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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-02-18
DELINQUENT TAX SALES.
An Excellent Showing Made by
Sheriff Shut.

An Excellent showing MADE by
Sheriff SHUT.
The following parcels OF land were
sold last Saturday by Sheriff Shut for
delinquent taxes for the year 1902:
A. G. Jennings, VIZ ne4 and VIZ
se4 sec. 30. 2 25 +; sod to q. v.
d estra for 81 SO and costs, taking a
certificate of sa e d the rate of six per
cent per annum.
J. NJ. Conway, o 9, in Blk. II, Mt.
Vernon, add. to Heppner; sold to G.
w. Dykstra for 70 cents and costs, at six
per cent interest.
Isaac Hinke, VIZ ne a, sec 50, t +
80 e: sold to w. l.. Smith for $40
and costs at six per cent interest.
A. G. Jen nines, nw5a sec 30, t 2 8 r
% e; sold to A. Rood for $S 22 and costs
at SIX per cent interest.
1t VIII be observed that the owners of
the land sold when redeeming the same
will have to pay only six per cent in
terest on the purchase price. In nearly
all the other counties of the state the
rate of interest has run all the way
from sik to 1000 per cent.
Out OF about $63 600 charged against
the sheriff on the 1902 tax roll for COL
lection all has now been collected ex-
cept $2Q.82 for which the above prop
erty was sold. Lake is the only other
county in the state of Oregon that can
beat this record tor tax collecting. Lake
has every cent collected on the 1902
roll. When compared with most of the
other couaties, which have from one to
several columns of delinouents on the
tax roll, this is an excellent showing.
The 1868 tax roll which has ust been
turned over to the sheriff, contains
about $65, ,0G0 to be collected.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-02-18
son had blown up the stove, but

son had blown up the stove, but it
proved otherwise.
The "Birthday Party" given by
the home mission society was a
decided success. The Lexington
band made their first public ap-
pearance that evening, playing sew
eral pieces in the street before the
entertainment and furnishing part
of the music for the entertainment. +.
The program and supper were en-
joyed by the crowd. The receipts
were $43.25.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-02-18

The E. o. and Tribune of Pend
Teton are fighting and saying all
sorts of unkind things about one
another. They sound like two
little boys. It's poor business.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-02-18

principal amount of their busin-
ess in this county and it would be
a great convenience for them to be
annexed and bring them closer to
the county seat. For the people
of Morrow county who believe in
expansion, now is a good time to
talk this matter up and get the
proposition in proper shape before
the next session of the legislature.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-02-18

Governor Chamberlain has ap-
pointed George Conser, cashier of
the Heppner hank, a member Of
the State Lewis and Clark expo
sition commission, vice G. B.
Wade, resigned. It's a good ap-
pointment. Mr.. Conser is strict
lv honest man and will not know
inglv stand for any CRAFTS on the
state appropriation. Let it be
hoped the ordeal before him will
be less trying than the Heppner
disaster. - Independence Enter
prise.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-02-18

The Office Of sheriff, of Grant
county seems to be coveted prize.
The Blue Mountain Eagle contains
nine announcements from candi-
dates for this Office. The paper
does not state the number Of pre-
cincts yet to hear from.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-02-18

A number of the prominent tax
payers and citizens of the north
ern portion of Grant county, and
especially in the vicinity of Monu-
ment, want to cut off certain
portion of Grant and become an
pexed to Morrow. They do the
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-02-18
FOR COUNTY JUDGE.

To the legal vo e,s Morrow County
Oregon. l respect vi announce. my
self candidate for he offic of County
Judge. subject to the viii of the Repub-
lican County Convention
Ne'v Respectfully,
GEO. J CURkIN.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-02-18

The Heppner Gazette-the news Of Nor
row County: The Weekly Oregonian-the
news and thought Of the world Both at
a special price. Inquire or address The
Gazette. Heppner. Or
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14

