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VOL. 24.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 12. 1907
NO. UGi
8. E. CARR. Pres. B. F. GULP, Vice Pres. W. 8. WHARTON , Caebfer
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Bank of
.f
r Heppner
Capital
50,000
Fully
LOANS MADE, AT BIGHT PER 6ENT
s PER ANNUM b
Organized under the laws of the state of Oregon
$25,000 daylight burglar inBurance,carried
Member of the American Bankers Association
Insured Bank money orderB issued "
Accounts by mail solicited
All communications answered the same day they are
received
The Bank of Heppner through its large connections is in a
position to extend large accommodations and the greatest safety
o all its depositors
FOUR PB GEKT IHTEBEST PAID OH TimE DEPOSITS
RAILROAD
COMMISSION
Members Visit Heppner
and Talk with Citizens.
E. G. NOBLE
?? The man who makes the Cele
brated Heppner Saddle and
Cow Boy Outfits
ALSO-;
Has' in the Largest Stock of
Harness in Morrow County.
Prices on Lead Harness as follows:
Complete with Boston Team Collars $24.C0
30.50
3G.75
ft
narrow County Iwlll Co-operate
with Other Counties In Attempt
to Vet Lower wheat Rate.
38.50
Breeching Harness
Complete with Boston Team Collars $42.50
" " " . " ....... 45.00
" " " " " 49.00
" " , " " 50.00
Buggy Harness Complete with Coach Collars
at the following prices, according to grades: ff
$22.00, 25.00, 27.50, 32.50, 37.75, 38.50, 42.00. t
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Call and investigate. It is my pleasure to show tfr
and sell these goods and -yours to use them, t
Satisfaction Guaranteed
IVadies of Morrow Ootanty
When In nd of
I
Fresh Groceries
AT REASONABLE PRICES
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
AND HONEST WEIGHT
You'll always find this a good place to trade.
Sam Hughes & Co,
Clyde Aitchfson and Tbos. K. Camp
bell of the Oregon Railroad Commission
were in the city yesterday evening.
Tbe members of the commission ar
rived rather unexpectedly, the first
notice of their coming being a telegram
which was received about. four o'clock
in the afternoon.
A conference was arranged with the
Commercial Club in the evening.
At the meeting last night there was b
large attendance of bnsiness men and
citizens.
Mr. Aitchi8on addressed the meeting
He stated that the law compelled tl
commission to go over tbe railroad lioes
once a year. He said that the first six
months alter the creation of the com
mission was taken up with organization
in getting experts and working force
ana that trie commission is now
thoroughly organized.
During tbe past six months about 150
complaints have been registered. Most
of these complaints are in relation to
train service, the number of complaints
attacking freight rates being much
smaller than tbe train service complaints,
Mr. Aitcbi8on stated that the law
compels the cotnmisson to ascertain the
original cost of the railroads, the cost to
replace them etc. in ordor to determine
equitable rates, but with only a small
amount of expense money this was a
difficult problem, however, the com
mission was going ahead and doing all
that was possible under the circum
stances.
The speaker referred to tbe informal
complaint sent in by Morrow county
shippers in relation to wheat rates, and
stated that Umatilla county bad em
ployed counsel to attack tbe wheat rate,
while there was also complaint from the
Condon branch.
. He stated that the commission would
not advise the taking up of this matter
in separate complaints by the different
di tricts interested but would advise all
to get together and with tbe co-operation
of the Washington commission.
we would be better prepared to obtain
results. i
He stated there was very little hope
of getting any relief by consultation with
the company. H i urged tbe people to
get together and present the caBe in tbe
strongest possible manner, and that the
commission would do everything pos
sible to get tbe desired resnlt.
Several questions were asked and
short discussions of different problems
were talked over by tbe citizens.
In relation to the car shortage tor
fuel, J. B. Hnddleston. stated that it had
been proven that the railroad company
had furnished cars to both Hood River
and St. J litis for use in hauling wood
to Heppner, but tbe mills appropriated
the cars for shipping lumber.
The sentiment of the meeting was to
co-operate with the other couaties in
attacking the wheat rate which Morrow
county shippers think to be ex-
A GREAT
SHOW HERD
W. O. Minor Takes Short
horns to Fairs.
One of lite Lara-eat and Flneat
Show Herds oiitlie Pacific
Coast
LOUIS PEARSON
TAILOR
Men's Clothing
Made to Order
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Re-
Cleaning, Pressing
pairing.
Star Hotel Bulldlnc. May St., Heppner.
HEPPNER - - OREGON,
Call at the Gett office and learn of
our dubbin offer witn tna Weekly Ora
ffoalaa, ..
Department of the Interior,
Land Office, The Dalle. Oregon.
Angiwt 1, 1907.
