Heppner gazette., November 27, 1902, Image 4

The Heppner Gazette
Issued Thursday Morning.
Warnock &z Michell.
Entered at the PoRtoifiee at Herpner Oregon, as
second-class matter.
Thursday, Nov. 27,1902
MORROW COUXTY'S GOOD
FORTUXE.
The news from the Morrow coun
ty coal fields this week is the cause
of rejoicing among Morrow county
people. While the field haa shown
all the time the phenomena assoc
iated with all first class coal fields,
and the prospects have shown
marked and gradual improvement
from the grass roots, f.nd expert
opinion has been positive as to the
iinal results, still, the old adage
that a bird in the hand is worth
two in the bush has pervaded the
minds of many.
The big strike this week in tun
nel No. 5, where the miners are
now penetrating a six foot measure
of pure and clean bituminous coal,
has removed all apprehensions ' of
failure. The disturbed crust over
lying the coal seam through which
the coal has blossomed has been
passed through and the true meas
ure undisturbed has been discov
ered.
As to the existence of the field
the drill records have been verified.
It is not now a prospect with good
indications or what might be. but
a mine with a measure of high
quality coal in eight.
It is a bituminous coal of pre
cisely the quality needed for the
big market and great demand that
will follow. The location and ac
cessibility of the field is such as
will immediately attract the atten
tion of capital.
As to disposition f the property
at this time is only a matter of
conjecture. One thing is certain.
The Morrow county coal fields will
be worked in the not far distant
future, To transport this coal it
will be necessar' to have a rail
road and the most feasible route
is from Heppner up Willow creek
a distance of only 21 miles with an
easy grade and not a tunnel to be
constructed.
Nothing could have a greater
tendency to promote the welfare
of Morrow county than the devel
opment and operation of extensive
coal mines within her borders.
Our disadvantages of isolation
will be greatly eliminated. Our
vast territory capable of support
ing so many more people will fur
nish homes for people who through
the advertising that the coal mines
will irive us, will come here to
take advantage of the opportuni
ties offered and our great resources
will soon respond to the hand of
capital and enterprise.
The development of these coal
fields will mark an epoch in the
history of this portion of the In
land Empire. It will help every
body. The announcement of this dis
covery of coal will be looked to
with great interest by Portland,
the commercial center of Oregon.
The discovery of coal in the Col
umbia river baein with such an
eay haul to the metropolis is a
matter af importance, for Port
land's increasing ocean commerce
demands a greater fuel supply
than obtained under present conditions.
It certainly indicates a bright
future for Heppner, and is a mat
ter over which we have good cause
for rejoicing.
only waiting for irrigation to bring
forth abundant crops and add
wealth to the country, as well as
to make homes for a great many
people. To accomplish anything,
there must be a start. The irri
gation convention Bounds the key
note and opens the way for organ
ization and agitation that will im
press the need and advantages to
be derived from irrigation, let it
come any way possible. The for
mation of a state irrigation associ
ation is opportune. Other semi
arid states have organizations that
are aiding irrigation. It is esti
mated that Morrow county alone
has 100,000 acres of arid lands.
Most of this is along the Columbia
river. This land now has the ap
pearance of a great waste or a
desert. With the introduction of
water this would become one of
the great fruit districts of the
Northwest, especially for early
varieties. "With irrigation this
land would grow almost anything.
On this great question, a friendly
feeling should be cultivated in all
sections in order that there may
be hearty co-operation by all
classes.
Minor & Company
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
If 6500,000 is appropriated for
the Lewis and Clark fair, the Ore-
gonian has figured out what it will
cost the farmers as follows: "Ore
gon farmers will pa' about 28.1
per cent of the Lewis and Clark
appropriation. The Exposition
will, therefore, cost them i? 142,000,
or 871,000 in each ot the years
1904 and 1005. In Oregon are,
approximately, 58,490 people en
gaged m agriculture, as calculated
on the basis of 1900 census statis
tics. The per capita tax for farm
ers will, therefuie, be $2.4o, or
81.21 i per year, or about one-third
of 1 cent per day. The true valu
ation of farm property in () rm
in 1900 was 172,701,287. In p.-iy-ing
8142,000 for the Fair, f -.viiuu
will contribute less thnn on"-unUi
of 1 per cent of thir capita!.
The viAZETTE Will issue a
year edition on January 1, I9i.', of
24 pages, the same siz as ilie
regular weekly edition. '!'!): pa
per will be illustrated with halt
tone cuts and the resou-C;s of
Morrow county will be ma prom
inent in a plain and reliable man
ner. It will be our aim to make
the New Year Gazette worthy of
the patronage of the people of
Morrow county.
Homer Davenport, Oregon's
gifted son, will take a lay off from
his work as cartoonist on the New
York Journal during the winter
months. He has been engaged to
deliver a course of lectures for 25
weeks at a salary of $1,000 per
week.
Correspondence from any section
of Morrow county is invited for
the New Year edition of the Ga
zette. It is our intention and de
sire to have the entire county well
represented, and to do this we ask
the co-operation of the people.
