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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1905)
j VOL. 23. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1905. NO. 1144 Oregon TTffltnrlflal Rociftly Clr TTnll y rrA HENRY HEPP NER IS DEAD Till:: i;m of a i.uxa a.m: rsi:- Founder of Town of Iloppjier and One of ITlorrow County's liiirly Pioneers. Henry Ileppner is dtiftd. Mr. Ileppner Iiad been fail big f.ir some time. Of la(e lie had been .sub o:t to severe sinking Hp lie which greatly alarmed Iiis relatives and friends who were aware of the Fenrii3 ness of bis condition. Mi. Ileppner whs a man of great energy eml hunn oat to tbe hi?t in trying to appear that he was all right a'd refuu.g attention that .was no willingly offered him by both frieads an 1 relatives. Few people knew tbe inward struggle day by day of th reso'ute and determined man in battling against tbe inroads of disease. Wednesday morning at bis apartments at the Palace hotel he suffered a severe etroke of he irt failure and bis life was in the balance for some time. A physi cian was sum r.oned and with the aid of powerful stimulants Mr. Ileppner partial'y recovered. This left him in a weakened condition. Even then it was hard work to perpuade him to go to the Ileppner Sanitarium where he could be better cared for. Thursday evening at a little before nine o'clock he was again stricken and passed away. Th remains were embalmed md sent to Portland Saturday where the funeial was conducted on Sunday. A large number of Ileppner peopld went to the train Saturday morning for the lust adieu to tbe founder of Ileppner. Ia the passing of .Henry Ileppner there goes with him a prominent ard familiar land mark in the history of the city and county. He was a familiar figure on the streets and was one of the best known men in the county. In public affairs of both city and county for more than a quarter of a century he has affiliated and has been closely identi fied with u ostof the questions that have gone into history, especially in affairs of the town that bears his name. Henry Heppner's life has been a Jong and useful one. A hard and tireless worker which has been crowned with success and thrift. He was a man of keen business judgment and has left a large fortune. Like the other Oregon pioneers in helping to build the solid foundation of this conntry he has ex perienced many hardships and trials in shouldering the many burdens that fell upon the sturdy old pioneers. While a little eccentric in his ways his heart was always in the right place and bis hand was rf ady to go out to the nee dy. Deceased was born at Zerkow, Prus sia, March 23, 1831, and was of Hebrew descent. At an early age be left h native land and came to New York City where he resided for some time. Getting tired of c'ty life be became im bued with the western fever and started west in the eaily GO'b. His fust place to stop for any length of time was at The Da lee. This was during the big mining excitement in Eastern Oregon wheu the miners were taking out the ruggets from the rich placers. In thos esrly days the only method of transporting supplies to the mines was by pack trains, and while there was good money to be made at mining there was aleo food money to be made in packing. Mr. Ileppner who was net afraid of hard work and the dangers associated with transporting supplies chose the latter occupation and ran a pack train out of Umati la Landing to Canyon City. ThiH is where the founda tion of bis fortune was f-tarted. In the year 1872, Mr. Heppner came up the Willow creek and on July 4 of that year camped on tbe present site oi Heppner. Tbe whole country was thea a wilderness and there were only a handful of settlers in the territory which now comprises the territory of Morrow county. With the beautiful valley and the confluence cf three streams, Mr. Heppner was impressed and the thought of a townsite occurred to him. Soon efter be went to La Grande and laying the matter before J. L. Morrow, who was in the mercantile business at that place, they decided to put in a stock of goods here which was tbe start of the present town of Hepp ner, Throujjh Senator Slater, Mr. Mor row had a postoffice established, asking to have it named in honor of his part ner, Mr. Heppner, and this was done. The Heppner A Morrow