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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
CONCERNING OUR HOLIDAYS
Most Of Them Are Regulated Entirely
by the Authorities Of the
Various States.

There Is no national holiday in the
United States, in the sense Of being
made so by federal law Such matters
are regulated entirely by state author
ity and they vary in the different states,
Mississippi alone having no statutory
holidays, says the Nashville (Tenn.)
Banner. The Fourth Of July and Christ
mas are observed as holidays in all of
the states, and all Of the governors
usually follow the president in setting
apart a Thanksgiving day which the
laws in most states have made a bank
holiday. but otherwise there is nothing
like uniformity. June 3, Jefferson Dav
is birthday, is holiday in Florida
Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana
Abraham Lincoln's birthday is observed
as a holiday in Connecticut, Delaware
Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New
York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania
Washington and Wyoming A number
of states observe some special holiday
not observed elsewhere, as January
(the battle of New Orleene), in Louis
lana: March Estate independence). in
Texas May 20 Mecklenburg declara-
tion), in North Carolina, etc. Congress
has at various times appointed special
holidays. and in the second session Of the
Fifty-thlrd congress it passed an act
making Labor Gay a holiday in the Dis
trict of Columbia. 1t has also recog-
nized certain other days as holidays for
commercial purposes within the dis
trict, but there is nothing like general
act on the subject The presidents
Thanksgiving proclamation makes that
day legal holiday in the District Of Co
lumbia and the territories only.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
Colonies in Mexico Have the neputs
tion of Being Most Desir-
able Citizens.

The following information was re-
Gently given to the chihuahua Enter
prise by President WINS, of that state.
who presides over the Mormon colonies
in Mexico.
THE year just passed has been quite
prosperous for our people in Mexico.
although the crops were not the best
on account OF the scarcity of rain last
summer; yet the aggregate shows an
increase of wealth. In Colonia Juarez.
at Neuvas Casas Grandes, the average
income for each head OF a family was
81 400, or $4,000 for the 100 families
The other colonies have done quite as
well, the total for the 1000 colonisss
being about 100000 per year. We
have very perfect system of obtain
ing statistics among our people, and
every year complete census is taken
OF our people and what they are doing
About $500 of them reside in this state
and the rest In Sonora
AT Colonia Juarez we have COM
menced to build an academy at a cost
of $50. 900. and this will be finished In
a year. The school will be free to all.
Nexicans included"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
LEXINGTON NEWS.

Rev. S. G.. White of Strawberry,
was in town Tuesday.
Tom Barrett is on the sick list.
He is down with the mumps.
Mrs. w. P. Mcmillan returned
from the mountains last Friday.
j. M. White and family have re-
turned from the mountains.
Threshing is the order Of the
day now. Some wheat is coming
to the warehouse.
Fred Blymer has been having a
siege of the mumps. He Is able
to be about at present.
The fourth quarterly conference
of the Nj. Z. church, South, will
be the last service before the an
nual conference.
DR.. M. A. Leach came down
from Heppner Wednesday even
ing. He had some business with
the triple link men.
Misses Elsie Palmer and Nellie
Scott returned from Heppner Sat
urday where they had been taking
teachers examination.
Ye correspondent has been off
duty some time. He has been TAX
Ing a vacation for his health, and
incidentally riding around in a
header box for the health of his
pocketbook.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
AFTERTHOUGH REVEREE.
BY THE PROPHET OF GALL.


Listen to my song and be COM
forted, oh ye sorrowful;
Incline thine ear to Wisdom and
be edited.
The great Democratic Common
wealth of America hath declared
you
A political back number, sort of
has-been,
A bursted bubble on the stormy
sea of political hopelessness,
A collapsed balloon on the arid
plains of oratorical desolatiop,
A wonderful power that, like the
mirage of the desert, fades
Away in the glimmering heat of
party manipulation.
Oh, Willie! Thou art like a mighty
tree that died IN infancy;
Like an acorn with a bug hole
in it;
Like a rose that started to bloom
and blasted in the bud,
Like the skeleton of a dead duck
in dried-up mudhole.
No more shall thy bursts OF elo-
quence sway the mighty audi
ence
And gain for thee the Presidential
nomination.
Thy glory is departed and a
mighty Hill hath overshadowed
thee.
Rest in peace, and the Commoner
shall be thy solace.
L. w. BRIGGS.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
HORSE THIEVES BREAK JAIL.
Hess and Chester Have Given Nal.
heur Authorities the Slip.

