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SEVENTEENTH YEAR
HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1900,
NO. 7G6
PEOFESSIOWAIi CABXIS.
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 Bhtisfiictory manner. Notaries Pub
lic and Collectors,
OSice In Natter's Building. Heppner, Oregon.
J. W. Morrow
ATTORNEY AT LAW
, and
U. S. COMMISSIONER.
Office In Palace hotel building, Heppner, Or.
A. Mallory,
U. S. COMMISSIONER
NOTARY PUBLIC
Is authorized to take all kinds of LAND
PROOFS and LAND FILINU8.
Collections made ou reasonable terms.
Office at residence on Chase street.
Government land script for pale.
D. E- Gil man
GENERAL COLLECTOR.
Put your old books and notes in Ms
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 s
Painless Extraction
Heppner
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-clans accommodations,
3Flaa.ty ef Hay and 0iala fox Sal
Stable located on west Bide of Main
street between Win. Scrivner's and
A. M. Gunn's blacksmith shops. '
For the ladies A fine horse and lady's saldle.
.HEPPNEK-CANYON CITY
Stage Line
B. F. MILLER, Prop.
Cheapest and most direct route to John Day
valley. Canyon City mining district, Burns ana
other interior points.
. Stages leave Heppner Daily, Sunday ex
cepted, at 8:30 a. m. Arrive at Canyon City
in 24 hours.
Leave Canyon City at 4 p m., arrive at Hepp
ner In 24 hours connecting with trains.
Heppnkb to
MILES FARE
20 11.60
55 4.00
65 4.75
75 5.50
C3 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. Having stocked np this line with new
covered coaches and good teams I am prepared
give first-class service to the public.
ARLINGTON-FOSSIL
Stage Line
H. REED & I Pronators
A. G. OGILVIE ) rropnetors.
FARE FROM ARLINGTON TO
Fossil (60 anile) . . .to 00 Round trip 9 00
Mayville (53 miles) . 4 00 Bound trip 7 00
Condon (39 miles).. 3 00 Round trip 600
Clem (28 miles) .... 2 00. Round trip 8 50
nivx M miles) 150. .....Round trip 850
Rtage leaves Arlitwton every morning
(8nnrluv excepted) at 6 o'olockj ia doe
t Clond n at 3 P- m. nod arrive at Fo-
nil lit 7 D. m.
Comfortable covred eoaohes aDd ears
nl, experienced divers.
SPOKANE FLLS i NORTHERS
NELSON 4 FORT SHEPPARD
RED MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS
The Only AURail Roote Without
Chang of Cars Betweeo Spokane,
r..i.j .ml Volson. Also between
u.Unn sod Rosslsod, daily except
Sunday:
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similating IheToodandReg til
ling the Stomachs andBowels of
PromotesT)ig,estion,Cheerful
ness andRest.Contains neither
Opium.MorpWiie nor Mineral.
Not Narcotic.
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J1MU SJlt -j4nist
Seed
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ficemSeed -(ieifud
Sugar .
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Apcrfecf Remedy for Constipa
tion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea,
Worms .Convulsions Jeverish
ness and Loss OF SLEEP.
Tac Simile Signature of
NEW YORK.
ZXACT COPY OF WRAPPER.
flllST Jational Jank
OF HEPPNER.
0. A. RHEA. President I U. W. CONSER Cashier
T. A. RHEA Vio President E. L. FREELAND. .Assistant Cashier
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 $35,000,
j Palace
mm Hotel.
A Leading Eastern Oregon otel
Every Modern
Drummers' Resort. Stockmen's Headquarters.
. One of the finest equipped Bars and Clubrooms
in the state in connection
First-Class Sample Rooms.
For Business Heppner is one of the Leading
Towns of the West. wVt ,
FLOUR
The Heppner Flouring Mill Company
Have perfeoted arrangements to mo the mill permanently.
