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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07
From Tlmberlake.

j From Tlmberlake.
A horse belonging to Robert
Hamlin fell dead a few days age
while he was out driving.
Charley Allen and wife, OF
Durham, spent Christmas in this
community with homefolks.
Lots of birds, squirrels and
rabbits have been killed in this
community Of late.
John Moore of Rolesville and
Miss Annie Jones. of Roxboro,
were recently united in the bonds
of wedlock.
ID. S. Slaughter is in possession
os his fathers Bible which is sc
years old, he also has the Bible
of his grandfather that is 162
yesrs old. Does any person in
the community know of one
older? e~>
w. A. Barton owns an iron
wedge that belonged to his great
grandfather which is said to be
all steel.
The writer is now in possession
ofa gun that was given to me
by my grand father, H. III.
Hatch. and his father. Alex
Hatch, carried the gun through
the Revolutionary War.
Edward Thomas of Center
Grove was recently thrown from
his horse and somewhat injured.
Calvin Brown is now in the
S4th year of ::his age. which is
older than his father and mother
lived to be. Two wives and sew
eral children and all his brothers
and sisters have gone before and
he is the only surviving member
of his immediate family.
Roger Tapp recently became so
captivated with a young lady
that he rode seven miles on the
train with her and walked back
to his home, a distance of ten
miles. A friend saw him on the
return trip and could not tell
whether he was exhausted frtm
the walk of whether the parting
from the young lady was the
cause of his woe-begone look.
Not long since a man went al
a dog with a pitchfork and was
about to put an end to the dog,
when the owner of the dog ap-
peared on the scene and told the
man that he should have used the
blunt end of the fork on the dog.
when the man with the pitchfork
replied that the dog was not en-
ieavoring to use his blunt end on
him.
]. 7. Gates, of Gates and Miss
Lula Taylor, of Roxboro, were
united in marriage last Thursday.
Mr.. Gates, the groom, is 81 years
IF age, while Mrs. Gates, the
bride, is 35 years of age.
On the second of January Jas
Der L. Yarboro, of Hurdle Mills,
Ind Miss Susan Snipes, of Surl,
we're married at the latter's home
md the writer spoke the lawful
words that sent them on their.
way rejoicing. Mr.. Yarboro is
n years of age and his bride is
'3 years old. Mr.. Yarboro will
undoubtedly succeed in life as he
5 very industrious and econo-
nizing, while his bride Is re-
,arded as a woman worthy of
my man. The bridal party went
o the residence of Wesley Var
'oro, brother Of the groomlwhere
wedding supper was served that
LEASED all present. After rid
ng 1S miles over a rough coun- |
ry road that supper was espec-
lily enjoyable. After the sup
,r TN tlI.li,. and urn,gn rsnuir.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07
keuse, Route 1

ShlOhhiShS shoii hA shS oAs
Miss Futrell, the assistant
teacher was delayed Monday
owing to the inclement weather,
and did not arrive until Tuesday
evening.
The Christmas tree and treat
at Bay Leaf Baptist church was
given December 25. and was at
tended by a large audience, and
all report very pleasant time.
Garland Holiday. who is teach
ing school fifteen miles south of
Buie's Creek, spent Christmas
with his father. J. d. Holiday.
His many friends were very glad
to welcome him home again. He
was accompanied by his friend
Willie McGhee, of Neuse, N. c.
We are very glad to report that
Mrs. J. j. Harvard, who has
been sick. is convalescent.
Miss Leila Smith from Cary,
N. c.. Route |, spent Wednesday
night with Miss Alma Harrison.
Waylon Finch, of Spring Hope,
was q welcome visitor at the
home Of d. H. Pugh last week.
Excel Ferrell, of Durham,
was a pleasant visitor at r. L.
Thompson's last week.
Acie and Miss Matte Ray. OF
Rogers Store, who are attending
Bay Leaf High School. received a
message of sadness Wednesday
morning. stating that theiryoung
brother. IGarland, had accident
allly:shot himself. and was Sc
riously wounded. They left i'm
mediately far their home to be at
his bedside.
s. +. Bailey gave a candy par
ty to the young people Of the
neighborhood Monday night. II
was the most enjoyable event of
the season.
Miss Iva Pugh has been visit
ing on Rogers Store Route /. the
past week.
Most all of the pupils of Bay
Leaf High School attended the
Christmas tree at New Bethel
church Thursday December 26,
and report a very pleasant time.
Misses Esther and Clellie Bal
ley spent Sunday afternoon with
the Misses Ray. on Raleigh Route
No. l..
Miss Womble Of Raleigh, N.
c., will organize a woman's bet
terment association at Bay Leaf
High School Saturday afternoon,
January 4.
The writer spent Christmas at
the home Of her father, X. II.
Smith, Cary. Route /. and enjoy
ed the holidays very much.
While at home | attended a party
Thursday night at the home Of
!. 7. Goodwin, Friday night at
y. p. Hailey's and Saturday night
D tacky party at L. NJ. C. Kings.
There was a large crowd present
at each party, and all report a
very pleasant time.
| will give a few items from
Cary, N. G. Route /:
Sunday morning December 20,
Andrew King, son of b. King,
and Miss Ada, youngest daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Car
penter, were quietly married at
the residence Of magistrate S,
II. Smith. Only a few relatives
and intimate friends attended.
In the afternoon Lonnie Smith,
son Of Tom Smith, and Miss
Lydia King daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rufus King were happily
married by Justice of the Peace
A. NJ. Thompson. A great Man,
Der Of their friends were present
y witness the happy event. II
wish them all many years Of
happiness and suc.Jss.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
WHOLE STATE STORM SWEPT
Texas Suffers Untold Damage From
Wind and Rain

