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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1912)
TlIK IIlilTNER GaZKTTK Pioneer Paper of Morrow County. Established March 30. 1883. f AWTKR CRAWFORD, - Editor and Proprietor Issued every Thursday morning, and entered at the P.istoftice at Heppner, Oregon, as second clays mailt!. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year Six Miinilis Thiee Months Single Copies, $1.00 .75 .50 .05 THE LOCAL PRESS. ADVERTISING RATES: JDisplay. transient, running less than one month, hwl insertion, per inch, 25c; subsequent in sertions. 12 l-2c.j display, reeular, 12 l-2c; locals, first insertion, per line, 10c; subsequent insertions, per line. 5c; lodge resolutions, per line, 5c; church socials and all advertising of entertainments conducted for pay, regular rates. Thursday, January 25, 1912 The Commercial Club at Hepp ner now has a secretary. Judge C. C. Patterson has been chosen by the executive committee to fill this important station for the present, and he is busy during the time he can spare from official duties, in attending to correspondence and lining out some of the work of the organ ization. The position of secre tary for the commercial body is an important one, and the manag ers of the local club should be placed in a position by the finan cial aid of our citizens so that they will feel justified in paying a salary that will command the entire time and attention of a thoroughly competent man. As it is now, the executive com mittee feels that the duties must fall on some one who can afford to handle the work on a smal salary in conjunction with their other duties. As an organization for doing effective work for Hepp ner and Morrow county, the Commercial Club is alright when it can get in position to lay out a certain line of practical booster and development work, and then stay with this until something of value is done. A mistake is made in having no definite line o: vork to tollow and there is ground for some of the dissatis faction that is being manifest on the part of a few business men who are beginning to look for re suits. We hope that Judge Pat terson will be in a position to out line some practical work, an when he has he should be placed in possession of the proper means for carrying it to a success. An Oregon hop farm has been sold for S130. 000. This was the well known Krebs farm near In deoendence. consisting of 400 acres of excellent hop land, to gether with all necessary equip ment. The buyers, an English company, will continue raising hops on the tract. The spirit in which the citizens of Condon and Gilliam county are taking hold of the tri-county fair is highly commendable. The Ga zette urges our people over this way to keep this fair proposition earnestly in mind. It may come to us another year, and when it does we shall certainly court the earnest co-operation of the other counties in helping us make a success. Up to date there are avowed candidates in the field for the congressional nomination in the second district, Jerry Rusk, of LaGrarde, George T. Cochrane, of LaGranile, N. R. Sinnott, of The Dalles, and Fred Wilson, of Athena. This race should get interesting as the campaign pro gresses. There is no telling how many more men, tried and true, may get into the fray; the more the merrier. A conference hel I at the Ore gon Agricultural College on Mon day of this week between the diiferent interests that are work ing for agricultural education in the state schools resulted in par tially outlining ilit' course of study. Livestock interests of Portland have arranged to send out an expert hog raiser over the i state to interest boys in raising hogs. This will be a part of the agricultural work of the schools and contests will be arranged, the winners in the various classes meeting in a county contest and the winners of these, in turn, will exhibit at the State Fair. I he stream ot domestic crime and scandal with which the news papers of the larger cities have been flooded recently, making them unfit reading for the home, has called attention rather sharp ly to the difference between the metropolitan sheet, the editors and reporters of which are un known to a great majority of their readers, and the country weekly, with which the personality of its editor is inseparable in the minds of his patrons, says the American Press. The country weekly is, above all, a clean sheet, fit to be treated like a member of the household, and it is edited with a view of printing the news which its read ers most desire to read and of eliminating much which is not fit to spread before people who desire a mental feast that can be digest ed with a clear conscience. The city dailies attempt to jus tify their course by the claim that they are printing the stuff which the people want. No doubt there is a large number in every urban center to whom crime and scan dal appeal, and it is this delecta ble class that the metropolitan sheet seeks to please and attract. The country readers, to their credit, would be better pleased if much of the filth is eliminated from their daily visitor. News can be given in a clean way, though of ill smelling origin. Many salacious details can be cut out if a clean paper is desired by the editor. The country editor not only edits out much objectionable mat ter, but suppresses reports of misdeeds which would cause in nocent people distress. He does this out of consideration for peo ple whom he knows and because no good purpose could be served by the publication of the objec tionable reports. His favors are extended to rich and poor alike, often without apparent apprecia tion. Indeed, the complimentary expressions which he prints rela tive to his readers are seldom heard of by the newspaper man, though he is just human enough j to crave thankfulness like other people, but let him make a slip and say something which arouses resentment, even though inno cently, and he is made to wish himself in some other occupation. The country press is no small contribution to the clean current literature of the nation, and the local paper deserves the subscrip tion and support of every household. forest resource will employ an in dustrial army, afford a market for our other commodities and in every way tend to the develop ment of a great and prosperous commonwealth. Forest wealth is community wealth. Pro tection of forest industries is the best form of prosperity in surance a timbered state can buy. Within a short time Oregon will surpass all other states in the output of its forest products. How long the State will continue to rank first depends on the