Da. W. y. wooDEND tional one that be
kney little about the intrfcacies or
stock business be made nearly xooo.ovo
the frst year. and though subsequent
years were not 30 prosperous be man
aged TO live as luxuriousiy as a king.
lie was a lavish spender. a sumptuous
entertainer and one OF the best dress
ed men In the metropolis. With bis
~ magnificent horses. 10 carriages. 10
servants. two automobiles. one town
and two country houses. with his 100
suits OF clothes and his hundreds or
employees be made a brave show for n
man who started with what Wall
street calls -shoestring." His Of
nees In the financial district were more
nnely fitted up than any other In the
city. His home az IS West list street
was filled with statusry and paintings
that must have cost fortune. In the
basement was an artistic grotio. with
a playing fountain.
Most OF the Doctors lavish display
was for the purpose OF getting himself
and his wife into society. Their din
ners were the finest money and an
epicurean taste could provide. Not
withdrawing this. however. society
held back and the ambition OF DIR.
woodend and bis pretty wife was not
grafifed.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14

A United States Consul reports thai
In France trves aru belnx fsiied by elec-
tririty-no, struck By lishinins. az 10
ths cd time wsy-the roFk being
done by platinum wire made white
hot with eurrspt Of si~r'rsci'y aud
used 90 saw. A tree n cut down IN
ono eishfh the time consumed by tho
ordinary methods OF saving or chop
ping. II tres can be fslled In THIS
way their trunks can al-c be Gu, Into
logs and the logs into boards by
sispaer wire instead Of the cumbrons
saw. IL tho coming wood OF lumber
saving machine or mill TO be simply
q portable enxine running dynamo
20 generate electricity 10 heat wire
that will so through tree or log eight
times az fast ss q sawf Quite likely.
Electricity IL ycs an undevelcped IN
FAINT: whs, will Il no, do when fully
msfurcdl
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14
JUST WORN OUT.
story that Wanted . Rest After Very
Hard Morkcd Lie.

Story that Wanted . Rest After Very
Hard Worked Life
The WORKOUT story collapsed at The
feet OF the Father OF Ficuons-
What's wanted " inquired his Sa-
tanlc majesty with his usual warmth.
oblivion. please" gasped the
wretched creature. Il never pretend
ed TO be a good story. but that doesn't
Justify the way I've been treated on
earth. You win remember me II you
happened to see a copy OF last Sun
days Behind TheTimes. / was among
the Gossip OF the Stage. dressed this
way:
Blanche Walsh has a country hone
on Long Island and il occasionally
bothered by tramps. one day small.
thin specimen OF hobo hononed her
with call He told a hard luck
story that would have brought tears
TO the eyes Of Japanese idol.
"'"And do you call yourself
many" demanded Miss Walsh.
"'"No. ma'am. not entirely. Just
now I'm only an outline. All I need
is a little iillin' In
And he got Il, too. after that adj
mission OF his incompieteness.'
when you turned to the Literary
Chat. there ! was again:
Irving Bachelor. the author. has
country home at Sound Beach. and
Is occasionally bothered by trsmps-
One day a small. thin specimen OF ho-
DO honored the novelist with a call.
He told hard luck story that would
have brought tears TO the eyes OF a
Japanese IDOL
"'"And do you call yourself a
many' demanded the writer.
"'"No. sir. not entirely. Just now
I'm only an Outline. All | need is
little fillin' in"
"'And he got Il. too. after that ad-
mission OF his incompleteness.'
The woman's Page had me served
In this style;
"'Mrs Roosevelt. when spending the
summer at their simple country home
at oyster Bay. is occasionally bother
ed by tramps. ETC.
II also posed among Anecdotes OF
the War:
lowing to the scarcity OF provis-
Ions at Port Arthur. begging IL dis
Outraged; but. having eluded the vigil
lance OF the guards. a small. thin speci-
men OF hobo the other day sccosted
vjceroy Alcxieff, etc
zone page further on. the Toxic
had his little say;
'Notwithsta nding the splendid dis |
ciplins OF the japanese navy, q small
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14
TRADE in THE WAR ZONE
American Commerce Now Amounts TO
Large Part of the Trade.

