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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1911)
n Oregon llliitnilcMl Su'luty Ci!V VOL. 27. NO. 51. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 1G, 1911. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR. Kill the Squirrels. It ia estimated that the Rroaod squirrel causes losses of upwards of $10,000,000 each year iu the western states, and Oregon has its fall share. Now is the time to pnt oat poison to get best regal ts. A penney's worth of poison now may eave dollars later on.' The cheap est and most effective formula re commended by the Biological Sur vey, is the following: Ktarch-strvchnine formula for coating grain Barley, clean drain, free from other seeds 20 quarts Strychnia sulphate (ground or nowdered) 1 ounce Jl Saccharine 1 teaspoonful Gloss starch (ordinary laundry starch) teacupfu Water pints Dissolve the starch in a' little cold water and add 1 pints of boil ing water, making a rather thick solution. While hot, stir in the strychnine and mix until free from lumne: then add the saccharine and beat thoroughly. Now pour the poisened starch over the ban ley and stir rapidly until the pois on is evenly distributed; then allow the erain to dry. When . dry it will keep indefinitely without terioration. Oats may be used instead of bar ley. I had promised this receipt to several and take this couree to give it to all. C. E. Jones Pres Morrow Co. Farmers Union de Not A Word Of Scandal marred the call ol neighbor on Mre.W P Spanish, of Maoville, Wyo., who said "she toid me Dr. King's New Life Pills had cared Iier of obstinate kidney troub le, and made her feel like a new woman. Easy, bat sure remedy for stomache, liver and kidney troubles. Only 25o at all druggists. Hardman Notes. O. L. Bates and Frank . Cramer were HeppDer visitors, last Mon day. Mrs. Myrtle Howard is her mother's, Mrs. C. H. Hams, guest this week. Lotus Robison reports lots of snow at his mill which is thawing very slowly. Sylvanus Wright has purchased theMonument Water Works from R S Goodrich, fie expects to move at once. A. Crewdson has gone to Rich' mond, Wheeler County, to enter the employ of Leonard & Voose, daring lambing. Mr. and Mrs. Rufas Farrens visit ed with Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Ward. Rufus appears to work double with the same ease and good nature as he did when single. Miss Maggie onerry, wno is teaching in the Gooseberry neig borhood, visited her mother last week. Miss Sperry is contracted for a summer term in the Camas Trairie district. W. P. Prophet of Monmouth, favors us with his presence this week. W. P. is well satisfied with his new home but he is likely to come back to fatten for he is pet ting thin. W F Reynolds, Morrow countv's Burbank, has orignated a new po tato, which he has christened the "Pride of Morrow." He says this potato was developed from the Blue Victor and is white, of fine size and flavor. Thos. H. Musgrave, who recent ly returned from a winter's visit at his old home, Medaryville, Ind .re ports the Ilooeier stats in fine financial condition. Tom was like the cat he bad to come back, which shows that his gray matter is of the best quality and quanity. Morrow once, Morrow always. We are enjoying, greatly, the articles of Rev. E. PvWarren and see no reason why this should not extend farther. We would like to hear from W O Minor on some of the best kinds of seventy grasses that he has grown, from Harry Cummings about potato cultuie for we all know that be is king of po tato growers, from O E Jones and other successful dry. land wheat growers. We consider these men a success and their methods inore valuable than the high salaried ex pert who is all theory and not much practice. Minion FlUIIT'S) NOW OH FOIt LOWER WOOL. KATES A Special medicine for Kidney Allmenta. ' Many elderl" people have found in Foley's KiJoey Remedy a quick relief and permament benefit from kidney and bladder ailments and from annoy- ng urinary irregulirities due to ad vancing years, lsac IN. Kenan, farmer Mo., says: "Foley's Kidney Remedy effected a complete care in my case and I want others to know of it." For sale by all druggists. President (iooding ot the INationa Wool Growers Association has employ ed V O Johnson, one of the leading attor neys or Idaho, to