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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
May Produce n Scandal.

The county commissioners Of Cher
okee county, believing there are ir-
Irregularities in the accounts of some of
the county officers who went out of
office in January. and that excess fees
have been kept back in some of the
settlements, have decided to +tcheck up
all the officers. In one instance it has
been found that "a pages Of Textbook
have been removed, covering more than
$500 in fees not included in the settle
ment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Reada Like q Miracle.

Friarspoint, Miss, Nov. 3O.--The But.
Ter case still continues to be the talk of
the town. Mr.. G. L. Butler, the father
''The doctor said my boy had disease
of the spinal chord, and treated him for
two months, during which he got worse
all the time, Finally, the doctor told me
The boy would wake up during the night
and say that he was dying. He would be
nervous and trembling and would want
to run from the house, saying he saw ugly
had tried everything else, I read an ad-
vertisement of Dodd's Kidney Pills, as a
cure for Nervous Troubles. 1 purchased
some and used them until he had taken al,
and well, with not single symptom of
the old trouble. This was some months
ago, and ! feel sure that he is permanently
the credit for his restoration to good
ehealtho
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Not Room for All.

There are 2,947 veterans at the ma
tional soldiers home in Leavenworth
county, of whom lis sleep ON cots.
There are 81 veterans awaiting admis-
sion
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Two Crops of Potatoes.

Edward Rothrock, fish warden OF
Sumner county, has raised two crops
of potatoes from the same tract OF
land this year. The second crop was
better than the first
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
To Merge Ottawa Churches.

A plan is on foot at Ottawa to merge
the congregations of the Presby terrain,
United Presbyterian and Congregation
al churches All three churches are
now without pastors.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

Du1nley-"By George! I believe I'm tn
greatest fool in the world" Synnex-'Tha
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumr
ton has an equal for coughs and colds.-J
f. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1906
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Cautious Maa,

edo you love my daughter?"
well, no; not Just yet. You see, I'm 8
cautious man, and I'm just at the point
where feel that could love her without
any trouble. How much of a Gowry does
she get ?"-Chieago Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Hunt Ends in Death.

Osborn Atherton. of Admire. Il
years old, was accidentally shot and
killed by his own gun while on hunt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Miss Bowcrsock u Teacher.

Miss Jean Bowersock. daughter OF
Congressman Bowersock. instructor in
violin at the state university. has
played the vieIin since she was four
wears old
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Charge Against a Doctor.

DIR. W. J. Land is under arrest a,
Redfeld, charged with criminal as,
sault on Edith Lease, aged 12-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

The self-made man is the one who ha
taken advantage of bis self-made opportu
nities.-Philadelphi Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

Putnam FadeIess Dyes do not stain the
hands or. spot the kettle, except green
and purple.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Stops the Cough

and works off the cold Laxative Brone
Quinine Tablets. Price 25 cents
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

No circumstances can repair defect Of
sharacter.-Emerson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

Candor u the rarest virtue of sociabiiity
-Sternau.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

Genius needs to be balanced with gel
tleness.-Ram's Horn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
why He Complained.

Gritty GeorgeSleep well last night,
pard?
Dusty Dennis-No; had on a paper IN.
dershirt.
"What Of dat?"
cit was a comic paper, an was tickled."
Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Ambitious Enterprise.
Courted Her "successfulIy..

Miss Mary Whitlock has brought suit
against DR.. A. J. Eastman. of Bur-
lington. She says the doctor courted
her successfully, claiming to be worth
100000. At his request she lived at
a hotel, contracting a $3.50 board bill;
she decided him her house which he
sold for 81 900 and now he refuses to
marry her or pay her board or give
back the property.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Big Elevator for Hutchinson.

The Rock Grain company has pur-
chased So acres Of land along the Santa
Fe railroad at Hutchinson and will
build a 10000 bushel elevator.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
High Value ON Affections.