Austin, Texas, May ga terrific
wind and rain storm swept Texa S
from the Panhandle to the Gulf early
Sunday. The destruction to crops and
vegetables, trees and shrubbery was
the greatest reported in years.
In numerous places houses were un-
rooted and small villages and hamlets
in many instances were inundated by
the terrific rainfall which, in the space
of four hours, reached seven inches in
many sections. Austin was in the
path of the worst of the storm, and
tor hours the streets were irh passable
for either man or beast, electric light
and telephone connections were dis
abled beyond immediate repair and
many houses were unroofed
The agricultural sections of Central
and Southern Texas have been i'm
measurably damaged. according to
general reports received here, badly
demoralized wire service occasioning
slow and unsatisfactory reports from
many sections that are known to have
suffered from the storm.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
OKLAHOMA TIED COMPLETELY
Muskogee is in Sorry Plight Without
Heat or Light.

Muskogee, Okla, May 26.-Not a
railroad in Oklahoma is in operation,
as a result of the heavy rains and
|cloudbursts that have occurred in vari-
GUS parts of the state during the past
three days. The last road to suspend
operations was the Missouri Kansas
& Texas, which was forced to quit at
noon Sunday, when the bridge on the
main line at Eufala went down.
To add to the disaster. the main
supplving natural gas to the Indian
Territory part Of the state was car
ried away with the Clarksvil1e bridge
late Sunday, and the supply OF gas
for Muskogee and several other cities
in the southeast part Of the state has
been entirely cut off Officials of the
gas company say it will be a week
before repairs can be made so that
the gas supply can again be carried
As natural gas is used for light and
heat, business will be SUSPENDED
Elevators have been forced to stop
running, and hotels and restaurants
have practically been put out of bust
ness
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
PACIFIC MAIL is PASSIVE.
Would Not be Benefited by Proposed
Subsidy Clause.

San Francisco May 25.-The prog
ress of the postoffice appropriation
bill, now in its last stages before Con.
gress, is being watched with much in.
tcrest in this city, especially with re
gard to the ocean mail subsidy amend
ment, agreed to by the conferees, but
rejected by the House, which has
asked for another conference on the
measure. The proposed increased
compensation to steamship lines di-
rectly affects the companies running
vessels from this port to China, Japan
Australia and the Philippines.
When asked what would be the re-
suit should the subsidy amendment be
retained in the bill, F. S. Samuels,
manager of the Oceanic Steamship
Company, said:
whether we will resume running
vessels to Australia and carry the
mails cannot be determined for a time
Australia and New Zealand have made
other contracts for carrying the mails
since we discontinued and we do not
know at present whether we could get
that business again"
AdOlph ]. Frey, assistant to the
vice-president and general manager of
the Pacific Mail Company, the Jap
anese and China line, said there was
little prospect of the Pacific Mail
availing itself of any increased allow
ance, chiefly because of the difficulty
of securing crews composed largely of
Americans. as the law would require,
at rate of wages permitting of any
n-o6t
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
FIRE ON OLD VESSEL.
Sensational Naval Experiment Will be
Tried bp Navy.