Notice ii hereby given that Eugene Matteeon,
of Heponer, Oregon, his filed notice of his in
tention to make final five year proof in aupport
of his claim, via: Homestead Entry No. W&l
made Nov. 8. 1900. for the NSNEi, NKNW)
of Section 11 and 8V49EH of Section 2, Toirn
ohlp 5 South, Range 26 E W. M., and that said
proof will be made before J. p. Williams, TJ. 8.
Comm'r, at his office in Heppner, Or., on
September 19, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his conrinnons residence upon, end cultivation
of, the land vis:
Allan McFerrin, John Bldgewar. Matt
Hnghea and Enoch Cave all of Heppner,
Oregon,
A g tip 12 C.W. MOORE, Register,
cessive.
The Rev. B. J. Hoadley who will
take the pastorate of 5f. E. church
at Milton, Oregon, for the coming
year will preach his farewell
6ermon next Sunday at 11 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m. at the Heppner m.
E. church. The Rev. C. H. Porter,
Mr. Iloadley's successor, will be on
hand next week.
A marriage license was issued today
to Lee Sloeom and Miss Clara M.
Morgan. Tbe marriage will occur tomorrow.
W. O. Minor, the well known
breeder of Shorthorn cattle, will
start today for the State Fair at
Salem, to exhibit his great show
beard of Shorthorns.
Mr. Minor's itinerary of fairs for
show will be first at Salem. From
the State Fair he will go to the
Third District Fair at Pendle.ton
then to Spokane and from Spokane
to Lewistou, Idaho, and from
-Lew is ton he will exhibit at Walla
Walla.
He will start with 18 , head, three
of tbe cattle will be for sale, his
show herd being composed of 15
head.
The herd will be headed by
three-year-old bull, Orange Bloom
inis animal was bred and raised
by Mr. Minor. He is from Orange
Blossom, the winner of first
premium at the big show at St,
Louis.
With the herd will be the great
bull, Golden Goods. This grand
animal was sired bv Choice Goods,
champion of England and the
United Slates. His dam was sired
by Xoung Abbottsburn, champion
of the World's Fair at Chicago.
In spe. king of this bull, N. C.
Maris, tbi; well known Shorthorn
expert and judge says:
uonsiuenng Breeding and in
dividual merit, I doubt if there is a
more .valuable bull in the United
States, if indeed he has an equal.''
The purchase price of Golden
Goods was $3500 not including the
cost of transportation from the
East.
Star Onward will be in the two-
year old class. This very promis
ing animal was in Mr. Minor's
show herd last year.
Choice Baron is one of Mr.
Minor's latest purchases coming
from Sddalia,Mo. His grand sire is
Choice Goods the great winner in
both England and America, winning
twice in America.
Mr. Minor will have two bull
calves for show and for sale.
In the aged cow class will be
Lillus. Her dara was a half sister
to Rolando, who took first at
the International Stock show, at
Chicago. Tbe fact that Rolando
was bred by Mr. Minor on his
Mountain Valley farm and was a
winner in the big show with great
competition speaks highly for Mr.
Minor's cattle
Mr. Minor will also show the
fine heifer Viscountess of Fairview
VI, junior champion of the Inter
national Stock Show, last December.
In speaking of this heifer.B. Cowan,
secretary of the Shorthorn Breeders
Assot'iation, a judge of wide reputa-
ion, says . that he thinks Vis
countess of Fairview VI, is the
most perfect Shorthorn that he
ever paw. J. he purchase price of
his heifer was 1500 not including
the cost of transportation from the
East.
Lovely Lsdy is another beauti
ful t'vo-year-eld heifer from the
great show cow, Lovely of the
Valley.
In the yearling claea is Valley's
ride, a heifer weighihg 1300
pounds. This heifer was in the
show herd last year as a sucking
calf.
Rosebud IV, ia another promis-
IT PAYS TO
GROW PEAS
THIRD DIS
TRICT FAIR
Can be Grown Success
fully in This County.
Taken Acre for Acre are !lore
Valuable Than Other
Crops.
n. W. Fell, one of Morrow
county s prospeious ranchers and
stock men was in the citv this
week. Mr. Fell is probably the
only man in Morrow county who
grows peas in any quantity for a
forage crop. This is Mr. Fell's
first crop in this county and he is
enthusiastic ever the results.
In speaking of his experiments
in this county, Mr. Fell tells an
interesting story and is of the
opinion that peas can be success
fully grown In this county almost
anywhere and will yield a return
of profit that is worth looking
after.
