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'HEPPN ER TIMES. VOL. VII. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1904. NO. 31. it it it t it it i t i: it i t t it What a traveling man says of Slocum's Scalpine Gentlemen: After being troubled several years with dandruff, during which timo I tried thoroughly many prominent no-called reme dies, also the prescriptions of two or three prominient Physicians; 1 used a portion of one bottle of Slocums Scalpine. The resull was very gratifying indeed. The dandruff has entirely disappeared and my hair has ceased to fall out. Both hair and scalp are in a healthy condition. 1 can guarantee your remedy without re striction. Yours very truly Pkkren Dunn, 214 Townsend St. San Francisco, Cal. Grocery Store ; DECORATED SEMI-PORCELAIN WARE FREE By purchasing $25.00 worth of goods at thie btore you re ceive free of chargj a eet of this beautiful ware MONOPOLE GOODS Remember EVERYTHING NEW AND FRESH No Stale Goods ... CALL And see us and we will treat you right. BINNS BROS. Cor. Main and Willow Sts. HBPPNBR, ORB. CROSIIEIIS AND ZOLLINGER IUve just opened new mIooq at the corner of Main and May streets Pinettt Liquors and Cigars Pendleton Beer On Draught Hot and Cold Lunches - Heppner, Or. li a Republican and Democratic ounty Tickets Split in Half I nr via. w jr -v m a f Contractors and Builders E3TIMATE3AND PLANS I FURNISHED ON ALL WORK ; A share of the patronage. solicited. I HOUSES MOVED and REPAIRED I v Office one door north of Scrivner'i blacksmith shop, Main street. I ELITE 5 rr BOARDING HOUSE i 1,1 i i i Heppner Marble and Granite Works Anyone thinking of wcurlng a monument for a . departed re lative or friend WIU do well to get our price, before purchasing cUcwhere. We are prepared to do all Cemetery and building work at reduced prloea. MONTERASTELLI BROS. THE PASTIME 1 All The Leading Cigars in Stock. : Brands of Agents Hazelwood Ice Cream Celebrated Coffman Chocolates, Used at all leading Theatres. : : : : : Ashbaugh & Ayera. The Tables will be Sup plied at all Times with the Best Eatables to bjj found in the Market. Board per week... $5.00 Single meal ,30 Rear of P. O. Borg'e Jewelry Store. 1 O. W. CRABTREE, Prop. Eggs for Sale Bard Plymouth Rock egg for sale for setting purposes. Mated with high grade rooster just from pen at Portland. Eggs per setting of 15 $1 R. F. WICCLESWORTH, Galloway, Ore. STATE TICKET BY 20-000 Fight Centered on Sheriff, and Republicans Won William son Elected to Congress by Probably 12,000. While the political battle in Morrow county was practical!? closed Saturday night there was a hot time in Heppner all day Monday. It was an ideal day, the rain Suuday night having made a temporary settlement with the doit and brought on a mild, refreshing breeze which made Monday all that could be wisnea lor, as lar as tne weather was concerned, (or the battle of ballots. The fight centered almost entirely In the fight (or sheriff, though the local option bill was a subject for speculation. The lines on the sheriff fight had been clossly drawn (or fome weeks, and Monday it was a hurry and a scurry everywhere by friends of each side to get their (orce into line. J. W. Morrow, tax commissipner (or the O. E. X came np from Portland baturday to direct his influence in behalf of L. L, Matlock. T. W. Ayers jr., of Pendleton was also here in bebalf of his father and for Leslie. All the latent forces of dem ocrats through the county were brought into action, and the result was favorable for the minority party. We say favorable because they elected one half of their tiiket against the republicans who elected only six including G. W. Phelps for district attorney, and W. G. Cole joint representative, . with a majority of 250. It is conceded by allthat there was more scratching of ballots than at any previous election in the county. In fact it is said that there was not a straight out ballot cast by either-party. The result was a surprise from one end of the ticket to the other. Most of the men the republicans were sure of elect ing they lost and most of those the dem ocrats figured on electing were def-ated. It was a conglomeration of surprises. The democrats felt sure they would elect the sheriff, but tailed, and the republicans were certain that they would elect the treasurer but lost by 1 75 votes. E.J. Merrill was beaten by Strattoa democrat, for school superintendent by 39 votes. The republicans elected Griffin and the democrats elected Mc Carty for commissioners. W. O. Cole, republican, is elected joint representative for Morrow and Umatilla, but his majorty is not yet known. Geo. Whiteis, republican, plurality over J. P. Williams, democrat, for justice of the peace in the 6th Judicial district was 64, and P. C. Creswell, democrat, had a plurality of 6 over G. B, Hatt, republican, for constable. The majority for local option was 157. The indications are that the state ticket is elected by 30,000. Williamsons' plurality in the Second Congressional district is placed at 12,000, while Her manns' in the first is estimated at 7000 to 8000. 