Washington, May 25.-The most
sensational naval experiment ever at
tempted by this country will take
place today in Chesapeake Bay, when
the monitor Florida will be submitted
to bombardment by big guns and tor
pedoes to demonstrate the effect OF
modern projectiles upon the internal
fittings and the structure of the fight
ing craft of the American navy.
The Florida is so constructed and
fitted internally in such a way as to
have practically the same strength OF
resistance as the latest type of Amer
lean battleship
At first it was proposed to put live
sheep in the turret of the monitor, but
this plan has been abandoned because
it is believed the death Of the animals
would prove little as to the probabil-
ity of loss of human life under similar
circumstances. The plan to test the
ability of the modern ship of war to
withstand the heavy firing of the lat
est big guns has attracted much at,
tcntion in official circles and it is
looked upon as a matter of great ini-
T. ortance by foreign officials at the en-
bdsSieS here.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
OREGON WOOL GOOD.
Secretary Smythe Praises Compulsory
Dipping Law.

Portland nd.-Secretary Dan P. Smythe,
of the Oregon Woolgrowers association,
passed through Portland recently on his
way to Salem, where he represents the
third district of Oregon at the annual
meeting of the state sheep commission.
Mr.. Smythe says the wool clip this year
is as large as usual, and that the wool
is of exceptionally fine quality.
At this session of the sheep commits
sion the eastern Oregon men intend to
take some radical action to prevent fur
ther encroachments of Washington
sheepmcn in the Wenaha forest reserve.
Mr.. Smythe, who is extensively en-
gagged in sheepraising himself, is en-
phatic in praise of the compulsory dip
ping law passed at the last session of
the legislature. He says Oregon sheep
are now practically free from disease of
every kind, and the wool is of a much
higher grade than in former years.
The administration at Washington has
favored the woolgrowers in the Ever
green State, to the detriment of Oregon
stockmen. just what action will be
taken Mr.. Smythe was not prepared to
say, but he thinks the commission will
make recommendations that the for
estry department at the national capital
will not dare to overlook.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
COUNTIES TO EXHIBIT.
Oregon Commission Asks Active Co.
operation of All.

Portland.-County judges and com
missioners of all the counties of Ore
gon, as well as all the commercial or.
ganizations of the state have been sent
letter by the Oregon Alaska Yukon
Pacific commission in which the commits
sioners ask for cooperation in making
Oregon S exhibit at the Seattle show the
greatest state exhibition at next year s
big exposition.
The commissioners set forth that Ore
gon will have the most complete state
building at the fair, and that the CO
operation of the officials in securing
thorough and attractive exhibits of Or
egon 8 resources will be imperative
The letter which has been sent by the
commission through President Webrung
is in part as follows:
"The expense to your county in col
Letting such an exhibit will not be
large. Get live man to take hold of
the work and push it, bearing in mind
that it is quality not quantity that is
wanted. After you have gathered your
exhibit we will transport it to Seattle,
install and maintain it without further
expense to your county; we will also
place an attendant in charge, and will
keep in close touch with you during the
fair, so that your county will get all
the benefit possible in the way of ad.
vertising, etc.
"The commission is also having
printed 96-page booklet on the re-
sources of Oregon, which will be dis
tributed during the exposition. Two
pages of this booklet will be devoted to
each county. We also intend to show
by moving pictues the farms, orchards,
livestock, timber, mountains, streams
and everything of interest in each
county.
We must have your help and co-opera-
tion in the gathering of your exhibit.
If we were compelled to buy these ex-
hibts the state would have to double
it's present appropriation, but with your
assistance we hope to carry out our
present plans without asking for any
further appropriation
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
LEASE BIG TRACT.
Sheepmen GobbleTlOO,OOO Acres as
Overflow to Forest Reserve.

Pendleton.-One hundred thousand
acres of fine range land has just been
leased in Baker county by Morrow, Gil
liam and Umatilla county sheepmen as
an overflow range from their forest re
serve allotments. The land is logged
off timber land, and lies in strip 80
miles in length between Austin and
Pleasant valley, in Baker county, and
belongs to the numerous lumber com
panies of that district. 1t was leased
for five years by Dan P. Smythe, of
this city, and A. X. and A. Smythe, of
Arlington, William Smith, of Arlington,
and A. c. Whittier, of Baker county.
The sum of $4,000 was paid for use of
the tract for five years. Over $4,000
head of sheep will be held in the terri
tory during a portion of the summer.
1t is well watered and contains fine
grass.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
EXTRA SESSION CALLED.
Philippine Assembly Needs a Month
More to Finish Work.

