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Newspaper
Heppner Weekly Gazette
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1889
Page
3
Canyon and intermediate points service described with daily departures from Portland to Canyon City at 6:50 AM except Sundays and arrivals at 6:50 PM. The route advertises a 16 hour time gain and 80 cash savings using this path. O W Slomler & Co of Portland are authorized advertisers and collectors for the Gazette.
J W Morrows daughter ill. A L Ward of Paowle Ing Co in town. Local notices include births in Heppner, marriages in Long Creek and Pendleton reports, and multiple visits by residents to Portland and Milton. Community commerce, hotel ads, and town chatter fill the page with names like Mallory, Talbert, Waterbury, and Betsomer amid general business and social items.
The column records residents visiting relatives in Line County and Portland, including Cora Spricer Ethel Sperry and Willie Spencer. It notes the 18 year old convict William Michael in the Oregon penitentiary for seven and a half years after murdering a playmate. mentions deaths and illnesses in the community. reports a near-tragic shooting by Chirley Blackhawk near North Fork bridge. and comments on the Dalles land office management and local officials.
An ad promotes a universal remedy Syrup of Bigs claiming kidney and liver cleansing benefits. A bereaved family reports the death of Ada Haima Smith, 2 years 5 months 4 days, after the note of mourning and a poem-like dedication. A separate editor note offers a consumption cure by T A Slocum with a request for a self-addressed envelope.
Alarm issued from police headquarters after John A. Greenles of Keur Spey Nebraska vanishes while traveling from Des Moines to his home in Kearney. Photographs and notices circulate as officials search for the wanderer who left Bellplain Iowa May 6 and has since disappeared.
Business notice requests all debtors to pay now to D. W. Harper. Accounts and notes not settled by November 1st will incur extra charges. The filing appears under code 43-081 and mentions one debtor named Darian.
Local items report quarrels near Poverty Flat north of Hamilton and a chase for peace disturbance. Pendleton firms advertise heavily in Long Creek area while Heppner merchants claim regional trade advantages. Plus notices on frontier pioneers, a medical remedy offer, and political comment from Congressman Hermann during a state tour.
Officials urge all patrons to exchange old school books for new editions through local agents. Demand has outpaced Portland stock. agents may issue exchange tickets entitling schools to new books upon requisition.
An elderly man faced Recorder on a charge of willful conduct, fined five dollars plus costs with a threat of further action. A youth from Dulter Creek caused disturbances while fleeing out of town. Community notices include medical cautions, livestock sales, and horse breaking plans plus a public talk on civil government and religion at the Clark House.
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