American Nou m rec NOW Amounts 70
Large Part OF the Trade.
In his article In the Worlds Work
on ~our Trade In the War Zone" o.
T.. Austin. chief Of the bureau Of sta
tfstics OF the Department OF Commerce
and Labor. presents some striking
facts and figures. He says: Japan's
total commerce now amounts. In round
terms. to S2soooo.oco a year. about
equally divided between imports and
exports. and that Of China to a little
over S3cooco.ooo a year. OF which inn
ports considerably exceed exports. ko-
rean commerce amounts to Sl5.oco.ooo
a year.
From 1883 to 1903 our imports from
the countries named doubled while
our EXPORTS from China. Japan and
Hongkong amounted to SS5.ovo.ooo; in
1903. to s72.oco.oca. The amount
from Korea and Asiatic Russia was a
mere ;rine. In 1883 our exports to
these countries. including Korea and
Asiatic Russia. amounted to SJo.-
100000.
This makes clear that our trade In
terest In these quarters is very great
We buy very large proportion OF the
manufactured silk and practically
all OF the tea exported by Japan and
we also buy large quantities OF raw
silk and tea from China. as well as
many other articles. such as opium.
mating. rice. wool and manufactured
silks. or the exports OF SJoooo.ooo
value in 1908. s2l.ooo.ooo went to ia
pan, Slq.ooo0oo to China. nearly
s.. ooo. 900 to Hongkong. and si.5oo.oc
TO Asiatic Russia. As regards our
trade with the two countries now at
war our exports to Japan In 1878 were
5000. 900. In 1908 s2i.ooo.ooo; 10 Rus
sia. our exports In 1873 were $4,000
600. In 1908 &in.ooo0oo. Thus in thir-
" years our exports to Russis In
creased Is per cent and to Japan $50
per cant
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14
STORY MAY BE QUESTIONED
Diner aud Dined-Upon crawied s~ifsiy
To a Creek

Diner aud Dined-Upon Crawied Swiftly
TO a Creek
Near the Canaucta Greek water
snake met a blacksnake. The reptiles
did not Immediately clinch. but Kissed
fiercely and circled around each other.
as IL seeking for an openiag. The
blacksnake pressed the argument. and
in a few seconds succeeded in getting
the tail OF his opponent into his mouth.
and TO preclude all possibility OF es-
cape. began to eat toward the head
This was exactly what the water
snake wanted. IL started on q straight
line for the stream. and his consumer
following him and dining upon him
was. OF course. Obliged
to travel little faster In the same d.
rection. The watersnske was a rapid
mover and the blacksnske a quick eat
er, and for a short time Il seemed
doubtful whether one reptile or two
would be visible when the stream was
gained.
About half OF the leading snake had
been devourcd. and the edge OF the
water was only few feet away. when
the blacksnake suddenly realized that
a shabby trick was being played on
him at meal time.
He hastily attempted to disEorge his
but the effort was made too
late. Not more than i've inches OF
watersnake had been yielded up when
both reptiles plunged into the stream
and sank at once. A hundred bubbles
rose. and the only spectator OF the con-
test Is inclined TO believe that the
life foa;ed 10 the surface
In one OF them.--New York World
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14

Commerce OF the United States with
Japan. Korea. Chins. Hongkong and
Asiaac Russia. lss3-i9o3. IVES as fol-
lows: Imports into the United States
from the countries named: In lSs2.
81. ss5 600: 1853. slo.57Sooo. 1858. ST.
osi 600: 1873. SO. As. 600: 1883. xsT.-
$4,000: 1895. xss.sss. 600: 1905. ST.
css.o 600.
Exports from the United States to
the countries named: In ls43. s2.4ls.-
coo: 1853. xs.7ss.ooo; 1858. $63s3. 600:
1873. sI7.776.cco: 1883. Zoo;
1898. sIi.4e4. 600: 1905. $se.as4.ooo.
Next TO the United States comes
Great Britain. yet its commerce with
the territory in question has only
grown from 100000 in 1858 to
500. 10000 in laoS-that is. doubled
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14
uniaus Pol Pullsr.

