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Newspaper
Heppner Times
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1904
Page
4
The Heppner Times lists subscription prices including one year for $1.00, six months, and three months. A notice announces monthly meetings at Adelices' Hall in Phereon every third Saturday, with G W Kaes and W. Chartw as organizers.
On September 1 1904 boosters report transcontinental immigrant rates will draw home seekers to Oregon and urge forming a Morrow County Development Club. Mayor Gilliam calls a meeting in Heppner City Council chambers to organize local efforts alongside state and county leagues to promote the county’s resources.
The Spokane Review reports that General Kuroki, famed for defeating Kuropatkin, may be Polish by birth not Japanese. It cites Josuke Oshima stating Kuroki is son of Kurowski, a 1831 Polish revolutionary, and that Poles fled Russia after the uprising. The elder Kurowski allegedly demanded revenge, shaping Kuroki’s career against Russia.
Lexington items report wallpaper maps in town last week. Families travel to mountains and Heppner for visits and fishing expeditions. Wheat shipments to Lexington warehouse rise. several carloads moved. A child’s leg injury from a fall is noted along with other local ailments. Advertises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets available through Slocum Drug Co.
Rumor circulates in stockman circles that a trusted representative of B F Saunders of East Lake City fled with between five thousand and forty thousand dollars. The man allegedly moved funds from Montana to Portland and then vanished. The report’s truth is uncertain and may exaggerate losses if real.
Several churches report schedule changes with no services at M F E church due to the pastor’s conference absence. Bishop J J O Reily to conduct Catholic services, All Saints Episcopal lists Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity with no morning service and an evening service at 7 30. Regular Christian church services resume Sept 1 with Sunday school at 9 30 and 104 preaching and 7 00 pm sermon. Baptist church holds regular services next Sunday with Sunday school at 10 am and evening service at 7 20 led by J W Mount and J W Crawthorn referencing missionaries and local clergy.
At a special communication on August 16 1904 Heppner Lodge No 69 AF and AM adopted unanimous resolutions mourning brother William Burton. They note his faithful Masonry and service upon the Temple and express heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends. Resolutions were ordered recorded and copies sent to the family and local newspapers for publication.
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