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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1904)
smJGa?SE2s: f SSI The Heppncr Gazette lstnMifchtr Slnruh 30. lfts-'l. ISSUED THURSDAY MORNING. .Fred Wiiriioek Kntcroil at the PostolUYe Ht iieppiR-r Orison . e c. o n 1 1 - c 1 h k m 1 1 e r . Thdrsday Dec. 1, 1904 The Japs are makiug big prepa rations for that Christmas turkey at Tort Arthur. Farmers are taking advantage of the fioe Fall weather. A big acieage of wheat has already been BOWU. In most of the northern and western states 80 per cent of the farms are formed by their owners. Who said that the farmers were not prosperous? Up to the close of last week the attendance at the St. Louis fir aggregated 552,019, making the total for the season 17,617,905. The total attendance will cot reach the expected 20,000,000. The O. 11 k K. will nmke ex tensive improvements in bettering the road bed during the coming year. An appropriation of $3, 000,000 haa just been made by the Harriman system for this purpose. A colony of two hundred farm ers will leave Missouri because that state went Republican at the recent election. This will prob ably be good for Missouri, but the trouble is they can't get off the earth. Letson Balliet, who was a prince ly promoter of his-get-iich-quick White Swan proposition, and wLo made $250,000 out of his dishonest methods, has at last been con victed. A. sentence of three months in jail and a fine of &300 looks like mockery iostead of justice. to the sUvor standard, and even in that benighted country there is an excellent rosp-ct for the early adoption of go'd. The basis of stability will in time be forced on China, just as it has been forced on Mexico. In th old davp, when Mexico was drfting along in a semi-civilized state, enjoying only a mild de gree of intercourse with the more progressive nations of the earth, any old thing, from bull hides to poker chips, was in a measure sat isfactory as a medium of exchange. Silver came iuto general use be cause the country possessed a number of very rich silver mines, and this metal was accordingly handier to get than a metal of greater intrinsic value. So long as Old Mexico remained among Hia "trailers" in the march of civilization the disadvantages of a flexible standard were cot so ap parent as they are at the present time. But recently Mexico has been moving up in the procession, and her silver basis has proven far from satisfactory. Capital from gold-ba!e countries was shy about seeking employmeut iu a country where the financial stand ard was ever varying with the price of bullion. Mexico is wonderful ly rich in la'ent resource, aud the American railroad bunder, who l ave been the most itnpot tant factors in its commercial yiowth, have, in spite of the unsatisfactory financial tybtem, made fairly good protits on the money invested. Invest ment on other hues, however, has been withheld largely through fear that a depreciated currency might materially reduce the value of the investment when it became ad visable to withdraw or "decrease it. Thfi r!an which Mexico is now about to adopt will not result in increasing the value of silyer, nor will it deoreciate it. The white metal will continue to have an intrinsic alu fixed by the law of supply and demand, for any and nil nurnoes for which it can be i i used, but as a medium of ex chancre its u&e in Mexico in the K-1 MINOR & CO I MINOR & CO I MINOR & CO ,iiiiii. iminii.. i i I n ! ' wnmmrKrmmmmmtrimm, O O N" T I UST XT iij ' See last week's ad for prices. NEW FEATURES THIS WEEK. GIVEN THREE lfEABS. After a. Stubborn Trial Ilea an Matteaoii Convicted. j, - , - - .-jajuss.r ' 1 : -r,.- 1 1.-.-.. " r : 1 The prohibition elections in Gilliam, Yamhill and Malheur counties have been declared il legal by the county comtri in the counties above named. There will probably be several chains made in the prohibition law at the next session of the legislature. When the Japanebe are o dried by the Mikado to take Port Arthur at any cost, the world can lest as sured that the little brown soldiers of the land of the rising eun will do it. The question is now dwn to one of lives. The Japanese can be expected be hurl regiment after regiment at the fortifications ind continue the assault ouil the Tftrnspn is either annihilated or forced to bui render. "At any cost" will mean that the sacrifice of human life will be terrible. Even General Stoesfel's firm sUn 1 can not resist the onslaught when tLe Japanese are prepared to take the stronghold without regaid to loss of life. future will be under the domina- ITIEX1CO OX A GOLD IIASIS. tiou of the gold standard. The issue nf m ver coins will he restricted to the actual necessities of trade, and these coins will be kept on a gold-standard basis by means of ample reserves of the liner metal. The experience of a number of countries vhich have changed to a gold basis, notably liuseia and Japan, has been high ly t-afibfactory in lesults, a marked increase iu trade following the change. Similar beneficial re sults will undoubtedly be noted as son a Mexico gets the new finan cial system in working order. China, which is slowly emerging from the darkness of centuries, is already feeliDg the influence of a higher civilization, and will be forced to adopt the