The Library of Congress > Chronicling America > The gazette-times.

Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1756-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities external link and the Library of Congress. Learn more

Title:
The gazette-times. [volume] : (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925
Place of publication:
Heppner, Or.
Geographic coverage:
  • Heppner, Morrow, Oregon  |  View more titles from this: City County, State
Publisher:
V. Crawford
Dates of publication:
1912-1925
Description:
  • Vol. 28, no. 48 (Feb. 22, 1912)-v. 42, no. 41 (Oct. 29, 1925).
Frequency:
Weekly
Language:
  • English
Subjects:
  • Heppner (Or.)--Newspapers.
  • Morrow County (Or.)--Newspapers.
  • Oregon--Heppner.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01211660
  • Oregon--Morrow County.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01222347
Notes:
  • Also issued on microfilm from University of Oregon.
  • Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
LCCN:
sn 97071038
OCLC:
38201757
ISSN:
2379-3228
Preceding Titles:
Succeeding Titles:
Related Links:
Holdings:
View complete holdings information
View
First Issue Last Issue

The gazette-times. [volume] February 22, 1912 , Image 1

Browse:

Calendar View

All front pages

First Issue  |  Last Issue

Heppner Gazette and The Gazette-Times

The Gazette first appeared in Heppner, Oregon, in 1883 as the Heppner Weekly Gazette.  The publisher, John H. Stine, relocated from Portland, bringing with him a Washington hand-press and other printing equipment. Stine sold the paper after a short tenure, beginning a trend of many editors and publishers cycling through the staff.  Future proprietors came from a variety of backgrounds, including former scout and Colonel John Redington, Reverend Henry Rasmus, and a teacher, Otis Patterson.  

The paper reflected the rotations in staff, itself going through a few changes in name.  In 1890, the title changed to Weekly Heppner Gazette, which ran for two years before assuming the title Heppner Gazette.  In 1910, Vawter Crawford, formerly of the Morrow County Record, bought the Gazette and consolidated it with the Heppner Times, forming the Gazette-Times in 1912.  A final change came in 1925 when the paper became the Heppner Gazette-Times

Regardless of the frequent name changes, the paper remained a consistent supporter of the Republican Party.  Perhaps not as vitriolic as other periodicals, the Gazette still criticized neighboring editors and newspapers.  An 1898 article accused the Dalles Times-Mountaineer of being inconsistent in its denunciation of bossism.  According to the Gazette, the Mountaineer “encouraged the democrats and populists to unite with the ‘boss’to defeat the will of the republican party.  Now it should take its medicine if the ‘little boss’gives the popocrats a few hard raps.”  As a self-described “straight republican”organ, the paper was not reluctant to advertise its political affiliation.  Even after its consolidation with the Times, it continued to show a partisan slant.

The Gazette offered coverage and analysis of national and local news.  One article illustrated a degree of suspicion of the American Federation of Labor.  In reference to the principle of equal opportunity espoused by labor leaders Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison, the Gazette asked, “Would either Gompers or Morrison allow any free born American citizen to work at his trade beside one of their union members if he did not have a card in the same union?”  The editor found it unlikely. 

On a more local level, the Gazette celebrated the work of a women’s organization in beautifying the community, writing, “there is no end to the good things for Heppner that we may confidently look forward to.”  Examples of other local topics included public ownership and development of hydraulic power, mescal use among Native Americans, and a growing coyote problem in Morrow County. Sections titled, “Resume of the Week’s Doings”and “Here and There”provided succinct summaries of national and regional events for busy readers.  Advertisements featured dry goods dealers, dentists, attorneys, and products such as pianos and beer.  Short stories such as “The Iron Pirate”and “The Chauffeur and the Jewels”would appear as serials, helping balance the political content of the paper. 

 

 

 

Provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR