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About Heppner times. (Heppner, Or.) 1???-1912 | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1904)
THE IIEPPI1EK TIMES. THURSDAY. JUNK 23. 1904. Subscription, "81.00 Per Year. Wheeles from (1.00 up at Lee Caut- Wtll'i. NOTES. Mil. Geo. Wells U reported to be very 1)1 (torn neivou trouble. Self scaler fiult jars la pints, quart lid hull gallon t Uinu Hro. J. M. llaye mi In town yesterday from bit Upper lthea creek ranch, To clone out we will tell two Buckeye rnowcri at t"0 each for cash, Minor & Co. C. H. Jones was in town yesterday from lilt Eight Mile ranch (or ft loud of Supplies. F. K. Hell of Blackhorn, was transact Itig business with Ileppner merchants, Baturduy last. M. J. Devln, a prosperous farmer of Bund Hollow wa teen on our streets latt Saturday. Joe Hay shipped, Monday, a carload of beef cattle to tbe Union Meat Com pany at Troutdiile. Mr. K. A. Thompson and the M is set Adktna an I Meadows are vioilinu on Puller ereck today. h- K. Pridley, a prosperous farmer of tbe vicinity of Lexington, was 'trausact i n K business In Ileppner the first of tbe week C. I'. Royie aud wife of Ilarduiau, were passengers I'rlday for Walla Walla wbere tbey will visit with relative! for week or two O. H. I'amswo th went down to hia ranch at Rhra's Siding Tuesday morning to remain for a few day looking after hit bay harvest Tbe Crescent Laundry bat employed an experienced laundry man to operate machines Irr the laundry and better service than ever In-fore I promised F.Htray One gray mare, branded 17 on right hip, weight about 1150 pound. $'y re aid for return of tame to my place on Clark Canvon. Alton Basey. Robert 1. UyuJ and Ales. Llndaay expect to leave about July lit for an ex tended vla.it to their old home in Scot land, from which they have been abaent for many yeart. - S. C. Entry of Hardman, wai In the city on bualneaa Monday, lie bat recently told hit farm near I lard man, and it making prepartiont to aell ttock nd farming Implement. Lost A coon-skln overcoat, between Ileppner and Joe Rector place on Illn ton creek, about June 1. Finder will be suitably rewarded by returning tame to Harry Bartholomew. Lot A trow n wool mackiutoth cape between J. II. Bellenbrock's snd the slaughter house, on laat Sunday. Finder will be suitable rewarded by leaving same at Time office. 10-23 Mil Artie Morgan of Saud Hollow who has been vUlting with relative and frlendt at Wetton the past few week returned home Friday laat. She waa accompanied by Mia Anita Kirkpatrlck, who will visit with relative and friend here. The lecture on "The Geniut and Indi viduality of the V. F. S. C. E. Move ment," by Rev. W. L. Mcllvalne, of Irrigon, at the Christian church Sunday evening last, waa fairly well attended. Rev. Mcllvalne la an interesting speaker and hit lecture wai well received. Geo. W. Vincent, one of the extensive alfalfa grower of Butter creek, who was in town the latter part of the week, report that he It harvesting hit first crop and that it it the largest yield he hat had for several yeart. He expects to nut uo lomethlnn like 700 tona ol hay this season. Ceo. Comer It persistently working on hit plan for the Improvement of the Ileppner cemetery. Yesterday he com pleted the survey of the right of wBy (or a pipe line and reservoir tite and will soon have matters In shape to begin construction work. He ha now $1, oOO (ubtcrthed, which be think will be sufficient to make the necessary im provement In good ahape. The tchool election passeJ oft quietly Monday, although there wai consider able Interest manifest In the election of director, bringing out tbe largett vote cast In the Ileppner dittrlct, for year. While the vote wai not a large one It far exceeded the ordinary, ai there It seldom any great attention given the matter. The vote (or director was; Frank Oilllain 83, J. R. Hitnont 38. L. W. Drlgg being the ouly candidate (or clerk, wai eloclod. J. W. Becket of F.lght Mile, wat a business visitor in town Tuesday, Geo. Aiken visited tcveral da I the past week with bbi brother at Portland. Mrt. L. K. Colin hat been visiting the past week with friend in Portland. For Sale Cheap Steel Hay press as good as new. Euiiuire at the Times office. Attorney G. W. Rhea went to Hot Lake the latter part of last week to re main for some time for the benefit of his health. J. W. Scrlbcr of the LaGrande National batik, was in Ileppner a few days thit week on business. He wat accompanied by David