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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-08
FIVE KILLED
And Several Persons Injured
in Wreck en- a Cana
dian Railroad.

/. OTTAWA, Ont, March s.-Five per-
sons were killed and several injured
in a wreck on the Canadian Pacific
Pontiac railroad line west Of Hull.
Que today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-08
CHICAGO GRAM 0IARKET

CHICAGO, Mar s.-NIay wheel
closed 1903 1-2 TO 1OS 5-S; corn n
to n Is; oats 80 as.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-08
ROYAL ARCH stlsoNs
Aloniram chapter NJ. ii, royal

Arch Masons win meet this evening
At $3.50 o'clock in the Masonic hall
In the Leggett building, Tor work.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11
Some Horse Sales.

Adams & Campbell, Portland
horse buyers, shipped a car load
of horses to Portland from Hepp-
ner on Saturday morning, besides
leaving behind some II head
that are being-eared for at the
stable of McRoberts & Evans.
The most of the horses purchased
were big, draft animals. J. G.
Doherty furnishing eight head,
and this bunch were perhaps the
top-notchers and brought an av-
erage price of $175 per head.
French Bros. also contributed a
few extra fine animals, while
there were among the lot some
saddle horses and light buggy
animals, all bringing good prices
considering the present conditions
of the horse market. These gen.
tlemen expect to return to Hepp-
ner in a few weeks and buy up
enough more tofinish out anothe r
car load.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11

Rev. w. A. Pratt has been ap-
pointed to the pastorate of the
NJ. E. church of this city, accord
ing to word received from Dist
Supt. Perry, of Sunnyside, Wash
He is expected to be on the field
by the 18th of this month to take
up his labors. Fuller announce
ments concerning Mr.. Pratt will
be made in these columns later.
The church is to be congratulated
upon securing a regular pastor.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11

The regular monthly meeting
of the Congregational Mems Club
of Lexington was held on Tuesday
evening in the gymnasium build
ing. The main feature of the
program was an address by Supt.
Notson on The Practical Appli-
cation of the School Law" This
address was given in Nelson's
usual happy style, and was full of
good meat from beginning to end.
The plan of the organization is
to have an address from some
outside party once a month. and
good line of speakers have been
secured for future meetings.
Following the address of the
Supt. a short business meeting
was held, and the members pledg-
ed themselves to stand back OF
the city officials in the enforce
ment of the ordinance controlling
the liquor traffic. This Club
will be a factor in the affairs Eof
our sister city.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11
Sand Hollow Items.

Too late for last week.
A fine snow, of about five inch
depth, fell last week.
| R. B. Rice bought a stack Of
rye hay from R. E. Tyler.
Tom scott's nephew and wife
from Roseburg are visiting here.
Quite crowd had a watch party
at Joe Sibley's last Sunday night
W. L. Copenhaver came very
near losing his house by fire NOT
long ago.
Miss Boblit and Mr.. Turner at
tended the Leap Year bail BIT
Lexington.
Mr.. Hansen has returned from
Portland to spend the winter
with B. S. Clarke.
Harve Coxton attended the big
dance given by the Palace Hotel
New Years evening.
Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. White
entertained friends last Sunday
with a sumptuous dinner.
Van DeMark of Stanfeld was
in our midst last week. He and
Mr.. Tyler both have work.
Miss Boblet entertained her
pupils and patrons with a taffy
pulling Friday before Xmas.
The telephone company viii
have meeting at the Hodsdon
school house Jan. 13, at 12o clock,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dony from
the valley are visiting her par
ents, Grandma and Grandpa
Hynd.
M. L. Bundy began digging a
well a short time ago and found
enough water for house use at a
depth of eight feet.
Mrs. Redding had twenty-five
At her Xmas dinner which was
N Sunday however, as that was
Ter fathers birthday.
Mrs. Will Tuckerprepared din
Ter for all the Scott relation last
but several were detained
It home by illness and cold
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11
DAVID MCCULLOUGH.

