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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1908)
. . k .. . , , IThe Heppner Gazette English...' March 30. I&W. SUtD THURSDAY MORNING. Fred Wainock PXartursI at the Fostofflce at Heppner Oregon, a econd-clait matter. 'KChtrsday June 25, 19(XC TO BUILD ROAD. Rend would be a profitable line. That it would extend Tortlanl's trade and develop the territory dirtctly tributary to this city i understood. Under existing Oregon such a line could secure quitnble truffio ar rangements with tbe Columbia South-ern. Dutton--Rieman. 111 wait no longer on E. H. Harriman. Over In Crook county the inhabi ''tan' hare reached the stat;e of defr I f trniwn wlre people get out with KTNekff, shovels and seiapera and build -t.fnriwn railroad in order to iiet crop the markets, Pays the Portland Joui This is the course that has been p&lopted by the businoss men and far raters of Bend, Prinville, Madras and - rt'ier points. With an initial capital of ;53,tW they propose to construct a rTiilroad frcm Shaniko to the Columbia HoKihem tei minus, to Eend, 1)3 miles. The people of Crook county have thrown tiied waiting for railroad com ;i2.ies to Jo somell.iiitc toward giving -centra1! Oregon tranHpor'atioii, and iAy are iming to start in to .build their wi road," said Jesse Stearns, counsel ;-lr46rl)e8Phutes Irrigation vfc Tower -company. "The Wilson creek basin : !fit year produced 1,500.000 bushels of rvgraJc. "The production anl :rop output -are rapidly increasing year after year. 'ZZfao ruins this year have helped coo (XaSkxiB and there is promise of another . treat crop next fall. The people are ltw-rf)ting everything in and out of the taci?try, 100 miles and anther. Ti:ey ; trgit;7)g t:red. They have long de "eeJ a -transportation line from the i.Tl!ng roads, bnt they are still hauling "Tiwir-products to the nearest railroad, at t'-t&dioi&o. ".Tbe city of Portland has an oppor tunity b-ere to do something real for oaartral Oregon. It seems to us that rfhe "Cspifalists of Portland should be - w.-XJing to do as much for their owd -jrf? fieonl? as they would do for the 'rtJemman railroad companies. Oa a certam occasion w hen a dinner F'k-OT.jfht the railroad people and the e7:ia!:e.3 together the latter c He red to .tcV9 the necessary bonds to finance an ei.veasion of the Columbii Southern ..'.from Shaniko to Bend. The railroad tj-vsny did not accept the ofl'er. The i tp'w of Crook eunty now come fcr- varc-Ti!h an offer to build the line and -. if iivs capitalists of Portland will make ,.'?jreIr;iorrjaer proposition good the rond vau-ejbily be pat thtuuth froni Shauiko 1 eio. "Vh farraers are determined to go to extremes In an effoit to get this 'ine. ' TFtey will go out with their teams and f-LOM-pers and will furnish feed and do '-sverylL'tEg that can bs dune within rieaswTi to pTh this project through. "Z-Be road can be built fiu! wi.it reason tistte assistance from capitalists it can be lioilt quickly." ilfcaid an easv grade, the maxi r leant of which will bo 2.3 per cent, has 1 1ce.nl3cd via Ward creek, and there .nll fee no terions difficult- in censtruc- iimgitee Pi ne from Shaniko southward. tsee surveys have been mads by ChiefEn'.'inetrKedfield, of the Dechutes i'Trsctien & Power compary, who as--nile! in .he construction of the original t 'CiRNSBobia Southern, lie has reported I that it is practical to build a line that eerve present eeJa of Centrbl Ore- He 'j's'ance from Shaniko to Madras r is 41 wiles. With the line earned south iST!E that far central Oregon would t'cr:Te Iar,.;e benefits. JT'tre C lumbia .Southern railroad was ( luilt from Biggs to Shaniko largely tiro3gh the energy of a tew men and i ia. cf.oits of the farmers along the I rte- The demand for the road was - etrong that it could not be registered. It was coastnicN.-d in the face of op-j .. 