THE GAZETTE.
7. T77". REDXaTCKTCaT.
Editor.
HEPPNER, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1&83.
TH MALHEUR COUNTRY.
TJire are many stockmen in
Umatilla county who are casting
about for pastures new to -which to
remove their flocks and herds.
The new settlerr are fencing up
the land and plowing up the soil,
and while there is still a very hirge
area left open for pasturage, yet it
is comparatively cramped to men
who have used it as it was. As a
sheepman 'who knew this range in
its palmy days recently remarked,
by the time the rear end of his hand
were out of the corral in the morn
ing, his leaders were into another
man's band. While it is probably
true that stockmen can get along
Crops in this section are in a
satisfactory condition, although
some farmers begin to feel a little
uneasy about lack of rain. On
southern slopes the land is getting
rather dry, but on land sloping to
the north the soil retains its mois
ture wonderfully well. While few
farmers report that their crops are
actually suffering for rain, all
agree that rain would be welcome.
There are spots where a clay soil
has baked, and the grain is drying
out. Considerable wheat is now
being cut for hay, and the yield is
very satisfactory.
RHEA CKKKK ITEMS.
J I N K 15.
Ed. GazetYe: -If you will allow me
space, I will try iiml tell you how tilings
are getting along on lihea creek.
Every-body is busy hauling from the
mountains.
Thep is a show for a couple of crood
UJlLJ'np11FHl. girln to iret married on
Q REWARD
Will hp paid for t)ii recovery nf th following
hor-s: One 2-ynar-o (I durk hhjr tllion. hmmlwi
71 V connwfaU on li ft nliouklHr: olio bay work-hori-e
hjui.dttl JHl con;;pcted on right tinV.
l'i-l' Fbask (iuBLK, lleiipner.
SCHOOL MEETING.
.A ninctimr of the loipil Toteru of School Bi-t.
No. 3.1 will be held ut 1 nYlork P. M. June 25, to
toke lu tion on mntters of (trent importance to the
clitrit. lifciS Kd. R. Blum. Clerk.
ASSIGNEE'S SALE.
N'OTICK in hereljy ciruu that in pursuance of
an order of the lion. J. J. ltallemy, .Tutltfo
of tli O'-uIt Court for the i-;x;i Judicial df-
t.vt'.t.. m:l.l l.n t) H lUtll Atm i.f .Innn 1 I t Kll't
in tiiu matter of the eHtntt ut T. 8. Lwtthermnni'l
insolvent debtor, the ui:a.rsi).n'il BHSijrnee of
said insolvent estnfp, will w-ll t public auction
to Oie biliet bidder, for cash, at the home ranch,
ko called, of T. H. Leatliermnn on Rhea creek 11
miles wmth of Hoppner, on Friday July 20, lnHH,
at 12 ocluck M., tlie following described real and
personal estate, situated in Umatilla county.
State of OreRon, beincr the property conveyed to
the undersigned by said insolvent by his Hssitrn.
inert dated January 27ih, A. D. : Ml acres of
land with the improvements thereon, beinw the
W of 8W l-l, SK l-t of SV l-l, and SW 1-4 of
SE l- of sec 1:1. Tp 4 H. of K 2ti E ; l(l acres of
land, being the W of NE 1-4 and N of NW
-1 of sec 21, iu Tp 4 H of K 2K E ; ar.d the per
sonal property of said insolvent now situated on
the ranch above described and consisting of cut
tle, hojrs, pigs and sowed grain.
Wm. Huhhes, Assiimee,
fly V. L. Paine, his attorney.
New Livery, Feed and
still, there are many who cannot
stand the least crowding. To
those who are hunting new range
wo would say, go over and inspect
the Malheur country. There is a
vast scope of territory over there,
and most, of it is a good stock re
gion. It is no longer an Indian
reservation, having been partially
thrown open for settlement last
year, and is now entirely so except
n few acres at Camp Harney.
