The Heppner Gazette Thfesday,.. ..Dec 20, 1900 CHRISTMAS CHEER. "; For the 19th time the Heppner Gazet ' wishes a merry Christmas to the people of Morrow and adjacent counties and hopes happiness may be theirs. Living in a land of plenty, as they are, where nature is lavish in her re turns for industry, there is every provo cation for happiness, and good cheer may well prevail. BEAUTIFUL BUSH. lne nrst unriBtmas busn was brought to the HeppDer Hills by I rank Maddock and Walkeen Miller, who cut it on upper Willow creek, where Tom McCullough's ranch now is. Tbey brought it down on a pack-horse and planted itjwhere. Jim Jones' home place is now. Most of the children here then were grown children, but Miller recited Bome of his best poetry and all old hearts warmed up to the occasion aod became youDg again, and simple gifts were given. Miller, ever active and willing to go, had made a 100-mile round- trip ride to Umatilla landing and brought back quite a few appro priate gifts, and the Christmas tree was illuminated with candles, and the cabin made as good showing as it could toward being a fairy-land. The bach-dinner was a fine fea. tare. There were no turkeys, but there were prairie-chickens and sage-hens and grouse and antelope from the adjoining hillsides, for Frank Maddock was a good hunter The saddle-horses bad all the feed they could feast on, and the dogs were allowed the run of the house. The pioneers had a happy time, and each received some sort of a present from the tree. Dock Shobe BaDg an old love song of 47 verses, the light-weight Perry Oiler, rigged in lemon-col ored tights, did a trapeze turn on one of the suspended spider's webs that graced the ceiling, and Geo. Btansberry fell off his chair with suppressed mirth. Nelse Jones whittled u chunk of mountain mahogony, and Jim Fer cupon told of the wild horses be had broken; Jack Morrow sang tuneless Puget Sound Indian song, and Tom Ayers and Bill Penland and The Only bam Donaldson and Quiet Abe Wells, and Henry Heppner and lorn and Mike Quaid and Lum Rhea sat around and smoked and laughed and spun yarns and absorbed moisture and said they had a high old time. And Walkeen Miller put the whole business into a poem, but it was rot, for he had not yet gotten his muse broken to the saddle, and John llinton told him he had better boil it down and feed it to the bears, aid change Its title from an epic to a toothpick, as there was nothing to it. The plum pudding was not a success, for into its batter standing in the old camp-kettel in which it was steamed Terry Oiler had aooi dently dropped a chunk of yellow soap Bnd a lot of face powder, and Jim Neville said he ought to be made to eat it all himself and then ,get ten days at "Wallula. JOYS OF CHILDHOOD. It is hard to imagine a devotion to facts so intense that it can see any harm in a beautiful story that has delighted and enohanted the fancy of countless generations of , children, and that is one of the tenderest and most loving memo. nea mat we ever recall alter we we have grown too old, alas, to hang up our Btockings any more, and the fairies who walked hand in band with us in childhood have Bomehow dropped away from us. Every child who has never laid awake nights listening for the patter of eltin hoofs upon the roof has been robbed of a joy that noth. ing in after years can give him, The man or woman who cannot recall the thrill of awakening in the early dawn of Christmas morn ing, the moment of blissful antici pation before the rush to the over. flowing stockings, and the senso of utter contentment as every wished for treasure was drawn forth a very pmbarransnient of riches has . missed one of the rare moments of perfect rapture life has to oiler. Stephenson used to Bay that the finest deed was the better for a bit of purple, and who shall deny that any pleasure is not enhanced by a bit of mystery. The thiDg that comes to us as a surprise is thrice welcome. It is nonsense tp pretend that a child only cares for the thing itself, and would be just as well pleased with a desired toy, frankly given by its parent, as he would be with one that came with all the glamour of fairyland. Iu the one case it comes as a practi cal, every-day sort of thing, and with the other with a subtle aroma of poetry and beauty to which he is subtly responsive, no matter how litllo ho can describe it GOOD THING. 