store stood on the spot now occupied by the Palace hotel. From that time until bis death he has been a prominent figure in the advance ment and progress of the town. Sev eral substantial brick building stand as monuments to bis memory. He was a member of the Masonic order of Heppner. Mr. Heppner was never married. Tbe only relatives in Ileppner are Mrs. Henry Blackman, a sister, and Phill Cohn, a nephew. Mr. Heppner leaves six sisters and .wo brothers as follows: Mrs. Henry Blackman, of Ileppner; Mis. E. Cohn, of Boise, Idaho; Mrs. H. Buchholz. of Springfield, Mass.: Mtb. C. Goldbtone, Mrs. 31. Hasenberg, Mis. J. Burnett, of Ban Francisco; E. Heppner, Meschen. Germany, and K. Heppner of New York City. Funeral services were held in Port, land at Ilolcnan Chapel where a large number of per pie heard Dr. Stephen 8. W iee deliver a beautiful address in tribute to tbe memory of the old pio neer. He waa buried in Beth Isreal (Condudfcd on page four.) WILLOW CREEK COAL MINES RAILROAD TO BE UI,T THIS SUMMER. The Pendleton Railroad & Coal Company Will Iluild From Pendleton to Ileppner. A move is now on on foot to build a railroad to the Willow Creek coal mines. From the beet information ob tainable work will be commenced on the road some time during the coming summer or spring. The following from Saturday's East Oregonian will be of interest to Morrow county people: "To tap the coal fields southeast of Heppner and to otherwise open up the country along the line, is the profj6sed object of the Pendleton Railway A Cos.l company, for which article of incor poration were sent to tho secretary of state last Thursday. A certificate of in corporation is expected from that ofli cial within a day or two, and when it arrives it will be recorded in the office of the countv clerk and the formation of the company will be complete. 4 "The Pendleton Railroad A Coal com pany is incorporated for $3,000,000, and the stock is divided into shares of $1 each. The incorporators are C. A Rhea. C. E. Redfield, C. II. Carter and C. J. Smith. Other parties interested in the enterprise are J. H. Raley, George Conser, J. W, Morrow, tax and land agent lor the OMv.' & 5J., T. C. Taylor, D. A. Herren and Roy Raley. "According to C. E. Redfield, the people interested in the' construction of of the road are tbe same who control the Heppner coal fields, and tbe pri mary object is to make possible the de velopment of their mine by building a railroad to it. ''According to the incorporators it is their intention to commence operations as soon as the weather will permit in the spring. Thus far no surveys have been made, nor has anything been done toward the securing of a right of way. The road is to run from here to Pilot Rock, and from there south through Camas Prairie to Ukiah. A branch will run from some point along the 1 ne to Heppner, and out to the coal fields southeast of that place. It is expected that approximately 100 miles of road will be required to connect all of these points." Following are the officersof the new company: C. J. Smith, president ; C. H. Carter, vice-president; C. E. Redfield, secre tary; Geo Conser, treasurer; C. J Smith, C. H. Carter, C. E. Redfield, Geo. Conser and D. A. Herren, di rectors. Chas. Goldstone, of San Francisco, a brother-in-law of the late Henry Hepp ner, who was named in Mr. Heppner'e will as one of the executors of his es tate, is in the city. R. B. Miller, general freight aueut, P. C. Stohr, assistant traffic director of the Harriman lines, and C. F. Overbaugh, traveling agent of the O. R. ( X. Co., were in the citv this week on an offi cial visit over the road. Art Minor received this week from Lane county four fine wolf h 'und. These does which are crossed with the Russian wolf hounds are promising 1 joking animals, and while they have almost the speed of the grey hound, they run by scent which is a great ad vantage in chasing the cunning covote Tbe hounds have been taken to the big .Some Made Have your cake, muffins, and tea bis cuit home-made. They will be fresher, cleaner, more tasty and wholesome. Royal Baking Powder helps the house wife to produce at home, quickly and eco nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and muffins, with which the readj'-niade food found at the bake-shop or grocery docc not compare. Royal is the greatest of fcake-day helps. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CIRCUIT COCRT. Adjourned Session to Clear l'p tbe Docket. Circuit court is now in session at the court house. Judge Ellis, of Pendle ton, and Judge Bradshaw, of The Dalles, are in attendance. Judge Bradshaw convened court this morning in toe caBe of the Fuller heirs vs. James Hager. This is a damage suit in which the Fuller heirs seek to reoover property and damages which it is alleged belong to them as heirs. H. M. Cainon of Salem, is attorney for tbe plaintiffs and Phelps and Fee are attorneys for the defendant. Unfinished business on the November docket will be cleared up during this session. LOCAL HAPPEN lAttS. Attorney 11. M. Cannon, of Salem, is in the city. Will Bennett arrived from Portland, Tuesday evening. Attorney C. E. Redd eld returned from Pendleton, yesterday. Fred Lockley, ol the East Oregonian. was in the city yesterday. Sunday School and regu'ar services at the Episcopal church next Sunday. Nat Webb was an incoming passen ger from Walla Walla, yesterday even ing. E. L. Freeland, who has been visit ing at Por'land and Salem for the past week, returned Monday evening. McMinn's orchestra of Pendleton, gave a pleasing concert at Roberts' pera house Tuesday evening. A false fire Harm caueed considerable excitement yesterday morning. The alarm came from tbe residence of Wm .Matlock. It was only a flue burning out. -dock ranch of the Penland Land and Livestock Company where they will be trained and used to run coyotes which ire becoming very troublesome. James Mi.ler, a brother of Joaquin , D strategy and intelligence to ac- ,, Al . o- . , i complish their work. The bheep that Miller, the poet of the Sierras, visited ; . - , . . , they get away from the iand they mi ll ppner ihis week. The brother ol the ; IIle,,iately kill anJ aie aWay :befrp ,Le poet is quite an eccentric character and j herder can got a shot it them. When attracted co: eider able attention on the j nig'-t comes they will come hick and streets. Tall and ertct, with linht ; on t,,e raises of th- slaughtered brown hair as fine a a woman's hang ing down his back far below bis shoulders, with a heavy leather belt around hii bedy at least a toot in width CO.. NEW YORK. a d carrying a long staff he represented the typical frontiersman. Having been a resident of Eastern Oregon since the early 60's, Mr. Miller is known bv a great many people and a few of the residents of Heppner remembered him. When approached by a Gazette repre sentative, Mr. Miller with a pleasant countenance said that he was not look ing for any newspaper notoriety. He stated that be bad not seen his brother, the poet, for eight years, however, the last time that (he heard from him he was well at his home in Oakland, Cali fornia The grand ball given by Heppner Lodge No. 358, B. P. O. Elks at Roberts' opera bouse yesterday even ing was one of the most brilliant society even's of tbe season. The opera house was tastefully decorated and presented an appearance that was certainly pleas ing. The stfige which was occupied by the orchestra was covered with ever greens. The walls and ceiling of tbe main ball were decorated with bunting in the colors of the order, white and purple, while there were numerous emblems arranged in pleasing contrast. There were 45 couples in attendance. Tbe banquet was served in the banquet room of the I. O. O. F. hall, and it is said that the Elks' feeding grounds never presented better pasture. The "menu" was probably the most elabor ate ever gotten up in Heppner. Most excellent musio waa furnished by McMinn's orchestra of Pendleton. When viewed from the standpoint of the sheepgrower, coyotes are increasing at an alarming rate since tbe repeal of the scalp bounty law. They are ap pearing all over Morrow county in great numbers and are a constant menace and worry to the sheepmen. Herders must constantly be on the alert to save the heep from the ravages of the pests. The sly and cunning animals will watch band of sheep all day and if any of the sheep tret out of tight of the herder they will rush in and cut out one or more equal to the best trained dog ue- sheep. It tlie leaJ sheep sr poisoned they will not eat thfm. Down in the Sand country ului-g the Columb a it is naid that coyotes go in bauds of lrom 15 to 20.