HOMESTEADERS
MIOl l. ill. CABKl-n- I TAK15US
Ii:SKI6T I,AINIS.
S.ncll.l.tf of interest to Land
Lookers Wlio are Mepciid
iug on Irrigation.
The following letters from Secretary
Hitchcock and E. W. Bartlett, register
of the LaGrande land office will be of
interest to intending homesteaders. The
desprt land prob'em is fully explained,
and coming from the government can
be relied upon as trustworthy.
LaGrande.Or.,, March 28. 1903.
The Heppner Gazette, Heppner,
Oregon.
Gentlemen :-l herewith enclose j ou
a copy of letter of instructions received
at this office relating to the withdrawal
of certain lands in my district, nnder
the act of June 17, 1902 ; the lands being
withdrawn temporarily for the purpose
of investigation, as set forth in the en
dowed ropv. There appears to be a
considerable rush ot home seekers to
avail themselves of the homestead
provision of this act and believing that
the government has taken some definite
steps thereby insuring that the proposi
tion of i-ritrating these lands will be
carried through to completion; it has
come to rnv notice that certain parties
are advoca'ing that the proposition of
the government is one of permanency
and are inducing homesteaders to locate
on these lands and are charging ex
orbitant fees for locating the ho e
eteader.
The official knowledge that I have is
to the eflect that these lands are only
temporarily withdrawn pending an in
vestigation by the government officials
as to the feasibility of the schemb and
so far, its investigation would appear to
iform the conclusion finally that the
original idea in view would have to be
'indpned. aid new. reservoir sites
selecTea ior mc h...I
sdecxea ior ,
water to irrigate these lands; from the
information at hand, it wouiu appear
that intending homesteaders should be
very careful before exercising their
homestead right, as it appears that these
lands are desert lands and parties woild
be unable to make a living theieon
pending the investigation and should it
be decided favorably, the completion if
these proposed works.
1 believe that the letter from the
Secretary should be given as much
publicity as possible and should be
carefully studied by each intending
homesteader. With this idea in view, I
would request that you publish the
letter of instructions, giving it such
official sanction from my office as you
jleem proper. Very respectfully,
E. W. Bartlett,
Register.
SECRETARY HITCHCOCK'S INSTRt'CTIOXS.
You are hereby directed, in addition
to the instructions contained in office
circular of September 9, 1902, to call the
especial attention of all persons that
have made, or are intending to make,
homestead entries on lands that have
been, or may hereafter be, temporarily
withdrawn for irrigation purposes, to
the following statement:
The withdrawal of these lands is
principally for the purpose of making
eurveys and irrigation investigations in
order to determine the feasibility of the
plans of irrigation and reclamation
proposed. Only a portion of the lands
will be irrigated even if the project is
feasible. It will be impossible to decide
in advance of careful examination what
lands may be watered, if any. The
mere fact that surveys are in progress is
no indication whatever that the works
will be built, and this fact cannot de
termine how much water there may be
available, or what lands can be covered,
or whether the co6t will be too great to
justify the undertaking, until the sur
veys and the nr'gation investigation is
completed.
Attention is also called to the fact that
all entries made upon the lands referred
to are subject to the following provision
of the act of August 30,1890 (20 Stat.,
36D:
That in all patents for lands hereafter
taken up under any of the land latfs of
the United State? or on entries or claims
validated by this act west of the one
hundredth meridian, it shall be express
ed that there is reserved from the lands
in said patent described, a right of way
thereon for ditches or cana's constructfd
bv the authority of ilia United States.
Under this provision of the law,
should a homestead entry embrace land
that is needed in whole or in part for a
dam site, a reservoir, or a canal, the
land would be taken for such purpose,
and the entryman would have no claim
ogainst the United States f ir the taking
of ouch right of way.
You will post a copy of this circular
in a conspicuous place in your office
and give the subject matter hereof
such general publicity as my be pos
sible. Very respectfully,
Approved, October 25, 1902.
E. A. Hitchcock,
Secretary.
LEXINGTON NEWS.
Lexington, April 1, 1903.
All Fool's Day.
F. L. Barnett was in town Moe
day.
K. L. Beach returned from The
Dalles Monday
Hen. G. W. Phelps was in town
on business Monday.
