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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1904)
The Heppner Gazette Issued Thursday Morning. Warnock fc Michell. Entered at the Postofflce at Heppner Oregon, as second-class matter. Thursday June 30, 1904 Morrow couuty farmers ant stockmen are dow busy with hay harvest. This with the near ap proach of grain harvest has in creased the demand for labor There will be plenty of woik for all who want to work in Morrow county until late in the fall. While business is very quiet in Morrow county and has been for some time, there is every indica tion of good times for this fall and winter. The wool is now practi cally all cleaned up and sold and the big price received has been en couraging to the sheepmen and the industry in general. So far this season the market has not been flattering, but the fall market nromises to be better. While stock growing is still a prominent factor and this county can yet be classed as one of the prominent stock counties, agriculture is grad ually encroaching on the ranges, and instead of flocks and herds, waving grain fields are to be seen, and these grain fields will add much to our prosperity. For wheat alone, the 5 ield this season ought to be 1,500.000 bushels in this county, possibly more. At the present price of wheat which is about GO cents per bushel this big crop will distribute a very large amount of money in a county with only about 5000 population. rA C KIN Q IIO USE FOR POR TLAND. The announcement has been definitely made that Portland will get an independent packing plant. Whether the proposition will ma terialize depends mainly upon cer tain conditions that must be met in order to induce the investment of the large amount of capital which will be required to install and place in operation a plant that could be successfully conducted in opposition to the gigantic beef trust. Among the main requirements to be disposed of are, first, the taking of 250,000 worth of stock by stockmen and others interested in the Northwest. The guaran teeing of proper railroad facilities, and above all that a sufficient sup ply of livestock will be available to insure the running of the plant. While all these problems are dif ficult, the time has not only been forced by the methods pursued by the beef trust in which the great stock interests representing capital to the amount of 83,500,000,000, as against a capitalization of $100, 000,000 by the beef trust, when the stockgrowers must do some thing in the way of independent action, but the time has also ar rived when a suitable far western plant is the logical outcome Jof conditions caused by the rapid settlement of our vast domain. Owing to the advantages of both roilroad and water transportation facilities within the grasp of Port land which will ba greatly im proved by the opening of the Co lombia river which is now a cer. certainty beyond a reasonable doubt, the Oregon metropolis is the logical site for the construction of a big packing plant. The independent packing house idea is the outcome of the delib erations of the National Livestock Association, composed of stock, growers who desire to protect their iaterests, and for this and many other reasons, the actual stock growers of the Northwest should take action in fostering a .concern of their own in the Northwest in order to relieve bad conditions which are growing worse under the manipulation of the beef trust which now has the grower at its mercy. HI' ITI 11? It CHOP ASSURED. Prospecta Vro Never lletler Morrow County. In The unusually cool weather during the latter of last week somewhat retard- Owing to the rapid advance of e( t, pro2re8a of haying, especially i nri immigiation, tne once great esi- th alfalfa, keening it from curing after ern; ranges are . Jbeing contracted being cut and CHU6iDB a little delay but and this condition will be con- , . nn , mncrn i i t e tinuea more ana mom while the cool weather kept having a vast areaof governmentjrange feack a mt,e u wil, be of benefifc tQ tfae the growers must cut downttheir .q fe of more benefit to herds to their own holdings and 8pring grain tball that B0Wn in the fall ao more ieeuing. Instead of drvin out it is heloinc erain Here m Eastern uregon tnis fi. 11 l,,lnnnlu rf spring mere weiu Within th last few davs reoorts from sheep and cattle for sale, but they afl h were; run to get quantity jaore c bave been mQre .i i . nM. ..I. . . " tnanJ ouailiV. ixie mar on wats U J. W bad simply because the only market for them was in the East and there was no Eastern demand for feeders. Immigration is certain, and as the herds are cut down, the stock will be fed for the butchers' block and the packing house, and the profits will be surer and will bene fit more people. Wre