Tbey have secured tbe services of a first olnsg miller, ond
wheat sufficient to make aod keep on band a permanent
supply of
Flour, Graham, Cerm Meal, Whole Wheat,
Bran and Shorts
Of the very beet quality aid goaranteed to jive satisfaction.
We are bere to bay wheat and
their patronage.
Good Goods....
Fair Prices: : i
-
AT
T. R. HOWARD'S.
St a plt arid Fanny Groceries.
Fine Teas a tut Coffee. . ,mm
T,
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signati
of
The
Kind
You Have
Always Bought.
THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEWVORKOITV.
J. W. MORROW, Proprietor.
Strictly First-Class
Convenience.
FLOUR
exobange with the farmers, and solicit
ire g i ti
Mr -mw mm mmw mm mm. am Msi
I Groceries. DrovUinnc. filaccuar
Tinware and Furnishing Goods.
BA ITLE IS ON.
British and Boers Met Near Ladymnltli. Re
salt is Undecided.
London, Jsn. 21. Tbe war offioe
shortly after midnigbt posted tbe follow
ing dispatch from General Boiler, dtted
HpeRimau's camp, Jannary 20, evening:
"General Olery, with a pBrt of Gleneral
Warreii's force, bas been in aotinn from
6 a. m. till 7 p. m. today. By a jadioious
use of bis artillpry be bas fought bis way
up, capturing ridne after ridge for about
three miles.
"Tbe troops are now bivouRObing on
tbe ground be bas gained, but tbe main
foroe is still in front of tbem.
"Tbe casualties were not beavy. About
100 wounded had been brought in by
6:30 p. m. Tbe number of killed bas
not yet been ascertained."
It is evident fiom General Bullet's
dispatob to tbe war offioe and tbe ad
vices to tbe Associated Press from Spear
man's oamp that a big battle is now be
ing fought. As far as can be gathered
from these dispatches, tbe result re
mains nndecided, Bnd unless tbe Boers
withdraw during tbe night, tbe engage
ment on which bangs tbe fate of Lady
smith, and which may prove tbe turning
point of the whole war, will be resumed
this morning.
Speabman's Gamp, Jan. 21, 10:20 p.
to. After 10 hours of continuous and
terrible fire yesterday, Generals Hart
and Olery advanoed 1000 yards. Tbe
Boers maintained aa irregular fire dnr
ing tbe night, but tbe British outpoBts
did not reply.
This morning at daybreak the Buers
opened a stiff tire. Tbe British stood to
tbe guns where they bad slept and an
engngenient was renewed vigorously
The field artillery poured shrapnel into
the enemy's trenches.
A rumor that Ladysmith bad been re
lieved enlivened tbe British, who sent
up a ringing cbeer. This was taken for
an advance. The first kopj) was oarned
at the point of tbe bayonet, and tbe
Boers retreated to the next kopje, wbioh,
like most others, was strewn -witb
immense boulders, surmounted by
mounds on tbe summit.
Tbe British advanoed steadily and tbe
Boers relaxed slightly. Tbe latter did
not show suab tenacity as previously.
Their Nordeufeldts fired at loug inter
vals, and tbeir cannon fired but seldom.
Apparently tbe Boers were short of am
munition. All day the roar of musketry
fire oontinued. Tbe British took three
Boer positions on tbe mountain and
found shelter behind the boulders.
AT A STANDSTILL.
Roller is Unable t) Muke Further Headway
Talk of a Went Attack. '
London, Jan. 24, 2:50 a. m. Contrary
to the announcement made shortly be
fore midnigbt by tbe war office that
nothing further would be issued before
Wednesday forenoon, the following dis-
p ilob from General Buller, dated Spear
man's, Jaunary 23, 6:50 p.m., bas just
been' posted :
"Warren holds tbe position be gained
two days ago. In front of him, at about
1100 yards, is the enemy, position, west
or HpinBop. It is on higher ground
than Warren's position, so it is impossi
ble to see into it properly.