present the case of the Western sheepmen to the Interstate Commerce Commission pleading for reduction of the freight rates on wool from all Western, Northwestern and Southwestern points. Mr. Johnson has gone to Washington to appear before the Commission, and an early hearing is anticipated. President Gooding has bad this matter up with the Commission ever since the Portland Meeting and while in Washington recently called on Commissioner Lane and was assured ot an early hearing. Tbe rates on wool shipments from Western points to Boston, Philadelphia, orNew York City, are considered con flscatory by the sheepmen. The aver age car of wool pays from $500 to $700 freight. Wool is looked upon by the railroads as an extremely desii able class of freight, is not injured by wrecks, ns not injured by delav in shipment, ana is the way the grain and grass are growing we are led to believe that spring has actually come at last Vane Jones spent Saturday at his old home on Eight Mile, re turning to Heppner Sunday. Vane says he will be anxious to get back to the farm as soon as school is out at Heppner. E. M. C. A Cold, l.a;rlppe, then Pneumonia Is toooren the fatal sea nence. P"nlv' nooey anu lar expels the co d cheek the lagrippe, and prevents ormnmnnin It is a prompt and reliable cough roed- mine urn columns no narcotics. It ia as sate lor you' children as yourself. j? or saie oy ail druggists. Excellent Prospects For Good Crops Sand Hollow Items. (By Sol) R B Rice is feeding a band o sheep for the Neill Bros. Mr. J A Miller has been appoint ed as one of the assessors. Mrs. J L Ashinhust iB up again after quite a serious attack of grippe" O S Hodsdon attended tbe sale at Morgan and purchased several head of cows and a horse. Some of our neighbors are get ting five dozen eggs a day while another sold ninety dozen in Feb ruary. Just the common, ordinary kind of hens, too. ounday being ideal weather we ad a good crowd out to hear Bro. Cross, but not enough. Everybody try to come next time and bring omebody with you. Miss Winnifred Ostin who has been teaching the Strawberry school, left for home Saturday. We shall miss her and are sorry to see her leave our neighborhood. Several are getting the "garden fever'' already. Perhaps it is part ly due to the good articles by Mr. Warren. Anyhow we enjoy them and look ahead for each weeks budget. Now as nice weather begins, altho it will be busy times, let ns plan our work so we can get out each Sunday morning and help make a large live school. It will do ue all good. 8 S is growing, Mr. Houdlow who is working at W L Copen haver's, is a regular attendant and good worker. Mr. Sanders and friend were with us today for the first time and we hope they too may be regular Sunday members. always considered slow freight, yet it charged aim st 100 per cent more than other commodities in the same class. The National Wool Growers Associa tion is going to prosecute tue question of reduced rates vigorously to a Goal and equitable settlement, for preseut low prices ot sheep, the tann agitation, re sulting in reducing the price of woolf have made the sheep industry unprofit able, and the sheepmen are in earnest in demanding that they be dealt witti fairly by the railroads. Foley Kidney Pills Neutralize and remove the poisons that cause backache, rhenmatism, nerv ousness and all kidney and bladder ir regularities. They build op and restore the natural action of these vital organs. For sale by all druggists. Willow Lodge No. 66, I. O. O. F., en tertained a crowd of about 250 peo ple at their hall last evening-. A pro gram of music and recitations was rendered, and two features of special note were the "Chidsey Cadets," and the "Mngniflcanus Order of Kl Kls," by the ladles of the Rebekahs, under the direction of Miss Llllie Currin The former was a splendid exhibition of military drill by a company of young men in uniform and swords, directed by T. E. Chidsey. The lat ter was a laughable take-off of lodge degree work, and the makeup of the ladles was killing. It certainly Drought the nouse down, and was one of the best things in the way of entertainment that has been offered Heppner people this season. A ban quet was spread, and a general good social tl me enjoyed by all. . Doric Lodge No 20, K of P initiated thre new members at tbe