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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1901)
V The Heppner Gazette Thursday Jan. 17, 1901 TBAVELEBS' GUIDE. distances: Heppner to Miles Portland 197 Fend leton by wagon road 60 Lexington 9 lone 15 Arlington 55 The Dalles 109 Canyon City 104 Malls close for trains at 7:30 a. m. Btage for Hardman, Monument, Long Creek and Canyon City leaves daily except Sunday at 6 p. m.; arriving at 6 a. m.; distance to Canyon 104; time 24 hours. Business hours of the First National Bank ol Heppner are from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Heppner Junction on Columbia River . 45 Cabin Canyon 16; with mud 18 Train leaves daily except Sunday for all SoinU at 8:15 a, m.; train arrives daily except unday from all over the world at 5:15 p. m. Heppner Raises Wool to Warm the World. Last year it shipped away 8,245,760 pounds, and Morrow County raised 950,000 bushels of wheat in 1900. Morrow County's climate is most excel lent, and you can buy farms and ranches here cheaper than anywhere else on earth or in all Oregon. Population 5000. There are vacant government lands, timber, foothill and prairie, and land may be bought at $1 25 to 10 an acre. Morrow County has 263,535 sheep, and the Heppner Warehouses now contain 2,500,000 pounds of 1900 wool. Heppner has 1000 population, good school, city water, electric lights and 135,000 brick hotel the Palace. Portland is located 197 miles from Heppner. Chicago some further. Here and Tl)ere Judge Eliis returned Saturday and is again enjoying borne life. The man who plants trees is a public benefactor. See Harry Cummings about it. LOCAL NOTES. 8H0W UP THE COUNTY. The epecial illustrated edition of Mia Hpnnnor davntta whinri in nnv Geo. Noble Jr. was in Saturday trom uain JLutoA mW th .nnr. his McKinney creek ranch. ftf w t H.m., nn ftlt;ar nf Claus Johnson, one of the enterpris- ability, will show up Morrow ing farmers of the Gooseberry region, county as it is; will set forth its was in Heppner on business Saturday, resources and give facts and figures While stepping around the corner of and information. It will his house in the dark the other night, coniain views ana ponraus, anu Henry Schemnger ran against a sharp tbe engraving Will be Of. tne very stake and had his face severely ue'- scratched. No expense will be spared to mate tins special edition a creoit to the county, and in Bize it will be about 20 pages, perhaps more. The Gazette will be glad to re ceive suggestions from any resident of tho county as to Bpecial features, aud any resident can have his ex perience here published if he will put it into a short sketch and send F. N. Jones, president of the Oregon Wool-Growers Association, will call a meeting of the association early in March. The illustrated editi n of the Crook county Journal is well gotten up and reflects great credit upon the enterpris ing editor. The vast resources of Crook are set forth in attractive style, and that it iu as soon as possible, oouiruu win reap great uuueuia irum such a splendid advertisement. A man who has been in the Belgian business says: "I am giving my hares away, or otherwise getting rid of them, as fast as 1 can. The Belgian hare bus iness is the biggest fraud of the century. It gives the least returns for the money and time spent in it of anything 1 ever tackled. Among the recent victims of lagrippe was H. A. Emerson. But having worn it out, be is again at work. Eben Andrews and wife came up yes terday from the ranch and attended the Odd Fellow installation last night. This year's crop of calves have al ready begun to arrive. Those who went to see it say that the Ragtime Comedy Co. show here Mon day night was very raggy and punky. Torn McCullough was down Tuesday from his ranch on upper Willow, where the snow is all gone except in a few drifts. Elmer Beaman is going to keep right up with the 20th century procession, and so has had a tlefone put into his Heppner wood and coal yard. All kinds of building material prompt ly delivered by Heppner Lumber Co. Oscar Borg is back in the store again, after a short siege of la grippe. Mrn. .las. Jones is home again, after a pleasant visit with relatives in Idaho. Since Jan. 1 the Arlington warehouse has bought 35,000 bushels of wheat. A new loJge of Knights of Pythias was instituted at Law ton last weetc. F. C. Mack, who has been teaching school in Fox valley, has been engaged to teach another term. "Sandy" Hancock, an old time Grant county miner, who has been trying his fortune in the Alaska