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THE GAZETTE
HEPPNER, OREGON
UNIQUE BALLOONIN
Willie Hoppe, the American
billiard expert, has wod the inter
national championship at Paris,
defeating Vingeaux and Sanchez.
The banking firm of Stephen
Leuhrman & Son, of Bremen, has
failed with liabilities of 1,500,000.
Several New Tork firms are af
fected. The four principal baseball or
ganizations of the Uniied States
incorporate 168 clubs, employing
in the aggregate 2,500 first class
players.
Insurance rates on vessels flying
the Japanese flag have raised 10
per cent on all Pacific coast ports.
Governor McBride, of Washing
ton, has commuted the death sen
tence of John Reynolds, to im
prisonment for life. Reynolds
killed a man in Kings county two
years ago, and the case has been
in the supreme court ever since.
Views of th Antarctic Regions
from Overhead.
Iaportut Ralta of Bp!ltion to
Soathvrn Polar Sm Unique
In the Annali of Aero
Mtle. Balloon ascents for military recon
noissance are common enough. Some
day they will be extensively employed
for geographical exploration, perhaps
There is tai of using captive airships
for enabm .ourists to view Alpine
sceneo ea.., . But for polar research
they have cus far been practically
neglected, i wr Andree hoped that in
a free bullosa -ie might drift steadily
northward lrom Spitzbergen several
hundred miles, but he paid for that
error with his life. The trial which
was made in the Antarctic stus lrom
the British ship Discovery is practi
cally unique in the annals of aero
nautics. Never before was a success
ful ascent made under similar condi
tions, says the New York Tribune.
Leaving Lyttleton, New Zealand,
just before the close of 1901, the Brit
ish expeditio pi.wed steacilj south
ward,' heading for Cape Adair. The Ice
barrier which ekirts the Antarctic con
tinent extends almost continuously
along the sixty-fifth or sixty-sixth par
allel of south latitude. By far the
most remarkable break in the coast
line occurs to the southeastward of,
Australia. There is an enormous re
cess, 500 or 600 miles deep, and fully
as wide, called McMurdo bay. Along
its western shore lies Victoria Land.
Its eastern boundary is poorly denned,
and is represented only vaguely by ice.
The southern side is almost straight
and extends eastward and westward
fairly close to the seventy-eighth par
allel o latitude
Touching first at Cape Adair, of the
northwestern corner of the bay,' Capt.
Scott skirted Victoria Land and
reached the southwestern corner, near
the volcanoes Erebus and Terror.
Turning eastward on January 22, 1902,
he worked his way slowly along the
Ice barrier, which for more than 500
miles has a height of from 50 to 280
feet. Apparently the ice had receded
somewhat from the limits noted by
Sir James Ross, who explored the
region In 1845. During the next few
days Capt. Scott saw land off to the
eastward of him which has never be
fore been chartered, and also observed
that the ice barrier itself practically
disappeared, and was replaced by slop
ing ice, which doubtless covered land.
The barrier proper is a frozen pack, is
generally level in spite of its rough
ness, and is thought t,o overlie sea.
It was just after turning back after
these observations toward Mount
Erebus that the balloon ascent was
made. The ship was still under con
trol, the season corresponding to mid
summer. An inlet through the ice,
which reached further southward than
any other to which the Discovery could
penetrate, was now utilized to study
the land. Hydrogen, compressed in
cylinders and brought from home, was
used to Inflate the gas bag. Owing to
the low temperature of this region, a
much greater quantity was required
than would have been needed in tem
perate climates. The cable which held
this floating observatory captive was
750 feet long. No satisfactory landing
place was discovered, but an admirable
view of the region was had. This oc
curred February 4, 1902. Then the
Discovery pushed on westward, found
a satisfactory anchorage in McMurdo
strait, close to Mount Erebus, and on
March 24 (Just after the autumnal
equinox) she was froBen in. Subpft
quently Capt. Scott organized sledge
parties which explored the vicinity.
The most important results of the
expedition up to the time the relief
ship. Morning, left it last winter, were
as follows:
First Diseorerr of new land east
of McMurdo bay.
Second Discovery tfeat Mounts Ere
bus and Terror are on a small island
and not the mainland.
Third Finding good winter quar
ters for a ship In south latitude 77:50.
east longitude 1(56:42. with land close
by for a magnetic observatory.
Fourth A record of 92 degrees be
low zero Fahrenheit
Fifth A sledge journey to 82:17
south latitude, and observations of
land as far off as 81:30, Including
peaks and mountain ranges 14,000 feet
high.
Sixth Evidence tht the vast ice
covered plateau which reaches west
ward from McMurdo bay Is In some
places 9.000 feet high.
Seventh A large amount of mag
netic and biological and deep sea
sounding.
Uoenoa Ayrt-u a Blur City.
Buenos Ay res, the capital of thv Ar
gentine Republic, is the largest city In
South America. It is also the largest
city In the southern hemisphere, and
the largest city In the western hemi
sphere 60Uth of Philadelphia, says St.
Nicholas. It is, moreover, the largest
Spanish-speaking city in the world. Its
population probably exceeds 900,000,
and ia increasing rapidly.
LOCAL JV1AKKETS.
Ileppner Quotation on Staples
Hought and Sold Here
RETAIL GROCERY PRICES.