J. M. White is constructing a
cellar for R. A. Nichols.
O. R. McAlister returned from
Butter Creek, Thursday.
Nichols & Leach are having
their store nicely painted.
Al Zink has been somewhat in
disposed for several days.
V. E. Leach's baby has been
quite sick for several days
Miss Emma Turner returned
from Portland last Thursday.
T , d bters
went to Moscow, Idaho, Wedues-
day.
Harry Beauchaaip, who has been
attending medical college at Sa
lem, returned lupt Friday.
We had a lively duststorui Mon
day. Lee lleaney's house was
overturned, and some of A.
Reaney's haystacks were damaged.
Thousands are planning to get
in on the desert land opening on
the Colorado River, in California.
Coming to the rescue of his
mother, who was being beaten by
her drunken busbaud, Ray Jack
son, 19 years old, shot and
probably fatally wounded his
father, Alonzo Jackson, at their
home in Chicago, Wednesday.
Due Notice is Served.
Due notice is hereby served on the
public generally that DeWitt's Witoh
Hazel Salve is the only salve on the
market that is made from the pure un
adulterated witch bezel. DeWitt s
Witoh Hazel 8alve has cared thousands
of oases of piles that wonld not yield to
any other treatment and this faot has
brought out maoy worthless oonntereits.
Those persona who get the gennine De
Witt's Witch Haz9l Salve bas cured
thousands of oases of piles that wonld
not yield to any other treatment, and
this faot has bronght out many worth
less cooterfeits Those persona who get
the genuine DeWitt's Witoh Hazel Salve
are never disappointed, because it cores.
Slocom Drug Co. lone Drug Co., lone,
Fine profits are being mada at
Nelson, B. C, at the famous old
Silyer King mine. Six months
ago M. S. Davys, a former manager,
took a lease on the property when
all work had been suspended, and
it was generally considered that
the Silver King was gutted.
To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Qainine Tablets.
All draggi" refond the money if it
fails to enr.-. Jt. v. Grovt'a eigna-
I lure is on ewjli box. 2oo,
When Sandow pose9 and the muscles
ridge his back and knot his arms, we
think we nave Deiore us me vcij
of strength in those magnificent muscles.
But we haven't. Starve Sandow, or,
what is practically the same thing, let
him be dyspeptic, and his muscle would
soon fail. Strength is made from food
properly digested and assimilated, and
no man is stronger than his stomach, be
cause when the stomach is diseased di
gestion and assimilation are imperfect.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition. It
enables the perfect digestion and assim
ilation of food so that the body is nour
ished into perfect health and strength.
I had what my physician called indigestion.
He Rave me medicine for the trouble but it did
me no good." writes Mr. W. H. Wells, of WU
lard, N. C. "I wrote to Dr. Pierce and stated
my case. He sent me a descriptive list and hy
gienic rules. 1 carried out these as best I coulcl,
bought six bottles of his 'Golden Medical Dis
covery ' and commenced talcing it. A few days
later "I noticed a great change. Felt like a new
man. Before I began the use of the Golden
Medical Discovery' I suffered g rent r with ipam
in stomach, my nerves seemed all ra"-??.'
I was very inin in nesn, imi uu
and sleep good at night."
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Send
twenty-one one-cent stamps for the paper-covered
book, or thirty-one stamps
for the cloth-bound volume. Address
Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Art Worlc in Advertising.
It would be to the advantage of a good
manv of the business houses of Hepo
ner to communicate with Barnhart &
Swasey, 107 New Montgomery street,
San Francisco, in regard to the prepara
tion of their advertising copy.
This firm makes a specalty of art
work and booklets. They have a large
staff of artists and can draw and make
illustrations for every purpose. They
have had a good many years of ex
perience in advertising all kinds of
business and have met with unusua
RiircRPR in making the advertisements-
ot tueir ciiemo isiontaoie. Their cuts
and engravings are the best that are
made in Califonia.
Salt River valley, of Arizona, is
to have a new sugar factory, cost
ing $500,000.
Good for Children.
