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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Rushing Railroad Work.

Madras-The party of railroad engi-
neers under Fremont Crane which has
been at this place surveying permanent
location and setting grade stakes for
the Oregon Trunk line down Willow
creek canyon, have completed their
work in this vicinity and moved to the
Deschutes canyon near Warmspring fer
ry, to continue their work in that vi
cinity. Porter Bros. force of carpen-
ters are still erecting construction
camps for the crews soon to be at work
near Madras. Commissary supplies are
arriving daily and indications point to
tremendous am unit of railroad busi
ness at this place within the next few
weeks
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Increase in Union Schools.

Union-The schools of Union have be
come so crowded this year that an ad
ditional teacher has been hired to teach
an additional room, composed of pupils
taken from the fourth, fifth and sixth
grades. The new teacher, Mrs. ID. A
Cameron, of Portland, assumes her new
duties Monday. The school buildings
are at present capable of seating all
the scholars, but if the enrolment next
year increases in proportion to that of
this and last year, more room will be
necessary. The enrolment this year is
about $50. Fourteen teachers are now
employed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Fisher Buys Merlin Farm.

Albany-Fred d. Fisher, United
States consul at Niu Chwang, China
who has been visiting at the home of
his mother, Mrs E. T. T. Fisher, in this
city, has left, accompanied by Mrs.
Fisher, for Merlin, Josephine county.
He has bought fruit ranch near Mer-
lin, and will remain there for a few
weeks experimenting Improvements on
the place. He expects to return to AL
bany, his native city, the latter part of
next month. Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher took
the Manchurian larks which they
brought with them from the Orient to
Merlin, but will not liberate them until
spring.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
TAFT O. KS BALLINGER.
Secretary of Interior Files Strong and
Comprehensive Report.

Washington, Nov. 30.--If congress
made by Secretary Of the Interior Bal
linger in his annual report to the Pres-
dent, practical and fair minded advo-
Yates of conservation of natural re-
sources will have nothing to ask beyond
strict enforcement of the law The
secretary's report, made public today,
has been read and approved by Presi-
dent Taft, and therefore may be re-
garded as voicing his own views and
opinions upon the various subjects dealt
with, and to that extent is an indication
of the recommendation which the Pres
ident himself will submit to congress,
when it convenes next Monday.
Secretary Ballinger's report is in no.
degree sensational. 1t is plain, force
full recital of conditions as they exist
In it the many weaknesses of the public
land laws are pointed out, and practical
remedies are suggested. The report
gives evidence of great study of the
various problems discussed, and indi-
Gates the minuteness with which the.
new secretary of the interior has gone
into the details of the work of his de-.
partment.
From first to last the report is free
from comment on bureaus not under the.
jurisdiction of the secretary of the in.
terror There is no reference to friction
with the forest service, but at places,
reading between the lines, can be found
indications of the secretary's desire,
that congress shall absolutely define
the powers of the secretary of the in
terror, so that in future there will be-
no excuse whatever for officials of an
other department undertaking to die
tate questions of policy and admins
tration to his branch of the government
service.
Because of the prominence given to.
the question of water powers through
newspapers and magazines of late. Sec
retary Ballinger's views on that sub
ject perhaps outshadow all other feat
ures of his report. In discussing power
sites the secretary presents complete
plan of legislation. which is offered as n
suggestion for the guidance of con
gress, and not with the idea that his
recommendations will be followed ex-
plicitly Rather, the plan is presented
as a basis for discussion, and incidental
lv it may be said it is the first definite
plan of powersite legislation vet pre-
sented by any government official.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF OREGON
FINE ORCHARD SOLD.
Buyer Is John R. Allen, Railroad Build
er-WilI Sell Small Tracts.

Medford-John r. Allen Of New
York city, owner of the Pacific & East
ern railroad that is being extended
from this city over the Cascades, and
protector of trolley line to traverse
the Rogue River valley, has purchased
the celebrated Snowy Butte orchard at
Central Point, from Fred II. Hopkins
for $l6S,O00. The orchard is one OF
the most famous in the valley, and
the pioneer commercial orchard of this
section. 1t consists of 800 acres Of
choice varieties of apples and pears,
160 of which are in bearing, the re-
mainder in young trees.
Mr.. Allen will subdivide the orchard
into five and ten acre tracts, which will
be placed upon the market, reserving a
portion. for himself. On this tract is
located the wonderful block Of 16h
acres of Winter Nellis pears, which
produced net yield of $4,000, or
1888 per tree. The total crop this
year will net over $4,000.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
French General Assassinated.

