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Newspaper
Heppner Weekly Gazette
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1890
Page
3
A garbled notice describes a transportation route through Canyon City and Portingd, with references to intermediate points and schedules. It mentions Miu Lutes and W. Lemar & Co as local entities and hints at Sunday delivery and preservation of time, though many details are illegible.
The column lists illnesses and injuries among residents, a mayor’s Portland visit, travel notes, school attendance, a diphtheria death, weather and snow conditions, business ads, and court notices. It mentions Hood's Sarsaparilla, a coasting accident, and railway ticket rates from Spokane to Chicago.
A storm event in Missouri and Kansas last Sunday brings a destructive cyclone through northern St Louis and surrounding areas, while severe blizzards affect Kansas Nebraska and Missouri. The report notes property destruction and loss of life alongside record cold temperatures and ongoing weather impacts on livestock and industry.
The article reports on a coroner’s inquest into the death of Clas Linde found on the floor beside a table, with no marks on the body and the verdict citing unknown causes. It notes neighbors helped with meals and farm work, and mentions the death of Andrew Corfium Leesk by self harm under similar investigations, plus a separate arson attempt at the Jalmson brick corner. The piece references local officials, jurors, and a church of records and includes notices of public interest and discussion of lingering suspicions.
The Eight Mile Center area reports social events, weather, and local notices. A community supper drew a fair crowd despite illness and bad weather, with tabulations of events at the center and updates on roads, temperatures, and local residents’ movements.
In a remote area near More creek two boys Silas Sandlin and Jimmy Percy were stranded when a deer hunt turned dire. Percy led a mule toward Oliver Call’s house while Sandlin described the events to Mrs Call. The hunter was found frozen, with toes potentially needing amputation as doctors prepare to move him to town for care.
A fragment recounts a woman with advanced consumption saved by Dr King’s New Discovery. She weighed under seventy pounds, used a sample bottle, then a larger bottle, improving rapidly. It mentions Fort Smith druggists and local store ads for wedding goods and printing services.
A list of whimsical devices appears in a patent office claim including a prayer related invention and quirky items such as chicken bopples that drive hens away, a bee moth excluder, a tape worm hook, an educational world map balloon, side hill annihilators for horses, and a ben surpriser for nesting eggs. The note mentions prices for papers and regional subscription details for Long Creek Zayle and Hepp acer Gazetry and urges readers in Heppner to stay informed.
Notice to taxpayers lists deputy Tormy to collect taxes at multiple precincts in Morrow County Oregon. The schedule runs from Monday February 3 through Saturday, with assigned precincts including Dry Fork Lone Castle Rock Wells Springs Alpine Pine City Lenn Lexington Heppoer and others. Meetings run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. under Sheriff T. R. Howann.
A promotional note solicits readers to send for full Post Office address details including county and shipping address with nearest railroad station. It promises a new and important item for every family for a one cent postal expense and directs to South 457 West 6th Street New York City for full particulars.
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