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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
PLANT SPRUCE AND LARCH.
Large-Burned Over Area Reseeded
BY Forestry Department,

Baker-R. M. Evans, assistant for
ester of the Wallowa national forest,
with headquarters at Wallowa, has
finished planting an area of about 200
acres near Medical Springs to Norway
Spruce and European larch. This is
part of the area burned over in the
forest fires of last summer. Mr..
Evans says the land was so completely
burned over that nothing but straight,
charred sticks remain of what was
once heavy forest.
An interesting experiment was tried
by Mr.. Evans to overcome the depre-
dations of squirrels and chipmunks,
which have rendered many of the
planted areas of the forest useless by
eating the tree seeds before they had
chance to germinate and produce
saplings. Poisoned grain was scat
tered over the ground literally.
The forestry department is contem-
plating dividing the Wallowa reserve,
as the district handled from the Walla
Walla, Wash, office is of too great
extent to be properly attended to.
The headquarters of the forest office
for the new district as proposed would
be this city.
The rangers and chiefs are taking
all precautions to prevent forest fires
this season, although the Wallowa re-
serve did not suffer nearly as much as
some of the other districts in the
state.
Henry Ireland, superintendent of
the Sumpter reserve, is also making
preparations to prevent such losses as
occurred from forest fires last year,
although as was the case with all the
national forests Of the eastern end of
the state, there was not nearly the
loss sustained in the Southern district.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
uMATILLA CROPS RosEATE.
Farmers Believe 5000, ,Ooo-Bushel
Record Will Be Surpassed.


Pendleton-Wi the wheat in
thousands of fields just beginning tc
head and with the promise of addition
al showers, Umatilla county farmers
are freely predicting the greatest har-
vest the county ever had. From all
sections of the county and regarding
all kinds of grain the same reports are
being received. All say they never
saw the prospects brighter.
1t is said that the normal crop of 5,
900, 900 bushels of wheat will be har-
vested even though there should be
no more rain between now and har-
vest, while many say that 1907's rec
ord yield of 6,000,0 bushels will
easily be surpassed if the normal
amount of rainfall comes during June.
Prettier stands of fall wheat were
never seen than are now to be found
in any direction from Pendleton, while
the May rains have brought the spring
grain out until a good crop is assured.
A peculiar feature of this years fall
sown grain is that it is heading out as
early as the barley, which usually pre-
cedes it by week or two. The har-
vesting of the two crops will there
fore probably start simultaneously.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE
HAS GREAT PROSPECTS.
New FIGURING Mill Spur to Produc-
ton of Cereal Crops.

tlon OF OeTedl drops.
Baker-The crop outlook for Baker
county was never better than at the
present time, in spite of the lateness
of the season in Eastern Oregon. The
steady rains of the last week have
done a world of good to all crops,
which are looking up fine. More
wheat has been sown than ever be-
fore in this county. This is due large
ly to the new Touring mill in Baker,
which in order to stimulate interest in
the industry, has offered number of
prizes for the best crops, both in size,
quality and variety. For several
reasons the mill people have been ex-
perimentng with which varieties are
best adapted to the different localities
and have come in close touch with the
farmers.
Oats and alfafa give great promise
of large yields and the former crop
will be of high quality, probably in
excess of the high standard of Baker
county oats, which have frequently
won prizes at agricultural shows for
CHelT line qualify. ne dlIdlld crops
on Powder river, lower and upper
Burnt river, in the Eagle, Pine and
Baker valleys, are looking fine, and
bountiful harvests in this staple re-
source are confidently expected.
In the Powder river valley there
will be no shortage of water such as
caused trouble last year. The snow
in the Blue mountains is melting slowly
and the reservoirs are sure to contain
a supply to last the entire season.
Last year the snow melted rapidly and
practically all the mountain snow
went off quickly in the spring fresh
ct, causing shortage nearly all sum-
mer. The Baker Irrigation company
has increased the capacity of its res
ervoir, making it total height of 20
feet, with width of so feet at the
top and length from side to side, 600
feet. At present there is enough wa
ter stored to cover 1000 acres foot
in depth and from the way the snow
has been melting recently it will con-
tain sufficient supply to prevent the
possibility of shortage.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
BIG QUAKE IN MEXICO
63 Known Dead in Worst Disturb
anCG in Twenty Years.
Many Soldiers and Women Perish in
Falling Barracks-No Ameri-
cans Injured.