Those who have wintered there do
not speak very well of it as a farm
ing country, except down towards
Snake river, but say that what
stock the Indians had always got
through all right. No doubt the
Camp Harney or southern end of
the reservation is now well stocked
with horses and cattle, but the
balance of the country must be
comparatively free from , stock.
The country is diversified, contains
timbered ridges, bunch-grass hills
and ryegrass flats, and along the
Lower Malheur is a stretch of
white sagQ on which cattle flourish
nnd grow fat From Canyon City
the old agency it about 80 miles by
god wagon rond, and from Ilepp
ner the agency might be reached
in a straight horseback line via
Susanville in about 125 miles.
DIRECT WOOL SHIPMENTS.
A good opportunity is at present
afforded to wool-growers and ship
pers to ship their wool to eastern
markets at reasonable freight rates.
Owing to the depression at present
existing in the wool markets in the
east, buyers are holding back and
not appearing in the markets un
less at very low prices. It would
appear that if those who have wool,
and are in a position to hold it,
were to ship by the C. S. Hnlburt,
now on the berth for New York
direct, at one cent per pound
freight,, that it affords the cheapest
kind of storage. It is known that
wool making the voyage around
Cajxi Horn will materially increase
in weight l!y absorption, nnd in
having the wool in New York five
months from now it will be in one
of tho best markets possible for
the wool-grower to receive the full
benefit of price. "We should like
to see direct shipments to New
York encouraged, so that every
season vessels may be loaded from
the Columbia river direct without
paying toll to San Francisco.
Th alyvt from the Orviouifin,
outlines a new departure in the
wool; business. At present prices
it looks reasonable to suppose that
a man could not get much less for
his wiol in New York six months
hence than he now can in Portland
or San Fransiseo. But the expeii
enco of some Umatilla county wool
growers in shipping to sell at the
east has not been very successful.
Six years ago a Heppnor man had
10,000 pounds of wool which he
might have sold in Portland for 26
cents per pound, lie shipped it
to San Francisco, where 1800
pounds of the coarsest Mas culled
out and sold at 25 cents. The
balance was shipped bv rail to
New.YorL After waiting a year
the owner received returns on it,
ami it netted him 15 cents. Of
course the cost of transportation
by sailing vessel is a great deal
less tlmn by rail, and if a man can
afford to wait six months for a sale,
the round the Horn route may yet
irove'a profitable scheme for ffic
wool "rower.
t i i i -if
hasty 'liuVhsimnVT'iAAiiU!iic&a
very
and pre-emption.
Mr. Wm. Crablree in teaching school
on Dairy Hidge, and singing school
also on lihea creek every Sunday.
Jake Brown and S ira F.mith have sent
for u new mower and Sulky rake. They
think it will beat an Armstrong.
Harvest is rapidly coming on, and the
proHpcctfl for an abundant yield are at
the prenent very UatterinJ. But we
wouldn't care to have a little shower bo
as to lay tho dtint before the fourth.
Mr. Gilliam and wife started last week
for tho Warm Springs on John Day's.
Mr. Gilliam has been laid up for some
length of time with rlenmatism. We
hope ho will regain his health p.nd have
a pleasant trip. ii. Fiat,
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THE WOOL MARKET.
Messr.j. Ilerrcn & IIiuweH, wool com
mission merchant.;, 10 North Front irlt.,
Portland, writing from there June 13,
say: Wool is coming down very freely
now. We sold John W. Our ran' a wool
to-day for IS cents, which is considered
a good sale, and the top figure. The
wool market here is fairly active, not
withstanding the very diseourainng ad-
. 1 1. 4' o,...
vices reoeiveu uany uum iwu rii.uumuu
and the East. A few speculators are
now buying in this market, and paying
as much as can be got in San Francisco.
Good t choice wools when offered here
can find buyers at 17.i to IS) cents.
BLACK 110KSK CKliEKKATlON.
The people of Black Hor.ie and vicinity
will hold a basket picnic on the Fourth
of July in tho grove on Willow creek,
one-lulf mile southeast of Wm. Pen ami's.
A general invitation is pxteudod to all.
Levi Shaner's teams are kept busy
.'muling lumber from Park Garragus'
mill.
