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EIGHTEENTH YEAR
HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1900.
NO. 794
The Heppner Gazette
Is published every Thursday by '
J. W. REDJNGTON.
Entered at the Fogtoffiee at Heppner, Oregon,
as second-class matter.
OJTX'XCI.A.Xj dieeotoet.
Sixth Jndicial District.
(lircnit Judge Stephen A. Lowell
Pi08K3iif.in Attorney H. J. Hear
Morrow Comity Officials.
J int Senator J, W. Morrow
R jpresentatiTe K. L. Freeland
C .nnny Judge A. G. Bartholomew
" (I'linmiflBionere J.L. Howard
J. W. Beckett.
" Clerk Vawter Crawford
" Sheriff A.Andrews
" Treasnrar M. Lichtenthal
Assessor J. h. Willis
' Surveyor Jalius Keithly
" School Sap't Jay W. Shipley
" C .rrmnr Dr. E. H. Hunlock
8tock Inspector Henry ScherziURer
BBFFNBB TOWM OFFIOK.R8.
Mayoi Frank Gilliam
OnuDfilmen 8. P- (JarriRUf s,
J. B. HimonB. J. J. Roberts, J. W Rhea, Geo.
Nole and Titos. Quaid.
Recorder J. P. Williams
Treasurer L. W. BriRRS
Marshal George Thornton
HBRPNER SCHOOL DISTRICT,
Directors Frank Gilli: m O. E. Farnsworth,
3. M. Hager; Clerk J. J. Roberts.
Precinct Oflleere .
,1 uttioe of the Peace W. A. Hiohardson
i I'lmtable G. ti. Gray
United States Land Officers.
THE DALLES, OB.
.'ay P Lnoas .....Register
Otis Patturson Heoeivur
LA GRANDE, OB.
K. W. Bartlett Register
J. O. Swaokhamer Receiver
It is a fact that farms can be bought
in Morrow county at such low prices
that their first coming crop will pay for
the land.
C E. Redfield
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Ollice in First National Bank building.
Heppner, Oregon.
G. W. Phelps
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OUico in Nattor'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 KILINtiS
Collections made on reasonable terms.
Office at residence on Chase street.
Government land script for sale.
D. E. Gil man
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. Aletzler
DENTIST
Teeth Extracted and Filled.
Bridging a specialty
Painless Extraction. ...
Heppner - - Oregon.
J. E. Sharp
Successor to Harry Mills.
Tonsorial Artist
Your patronage solicited.
(Satisfaction guaranteed..
Hot and Cold Baths
Main Street, Heppner.
J. R. SlwonS'&'Son
General Blacksmiths
Horseshoeing a Specialty
Wagon Making
and Repairing.
All work done with neatness
and dispatch. . . .
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Upper Main Street,
Heppner, Ore,
H. V. Fall,
PROPRIETOR
Of the Old Reliable
Gault House,
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Half block wert of the Union rk-rt of C. 3.
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All Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes are but Ex
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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 Tleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It desiroys 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.
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In Use For Over 30 Years.
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A Leading Eastern Oregon Hotel
Every Modern
Drummers' Resort. Stockmen's Headquarters.
One of th finest equipped Bars and Clubrooms
f in the state in connection. .. .
Flrst'Ciass Sample Rooms.
For Business Heppner is one of the Leading
Towns of the West. wia'UL
For Spring and Summer Wear
ill. LICHTENTHAL,
-The
The Latest Styles of Footwear for
Men, Women and Children.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED IN EVERY PARTICULAR.
Old Stand, Main Street. Repairing a Specialty.
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AT
T. R. HOWARD'S STORE,
Main street, you can find
swff'j Groceries, Provisions, Glassware,
l Tinware and Furnishing Goods,
All well-adapted to either City or Country Trade,
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Fine Teas and Coffees.
X. R. HOWARD, Heppner.
Bought, and which has been
has borne the signature of
been made under his per-
Kimorviiiinii fitnrA Its infn.tirv- -
no one to deceive you in this.
Signature of
State Normal
School
Monmouth, - - Oregon.
Fall Term opens Sept. 18.
The etudents pf the Normal School are
K 9fc5 preparea to.tane itia stale uemncate tm-
Graduates readily secure eood positions.
Expense of Year from $120 to $150.
address:
W. A. WANN, Boc. of Faculty
J. W. MORROW. Proprietor.
Strictly First-Class
Convenience.
Tioueer Boot nd Shoe Dealer of Heppner, has
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Good Goods
Fair Priccs.JL.
Palace
Hotel.
A STARTLING STORY.
" What a beautiful young woman!