"It obu be approached only over bare
open slopes, and tbe ridges held by War
ren are so steep that guns otmnot be
placed on t hem. But we are shelling the
enemy's position witb howitzers and
field artillery, plaoed on lower ground
behind infantry.
"Tbe enemy is replying witb Creosot
and other artillery. Id this duel, tbe
advantage rests with us, as we appeal
to bs searching his trenobes, and bis ar
tillery fire is not canning ns much loss.
An attempt ill be made to seize
Spioukop, the sailent of which forms tbe
enemy's position faoing Tricbard'i and
wbiob divides it from the position facing
Potuieter't) drift. It bas considerable
0u mm a ml over all the enemy's entrench
tnent-i."
DEATH OF KUSKIN.
Great Art Critic and Writer Passes Away Id
Ills Elishty-Flrst Year.
London, Jan. 20 John Kuakio died
this afternoon of ii fi ieiiz, aged 81 years,
He was biro in London, Februarys,
1819 His taste for art whs early mani
fested, std after graduating at Oxford
be studied under Harding and Fielding
From tbe study of painting bs took up
that of architecture. His first work,
"Modern Painters," wss written in 1843
CO His otber well knowo works are
' Tbe Seven Lamps of Architecture,"
'Stories of Venice," "Lectures on Archi
tecture and Painting." 'The Two Paths,"
"E'ements of Drawing," "Crowo of Wild
Odve,""Aratrs Peutelioi," "Sesame and
Lilies," 'Etblosof tbe Dust," "Q ieen of
the Air," "Tbe King and the Golden
Kiver," "Tbe Esgle's Nest," "Pleieores
(if Ei-gland," "Mornings in Florence,"
"Arrows of tb Obsse."J
That Throbbing Hadah
Would quickly leave you if yon wou
Id
ose Dr. Kins's New Life I'd Is. Thous
sods of s offerers hare proved their
matchless merit for sick and nervous
headaches. Thy make pnr blood an
Htrorjir t-rv-! and btrld np onr health
Liiy to lake. Try twin. Oolv 25 ots
M -ney i'Hok if fit ciiini H'd by Hlo
Ciiru )i riy ;,
CBANCK FOU BIMMS.
Certificate of Probable Canse for Appeal
Granted by tbe Supreme Court.
Salem, Or., Jan. 23. Tbe supreme
oourt yesterday granted a certificate of
probable cause for appeal .in tbe oaae of
Oregon vs. E. L. Mimms.
The defendant was convioted of tbe
crime of manslaughter, committed In
Umatilla county. Tbe trial judge re
fused the certificate of probable cause,
Bnd tbe application was a few days ago
brought to tbe supreme court. It bas
become a custom for tbe oourt to grant
suob applications, so that this action of
tbe oourt is not an indication of wbat
tbe final disposition of tbe case will be.
Tbe attorneys for Mimms also asked tbe
supreme oourt to make an order admit
ting tbe defendant to bail, but tbis was
refused, tbe appellate oourt holding tbat
tbis matter must be left to tbe trial
judge. v , -
THE SCALP BOON TIES.
Cost to the State Blnoe the Law Became
Ope rathe.
The state department yesterday issued
a statement showing the oost of Ibo
coyote scalp bounty aot to tbe state sinoe
it beoame a law on May 6, 1899. During
tbe period of time from May 6th to Juno
30tb, 2160 soalps were presented, for
which warrants, aggregating 14320, were
issued, drawn on tbe scalp bounty fund
of tbe state treasury. From July 1st to
September 30th 8090 soalps of ooyotes
and other wild animals oost tbe state
$16,846, while during tbe tbree months
ending Deoember 31, 1899, 6596 soalps
oost the taxpayers $13,192. Tbe total
amount thus paid out is $33,692, making
16,846 scalps divided among the various
oounties in the state as follows:
COUNTY NO.