Pulling posts by ordinary means IS
GOT an easy task. as any one who has
tried Il will admit. but when some sim'
pie device like that shown IN the Illus
tration Is used. the work Is much SIM
plifed. A frame about three feet hish
should be made OF lumber four inches
square. the frame should be about
eighteen inches wide. Make roller
elk inches IN diameter and fasien 10
the upper part Of the frame as shown
and a chain should be bolted 10 IL near
one end as indicated. This chain
should be about four feet long with
hook fastened 10 the free end Near
the other end Of the roller bore Two
holes. as shown. about three inches
apar< and each hole one and one-haif
inches Ia diameter. To operate the de-
vice place IL near the post. hook the
chain around the poet near the ground.
then use two bars. one in each hol7;
turn the roller with these bars aud
the post will yield readily. and with
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14

been Win US IL now abo pTODaD4t VIII
be.
Last girl in a Scranton squib factory threw a
squb into stove just her companions. Result
six dead. many seriously hurt aud factory
wrecked Ii in Pennsylvania also that small boy
lighted the escaping from the exhaust pipe Of natural
line. furnish light for wedding serenade. Result
life lost and valuable property destroyed.
These only two OF many taken at random
from the columns Neither OF the young people in
tended harm The girl wanted her companions jump
when the squb exploded The boy purposed surprise
the serenades by furnishing imprOmptu bonfire They
simply needless II everyone who is about 10 play
practical joke would stop think about H. study out
possible consequences would be jokes OF
this perpetraied II is udcrous who is
comfortably seated in chair suddenly ind himself sprawl
ing the through the dextery OF the practical
Joker odds that the victims spine has been
injured that the effects OF his fall VIII cling him
through life Play the trick the practical Joker.
and he would be furious Strange IL may seem. the
practical Joker the naiured earth He
doesn't like his medicine.
The fault lies largely with parents They don't teach
their children 10 others rights TO be
thoughtful and considerable There innocent fun that
hurts and damage. but ~
enough suit people They 10 break leg
buildings Such these criminal IN instinct
should placed under restraint The practical joker
ought be tolerated in any eommuny-Toiedo Blade
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14


The boy was nearing the time OF bis
graduation from the high school He
was a fsvorite in the school. ssys the
Lewiston Journal. but be had taken
higher rank on the baseball and foot
ball felds than be had in the class
room. and this was when be began
TO be sorry. The exercises" OF grad
ustion day doomed large before him.
lie was down for an essay. IL looked
more formidable than any obstacle he
had ever encountered on the athletic
field. and the nearer the day came the
larger Il looked
There was a Harvard man staying In
the village at the time. and 20 him.
finally. the young athlete went and be-
sought his help in the writing OF the
essay. The university man was anus
cd. but he concealed his emotions.
We'll" he said. "a graduation essay
is a fu.sy piece OF work. haven't
done much writing lately. and hardly
feel like tackling such a job" The
boys face fell.
"still." the Harvard man added. Il
don't know-perhsps - suppose
you've picked out the subject you want
to write about "
"yes," answered the young athlete.
"the subject IL 'Self-Relisnce.'
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14

thin specimen OF siowsway was lately
discovered aboard the flagship. and
brought before Admiral Togo. ETC.
- but the climax came. your majes-
~. when | found myself in the clutch
Of the Babbler Of the Boulevard. who
said: AT the dinner given to Carnegie
on the eve OF his departure. a story
told by Chaunce@
There was silence. The Father OF
Ffbs summoned a minion. and. indi-
eating the miserable wreck. said In
plying tones: Put him in the hottest
ere you have. Nothing can hurt him
now New York Sun
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14

II has been often asked whether OF
not ducks can smell. Some hunters
cite from their experiences instances
that seem to show ducks can smell
others that ducks cannot Now the nat
uralist would say that ducks. owing &c
their habit. have no need TO smell and
hence cannot This rule is not infalli.
bic. but generally holds good. Any
Wild thing with such eyes as ducks
have does not need to smell. Nature
seems 60 have given birds discern.
ing nose. A fox will look straight at a
man and not see him. even when only
few feet away. provided he does not
smell him or the man does not move
A duck viii not only see a man stand.
ing perfectly stu at long distance
regardless of the wind, but will notice
any change in the landmarks OF its
haunts or feeding grounds.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14

She 10 a daughter Of the late Jay
Gould and was born in New York
June %. 1893. At the beginning Of the
war with Spain she gave the govern
men, $4,000. and for the care Of sick
and conraiesccnt soldiers at Camp
wison abe furnished $4,000 Miss
Could is a sister Of George Jay Gould
and OF Howard Gould. distinguished
men in the financial operations Of the
COUNTRY.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14
HELEN MILLER GOULD.

