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Newspaper
Heppner Weekly Gazette
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1890
Page
3
Readable fragments recount illness reports and public notices across Heppner Pendleton and surrounding areas. Mentions pandemic epizootic effects, recovery efforts, and a hospital or clinic response along with local business and travel notes.
Local items report W P Duttot quitting the Zipp World due to demand issues. Henry Diackman ill but improving. Liberty Meat Market changes hands with Walter McAuw sole proprietor after buying Will McAtee. Drowned body of Morris Haller found in Seattle. A Minor family returns from valley trip planning home duties on Gale Street. Hood River derailment injures Fireman Dress. Grippe affects Heppner residents. Mail irregularities persist amid bad weather. Three OBR wrecks last Saturday cause major property loss and two deaths. School tax levy approved by board. Bitter cold last Saturday with slight warming near dawn. Sled accident injures Hoppy Brenton. Land contests decided for La Grande and The Dalles districts. Heppner plans board rooms and a new Palace Hotel with $10,000 capital to boost growth and entertainment.
The Mesmeric claim highlights Hood's Sarsaparilla as superior for healing various ills. C L Hood & Co led by a skilled pharmacist, member of major associations, oversees meticulous preparation and quality control to ensure the medicine’s merit and value.
The Puyallup Commerce notes a confession by George Bond at a pine camp meeting near Walla Walla linking him to the death of Billy Patterson years earlier. Bond admits striking Patterson, who dies years later, leaving Otis Patterson as an heir. The piece thanks a sources and mentions ongoing pursuit of the killer.
Drivers abandoned their vehicles on the route and made multiple trips on horseback. Emporium held a week long gathering and Wim. Radio began as a future partner in the enterprise. A stock addition is planned for spring, enlarging the kite merchandising house of Grant county. Mr Radio will settle in Long Creek in quarters. E D P Scott, partner in Steanville mines, reports thriving interests with quartz ledges and large quartz stock valued from five to fifty dollars per ten.
A prescriptive treatise urges careful handling of bottles and warns against disturbing certain regions. The text directs readers to avoid novasiness in the besrt area and to rely on De Frst's Runepy, mentioning Mack Drag Co. as the contact.
A fire discovered Tuesday at 5 a.m. engulfed and destroyed the George Swaggart farm dwelling four miles north of town. John Barton and others removed belongings but the upper structure burned completely. Cause suspected to be stove pipe contact with wood between ceiling and roof.
The Meppner branch freight collided with a down train near Arlington on Saturday night. Fireman Jack Hayes died about an hour after the wreck from head injuries and internal burns. He had worked on the line since its completion and was well liked. Remains were taken to Portland for burial. brother Engineer Larry Hayes of the main line attended. The Dalles dispatchers were blamed for not alerting the Heppner train in time. The Long Creek Eagle and Heppner Gazette advertise subscriptions.
Readers are warned about a fake cure sold as a miracle microbe killer by a traveling vendor. The circulated formula includes oil of vitriol and chromic acid, priced cheaply, with dangerous effects and potential death. A medical journal exposes the scam and urges removal from public view while praising the safer Syrup of Figs as a legitimate remedy.
A fragmented notice seeks a buyer for ladies gaiter shoes and a shop job. It mentions a good pair of herders and Sunday shoes size 11 percent, plus nails for purchasing climber use, with no clear contact or location details.
The Eight Mile column reports on snow patience, local mischief and cheer. It notes a newborn boy to Er Jones, a recovering patient Will Hulley, and a nurse Mrs Saling caring for mother and baby. New Year oysters, sleighing chatter, West Brannin’s birthday supper, and praise for a baby daughter are also mentioned.
The notice requests a complete mailing address including county and a shipping address. It offers one cent postage to receive something new and important for every family. Send details to No. 457 West 20th Street New York City.
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