country, has re turned. After rusticating a few days at John Day .be will leave for Granite, where he has mining interests. Thos. Hurlburt wrote from Tanana, Oct. 10, to the Arlington Independent: There will be a rush here next year, though there is only one chance in a thousand to get a good claim. I would not advise any one to come. There are too many people here now. Ukiah people are petitioning tbe county court to sell their public square and build a public hall. At Prineville Cy. Mulkey recently bought 23 head of heavy horses for tbe Seattle market, paying $60 to $100 a head. Legal blanx and all kinds of job print ing at Gazette office. Fresh creamery butter always on hand at Bishop's. Queen olives in bulk at Matlock & Hart's. Heinz's prepared mustard 25 cents a pint at Bishop's. The verv choicest of canned and dried fruits are always kept on hand at the grocery store of T. R. Howard. Why make mince meat, when you can get as good and cheaper than you can make it, at Matlock & Hart's. Heppner people who were thinking of buying it, and who have let the golden opportunity slip through their fineert. will be surprised to learn that Craig-y-Nos, Adelina Patti's beautiful castle in Wales, has been sold to Sir George Newnes, the London publisher, for $1,250,000. In London trousers with the vertical crease, which is now the stamp of fash ion, were once the stigma of siiabbiness ! Some years ago no respectable man would have dreamed of wearing trous ers with that crease in them, because it was then the hall-mark of tbe ready made pair of trousers. Harry Cummings, wbo was oyer Sat urday from his Burton valley ranch said they had quite a few drifts there while the snowstorm lasted. Morrow county is capable of support ing twice its present population. I! von are looking for a location it will pay you to inspect this section. It is said that the monthly payroll of tbe Badger mine at Susanville is almost $10,000. A post office is to be soon established at the Bringham ranch, head of Meadow creek. Home made homony at City Bakery, The finest line of bulk pickles that ever came to town at Matlock iiarx a, Sour, sweet ana aius. lTroah cauliflower iust received at Bihop's. 1'ickiea pigs; irci, ,i"f rir and fflsrl Matltwlt "art T. R. Howard's store has everything in the grocery line needed by city trade. Call at Conner & Warren Drug Co's store and see their fine line of Christ mas goods. Rooms for Rent cards for sale at Ga zette office. Pres. Looney has been having his share of lagrippe, but is now able to be out again. On Tuesday Wood Gilman took 50 head of beef cattle to market. Joe Fair has bought the Gibson ranch in Lost valley for $350. Mrs. John Knox, well known in Gil liam county, died Thursday at Salt Lake. At Arlington A. J. Coe, with his babe in his arms, was run into by a toboggan and seriously injured. Jim Wyland and Levi Shaner came over )e-terday from the Hardman country. Dr. Swinburne, assisted by S. E. uates, yesterday removed a tumnr as large as a bean from the eye of Osmin Hager. It was on the inside of the lid, and was of a year's growth. Heppner Gazette and East Oregonian semi-weekiy, $2.75; weekly $2.25. Go to Bishop's and try some of their sweet cide'r, J.5 cents a quart. Hon. Phil Metschan, in connection with Mr. C. W. Knowles, has taken charge of the Imperial Hotel, of Port land. The reputation of these gentle' men insures the success of the enter prise. The diningroom is excellently managed and is unsurpassed. Tbe Heppner Gazette t.ffioe will fur nish yon any paper or magazine in tbe world at reduced rate. Clean newspapers to cover shelves, put under carpets and line bouses are sometimes scarce, but just now there is full supplv on sale at tbe Gazette office at 15 cents a package. HtiCKNT AKKlVALd AT PALACE HOTEL M S Maxwell, lone J M Berry, Omaha A B Niles, Walla W John Miller H C Fuqua, 8mile ST Robinson " O Maginnis, Shanko W O Bav'iss, Hardman Harry Cummings " G W Utt, Mo J R Nunamaker, Spring Hol'ow A G Root, Hartford SHEEP. Heppner sltt'ep are all thriving on good grass, after a week's feeding on hay during the recent enow-storm. 