Aud yet her hair is whi,te as snow."
"AdcI her complexion fresh as is
a child's. Strange, is it not?"
Thus two loungers on a hotel
porch.' ' But they did not know the
history of that snowy bair.
From the time Harry Wells fell
in love with Mamie Clausen at
church socials until their marriage
at the First Presbyterian church,
the entire community gave minute
consideration to their affairs.
Mamie's father, John Clausen, was
a prominent commission merchant
in a Pennsylvania town, generally
considered wealthy, and always
lived like a man of means. ' Mamie
was pretty, dashing, a local bell,
and a general favorite. Harry's
family lived a few miles from town,
and they, too, were people of repu
tation in the county. '
The marriage was in every way
a suitable one. Harry was edu
cated at Princeton, and although
he had at one time the reputation
of being wild, he had sobered down
and was such a frank, manly
young fellow that he was generally
forgiven any indiscretion.
The marriage was the occasion
of general rejoicing. Mamie's
father gave her an Unusually good
Bend-off, and the details were sent
far aud wide through the state.
Harry had studied law for a while,
and hd settled dowfi into a coun
try notary, drawing up deeds, and
doing hack-work of that sort. They
lived about four miles out of town,
and two miles from old John's.
He had built them a pretty modern
cottage on a detached portion of
his farm. Harry had his office, an
ornamental little structure, a few
rods from the house, and there
they lived as happily ; as two birds.
Gradually Harry picked up bus
iness, and finally, through his
father, he became trustee, for Borne
minor heirs. Ihey were an odd
lot of children, with a half-crazy
mother,' and no eud of coal lands
and mining investments. It was
a good tbiug for Harry, although
it gave a naturally lazy man some
additional work. The worst thing
was that it obliged him to go to
Scranton now and then, and leave
Mamie. When' Harry bad to go
away, Mamie would get in tier
phaeton aud drive to town, and
there were always some of the
young people ready to go. out and
keep her company. Harry always
insisted that she must not stay
alone. For a law-abiding state,
Pennsylvania has a pretty rough
element in it, and there is a gen
eral sense of uneasiness.
One August afternoon Harry had
an unexpected summons to go to
Scranton about a suit connected
with the minor heirs. lie had re
cently sold some of their property,
and had been making vigorous
collections, which left in his hands
about forty-five hundred dollars.
When he found, that he had to go
off r.t a moment's notice, he
wrapppd up a bundle of papers
and this mouev, and took them in
to the house. Mamie was making
preparations for a picnic they were
to go to the next day, and begged
him to wait until the day after..
"But, my dear child, I haven't
time even to go to town and put
this in the bank, so you'll have to
thke care ot tbem. Ill try and
get back in two days at the furth
est, meanwhile nobody will know
thnt the money is here."
Then he explained to her the
value of the papers, and handed
her a canvas bag, in which was the
forty-five hundred dollars belong
ing to the minor heirs.
"Where will I keep it, Harry?
Between the mattresseH?''
"Just like a woman! No. But
I declare I don't know where to
tell you. The most insecure place
apparently is often the most se
cure. Any place, dear, but be
tween th3 mattresses. I leave that
to you. But you must guard it. if
necessary, with your life; for re.
member the money is not ours, and
it all hazards I am responsible. I
don't really suppose there ia the
least dangfr. for no one knows I
have it. Cut one ought to take
proper precautions, and i ueg or
you not to admit any tramps while
I am gone. Tell Sarah not even
to allow them to eat a biscuit."
"All right, dear; .we won't let the
tramps have a drink even, and I'll
take care of the money, you may
be sure."
Harry bad his wife good-bye, and
Mamie gave up the picuic. At the
end of two days she received a
telpgrnm from him, saying he bad
been detained, and telling her to
get Home one to stay with ber for
two days, when he would be at
home. Sh drove into town, and
one of her old friends went out
with her. At the end of two day
8be bad arjotLtr telegram saying
that he was detained until the next
day. Her friend went home, and
in place of Harry came a third tel
egram, and so every day for ten
days he was expected home, and
every day came a disappointing
telegram. By this time she had
become accustomed to her charge,
which she had set like a bag of
seed-beans in a corner of a dark
closet opening from her room.
The afternoon of the tenth day
was a hot, murky afteruoot Mamie
had gone up stairs to take a nap
and refresh before dressing to meet
Harry, who was expected home
after the longest absence he had
ever made from her.
After a time Sarah came up and
told her there was a tramp down
stairs who wanted something to
eat and who wouldn't be driven off.
"You oughtn't to leave him a
minute alone, Sarah. Go down and
watch him, and I will come down
and send him off."