Mexico City, June 8.-Mexico's cap
ital today is city of sorrow. Build
ings and streets gaily garbed in pre-
parations for great rejoicing at the
advent of Liberator Madero, the city S
people are mourning those who died
in the chaos wrought by the most dis
astrous earthquake that has been ex-
perienced in Mexico in 20 years.
So far the death toll has been estab-
lished as 63 sonls, but it is believed
that more complete search of the
ruins will increase this number con-
siderably. Seventy-fve are known to
be injured and this also probably will
be increased when the full details are
known.
The loss to property is estimated at
$50, 900 gold. No property of Ameri-
cans was damaged.
Of the dead only one person, Chin
ese, is a foreigner. More than half
of the dead are soldiers, the worst
effects of the shock being felt in that
section of the city near the Mexican
Central station where also stand the
artillery barracks.
Another place where the earthquake
took its toll of death in considerable
numbers was at the power plant of
the street railway company. Here
six were killed and six wounded. Two
others were found in debris, consist
ing partly of steel rails, which had
been stored in the iron and wood de-
partments, and which collapsed. The
victims are inhabitants of little shacks
built beside the structure.
With these two exceptions, the
death list was made up of single
cases, and in some instances of two or
three, caught beneath falling walls in
the poorer buildings of the district
most seriously affected.
1t was :46 O'Clock when the first
shock was felt According to the
meteorological observatory, the great
est intensity was reached at the end of
the first minute, but the instruments
continued to record the shocks for
four minutes more,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
BUYS GYPSUM LAND
St. Louis Company Said to Contem-
plate Plant in Eastern Baker.

81 LOUIS company Salu 10 Contem-
plate Plant in Eastern Baker.
Baker-The Acuma Cement COM
pany of ST. Louis, Mo-, has purchased
5000 acres of gypsum deposit land
near Huntington and will erect plant
of 200 ton daily capacity on the Bu-
chanan spur of the Northwestern rail-
road. The plant will cost upwards
of $780, 900 and will employ several
hundred men. The land was pur-
chased from Major John H. Aitkin of
Portland, ]. P. Harmon and H. C.
Northey of Huntington and John L.
Rand of this city. The ST. Louis peo-
pie were interested in the proposition
by Frank Nelson of Boise, Idaho, who
negotiated the sale of the property
and brought about the closing of the
deal.
The gypsum industry is fast becom-
ing important in Baker county, along
with others being developed. The big
lime and cement plant, on the main
line of the O.-W. R. & N. east of this
city, is being increased in capacity
all the time The gypsum deposits
seem practically inexhaustible and of
high quality.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
UMATlLLA ALFALFA SHORT.
Moving to Begin This Week-Later
Crops to Be Heavy.

Pendleton-Growers of alfalfa in
Umatilla county are preparing to har-
vest the first crop of the season. The
song of the mower will be heard in
several fields this week but it will be
about ten days yet before the harvest
is in full blast.
According to most of the growers in
the vicinity of Pendleton, the first
crop will be about rs per cent short
this year. This is due to the excep-
tionally chilly spring which retarded
the growth in most sections. The
shortage will be more than made up
by the increased acreage and by the
second and third crops which promise
to go above normal.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
LIFE is LOST FOR MINE.
Prospector Seeking Mica Ledge Dies
of Thirst in Desert.

