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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1904)
51 ? .DJIQJZJ3tS t V The H eppner Gazette MILLINERY NEWS Choice of our best Trimmed liats $1.98 Choice of our best 1 Q K Street Hats A Thursday January 14, 1901 MEN'S HATS The Weed's News 1 All redufpfl in price One lot 81.50 to $2.50 Hats 95 cents One lot Odds and Ends 25c is Local and Personal Happenings in and About the City. morning B. B. Hainan left Monday for Lis home in Boston. Attorney C. E. Redfield was a pas senger for Portland, Monday. J. M. Keeney of Shaniko, was an in coming passenger Tuesday evening. The city council this week purchased 500 feet of new hose for fire protection. Miss Elma Byrne of Salem, is assist ing in the Baptist revival meetings in this city. Mrs. Phil Metschan and little daugh ter came up from Portland. Tuesday evening. James Cecil is very sick with rheuma tism at the residence of T. A. Khea in this city. Frank Farnsworth was in Portland, this week, attending the stockmen's conventions. W. B. Hancock, superintendent of the Willow creek coal mines, went to Port land, Monday. Frank Roberts' two valuable hunting dogs have disappeared. Liberal reward for their recovery. O. E. Johnson, of Gooseberry, went to Portland, Monday to attend the stockmen's convention. Ticket number Oil which has not been presented gets the perfume case at Ileppner DrugCo's. Holy mass will be said at Ileppner on Sunday, January 24, at 11:30 a. m. Rev. M. J. Kelly, Hector. 'f herd wi'l be no services in the Epis u pil Mission i ext Sunday. Sn day b IioI at 1') a. m. as tina1. Mrs. Elizabeth Gohn, who has been visiting relatives in this city, started Monday for her home in Boise, Idaho. Tunis Swielr, of Cottonwood, Grant county, was a passenger for Portland, Monday, to attend the convention of the stockmen. Frank Roberts, Art Minor, Pee Mat lock, W. It. Irwin, Wm. Cowins and John Blake will attend the tournament shoot at Pendleton, next week. Wm. Matlock, of Lone Rock, left this city Tuesday morning for the Alberta country. He goes to look for a stock ranch where he will take rQ0 head of cattle in the spring. John Canity of Helena, Montana, who resided in Morrow county "0 years ago is in the city. Mr. Garrity owns a farm in Eight Mile, and contemplates coming back to Morrow county again. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Farnsworth and daughters Misses Mary and Flo. left Monday morning for San Francisco where Mr. Farnsworth goes on business. They stopped in Portland to attend the Livestock convention. Mr. and Mtb Geo MeKnight, C. A. Rhea, Price Florence, J. M. Hager, W. P. Dutton, and Wm. Barrett, went to Portland, Monday to attend the annual sessions of the National Livestock cor. vention and the National Woolprowere' Association. Services iti Baptist church over night boginning at 7:20, conducted by the pastor and Chas. G. Hart, the sing ing evangelist. Next Sunday and there after Rev. Hugh M. Krr.g the "Irish Business Evangelist" will conduct the preaching services. Already good crowds are in attendance. The winter so far has certainly been favorable for everybody In Eastern Ore gon. Here it is the middle of January with bright warm days and no frost at night. Stockmen who were Bhort of hay and feared a hard winter, now feel safe. Stock is yet in good condition and grass is still growing on the langes. In fact, the weather Las not been cold enough this winter to kill down the grass. Wheat is growing and fall sown grain is making m good stand. ONLY TWO-WEEKS MORE OF THIS BIG SALE The second week of the sale now drawing to a close has convinced us that the people of Heppner and vicinity appreciate the exceptional opportunities we are offering them to supply their needs at a great saving in money. At the rate the good things are go ing, our large stock will soon be depleted, therefore we would advise an early calf if you need anything in Table Linens, Towels, Crashes, Bed Spreads, Sheeting, Muslins, Blankets, Comforts, or any other home necessities. They are all going at Greatly Re duced Prices now. I I SHIRT WAISTS AND SILK WAISTS REDUCED 20 PER CENT Dressing SACQUES 68c, 98c, 1.38 'LADIES" FLEECED Wrappers 78c, 98c, 1.23 Ladies Knit Skirts IIC I I , I V, JOt 1.1U. Lit! Ill'1 ik : OVERCOATS Choice of our men's best Overcoats $15 to 20 values $13.50 810 to 815 values $9.50 85.00 to 88.00 values $4.75 Choice of boys coats $4.50 25c YOUR CHOICE OF THESE WHOLE VALUES FOR 1 Men's White Dress Shirts , 25c Boy's Colored Soft Shirts 25c Boy's Knee Pants, 4 to 11 years 25c Boy's Buckskin Gloves, slightly soiled 25o Boy's Heavy Wool Knit Gloves 25c iijy'n Heavy Lu.'-d hetulifr Mittens 25o tain's hini llijf.' lints uni Caps 25c Men's 35c Heavy Wool Sooks 25o ' Lodies' Wool Hoods and Fascinators 25o Ladies' 35 o Fleeced Underwear 25o Ladies' Fast Black Cashmere Hose 25c Misses and Children's Rubbers 25o Children's Heavy Fleeced Un lemear 25a Ladies' end Men's Carpet Slippers 2."o Fleishers Best German Knitting Yarn ....... 2r7o Good Canvas Telesoope, small 25c Children's Wool Hooch and T&niB ......... . '. 25o Infants Soft Sole Shoes 25o Largs Size Tin Cclfee I'ot L'e Large, Heavy Tm WwU-r Ducket .'.'. 