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EIGHTEENTH YEAR
11EPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1900,
NO. 777
The Heppner Gazette
Is published every Thursday by
J. W. " REDINGTON.
Entered at the Postofflce at Heppner, Oregon,
as aecond-clasa matter.
PaOFESSIOUAIi CASUS,
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. 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 FILINUS.
Collections made on reasonable terms.
Office at residence on Chase street.
Government land script for sale.
D- E. Gilman
GENERAL COLLECTOR.
Put your old books and notes in his
hands and get your money out of them
Makes a specialty of hard collections.
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.
J. R, SIMMs & Son
General Blacksmiths
Horseshoeing a Specialty
Wagon Making
and Repairing.
All work done with neatness
and dispatch. . . .
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Upper Main Street,
Heppner, Ore.
AU Heppner people who have
stopped there speak well of the
HOTEL ST. GEORGE
Pendleton, Oregon.
GEORGE DARVEAU. Proprietor.
European plan, erected in 1869,
elegantly furnished and heated
by hot water.
Corner Main and Webb streets,
1 J blocks from depot.
NOTICE OF INTENTION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, LAND
Office at The Dalles, Ore., March 19. 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to commute and make final proof in support of
his claim and that said proof will be made be
fore J. W.' Morrow, United States Commissioner,
at Heppnei, Oregon, on Friday, April 27, 1900,
ViZ'DANIEL C. GRIFFIN, of Heppner, Ore,,
Homestead entry No. 6752 for the northeast
section 21, township 1 south, range 26 east W M.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
- . 1 .1 1 A .I.. VHnkV 1all V VP n (i rCtfOT-
sen, Benj. F. Swaggart and Elmer Scott, all of
neppner, uregou.
74-6 Jay P. Lucas, Register.
NOTICE OF INTENTION.
TAEPARTMENT OF TB.K INTERIOR, LAND
I 1 r'm... . Th nllAa Or Muri'h 19. 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the following-
namel seiuer iiuuieu uuuwwi uw
to make final proof in support of bis claim,
. I 1 1 will V, M.a VuifAM A
ana mat .tvui hwi w.i. ud ui"""
Mallory, United States Commissioner, at Hepp-
- P.l!.. 1 11 1(MI vl
ner, ureao", uu rnuaj. f&yu. xrw., i.
iivB-9 w. BKYMF.R. of Hardman. Ore..
Homestead entry No. 729 for the southwest If
northeast , west Si southeast and northeast
soutneasc secuou id, wwubuij i tuum
ranKe a
He names the following witnesses to prove
nis continuous rraiueuw u(u .uu vuiv..o"
of said land, vis: W. F. Cowdrey, J. C. Owen,
Osmer Bhaner and A. E. Wright, aU of Hard-
manuregon. at P. Lucas, Register
;EEEPGa
grow paying crop because they're
. k .Iw.n taw kett. or ;a
.ale everywhere. Bafuae ubtttute.
Stick to Perry e4 and prosper.
1900 Seed Annual free. Write for It.
0. M. FERflT a CO.. Detroit, Mica.
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
f and has been made under his per-
jcX'ffl?rfL sonal supervision since its infancy.
i-taf7y. S-CUcUM 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 toe Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THC flINTAUR COMMNV, TT MURMAV TRCBT. NEW YORK 01 TV-
piRST Rational ank
OF HEPPNER.
0. A. RHEA President
T. A. RHEA Vio President
Transact a General Banking Business.
EXCHANGE ON ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD BOUGHT AND SOLD
Collections made on all points on'reosonable terms. Surplus and undivided profits 135,000.
, j Palace
MM
iiifiiii j-w
A Leading Eastern Oregon Hotel
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. xt.
FLOUR
The Heppner Flouring Mill Company
Hove peifeoted arrangements to run the mill permanently.
They have eeoured tbe services of a first-olass miller, and
wheat sufficient to make and keep on band a permanent
supply of
Flour, Graham, Germ
Bran and
Of tbe very beet quality and
We
re bere to buy wheat
their patronage.
and
-AT
T. R. HOWARD'S STORE,
Main street, you can find
All well adapted to
Staple and' Fancy Groceries-
Cine eux uriu
MM
Signature of
W. OONSER Cashier
L. FREELAND. .Assistant (Jasbier
MORROW, Proprietor.
Strictly First-Class
Convenience.