Was born in Belfast, Ireland
where he lived until the year 1901
when he emigrated to America
and settled in Morrow county,
where he has resided continuous
ly since.
In his early manhood he was
united in marriage to Miss Mary
Brown. To them were born elev-
en- children seven sons and four
daughters.
Mrs. Mccullough and one son
died in Ireland about fourteen
years ago, their deaths occurring
within a week of each other, and
now the death of the father has
occurred within a week OF the
deathof his daughter, Mrs. Hisler.
David mccullough came from a
long line Of sturdy ancestors, and
was himself a splendid specimen
Of that hardy and indomitable
race that has played such a prom
inent part in Empire building inI
the last three hundred years.
He was a farmer by occupation
and by industry, and honorable,
upright business methods he ac-
cumulated a comfortable compe-
tency and retired from the active
labors of farm life some thirty |
years ago.
For much the greater part of his
life he was a ruling elder in the
Presbyterian church and main
tanned an upright, Christian char
acter to the day Of his death.
During his long, and sometimes
strenuous life, he was never sick,
but for twelve or fourteen years
past gradually declined until four
o'clock last Sunday morning, jan
uary 7, 1912, he gently fell to
sleep.
The funeral was from the
Christian church in this city jan
uary 9, the sermon by Rev. j. V.
Crawford, and interment in the
cemetary beside the
grave of his daughter SO recent
ly buried.
A. L. Ayers and wife came in
from Parker's Mill on Tuesday.
They left the mill early Monday
and were caught in the
blizzard on the way and compelled
o stop over with friends until the ,
storm abated. In the meantime
'elatives and friends at Heppner
we're not a little anxious about :
heir safety until phone message
their whereabouts at ,
loon. They report the storm as ,
'ery severe. :
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11
JOHN O. WILSON
DIES AT SALEM.
Was Prominent Stockman
of This Section a Num-
Der OF Years Ago.

John @. Wilson, retired cap
italist of Salem. and we'll known
in this county where he resided
for number of years and was
engaged in the raising of stock,
owning the big ranch of several
hundred acres just east of Hepp-
ner on Hinton creek, died sudden
ly at his home in the Capital City
on Thursday last, aged 80 years,
Z months and IA days.
Concerning him, the Salem
Statesman says:
John Quincy Wilson was born
May Is, 1928, in Ohio. He spent
the first twenty-four years of his
life in his native state and in In
diana. He was employed in a
mercantile business at Crawfords-
vile, Ind. While there he was
a young man with Lew Wallace
and others who became promi-
nent in the nation. In 1852 he
had desire to go west and out
fitted with team and a prairie
schooner, with a friend, started
for the Willamette valley. He
first settled in Marion county.
He was in the mercantile business
at Jefferson and other points in
an early day and later engaged
in business at Salem. He was
also in business at Heppner, and
conducted farming operations in
Marion county as well as in east
ern Oregon. He held many posi-
tions Of public trust, including
the county judgeship of Baker
county. He was a member of
the legislature from Umatilla and
Morrow counties, as well as from
Marion county. He also had the
distinction of being Salem's first
mayor and held minor offices at
different times. He has made his
permanent home in Salem for
about thirty years and has always
been a most highly respected
citizen with a multitude of
friends.
Mr.. Wilson was one of seven
brothers and four sisters, and the
last survivor of the entire family.
leaves a widow to mourn
his departure from this life, they
having had two sons, both of
whom died very young. Robert
W. HALEY of this city and John
Wilson of Sodaville, are two
nephews of deceased.
Mr.. Wilson was a devoted Odd
Fellow, being the oldest in the
order in Salem, and possibly in
he state. He was initiated in
Chemeketa lodge June 8, 1856,
in which he remained until jan
lary ID, 1868, when he became a
charter member of Olive lodge
No 18, and continued in that till
he two lodges consolidated.
A few years ago his lodge bro :
hers presented him with a fifty
,ear veterans S jewel, Judge Geo. /,
1. Burnett making the presenta-
ion. Mr.. Wilson was greatly .
by the gift.
He was one of the extensive $
property owners of the city and !
county. Mr.. Wilson was univer- !
ally respected and his kind and
disposition won for ,
i'm scores of trends. q
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11

Clerk Hill is busily engaged in
making the extensions on the tax
roll and viii soon have the same
ready to turn over to the sheriff.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11

Special cents on Saturdays
only-a 1-pound box of Barr's
chocolate candy. Fresh stock re-
ceived every week. Don't over
look this bargain. Patterson &
Son, the REXALL Store.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11

Liggett's and Fenway's candy;
all kinds, all sizes, all prices.
Fresh stock every week. Patter-
son & Son. The RExALL Store.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11

Cameras, kodaks, films, plates,
papers and chemicals. Everything
for the amateur photographer.
Patterson & Son, the RExALL
Store.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11

If you don't want topay Gillian
& Bisbee for fixing your pipes
take care of them and don't let
them freeze.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11
COMMISSIONERS COURT
FOR THE JANUARY TERM
Usual Routine Claims AIlowed--Jury List
Drawn--Judges and Clerks of Election
Appointed--Books Being Exported.

