The Heppner Gazette
Thursday, Jan. 3, 1901
SHOW UP THE COUNTY.
The special illustrated edition of
the Heppner uazette which is now
being prepared under the super
vision of W. J. Homer, an ai tist of
ability, will show np Morrow
county as it is; will set forth its
resources and give facts and figures
and general information. It will
contain views and portraits, and
the engraving will be of the very
best.
No expense will be spared to
make this special edition a credit
to the county, and in size it will
be about 20 pages, perhaps more.
The Gazette will be glad to re
ceive suggestions from any resident
of the county as to special features,
and any resident can have his ex
perience here published if he will
put it into a short sketch and send
it in as soon as possible.
Free sample copies of the Hepp
ner Gazette are sent to anyone de
Biring information about Morrow
county. The Gazet has been pub
lished at Heppner for 19 years. It
is a 6-pege paper, $1.50 a year, 50
cents for 3 months.
THE DISTANT DEPOT.
On account of the absence in the
east of President Mohler, of the
0. R. & N. Co., the matter of mov
ing the Heppner depot up town
has been allowed to rest. Mr.
Mohler is expected back about
Jan. 10, and very shortly after
that it is probable that Mayor
Frank Gilliam and the committee
will go to Portland and take the
matter up with him.
The committee consists of nepp
ner business men and taxpayers
who will undoubtedly see that
justice is done to all.
If anybody's land is needed or
damaged in the extension of the
railroad, the owner should by all
means receive full value for it.
ARMY BEEF.
It was hoped that the shameful
scandal about embalmed beef had
been buried. Such stuff should be
buried and stay so.
But Cow Gen. Alger has to dig
it up to have another inquest. It
having proven too tough for sol
diers to eat, he has to now make
it into hash and come to the rescue
of Gen. Egan.
The latter needs no rescuing,
being safely shelved and drawing
a big salary for doing nothing.
Alger seeks to justify the vile
abuse of Gen. tMiles by saying that
Egan was ovejworked and tired
out when he committed the offence.
With a regiment of deputies doing
his work for him, his main exer
cise would be to sign his name and
draw his pay, and. his powers of
abuse scorned to be the freshest
on earth.
The personal statements of men
who were at the front, where Egan
and Alger were not, prove that
embalmed beef, unht to eat, was
sent to the soldiers, and all the
arguments Alger could make in
the next century would not wipe
out the shameful fact.
Soldiers who have been through
the mill have had all sorts of ex
periences eating all sorts of food
and often all sorts of nothing, and
took it as a matter of luck. But
the most dingraceful thing in the
records of the army was the fact
that the U. 8. commissary depart
ment, with limitless resources,
furnished to soldiers on the Cuban
campaign food unfit for dgs to
eat and gave the world a chance to
say: "O patriotism, what crimes
are committed in thy name.
The revival of the embalmed
beef scandal recalls the fact that
the matter was thoroughly investi
gated and the facts lound to exist
Now if the food furnished and
unfurnished to Oregon and Wash
ington volunteers during the re.
cent wars were investigated, there
might be some startling testimony
brought out of feasting upstart
oihcers and hungry, neglected
privates. The latter being now
out from under the shadow of the
guard-hcuse, could tell true tales
that would cast shadows of shame
over officers who pose as heroes
and seek political preferment on
account of military service ren
dered. The old men among tho Indian
War Veterans who need pensions
ought to receive them. But there
ought to be a bar against such
men as T. A. Wood, who never
saw service in the field, who has
the reputation of being a bilk, and
who made contracts with many of
the veterans whereby he would
swipo large slices of their pensious
for collecting them.
TOO LATE.
"When Columbus came ho sup
posed the U. S. was the backyard
of India, so he named the red na
tives Indians, and the name came
out thus in the Athona Press and
other pioneer papers, and has
since stuck.
Now Major Towell and the Am.
Anthro. Society want to change
the name Indian to Amarind. Too
lite to stop the press now. Might
as well try to call the Hiwrtshes
I.omooriviJs, 1
PATH OF PROGRESS.
This past 19th century was one
that make wonderful strides in the
path of progress. It received from
its predecessors the horse; it leaves
the bicycle, the locomotive and
the motor car.
. It received the goose-quill; it
leaves the typewriter.
It received the scythe; it leaves
the mowing machine.
It received the hand printing
press; it leaves the cylinder press.
It received the painted canvas;
it leaves lithography, photography
and color photography.
