City Hall
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 13. 1908
NO. 1m
VOL. 24.
Entirely Under Local Control and iHanagement
Bank of Heppner
Capital $50,000
' "Fully Paid
Officers
W. O. MINOR, President
J. II. Mc HALEY, Vice-President
W. S. WHARTON, Cashier
VAWTER CRAWFORD,
Asst. Cashier
Directors
W. O. MINOR
C. E. WOODSON
W. G. SCOTT
J II. M( HALEY
W. S. WHARTON
We Solicit Your Banking Business
FOUR PER DEHT INTEREST PUD 01111 BEP11IS
A steady increase in the volume of our deposits
proves this bank enjoys the confidence of the community.
The Wise
Furniture Co.
The up-to-date Store
Half a Carload of Wall Paper
Just Received and now ready for
your inspection. The latest and
most handsome designs that
money can buy. See those
Beautiful English Designs
v See our new line of
Rugs, Carpets,
Mattings and
Lineolums.
THE NEW HOME
Sewing Machine
The best on Earth
Just arrived, a new lot in great variety
Monarch Ranges and
Air Tight Heaters
We have a large supply of
Shingles and Doors
Everything in
Furniture
Ideal Gentleman's Resort
BILLIARD AND POOL ROOMS
We take special pride in keeping our Tobacco and
Cigars in excellent condition. Forty different brands
ot high grade cigars constantly in stock. Try one of
oar Hayanas. Cigars wholesale and Retail.
BIG RIFLE
SHOOT
Gqod Purses Will be Hung
up for Shooters.
Three Events Will Constitute the
Tournament Covering; Two
Days.
February 21st ami 22od will be
great days for the lovers of rifle
Bbooting.
' The business men of Heppner
have made up a purse to be of
fered. . , ' t
As there are many crack rifle
shots in Morroy county there is
every indication there will be a
large attendance.
The business men of Heppner
will leave nothing undone in the
way of entertainment for tfye visit
ing shooters.
The first event will start on Fri
day, February 21, at 1 o'clock p,
m. This will be for a purse of $25.
Entrance fee of 10 per cent will
be charged which will be added to
the purse.
On Saturday, the 22nd. there
will be two contests, one in the
forenoon and one in the afternoon.
Two purses of $30 each will be
hnng up and with the entrance fee
of 10 per .cent added will make
good purses to enliven the interest.
There will be no ironclad or pro
hibitive rules, only that telescope
sights will not be allowed.
The distance to be shot will be
40 yards off hand or 60 yards with
a rest.
The purses will be divided up
into 40, 30, 20, and 10 per cent to
the winners.
DESTROY KD BY I1RE.
Chas. A. Morey I, oses Residence
and Contents.
The residence of Chas. A. Morey,
of Strawberry, with all of the con
tents, was destroyed by fire last
Monday.
A little child barely escaped be
ing burned with the building.
Nothing was saved and. there
was no insurance.
L. Monterastrelli is over from
Peddleton.
Geo. Rleakman is down from
Hardmau.
John Roberts is down from
Waitsburg' visiting relativos and
frieuds.
Herman Xeilson and Fred Ash-
baugh are in town today from the
Hardman locality.
Miss Lettie Beszan, of Portland,
is here visiting her father, Judge
Beazan.
T. J. Sullivan, of Walla Walla,
will meet L. A. Grant, of this city,
in a wrestling match at the Com
mercial Club tonight. This prom
ises to be a last and furious go and
a good crowd is fissured. Gordon
who was thrown by Grant in this
city is here working with the latter
and will challenge Sullivan for a
bout.
Heath & Walton
KEAL
ESTATE
Timber Locations a
Specialty '
Farm Lands, Stock
Ranches.
IIEPrNER, - OREGON
STOCKMEN
REST EASY
Lots of Hay and Light
Feeding.
Snow Has Been. of Great Benefit
to Both Stockmen ana Farm
ers ood Feeding
Weatber.
That the stock outlook in Morrow
county was never brighter, is an
assured fact. The winter so far
has been an open one and but little
feeding has been required. Great
stacks of hay are yet untouched
and it will leqaire a great deal of
feeding to place the stockmen in
any kind of danger.
Mike Kinney, who has been a
resident of Morrow county for
twenty-eight years, and who has
been engRged in the stock business
during his residence, says that he
never saw a brighter outlook for
all kinds of stock at this time of
year than at the present. Mr..
Kinney has large stock interests in
the SaDd Hollow section, owning
large ranches, running two bands
of sheep and a large bunch cf cat
tle. Mr. Kirjney says: "My cat
tle are in fine condition, and I have
only Jost four head of sheep out of
3800 head sinca bringing my bands
from the mountains the first of
October."
Joseph Hayes, of the firm of
Hftyeeavfe Son, who operate a large
rancnon Butter creek, informs a
Gai.a7ic reporter that their two
bands of sheep were never better
at this time of year and that the
recent snow is of a great benefit to
stockmen. Mr. Hayes eavs that
the sheep eat their hay better and
that it also gives the grass a rest.
Pat Carty, better known as 'Con,'
who runs two large bands of sheep
on the Jas. Carty range in the
Strawberry locality, says that the
snow has not been so deep in his
locality, but he is feeding and that
his sheep were never in better con
dition at this time of year.
Snow has fallen on the Heppner
fiat country to a depth of Fix inches
and the farmers are rejoicing over
the fact of this much needed mois
ture. The recent snow fall has
been in general all over the county
and ba fallen to an average depth
of six inches. Stockmen and farm
ers are a unit in proclaiming a
prosperous future for their respect
ive industries for the coming year.
