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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1905)
Trianon? Clf.ir 11 nil VOL. 22. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1905, NO. 1141 POSTOFFICE BURGLARIZED THIEF OT DKl'NK AND WAVE IT AWAY. Taken to Portland II y Deputy t. S. marshal t or Trial In Fed eral Courts. The Ileppner postoffice was burglar ized Friduy night lnBt and VV. R -Tru-lock is under arrest charged with tbe crime. The robbery was a bungling job and but little booty was secured. An attempt was first made to enter the postoffice by going into an adjoining room on the rear used far ice cream parlors. Finding that he was in the wrong place the thief went into another room of the ice cream pailors. Entrance was gained to tbe postof fice room by breaking out a pane of glass when (he stops were pulled out and the window was raised. No at tempt was made to open the safe. In rummaging around through the office the thief found 91 50 in small change and $17.73 worth of stamps which had not been locked up in the safe. W. R. Tru'ock, a man in the neigh borhood of 50 years of age, who has been employed by Ben Swaggart out on bis dock ranch, was in town Friday and in visiting several saloons it was found that he had no money. The day after the robbery Truljck visited several ealoons and was paying for diinks with nickels and dimes. Tracka that led to the postoffice window which had been r made by the robber showed the im print of several large hob nails, which corresponded with the shoes that Tru- lock wore. Saturday evening while in en intoxioated condition he tried to buy a drink with some pennies. He also made the statement that he had some more mo"ey out in a manure pile but could not find it the last time that he looked for it. The chain of circum tantia' evidence was so strong that he was arres'ed by Marshal Rasmus nnd p aced in jail Ka'ly Sunday morning Sheriff Shutt and D. C. Gurdaue decided to investi gate the man's story about the hidden money. Getting a pitchfork and going out behind the postoffice they threw only a few forks of manure when , the stamps which had been placed in a email paper box wre unearthed. Trulock waived examination aud wa taken to Portland this morning by Deputy U. S. Marshal Proebstel, who came up yesterday. Oregon Educational Exhibit at the Lewti and Clark Fair. The Educational Department of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition tias adopted 1 the following plan of tx tiibit, viz: To make a carefully and thoroughly graded exhibit from the kindergarten to the university. So far as practicable the exhibit will be ar ranged by counties. For purposes of organization the county will be the unit. Cities may organize as a unit within the county unit. The Educational D.-part ment recommends, however, a collec tive presentation of the work fiom dif ferent counties, except in cities having special supervision. The collective ex hibit p'an will require that material furnished by the different schools be aeeemblcd at some connt3 center, ar ranged, labeled, and ehipped by countv organizations. Papers that best illus trate county plan of exhibit will be placed in exhibit cabinets, otheiswill be bound at the expense of the State Commission. The arrangement will be by subjects and grades, beginning with the lowest grade. A typewritten statement or out line of the work to be exhibited in cabinets is essential to a correct under standing and presentation of the ex hibit. Exhibit cabinets are to be purchased by exhibitors. This department recom mends that these cabinets be kept at some convenient county location after the exposition closes and become the center for the reception of meritorious work which may be made supplied from time to time to the end that tbe exhibit idea may be made a useful ad junct for encouraging excellence of pupils' work. It is the desire of the department that the Oregon educational exhibit sball honestly represent the real work of the schools in tbe best way possible. Local industries should form the foun dation for a large share of language and geography work. Grain, farming, stook raising, fruit and vegetab'e cul ture, become at once the choicest of topics for written work. Visiting ob servers are always pleased and bene fitted by the stories children write of their own environment. Our educational exhibit will come di rectly into comparison with that from sucb states as Massachusetts, New York, Missouri, Wisconsin and Celt fornia, as well . as our Northwestern states. We want the comparison to be Mich as will fu'lv express the good work being done all through the state. Each