Through Her 1nnuenee Rsoe-Traek
kilograms Have Been discontinued.
Helen Miller Gould. through whose
influence the sending OF race track dis
patches by the Western Union Tele-
graph Company has been stopped. 10
distinguished for her benevolent work
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14

wide and fourteen inches long. The
stool board. u. is two inches thick and
nine Inches broad and long and cut
round. A thrce-eighth inch bolt c. ia
put through the middle. the head sunk
and the nut left OF 80 the scat will re-
voivc. The seat il eleven inches deep.
A hoop IL fastened with staples on the
upright board. II. 20 hold the bucket
at convenient height from the floor to
It's upper rim"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14
HOMEGROWN Aif-if. seea.

Rerorss from Michigan farmers
on plats seeded 10 alfalfa show the
folly OF using sod imported from Eu-
Fupc. rsthsr than the home grown
secd- TIE imported Sod has iess
vitality and DOES no; catch 10 wei.
sud also has . lower per cent OF ger
minziion. While these two points are
enough 20 enable the farmer 60 see
that tho bono grown seed 10 Clearly
The best. ;hcrr u one morr serious
objection TO The Imported sod. Most
q IL 10 found 10 contain large amount
Of ~~c-a sod the most troublesome
ones being dedder snd bnck;horn.
one msn invested something over
hundred dollars In European sced the
result from which was almost absolute
failure. although different pists were
sown In varying ways. some with a
rur~e crop. others without Nesebbors
who used the home grown seed got
good results. az the past season has
been an especially favorable one 10 SO,
a good catch.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14
naYinr rse,h s-ins.

Never buy an animal simply because
he has q pedigree. and because be Ia
on sslc az low price Peiixree alone
does not constitute merit for there
are animals with pciigrees foo, long.
which would ruin any herd into which
they were introduced. The next class
the farmers pIg-ls that which Is
not good enough for the breeder OF
high class stock: this animal may be a
bit coarse. and no, up to standards.
but be IL a good Erowthy or prolific
sort. which the pork producer will be
glad to have. The next kind includes
tho culls. runts and inferior speci.
mems. which should be turned into
butchers meat a. soon as possible; I'M
der no circumstances whatever should
they be used az breeders.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14

was one OF the
IN ost picturesque
figures who ever
flashed across the
financial district
OF New York. In
1901 he opened a
brokerage o N c e
with a capital OF
So. 900. Notwith-
standing this han
dicap and the addi-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14

The Jersey Bulletin mentions a
c-year-old Jersey heifer which gave
2o5 pounds OF milk in seven days,
making over fourteen pounds OF but.
ter. with the temperature ~ degrees
on the bad side below zero" Where
could that have becnl We saw about
the same thing accomplished in Hoods
herd. at Lowell. Mass. but the cows
were housed In comfortable barns.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14
EDITORIALS


should adopt forest policy before IL s too late 10 make IL
any value Denudson should be made impossible with
reforestation. The benefit viii
be derived from control Of the cutting In such
make denudaoD impossible and the State do this
better than lafer.-Bosfon Transcript
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14

tho uss Of bot a small snsoun, Of
strsngth upon the part q the operator.
Any Que Who 10 handy with tools can
easily make this device. and 70 ~iii pay
for Itself In a single season u many
posts arc 10 10 psiled.--indiansposis
News
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-14
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and pride throughout the populations OF Asia wave OF
sefconndence. Of for their European rulers
which would bear fruits which foreie
exact consequences
Furthermore Japan would receive great prestige. her
influence the Chinese Empire would become
and obstacle would lie the way realization
her racial aspirations
To any who has slightly followed the
OF japanese feeling and policy there be doubt that
these ambitions be summed in the phrase Asia
for the Asiscs under japanese hegenony For several
past Japan has been flooding with her the
reotest Of Asia 10 the sleeping patriotism Of
the people and prepare the for liberation. Asisuc
princes and statesmen have been fockng 10 Toxic;
them might besides several Chinese and Korean
dignitaries deputafion from Lbasa the sismese Prime
Minister the Persian grand yter high priest from Ar
ghanistan and several Indian naharajas under British
rule
These have had long conferences with the Ministers
and the object OF these visits in spite OF all
official denals IS well known 10 and in full sympathy with
public opinion in Observation-Disclosures Review.