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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-29

| Whereas, We the teachers of Mo row
county in institute assembled, dee q I
BETTING to offer our appreciate, fo
this opportunity Of pleasure and prof
Therefore be it
Resolved. that we thank the sch Il
board end members OF the CHRIST on
church for the use OF their bu Id, gs
also those who participated in tie even.
ing program. Further that he ex-
cellent corps of instructors bt %
pecihlly praised for their unt irin. an
mastery methods of instruction.
That Superintendent s, fa,t be
commended for the zeal and SUI ,essful
preparation and manner Of con uct 1g
Of this meeting.
Resolved. that We as tea ners co
most respectfully request ne kono' Atle
county court TO levy the lit fary tax.
That as teacbe 8 we are honor bou d to
double this fund as suggested by the
state superintendent.
Be it further yeso we'd, that a copy OF
these resolutions be published in the
county papers.
Alice A. Fleming,
+. Jay Merrill,
Agne- Hammer.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-29
Local and Personal Notes.

0cUUucI Vl6ItOX AOOcOoys
T. J. Merrill, of Hardman, va
q Heppner visitor, Monday.
J. w. Beckett, of Eight Mile
was in the city Tuesday.
p The Masquerade ball given il
the Club building last night was
great success.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. @. Rhea ar
spending Thanksgiving with Mr.
and Mrs. Newt Jones.
Banker Wharton went to Port
land Saturday returning Tuesday
on brief business trip.
Misses Clara and Artie Morgan
are spending Thanksgiving with
Marsellus Morgan at Rhea Siding
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Farnsworth
were incoming passengers yester'
day evening from Republic, Wash.
Church services will be held in
the Catholic church, in Heppner,
Sunday Dec. 9, at 1920 a. m.
Miss Lelah Campbell was a
passenger for the Dalles, yester-
day where she goes to visit her
brother Lewis.
Prof. and Mrs. D. V. S. Reid
went to Portland Saturday to
attend the State Teachers asso-
citation.
County Surveyor Heath has
moved his family to this city.
They will reside in Heppner
during the winter.
A purse found containing money
and other articles can be had by
calling at the county clerks Office
and identifying the same.
Miss Vallejo McAtee returned
from Portland, Tuesday evening,
where she had been visiting with
friends for several weeks.
Workmen are now engaged in
repairing the county jail. The
inner walls will be lined with a
coating of cement six inches in
thickness.
The Woman's Relief Corps, will
meet on Saturday at 2:30 p. m.,
for the annual election of officers.
All members requested to be
present.
The regular annual memorial
services of the Elks will be held at
the lodge rooms of Heppner
Lodge No 35S, next Sunday,
December 2.
Willard Herren came down
from his place at the Heppner
coal mines, Tuesday. Mr.. Herrep
states that snow is about 10 inches
deep at the mines.
At meeting of the Commercial
Club Monday night it was decided
to give the ladies Of the city the
exclusive use of the big gymns-
stun on Thursday afternoons and
nights and jointly with the boys
on Monday afternoon and. nights.
In q letter from G.. w. Res who
has recently located at Coquille,
Oregon, to Richard Neville, of this
city, Mr.. Rea proudly states that
he has taken unto himself wife.
Gov. says that he is the happiest
mao in Coos county.
The Annual meeting of the
Heppner Commercial Club will be
at the club rooms Tuesday even
ing, Dec. 4. Officers for the ensu-
ing year to be elected.
Will Bennett, Asst, Secy.
There will be work in the third
degree of Knights of Pythias Oh
Tuesd ay evening Dec. 4. A ban
quet will be served after the work.
A full attendance of all brothers
is desired.
Chas. Thomson. G. c.
Garfield Crawford, X of Il. S.
County School Superintendent
S. l. Stratton, who was indicted
by the grand jury on the charge
of larceny by embezzlement, S. V.
H..J;, Lo;,o %bn pomY a Ipipn
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-29

He was fined $50.
Omer Stanton plead guilty to
the charge of selling liquor to a
minor and was fined $50.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-29
Violin o0s on 0.