7:w:tioo from the O. U. ii N. Company, rmxoe tTicials pvsisted in the asser ion i.tfjat tle rea l cou'd not be made to pay spite 'f these mistaken opinions :laeOclnmbia Southern has been a pro- rft earner from the btart. ct?ai Oregon has vastly AtC211hiitl strte', Portland, Oregon, Wednesday evening, June 17, at 8 o'clock, a very pretty wed- diog took placH when William H. Datlon led Miss Sopbie Harriet Rieman to tbe matrimonial alter and was tbere united by tbe Rev. W. A. M. Breck; of St. Matthew's churcl as husband and 'wife, to share life's sorrows autl happiness alike. Tbe wedding occurred at the ItoniB of tbe bride's mother, Mrs. Daniel Rieman, and was a quiet affair, tbere being only a few reJa fives and the moat intimate friends present. 1 be bride was charming in a beautiful gown of white elysee cloth over cream taffeta, cut in the semi-empire mode, trimmed with duchess lace, purchased while abroad, and carried a shower bou quet of bride's roses. Miss Rose Grefl'oz acted as maid of honor and was daintily attired in a pretty gown of pink embroidered mull. The groom was aided by Ed ward G. Roe, as best man. The house was beautifully dec orated with roses, sweet peas and carnations and the color scheme in tbe dining room was yellow. The fable was presided over by Mrs. James Welch (formerlj7 Miss Flo Halleck) and Mrs. Ross H. Plurumer. There were several old time Heppner people in attendance at this weddiug, Rmong whom were Mrs. Homer Halleck, Miss Alma Halleck, Blaine Hallock, Mrs. Jas. B. Welch, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morrow, Mr. and MrB. Henry Blackman all of Portland, and Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Button and Gar field Crawford of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Button spent a short honeymoon ip the Puget Sound cities and will be at home to their rmny friends afcer July NOW ON SUM MER RANGE Stock all Placed in Nation al Forest. All of the sheep, cattle and horses to be ranged in the Heppner National Forest are now in and have betu placed on the respective allotments by the forest officials. The lower ranges are now being used in order to give the grass on tbe high ranges a good start which is later coming on. The stock will be kept on tbe low ranges until about the 15th of July. There are now about 110,000 sheep and 23.000 bead of horses and cattle ranging in the Heppner partially destroyed. -National lorest. Forest Grove Is waking tip ovei the trospect of the electric road coming there.. Not wiping to have too many saloons, Newport has raised the license to $1,000. J. B. Switzler has just finished a large ferry boat at the cost of $0,000 to be used on the Columbia river i IT ml m ai umatuia. me boat will carry GO head of cnttle or 5C0 head of sheep with safety. As a Clatskanie man was driving a wagon loaded with straw, mean while enjoying his pipe, he sudden ly discovered the straw was on fire and by the time he could get his team unhitched, the load was a mass of flames. The load burned up completely ana tne wagon was Gold Hill is doubly dry since the lection. The town pump, on the morning after the returns came in, putting the entiie work of slacking the public thirst on it, went out of business with a broken wheel. Now the fruit canneries are busy, including several new ones- For a number of years St. Hel ens and Houlton have been making a vain attempt to get together and build a public school half way be tween the two places. Last year Houlton voted for and 8t. Helens against consolidation. One day last week Houlton voted against and St. Helens for consolidation. Weekly Oreronlan Heppner Gasett. o: 1st, at 021 Third street. Medford is judicially wet, acd happy. The waters of Tule hike are still slowly receding. Tillamook was the only county that gave woman's suffrage a ma jority in the late election. Tbeprosppct is for larpe crops of grain throughout tbe iVillamette valley, especially in Linn county. Glasses properly fitted at P. O. Borg's. tf. Highest cash price paid for hides pelts and furs. Phill Colin. Westerbefg's ure Ice Cream Tolk's Gazetteer A business Di rectory of each city, town and vi lage in Oregon and Washington, giving a de scriptive sketch of each dace, togfther with the location and shipping facili ties and a classified directory of each business and profestion. R. L, Polk & Co., Inc., Seattle. PaM 11.40 psr cant. (en o Is a .strictly Morrow County product made of 21 per cent cream, Ilabeock test, which means 21 pounds butter fat per 100 pounds cream guaran teed to be strictly first class and free from adul teration. During the season of 1007, according to a con servative estimate, there were paid $7000.00 to Portland ice cream manufacturers and the ex press company, for ice cream, by Morrow County dealers. This money you will see was sent out of the county and never returned. 