Myrtle TannehilI. of Cherryvale. has
sued her father-in-law for $40. 05o dam
ages for alternating the sfTectiors Of her
husband
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

J. g. CRAWFORD is5 EIztA Street, Kansas City, Es
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10
AUSTRALIAN TEA DEINKERS.
Drink the Brew All Day Long an d at
Strength That WO1Id Seem
to BE POisOnOus.

In the interior of Australia all the
men drink tea. They drink it all
day long and in quantities and at
a strength that would seem to be
poisonous. On Sunday morning the
teamaker starts with clean pot and
a clean record. The pot is hung over
the fire with a sutficiency of water
in it for the days brew, and when
this has been boiled he pours into it
enough of the fragrant herb to pro-
duce a deep, cotfee-colored liquid.
On Monday, without removing yes
terday's tea leaves, he repeats the
process; on Tuesday da capo and on
Wednesday da capo, and so on
through the week. Toward the close
of it the great pot is filled with an
acrid mash of tea leaves, out of
which the liquid is squeezed by the
pressure OF a tin cup.
BY this time the tea is of the color
of rusty iron, incredibly bitter and
disagreeable to the uneducated pal
ate. The native calls it real good
old post and rails" the simile being
drawn from stiff and
jump, and regards it as
having been brought to perfection.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10
ROBINS EARN THEIR CHERRIES
Destroy Insect Pests and Save Far
More Fruit Than They Can
Possibly Consume

An orchardist It Fulton makes com
plaint against the robins or Jack rob
ins" as he calls them. He says they
are nipping all the blossoms off his
cherry trees. They just strip the trees,
and the ground beneath them is Nhite
with blossoms. He says the wicked
birds tear the hearts out of the bios
SONS and then bite the stems in two
and let them fall, and fears that his
cherry crop will be ruined, says the
Portland Oregonian. A member of the
John Burroughs society wht. as been
applied to for information on this sub
ject says the orchardist is mis- ia ken;
if. the robins do cut off any blossoms
it is only defective ones, or such as
have insects in them, and that the birds
are doing good instead of harm. He
says he puts up nests of boxes among
his trees to enable birds Of any kind.
even sparrows, to make their homes
on his grounds. He says that birds help
themselves to a few cherries when
ripe, but they are welcome to them, as
they have earned them by destroying
insect pests. 1t is hoped that this in
formation will satisfy the orchardist
1t is doubtless correct. for if robins
were as destructive as he imagines
there would long ago have ceased to
be any cherries in Oregon, while the
fact is that the cherry crop is large
almost every year, and of great value,
The birds must not be condemned on
false or mistaken testimony.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10

Corbetha, Saxony, Sept. 7.-Eighty
thousand men in full war uniform, with
the heat l20 degrees in the sun are tax
ing part in the Autumn maneuvers here.
The ambnlances are nearly as busy as
in real war, picking up stricken soldiers
instead of wounded men.
Two Saxon army corps are engaged
against to Prussian corps, in the valley
of the Saale, the field of strategy en-
bracing Leuezen, where in 1913 Gus
tavus Adolphus of Sweden defeated the
Austrians and lost his life; Rossbach, j.,
where Fredrick the Great in 1857 de.
feated the French under Marshal Soubise,
SLAMS and Prussans fought the French.
Fredrick William alluded, in talking to
the general today, to historic battles,
and the distinguished characteristics of
each.
The Saxons rose earlier than the Prus-
SLAMS this morning, and the Saxon cav
airy swan the Saale at three points be.
fore 6 o'clock, surprising the Prussians,
who were on the left bank, in thick
fog, ann forcing them to retreat until
they fell back on the main body.
The Emperor will bivouac with the
troops tonight, and will lead an army to-
morrow.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10

