Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1902-02-06

ceries ever brought to the city.
, Full line OF legal blanks at Portlan
prices, at GAZETTE Office.
c Just now we sre having all kinds I
weather. A chinook started Tuesds
morning and wound up in the evenin
with a light snsw storm and freezing Q
night. The snow is disappearing an
old weather prophets say that the back
: bone OF winter 10 broken.
All Saints Episcopal church, Sun
day, Feb. 8. Sunday school 10 q. m.
morning prayer, IL .. M; celebration
of holy communion, IL m; evening
PRAYER and sermon, 730 p. m. Asi
| Wednesday, Feb. IL. lst day Of Lent
morning service 10 .. m.
Following are the newly installed
officers Of Maple Circle No. 25s, Wom
en- OF Woodcraft of this city: Pasi
Guardian Neighbor, Mrs. Olive Camp
bell; Guardian NeIghbor, Mrs. Inez
Freeland; Magician, Mrs. Ava Thorn
ton; CLERK, Mrs. May Kenton; Banker,
Mrs Mary Mat,ock; Attendant, Mrs.
Efiie Gillian; Captain Of Guards, Mrs.
Edna Slocum Inner Sentinel, Mrs,
Rose Richardson Managers, Mrs
Emma WEIGH, Mrs. Efie Gillian and
| Mrs. Cora Crawford.
Joe HAYES this week purchased from
Frank Elder, 800 head Of mutton sheep.
This was a Gne lot of extra largo weth.
ers, being OF \ larger breed than the
ordinary Mefiuos and brought 81 per
head. Quite a number of sheep are be-
ing fed in this vicinity and owners are
holding tor good prices Buyers state
that it 10 a bard matter to buy at
prices that will Justify to ship. While
the local market is strong, Portland
markets are little of and the demand
is weaker than 1t WAS ut this time last
year AS we'll ss the price, being about
30 cents per hundred lower. This is
accounted for by the fact that the Will
annette valley il little overstocked
with sheep aud the valley growers are
letting go to reduce tho surplus.
Frank Kilkenny narrowly escaped
from freezing to death out at the forks
OF sand Hollow, Sunday OF last week.
While going home with his team and
wagon, he Was thrown from the wagon
and one OF the wheels OF the vehicle |
passed over his body. He WAS badly
hurt by the accident and in dazed con
dition walked mile and half back TO
near Hynd Bros. ranch, where he was
found by a sheep herder. When found
by the herder he was still in q half con-
scious condition IRON the effect OF his
injuries and was wandering aimlessly |
around. When taken 10 the house be
was in bad condition. His hands
were frozen and he was badly bruised.
He Was laid up at Hynd Bros place
four days before being able to be taken
to his home.
Superintendent L. r. FIELDS and En-.
eineer W. A. Gfondahl, OF the Southern
Pacific lines in Oregon, have recently
been over the road down as far as Duns
muir, arranging for the placing OF oil
tanks at places along the line to supply
The system with fuel oil. Sites have
been selected for tanks at Dunsmuir,
Hornbrook and Ashland,
he latter point to be for . time the
northern terminus OF the oil burning
The tanks at Dunsmuir and
ashland are to be OF the largest class
IN the division, with capacity Of IS, 900
,arrels. The tank at Ashland will stand
g feet high, and will be lis feet in di.
Imeter. 1t will contain enough oil to
epresent one years supply of fuel as
to the present needs OF the
motive power at this place. superin-
endent Fields stated it was expected to
lave the tanks completed for use bv
April |. Work will begin at oace.
Oar home talent played to q fairly
.ood sized audience at the opera house
sst Thursday evening and put on a
irst class minstrel show. The parts
we're all we'll rendered and the singing
md dancing was excellent. The end
men seemed to be full of funny savings
md struck some Of orr town people
ather hard blows, but everything was
AIKEN good naturedly. There were some
pecialties which We will have to make
'ersonal mention. The cake-walk bv
Iszel Hale and Gladys Potter WAS a,
'ood az We have ever Witnessed, con
iderlng their ages, and the audience
would not be cunten,ed until they APP
ION nH tie aacnnH TINA Thn Minh,r