Ell Centre, Cal. = Search for the
body of William Burger, veteran
prospector, who had been lost on the
desert for two weeks, was successful
Thursday. Burger was found dead
less than six miles from his camp
The body was conveyed to Imperial.
For more than 35 years Burger had
searched near Carriso Creek for a
ledge of mica which he had once dis
covered when member of survey
ing crew, but had been unable to re-
locate later. He left his partner,
Thomas Stratton, in camp two weeks
ago and started to cross distant
ridge.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat - Track prices: Bluestem,
e5c; club, 85@86c; Russian, sac; val
ley, sec; 4O-fold, 85@86c.
Barley-Choice feed, S28@28. So
Millstuffs = Bran, $24. 5O@25 per
ton; middlings, $31; shorts, S25. 50@
26; rolled barley, s29. 5O@30.5O.
Corn-Whole, S29; cracked, $50 ton.
Oats-No. l white, S28. 50G29. so.
Hay-Timothy, Eastern Oregon, No.
l, S21@22; light mixed, $1,000;
heavy mixed, 17.50@18. so; alfalfa,
s13@13.5O; clover, $12. 5O@13; grain
hay, $13. 5Od14.5O.
Fresh Fruits - Strawberries, Ore
gon, S263.75 per crate; California,
S1.5O@1.75 per crate, gooseberries,
5G6c per pound; apples, $1@3 per
box; cherries, $3.50 per box.
Vegetables - Asparagus, 60 a 75c
per dozen; garlic, 1O@12c per pound /;
lettuce, 3O@35c per dozen; hothouse
lettuce, $1.25@1.75 per box; peas,
5sc per pound; radishes, 123c per
dozen; rhubarb, 13@2c per pound /;
new carrots, 81 per sack; turnips, So;
beets, 81.
Potatoes-Oregon and Eastern, s2.2
per hundred, new California, 7c per
pound.
Onions Crystal wax, $3.50; yell
low, 1925; red, SO per hundred. :
Poultry-Hens, 16@17c; broilers,
22Rd25c; ducks, young, 25c; geese,
nominal; turkeys, zoe; dressed,
choice, 25c.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, candled, 21c
per dozen; case count, zoe per dozen.
Butter-City creamery, extra, l and
2-pound prints, in boxes, 24c per
pound; less than box lots, cartons and
delivery extra.
Pork-Fancy, 10d11c per pound.
Veal-Fancy, 1OM11c per pound.
Hams-1O to 20 pounds, 16@17c.
Hops 49, 1911 contracts, 25c per
pound; 1910 crop, 22c; 1909 crop, Is
M153c; olds, 8d10c.
Wool - Eastern Oregon, 83d14sc
per pound; valley, 14@15c; mohair,
choice, 36d373c.
Cattle-Prime granted steers, Sc
@6.35; prime hay-fed steers, sea
6.25; choice steers, $5.75G6; fair,
IS. 5OG5.75; common, $5.25 a $50:
prime COWS, $5.75d6.25; good, s5d
SIS; fair, s4.75G5; poor, s4.50@
AIS; choice heifers, $3.50 a 5.75;
choice bulls, S4.75d5.25; good, s4.25
M4.75; choice light calves, S7d7.25;
good, Sc. 75d7; choice heavy calves,
S5d5. 80; choice stays, S5.75d6.25;
good, s5.25d5.75.
Hogs - Choice, s6.5OG6.S5; good,
6.25d6.5 so; choice heavy, $6d6.50;
common, S5d6; stock, s6.75d7.50.
sheep-Choice spring lambs, s6.25
06.5O: good, s6@6.25; choice year
Iings. s4.sOd5; good, s4.5Od4.75;
fair. s4d4.25; choice ewes, s4d4.25;
good. s3.75d4; fair, s3.5OG3.75;
good to choice heavy wethers, S4d
I. so: old heavy wethers, 1894; mixed
lots, $4G5.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
Current Events Of Interest GathGrHd
From The W0rId al Large.
General Resume of Important Events
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.

San Francisco has a rapidly grow
ing "pugilistie colony.
A Nebraskan. who never had over
$500 at one time, falls heir &c
100000.
Fifteen thousand men will march
in parade in San Francisco, each
carrying a Bible.
S. Benson disposes of all his tim
Der holdings TO Benson Timber com
pany for $2,100000.
The largest bank in the United
States was organized in Chicago
with a capital of $265,O00,000.
The United States Senate passes
resolution which permits direct cleo
ton of United States senators.
Jack Johnson, the prizefighter.
with twenty new suits of clothes, IS
in attendance at the coronation.
1t is proposed that the Portland
Rose Festival, just ended receive a
special tax to insure its annual oc-
currence.
The house committee proposes to
investigate the $1S0,000 fee received
by John w. Foster, ex-diplomat, for
pressing a Chinese claim.
The influx of Americans to Lon
don during coronation week is said
to be far beyond expectation, or
practically 100000 persons.
There was a mass meeting of in
surrectos to protest to the employ
ment of federals in the postoffice,
customs-house and other positions.
A visitor to the Oaks, Portland,
Ore. lost a silver dollar by flash
ing it before an ostrich. which
plucked the coin and swallowed it.
An Oxheart cherry tree, planted
in Caldwell, N. j., in 1776, by Jo-
siah Bartlett, one of the signers of
the Declaration of independence, was
blown down recently during a severe
wind storm.
Marjorie Mahr, of Portland, Ore,
the actress who suffered the loss of
both legs by being run over by
S. P. train last summer, is the re-
cipient of a ranch in Mexico, the
gift of General Blanco."
China will demand indemnity from
Mexico for the slaughter of Chinese
residents of Torreon.
Roseburg's fire department took
offense at remarks made by council
man and resigned in body.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
Strikers Declare Truce.