She dressed herself quickly and
went down-stairs, surprised to find
how late it had grown. When
she reached the kitchen she found
also a messenger with another tel
egram, which announced another
disappointment, but the next day
without fail, Harry wrote, he would
be home. As Mamie turned into
the kitchen she heard the tramp
and Sarah in evident dispute.
"Yes," said the fellow, "when
that time comes your mistress will
have another ironing-table, help
ing you, instead of wearing her
Sunday clothes every day." '
"An' spoilin' everything for me
to do over. I think I see her. I've
work enough to do," answered
honest Sarah, not indisposed to
have a chat over her work.
Mamie found a gracl ess-looking
fellow, unshaven and ill-dressed,
who, with a certain gentlemanly
instinct, rose up as she came in.
"I suppose my girl told you we
had nothing for you, and that it
will be a great kindness if you will
leave as soon as possible."
"Yes, she did just that, madam,
but I took it upon myself to believe
that it wasn't so urgent. The truth
is, I'm very hungry and dead tired,
and I didn't believe but that you
would give me something to eat; at
leastl've waited to ask you in
person."
Women are soft-hearted crea
tures. Mamie went and got him
something to eat herself. The
darkness that had been increasing
for some time came down rapidly,
and there burst one of those ter
lific thunder-storms that gather bo
rapidly and with such force in
that country. After its strength
was spent, there fell steady sheets
of rain that brought the creek over
the bridges before morning.
"Madam, it's no use talking.
You can't send a fellow out in
such a storm," said the tramp as
the three stood on the porch
watching the storm.
"I'm sorry, but I've no place for
you.
"What! in a house like this? it s
a pity there isn't a cranny for a
stowaway. I was walking around
it, waiting for the girl, and it seems
to me it ought to hold 5 people."
"You are very impertinent. I
tell you I have no place for you,
and the storm is already breaking
away."
Even as she spoke the rain came
down in blinding sheets, and light
ning streaked the heavens.
"Well," he said carlessly, "we
don't go much on manners on the
road, but I know I wouldn't send
a dog out such a night as this. I'm
not a particular chap, leastwise not
nowadays, aud I'll have to insist
on your giving me some sort of
shelter, if it's only your dog
kennel."
The man spoke with decision.
Mamie felt that after all they
were really in bis power.
"I will keep you on one condi
tion." she said. "There is a loft
to the house, a sort of garret, which
is very comfortable. It is closed
with a trap-door, aud you may
sleep on the lounge there if you
will allow us to lock the door on
the outside."
"Bless my stars and garters!"
he said, looking at her curiously,
"I don't care if you lock the door."
They took him upstairs, and he
climbed np the steep attic stairs.
The women shut the door as he
politely bad them good-night, and
they fastened the padlock, hearing
him chuckle to himself as he
kicked off his boots.
"I'd take the key, mum," said
Sarah.
Mamie took the kpy with her
and the two descended to shut op
the house. After they had made
everything secure they went back
upstairs,
"You must sleep in my room to
night, Sarah, the mistress said
Sarah dragged in ber bedding an
made a pallet on the lloor, ant
then, after the custom of women
they examined the closets, looke
under the bed, and piled the chairs
aaiinKt the locked door. 1 he rai
j was still falling heavily, and
night black tta ink. Tue inie
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and maid went to bed and, although
worried and anxious, went to sleep.
After midnight Mamie found
herself awake and a bright light
shining in the room. She started
p and saw that it was the moon-
ight. The storm had cleared
away at last. She got up, unable
compose herself immediately,
and went to the window. The
moon was shining brightly. Ab
she stood looking at the peaceful
scene before her she Baw away
down the road, for it was as bright
as day, several horsemen. It was
such an unusual sight at this hour
that she stood watching them as
they came nearer. To her surprise
they turned up the lane leading
toward her house, and on reaching
the gate came into the yard. She
was almost paralyzed with fear.
he truth flashed across her. They
must have learned that she was
alone that she had this money
and they had come to get it. For
a moment she was paralyzed. She
remembered Harry's last words:
You must guard it with your life
f necessary."
She ran to the sleeping barah
and awakened her. She got down
Harry's rifle. The sleeping girl
was soon thoroughly awake, aud
she explained to her their condition.
"It s the tramp that's done it."
"The tramp? No. Sarah, the
key, the key of the attic."
She Hew up the Btairs, unlocked
the padlock and opened the trap.
The man sprang up at the sound.
"(Jome, come with me. 11 is
own senses alert, and bearing the
noise of the horses below aud steps
about the house, he followed her
without a word. At the foot of the
tairs she stopped.