It received the hand loom; it
leaves the cotton and woolen fac
tory. It received gunpowder; it leaves
lyddite.
" It received the tallow dip; it
leaves the electric lamp.
It received the galvanic battery;
it leaves the dynamo.
It received the flint-lock; it
leaves the Maxims.
It received the sailing-ship; it
leaves the steamship.
It received the beacon signal
fire; it leavts the telephone and
wireless telegraphy.
It received ordinary light; it
leaves Ilontgen rayg.
And in art, in literature, in
music, the advance throughout the
whole social scale is incalculable.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.
Boston, Dec. 29. The American
Wool & Cotton Reporter, in its an
nual report of the wool situation,
gives the stocks of wool in the
country, exclusive of manufactured
holdings, as 352,247,389 pounds, as
compared with 157,398,879 pounds
a year ago.
The stocks in the three princi
pal markets of the United States
Boston, New York and Phila
delphia-amount to 185,400,280
pounds, as compared with 113,295,
579 pounds last year. The stocks
of wool in Boston are 130,019,084
pounds, as compared with 00,113,
743 pounds last year. This large
increase in stocks on hand is ac
counted for by the comparatively
limited demand lor wool this year,
increased importations of foreign
wools and the fact that only a very
small percentage of this year's clip
has as yet been disposed of to
manufacturers.
Wools have been held back to an
unusually large extent this year
in the country. This is especially
true of the fleece wool sections east
of the M ississippi river. The wool
production of the country is given
as 281,452,437 , pounds. Imports
of wool into Boston have been
58,723,032 pounds, as compared
with 34,372,491 pounds last year.
The sales of wool in the Boston
market since January 1 amount to
140,975,100 pounds, as compared
with 347,185,770 pounds last year.
In other words the volume of busi
ness has been considerably less
than half of that of last year.
The year 1900 will pass into his
tory as one of the quietest and
most unsatisfactory periods ever
experienced in the wool trade.
Depression has characterized the
situation both abroad and at home.
A feature of the business of the
year has been the increased sub
stitution of cotton lor wool, and a
preference for the medium or lower
grades of wool distinguished from
the finer grades.
As to the business of the past
week, it has presented but few fea
tures of interest calling for special
mention. The demand has been
as large as was expected in a holi
day season, and has run princi
pally to territories, unwashed
fleeces and scoured wools. The
sales amount to about 2,500,000
pounds, and represent quite a large
number of transactions. Prices,
while favoring the buyer, are not
sufficiently changed to warrant
any general lowering of quotations.
A hopeful feeling prevades the
trade that with the end of the year
an improved demand for wool will
set in, which will have the effect of
lifting the market from its present
condition of lethargy.
The feeling is naturally strength
ened somewhat by the continued
favorable advices received from
abroad. The sales of the week
in Boston amounted to 2,108,700
pounds domestic and 335,000
pounds foreign, making a total of
2,503,700, against a total of 3,G00,
000 pounds for tho previous week,
aud a total of 2,350,000 for the
corresponding week last year.
The total sales since January 1
amount to 11(5,975,100 pounds,
against 847,183,776 pounds for the
corresponding time last year.
McCLUKE'8 FOR JANUARY.
In variety aud worth of contents
McClure's Magaziuo for January
is notable, as well for literary
merit aud for art. The first in a
series of memoirs by Miss Clara
Morris appears in this number,
and by the graces of her writing
the famous aolretw gives added
value to a imrntive full of interest.
In this is told the story of her
trials and triumphs ou thoomiMon
of her Ihdt appearance in New
York.
The fiction iu this issue is of the
best. A second installment of Mr.
Kmlyanl Kipling's new novel,
"Kiiu," appears, with illustrations
by Kdwin Ixrd Weeks and J.
Lock wood Kipling. The short
stories cover a wide range, and are
sploudidly illustrated. In '.'The
Chairman's Politics," Mr. Will
Payue mingles love and pwlitics in
tWijjhtful cocudy,
LADIES' EOME JOURNAL.
A glimpse of the luxury with
which rich Americans surround
themselves is given in the January
issue of the Ladies' Home Journal,
under the title "Housekeeping in
a Millionaire's Family." If this
issue of the Journal is a fair sam
ple of what that popular magazine
intends to give its readers in the
new century its already wide field
of usefulness will be greatly en
hanced. Ooe of the striking fea
tures of the Jantary Journal, "The
Baltimore Belle Who Made the
Most Brilliant Match of Any Girl
in Americ a," recalls the fact that a
Yankee "Queen" once sat on a
Vico-Kegal throne in Ireland. Ed
ward Bok has an article on "The
Two Centuries and This Maga
zine," giving a short review of the
history of the Journal. There are
also many other features that will
prove useful and helpful to home
makers. By The Curtis Publish
ing Company, Philadelphia. Ona
dollar a yeai ; ten ceuly a copy.
