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SIXTEENTH YEAR
HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1899,
NO. 720
PEOFESSIONAIi
BRaNTON TRIES A RUSE
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 Natter's Building. Beppner, Oregon.
J. W. Morrow "
ATTORNEY AT LAW
and
U.S. COMMISSIONER.
Office la Palaoe hotel building, Heppner, Or.
C M. Charlton
ATTORNEY AT LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
Collections promptly attended to.
Heppner, - . - Oregon,
S. A. D. Gurley,
A TTORNE Y-A T-LA W.
Practlcioner in all State and
Federal Courts.
ARLINGTON
OREGON
A. Mallory,
U.S. COMMISSIONER
NOTARY PUBLIC
Is authorized to take all kinds of LAND
PROOFS and LAND FILINUS.
Collections made on reasonable terms.
Office at residence on Chase street.
Government land Bcript for sale.
D E. Gil man
GENERAL COLLECTOR.
Put your old books and noteB 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, Beppner, Or
Dr. M. B. Metzler
DENTIST
Teeth Extracted and Filled.
Bridging a specialty
Painless Extraction
Heppner - - Oregon.
G. B. Hatt
TONSORIAL ARTIST.
Shaving,
Hair Cutting,
Shop, Matlock Corner,
15 Cents
25 "
Beppner, Oregon.
A, Abrahamsick
Merchant Tailor
Pioneer Tailor of Heppner.
His work first-class
and satisfactory.
Give him a call May Street.
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. '
Flaaty of Hay aaxd. O-rstla. fox Savl
Stable located on west side of Main
street between Wm. Scrlvner's and
A. M. Gunn's blacksmith shops.
LIBERTY MARKET
THE OLD SHOP!
Is the place to go to get your One pork
and lamo chops, steaks and roasts.
Fiah Evary Friday.
Fine sugar-cured hams and bacon. Pure leaf
lard, kettle-rendered, old style. Highest cash
price paid for at stock.
BenJ. Mathews.
HEPPNER-CANYON CIIY
Stage Line
B. F. MILLER, Prop.
Cheapest and most direct route to John Day
alley, Canyon City mining district, Burns auu
other interior points.
Stages leave Heppner Daily, Sunday ex
cepted, at 6:30 a. m. Arrive at Canyon City
In 24 hours.
Leave Canyon City at I p m., arrive at Hepp
ner In 24 hours connecting with trains.
HiPPNia to
MILES PARS
20 II. BO
65 4. !
85 4.75
15 5.50
3 6 00
102 8.00
104 8 00
Hard man
Monument
Hamilton
Long Creek
Fox Valley
John Day
Canyon City ...
Stages connect with trains at Heppner.
Note. Bavin stocked np this line with new
covered coaches and good teams I am prepared
frive firat-class service to the public.
ARLINGTON-FOSSIL
STA6ELINE
FARE FROM ARLINGTON TO
Fossil (60 miles)... 15 00 Kound trip 19 00
MayvUle(Mmile)- Eonndtrip 700
Condon P miles).. 100 Eonndtrip 600
Clem (28 miles).... 200 Round trip 50
f 19 miles! 1 50 Round trip 1 50
v-
Stage leaves Arlington every morning
(Sunday excepted) at 6 o'clock; is doe
at Condon st 3 p. m. and arrive t Fos
sil at 7 p. m. .
Comfortable covered ooaobenoa esre
foi, wjwwcwl (Jrvrera.
CffffliunmmimiiH i sagas' 11 f
AVegetablePrcparationfor As
similating theToodandRegula
ling the S tomachs andBoweis of
PronMtesTHgestion,Cheeind
ticss and Rest.Contains neither
S)rum,Morphint nor Mineral.
ot Narcotic.
Pumpkin Sml
Mx-Savm
Settt
Jippermtnt
JhCartanatiStimt
Sugar .
rtfisyw nmrm
Aocifecf Remedy forConstioa-
tion. Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea,
Worms .Convulsions Xeveri sh
ncss arid Loss OF SLEEP.
Tac Simile Signature of
. nt;w Vohk.
