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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1912)
Tiik I Ieitnek Gazktii: Pioneer Paper of Morrow County. Established March 30, 1883. f AWTER CRAWFORD, . Editor and Proprietor sV..-.ied every Thursday morning, and entered at the Postothce at Heppner, Oregon, as second' c!uy master. SUBSCK1PHON RATES : Tnt Vear S Months, Three Months, S'ntfle Copies $1.00 .75 .50 .05 ADVERTISING RATES: Ispl.iy, transient, running less than one month, iirst m.rrhon, per inch, 25c; subsequent in fijrtions. 12 l-c; display, regular, 12 l-2c: locals, hrst insertion, per line, 10c; subsequent insertions, per line, 5c; lodge resolutions, pet l.ne, 5c ; chuich socials and all advertising of entertainments conducted for pay, regular rates. 1 Hl'KSDAY, January 18, . .1912 VI.K. I'OII MOW YICAK BUK. si.iui us. How many Now Year resolutions lave lict'it broken nhvnd.v? Yet, after asking' such a question, we would not Jtave it answered if we eould. We would not drag out into li?ht the million souls who are already humil iated in the despair of their own weakness, and who find it hard j nouh only to grin when, in the lim ited circle of their acquaintance, they are jilted and jeered for not holding nut longer. It is almost a tradition that a New Year pledge should hold n man for a week. There lias been no formal declaration that, at the end of a week, he may again take up the dfx'virded vice with immunity from sarcasm ainlequinecacinnnauon. liut This lias always been tacitly under stood. It has been an open secret simonii' men thatone whoean stick to n N''w Year pledge as long as a week lias earned exemption from having; it rubbed in when he breaks over. This leads to much hypocrisy, such As that told of by Mark Twain in 'Tlouiihint: It." Lost in a blizzard at night, and hopeless of rescue, the men of the party made-coufession to fine another and offered repentance stud promise of reform to divinity if tiiilv thev were saved from what fwmed impending d'ath. And the une tiling as to wlncli tliey all ac knowledged themselves miserable sinners was smoking. They were all hard smokers, but, if the Lord would ave them, they would all abjure the weed, to his glory and their own puri fication. Paylight revealing a ranch hard by, their first thought, aftt breakfast, was the same old first flfTer-breakfnst thought they had been having in many years. They all wanted to smoke, but each man was anxious to hide his too precipitate surrender from the others. It was in their mutual effort to hide themselves that all were discovered, rising clpuds if hieense not to the God who had saved them, but to My Lady Nieo tine, a pagan deity. Let a man swear off what he will the last day of a year, the first flay of t he next year is certain to find ties ire for that foresworn thingburn- 5ng more fiercely in las heart than any other. AVe wish a census could lie taken to determine just what per- teutage of New Year pledges really do la rit a week. We are confident that it would be less than ."0 per cent. The fondi'iiu'd smoker who can go with out smoking for a whole week is a IV to. That one who can go without oiitly for a day may not be called a hero, but let the torture of that one day atone for his weakness. This may be said witli equal, and perhaps greater, truth, of our brother with the red nose, to whom the tiling he Sad forsworn had become, poor devil, as the breath of his nostrils. We who have passed through the fiery furnace f a vain and futile effort to break with Lady Nicotine can - understand the torments of the unfortunates long tiasped in the arms of other sirens. From all the erring and the weak who have already fallen, from all the Firing and the weak who are yet to lall, from all who have the will but not the strength, withhold the horse laugh and the sneer. "Let him who. i without sin among you cast the iirst stone." St. Louis ilulic-Peino-trut. John W. McAllister, president of Jiie Farmers' Lnioi; in Oivgoii. died on Saturday last at his home in La I'rand.-, ;ifi-r a short illm ss. Mr. SiiAHistiT was a prominent citizen r.this part of l lie state and had be toiiie very popular as president of the Farmer.-.' Union, having been but recently re-elected to that ollice at the state in.i-tiiig h Id in I't iidieton. He was a pioneer of Fast em (irenn !u l. e t in- e.iwv ii)) with I 'n ion and Wallowa C-u:,t:-s, and has been lio;a .red. pohlicahy. by tin- people of ti-i home co i.it.v and served them as n member 4 th" 1. gi.