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VOL. 28. NO. 47.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15 1912
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR.
NEW RULING ON
Northwest Exposition
Minneapolis, 1912.
In
LIVED AT HEPP
ISOLATED TRACTS
NER MANY YEARS.
Two Years Must Now
Elapse Before Sale.
A change in the regulations
governing the sale of isolated
tracts of land has been made by
the commissioner of the Genera
land office according to informa
tion we have received.
The principal change is to the
effect that in the future "no tract
of land will be deemed isolated
and ordered into the market un
less, at the time application is
filed, the said tract has been sub
ject to homestead entry for at
least two years after the surround
ing lands have been entered, fil
ed upon, or sold by the govern
ment, except in cases where some
extraordinary reason is advanced
sufficient, in the opinion of the
Commissioner of the general land
office, to warrant waiving this
restriction."
For some'' time prior to the is
suance of the above regulation
the land could be applied for and
sold as an isolated tract as soon
as all the surrounding lands had
been entered or otherwise dis
posed of.
Another feature of the new
regulation is the fact before any
tract of land is ordered sold the
matter is referred to the chief of
field division for inspection and
investigation as to the value of
the land.
These new regulations were
promulgated on January 19th
1912.
Seven states have again com
bined to hold a great exposition to
show the products of their soil,
mines, lakes, rivers, forests and
factories after the harvests are
over and the state and county
fairs have made the collection of
the finest products in the world
available.
The Northwest Products Ex
position, as it will be called, will
be held in Minneapolis November
12 to 23. The seven states which
will participate are Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Mon
tana,:. Idaho, Washington and
Oregon.
To make this exposition poss
ible the business men of Minnea
polis will erect a building of solid
steel, brick and concrete with a
great exposition floor 240x125 as
arge as Madison Square Garden,
New York City.
At a cost of $10,000 the Civic
and Commerce Association of
Minneapolis and the St. Paul
Association of Commerce have
BIG CLUB WILL
BE HEARD HERE
Forty College Lads Will
Visit Heppner, Friday,
February 23.
Mrs. Ida Day Was A Pio
neer of This Section.
The Oregon Agricultural Col
lege Glee and Mandolin Club will
be in Heppner on the evening of
February 23. This popular mus
ical organization is now making
its first tour of the state, this be
ing the first year the faculty
council would grant the club per
mission to make an extended tour.
That the club is making good
and is worthy of very liberal pat
ronage is evident from the fact
that in their opening concert at
Corvallis they made a decided
"hit"; this, too, in a town where
the merit of the performance
counts rather than the perform
ers themselves, and concerts must
be of a high standard to receive
favorable comment from the local
press.
The following from last Mon
day's Corvallis Gazette-Times is
bought space f rom the Northwest self-explanatory:
xiiacn imrnuer ruuiiuiy appiauu-
Make More Bacon.
In passing around our stores
this week we note a considerable
quantity of home cured bacon,
hams and shoulders on display,
This comes in from different
ranches about town and is a
nicely put up, well-flavored meat
"Why not more of this? There
certainly is good market here
and the profit to the hog-raiser is
almost, if not quite, double what
he makes in selling live weight
We quote, to prove this, the
experience of Jeff Evans, of the
Lexington section. Mr. Evans,
by the way, is one of our farmers
who works every branch of his
business in the way to make the
best profit and he figures it out
this way:
From a 350 pound hog he gets
60 pounds of lard,
60 pounds of hams,
70 pounds of bacon,
50 pounds of shoulder
This cured meat he sold at the
prevailing prices for $41.00. Had
he sold on foot he would have
realized but $24.00. Balance in
favor of cured meat, $17.00. Be
sides the above that was disposed
of to the local merchant, he had
an abundance of sausage, head
cheese, spare ribs and back bone
for home consumption and to
spare.
Mr. Evans puts up a fine line
of cured meats and gets the best
price going.
Development League for the sev
en states where their official ex
hi" hits will hp instnllpd.
tv, vrT7,..o i?- i three
D. V. S. Reid returned home
on Thursday last from a three
weeks visit to Willamette Valley
points and the coast as well. On
the coast he found it rained some
during the winter months, and it
has to to bring up the average of
80 inches per year. We under
stand that in conjunction with
Clyde Brock, Mr. Reid has made
purchase of a considerable tract
of land in the Valley not far from
Lebmon and expects in the'eourse
of a few months to move down
there.
position will be almost twice as
large in extent as the "Land
Show" held in St. Paul and it is
the hope of the officers of the
Northwest Development League
that it will be a better exposition
in every way as they have almost
ten full months to prepare for it
whereas they had but a little
more than three months to or
ganize the St. Paul show.
