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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1911)
.ft Oregon llidti'i'Icitl ftuciuly -ity UmII HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY. Feb. 16 1911 VOL. 27. Big Snow Storm. A. L. Ayers is down from Park er's Mill and reports a big bdow storm io (he mountains on Satur day and Sunday. 80 far a8 he IB able to ascertain, there was a fall of about 14 inches. The wind was blowing at a terrific rate and the enow drifted and piled up in bad eh ape. Similar reports come in from other points, while at Hepp it blew, enowed and rained all the eame day, with nothing left at this time to Bhow for it. A large snow fall In the mountains means more moisture for the summer months and now is a good time for it to come. Broken Arm. Florence Thompson, the little daughter of Eev. Maynard R. Thompson, was so unfortunate as to get her avm broken last Friday evening. While playing with some other children at the home of Jake Wattenburger, she fell to the floor and Bomeona of the company step ped on her arm, breaking it about half way between the shoulder and elbow. The fracture is a simple one, and the young lady is getting along nicelv, but ia compelled to remain out of sohool for a few days on this account. Buying Horses. W. Frazer, the Portland horse buyer, was in the lone section the first of the week and bought up carload of horses for shipment to the Portland market. The class of horses he was picking up .weighed about 1400. , He may return to this vicinity soon to buy up a shipment of heavy draft horses, if he can get what he wants. To California. Prof. W. C. Howard lett yester day morning for Los Angeles, Cal., where he expects to reside for a time. His family will follow him just as soon as he can get located. Mr. Howard has not improved in health here as it was hoped he would, and this move seems to be necessary on this account. We hope to hear of hia rapid restora tion to health. Married. Joseph M. Woods and Letha Ellen Lienallen were married at the parlors of the Palace hotel, Tuesday evening, Feb. 14, Judge C. C. Patterson officiating. These are lone young people. Mr. Woods is a farmer of that section and the bride is the step-daughter of Mat Halvorsen. Rufus Farrens Married. In the presence of relatives and a number of friends Sunday, Feb. 5, .at 11 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Rufus Farrens and Miss Helen Blackwell were married by Rev. I. M. Boylea. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K, S." Blackwell of Deer creek BDd a prominent young lady of this com munity. Mr. Farrens is a prosper ous farmer and wheat raiser of Morrow county, for which place the happy couple departed Wednes day morning, and where they will make their new home. Monument Enterprise. Ship Sheep To Portland. C. A. Minor made a shipment of two cars, and Guy Boyer one car of sheep to the Portland market last Saturday, m charge of George Perry. They were mutton and left the yards here in fine shape for the block. Our old friend R. C. Sperry is the peace officer of lone, and dep uty sheriff as well, and that bunch of Heppnerites who visited in his city, Saturday, kept their weather eye for him. So far as the Gazette pencil pusher is able to learn these fellows managed to keep out of his clutches and all got home right Bide up and still boosting for lone and all of Morrow county. , LEXINGTON AND IONE JOIN RANKS Heppner's Business Men Warmly Greeted at Both of Our Sister Towns They are With Us Enthusias tically to Put Morrow County to the Front and Add Substantially to the Publicity Funds Meeting of Boost Club on Tuesday Evening Contract for , Advertising Signed up. HeDDner business men to the number of about 20 visited lone and Lexington on last Saturday to meet the people of these towns and put before them the proposition of raising publicity funds for ad vertising the resources of our county, and to promote a feeling of co-operation and fellowship in this movement. A meeting was held in I. 0. O. F. hall in lone in' the forenoon, speeches were made and the plana of Advertising explained. The lone people were ready to act, and called for the subscription paper and got busy. In a very few mo meDts a fund of about $250 was subscribed, and the paper left with them for additional subscriptions. We were able to get hold of the following names of the lone boost ers: Halvorsen & Mason, $40 00 John Williams 20 00 O T Walker Estate 40 00 J A Waters 10 00 E L Padberg 20 00 V H Robinson.... 