The Heppner Gazette
Thcbsday, June 14,1900
It is a disappointment to the
people of the Pacific coast that the
Nicaragua canal bill was not
pushed through congress. Still,
great headway was made when the
senate by unanimous consent
agreed that the Nicaragua canal
bill should be taken up December
10, and remain the unfinished bus
iness until disposed of. That
shows how far out of the way are
those who have been saying that
the republican leaders in the sen
ate did not intend to allow that
bill to pass. The bill would hve
been passed before adjournment,
if it could have been done without
an extended debate which would
have dragged the session into mid
summer. It was discovered that
there was an agreement among
democratic senators opposed to the
Nicaragua canal, who are more
numerous than is generally known,
to prolong the session indefinitely,
if an attempt was made to bring
the bill to a vote. That made the
republicans willing to allow the
bill to go over.
ON TRUSTS.
If the democratic leaders had
some regard for consistency, they
would, after the democratic mem
bers of the House defeated the
joint resolution proposing a con
stitutional amendment giving con
gress power to regulate trusts, for
ever keep mum on the subject of
trusts. The republicans did not
have votes enough to adopt the
resolution, two-thirds being re
quired for that class of legislation,
and only five democrats had the
nerve to defy their party caucus
and vote with the republicans for
the resolution, which left the vote
38 short of the requisite two-thirds.
Representative Littlefield of Maine
scored the democratic party for
the record of its leaders, including
Mr. Bryan, on trusts and trust
legislation, saying, "We are ready
to go to the people in November
and to submit to their candid com
mon sense judgment whether the
democratic party that has proven
itself incompetent to deal with,
tfcla question, shall be trusted, or
the republican party. Every time
a demagogue hgwls against trusts,
he should be confronted with the
vote on this resolution, the most
practical anti-trust legislation that
has been before congress, and asked
why the democrats defeated it.
WANT A JAIL?
New towns and new counties
throughout the northwest find it
necessary to put in new jails as
population increases and brings
with it its proportion of bad men.
When Morrow county was new
it went to considerable expense in
putting in a Pauly steel cage,
which was supposed to be strong
and unbreakable. In fact, it was
understood that the company
offered a large reward in case any
two men broke out of it.
Well, two men got out, using a
piece of shafting, and the hole
they broke through the steel ribs
of the cage is still there.
Auy county or town which may
be figuring ou putting in a new
jail should send a mau to take a
look at the hole and broken bars
of the Pauly jail in Heppner be
fore ordering.
HONORED I'lONEEUS.
The men who took their lives in
their own hands, defied hostile
Indians, and isolated themselves
from all the comforts and conven
iences of civilization by becoming
th first settlers of Eastern Oregon,
deserve all the honor that the
generation following them can be
stow. Thus the city of lieppner and
the county of Morrow perpetuate
for all time the memory of two
honored pioneers. The warrants
of Morrow county have upon them
the portrait of the late lion. J. L.
Morrow, and now the same excel
lent idea has been carried out on
the warrants of the city of Hepp
ner. Moth county and city warrants
bring spot cash face value rs soon
as issued. A new book of city
warrants has just been issued from
the Gazette cilice for the use of
Kecotder J. P. Williams and Treas
urer It. W. Briggs, and on them
is a most excellent portrait of
Henry Heppner, which takes the
place of the eagle which orna
mented the former warrants. The
idea is certainly a good and most
appropriate oue.
Make your calculations to route to
Ili'i)iK'r on the Glorious Fourth,
anj you Mill be gtd you catuo.
LATEST WAR NEWS.
London, June 11. The Boers
have torn up 24 miles of Lord
Roberts' vital line of railway be
tween America Siding and Rood
ville. It is a bold raid and vexa
tious, but it does not disquiet the
military authorities as yet, for they
expect General Kelly-Kenny to
drive off the marauders and to re
open the line. The rapidity of the
advance of Lord Roberts cannot
have permitted him to accumulate
large reserves of stores. Therefore
an interruption of the railway even
for a week must embarras the army,
and may bring the forward opera
tions to a standstill.