The pleasure to take and barml-ss One
Minute Conjjh Ouro tfives immediate re
lief in all cases of Cough, Croup nrd Ln
Orippe because it does, r.nt ptiR im
mediate'y into the stocaaob.bot draws
ont the ltifiamation, benls and soothes
and onres permanently by enabling the
lungs to contribute pure liff-iving and
life-eustainiotf oxygen to he blood and
tissues. Slooom Drag Q lone Drug
Co., lone.
They parsed a law in Iowa last year
permitting the confinement of confirmed
drunkards in lunatic asylums. It made
little stir, but within eight months 300
alcoholic patients were under restraint
and treatment. An Iowa dispntch says
that inebriates continue to flow into the
state asylums at the rate of about 50 a
month, and that an Iowa court has just
ruled that their constitutional rights are
not. violated bv their detention. Some
of tbe inebriates don't Uke to be sent up,
but the treatment they get seems to be
humane and salutary. Their liquor is
stepped, and they have to w rk on farms
and are encouraged to improve their
habits. When they 'seem to be cured
are discharged, and report sttys that so
far about 75 per cent of the cases have
so resulted.
A Sweet Breath
ia a never ffiiling sign of a healthy
Btomach. When the breath Is bad the
stomach Is out ot order. There is no
remedy in tbe world eqnal to Kodol
Dyspepsia Core for curing indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach disorders.
Mrs. Mary S. Crick, of Wbite Plains,
Ky., writes: "I have been a dyspeptic
for vears tried all kinds of remedies but
continued to grow worse. B the use
of Kodol I began to improve at once,
and after taking a few bottles am folly
restored in weight, health and strength
and can eat whatever I like. Kodol di
gests what yoa eat and makes tbe
stomach eweel. Hlocnnm Drag Co.
lone Drag Co., lone.
i BUSINESS LOCALS
and want ads of all descriptions will
hereafter be published in a column by
themselves.
Itatcs for Local Ads.
Ten cents a line for first insertion and
5 cents a line for each subsequent inser
tion. All notices set in brevier type.
Oroceries.
T. 11. Howard for fine groceries
Howard's grocery store is a very pop
ular olace for the purchase of supplies
for farmers and outfits for outing in the
wav of extra fine groceries. Almost
everything imaginable kept in utoek.
It's handy where you can get anything
yon want
Wanted.
Wanted Hides, pelts, and furs.
Highest cash prices paid for coyote
skins and other furs.
14 tf. Phil Coiik.
Money to Loan
On improved lands for a term of years.
tf R. F. Hynd.
For Sale.
Two good Studebaker wagons, one
3V with good wood rack? one 3 inch
with bouble bed and wood rack com
plete. Enquire of E. C Aehbaugh at
the Fastime.
M. B. Galloway thas three lots suit
able for gardening for sale. 32-33
Jacks for Sale.
S'x'head. Will sell any of them.
Prices from $200 to $500. Guaranteed
breeders.
Fine driving teams and all kinds oi
work horses for sale. Six hundred head
to select from.
Fresh milch cows always on hand for
sale.
Call at Eastern Orpgon St'-ck Farm,
12 miles north of Heppner, or address
B F. SWAGG ART,
Heppner, Oregon.
Dinner at Heppner Junction.
Heppner people will please remember
that either lunches or first olass dinners
are served every day at jHeppner Junc
tion by Mrs. Dill. No use to brine your
lunches.
Wish to buy a tract of land good for
stock raising or for wheat. Please give
a description of land, improvements,
proximity to railroad and price wanted.
Land buyer, Room 4, Morrison
street, Portland Oregon.
Notice.
The office of the Morrow Countv Stock
Inspector and deputy will be at the
livery stable of Stewa-t &. Kirk on upper
Main strepf, where the inspector or
deputy can be found all times for the
transaction of business.
C. 8. KrttK,
County Stock Inspector.
High Uradc Cigam for lO Cents.
For a short time I will spII the follow
ing etandapd brands of high grade cigars
for 10 cents each :
El Trincipede Ua'e', La Mia, Sanchez
& Haya, La Integndad, This is-a snap
that will not last long. Th9 Patirne, E
C. A'hbangh, Prop.
Onlv tive street C'irs are running
in Seattle which f.re manned by
scabs. There are no extr. jol ice
men on duty and absolute quiet
reigi-8 along the tracka and ut the
barns.
A. recojrnlzed authority The Vvekl
Oreronl&n.