100,000 head of sheep are being fed on the Yellowstone, within 20 miles of Billings. At Gazelle, Cala., Monday, Chas. Sherlock sold 1300 1, 2 and 3-year-old wethers at $4.80 a head. Tte first Colorado fed lambs of this season were marketed in umana Mon day, at $5.55 per 100 lbs. They weighed 87 pounds and brought $4.87) each. LUNCH COUNTER. The City Bakery on May street has arranged to serve lunches at all hours. Mrs. P. J. Bowkrman. LARGE INHERITANCE. Rumors are in circulation to the effect that Mrs. O. E. Farnswortb, of Heppner, has fallen heir to $100,000 through the death ot an old bachelor uncle at Akron, Ohio. His name was Smith, and he left property valued at $200,000, and Mrs. Farnswortb and her sister were the sole heirs. I. O. 0. F. Willow Lodge No. 60, 1. O. O. F., in stalled the following officers last even ing: J.B.Hunt, N. G,; S. P. Devio, V. G. ; A. M. Gunn, 8tc. : Mat Lichten- thai, tress. The usual enpyable entertainment and supper followed the installation. BARGAIN. For sale at $1100, 100 acres on the edge of Heppner. Town lots may be sold from it at once. Owner will give $100 for the hay now growing on it. Apply Gazet office. WANTED. A bright man with light team to do light work in Morrow and Gilliam coun ties. Steady work and good wages to the right man. For particulars address Gerlicher Bros., Winona, Minn. REWARDS FOR WORKERS. Anyone can make money getting up Clubs of Subscribers for the Heppner Gazette. Until further notice the Gazette will pay $3.75 in cash to anyone sending in a club of 5 new cash 1-year cubscribers Will pay $7 50 for 10 new cash 1-year subscribers. Will pay $11.25 for 15 new cash 1- year subscribers. Will pay $15 for 20 new cash 1-year subscribers. Anyone sending in a club of 25 new cash 1-year subscribers will be giyen a fine gold watch. POST OFFICES. There are at present in Morrow county the following post offices: Douglas, Hardman, Eigbtmile, Heppner, Ella, lone, Galloway, , Pettys, Gooseberry, Lexington. WHEAT, WOOL AND STOCK. Portland, Jan. 16. The wheat markets were lower all around yesterday, and in the local market but few of the exporters were quoting over 55 K cents, and some of them were shading that figure half a cent. There was not much selling and it would, require at leaBt 56 cents to work much business. Freights as yet are not snaring in tne weakness in wheat, but are holding steady with full rates demanded for anything near by. Wool Valley, 1314c lor 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 Fraacisco, Jan. 15. Wool Spring Nevada, ll13c per pound; bastern Oregon, 1014; Valley, Oregon, 15 18c. Fall Northern, mountain, 9 10c; mountain, 810c; plains, 8ll)c; Humbolt and Mendocino, 1012c. Chicago, Jan. 15. Cattle Receipts 5000: market generally steady: prime steers $5.256.00 ; poor to medium, $3.60 5.1U; stockers and feeders, slow, $2.754.50; cows, $2 704.35 ; beifers, $2.604 65 ; canners, $2.002.75; bulls, $2.654 30; calves. $46; Texan fed steers, 4 004.80; Texas grass steers, $3.30(84. Sheep, receipts, 15,000. Choice steady, others 10c lower; lambs firm. Choice wethers, $3.754.65; fair to choice mixed, $3.403 80; Western sheep, $3.754.65; Texas sheep, $2.50 3.60: native Iambs, $45.50; West ern lambs, $55.50. Sheep-ranch outfits, stock salt, hats and furnishing goods, pipes, tobacco, candy and nuts all these are sold at T, R. Howard's store. There is vacant government land in Morrow county plateau, foot hill and mountain timbered land. There is semi-arid land near the Columbia that may be bought at 50 cents an acre; if irrigated it will produce good crops. THE FAIR THE FAIR Big Reduction Sale! Commencing Monday, January 14 and continuing until February 1. We have finished taking stock and will devote this time to clearing up and pushing out the re maining lot of winter goods preparatory to re ceiving our Spring and Summer Stock, which will begin to arrive Feb. 1st. This is a time you most need Heavy Goods and a most favorable opportunity is now offered. There are some articles you can buy at nearly HALF PRICE, some at 33 1-3 per cent and some at 25 per cent off. We want to see you take advantage of this sale we include Ladies' Flannelette Wrappers, Ladies and Children's Knit Hoods, Children's outing-flannel Nightgowns, Children's and Misses' Jackets, Ladies' and Children's Mittens, Boys' Knee Pants, ages 8 to 15, Men's heavy flannel Shirts yes and we have a few little fellows' Reefers and Cape Coats, not many; Men's heavy Cap, Ladies' and Misses' Mackintoshes, Men's heavy work Shoes, Men's 2-buckle perfection Overs, Men's Duck Coats. Every article a bargain and will sell fast. 1 There will be other lines included from day to day as we get them pre pared which will make this Reduction noticeable throughout the entire store. The Fair The Place to Save Money. The Fair r LINGERING LETTEB9. Postmaster Vaughn wants owners letters addressed as follows: Jones, J L Porter, Leibert Thompson, Laura Thompsoo, Mrs J V Whitney, T B Ask tor "advertised." for