Nothing has been heard from
Lord Roberts for three days. This
raid on the railway, the strenuous
opposition to Gen. Kundle, and
the nimble escape of Commandant
Geoeral Botha's division have
forced the war office observers to
the reluctant conclusion that the
war is not yet over, although even
the occasional civilian Boer sym
pathizer cannot see how the Boers
will be able to do anything to
change the result.
Some Fighting.
The British marched eight miles
yesterday before encountering any
opposition. The Boers, who had
one gun, withdrew under heavy
ordnance fire to a ridge just ahead
of the camp.
This long-range, running skirm
ish will doubtless be renewed this
morniDg. General Buller is ex.
pected to make rapid progress
now and to throw the weight of
20,000 men into Lord Roberts'
Transvaal combinations.
The fighting on June 6, in which
there were fewer than 20 casualties,
was kept up all day long by muB
ketry and artillery. The British
attacking Hue, three miles in
length, made its way amid the
precipitous hills. A Boer gun on
Spitz Kop fired shrapnel rapidly,
at a range of 400 yards, at the
British right flank, but every shell
was buried in the ground before
bursting. The defensive power of
modern weapons seems less effec
tive in rough country than upon
levels, where wide Bpaces can be
covered with flat trajectories.
COO Boers have surrendered to
General Rundle.
The British are sending detach-'
ments right and left to accept the
surrenders of commandos, horses,
cattle and forage, and to overawe
the sparcely-settled country.
General Hunter has warned all
burghers that if the telegraph
is cut behind him he will send
back and burn the houses near the
line.
The Dutch in Cape Colony ap
pear to have split, a majority of
the Afrikanderbund being dis
pleased by the unwillingness of
Mr. Schreiner, the Cape Priemer,
to go the full length of the pro
posed opponition to the British.
BoeiH Ki-tired.
General Buller telegraphed from
Natal June 10: "We halted yester
day to get our trains up the pass,
which is very sleep. I found the
enemy were about 2000 strong in
a very carefully prepared position
which they munt have been very
disheartened not to have held
longer than they did. They have
all retired about 2fi miles to the
northwest. I find our casualties
were more than I first thought.
They were one officer wounded and
two men killed, and 13 wounded.
Information received from na
tives early yesterday reports the
enemy in three columns near Hon
ing Spruit. The railway has been
almost completely destroyed be
tween America and Roodeval.
It is reported that the British
have occupied Koomatiport after
fighting. President Kruger is said
to have a large quantity of per
sonal valuables with him.
Hoer Victories.
News from lioer sources say that Gen.
Pewit, with 13,000 burghers, is march
ing on JohaiirjeBberg, the Boers Lave
retaken Bloemfontcin, where President
Steyn again occupies the presidency,
the Iiritinh having sustained a severe
defeat in Elandsfonteio, lost 750 killed
and wounded and 150 prisoners in a
Blit at Verdofort.
Nothing from any other sources lends
color to these stories.
UEITNER HOUSES.
The Heppner Hills and adjacent region
Is one of the best horse-raising regions
on earth, and its fanie has gone abroad.
Horses raised here have hard hoofs and
an abundance of lung-power, and for
long trips their bottom can't be beat.
COnly a few years ago, w hen horses
went down to nothing, the industry of
raising them languished, and owners
paid no attention to their bands. And
now that hordes are on their feet again,
the Heppner Hills horses are being
looked after and bred up as before.
And purchasers lor them have Wen
blowing in from all parts, and again
prices have gone to fair lignres, good
work horses bringing as high as f U'5 a
head.
Sheepmen from Wyoming have taken
a great many horses from Heppner this
season, and the U. S. Government has
taken quite a few for service in the
Philippines. This week it wants a car
load for service iu the regular cavalry,
and Mr. Kidwell is here to buy them.
They muni be well broken to the saddle
and without a blemish.
Winlock W. Sliewer, the Fossil mer
chant and stockman, who has been
elected joint senator, is a good man for
the place and nil old band at the busi
ness. He is one of the pioneer path
finders of the noitbwt'bt, and invaded
I the John lay region S years ago, when
Indians were had.