FLOUR
Meal,
Shorts
Whole Wheat,
guaranteed to give satisfaction.
exobaoge witb tbe farmers, and tolioit
Groceries, Provisions, Glassware,
Tinware and Furnishing Goods,
either City or Country Trade.
Good Goods....
Fair Prices.i
Heppner.
OLD KRUGER'S JOAK.
Billy Mead, the railroad magnate of
Portland, who was in South Africa look
ing up hog shipments and extensions of
his system when the war broke out,
wrote a letter on April Fool's day to his
friend, Commodore E. VV. Crichton, the
steamboat man. It is dated Pretoria
via Cape Nome some days later, and
goes on to say : Yesterday after being
released from jail we had the pleasure
of interviewing Ootn Paul. Having ob
tained an audience bv letter we marched
up the walk to the executive mansion
through a double row of the presideut's
guards. In the ante-room we were sub
jected to the humiliation of being
searched for deadly weapons by the valet
de chambre. During this encounter we
were relieved of our Kentucky liver
medicine.
On entering we beheld Oom Paul
seated in a rocking chair. Be was taste
fully garbed in a frocK coat, silk tile( vin
tage of 1830) overalls, and a pair of cow
hide boots. In one band he held a bowl
of coffee, the other grasped a long dis
tance pipe, while a double barrel shot
gun rested carelessly across his knees.
When we were announced his excel
lency greeted us effusively and asked us
if we were any good on guessing con
nundrums. We said we were.
'Then why is the Tngela such an an
gry stream ?" asked Oom.
We bad Heard that gag years ago out
being diplomatic we answered :
"That's a new one on us. vvny is tne
Tugela such an angry stream?"
' Because it is crossed olteni" re
turned Krguer, piodding us in the spare-
ribs and laughing merrily.
Having worked on bis little chestnut
on ua he gave us a bound volume of bis
biography to save time and entered into
friendly conversation with us.
.During the course ot our -tonversatioo
he revealed a startling British plot to us.
The plan had been divulged to the
Boer commandant by an Irish prisoner
while in a state ot alcoholic dilapidation.
Briefly stated it is this: When it
seemed impossible for Buller aud Meth
uen (pronounced Methven) to penetrate
the Boer lines an officer in the British
navy originated the bright plan to mount
a squadron of cruisers, gunboats, and
torpedo boats on large wheels and to
connect the wheels with the machinery
automobile fashion. The vessels could
then move over veldt and kopjes, and
Eng'and's wish to pit her navy against
the Boer republics would be satisfied.
Undoubtedly nothing but the arrival
of Lord Roberts and Kudyard Kipling
prevented the plan from being put in
operation. On taking leave of Oom
raul we begged as a memento ot the
auspicious occasion a lock of his special
ly copyrighted whixkeis. ile asked to
be excused remarking that were he to
lose any more it would be a great disap
pointment to the big breeze that Lord
Roberts is about to raise in the. vicinity
of Majuba hil.r, i
' WHEAT, WOOL AND STOCK.
Portland, April 11. Wheat market is
steady, with fair amount changing hands
all the tim, and prices showing little
change. Walla Walla 5355c, Valley
54c. Interior mills are laying a pre
mium over these figures, but in Port
land markets exporters have their needs
well enough supplied without going
above the figures quoted.
Wool Valley, 12c1.5c lor coarse,
1018c for best; Eastern Oiegon,
1015c; mohair, 20 (ft 28c per pound.
Sheepskins Shearlings, 15($20c; short
wool, 25(35c; medium-wool, 3050c;
long wool, 00(S$1 each.
San Francisco, April 11. Wool
Spring Nevada, "13(iil5c pel pound;
Eastern Oregon, 12(41(1; Valley, Oregon,
20 22c. Fall Northern, mountain, 10
(8:12c; mountain, 8ajl0c; plains, 810c;
Humboltand Mendocino, 14 I5c.
Boston, April 10. The wool market
here continues dull, with slow sales,
and values are rather easier as a whole.
Bids on the basis of 55o cleaned are be
ing freely made for good lines of fine
medium and tine, and territory wools,
and were dealers dipo-ed to ell at this
price large b ocks won d change hands.
Fleece woo s are quiet, but saie of Ohio
are reported at 33u. Montana 22.jC.
Territory wools Idaho fine, medium,
18(glJc; Montana 22fe22)a.
