Heppner gazette., June 30, 1904, Image 3

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Dates of Wool Sales.
The following dates have been fixed
for the public wool sales under the
sealed bid method.
Tendleton, May 23, June10, 21.
Heppner, May 26, June 8, 23.
Shaniko, June 2, 14. July 1.
Baker City, June 17.
Elgin, June 28.
ISAM) IT IN A 1'AKilC,
Stage Ilobber more frightened
Tliau Passengers.
John Day, Or., June 27. Although
four days have passed since the Canyon
Whitney stage was held up and robbed
of three mailbags, nothing has been
done to apprehend the criminals.
Grant County officials do not know
whether the act was committed in this
or Baker County, and no steps have
been taken by them to capture the out
laws. The scpre of the hold-up is 20
miles this side of Sumpter and eight
miles below Austin. The county line is
about half a mile this side of the new
town of Tipton, and it was at this point
where the first highwayman made his
appearance and commanded the driver
to halt. Officers went from Whitney,
Biker County, and looked at the ground
but if they did much more, it is not on
record. As the wires are down, pre
sumably cut by the criminals as a pre
caution in escaping, it has not yet been
learned whether the mailbags were re
covered.
The two passengers on board the
stage were Robert Officer, returning
from the pioneer reunion held in Tort
land, and Mr. Turner, a Baker City
stonecutter, coming to John Day! to
work on the new bank building. Mr.
Officer gave the following account of
the robbery.
"We were driving along at a good
trot about 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
when the stage reached a small decliv
ity on the road about half a mile this
side of Tipton. I heard a man's voice
swearing and giving orderB, and almost
immediately a man wearing a black
mask emerged from behind a clump of
phmbs, carrying a pistol in each hand.
He ordered the driver to stop and get
djwn from his seat. At the same time
another man, aleo heavily masked,
came from the opposite side of the road
and told us to get out, hold up our
Jiands and turn our backs to the stage.
He then went through our pockets, but
h's fingers were trembling so and his
breathing so shook his body that he
could not tell when his hand came in
contact with the purses. When he
slapped my purse, I supposed it was
gone, but he overlooked it. I had some
little money, Mr. Turner about $90 and
Mr. Travis, the driver, some loose
change. But not a cent was discovered
and taken.
"The man who came from the woods
last then mounted into the stage and
began to throw out the leather mail
bags. After throwing out one or two,
he was told by the driver that there
wasn't any more, and quit looking and
got down out of the stage. He had
missed the only one that was likely to
have had much of value in it, as it was
the one containing the packages.
"The driver was still covered, and the
passengers standing humped up with
their backB to the stage. The man who
had made the awkward search then
dragged the mailbags into the brush
near the roadside and began cutting
them open. After we had been de
tained about 15 minutes, we were told
to get in and move on. We did not dare
turn our heads to see what was going on
but we could distinctly hear the cutting
and tearing of the bags.
"Both men were tall, about 5 feet 10
or 11 inches, and rather a light build.
The masks were so heavy that no idea
of the features of the men could be
gotten. Only one thing is sure, and
that is they were more badly frightened
than we were, and I believe they were
simply bad boys out of a job."
WATER FOB CEITIETER Y.
Enougli Money Has Been Sub
scribed to put in Water.
Geo. Conser who has been working to
raise money to secure water for the
Heppner cemetery has succeeded in
raising a fund of $1500 which according
to the estimates will be a sufficient
amount to do the necessary piping and
put in the water which will be pumped
from the well of the Light l& Water
Company. The work will be com
menced right away and the cemetery
will be greatly improved in appearance
by nice lawns.
Following is the subscription list pro
cured by Mr. Conser:
E D Rood $100 00
J W Morrow 100 00
Geo Conser 100 00
O A Rhea 50 Oo
Wm Hughes 50 00
Phil Metschan, Jr 50 00
DBStalter., 40 00
J R Simons 25 00
LL Matlock 25 00
L E Bisbee 25 00
E M Shutt 25 00
John Kilkenny 25 00
John Sheridan 25 00
T W Avers 25 00
Ed McDaid 25 00
S P Florence 25 00
T J Matlock 25 00
J B Natter 25 00
Frank Gilliam 25 00
P C Creswell 25 00
MJFMorgan 25 00
Monterestelli Bros 25 00
J A Thompson 25 00
J C Kirk 25 00
J C Hayes 20 00
D C Gurdane 20 00
J J Wells 20 00
E C Ashbaugh 20 00
A L Ayers 20 00
J P Rhea 20 00
Jas Wyland 20 00
Frank Sloan 20 00
C J Matlock 20 00
E W Rhea 15 00
I) O Justus 15 00
John Kinsman 10 00
C C Salirg 10 00
E R Swinburne 10 00
Heppner Gazette 10 00
E L Freeland 10 00
J C Borchers 10 00
J W Shipley 10 00
Henry Jones 10 00
Clyde Wells 10 00
L W Briggs 10 00
S P Garrigues 10 00
I, V Gentry 10 00
Frank Kilkenny 10 00
McCabe Bros 10 00
Worst of all Experiences.
Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last?
Such was the experience of Mrs. S. H.
NewBon, Decatur, Ala. "For three years,
ehe writes, "I endured insufferable pain
from indigestion, stomach and bowel
trouble. Death seemed inevitable when
doctors and all remedies failed. At
length I was indnoed to try Electric Bit
ters and the result was miraculous. I Im
proved at once and now I'm completely
recovered." For Liver, Kidney, Stom
ach and Bowel troubles Eleotrio Bitters
is the only medioine. Only 50o. It's
guaranteed by E. J. Slooum, Druggist.
T7T7 A H f T7 OSFZ
Maics tnc ntir grow lone and heavy, and keeps it sort and glossy.
Stops falling hair and cures dandruff. And it always restores
color to gray hair. Sold for fifty
AEBmns 10 00
John T Kirk 10 00
F B Kistner 10 00
A Andrews 10 00
L 11 Donivan 10 00
W V Crawford 10 00
Albert Wright 10 00
A K Iliggs 10 00
Emma Welch 10 00
H E Bartholomew 10 00
Rev John Warren 10 00
R L Large 5 00
W H Bennett 5 00
Henry Scherzinger 5 00
N S Whetstone 5 00
Jas Hart 5 00
S E Van Vector 5 00
WL Smith 5 00
BPDoherty 5 00
J T Mitchell 5 00
EB Stanton 5 00
C C Patterson 5 00
JK Carr ; 5 00
J J Adkins 5 00
OA Minor 5 00
Mrs Jas Matlock 5 00
Clyde Brock 5 00
Lewis Kinney 5 00
T A Rhea 5 00
Jesse Kirk 5 00
R C Hart 5 00
E G Noble 5 00
L C Campbell 5 00
WP Scrivener 5 00
Frank Borg 5 00
MLichtenthal 2 50
Frank Lee 2 50
UIILMOMS OF UBASSIIOPl'ERS.
Damaging Second Crop of Alfalfa
But Mot Injuring Wheat.
Grasshoppers by the million are ap
pearing in some localities in Morrow
County. They have settled in great
numbers in the Sand Hollow country,
where they are doing considerable dam
age. They are doing the most damage
to alfalfa and the bay crop, and in some
places are taking gardens.
The first crop of alfalfa which was im
mense, has practically all been saved,
but it is feared that very little of the
second crop can be saved, owing to the
ravages of the millions of these insects
that have been congregating in the al
falfa fields. At Hynd Bros.' big ranch
in Sand Hollow, they are so thick in the
alfalfa that in the evening after the in
sects go to rooet on the heads of the al
falfa plants they can be scooped up by
the gallon by taking a coal oil can or
bucket and striking through the grass.
It is only the work of a short time to
fill a gunny sack. Some of them caught
this way are being fed to hogs.
Along Willow Creek, where there are
many alfalfa fields, the grasshoppers are
numerous and doiDg considerable dam
age; in some places they are attacking
wheat fields but are not doing much
damage, owing to the fact that the grain
is nearing maturity and is getting hard.
However, they are stripping the green
leaves from the stalks. In the wheat
belt they have not appeared in sufficient
numbers to cause any alarm and the
damage to the wheat crop will be of
little conseqneuce.
During an electric storm at
Chester, Fa., five boys took refuge
under a cherry tree which was
struck by lightning, killing three
of the boys.
Driven to Despetation.
Living at an out of the way place, re
mote from civilization, a family is often
driven to desperation in case of accident
resulting in Burns, Cuts, Wounds, Ul
oers; etc. Lay in a supply of Bucklen's
Arnioa Salve. It's the best on earth. 25o
at Slooum'a Drugstore.
.o fishing.
Notice is hereby given that no fishing
or hunting w ill be allowed on the Price
Florence ranch. P. L. fc L. Co.
Sheepmen lake Notice.
Any one wishing to cross sheep be
tween Swale and Fotamus creeks, will
please call on C. A. Minor and get a per
mit. PEN LAND L. & L. Co.
Heppner Gazette Weekly Oreffonlan.
VEGETABLE SICILIAN
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Official Count of the State.
The official count of the ballots cast
in the last state election of Oregon has
just been made public by Secretary of
State Dunbar. The totals show the
following results on Democratic and Re
publican candidates for state and dis
trict officers as well as the votes cast for
local option and Constitutional amend
ments: Justice of Supreme Court
Moore, Rep 52,946
O'Day, Dem v 28,729
Moore plurality 24,217
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Bailev, Rep 48,821
Douglas, Dem 24,538
Bailey plurality 24;283
Representatives, First District
HermanD, Rep 23,970
Veatch, Dem 17,157
Hermann, plurality 6,813
Second District
Williamson, Rep 27,126
Simmons, Dem 12,773
Williamson plurality 14,353
Local Option
Yes 43,316
No 40,198
Plurality Yes... 3,118
Direct Primary Law
Yes 50,205
No 16,354
Plurality Yes .' 39851
Constitutional Amendment
(Office of State Printer)
Yes 45,334
No 14,031
Plurality Yes 31,303
Total number of electors .voting. .99,315
Two tons of date palms have
been received by the California
agricultural department, from the
Sahara desert. They cost the
state $15 each.