SHEEP IN GRANT.
F. M. Pearson, stock inspector for
Grant county, reports only six bands
with scab. He found a total of 139,983
sbeep in the county, not counting the 82
per cent icorease. Owners' names are
as follows :
M D Cameron, Dayville 1000
K F McRea " 5200
WRMascall " ' 6500
Mr Murray " 1600
E Stewart " 12000
Beck Brothers, Hamilton 2600
Tunis Swick . " 3000
L D Swick " 200
MYriberry " 1200
Walter Davis " 1100
Dillard Stirritt " 1070
WmStirritt " 2200
Leet Paine " 1900
Gus Paine " 500
M W Bailey, Izee 1675
Abe Cutting ' 1300
Keerin Bros " 4000
Joe Donaldson " 1500
D W Jenkins, John Day 1500
W II Johnson & Son " 9000
John Silver " 3000
Luce Estate " 1450
J A Lay cock - " 4000
Joe Oliver " 2500
Smith Bros " 2600
Connon Bros, Long Creek 600
Frank Fields " 1800
GeoRader " 600
EmmettBarr " 1100
Shields & Son " 1250
Stephen Harer " 1100
Wm Chapman " 400
Porter & Conger " 1800
J B Jackson " 1500
Lewis & Boggs, Monument 800
Emil Scbarff " 5000
Jas McHailey ' 4000
Newt Robertson " 3600
Emmet Cochran " 2000
Peter ScharfF " 1100
J Steiger " 2050
Lawrence Sweek " 1400
II A Cupper " 1650
John J Marcus " 1000
Oscar Shaffer " 1200
J C Moore, Mt Vernon 3000
J W Powell " 1800
Casper Koehler " 1700
McKern Bros " 3000
Mr King " 2000
A Gordon ' 1700
MrFrazer " 2700
E Johnson ' 1700
Jas Small " 4000
Walter Fields " 2000
W Stewart " 140
WmPope " 1000
Herman Olp, Prairie City 400
W Taylor " 100
MrFrieman " 300
Hall Bros " 4500
Mr Martin " 1100
Mr Bradford " 50
W II Ambrose, Ritter 1880
D 11 Helmick, Seneca 70
Total 139,985
Eagle.
JAIL ON FIRE.
At Long Creek, says the Eagle, a
dense volume of smoke was seen issu
ing from the city jail at 5 o'clock
Wednesday morning, where Dave Hoi
loway, a resident of the Monument
country, had been locked up by Marshal
Mynatt for being drunk and disorderly,
and it took some quick work to get him
out before he was suffocated. He
claims that while lighting his pipe he
accidentally set his bed on Are, and,
having no water, he could not put it out.
However that may be, he suffered
sufficient punishment, if not accident
ally done, for he was nearly dead when
rescued. The bedding burned up, and
a hole burned through the floor of the
jail was the only damage done.
What About
Tlifi Hit
of Portland?
If you will watch this space
during the next few weeks
you will be informed why it
was established, the kind of
business it is doing, and the
service it performs.
Our booklet, "Wheat and how to
handle it," will be sent free on appli
cation. Gordon's
Feed and Sale Stable
Hm lust been opened to the
public ui Mr. Uordou, the
proprietor, kindly Invite hia
friends to cll nd try his
Urst-class accomuuxUtlout,
Floxxty of H.y ami 9rtla for Sad
Stable located on west side of Main
street between Wm. Scrlvner't and
A. M. Ounn's blackjmttb shops.
For the ladles A fine hone and lady's aaldle
Kr-ra Kate.
On the occasion of the A. O. U. W.
grand lodge aud degree of honor at Sa
lem, July 17 1. theO. R. A N. will
make a 1 and l-5tb rate on the certifi
cate plan.
A rate of one fare for the round trip
will be given on the certificate plan to
those who attend the annual encamp
ment of the i. A. It., Women's Relief
Corps and Sons of Veterans, at La
liraiHe, June 10 tn 25. Certificates to
be signed by H. V. Gates, sevretary,
and are to be issued only on any of the
' three days prior to opening day of the
encampments, including the latter.