8onator J. V. Morrow returned from Portland la't night. Kvor alive to the interests of. his constituents he arranged tlio preliminaries with Col. R. C. Jml son, ot the 0. R. & N. Co., to soon hold in Heppner a Farmers' and 8 took mens' Institute. Watch the Gaset for datns. Col. Jtitlson is doing a groat deal for FaaU-rn Oregon, and hits a new kind of alfalfa that will grow on hills and keep green all winter. FORGET NOT THE BIRDS. At Christmas-time in Sweden you will see in every farmer's dooryard a pole at whose top is a aheaf of grain. It is set out for the wild birds, and not a peasant in Sweden will sit down with his children to a Christmas dinner till he has first raised aloft a Christmas dinner for the little birds that live in the cold and snow without. WANTS SHEEP. ; Friday's Oregonian contained the following: J. I. Carson and Frank Lacy, sheep dealers, returned yesterday from a two weeks' sojourn in Mon tana. -They report having con tracted for IU.UUU neaa ot year lings, to be delivered after shearing next summer, at $1.75 a head. These sheep will be taken to North Dakota to be fed, and placed on the Chicago market the following winter. Mr. Carson said yesterday that there are many sheep for sale in the vicinity of Helena and along the line of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern, in Montana, and that wool is piled high in the warehouses along the railroad, very little of last summer's crop having been sold yet. The weath er on the Montana prairies felt pretty cold for the sojourning Ore gonians, the thermometer hovering about the zero mark, with a good breeze blowing the snow into drifts on the sneep ranges, blocks are now being herded many miles dis tant from water, as the sheep can eat the snow instead of drinking, and are thus thriving on ranges which are not touched by stock during the summer season. Mr. Carson intends to buy sev eral thousand yearlings in Oregon next spring, conditionally, saying: "If I can buy them right; but Ore gon sheepmen at present are hold ing their stock at too stiff a price for me." He has moved his fam ily hither from Wyoming, he said, in order to avoid the extreme cold of that elevated plateau region, and will henceforth regard Albina as his home. An Arlington man challenges Mr. C's above statements and reminds him of previous misleading mistakes, and says he will have to pay the Heppner mar ket price next spring. SHEEP. In the great grazing regions of Mor row and adjoining counties sheep are thriving on the open ranges, and grass was never better. Around Heppner tew sheep are for sale. It is said that T. J. Allyn, of lone has 800 mixed lambs to sell at $2.00, and Mr. McDonald, at Arlington, said yeHterday that he would pay $2.75 for such sheep. Bud Willingliam bought a carload of mutton ewes from John Edwards and yesterday shipped thorn to Portland. In the vast, mountain region tributary to Heppner, sheep are all doing well. Oscar Schafer was in from there this week, and says that along the John Day grass was never better. He has 1800 ewes at the mouth of Wall creek, and as yet this winter has not had to feed them a mouthful of hay, and they thrive on bunchgrass. And the same may be said of all his neighbor's sheep over there. The Fossil Journal is now the proper ty of its editor, J. S. Stewart. It is t good paper, and did rood work in creat ing Wheeler County and defending Fos. ail against the scurrilous attacks of the little bribed sheet started at Twicken ham last spring. WOOL. The Heppner market continues life less. Sam Wilkinson dropped in Fri day, but droppnd out without buying. In Boston quotations are : Territory ; scoured basis Montana and Wyoming, fine medium and fine, 17 (inno; scoured -tfWJe, staple 50(if 51c Utah, fine medium and fine, l(l(17c; scoured, 47(i41tc; staple, 50c. Idaho fine medium and tine, 15? Hie; scoured, 4704!)o ; staple, 5()o. Australian, scoured basis, spot prices combing, superfine, nominal, 7375c; gooa, i if i c 70c. MILD AS MAY. Heppnor weather the first of the week was rathor breezy and the Chinook wind blew long and loud, and would have quickly melted all the snow in the Heppner Hills. But there was none to melt, and the Chinook found only growing grass and verdant bill- sides. This Chinook wind is the salvation of any stock region, and will melt olf snow luster, than any sun that a ay be getting in its warmest work. The Chinook overcasts the sun and does not allow a ray of it to shine dur ing its business hours. It is a warm wind, but when you ride against it on elevated plateaus you rarely porspire and often feel rat'ier chilled. When the wind went dowu Sunday it was succeeded by some slight show- en, starlight nights and gray days mild as May. There have been slight sparkles of front about Heppner, but the hardy hunchgruH has kept growing right along. Today's weather is balmy but breery. with spasmodic streaks of ruin and some sun in spots. 