Chicago, April 2. Cattle Receipts
17,000 head. Market generally 10c
higher, and very active now; na
tives, $5.75; good to prime
steers, steady, Jf5( 5 95 ; poor to medium,
about steady, $40(5 50; selected feeders,
about steady, $4(4 NO.
Sheep Receipts, 15,000. Sheep and
lambs are 10o advance on most every
thing; good to choice wethers ifU.Kif
6.50; fair to choice mixed, fftfcfi. 10;
Western sheep, ifliOftflO; yearlings,
6fl.85 j native lambs, 5.757.55; West
ern lambs, 6.25(7.55.
HIGH MCBOOIi NOTE8.
By Orvllle A. Jonei.
The 10th Grade has organized as
class with Geo. Hun lies as president.
The 11th Grade has also organized
with U. A. Jones as president.
hlz Mutton is again able -to be in
school.
Kufo make has quit school, we are
sorry to say.
There will tie no graduating grade
next year, as 1 rot. isitirav intends rais
ing the grades, a they are not taking
high enough studies in the respective
grades.
Any one rinding a new specimen ot
of wild flower can have same analyzed
bv leaving it with the 11th Grade.
A literary society has been organized
in Mies Bailey's loom.
Go. A'h program was exceptionly well
rendered. A very interesting part of it
was the reel ations givn by the well
known elocutionist-, Miss Pngh and
l'rof. Btewait. Co. B. gives it last pro
gram Friday April L'O, and on May 4th
Co's A. and B. give a joint program
which will be very interesting, as some
novel features will pe added. All are
cordially invited to attend both pro
grams. Kbru lMt 1000 Mm.
London, April 7. Lord Robert
ha
lost 1000 men during the past week, but
Hill he is stronger than ever for 400
British soldiers have just been landed at
the cape.
C. A. Patterson, the well-known
insurance man, after wintering in
Heppner, started yesterday on Ihh
annual 3000-wil 3 tour in his cart,
across 7 counties to the west and ,
itouth of Morrow.
LATEST WAR NEWS.
British Defeated.
London. April 11. A dispatch
from Brandfort Sunday, says:
"Yesterday General Dewet inflict
ed tbe third defeat on the British
within a week at Merkatsfontein,
killing and wounding 600. He
captuied 900 with 12 wagons, los
ing five Boers killed and nine
wounded.
Gained Ground.
Bethulie, April 10. It is expect
ed the Boers located 12 miles east,
will endeavor to retake and destroy
the bridge over the Orange river.
As a matter of faot, the Boers
practically again hold tbe Free
State eastward of the railroad and
are greatly encouraged by their
successes at Beddersburg
Eorn Spruit
asd
Fighting Resumed.
London. April 10. The
Boer
force
dawn
attack on General Brabant's
at Wepener was resumed at
today. The enemy's attack on two
or three sides on Monday lasted
until 2:30 in the afternoon, when
firing ceased and it was believed
the enemy had been beaten off, but
this morning fighting had again
been began.
Brabant's force, numbering from
2000 to 3000, holds positions in a
rough country. It is not known
what the numerical strength oi the
Boers is, but whatever it may be,
it is being rapidly augmented. A
body of 2000 is marching towards
Hpringfonteiu from Smith field.
Mysterious movements of troops
at Bloemfontein are proceeding,
and the presumption is . that Rob
erts is making a disposition of
troaps to cut oil the raiding Boer
forces when they try to withdraw
to the northward from the purau
ing British columns.
reappearance ot tne Uoers m
the occupied country has caused a
revival of the warlike feeling
among the t ree Maters.
The war office proposes to land
at Cape Towne before the end of
May 20,000 horses. They will be
conveyed there in 23 steamers,
sailing from New Orleans, Buenos
Ayres and Australian ports.
. .- Rtmra Panned Back.
Bulluwayo, March 31 Colonel
Powell wires from Mafeking,
March 21, confirming the report
that tbe Boers had been pushed
back so far that the town was com
paratively cut of range of the
musketry. lie concludes: "All
promises well for eventually cut
ting off this force of tbe enemy, if
we can hold Shyman here.
finer Cuptnre BritUth.
Bloomfontain, April 5 .Five
companies of British infantry were
captured near here yesterday, be
ing surrounded by a strong force
of Boers.
Boero Captured.
Near Boshof the British cap
tured 50 Boers, and killed their
commander, the French Uen. Mar-
nel.
Boer a re Active.
