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Newspaper
Heppner Weekly Gazette
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1890
Page
3
The notice states a daily weekday departure at 6 30 a m from Canyon and intermediate points with 16 hour time savings. Services run to Canyon City with Sunday exception and a 3 40 p m arrival. W Srotur company in Portland is authorized to contract and collect for the Gazette.
Oregon news briefs from Heppner and surrounding areas report livestock losses in Morrow County, arrivals from Missouri and Oregon, political notes on Republican and Democratic committees, a Portland cable car incident, and local business updates including new management and advertisements. Rural economy, weather impacts, and literary figure Ella Higginson are mentioned.
Reports from Heppner and surrounding areas describe stock losses in Eastern Oregon as forage remains scarce amid severe cold. The Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association is organizing a local board to drum up subscriptions, while competing bids and optimistic lines from Minneapolis seed doubt about prospects. Notices include health elixirs offered to consumptives and local transport mishaps with minor injuries.
A brief ad claims a machine remedy named Blessing of Sleep or Flint's Remedy can cure insomnia and prevent breakdown of the system. It notes a treatment with escape bottles or additions called Mask Deng On, printed in New York.
The Fossil Journal reports widespread stock losses in Grant and Gilliam counties with sheep, cattle, and horses affected. Heppner to Fossil surveyors work amid scarce feed and unclear reports, while local prices fall. Also notices promote the Automatic Sewing Machine sale and public health notices mention local deaths from diphtheria, with testimonials for Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption.
Market reports show wheat Easier amid slow demand and shifting futures. Cattle receipts at 12 000 with higher prices for choice to extra beeves. hogs at 7 000 with lighter market. Potatoes firmer, onions weaker, poultry scarce and prices high. Millfeed exhausted as traffic interruptions halt shipping.
Local items report freezing weather in Hamilton with J B Hamilton registering 18 degrees below zero. Marriage of Miss Katie Murphy and John Welch noted, circuit court set for next week with Judge Clifford. Postmaster at Dorman station reportedly in rumors of arrest but later deemed false. Smith visits Long Creek from Susanville after rough journey in heavy snow. miners show fine gold specimens from their mine.
At the Heppner school meeting W. St. Ellis was elected for three years and Ellis Minor for one year, J. M. Hager resigning as director. A. M. Goon was reelected clerk. A 7 mill tax was voted after debate, with thoughts of a shorter tax. Directors plan a nine month term this year and full nine months next year with new books and apparatus, funded by recent purchases and summer renovations. Electric Biters advertised.
A notice lists names Clark EH Compten Ed to Reed TS and others including Whitmore W L Aire J W Petre. The item requests recipients to respond to a mailing and marks the list as advertised.
Notices describe storm impact with cattle and horses dying in the area. John Barker losses of 1700 sheep. Bery Thomas to start fruit wagon after the storm. Marriage plans for John McCalister and Lilly Long. A medical testimonial praises Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo.
Fragmented OCR text notes dates and items for Week Ending Wednesday March 5 1800 with scattered terms like tax date, actor, balance hints and prices. Readable names or clear events are not specified. The fragment seems to report a fair or sale with values but lacks coherent details.
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