Sheriff Ambrose has received
word from the deputy district at
torney of Malheur county to the
effect that Robert Hess and Ed
Chester, who were recently arrest
ed in that county for horse steal
ing, escaped from the county jail
at Vsle last Sunday morning
about six o'clock. After gaining
theil liberty, they secured saddle
horses and made their escape, and
no word has been heard from them
since.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas was Civ
ing the prisoners their breakfast
when he was seized by them,
gagged and placed in the cell they
had Just vacated. A rush was
made into the sheriff's office,
where guns were secured. "A MORSE
belonging to the sheriff and an
other belonging to the city mar
shall were captured before anyone
knew what had happened. From
their tracks it is evident the des-
peradoes made for the hills with
all speed.
Robert Hess is described as
man five feet six inches In height;
weight 100 pounds, smooth face,
about % years Of age and has dark
hair.
Ed Chester, who is commonly
known as Glover, is five feet ten
inches in height, slender, smooth
face, weight 165 pounds and has
dark air.-Canyon City Eagle.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
Fire Now lmperils Fort.

London, Aug. ia dispatch to
the Central News from Toxic says
a big oil warehouse at Port Arthur
is blazing furiously, and that the
position Of the besieged is such
that the Japanese are urging them
to surrender.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18

Now that the Oregon Develop
ment League has been established,
it is time for not only each county
in the state of Oregon, but each
town to organize and get down to
work for the development of the
entire state. The Oregon League
will do much for the state in gen
eral, but each district must do
something in order to get results
1t Is time right now tor Morrow
county to commence. The first
step should be to effect the organ
ization of a good live Development
League in which not only the bus
iness men of Heppner should be
interested, but every citizen of the
county. Let this be a Morrow
county Development League in the
broadest sense. Heppner invites
the cooperation of lone, Lexing-
ton, Hardman, and in fact every
district In the county. We are
letting opportunities slip through
our fingers. How much longer
are we going to slumber.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
EXCELLENT FALL TRADE
PROSPECT.

The Dry Goods Reporter presents
the optimistic opinion that au.
tumn trade will show a decided re.
vival with full resumption of &C.
tivities which have been affected
with temporary dullness. The
Reporter pertinently remarks that
the most positive and pronounced
pessimist, those who were busy
six months ago in predicting a sea-
son of hard times and even dIsas-
ter, must acknowledge that they
erred in judgment and that the
year 1904 will not be marked as
one of evil days or loss of faith IN
the future. Indeed, the first six
months of general business main
tained an equipoise little short of
astonishing when it is recalled that
there was a general and popular
belief that the collapse of hun
dred favorite speculative enter
prises must mean the destruction
of confidence and a widespread
determination to retrench and to
withdraw from all undertakings.
This i'll condition did not eventu-
ate, however, and from week TO
week and fro m month to month le-
gitimate business went on in safe
and conservative lines. 1t became
apparent that the farmers, the
tradesmen, the small banks and
the merchants Of the country had
unusual resources in money and
assets and that there was, after all,
no basic reason for the anticipation
of hard times. The outlook for
fall revival of business in all lines
is specially encouraging. The fuss
and furry of the November elec-
tions, an accompaniment of every
harshly fought campaign, will be
absent this year,
and the Indications are that trade
will revive rapidly and vigorously
and that the closing months of the
year will mark the returning tide
IF a normal and wholly stable
period of prosperity. There Is no
present justification for predicting
any sudden or furious boom, no
.idal wave Of enormous business
and overcontidence in investment.
So much the better for the future.
There never was an unWarranted
md hysterical season of specula-
ion and emotional business ad-
yenture that did not invite its own
punishment, and the American
people are not likely to be soon eD-
raped into such false attitude
ither locally or generally.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18

Tolstoi on the war: "FrOm ali
sides we hear reports that in one
place three Reservists have hanged
themselves; in another spot two
more; in yet another about wOm-
an whose husband had been taken
away bringing her children to the
conscription committee room and
leaving them there; while yet an
other hanged herself in the yard
of the military commander. All
are dissatisfied, exasperated. The
words, "For the faith, the King,
and the Fatherland," the national
and shouts of "Hurreh,"
no longer act upon the people as
they once did,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
MARRIED..