I am perpared to take limited num-
Der of students on the violin. For
terms enquire of NJ. G. Cooley.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-29

Timber Lands Quantities Suit at Reasonable Prices
ther call address
FRED WARNOCk. NOSE hSHBAUGH.
Heppner Oregon Eight Nile. Oregon
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-29
AMENDMENT

For the benefit of rural schools which
merely comply with law and to raise
the standard of school work in rural
districts and to give the pupils in said
districts an eqlal advantage with
other pupils, were commend that the
compulsory law be changed from tn ee
months to FIVE or more months
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
MAIL ROUTE
FROM COTTAGE
HILL
To Be EStahIiShen June | Will
Cover II Square Miles North
west and West.

The following letter, which is self
explanatory, has just been received
from the Rural Mail route agent of
the state of Florida:
Lake City, Fla, April 10. 1906.
Pensacola Journal, Pensacola, Fla.
Dear Sdr-The Post Office Depart
ment has ordered the establishment
of Route No. 1, Cottage Hill, Escam-
bia County, Florida, on June LIST. This
route extends through Quintte and
COrthwesterly and westerly from the
Cottage Hill Post Office.
THE length of the route is 27.8
miles and the area in 50. miles COW
cred by the route is q. This route
will serve about 112 families and 47O
people. many of whom are now going
from five to ten miles for their mail.
Every respectfully,
'AZEIL B. BRITTEN,
Rural Agent"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
SEWER BIDS ARE
ALL TURNED DOWN
BOARD OF BOND TRUSTEES DOES
NOT LIKE FIGURES
SUBMITTED.

The Board of Bond Trustees al
noon yesterday opened the bids fol-
the sanitary and storm sewers that
are to be constructed in Pensacola
After mature deliberations by the
board Chairman L. Hilton Green an
nOunced that all the bids had been
rejected.
The bidders were: ToTbert Con.
struction Company of Logansport
Ind. R. G. Storrie, New Orleans and
Black & Laird of the same city.
Immediately after opening the bids
and having the same read the trus-
tees held a conference, after which
it was agreed to meet later in .hs
day. The last meeting was when
the bids were rejected.
An effort was made to secure the
figures submitted by each bidder
but Chairman Green of the Board OF
BONG Trustees absolutely refused to
make known the figures for publica-
ton
chairman Green of the trustees
with w. K. Hyer, Jr, and J. NJ. Pfeif-
fer of the board, Alderman YOnge
and Engineer HattOn were present
when the bids were opened.
The board will in all likelihood
order an advertisement for bids.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20

Iuins. The curious were driven
back at the breasts of the horses that
the cavalry rode and all the crowds
were forced from the level district to
the hilly section beyond to the north.
The water supply was entirely cut
off and may be it was just as well.
for the lines of fire department would
have been absolutely useless at any
stage Assistant Chief DOugherty
sUperviseT the work of his men and
early in the morning it was seen
that the only possible chance to save
the city lay in an effort to check the
flames by the use of dynamite. Dur
ing the day a blast could be heard
liz any section at intervals of only a
few minutes, and buildings not de-
stroyed by fire were blown to atoms.
But through the gaps made the
flames jumped and although the
failures of the heroic efforts Of the
policemen, f1remen and soldiers were
at times sickening, the work was
continued with a desperation that
will live as one of the features of
the terrible disaster. Passengers on
trains from other cities in California
bring details of destruction and
death from nearly all of them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
REPORTS FROM INTERIOR
ARE VERY ALARMING

San Francisco, April 10. (via Oak
land) .-Reprts from the interior are
most alarming Santa. Rosa, one OF
the prettiest cities of the state, IL
tho prosperous county Of SOnOma, Is
a total wreck. There are 10000
homeless men, women and children
fuddled together. The loss of life is
not to be estimated. 1t will prob
ably reach the thousands.
As the last great seismic tremOr
spent it's force in the earth the whole
business portion tumhled into ruins.
The main street is piled many feet
deep with the fallen buildings. Not
one business building is left intact.
This destruction includes all of the
county buildings. The fOur-stOTy
courthouse. with its high dome, is
merely a pile of broken masonry.
Nothing is left Identification is i'm
POSSIBLE. Everything has been swept
bv fire. Until the flames started
there was hope of saving the resi-
depce portion. It was soon apparent
that any such idea that might have
besn. entertained was to be aban-
doned. This was appreciated by the
citizens, and they prepared to desert
their homes. Not even their house
hold goods were taken. They made
for the fields and hills to watch the
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
BY Associated Press