Is;a Dollar have only a few
Worth while Saving? Ladies and Misses
We have some Children's Jackets J&CkctS Left
in ages 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 in colors, . .
, . . , A, , And they are m small sizes. Ages
blue, red, grev, brown, tan and ox- J
ford. All this season's goods, and 14 and 16, sizes 32 and 34. Three-
beautifully trimmed and finished, quarters and full lengths. All new
They range in price from stuff. We give you back
$2.50 to 5.00 S3.00
We will give you back $1.00 for ;n cash Qn ftny Qne of thege yQU want
every Jacket you buy. (0 j,Uy
Com Soon THEY WILL SOON BE GONE.
V
inor
&
Company
The result of the first annual
irrigation coDgresa which recently
closed in Portland, will be of great
benefit to the Inland Empire.
Nothing has ever been done with
the great arid districts which are
In the death of J. S. StubbJe
field,of Walla Walla, the North
west has lost a philanthropist. In
his will he left 8100,000 of his
estate for the maintenance of an
orphans home in ar near Walla
Walla.
W. R. Hearst who was recently
elected to Congress from New York,
will start another paper in Wash
ington, D. C. Hearst wants some
thing to play with in whilingaway
his hours at the National Capital
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Merchandise
e 9
Gerieral Marhovis has formed a
new Cabinet. The majority of
the Ministers are moderate Radi
cals, and three of them are mili
tary men, namely, the Premier,
the Minister of War and the Min
ister of Foreign Affairs. The lat
ter is Lieutenant-Colonel Eutonic.
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org, Jeweler
I have had much experience in fitting
glasses and am prepared t do all kinds of
OPTICAL WORK,-
Asleeo Amid Flames. I
Breaking iuto a blazing home, some
firetnen lately dragged the sleeping in
mates from death. Fancied eeourity,
and death near. It's that way when you
neglect oouuhs and colds. Don't do it.
Dr. Kind's New Disoovery for CoDsnmp
lio"i gives perfeot protection ajfaiuBt all
throat, chest and lime troubles. Keep
it near, and avoid suffering, death, and
doctor's bills. A teaspoonful stops a
late ooukii, persistent use the most stub
born. Harmless and nice tasting, it's
guaranteed to satisfy by Hlooum Drug
Co. Price 50c and $1. Trial bottles
free.
A Chicago preacher warned the
girls of his congregation against
dudes, dead-game sports, the man
vvho promised to reform after mar
riage, and the young man who
didn't believe in religion. Girls
there's only one thing for you to
do. Come West.
One .Tliiiult- Cough Cure.
Is the only harmless cough oure that
gives quick relief. CureB Oonghs, Colds
Croup, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough.
Pneumonia, Asthma, LaQrippe and all
Throat, Chest Bnd Lung troubles. I got
soaked by rain, says Gertrude E. Fen
oer, Munoie, Ind., and contracted a se
vere cold and cough. I failed rapidly;
Inst 4S lhs. My druggist rpoommended
One Minute Cough Oure. The first bot
tle brought relief, several cured me. I
'ftn back to my old weight, 143 lbs. One
Minute Cough Cure cuts the phlegm, re
lieves the cough at once, draws out in
fiHuimalioD, cures croup. An ideal rem
eJy for children.
BRING YOUR WATCH TO A1E
to have it repaired if you
want Ja first-class jb of
work. I make a specialty
of line : : : : : : :
Watch Repairing.
Silverware and MusiGal Instruments
oitnr.itK itr.cr.ivi:
I IE O. 11 I'T ATTKX'liOX
.Address nil Orders In
O. HOIE, llrpin-r, Oregon
The director! of the First National
Bank of Grant county held a business
meeting, Wedneeday, with a full board
present. At this meeting F. S. Slater,
of La Grande, was elected as cashier
aid Judge K. K. Mciialey, assistant
cashier, says the Blue Mountain Eagle.
The bank was opened for business last
Saturday.
Rival Steamship lines plying
between Xew York and South
Africa are waging a vigorous war
in rates, ine rates on general
cargo has been cut repeatedly un
til now it is only S2.13 a ton.
Luck in Thirteen.
By sending 13 miles Wm. Spirey, of
Walton Fnmace.Yl , got a box of Back
len's Arnica Halve, that wholly cured a
horrible fever sore on bis leg. Nothing
else could. Positively cores braises,
felons, ulcers, eruptions, boili, barns,
corns and piles. Only 25c. Guaranteed
by Sloe am Drag Co.
Now is tlo Time to Buy
A new line of both Wood and Coal Heaters
just received which you will do well to examine
before purchasing. Prices and quality are right.
Canton or Moline Plows
Plows will soon be in order and where will you
find a better line than we carry.
To Insure a Good Crop for the coining season, it
is necessary that you buy a
Monitor or a Superior Drill
Farmers who drill their seed reap good harvests
where the old ways fail.
It is no trouble to show goods and give prices,
as that is what Ave are here for, so if you don't in
tend purchasing right away, come in and look over
the stock and then you will know where to buy
when the time comes.
I S. P. Garrigues.
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