SNYDER - CONNER-At the parlors
of the Star hotel, Monday, August Is,
1904, Mr.. Riley Snyder and Miss Nora
Conner, both of Morrow county Judge
T. W. Ayers performed the marriage
ceremony.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18

A brother of Herbert Strohm,
of Echo, was one of the lucky
prize winners in the drawing for
homesteads in the Rosebud reser-
yation in South Dakota.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
PRESIDENT DID 1T.
Oregon Lands Ordered Restored to
Public Domain.

Public Domain.
Washington, Aug. 15.-The In
terror Department, acting on thf
recommendation of the Bureau ol
Forestry aud the General Lane
Office today formally authorized
the restoration to entry of 319. 500
acres of agricultural and grazing
land heretofore included in the
Blue Mountain Forest Reserve
withdrawal, and 1900 acres OF
similar land included in the WAL
Iowa withdrawal, both in Eastern
Oregon. These lands should be
thrown open to entry not later
than Thursday of this week.
1t came to light today that the
release from withdrawal of these
large tracts of land was due to
personal interest taken in the mat
ter by President Roosevelt. Gov
ernor Chamberlain's letter CON-
planning that a considerable area
of agricultural and grazing land
was being unjustifably tied up in
temporary Withdrawals was sent
direct to the President, who turned
it over to the General Land Office
with instructions to restore to en-
try any lands in those two with,
drawals not absolutely needed for
permanent forest reserves, and
suggesting that if all the neces-
sary data were available, these re-
serves should be created without
delay.
This was quite a surprise to
officials of the Department, who
had instructions from Secretary
Hitchcock to create no reserves,
and to release no land from with
drawal, and an official familiar
with the facts was dispatched to
the White House to inform the
President of the Secretary's in
structions. The President sent
Governor Chamberlain's letter to
the Department on Friday morn
ing, and before noon that day it
was brought back to him with a
statement of the case as viewed at
the Department. The President
became somewhat angered at hav-
ing his instructions ignored in this
manner, and he handed back Gov
ernor Chamberlain's letter saying:
"Take this back to the Land
Office and when it is returned, see
that it is accompanied with let
ter stating that all those lands not
needed for reserve purposes have
been restored to entry"
That settled it, and today the
letter was sent to the President by |
a special messenger advising him
that his instructions had been
carried out. This is the second
time President Roosevelt has dem
onstrated his disapproval of the
method of the Interior Depart
nent in handling public land af-
airs in Oregon. Last Winter,
'fter statement by Senator Ful-
on, the President ordered the De-
)artment to desist from the prac-
ice of humiliating Oregon entry
nen under the timber and stone
ct. This time he has made it
'laln that where there are agricul-
ural lands and grazing lands re-
naining in the public domain,
hey shall be placed within reach
[ entrymen, the same as in other
tates.
Tolstoi on the war: "FrOm ali
Ides we hear reports that in one
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18
DEMAND THE CITY.
The Surrender of Port Arthur is
Requested.

Toxic, Aug. 17.-The Emperor's
offer to release the nOncombatants
at Port Arthur, coupled with de-
mand for the surrender of the tor
tress, was delivered yesterday
(Tuesday.) An answer is expected
today.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-18

Call at the Gazette office and learn of
our clubbing oDfr with the Weekly Ore
Ronian,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-25
Spirit of the Press.
DEFENDERS OF CONSPIRACY VIEW
A CRIME AS 'COMICAL."