WHY?
The reason One Minute Cough Cure relieves a cough
In one minute, Is because it acts first on tho mucous
membrane right where the cough troubles in the
throat or deep-seated on the lungs, destroying the
microbes or ccugh germand clearingthe phlegm.
One Minute Cough Cure not only destroys the dis
ease germs, and clears out their poison, but It gives
strength and elasticity to the delicate membranes
which protect the throat and lungs. Opens the air
passages and promotes unobstructed breathing.
Causes the blood to receive its natural supply of
oxygen, thus exhilarating the pulmonary organs with
such strength and vigor that the lungs and bronchial
tubes become bulwarks against the Inception of dis
ease. Asthma. Bronchitis, La Grippe. Cold on the
Lungs and all pulmonary Complaints that are curable
are quiclciy cured oy me use ui
RIODNUT
COUGH CURE
Prepared by E. O. DaWITT & CO., Chicago.
"PALACE"
MANUFACTL'KKBS OF
FINE CANDIES
H. D. Wood & Co
OREGON
Snoi$riJNE
AND Union Pacific
Onlv Line EAST via
SALT ME atf DEIB
TWO TRAINS DAILY'
Daily
Dbpahts
TIME SCHEDULES
HBPPNKR, OR.
Daily
Arrivkb
Fast Mall For
East and West
Fast Mail From
East and West
Express For
East and West
Express From
East and West
8:15a. ni.
6:15 p. m.
8:15 a, m.
5:15 p.
STEAMER LINES.
San Francisco Portland Roittb. Steam
sails from Portland 8 P- m. every 5 days.
Boat service between Portland. Astoria,
Orogon City. Dayton Hal em. IdWe."d";
Corvallis and all Columbia and Willamette
River points.
SNAKE RIVER ROUTE.
Steamers between kiparia and Lewiston leave
Riparia dnilv at 4:40 a. m., returning leave
Lewiston daily, except Monday, at 8:30 a. m.
J. M. KERN AN, Agent, Heppner.
A. L. CKA1U,
General Passenger Agent. Portland
SPOKANE FALLS & NORTHERN
NELSON k FORT SHEPPARD
RED MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS
Trie Only All-Rail Route Without
Ohami of Oars BetweeD Spokane,
Rosoland and Nelson. Also between
elsou and Rossland, daily except
Sunday :
Loave Arrive.
gH) A. M Spoknne M0 P. M.
Ilk) A. M RoRBiHnd :40 M.
9:10 A..M Nelson 6:45 P. M.
Close eotnectmna Rt Nelson wrth steamers for
Kaslo, ani all Kootenai Ijake point.
PaK8ens?ern for Kettle lliver and Poundary
rook connect at Maroim with RtAKO daily.
TO AND FROM ALL
POINTS EAST
VIA
GREAT
NORTHERN
RAILWAY
SHORT LINE
TO
ST. PAUL, DOUTB, MINNEAPOLIS, CHICAGO
And Points East.
Through Palace and Tourist 81eepers,
Dining and Buffet Smoking Library Cars
i
Daily Traina; Fast Time; Service and Scen
ery L'nequaled.
For Rates, Folders and Full information re
garding tickets, routes, etc call on or address
J. W. Phalon, T. P. A, H. Dickson, C. T. A
122 THIRD ST., PORTLAND.
A. B. C. DESNISTON, G. V. P. A.,
612 Firm Arcuue. - . - - Seattle, Wash
tub jioiinwesiem liiis
8 trains daily between St. Paul and Chicago
comprising
The Latest Pullman Sleepers,
Peerless DiDiug Cars.
Library and Observation Cars,
Free Reclining Chair Care.
The 20 Century Train,
"The Northwestern Limited,"
Huns every day In the year.
The Finest Train in tbe World.
Electric Lighted 8tenm Heated
To Chicago by Daylight.
The Badger State Express, the Fi"est Day Train
running between fct Paul end Chicago via.
the Short Line. Connections from the West
made via. The Northern Pacific, Great North
ern and Canadian Pacific Rya.
This Is also the best line between Omaha, St,
Paul and Minneapolis.
All agents sell tickets via.
"The Northwestern Line."
243 Alder St.. Portland, Or. ' Ticket Igt
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