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November M, 1197. Consolidated February 15, 1913
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A PIONEER OREGON NEWSPAPER
The followlnf U extracted from a story by George Turn
bull In tht April Utue of tht 'Orfton rubltsher," In which he
writes about pioneer Oregon newspapers:
Seven early Oregon weeklies which hav com successfully
patt their 73th birthday anniversary may be worth a little
attention In this issue of the publUher.
The earllett two of these art the Blue Mountain Eagle.
now published at John Day. In Grant County, and the Dallas
ItemlzerObserver, of Dallas, Polk County.
The other five are the Lakevlew Examiner, the Sllverton
Appeal-Tribune, the St. Helens Mist, the Veppoet Gasette-Tlmes.
the Fossil Journal.
Of course, Oregon's oldest dally papers, the Oregonlan and
the Oregon Statesman, Salem, started as weeklies, but their
weekly Issues have long since been given up. The seven touched
on In this Issue of Oregon Publisher have never entered the
dally field.
In some details, the story of these papers compares In In
terest with the ssga of the Oregon dallies. Some of Oregon's
most Interesting editors and publishers have been In the weekly
field.
Let's pick up a few of the details of Interest in these old
timers . . .
It's difficult to start writing about the Heppner Gazette-
Times without drifting over into recollections of the colorful
cracks and odd displays of wit achieved by Gen. O. O. Howard s
Indian scout J. W. Redlngton. the paper's most picturesque
editor. In those early days there didn't seem to be enough news
to keep a reporter busy, and Redlngton used to fill In by selling
advertising and pursuing the elusive subscriber.
"I attached one subscriber," he once reported, "by swapping
a year's subscription for a bear to Merchant Wolfard st Silver
ton." This happy warrior of the plains Is credited with having
given Owen Wlstcr a lot of good stuff for "The Virginian."
But Redlngton didn't start the Gazette. Credit for that goes
to J. II. Stlne, who launched several other Oregon papers. He
ran off the first Issue of the Gazette on his old Washington
hand-press March 30, 1883. He didn't stay long; he was always
eager to be going somewhere.
Redlngton was his successor. The new owner Is remembered
for the snappy billboards he set up along the north central
Oregon roads to advertise his paper. He proclaimed that his
newspaper was going to be "Hell on Horsethleves and Hypo
crites" and "Bang-up for Bustles." To read his paper, one would
get the idea that Redlngton was always looking for a fight.
But Brant Ducey, U. of O. graduate student, who is doing
a full-length story of Redlngton, Is convinced that the old scout
really was mild-mannered and peaceful and that any fights
he had were forced on him.
The Times, the other half of the combined paper, the
second of that name in Heppner (the first was the creature
of young Homer Hallock) was started by another of those
Inveterate founders of papers, E. M. Shutt, who got the paper
going on Nov. 18, 1897. Elected sheriff in 1902, he sold the paper
to A. J. Hicks, who is remembered as having installed a real
type-setting machine, a Simplex, to set up his paper.
Vawter Crawford took over the Gazette in 1910. In 1912
he bought the Times from Shutt, who had taken It back, and
consolidated the two papers. The paper remained In the Craw
ford family for close to forty years. It was sold to Robert Pen-,
land, formerly of the Lebanon Express, In 1951, and Penland
carried on until last October, when he sold to the present owners,
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Wildman from Phoenix, Arizona.
In 1961, the Gazette-Times is still Hell on Horsethleves.
We're working out a policy on Hypocrites. w.o.w.
Kathleen Mahoney Mather,
PendJeton, was a visitor of her
sister, Mrs. A. C Ball, over the
week end.
Several women of the Heppner
Methodist church will attend the,
district meeting of the Women's
Society of Christian Service in
The Dalles Friday.
STAR
THEATER
Friw SaU April 14-15
The Last Days
Of Pompeii
Steve Reeves. Barbara Carroll
Angel Aranda. The mighty
spectacle or the city that died
In the flames from erupting
Vesuvius, rius a wuv ox
Chiller,
House On A
Haunted Hill
Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart
Sua. Moa. April 16-17
Butterfield 8
Elizabeth Taylor and an all
star cast in John O'Hara's dar
ing noveL CS and Color. Adult
drama.
Sunday at S and 7iOS
(ONE NEWS
Mrs. Bob Peterson and Mrs.
Louis Carlson were In Pendleton
on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Aune and
son, and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Parker and son and Mrs. Ray
Barnett visited in Irrlgon at the
home of Mrs. Fred Buchanan on
Sunday..
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sherer
and Judy were Portland visitors
on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Crawford
spent a few days last week in
Portland where their daughter,
Marlene, had dental work done.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Brlstowl
received word from their son and
daughter-in-law, Lt and Mrs.
John P. Brlstow, that they had
adopted a son, Douglas James,
who was born March 30.
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II y Neigabors
TO THE
EDITOR . .
"Now, Fenator, do you
think it was fair to slip your
fiscal problem in with hie
hossewerkT"
!r Fir;
I am writing this letter to the
editor In r-frd to the article
printed n the lait Utue .f the
Hrppner GarHte. Thurdy. April
6. 1'JCl.
This ankle pertslns to the
rwnt rollUlon c.f the police
car and the car driven by my
wife
I am not going to put my
wife's verkrt of this collision
In this article. ! Imatlne a story
could be wrlttt-n and printed in
the paper Hating that she was
completely In the right. My fuel
ing la that hrr tide f the story
as for a public sentiment Is con
cerned would have no bearing
on the outcome or decision In
who was responsible for the acci
dent. I feel that the Insurance
companies are capable of de
ciding who was at fault, without
my passing Judgement on what
cauaed the accident.
There is one thing that should
have been added to the art die
in last week's paper, the traffic
ticket which was issued was for
violation of the basic rule, doing
GO m p.h. In a 23 mph, rone.
The $.10.00 fine for this violation
I am told, by an attorney, was
very high for a person never
having a traffic or parking ticket
of any kind.
30 YEARS AGO
Tram the tilee el the
Geietie-Tiaaee
The fiur Theater will be tlu
ed Monday and TwrU Urn
the prrM-nt talkie equipment
Mill be replaced with more
modern equipment.
llrppnrr's golf course ifenta
Its mot Inviting appearance this
prlng. having undergone much
improvement.
Roderick Thomson and Terre!
Pence. OSC students, were
home on the wrek-end.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Rice of
Artrtlan Well farm, were visitors
It wasn't explained that the
traffic violation and the wreck
were two seperate cases, neither
having any bearing on the other.
Also the damage to my car was
stated at 3200.00. the correct fig
ure is $539.00.
Since we have freedom of the
press I took this opportunity to
explain to the public that there
are always two sides to every
story and this letter should be
printed in the paper so the re
flection of responsibility would
not be on either party.
Sincerely.
Kenneth Sawyer
In the city on Saturdsy
Encouragement to wool grow
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reports received by tht Padftc
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Mr d Mrs. lxsl Parker left
f. r their new I -( in py
tiilt hee he will have chart
of a hay raruh thete
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts
are moving Into the C W, Mc-
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on Second street
js'ew l Af.tr fashions at the
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