eveland.-Following the killing
of a spectator by union picket and
the riots recently, the leaders of the
5000 striking garment workers agreed
to a truce and peaceable Sunday.
The scheduled Sunday gatherings
of the strikers have been cancelled
and the strikers ordered to keen
away from the factory districts and
advised to spend the day with their
families in the parks.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
State School Receives Presents.

Salem-From the result of efforts
made by Multmonah Camp, No. n,
Woodmen of the World, and the Arti-
sans of Polk county, new piano and
moving picture machine will be in
stalled at the Oregon state training
school. When Governor West was at
the Woodmen reunion in Portland and
at the Artisan picnic at Rickreall, he
called it to the attention of the
lodges. The Woodmen Immediately
raised $50 toward piano and prom
ised that the balance would be forth
coming. The governor received a
telegram from H. S. Hudson, of Port
land, supreme master of the Artisans
informing him that the picture ma
chine had been purchased and awaits
the order of the governor.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
Portland Has Big Fire,

Portland, June 7.-Nearly so fami-
lies were rendered homeless last night
by fire which started in the fashion
able Hanover apartments, 165 King
street, and, spreading to other houses
nearby, caused a total loss of about
$100, 900.
Most of the tenants were down town
viewing the electrical parade when the
flames were discovered by J. E. Mon
tague. He remembered that Mrs. j.
Blyke, aged sc, was on the fourth
floor of the Hanover and rescued her
at the risk of his own life, half-carry-
ing her down the blazing stairways.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
Sad Life Story Is Told.

London.-At the festival of the
Claremont Central mission, Mr.. Par
sons, a workingman, described some
sad scenes witnessed by the Clare.
mont Crusaders" during their mid
night work among the Embankment
outcasts during the last five years.
I'VE see men walking along asleep"
said Mr.. Parsons. Il have seen them
run into the trees. We have seen
them asleep on the seats, covered
with snow"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
Oil Lassoed From Fire.

Pendleton, Or.-To save the lives of
members of the Pendleton fire depart
ment who were playing streams on the
burning gasoline house of the Pendle-
ton Cleaning company, R. Arbuckle,
an ex-cowpuncher, lassoed a sealed 54-
gallon tank of gasoline and pulled it
back out of the building. Explosion
of gasoline fired the building, a frame
structure, early Wednesday evening.
While the firemen trained streams of
water on Arbuckle, the ex-cowboy
went into the gas-flled building and
with his first toss roped the tank.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
Eull Sneed Ahead. Cry.

Boston-"Full speed ahead" along
the lines for social betterment was
the slogan sounded by President HON.
er Folks, of New York, in formally
opening the eighth annual national
conference of charities and correc-
tions. Folks said that while many
might be concerned, "lest by excess
of taxation for social purposes and of
regulation of industry for social ends,
we may defeat our own purposes, he
was in favor of "full speed ahead"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
Gait House is Auctioned.

Louisville-After serving as a hos
telry for over three-quarters of cen
tury the old Gait house, famous in the
history of the South, went under the
auctioneer's hammer, bringing only
S81, 900. The original cost of the
building and its contents is said to
have been more than S1,000,000. 1t
was sold by order of referee in bank
ruptcy. The purchaser was the Mu-
tual Benefit Life Insurance Co. The
old Gait house first opened to the pub
lie in 1843 and was the scene of many
social events in ante bellum days.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
Farmers Want Own Project,

Grants Pass-George E. Sanders,
agent for the Chicago Rogue River
Irrigation company, announces that he
has arranged to be ready to start two
of the large pumps, recently installed,
on two days notice, when the farmers
and fruitgrowers need water. Farm
ers however, have filed a petition and
published a notice that the district
would establish an irrigation project
under the state law that permits bond
ing districts for such purposes.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
FILM MAKERS ENERGETIC
Coronation Events to Be Reproduced
Same Night in Paris.

