Sixth Judicial District.
(Hrouit Judge Stephen A. Lowell
Prosecuting Attorney H. J. Bean
Morrow County Officials.
J int Senator J, W. Morrow
R mresentative .....K. L. Freeland
C-nuty Judge A. G. Bartholomew
" Commissioners J. L. Howard
J. W. Beckett.
" Clerk Vawter Crawford
" Sheriff K. L. Matlock
" Treasurer M. Lichtenthal
" Assessor A C. Petteys
" Surveyor Julius Keithly
" School Sup't.. Jay W. Shipley
" C roner Dr. E. B. Hunlock
BEPPNEB TOWN OFFICERS.
Mayor Thos. Morgan
Counnilmen E. J. Hlocum, M.
Lichtenthal, J. B. Simons, J. J. Roberts, J. W.
Rasmus and E. G. Sperry.
K conler W. A. Kiohardson
r-easurer L. W. Briggs
Marshal George Thornton
Precinct Ofncerp.
,-..' tlw "nace W. K. Richardson
G. 8. Gray
I'nlted states Land Officers.
THE DALLES, OB.
ay P Lucas ... Register
Ot r I'a t Tson Receiver
La 8BANDE, OB.
K W. Bartlett Register
i O Hwackhamer Beeeiver
FBOFESeiOlTAIi CAEES,
D. J McFaul, M. D.
HEPPNER, OREGON.
Office hours, 8 to 10 a. m and 12 to 2
p. m., at residence, and 10 to 12 a. m.,
and 2 to 5 p m at office 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.
AH business attended to In a prompt
and satisfactory manner. Notaries Pub
lic and Collectors.
Office in Natter's 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.
Practlcloner In all State and
Federal Courts.
ARLINGTON
- OREGON
A. MaMory,
U. S. COMMISSIONER
Is authorized to take all kinds of LAND
PROOFS and LAND FILINiiS.
Collections made on reasonable terms,
OHlce at residence on Chase street.
Government land script for rale.
D- E Gilman
GENERAL COLLECTOR.
Put your old books and notes In his
hands and get your money out of them
them. Makes a specialty of hard collec
tions. Office in J. N. Brown's building, Heppner, Or
Dr. M. B. Metzler
-DENTIST-
Teeth Extracted and Filled.
Bridging a specialty
Painless Extraction. . . .
Heppner - - Oregon.
G. B. Hatt
TONSORIAL ARTIST.
Shaving, - 15 Cents
Hair Cutting, 25 "
Shop, Matlock Corner, Heppner, Oregon.
HEPPNER TRANSFER CO.'S
Belled express Is coroimr. Does deliver
work on short o'der, 10 cents and up
wards ihi ron is No. 4. and lsve
your nrdor with it, or at ' Central" tele
phone oltice.
We Move Anything!.
vim r t i e w - w i t. s t i
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
- and has been made under his pcr
( jPLjCj(-?, sonal supervision since its infancy.
T-fmrvr. Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes are but Ex
periments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
and Soothing Syrups. It is Harmless and Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms .
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
TMK CrNTAUN OOMNNV, TT MURRAY STRCCT. NEW YORK OITV.
First ational Jank
II:
OF HEPPNER.
A RHEA President I
A. KBEA Vio President
Transact a General Banking Business.
EXCHANGE ON ALL PARTS OP THE WORLD BOUGHT AND BOLD
Collections made on all points on reasonable terms. Surplus aud undivided profits $35,000.
A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY
Is that of plain and decorated
Chinaware & Queensware At
Gilliam 1
And by the way they have anything you can call lor in the line ol
Hardware, Stoves and Tinware.
60 WHERE YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU WANT.
Gordon's
Feed and Sale Stable
Has lust been opened to the
public and Mr. Gordon, the
proprietor, kindly Invites his
friends to call and try his
first-class accommodations.
nn.ty of Hay na.d O-xaAn for Sa.la
Btable located on west side of Main
street between Wm. Serivner's and
A. M. Gunn's blacksmith shops.
LIBERTY MARKBT
THE OLD SHOP!
Is the place to fro to get your fine pork
and lamrj chops, steaks and roasts.
Flh Every Friday.
Fine sugar-cured bams and bacon. Pure leaf
lard, kettle-rendered, old style. Highest cash
price paid for at stock.
Benj. Mathews.
HEPPNEK-CANYON Oil!
Stage Line
B. F. MILLER, Prop.
Cheapest and most direct route to John Day
valley. Canyon City mining district, Burns anu
other interior points.
Stapes leave Heppner Dally, Sunday ex
cepted, at 6:30 a. in. Arrive at Canyon City
in -Zi nours.
Leave Canyon City at 4 P m., arrive at Hepp
ner in 24 hours connecting with trains.
Hkppneb to
MILKS FARE
20 II. SO
A5 4 0
6o 4.75
75 5.50
C3 6.00
102 8 00
104 8 00
Hardman
Monument ...
Hamilton
Long Creek..
Fox Valley...
John Day ...
Canyon City
Stages connect with trains at Heppner.
Note. Having stocked up this line with new
lowered coaches aud good teams I m prepared
liive first-class service to the rfntHic.
ARLINGTON-FOSSIL
STAGE LINE
H. REED & I Proorietori
A. O. OOILVIE f rrPrie,or-
FARE FROM ARLINGTON TO
Foasil (TO miles)... '5 00 Round trip 1900
May villa ( mlle) . 4 00 Round trip 7 00
Condon (39 mile).. 3 00 Round trip 600
Clem (28 miles).... 2 00 Round trip 50
Olex (19 miles) 1 50 Hound trip S 50
Pfflire lenva Arlington every moraine
(il-irl-,y W -r-t-.-t) ot 6 '(' fli ; i dlli'
it 'T.nd n ' 3 p. "i tr 1 ir'iv" f Ko
m! 7 o. m.
Co'D rt tb1 "vr1 eJ01i;ra au J t
taK expetrwic! dnvw.
Signature of
ii
E.
W. CONSER Cashier
L. FREELAND. .Assistant Cashier
Bisbee's
A, Abrahamsick
Merchant Tailor
Pioneer Tailor of Heppner.
His work first-class
and satisfactory.
Give him a call May Street.
MILES A GENTLEMAN.
An Incident at Tampa In Which a General
and a Private Flgnred.
A member of General Miles' staff tells of an
Incident down at Tampa before the departure of
the troops for Cuba, says the Chicago Record.
The general was standing in the oflice of the
Tampa Bay hotel one evening, dressed in a
plain business suit, when a tall, raw-boned pri
vate from the Fifth Maryland regiment strolled
up to him and said:
"Say, partner, give us a light."
The man addressed put his hand in hit pocket,
drew out a silver case, took a match from It,
struck Are and handed It politely to the soldier,
who thanked him and Hunted his cigar.
The encounter was witnessed by the porter of
the hotel, who watched his chance and said to
the soldier:
"Who was the man that gave you the match?"
"I don't know, except that he is a gentle
man," returned the Maryland boy.
"Well, I'll tell you who he is," said the por
ter, "and you won't feel so big when you know.
It was General Miles."
"The devil you say!" was the response, as the
soldier walked off in chagrin. Awaiting his op
portunity, be stepped up to the general with a
salute and said :
"General, I have to apologize for what may
have seemed to you an Impertinence, but I had
never seen yon before, and you wore nothing to
Indicate your rank, so I took the liberty of ad
dressing you as I would any stranger, and I
hope you will excuse me for It."
"Don't let that worrv you," said General
Mlies, "I was a private soldier once myself."
Millions Given Away
It is certainly gratifying to tbe poblio
to know of one concern in tbe land who
are not afraid to be geDerona to tbe needy
and suffering-. Tbe proprietor! ot Dr,
KiDg'a New Dioory for coniaoaptioo,
coagba and eolde, bave given away over
ten millions trial bottles of this great
medicine and bave tbe satisfaction of
knowing it baa absolutely oared tboas
ands of hopeless cases. Astbme, bron
chitis, hoarseness and all diseases of tbe
tbroat, rhfHt and Inngs are enrely cured
by i C a'i I'D E J Hl-'Onoi, iiroKt,
nd g't a t''i; t ol ' frt-, rejnlar nize
50 ar.d $1
Every buttle guaranteed, or
price retaudad.
81NATE BILL NO. 14.
Introduced by Senator Morrow, and
Read
First Time January 10th.
A BILL for an Act for the extirpation of Rus
sian, Canada, Chinese and Bull thistles, and to
repeal an act entitled "An Act for the extir
pation of the Canada thistle," passed the legis
lative Assembly, and approved February 29,
1889.
Be It enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the
State of Oregon :
Section 1. It shall be the duty of each road
supervisor in each road district, In addition to
the duties heretofore prescribed by law, to as
certain from time to lime and know whether or
not there is In his district any weed known as
the Russian thistle, the Canadian thistle, the
Chinese thistle, or the Bull thistle., and shall as
soon as he ascertains that there is any of such
weeds, and before any thereof has shed its
bloom or commenced to form the seed, notify
the county Judge of the county in which his
district is situate, in writing, of the existence of
such weed, and in a similar manner notify the
owner or occupant of the premises upon which
said weeds or thistles may be.
Sec. 2. If such owner or occupant shall fall or
rafuse to destroy such weeds after being noti
fied by the road-supervisor of the existence of
such weed upon his land, then it shall be the
duty of such road-supervisor, and he shall have
authority, to go upon said land, calling to his
assistance such help as he may deem necessary,
aud cause such weed to be extipated from said
land in the manner which to him seems the
most effective, and that will destroy said weed
and its seed, and prevent the same from In any
way spreading to any adjoining lands. Upon
the completion of said work the road-supevisor
shall file with the county clerk an itemized
statement of the expense of destroying said
weed, verified by his oath and when said state
ment is filed the county clerk shall cause the
Bame to be entered upon a Hen docket prepared
for that purpose, and the amount of said charges
and expenses when so docketed shall constitute
a first lien prior and superior to all other liens
and charges upon said lands or premises except
taxes. If said charges and expenses are not
paid, and said lien discharged by the owner or
occupant of said lands within six months after
the same is docketed, it will be the duty of the
district attorney of the distriot In which said
county is situate to bring a suit in the name of
the county for the foreclosure of said leln, and
the land affected thereby shall be sold under
execution for the payment and satisfaction of
said charges and expenses, and of said Hen and
all charges touching the same.
Sec. 3. If within ten days after the statement
has been filed and the lien docketed, as pro
vided In the preceding section, no objections
have been filed thereto, the oounty court shall
pay the supervisor out of the county funds the
amount of said charges and expenses, and the
same shall be thereafter recovered to the use of
county as in the foregoing section provided,
Sec. 4. The road-supervisor shall receive from
the county for his services as required by this
act the sum of $3 per day for the time actually
employed.
Sec. 5. If any porson, persons or corporation
owning, possessing or having care, or charge of
any land, or lands, improved or unimproved,
enclosed or unenclosed, in this state shall
knowingly , permit, or sniffer, any Russian ibis-
tie, Canada thistle, Chines thistle ov nun this
tie to grow up thereon, and suffer the same to
stand until Its bloom falls, or its seeds begin to
form, such person, persons or corporation shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic
tion thereof shall, for the first offense, be fined
not less than $10, and for the second and each
subsequent offense not less than 23, said fines
to be recovered, with costs, in an action to be
brought in the name of the county in which
sild lands are situated for the use and benefit
of the general fund of the oounty where the
offense is committed.
Bee. 6. It shall be the duty of the road-super-
visor in each road district in the state to call a
sufficient number of laborers to cut down and
destroy, before the same haB dropped its bloom
or commenced to form its seed, any Russian
thistle, Canada thistle, Chinese thistle or Bull
thistle found growing at any time hereafter in
the publlo highways, or upon any public lands,
in hit road district and the county court shall
audit aud allow the amount of expenses and
just and reasonable charges of such work as
other claims or bills filed by the road-super
visors
Sec. 7. If any road-supervisor of any road dls
trlct in the state carelessly or wilfully neglect
any of the duties imposed by this act, or violate
any of the provisions thereof, he shall be deemed
guiltv of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than $50 nor more
than tl-'iO for each offense.
Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of all municipal
corporations In this state to provide for the ex
termination of said Russian thistle, Canada
thistle, Chinese thistle and Bull thistle within
the limits of such corporation, or upon the va
cant lands within said corporation, and any
city or town incorporated within this state neg
lecting or refusing to comply with the provis
ions of this act shall be liable to a forfeiture to
the county in which said municipal corpora
Hon Is situate of a sum not less than $W nor
more than I3O0, to be recovered against such
municipal corporation in a Buit maintained by
salt maintained by the county in which salt
il
municipal corporation is situated.
Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the several dls
trlct attorneys In this state to prosecute all suits
brought, or authorized under the provisions of
this act within their respective districts, and
such attorneys shall be entitled to a fee of S2i
for every judgment rendered In favor of the
county in such suits, and shall be entitled to
fee of f 10 for every suit brought under the pro
visions of this act when Judgment is rendered
against the county, such fees when recoveied
by the county to be taxed and recovered at
costs,
Bee. 10. That an act entitled "An Act for the
extirpation of the Canada thlstlo," passed the
legislative assembly of the State of Oregon, and
approved February 26, 18x9, be, aud the same is
hereby, repealed.
Sec. 11. Inasmuch as there it urgent need for
the prevention of the tpread and propagation of
the Russian thistle, and other thistles men
tloned herein, this act shall take effect and be
in full force upon Its approval by the governor.
Walt for Her.
Once I was a young man, now I am old. and
I've never seen a girl unfaithful to her mother
that ever came to be worth a one-eyed button
to her husband. It Is the law of God. It isn
exactly in the Bible, but it Is written large and
awful in the miserable life of a misfit borne
I'm speaking for the boys this time. If ever one
of yon chaps come across a girl that, with a face
full of rotes, says, as yon come to the door,
cannot go for 30 minute, for the dlthet are not
washed," you wait for the girl. You tit right
down on the door iter and wait for her 'Cam
some other fellow msy come along and carry
her off. and right there yon have lost an angel
Wait for that girl and stick to her like a burr
a mule s tall. Ex.
Catarrh cored. A clear bead and
ivwt brei.th soured with Hbilob's
OHtarrh R medy; -ld on a gnarantee.
, Nasal injector tree. Sold by Oonser k
WirreD.
FROM THE KLONDIKE.
Crlt Tolniaa Writes of Winter Conditions
in and A boat Dawson City.
Tbe Ashland Tidings prints tbe follow
ing from a private letter reoeived recent
ly, from J. Crit Tolman, ot that oity, an
Id Boboolmateot the Gazette editor, who
wintering in Dawson Oity. The letter
contained advices np to Deoember 5tb,
although the first dute wag November
24 tb, and it gives some interesting facta
regard to the winter in and about
Daweon :
Dawson City, Nov. 24, 1898.
Well, this being Tbanksgmg, I will
send yon a proclamation. Tbey say we
should all be thankful and I suppose we
bould, not for all things but for some
things. I would be thankful if t knew
that you were all well, bat that I have to
take for granted, as I haven't beard from
you since August 20th.
We will bave a Thanksgiving dinner
here. Ot course, we oannot bave every
thing you can, but we will bave what the
market affords, inoluding, first, oyster
soup (canned oysters, of course), next,
turkey, not canned, either, but real tur
key at 82 50 per pound, and we have a
very nioe one. Then all kinds of oanned
fruits, oake, eto , bo I guess we will be
able to fill up.
Thanksgiving day here is o nioe mild
one, tbe thermometer being only 25 de
grees below zero. I will give you a re
sume of tbe winter weather here so far,
from memory, as I bave taken no notes '
About the middle of October tbe ice be
gun to run in the river and by tbe 20th
was running quite thick. Then tor a few
ays it oleared away and some boats came
in from up tbe river. About tbe last of
tbe month the ice ran tbiok and on No
vember 3d tbe river dosed for a tew
hours, but in tbe evening the toe broke
again and moved some. It came near
taking away some steamers tied to the
bank and frozen in tbe ice, but they were
uved after a dozen or more ot their lines
were broken and after enough lines were
nally got to them to hold them. Sev
eral scows broke away and went down
tbe river. Tbe next day, November 4th,
tbe ice closed the river and it will stay
losed until about tbe middle of May.
Tbe thermometer was only 10 to 12 de
grees below zero when tbe river closed
but it oommenced to grow colder and by
he 18 tb it was 48 degrees and on tbe
20tb the thermometer reaobed tbe lowest
notch this winter, 62 below, Biuoe then
the cold has slackened up and it is only
25 below. It is a mnoh different oold
rom wbal we have in Oregon; one does
not feel it so much. If the wind does
not blow one does not mind tbe oold at
all. This is a peculiar country in many
ways and a person soon adapts himself
to it and tbe ways of tbe people. For
instance, when I was on the farm I would
bave remained there a long time before I
would buve started to walk to Jaokson
ville and baok in a day, even ia good
weather and good roads. Here a 40-mile
walk is not uncommon. I have been
nriand here all tall witb little exeroiee,
bat a few days ago I beard of a claim
for sale in a good locality 20 miles away,
so went to see it. I started at 7:30 a. m.
and got baek at 6 p. m. and spent an
hour and a half at tbe olain. Total dis
tance walked, inoluding tbe examination
of tbe property, 42 miles, with tbe ther
mometer at 30 degrees below zero. '.
took a luuob with me but it froza ao bard
1 oouldn't eat it. The only efTeots from
tbe walk wae a little soreness of tbe
muscles of the leg, tbe next day. Frank
Slade was in to see me tbe other day and
we were talking ot old times and how in
our younger days we kicked at having to
walk a. o iuple of miles. He bad just
walked in from Sulphur oreek, 40 miles,
tbe day before.
I have not-reached bedrook yet on my
Dominion oreek claim, but tbe man on
tbe adjoining claim has and be got from
$1.50 to f4 to the pan, bo am not at all
anxious about mine, tor tbe hole on his
olaim is witbin 10 feet of my lino. Abou
two miles below my ground a man sunk
a bole and took out $4,000 in two boars
when be etrack bedrook, last week. If
I strike it like that you will bear of To I
man's nob strike and what good judg
ment be nsed in baying on Dominion
creek, bat should my claim prove
blank that will settle it. All one would
bear would be; Well, be ought to bave
known better than to bave risked so
muob money tbere. Bucb is life in tbe
Klondike.
It is snowing little this afternoon
I don't think we bave bad over 12 inches
of snow tbia winter,
I Buppoae Tbad Powell's folks bear
from him. Tbad is well and is staying
witb as. He lias steady employment
witb Ibe compaoy during tbe winter.
Nov. 25 It is very mild today, only
deg. above zero, and snowing a little.
Nov. 20 Not qnite so warm: wind
gently from tbe north.
Hnnday, 27 It is a little oolder today
and more wind from tbe north. Tbis
morning went out to oat some steak off
oar quarter of beef, bat it was frozen so
bard could not saw it, and so took an ax
and thought to cutoffs obunk witb tbat,
bat it jast flew into pieces like glas, so
carried it all into tbe warm storage to
thaw out.
Monday,
28. Weather pleasant,
deg. below.
Tuesday, 2li. Weather pleatant, 10
deg.below today. "Bill" Cardwell came
in t day Fie and Dr. Bradley, of lime
burg, are talking of going out over tbe
ice ia February and Morning in tb
spring, "Bill" got after Dear witb his
team of dogs,seveninall, about a month
ago. Tbe bear killed one dog and got
away.
Sunday. Deo. 4. Well, must finish np
Ibis letter and take it to tbe store today
tor the man witb whom I wish to send it
starts out tomorrow morning. We are
still having mild weather, a little on
either side of zero. I oan't tell anything
definite about my ground yet. They
bave not been able to get to bedrook in
either claim on account ot water running
in tbe bole. It don't seem to freeze up
as il should, bat suppose it will after a
while. But it is goiog to make short
working season.
HUHANVILLE MINES,
The Scene of
nch Development Work This
Winter.
Long Creek-Eagle.
A miner from the Susanville neighbor
hood informs the Eagle tbat the mining
oamp at tbat place has been the scene of
a great amount of development work
during the winter.
Messrs. Aimes & Simmons, who re
cently parohased quartz property from
W. O. Qibbs, bave bad day and night
forces of men continuously at work on
their property during tbe winter. They
bave sank a shaft to the depth of 100
feet on their property and will continue
until a 200 foot depth is reaohed. Thus
tar their ledge is increasing in width
aud also in the grade ot ore tbat ia being
taken oat.
Tbe Badger mining company, who
bave a bond on tbe Badger group of
mines, have been pushing operations
ever einoe the completion ot their new
quartz mill last fall. All the best ore
tbat is taken from the Badger mine ia
being shipped to tbe Baker Oity Samp-
ing Works, while tbe second grade is
being worked in their new mill. The ore
oontains a goodly percent of tree gold,
while the concentrates are being eaoked
and shipped to tbe smelter. Tbe atten
tion of tbis oompany is direoted toward
tbe development ot the Badger mine,
while a large amount of work is being
done in tbe tunnel started last season.
A ew ledge tbat assays well in free
gold was reoently discovered in the ton
f Susanville. Bob Oowan and Johnny
Haskell are arranging to ran a 100-foot
tunnel on tbe properly whiob wbeo com
pleted will determine the value of the
property.
Important to (Settlers.
Representative Ellis has introduced a
bill to enable settlers to make proof in
laud oases in a convenient part of the
und district in which the lands are lo-
oated, instead of goiog to tbe diflerant
land offices for tbis purpose. In other
words it extends to settlers tbe same
pri"ileges relating to proofs as are now
applicable in the case of filing. Tbe
bill provides that all affidavits and proofs
required by law under tbe homestead,
timber oultnre, pre-emption and desert
land laws of the United States may be
made before any officer qualified to take
proof in homestead cases, and at any
plaoe in tbe land distriot in which tbe
land applied for is situated, no matter
whether it is in tbe same oounty where
tbe lands are looated or not. If, bow
ever, tbe proof is made in a oounty other
than the one in which the land is situ
ated, it must be shown tbat the filing
was made with the nearest officer quali
fied to receive tbe Bame. Tbis same, or
a similar measure, was Introduced in tbe
senate at one time by Senator Mitohell,
but never succeeded in passing both
bouses. On another occasion a similar
bill was pushed tbrounh tbe bouse, but
failed to become a law because the sen
ate neglected or refused to sot on it.
While Mr. Ellis has but little bope of
securing tbe passage of bis bill at tbis
time, at tbe same time be thinks that
even a favorable report at tbis session
li pot tbe matter in such shape as to
give it a good start at tne beginning oi
next oongress.
lilt A NT COUNTY NEWS.
From the Long Creek Eagle.
O. V. MoUaley made a business trip to
Hamilton early tbis week.
It. J. Campbell was up from bis home
at Monument tbis week.
A report from Monument Monday says
nearly every person in tbat locality is ill
with la grippe.
B. F. Miller returned early tbis week
from a trip to Canyon City where he
went on business connected with bis
line.
Clem and John Black well purchased
band of sheep (rom George Bader this
week. Tbe oonsideration was not
learned.
Hay is a soaroe article in Qrant oounty
and is selling at the farmer's own fig
ares. As high ss tt5 per ton has been
paid.
Ex-Senator A. W. Oowan, of Burns,
departed for Salem last week to witness
the workings ot tbe present session ot
tbe legislature.
Tbe Burns editor who reoently pub
lisbed in bis paper a list of bolel arrivals
coder tbe headline "Arrested in Texas
for Horsestealing," bas gone oat of town
on an indefinite visit. The printer who
got tbe headings mixed was buried next
day.
Karl's Clover Root Tea, for Constipa
tion It's tbe beet and It after using it
yon don't so, retorn package and
get your money, Sold by Conner 4
Warren.
GUARDED MT. VERNON TOMB.
Death of Edward Parker, Watchman There
for Half a Century.
Edward Parker, tbe old colored watch
man who for an even half century had
kept watch at the tomb of Washington,
died last night atthh roe of his daugh
ter, 1458 Q stieet northwest, after a lin
gering illness covering a period of six
months. Parker oonld probably relate
more of the early history ot Mount Ver
non than any one living person. His
entire life was spent at tbe former borne
ot Washington. Born a slave, ba lived
to see Ibe freedom of bis raoe, bat such .
changes bad few charms for him. He
preferred to spend his days as they bad
begun, witbin tbe beautiful and historic
inolosare of Moanl Vernon.
Parker was born in Cbarlestown, W.
