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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1911)
' 1 ... . VOL. 28. NO. 17. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY, 20 1911 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YE AIL certainly be greatly damaged, it was not. and Mr. Fucha Buffered no loss at CONFLAGRATION all from either fire or water. Just how il happened that his stock was not mined bv the water, is a piece of good luck that is not explained, but he went right on with business the next morning just as if nothing bad happened. There was no one hurt to speak of, tho much confusion was experienced from the unorganized condition of Hepp AN EXCITING Motion Picture Show Goes up in Smoke. A little after nine o'clock on Monday evening, fire broke out in the motion picture show conducted by the Hale boys in the Chris Borchers building on Main street, and in a very few minutes the entire fronts of that building and the bakery on the north and O. K. rm taurant on the sount were enveloped in flames and it looked as though a very serious fire was in prospect. In fact the entire block seemed to be endangered because ot the very rapid spread of the flames and the great start it had before the water was turned on. COUNTY COURT. The county court fioiehed check ing up the financial reports of County officails on Saturday, and wound up the July term with the following proceedings: The claim of' W. W. Beckdolt and others for damages on account of the establishment of Road No 219. commonly called the "Rock ner's fire department. It was revealed Creek Road," was denied. that much' of the fire apparatus was not Kerr. Gifford & Co. presented n the best of shape, and on this account proper certificate reuewing their there was some delay in getting water borj(J for conducting grain ware on the flames as rapidly as desired, yet houses at Lexington, lone, Morgan good work was done and the damage an(j Cecil, and clerk instructed to reduced to the minimum. issue DrODer licenses. - - - r i- The mov ing picture business is doubt- Matter of claim of First National less now done for in lleppner, but RarJk for rebate of taxes referred should it be opened up here again, it to Dist. Attorney for his opinion. will be under the- ef.rictest regula- jn the matter of advertising the tionB. That serious accidents delinquent tax list, sheriff is or Just exactly how the fire got started happened ,ieretotore in the dered to publish same in Heppner is not settled. The picture show was in & DewBp(ipep of genera, progress at the time, and Jule Hale was workine the machine. There was not a verv large crowd in attendance, and these all succeeded in getting oat of the building by the front and rear doors and no one was hurt, tho many were badly frightetied as they naturally would be on discovering the entire front end of the building above the exit being in flames The fire evidently started from the ex plosion of a pile of picture films that been because we were favored by good circulation within the county, fortune, because the proper regulations The court being advised that to protect life and property have never there are a number of taxpayers been enforced. suffering the loss of horses bv This fire is an object lesson. stealing, the court offers a reward of $200, for the arrest and convic- Get one of those Vacuum carpet tion of parties stealing th9 horses. cleaners at Gilliam & Bisbee's and The court finished the checking try it, if you like it, buy it for $9.00, oftbe reports of Frank Gilliam, if you think it is not what it ought Treasurer, W. O. Hill, Clerk, and to be, return it. J. C. Hayes, Sheriff, for the six months ending June 30, 1911 and formed at this time Mr. Bell seems to be the only one who has suffered loss at the hands of a horse rustler. It seems to us that it might be a good idea for the horse owners of this section to get together and form an association with a standing reward of from $500 to $1000 for the arrest and conviction of aoy party or parties stealing Loraei io this county. This is done in other counties of Eastern Oregon, and the effect Is said to be mighty good. The county court shows its willingness to help by the additional reward it has offered in this case, and doubtless it would be glad to stand behind a propo sition as suggested above, and help to permanentely rid our county of this un desirable class. Cameras, kodaks, films, plates, papers and chemicals. Everything for the amateur photographer. Patterson & Son 1 ! I U . nf il 1 1 frtr were ibviiik o" iuv ihjui ui mo ., . . , , 'A-rrcc the nnntinpnt " nuding tnem correct, the same hr the machine was beine operated, VCrOSS llie VOIlUUClll. but bow they became Ignited is a mys- There is a striking significance, a tery, as there was no fire near them ; at wealth of the romatio atmosphere of the least so far as the machine operator was awakenine West, and a vivid, elaborate ,, vnt ; ,,,-wmhlA that the films L: : t .;M..n. ro-nnndin Jeff Jon. Road act $7 85 may have been fired from