-ln I are some years ai;o. He had a la r ire number i. f friends in this i-hiiiIv who are AM'T Till; WKST KXTKNMIWN. Hearings before a board appointed from the reclamation service on the much-mooted question of the exten sion of the Umatilla project, will be gin tlie latter part of this mouth. The board will sit in Ilerniiston, Pen dleton and Stanlield to hear objec tions made by the various sections in regard to sources of water supply for carrying out the proposed work and after getting all possible infor mation on the subject, the board will make recommendations to Secretary Fisher of the Interior Department. Hearings can also lie arranged for other points and concerning this the Gazkttk has the following letter: Ilerniiston, Oregon, January 11, 1012. Heppner Gazette, Heppner, Oregon. Gentlemen: I have been advised that a Board of Engineers will be convened the latter part of the month, proba bly at Ilerniiston, to consider the proposed West Extension of the Uma tilla Project. The Board will be glad to meet persons or delegations inter ested in the proposed extension and to hear an expression of their views. If invited to do so, the Board may be able to hold meetings at conven ient locations. Definite information as to dates cannot be given at pres ent, but those who are interested are requested to communicate with the Project Engineer at Hermiston, Ore gon Very respectfully, HERBERT D. NEWELL Project Engineer. Candidates for Secretary of State are beginning to line up. E. E. Sha. ron, of Portland, and Frank S Fields, now county clerk of Multno mah county, are the latest to file their statements, and Secretary 01 cott is promised some good, warm opposition for the nomination. Frank Gilliam departed for Portland on Tuesday morning and will take in the doings of dhe Scottish Right Masons. Eight hundred acres of fine wheat, all up and growing well is what D. S. Barlow is depending on to put him on his feet this coming fall, and he has numerous other neighbors who are similar ly situated. Eight Mile will be going some when next season's crop is put into the sack. For Sale. A few thoroughbred Ancona cockrels at $3.00 and $5.00 each J. A. Waters, tf lone Ore. Hay for Sale. 400 tons alfalfa. High stacks, No foxtail. With feed lots, etc, Phone or write, Otis McOarty, Butter Creek. It was not a "silver thaw" in Mor row county, but rather a "golden thaw." The general average of 10 inches of snow melted into the ground, and this means a splendid harvest of golden grain for our farm ers the coming season and gold in their pockets. The tri-county devel opment league has received a great boost, and Gilliam, Morrow, and Sherman counties will be on the map again. Every town is cursed,' along with other nuisances, with a sore-head growler who, because he is a failure himself, cannot see any good in any body or anything. The school does n't suit him; the city council doesn't suit; the church doesn't suit him; the postoflice doesn't suit him; the news. paper doesn't suit hin;. Nothing suits him. The thought does not appear to occur to him that the town and community would be tick led to death to see him leave, in search for some place that might suit him. Joseph Herald. There is vast room here in Oregon The opportunities are great. When we have as ma ny people to the square mile as Massachusetts we will have some forty millions. When we have as many as Rhode Island there will be a still greater population here. We now have about -800,000 people, or barely seven to the square mile. And Oregon can support in larger comfort a greater density of popula tion than Massachusetts or Rhode Island. We do not have here the gors of cold winters to contend with, nor the excessive heat of sum mers. Salem Statesman. to Je i' h slid. death. Death of Mrs. Summer. Rhoda Ann Summer, a pioneer wo man of Morrow county, died at her home near Lexington on Tuesday, following a stroke of paralvsis. and was buried on Wednesday beside the grave or Iter husltaml, who died less than a year ago. Mrs. Summer was born in Madisf n county, Ohio, April 17. is 5. sic came to Oregon with her parents when ten years of age and settled in the Willamette Valley, where site was married to Eli Summer, coming to Morrow county in the year Wl Willi her husband and settled near Lexington where she has si e. resid ed. Sue leaves o esister.o ebrotlic. a d sevet; children. She was a royal friend a d i t-ighhor, a (1 will b missed from her clrele of frie ds i i the Iexi gton ceighborh x.d. Over at La Grande the Observer li.ia N't up a big how 1 about the ex-res.