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Newspaper
Heppner Weekly Gazette
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1890
Page
3
W. Louilar & Co. of 429 Fifth St Peetland are authorized to collect for the Gazette and act as the centre for notices. A daily state line service to Canyon City runs except Sundays at 6 30 pm with time and money savings highlighted.
Heppner merchants tout boots and shoes by Mat Lichtenthal and Gilliam & Bisbee, groceries by J. W. Matlock & Co., and repairs by Roberts & Simons. A large sale of mowers, engines, and oil products is advertised, with Eldorado oils and Osborne equipment featured. A fire scare and a public event schedule with music and speeches are noted, plus a catarrh cure advertisement and local political results.
Local notes report crops steady in Morrow County and Moody Creek. residents visit Portland and Arlington. Events include weddings, dances, dances at Purlongs Ridge, births, shop notices, weather, floods, railroad plans, and accidents with injuries and a shotgun mishap.
An early ad touts a world class salve for skin ailments priced at 25 cents a box with a money back guarantee. A horse attached to a cart bolted past O M Mallory’s furniture store causing a nose injury to an awning and damaging the cart, spooking traffic on Heppner’s main street before tiring.
In the Timex Mountaines district, the Frederick Noble house south of Huck in Umatilla county burned down overnight after a spark from the chimney. The family escaped in their night clothes. a clock and sewing machine were saved. Forty or fifty chickens died in the blaze.
Sleeplessness remedies praised by Dr Flint and Mack Drug Co. advertise insomnia relief with a warning later about a disruptive whiskey incident described as holy terror on a Sunday. The piece advocates enforcing ordinances promptly and upholds law and order despite editorial stance.
A promotional note states Hood's Sarsaparilla is prepared from carefully selected ingredients personally examined. The process is supervised by a competent pharmacist with each manufacturing step aimed at ensuring the best possible result.
The Astoria & South Coast railroad advances toward Hillaboro under a force of over 300 men. Rails were delivered last week for the street car track and workers began laying them. Astoria shows steady movement and North Pacific avenue properties are selling quickly through the Oregon Land Co, with overall improvement noted.
Encouraging reports come from the Susanville ranch area about lush grass and grain growth and expected beautiful crops. Long Creek residents meet to organize committees for a July 4 celebration. mining, especially placer, is profitable in the area. Billy Stewart from Heppner reports four bands under A. Rhet moving toward Indian Creek. Mewars Allen Mudie plan a central merchandise store in Heppner this fall. Mr. Rhea is noted as a leading stockman in Morrow County. Won Cooper from Sinnamville mines shows nuggets from Sloan and Haskell mine where he works.
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