a Bpark from to ,i,e eenius of the Western construct the curtains that hung iuBt below in the ;ve civilization in the beautiful book Harry Dllln entrance way, and these could have j writteQ by Isabelle Carpenter Kendall, been fired by someone throwing a cigar entitled "Across the Continent," a copy or cigarette stub against them as they 0f which has just come to the reviewing entered the building. Of course this is J desk- It is the first book of the Chicago only a theory, But it feems to be the Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway, and reasonable one, as Hale says he was ft9 a luxuriously designed and printed operating the machine and knows that volume desoriptive of the wonderlands the fire did not originate from it. between the Mississippi and the Pacific The fire started with an explosion, ocean it compels attention as a superb and the films being made of very in- work of art. The book contains some flamable stuff it was only an instant till seventy large quarto pages of heavy Total expenditures o! term. . $10147 48 the front of the building was all a mass calendered papbr and the elaborate pic- Genfaal Fund 5022 19 of flames. There was about a hundred ture work in colors throughout, as well Road Fund... 5125 29 people in the building at tbe time wit- ftS the distinctive letter press and art nessing the show, and on discovering work, disarm criticism. 'Its chief nig- We sell Kodaks and Kodak supplies the fire, the most of these instantly niticance lies in its demonstration of the for less than you can buy them from rushed out at the front door, while some scenic grandeur and magnificence of the other source. Buy these of us and made for the rear entrance, all escaping 1,400 miles of new railway through new 8BV time and monev. Paterson & Son. approved and accepted Additional claims, not heretofore reported, were allowed as follows: Halvorsen & Mason " 20 15 6 00 J L Yeager, care of poor 40 00 James Capp, bridge act. 20 00 15 00 10 00 32 00 12 00 33 00 Chas Jarrett ...... Frank Holt " ...... CLAshbaugh " Fas T Avers " CA Minor " Palace Hotel, cir ct act 13 60 M J Devin, Co conrtact. 66 00 J S Young, " 38 00 in good shape. Had the building been territory in the prolific West. The text crowded the result might haye been is a concise, impressive descriptiyestory different. . of a trip over the entire line, and the Tbe alarm spread at once, and it was reproductions ot photographs in colors but a very few minutes before the water are splendid examples of engraving and was turned on and the flames subdued, printing art. Tbe principal towns and The Borchers building is badly wrecked districts along the line are comprehen- and is damaged some $1000 or $1500. The siyely described, as well as tire chief O. K. restau-ant building, belonging to elements of improved railroad building Geo. Swapgart. suffered damage to some n1vt have attracted world-wide'attention extent by water, and will require an ex- to the Milwaukee road, which represents in some respects the most remarkable of modern accomDlishmeuts in railroad construction. The book is issued by the publishing department of the Chica- penditure of about $500 to put it in shape again. The bakery was damaged to some extent aa the front is pretty badly scorched and windows broken, and the McAfee & Aiken saloon build ing and Noble's harness shop also re ceived slight damage. All were cover ed by insurace. There wasnfl wind at the time of the fire, and the heavy concrete walls of the Horchers building kept it confined so tbat there was nospreading of the flames except from the front of the building. A hard wind had been blowing all day Monday, but died down in the evening o it was easy to quench the flames when four streams of water under high pressure was turned on from near-by hydrants. This is the second serious fire in this block, and its quick subjugation proves tbe efficiency of our water system. This fire wis put out rapidly and effectively and tbe water in the high pressure reser voir was lowered only three feet. The damage to adjoining property bv water and the removal of goods amount ed lo nothing. While it appeared for tine that the inside of the bakery must go, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Kailwav which is in charge of General Passenger AgeDt Geo. W Hibbard and Traffic Manager R. M. Calkins, Seattle Wash Jas Angus, a knight of the feed box who has been with the Mountain Valley herd of Short-horns for the past two years, is holding down a job in Portland just now, having retired temporarily from the cattle business. About the tiu.e the fair circuit opens again Jim will no doubt heed the call of the cows and return to bis first love. Rural Spirit- J. M. Hansford returned on Monday eyening from a star of several months in North Idaho, being located most of the time at Sand Point. He thinks much more ot this Morrow county coun try than be does of tbat, and is glad to be home again. Velox, A 10, Sfelio and Bromide papers and post cards, all aires. Fattereon & Son. Valuable