VOL. 24.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 30. 1908
NO. I
NEW ROAD
SURVEYED
WORK STARTED ON
NEEDED IMPROVEMENT.
Will be Taken up By the
County Court.
Countv Judge T. W. AyerB, Sur
veyor Heath, and Viewer V. O.
Minor were out iu the southern
portion of the county for several
days last week looking after county
roads.
A shorter route to Parker's Mill
occupied considerable attention.
The new road which will be
known as the Board creek road,
which was surveyed and viewed,
will shorten the distance and be a
better grade than the old road to
Parker's Mill.
The proposed route is from
Heppner directly south to the
Crockett Kirk pi ace on Rhea creek,
then to Rood canyoa past the Mat
teson school honse to the bead of
Board creek, and down Board creek
to Parker's Mill.
This route will require the mak
ing of about four miles of new road.
It will shorten the route making
the distance from Heppner to Par
ker's Mill only 23 miles. The fact
that the Toll Bock and Parker's
Mill hills will be avoided will make
the grade much easier.
J A petition for another new road
which will be of much importance
to this couuty, will be before the
county court at its next Bession.
Starting at the county line be
tween this countv and Grant, the
petitioners ask for a new road ran
ning north for six miles to connect
with the Board creek road. The
new road will cut out many bad
hills and swamps and will shorten
the route between Heppner and
Monument about eight miles.
SALES DAY
A SUCCESS
PLENTY OF BIDDERS
IN ATTENDANCE.
NEW LIFE IN
BASEBALL
Series of Games Arranged
for Heppner Team.
Good Prices Prevailed
the First Meeting in
Heppner.
at
Everybody want to
Orevoniui hu to ur.
know what Tb
Saturday was market day in
Heppner.
This was the first public sale
Dulled off which is the starter of
the series of these sales which will
be nulled oft' in the future iu this
city.
Quite a number of outside peo-
nle were in to attend the sale and
everything passed off in a satisfac
tory manner. There were plenty
of bidders and tne stutt sola was
disposed of in 6hort order.
The prices obtained were satis
factory to the people who had stuff
to sell, and of course there was no
kick from the buyers for they
bought the goods at their own price.
The sales included horses, hogs,
farming implements, saddles, and
other articles.
C. C. Patterson and D. C. Gur
dane were the auctioneers.
Interest will undoubtedly grow
in the market day sales. It gives
the people a chance to get together
and dispose of what they have to
sell at advantage.
Nearly everybody has something
to sell, but few individuals have
enough to attract the attention of
a crowd at public auction. With
a market day advertised regularly,
all of the stuff can be put together
and there is enough for a big sale.
It is not only a convenience but
a benefit to the commnnity.
Good Sale of Sheep.
Pat Farley this week sold 1,000
head of mixed yaarlings to F. C.
Oxman for $2.75 per head.
Entirely Under Local Control and Management
Bank of Heppner
Capital $50,000
Fully Paid
Officers
W. O. MINOR, President
J. II. MclIALEY, Vice-rresident
W. S. WJIAHTON, Cashier
VAWTKIi CK AW FORD,
Asst. Cashier
Directors
W. O. MINOR
C. E. WOODSON
W. G. SCOTT
J. II. MclIALEY
W. S. WHARTON
The baseball season is here and
more than usual interest is being
taken in the great national game.
A good sized crowd was enter,
tained last Sunday up on the
school house diamond.
The game was a sort of a picked
up proposition all 'round, however,
iu order to name the nines thev
were dnbbed the High Schools and
the Scrub3.
The game started off with many
spectacular and thrilling plays, in
which the Scrubs put it all over
the Highs for the first five innings.
With the Scrubs there was High
Pockets Morgan who always re
sides right up in close communion
with the high flys and he got all of
them.
Tbe fat man of the bunch was
Jeff Neel. Jeff played a star game
until he fell down in making the
stoutest run ever made on this or
any other diamond. "When Jeff
basted the sphere there was em
ployment for several small boys in
hunting the "lost ball."
It was just a little too windy for
Shadow Highland. He played
good ball between the gusts but
was whipped around just like the
tail end of an onion in a wind
storm.
Then there was Dick Wells and
all the rast of the Scrubs playing
good bill until they got tired.
With the Highs the regular
battery was not there and the only
way the team was recognized was
by that never failing mit of Jaynes
on first base.
Somebody said that the Hign
School boys did not try hard. It
wouldn't sonnd well to Bay any
thing about tbe score.
Manager Hunlock states that a
series of games has been arranged
for the home team. On May 3,
Heppner and Eight Mile will cross
bats at Eight Mile. The return
game will be played in Heppner
on the 10th. Another game has
been arranged between Lexington
and Heppner to be played at Lex
ington on the 17th. For this oc
casion arrangements are being
mrde for a special train.
COMING .
TO HEPPNER
FARMING DEMON
STRATION TRAIN
MAY 12.
Will Make Stops at lone,
Lexington, and
Heppner.
Morrow county people should
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prepare ior an earnest ana warm
welcome for the O. R. farming
demonstration trsin which will
make three stops on the Heppner
branch on Tuesday, May 12.
In a letter to the Heppner Com
mercial club, K. 13. Miller, general
freight ngpnt sas:
Tbe O. R. & X. special farming
demonstration train which will be
operated throughout Sherman, Gil
liam, Morrow, and Umatilla coun
ties, will leave Portland May 10,
and make the following stops on
the Heppner branch:
tlESDAY, MAY 12.
Arrive lone, 2:15 p. m., remain
one hoar; Lexington, 3:45 p. m.,
one hour; Heppner, 5:15 p. m., one
boar and longer if necessary.
lectures will be given by tbe
following members of tbe Oregon
Agricultural College faculty in cars
which will be carried for that pur
pose: Dr. James Withycombe, director
eiperiment station.
