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Oregon Tlliitoilcnl Society City Hull VOL. 28. NO. 35. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1911 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR. CIRCUIT COURT ADJOURNED FRIDAY Terra Closes Rather Suddenly. What promised to be a rather extended term of the ciccuit court was brought to a close rather ab ruptly on Thursday by the dis missal of the Hardman road case. The Gilman-Wherry case went to the jury late Thursday evening and was soon decided in favor of the defendant, and the Hardman case came on to be heard the first thing Friday and promised a lengthy battle. This was a suit I brought on an appeal from the action of the county court in dis allowing claims for damages filed by various parties affected by the building of the Rock creek road. There were numerous witnesses on hand but upon the case being called, the District Attorney ask ed for dismissal because of error in the record. The case was dis missed, and the docket cleared of all matters at issue. There being no further business calling for the services of thej jury, they were excused for the term and departed for their sev eral homes. The following proceedings, not heretofore reported, were had: Mabel Ayers Hughes vs. O.-W, It. & N. Co.. defendant permit ted to withdraw answer and file motion to substitute J. Vale as real party to defend; motion al lowed and answer of Jay Vale filed. Bruce B. Kelly vs. J. M. Hager and S. P. Devin, co-executors; set for argument Dec. 12. F. M. Templeton vs. Chas. Bockler; demurrer overruled and defendant given 15 days to file answer. J. H. McHaley vs. W. H. Her ren, et al. ; demurrer to complaint overruled and 20 days to answer. D. E. Gilman vs. A. J. Wherry and W. L. Twichell; trial before jury and verdict for defendant; judgment on verdict. John E. Stevens, appellant vs. Morrow County, respondant; mo tion to dismiss appeal sustained. Gwendolin B. Hinton vs. Chas. A. Hinton; findings and decree for plaintiffs maiden name re stored. Mary Wherry vs. Andrew J. Wherry; trial before court; de cree denied and suit dismissed. Dexter Horton National Bank vs. H. E. Johnson, et al. ; confir mation of sale. Geo. P. Bryan vs. II. M. Beardsley et al. ; de fault and decree for plaintiff. Dennis Spillane vs. Lulu Wright et al. settled and dismissed. State of Oregon vs. Martin Reid; dismissed on motion of Dis trict Attorney. State of Oregon vs. James Moran; dismissed on motion of District Attorney and private prosecutor. It Pays. From six head ot cows, com mon stock at that, Henry Blahm sold cream in October to the amount of $50.75. This was the creamery check. Henry has not been giving the dairy business any especial attention and these cows have received no feed other than that gathered from the pas ture. and he hgures this income as all profit. He is now going into the business on a more ex tensive scale and has added 14 Jersey heifers that will be fresh in the spring, to his milk herd, This stock was purchased on Sat urday from Charley Pointer, of Lexington, and is good stock, be ing in the main registered cattle. When it is taken into considera tion that Mr. Blahm has made no specialty of handling stock that produces butter fat to any extent, and that he has not ted his cows with this end in view, his show ing is certainly good, and is an illustration of what from 40 to 50 more farmers in the vicinity of Heppner might be doing. A Pioneer Stockman. John Shaw, of McDonald Can yon was doing business Jn Hepp ner on Saturday and while in a a reminiscent frame of mind lined up the Gazette man to inform him that he is the proud fatherof a bouncing boy that arrived on the 18th of October. This young man has been named Robert C. Shaw in honor of his uncle, Robert Shaw, who is now a member of the Canadian parliament from Alberta, and was at one time assessor of Morrow County Jchn is mighty proud of this new ytunjster and feels that he has about reached the zenith of his earthly joys. Mr. Shaw is a na tive Oregonian, having been born in Roseburg, and his residence in Morrow County extends over a period of 43 years, during much of which time he has been exten sively engaged in the stock bus iness. He is entitled to be called a pioneer. A Beautiful Token. At the regular stated communi cation of Heppner Lodge No. 69, F.& A. M. on Saturday evening, following the regular order of business, P. O. Borg was pleas antly surprised in the presenta tion to him by the lodge of a beau tiful Past Master's jewel. Frank Gilliam made the presentation speech and this was feelingly re sponded to by Mr. Borg. The jewel itself is of 14 karat solid gold of beautiful design and ap propriately embellished with signs of the order and bears on the front inlaid in blue, the words Heppner No. 69, F. & A. M.," and elegantly engraved on the reverse side the inscription "Pre sented to P. O. Borg, Nov. 18, 1911." Mr. Borg will wear this jewel on appropriate occasions with a great deal of pride, and it will become a highly prized heir oom in the Borg family; a just tribute to a very worthy brother of the order. DR. M. B. METZLER COMMITS SUICIDE. Community Is Shocked By Tragic End of Dentist. To The Pen. Ben Buschke and wife were in town on Friday, visiting friends. Ben has recently suffer ed the loss of entire band of hogs some 52 head the same dying with a disease similar to that that has been killing so many horses. This sickness is taking off the hogs of the county at rapid rate. Oscar Otto is organizing a string band of twelve or more players, including violins, mandolins, gui tars and cello. The club will soon begin practicing and should be able to furnish delightful mu sic in a few weeks. Is Slowly Recovering. Mrs. A. E. Patterson arrived home on Saturday evening from Seattle, bringing with her her sister, Mrs. F. M. Bowman, and also accompanied by