jTKe Heppner Gazette
Thuesdat, ..... Jan. 24, 1901
, , THE PICTURE PAPER.
'; Work is being pushed on the special
.illustrated edition of the Heppner Ga
zette, and barring accidents the papers
will be ready for issue on Tburs
day, Jan. 31.
Such an illustrated issue involves
great labor and expense, but as the
engravings will be ot the very best and
will show scenes from actual photo
graphs, it is hoped that the edition will
make Morrow county better known to
the outside world and prove of benefit
to the entire community.
. The illustrated edition will be sent to
all subscribers, and a few cords of
extra copies will be printed and be for
sale at Gazette office at 15 cents each.
People who want extra copies should
send in their orders at once.
SENATORIAL.
All sorts of reports are reaching
oat from oalem aa to the present
status of the senatorial struggle.
There are several candidates, and
each has his enthusiastic clans
men. It is thought that some
one will be elected soon.
On the first ballots Tuesday Mr.
Corbett led with 28 votes; Senator
McBride 19; Binger Herman 8;
Wm. Smith, Dem., 25; scattering
7.
The contest is being fairly con
ducted, and for the Bake of all, it
should speedily end.
For a man of his age and in
firmity Mr. Corbett is nursing an
unjustifiable ambition. He has
had his business and financial
triumphs, and could well afford to
retire from the political field.
His giving way to a younger
man would be an appropriate ac
tion, for he knows that Senator
McBride'a activity would be of
the most advantage to the State.
As a senator Mr. McBride has
done bis full duty, and deserves a
re-election. While Mr. Corbett
might be willing to do his duty if
elected, -his advanced age and in
firmity would certainly tell against
any results being achieved.
liRUTAL BUSINESS.
The investigation of the hazing
and pugilistio practices at West
point has brought out facts that
Knock and disgust the country.
That representative American
young men, supposed to be intelli
gent gentlemen, and being educat
ed at the nation's expense, should
engage in such brutal business
seems beyond belief.
It is a dark blot on the face of
boasted American civilization, and
the strong arm of the government
Bhould be used in forever stamp
ing it out.
SLIITERV SWINDLING.
Oil is naturally pretty sleek stuff
and is intended to make things
slip. For some time past oil has
been found in California in some
spots, and in other spots it has re
fused to be found.
The excitement incident to the
new oil business has caused oily
men to go into the promotion and
booming of the business, and they
have invaded Oregon with their
grips full of beautiful stock certif
icates which they are willing to
distribute at ground-floor prices.
Before buying such stocks Ore
gon peoyle should find out if they
are getting any real ruturn for
their good cash.
Hills are greenest and oiliest far
away, and powerful field glasses
should be used to examine them.
A Portland man is now suing to
get out of a $5000 oil speculation
he went into. When be went to
California and looked into what he
had bought he found that he had
been swindled.
Oily stock-sellers are liable to
now invade the Heppner Hills,
and the people should carefully
take their measure before buying.
COYOTES.
In his travels over Morrow and
adjoining counties Harry Cum
mings has found that everybody is
in favor of keeping the bounty on
coyote scalps. In his own experi-
ence Mr. Cummings says that his
losB by coyotes iu sheen, pigg and
chickens will foot up to $50 a
year. He regards each coyote as
good for $10 worth of damage
every year, and says that the
theory of the coyote being a bene
fit by reducing jaokrabbits is a
mistake. He runs down and
catches a few jacks only jiiBt after
a cold spell, when the jacks can't
limber up as UBiial.
A few years ago, Mr. Cummings
says his sheep were safe in a
corral, but now the coyotes fear
fences no longer, and go through.
and kill sheep, and dig under
chicken-houses and steal poultry
right off the roost They also kill
young calves when hidden by
mothers on the range, and get
awav with good-sized shoats.
The scalp bounty has reduced
the number of coyotes, but it takes
eternal viligance to keep them re
duced. Mr. Cummings considers
that the 48,000 killed during the
past two years represent a saving
of 8480,000 in live stock.