Paris, Nov. 30-A man believed TO
be insane, and having an imaginary
grievance against the war department.
shot and seriously wounded General
Verand today on the steps of the Hotel
continental The man was arrested
Later 1t was learned that he had mis-
taken General Verand for General
Brun, minister of war. The assailant.
who is an Algerian, was overpowered
with difficulty, and was found to be a
walking arsenal of revovers and dag
gers General Verand received bullets
IN the neck and forehead, and his con-
dition is considered serious.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Will Try for Scholarship.

University of Oregon, Eugene-Bol
ton Handle, '0S, has declared his in
tention of entering the contest for
the Rhodes scholarship from the uni
versity of Oregon. He will take the
examination in Salem next spring if
recommended by the faculty. In 1907
he passed the examination, but Wister
Johnston, also of this college, was given
the appointment. Handle is Eugene
boy, and was prominent and popular in
student affairs. He was an especially
brilliant student. Since graduating he
has been very successful, having been
engaged in newspaper work, and is
now superintendent of the Eugene Rock
COMPANY
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Bluestem, $1.09; club, 99c;
red Russian, 9612c; Valley, 81; Turkey
red, $l.O2; 40-fold, $101M1.O2.
Barley-Feed, $2S; brewing, $2S per
| ton.
Corn-Whole, 1880; cracked, $34.5O
per ton.
Oats-No. l white, 5000 1880 per
ton.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette Valley,
$15Ml9 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $lS
@20; alfalfa, $16@16.5O; clover, $15;
cheat, $14Ml5.50; grain hay, $15M16.
Butter-City creamery extras, sec;
fancy outside creamery, 3215M36c per
pound; store, 22hM24c. Butter fat
prices average 112c per pound under
regular butter prices).
Eggs-Fresh Oregon extras, 42hM
45c per dozen; eastern, 32@3Sc per
dozen,
Poultry-Hens, 141aM15c; springs,
14@ 141ac; roosters, 9@1Oc; ducks, Ice;
geese, 101hc; turkeys, live, goa gle;
dressed, 22a@25c.
Fresh Fruits-Apples, $1@3 box;
pears, $1@1.50 per box; grapes, 75c@
$50 per crate, 12RM15c per basket;
Spanish Malaga, 81 per barrel; ounces,
$1.25M1.50 per box cranberries. 500
$50 per barrel; persimmons, $3.50 per
box.
Potatoes-Oregon, 6O@7Oc per sack;
sweet potatoes, 1Ac per pound.
Vegetables - Artichokes, 75c per
dozen; beans, 10c per pound; cabbage,
4@lc; caulifower, 90cM1.25 per doz.
celery, $3.50 per crate; eggplant, $1.75
per box; horseradish, 9M10c per dozen;
dollhouse lettuce, $1@1.25 per box;
1M11Ac; squash, $1M1.1O;
tomatoes, 75c@$1.50; turnips, 75c@$1
per sack; carrots, 81; beets, $1.25; rut-
abagas, $1.10 per sack; parsnips, $1.25;
onions, Oregon, $1.25M1.50 per sack.
Cattle-Best steers, $4.50@4.65; fair
10 good, $4@4.25; medium and feeders,
S3.50@3.75; best cows, $3.50@3.75; me-
lium, $3M3.25; common to medium,
S2.50M2.75; bulls, $2@2.50; stays, So. 80
a $50; calves, light, $5.25@5.50; heavy,
s4T475. !,
Hogs-Best, $s@s1O; medium, $3.50 =,
d7.S5; stockers, $4@475.
Sheep i Best wethers, $4.250450;
air to good, $3.7564; best ewes, 1878
"A; fair to good, $3.50@3.75; lambs,
i56 5.35.
Pork-Fancy, 10c per pound.
Veal-Extras, 11@12Rc.
Hops-1909 crop, 1S@22c; 1908 crop,
ominal; 1907 crop, 12c; 1906 crop, Sc. {
Wool-Eastern Oregon, 16M23c per {
ound; Mohair, choice, 24c pound. IL
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Tribute to johnson Paid.

