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Newspaper
Heppner Weekly Gazette
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1887
Page
2
A local column predicts a railroad soon reaching Heppner will trigger rapid growth in Morrow county real estate. It argues land values could rise from 5 to 15 or 290 dollars per acre as wool shipments and trade expand, with buyers from other regions snapping up lands as prices climb.
A Northwest Magazine excerpt extols Spokane Falls rapid growth from a frontier village to a thriving town with mills, rails, and busy commerce. It praises pioneers who faced danger, now enjoying electric lights and Pullman trains as the city nears a bright future.
Brooklyn painter Franela Grammer marries Augusta Parton. The tale follows Grammer’s discovery of his wife’s beer appetite and infidelity, her elopement with Pfaender, and later letters from Detroit and Idaho detailing reckless adventures and a surprising marriage proposal from a western chief.
T V Embree praises Harney Valley and predicts its rise as a railroad hub linking Yaquina and Chicago with the Oregon Pacific. He describes his Burns area ranch and the valley’s potential, noting settlers’ optimism and some critics from Willamette. Also noted: Union Pacific agent Toros in the Bowt discusses western horse markets and potential buyers. Heppner’s air turns yellow with autumn leaves, and a leaf factory may soon be established locally for pressed bachelor Bible leaves.
Receipts continued last week as Texas Montana and Colorado stock drove the market. Prices were low and weak with many sales at or near the low end though demand remained adequate. Lambs and mutton sold steadily while sheep ranged from two dollars to over four dollars. An Oregon shipper noted large forward movements but total Oregon sheep were well below expected totals.
Interior department endorses a streamlined system for affidavits to secure patent titles when residence or improvements are in question. Gazette office to prepare affidavits for current landowners, while district land officers invite filings on Northern Pacific indemnity lands. כולל school notice with Hayes school opening and staff.
A garbled notice touts saving 8300 by using a Gasot office free deposit system. It claims a fireproof stall to store land papers deeds notes and similar items but forbids farming implements or household furniture. It suggests saving on a 2300 safe to fund flour for a hard winter.
A digger suffers critical injuries in a blast while probing a well on Saturday. The rock fragment crushed his left eye socket and broke both skulls, with doctors unsure if recovery is possible. Amid local grain activity, Centerville firms report large wheat stocks and daily deliveries, while auctions and job printing services are advertised at the Gazette office.
The text promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for liver disorders and related symptoms while pledging broad benefits like invigoration of the kidneys and a fever and ague remedy. It also lists prizes for a dictionary drawing and notes stray cattle, plus an ad for Syrup of Figs and other patent medicines.
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