San Francisco. April l9.-Sar
FSencisco tonight is a city desolate
II seemed that the acme of its misery
had been reached at dusk, wher
flames burst from all sides of bsauti
fCl hotel Fairmont. a palace tha'
above all every other structure. was
apparently strongly entrenched
against the all consuming fire.
Surrounding that lofty pinnacle o
fame as far as the eye could see Il
The south. to the esat and far out L
the west lay in cruel fantastic heaps
chsrred and smoking. all that re
NAMED Of the prosperous city. Tn,
metropolis of the western slope Wa!
in ashes.
This has been another day Of IN
even struggle Of man against the IN
Conuuerable elements of nature
Acre after acre has been ground in
tc dust and ashes. despite the heroic
perseverance Of fremen to limit thc
COnfagration.
Tonight there is hope that the
worst has nearly been reacheI and
that when tomorrow dawns the end
viii have come. but the hope is fain'
indeed.
But San Francisco is not discOUr
aged. Its best and highest class
has already begun to plan for the re
storation and to care for stricken
ones.
Tonight for the first time direcr
telegrsphic Communications was es
tsblished between san Francisco and
the outside world. and this message
had the honor of being the first sent
BY the most energetic efforts. in the
face Of great obstacles. the Posta
Telegraph Co.. has succeeded in re
storing one of its shattered lines.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
By Associated Press.

Washington, April 19.-+SOOn after
the senate was called to order TO-
Cay, a joint resolution was intro
cuced and adopted without the form
atty of committee action, directing
the secretary of war TO use rations
and uuartermaster supplies for the
relief of sufferers by the California
disaster and appropriating half a
million dollars for the same pur-
pose.
The resolution was Immediately
sent to the House for action and was
there amended making the apprOpria-
ton one million dollars. This was
agreed to by the senate and the Dill
was signed at $40 this afternoon by
Vice-President Fairbanks. and sent
to the president who signed it at
s O'Clock.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
PEOPLE ARE STUNNED BY
MAGNITUDE OF DISASTER

San Francisco, April 19-ThOu'
sanos are fleeing from the fire to-
day. They are fiocking to the fer
rles. 70 the parks. the military reser-
TetiOns and to the suburbs. Men and
women can be seen dragging trunks,
huge bundles Of blankets, boxes OF
provisions. everything.
Wagons could not be hired except
by paying the most extOrtionate
rates.
There is no panic. The people are
calm, practically stunned. They
seem not 10 realize the extent OF the
calamity. There are no Mysteries, no
outcry, no criticism.
There is scarcely any water to re-
neye the thirst Of the suffering. The
0eao in many instances are lying IN
ne streets among the ruins. The au-
,aorities are doing all in their power
70 remove the bodies in order that
peSulence may be prevented.
II has been necessary 10 remove
ne injured from places where they
sought refuge. General Funston is
cooperating with Mayor Schmitz,
whose orders to all officers is to kill
Without warning all malefactOrs.
Nhen men have been needed to car
- out plans Of rescue they have
oeen pressed into service. In only
Z lev instances was il necessary 10
'eSou 70 the cooked revolver and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
EXTENSIVE RELIEF
MEASURES IN NEW YORK

New York, April 19.-Extensive re-
lief measures for the stricken city of
San Francisco are being planned
here. The principal movement in
this direction was inaugurated to-day
at a meeting called by Mayor Nc
Clellan. At its conclusion the mayor
announced that he will appoint a
large committee at once for the pur-
pose of bringing together all charit-
able organizations that can be use
full in the relief movement. The
Stock Exchange to-day subscribed
eighty-five thousand dollars in fifteen
minutes for the relief fund
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
RESIDENCES BLOWN UP
TO CHECK THE FLAMES

San Francisco, April LIT wa;
decided at noon to blow up all resi-
dences on the east side of Vanness
avenue, between Golden Gate avenue
a distance of one mile. This is one
Of the most fashionable streets in
the city. 1t is hoped to check tl1t
flames thus.
Mayor Schmitz has appealed to al
California towns for food and bed
cling. Rations for two hundred thou
sand people are being sent from Van
couver and Seattle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
SAN FRANCISCO WILL Be
AN ASH HEAP BY SATURDAY