Baker 439
Benton 24
Clackamas (19
Clatsop....! 23
Coos 7
Curry 15
Crook 'I .-... 1.H14
Douglas 8113
Grant 778
Harney 2,117
Jackson ............ 248
Josephine OS
Klamath 769
Lake 1,122
Lane 31
Lincoln 9
Malheur 1,337
Mai ion 85
Morrow 1,842
Multnomah ' 14
PoU...i..j. ,',,.. A.. v.. ..'- I
Sherman 256
Tillamook 74
Umatilla 2,379
Union 1)95
Wallowa 4;,8
Wasco 1,128
Wheeler 714
Yamhill 8
Total . v 18 84H
It will be observed that three counties
-Columbia, Linn and Washington have
thus far seoured nothing from this fund ;
Multnomah bas profited to tbe extent of
$28, while residents of Marion oounty
have received $70.
W'JTIH OF CIliCUMBTANUKB.
A Wedding Which Failed to Materialise-
License for Sale.
From Grant County News.
H. T. MoMahon, a painter by trade,
bo oame from tbe East nearly a year
ago, and wbo has been living at JJun-
canville since bis arrival, was mde the
viotim of oiroumetanoes last week.
It seems tbat McMahoo hid been
keeping company witb a well known
young lady of Ibe plaoe for some time,
wbiob at last resulted in an engagement.
Tbe wedding day was decided np n and
MoMahon came to tbe county seal to
procure bis license, digging np $2.50 for
tbe same.
In a day or two tbe prospective bride
and groom arrived in town, being obliged
to come bere on aooonot of the serious
objections to tbe marriage by tbe young
lady's parents.
After tbeir arrival in town McMabon
olroulated pretty freely among the boys
and proceeded to "gin np." After he
bad "taken on" about "four fingers" in a
"wash tub," be wended his way to the
hotel where the ceremony was to have
been performed.
Tbe young lady, ignorant np to tbis
time of tbe faot tbat McMahoo Imbibed
freely of "bug juioe," soon deteoted tbe
odor of wbiskey, and immediately ber
love grew ioy cold, and on the suggestion
of friends, she refused to marry bim.
Tbe justioe, wbo bad already arrived,
went borne without his fee, while tbe
would be groom, overcome by tbe pangs
of remorse, proceeded to "take on" a few
more. y mis time Mediation was io a
glorious mood. lie took a notion into
his muddled brain that be bad been
swindled ont of $2 50. which be bad
paid for the lioense and aooordingly "bit
the trail" for tbe purpose of fiudiog tbe
county clerk . It seemed that the boys
bad "pnt np a job" on McMabon, telling
him tbat tbe clerk would give np the
t'2&0, lfo demanded. The clerk soon
showed np at the Palaee saloon and Mo
Maboo't demand was met witb a refnsal,
and was told that if he cams around to
the offioe in tbe morning be could have
tbe money.
Tbe next morning oame, but MoMahon
did not put In an appearance, but, in
stead, according to report, bs absconded
with tbe young lady s wardrobe and a
pair of shoes belonging to tbe landlady
of the bote), wbicb be supposed to be
long to the young lady.
We understand tbe marriage lioenss Is
for ! jibem! diseonrjt.
Imparts that peculiar lightness, sweetness,
and flavor noticed in the finest cake, short
cake, biscuit, rolls, crusts, etc., which ex
pert pastry cooks declare is unobtainable
by the use of any other leavening agent.
Made from pure, grape cream of tartan
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.'
DEMOCK ATIO STATE CONVENTION.
Vote Cast for Kainxey for Supreme Judge In
1 81)8 Taken as the Basis of representation.