WEATIIERWISE AND OTHERWISE
A coo) snap arrived Saturday night
and made a social call on Heppner. It
first solidified the the few flies that were
standing around with their bands under
their coat-tails, and then xecuted some
very artistic frost-work on the window
panes, winding up by petrifying the
outer garments of all cabbage-heads
that bad refused to leave gardens and
get into krout-barrels.
It snowed some, and Sunday night
some more, bringing the total to three
inches, followed by a bright, sunshiny
day.
Tuesday a sort of a bogus Chinook
blew briskly, but thawed not. Ther
mom. jost below freezing. ' Wed. morn
it thawed, but at night froze again.
Thursday noon it is thawing ; overcast
sky and snow mostly gone.
WHEAT, WOOL AND STOCK.
Portland, Jan. 1.
A booming wheat market was the
feature yesterday.
Wheat Walla Walla, 5555Jfc'c; Val
ley, nominal; bluestem, 5657c per
bushel.
Wool Valley, 1314c for coarse,
15l6c for best; Eastern Oregon,
1012c; mohair, 25c per pound.
Sheepskins Shearlings, 1520c; short
wool, 25(35c; medium-wool, 3050c;
long wool, 60$1 each.
San Francisco, Den. 31. AVool
Spring Nevada, )l13c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 1014 ; Valley, Oregon,
15 18c. Fall Northern, . mountain, 9
10c; mountain, 810c; plains, 810c;
Humbolt and Mendocino, 1012c.
Chicago, Jan. 1. Cattle Receipts
3000; market generally steady; prime
steers !f5.40(S6.10 ; poor to medium, $3 75
(!5.80; stockers and feeders, slow,
2 75(34.30; cows, $2 50f4.30; heifers,
!f2.604 (iO; canners, $1,850)2.50; bulls,
$2.50(34.50; calves, $45.75; Texan fed
steers, 4 104 90; Texas grass steers,
$2 50(93.40
Sheep, receipts, 8,000. Sheep and
lambs steady to 10 higher.
Choice wethers, $3 854.75; fair to
choice mixed, $3.503 90; Western
sheep, $3.75(84 75; Texas sheep, $2 50
3.05; native Iambs,$4.255.ti5; West
ern lambs, $55.00.
TAKING STOCK.
Heppner merchants are very busy
now taking inventories of their immense
stocks. The volume and quality of the
stocks carried by Heppner stores are
well known to be the largest and best in
the state, and thai is why so many
people from distant points come to
Heppner to trade.
A BALD NEWSPAPAR MAN
(jetting a Nw Crop of Hair, and Has No
More Dandruff.
Everybody in the Northwest kDows
Ool. Daniel Searles, the veteran jour
nalist and pnblioist of Butte. Jan. 10,
'.H)0, the Colonel writes: "I used a
conple of bottles of Newbro's Herpicide
witb marveloos results. The dandruff
disappeared; a new crop of bair bat
taken root, and the bald spot is rapidly
being covered.', Herpioide it Hie only
bair preparation that kills the dandruff
germ tbal digs np Ibe so alp in sosles at
it burrowt its way to the root of the
bair, where it destroys the vitality of
the bair, oaaaing the hair to fall out.
Kill tbe dandruff germ, with Herpioide.
Iff" Pa II ft si Saabmli r avI
warn
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Matlock & Hart's store is being filled
to its utmost capacity. Drop in and ask
for what yon waut. They have it.
If you want to buy a real cheap
ranch, call on or address . Geo.
Wells, Ueppnei. He has some
places as low as 81.25 an acre, and
will mail priuted description free
on request.
CLOTHING TO ORDER.
The man who wants good, well-wearing
and well-fitting Clothing can have it
made by me at prices that will beat
those of any otrter tailor in this section.
My sty los are the latest and mv work is
the best. Shop on Main street, same
building as Dr. Metxler's office.
J. H. Bode.
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WOOL.
The Heppner market continues life
less, with no buyers here. Frank
Johnson is over at Payette receiving
consignments, and will be in Heppner
about tbe 10th.