2hi Uae Ton ml of tin B'-tu Cnrp"? Warp All go at 25c. All are worth 25 to 50 per cent mere 25c m; is uiirr nitivi:. Kiglit TlionsaiiU IZiiimies and Slaughtered. Caught Another big rabbit drive occurred at Harry Rogers' place on Butter creek, Sunday laft, and it is estimated that not less than 80C ) rabbits were sent to the happy hunting grounds in consequence thereof. A npeeial train left Ileppner Sunday morning and arrived at the scene of the drive about 12 o'clock, carrying about 00 Morrow county people. About 700 people attended the drive. There were peveral accidents but none of a serious nature. Will Ilreed Fine Chickens. W. O. Minor and C. S. Lowe will en gage extensively in the business of rais ing fine chickens. They have rented land just above Ileppner, which has been ferced and arranged for the keep ing of a iarge humber of chickens in the proper manner. There are good com fortable buildines, and everything will be put in first class shape for the raie ing of fowls. Mr. Lowe is an ex perienced man in this line, and it ia un necessary to say that Mr Minor will only have the best strains that money will buy. They will breed principally Barred Rocks and Buff Leghorns and wdl make a specialty of furnishing eggs to people who want to improve their stock. They now have 100 Barred Rock pullets, and 1C3 BniT Leghorn pullets, and they are beasties. It is the finest lot of chickens that has ever been brought to Heppner. Morrow county is a favored place for chicken raising. In fact, the climate of Easteru Oregan is Well snited to the breeding of fowls. Minor fe Lowe bave started in right and they ooght to be successful. ivfffy '.nvfi j'jjf jEffiffiff tus ; M. of F., J. G. Griffith ; K. of R. & S., Garfield Crawford; M fit A., Chas. Thomson; I. G., Floyd Thomas; O. G., Frank Boi g Joint Installation. Officers Installed. The following officers of Doric ledge K. of P. were installed Tuesday evening. C. C, Thos. Brennan; V. C, Wm. Letrace; Prelate Louis Bisbee; M. of W.. W. C. Miller; M. of E., D. O. Jus- The members of Kate J. Young lodtre No. 29, Degree of Honor, and Whit more lodge No. 45, A. O. U. V., celf brated the close of a very prosperous year by joining in an open installation at the Knights of Pythias hall last Thursday evening, January 7, 1904. Mrs. Anna I. Matlock, installing officer of the Degree of Honor, first, in stalled the following officers for the en suing year. Past Chief of Ilonnr, Mrs Lizzie Mat lock ; Chief of Honor, Mrs W P Scriv ener; Lady of Honor, Mrs A K Higgs; Chief of CernoniPB, Mrs J K Carr; Recorder, Mrs W V fMiiead" ; Financier, Mr3 Frank Gilliam; Receiver, Mrs D V S Reid ; Usher, Mrs S P Ganigues; Inside Watch, Mrs J L Yeager; Outside Watch, H F Garrlgiies. At the close of the installation cere monies by the ladies of the Bvgree, Past Master W P Scrivener took the Chair and installed the following officers of Whitmore lodge: Past Master Workman, J G Griffiths; Master Workman, A K Higtrs; Fore man, J W McGee; Overseer, H J Mat lock; Recorder, R A Thompson; Fi nancier, J K Carr; Guide, N L Shipley; Inside Watchman, August Mitchell; Outside Watchman, Ora Yeager; Trustee, Jell" Jones. The doors of the banquet hall were then thrown open and all sat down to an elegant supper prepared by the ladies and the members of Whitmore lodge. After supper all joined in play ing games and pleasant social inter course until the hour of twelve called them home. The past year has been a very suc cessful one for both these lodges and they are now in a very prosperous con dition. The Degree of Honor has a membership roll of 50, mostly bene ficiary members. Owing to the cheap- LOUIS & PLEISS TAILORS First class work and fit guaranteed . . . . Reasonable Prices Heppner, - Oregon i ness of their insurance they are in creasrg in membership quite rapidly having initiations moot every meeting. They have now 11 to initiate at next meeting and more applications on the way. During the past year they paid Cmly eight assessments, four of these deaths having been in the lodge at Ileppner. Whitmore lodge lias a W.elnbership of 7.J in good standing and is taking in new members most every session. They initiated 21 ntiw members in the year 1903 and have a number of applications yet to be acted on. Much of the suc cess in securing new members has been due to the f-fibrts of Ralph Feeney, Past Grand Master, who ia untiring in his work for the order. In recognition of his services in be-j half of Whitmore lodge the members presented him with a handsome gold watch charm. 2 year olds in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia in 1902. Winner of the Iliil.ee stakes at Salem, the largest purse giyen for 2 year-olds. Run second in the free for all, the eecond time he was ever start' d. I will alsO seil Oregon George's full brother, now two years old, larger and a finer looker ttian George. These two I will now oiler for JtX)0. Jacks bred in Oregon are long lived, but those brought from the East in variably die in from one to three years after being brought here. They don't stand our climate. If you want torses or mules I can suit you. Largest horse breeder it: Oregon. For further information address i'.KN SWAGGART, Heppner, Oregon. ( all and Settle. Horses and .Utiles for Kale. I have on hand for sale six jacks from two to six years old, Maltese and Rlack Warger breeds. Forty head of good mules from three to 5 years old. One Norman Stallion, four years old, coal black, weight 1000 pounds. A large number of finely matched high bred driving teams and single drivers, also a large number of the finest bred saddle horses in Oregon. I will sell OREGON GEORGE, now four yearo old, that defeated the best All persons indebted to the firm of Stewart it Kirk are requested to call and settle by January 1,1904. Accounts not settled by above date will be placed in the hands of an attorney for collec tion. We desire to balance our books on the first of the year. Stewart & Kirk.. J. S. Cole, of Eugene, was awarded $400 damages against Lane count', because of injuries sustained by falling througli a bridge on the county road with his team some time ago.