The democratic state convention will
be held at Portland, Thursday, April 12,
at 10 a. m. Tbis wss decided at a meet
ing of tbe democratic state oentral oom
mittee, wb'.ch was beld at tbe Imperial
hotel yesterday afternoon. R. 8. Sheri
dan, of Roseburg, chairman of tbe com
mittee, presided, and Hon. P. Q. D'Arey,
of Salem, aoted as secretary. Tbe regu
lar seoretary, W. J. D'Aroy, of Salem,
did not attend. Newspaper men were
excluded from the meeting, but Judge
Thomas O'Day, George E. Chamberlain
and a few other well-known demoorats
were admitted.
The vote cast for W. M. Ramsey, the
fusion nominee for justioe of the su
preme oourt in June, 1898, was taken as
the basis of representation. The com
mittee deoided to give each oounty one
delegate at large and one for every 150
votes cast for Ramsey, and one for frac
tions of 75 or over. Wheeler oounty,
which was not organized in 1898, was al
lowed two delegates. Tbe Ramsey vote
and the representation io tbe state con
vention follow:
Vote for Dole
County, Kamsoy. gates
Baker 1 42r ll
Beuton 8fi8 7
Clackamas l S5g is
Clatsop mi (t
Columbia f,3 5
Coos , 1 071 tt
Crook 4 J 4
Curry 2:1s R
Douglas 1 745 w
Gilliam Sfil s
Grant, 72H fi
Harney 417 4
Jaemon 1 iih5 Ki
Josephine nil 7
Klamath ,. m 3
Uke , noti 8
Une.. 1 9:) 14
Uncoil-.. 411) 4
Unn 1 ; 14
Malheur im 4
Marlon 2 5m2 in
Morrow 4,vj 4
Multnomah 4 f,45 ;u
1'olk 1 lui h
Hherman son 8
Tillamook ka 8
Umatilla 1 Ml 11
union 1 6:11 K
Wallowa 499 4
Waaco r,l 7
Waaiilnictoii 1 80s lo
Wheeler 2
Yamhill B2T, 11
Total 85 2KB
Created ill 1899.
207
After tbe meeting, Secretary D'Aroy
said tbe committee discussed the politi
cal situation in a general way but that
no notion was taken other than tbat per
faming to apportionment.
A FIKK AT AHIILANI).
The Woolen Mill was Kntlrly Oontroytd-
IK.14 t;,r,,0)(); Jimtiraiice 113,500.
AhhtjAnd, Or. j Jan. 21. The Ashland
woolen mill, one of ibe oldest industrial
establishments lu tbe state, owned and
operated by Messrs. E. K. A Q. N. An
deraon, representing an invested capital
of over 8(15,000, aod regularly employing
30 to 85 bands, was destroyed by fire
wbiob is supposed to have originated in
the weaving-room, this morning at 2:10
o'clock Machinery to the value of 85(K)(l
had recently been sdded to the plant
and tbe conoern was in tbe most pros
perons oondition. About 86,000 worth
of blankets and blanketing in process of
manufacture was also burned. The in
surance 00 tbe building and its oon
tents amounted to $1:1,5000. Tbe com
pan ins represented are the Hon e Insnr
anoe Company, $1,500; Aachen Mnnit h
82 000; Hartford, 82,000; Hamburg-
Bremen, $1,000; London Sc Lancashire
81,000; North America, $1,000; Uome
Mutual, $1,000, and the Pennsylvania,
81,000.
Spain's Greatest Need.
Mr. R. P. Oliver, of Barcelona, Hpaio
spends bis winters iu Aiken. H. C. Weak
nerves bad caused severe pains in the
back of bis bead. On using Elwtrio
Bitters, America's greatest blood and
nerve remedy, all pain soon left him
He says this grand medeoiue is wbat his
oouol.y needs. All America knows that
it oures liver aod kidoey troubles, ptiri
fles tbe blood, tones up tbe stomach
strengthens the nervps, pots vim, vigor
snu new urn into every muscle, nerve
and or an of the body. If weak, tired
or ailing yon need it Every botti
foaraiiteed, only 50 oentft Hold by
Ud
liAYCOCK'S STRINGENT UKA9E.