Prof. C. I. Lewis, horticulturist
ProCC. E. Bradley, chemist.
Prof. H. D. Scudder, agronomist
The principal subjects to be
1
flta.feSKg ipr? iv4
Economizes the use of flour, but
ter and eggs; makes the biscuit,
cake and pastry more appetiz
ing nutritious and . wholesome.
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
This is the only baking
powder made from Royal
Grape (Cream of Tartar.
It Has No Substitute
Tber are Alum and Phosphate of Lime mixtures o!d at
lower price, but no housekeeper regarding the health
of ber family can afford to use tbem.
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treated are: Summer fallow, chem
istry of the soil, horticulture, rota
tion of crops, animal husbandry
general culture methods.
Mr. Miller further states:
"i ne lectures will be very in
strnctive, and the benefit to be de
rived therefrom by our farmers
will be of importance both to the
community in general and the rail
road company. A good attendance
of the farmers is essential to the
success of the trip, and we are
making every effort to let them
know of tbe train and to induce
them to be present"
C. F. Van de Water, of Walla
Loans Made at Eight Per Cent..
FOUR FEB CENT INTEREST PHID AH TIE DEPOSITS
WE ARE GROWING
tiain in Deposits, month of January S19153.53
" " " February S,503.01
March 10,CiiS3
Total pain for first three months, 1908
NOT BAD FOR THE DULL SEASON.
8;JS,135.17
Ideal Gentleman's Kesort
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 etock. Try one of
our Hayanas. Cigars wholesale aad Retail.
The
Bank
That
Does
EVERLAST
INGLY AT IT
Twenty years of uninterrupted
successful and profitable banking
by the same management, on the
same corner in the same old town,
fits us to supply your needs
Sticking as we have "everlastingly
at it," in the practice of consider
ate conservatism in management,
qualifies us to fill every require
ment of the most exacting.
Walla, traveling freight agent of
the O. R. & N., was in the city
Monday.
Mr. Van de Water came for the
purpoee of advertising the coming
of the tram and to work up as much
enthusiasm as possible.
Mr. Van de Water met with the
Heppner Commercial Club Monday
evening. The names of all the
farmers that could be obtained
were given to Mr. Van de Water
and written invitations will be sent
SHEEP SHEARING
AT ECHO
Fifty Men in Wattenfror'
ger Crew.
MINOR'S CATTLE
TO PORTLAND
Several Choice Ones to be
Offered for Sale.
W. O. Minor, the we 1 known
Shorthorn breeder went to Fort
land this week to attend the big
bine ribbon sale of horses and
cattle.
The horse sale commenced Tues
day and will end tonight and the
cattle will be sold on the first day
of May.
Mr. Minor will offer several of
his fine cattle for pale at this sale.
Star Tano, a winner wherevei
hown will be among the njimber
offered.
Will Ask for Grand Jury.
Our ample capital, surplus and
profit accounts are your safeguard
rpi for the future as they have been in
1 hingS the past
We welcome your call and
your business
Of Heppner
Captal Stock
Surplus and Undivided Profits
Total Working Capital . .
8
$ 50,000.00
63,798.54
$113,798.54
Circuit court for Morrow county
will be convened by Judge Bean,
week from next Monda', May 10.
District Attorney Phelps in
sorms the Gazette that he will a-k
the court for a grand jury at this
term.
The'Register says that 50 reec
are employed in the Jake Wattess
burger machine shearing crew
Echo.
They are now employing 50 tse-&-Many
of the shearers take the f!ein
from a sheep in two minutes aa!l
do a good neat job, and there is
a man but what can shear a sbjx
in three minutes. The plant xri
run by a twenty horsepower gasp -lene
engine which runs 25 sets- ot"
clips, a belt conveyor to the Batt
ers, and the two emery wheeH
which are used to grind thesheiws..
It takes two men to' grind shearer
for tbe twentv-five shearers. Te,j
men are kept busy in keeping th&.
pens and ehutes filled with, itrr
and two men are busily engaged ic
tieing up each fleece asitisclippecST.
from the sheep, and tossing it into
the conveyor. It takes two nsn.i
to sack and sew the wool. Manj'
men and teams are hauling tLe-i
wool to the warehouse at this place..
They will have about two weeks-:
more work at Lcho and then they:'
will move tbe plant to Nolin when?
they will shear many thousand
head more.
Reduction in Freight Rates;
Fruit Not Injured.
County Fruit iLspector Harry
Cuminiijgs sajs that he has not jet
been able to find any damage done
to fruit by the late frosts in this?
county.
Reports from over the state in
dicate slight damage in gome lo
calities. ESTRAYED Two brown mares,
branded Z, one with hammer brand
on left hip; also one sorrel Jiorse,
collar marked on neck. Liberal
reward for return of animals to Al
bert Rea, Heppner.
The (inzette is in receipt of a lf!is?r
from C. 1. Anehis-on as f ;iows :
"Your readers may te interested :a
the eii-ct of this" tA-nuuission's rruesl
decision wil'.i ic Terence to the freigl. '5
rates on the line of The Oregon 1 th
read Navigation Company, 'aeO;.-.
points east of The P!'es. We apjys
a comparative statement showing iW
present class rates between For ( !ar.l i
an.l your fta'.:in, ami ti e rate orders1 '.
established, which will become effective
May 3.
f LASSKS
1 - S 4 A B C 1
Oi.t Rate y 74 53 4
New Katea k 60 55 47 M
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Judge H. J. Bean and wiTi -and.!
District Attorney G. W. Phelps
and wife came over from Pentl!--
tou Sunday iu an autoiuo'.'i'.i.
Thev returned Tuesday.