gold standard by the coming of the same condi tions as forced the change on Mexico. Oregonian. Albert Pea and Charles Matte son were this morning sentenced to three yeafs iu the penitentiary, having been convicted, of horse stealing, in the circuit court. The trial which began Wednes day a week ago and which was concluded Tuesday evening of this week, was one of the most stub born and lengthy in the history of this county, and from the promi nence of the parties connected with it was a topic of widespread interest. In all about 40 witnesses were subpoenaed. District Attorney Phelps was assisted in the prose, utiou ty Judge Fee, of Pendleton, while the defense was represented vy Judge Bennett, G. W. Ke, t . Bannon and Sen at r Morrow. The case went to the jury at about 5 o'clock Friday evening and the veidict of guilty wau handed in at about lJ:dO that even ing. The history of the cae is .g follows: . Chas. Repass and Nick L.eatn- i r T f I, i ( nlltiQind era, ot liaraman, wuim K"ao'.b through Surnpter last nummer un covered two miseing horses belong ing to J. M. Humphreys and W E. Royse. Mr. Humphreys and Mr. Royse were notified which caused an investigation which brought out facts that the animals had been sold by Rea and Matte eon. This led to the arrest of Rea and Mattieon by Sheriff Shutr. Examination was waived. Dis trict attorney's information was filed last October and the men were placed under bonds. Their trial coming up at this term of court with the result as above stated. The case will ba appealed to the supreme court. The Cash Shoe Store !BII ill II RE AT M Those new shoes we have been waiting for have arrived, and we can now show you the best shoes to be found in Heppner at any price aud the prices are right, none lower. Be sure and see our water pi out shoes. THE LATEST IN LADIES SHOES For Dre;s and Street They come in Patent Kid Vici and Corona with French, Opera, Cuban and Military heels, hand turned and extension soles. 1.C0 to i N EWSHOES FOR MEN$1.50to6.50 SEE WINDOW DISPLAY Will Dulld Dipplug Vata. The gold standard goes match ing or, and it is now a certainty that Mexico, one of the few re maining countries without a stab'e Rystein of currency, will adopt it at an early date. A bill was in troduced into the Mexican Con gress last week for the purpose of placing the country on a gold bisi, and as it had the approval of President Diaz, the Finauee Minister and the Cabinet, its suc cess is assured. This will leave China as the only important coun. try on earth that is still clinging The cattlemen of Morrow coun ty aud the business men of Hepp ner will build dipping vats in this city. Almost enough money has already been subscribed to com plete the enterprise. It is the in tention to organize a stock com pany and build vats sufficient to accommodate all stock that it will l. rieCpKSary to dip before shipping from this point. Land has been purchased near the O. R. & . stockyards. As soon as the stock is all subscribed, officers will bo erected and plans for the work will ItW Li AND SALK. fax IWatlock Sells the Kaitclt. Oirt Home Caz Matlock, a well known cit izen aud oue of Morrow county's rugged pioneers, has sold the old homestead in Lena precinct, about 21 miles from Tfeppner, to Joe Doherty. There were about 3600 acres in the place and with it about 1800 head of sheep were sold. The consideration was $16, 000. Mr. Matlock hasiesided on this place for the past 30 years. 1 1 rrrtn I HUH a ty ---- An Independence man has ship ped It goats to British Columbia, at $50 apiece, showing that the homely and humble goat is not to be despised. A. C. RUBY & CO. Importers Breeders and dealers in Perchon, English Shire, Belgian German Coach Stallions and Jacks. A large importation just received of choice heavy boned from 2 to 5 years of age weighing from 1700 to 2100 pounds, b-F..furpd from the govfmment the only Importers that ship .t i . inspector so mai ""V -if direct from Europe to the woik .n be commenced light u 11 llKJ 1 away. This will bo a great con-1 ty'cst, prices reasonable and venience a w-ll a a saving of, . ,1M,nl,n,, money to many s'ockmen who terms to suit purchasei. ehip from Heppner. Ccn !on'ri new electric p'act is in opration. light A. C. Ruby & Co. PENDLETON, OREGON. Just Look At This Solid Oak Finey Finished Con.sturction the Best It Costs Only $1.15 We have them in wood, cane, cobbler and saddle seats, 20 styles to select from : : : : Prices always the lowest. S. J. WING Houe Furnisher It PiRST Rational ank OF HEPPNER. o. a. rhea 4;."Sreflent T. A. RHEA Vio President (1. W. CONSER Csebiei- E." L. FREELAND. .Assistant OHshier Transact a General Bankinq Business. Four per cent. ' paid on Time Deposits. EXCHANGE ON AIX PARTS OF THE WORLD BOUGHT AND SOLD Collection, madeon all point.on reasonable term.. Mrplna and nnilvMel profits 5.il"0. Dallas officers havo made for thmselvps an enviable record. They have actually bi ought one umbrella thief to justice. He had stolen and sold four umbrella?, which were recognized. There ia a report precedent that taking an umbrella ia cot larceny, but four are too man The Heli catch ou Rogue river was the second largest in the his tory of tbat stream. About 10,000 dressed turkeys were shipped from Oakland last Saturday to San Francisco.