Delinquent Taxpayers of Grant County will
be Brought to Time.
Sheriff Livingston has been command
ed by bis booor, Judge Lay cook, to col
leot tbe delinquent taxes of Grant
oounty, and, aooording to the instructions
given bim there is no way for bim to
avoid or evade oomplying witb tbe strict
letter of tbe law, and, however distaste
ful it may be for our sheriff to enforce
all must understand tbat he has no
voioe in tbe matter, but, like a good
soldier must obey tbe order of bia
superior officer.
All those at all oonveraant witb the
affairs of our country are fully aware of
tbe fact tbat some of its past offioials
have been flagrantly dereliot in tbeir
duty, and, as a result, the services of a
government clerk would be required to
extricate them from tbe helpless muddle
into whioh they have been thrown.
Judge Layoook has determined if pos
sible tb unravel tbe skein, and to that
and bas required the sheriff to "oolleol
any aod all delinquent taxes due in
Glrant oounty," and "in case said delin
quent taxpayers negleot or refuse to pay
said delinquent taxes, then; end in that
event tbe sheriff or bis deputy is hereby
authorized to levy upon aod sell prop
erty belonging to said delinquent tax
payers for the purpose of satisfying
jaid tax."
For tbe convenienoa of tbe taxpayers
the sheriff or an authorized deputy will
ippoint oertain days aod dates to be in
such preoiuot, and delinquents will save
themselves trouble and c ists by prompl-
y and cheerfully paying tbeir obliga
tions to the oounty.
In this conoeotion the News wishes to
loggest that while ia this oounty the
itieriir is the duly authorized tax col
lector, il is a position be should not be
nade to fill. We contend tbat if for
ioonoray't sake, two distinct offlaes are
to be merged into one, it should be tbe
issessor aud tax collector and nol tbe
merilf aod tax oolleotor.
Tbe sheriff is distinctly a criminal as
jvell as a civil prosecutiog ollioer. His
terivioea are liable at any moment to be
required io any otber portion of tbe
oounty from that in which as tax ool
leotor be miy bs employed. He often
bas business out of tbe slate at tbe very
time when be is and should, as tax col
lector, be gntbering together tbe county's
finances. His presence is demanded
during the various sessions of tbe diifdr
ent ooutts, aod 00 many other oooasions
tho double -duties are bound loconfiiot.
tie is not supposed to act, or should not
be, io a dual oapaoity, particularly
where the duties are so widely divergent.
I would take a Dr. Jekyll aod Mr. Hyde
Co fill the bill at all satisfactorily to bis
onnstitueots.
SMALU'OX AT SUMPTBH.
Two I'rmons Id-ported to Have Died From
the Disease.
The Eagle is in reoeipt of a special re
port from Humpter in which it is stated
bat there are a large number of oases of
maIlpox in that plaoe, and that two
;iersous have died from the disease,
That there were twenty new oases at
-bimpt-tr and a nntnbar at the Bonanza
4i)d Red Boy mines.
Just what truth there is ia this report
the Eagle is nnable to say, but while the
report may be greatly exaggerated, Ibere
is no question but tbat some disease re
sembling smallpox io a mild form, Bud
wbiob yields to smallpox treatment, is
gradually spreading over the country.
Long Creek Eagle,
A Prominent Chicago Woman Hpraks.
Prof. Roax Tyler, of Chicago, vice pres
ident Illinois Woman's Alliance, in
speaking of Chamberlain's Cough Reme
dy, says: "I suffered witb a severe oold
this winter wbich threatened to run into
pneumonia. I tried different remedies,
but I seemed to grow worse and tbe
medicine upset my stomach. A friend
advised me to try Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and I foand it was pleasant to
take and it relieved ma al once, I am
now entirely recovered, saved a dootor's
bill, time and sull'sriug, and will never
be without this splendid medicine again,''
for IhIh by Conser A sWrrfP.