London, April 9. The amazing activ
ty of the Boers southeast and southwest
of Bloemfontein continues, the Boer
commands seemingly coming and going
throughout as wide a reirion as they
please, but taking good care not to throw
themselves against strong bodies of Brit
ish.
The retirement of the Irish rifles from
Rouxville to Aliwai leaves General Bra
bant without communication with other
British forces. He has 2000 or 3000 Col
onials holding a fine defensive country,
but he is apparently invested, so far as
Londoo knows.
Telegraphic and railroad communica-
AiiappyMer
Frolicking with her baby makes one of
the prettiest spectacle ever seen in the
home. But nothing i sadder to see than
the unhappy mother, weak and nervous,
striving in vain to hush the cries of her
weak and nervous babe. There can be
no happiness lor
either mother or
child without
health. Doctor
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription " has
done wonders" for
many woman,
by restoring her
health and open
ing for her the way
to happy mother
hood. This really
wonderful medi
cine is not a cure
all. It is s prepara
tion specially de
signed to cure dis
eases peculiar to
women. It dries
debilitating drains,
heals inflammation
and ulceration,
cures female weak
ness, and removes
the causes which
generally make
women nervous
and sleepless.
There is no alco-
i hol in " Favorite
Prescription and
it contains
narcotic.
no opium, cocaine or other
Mm. Tamra W. Blacker, of 639 Catnrr
inc Street, Syracuse, N. V., writ: "Your
medicine ha done wonder for me. For
vMr mv health wu verv Door: I had four
minearriaire. but lnee Uklnc Dr. Pierce' Fa
vorite Prencription ud 'Golden Medical li
crvery,' I have much better health, and now 1
have a fine healthy baby,"
T'ne Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets with
"Favorite Prescription" if the twl
six iuactiv or uregulaf.
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ill
R0YA
Baking
The strongest, purest, most efficient and
wholesome of leavening agents. Not lowest
in price, yet the most economical ; indispens
able to all who appreciate the best and most
healthful food.
Our country is enjoying prosperity almost
unsurpassed in its history.
For every one there is money enough to
buy that to eat which is pure, sound, good,
wholesome.
Why should we use cheap, impure, un
healthful articles of food? There is no
economy in them ; they endanger the health,
they may cost life. There are reported
almost daily cases of sickness caused by eat
ing cake, puddings or biscuit made with the
cheap, alum baking powders.
In all articles for food buy and use only
the best. The good health of the family is
of-first consideration.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.,
tions with Bloemfontein are kept up rb
usual, but nothing comes through for
public consumption. Roberts' last mes
sage was dated April (I, and the last un
ollicial message bore the date of April
8. The absence of news, as usual, (lis-
eartens the poeple and produces dis
couraging enects. The last unollicial
message notes that good upiritu prevail
at liloemfontein, and the continual ar-'
rival of animals, and two fresh cavalry
egiments.
In the Orange Free State the situation
is complex, with scanty material for
forming a correct estimate of the situa
tion, and the afternoon newspapers, not
being in the confidence of the managers,
are criticising the condition of affairs as
they see them.
On the Bald.
Maseru, April 7. The Boers who were
massed last week near Ladvbrand to
the number of 10,000, after seining Tha
banchu, and the Modder Itiver water
works, broke up itito strong divisions
and they are now raiding in the south of
the Free ritate, reoccupying the small
towns which weie evacuated by the
British. The Boers' policy seems to be
to make rapid movements, with little
transport, looting English farmers and
storekeepers freely for provisions and
cutting the communications of the Brit
ish forces.
General Brabant's Colonials are now
mostly at Wepener. They are a splen
did force, capable of great striking pow
er, and used to cross country ruling, anu
are able to deal roughly with the Boor
commandoes now roaming about the
country.
A squadron ot uranaui'g norse cap
tured 400 rifles near Wepener. His out
posts are reported to be In touch with
tbe Boers, and a fight is regarded as
mmlnent.
Persistent reports are being circulat
ed that the Boers are preparing to flank
the British position at Wepener, and
thus to secure entrance into Basutoland.
Huch an attempt will be resisted by the
Basutoland government, which, it 1
believed, has made quiet preparations.
Meanwhile the approach of the armies
to Batutoland produces much excite
ment amonu the natives, necessitating
the utmost vigilance on the part of the
local oflictals.
Steyn's Hay.
