Heppner gazette., July 28, 1904, Image 4

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The Heppner Gazette
Established March SO, 1883.
ISSUED THURSDAY MORNING.
ONE WEEK MORE
Warnock fe Harlan.
J ntered at the Postofllce at Heppner Oregon, as
second-class matter.
Thursday ...July 28, 1904
It would seem that the people of
Oregon are at last becoming
aroused as to the value and ne
cessity of advertising our resources.
Considerable interest is being
taken in every county in the State
in preparing an exhibit for the
Lewis and Clark fair next year in
Portland. Oregon can furnish the
goods aud all that is necessary is
for the people to furnish the en
ergy and enterprise to get our
products together in an attractive
manner. A good showing will be
of great and lasting benefit to the
state and the most enterprising
county in furnishing the best ex
hibit will be rewarded with the
greatest results. Here in Morrow
county we have 1,313,2S0 acres of
land, an empire in itself with not
enough population to make a good
sized country town. Less than
5000 people. There is certainly
room for more people and with
them a few new ideas.
Enough interest should be taken
by the people of the State of Ore
gon to make the organization of
the Oregon Development League
which will be organized in Port
land next week a great success.
The city of Portland is taking the
lead in this. If it helps Portland
it will help us. Every town ought
to have a Development League
and Heppner is no exception to
the rule.
Prospects for a fair sheep mark
et this Fall are now encouraging,
Already inquiries are beginning to
come in from buyers. There is a
deoided improvement in the East
ern demand. This will be a great
help to the business interests of
Morrow county, but it will be
small when compared with the
great volume of business in con
nection with our bumper wheat
crop.
From reliable information as to
the wheat yield of Morrow county
this season, the Gazette is of the
opinion that this county will this
year export more wheat per capita
than any other county in the state
of Oregon. With less than 5.000
population we will have 1,300,000
bushels of wheat to sell.
The farmers -and producers of
Morrow county are now bringing
in quite a number of samples for
our exhibit at the Lewis and Clark
r..: in a j. 1 .
inn. v likj tsuLue interest is ueing
taken there should be more. Bring
in more samples.
Roosevelt clubs are growing.
What an immense club there will
ha along about next November.
NOTE AND COMMENT.
The battleship youth Dakota
was successfully launched at San
Francisco, Friday.
Eleven million dollars have been
appropriated for improvements to
the Trans-Siberian road.
The widow of the late Henry
George died in New York City
Friday, aged 00 years.
The rebellious Caucasus and
Bourat tribes on the Russian fron
tier, worry the czar more than the
J apanese.
The Grand Lodge of the A. O.
U. W., gave $1000 toward a frater
nal temple to be built in Portland
for the Lewis and Clark fair.
MINOR &
See last week's ad. for prices.
IN FORK1UN I, AMDS.
P. O.Korg Return, Home After Five
ittots of sight seeing.
P. O. Borg returned Tuesday
from a tour of the Old World,
having been absent from Heppner
since the first of February. Stop-
ping briefly at Chicago and Wash-
ington, D. C, he took an ocean
liner on February 27 from New
York Citv, arriving at Naples. He
successively visited Alexandria
and Cairo, spending considerable
time in the land of the ancient
pharaohs. From Cairo he went 450
miles into the interior, returning
again by steamer on the Nile,
Fie took in the catacombs, but
shrank from exploring the interior
of those mammoth piles of rock
whose structure gave us one of the
seven wonders of the world, and even novel scenes pall on the ap
which have withstood the ravages Petite after five months of it, and
of the centuries the pyramids, our fellow citizen was as glad to
From Cairo he experienced the get back to the scene of his long
questionable delights of a came1 labors and triumphs as his neigh
ride to Port Said. He then pro- brs were glad to welcome him.
ceeded to Joppa, whose modern But the sensations he experienced
appellation has been transformed brighten up all that he has read,
to Jaffa, and thence took the cars and will remain an indescribable
for Jerusalem. lie observed that
the railroads are not nearly eo well
equipped as those in our own
country. Another point that
bothered him was distances, travel
being measured by hours instead
of miles. At Jerusalem there is a
wailing place, where the Jews daily
congregate to bewail the departed
glories ot the Holy City, a cere
monial which seemed to be far
more than perfunctory, as the
beattheir breasts and poured mal
ediction upon the conquering Mos
lem. Bethlehem, the birthplace
of Christ, was next visited, then
Jericho. He inspected the shores
of the Dead Sea, 2000 feet below
sea level, and gazed at the alleged
spot on the Jordan where Jesus
was baptized by John the Baptist.