5 00 DrCC Chick 10 00 P G Balsiger 10 00 S E Moore Ike Howard... M B Haines... E T Perkins. Nat and Paul Webb made a ship ment of three cars of mutton sheep from the Heppner yards to North Portland, Tuesday morning. It was a fine bunch of stuff. W. 8. Parkin, the cattle of Man- don, N. D., was in Hpppner over Monday night, looking up the cat tle and sheep trade with a view to making a shipment. So far as could be learned, be did no busi ness here. He left for Montana, Tuesday morning. Mrs. T. B. Morgan, of Portland, who has been visiting the past week at the home of D. M. Ward, de parted Tuesday morning for her new home at Prineville. 10 00 10 00 10 00 5 00 J H Wilt 5 00 F H Wilson 20 00 Lexington GlTca a. Cash Bmii. Our little sister city of Lexington baa lined up proper.A portion of (he Hepp ner boosters reaohed.them shortly after dinner, and on their arrival they were presented with a mbscription list of more than $125 00, all cash fully paid and the money in the bank. W. G. Scott has the matter in charge of gathering up Lexington's contrlbu? tion to the publicity fund, and this accounts, in a very large measure lor the fine showing. We append herewith the list of sub scribers : Eph Eskelson..... $ 5 00 Frank Evans 5 00 J T McMillan 5 00 W G Scott 10 00 E D McMilhn 5 00 Ed Bcrchell 5 00 J H Padberg 0 00 VV L Copenhaver 2 50 R B Rice 2 50 W F Barnett 10 00 J E Gentry 3 00 R H Lane 3 00 Andrew Reauey 5" 00 WP McMillan 2 50 E A Pointer..'..'... 2 50 W Albert Jones 2 00 WT Campbell 5 00 John Piper ; 3 00 F E Mason 5 q0 Turn a Lum Lumber Co 10 00 8 J Devine ; 5 00 K L iienge io, 00 liSUuran . ; 5 00 Beach & Allyn...'. 5 00 Sam Device 2 50 Cn Tuesday evening the Booster Club held an enthusiastic meeting at the council chambers in Hepp ner, and was addressed by Wm B. Wells, of the Harriman system wha explained further the adver tising propositions his had to make. This was followed by the Club adopting the $1500 plan, and enter ing into a contract for that amount to be paid on or before April 1st It is desired that all subscribers pay in their money as rapidly as possible, that all obligations of the publicity committe can be prompt ly met. tax hoi, i, Tt uu:n OVER. Clerk Hill llnlthei Dxlrrialona. Sheriff mailing- Out .ollce. ' The 1010 tax roll is now in the hands of Sheriff Hays in fact the roll wait completed and handed to the sheriff more than two weeks ago, and the one of his office have sent out notices to the large majority of the taxpayers already, informing them of the amount each property owner is railed upon to congb up for the running of state, county, city and school governmentthecurrent year, The roll summarizes as follows: Stale and county $ 71,643 15 Special school, 30,749 67 County RobJs 16,005 72 S, ecial City 8,133 43 company 1 ', ' , "' f"?,fc4.."M'. ' : 1 J' VRV 111 BOYAL SUITS - SIS.OO IO S45.00 Your New Spring Suit Is Waiting For You HERE Everything Made to OrderEven the Prices The New 1911 Spring Samples of ROYAL SUITINGS are certainly models of beauty as well as weave. Just the exact shade and the texture you have pictured in your mind for your Spring suit. IT'S HERE And even the prices are made as you would have them Com fortable, Moderate Prices for the best. All pure wool fabrics. With a guarantee of perfect satis faction, or we keep the suit and you keep the money. 1911 SPRING SAMP1F IN LADIES SUITINGS NOW IN The CasK Shoe Store Bank of Heppner $50 00 First National 50 00 Palace Hotel iid on D E Gilman 50 no W P Dutton 25 00 Morrow Whse Milling Co !!! 