1 he Grain Crop of Morrow Estimated at 1,500,009 SHEEP AND WOOL $500,000 The Live Stock and Agricul tural Industries Estimated to be Worth More than $1, 500,000 to Morrow County This Year, Based on reports from all sections of the county the wheat crop of Morrow county this year will be something like 2,000,000 bushels, the bumper crop of the county., Farmers in general say the stand is good, although the cool nights the past fortinigbt has been favorable for cutworms, yet no material damage to the grain has Imn reported from this source. The wheat is heading in many lo calities and the worms can do little damage. Hay harvest is now in pro gress in some localities and will seon be oat of reach of the grasshoppers, which is reported be becoming quite nameroua. No fear is anticipated as to' the grain crop on account of the hoppers and little to the hay crop as that will soon be out of their way. In the Gooseberry, Eight Mile and'Blackhorse sections the grain is reported to be looking excepti onal y fine ; also in the lone and Lexing ton vicinities. - ' ' The recent rains have been of great benefit to the growing crops. In fact farmers generally think there is suf ficient moisture now to make a big yield. The only thing , now to cause apprehenson among the farmers is the visit of the hot winds which come about , the middle of this month, but they are ShanlkoWool Sales. A special to the Oregonian June 2, says of the Shaniko sales The banner wool sales of the season was held at this place today. The prices realized were the highest paid for Eastern Oregon wools since 1892. One and a quarter million pounds were sold, The choice fine wools brought on an average from 16 to 17 cents. The highest price realized was 17 cents, paid for the Thomas Brogan clip. The famous Baldwin Sheep & Land Company's clipof 175,000 pounds brought 17 cents. A small clip of choice cross bred Lincoln was bid in at 19 cents. The advantages of the sealed bid system of selling were demonstrated by the promp disposal of all ' lots offered and this is again shown to be the most satisfactory method. The ' prices paid are from 1 to 2 cents above tbe expec tations ol the growers, and they are correspondingly elated. The 6,000,000 pounds of wools tributary to Ibis point are lamoas tor their quality and staple and this season s crp Is superior to any offered during recent years, The wool that wa ' sold for 19 cents I not expected, since tbe spring has been was a lot of about 10 or 15 sacks offered unusually mud and cool, and conse- by U'Ren, and was a collection of extra quently every indication is favorable to fine or "pet" wool grown from a small Tan immense crop, flwb rif fitiAAn. A ut ftflm thin hnwevpr. , . . . . . Morrows' Sheep Industry, all of the wool brought better prices ., , r. lU. Since our last issue E. H. Clark has luau auy micb su mi ucm una rwui I The second sate will be held on June Phases ot sheep trom 14, when it is expected that double the u"reu lu lm"y luoUBauu' "tuo- . ,j .i : i it a ri.- have increased theirs from fifteen .to mmuum awu vuuay win uc uuercu. iuc i date fixed for the last sealed bid Mie twenty four thouand and Lacy Bros. from four to five thousand, making a total of 59,000 for these buyers. Beside To Advertise This Section. these Tom - Grimshaw bought 6000, If the country at large new of the making a grand total of 65,000 Morrov is July 1. BICYCLES. The Rambler Leads BUY AN UP-TO-DATE WHEEL All kinds of repair work promptly at tended to. Bicycle Sundries. Opposite Palace Hotel Lee Cantwell HAMILTON WATCHES We are showing some 17 and 21 Jewel Hamil ton Watches, Silver or Gold filled, dust proof cases, most reliable watches made, at mod erate cost. P.0.B0RG, Jeweler and Optician. .. GORDON'S .. LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLE I Wm. GORDON, Prop. Has added a number of First Class horses and New Rigs, both Bonnie and Hacks, and offers yon first class service, and you will receive courteous treatment. A share of your patronage t l t I SOLICITED ' MAIN STREET, , - r - - Heppner, Oregon. The democrates are entitled to all due 1 advantages offered by this section, the county sheep that have gone out this credit for their