Wilson of Spokane. The Missel Ida aud Lizzie Howard, who have been visiting with relative at Port- bind and Uulou the paat three mouth. returned the first of the week. Mr, and Mr. Oscar Bchafer of Mouu- uieut, returned Saturday from a visit at Portland. Mr. Schafer it one of the extenssve theepmeu of Graut county. W, B. Hancock and son Betram came down from the mines Tuesday. Betram i a resident of Vancouver, bnt hat been visititig with hit parent! the past week or to. N. A, Kelly returned Saturday from a vttlt with friend In the Willamette valley. He reports crop suffering tome in that aectiou for want of rain. J. S. Young, who wat in Iron Eight Mile today, report that while grain it needing rain it it not yet suffering but little for lack of it. He expect a good crop. J. L. Howard wa In the city Tuesday from Butler creek. He report that grasshopper are very numerous In his section, where they are doing consider able damage to the second allalfa crop. The'mother, father and three children of J. J. Sima arrived Monday direct from Portugal, and will make their home in Eastern Oregon. Mr. Sima has been a resident of Grant county a number of yeart. Mra. N. A. Kelly, who hat been visit' log with relative and friend at her old home In Vermont, and in Chicago, the past few months, returned Monday vening. She reports a very pleasant viait, but prefers a home in the West to one in the East. Carpenters are at work this week re pairing the building just north of the Palace hotel, putting in a new front and otherwise Improving it. V. Gentry will occupy a portiou of the building far a barber shop and J. J. Well will ocenpy the remainder for a furniture repair shop. William Morton, who wa tried at Pendleton last week for (hooting Pat Doherty, at the latter sheep camp on Butter creek some time ago, wai sen tenced to three years in the penintenti ary by Judge Ellis. Morton's attorney ask tbe court for thirty days in which to file a bill of exceptions, and the case will probably go to the supreme court. Rev. John Warren returned Saturday from a few days visit to Portland. He informs us that the board of directors have decided to close Bishop Scott Academy, which hag been conducted and supported by the Episcopals of the Oregon diocese. The Institution has been run at a great Ions. The Portland pro perty will be sold and a new school opened in a country district. Mr. and Mr. II. E. Burchell of Lex ington, were trading lu town Tuesday. Mr, Burchell tayt the grain crop in hit locality Is not suffering for rain, and be ha no fear now as to a good yield a the grain 1 too far advanced to be in jured from drouth. Fall town wheat ia now practically matured, but there is a chance for spring grain to suffer for lack of moisture, through the prospect thin far are good for fair crops. By a provision In th direct primary law enacted Juue G, at the poll, re- glsteration of voters will be resumed tbi autumn for the November election Heretofore the reglsteration law ha been deficient in that respect, lor it ha required elector to register prior to May 15 In order to vote lu November for president, or else to vote on the affidavit of tlx freeholder!. County clerkt throughout the ttate are now required to reopen their regtsteration books "be tween September 20, 1004, and October 120. 11)01. and between the tame datet in each and every year thereafter In which there shall be an election of presidential electors." SlUfrilTK. M. SMuit returned Monday from a vittl with hit brother, Sloan P. at Portland. I. R. Ktteb, postmaster at Gooseberry, and N. R. McVay, a prominent wheut- grower of the Gooseberry country, were f ir examination as to hi" canity. Ju'!e Ayen being out ol town, Wir. lerknrn was held in the county jail until t'iO Jiiile'i) return ycntcrdiiy evenitu'. As the herder made no deiiiOiistiatioi.s of violence and as apparently ue at MINOR & CO. MINOR & CO bulsnes visitor in Ileppner yesterday. jtimes, the Sheriff thought he would he J. K. McGregor, superltemlcnt of the Thompson Creek coal mint, is in town safe in ti e outside corridor of tiie county jiil without a guard, I'.iit jed cr'L.y $300.0 ,, . , , . ifc t i (oreno;n he made a roie from an old this week on buisness connected with 1 , . , ... puir ol overalls, and hung himself to a the mine. He report no new develop-1 ' ment In the negotiations for th: tale of the property. Dr. Swinburne' new brick block U nearing completion. The plas'ering will be finished tbi week, leaving ouly the