New York, April 19.-William H
Baker. vice-president and genera
manager of the Postal Telegraph
Company at 1890 tonight received
the following from the deputy fire
chief at San Francisco:
AT seven thirty tonight the fire
is still under Roadway and is
gathering force and spreading. Two
thirds of the business section of the
city has been devastated The fire
is heading for the residential section
Efforts to fight the flames are futile
Three hundred thousand people viii
be homeless tonight. By Saturday
San Francisco. will be an ash heap
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
u. S. SUBTREASURY WAS
ENTIRELY DESTROYED

Washington, April 19.-The war
department received a second dis
Patch from general Funston tonight
saying:
"An official report at police head
quarters states that the subtreasury
is entirely destroyed by fire, with ex-
ceptiOn of the vaults, containing all
the cash on hand. Suitable guards
have been ordered to protect this
money"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
FRANKLIN CELEBRATION
POSTPONED TO APRIL 27
BY Associated Press.

Paris. April 19-In view of the
disaster at San Francisco, the exeT-
cises which were to have taken place
tomorrow on the occasion OF the un-
yelling of the statue of Benjamin
Franklin. pres ented to the municipal
ity of Paris by John H. Harges. an
American banker of this city, have
been postponed The statue will
probably be unveiled April %.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
EVERYTHING SOUTH OF
MARKET TO 23rd Is GONE

Chicago. April 19.-The Western
Union Telegraph Co.. received the
following at seven o'clock tonight:
Everything south of Market street
to Twenty-third, except the mint is
gone and the fire is still raging. The
postofice was damaged by the earth
quake and also slightly by fire.
Everything south of Mission
street is entirely gone up to Van Ness
avenue. and past Van Ness avenue
west OF Golden Gate avenue to
Octava street.
'tChina Town and Mob Hill have
been wipell out. Nothing is left in
the business districts"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
FIREMEN FIGHT THE FLAMES
WITHOUT SHOW OF SUCCESS

New York. April 19.-Postal Tele-
graph Company officials here receiv-
ed the following message from their
superintendent in San Francisco, at
S:35 this evening:
The fire is still going on and will
probably consume the entire city eX'
cepting those portions between Gold
en- Gate Park and Webster street
where there is some water and the
firemen fight with some show of sue
cess"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
TNO-THIRDS OF THE CITY
HAS BEEN DESTROYED

Chicago. April 1s.-The Postal
Telegraph Company received the fol
lowing message from Oakland al
six O'Clock tonight a
The Fire marshall Of San Fran
cisco advises that more than two
thirds Of the area of the city OF San
Francisco has been destroyed and
there is no possibility of saving the
rest of the city.
The following district north OF
Market street is now devastated; ;
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
TOWN OF BRAWLEY WAS
PRACTICALLY DESTROYED

Los Angeles, April 19.-Rep0rts
from Brawley, small town on the
Southern Pacific, one hundred and
twenty miles south of Los Angeles,
state that the town was practically
wiped out by an earthquake yeser
day. This is the only town in
Southern California known to have
suffered from the shock. The town
had a population of about five hun
bred. No fatalities are reported.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
GREAT DAMAGE BY THE
SHOCK AT SAN JOSE

San Jose, April 19.-Latest reports
to-day show that ten persons were
killed by the earthquake at San Jose
The hall Of records was destroyed,
as well as the hall of justice. All
the main buildings are damaged.
r. H. Tucker, in chare of the Lick
observatory saysS mo damage has
been done to the instruments or
building of the observatory by the
earthquake"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
THOUSANDS IN NEED
OF Foo0 AND SHELTER

Sacramento, April IS. -, Governor
Pardee today sent dispatch to Gov
ernor Folk in which he said:
Thanks for your offer to help.
There are thousands of helpless peO-
pie in San Francisco and other towns
and food and shelter must be furnish
ed"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES
IN THE CITY OF OAKLAND

Oakland, April 19.-This city to-
night housed and fed probably fifty
thousand refugees Of the stricken
city across the bay. All day a
stream of humanity poured from the
ferries, everyone carrying personal
baggage saved from the confagra-
ton. Thousands of Cinnamon,
women and children, all carrying lug
gage to the limit of their strength,
poured into Oakland.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
A SCENE OF DEATH
AND DESoLATIoN