1 lie warm Chinook wind blew hard IiihI night. JOYOUS EVENTS. Heppoer children are having lots of pleuRiire provided for them. There will lie Christmas trees on Christmas evo at both Methodist churches, the Christian and Baptist church. The trees will be loaded down with presents for the children of the Sunday Schools, and the exercises will bo ap propriate to the occasion, and all visit ors will be welcome. MONUMENT . MASONS. Oscar Schafer, who was over this week, says that a new Masonic lodge has been organized at Monument, and starts with 18 charter members, who have built a nice new ball 24x48, and fitted it np very neatly. The new organization has made" all arrangements to ask the grand lodge to grant a dis pensation, and after that there will be a grand time over there, and Mayor Frank Gilliam, P. O. Borg and other prominent Masons will go over and help start the work. . Mr. Schafer says that Monument is growing right along, and will be one of the best towns in Grant county. Its location is good, being half way be tween Heppner and Canyon, and its population is increasing and new build, ings are going up all the time. WHEAT, WOOL AND STOCK. Tortland, Dec. 19. The European market showed some strength yesterday, but it apparently slipped off the cable before it reached this country, for the American markets were weak. Locally, theie was a Jina ited amount of business doing on the basis of about 54 to 544 cents for Walla Walla, although these figures were about a cent above the ruling quotations made public by most of the exporters. Wool Valley, 1314c for coarse, 1516c for best; Eastern Oregon, 1012c; mohair, 25c per pound. Sheepskins Shearlings, 1520c; short wool, 2535c; medium-wool, 3050c; long wool, 60$1 each. San Francisco, Dec. 18. Wool Spring Nevada, ll13c per pound j Eastern Oregon, 10i4; Valley, Oregon, 15 18c. Fall Northern, mountain, 9 (10c; mountain, 810c; plains, 810c; Humbolt and Mendocino, 1012c. Chicago, Dec. 18. Cattle Receipts 5000; market generally slow; prime steers $5.156.00; poor to medium, $3 50 5.00; stockers and feeders, slow, $3.50(34.40; cows, f 2 60(4.10; heifers, $2.60(84.60; canners, $1.752.40; bulls, $2.35(4 35; calves, weak, $4.005.50 ; Texan fed steers, 4.004.75; Texas grass steers, $3.25(94.00 Sheep, receipts, 18,000. Sheep and lambs 10 to 15c lower. Choice wethers, $3.754.40; fair to choice mixed, $3.403.80; Western sheep, $3.754.40; Texas sheep, $2.25 3.50: native lambs, $3.855.50; West ern lambs, $4.505.4O. MRS. MARY GREGOVICH. Of fhillparmrs, Montana, Tells How Hbo Was Cared of Dandruff. Mrs. Mary Gregovich, of Philiosburg, Montana, under date of Nov. 26, 1899, writes:' "I bad typhoid fever this sum mer, consequently was losing my hair terrible, and my head in plsoes was perfeotly bald. Mewbro's Herpioide bad just cms into aae in Pbilipsburg, and the dootor strongly reoommended It to me. After 8 or 4 applications my hair stopped falling out, and is coming in again qmie tmcK. l used to pe troubled greatly witb dannrnff, of whiob I am now qnite onred." Kill the dan druff germ witb Herpioide. HEPPNER CHURCHFS. Episcopal church Lev. W. E. Pot wine. Services on Sunday, Dec. 30, at usual hours. M. E. church C. D. Nickelsen, pas. tor. Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m M. E. church, Soutb. Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev. F. M. Can field, pastor. ' - Christian church Sunday School at 10 a. in. Elder J. B. Lister, state evangelist, will preach at the Christian church morning and evening, Dec. 30. All members of the congregation and their mends invited to be present. Baptist church Sunday School at 10 a. in. Regular services at 11 a. m. and 7::t0 n. m. .T. W. NtnoWnn nQof. Monthly covenant meetinor KntiirHuv' 2 p. m. The Sunday School will have - -!. . ; .. a ciirisimas iree ror trie little tolks Monday evening. B. Y. P. Union at 6:15 p. m. Sunday. Sunday morning suojecc: sarin s naueiujan ; evening, liurieu treasures. Catholic Church Rev. Fothov krll Services 3d Sunday in each month at xu :.iu a. m. beginning jnov. 18. Father Kellv Will hold snrvicaa TW 25th at 10 a. m. and on the 80th at 10 a.m. At this service a marriage cere mony will also take place. SOMETHING NEW Just published by the Southern Pa ciflc Co. is a pamphlet upon the re sources of Western Orntrnn whih In. eludes an excellent map of the state, and contains icfnrmnl.inn nn nlimato lanus, education, etc., existing Indus iriou uiui uieir capaDiiilies. Attention is also dirpctnri In iipVi nn fields for energs or capital as promise fair return. This mihlication fills a nnorl