have a rich agricultural country and instead of sending our products a long distance in bulk when the profits are cut into by freight rates, we can grow more stock, do more feeding and have a home demand by the in auguration of Western packing nouses. LEXINGTON NEWS. able than at any time this season. It is now considered that fall grain is past all danger, ae the grain is well filled every where and turning very fast. For awhile it was thought that it was too dry for spring wheat and that the yield would be cut down on account of the dry weather, but within the last week there has been a great, improve ment in spring grain of all kinds and the yield will be good. J. A. Woolery who is making some investigation and wbo is well posted stated to the Gazette that be had found spring wheat better than the average "I am of the opinion that Morrow coun ty wheat will average 20 bushels to the acre all around this season. Of course some fields will not make this, but there are fields that will yield from 35 to 40 bushels to the acre," said Mr. Woolery. Everywhere the wheat is well headed and the indications are that there will be good quality as well as large quantity. The headiug of barley is now already under way and in some localities wheat will be ready to cut about the first of July. MINOR&CO. MINOR&CO. 300 in Cash Gifts TO Another firfm Rcic. Lexington,. June 29, 1904. Iioscoe Miller, of Heppner, was in town Sunday. Some of our boys went to Eight Mile Sunday to play baseball. R. A. Nichols and family re- urned from Waitsburg, Wash., riday evening. Irank lyler, who has been in Many relics and greweome finds ofthe he hospital at Portland, several terrible Heppner flood are still being weeks returned home last week, found along Willow creek where the He is much improved in health. great torrent rushed with such awful P. M. Christenson started for destruction. These sad reminders will i . . - .i Wyoming, Thursday to visit Pbabiy be pictea up lor years to fnVnrla and ndvprtisft Mnrrnw come. Last lhureday John llughes countv. He took several hundred and fion Joe were hauling hay out of an copies of Woolery's descriptive alfala field a,on tlie creek on Mr Hughes place and while looking for some stakes in a willow thicket young Hughes found a human foot. Tbe foot which had been taken off at the ankle joint, was encased in a Congress shoe, and from the appearance had been torn from the ankle by some powerful agency as several tendons five or six inches in length were hanging in strings from the top of the ehoe. An examination of the foot which was in a good state of preservation, showed the amputation of toes which corresponded with the foot of Millard Beighly who was drowned It is the supposition that it is his foot, but like the hundreds of other tragedies that occurred on that awful day, the account was Lushed forever by the cruel waters, never to be known, which is probably better for the living pamphlet for distribution. Weekly Crop Ilulletiii. U. S. Department of Agricul ture, Climate and Crop Bulletin of the Weather Bureau, Oregon Sec tion, for the week ending Tuesday, June 28. GENERAL SUMMARY. The past week has been dry, with cool nights and drying winds. All growing crops need rain, and unless it comes soon spring grain aud the second crop of hay will be unusually light. A heavy frost occurred Friday morning in the eastern high level sections, and tender vegetables were badly nipped and some grain was dam aged. On the same morning light frosts were reported in a number of localities west of the Cascades, but they did no material harm. Mrs. John Turley, of Baker City, for merly of Heppner, who has been visit- Fall grain is filling nicely, but in(Z '"ends here left for Eugene, Tues- spring grain is heading short. t,av- Haying has made rapid progress T. A. Stout and H. Burns, of Sheri- during the week, but nearly every- dan Wyoming, yesterday shipped 000 where the returns show a falling head of sheep from Heppner. The off from previous expectations, sheep were mixed yearlings and were Pastures are drying up, but feed is purchased in the vicinity of Monument, still good and stock continues in ;rant county, for $1.50 per head. Mr. excellent condition. Stout stated that they would return to Hops, gardens, field onions, po- Morrow county this fall and purchase tatoes and corn, although needing more sheep. rain, have made fairly good prog ress during the week. Early jpo- tatoes are being marketed. The season so far has been remarkably free from insect pests. The strawberry crop turned out fairly satisfactory, although it was not so heavy as it would have been had there been more rain earlier the season. Apples continue promising and' the outlook for peaches is fairly good. !The yield of cherries ig better than expected. CLOTHING PURCHASERS It is easy enough to see why we are willing to give our patrons $300 in caeh when you read all of this ad. THIS IS WHY The oool days of May and June have caused our Summer Weight Cloth ing to move very Blowly, leeving ns with altogether too many light weight suits on band this late in the season. This surplus stook must be disposed ot before July 4th, and aa a special inducement to cash purchasers, we make the following liberal offers: Gift of $2.75 in Cash will be given free to every one purchasing for cash a $10.00 or $12.50 Summer Suit before July 4th. Gift of S3. 