school district in the state is cordially invited to send something for the exhibit. Local interest and local pride will certainly stimulate each to do its best. The teachers of Morrow county have organized and are planning to have the school work of the county well repre sented in this educational exhibit Thev so'icit the hearty co-op-ration f rarents and all interested in educa'ion ACCIDENT ALLY KILLED CHILD OF IIOII DEXTER SHOT BY JOHN DARKER. Adverlacd Letter. Bollier, Mr John Gorrell, Herbert Aaverv. Woh'son Alten, Rev P S Archibald, Edwaid Barnes, Mrs M F Boggs, Mr Ray C Clark, W A Farlow, Marion Hendricson, Fred Houston, John R Johnson, Hiram (2) Lindeev, Mr Lute McKinney, Mr J A Maibon, Mr C Orven, J C Stanley. Mr Slice, Mr Penn Taylor, Mr Rush Welch, Geo W Watkins, E W (2) Wohtson, Aaveiy Garlock, Mr Ilinton, Ch s A Allen. Rev T F Allen, Mr Jack Brown, Jmes Barnes, Mrs May Courter, Mr Geo Clay, E P Howe, W A (2) Henshaw, Mr Ray J hnson, T A Jones, Mr Creod McRoberts, Arthur Moureader, Virgil O'Brien, Mr D J Robison, H D Pchroeder, J (2) Simmons, Wtn E Wills, Mr E P Wood. Mr W L Webb, F H Miss Lettie Conover, of Waitsburg. Wash., wio has been visiting friends here, received a message Friday that her brother, Henry Conover, was dying ot Brights disease. Young Conover was a former resident of Heppner, having been in the employ of the O. R. & N. Co. as messenger boy he'-e. Miss Conover left for Waitsburg, Saturday. The greatest system renovator. Re stores vitality, regulates tbe kidneys, liver and stomach, If Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea fails to cure set your money baok. That's fair. 85 cents, Tea or Tablets. W. P. McMillan, Lex ington, Ore. Chas. Royse and A. J. Carsner, of Spray, were registered rt the Palace, Tuesday. Tragedy Occurred at a Dance at Home of Walter Croaby Barker in jail. An unfortunate shooting affair oc curred at the home of Wlter Crosby, seven miles south of Heppner, last Frf day night, in which the seven-year-old daughter of Robert Dexter was instant ly killed. Quite a number of young people and neighbors had gathered at the Crosby home to enjoy a social dance. Everything went off quietly until about 2 o'clock in the morning when John Barker, who has Indian blood in bis veins, commenced to com plain that he was not being treated right and was being flighted because his hand had been refused several times in trying to pet a partner for the dance. A waltz being called, Barker who it is said was under the influence of liquor, commenced to remonstrate with tbe manager of the floor, and becoming un reasonable in bis fury whipped out a re volver and said that he was going to have a fair show. This caused a panic among the frightened people .present and Barker started to walk across the floor with the revolver in his hand, when he fired, tbe ball striking Alvina, the seven-year-old daughter of Robert Dexter, in the side of the head. The child fell dead in stantly. Tbe ball passed through the head and struck another girl ot Mr. Dexter's directly over tbe heart. Fortunately the force of tbe bullet was spent and only went through tbe child's olothing, drawing a little bloou but not penetrating the kin. When Barker realized what he had done he ran and picked up tbe child which was later taken away from him by its mother, Mrs. Dexter, whi is a sister of Barker's. The remains of the unfortunate child were taken to the home of the grief stricken patents, where Baiker also went. Coroner Higes summoned A. L. Ayers, J. T. Kirk, S. W. Meadows, W. E. Royse, C. L. Keithley and Walter Kilcup as a coroner's jury and went out to Mr. Dexter's place Saturday where an inquest was held. The verdict of the jury was that th - ROYAL Balding P owder Mackes Cleaa Bread With Royal Baking Powder there is no mixing with the hands, no sweat of the brow. Perfect cleanliness, greatest facility, sweet, clean, healthful food. Full instructions in the " Royal Baker and Pastry Cook" book for making all kinds of bread, biscuit and cake with- Royal Baking Powder. Gratis to any address. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. dead. "Barker took child fioua Mrs. Dexter and held her until I forcibly took her f om him. Ail the time Barker seemed very much troubled. He always seem e l to be very fond of the child. My 11-year-old daughter was sliitbtly wounded ia the left side. B-trker badu't been having trouble with any oue tbat I know of and didn't seem to be shooting at any one." RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. Oregon Aiienori Want Prcaent Law Change. A majority of the assessors of the various coun'ies of the state ofOiegon, in Convention assembled, haye unani mously adopted the following resolu tions requesting the legislature to make the following cl anges in the assessment laws: 1. Abolish the poll tax law or add the amount to the road-tax, making said tax f4 instead of 3 a- et present. 