Paris, Sept THE grand Autumn
maneuvers of the French army began
today in the Central and Southwestern
departments, with Clermont-Ferrand
Montelmar, EpitaI, Dion and Bethel as
the chief strategic points of the opera.
prising more than 10000 men, are par
.ci patng.
The past few DAYS haye been employed
in the preliminary operations, the mimic
- fare beginning rnday in the vicinity
ii . ange whore the bulk Of one of he
ttiutes is concentrated, and It Monte
ma, where IA cavalry action has been IN
pfogress.
IN spite of - rain, which has greatly
marred the operations, the troops are
eported to have suffered much from the
heat, and many cases of sunstroke have
occurred, as m msny as 65 so diers in one
egiment having been taken to the hos.
pital. Seyera! fatal cases of sunstroke
occurred today
War Minister Andre today gave a
eception to the rtign officers and
military attaches to the embassies and
legations here, who will attend the
maneuvers. The United States is repre-
sented by Capt in l.. Mott, military
attache to the Paris embassy. The
foreign officers will leave Paris tomorrow
.or Orange, which they will make their
headquarters during the maneuvers, be-
ing taken in automobiles to the scene of
the days operations, where they will be
provided with horses by the Ministry of
War. They will be entertained at
luncheon one day by General Metzinger,
who is in charge of the maneuyers, and
one her day by President Loubet at
Montemar.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10
SINGERS AND CROAKERS.
An Indiana Farmer Who Could Sup
ply Bass Singers by the
Dozen.

The extent to which the agricultural
portions of the middle west are now
supplied with modern conveniences
may be inferred from the story which
follows: There came a ring at the tel
ephone in a farmhouse in northern In
diana one day last summer, and the
farmer himself responded, relates
Youths Companion.
"Hello." he said.
"Hello.' said the voice at the other
end of the wire. Can you furnish me
bass singer for tomorrow night?"
"a bass singer? Why, yes, reckon
So answered the farmer, laughing.
what do you want one for?"
because the one we've had up to
now is sick. What would be your
terms7"
"Well, usually furnish 'em by the
dozen. | won't charge you anything
for one. How do you want him sent?"
what are you talking about?"
"Who do you think you're talkin'
to?"
Isn't this the Indianapolis opera
house?"
"No. This is the Barataria frog
farm"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that in COM
pliance with City ordinance No 70, OF
the City of Heppner, Oregon, have on
the 9th day of Septem Der, A. D., 1903.
taken up I'd impounded the following
described animals to wit:
One black yearling colt, blaze 10 face,
branded blotch W on right stihe.
One black horse, star in forehe ad, IL
years old no brands visible.
The above described animals will by
virtue of said City Ordinance be sold to
the highest bidder for cash in hand on
Saturday the 10 dav of September at
the City Pound in Heppner, Oregon,
at the hour Of O'Clock .. M, unless
the owner thereof prove the property
and pay the impounding expenses
thereof.
Dated September 10, 1908.
d. G. GURDANE,
City Marshal of Heppner, Oregon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10
BUILDING IDEAS FROM JAPAN.
Quick Work by Manual LabOrers Is
Wttn esSe ed by Amcrd-
can Contractors,

After an expenditure of several
thousand dollars and four months If
time in order to win wager of $50
from his friend, Charles w. Ginde,e.
that he could not stay away from Chi
cago long enough for a trip to the
orient, even if he were not afraid tC
cross the Pacific, Contractor Joseph
Downey is home again, uncertain still
as to whether he may not have picked
up an idea or two in Yokahama that
would be applicable to building IN
Chicago, reports the Inter Ocean.
Il never saw anything more inter
esting in the contracting line than in
an excavation Of about 10000 yards of
earth in Yokohama" he says. "At a
first glance at the work there are
endless miles of laborers moving in
slow lines, each man with pole over
his shoulders to the ends of which
are slung two small baskets. The
diggcrs at work in the pit shovel
three spades full of dirt into each Of
these baskets, and with this load
the man moves on after those filing
away III lloHI, uhllIl'lnS HIS DdShelS
finally full quarter of a mile away.
Talk about machine labor. In
Nagasaki harbor | saw long lines Of
women and girls using baskets, pass
1,40O tons of coal into the hold of our
steamer in less than seven hours.
"The novelty Of this was the
woman and girl labor. The men did
the shoveliUg of the coal into the
baskets. These baskets were rounded
on the bottom and without handles.
As soon as one of them was filled it
was picked up by woman and
passed in a twinkling to the next
woman in line. and so on, till up the
steep steps of the deck the basket
would reach the hole in the side of
the steamer. through which the coal
would be dumped into the hold. 1t
was an example of the humanizing of
the elevator system and there was
not break in the chain in those
seven hours of loading. | don't know |
what the time is for such work as
this in Chicago, but this looked like |
fast enough work for any place on
the map"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10
HATS MADE OF RICE STRAW.
A New Industry About to Be Estab-
lish ed by Japanese in the
Southern States.