-ive taxes to lie paid this year. Residents of that city will have to fety -11 niiils thisyear, 4 mills of which to cover the state tax. It must luke home money to run local busi according to this ."7 mills out I the 41 lex I d. J A. Reeves and wife arrived from Portland on Tuesday evening to be come residents of Heppner. Mr. Reeves is the new miller for the Mor row Warehouse Mill Company, and is getting the mill in shape to begin grinding right away. He Is n man that has been in the business for the past thirty-five years, and is a thor ough millwright Aftergrinding out what wheat they have on hand now, the company will thoroughly over- haul the mill and put It In shnpe to turn out the best brand of flour man ufactured In the Northwest, The stockholders of the First National Bank of Heppner held their annual meeting at the office of the bank on Tuesday and elect ed the following directors: M. S. Corrigall, J. B. Natter, J. H. Mc Haley, T.J. Mahoney, A.L. Ayers, W. 0. Minor and Frank Gilliam.' The directors then re-elected the old board of officers. As a result of a slight alterca tion at lone on Monday Mrs Elbra Mills had young Harold Dobyns arrested, and the details of the difficulty will be tried out in the juvenile court before Judge Pat terson. Dobyns is accused by Mrs. Mills of thrashing her young son, George, but this is denied by the Dobyns boy. It is also stated that in an attempt to chastise young Dobyns, Mrs. Mills receiv ed somewhat of a chastisement herself, as the boy resented the interference by the use of his fists. The hearing will doubtless reveal the actulal facts as Dobyns claims he did not strike the Mills boy at all. Doric Lodge No. 20, K. of P. installed officers for the coming term at the regular meeting Tues day evening. A consignment of clams was attacked and conquered in true knightly fashion. The following officers were installed: Chancellor Commander, J. F, Lucas; Vice Chancellor, Emmett Smith; Prelate, Chas. Thomson; Master of Work, Thomas Brennan; Keeper of Records and Seal, 0. G. Crawford; Master of finance, Geo. Thomson; Master of Exchequer, L. E. Bisbee; Mas ter at Arms, Frank Turner; Inner Guard, Lewis Summerfield; Outer Guard, A. M. Phelps. For Trade. Will exchange good Imported Stallion or Jack for land' or stock. For further information address, Box 66, m21 Pendleton, Oregon. 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. For Rent. A blacksmith shop located at Hardman Oregon. A good op portunity for a good blacksmith. Terms reasonable. Possession can be given January 1, 1912. Apply W. W. Smead, Heppner Oregon. 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 rieht stifle. Missed from mv nlace about the 4th of this month. Write or phone me at my ex pense. E. M. Keithley. tf. Eight Mile, Oregon. Velox, Azo, Solio and Bromide papers and post cards, all sizes. Patterson Ai Son. There will be a mass con vention of the Fanners' Ed ucational and Co-operative Union of America at the County Court House in the City of Heppner on Tuesday, January 80th. All members ot the various locals are urged to be present. Liggett's and Fenway's candy; all kinds, all sizes, all prices. Fresh stock every week. Patter son & Son. The Rexall Store. Owing to times being close, 0. K. Resl will irom now on serve meals at cents The usual up-to-date service will be maintained. PiaTY MILES FROM HOME MEN talk to their homes Iva every night when they are out of town. They find it a oreat 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 t Stock Taking Sales r "Ye are now busy taking stock and C vv are throwing1 out all broken lines and lemnants on the bargain counter. You will find some good values. in? If We are still giving 10 per cent off on f Suits, Waists, Coats and Sweaters for Ladies; on all Suits and Overcoats for Boys and Men. I 'ii" 1 9 Thomson Bros. Henry Bode secured the agency of the AMERICAN LADIES' TAIL ORING CO., of Ch icap-o, and invites 1ir1ifC tr incnorf nnrl cLif cnnmlor i n A f U n H iuuivo iujpv.v.i UlIU JlJIVO U11U lllw unrivalled fashions. FRENCH DRY CLEANING A SPECIALTY. Natter Building Heppner, Oregon new FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HEPPNER Invites your Banking Business. Foreign. and Domestic Exchange sold . Letters of Credit and Travelers' Checks issued- CAPITAL STOCK .... $100,000.00 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS M. S Corrigall, l'rcs ; J. B Natter and J. H.McITalkv. Vice Pres. j T.J. Mahunky, CaRliier; Clyde Brock, Apsin'ant Cashier; A. L. Ayi'.ks, W. O. Minor, Fkank Gilliam. CD A Few HARP TIME SPECIALS PURE STRAINED HONEY 1 quart glass jar, 50 cents 1-2 gal. glass jar, 90 cents GOOD TOMATO CATSUP 15 cents per pint 25 cents per quart HOME CANNED FRUIT 25 cents per quart 50 cents per 1-2 gal. Corn Meal i Hominy Grit 15 cent package, special 10 cents Closing out all Independent Tobacco $ Co's. Plug Tobacco. & "index 5 cents cut, 30 cents plug "Day's Work" 5 cents cut, 20 cents plug 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 enravincr. I j solict your patronage. tf C. It. Johnson. Bargains in S. C. Rhode Island Reds. 1911 Breeding Pens for sale to make room for new stock. All prize winning stock. Call write. L. W. BRIGGS, tf Heppner, Or. or