Commissioners court convened
at the court house in Heppner on
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1912, with
Commissioners Devin and Young
present, and Commissioner Devin
presiding in the absence Of Judge
Patterson who was compelled to
remain at home for a couple of
days by sickness but was on duty
as the presiding officer Of the
court on Friday.
After due proclamation of open
ing court had been made, the fol-
lowing proceedings were had.
Claims against Morrow county
were presented and ordered paid
in accordance with the list follow
ing and constituted the first days
labor of the court:
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11

f1eppner Sanltorlum, do 208 G
Oscar Borg, court house ac. 6 0
Jeff Jones, do 16 5
j c Hayes, sheriff's &C. IA 9
d Y S Reid, road ac. 20 5
H c Gay, do IL 8
G E Jones, do II 6
W E Pruyn, tai, tax rebate SO O
H Cummings, #. inspector 27 g
} H Beazan, ind. soldiers, so o.
M L Case, court house ac. IL o.
Milwaukee Dust Brush Co,
court house acct, 9 II
Wightman Bros, road ac. 26 OF
On Thursday, Jan. 4, the seconC
days proceedings were taken VI
in drawing from the tax roll {
list of 200 names to be placed If
the jury box to serve as jurors
for 1912.
Friday the court appointed the
judges and clerks of election and
the same is here given by pre-
cincts:
Matteson W 0 Bayless, S A
Wright, H c Gay, judges; Fred
Lucas, G N Jones, A S Akers,
clerks:
Mt Vernon W 7 Campbell, J
H Frad, J L Yeager, judges; M
E Smead, W c McCarty, H C
Ashbaugh, clerks.
Heppner w A Richardson, H
M Yoakum, w P Scrivner, judges;
Frank Stephenson, Olin Hayes,
Roy Gray, clerks.
Gentry: Geo Aiken, Geo Perry,
E G Noble, judges; J S Baldwin,
O M Scott, David Hynd, clerks.
Lena Joseph Hayes, John
Brosnan, John Woodard, judges;
Chas. B. Cox, G E Ayers, Cleve
Cox, clerks.
Dry Fork: T w Morgan, G M
Akers, H R Smith, judges; R F
Fraser, E G Sutton, Newton
King, clerks.
North lone: Paul Reitman, F
H Wilson, A B Grover, judges;
] S Johnson, S w Wattenburger,
] Chisholm, clerks.
Cecil Jack Hynd, H S Ewing,
Peter Nash, judges; C S Whit
George N Ely, ] P Jasper,
clerks.
Alpine John Kilkenny, ] R
Ashinhurst, B S Clark, judges;
R B Rice, R E Tyler, ] w Sibley, |
clerks.
Dairy: W W Bechdolt, C A
Repass, j B Adams, judges; EJ
Merrill, Guy Chapin, ] W Stevens,
clerks.
Lexington Eph Eskelson, A
2eaney, Karl Beach, judges; E C
deliker, ] w Thompson, A P
Parker, clerks.
Irrigon: BKicker, j L Egbert, |
Peter Susbauer, judges; J H
Smith, Geo Rand, W c corey,
Jerks.
Eight Mile /: Frank Anderson,
9 R Huston, Nose Ashbaugh,
Judges; CJ RPeterson, R E All
'tott, c L Ashbaugh, clerks.
Pine City: R F Wiglesworth,
las T Ayers, E 0 Neill, judges;
" L Vincent, H c Robertson, W
V Howard, clerks.
Wells Springs: Ed McDaid,
Ienry Slender, Johannas Troed-
on, judges; Carl Troedson, Phil
)oherty, John Troedson, clerks.
South lone l L Howard, Perry
hopkins, w L Barlow, judges;
; F Morgan, A W Lundell, John
fills, clerks.
The Rock creek road will come
Ip to be heard before the court
oday. Aside from this the time
f the court is being occupied in
hecking over the books of the
ounty officials and this will re-
Iuire a week or ten days yet to
Inish.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-11

Too late for last week.
A fine snow, of about five inch
lepth, fell last week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-15
A new FIRM
ENTERS THE
AUTO FIELD