While it costs the State $2 to
kill a coyote, it costs the farmer
and stockman 110 a year to board
him.
ATTRACTING ATTENTION.
The fact that there are at pres
ent in Portland many timber men
from Michigan ' and Wisconsin
shows that Oregon's great timber
tracts are at last attracting the
attention they ought to. -
These timber lands contain un
told wealth in lumber, and on ac
count of the small demand here
tofore made upon them, their val
uations are ridiculously low.
Morrow county has her fair
share of merchantable timber, and
its value is not yet appreciated.
People who take it up under the
timber and stone act at $2.50 an
acre can hardly fail to make' good
investments.
IN MORROW COUNTY.
The Sunday Oregonian says:
George Conser, cashier of the
FirBt National Bank of Heppner,
is at the Perkins, accompanied by
his wife. He thinks Morrow
county is forcing its way to the
front as one of the richest pro
ducers in the state. "We have
over 2,00.0,000 pounds of wool still
unsold from last year's clip,' he
said, yesterday, "and there is an
other clip of 3,000,000 pounds
nearly ieady for the shearers.
Morrow county also sold 250,000
sheep last year, besides 1,000,000
pounds of wool and nearly 1,000,
000 bushels of wheat, -so our stock
men and farmers are all right
financially.
"Although large sums of money
have poured into Morrow county
for sheep, wool and wheat within
the last 12 months, there is no idle
money to speak of in the county.
Our people invest their surplus
cash in additional lands and stock,
and so the money keeps in circu
lation. Sheepmen are buying up
the adjoining ranches to extend
their ranges, as they realize that
the sheepraiser cannot depend
much longer on the free range of
Uncle Sam. They have also been
adding to the numbers of their
bands, and we will have another
100,000 head to turn off to Eastern
buyers after shearing, as the natu
ral increase of ltinbs will add ma
terially to the stock of the county
in the spring.
"The winter thus far has been
favorable to stock on the bunch
grass ranges, and feeding was only
resorted to for a few days." He
considers the wheat outlook for
the year 1901 fully as favorable as
can be thus early in the season.
"But see the amount of money we
are liable to have on hand this
year in Morrow county,'' Mi. Con
ser concluded. "By the sale of the
wool now in the warehouses added
to that on the sheeps' backs, we
will dispose of probably 5,000,000
pounds. At even the low rato of
10 cents a pound this means $500,-
000. Add to this the proceeds of
over 100,000 sheep sold to outside
buyers, and the stockmen will
simply be rolling in wealth. The
wheat harvest of 1901 is also ap
proaching and the sale of cereals
will make the farmers money-
loaners instead of borrowers, if the
price is anywhere near right.
Mr. (Jonser has been in business
east of the mountains for 12 years,
and is entiiely satiBheu with its
climate and resources.
MOVING THE DEPOT.
The Heppner committee on moving
depot met in Portland the first of the
week and consisted of Mayor Frank
Gilliam, Geo. Conser, S. P. Garrigues,
Senator J. W. Morrow and Henry
Heppner.
The committee had a conference with
President Mohler end the O. R. & N.
olllcials, ho were very favorably im
pressed with the proposition to move
the depot up town. But they want to
move the whole business, and need
ground 300x2000 feet. They said they
were willing to meet the people of
Heppner more tl.an half way, and
would soon submit a proposition to the
committee.
HOMES ARE HERE.
The Heppner Guzet receives many
letters from men in the middle west,
asking it to answer by return mail a
great many questions about the Hepp
ner country.
To personally answer bo many letters
and so many questions takes too much
time.
When such people are thinking of
coming here, the Guzet freely mails
them sample copies and copies of its
circular describing tho main points of
interest.
FREE FOR ALL.
When Morrow county becomes better
known, many sturdy stockraisers and
industrious farmers will come here and
buv lands and double their Value ai.d
double the population.
If you know of any man who would
bo a desirable addition to Morrow
county, write his address below, cut
it out and mail it to the Heppner Ga
zette, and a description of Morrow
county will be scut to him free of charge
His name.