man agement of the existing forests Protection from the great enemy forest fire must be assured before conservative forest management is practicable. The Federal Forest Service holds over 16 million acres of for est land in this State. This stumpage is for sale. The policy of the Forest Service in managing the forest land is to insure the continued production of the largest amount of the best timber for the benefit of all the people. The Forest Service pay 25 per cent of the gross receiptps from the forest to the counties in which the land is located, to be applied to the school and road funds. The streams of Oregon are ca pable of developing over four million horse power in electric energy. More than 4,500,000 acres of land in this State may be brought under irrigation. Both for irrigation and for the development of hydro-electric power, continuous stream flow is essential. A forest cover at the headwaters of the streams is the most important factor in produc ing this result. Hay for Sale. 400 tons alfalfa. High stacks. No foxtail. With feed lots, etc. Phone or write, Otis McCarty, Butter Creek. For Sale. Fine bunch of mules workers and colts. Prices right. J. T. Knappenberg. tf. lone, Ore t SfiSSSS 3 t There will be a mass con vention of the Farmers' Ed ucational -and Co-operative Union of America at the County Court House in the City of Heppner on Tuesday, January 60th. All members of the various locals are urged to be present. Once more it seems that the Democratic party is to be torn asunder by internal dissension Just when it began to look as if the leaders were ready to unite, comes the ruption between Gov. Woodrow Wilson and Editors Har vey of Harper's Weekly and Wat terson of the Louisville Courier- Journal. Whereas Wilson was the leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomina tion a week ago, now his stock has dropped materially. Shrewd observers say that this rupture nsures the re-election of Presi dent Taft, as whatever frame-up ollows, the wounds in the oppo sition cannot be healed sufneient- y to permit of victory. Mrs. Ellen Hunter, organizer of the Christian Womens Board of Missions, will be in Heppner over next Wednesday and ad dress the people of that church in the evening. For Trade. Will exchange good Imported Stallion or Jack for land or stock For further information address Box G6, m21 Pendleton, Oregon, For Rent. 3 5 000 acres good summer sheep range to lease for one or two years. See S. W. Spencer, Heppner, or Otis Pattetson, Can yon City. 4t, For Sale. One dozen Purebred Single Comb Brown Leghorn Cockerels, They are Al. One dollar each while they last. Speak up. Ad dress Mose Ashbaugh, Eightmile, Oregon. - jl8-lm. Card of Thanks. To all our friends and neigh bors we are sincerely thankful for the kind assistance given us dur ing sickness of our mother, Rhoda Ann Summer. We trust that you will accept this as our personal expression to you. " The Family. Estrayed. From my place on Rood canyon, three head of two-year-old horses; a sorrel, black and bay; also four head of yearlings, all bays; All branded quarter circle K on right stifle. Missed from my place about the 4th of this month. Write or phone me at my ex pense. E. M. KEITHLEY. tf. Eight Mile, Oregon. rrom tne iast uregonian we earn that Judge W. R. Ellis and wife will leave Pendletou in a few days for their ranch atCath amet, Wash. They have rented their handsome residence in Pen dleton. Owing to times being close, O. K. Restaurant m 1 a will rrom now on serve meals at ' cents The usual up-to-date service will be maintained. OREGON TIMBER. Oregon contains one-fifth of the standing timber in the Uni ted State's. Its estimated value at present prices is $5, 000, 000, 000. One-third of the stumpage of the State is in the national forests. The balance is in private holdings. It is the opinion of the most eminent authority on the subject in the United States that forest insects do as much damage to timber as fire. Since about 1, 750,000,000 feet, board measure, of timber was destroyed by forest fires in this State last year, the active little bug must have been a very busy fellow to have equalled that record. - The manufacturer of Oregon's m i j i m m ill i i i ui in 1 c m w - j im i i i msw i Stork Taking Sal h and A re are now busy stock SW; I and You will find some good values. Mr, ti? . -ViS" '!? Sib ft? taking ire throwing1 out all broken lines lemnants on the bargain counter. & aw. Mf, "!. 'vS AM. If We are still giving 10 per cent off on f 9 1 Suits, Waists, Coats and Sweaters for Ladies; on all Suits and Overcoats for Boys and Men. 9 I I ? Thomson Bros. enry Bode secured a of the AMERICAN LADIES' TAIL ORING CO.. of Chicago, and invites ladies to inspect and select samples and the unrivalled fashions. FRENCH DRY CLEANING A SPECIALTY. Natter Building Heppner, Oregon e 1 Tini NOTICE ! rE wish to announce that this Bank lias taken over the Savings Department formerly con ducted by the Dank of Heppner. For the information of old depositors with this department, we wish to say that we are recieving the.se deposits on the same basis as did the Dank of Heppner. CJ To those who have to save money in small amounts, as do the majority of people, we would suggest that you open an account with our savings department. We pay four per cent, per annum on these accounts. FIRST NATIONAL BANK. EUave you ever tried FX WE HHP 31(0)1 FIFTY MILES FROM HOME RjANY MEN talk to their homes lH every night when they are out of town. They find it a great satisfaction and it reliever any anxiety on the part of their families. The universal Bell Telephone Service makes this possible. Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station. The PACIFIC TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY Waterless Fresh Fruit and Vegetables ? If not, and you appreciate Fresh Vegetables or Fruits at this season of x the year, try a package and be con- a? 1 tl,4- il j.1 L n vm-ueu uiciL uiey cue me same cis ireMi, Vf and iust as cheao. The following X . . varieties in stock: Cranberries, Blue- jj berries, Rhubarb, Spinach, Turnips, Carrots, Stringless Beans, Green Peas, V Sweet Corn, Riced Potatoes, Cream y boups and ooup ureens. - g Dc Hvdro I Just add the water-thats all A. M. PHELPS, The Grocer. I have purchased the jewelery business of Arthur Smih and am prepared to do all kinds of watch and jewelery repairing, also plain and fancy engraving. I solict your patronage. tf C. li. Johnson. Bargains in S. C. Rhode Island Reds. 1911 Breeding Pens for sale to make room for new stock. All prize winning stock. Call or write. L, W. BRIGGS. tf. Heppner, Or.