her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mc- Devitt. Some three weeks ago, at Seattle, Mrs. Bowman was the victim of an auto accident which came very near costing her life; in fact it was reported at Hepp ner that she had died from the effect of her injuries, but this re port later proved to be untrue. The accident was caused by the giving away of the grade on which they were at the time and the machine turned turtle, Mrs. Bowman being caught beneath it. Her left leg was broken between the knee and hip, the bone being split nearly its full length, and she was otherwise severely in jured. She will remain in Hepp ner until restored to health, and is slowly progressing toward re covery. Mrs. Bowman was for merly a resident of Heppner and has many friends here who great ly sympathize with her in this trouble and wish for her speedy restoration to health. Sheriff Hayes departed on Sat urday morning for Salem, having in charge Walter Conlin for com mitment to the penitentiary. his was Morrow county's only contribution to the State penal institution for the November term of court, and he goes to serve a sentence from one to five years. Conlin admitted to par ties here that he had served time in the pen before, and he is evi dently, no novice in crime, as evi denced by some of the smooth tricks he tried to work while in jail here. Before leaving he stated that he had secreted an iron bar in the jail and he defied Deputy Rasmus to find it. He had previously shown this instru inent to Jake Dexter who was confined in the jail, but Rasmus and Judge Patterson failed to locate it on Saturday after Conlin had left. What he intended do ing with this piece of iron is only a matter of conjecture. Henry Smouse was a pleasant caller at the Gazette office on Monday. He is farming the Morgan ranch south of lone and has a splendid prospect Many a weed has been killed in that sec tion this fall and the growing grain is coming along fine. A Gift With a Thought In It. What other Christmas present costs so little and means so much as a subscription to The Youth's Companion 52 weeks for $1.75? It is a gift which benefits not only the one who receives it, but every member of the same household. With many Christmas presents the sense of novelty wears off by the week's end, but The Youth's Companion is as new and sought after the fifty-second week of the year as the first. It is elastic in its adaptability, too; for it does not matter whether the present is for a boy or a girl, young mar ried people, sedate couples, grand parentsthere never was one yet who did not set store by The Youth's Companion. You cannot make a mistake if you give The Companion and it is only $1.75 a year now. On January 1, 1912, the price will be advanced to $2.00. The one to whom you give the subscription will receive free The Companion's Calendar for 1912, lithographed in ten colors and gold, and you, too, as giver of the subscription, will receive a copy of the Calendar. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION, 144 Berkeley St, Boston, Mass. New subscriptions received at the Gazette office. Heppner was greatly shocked on learning early yesterday morning t'.;:it Dr. M. B. Metzler had taken his life. Eor some days past he had been drinking heavily In fact had not lieen sober for pome time While In this condition, Mrs. Metzler was afraid to be at home alone with him, and on Tuesday evening she went to the home of )r. Boyden where she remained all night, returning to her home about 7 o'clock on Wednesday morning. Dr. Metzler had come home a little after midnight, . as he was heard to come into the house by near neigh bors, went upstairs and evidently prepared to go to bed as he had tak en off his shoes and trousers. From the appearance and position of the body when found, he evidently sat down on the edge of the bed, took his 22 special rifle and discharged the same fit his head, the bail entering the right side about an inch and a half above the ear and passing out over the left ear. The body fell over onto the floor in a heap between the bed and the wall, where it was dis covered by Mrs. Metzler on her re turn Mrs. Metzler came home and went upstairs to see If the doctor had come In during the night, and notic ing that the bed was unoccupied, concluded he did not, and returned down stairs to light the fire and start breakfast. In a few moments their dog came down stairs whining and indicating that something was wrong, and Mrs. Metzler concluded to take another look, and found her husband rs above stated She im mediately aroused her neighbors by her screams, and the news of what had happened soon spread. Coroner Chick was immediately notified and arrived from lone about ten o'clock. After looking into the case he decided it was a clear case of suicide. No letters or word of any nature was left by the deceased but from what he has said at different times to friends, it was known that he had threatened to take his life if he could not quit the drink. The tragic end of Dr. Metzler is not only a severe shock to his faith ful wife, but to the entire community as well. He was a man of excellent ability, and In his profession could easily take a place at the head, as he was known to be one of the very best dentists on the Pacific coast. But, as with many another good and capable man, his enemy was drink. He had battled against the awful curse for years and tried hard to overcome the appetite but did not succeed. He carried insurance of 2,000 fn the Bankers Life. Funeral services will be held from the Episcopal church on tomorrow, and burial will lie conducted by the Elks, of which order he was a mem ber. In this sad affliction Mrs. Metzler is the sincere sympathy of the community. Absolutely Pure The only Baking Powder made from Royal Crape Cream of Tartar NO ALUM, NO LIME PHOSPHATE Velox, Azo, Solio and Bromide papers