"I have a large sum of monpy in
the house, and those men have
come to get it, thinking that I am
alone. If they kill me that money
must be guarded."
"What have you t pistols, shot
guns?" he whispered, taking in the
whole situation.
"Here is my husband's ride. It
is loaded."
"Hist! Where are ther going
to break in?' The steps came
boldly on the piazza to the front
door.
"Get behind me. I will fire at
the first man who enters. How
many barrels are there?''
"Six, all loaded."
"Very well. Keep this cane in
your band for me, in case I need it."
There was no storming ol shut
ters. They heard the key applied
to the door softly. It opened, and
a man followed by two others con
fidently entered. The first Iigure
walked directlv to the stairs. He
had taken but a step when three
shots came in rapid succession.
There was a heavy thud; this man
dropped and the other two turned
and fled, naran ran roinewiuuow
and two horses galloped down the
Jane.
"Don't faint, madam; there is
work yet to do," said the tramp,
Mamie caught bold ot the rail
for support, and then went into
the room.
"Get a candle, Sarah."
They lighted a candle and gave
it to the tramp, who went down
stairs, the two women following
with brandy and ammonia. The
man bad fallen backward, and lay
with his face up end bead toward
the door.
"Aha!" said the tramp, curious,
ly, bolding tha light up aud peer
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ing into the dead man's face, "he's
fixed. ' Shot through the head."
Mamie advanced aud gazed at
the white face, acrosB which a thin,
thread-like stream of blood was
trickling. She fell back with a
wild shriek.
It was her husband's dead body
which lay before her.
THE GREAT NORTHWEST.
The state of Minnesota alone
produces approximately about 80,
000,000 bushels of wheat, or about
one thirty-seventh of the total pio
duction ot the world. Of this nhe
is able to export two-thirds. Of the
Dakotas, not having begun to reach
their limit of productiveness, North
Dakota raised in 1898, 55,000,000
bushels, and South Dakota 42.000,
000. Oregon produced 24,000,000
IniKhels. The modern farming
methods in the Northwest chal- '
lenge the admiration of the world.
Steam acd electricity are made to
serve the farmer's purpose. He
plows, reaps, thrashes by machin
ery. Hd telephones from bis farm
house to his graneries. Sometimes
he receives the latest grain quota
tions over a private telegraph wire
in his dwelling. Often the acreage
of his farm is expressed in the
thousands, sometimes in five fig
ures. He comes from the poor
places of the earth, and finds a
home and self respect. Ho sends
his products to all parts of the
world. He furnishes a traffic that
provides work for tens ol thousands
of employees of transportation
lines. Jlo keeps a procession of
grain ships moving to the Sault
Ste. Mario Canal which makes the
Soo" rank ahead of far-famed
Suez in point of tonnage. More
over, he is furnishing bond and
sinew for this great country of
ours which cannot be expressed in
gurcs. American Monthly Ke-
view of Reviews.
A Militate!-' Good Work.
"I bad a severe attuek of bilious oolio,
got a bottlo of Chain berlnin'sCoIio, Chol
era bdiI Diarrhoea Kometly, took two
loten and wan entiely on red," Buy 8 Khv,
A. A. Power, of Emporia, Kan. "My neigh
bor Burufw the ulreet wiih n)k tut over a
woek, bud two or three boltlt of. midi-
oiutt from the doctor. lie uaed them tor
thrndor (our dayi without rnlief,tbnD
nulled in another dootor who treated
him for ho me dayii and pave him uo re
lief, no diharjed him. I went over to
hub him the dcx! moniiru'. He fluid hit
bowels were in a terrible fix, that they
bad hern miming off bo loiitf that it wan
iilmoftt bloody flnx. I asked him if he
hud tiled Chaniberlaiu'g Olio, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Uoouedy and he said 'No.'
I went home and brought him my botUe
and RAve him one dime; told him to take
another done in fifteen or twei.ty mmntes
if he did not find relief, but he took no
more and wan entirely cored." For na'e
by Conner & Warren.
If von am huntinjf a home in towu or
country, call on J. W. Itedington, at the
l!epnr (ia.ctto ollico. Ho can lit you
out. One of bin beat bargains is the Uod-
inton Kancb, 5 miles bouUi of Hepp
ner, on county road, and bus running
water. DIM acres, only $5 an aero now.
Almost all of it ia good, rich, cultivable
land, and it is ready for the plow. No
tree-choppinij, no grubbing of stumps.
The small part of the place that is not
Bood plow hind ia always covered with
a tfood natural growth of bunchras.
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