Mr. Fell's first experience was
on the California coast where peas
are grown as a field crop," and he
first commenced away back in the
early 70'e. Before coming to
Morrow county he resided in Walla
Walla, Washington, where he grew
peas in considerable quantity fr
the past 27 years on wheat lands
ComiDg to this county in November
of last 3 ear he purchased the big
ranch belonging to the Howard
estate and is engaged in the stock
business, tie grows cattle, horses,
hogs and sheep and naturally the
question of feed is an important
one with him. """" "
Last spring he bought several
different varieties of peas iccludicg
00 pounds of the White Canada
Marrow Fat, 100 pounds of the
English Buckeye, 50 pounds of the
big sweet sugar peas and 50 pounds
of the Little Gem sugar peas, these
varieties being principally garaden
peas. The cost of this seed
amounted to about $30.
Oj May 3, he planted 50 pounds
of the Little Gem on about half an
acre of ground. Mr. Fell was not
entirely satisfied with the result of
'lis planting owing to the fact that
the Little Gem is not well suited
for this climate, however the yield
was from 2,000 to 2,500 pounds of
shelled peas to the acre. The
main objection was the fact that
the vine is short and tbe produc-
m of fodder was not so great as
some other varieties.
The next planting was on the
7th of May when he planted tbe
arge sugar pea. The yield for
shel'ed peas was about the same as
he Little Gem but the vine growth
wns about double making a much
rea'er amount of hay.
He next planted 100 pounds of
be White Canada Marrow Fat on
the 5th of June. The vines grew
to a height of about four feet and
he yield of shelled peas was not
ess than 3,000 pounds to the acre.
On the same day he planted 100
pounds of the English Blackeye
and the vines of this variety grew
j a height of from four to 6ix feet
ith a yield of shelled peas about
equal to the Canadian variety.
The last crop was planted about
the middle of June. The earlier
crops were bowu broadcast while
he la9t planting was drilled in
rows about six inches apart. He
thinks that the last crop is the
best one and it is just ready to
harvest now.
He is of the opinion that peas
can be successfully grown almost
anywhere in this county. Oa tbe
hills and dry lands tbe seed must
Morrow County Should be
Well Represented.
September 25lh II a Been Officially
Designated as narrow
County Day.
(Concluded on Page eight.)
(Concluded on page 4.)
Pendleton, S p. 7. Wednesday,
September 25, has been officially
designated ao Morrow county day
at the coming district fair and
upon that occasion the gates of
Pendleton will l opened wide for
Umatilla's neighboring county.
Upon that day a special train will
ba run for the purpose of bringing
the people of Heppner, Lexington,
lone, Irrigon and vicinities to -Perjd!eton
and reduced rates will
b given those making the trip.
Coming in the middle of the fair
week those who attend ttbe fair on
Morrow county day will be assured
tht everything will be in readiness "
aid the trip should be an enjoy
able one. '
In the work of preparing for the
coming fair and in exploiting tba
same the greatest prominence pos
sible has befcn giveu to Morrow
county and its people. Though
the fair is held in Pend eton the
fair commission has ever borne in
mind that it is a two county
proposition and every effort is be
ing made to have Morrow bs well
represented with exhibits and ia
attendance as is Umatilla. Ths
business men of Moriow county
arerecognized as being amoDg the
most progre'sive in eastern Oregon
and Morrow county livestock have
won sweppstake priz?s all over th
west, while as a wheat raising
county Morrow ranks well in the
lead. Whett e or not these thin s
shall be properly made known at
the district fair rests with Morrow
people themselves.
With the opening of the fair
now bat three weeks off the pre
paratory work is being rushed and
everything promises to be in readi
ness by the 23rd. McElIerey's
famous silver cornet band of Cali
fornia has been engaged to play
during the entire week of the fair
and this fact alone will ensure
good entertainment each day. Last
fall the afternoon and evening
concerts given daily by tbe banxl
were enjoyed emensely and this
vear music lovers, and who doea
not like to listen to a band, will be
given an opportunity to hear one
of the best organizations upon tbe
Pacific coait Aside from the
band other good entertainment
feature?, such as vaudiville stunts,
acrobatic work etc., will be pro
vided and each day's program will
be different, thus making it possible
for one to attend the fair dailv
without finding it monotoneous.
The following are the offioip.I
days at the fair as decided upon at
a recent meeting of the commission:
Monday, FeDdleton day.
Tuesday, Toitlaud and Live
stock d?y.
Y ednesday, Morrow County an d.
Agricultural day.
Thursday, Elks and Irrigation
d tv.
Eriday, Education and School
Children's day.
Saturday. Political day".
In view, of the political work
now being done rolitieal Uay
promises to be the most interest
ing cne. Governor Chamberlaia,
Mayor Lane. District Attorney
Manning, John McGearin, Senator
Fultou, H. M. Cake, 'H. W. Cct,
Coig-essmen Ellis and Havvley
and many other prominent public
men have been invited to attend
and maiy have accepted invita
tions to speak upon Sataniav oc
some other day of the lair week.