The Heppner Gazette
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Twenty yards to customer m v w " , ppecial, per yard 08c
Thursday Feb. 12, 1903
TheWeeK'sNews
Local and Personal Happenings
in and About the City.
Mrs. R. C. Wills has returned from
Corvallis.
Mrs. D. 0. Ju6tus was a passenger for
Portland, Saturday.
R. C Wills who has been very sick is
able to be out again.
Key, W, E. Potwlne held services at
All Saints church, Sunday.
Frank McKnight returned Thursday
evening from a visit to Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Farnsworth have
returned from a visit to Portland.
Banker Geo. Conser and Attorney C.
E. Redfield went to LaGrande Mon
day. E. W. Elrod and J. A. Harbke, of
lone, were registered at the Palace,
Monday.
John Neal who has been in the city
on business returned to his home at
Turner,- Monday.
Dr. E. E. Wilson, formerly of this
city, who is now located in Walla Walla,
is in the city.
J. B. Valentine, ex-Sheriff of Douglas
county, Wash., was in the city this
week. Mr. Valentine was here visiting
his brother C. W. Valentine, who re-
Bides near this city.
Misses Bessie and Lillias Ewing left
Saturday morning for Pocatella, Idaho,
whore they go to join their parents. Mr.
Ewing is now engaged in the furniture
business in Pocatella.
The latest improved numbering ma
chine has just been added to the very
complete printing plant of the Gazette
The Gazette has one of the most com
plete plants in Eastern Oregon.
The next lecture in the oourse of four
lectures arranged for the benfit of the
public school will be given on Feb. 27
by Dr. McCiish, president of the San
Joso University, California, more par
ticular notice of which will be given just
prior to the lecture.
Rolph Feeney, the well known rep
resentative of the A. O. U. W., came
up from lone, Thursday evening, and a
number of names were added to this
order, at a meeting of the lodge in this
city Thursday evening. The A. O. U
W. is progressing and growing in
membership.
The Hotel Heppner is now under new
management, having been leased bj
Messrs Jones & Ashbaugh. The rooms
are being renovated and refitted am
everything will be placed in first class
order. A first class white cook has
been engaged and Messrs Jones fc
Ashbaugh will make a specialty of fine
meals.
E. C. Watkirs, Ben Watkins, and WTes
Marlatt who own quartz claims on Alder
creok, 25 miles south of Heppner, are
very much encouraged over assays
recently received. The first assays from
croppings showed values of $1.10 to the
ton. Two more assays showed f S.tJO
and $4.13 to the ton. One from a deptl
of 2") feet was a happy surprise for the
assay showed values of $103 to the ton,
principally gold which wns higher than
any one expected.
E. C. Wigmore of Monmouth If cturf d
at thp opera house, Friday evening, for
the benefit of the public school, this
being the second lecture in the course
of four which have been arranged for.
Mr. Wigmore's lecture was an at'le
effoit and presented a line of thought
that was highly interesting and in
structive from a literary standpoint. At
the close of the lecture, the diill m
calisthenics by the students ot the high
school was an interesting feature. The
many different movements in wh:eh al
most every muscle in the bodv was
hroueht into play, went like clock vot k
with the entire class, thus showing the
result of careful training and practieeT
which is certainly a credit to the teach
tis of the Ilfrppner public schools.
Store News o
Great Ii
ODonnce
Store news from us is gradually growing to be of more importance to the Buying
Public its no wonder go where you may on a shopping tour, to other cities or else
where at home, look at their goods, get their prices and you will be easily convinced that
The Fair is "the store that saves you money." The completeness of our stock in all
departments, together with our low prices, cause our regular customers to bring many
new friends here every week. Our
for which we made extensive preparations, and which the people have been anxiously
awaiting started off with all the interest and enthusiasm of a September Sale what more
could we ask the business of every department goes on increasing. For your con
venience we submit a list of some of the lines ol goods included in this sale. For
prices see our ad of last week. For the "Real Thing" come to the store.
365 pairs Men's Dress Pants
42 pairs Men's Working Pants
155 pairs Boys Knee Pants
59 pairs Boys Long Pants
LADIES KID CLOVES
Best grades, b11 colors.