COFFEE Mocha and Jaya. best 40c
per pound ; next grade, 35c per pound ;
package coffee, Lion and Arbuckle, 6
packages for $1.
RICE Best head rice 10c per pound ;
next grade 8 cents per pound.
SUGAR Cane granulated, best $6 25
per sack ; do 14 pounds $1.
SALT Coarse U 'per 100; 85c 50
pounds.
FLOUR $4 45$5per barrel.
BACON 1618c per pound.
HAMS lG17c per pound.
COAL OIL $1 50$1 65 for 5 gal
lons ; $3 25 per case.
VEGETABLES.
POTATOES lc per pound.
California eweet potatoes 4c per pound.
CABBAGE 2c per pound.
ONIONS--2Jc per pound.
FRUITS.
BANANAS 40c per dozen.'
APPLES3c per pound.
LEMONS 30c per dozen.
ORANGES 40c50c per dozen.
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY.
Prices paid by dealer to the producer.
CHICKENS $3 50 per dozen.
BUTTER Fancy creamery, 70c per
roll ; ranch, 60c per roll.
BEEF CATTLE, ETC.
COWS $2 50$3 per hundred.
S1EERS $33 50 per hundred.
HOGS Live, 5c;dressed, 6Vc pound.
VEAL Dressed, 6c perfpound.
SHEEP $1 50$2 50.
HAY AND FEED.
CHOPPED BARLEY $27 50 per ton
THE
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AT ROGE ISLAND
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Through personally conducted Tourist
sleeping cars between Portland and Chi
cago once a week, and between Ogden
and Chicago three times a week, via the
Scenic Line.
Through standard sleeping earadaily between
Ogden and Chicago via the Scenic Line.
Through standard sleepingearsdaily between
Colorado Springs and St Louis.
Through Btandard and tourist sleeping cars
daily between 8111 Francisco and Chicago via
Los Angeles and HI Paso.
Through standard sleeping cars and chair
cars daily between St. Paul and Chicago.
Be sure to see that your ticket reads via tho
Great Rock Island Route
The be-1 and most reasonable dining; car er
vice. Midday lunch 50 cents.
For rates, folders and descriptive literature
write to
L. B.GORHAM, GEO. W. BAI NTER
QCNCRAL AGENT. TRAV. PAb. AGT.
250 Alder St.Portland, Ore.
Land Office Hush.
GBOSHEHS
0LLI6ER
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Have just opened a new
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Eain and May streets.
Finest Liquors and
Cigars
Pendleton Beer on
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Hot and Cold Lunches
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Notice off Final Settlement.
Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
adminfstra'rix of the estate of Joseph F. Ox ley.
deceased, will make final settlement of his ac
counts with said estate as such adminiHtratrix,
at the March term of the County Court of Mor
row Ccmntv, Oregon, to tie holden at Ileppner.
in said County, on the 7th day of March, I'M at
10 o'clock A. M. of said day.
MAKGARET OX LEV.
75-79 Administratrix.
La Grande, Feb. 11. Since the open
ing of the land office here, there has
been one continuous chain of applicants
for homestead filings, proofs and other
land routine and the office force has
been worked to fullest capacity.
. Many homestead proofs' have been
held in abeyance since the close of the
office, three months ago, and the appli
cants are now making the second trip
here to complete title.
HEALESTATEBAKGAINS
Offered by Whiteis & Patterson
Real Estate Dealers.
MANY RARE OFFERS MADE
Watch This Space Each Week, aa
in any Ranchea Will be
Ijlated Here.
1120 acres, part good farm land, rest
fine grazing land. One fine seven room
house, three houses for tenants, good
barn and out buildings, fine orchard,
700 acres government land.fencerf, nine
miles from Hamilton. About 40 acres
of good timber on land. $7.00 per acre.
Easy payment.
640 acres, good houses and barns,
finely watered, 200 acres meadow land,
timber on the land will more than half
pay for it, adjacent to outside range,
fine ranch for some one at a reasonable
price. Five miles from Lone Rock.
200 acres IK miles from Lexington.
A snap for a short time.
1120 acres 3 mles from Lexington,
fine wheat ranch, nearly all under
cultivation, some improvements. Will
be sold on reasonable terms.
640 acres 2 miles lrom Ileppner, fine
wheat ranch, plenty of good spring
water, all under good 3 wire fence and
cross fences. Will be sold at a bargain.
1240 acres, 800 acres plow land, 3
dwelling houses, large barn just com
pleted, all of 300 aires can be irrigated,
all under good 3 wire fence, adjacent to
gjvernment range, fine i-toca ranch.
Snap.
320 acres, wneat land, 260 acres under
cultivation, all under good two wire
fence. Price $2000. This is a bargain.
e have a number of good houses and
lots in Ileppner for sale very cheap.
JUST STARTED . . ,
Tlios. Brennan,
Practical
Horseshoer
Entire Attention deyoted to Horse
shoeing. No other work.
Lower Main street next to Mead
ows' Livery Barn.
Before You Order
Tombstones, Marble
or Granite Work
You will do well to see
Monterastelli Brothers
and get prices. They have
a fane stock on band.
MAIN STREET, HEPPNER, ORE.
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General Drayage and
Heavy Hauling
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