HOLIDAY CHEER These are the days of Holiday Cheer, Which old and young In common revere Whether they herd the iheep or run the tteer, They know the place to get good beer Ii on Main street, at the Belvedere. Also choice wines and liquors for medicinal purposes, and holiday hard ware to be taken internally Fkank Roberts, Frop Home-seekers with means, and invest ors should come bere. On sooount ot tbe low prices at which Us lands are offered, Morrow county expects to double its population Ibis year. Good land can be bought bere at $1.25 to $5 an sore Only 5 Aa Acre, Baoob ot 324 acres (or sale; good grass or plow land, all under tenoe, has run. oing water, and is located on county road, five miles south of Heppner. Ap ply to owner, J. W. Redingtoo, at tbe Oazette office, Heppner. This place will make a good home for some farmer or stockman. It not sold soon it will be TTomnnpir OazaHa onlv 4 hita for for rent. II adjoins land of D. A. Her 3 months. BETTER THAN EVER. The Heppner Steam Laundry has just made many important improvements by adding new machinery so as to keep up with tbe work and do it even better. A new mangle has beeu arranged for, and all the machinery overhauled, and tbe enterprising proprietor, I1 red Kritq, has increased the size of the building 14x24. People should all patronize this home institution and promptly pay their bills tbe first of tbe montb. There is no good business policy in sending washing away from Heppner. ren, Tom yaaia, James Hayes. Wm. Penlsnd and BINNS' STABLE. Binns Bros', stable is open and run nmg aa usual, with all its fixtures in first-class condition. Customers from everywhere are welcome at all hours, and will receive prompt attention. NEWS WANTED. The Heopner Oazette wants corre spondents all over Morrow and adjacent counties to send it news of the local happenings. All correspondence used ill be properly paid for. HOTEL HEPPNER. This well kept bouse is centrally lo cated on the west side of Main street, Heppner. and has good rooms and a bountiful table, at reasonable rates. The Heppner and Canyon City stage starts from the Hotel Heppner daily, except Monday, and goes through in 24 hours. The Telephone Livery, Feed and Sale Stable, on west side of Main street, keeps first-class rigs and saddle horses, and takes tbe beet of care of them. H. A. Thompson, rwpnewr ei an urtt BIG BARGAIN. For a short time I can sell you one of the best improved borne farms in Eigbt Mile at I2G50. G. W. Wills TYPEWRITER. A new typewriter will cost you $100, The Gazette office has one to sell at (30 that will do just as good work as a (100 machine. PRIVATE BOARD. Anyone desiring Private Board will do well to call on Mrs. Morrison, at her rooms back of P. O. Borg's Jewelry Store. The Glen Ellen Wine Vaults. We supply families and tbe trade with the Choicest California Wines. Brandies. and Kentucky Whiskies. at Reasonable Prices. No Order ia too small for our Careful and Prompt Attention. Pendleton, Ore. A. KLINE & CO., Wholesale aad Retail Dealers. Pure Drugs, Prescriptions, Toilettte Articles, Perfumery. PATTERSON & SON, Up-to-Date Druggists, Heppner. -'&-.-;. H. A. THOMPSON, Proprietor of the LIVERY, m d StLS STABLE On West Side of Main St., Heppner. Hay and Grain bought and sold. First-class Bigs and Saddle Horses always kept for livery at reasonable rates. The very best facilities kept for taking care of teams left in our charge. Give me a trial and be convinced. THIS WAGON Is one that everybody knows. It is one of the best on earth. Gilliam & Bisbee Have just received one of the largest stocks of Bain Wagons ever brought to Heppner. Call and See them. Ijpioes are Riclit. Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Graniteware, Tinware, Agricultural Implements, Wagons, Hacks, Etc., Paints and Oils (the best in the world). Crockery and Glassware. AT T. E. HOWARD'S STORE, Main street, you can find : sgii 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. . Good Goods.... Fair Prices.-i- T. R. HOWARD, Heppner. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bczgfat SI Bars the IT CURES. Here is Homo Testimony. IIsrclmsD, Jtouirr 14. Mr. Slocom Desr Sir: I "ft" to say a word (or yoor coojrh msdiflins, Pectoral Expectorant. My wife bad a bad ooogb, aod I got a bottle of tbe Expectorant, which abe took according to dirsettonsnd it cared ber in 24 boor. Yours respeottolly, Bsnbx FSHOUBOH. jQlooUill Drtto; Co., Main Street, Heppner Simond's Cross Cut Saws Sewing Machines Sanitary Stills Boss Washers Hose and Sprinklers Lawn Mowers At Ed. R. Bishop's.