effective work, while demand for lands and farms here would spring. These with three million pounds republicans are due a measure of censure be still more active and prices higher, of wool that will be marketed in Hepp- of censure for overconfldence. Tbey As a means to this end. 1500 are offered ner this season will give some idea of relied too much upon that 350 majority a 153 prizes, the first of which is $100 the sheep business in Morrow county, being impregnable against any on- jn CMh, for the best statement in not to A train load of sheep were shipped slaughter tbe opposition might be able exceed 500 words, in answer to the every day last week and most every day to muster. It is true the republican question, What are the advantages, this week a similar amount will be candidates worked faithfully, but their .I, the disadvantage, to this section? shipped. If the remainder of the wool friends felt secure in the belief that The offer is made bv the srreat auricul- sells at the same fieure as at the first their strong lead could not be over- tural weekly of the west, Orange Judd sales, the sale of wool alone will amount come, and the result was that they Farmer of Chicago. It is open to all anJ to about 1400.000. And as tbe price of lost more than half of the county ticket should have a generous response. Should sheep has ranged from $1.50 to $2.30 a to the democrats. a large number of replies be forwarded head more than 1100.000 will be put into The election of G. W. Phelps district I from this region, Orange Judd Farmer circulation in our county from the sale attorney for Umatilla and Morrow I mgy Bend Its land commission to make I of sheep. This is indeed a good show counties is a decided victory for Morrow, a special report upon this county. ing for the sheep industry of our county where he recei ved a majority of 380 over The proposition is part of a far-reach- for a single season. Raley, of Pendleton, the democratic hng ph Inaugurated by the journal re-1 . . maa ... . . nominee. Phelps rsn behind his ticket ferred to, to enable the agricultural, piorence Tehan suddenly sneezed while in Umatilla, his opponents home, but financial aud other interests ot this the room was very quite. This started PASTURE I have for rent large pas ture with plenty of water, shade and bunch grass. Cattle 75c, horses 90c, mules $1.00 per month. ; : : : : Harry Cummings Hardman, Oregon. Morrow county's big vote for him over come the deficiency ol Umatilla. Sheriff Suutt. whose election was so stubbornly contested by Leslie L. Matlock, carried the county by only 70 votes, that is his plurality was only that number. Vawter Crawford's plu rality for county clerk was 135. Connor, republican, (or assessor, had a plurality of 133. Eugene Noble, who was elected by the democrats for treasurer, over Mat section to co-operate in making our ad vantages better known. the other children laughing and plagued the girl who is of a nervous temperament. She became confused and began sneezing again ; and has continued it Bp to the present writing some three days now. Keeping a pressure on the nostrils pre- The Pursuit of Timber. The present summer will, if tbe in dications of today do not fail, see about TenU the convulsion, but the second the all of the pine timber lands In Harney pressure is removed the sneezing starts county pass Into private ownership. K,in- Sneezing Is occasioned by irrittat. Of course this alludes to such timbered ! the ' lands as lie outside the lores t reserve. The stability of the value of these lands has often been called in question here, ia the cast of this girl it seems to be nervous phenomena. Starbuck Star. Thrown from a Wagon Mr. fiMin IT. RaYv-nrV mi thrnwn Llchtenthal, aasoneof the surprises o( na persone living almost in we snauows rom hl on and vere!- bruiied 1 . ....... the election. His plurality was 175. of the trees have neglected 10 place their H applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm J J McGee democrat who ran In. rights upon them. The fallacy of such freely aud says it is the best liniment he a ,in. . M.uri.. r ,s. thought could have no better illuitrat'oa ""wed. Mi. Babcock is a well known a d.ii ti. ....t.i!n...j. man in me laci mai people irora many v.. . 8. Held the wP'can-dem- .lu,. Ihe nothing equal to Pain Balm for sprains Fl. a . ..!.-. w I ... ocrauc nominee, iuo voie lor juugc . ,..- .Tn.n.i. .rtn i n,,i., and bruises, it will eflect a core la one. was close, Ayers, democrat, wining out t0 enter these lands. Harney County Urd the time reqlred by any other treat. over Currin. republican, bv 40 votes. News. n"rt- For sale Py blocum Urug to.