He saw the spring vvhoee bitter
waters Elijah bade be sweet, also
the caves where the prophet re
treated from his enemies and
where the ravens came to supply
hirn with food. From a hill near
Jericho he saw Mt. Nebo, from
which point Moses saw the prom
ised land and from which he never
returned. The grave of Moses is
one of the unsolved problems:
"No man dug that sepulchre
And no mnn raw it e'er;
For the an: 'is of (rod upturned the sod
And laid the dead man there."
The Mount of Temptation where
Christ was tempted of the devil
and the Mount of Olives were
next observed by Mr. Borg. He
then visited the Garden of Geth-
semane, the scene of Christ's pas
sion. Here a branch of the olive
tree, upon which Christ was said
to have been crucified, is still liv
ing, Mr. Borg securing a bit of the
bark. This is so old that worm
holes can be seen through it in
many places. An ancient Jewish
graveyard at the foot of the moun
tain, with the gravestones lying
flat upon which are carved He
brew inscriptions, proved cot the
least interesting. Mr. Borg next
went to Damascus, said to be the
oldest city in the world.
Leaving the Holy Land with its
countless memories of historic and
momentj he vi8ite(l CoD-
stantinople, Athens, Rome, Flor-
ence, Venice, Vienna, Berlin,
Hamburg and Copenhagen, inter-
eating aod ancient cities of the
five great world powers of today,
Then he devoted the remainder of
his time to hia own fatherland,
Sweden. We will perhaps tell of
tbis portion of his experiences in
a subsequent article. He pro-
ceeded to London and Southamp-
ton sailing from the latter port on
July 2d for America, visiting the
s- Louis fair, of which be spoke
in high Pise, before arriving
tome again in Heppner.
The satisfaction of such a long
sight seeing trip to a man of Mr.
Borg's temperament and informa-
tion may readily be imagined, but
pleasure as long as life shall last.
31 ore Samples Wanted.
Five large bundles of wheat and rye
have come in from Morrow county
farmers and have been placed in charge
of Mr. Gilliam for exhibition at the big
fair next year. These exhibits are un
doubtedly fine, but there is not nearly
enough. Farmers throughout the
county are urged to bring in specimens
of this year's product. Let us have
samples grown upon every kind of laod
and enough of each to properly repre
sent us. It is not expected that luxuri
ant growths will be developed on semi
arid land, but we want an honest exhib
it of this nevertheless. The intention
of the committee is to phow what may
be expected from every part of the
county. An attractive, generous and
well-arranged display will be the most
effective agency for fast peopling our
county with a thrifty and well-to-do
cla."s of citizens. Each should take a
personal interest in this matter, and if
you have nothing to exhibit yoiuself
talk to and encourage your neighbor
who 'has, to save samples.
We are glad to announce that almost
all of the counties throughout the state,
ably seconded by the Development
League, are working hard along these
lines, and the fact is already assured
that the state will be given perhaps
more advertising next year than she
has had in all the years heretofore,
which will have a wonderful effect in
tle rapid increase of population and de
velopment. How She Kept the Secret.
"A woman can't keep a secret," de
clared the mere man.
"Oh, I don't know," retorted the flut
tered lady ; "I've kept my age a secret
eince I was 24." '
"Yes ; but one of these days you will
simply have to tell it."
"Well, I think that when a woman
has kept a secret for 20 yean she comes
pretty near knowing how to keep it."
COMPANY'S
IiO as a Weather Prophet.
roor Lo is discredited as a prophet.
For some mysterious reason the white
people generally were looking for a big
flood Friday. The Indian had said
"July22d heap big flood comedown
Willow creek ; flood white man's fields ;
wash away white man's cattle and
horses; float white man's house; and
drown white man's wife and children."
After an espeoially hot day black-look
ing clouds gathered in the south and
west toward evening and for a time it
looked as if the red man's prophecy
might be fulfilled, but beyond a few
hailstones and a few drops of rain
the precipitation amounted to nothing
The clouds soon dissipated and the sky
became as clear as before. The cold
logic of events shatters another
dream concerning the primeval inhabit
ants of the Golden West.
Death of Miss Walton.