P. O.
State.
Free sample copies of thellepp
uer Gazette are sent to auyone de
siring information about Morrow
county. The Ouzrt has been nub-
lished at Heppner for ID jears. It
is a G-page paper, $1.50 a ymr, 50
cents lor o mouths.
Heppner's big 3-story Palace Hotel is
a credit to the Northwest, and is eon
ducted Hinler the perxonul supervision
of its o wner, Senator J. W, Morrow, at
prices within the rtmch of all.
IRRIGATION.
The Oregon legislature will be helping
the Slate to make a g'eat, long tttep for
ward when it takes such action as will
result in the irrigation of its arid lands.
Congress arranged it 6 years ago so that
a Statu may reclaim 1,000,000 acres by
bringing wat.-r i upon it. When the
State has arranged irrigation systems it
gets from the goverment free title to the
lands bo irrigated, and can transfer the
title to settlers or home-builders.
The irrigation of the northern part of
Morrow county means much, and there
are mnny other tnots io which- water
would be a blessing. Millions are spent
by the government in the improvement
of rivers in the interest of commence,
and it id but just and fair that a few
millions be spent in irriga'ion for the
benefit of agriculture, horticu'tnre and
stock rais'rig.
DR. SIIOBE .DEAD.
At his Heppner home lastevening Dr.
A. J. Shobe died of dropsy and old age.
A few years ago the .doctor suffered a
stroke of paralysis, but Dr. Swinburne
skillfully pulled him through, and he
was getting along very well until dropsy
set in.
Dr. Shobe was over 81 years of age
and was one of nature's noblemen. He
was Heppner's pioneer physician, com
ing Here a quarter of a century ago. He
was a most energetic man and an honest
man, and has done much good in the
world
Dr. Shobe was also a California pio
neer, coming to Sacramento in 1848, and
was one of the originators of the plan
of buildirjg the great Pacific railways.
The funeral will occur this afternoon
under the auspices of the Heppner Ma
sonic Lodge of which Dr. Shobe was an
honored member.
MORROW'S TAC FIGURES.
GroBS value of all property. . .$1,191,343
Exemptions .". .$ 73,562
Total value of taxable prop
erty as equalized by county
board of equalization $1,117,781
'ART amateur.
An indispensable aid to anyone inter
ested in art is the Art Amateur, the old
reliable magazine published in New
York.
It is a periodical of rare beauty, and
every issue is an education in itself.
Besides good counsel and general news
on art matters, it contains, studies of
various subjects and plans' of interior
decoration. The subscription price of
this beautiful magazine is $4 a year, and
each subscriber gets $1'b worth of art
materials free. Sample copies may be
seen at Gazette ollice.
MOUNT HOOD SHIRTS.
Of course you want to encourage
home industry. So when you want
Bhirts, ask at the stores for Htmnt Hood
shirts. They are made at Portland by
Fleischner, Mayer & Co., who give em
ployment making them to a large num
ber of girls. They are well ra&de and
always give satisfaction.
FOR SALE OR SWAP.
80 acres, (10 in cultivation, situated in
Wright county, Missouri, on Gasconube
river, 6 miles from Hirtville, the county
seat. 50 acres of low bottom land not
subject to overflow ; good barn, house
and out-buildings ; 1)00 bearing fruit
trees; three school-houses handy : good
outlet and fine timber. Price $1500, or
will exchange for a farm in Morrow
county, Oreifon, and pay difference.
Apply to Gko. W. Wells, Heppner.
BURNT ETCHING.
DBF" Useful small articles in fancy
leather with burnt etching orna-
fsVmentatloD, in latest styles, are on
sale at Patterson & Son's Up-to Date
Drug Store. There are purses,
spectacle cases, smoking sets, sofa pil
lows, etc., all made in Heppner. Prices
from 25 cents up. See them.
Sofa pillows, with Indians' heads and
Dragons,
Music rolls, with names, etc.
Kodak books, any color.