50 on Gilliam & Bisbee 40 00 Minor Bros 50 00 GC Milieu , 5000 Minor A Co 50 00 Vaughn & Sons 40 00 Thomson Bros 35 00 Andrew Rood..... 25 00 Slocum Drug Co 20 00 Sam H'igheg 25 00 Hiram Tash 5. 00 w w Stewart 20 do Uscar Borg 15 00 ft G Noble 20 00 1 D Brown 10 00 Mike Healer 20 00 Thos. Brennan 5 00 & Winnard 20 00 M A Leach 5 00 A M Phelps 20 00 PTHolcomb 6 00 J L Yeager 5 00 WPScnvner 5 00 J W Cowins 5 00 WWSmead.. ID 00 C E Woodson 20 00 S E Notson 10 00 JO Hayes , 10 00 C C Patterson 7 50 Xunamaker S & L Co 25 00 WO Hill 10 00 F E Roy den 1') 00 Geo J Currin &Sons 4') 00 John Brosnan 5 00 A E Patterson 10 00 J M Hayes 20 IK) I lendricson & Gurdane 5 00 Case & Dix 15 00 Patterson & Son 10 00 II LAW Co 20 00 Star Hotel 10 00 U. M. Hart 5 00 Heppner Ga.et'e 10 00 Otheo Crawford 10 00' John Bvland 5 00 J. B lluddleston 5 00 Hpppner Times 10 (X) A S Akeis K0 00 Theo Anderson 10 (X) W P. Finley 25 00 E E IV aman 5 00 1 afe Penland 15 00 G W Thompson 10 00 John Her 25 00 Carl Murqnardt 10 00 MattT Hughes 10 W J W Marlatt 5 00 Geo W Lund 5 00 Ed McDaid 10 0O K L Berry 5 00 Heppner Steam Laundry 5 00 J F Lncas 5 CO Grand total, $132,f 31 97 Heppner school district raises S900 n ppecial taxes. lone district laiees 810 700 on a 15 mi 1 tax. The county road tax of 1.4 mills is not levied on city property. The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co 's tax in t31,2."2 34. The Northern Pacific pays .10781 12 on 115160 (teres of hnd. Some of the large holdings will pay ss follows : A. E. Wright, 15000 acres, $1385 ; Oreg on-Dakota Land Co , 180, 0 acres, $1305 Minor Bros., 25000 acres, S1569; Geo. J Currin & Soup, 19000 acres, $1130; Jane Penland, 7400 acres, 8928; Oregon Land & Water Co., 27000 acres, $910; Eaile & Edwards Land & Lumber Co., 5000 acres timber, $384; Castle Rok Land & Irrigation Co , 70( 0 acres. $154. liicnnnnv vktkha is N'lX'UKVr AT IMVI HMTV, EDGAR WEWITT PA I. .TIER. In the passingof Edgar Dewitt Palmer, Morrow county has lost one of its most worthy citizens. H's death occurred at his home one and a half miles west nf Lexingion, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1911, and he was buried at the Lexington cemetery on the Fridav following. Se-' vices were conducted by Rev. A. E Bradstreet, pastor of the Congregational church, the remaina being followed to their last resting place by a large num ber of friends and neighbors of the de ceased. Mr. Palmer was. a pioneer of this county.' He came here in 1884ancT get tied on the place where he was living at the time ot hia death. Like many others who came to the county about the same time, he bad a hard etruggle for a number ot years for a livelihood, but being of a persevering disposition, he worked faithfully and steadily, gradual ly adding to his 1-ind holdings and to bis income until at the time of his death he had accumulated a fair share of this world's goods. Some two vears ago be became severely afflicted with rheuma tism, which brought on complications that caused his death. He was one of our most excellent citi zens and his loss is keenly felt by si' whose fortune it was to be acquainted with him. Edgar Dewitt Palmer was born in Chi:kasaw county, Iowa, and was aged 55 years and 15 days at the time of his death. In the year 1882 he came to Pilot Rock In Umatilla coan'y, where he resided nntil 1884. the year he settled in Morrow county. In February, 1877, he was married to Mies Sarah .ScMt, in Shelb1 Co., Iowa, and to this union five children were born, and these, with the widowed mother, all live at Lexington. These are, Lawrence A. Palmer, Ehie M. Beach. M. Grace Friez?, Edna Munk ers and Gealta Palmer. At the Churches. yi. F.. linrcli. South. Fnecial services ae lein conducted throiigli this weeK. The usual services will lie hfld on Sunday. We invite you to all of these services. E. P. Warren, Pastor. . Oregon Pioneer, 69 I ran ol Age Not loo Old lo Study. The University of Oregon boasts among its students a man 69 tears of age, a pioneer of Oregon of '53, and member of the G and Army of the Republic. The student is Mr. W. C. Cusick, of Union, Oregon He