London.-Fuller and better cinema
tographic records will be made of the
forthcoming coronation events than
was ever before attempted in Great
Britain. Moreover, extraordinary en-
ergy will be exerted to dispatch the
records to the principal cities of the
world.
The swiftest steamers and railway
trains will be employed in sending
pictures to New York and Chicago.
It is expected that impressions of the
early scenes on Coronation day will
be given to half a dozen operators
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
State Land Board to Travel

Salem-An extended tour of Central
and Southern Oregon is planned by the
desert land board, and July has been
set as the date for start The board
will go via Medford and Crater Lake
into Southern Oregon, cross to Harvey
county and come back through the
central portion of the state. The
board consists of Governor West, Sec
retary of State Olcott, State Treasur-
er Kay and State Engineer John
Lewis.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
ROYAL PALACE OF MEXICO BADLY DAMAGED BY EARTHQUAKE

on the afternoon boat and train fol
Paris, that films will be developed
on the train and that the pictures will
be exhibited in a Paris theater by
8 o'clock the same night.
Within less than three days the pic
lures will be shown in a majority OF
the centers of European life, while
London theatergoers on the evening
of Coronation day will see films Gov
ering the coronation itself and all re-
lated events.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
Nome Famine Is Relieved.

Nome. - The steamship Corwin
which sailed from Seattle May 10
and which after a long battle with
the drift ice landed her passengers
on the shore ice, unloaded her freight,
mostly provisions, and relieved the
famine.
The steamship Umatilla, from San
Francisco with passengers and freight,
is due here Monday.
A rich gold strike on the benches
of Kleary creek in the Skerrel River
country is reported.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
ssoo. 900 Issue is Legal.

Marshfeld-Judge John S. Coke has
given a decision in the Port commits
sion case which is of great Importance
to Coos Bay. The case was a friendly
suit started to test the validity of a
port bond issue of S300,0 900.
This case has been decided in favor
Of the Port commission, and means
that the proposed bond issue is legal.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
Fireman DEAD from Wind.

Pittsburg Whalen, tiller-
man of a hook and ladder truck, died
Tuesday night of injuries received in
the storm last Wednesday. Whalen
was out with the apparatus while the
horses were being exercised, and a
Camille wind, preceding an electric
storm, picked him out of his seat
among the ladders and dropped him to
the pavement, fracturing a leg and
causing internal injuries that resulted
in his death.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
Deck of Maine is Shown.

Havana-The work of pumping the
water out of the cofferdam, which was
built around the wreck of the battle
ship Maine is steadily progressing.
The greater part Of the after-deck is
now clearly visible, showing the con-
fused masses of wreckage covered
with marine growths.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
interior Fruit Shinments.

The Dalles - Large shipments of
Dalles strawberries and cherries are
being made daily to Central Oregon
cities. Three hundred crates of ber-
ries were shipped in one day last week
to Madras. Warm weather in the
last week has ripened the cherry crop
and picking has been going on for
several days.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
RaIInnnists Are Rescned.

Remerhaven, June Three bal
loonists who left Berlin yesterday in a
competitive flight, were rescued at
daybreak in the estuary of the Weser
river. into which they had been com
pelled to drop to avoid being carried
ont over the North Sea. The men
had been in the water three hours
when discovered. Nine balloons have
landed on the coast.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
Oklahoma is Sweltering.

Oklahoma City, June with the
thermometer at the weather station
here registering 1O2 from 8 O'Clock
until 5 this afternoon, the heat record
for 20 years was broken. At o'clock
100 degrees was registered. No heat
prostrations were reported.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
Building Sawnills.

Medford- Pelican Bay Lumber
company is erecting saw mills to handle
the 100, 900, 900 feet of timber in that
section. A canal three -fourths of a
mile long is being dug through the
marsh to bring the timber to the deep
waters of the lake, and equipment and
machinery are being taken to the
grounds for the construction of log
ging railway.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-06-15
Postal Savings Bank Ordered.

Grants Pass - Postmaster Donnell
has received notice to open a U. S.
postal savings bank June 27. He was
also instructed to go to Astoria where
a class is to be held June 19 to in
struet postmasters in postal savings
bank work.