NA-N Of CONSElhaC VIZ
CRIME AS "COMICAL."
Duplin Journal.
The Morning Post (and with the con-
sent of the Charlotte Observer) rather
seems to consider the successful attempt
OF Governor Aycock and Attorney General
Gilmer to restore the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad to its proper owners
as rather a "comicaP' affair of the
"Humpty-dumpty" variety. They seem
to look with favor upon the receivership
OF McBee, Finch & Co., which to every
body else seems rather high-handad at
tempt to force the road to be leased with
out consulting the States large inter
est.
This attitude of such daily newspapers
rather appears even more 'comical,' to
say the least, to the reading public, dur
ing the recent fraudulent, vicious attempt
OF Finch, McBee & Co., to wreck the A.
and N. c.. Railroad. So evident and
fragrant was the fraud, shame and vicious
ness of such conspiracy against the
State and it's property as shown ny their
re cent trial at Raleigh, that they are
held under bond as criminals by Chief
Justice Clark; and so deceptive their
State as to even excite the indignation
of the Federal court that hurried to do
their bidding without due consideration
of their purpose, as Judge Purnell, who
granted the Finch complaint for the, Nc
Pee receivership, said, viz:
THAT if the evidence before Justice
Clark was true statement of the facts
he felt that his court had been imposed
upon and he was highly indignant"
Such evidence was found only too
tue to even Finch and McBee's attorneys,
as well as the Federal court and the re-
ceiy ership was annulled and the A. and
N. c. Railroad turned over to the State
and its present management, together
With S1G0 debt incurred by McBec as
fee for mis- bond as receiver.
Yet all this seems as "comical as
humpty -dumpty' to the wisdom of the
Post ard Observer, which appear even so
much more anxious about the financial
condition of this railroad than the State
and private owners of the road.
Governor Aycock President James A.
Bryan and all concerned are anxious to
lease the road to the best advantage
and such conspiracy to weaken the
financial condition OF this road and make
of less value its already low stock, is just
too internal to appear comlcal and such
en- attitude on the part of these dailies
is only adding to the surprise of their
readers.
If Finch, McBee & Co. are put in
stripes and made to build up the old
mullet road they will be less anxious
in the future to fraudulently take charge
of North Carolina railroad property and
tie wholesome lesson that North Carolina
will attend to its own affairs will be
Taught outsiders, even though it appears
as comical as a humpty-dumpty show to
scme of our homefolk.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-25
RALEIGH FLOUR MILLS
Home Enterprise that is Worthy the
Support of the People OF
this Section.

An enterprise that is going forward
with gratifying success in Raleigh Is the
Raleigh Milling Company makers OF
splendid brands of flour.
The company is the successor Of the
Farina Flour Mills and is incorporated.
The president of the company Is Mr.. e.
n. oliver, formerly OF Bedford CITY
West Virginia; Mr. C. O. Wright, former
" of Bluefeld, West Va, president;
Mr.. J. H. Trent, formerly Of Bluetield'
West Va. secretary and treasurer, these
with Mr.. John w. Harden. Jr.. and MI
J. p. Wray. of this city. being the dlrec'
tors. The capital stock is $4,000.
The mills are situated at the foot OF
Jenkins Street, on the Southern Railway
inst bevond the plant of the Mills Manu-
facturing Company. The buildings, until
lately four stories 40 by go feet, have been
added to on two sides. the addition ex-
tending nearly around the building, these
being 30 by 100 feet affording conveni
ences for office room, Of ample storage
and shipping departments, and for the
development of the business.
The mill is equipped with the Wolfe
mill fixtures, modern and expeditions
the building in a separate building and
in it is a so horse power boiler and IS
horse power engine. The capacity of the
mill is 100 barrels of flour a day. The
mill has storing quarters now for so car
loads of stuff and a grain elevator soon
to be erected will give room for 80 Ger
loads more, as it will hold $4,000 bushels
Of wheat.
The company handles feed stuff of all
kind for dealers in addition TO It's Touring
operations. In the latter business it has
men on the road and is supplying city
trade as well as territory fifty miles IN
every direction from Raleigh.
The flour made by this company Is OF
excellent quality, the principal brands be-
ing the North State Patent and the
coax City" half patent flour. The
label on the North State" a very fancy
and superior brand, is attractive and
the great seal of North aroma IS used
with its motto. 'Esse Guam Vlderl.' The
excellence of the flour made is such that
the people of Raleigh should give liberia
support and should Datronize the stores
| handling the flour made at home
Mr. Oliver, the president, and Mr.
Trent. the secretary. were both buslly at
work yesterday when visit was made tc
the mill. Both are experienced flour mil
men and are to be depended on to turn
out the best kind OF flour.
Mr. Oliver says that he will soon have
here a car load of choice Valley of Vir-
gina wheat and as he wants the farmers
of this section to raise wheat for his
mill he will sell it at cost. He says that
he believes it can be grown successfully
here and that il will prove money MAX
ing crop.
The enterprise is one worthy of every
encouragement and the people of Raleigh
are asked to investigate the quality OF
| the flour made, and to give their suppor
| TO the home mill.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-25
STILL AFTER SHIP SUBSIDY.