Regular $1 00 kind $ 79
Regular 1 65 kind 1 25
Ladies Fleeced Wrappers
Ladies Wool Waists
Ladies Sattecn Petticoats
Cloaks and Furs
SINBUY NOTIONS
1500 best parlor matches 15o
Rpgular 35o broom 25o
White Eagle laundry soap, box
(20 bars) .800
10 doz clothes pins for 10n
Pint cups, 2 for C)5o
Kitchen grindstones 83c
School handkerchiefs, each 01o
88 Boys Lone; Pants Suits
AGES 11 TO 17
90 I3oys Knee Pants Suits
AGES 9 TO 15
98 Little Boys "Vestee Suits
AGES 3 TO 8
EINEO (JLOVES and MITTENS
We will sell you b man's leather
glove with knit wrist and wnrm
lined for
25 Cent
Many others if you waut them.
S22SSZ
AT COURT HOUSE
TEACHERS' EXAMINATION NOW
13 IRORi:SS.
The 1002 Tax Roll Has Been Turn
ed Over lo the Slierlff
Eand Transfers.
The regular semi-annual teachers' ex
amination is now being held in the
circuit court room in the court house,
conducted by County School Superin
tendent J. W. Shipley and Mrs. Shipley.
The 1902 tax"roll has been turned
over to Sheriff Shutt for collection, and
consequently taxes are payable at any
time from now on.
While it is possible that the present
law will be changed at this session of
the legislature it is a question whether
any new law would take effect im
mediately. Under the present law, by paving the
taxes bef. re the loth of March, a rebate
of three per cent will be allowed. If
one half is paid before the first Monday
in April, the taxes will not become de
linquent until October, but if one half
is not paid bv the first Monday in
April, then the taxes become delinquent
with a penalty cf 10 per cent and 12 per
cent interest.
George Blahm, a native of Russia
h s filed his intention to become a
citizen of the United States.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Moore Bros, et ux. to W. J. Burns
trustee, 1040 acres in Morrow county.
JS.Vnna Steward and husband to Rebecca
Penlnnl, parcel of land in Heppner.
n r 25 e. $500.
William Scrivner and wife to George
W. Thompson, 1G0 acres, sec 15, t 2 n r
27 e. $450.
S. L. Hockett to Jeanetle Ilockett lot
1 blk 2 in Ayers' 4'h add to Heppner.
$300.
Teachers' Examination.
James W. Smith and wife to W. L.
Leach, lot 1 b!k IS, Lexinpton. $10.
II Fergerson to Hettie Ferrier, parcel
ofladii Uardman. $25.
J. A. Harbkb and wife to W. H. and
II. A. Moore, 320 acres.
J. II. Morris to A. I. Inskeep, 100
acres, s'c 31, t 3 s, r 24 e. $1200.
M. J. McArthur and husband to
Robert S. Morgan, 100 acres, sec 24, t 1
Eighteen Morrow county teachers are
now busily engaged in taking the
regular examination for certificates to
teach. f.
The examining board consists of Coun
ty School Superintendent J. W. Shipley,
Prof. S. E. Notsoc.of Lexington, and
Mrs. E. L. Freeland, of Heppner.
Following are the applicants for certifi
cates :
R. B. Wilcox, Lexington; Etta
rtiillips, Eight Mile; Daisy Smouse,
Douglas; Eva V. Joseph, Heppner; B
II. Vining; J. L. Swayne, Gooseberry;
Carrie Murray, Heppner; J. E. Martin,
Butter Creek ; Miss Lehman, lone ; Miss
Barlow, Eight Mile; Ida BroKam, lone;
Sedate M. Brown, Willows; Lillian
Waters. Heppner; M. Helen Jones,
Heppner; Hattie Moore, lone; B. F
Thompson, Lexington ; Annie C. Troed
Ban, E;la; Unna V. Caniff, Lexington.
FOR ACTIVE WORK.
Koadniat er Thornton Will Soon
Commence Work.
Roailmaster Geo. Thornton is making
preparations to commence active opera
tions in country read work in a short
time.