regular meeting, Tuesday evening. Any intelligent person may earn a good , income correspond ing lor newspapers; experience unnecessary. Send stamp for full particulars. Empire Press Syndicate, Middleport, N, Y. Eight Mile Squibs. Boy Ashbaugh, of Hardman, spent Saturday with Vance Jones on Eight Mile. Miss Bertha IIuston,our teacher, spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents at Hardman. Samual Esteb, of Portland, spent last week visiting with friends and relatives at Gooseberry and Eight Mile. Fok Rent 320 acres of wheat land, ready for summer fallow, three miles south of lone, Ore' For further information, inquire Mrs. V O Young, 2703 Broadway, Spokane wash. A Dreadful Sight to II J Barnum. of Freeville, N Y, was the fever-sore that had plagued his life for years id spite of many remedies he tried. At last he uses' Bucklen's Arnica Salve and wrote: "it has entirely healed with scarcely a scar left." Heals Burns, Boils, Eczema, Cuts, Bruises, Swellings, Corns and Piles Jjke magic. Only 25c at 11 druggists. Fred Ashbaugh and wife, of Hardman, visited with their daugh ter, Mrs. L E Knighten, on Eight Mile, Saturday. The ground squirrels are out in goodly numbers and are making arrangements to harvest their portion of the 1911 crop. I C E JTones and family will move out on their farm this week, pro. viding the weather is suitable. We will all be glad to have them in onr community again. Tbe weather is ideal for spring plowing and seeding, and farmers are taking advantage of it. From Indications are that this will be a banner year for all kinds of agri- cultural enterprises in Oregon. f A larger acreage was sown to wheat, vetch and other fall crops and a favorable winter has accomplished the rest. Dr. James Witbycombe, director of the O. A. C. experiment station, says of the outlook: "Prospects at present are above normal for almost every crop. Agriculture throughout the state is in a very satisfactory condition. More requests are coming into the station for institutes than we can possibly comply with, because of the lack of funds to keep men in that field; and tbe farmers seem to be waking up to the fact that there is an information bureau kept ex pressly for them at the state agri culture college by the department of agriculture. For instance, we orejusi dow receiying a larger a mount of communication relative to tt raising of alfalfa in western Oregon than we have ever received on that subject befora Farmers are waking up to the fact that it is a good crop. It is to be regretted that the appropriation of ten thous and dollars asked for by the station did not become a reality, for it would have greatly increased the" efficiency of the service to the far mer." Gazette Times Ma!ies the most nutri tious food and the most dainty and delicious. m mmm I , t Absolutely P:ira The only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar No fussing or fretting over the biscuit-making. Royal is the aid to many a cook's success. Royal Cook Book 809 Receipts Free. Send Name and Address. ROYAL BAKINQ POWDC CO., NTW YORK. SQUIRRELS, SAGE RATS PRAIRIE DOGS H2 GOPHERS ARE ALL DESTROYED BY WOODLARK SQUIRREL POISON THE STANDARD OF THE WORLD REQUIRES NO MIXING OR PREPARATION ALWAYS READY FOR USE ALWAYS RELIABLE NO OTHEB IS SO GOOD NOR MDE WITH SUCH GRCAT CARE I 5m uectisruLLr uses r so. 009 gsain growers in io. whfn too but. i GET THE "WOODLARK BRAND." MONET CK IT NOT AS CtAIMi HOYT CHEMICAL CO., ft MANS THE BEST. no, Cregi The first car Millinery Opening. Mrs. F Luper will have her first display of spring millinery, March 18th. Ladies, your in spection es- secially solicited. lone News Budget. (Mar. 13, 1911, by Cumtux ) Wesley McXabb is back from Idaho. Born to tbe wife of F II Wilson, a daughter. These warm days are welcomed by the garden makers. Mrs J W Blake and son were planting garden yesterday. D C Ely is improving in health but is not very strong yet Arch Rice was lately irrigating his four acres of alfa'fa. Mrs. J T Koappenberg is spending this week at Heppner. Charley McNabb is a recent arrival from Idaho and is living just below town. Rev C H Davis of Heppner preached at the Baptist church morning and evening. Oscar Williamson was in town on Saturday and reports that be has finish ed pruning his orchard. We are informed that the