Horses Stolen. F. E. Bell, of Black Horse, suffered the loss this week of a valuable mare and suckling colt, and a fine two-year old gelding. These animals were taken from Mr. Bell's pasture, about a mile north of his house, on last Friday night They were missed from among the other horses on Saturday morning, and after going over his pasture thoroughly, Mr. Bell found where the animals had been taken out through a gate in the pasture bv someone who had gone in there on horseback, and on close inspection of the tracks made by the animals he be came fully convinced that some party was getting away with them. He came to town at once and informed the sheriff's office, and steps are being taken to ap prehend the thief and get a return of the horses. The mare is a large bay animal and weighs about 1400, having by ber side a suckling colt. She is branded 101 on left shoulder. Tbe gelding is a large animal for his age, and bears the same brand as tbe mare. Mr. Bell has offered a reward of $100 for the arrest and con viction of the thief, and Morrow county has added $200 more to tbia sum, mak ing it an incentive for tbe officers and and anyone else to be cn the lookout. There were rumors of other horses being gone at the same time, but further and later inquiry baa revealed the fact tbat it was rumor only, and while some parties bad borses missing, they have found them, tod to far as we are in-1 Semi-Annual Installation. The Odd Fellows and Rebecca lodges held their semi-annual in stallations last Wednesday evening, by meeting in joint installation at the I. O. O. F. hall. District Depn- ty GraDd Master W. O. Hill and staff installed the following as ofli cers of Willow Lodee No. fifi Noble Grand, O. O. Edwards, Vice Grand, Frank Hale, Secretary, A M. Phelps, Treasurer, Clyde Brock District Deputy Grand Preeiden Lillie Cnrrin and staff installed th following as ofSicers of tbeRebece Lodge: Noble Grand, Imogene Wells, Vice Grand, Pearl Wright, Secretary, Mrs. O. P. Hendricson Treasurer Mrs. F. N. Frye. After the installation ceremonies the members were invited into th banquet hall by a committee of the Rebecca Lodge, and there found the tables fairly loaded with good things to eat and drink. The ban quet was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Surprise the Pastor. , A genuine surprise was worked off on Rev. Maynard R. Thompson on last Saturday evening by the members of his flock. The party had been arranged by Mrs. Thomp son during the pastor's absence in Portland, and was given in honor of his birthday anniversary. Some 30 or more of the members of the church and friends of the family were present, and took Mr. Thomp son completely by surprise. Dainty refreshments were served and a very plesent evening spent. Rev, iuompson received a nice gold watch chain and fob as a token of remembrance, presented to him by members of the church. Return from California. Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Roberts re turned Monday evening from Chico, California, to which point they journeyed overland about two months ago. While they went there primarily for the benefit of tbe health of their son, Hugh, whom they report to be gaining in weight and strength right along, yet they thought it posseble that they might locate there permanent ly themselves if suited with the sit uation. It apparently got a little too hot down that way for Stacy, as the thermometer was registering 120 in the shade, and people were beginning to die in the streets, so Mr. Roberts disposed of his horses and mules at a good figure and with his wife took the train for Morrow county, coming home just as fast as the cars could bring them. They will stop for a while at the farm of Chas. Fuller on McKinney creek where they have work during the harvest season. Get Cetificates. At the recent teachers examina tion, Misses Hazel Hale, Vesta Cutsforth, Margaret Osten, Bertha Morgan, Clara Reid and Mae Wat- tenburger passed successfully for State certificates, and will be in a position to take up teaching in the Morrow county school a and else where in tbe state where they may be called. There is a shortage of teachers in this county, and these young ladies should not have to go ong without employment right at home. They are to be conm-atu- ated on their success in passing the required examinations. You can't get too many chickens. We'll get rid of them for too at top prices. Minor & Co. Held to Grand Jury. The preliminary hearing of Guy Hague wood, Austin Sweaiingen and Waverly Colvin,tbe lone boys accused of placing obstruction accross the track of the O. W. R. & N". Co. below lone on the evening of J uly 1, was held before Justice Williams at Heppner on Tuesday Quite a large number of witnesses were examined, and upon tbe evidence produced, Judge Williams held Haguewood and Swearingen to appear before the grand juiy, and fixed their bonds at $300 each which was furnished. Colym was released. The hearing had been postponed for several days await ing the return of Colvin, who was brought