Manila, May 23.-The statutory time
for the adjournment of the Philippine
assembly having arrived with the work
Of that body incomplete, Governor Cen
eral Smith has called a months extra
session. Prior to the adjournment of
the regular session, the radicals at
tempted to present resolution favor
ing immediate independence, but were
headed off by the conservatives under
the leadership of President Osmena 1t
is believed that the attempt to present
the resolution will be renewed during
the extra session.
The Philippine commission has re-
jected the assembly bill providing for
the teaching of the various Filipino di-
alects in the public schools, and has
substituted bill creating an institute
for the study of these dialects
Manuel Quescon, a member of the
assembly, has been appointed delegate
to the navigation congress, to be held
at St. Petersburg He will sail tomor-
row, accompanied by his secretary, The
odOre Rogers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
Hslt n.Timber Land Buying.

Klamath Falls-J. w. Alexander. of
the Weyerhaeuser Lumber company, is
in this city on business for his com
pany. He states that he is not here to
buy timber, but that he expects to buy
when special inducements are offerel
There is but little movement in timber
in this section, and none is expected un-
til after the presidential election. While
the price of farming lands in this sec
tion has increased in the past six
months, timber land has decreased from
$1.50 a thousand to rs cents and 81.
However, those holding claims are not
worrying over conditions, as they feel
sure the slump in timber is but tenn
porary.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Apples Select. $3.50 per box; fancy
So; choice, $50; ordinary, $1.25.
Potatoes-Select, zoe per hundred
Willamette Valley, 45c per hundred
East Multnomah, SOC; Clackamas, $50
per hundred; sweet, 51ac per pound.
Fruits - Strawberries, California
$150@1.S5 per crate; Oregon, 100
| 1212c per pound.
Vegetables-Turnips, 81 per sack;
carrots, $l.50M1.75; beets, $1:25; par
| ships, 1925; beans, wax, 12hM13h hc
per pound; head lettuce, 35c per dozen;
artichokes. SOC per dozen; asparagus
rose per pound; egg plant, 25@30c per
Dound; parsley, 25c per dozen; peas, Ga
7c per pound; peppers, zoe per pound;
radishes, 15c per dozen; rhubarb, 2@3c
per pound; spinach, s5c per crate.
Wheat Club, SOC per bushel; red
Russian, seize; bluestem, Ole; valley,
soc.
Barley-Feed, s25 per ton; rolled,
$27@2S; brewing, $26.
Oats-No. 1 white, $2750 per ton;
gray, $27.
Hay-Timothv. Willamette Valley,
pIf per lDHJ w Ndllpy. OTtl1-
nary, SIS; Eastern Oregon 1880;
mixed, $16; clover, $14; alfalfa, $12;
alfalfa meal, 500.
Dressed Meats-Hogs, fancy. SIC per
pound; ordinary, 7M7hc; large, &c;
veal, extra, TIC; ordinary, &c; heavy,
&c; mutton, fancy, 10c.
Butter-Extras. 24c per pound; fancy,
23c: choice. 20c: store, 16c.
Poultry-Mixed chickens. 13014c per
pound; fancy hens, 14h@15c; roosters,
old. &c; fryers, dozen, 81; broilers.
dozen, $4.5OM5; dressed poultry, per
pound, 1c higher; ducks 16M17c; geese,
s09c; turkeys, alive, 17@1sc; dressed,
10000.
Hops-19O7, prime and choice, SD
613c per pound; old, 11k@2c per pound.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, average best,
11@15c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 10612kc.
Mohair-Choice, 1s@1ske per pound.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
FAVORS BIG FLEET.
Great Lesson Taught by Cruise, Says
Admiral Evans.