U3
exact copr or whahpeb,
fmsT Jational Jank
OF HEPPNER
O. A. RHEA. President I
X. A. UHEA Vio President
Transact a General Banking Business.
EXCHANGE ON ALL PARTS OP THE WORLD BOUGHT AND SOLD
Collections made on all points on reasonable terms. Surplus and undivided profits $35,0C0.
A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY
Is that of plain and decorated
China ware & Queensware At
Gilliam & Bisbee's
And by the way they have anything yon can call for In the line of
Hardware, Btoves and Tinware.
GO WHERE YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU WANT.
That H-Year Old
e
Kohn's Best,"
.... On Tap Down at The
TELEPHONE SALOON
' - a IT 18 RARB GOODS
New Stand, City Hotel Building,
Good Goods....
Fair. Prices.i
AT-
T. K. HOWARD'S.
... ; ws; Groceries, Provisions, Glassware,
"J Tinware and Furnishing Goods.
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Fine Teas and Coffees.
T. R. HOWARD,
WHOSE BUSINESS IS IT?
If a man' in love that's his business;
. If a girl's in love t bat's ber business;
If they get married it's our business
to furnish tbeir b ne from kitchen to parlor as we curry a moat complete slock o
Furnitnre, Carpets, Mattings, Wall Paper, Stoves, Ranges, Gruitewin, Tinware, Etf
And it.iyoar business to drop Id, examine goods and get prices.
WELLS & CO., Heppner, Or.
Bromo Laxine
Will cure La Grippe without fail.
We guarantee it. Price Q5c.
Sold only by
Slocum Drug Co.
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
of
The
Kind
You Have
THK CENTAUR COMPANY, RIWVONR OITY.
(J. W. CONSER.. Cashier
E. L. FREELAND. .Assistant Cashier
Stuff,
Heppner,
AW
A Ah
Always Bought.
Another Interesting Letter From
H. L. McAlister.
GUARDING SPANIARDS Hill DUTY
Christmas at Manila. American Ladies
Seldom Seen by the Soldier Boys.
Spanish Ladies Admired at a
Distance. A Call
to Arms.
' Headquarters Co. A, Second Oregon,
Manila, P. I., Cuartel de Espana, Jan. 1, 1899.
Dear Folks at Home: Your letter waa received a few daya ago
and would have written Booner, but
United States, by way of Hong. Kong.
Before I go any further I will
and bo far nothing is wrong, although now you are Buffering some from
oold weather, while in Manila it is warm.
We had muster and inspection
in a few days again. Then two more months will roll away again be
fore another one comes. Eight months in the army, and it seems only
a short whilo, and it will be some time yet before we get mastered out.
We are becoming accustomed to
good. for those who do not care
sure. When my time is up I am
Have you received those two
them, bo you would be sure and get them. Curios are somewhat
Bcaroer at the present time only a few cheap trinkets. Be sure and
let me know when you get that bayonet.
The Eifty-fiiBt Iowas did not
several days, thsn went tallo Ho, Several came ashore and took din
ner with us. The Crist you spoke of was discharged at San Francisco
and sent back. There were several Osceola boys among them. I did
did not hear any particular names among them.
The Concord has returned from
a pass for any length of time I will
from Eight Mile.
Nothing exciting has happened for several weeks. All is quiet.
We hear that more troops are coming. It seems we are going to hold
the islands, sure enough. There are 20,000 troops here. I suppose
they will be scattered around before long.
We never will leave this place
guard. That is all we have done since coming here, and will continue,
I guess, as long as we stay. It is getting tiresome guarding these
Spanish soldiers.
Well, Christmas has oome
charged soldier at the swellest hotel
were so many American ladiea in Manila. To see them was worth the
while. We sat right among them, and many times I would forget to
eat, as listening to our own language
a stranger to our ears for six months.
in the end.
The Spanish ladies are very nice
never seen them do any work yet. They are, so far as I can see,
merely dolls. Never move only when they have to. All their work is
done by native servants. The higher class of Filipinos are the same.
This is New Year's day. Actually it seems like July and August.
It is now 3 o'clock and I am sweating worse than I would if unloading
a header box. Thus you see the difference in climate in our new possessions.
The boys most all got Christmas
of them got cake by mail. I got a
per and envelops, some of the latest
Many of the boys received as many as five boxes, and big ones, too,
weighing 50 pounds or more. A
heard no complaint.
There was a big time last night
is. After taps no one could sleep,
No light could be lit for any length
anything handy was good enoagh for any one who showed up. Just
at 12 the band started, then everybody was on the parade ground and
they made things lively while it lasted. Finally the band played
"Home, Sweet Home," and we seemed satisfied and went to our bunks.
If you have any of Bertha M.
not need, you might send two or
here. I would not advise sending costly books, as we cannot take care
of them. There is nothing particularly that I need, only would like to
bear a little oftener from you.
Well, I must close, for the mail leaves for (long Kong at 7:30 to
night and it is near that time now. Hoping to hear from you soon, I
am, yours truly,
January 11th. At the present
terday 700 sick Spanish soldiers left
t will be a relief to us when they
ders." and have been for ten days, with 21 hours' rations in our haver
sacks. The other day there was a call "to arms," and it took the Ore
gon boys seven minutes to move. In 20 minutes 20,000 men were at
heir post of dnty. The insurgents may, and may not, do anything, but
I wish they would do something or quit They dont't seem to know
what they do want, but if they fool with "Uncle Sam" they'll get left.
The Oregon boys have to defend the
bridge at the entrance to the city,
The young fellow I wrote
Cochran at lone, by name of Barse,
las just como from the smallpox
smallpox bo it the only oua that came out alive,
mail will leave tomorrow for the
Bay that I am as well as I ever was
yesterday. Pay day will be here
our duties. Barrack life is very
for anything better and their pay is
afraid I will be fit for nothing else.
boxes of curios yet? I registered
land here at all. They remained for
the coast of China, and if I can get
go out to her and find that fellow
as long as we belong to the provost
and gone. I ate dinner with a dis
in Manila. I had no idea there
(especially from ladies) has been
Well, it will come out all right
to look at a long way off. I have
boxes. All came in time. Many
small box from Corvallis, with pa
magazines and other little articles.
good many did not get any, but we
in quarters. New Year's always
in spite of the guard and officers.
of time. Shoes, tin cups, cans
Clay's novels laying around you do
three; any kind of a book is scarce
Habvey.
time not much in going on. Yes
for 8pain. Wish it had been 7,000.
are all gone. We are under "or
east Bide of the walled city, at the
and in the rear of Sixth artillery,
about some time ago, who worked for
whom we call "Dutch," for short
hospital. Out of 17 cases of black
To Escape Front Jail by Trying to Hold Up
the Sheriff With a Potato Gun.
Eugene, Maroh 3. Oo the morning of
March 1st, about 8 o'clock, Claude Bran
.on, the oondemnea murderer, bad a
queer experience, or, rather, Sheriff
Withers did, that tried (be latter's nerve.
As is a well known faot, Branton has
lately claimed to have beeb conyerted,
but this sot shows biin to still be a deep
dyed villain and not a Christian.
- Sheriff Withers, as is bis usual one torn,
wen to the jail this morning to let oat
Mr. Pratt, the death watch, to go after
breakfast for the prisoners. He opened
the door ot Branton's cell and let him
oat iuto the corridor between the row of
steel cells to exercise aud to wash. He
kept the door to the oorridor doubly
looked. Mr. With rs then oommenced
reading his mail which he hud received
at the postoffice, sitting in a chair.
. All at once Branton exclaimed :
"You are a Christian, ain't yon, Mr.
Withers?"
Mr. Withers answered "yes."
"If yoa were in here, wouldn't yoaget
oat if it was possible?"
The sheriff good-naturedly said "yes,"
hardly looking up.
Then Branton stepped back into the
oorridor, where it was a little dark, and,
holding in bis hand what resembled a
navy six-shooter, said loudly:
"Throw np your bands!"
Mr. Withers was amazed and thought
Branton bad by some means prooured a
gun, bat kept oool and said :
"Oh, come off."
In a few seconds Branton concluded
his ruse bad been dieoovered and
laughed, and claimed "be meant noth
ing." However, be stated that if he had had
a real gao he would have done some real
shooting.