A new firm TO enter the ranks Of
the Salem automobile dealers is the
Embry Auto Garage, the proprletors
of which recently purchased the sup
plies Of the old Salem Auto Garage,
located on State street just west Of
Commercial, and moved into that
building There are two brothers
and a sister. The sister will have
charge Of the Office work and the
brothers, together with an expert
mechanic. Mr. W. H. White, OF otta-
wa, ILL.,, viii have charge Of the me-
chanical department The firm has
taken the agency for the Ohio and
Locomoblle. and the Kelley truck.
Their hobby Will be to give personal
supervision to all work and guaran-
tee satisfaction. II hard work and
proper treatment Of their customers
can get business, the new firm is
bound 70 be success as all three
members are determined to carry out
this policy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-15
MRS. DURBIN
CROSSES The
Big DIVIDE

When Mrs. Solomon Durbln died at
her residence, 404 North Church street
yesterday morning, there passed into
the Great Unknown another of the
Willamette valleys pioneer women.
Mrs. Durbin came to Oregon in 1862,
crossing the plains with her parents,
who settled in the Red Hills. In 1853
she was married to Solomon Duybin,
who came to Oregon from Ohio in
1S45. Mrs. Durbin's home town was
Independence Missouri.
On March 3, though at the age Of
7S years, she celebrated her fifty
eighth wedding anniversary, and was,
in view Of her advanced age, in fair
health. Shortly afterwards she be-
came i'll, and death was due to ad-
vanced age and a complication Of
diseases.
The funeral will be held from the
residence at 2 o'clock on the after
noon Of next Tuesday. She was a
member of the Congregational church
and the services will be conducted BY
Rev. p. S. Knight.
She leaves to survive and mourn
her DEATH besides her husband, two
daughters, Mrs c. NJ. Walker Of How
ell Prairie, and Mrs. John II. Koltes
Of Riverside, California, and a son,
Charles Durbn OF Antelope
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-15

Washington, D. G., April 15.--Man-
ager Dixon for the Roosevelt Cam
palgn committee says:
Roosevelt carries Pennsylvania by
a majority exceeding 100000. Returns
from all parts of the state show ev-
erywhere an Overwhelming vote in
favor of the Roosevelt delegates. At
midnight It looked as II Roosevelt had
carried every congressional district
but one or two outside ofPhlladelphia
and at least two in the city, thus
taking q or 2S Of the 80 districts.
OF the $40 delegates to the state con-
vention Roosevelt has about 800, in
suring the election Of the ~ delegates
at large for Roosevelt Pennsylvania
has given the Taft campaign It's solar
plexus blow, Senator Penrose, the
Taft boss of Pennsylvania, said the
other day that he would regard the
election Of ten Roosevelt delegates
from the state as a humlllating de.
feat. There will certainly be more
than 80 Roosevelt delegates and may
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-15
$4,000 IN
SIGHT FOR
ENDOWMENT

About forty thousand Of the one
hundred thousand dollars Of the half
million dollar endowment fund is in
sight Salem and Marion county only
needs to put up 100000 more. Port
land is going to put up the endow-
ment to the 100000 mark, and tho
committees all report progress at sa-
lem. B. r. Irvine delivered a very
eloquent address at the First NJ. Il.
church. lie is the blind man eloquent
OF Oregon. A number Of the addresses
delivered yesterday at the churches
are to be printed for campaign mate
rial, and his should be first.
At the business mems luncheon to-
day great enthusiasm was created by
additional announcements that we're
made by Messrs. Homan, Todd and
Hancher for the endowment cam
palgn
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-15
J. C. PERRY
TO ESTABLISH
BRANCH STORE

Owing to the cramped condition OF
the store OF ]. C. Perry at 115 South
Commercial street, and the large and
growing business done there. II has
become necessary to establish a
branch store, which this wide-awake
druggist is now doing. He has se-
cured the new building at 54S State
street and is having It fitted up in
first-class style. Mr.. Frank S. Ward.
who for the past four years has been
in charge Of the prescription depart
ment Of his Commercial street store.
will have charge Of the new store. Mr..
Ward is a graduate in pharmacy, hav-
ing completed the course in pharmacy
at the State School Of Pharmacy at
Corvallis in 1901. The new store will
be ready for business next Saturday.
and gives promise Of having good
share Of the business
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-15