Va-, and when an infant of six months
wss left motherless and about tbat time
was bought by John E. Washington and
taken to Mount Vernon. Here for 33
years he lived, with many others ot his
race, and at tbe breaking oat of the civil
war be was taken over to Fort Wash
ington, where be served as a oook tor tbe
Union soldiers. After Ibe war and when
the Mount Vernon property passed into
the bands ot the association of patriotio
Amerioan women, who now control the
old home, Perker signified his desire to
spend the remainder of bis days on tbe
grounds ot bis youth. He was employed
to watch the tomb of Washington and to
prevent depredations on tbe trees and
sbrubberv.
Parker spent almost his entire time at
Mount Vernon, occasionally visiting Al
exandria and Washington. He bad a
small watoh box a tew feet from the tomb,
where he sat in bad weather, at other
times occupying a ohair in front ot tbe
tomb. To the thousands ot visitors who
went to Mount Vernon each year Parker
was an objeot of interest. His blue uni
form and the responsibilities of bis posi
tion gave him positive ideas ot his exalt
ed duty, and almost every day ot bis life
be was tbe center ot a throng of visitors,
who listened intently and interestedly to
his relation of inoidentaot the early days
ot Mount Vernon. Never was he more
proud than when giving bis story, and,
could all bie memories be collected, tbey
would doubtless prove moat interesting.
During bis long watch at tbe tomb ot
Washington Parker has reoeived some of
tbe most distinguished people ot the
world, but no matter whether they were
pnnoes or kings wru came to vihiittob-
tome of tbe father bf a new nation, lo
him none, was more deserving of the rev
erence that ne accorded to tne name oi
Washington.
On tbe 30th ot Jane Parker was com
pelled to give up bis watob. Disease
drove him to bed, and tbe stalwart figure
soon wasted away to a mere shadow be
fore the ravages ot oancer of tbe stom
aob, from which he died. Washington
paper.
When in Washington Otis Patterson
met and talked witb this interesting
character. He told him tbe same story
as be stood with uncovered head at the
grave ot Washington.
WOOL CONVENTION FOlt rKNDLETON.
It. A N. Industrial Agent Arranging the
Details for the Meeting.
The East Oregoniaa is in reoeipt ot a
oommnnicatioti from K. 0. Jadson, in
duHtrial agent of tbe O. K. & N. Co., ao-
nouooing tbat be bas been arranging for
tbe annual convention of the Pacific
Northwest Woolgrowers' Association
whiob will be held in Pendleton March
7, 8 and 0.
Tbe association, wbiob ia an organiza
tion ot sheepmen from tbe states of Ore
gon, Washington, Idaho and Montana,
expeots lo bave a very fall attendance at
the meeting this time. Among tbe
speakers expected are Dr. James Withy
oombe, of the Oregon agricultural col
lege; Dr. D. E. Bailey, of Portland, sec
retary ot the association ; John A. Craig,
professor ot animal industry ot tbe Iowa
agricultural college, an authority on
sheep and wool; A. O. Fox, well known
Shropshire breeder of Oregon, Wis.; Dr.
Knowles, state veterinarian ot Montana;
Dr. Nelson, slate veterinarian of Wash
ington; Professor French, ot tbe Idaho
agricultural oollege (formerly of Cor
valliBj, and Professor A. B. Leokenby,
United States agrostologist for tbe
Pacific coast division, and a recognized
authority on grasses.
Tbe snbjeots to be discussed will be
Ibe growing and marketing ot wool, the
breeding of mutton, and tbe outlook
for the sheep business in these fonr
states,
Ao important topic for debate will be
that of Montana's proposed aotion in
regard to stook sbeep being imported
from Oregon. For several years Oregon
bas been shipping sbeep to Montana,
where they are fattened for tbe Eastern
market, and in passing over tbe ranges
of Montana tbey bave been permitted to
eat a good deal of grass ol aimed by
Montana stookmen.
Besides this, tbe Montana sheep
breeders bave blamed Oregon flockmas
ters for bringing scab with tbem. Tbere
is, therefore, danger of the slate of Mon
tuna adopting drastic laws in regard to
all imported sbeep, aud thus working a
hardship on Oregon sheepmen who ex
pect to fell their stock to Montana
bnyes. Tbe Montana legislature, like
that ot Oregon, will have adjourned
when the Woolgrowers' Association
comes together, however.
Preparations will be made in Pendle
ton to entertain the woolgrowers, who
I will he here ia great nuabvrs.