Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-03-19
THURSDAY. March 10, 1903
The Week News
Local and Personal Happenings
in and About the City.


D. A. Herren will soon commence
work on the erection of new dwell
ing.
Thos. Ayers will soon commence the
erection of a new residence on May
street.
w. o. Minor is making preparations
to build new residence on his Noun
tain Valley stock farm.
The old court house building which
was sold at public auction last Saturday
by Sheriff Shut, was purchased by
Thos. Ayers for $2S5.
At the NJ. f. church South, Sunday,
March %, preaching at II o'clock and
also at 80 p m. Sunday school at 3
p. m. f. G. Adkins, pastor.
Emmett Cochran tells us that he has
fed out about 800 tons of hay this win.
ter, but still has plenty, AS he has Just
commenced on his last years crop
Long Creek Ranger.
Elrod & Moore Land Co., have begun
operations in the Gooseberry section
and purchased 1900 acres of the Jake
Bround property form Gus Walker this
week lone Post
President Mohler, Chief Engineer
Kennedy and other O. r. q n. officials
came to Heppner with special train,
Thursday They were on tour of in.
specton over the Heppner branch.
County Treasurer NJ. Lichtenthel
publishes another notice this week call
ing in county warrants. Among the
warrants which will be paid will include
about 900 Indebtedness on the new
court house.
Mrs. G. A. Rhea is determined to
close out her entire stock of notions,
dry goods and millinery and offers them
at greatly reduced prices. A carefully
selected new stock of stylish millinery
to select from. VIII have trimmer
from Portland in a few days Mrs. Rhea
has moved into Miss Leache's old store
q. w. Swaggart returned Thursday
evening from Skagway, Alaska. Mrs
G. l.. Andrews, his daughter returned
with him. Mrs. Andrews who was very
sick, is much improved in health. G. L.
Andrews who was formerly county clerk
OF Morrow county, and who is we'll
known in Heppner, is in the custom
Office at SkagWay. Mrs. Andrews will
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Swaggart, for some time.
G. w. SWaggart who recently visited
SkagWay, Alaska, says there is quite
rush and excitement for the interior
gold fields from SkagWay. Recent dis
coveries 10 the interior have added to
the excitement and men are coming ard
gettiug out in large numbers. Not many
people stop in Skagway and the town is
rather quiet, as the trade is all transient
Bennett, and on the summit saw the
stars and stripes floating on one side
and the British flag flying on the other
of the dividing line between the British
and Uncle Sans territory.
Jesse Moore of Butter Creek, Una
tilla County, who has lived iu Oregon 81
years, reports that the scarcity OF feed,
the cold and protracted feeding season,
has materially reduced the price OF beef
stockers in the Butter Creek country.
However, the grass is beginning to grow
rapidly in the past two or three days.
1t is much needed, because stock is
very thin. Mr.. Moore is feeding 450
head of beeves for the markets. He
lately sold 75 head for which he received
IA cents per pound. Mr.. Moore
is pronounced partisan OF the
Shorthorn for beef. He believes in
working into the thoroughbred If pos
sible, or rather as fast as possible