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Newspaper
Heppner Weekly Gazette
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1889
Page
3
Fragment of a railway timetable noting trains to Willow Creek and Arlington with daily departures around 1, 180, and 220 PM. Mentions stations Usui and Pacifio and includes garbled text with partial train names and times.
A traveler named Mtnge departs toward Canyon City with stops on Wed Day and Thu Day arriving on Thu and Sat. The journey notes 16 bowed in fine and 10 in cant as part of the route to Canyon.
A busy survey of Long Creek road is finished and celebrations are planned for the Fourth. News covers residents moving, visits, business shifts, and agricultural goods moving through Lone Creek. Mentions include J. Hager supplying old copies, Mins Alice Corneliann visiting from Myrtle Creek, and wool shipments en route to Heppner.
Local items report cattle wool sales, easing disputes between Heppner and Holdman, and upcoming business openings. Journal notes Johnstons Slow move to new Odd Fellows quarters, Mr. Marshall opens The Model store, and the Daily Times grows with steam power ambitions.
Deputy sheriff will collect delinquent taxes after the flat of June with costs. T R Howann, Sheriff, charges one dollar per ton for weighing, storage and forwarding for warehouse at Heppner. Thirty days from delivery, then one dollar per ton más. Wool rules and grading rates included.
Citizens meet at Matlock's hall to appoint a general committee and subcommittees for the July 4 celebration. Mayor Blackman elected permanent chairman with Orin L. Patterson secretary. Officers named include H. Blackman president, CA Rhea and others as vice presidents, C. S. Van Duyn treasurer, and various chairs for grounds, invitations, decorations, music, printing, and sports. A follow up meeting is set for June 16 at Garrigues & Rogers opera house. attendees urged to attend.
Sealed proposals requested by the Board of Directors of sahour district No. 12 Lexington precinct Morrow counts Grego for a two story erection. Plans at the office of Wm Blair Dist clerk Lexington Or. Board may reject any or all bids. Printing at Gazatte office and livery stable upgrades announced with public notice.
A historic travel blurb promotes the Burlington Route from Denver to St Paul and Chicago with luxurious vestibule cars and panoramic scenery along the Mississippi shore. It invites readers to request tickets via the Burlington Route and to contact A C Sheldon in Portland for details.
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