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
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tnanJ ouailiV. ixie mar on wats
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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
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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 $25.00
Summer Suit before July 4th.
This offer will hold good till July 4th or till the
104 Suits will have been closed out.
WATCH FOR THE
End Sale ot Laces and EinDro Merles
MINOR&CO. MINOR&CO.
Deputy For I nialllla County.
G. W. Thelps, District Attorney-elect-bas
tendered the appointment of dep
uty district attorney for Umatilla county
to the law firm of Winter & Collier who
have accepted it. Mr. Thelps has been
in the city for a number of days for the
purpose of appointing a deputy. The
position was tendered Judge James A
Fee but he declined it owing to the ex
tensive business which be now nas.
Also tbe friends of John McCourt urged
him to accept the appointment but Mr.
McCourt could not possibly take the
time from his increasing business to de
vote to the cares of the office.
In the appointment of Winter & Col
lier Mr. Phelps has secured able repre
sentatives and capable attorneys to look
after ihe business at this end of the
line. Mr. Phelps will have an office ad-
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joining that oi me nrm 01 v imer w
Collier and will spend considerable time
in this city. Pendleton Tribune.
Miss Elizabeth
Wednesday from :
weeks in Portland.
Matlock returned
visit of several
Impaired Digestion
Maj not be all that Is meant by dy$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.
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