Absolutely (SfkC
Pure
From Grapes,
the most healthful
of fruits, comes the
chief ingredient of
o,
M
The only baking powder
. made from Royal
Grape Cream
of Tartar
Cents a little more than the injurious alum
or phosphate of Kme powders, but with
Royal you are sure of pure, healthful food.
A MA MOUTH
PACKING HOUSE
Swift A Co. Will Establish a Four
million Dollar Concern lu
Portland.
Prliitins; Office Rules.
Parties wishing to enter the printing
office at this season of the year should
be governed by the following rules:
Advance to the inner door, cive three
distinct raps and the devil will tend to
your alarm. You will give your name,
postoflice address and the Dumber cf
years yo are owinir the paper; he will
admit you. You will advance to the
center cf the office and address the edi
tor with the following countersign : F.x
tend your light hand about two feet
from your body, with the thnmn and in
dex linger clasping a $t! bill, which drop
into the extended hand of the editor, at
the same time saying: "Were you
looking for me?" The editor will say:
"Yon bet!" Aftei giving him the news
yon will be permitted to retire with a
receipt for an obligation properly dis
charged. Exchange.
Ranch For Rent
540 acres of wheat stubble, deep, rich,
soil, to be plowed this spring on my
ranch, six miles southwest of Lexing
ton. Well watered and easy down-grade
pull to market. Apply quick to
21 E. M. Shvtt, Heppner.
Oregon's greatest individual industrial
plant is to be the extensive packing
house establishment to be erected by
Swift & Company on the Peninsula, at
the confluence of the Willamette and
Columbia rivers. The removal of all
obstacles which have up to the present
time interfered with the inauguration cf
constructive work, particularly in the
matter of lailroad connections, means
that hundreds of men will be given em
ployment on the big tract now owned
by the Chicago beef barons within the
next 50 i ays.
Unless there is some hitch the two
rival transportation companies will put
gang of men to work pushing their ex
tensions out toward Packingtown site
within the next 30 days. Within tw o or
three weeks from that time, or by the
middle of April or the first of May, there
will be unparalleled activity on the Pen
insula.
tIi is cfficfally announced by Swift rep
resentatives that the aggregate payroll
covering tbe building of the great central
packing establishment of the Northwest,
during the 12 months that will be le
quired to complete it, will be in excess
of $1,000,000 and w ill more likely reach
$1,250,000. By ttye same authority it is
estimated that the amount of money ex
pended by trie two raUroad systems in
lappi'g the Packingtown district wjth
extensions and sidetracks will net run
below an , additional $250,000, so that
theie is bound to4se a wondtvtul "open
ing up" in the labor market within the
nc-xt few months in this field alone
, . .,, , K.ih'v a-ke-.t !! at r.o
Swift & lompanv will, as eoon as the , .
plant i i completed, give employment to ; jnst.a.l tlic iViVms; i
about 1C00 men and women in all de
partments cf their es.ablisnment. When
the plant is in full operation the number
of people will aggregate not less than
1500. To take care of this vast army of
toilers, the Swift people plan a complete
townsite and residence district for their
employes, with all modern improvements
and institutions common to communities
of that size, it being estimated that this
one plant will be the eventual support
of a population of at least 5000 people.
WADE CASE SET
FOR TRIAL AGAIN
famous Embezzlement Suit Will
Probably Be Heard at April
Term.
"Another chspfer was started this
morning in the famous story of C. B.
W ade, former cashier of the First Na
tional bank, when at Ihe instance
District Attorney Phelp3, Judge Eean
set March 23 as the date for bis arraign
ment upon the charges that hare stood
against him since March 4, 1905, eaye
the East Oregonian cf Feb. 9. At ttiat
time tie will have to appear in court un
less it can be f hown to the satisfaction
of the court that ue is physically unable
to do so.
The case against Wade was called p
by tbe district attorney this morning
shortly after the Haaga jury had report
ed it. could not agree.
In calling up the case Mr. Phelps ex
plained that shortly after be had fitl
information against Wade he had been
petitioned by many of the leading citi
zens to dismiss the c-se. He bad not
done so, but when time for arraignment
arrived the defendant's attorneys pre
sented affidavits frcm two physicians
setting forth that he was mentallv and
physically unfit for rial. Two other
physicians, appointed by the court to
investigate the case, reported likewise
and the case has been indefinitely post
poned. "I have reason to believe that the de
fendant is now able to stand t rial." said
Mr. Phelps this morning. "I ask the
court to fix time for his arraignment iti
order that the case may be leady for
trial at the April te m."
In behalf of Wade, Col. J. H. Kafev,
his attornev. said ; "On two or tii-(e
occasions I have heard from the defend
ant direct and I have also talked Uh
others who have seen him, among that
number being IV. Somn.ervi le. From
what I caii barn my opinion is that ti.t
de!ei:i!ai't is not in ti!t:ii condition j
staud trial and that he nev.-r will he.''
I i i view of his c'iv tit's
CIl'i:t'.
Cot.
in rt oi ;er :'-ir
Pap Simons, who has beeD quite
sick for the past week, ia reported
to be slowly improving.
a showing concer uing Lis vt,i : ;t.
Wade is now near I.os Anjeles and f.-jn
been ther-. sire? his do; arMr fr-m !';r.
(t let on.
After some futtber dis.'-i.:..n by ')
attorneys. Judge l'ean set March 25 a
the date for Wade's arraignment.
At that time ! is attorneys .. ;' i
duce affidavits or otter proof of his cu
titness to appear and they w ill be p sd
upon by tbe court. Should a satisfac
tory showing not be made, Wade ul
have to go to trial in April.
The particular charges against Wade
ar for forgery and larceny by htke.
He is charted with having forged the
signature of one of the Vey Bros., wluis
the larceny by bailee charge ;re' c;:t of
aliei'pd crookedness ia connection miti
the Cuig estate.