Judging by tbe remarks of Heppner
growers, it will take 13 to 15 cents to
move the 24 million pounds in ware
houses here.
In tbe opinion of J. H. McHaley, a
brisk demand is liable to set in at any
time now. He held his wool for three
years, and finally told at 15 cents wool
that for a long while be could have
gotten only 6 cents for. While it was
being held, Mr. Mc Ha ley's wool gained
in weight enough to pay storage. ,
Wm. Penland has been notified that
the last half of his big 1900 clip that he
shipped to Boston on consignment has
just been sold, but returns have not yet
come, showing net price.
In Boston sales have been very light
during the past week, with same values.
Mill men have very light 'stocks on
band, but see no inducement to stock
upas yet, and are simply buying as
needed. There is a quiet demand for
territory wools, fine medium and fine
being quoted at 4648c, while choice
staple calls for 50c. Fleece wools are
meeting with little attention, prices be
ing nominal.
Quotations :
Territory ; scoured basis Montana
and Wyoming, fine medium and fine, 17
(?18c; scoured 4748c, staple 50c.
Utah, fine medium and fine, 1617c;
scoured, 4648c; staple, 50c. Idaho
fine medium and fine, 1516c; scoured,
4648c ; staple, 50c.
Australian, scoured basis, spot prices
combing, superfine, nominal, 7375c;
good, 6770c.
BREAD AND PASTRY.
A new bakery has been opened up in
the City Bakery, May St., Heppner,
where fresh bread and pastry may be
bought at all times.
Mas. P. J. Bowebman.
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LATEST NEWS.
Ignatius Donnelly died Tuesday at
Minneapolis.
Tbe Boer invasion of Cape Colony
continues, ; they captured 14 British
troopers and are looting every farm, on
on their route. Gen. Knox, chasing
Dewet, has captured tome hones, wag
ons and 6000 cartridges.
Pat flmva kirinftnnar of the Cudabee
boy, is reported arrested in Dakota.
At rekin Monday tne assassin oi wo
German minister was beheaded.
Krnger says he must postpone visit
ing tbe U. S. on account of bis sore
eyes.
HEPPNER CHURCHES.
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, South. Services at 11
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev. F. M. Can
field, pastor.
Christian church Sunday School at
10 a. in.
Baptist church Sunday School at
10 a.m. Regular services at 11a.m.
and 7 :30 p. m. J. W. Stockton, pastor.
The "Junior" meets Saturday after
noon at 3 o'clock. Sunday School at
10 a.m. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:15
p. m. Young People's Union at 6:lo.
Catholic Church Rev. Fathey Kelly.
Services 3d Sunday in each month at
10:30 a. m. Beginning Nov. 18.
At the Christian church, Elder J. B
Lister is conducting special revival
services and is meeting with good sue1
oess. Meetings will continue during
the coming week and a special invita
tion is extended to all to attend.
Photographs
Come to lone and see the largest dis
play of photos and views of all kinds in
Eastern Oregon. Come and chocse a
set of yiews.
W. L. Richards.
We will keep right up
it in Everything.
of ieeoe, and covering news of the otber
agricultural department of tbe highest
member of Ibe family, old and youne.
authority by farmers and country mer-
old subscribers wbo pay up to date and
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We Will Keep
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TWENTIETH
I CENTURY
Will be one of Wonderful Progress
We are going to keep a
Larger Stock than ever and
do a Bigger Business than
ever.
I MINOR
Heppner,
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I make to order, when wanted, any article in the Harness line.
H. A. EMEJRSON,
Main street, West side, - - . . Heppner
Highest price paid for fat
Heppner, Oregon.
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)
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
and first-class
Photograph Gallery
on Main Street, Heppner,
2 doors north of opera house.
From now on, with every dozen Cabinets, I will
give at an extra charge of only $1.50, an en
larged picture of same negative, 16x20, in a
handsome frame, with glass and complete finish
This large picture may be had with
in 24 hours after negative is taken...
Abreast of It! W
& co., k
Oregon.
Call at my
" NEW HARNESS SHOP
eee tbe iew (ioods of thA verv
do Jobbing and Repairing,
and Guarantee Satisfaction.
Fresh Meats
Salt and Smoked Meats
Pure Rendered Leaf Lard
Fish every Friday.
Liberty Market
Stock. -
.Bock & Mathews,
.. Proprietors.
Gallery.
-Enlarging Done to Order.