A new roadmaker, one of the latest
road making machines which was re
cently ordered by the coun'y court ar
rived yesterday.
Mr. Thornton will start out in a week
or ten da's with a force of six men.
He will commence work at the Cecil
place in the Douglas neighborhood and
will work the lone gratie, and from
there will go to the Gosseberry and
Eij:ht Mile country and the Henry Gay
grade, and from there as the season ad
vances will work toward the mountain
districts.
FOR A BIG SHOOT
FIRST ANNUAI, TOI RNAMENT OF
IIEI'I'NER I J EN CXI II.
Seventeen Events Have Ileen Ar-
rRiicd--Miooter From all
Over North west Invited.
The first annual tournament of the
Heppner Rod and Gun Club will be
held in Heppner, two days, February
22, 23.
This was decided at a meeting of the
club held at the club rooms of the
Palace hotel last Thursday evening.
There was a good attendance of the
members present at the meeting, Presi
dent F. B. Kistner presiding.
By motion of Frank Roberts the date
of the tournament was fixed for Feb
ruary 22, 23.
The following committe was appointed
on program :
Frank Roberts, Lee Matlock Fred
Warnock.
Another meeting was held Sunday
evening, and it was decided to change
the shooting grounds from the present
location to a point farther up on Willow
creek near Jaa. Cowins' ice house.
The following program has been ar
ranged :
First day, Sunday, February 22, 1003.
Event No. 1 $10.00 Ad Jed ; 10 Singles ;
$1.00 Entrance; Divided 50-30-20.
Event No. 2 $10 Added; 10 Single?;
$1.00 Entrance; Divided 50 30-20.
Event No. 3. $15.00 Added; 15
Singles; $1.50 Entrance; Divided 50
30 20.
Event No. 4. $20 00 Added ;20 Singles ;
$2.00 Entrance; Divided 40-30 20-10.
Event No. 5. $15 Added; 15 Sinjles:
$1.50 Entronce; Divided 50-30-20.
Event No. G. $20.00 Added; 20
Similes; $2.00 Entrance; Divided 40-30
20-10.
Event No. 7. $25.00 Added ; 21
Singles; $2.50 ICntrance; Divided
40 30 20 10.
Event No. 8. $20.00 Added; 10
Singles, 5 pairs double; $2.00 Entrance:
Divided 40 30-20 10.
Total targets first day, 135; total en
trance, $13 50.
Second day, Monday, February 23r
1003.
Event No. 0 $10.00 Add-d; 10
Singles; $1.00 Entrance; Divided
50-30-20.
Event No. 10. $10.00 Added; 10
Singles; $1.00 Entrance; Divided
50-30-20.
Event No. 11 $15.00 Added; 15
Singles; $1.50 Entrance; Divided
50-30 20.
Event No. 12. $20.00 Added; 20
Sing'es; $2 00 Entrance; Divided
40 30-20 10.
Event No. 13. $20.00 Added ; 10 pairs
doubles; $2.00 F'ntrance; Divided
40 30 20-10.
Event No 14 $15.00 Added; 15
Singles; $150 Entrance; Diviied
50-30-20.
Event No. 15. $20.00 Added; 15
Singles; $150 Entrance; Divided
50 30 20.
Event No. Ki $20.00 Added; 20
Singles; $2 00 Entrance; Divided
40-30-20-10.
Event No. 17. $25.00 Added; 2"
Singles; $2.50 Entrance; Divided
40-30 20 10.
Total targe's, sv'onl day. 15'!; UA.'.
entrance second day, $15.00.
Harry Akeri Dead.
Harvey Akers, a well known ciuei;
of Morrow cnuntv, !;? 1 very n 'le'ilj
while at Ins Eight M'!; farm Saturday.
Mr. Akera went out to haul in a ;u..d o.
hay, and i:ot coining hack, f-on.e i l.:-
tolks went to look fur him, and 1. ; wis
found dead at the hay staek,
died ot heart failu-e.
Mr. Akers had rented his farm i fc:
some time h.id been living in I :"e. !'!
funeral was condurted at lone, Mo:. day.
A recfFr.!zoa authority The TVeely
Oregoai&a.