IOurenco, April 6. President Kteyn,
in his address to the Free fltato Volk
sraad, said the burghers were in 1
better position than at the commence
ment of hostilities. lie threatened
those who had surrendered to the Brit
ish. and announced that the Tree Htate
had borrowed half a million from the
Transvaal for the purpose of conducting
the war. England, he declared, had
broken every convention. Referring to
the correspondence with Lord halts
hurv. he observed :
"The destiny of the Republics is in
hiuher hands than those of the British
government, namely, in the hands of
the people of t ranee, Ktiswa and tier
manv. who are agitating for interven
tion. The war will soon end. If it be
true that Boers have been sent to Kt,
Helena, we would be justified in con-
Mimina tbe British prisoners to tbe
lowest depths of tbe Johannesburg
mines."
Hhflled the Rom.
Warretiton, April 7. Yesterday the
British shelled Fourteen Streams, which
was occupied by Boers, this morning
the Boers placed in position a big gun
which they fired inefl'Hetively. A fiiHil
lade of Mansers followed at intervals
throughout the dav.
The British dropped 37 lyddito and
shrapnel shells into the Boer position.
' finally silencing the enemy's tire ana
'driving ofi tbv snipers.
Powder
Alum is used in many baking powders because it makes
them cheap. It costs less than two cents a pound.
Alum is a corrosive poison. Think of feeding it to chil
dren I Yet the manufacturers of well-known alum
powders are actually denying that their goods contain it.
100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Morrow County Democratic
convention met Monday and nom
inated the following ticket;
For Clerk S. P. Florence.
Judge John Hughes.
Sheriff J. W. Matlock.
TreiiRurer J. J. Wells.
AHHensor V. C. Lacey.
School Supt !i. I. Stratton.
Commissioner Ed Ashbaugh.
Surveyor Julius Keitblev.
Coronor Jack Jams.
Delegates to State Convention J. W.
Morrow, Henry Blackman, C. E. Red
field, J. A. Woolery.
Chairman Central tjommittee u. w.
Wells.
JiiBtice J. P. Williams; Constable
Geo. Gray.
D. II. Jenkins, of Hardman was
chairman and Trof. W. O. Howard
and Q. W. Wells were secretaries.
Most of the nominations were
by acclamation, but Tap Simons
received 13 votes for judge. Ho
then made a manly speech and
withdrew amid applause.
Following were the delegates:
Pine City J. II. Wattenberg.
Dry Fork J. D. Ball.
Eight Mile Ed Ashbaugh, Lu
ther UuHton, F. P. Voughan, A. H.
Akers.
Matteson Robt. Matteson, Al
bert Matteson.
Wells Spring Richard Howard.
Alpine O. B. Hodsdon.
Lena J. II. Pierson, Wm.
Straight
Heppner o. P. D iorence, J . r.
Williams, G. W. Swaggart, 8. W.
MeadowB, J. L. Gibson, W. C.
Howard, G, W. Wells.
Mt. Vernon John Hughes, II.
Blackman, Fred Book, Hiram
Clark, Geo. Noble, Wm. Gordon,
S. J. Leezer.
Gentry W. G. Scott, Tom
Quaid, (by O. E. Redfield proxy),
W. O. McCarty, Geo. Aiken, T. J.
Matlock.
lone E. G. Sperry, (by C. A.
Rhea, proxy), W. T. McNabb, 8.
P. Wilson, J. A. Woolery, T. J.
Carle, S. L. Stratton.
Dairy D. II. Jenkins, J. E. Ste
vens, V. A. Stevens, Dan Rice.
Cecil Clyde Sperry, (by J. A.
Woolery, proxy), Robt Sayer, (by
W. T. McNabb.)
Lexington W. P. Snyder, (by
F. M. Parker), James Leach, (by
Dave Leach), IL II. Wheeler. .
HEt'KNT ARRIVALS AT I' A LACK UOTKIi
R B May and wf, Portland
C K Levens, "
F I) Himmons, '
C M Hough, "
F Duncan, S F
Jennie Corbin, Hardman
Julia Cannitr, Lexington
R Kkwarda, Milton
F II Ralston, Casper, Wyo
M Wilson, Pooglas
II H (love, Lexington
W H Elliott, Salem
W T Hatton, city
(i K Welch, Astoria
C W Whito, Condon
Alwaji rvllablo-1'ua Wsckly OrsguaUp,