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j. ii. Downing now sells flour at s4.2I
barrel. See his new ad next week.
Miss May Wineland Of Lone Rock Wis
tied friends in town Friday and Satur
day.
VIM. May has secured a job In the bar
Der shop of Ross Beardsley at Arlington
The latest statistics show that the to
tai wealth Of the United States is $66,
000,000,0OO.
Mr.. Hardin Neel and wife Of Lone
Rock are visiting their friends In town
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Il. Smith.
Attorneys Goodea and Burnham return
cd Monday from weeks visit TO Salem
and Portland. IL. N. Frazer returned
same day.
The action Of the grand jury in return
ing 1850 indictments against the strikers
at Homestead has caused quite sensa-
ton there.
Mrs. L. Lafferty started the first
OF the week for Bloomfield, Nebras-
ka, where she expects TO visit her old
home until spring.
Work on the enormous armory was
commenced this week. The boys aim to
have II completed in time for a rousing
blowout on Thanksgiving.
VIM. Stephens and family have re-
turned TO their home in Ferry Canyon
from Lost Valley, where Bill pastured
his sheep during the summer.
Rev. Wise returned home Monday
from the valley. He will preach at Mat
ney next Sunday morning at ii o'clock,
and at Condor In the evening.
There are at present 1881 prisoners in
the Oregon penitentiary. The total num-
ber that have been incarccrated there is
2,S45, 30 that Oregon has opened her
doors to 2484 ex-conyicts.
The Northwest Fire & Marine insurance
adjuster was down TO Grant Wade's
place Tuesday and paid his claim In
full for the loss by fire last week. H.B.
Hendricks went down with him.
Work on A. fienshaw's new dwelling
house was begun this week on the cor
ner just north Of his barn. This build
ing win be for rent. II. B. Hendricks
house Is also nearing completion.
A statement has been published that
0 out OF every 10 men who have reached
the age OF 30 years in this country are
single. This being Leap Year, the la
dies should remedy this matter at once.
Mrs. G. Ii. 0gle visited her sister Mrs.
w. z. Scrivner at Heppner last week,
the latter returning with her Tuesday to
visit her mother, Mrs. Meek. Louis
Meek will attend the Heppner school
this winter.
Alex Berry has traded his ranch just
west Of town to Geo. w. Goode for
farm near Salem, and will make the ex-
change at once. Mr.. Goode informs us
that he will build house on the Berry
place at once.
Prof. Hill and wife moved into their
new house this week. Mrs. Hills sister,
Miss Sophia Miller OF Lone Rock visited
her several days this week. Wiley Mil
Ter and family have moved into their
new house also.
VIM. Cunningham, mention OF whom
we made last week, went to Fossil Sat
urday for his preliminary examination,
which he waived, and was held In the
sum Of 5000, in default Of which he was
committed to Jail.
The privilege Of selling peanuts at the
worlds fair has been knocked down to
confident bidder at $4,000. This brave
man has accepted the idea that the pub
lie expects to have nothing else but pea
nuts to eat while at the fair.
Heppner Gazette: JAS and Charley
Royse were III the city from Gooseberry
Friday. In conversation with Charley
he informs us that he has accepted po-
sition as instructor over at Mayville,
where he will begin teaching Monday.
Considerable excitement was created
here Tuesday by report that the Ros-
lyn bank-robber fugitives were heading
this way. The report proved to be with
out foundation, howver. The reward
for their capture has been raised to $b,-
600.
Chas. Fix has the thanks OF the town
for filling in and levclling up the street
in front Of his property, much-needed
improvement. Dan Rinehart is also
making a very necessary improvement
by filing up the ditch In front Of his
stable.
Notwithstanding the fact that times
are a little quieter than usual, the roar
OF the hammer and saw still continues
unabated all over our little city. Con-