The advocates of the ship subsidy are
getting ready to get big graft next
winter. They are making the construction
of the Panama canal a reason or a pre-
text for pressing the subsidy. The Maui
teal Gazette, of New York, the chief SUBJ
sidy champion of subsidies, has an article
declaring that the construction of the
Panama canal should be followed by legis-
latlon that will give "a fresh impetus to
mercantile fleets" meaning, of course,
that bonus should be given them. The
way and says:
LAS the United States are building this
ceIal across the isthmus, we take it
that no toll will be required of the
American ships which pass through,
but all foreign ships will have to pay.
That will lin itself constitute an i'm
portant advantage for American shipping
without working injustice to Americans
who are not ship-owners. 1t would ap-
pear to us that the prospects of the Pan
anna canal diminishes rather than in
creases the force of the stock arguments
Used in favor of subsidy. In the line OF
''doing something for shipping" what is
the matter with building tie Panama
canal with funds contributed by the peo-
pie in taxes?'
But if Congress votes subsidy to Nor
gan's railroad monopoly how can it con
sistently decline to vote subsidy to his
shipping trust?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-25
TRUSTEES SALE.

The undersigned calls for bids on gen
efal stock OF hardware and supplies the
inventoried cash value of which amounts
to Sc, 700. This stock il well located IN q
thrifty town Of 5000 inhabitants and OF
fers exceptional inducements TO persons
desiring to enter this line of business.
Copy of inventory and further iniorma-
ton will be furnished by
Il. l.. GOODWIN. Trustee.
Dunn, N. c. 322-4t. Il. .. u.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-25
THE STATE AND NATION.

Charity and Children.
The swift and vigorous action taken by
the Goverpos last week in exposing the
methods and gnotives of McBee and Finch
and thus Fl. trating the evil designs they
had in th wing the States property into
the hands of a receiver, will serve as an
excellent purpose. 1t will each Federal
judges an important lesson that they
had almost forgotten, viz: that the State
has rights, and can find II way to assert
them and it shows furthermore that men
cannot ride rough shod over the State,
even with the aid of the Federal courts.
Judge Purnell may well be indignant that
he has been imposed upon; but being a
man of intelligence the wonder is that his
indignation did not manifest itself a little
sooner. The unseemly haste of the rail-
road wreckers in rushing to him to ad-
vance their schemes should have aroused
his suspicious, as it did everybody, else's.
So transparent a proposition should have
met an indignant denial at the hands of
the Federal judge. 1t is rather deeply
rooted in the public mind that the Fed
cral courts take special delight in over
riding the rights of the State. Whether
this suspicion is just or not, it Is
strengthened by the readiness with which
Judge Purnell appointed this midnight re-
ceiver. The State will be the gamer by
the whole transaction. for the railroad is
evidently in a wretched condition but it
is very certain that McBee and Finch
were not moved by concern for the wei
fare OF the commonwealth in the
bungling and stupid part they played. 1t
is great victory for North Carolina and
clearly demonstrates the necessity OF
having in the Governors chair a man
who can do other things besides draw his
salary
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-25

The current issue Of the Raleigh Chris.
tian Advocate is "a "Warrenton District
Issue" 1t contains large aud like
picture of the presiding elder, Rev. G. F.
Smith, the popular and consecrated pre-
siding elder, and pictures of all the pas
tors of the district, with valuable and
interesting articles from the pen of eacn.
1t is "a splendid issue in every way and
presents as elegant appearance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-25

A North Carolina newspaper tells us
that voting for yaller dogs is no longer
practiscd in North Carolina When was
it ever in operation? Folks who have not
voted as they pleased have had nobody
TO blame but themselves. Certainly Dem
ocrats have voted for honorable men from
Worth in 1867 to Aycock in 1900. The ''yal-
Ter dog folks have not voted the Demo
cratic ticket.