New York, Nov. 30.-Tribute to the.
memory Of John A. Johnson, late demo
cratic governor of Minnesota, was paid
by President Taft, by Governor Hughes
OF this state, by Charles A. Towno. cx-
united States senator from Minnesota.
ana others at memorial meeting held
today at the Broadway tabernacle here,
under the auspices of the American and
Scandinavian society. Mr.. Taft's trib-
ute came in the form of letter eu-
logizing the late governor.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Mob Shoots Down Negro.

Meriden, Miss, Nov. 27-Morgan
Chambers, a negro, was taken from
Town Marshal Broadway and Deputy
Joe Camp at Meechan, IL miles west
Of here, tonight by 200 masked men
and his body riddled with bullets. The
negro had earlier in the day beaten
and robbed Martin Dressler, an aged
citizen of Pointe, a small station two
miles west of Meechan. Dressler identi-
fed his assailant. Marshal Broadway
and Deputy Camp started with the
negro for the Jail. On the way they
were confronted by the mob, which took
the negro by force.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Ex-Slave Dies, AGED 115.

Pensacola, Fla, Nov. 26-John C.
Calhoun, colored, aged lis years, died
in Pensacola last night, and the death
certificate as sworn to and filed in the
office of the city clerk gives the date
of the negro's birth as 1894. Calhoun,
bearing the name of the American
statesman, resided in Pensacola for 40
years, and until less than ID years
ago made his living by daily labor in
the sawmill. In reminiscent moments
the old negro would tell stories of the
life of his master, John C. Calhoun,
and refer to the great statesman with
familiarity. He was born in slavery.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Florist Plans Big Hothouse.

Milton-James Wait, last spring
purchased 53 acre tract of land
near the Walla Walla river, and it
is here that the enterprsing florist is
planning one of the most extensive hot
house plants in the northwest A num-
Der Of greenhouses are being built, all
of which will be heated by steam and
lighted by electricity. In addition to
these, a handsome and modern residence
is being erected on a piece of ground
bordering the interurban track.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Riches Left to Women

Vancouver, B. c., Nov. 24.-For the
purpose of providing for destitute
women who are entirely outside the
pale of churches and religious organi.
cations, DR.. Eady Stevenson, of this
city, lately deceased, has left property
valued at S150,000, besides a small sum
set aside quarterly for two relatives.
The physician requests that his trus-
tees, who include the mayor of Van
couver, use the fund available to care
for the eity's destitute.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
$4,000 for l6O Acres.

Hood Invertebrates and f. o. Hall
local capitalists, recently purchased l6O
acres Of raw land few miles south of
Dee, in the upper valley, and formerly
the property of Mr.. Velguth. The Hall
brothers paid $4,000 for the tract. The
new extension of the Mount Hood rail
road has caused large number of in
vestors to rush into the hitherto
isolated district. The upper Hood River
valley has the very finest drain soil,
and is of the choicest quality for
apples.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
"Take Away Your Guntoat. -

Victoria, B. c., Nov. 29.--The
steamer Bellerophon, from Asiatic
ports, today brought news from Macao
that the French gunboat Argus was
driven into paddy field 600 yards from
river in which she took shelter from
violent storm last month, and that
Chinese farmers have demanded $1,000
compensation for destruction of their
rice crops by the gunboats' travels.
The Chinese insist that the French
sailors remove their gunboat from the
rice fields.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Lumber Jumps Skyward.

Winnipeg. Man, Nov. 3O.-Rough
lumber advanced 81 per 1000 all over
northwestern Canada Saturday. Mills
are calling in travelling statesmen be-
cause of the rush of orders. Export
mills in British Columbia report
largely increased business in the United
States, this being one cause for the ad-
vance. Another advance will take place
before spring.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Electric Line May Penetrate Curry.