It was Branton's idea to make the
sheriff throw up his hands, then be
would reach through and get bis re
volver. This would have been an Impossibility,
as the sheriff was too far baok from the
iron grating.
The alleged pistol was an ingenious
model of a navy revolver. It was made
oat ot a roasted potato for a barrel, a
piece ot tin from one o'. bis suspenders
for a sight, while the chamber was made
from a piece of boiled potato and the
leaden messengers were pieces ot burnt
bones, and the whofa was covered with
tinfoil.
It cau be seen at the sheriff's offloe,
and is well worth one's time to exam
ine it."
BOLDIISK8 MOST UO UKV.
Can't bay ileer or Auy Kind of Liquor In
Havana.
Havana, Maroh 1. The American
military authorities in Cuba are attempt
ing to maie the Amerioan soldiers tee
totalers by stopping the sale of beer at
post exobaoges and olosing the bars in
Havana and Mariana for selling beer or
wine to privates or nonoommissioned
offloers. The proprietors of such nlaoes
are fined $500, but are allowed to reopeo
after three days, cm grnlDg bonds. The
private soldiers, especially the volunteers,
think it a hardship that they may not
bay beer when the oflioers of tbeir regi
meuts are nnrestrioted, especially as the
volunteer officers feel comradeship for
their men, and often bay flasks for tbem
As matters stand now, the Amerioan
oldiers cannot get a drink even of
beer, without breaking tbe law or forc
ing some one else to break it.
Bid COLONY COMING.
Oregon the
Chosen Land ot
Eastern Farmers.
DisoonratEed
In behalf of a oolooy , David Molotnrff
and other trustees of the People's United
Church today entered into arrangements
for the purchase of 8,000 acres of land, a
flooring mill, a general merchandise
store and seven other buildings in Mon
roe, for which tbey expect to pay $175,
000, saya the Monroe correspondent of
tbe Uregonian. Id accordance with tbe
terms of the agreeumt they deposited
$10(0 cash today, and will soon make
two more payments of like amounts. In
May they will pay 50 per cent of tbe re
mainder, knd the balance is to be paid iu
ten years. Outside of railroad transao
tions, tbe deal is considered the largest
financially in the biatory ot Benton
oonnty. Mr. Molntarff and tbe other
trnstees say that it ia their intention to
settle 3,000 people on tbe land. They will
also build a motor line from Eugeoe to
Corvallis, and engage in other railroad
cuuBirpouao, ine colony win be or a
religions character.
Condition of Stock.
Tbe Ontario Mattook says: Tbe pe
riod of feeding has been oousnally long
this winter, and all forage has been
eaten up closely. It is approximately
estimuted that U0.O0O tons of bar have
been consumed by stook in this oonnty
15,000 tons ot whioh weie fed within
radios oi ton miles from Ontario. There
baa been little or no loss among stock
that was fed, and in most instances they
have thrived aud will be turned on tbe
range strong and in bettor oonditioo tbao
ever Dofore. The loss of range borses
bas been enormous, bat they were not
considered of sufficient value to pay for
feeding, and lbs range they oooupied
will sow be oeo for more valuable
litock.
COUNCIL MEETING.
A Lively Time at the Council Chambers
Monday Night.
The regular meeting ot the city ooun
oil opened by administering the oath ot
office to the newly eleoted officers and
oounoilnien. The roll call was responded
to by Councilmen Lichtentbal, Simons,
Roberts, Rasmus and Mayor Morgan,
after wbiob the important minutes ot
previous meeting were read and ap
proved. Numerous bills were presented and
warrants ordered drawn for the amounts.
The bonds of the treasurer and re
corder were read and npon endorsement
by members of the finance oommittea
were on motion aooepted.
The ordioanoe presented to the ooun
oil by Attorney Phelps authorizing .the
organization of the fire department, and
covering its reqairements was read for
the first time and attentively listened to,
and was then upon unanimous approval
carried over until next meeting for final
adoption,
Upon motion a new plate for the seal
to conform to requirements ot the new
oity oharter, substituting the oity of
Heppner for the town of Heppner, was
ordered.