2. Pass a law enabling assessors to place a tax on franchises and other in tangible property. 3. Require sheriffs to notify all per sons at time of paying taxes n a piece of property, t! e i mount f delinquent taxes, if any, against such prperty, in cluding the penalties ti date, and to ap ply the fi st money .4 received upon sucb delinquent taxes, if any, and accrued penalties. 4. Any property wilfully concealed, PHUCV JAItitlON IIU1IT. Thrown From Horse Into Barbea wire Fence. death of Elvina Dexter was caused rem0ved, transferred or misrepresented from a gunshot wound fired from a gun by the owner or ui aKent(Ji to ayoid in the hands of John Barker Sheriff Shutt went out Saturday and found Barker at the home of Mr, Dexter where he was arrested and brought to this city. De is now in the county jail Barker naturallly feels despondent over the kiling of hia little niece. His case will go to the circuit court, infor mation having been filed by the dis trict attorney. Following is a condensed report of the testimony as given by Robert Dex- taxation, r pon discovery shall be as sessed at not exceeding ten times Its value and the assessment s made must not be reduced by the Board of Equalization. 5. That the assessor be relieved from taking tbe census and tbat it be made the duty of the Labor Commissioner to take the samp, or that tbe census law be repealed. . That a Tax Commissioner be ap pointed to revise the present and Percy Jarmon, a well known stock man and rancher, while on his way from this city to h s home on Butter creek last Friday met with a very pain ful and serious accident. While badly hurt be was fortunate in Dot being kill ed under the circumstances. Mr. Jarmoo started out from Heppner on horseback, the animal that he was riding being a .ittie wild and not very well broken. Coming opposite the place of J. H. Edwards, about nine miles from this city, his horse became frightened and made a quick jump to the side of the road and attempted to go through au opening in the fence where some bars had been left down. Across the opening one barbed wire had been left which the frightened horse did not see in attempting to get through. When the horse struck the wire under the pain ri being lacerated from the barbs he became entirely un manageable and in trying to get away got Mr. Jarmon's leg against the wire. He received two frightful ruts on the left leg below the knee, cutting and mangling 'the flfsh to the bone and severing several tendons. Another five-wire fence being near Mr. Jarmon in attempting to gjt off was throwD, and this is all that saved him for the frantic animil went on into the other fence and was teriibly injured in getting through. Mr. Jarmon was brought back to Ht-ppner by Mr. Andersen aid his wounds were dresse I by Dr. Higgs. He is now getting alog all right but it will be some time before he will be able to get out again. Elder la Total Wreck. ter. the father of the child, who was an j recommend new tsxation laws. eye witness to Ihe tragedy: 7. That all laws harinir reference to "Child and rest cf family wps at ' the revenues of the state, be compiled Cropby's at an entertainment. ! .md nrintpd in hook fntm. rip h "A square dance was ordered and j tribuUd to the various office .-e whose are in any manner connected two Bets were wanted, and fome of the duties ladies went out of the building. John witt, administering the same, Barker wanted to dance nnd couldn't ' find any pa-tner so got mad an! soon; had a gun in his hand and claimed he j wanted a fair show. He moved slowly j across the floor and held pistil in both I'il brave the storms of Chilkoot Pose, I'll cr-ss the plains of frozen glass, I'd leave my ifeanJ cross the se. Rather than be without Rocky Mouu tain Tea. W. P. MjMillan, L?xing- Astoria, Jan. 28. The wreck of the steamer Elder near Gob'e is a total loss. The forward end dropped four feet from the deck line today and broke her back. She has turned sufficiently on the rocks to twist the h ill and part the plate. The portable part cf her upper woks Ins been remove 1. Property For Sale Cheap. hands and tired and Alvina Dex'er was ( ton, Oregon. I offer for s'e at 7 per cent of cost, the stone business building on Main street, which is now occupied by the Belvedere faloon. My residence prop erty, wheh h b)ve high water ma-k. I will a'so eell on same I asis. FRANK ROBERTS.