Washington, May 25.-Admiral Ev-
ans, in an interview with w. S. Meri-
weather, told of the results of the
cruise of the Pacific and its benefits
and the future policy and prospects OF
the American navy.
What, in your opinion" he was
asked, "is the most vital question at
fecting the navy today?"
The shortage rof officers and men,
particularly officers" Admiral Evans
replied "We have not battleship in
commission today with a sufficient
number of officers properly to look
out for her battery. Those we have
are excellent, but they are so over
worked that they are giving way un-
der the strain Men can be trained
for duties on shipboard. as has just
been shown in the cruise of the At
lantic fleet to the Pacific, but not so
with officers.
In case of sudden outbreak of
seriously Handicapped from this cause" "
The Admiral was then asked what
was the chief lesson to be drawn from
the cruise of the battleship fleet
There are two" he replied. First,
the absolute necessity for two fleets,
one on the Atlantic and one on the
Pacific; second, that we took the fleet
to sea with one-third of the men un-
trained and arrived at the Pacific en-
trance to the Straits of Magellan and
Magdalena Bay absolutely in condi
ton to go into an engagement"
what should be our future naval
strength, and how distributed?"
Forty eight battleships with the
necessary cruisers, torpedo boats, sub
marines and auxiliaries. They should
be distributed-24 on the Pacific and
"a on the Atlantic"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
MARK PACKAGES IN FULL.
Railroads Put Additional Burdens on
Small Shippers.

Chicago, May 26.-Besides deter,
mining to increase freight rates 10 per
cent, the railroads in the Official clas-
sitication" territory have agreed to
add considerably to the burdens of the
shippers of package freight. At the
same meeting at which the rate in
creases were decided upon, the repre-
sentatives of more than 400 railroads
agreed that after July 1 they will not
receive for shipment any packages in
less than carload lots which are not
marked plainly with the name of the
consignee, the station and state of
consignee, the station, city and state
of destination.
1t is estimated that this action will
save the railroads in the territory east
of the Mississippi River and north of
the Ohio River to the seaboard. at
least S2,0OO,O0O annually in loss and
damage claims. On the other hand, it
will cost the shippers of package
freight probably as much, or even
more, to perform the actual work re-
quired in marking the shipments as
prescribed by the railroads. 1t is
also stated by the shippers that it will
make impossible any secrecy regard
ing the identity of the customers of
any business house.
On the contrary, any business house
may, after the new rules go into ef-
feet, station men at railroad ware
houses and learn in detail all about
the shipments of competitors, to
whom shipped and in what amounts.
That this will have tremendous ef-
feet upon this class of business is con-
tidently asserted.
1t has been the custom of the ship
pers to mark their packages with an
initial or some hieroglyphic, the key
to which is TO be found on the bill of
lading. 1t was the theory that this
would save the time and labor of the
shipper and throw certain amount
of secrecy around the conduct of his
business
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
Germans Angry at Frenchmen.

Berlin. May 25.-Denouncing Paris
clubs as mere gambling resorts and
clubmen as card sharpers and black
legs, the German court and press are
declaring today that it is easy enough
to see why Teuton members are un-
welcome-they have something better
to do with their time than to spend
it at gaming table. But for the com
ment by members of the Cercle de
L'Union that Germans are regardless
of French club custom, the black
balling of Ambassadorial Attache
Hortsman might have been permitted
to pass as a personal matter.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
Conspirator Nav Hang.

Deer Lodge, Mont, May 23.-WilI-
lam Hays, convict in the state prison
here, was today found guilty of first
degree murder in killing Guard John A.
Robinson in the course of the sensa-
tional prison break in March. George
Rock pleaded guilty two weeks ago and
was sentenced to hang June IS. Hays
defense proved he had not laid hand
on Robinson, but he was found guilty
of conspiracy. The jury recommended
hanging Two others are charged and
are yet to be tried These are c. B.
Young and Orell Stevens.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
Scale is Agreed Upon.

Kansas City, May 26-After more
than six weeks of negotiations. the
last details which have been standing
in the way Of signing the final agree.
ment between the miners and operat.
ors Of Kansas City. Missouri Okla
hon1a and Arkansas coal fields were
settled Sunday to the satisfaction oi
both sides.
Monday morning a Joint meeting oi
the operators and miners was to be
held. when the signatures Of the prop
er officials were to be affixed 70 the
scale and the agreement and the ac-
ton ratified
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-28
West Guthrie under-Water

Guthrie. Okla. May 26.-All West
Guthrie is inundated with from seven
TO ten feet o. water rushing through
the streets Train service on all roads
IN and out Of Guthrie is at 4 standstill
because Of miles OF rails being under
water and dozens OF BRIDGES impassa-
bic. No attempt is being made to
ooer7te trains east and west from
Guthrie while tho btchieon. Topeka
& Santa Fe south of Guthrie is i'm
rossable at Seward, between here and
Oklahoma Citv.