The annual report ot the city treasurer
for the year ending February 28, -1899
was read as follows, reflecting great
credit on the administration of retiring
Mayor Morgan and the oounoil:
RESOURCIS.
On hand March 1, 18118 $ 672 63
Liquor and beer hall licenses. .$3400 00
Dray, bus and delivery " .. 82 50
BuwliiiK alley " .. 75 00
Opera house and show " .. 105 00
Shooting nailery " .. SO 00
Hawkers and peddlers " .. )00
Fines 4.M5 60
City taxes 2007 90
City poll (or road) taxes 80 00
Dog taxes 21 00
Lumber sold 2105 ff320 05
Total resources 58
Warrants paid during year 4738 51
Balance on hand t'.265 07
The report was adopted and its bal
ance to the credit of the oity favorably
oommented on.
A motion to purchase a safe belonging
to Tom Matlock, for tbe safe keeping of
oity documents was thoroughly dis-
oussed and finally passed to the respon
sibility ot the new oouncil at the next
meeting, when tboy take tbeir seats, for
final aotion.
Under bead ot concluding order each
member, besides others of tbe meeting,
were oalled upon tor temarks. Some
retired under the misfortune of modest
confusion, while others held the fort,
delivering volleys of wisdom with tell-
ng effeot. Retiring Councilman Lion-
tentbal held the marked attention of the
assemblage, and in bis logical way re
ferred to many important considerations
of bis past 8 years' servioe as council
man. In justice to Mr. Liohenthal, it is
safe to say that tbe publio share in the
appreciation ot bis integrity and faithful
disoharge of his oonsoientioas duties.
Mayor Morgan then took tbe floor and
warming up to tbe oocasion held the
close attention ct those present for a
considerable length ot time. Crediting
the first organized oonnoil of tbe oity
with laying the foundation upon which
they have today placed the solid fin an
oial condition of Heppner without a
parallel in the history ot the Northwest.
The soundness of bis advice pertaining
to tbe systematic balancing ot each
quarter's financial statement, which bai
avorted all possibility ot errors and
shortages consequent upon laxity, was
thoroughly appreciated.
UO AD SUPE11V1SOK3.
Law Passed by Legislature Uegnlatlng Their
Election,
The several oouuty courts shall, aa
often as tbey may deem necessary, bnt
not oftener than onoein two years, divide
tbeir respective oonnties, or any part
thereof, into suitable and convenient
road distriots, eaob ot whioh shall be
numbered, and oauae a brief description
of the same to be entered npon tbe
oonnty records. No road district shall
be so made as that it shall be partly ia
one election preoioot ana partly in an
other, bnt eaob road district shall be so
formed as to lie wholly within one elec
tion preoinot. Provided, that all the
territory within any incorporated town
or oity may be one road district. Eaob
oonnty court, at tbe January term, 1900(
thereof shall arrange the road diatrioti
in its county so as to conform to tbe pro
visions of this section, and at tbe Janu
ary term of said oonrt every two yean
thereafter, and at no other time, make
such obaoge in road districts as may be
deemed neoeesary; bnt no obanges,
either in road dlstriols or in election pre
oinots, shall be made wbiob shall Inter
fere with tbe relative arrangement there
of ss provided in this seotion.
At the general election in 1900, and
every two years thereafter there shall be
eluded in eaob election precioot in Ih'i
state in which there is one or more road
distriots in snob eleotion precioot, wbo
shall be resident of tbe road district in
snob election precinct, fr wbioh be is
elected, and (ball hold bis office for two
years, or until bis snocssor shall hive
been elected and qualified. At snob eleo
tion every person entitled to vote for
preoinot oflioers in a given preoinot sball
be entitled to vote for one road supervisor
for each road district in snub preoinot.
Before petering oonn the disobarge of
his duties each road supervisor sball take
au oatb to faithfully disobarge tbe duties
ot hi oil! oo, and when any person (ball
fail or refuse to accept tbe offloe of road
snporvlsor to whioh be shall have been
elected be shall be flood in tbe snm of
825, which fine nhall be appropriated to
road purposes in the road district in
which soou person iball Lave beta
tlsoWJ.