G. W. Tits worth has procured a town
site just below H. Thompson's on Butter
creek, and will soon open n utore there.
Milton narrowly escaped being totally
destroyed by fire last week. The tire
was caused by an incendiary, and was
started in the post ollice building.
Another sign of Heppiier's business
growth is that two large safes arrived
last Saturday. One was for Ayers &
Kirk, the other for Cash Mallory.
In burning up a yellow-jacket's nest
below Albina last Saturday it was found
necessary to also consume 2500 cords of
wood, a house and barn, and half a mile
of fence.
. Walla Walla strawberries in Konveo
pathio dose have ( raved in Heppner
during the plist week. In a very Hhort
time after arrival not one was left to tell
the tale of attack and defeat.
The O. E. & N. Co. has issued an order
forbidding agents to receive for trans
portation any ardent spirits, liquors;
wines or beer when consigned to places
within Indian reservations. Stations
included in the order are Pendleton,
Cayuse. or any station hereafter located
within 20 miles east of Pendleton.
Ixv'is Jones h;iS been missing from
J. Knight's plaeo on Wild Horse creek,
smce last Friday afternoon. Jones com
plained of being sick, and went out us if
to lie down in the shade, since which
time he has not b?en seen, and Mr, Knight
fears that the young man has either In
come insane or been foully dealt with.
Echo has two hotels, two general mer
chandise stores, three saloons, a Houring
iu. course of construction, a half a
dozen dwellings, a blacksmith shop, fuui
a number of other enterprises on foot.
The city of Echo has shipped this year
1125 sacks of wool, and would have
shipped more if the bridge had been
across the river at the foot of its main
street. It will soon be iu course of cou
slruction.' ALKALI CKLKBKATIOX.
The enterprising citizens of Alkali are
making oa tensive preparations ti cel
ebrate tho Fourth. A varied programme
of amusements will be provided, the
whole to conclude with a gran a!l in
the evening.
MO.NEY WANTKI).
All persons who arf imli'bti il to l'nrk.T A filiti
m tur linnhiT, Biul wliow accounts have !in
ninr.iiiK over ix months, art" respect fi'.Uy notified
that their bills may be found ut my olliee wil set
tled there. A. -M U.U'HY.
lleinuier, June l'-. 1--U
r.w i i'.
All persons indel.tcil to tlt etaip of Frank
Miukloek, deceased, will please call rd settle.
to. K. IosUoh, Administrator.
June 20. KS.1. M-a)
SING LEE,
Washing and Ironing,
Mav Street.
hotm:k. oiu:;ox.
D, OERREN,
STOKE
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MRS. M. E. WARREN,
JJ'ould respectfully announce to the
Indies of Heppner and vicinity that she
hm just received the largest and best
aaorted stoc of
jLLINERY AND FANCY GOODS
l ;
ever brought to this city, consist
ing of
ALKALI,
OREGON.
11. B. HOOD, Prop'r.
' HATS, BONNETS,
j FEATHERS, FLOWERS,
RIBBONS AND LACES
dies' Underwear,
Sewing Machine Needles. t ,
Stamping done to order.
May Street, . - - Heppner, Or.
) DEALER IN(
GENERAL - MERCHANDISE
Horses Bought and Sold on Com
mission. THE BEST ATTENTION OIVEN TO
HOUSES LEFT IN MY
CHARGE.
Terms Reasonable.
Stock Shipped to any part of the Coun
try as Ordered.
i :CJ JO and 1 1 10 PI MS' KR
STAGE LINE,
II. PHILLIPS, Jmmww i
Lrvb Kol'.o JlondijH, Wed.'iosl;i)'S and Fri
days. Leave fiihriore' Hotel, Heppner, Tuesdays,
TimrscUij'H ai:d Saturdays.
Connecting at Kclio with railroad fur Pendleton.
Rates op Fahk Each Way.
Stao rido 81 miles over a Rood ror.d. Good
stock and (lumfortabln wagons.
ALL PACKAGE BUSINESS AND OR
DERS FOR PRODUCE, ETC.,
'.Promptly Al l ended To.