and post cards, all sizes. Patterson & Son. " " Distressing Accident. Mrs. Walter O. Hill met with a distressing accident at the Chris tian church on Friday evening, just following the closing of the social. She was busily engaged in helping clear up the tables and had picked up a hand full of dish- es. un turning to start ior tne kitchen she tripped against a leg of the tables and fell, striking a chair and cutting an ugly gash on her jaw which it was necces sary to have sticthed by the doe ter. The fall was an unusually hard one, and it would have taken but little more force to break the jaw bone. As a consequence Mrs. Hill has been confined to her home since and compelled to live on broth. Special 29 cents on Saturdays onlya 1-pound box of Barr's chocolate candy. Fresh stock re ceived every week. Don't over look this bargain. Patterson & Son, the REXAEL Store. New Course in Rural Hygiene. "The farmer ordinarily gives far more attention to the health of his stock than to that of him self and family," said Prof. T. D. Beckwith, of the bacteriology department of the Oregon Agri cultural College, in speaking of the course on rural hygiene to be inaugurated this winter during the short course. "The point that the health of the people may be recognized in dollars and cents to the commun ity escapes the average citizen in his mad scramble for more evi dent wealth," he continued. "For example, it is computed that the annual loss to the United States through human tuberculo sis amounts to $600, 000, 000 which is approximately three-fourths the value of the entire wheat crop of the country. This im mense annual loss, about 75 per cent of which is preventable, is due solely to carelessness and ig norance of the most rudimentary rules of life and health Of vast ly greater importance than the money loss is the pain and suffer ing most of which can be pre. vented by a little care and know, ledge." The short course lectures, which will be illustrated with stereop- ticon views, will cover such sub jects as water supply (especially from wells), their location and construction as to health; sani tary methods of sewage disposal, the use of and abuse of septic tanks; transmission of disease, such as tuberculosis and typhoid; flies and germ carrying; cause of colds and grippe and other epidemics. School Notes. BY SUPT. NOTSON. On Monday, I visited the school in District No. 24, a new district recently organized on the east side of the county. Miss Ruby Maxwell is the teacher. The school-house is new and is fairly well equipped, but more equip ment will be added as soon as the finances of the district are in bet ter condition. The work of the school is starting off well. On Tuesday, I visited the school in district io. zo. Miss Alice Arnold is in charge of this school. A new blackboard and new win dow boards have been added since my former visit. The pu- Dr. Taylor, deputy state vetri narian, is in Morrow County this week looking into the disease that is killing so many hogs. He pro nounces it cholera, but others? think different. However the Dr. is taking steps to stamp it out and we hope he may be success ful. The annual memorial services of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will be held at the Odd Fellows' Hall on the after noon of Sunday, Dec. 3, 1911. Mr. A. E. Sanderson, of Portland, will be the orater of the occassion, and the public is cordially invited. The program opens at 2 o'clock P. m. If we only had the chance" we would like to whisper in the ear of some one of our friends who raise turkeys, that next Thurs day is Thanksgiving, by virtue of proper proclamation of the Presi dent of the United States and the Govenor of Oregon, and there is no turkey in our coop. A hint to the wise is sufficient. lone and Lexington played a game of football, Saturday, at Lexington, which resulted in a score of 6 to 5 in favor of the lone team. Mason, a fleet footed youngster of the lone team, got around the end for a touchdown, while Art Parker, of the dairy man's team, went through the line and scored a touchdown unassisted. D. O. Justus, C. A. Minor, George Perry and John Kilkenny were Heppner sheepowners who attended the meeting of the State Woolgrowers' Association at Baker last week. Mr. Minor was chosen as a member of the ex ecutive committee, thus criviner Morrow county a place on the ros ter of the association. These men report a good meeting and a splen did, time. The next meeting of the association will be at Vale. J. H. Beazan has disposed of his shoe shop and business to Jasper Dubois, and will retire from active business in Heppner. The old gentleman has suffered a great deal of late with rheuma tism and will go to some one of the various hot springs for treat ment. Joe Dubois formerly ran a shoe shop in Heppner and for a time worked at the bench in the store of Mat Litchenthal. lie i.-? a irood man at the trade iinA pils are provided with individual ; should have a fine business here. drinking cups. The walls are tastily decorated. Every Friday afternoon, the girls devote an hour to the work in sewing as suggested in the new course of study. L. Carlson, a substantial young farmer of Gooseberry, was in Heppner on Monday. Crop con ditions were never better in his section at this season of the year and he is confidently looking for ward to a heavy yield next fall. Hope his expectations shall be more than realized. According to reports, Bert Bleakman of Hardman is entitled to the blue ribbon as a producer of big spuds. He is exhibiting; three potatoes that weigh respec tively three, three and a half and three and three quarter pounds each, and he took out of one hill an unshapely spud weighing seven and a half pounds This, however, seemed to be the most of one hill that had sort of "run together" in the growing. The potatoes are the American Wonder variety and good producers.