Heppner gazette., December 10, 1903, Image 2

fW. PIERCERS
I FAVORITE J
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ACKACHE
NERVOUSNESS
EADACHE
AND
WEAKNESS
STATli'S CLAIM ItKJECTKM.
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Jilumalli Indian lteervation lie
jtmltiH I'roperty of Government.
perpetual, and therefore, reserves the
land from the operation of the swamp
;rant.
''It is not necessary to consider the
question as to the swamp claim to any
lands in such reservation which bave
not been alloted to the Indians, as the
reservation is still in existence, and un
til such reservation is extinguished no
action regarding the disposal of lands
therein, other than by allotment, can be
taken.
"In view of the facts above set forth,
1 am of the opinion that the claim of the
state, under the swamp arant, does not
attach to any lands in the Klamath In
dian reservation as created by the treaty
of 18G4, which have been alloted to the
Indians, and that the btate's claim to
such lands should be rejected, in order
io leave the allotments free from conflict
and ready for patent.
KAII.KOAI STATIS.
Improvement lias Ilccn Noticeable
During Pant Five lean.
Salem, Or., Dec. 5. Governor Cham
berlain has received a communication
from Acting Commissioner J. 11. Fimple,
-of the United States Land Office, noti
fying him that the state's claim to 92,
378.09 acres of land, situated in the
.Klamath Indian reservation, has been
.rejected. This land was claimed by the
state as swamp land in November, 1902,
jby General W. H. Odell, then acting as
wtate's agent to Belect swamp land in
this particular case, under the adminis
tration of Governor Geer, and the claim
was rejected by the Land Department
because the land claimed was situated
with the Indian reservation and subject
to allotment to the Indians.
The Governor received the official
notice Wednesday morning, and the de
cision was submitted tq the State Land
Board. After a consultation it was con
cluded to place the matter in the hands
-of Attorney-General Crawford with in
structions to appeal the case at once to
the Secretary of the Interior upon the
ewamp land grant of I860 takes prece
dence of the allotment to the Indians.
Acting Commissioner Fimple of the
General Land Office, in passing upon
the claim, af.er reviewing the cane aod
the law pertaining thereto, states that
the total area alloted to the Indians in
Jvlamath county is 55,281.84 acres, and
concludes :
"At the date of th9 passage of the
warap land grant to Oregon, March 12,
I860, which is a grant in praesenti,
therefore acting upon the particular
ddtn of its passage or not at all, the
lands of the Klamath Indians were un
ceded and not subject to any geceral
grant, such as is the swamp land grant,
.and the ewamp grant could not there
fore operate on the lands in question.
"The Klamath Indian reservation was
created by the treaty of October 14,
1m)4. P.y article 1 the Indians ceded to
the United States all their right, title
and claim to all tbe country claimed by
'them, reserving to themselves a certain
described tract or body of land to be set
-apart as a residence for the Indians, to
!.e htl 1 and regarded as an Indian res
ervation. "The Indians' right of occupancy to
the lands in the present reservation has
never been extinguished, and the lands
embraced therein are subject to allot
i".pf;t to the Iodians. The allotment to
an lni.m of a tract of land in a territory
over uliich the Indian right of occu
pancy has not been extinguished and
he it rfection of such allotment has the
e-if"ct of making his right of occupancy
New York. Dec. 3. It is the belief of
the leading railroad officials of the coun
try that the next period of depression
will cause only few of the railroads of
the United States to be forced into the
hands of receivers. This belief is based
on two grounds. It is pointed out that
the physical condition of the railroads
throughout the country hs attained the
highest state, and the companies are
now in a condition where they can run
with comparatively little extra work for
a number of years.
An immense amount of work has been
done on the railroads during the last
five years in the way of heavier rails,
more powerful equipment, better road
beds and the replacement of wooden
bridges by steel structures. These im
provements will make needless the
early expenditure ot a great amount of
money to maintain their present con
dition.
It will permit the railroads to retrench
their maintenance expenses without in
jury to the physical condition of the
property. For instance, during the past
few years many of the railroads have
increased their maintenance of way ex
penditures from around $800 to from
$1000 to $1,400 a mile. Similar increases
bave been made in the expenditures on
equipment.
These expenditures have not only
been sufficient to maintain the property,
but have also included a large amount
of improvement work. Should the
country enter a period of depression the
maintenance of way and equipment ex
penditures can be reduced enormously
without injury to the physical condition
of the property.
The second reason why railroad offi
cials be'ieve the rai'roads w'Il be able to
weather a period of depression is based
on tbe beer ma! Jte.iarce of fre gbt
rates. In 1S93, when such a la-ge per
centage of the railroads of the country
was forced into the hands of receiver,
freight rates were in a slate of demorali
zation. In many sections of the country rates
were cut to a point where it whs i.npos
sible to mak a profit. This reckless
cutting of rates was one of the principal
causes of the failures. Should the coun
try again suffer bad times, such as oc
curred in 1893, it is admitted by railrohd
men that there will be some cutting of
freight rates. It is not believed, how
ever, that there will be any such de
moralization as was witnessed in 1893.
The control of the railroads of trie
countrv has become conceolrated in the
hands of a c impa'aLive;y few. These
interests will use all of their resources
to mainiain f.eight rates at figures
where a reasonable profit can be made"
With operating expenses greatly re
duced and rates maintained.it ia be
lieved that a majority of the railroads cf
the country can pass through a depres
si n as severe a that of 1893 without
coming under the influence of theconrts.