When the delegates gathered at
o'clock this morning Colonel MoriaTty
refused to open the doors for Gar
necki, who read him ovens order.
Moriarty declared that he would de-
liver the armory only to Chairman
McGillen of the democratic county
committee. Judge Ovens order was
issued to the Hearst Harrison faction,
who declared that the regulation COM
mittee, with Roger Sullivan control
ling, planned to oust the legal dele
gates.
At 1:S0 the Hearst-Harrison dele
gates gathered in another hall, and
marched in body to the armory, each
wearing a badge labeled Harmony"
Colonel Moriarty, Adjutant Dickson
and Captain octlgan continued to re-
fuse admittance until the doors were
battered in.
Only the delegates having creden-
tials were allowed to enter. Gar
nech called the convention to order
and asked that representatives of all
the factions step to the platform. No
sulliyan-Dunne delegates appeared.
Czarnecki refused to surrender his
chair to another temporary chairman,
saying that he would not leave 1t un-
til a permanent organization is effect
ed The supporters Of Sullivan decided
to meet in the armory after the Har-
risonites finished.
Judge Owen ordered the arrest of
Captain 0ctigan and seventeen of his
militiamen.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-15

FOR PANAMA
EXPOSITION

A booster party arrived in Salem by
auto last evening In the interests Of
the Panama 1915 Exposition and the
San Diego Exposition. The personnel
of the party is c. r. Carl, manager,
J B. Herrlck, Jr,, photographer, and
H. e. Boyce, secretary and treasurer.
The party left San Diego March 8 by
way Of San Francisco, which latter
place they left March 25, The pur-
pose Of the party is to boost for the
two California exposltions in 1915, and
the itinerary of the party will include
every state in the union and will take
three years to complete. They will
go north as far as Vancouver, b. G.,
and will then go east and expect to
arrive in Cincinnati in July next. The
automobile in which the trip is to be
made is a Schacht '55" and is at
tractively decorated in banners, pen
nants and emblems announcing the
expositlons in 1915
The young boosters will pay all
their expenses out of their own pock-
cts, and expect to make expenses by
selling post cards and other souvenirs
in the different cities and towns at
which they stop.
A motion picture machine is carried
by the party and they will show the
many attractions of California, as well
as take views as they go along. They
expect to return by the southern
route and to reach home January !,
1915, on the opening of the big ex-
position.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-15

" LEAVING
MEXICO
LuNIsnp rREss InAsup wnE.l

- luaIgHD PRESS LEASED wIREl l
!, El Paao, April 15.-All Americans
and most of the other foreign resi-
dents are leaving chihuahua today,
following the American governments
ultlmatum to President Francisco Ma
dero and General Pascual Orozco that
the lives and property Of American
citizens must be protected. Fifty
Americans arrived here today, forty
others having reached here last night.
They report that the ultimatum has
increased the sentiment against Amer
leans. Rebel soldiers boarded each
train and searched every American
passenger before the trains were al
lowed to depart.
Reports reaching here today say
that the government troops have re-
taken Escalon and are preparing to
attack chihuahua.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-15
CANNOT GET
CONTROL or
BREITENBUSH

Despite that he has secured a per-
init from the state engineer to appro-
priate the waters Of the Breitenbush
springs, +. W~Ross may not be able
to make an extensive use of them, for
the federal government owns the land
and its forester does not seem to be
In favor Of granting any individual
an exclusive use Of the water.
The springs are located In the Ma
tlonal Forest reserve, and Ross has
now made application for the use OF
the lands surrounding them, desiring
to erect number OF bath houses and
make other improvements. Forester
Cecil takes the position that the state
can not grant the use Of waters con
tanning medicinal properties to any
individual.
State Engineer Lewis takes the po-
sltlon that the state exercises full
control Of all waters but naylgable
streams but says that the federal gov
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-15
CHICAGO DEMOCRATS HAVE BIG ROW
MILITIA TAKES POSSESSION OF HALL
Tacoma Has Election.

+ Tacoma, April 15.--Practically =
= the entire registration of more +
= than 10000 is expected out to- Z
+ morrow to name three city COM =
= missioners. =
= A. U. Mills, open town candl- =
= date against Police Commission +
y er f, H. Petit and recalled Com =
= missioner Nick Lawson against =
= Light and Water Commissioner 4
T H. F, Gronen, are expected to =
y put up the hardest races. +
= Socialists are concentrating =
+ behind A H. Brath, nominated =
= against Commissioner owen =
= Woods, the high man at the pri- Z
+ mary. =
+ The result is expected to be4'
+ close with little betting so far. =
= +++ = = = = = =