Marshfeld-Curry county, in addi'
ton to the railroad which has been
started from Bandon to Port Oxford,
has prospects of still another road-an
electric line-to extend from Grants
Pass across the mountains to the coast
at Port Oxford An engineer has been
working through Curry county for
some time. 1t is said that he repre-
sents eastern capitalists, who own large
tracts of copper land in the central
part of the county. The plan, so far
as it is understood, is to run an cleo
trio line from Grants Pass into Curry
at point near Illahe. The route Sc
ected follows Elk creek to Silver
Butte, on the coast wagon road. From
here the road would branch down a
few miles to Port Oxford and up the
coast to Bandon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
School Is Nearly Finished.

Salem-The new buildings of the
mute school, located in Highland ad
dition to Salem, are fast nearing com
pletion, and will be among the finest
in the city. The last session of the
legislature appropriated $4,000 for the
purchase of site and the erection of
suitable buildings.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
$40, 900 Paid for Ten Acre Orchard.

Hood River-C. A. Mosely, Clinton,
Iowa, man, has paid $4,000 for ten
acres of 4-year-old Spitzenberg orchard
The purchase is part of a 4O-acre tract
belonging to Judge A. f. Lake and s.
Bolton, of The Dalles, and is situated
three and a half miles from town, on
the west side.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Fine Apples in WalloWa.

Wallowa-That Wallowa county is
destined to become one of the great
apple producing sections within the
next 10 years, is shown by an exhibit
of fine apples in the window of the
Wallowa Realty company. Among the
samples exhibited are some Opalescent,
Red Cheek, Jonathan, McIntosh's Red
and McMahon's White, all of which
are of excellent size and flavor.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Gunboat Princeton Leaves,

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 3O.-Tbe gun
noat Princeton, Commander C. II.
Hayes, sailed from the Puget sound
navy-yard this morning for Nicaragua.
where she will join the gunboat Vicks-
burg, which is now at Corinto. The
Princeton, which has been undergoing
repairs at the navy-yard, will stop at
San Francisco to take on ammunition
and stores. Commander Hayes expects
to reach Nicaragua within three weeks.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Linn's Property Increases.

Albany-County Assessor Mcknight
of Linn county has about completed
the assessment roll of the county. The
total for this year is $25,333 ,S55, while
last year it was only $21 ,2S3,sS5. The
number of tillable acres in the county
is 1S9,05S, and of untillable 794,350,
valued respectively at $5,534,4O5 and
1906. 100
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
New Patterson Sawmill Starts.

Rainier-The Patterson Mill com
pany, whose sawmill burned down sew
eral months ago, renewed operations
this week in its new, up-S2-date plant.
The new plant employs close to so men,
double the old force. The capacity is
between $4,000 and $4,000 feet per day.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Roseburg Turkey Shipments.

Roseburg-Turkey shipments from
Roseburg: Harness and johnson, 2,100;
Kohlpagen, 600; Fry & Co., 1000; E.
G. Young & Co., Oakland, 6,1O0. The
highest price paid for birds was 2215
cents.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Cotton Crop Total Ont

New Orleans, La, Nov. 3O.-The
Times Democrat, in presenting its cor
respondents final report on the cotton
crop of 1909, states that the consensus
OF opinion points to a total of 1O.625.
600 bales.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
Will Light Streets.

Toledo-The city council has made
arrangements for the lighting of the
business streets. and 10 lamps are be-
ing placed by the electric company.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-09-16
Here And There Ln
 The North


 Frank Hilder vas given six months in jail at Dawson for pass ing a worthless check.
 The effort will be made to oper- ate the Copper River < Northwest ern railroad as far as completed all winter. At the presen. time much Of the freight for interior points which formerly was dis patched via Valdez, IS now being handled by this route.
 By the first of next month, the Alaska Central railroad will have been completed to mile post 72 of the J8o between Seward and the Matanuska coal fields.
 Beaver Creek copper camp, on the upper White river, is cut in two by the boundary line being run this season between the Yukon Ter ritory and Alaska.
 \ Fairbanks attorney named J. ]. Rogers, and a resident of Mas ka since IS9z, formerly court com- missioner at Skagway, died last month at Victoria, 5. (.
 C5as. Strangelana of the 2ull- man, Wash. agricultural college. has been appointed to collect the statistics on Alaska mines in con- nection with the census of 1910.
 William Quinn, a we'll known sportsman, was found dead in his bed at Nome. \ coroner's inquest disclosed death to have been caus- ed by rheumatism of the heart.
 \ scow loaded with material to be used in the construction of Cape Hinchinbrook lighthouse broke a. way from the launches towing 1t and disappeared in the darkness. Ernest Rheinmuth, of Skagway, is al Seattle looking for Marathon race He raced the mail stage
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-09-16