0'7yve'our7)rders
GO TO
,-
K. Xordyke,
Fhe rooD Butcher !
To Oet Your "Wagons Patched.
j
Bring Your Pitrses along witlP
' and don't you forget it.
Keeps Constantly on Hand a Full Line of
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DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, GROCEBIES', HATS," fe CAPS,
HJOOTS & SHOES, HARDWARE & CROCKERY, N0TI05S-
4 v
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--)Also Agent for(
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C. I I. Dockl & Co.'s Agricultural lacfu'ncnv
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I. JJCIITENTIIAL.
Boot and Shoe Shop,
! Main Si., Oregon.
(Boots und Shoes M udeto
Ordei".
Fred. J. Hallock,
- at TnR - ' 1 Repairing Ncnily Executed.
IW Office, for ail Newspapers and lUjaaosigfetisfaetion Guaranteed
The Oldest IJusiness; I Louse in
riepjxier!
. L. MORKOW & SON,
-) DEALERS IX(-
o
lAND THI'X-
IT
Celebrated Schuttler Wagon,
"Which I will Furnish ut Portland Price, Freight .Added.
(o).
Cash Advances mede on Wool, and Wool
Sacks Furnished at Lowest Rates.
.V.4,V STREET,
AV. J . L K K Z K 11 ,
- - - HEPPNER, ORKOOX
q )dkaleu in(
Stoves, Tinware, Cutlery,
l)rv-f ii Groceiies, Furnishing Goods!
- Their Stock Comprises the Latest Styles of
Ladies' Dress and Fancy Goods, Men' and
Boys Clothing,
1
Shoes, Boots, Hats
ware, Carpets,
Caps, Crocker:, Glass
ill Paper, Jewelry, &c.
CORNER J7.lAC MAV ItUEETK, HEPPNER.. OREGON.
.Vgricul tural I mpleni(?ntH.
)AIf) has( 0
1IOKS, KAKES, ' "
GRIND STONED
AUGURS. SAWS,
HOUSE SHOES,
IIAEEOW TEETH.
BJKD CAGES.
LANTERNS,
AND riBTOLH
Nails of all Kinds. Iron and Wooden rimps,
Bolts, of all Sizes. , .
) AGENT FOK(
"Kme CcLi-:BRaTKD Clu'imcr Plow.
A FULL LINE 0E SHELF HARDWARE.
MINOR & DODSON,
Grocery anci 'Variety Store,
MAIN STREET, - " - IIEPPNER, OREGON.
(o)
Ve Keep-in Stocfc a Fnll Line of
Goceries, Provisions, Stationerj, Fancy Gorxla,
French and American Candies, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas and
other Fruits in season, Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco, Meerehaum
Pipes, Cigar and Cigarette Holders, Cutlery, Fishing
Tackle, Guns, Pistols nnd Cartridges.
Ocit Soda Fountain is Now in Running Ohdek.
FRANKLIN SQUARE AND SEASIDE LIBRARIES. ROUND BOOKS BY
vlnl-tf. THE BEST AUTHORS.
FOR TUB LAME.
I am now prepi red to do ail kinds of
rrjB.smakinj? and everything in that lino
in the latest etyle and on short notice.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
"V'OTK'E in h'Toh;,' givpn that the ur(lnviri.4
x i hsv thiii rlay Ijohii apiHnntrd ilaunintxalnrK
of tlie ftnt nf KrNtik MHilrlix:k, (Iwewwil. All
ftitnA liHvifif; rlainiA auntil Mud entAte ar
iprchy rntinirril to nRnt the tame in wntiig to
. , . . ... , u. ! Eil. K. Hishnp witli prober 'nctie ut tho Ernk
All work warranted. Cutting and tnting : .yiddock m, in Hpp-xt. Ut.. within n m--th
a srecwlt.'. Eo..mj3 at Honeer Hotel. ,hs ,f iff" rpi.
MK3. Yj. fiC'tr- i- i Jui'9 1. Jon t AdswiKtral-ori.