Asth
ma
"One of my daughters bad a
terrible case of asthma, we tried
almost everything, but without re
lief. We then tried Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral, and three" and one-half
bottles cured her." Emma Jane
Entsminger, Langsville. O.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
certainly curesmany cases
of asthma.
And it cures bronchitis,
hoarseness, weak lungs,
whooping-cough, croup,
winter coughs, night
coughs, and hard colds.
Three ilzes : 25c, 50c, $1. All druggists.
Consult your doctor. If be says take It,
theu do as he says. If he tells you not
to take It, then don't take it. He knows.
Leave it with him. We are willing.
J. C. A.YER CO., Lowell, Mass.
Prospect for Coal.
A company or mutual association, of
John Day citizens has been formed for
the purpose of investigating the eoal
condition of this valley. In order to
form a basis of operations sufficiently
attractive to induce co-operation of cap
ital, leases have been aeoured on large
tracts of iand lying north of the river
on the Long Creek road; and options
taken on still other portions of the pros
pective coal fieldH in the immediate vi
cinity ann further down the river.
Most of the land so far taken under
lease belongs to B. C. Trowbridge and
John Silvers, and the company taking
it over is composed of P. A. Snyder,
Frank Foster and the Dexter Bros.
Th leases are made out on a royalty
basis for a term of 99 years, and include
to date 2800 acres. When the transac
tions have been completed there will be
somathing like 5000 aores subject to the
lease. It is thought that these terms
will furn ish ample scope, both in ex
tenf and time, for operations on a scale
large enough to attract financiel concern.
Grant County News.
Watches for the Holidays
We have them from $2.50 up for boys and $12.50 up for ladies
and gentlemen ; at these prices no one need be without a watch.
All our watches are sold under a guarantee, hence you run no risk
if you buy a watch of us.
We can interest you when you want Christmas Gifts.
JEWELRY of every description
SILVERWARE-1847 Rogers Brothers
Sterling, Standard makes.
CLOCKS Reliable Lines.
CUT GLASS Libby's, the best.
RINGS in all manner of settings and sizes
Artistic Engraving Done.
P. 0. B0RG, JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Russian Fasts and Holidays.
The great number of fasts ana holi
days also stand severely in the way of
progress in Russia. In 1902, without
reckoning ordinary Wednesdays and
Fridays, which are always fast days,
there were only 176 days which did not
fall under one head or the other, and
many fell under both. Besides the or
dinary Lenten period which, however,
in Russia is 43 days long instead ot 40
they have three shorter periods of fast
ing, one of 19 days in June, one of 14
days in August, and another of 33 days
in November and December. There are
also three single days of fasting, in
which two ure also holidays.
Fasting is a serious matter in Russia,
for fish, n.il and eggs are forbidden as
well as meats. The result is that the
markets for such products are largely
cut off for bint orw -third of the year,
and dai-y farming becomes unprofit ible,
as strict ob-erv nce of f 'Sts is a weight
ier matter with the people than honesty
or any of er ftatu'e of our system of
mor t!s.
i.I LJ
The First National Grocery 8
Can be found on Main street and
is the place to buy : : : : : :
Groceries, Provisions, Glassware, Tin-
ware and Furnishing Goods
These Goods are well adapted to
either City or Country Trade : : :
Staple
Fancy
Groceries
Fine
teas
Coffees
Good Goods...
Fair Prices.i
T. R. HOWARD, Heppner
pmsT National ank
OF HEPPNER.
O. A. RHEA President G. W. OONSER Cashier
T. A. RHEA Vio President 1 E. L. FREELAND. .Assistant Uashier
Transact a General Banking Business.
EXCHANGE ON ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD BOUuIIT AND -OT.P
Collections made on all points on reasonable terms. Surplus and undivided profits f"5,000.
,(wspaperi Consolidate.
Astoria, Or. Dec. 2. The Daily Morn-
'n r Astorian- and Pai'y Evening Hews
have consolidated and from reports will
continu' to issue b'tn a morning ana
afternoon paper. The papers will be
under one management anil th plant of
the Astorian will be rtihzed for both.
Oti Patterson has been the owner of
Astorian for a few months, and Robert
Gibson of the News.
Shippers in Willamette valley
report the f-hortage of cars telieved
on the .Southern Pacific and pro
ducts again moving.
The 3-year-old son of J. T. Mc-
Culloch, of Jordan, Linn county
was drowupd Thursday morning
while playing on a footing over
Jordan creek.
SPRING
AND
SUM
eMER
.SHOES.
..ffl. LICHTENTHAL..
THE UP-TO-DATE
SHOE DEALER....
When you need anything in
the line of Shoes, come in and
examine our immense stock.
Can supply you with neat and
well-made footwear at reasonable
prices. :::::::::
Custom Work
a Specialty...
HPPNER,
OREGON
For Next Flxlit Days
Suits made to order for
$15.00
Henry Bode, Tailor,
Heppner, Oregon
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine i Tatiets. e ffl.Jy
Ui.n Mnrirwi fcoxes sold in txist 12 months. TMs sicrnatrrw XyT
Cures Crip
la Two Days.
on every
box. 25c.