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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1902)
The Heppner Gazette Issued Thursday Morning. Warnock to Mieliell. Entered at the Fostoffice at Heppner Oregon, as econd-clM8 matter. Thursday Dec. 4, 1902 B EXE FITS OF IRRIGATION. which it certainly applicable to Oregon: "If frauds have been committed the proper thing foi the Government to do is to punish the offenders and make a conspicuous example of them, as a deterrent to others from imitating them." Tbe Butter Creek country in Morrow and Umatilla counties, is a pood illustration of the benefits to be derived from irrigation. From ordinary sage brush land only fit for stock grazing, this district has been transformed into ne of the richest districts in the state Ot Or-j egon, and all by the application of! water, and this from a limited sup ply. comparatively speaking. Twenty years ag the Butter creek valley was a plain covered with sage brush and alkali beds and was of little value. About the year 1882, W. H. Babb introduced the alfalfa plant. The first introduc tion was a failure on account of the hard winter and improper care. Two years later alfalfa was planted and was irrigated from the waters of Butter creek. Since that time, bj irrigating the land, alfalfa has been a great succea, and now there are hundreds of acres of this nutri tious forag plant from the foot hills to the mouth of Butter creek a distance of 20 miles or more. On Batter creek they neually cut two crtps that yield, on an average, abut two and oue-half tons to the acre at each cutting. With the ap plication of water, the third crop eomes on which furnishes excellent pasture. This alfalfa is now worth at least $5 per ten, and it is just as good as the cash. With $25 worth of hay to the acre and excel lent pasture after the feed is cut, is certainly a good dividend. At the present time there are at least '2500 head of beef cattle being fed, with about 3000 head of stock cat tle to be wintered on Butter creek alfalfa. It has been demonstrated that alfalfa will grow on the hill lands just as good as on bottom lands if water could be obtained. In fact, it is easier to get a stand on the hills thau in the bottoms, owing to the absence of alkali beds. The Butter Creek country is an impres sive object lesson of the benefits from irrigation. OPEN TO INVESTIGATION. John L. Sullivan, the once fa mous pugulist, has filed a petition in bankruptcy. He said his liabil ities were $2658, and his assets $60 worth of old clothes. Sullivan will truly reap the fruits of his brutal profession. He is just as good a man today as he ever was, from a moral standpoint, but where are his admirers. Before the sickle of time had cut from him his animal strength, Sullivan's ad mirers were counted by the thous- ands. He has made several for tunes in the ring, but the environ ments and associates of such a life, have taken his money, and with it his so-called friends. Toor old broken down pug. Sullivan is only one of many who will serve as a valuable object lesson to men who are following in his footsteps. The Crown Prince of Siam, who recently Tisited Portland, get a princely roast in the Sunday Ore gonian. The copper col ered hea then snubbed the Mayor and turn ed them all down, and for it he will have something to remember Portland for if he reads the Ore gonian. Oregon should collect a good ex hibit for the Japanese Exposition. The O. B. & N. Co., has offered to convey all of the exhibit from Or egon for this exposition free. Do You Want a Demar Portrait Free? The proposition is simple. With each purchase we furnish you stamps to the amount of that purchase. When you have purchased $25.00 worth of goods tring us in your stamps and a photo, we will send East and have the photo enlarged. No expense whatever to you. Have You Stamp Registers Partly Filled? Our contract will expire about Jan. 1st, 1903, and we will not be in position to furnish any after that date. Would ask our customers to complete their registers and bring them in with photo to be enlarged before the end of the year. Minor & Company LEXINGTON NEWS. Lexington, Dec. 3, 1902. Ed Warfield went to Portland Mun day. Ed McDaid is feeding a band ot sheep near the depot. Johnny Leach came down from the sawmill last Friday. Several new cases of measles have developed this week. G. H. McAlister bought a lot from W. B. McAllister last week. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Booher is visiting them this week. Mr. Delbert Bechtel, of Grass Valley, is visiting at Rev. J. M. Turnei's. Some of our young people hail a eocial dance at Doherty's hotel Friday night. Mrs. Will Wilmot, of Freewater, visited her niece, Mrs. W. 1. McMillan, Sunday. Thos. Nichols is having a serious time with his eyes. He can scarcely see how to get around. Mr. and Mrs E. J. Stanton, were in town a day or two last week. While here Mrs. Stanton Bold her homestead to W. F. Barnett. W. P. McMillan is rushing the ship ment of wheat from the warehouse as rapidly as possible. There was a pleasant social gathering of young people at Mrs. C P. Parker' Saturday evening. Mrs. H. J. Hill went to Wallula, Sat urday, to visit her son. She was ac companied by W. O. Hill. Ed Warfield stepped on a nail last Wednesday. The nail penetrated his foot more than an inch, making him quite lame for several days. The "Bloods" will meet the "Scrubs" on the gridiron Saturday. The victors will entertain their friends with an oyster supper in the evening. Prof. (i. L. Harwood, Miss Mae Lari mer, and Miss Elsie Palmer are attend ing the institute at Heppner this week. Tbe quarterly conference of the M. E. church, South, will he held Saturday at ' p. m. The presiding elder will preach in the evening, and also Sunday morn ing. The entertainment at the Congrega- evening meetings at the Congregational church commencing the second Sunday in this month. Left every one help these meetings by attending as much as possible. A. Zander, a Portland milkman, was held up by highwaymen Fri day night, but the robbers failed to get anything tor their trouble. The Oregonian can never see any good in anything outside of its own personal interest?. Secretary Hitchcock has stated that there are public land abuses in Oregon, and the big paper proceeds, to call down Secretary Hitchcock. Com missioner Hermann, Governor (Jeer, the State Land Board, the entire delegation at Washington, and the Lord only knows who else. President Roosevelt was not blam ed. If there has been such whole sale manipulation going on, what has the Oregonian been doing all this time. The paper says: "There is no room to doubt that the groBB perversions of the land laws have been facilitated by the officials in the various land offices in the state, notably at Burns and Tha Dalles." Such a statement is libelous and unfair. Investigation has been in vited by the land offices referred in No investigation has been Ornian tional church Thanksgiving 4l i. ."fl.;nB ! was a decided success. The oyster ,.- or any oiuci o"j """b .,,:,, frt!inWf.,l was also a success about it. W e do know one thing, SomethinK over $lfi was cleared. Much that the officials at The Dalles j cre,ijt is due to those who prepared the land office are reliable, trust- j program, decorated the church, and worthy, and honorable men, who made such bountiful provision for the have do fear of a moot rigid inves-1 wnt8 of the inner man- , t . have no lear ui t iu b understand that the protractea tigation. ' , . meeting at the Methodist church, men- The S. F. Chronicle, in speaking Lion,j Ia8t W8ekf lia8 been postponed of the public lands in California, anti &fter the holidays, as Rev. J. t Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as Ihey oaunot reach the seat of the disease. 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Han- f terns V o 9 p Cotton Blankets in White and Grey, (j A Oregon Wool in .uaueu vjruy aim jmuhh. 1 Jnnl-o oiul inrVt nrfi fOlll? at COSt. . V VJUl lUll..-7 " - o O P We invite the public to call and inspect our goods. 1