San Francisco, Cal, April 19.-
Day dawned on a scene of death and
destruction. During the night the
flames hai consumed many of the
citys finest structures and skipped in
dozen directions to the residence
portions. They had made their way
over into the North Beach section
and springing anew to the south.
they reached out along the shipping
section down the bay shore, over the
hills and across toward Third and
Townsend streets. Warehouses and
manufacturing concerns fell in their
path. This completed the destruc-
ton of the entire district known as
the South of Market Street" How
far they are reaching to the south
across the channel cannot be toId' as
this part of the city is shut off.
After darkness the homeless we're
making their way to Golden Gate
park to find shelter. Those in the
homes of the hills. just north of the
Hayes valley wrecked section, piled
their belongings in the streets and
express wagons and automobiles were
hauling them away to the sparse :
settled regions.
Downtown everything is ruin. Not
business house stands. Theatres
are crumbled into heaps. Factories
and commission houses lie smOlder.
ing on their former sites. All of the
newspaper plants have been render
ed useless.
May Reach $500, 900.
It is estimated that the loss in San
Francisco will reach from S15O,000.-
600 to 5000 900. 900. These figures are
in the rough and nothing can be told
until partial accounting is taken. On
every side there was death ana SUI
fering. Hundreds were injured.
either burned, crushed or struck by
falling pieces from the buildings. The
number Of dead il not known. but it
is estimated that at least 500 met
their death in the horror.
At 9 o'clock, under a special mes
sage from President Roosevelt, the
city was placed under martial Jaw,
Hundreds of troops patrOlled the
streets and drove the crowds back
while hundreds more set at work
assisting the police department.
The strictest orders were issuet
and in true military spirit the
soldiers obeyed. During the after
noon three thieves met their death
BY rife bullets while at work in the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
.lsTocKs DEMoRAuzED
BY THE CALAMITY

New York, April 19.-There was
further drastic liquidation in the
stock market to-day induced by the
California calamity. At one time
early in the day, the market looked
as though the principal strain upon
it had been passed and there was
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
Squadron is safe.

Washington, April ia telegram
received at the navy department this
morning from the commander Of ihe
Pacific squadron, sent since the
earthquake, reports that all is well
with this squadron. The Chicago and
Marbleheaa are en- route from Long
Peach to San Francisco, and will
probably reach there some time to-
morrow. The Boston and Princeton
are at Long Beach.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
rs KILLED BY
COLLAPSE OF DOCK
BY associated Press.

Duluth, Mimi. April, ia por
ton of the Duluth, Mesaba and
Northern ore docks have collapsed.
twenty-five persons are reported
killed. All ambulances in the city
have been summoned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
ROCKEFELLER WILL GIVE
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND

New York, April 19.-John D.
Rockefeller to-day authorized his
agents at San Francisco to eXpeni
one hundred thousand dollars for the
relief of the homeless and destitute
of that city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
PROMPT MEASURES FOR
Relief OF SUFFERERS
AT SAN FRANCISCO
One Million Dollars Abbr0brIatedky Con-
gyeSS--Rocketeller and Dlackay Donate
Geney0u,ly--Me00 York Stock Ex-
change Subscribed S85, 900.

Telegraph and Cable Co., tonight
telagraphed to President Wheeler Of
the University of California, at Berk-
ley, saying that he will contribute
one hundred thousand dollars toward
the erection of new buildings for
the university.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
GENERAL FUNSTON SAYS
NO HOPE FOR THE CITY

washington. April 19.-The wal
department has received the follow
ing from general Funston:
The fire crossed Van Ness avenue
TO the west at three thirty this af
ternoon. It is almost certain now that
the entire city will be destroyed
Have ordered troops from Monterey
Everything is going as well as can
he eNpected."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
$4,000 APPROPRIATED
BY CITY OF ATLANTA

Atlanta, April 19-The city coun-
Gil at a special meeting this after
noon appropriated five thousand dol
lars for the relief of the California
sufferers. which was sent by tele-
graph Immediately to Mayor Schmitz
at San Francisco.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
Too Thirds of Area of City Has Been
Burned O0er and But Little Hope
that Balance VIII Be SaOed.
Distinct Earthquake Shock
Experienced at Los Angeles

occupants of high Office buildings
rushed into the street hatless and
many stores were deserted by custom.
ers and clerks. The shock passed
soon and the people returned to the
buildings.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-20
BY Associated Press.

Los Angeles, April 19.-At twelve
thirty-fve today Los Angeles expert.
enced a distinct earthquake shock of
short duration. No damage was done,
but the people were frightened. The