FACTS AND FIGURES.
The number of voters registered
in the different precincts of Mor
row county footed op 1309, and is
shown by precincts in the first
column. The number of votes
cast in each precinct is shown id
the second column, as follows:
Heppner 291 274
Mount Vernon 140 138
Gentry 95 85
lone 185 166
Cecil 42 37
Lexington 94 95
Dairy 149 134
PiDe City 32 24
Dry Fork 51 49
Eight Mile 71 74
Matteson 47 43
Wells Springs 17 15
Alpine 32 22
Lena . ; 63 54
Total 1309 1210
Mr. W. S. WhedoD, cashier of tbe First
National Bank of Winterset, Iowa, in a
reoent letter gives some experienoe witb
carpenter io bis employ, that will be of
value to other meobaoios. He says : "I
bad a carpenter working for me wbo
was obliged to stop work for several
days on account of being troubled witb
diarrhoea. I mentioned to him tbat I
had been similarly troubled and that
Chamberlain's Cbolio, Cholear and
Diarrboer Remedy bad onred me. He
bought a bottle of it from the drngsriet
here and informed me tbat one dose
onred him, sod be is again at work."
For aale by Conser k Warren.
RANCH WANTED.
An experienced eheep man wants to
buy for cash or rent a ranch and range
of about 1000 acres, not too near tbe
timber. Leave word at the Gazette
office, Heppoer.
. HKPPNEK MAHKKT PRICES.
Wool per ft 11 to 16
Wheat per bushel 42
Flour per bbl 3 00
Oats per bushel 40
Barley per 100 lbs 50
Hay, alfalfa, per ton 00
(in stack at ranch) S 00
Hay, wheat 9 00
(In stack at ranch) 7 00
Bacon per lb 12U
Lard per lb 12
Beef, best, on foot 4
Beef, cut up 7 to 15
Butter per lb 85 to 80
K?gs 15
Potatoes, per sack 75
Chickens, per doz 4 to 5
Dry Hides, No. 1, per lb 15
Sheep I'elts, per lb 104 to 11
In every town
and village
may be had
the
Mica
Axle
Grease
that makes your
horses glad.
Nothing so
6ood
as a pure malt beverage to refresh one
after a hard day's work has ever been
discovered. And there is one malt
beverage that Is better than others
that la
J. B. Natter's beer
It goes right to the spot, and is served up at
Natter's Brewery, on upper Main Bt., Heppner,
where an ice-cold cellar in the solid rock keep
it always cool.
Made
by
Standard
Oil C.
flRST ATIONAL JANK
OF HEPPNER.
O. A. RHEA President I (J. W. CONSER Cashier
T. A. RHEA VioPresident E. L. FREELAND. .Assistant Cashier
Transact a General Banking Business.
EXCHANGE ON ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD BOUGHT AND BOLD
Collections made on all points on reasonable terms, Surplus and undivided profits (35,000.
II if-- rill
THE BAIN WAGON
Is one that everybody knows. It is one of the best on earth.
Gilliam & Bisbee
Have jnst received one of the largest stocks of Bain Wagons ever
brought to Heppner.
Call and See them.
Prices are Rijjlit.
Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Granite ware, Tinware, Agricultural
Implement, Wagons, Hacks, Etc., Faints and Oils (the best in
the world). Crockery and Glassware,
ES3
f:;,j,i ihHiic lit tut. Hits.
I Bwt Uuuih Sirup. Tuw GouA Cat
ON" THE OCEAN WAVE.
When Put Smith was in Hepp
ner last winter and said he was
going to the Paris x position, no
one believed him. So to prove his
truthfulness he wrote a few lines
to a friend in Heppner as follows:
We are now half across the
Atlantic, and there is no lack of
sea air. The ocean fronts every
where. No land breeze, and no
mosquitoes. These boats have be
come so luxurious that many peo
ple sail merely for rest and recre
ation. ' But the cost is about $20
per day. My ticket was $125, war
revenue tax $5, tips $5, total $135.