Miss Myrtle Edwards, of New
ark, N. J., swung so long that she
fell from the swing in an epileptic
fit.
CALL tOK IMDS.
We, the undersigned School Board of
District No. 40, Morrow .County, Ore
gon, respectfully ask for bids for the
furnishing of material and complete
construction of a school house for said
district, according to plans and speci
fications which can be seen at the post-
office in Ilardman, Oregon. Each bid
to be accompanied by an approved bond
in amount equal to the bid submitted.
The board will advance one third of the
contract price when the material is on
the ground and one .third as the build
ing progresses, the balance to be paid
after the acceptance of the building by
the board, the building to be completed
not later than October 1, 1904.
The board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
All bids will be opened on July 9,
1904, and all bidders are required to
snbmit bids before above named date.
J. H. WYLAND,
J. A. ADAMS,
II. E. LEE PER,
Board of Directors.
Ilardman, Oregon, June 30, 1904.
Alwers reliable Tta Weekly Oregonlaa,
azette, $1 per Year
SKILLFUL MACHINES.
Electrical Devices That Act in an
Intelligent Manner.
t'ned in the Government Ceim OB!vc
to Simplify the Work: of Bni
Meratlon Fertieolure of
Operation.
The most striking application of ma
chinery to the purpose of counting Is tzv
the electrical machines used In the cen
sus office, writes C. K. Wead, In St. Nich
olas. Last summer tens of thousand ot
enumerators over the country were
busy writing down on large sheets of pa. -per
the names of all the people in the
United States, their age, color, sex, plaw
of birth, occupation, etc. If the only
thing wanted were the number of people
in the country, it would be enough to.
count the names on all the6e sheets and
add them together. But the census ex
perts wished to find out perhaps a thou sand
other things; as how many native
born white men there are aged 20, 26.
etc.; how many foreign-born white men
there are of these ages; similarly for
women and colored people; then there
are the questions of place of birth, occu
pation, etc., to be answered, as how many
Texans were born in Ohio. Now imagine
that all the people in the United States
could march in a few months before a
thousand officials, each one of whom
counted only the people of one particular
class or description, as white males,
white fumales, white carpenters, Italian
girls ten years old, negro farmers, etc.;
then there would beobtained the various
facts for which the census is taken.
The practical operation of the census
gives the same results as this imaginary
operation. It comes about in this way:
For each one of the 77,000,000 people of
the country a card a little larger than &
oostal card is prepared, containing all
the information on the enumerator's
sheets except the name, a number being
used instead. This information is ex
pressed by punching holes in certain
places; thus a hole in one place meant
"white," another "male," another "3
years," another "blacksmith," and won.
These millions of punched cards rep
resent one by one the Individuals of
the nation, and they may bo passed be
fore the eyes of the supposed thousand'
officials, each of whom is to note hi
special facta. Going a step farther in
simplifying the work, instead of the
official counters mechanical counters
may be substituted, and instead of try
ing to use a thousand at once a smaller
number may be used and the cards lu
gone over several times. The machtw
will pick out the facts it la told to pick
out, and no others.
The apparent intelligence of the ma
chine may be explained thus: when the
card is put into the machine some 250
spring needles are brought down on it;
wherever there is a hole on needle
goes through and down into a drop of
mercury', and so closes an electric cir
cuit and causes the pointer on a coun
ter to move forward one number.
Thus as many of the Items on the card
can be counted at once as the operator
finds desirable; then another card is
put in the machine and the same items
are counted if they are on it Besides
this, the machine can be arranged to
count several items in combination, as
native-born white male doctors, and It Is
intelligent enough to ring a bell and
refuse to count, if the card is not put
In properly, or Is punched to read wid
ower aged ten years, woman arced 12.
female blacksmith, or any other of a
score of improbabilities or Impossibli
tiee. In Kansas.
'Squire Smith, of Harrison township.
In Kiowa county, has handed dowc
some new law. A man was brought l
fore him the other day charged with as sault.
The defendant admit m! th crha .
but said that he was justified in commit
ting it because tU- -.orrpl-iinipg witne.
had called him a lot of iW names. Tin
'squire discharged the prisoner. ayiny.
that a man who would cuss another de
served to be licked Kansas City Jour nal.
Tod Sloan, the once fainou-;
jockey, baa offered his services hi
exercise boy to bis trainer fiien Ja
He wan once worth So00,0K.
dPF HHTP!
HEPPNER, OREGON
Leading Eastern Oregon JiotJ
MODERN CONVENIENCES
ELECTRIC LIGHTED . . ,
Renovated and Kefhtted. Best
Herds in the City.
MIL METSCBLV, Jr., Prop