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Newspaper
Heppner Weekly Gazette
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1890
Page
3
The Gazete notes a daily stage from Canyon and intermediate points with a 16 hour time saving and $1047 cash in favor of the Canyon route. OG W. Dinlar & Co., 420 Fifth St Portland Oregon, seek advertising contracts and collections for the paper.
A collage of shop promotions and prices including job printing at Pendleton, gold pen fines at BE Slocum's drug store, Mat Lichtenthal boots and shoes, Thompson's pipe and tobacco stock, J W Matlock Co dried goods, Corfita McFarland volume offer with $25 purchases, and Ramamier subscription benefits.
A vintage shop notices a wide display of imported hosiery and ladies novelties including handkerchiefs and fancy items. The ad promises a large stock, extra long kneel for boys, and invites early attendance at Caillat Van Duyn's to grab selections before they sell out.
A fragmented notice promotes the Model as the town's sole cigar and confectionery shop offering cigars like Eatacha Dirxyo Club and volt drinks. It mentions Frank Waterbury at Leann, a market table, and urges readers to join American Corresponding Club. Gas range catalog discounts for large orders are listed with price lists and duplicate pricing.
Hot morning. gardens growing. fruit trees slow. Aubrey sick and improving. Farmers busy with sowing and harvest. Ed Howley to return. county politics hot. Local weddings, visits to McKinney Creek, and a notable wedding supper. County Sabbath school convention and county fair discussed. fair grounds improved. Cy Foqua welcomes a baby girl. Model offers small party supplies.
A dated resignation from Hutverven to the Morrow County Republican Central Committee cites a change in business and relinquishes the nomination for representative. The note thanks supporters and expresses belief that Western councils will guide the party to victory on the upcoming election date in May.
A review of weekly notes from Heppner and surrounding towns covers social visits, births, and business updates. Mentioned are readings on crops, freight delays, law firm changes, hospitalities, and local arrests with minor incidents.
John McElrath was shot and killed at Vinson by R P Moody postmaster and hotel keeper after a dispute over a rock throwing and alleged insult to Moody by McElrath Moody fired a shotgun striking McElrath in the face and killing him instantly McElrath reportedly planned a visit to his mother Mrs E Knave of Milton. Moody is said to be brother of Jim McElrath and the deceased's funeral was held yesterday
The copy touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a strong choice for the middle class balancing economy and medicine. It claims a hundred doses per dollar and a month’s supply per bottle when used as directed, urging trust in its medicinal power.
Public examination for teachers certificates will be held at the courthouse in Heppner Oregon starting at noon on May 7. Officials T J H Staxury Hyresen and We Co. Sipt. note the event.
Local notes report fine weather and good crop growth with praise for residents. Frank Barton and Ira Miller head a sheep shearing expedition while C Haines’ team wrecks a plow and injures a horse. Jank Baine buys 110 sheep at 3 dollars each for Montana markets and James Howerton plans to move from Dripping Spring canyon to Cotton Creek. Mrs. A Tool returns home from three weeks in the valley.
Wm Timmons postmaster and residents of Tdaville Indiana extol Electric Bitters for kidney and liver health. They cite improved energy and appetite with assurances as a top remedy. Also a dated political war of words harshly critiques a budget and armored ships in a satirical review.
Read letters praising Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Sursupanilla for health gains. One woman calls it “like a new creature.” A Mayville horse theft goes unsolved and Dr Flint’s remedy is advertised for overexertion and nervous disorders. A tailor announces a new shop on May Street offering pants from seven to fifteen dollars.
Public notices include a general merchandise sale listing in Heppner Oregon and job ads seeking a houseworker from Sweden Ireland or Germany. Also a personal notice reports Melissa J. Ely has left the family bed and the husband disclaims responsibility for her actions.
J W Morrow calls the public to the riot with plenty of ice for sale and promises prompt supply on demand from his livery stable on Main Street.
The item notes Goldendale seeks a waterworks like nearby cities. It reports a transport and rail discussion along the Columbia, a ferry setback, a fire at Mr. Titus’s property with sympathy for the insured, and local efforts to move the engine house due to rising river levels. Also mentions a Nebraskan sheep herding party and a possible Arlington railroad survey. It ends with an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Notice states the partnership between Alexander M. Gann and William F. Ruark in blacksmithing under Gann & Ruark is dissolved by mutual consent. A. M. Gann will continue the business at the old stand and pay all firm debts and claims. Signed A M Gann W F P Ryan Heppoer April 26 1544 71 76
Dick Howard of Heppner and Tom Rhea of Heppner were in Long Creek and John Day districts this week to tend stock. Misa Lonie Dustin returned from The Dalles and was nominated for joint Democratic representative for Harney and Grant. GW Dart of John Day and John Bunton of Southern Grant traveled home via Lang Creek. Dart’s firm ordered spring stock through Heppner as Baker City road conditions affect freight. Many on the John Day expect to freight via Heppner this season due to road delays.
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