from Porcupine to 2o-mile post and beat it, going the 20 miles in ? hours and 20 minutes.
 John Kehoe, Of the Panama, shipped four COWS to St. Michael on the, steamer Mackinaw. The COWS gave milk en route and the crew drank it, and now Kehoe wants the company 10 pay him for the milk, of which he says there was 90 gallons.
 Charles Warner and Sven Carl son, laymen on No. :, Jack Wade creek, picked up in pot hole on bed rock a 65-ounce nugget, valued at s1,Io3.25. They will operate on a large scale this winter.
 Falcon Joslin and other promi- nent Alaskans are framing an ad- ministration bill for the govern ment to guarantee the interest on | per cent bonds for the construc- ton of 1000 miles Of railroads. It is proposed to have the guarantee fund come from the sale of govern ment lands in Alaska. In speak ing of the railroad situation as far as the interior Is concerned, MT. Joslin says. "Haines is the logical gateway to Fairbanks and the Tan ana valley. \ stra:gh. line drawn from Fairbanks to Haines. follows the valley of the Panama river, to it's head near the international line. and at the other end follows the valley of the Chilcat river. h. stead of running crosswise over the mountain ranges, 1t runs length wise between them until the noun tains themselves remove their ob- st-uctiveness by dividing accom- modatingly at the ocean,
 President Taft has conmuted the sentence of ]. K. Bailey from years to five. Bailey was con- victed of murder in Alaska, his victim being Robert Mcintosh.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
INDEPENDENT
LINE FAVORED
BERNARD BAKER WOULD HAVE
STEAMERS OPERATE TO PAN
ANA ON PACIFIC COAST
PROJECT BELIEVED WILL STIMU-
LATE BUSINESS - POSTAL
LIKE is PROJECTED.

BALTIMORE. Md. Aug. 12-Bern-
instance of President Taft has been
investigating the matter of freight
rates over the Panama railroad has
prepared his report to the president
bearing on alleged determinations by
the Panama railroad and Panama
steamship company against American
commerce crossing the isthmus. Mr..
Parker recommends that the govern
ment encourage the establishment of
an Independent line or lines of steam
ers on east coast which shall connect
with the Panama railroad.
The plan proposed does not con-
template that the government enter the
steamship business. 1t simply pro-
vides that by means of postal contracts
one line of new and up to date steam
ers shall be established on the west
coast connecting Seattle. Portland. San
Francisco and San Diego with Pana
ma, and on the east connecting New
York and New Orleans with Colon
These two lines would use the Pana
ma railroad for trans-Shi pmentS and
Mr. Parker urges that the government
establish fiat rate across the 18TH
mus for all shipments, whatever their
origin
Mr. Baker believes that the mail
contracts will be sufficient encourage
ment to money interests to establish
these lines of steamers. He says he
has assurances that the money will be
forthcoming if the present administra-
ton will exercise its rights under the
postal laws and award the mail con-
tracts as outlined above
With these new steamer lines In
operation. Mr. Baker believes that sue
cessful competition with the transcon-
tinental rail lines will be established.
He proposes that the government can
eel its contracts with the proposed
lines as soon as any transcOntinental
road shall secure an interest in them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12

HASNEW RULES

City Health officer f. E. Shaw. has
Just received a notice from the state
board of health containing the rule
adopted at a meeting of that body held
in Seattle, July q, 1909, relative to the
quarantine of cases of scarlet fever.
scarletina or scarlet rash. DR.. Shaw
has been given orders to strictly en-
force the rule. which is as follows:
"All cases of scarlet fever scarletina
or scarlet rash must be guaranteed
until desquamation has absolutely
ceased. and all evidence of sore throat
and suppuration has disappeared. but
in no instance shall any case be re-
leased from quarantine until six weeks
after the beginning of the disease.
At a meetinf of the local authorl-
ties held two e5ks ago "a rule was
adopted whereby the minimum quar-
antine was placed at four weeks. but
this latest ruling of the state board of
health extends it to six weeks l'om the
b. ginning Of the disease.