1 believe in boost ing Morrow Count v. Distribute the monevnmonj: our farmers. Morrow County first, last and all the time. " . My plant is of sufficient capacity to supply the entire county with the frozen product and 1 solicit agents in every town. "Write or call for wholesale prices. Retail Prices. We are After Your Business. Plain ice ereaim any flavor, per gallon . Fruit ice cream, per gallon Xut icecream, per gallon Fancy ice cream . . . . Ice cream in bricks, any one flavor, per quart ."0c Icecream in bricks, any two flavors, per qt! (50c Ice cream in bricks, any three flavors, per qt. 00c Orders Promptly Filled. IT. I. WESTBRBERG Heppner, Oregon 1.50 2.00 2.00 2.00 II. H. Bugbee was in from Hard man yesterday. - Attorney S. E. Van Vactor visit ed lone, Tuesday. Mose Ashbauph was in from Eight Mile, yesterday. Tom Matlock came up from Port land, Tuesday evening. D. A. Herren, the Spray mer chant is in the oity. Some snow ' fell in Baker-City one day last week, the latest snow fall in J9 years, claims the Tribune. A boy's idea of liberty is to eat the cake and ask Lis mother afterwards if he mar have it. When you tiet time what becomes of all the things you intended to do when you found it? To be a social sucoess you must pre tend you are having a good time whether you ate or not t Dick Reck man, a farmer living near Grass Valley Sherman county, was fined 3-r)0 at Portland and sentenced to spend six hours in jail, by Judge Wolverton in the United States district court, haying been indicted by the grand jury on a charge of illegally fencing "government land. Heppner LwUe No. i')8. B. P. O. EJka.-Kett-ular meeting night lecond and fourth Thurs. daya of each month. H&riry Juhimoii, i. K Thou. Breusau, Sec, Liberty Meal Market Boyer & Wherry Fresh and Salted Meats Fish on Fridays Highest market price paid for fat stock HEPPNER. OREGON Pacific Lodging House C.N.SHINN. Prop. Good ' clean rooms, none better in town. Come and Stop With Us MAIN STREET. HEPPNER, ORE. Big Sale On Waists mid Lawns, what a tumbling on shirt waist prices. All our beautiful , summer Lawn and Silk Waists from $2.00 to 15.50 at tfoff. $2 00 Waists for $1.50 it 2.25 2.50 3.00 350 4.00 4.50 500 5.50 Summer Lawns and Dimities at off. yards for si .00 tt it ti tt it 1.65 1.85 . 2.25 260 3.00 335 375 415 Calicos Thomson Bros. Dealers in General Heppner, Merchandise Oregon O You rcay invest fro:n 8100 to f-W? or more with ns in I'ortlanjl Uusiueps Blocks and receive the income from rents. Rales and other profits each Hix months. It pa'il others 11 :4 ) per cent, per annum. It will pay you. No care. No taxe. Iioht. D. luman, President. ieo. E. Chamberlain, 1st vice pres. T. I', llonpyman, I'd vice pres. N. tj. IUufieh', .'M vice pres. Dr. Andrew C. Smith, Treas. X. V. Rjuntree, Secy. II. 11. Reynolds, Superintendent. For particulars write C. E. McOure 04 1-2 Dekum Bld? , Portland, Oregon. : II i ii i The old Marqnam theatre in Portland, has been leased tor a term of 10 years by the Consolidated Amusement Co. It . is the intention to make many improve- Traffic in j ments and bring the old play house back increased into a paying institution. - ..cmk tkat time. It is known that an kfltteMtoa of the Columbia Southern to Nearly every man has heavy bass voice when be snores. f ! ii - !!!i i'l fi if , I penc ii I icy R The buyer who seeks experi ence may seek it anywhere; But the buyer who heeds ex- nce buys the Remington. emmgton Typewriter Company I'M if! ! l! I ill j! ' ii i' i l !!' MM .1 nil T T A TVT AV Tf CI1T J 3 HARDWARE Tools, Machinery, Fencing, in fact, anything in our line. Come and get prices. GILLIAM & BISBEE 5 r PflLCE HOTEl HEPPNER, OREGON Leading Eastern Oregon Motw MODERN CONVENIENCES ELECTRIC LIGHTED . . . Under; New; Management. Thoroughly RenoTatedand Reflitted. Best Meals in the City. HADDOCK. I CO. Props.