Mr. Armor, the Chicago multi
millionaire, is aboard and his sin
gle passage cost him $300, but he
has a physician and a valet and
the valet has his wife and two
children probably $1000 or $1200
out of his pocket. He can stand
it He was heard to remark that
he was living better and more
comfortable than at home.
In spite of a placid sea, about
one-third of tbe passengers are
sea-sick in their cabins, or with
saffron skins are lolling on deck
chairs or on each other. A num
ber of mothers on deck with babies
wrapped in blankets manage to
live and even to sleep. Astonish,
ing vitality has our race.
I saw the pretty girl from New
York this morning on a reclining
chair clad in a carriage robe, eyes
closed, mouth open, lips blue, and
face the color of one of those khaki
uniforms worn home by the 2d
Oregon Volunteers. Pretty? lean
well believe the story that on their
wedding tour to Europe the sea
sick husband, glancing at his sea
sick bride, said to the passing deck
steward: "Please spread this ehawl
over my wife. I can't bear the
sight of her." I would rather be
afoot and out of food in the wild
est mountains of Oregon than be
seasick.
A recognized authority The Weekly
Oregonian.
O. E. FARNSWORTH, Prisidint.
THE WRNV COUNTY UNO II TRUST COMPANY
Is always in the field for Business, and extends all modern
advantages to the farmer and the stockman. Its warehouse
is located right on the railroad at Heppner. It handles
WOOL AND GRAIN
and engages in
Storage and Forwarding.
The wool 6
Owned and operated by the Wool Growers of Morrow County.
Highest Cash Price Paid for Hides and Pelts
Agents for Black Leaf Tobacco Dip and Little's Fluid Dip.
The only reliable prepared dips on the market.
Feed and Seed Grain always on hand. Wool Sacks at cost to patrons.
Advances made on Wool and Grain in Store. '
PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
CleuM ant tinfiaa tat btll
t'mnuua a httmiaiil fruwlh.
Never Faita to Beator. Oru
Hur to tta Youthful Color.
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Take SlocumYSarsaparilla.
Signs of Spring convey a warning that certain ail
ments, general debility, rheumatism, liver complaint, etc.,
need attention. There isn't anything equal to
SLOCUM'S SARSAPARILLA
for the above ailments.
It is honestly and carefully made of the best drugs,
like everything else we make, and we give you a bottle one
third larger thanyou usually get for the same money else
where.
Slocum DrUK Co. , Main Street, Heppner.
Heppner Candy Factory
Wholesale and Retail lee Cream and Candy Manufacturers.
Nuts and Fruits, Lunch Goods, Stationery,
Trinkets, Toys, Tobaccos and Cigars.
Agents for the world winner Rambler Bicycle
Bicycle Suits and Sundries.
Second hand wheels bought and nrAA Minimi
(4
one"
Cycl
Threshers
Automatic Stackers, Wind Stack
ers, Horse Powers, Threshermen's
"nnnll.s n0 All flAn
-fW-wniTr" tor catalogue
GILLIAM & BIBBE,
R. F.
Warehouse
rowers
Henry Heppners
WAREHOUSE
HEPPNER 4 CO.
GENERAL WAREHOUSING
WOOL and GRAIN
Casn Advances made on Wool and Grain
Highest Pr.ce P.d ,.,
Feed and Seed Grain always on hand
Wool Sacks and Grain Bags For Sale
Little's and Black Leaf Sheep Dips
Simond's Cross Cut Saws a
Boss Washers
t Hose and
c
c
i
At
Ed, R.
Beal Ss Co.
Traction or Portable, SimpSo or Com
pound, Wood or Straw Burners.
and prices. r!lS I
Agents, Heppner, Ore.
HYND, Secretary and Manager.
Sanitary Stills I
Sprinklers
M-
Lawn Mowers I
Bishop's.
RUSSELL & Oil ;
rLAHS. ob.
L O O O O fc C l C L O