back on Monday from Eugene by Sheriff Hayes. This hearing created no little interest, and there was quite a number of lone people present, to hear what defence the boys could put up. It was freely admitted that Hague wood and Swearingen knocked down a few whistleing boards, and that they also threw down some steel rails that were on a rack beside the track, but they declared very emphatically that they placed none of these across the track, however, Judge Williams thought the eyidence sufficient to be placed before the grand jury, and these two boys were held as stated above, Very Beneficial. Talk about the benefit of adver Using, remarks the Wallufa Gatt way. Down in Florida not loagago a family lost a child which they supposed had strayed away from home and got lost. After searching in vain for three days the frantic parents placed an advertisement in the nearest newspaper. Imagine the surprise of the parents upon going to the door tho next morning to see a monster alligator upon the doorsteps where he had disgorged the child alive and then died him self. The "ad" cost them but 25 cants, and it gave them back their darling child; they sold the alliga tor hide for $5 and the pareufu are showing the child at all the dime museums of tbe land ht 50 per week. Does advertising pay? Fire at Hardman. There was no little excitement n Hardman yesterdav when it wm discovered that the big arbor and dancing pavillion, erected by Mit Leathers for the fourtb of July festivities, was all ablaze. Tbia was located some distance from town, and of course nothing could. be done to save it, and about 3000 feet of good lumber went up io smoke. Leathers was preparing for a big dance at the arbor Tues day evening, and after this was over he intended taking care of the lum ber and moving it away. He don't lave to do this now, however. It is not known just how the fire got started, but it was probably there suit of bojs playing about the place. O. A. C. is Building Me chanic Arts Edifice. The new mechanic arts building at the Oregon Agricultural College, is now well under way, the founda tions beiDg completed, and it is ex pected that the equipment will be installed in sufficient time so that classes may be held there upon tho opening of the collegeyear Sept. 22. A foundry, a plumbing shop, and an additional wood-working labora tory are comprised in the new structures arrangements. The foundry, CO r 35 feet, will contain an iron melting cupola, brass furn ace, core oven, and the necessary melting tools. Tbe plumbing and pipe fitting shop will be 2-1 x 2i feet, and beside the instructional work done there, will give opportunity lor the col- ege to do a large part of its own repair work, thus saving much expense. The new wood working laboratory will virtually double the Bpace of the old one, which for some time as been overcrowded. A large portion of the furniture and equip ment for college buildings will be made here instead of being bought and shipped here at a considerably greater expense. Mr. and Mrs. R. LuualEen, of Weston, are visiting at the borne of their daughter, Mrs. J. EL Pad berg, south of Lexington. Mr. Lieuallen was in Heppner kfou.Iay renewing old acquaintances here. He is one of the prosperous farmers of the Weston section, and lived in this county fjr a number of years, being located at Lexington. He has faith in Morrow county, but feels disappointed over the crop outlook here this seasoa. Ia the Weston country crops are good, and Mr. Leuallen says it tak'ta a lot of work to get results up that way. He is of the openioa that better farming is the rule to be followed here. His section of the country gets much more raia thaa does this, and if it did not cropa would be poorer there thou here. Ralph Benge was in town on Sat urday, preparing to go into the harpst fields. Much ot his grain is pretty short, but it is well headed and he expects to head and thresh this season instead of running his combine, as be can get better results with the Bhort grain. Mrs. Ora Clingen of Bums and Miss Hazel Hale of Heppner who were visiting relatives in this vicin ity last week happened to quile aa accident Monday. They had start ed from Mrs. Nancy Crank's lace to where their father, Harnson Hale is camped on Longcret't and just as they came out of th j field above Asa Arbogast'a place the double tree broke, one wheit came off, the rig turned over and a gvceral smash-up was the result Mrs. Clingen was slightly injured but her sister was unhurt Hitter Cor. in Long Creek RaDger. Smith- Burch left at this' edee this week an egg that measarea S inches round lengthwise by 6 inches round the middle. Thia was dropped by a little mottled Anconda hen which he has, and for 9ome time past she has been laying a similar egg every otter day. Smith has a good buoch of chickens, and they are proviso val uable property. Mr. Burch flunks this little hen is hard to but, all the big eggs being single yotk. and coming regular eyery other diy. Sherwin Williams sheep martics ink can be had at Gilliam & Biaheo.