Inner ex perienced by Oregonians, in replying to inquiries oi eastern mends. Copies may be bad of local agents Southern Pacific Co., or from u. u. aiarkham, U. F. A., Portland. The Best Piaster. A Dieoe of flannel damnancil with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound to the affected parts is superior to any plaster. When troubled with lame bsok or pains in the side or ebest, give it a trial and you ate certain to be more than pleased witb the nrnmnk rlif hih if affords. Pain Balm also cures rheuma tism. One applioation gives relief. For sale by Conser k Warren. RETUKN THE COUPONS. We will discontinue iasuinir couoons redeemable in Gold Aluminum Table ware Jan. 1. l!K)l, and would be glad id liave all the amnmua i-utumaii K that time so that same may be redeemed. If we are short on this tableware we will nuke up a list and have enough forwarded to redeem every coupon out, xrini mem in. JMinob A Co. If VOIl Want, til mv anmo I . " " wv.... I T luff Priced rilllclll'S. Run llnnnn Wall. Conser A Warren's drug store, ' CLOTHING TO ORDER. The man who wants irood, well-wear- ing and well-tittini; Clothing can have it made by me at prions that will beat those of any otoer tailor in this section. My styles are the latent ami mv . the Uowt. Shoo on Main utru') a.,.. building us Dr. Metaler'a ofliee. J. H. Bode. .U.hC I41.I.J. ill t. I I. , A Fx! I" ". tv Un PI i id hv tlrtttruifttft. m-I A Few Fancy Pendleton Blankets Indian Robes Fur Collaretts Fur Capes Jacket Suits Jackets Silk Waist Skirts French Flannel Waists Pictures Eiderdown Dressing Sacques Kid Gloves Pillow Shams Toilet Sets Cushion Covers Battenburg Work Satin Slippers Manicure Sets Mirrors Medallions Handkerchiefs Salad Sets Chinaware Silk Neckwear Bracelets Chatelain Bags Girdles Etc., Etc., Etc, For the Children There is an endless variety of goods in TOYS, GAMES, DOLLS, Etc. One article for the boys that is worthy of special mentisn is a Little Overcoat There are only a few come early. GRACIOUS GIFT. The Ladies Cornet Band has received a fine silver-plated' tuba, the gift of Jos. Luck man and S. P. Garrigues. To say that the ladies are delighted does not express it, and they appreciate the kindness very much. The ladies have added four instruments to their set and it is the iotention to buy more as soon a possible, without going in debt. NEW REMEDY. Q. B. Hatt, of Heppner, who has bad 20 years' experience handling hair, bas invented a new preparation that re news the growth of hair, removes dan druff and all irritations, and improves the hair and scalp in every way. He has thoroughly studied the hair and scalp, and knows their needs. Mr. Hatt will put his new preparation on the market at once for the benefit of the public. SPLENDID STOCK. For many years P. O. Borg bas held the proud position of the leading jeweler of Morrow county, and is every day adding to his good reputation. He is a responsible business man and heavy taxpayer, and when an article goes out of bis store it it good, Mr. Borg has now on sale a magnifi cent stock suited for Christmas and New Year's gifts. He bas diamonds, gold and silver watches, solid sterling silver spoons and cutlery, also in plated ware, toilette sets, fancy articles, cut glass, etc. In musical merchandise Mr. Borg has violins, mandolins, guitars, banjos, ac cordeons, flutes, etc., all in latest styles. In clocks Mr. Borg has everything, and he invites everybody to come and see his goods, which are tastefully dis played and are offered at prices to suit all purses. . HOLIDAY CHEER. These are the days ol Holiday Cheer, Which old and young In common revere. Whether they herd the aheep or run the ateer, They know the place to get good beer la on Main itreet, at the Belvedere. Alio choice wines and Honors for medicinal purposes, and holiday hard ware to be taken internally. Frank Roberts, Prop. Sheep-ranch outfits, stock salt, bats and furnishing goods, pipes, tobacco, candy and nuts all these are sold at T. R. Howard s store. tub People's national Family Newspaper. NEW YORK TRI-WEF.KLY TRIBUNE Pablishfd Monday, Wednesday aod Friday, is in reality a fine, fresh, every otber day Daily, giving the latest news on daTB of feeaeaod covering news of the other three. It oootains all important foreign oable news which appears in Tbe Daily Tribune of same date, also doraestio and foreiga onrreepomlebce, short stories, eiegant nair-iona iiiQBirauons, oumoroni items, inuamriai inrormation, taebio notes, agricultural matters and comprehensive and reliable financial and market Keirnlar nhoorintioo Dries, tl 50 DOT Gazette for $2.25 per year. NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE Pnblinbsd on Thursday, and known for Lotted State as a National Family Newspaper ot tbe highest olsss, for farmers and villagers. It contains all tbe most important general news of Tbe Dailv Tribune up to honr of going to press, an sgricultnral department ot tbe highest order, bas entertaining reading for every member of the family, old and young, market reports whioh are accepted aa authority by farmers aod ooantrv mer chants, and is olean. up to date, interesting Hegular abaeription prioe, 1 per year. Tbe Weekly Tribune is given for one year as a free oreminm to all new nh oribers to tbe Heppner Oszetts aod to all one year in advance. Send all orders to Timely Suggestions 1XO,J DOiVC? JUU VVllClUVXUiklV iwwjjv Its no easy matter to make the most ap propriate selections for a long list of your best friends. You should have no trouble pleasing the ladies from the following list. IN THE MOUNTAINS. C. C. Shilling came down Monday from his mountain home near the head of Dutch Billy creek, 15 miles south of Heppner, and went on down to Linn county to visit his parents for a few months. Winter had arrived at the Shilling ranch and Sn the adjacent mountains when Mr. Shilling left. Tkie ground was f ozen four inches, and some snow came Saturday, and falling on dry ground as it did, is very likely to re main all winter. The first fall of snow, 8 inches, bad gone off weeks ago HEPPNER MAHKET PKICES. Wool per lb 11 to 13 Wheat per bushel 41 to 45 Flour, Heppner, per bbl 3 Oats per 100 lba 80 Barley per 100 lbs 55 Hay, alfalfa, per ton 7 00 (in stack at ranch) 5 00 Hay, wheat 9 (In stack at ranch) . 7 00 Bacon per lb. 12U 16 iru per iu la to Beef, best, on foot 4 Beef, cutup 7tol5 Butter per lb 85 to 30 E(fgs . 30 P0ie 1 to 2J4K-75 Chickens, per doz 8to5 Dry Hides, No. 1, per lb 13 Sheep felts, per lb 10 Photographs Come to lone and nnn thn larooot Aa play of photos and views of all kinds in r.aBiern uregon. uome ana choose a set of views. W. L. Richards. The Model LODGING HOUSE Over the old City hotel on west Main street, has just been Overhauled, Remodeled and Refurnished. Beds 25 and 50 cents. Special rates to regular roomers. If you want a good, cozv, ciuiet place to sleep, call on the proprietor JOS. INGRISCH. veftT. Wo fQrDlflh it with lh TTnnnAP nearly sixty years in every part ot tbe and instructive. old inbeoribers who pay op to date and Gazette, Heppner. The ladies have more trouble in making selections for gentlemen, but the following list may be of some assistance. A Fancy double breasted Vest, a limited stock only. Gold and silver mounted Suspenders, initials to be engraved. A pair of "Julio" kid gloves would be appre ciated. . . A pair of silk lined kid gloves A pair of house slippers A silk muffler or an Oxford muffler A silk handkerchief A scarf pin A gold ring A watch chain and fob combined A watch charm Shirt studs, etc.; etc. To top these off all that is needed is a . Gordon Hat and a Raglan or Oxford Overcoat. In Addition To all this we have Dolls, Games, Toys, Celluloid goods, etc., and a full line of Rogers 1847 Cutlery, knives, forks and spoons ; also some beautiful carving sets. If you want to get through your Xmas trading expeditiously and economically let us show you through the entire stock. Compare our prices with others. We won't ask you to buy unless We Can Save You Money. Agents for Butterick Patterns. January number I ass?' it '"J I make to order, when wanted, any article in the Harness line. Hi A. EMERSON, Main street, West side, - . . . Heppner Jp v Fresh Meats Salt and Smoked Meats J, Pure Rendered Leaf Lard Jgj gg50 1 Fish every Friday. fegiULp Liberty Market Highest price paid for fat Stock. rfc ?rlr & Mathews, Heppner, Oregon. Proprietors. I have for sale several Morrow County ranches at such low prices that one crop will repay the entire purchase price. GEO. W. WELLS. - ' New Photograph unci iirsi-ciass , Photograph Gallery on Main Street, Heppner, 2 doors north of onfirn. hnneo 3 From now on, with every dozen Cabinets, I will give at an extra charge of only $1.50 an en larged nicture of handsome frame, with glass and complete finish T Tl,: 1 :.i 11,... iuia laige picture may De naa with in 24 hours after negative is taken... 9 a i now in Oregon. Call at my NEW HARNESS SHOP 7)1 iL'A iisau Bee the New Goods of the very , lbest quality, at lowest c'aslprjces. do Jobbing and Repairing, . and Guarantee Satisfaction. Gallery. 4 Dr. M. T. Miller, artist-photographer, takes pleasure in announcing to the people of Morrow and adjoining counties that he has opened up a new 'J Mmn Dons to Order.