According to Col. S. F. B. Morse, gen
eral traffic manager Of the Southern
Pacific railroad, the japanese colony
at Port Lavaca will establish a plant
for the manufacture of mating and
hats from rice straw, says the New
Orleans Times Democrat The Japan
ese are the pioneer rlce growers OF the
world, and cultivate the staple on a
more scientific basis than the Ameri-
can farmer In Japan every product
Of the rice crop is utilized to some pur
pose, while in the United States the
planter relies entirely upon the rice
proper for his home.
The japanese Of Port Lavaca," said
Col. Morse. VIII soon begin the manu-
facture of japanese mating and the
finest Of hats from rice straw, and it is
only a question Of time till our own
rice planters in Texas and Louisiana
will take up this industry. thus making
the south the center of supply for mat
ting and straw hats of the finest tex
ture and manufacture. The best mat
fings in the world are made in Japan,
while the high grades Of the rice straw
hats are known the world over. There
are several kinds of grass growing
along the gulf so the japanese tell me,
that can be utilized for making mat
ting Of a good grade. They tell me it
is Identical with that used in Japan
for this purpose, and there is no reason
why this should not become a paying
industry in Louisiana and Texas"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10
stop Overs Allowed
oNALL CLASSES OF TICKETS
Timber Land, Act June }, 1878
NOTICE FOR PUBLICA TJON
TINTED STATES LAND OFFICE. LA

TINTED STATES LAND OFFICE, LA
- GIande, Oregon, July e. 1908
Notice is hereby gwen that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress of
June 3. 1873 entitled IAN act for the sale of
timber lands in the states of Califo MIA Oregon
Nevada and Washington Territory. ." as extended
to ali the Public Land States by act of August
4, 1892,
Peter Hung.
of Heppner, county of Morrow state of Ore
gen, has this day filed iii this office his sworn
statement No. 2677, for the purchase of the
lot 4, and se14 swI of sec 81 tip 3 5. r 29 F., w
NJ, and will offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for its timber stone
than fo' agricultural purposes. and to establish
his claim to said lar d 'efore Nawter Crawfo d.
Count, Clerk at Heppner. oregon, on Friday.
the 18th day of september, 1908.
tie names as witnesses:
Paul Hisler. Ed Day, Andy Cook and John
Busick. all of Heppner, Oregon
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
above descr' bed lands requested to file their
claims in this office on or before said 18th day
Of Sept ember, 1903
46-55 E. W. BARTLETT, agister.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10
A SLIP OF THE TONGUE.
1t SCUM d,ed Strange, Hut Con N d erd nx
the Situation There Was Moth
ing Rema knble About It,