Inside finishing and putting in of the front to the building to place it in shape for occupancy. The town of lone la preparing for a big celebration the 4th. , As no other town in the county Is making any en deavor to celebrate Independence day, Ioue should prepare to accommodate a very large crowd. Frank Robert, B. R. Patterson and Lee Matlock, member of the Ileppner Rod and Gun club, are at Pndleton to attend the Northwest tournament ahoot which ia being held in that city three day of this week. Tom Davidson, of Gooeberry, return ed yesterday from Pendleton, where he purchased a fine Kentucky jack. Mr. Davidson had his pick from a stable of half a dozen, and it is needless to Hate that he secured a splendid animal. The price paid was (1050. 0. F. Thompson, who was in town the latter part of laat week from his Lower Butter creek ranch, reports that hay harvest is in full opeation just now in his locality. He says the alfalfa crop, tbe first cutting of which is now in progress, is the heaviest that has been harvested for years. Claus Johnson, who was in the city yesterday from Gooseberry, informs the Times that a neighbor has filed a con test on Mrs. Johnson's homestead claim on Gooseberry, which will be beard lulv 0. Mr. Johnson claims his wife is clearly entitled to the laud by com. pllance with the law and will have no trouble in defending her title. R. 8. Btaufield and other Butter creek stockmen will make a big shipment of cattle to Chicago, Omaha and other eastern points this week. Thirty-three Cars will be shipped, and from twenty to twenty-five head will be carried in each car, making a total of something like 750 head of cattle. A large portion of the cattle are said to be in good con dition and it i expected fair prices will be realized. The hay crop of Morrow county 1 tbe blgget one for several years. The harvesting of the first cutting of alfalfa Is well under way and; in eom localities, Is fiuished. From every section the crop Is reported to be very heavy. The harvest ol grain hay is also progressing nicely and the crop an exceptionally good one. The only fear the farmers have for the second alfalfa crop is of the grasshoppers which are plentiful In onie districts, but at yet have done no great damage, only in sufficient numbers to cause uneasiness. What might have proven a very de structive fire wa checked yesterday by J. A. Patterson befor It bad gained head way. It appears that come as.be b con taining live coals had been thrown from the postoQice between that building and Patterson & Son's drug store and a small blaze started .before being dis covered. As the wind was blowifg quite a gule at the time, only the dis covery of tbe fire in its incipiency pre-; vented a very destructive blaze. Too much caution cannot be exercised against the possible spread of fire these windy days. sliding bar of a cell door in the corridor : of the jail. Sometime between io and It o'clock he had anked Deputy Sheriff inn to close tiie outside jail amir, as there was too n,uch draught. When! Mr. Hill returned to the jail at noon to take the prisoner his dinner he found j him bunging, a adove stated, with bis feet on the floor dead, having strangled himself. Cortner Kleiner was called ' i arid ho called an inquest, the verdict be ing that he bad met dea'.h by strangula tion at his own hands. ' IliH remain were sent to the morgue by Sheriff ijhutt, and the authorities in ' Portland notilieJ, inquiries being made i as to whether or not the deceate 1 had j any relatives in that city. In the mean-1 time the body will behel i in the morgue here until this af .eriioon, awaiting word ! fi'.m his relatives, in case any are found. la the event that no word is received from his relatives deceased will be hui- ' it d at the expense of the county this af-ernoon.' I Karl Winterkorn was a German about ' 60 years of age. and had been herdirur sheep in Morrow county for the past j several yeais. It is thought that the j only relative he has is a sister living in 1 Germany. This is the second suicide that has been committed in the county jail with-1 in the past year, China Henry, the mur-j derer, having bung himself there last July. Prisoners who are supersticious will cow have even a worse dread for the Hotel de Shutt than ever before. 