00 in Cash will be given free to every one, purchasing forr cash a $14.00 or $15.00 Summer Suit before July 4th. Gift of $4.00 in Cash will be given free to every one purchasing for cash a $20.00 Summer Suit before July 4th. Gift of S5.00 in Cash will be given free to every one purchasing for cash a $25.00 Summer Suit before July 4th. This offer will hold good till July 4th or till the 104 Suits will have been closed out. WATCH FOR THE End Sale ot Laces and EinDro Merles MINOR&CO. MINOR&CO. Deputy For I nialllla County. G. W. Thelps, District Attorney-elect-bas tendered the appointment of dep uty district attorney for Umatilla county to the law firm of Winter & Collier who have accepted it. Mr. Thelps has been in the city for a number of days for the purpose of appointing a deputy. The position was tendered Judge James A Fee but he declined it owing to the ex tensive business which be now nas. Also tbe friends of John McCourt urged him to accept the appointment but Mr. McCourt could not possibly take the time from his increasing business to de vote to the cares of the office. In the appointment of Winter & Col lier Mr. Phelps has secured able repre sentatives and capable attorneys to look after ihe business at this end of the line. Mr. Phelps will have an office ad- .. ... . . r e xt-l p joining that oi me nrm 01 v imer w Collier and will spend considerable time in this city. Pendleton Tribune. Miss Elizabeth Wednesday from : weeks in Portland. Matlock returned visit of several Impaired Digestion Maj not be all that Is meant by dy$pep$ia now, but It will be if neglected. The uneasiness after eating, fits of nerv ous headache, sourness of the stomach, and disagreeable belching may not be very bad now, but they will be.ll Ibe stomach' is saffered to grow weaker. . ' 7npsia ) toth 'miserable dlseAse that the tendency to it should be gl fen early attion. This ooorpJeUJj; er? cim oy - r i Hood's Sqrsaparilla whJchitrenctheni ibewhole direstiT f yitem To the Ladies. A lady from Chioago will open a mill inery store at Heppner with a full line of Gage hats and trimmings the first cf September. 93-4 1. EYES TESTED S Glasses Accurately Fitted by Graduate Optician P. 0. Borg Jeweler and Optician. HEPPNER, ORE. CONTEST NOTICE. CASTOR I A Tor Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature Department of the Interior, United States Lamt Office, Lnfiraiidp, Oregon, May B, 1904. A sufficient contest alliilavit having been filed in this oflice by George W. Hwnggart, contestant, against homestead entry No. 1MH, made Jan uary 12, 1 W).'!. for the se'4 nwi ne'.f Rw'i n'J se'i sec 2, tp : s, range '28 e W M, by Henry w. Bre tall, contestee, in which it is alleged that Henry W. Bretall has wholly abandoned said claim and has totally failed to reside upon the same for the past nine months; that said Henry W. Bretall has made no improvements of anv character on paid land and has failed to com ply with the homestead laws of the United states in any particular; and that said alleged absence from said land was not due to his em ployment in tlie army, navy or marine Corps of the United Htateg as a private soldier, otticer, seaman or marine during the war with Spain or during any other war iu which the United States may be engaged. Baid parties are hereby notified to appear, respond and offer evidence touching said allegation at hi o'clock a. m., oti June V2, 1101, before Vawter Crawford, county ciem, at nis office at Heppner, Oregon, and that final hearing will be held at 10 o'clock a. m, on June'2K, 1WI, before the Register and Receiver at the United States Land Otlice in Lafirande, Oregon. The said contestant having, in a proper affi davit filed May 6. 1901, set forth facta which show that after due diligence personal servico of thin notice can not be made, it is hereby or dered and directed that such notice bo given by due and proper publication. E. W. DAVIS, Register, 90-95 A. A. ROHEUTS, Receiver. The editorial pace of tbe Weekly Ore- ronlaa glree a broad treatment to a wide rang of subjects. The Modern School of Commerce TfiACrieS PRACTICAL SUBJECTS PREPARES FOR BUSINESS Write for Catalogue - Pendleton. Oregon X