Ladies' hand bags, Purses. Card,
Spectacle and Scissors Cases.
(smoking Sets, very odd and new.
Tf vr.li inlra Mm non anrl fti TOT1r!v
oregonian you won't nave to Beg your
news.
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QUEEN VIC' DEAD.
Queen Victoria died Tuesday evening,
and the remains will be laid beside her
late husband at Frogmore, which is a
very ugly name for a cemetery.
The Prince of Wales is now King.
- Deafness Cannot be Cured
By looal 'applications, as they cannot
reaob the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness ia caused by an inflamed con
dition of the muoous lining of the eusta
chian tabs. When this tube gets in
flamed yon have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when-it is en
tirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the infiammatfon can be taken
out and tbii tube restored to its normal
condition, heBrfog Will be destroyed for
evef ; nine cases oat of ten are saosed
by oatarrir, which is- nothing bnt an in
flamed eodit?ODf the rnncans surfaoss.
We will fit One HftAdred Dollars for
an of dealft' ((tenser! by catarrh!
thst Ckri-fxit be (sifted by Ball's Cure.
Send for "cfVonlar, free1.
F J.'CiiatfKT & tJb.-jf Toled6, 0.
Sold by arteesMts, 76e.
Hall's Family Prlfsrs ttelfet.
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By special arrangements with the publishers
we are enabled to offer the '
Pacific" Homestead,
Heppner
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SHEEP.
Wasco county sold 55,000 sheep in
1900, and still has 137,000 left.
The 3000 ewes that P. J. Connolly
bought from F. M. Temp'eton will be
ranged along the main John Day.
Colorado is this winter feeding for
market 750,000 lambs.
AMERICAN PLAN ONLY. .
The Palace Hotel, of Heppner, is one
of the home institutions that Eastern
Oregon may well be proud of. It fills
the Geld as a first-class house, and it
employs only competent white help.
It is conducted strictly on the American
plait, and its eommodious well-tarnished
rooms and bountiful tabled "give satis
faction to all its patrons. ;
Matlock & Hart's store is being filled
to Its utmost capacity. Drop in and ask
for what you want. ; luey nave it.
CLOTHING TO ORDER.
The man who wants good, well-wear
ink and well-fitting Clothing can have i
made by me at prices that will beat
those of any otoer tailor in this section
M at vied urn thft latest smd HIT WOtk il
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building as Dr. Metzler's office.
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THE
TWENTIETH
CENTURY
Will be one of Wonderful Progress
We are going to keep a
Larger Stock than ever and ,
do a Bigger Business than
even
MINOR
Heppner,
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OF HEPPNER. -
O. A. RHEA...... President
T. A. RHEA... Vio-President
Transact a General Banking Business.
EXCHANGE ON ALL PAHT8 OF THE WORLD BOUGHT AND BOLD
Collections made on all polntson reasonable terms. Surplus and undivided profits 35,oco.
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I make to order, when wanted, any article in the Harness line.
H. A. BME)RSOX,
Main street, West side, - - - - Heppner
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Highest price paid for fat
Heppner, Oregon.
New Photograph) Gallery.
Dr. M. T. Miller, artist-photographer, has opened a new
and first-class Gallery on Mam street, Heppner two doors
north of epera house.
Prom now on, with very dozen Cabinet, I will (five at an extra
chares of only SO. an enlarged picture ot name negative, lfixao.
in a handsome frame, with glut sad complete finish.
This Largs Picture may be had svltkta 24 hours after negative Is taken.
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I U. W. CQNSER.. .....Cashier
E. L. FREELAND. .Assistant Cashier
Call at my
NEW HARNESS SHOP
f ' .4aDd eee tbe New Goods of the very
beat quality, at lowest cash prices.
l do Jobbing and Repairing,
ttuu yuaraniee aausraciion.
Fresh Meats
l Salt and Smoked Meats
I Pure Rendered Leaf Lard
Fish every Friday.
Liberty Market
Stock.
.Bock & Mathews,
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.
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