0 In Cash Gifts to CLOTHING PURCHASERS. It is easy enough to see why we are willing to give to our patrons (300 in cash when you read this ad. THIS IS WHY: The cool days of May and June have caused our summer weight clothing to move very slowly, leav ing us with altogether tco many light-weight'snits on hand this la e in the season. This surplus stock must be disposed of before July 4th, and at a special inducement to cash purchasers to buy before that date we make the following liberal offer: GIFT OF $2.75 IN GASH will be given free to everyone purchasing for cash a $10 or $12 sum mer suit before July 4th. - Wool Sales Today. There w ill be in the neighborhood of half a million pounds of wool to be off. red at the sale to lay. There is 21)0,000 pounds at the Woo'growcrs warehouse and about as much at the Ileppner & Company warehouse. While there waa a considerable quan tity ol wool came In yesterday it is believed practically all the wool of Morrow and Northern Grant is now ready for market. The amount of wool handled at Ilepp ner for the Beai-on will aggregate about 3,000,000 pounds, practically the same amount as was marketed here last year. If the same prices prevail at todays sale as at the former sales the woolgrowers will be fully satisfied with the sealed bids system. GIFT OF $3.00 IN GASH will be given free to everyone purchasing for cash a $14 or $15 sum mer suit before July 4th. GIFT OF $4.00 IN CASH will be given free to everyone purchasing for cash a $20 summer suit before July 4tb. GIFT OF $5.00 IN GASH will be given free to everyone purchasing for cash a $25 summer suit be fore July 4th. JTTliis offer will hold good until July 4th, or un til the 104 suits will have been closed out. Watch for the mill end sale of laces and embroideries MINOR & CO. MINOR & CO. For tick headache take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick cure it certaiu. for sale by blocum Drug Co. mage Hotel.. HEPPNER, OREGON. Best appointed Hotel in Ebb tern Oregon. Every Modern Conveuience. Lighted by electricity. Best Meals in the City. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT PHIL, METSCHAN, Jr, Prop ARTHUR SMITH Watchmaker and Jeweler HEPPNER OREGON COMMITTED SUICIDE, Insane Sheep Herder Hangs Himself In County Jail. Karl Winterkorn, a sheep herder, hung himself In the county jail yester day forenoon between 10:30 and I :oo o'clock. He had been herding for A. J Cook, at his sheep ranch, on Little But ter creek, having returned to the ranch a lew days ago from a ten days' spree In Ileppner. Since he had been acting strangely, and on one occasion was found endeavoring to hang himself at the ranch. This act led the other men at the ranch to suspect his sanity, and a man whs dispatched to notify Mr. Cook, who was in town. He went out Tues day and brought Wiuterkorn to the city rc BLACK - STOCK and POULTRY MEDICINE Stock and poultry hav few trouble which are not bowel and liver irrPH'ilari'ie. Black Draught Stock and Poultry Medi cine i a bowel and liver remedy for stock. It puts the organ of digestion In a perfect condition. Prominent American breeders and farmers keep their herds and docks healthy by Rivirta them an occa sional dose of Black-Draught Stock and Poultry Medicine in their food. Any stock raiser mav buy a 25-oent half-pound air-tight can of this medicine from his dealer and keep his stock in vigorous health for weeks. Dealers gener ally keep Mack-Draught Stock and Poultry Medicine. U yours does not, md 2.S cents for a aainnle can to the manufacturers, The Chattanooga Mediciue Co., Chat tanooga, Tenn. 1i O 600 6 6ft 6 6606666 i 6 6 666 6 6 066 6666 6 66 66 6 666616366j6616W 1 REDUCTION ON SPRING S1TITS FRO if FIVE TO SEVEN DOLLARS . LOUIS & PLEISS, Tailors HEPPNER, .... OREGON 6666J&6666666a6J6666663666W Rooh.i.i., f4 Jan. SO, im. Black-Draught Btook and Poultry Mcdiulns ts tlis but 1 erer tried. Our slook was looking bad whan you sent m th mediate and now thsr ar cattin; o Su. Tbey ar looking ur Mui. bUf. ' S. P. BROCEINQ TON. Real Estate And Fire Insurance Mbitds & ifcatteuscm If you have a Farm, Grazing Lands or City Property for Sale call on us. Or if you Want to Buy we can suit you as we have a Long List of Properties to Select from. Land Scrip For Sale Eslrtyrd I'mtu Paud Hollow, one bay hor-e, branded PC cn left shoulder. One brown mure, branded iuV conccct d on left shoulder. "A liberal reward will be pmd for information lealiu( to recovery ol siime. J, S Smith, Ioue, Ore, Estray Taken up at my place on Butter creek, one bay horse, branded horizontal J connected with M oa left shoulder. Owner can have same by proving property aud paying charges. j7 J. L.' Howard, Calloway, Gr.