is specializing in the department of Botany in the University. Mr. Cusick boards at the University dormitory, with young fell one third and one fourth his age, snd wotks side br side with the same jonng men and women. They have come to admire and re spect his unassuming, simple mm-li. ne's. He is rearing in disposition, and Dever speaks of himself except in an swer to specific qtitKtions. Mr. Cusick is a p'oneer of Oreion, coining to the state in 1853. He eeived throughout the Civil War as a so dier in the First O egon Infantry, under the commRndof Col Cu ry. Li the past few years, he has devoid a good deal of hia time 1 1 the study of Botany, and has coMeted and mounted some ten thon and specimens ot Eastern Oregon flora. He is planning to turn the collection over to the University. School Notes. By S. E. NOT80N , Co. Supt. There were eighteen applcanta for cer tificates at the teachers' examination Ut weefc: Misses Cora B DaviB, Wini. fred Winard, and Lilly F. Currin, of Heppner; Messrs. W. M. Saunders, Jr. and R B. Wilcox and Miss Wilmt Burrcw , of Lexington ; Miss Syl va Mc Quinn, of Blsckhorse; Mrs. M. E. Claik and Miss Blanche Madigan and Flo rence Piggott, of lone; Mieaes Maud Wright, Bertha Huston, and Carrie Ward, of Hardman ; Miss Jean DeWitse, of Eight Mile; Mr. Clarence Hasfeltine, of Morgan ; and Messrs. W. W. ' Ewing and Jaa. 11. G. Ewing, of Cecil. Mies Viva Canniff, of Lexington, finished tho elate, examination for,; a f life diploo -.au Under the provisions of the bill which has just passed the legislature, there will be no more lounty certificates issued. The county superintendent will send all manuscripts to the State Board of Education, and ell' certficates will be State cirtifiicates. Pres. J. H. Ackerman has opened his office at the Normal School at Monmouth. where persons interested io the Normal School may addiess him. He expects to have everything ready for the open ing of the school, Sept. 18. Owing to sickness in the district, the school in District No. 2 has been closed for the present. Mr. Jas. G. Wolfe, the teacher, is visiting oear lone. It is reported that Almzo Tyler has resigned as teacher in District No. SO, on account of ill health. George Currin reports his gbetp aa doing fine. The open winter hea proved a great advantage to the sheepmen of this county. Very little feeding has been necessary and the sheep are coming out- of the winter in ' splendid condition and at small expense. E. IL Andrews visited fJeppner Friday, returning to his homo at Jordan Siding, Saturday. lirlsitun I liurt li. "Lessons from the Curt ofaeoVs Well" will he the paMor'a theme for Lord's day morning at eleven. Io the evening he w ill give ''The Jiet of the Gospel Messaue about the New Birth " This wilt be the completion r.f the sub ject opened up three weeks ao. Bible school at 9:45 including the organized clubs for young peoplu and boys. Y. P. S. C. E. at 0:30. Midweek Bible tody conference and prayer for all on Wednesday evening. "The Spirit (of God) and the Bride (Chu'ch) say, Come!" Our church home is two blocks northwest ot the postotTlce. Maynard R. Thompson. Pastor. J. V. Crawford, Assistant. Jl. J. Carsr.er, of Spray, wa in Heppner a couple of days this week. He reports stock conditions leal in his section this winter, but Ionics the allesntion that he is a railroad promoter, though he woal f be tickled almost to death to see developuif uts in thut line ov way. h M. C. Cupper, a Monument stock raiser, ras in Heppner, Friday, While in Lme on Saturday !.;--', tho editor of this paper ha-i tha pleasure of meeting a large uuiuWr of old time friends. Sorry we did not get to see even more tbau w-i did, but a rush of business and the 6bort time between trains made it impossible. Will give you another call soon. The boosters from Heppner were entertained for dinner at the lout hotel, and all ere loud in tboir praises of the splendid meal that was set np to them by mine bo Haines. M. h. is certainly O. K. on this job and has won a warro. place in the hearts of the people op this way.