C T Walker store is now shipping out eggs at the rate of four crates per day. T J Carle is trying a cement floor in his residence upstairs. It is one and three-quarters inches thick. There will be preaching at the Con gregational church next Sunday morn ing, and also at Walker's ball. Mr Whitcomb, of Morgan, reports that wheat in bis vicinity is well rooted, and Us a fair prospect for the future. John Neilson, tbe carpenter, has teeo very sick at the farm borne of French Burroughs, but is much better nw. Tbe city council has closed a contract fo' five hundred cords of wood with the Wind River Lumber Co. load arrived yesterdav. Call on Mr. and Mrs. F. Burroughs if you wish to see a band of turkeys with bells on their necks. It is true as gospel; bells, bells on their necks. The lone literary club will discuss the question, "Resolved, that there is more blessedness in married life than single " Tbe club will soon adjourn for the season. Miss Audrey Woolery is building nice picket fence aronnd her residence, wbicb adds much to the appearance of tbe premises. Perry Hopkins is doing the work. If tbe lone people do not limber up a little and give ye scribe a chance to get bold of the news, such as will interest tbe public and tickle tbe local pride, we will go crawl in a bole and then pull the hole in after us. If you have any thing of interest,, speak to the marshal abont it, and it will be mentioned nnder this beading. We are no respecter of persons and wil I gladly make mention of every item of interest that we can get bold of. Please do not think of lone as slow. Mr. Rube Sperry, city marshal informs cs that April 1st will be "cleaning bee" uay, when every one that can will be expected to join in the work of cleaning up every nook and crook of our streets. The marshal will captain this glee-club clean-up companv. and woe be unto the rubbish and trash heaps. Rube save work is already proceeding nictly amoni! the individual property owners in the cleaning of front and back yards. The counc'l has ordered a thorough cleaning and treating to chloride of limn of all waterclosets for the better protection of the health of our citizens. Tbe marshal requests our citizens tn take note of this and proceed to obey the will of the city fathers. Herman Neilson was down from Hardman over Tuesday night. E E and C D Huston, of Eight- mile, were visitors to Heppner over Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. A L Ayers were in town Friday. They have disposed of their timber holdings at Parkers Mill, have purchased property in Portland and will move there to reside. The Woodmen entertained tfi ladies of Woodcraft at I. O. O. F. hall on Friday evening. Of the two orders and their friends, tkere were present two hundred. T&e fore part of the evening was given over to a splendid program of musical and literary nature whicb was greatly appreciated, followed by an elegant banquet of eteatnel clams'and the other "finos" in a bundance, prepared in a mann.r fit for a king. The banquet haJl was filled twice. Games and social intercourse filled up tbe time uatJ a late hour. The Woodmen prove! themselves capital entertainers. No Nee T stop Work. When your doctor orders ou to sup work, it sUggers yoo. "I can't" yon aay. You know you are weak, rundown aoi failing in health, day by day, but r i must work as long as you can eUai. What you need is E.'ec-ne Bitters la giye tons, strength, and vigor to $e system, to prevent breakdown and hii'i. yoa np. Don't be weak, sickly or ailic when Electric Bitters ill benefit jaa. from the first dose. Thousands b! them for their chorion heHlth tl strength. Try them. Every bottle i guaranteed to satisfy. On'y 50c at aH. d'Ui'gsts. Mrs. Jean Morris Ellis, of Eniie delivered a series of entertaicwiij and instructive lectures along tb lines of phrenology, at the Chris tian church this week, closing ou Tuesday evening, .Mrs. Ellis well informed on her subject s.il her lectuies are delivered in a vv-ry pleasing manner. Good audieiv -a greeted her each night Notice to Box Renters of tbo Hep? Post Otl'ue: On aod af'i' April:, l.. no mail will be put in b xeg tktv left nnlscaed. This if '. rs fruss Inspector of this distri a.c observed to the letter. Y u w-i . keys when yon rented 'nixes t np to you to nse tbem. W. W. Sl P. nr. it (4