A matrOn of Mount Pleasant,
through the need of lead pencil
furnished no end of embarra ssment
to herself and great amusement to
the passengers of a FOurteentN. street
ear one morning lately, says the
Washington Post. She evidently had
come down town, as her attire would
indicate, for the express purpose of
shopping, and the conspicuous bag
which he carried was plainly in
tended to play an important part ID
the tour, expressing, as ii were, the
matron's Independence of the pleas
ure of the delivery wagons.
AS the car neared the business part
Of town it became somewhat
crowded, and the conductors re-
quest to sit closer, please" had
rendered every ones discomfort
plainly apparent. Particularly true
was it to the tall, stately, we'll
groOmed man who sat next to the
resident of Mount Pleasant, all Of
which seemed to be her cue to begin
fumblfng around in the deep bag. and
ping list which was carefully exam
ined and again placed in the dark re-
cess Is of the bag.
Then the matron suddenly thought
OF something, SO again the list saw
the light of day. No, the article was
not there, and from her attitude it
must have been important and not
to be forgotten, SO the search for
the lead pencil began, during which
time the dignitied gentleman had
very much more than his share Of
jolting, which oftener than once in
ttrrup,ed his review of the morning
paper. However he was very good
ratured about it, and every time the
little woman said beg pardon" hi>
hand e1deayored TO reach his nat and
his polite nod assured her that it was
granted. But the lead pencil could
rot BE found. Bag ard poeketDook
hnd been turned inside out. still it
was nowhere to be seen Withal she
was modest little woman and
seemed to hesitate about asking the
conductor or some one near her fO!
a pencil. But with a quick resolve
she gently touched her neighbors
arm. Beg pardon,' she said, may
/ borrow your shoestrings ?" OF
course there was general litter
throughout the car.
My shoestrings, madam?" said the
aristocratic looking man.
"Oh. did | say shoestrings!" ex-
claimed the little woman. Il meant
your lead pencil; shoe strings is what
| want to add to my shopping list"
The little woman soon returned the
pencil amid bushes and thanks, and
settled back in her seat determined toI
remain quiet until her destination
was reached. Then the Willard was
in sight and the stately gentleman
prepared to leave the car, the con
ductor in the meanwhile having en-
tered it.
Good morning, senator" said the
conductor, as his passenger passed
out.
Everybody, of course. looked at the
little woman from Mount Pleasant,
who had heard, too.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10
STOLEN CAMERA LENSES.
New Branch of Trade That Comes to
the Pawnbroker in Which
There Is Great Profit.

The sale of camera lenses is a COM
paratively new branch of the pawn
brokers' trade" said dealer in pho
tographic supplies, according to the
Ne,v York Times, but large number
from that source come to the trade to
De reftted with shutters and fianges.
4 good lens costs anywhere from $50
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10

to $50, and is as easy to raise money
on as a good watch. But YOU will no.
tice that lenses you see in raWnbrok-
ers' windows are withOu far0es.
That is sure sign they 80" been
stolen Very few sneak Nv
enough to lift out the a0d
all. but they can get the l,l he
away with ii by simple e
wrist. If Il man who oWI ara
were to take his naked len Wn-
shop and say he owned il not
be believed. and would have to- j t. con-
tent with the extremely all loan
Usually made upon St. EN- lens.
Pawnbrokers are willing to take
chances with them, because the risk
If detection is almost nil and the
profits greater when they Ike a sale.
Amateur photographers who know
their business can pick up good many
bargains in the New York pawnshops."
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10
COddIed Oysters.

Put small tablespoonful of butter
in a saucepan; when melted pour in
enough tomato catsup to nicely cover
the number of oysters to be used; :;
when it begins to bubble add the
oysters and cook for two minutes;
pour on slices of toast and serve al
once.-Detroit Free Press.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10

A man in Cincinnati applied to the
courts for an injunction to restrain
the tongues of the gossips of the
neighborhood. He learned from judi
cial sources that there are some things
beyond the control of the highest hu-
man power.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10
There Are Others.

An English countess has found out
that the lord she married is bogus. This
looks, says the Chicago Record Herald,
like a pretty strong vindicatiOn of a
lot of American girls.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-09-10
Spuue.tion for New Society.

A bald-he AIDED mems club has been
formed in Cleveland. Isn't it about
time asks the Chicago Record-H raid
for the people who wear glass eyes to
get together?