Miss Irene Walton died at Jefferson,
Oregon, Monday, July 18, 1904, aged
28 years. Her remains were laid at
rest in the Syracuse cemetery near Jef
ferson. Miss Walton was a former resident of
Heppner and was well known in this
city. She was endowed with a cheerful
and sweet disposition that won for her
the respect and love of all. Miss Wal
ton was one of the survivors o.f the
Heppner flood having had a very nar
row escape from drowning.
ICesol utioiiM of Condolence.
At a regular meeting of "Willow
Lodge No. 0(5, I. O. O. F., held July 20,
1004, the following preamble and reso
lutions were unanimously adopted.
Wheress, it has pleaded God to re
move from our midst our late Brother
M. Lichtenthal, and
Whereas, it is but just that a fitting
recognition of his many virtues should
be had, therefore be it
Resolved, by Willow Lodge No. (50. I.
O.O.F., that while we bow with humble
submission to the will of the Most High
we do not the less mourn for our broth
er who has been taken from us.
Resolved, that in the death of Brother
Lichtenthal this lodge laments the loss
of a member who was ever ready to
proffer the hand of aid and the voice of
sympathy to the fraternity; Pn active
member of the order, wrose utmost en
deavors were exe-ted for ifs welfare and
its prosperity ; a friend and companion
who was dear to us all.
Resolved that the heartfelt sympathy
of this lodge be extended to his family
in their affliction.
Resolved that these resolutions be
spread upon the records of this lodge,
and a copy thereof be transmitted to
the family of our deceased brother and
to each of the newspapers of Heppner.
CLYDE BROCK,
GEO. NOBLE,
L C. CAMPBELL.
Committee.
The Telly River Indians are
now in destitution, according to
reports from their reservation.
Great suffering . prevails among
them.
The first altar ever built in a
Catholic church in Oregon, is be
ing preserved in the destruction of
the old church building at Oregon
City.
A POSTAL WII.L, DO IT.
The Purchase ol a i.lailo by Man
JHade Safe, Simple aud Economical.
By dealing with a reliable concern a
piano can now be purchased without
ever seeing it, with perfect satisfaction
and safety. Every instrument sold by
Eilers Piano House is fully guaranteed
and a further agreement goes with it to
refund all money paid in case the in
strument fails in any way to prove ex
actly as represented, so that buyers are
perfectly secure.
If you are thinking of purchasing a
piano or an organ, drop us a line on a
a postal, giving your address and you
will immediately receive an abundance
of circulars and handsome booklets
showing a variety of instruments and
giving full description of them. A let
ter from the head of the Mail Depart
ment will also accompany them, giving
full information concerning our low
prices and easy payment system.
If we have any especial bargains in
second hand instruments which our im
mense business is continually bringing
to us, these also will be fully described
and prices given.
Your reply, whether it be a request
for further information or an order for
an instrument will be promptly and
courteously attended to.
When mail orders are filled the in
struments are personally selected by
the head of our mail order department,
who is an experienced and expert piano
judge. He thoroughly inspects every
piano and organ he sells and sees that it
is in perfect condition before lie permits
it to leave the store.
We make a specialty oi packing our
instruments so that no matter if they
have to be hauled by wagon a long dis
tance no injury can possibly come to
them. Remember this is the house
acknowledged to be the lowest priced
and most reliable on the Coast. Drop
us a postal. Eilers Piano House, 351
Washington street, cor. Park. Large
stores also San Francisco and Sacra
mento, Cal., Spokane and Seattle,
Wut.h.
Increased ICainfall.
East Oregonian.
Is nature reversing her ancient pro
gram in Oregon ? Ia the gradual settle
ment and cultivation of the arid regions
of Eastern Oregon having a tendency to
increase rainfall? and is the denudation
of forests on the Coast decreasfng rain
fall in some districts in that part of the
state? It is true that portions of Uma
tilla county north and west of Pendle
ton are increasing infertility every year.
Land scarcely considered worth plow
ing ten years ago is now considered to
be the safest and most certain wheat
land in the county. Where it yielded
from five to 12 bushels in 1S90 to 1S05,
it now yields 18 to 25 bushels and it is
needless to say that prices have in
creased accordingly. Wells have been
recently found oo farms in that dry dis
trict upon which numberless holes were
bored years ago, which did not Bhow a
sign of water. All this shows increas
ing moisture and greater precipitation.
There are those who believe that the
gradual settlement along the outer bor
ders of the arid district will gradually
reclaim the entire area, as cultivation
induces moisture and the natural rain
fall of the country is increasing. Uma
tilla county is experiencing natural .
transformation for the better.