'The Products Exposition can
be likened to a miniature world's
fair," said President Pen well in
speaking of the outlook. "The
Northwest states have learned
the exhibit business and have
learned that it is necessary to ad
vertise m a very graphic way to
attract settlers who would other
wise go to Canada or the South
west." Will A. Campbell, secretary of
the league and manager of the
exposition is leaving for the west
and will spend much time in the
field, but will also open an office
in Minneapolis March 1st
ed and an encore insisted upon
in some instances two and even
I j.i ' ai - i r -v
uiree is me recoru lor me u,
A. C. Glee and Mandolin Club
concert at the Opera House Sat
urday night. And this tells only
half the story. The program was
par excellence, made up of music
worthy of artists and art audience
of cultured taste, and though
much of it was difficult, the Glee
and Mandolin Club did more than
make an agreeable noise; the club
sang with a splendid volume of
tone, modulated at times to a
The Poultry Contest.
The poultry contest offered by
the Tri-County Development Lea
gue begins March 1. There will
be a record book furnished each
contestant. Any one desiring to
compete for prizes will please no
tify Mr. Orren Beaty, Moro, Ore
gon, so that they may receive the
record book before March 1.
There will be no entrance fee
charged for either the crop, poul
try or hog contests, all that is re
quired is for you to furnish seed,
hogs or poultry for competing.
m-1.
For Clerk.
To the Voters of Morrow County:
I will be a candidate for Nom
ination to the office of County
Clerk on the Republican Primary
Nominating Election Ballot at the
'rimaries to be held on April 19,
912. I promise if nominated
and elected to the office of Coun
ty Clerk, the same service you
have had the past six years.
Very respectfully,
Walter O. Hill.
whisper, and with an expression
and interpretation that made the
selection a finished work of art;
and the Mandolin Club played
with a snap and harmony that
was delightful.
"The concert was a success
from start to finish, much the
best work ever done by the O. A.
C. boys, and the same presenta
tion will please any audience en
countered on the state tour begun
today. The usual vaudeville
stunts were conspicuous by their
absence, but in encore numbers
the boys gave some high-class hu
morous songs that enlivened the
program to the proper extent. "
The club is accompanied by
Prof. W. F. Gaskins, head of the
School of Music, and director of
the Glee Club.
A feature of the entertainment
that is attracting widespread at
tention, is the work of Henry Rus
sel, Scotch monologuist. This
should prove exceptionally inter
esting to Heppner folk in view of
the fact that Scotch life was re
cently revived here.
Heppner people will doubtless
remember Edwin Woodcock, the
trombonist with the band brought
here by Captain Harry Beard in
1909. This clever young artist is
traveling with the Glee Ciup as
a special feature.
The club is extremely fortunate
in having as accompanist Mr.
Raymond E. Coursen, one of the
most talented pianists of the
younger set in Portland.
A very rare treat is in store
for Heppner people on the eve
ning of February 23.
Mrs. Ida Day, wife of 0. R
Day, died at her home near Bat
tie Ground, Wash., on Thursday.
Feb. 8, 1912, following a protrac
ted illness. Funeral services
were held at their home, being
largely attended by her many
triends and neighbors, and inter
ment was made in the cemetery at
Lewisville, Wash.
Ida French was born in Amador
county, California, Jan, 5, 1864,
and came to Oregon with her
parents, J. D. and Caroline
French, who settled at Heppner
in isb. bhe was married at
Heppner on October 29, 1883, to
O. R. Day and lived on a farm
near this place for a number of
years. After leaving Heppner
they removed to Phoenix, Oregon
and seven years ago went to Bat
tle Ground, Wash., where. they
purchased an 80 acre farm" and
have built up a nice home.
At the age of 13 years Mrs. Day
joined the Methodist church in
Sacramento Valley, Calif., and
remained a member of this church
up to a few years ago when with
her husband they joined the
Christian church at Battle Ground
She leaves beside her hushand
and many friends, the following
brothers and sisters to mourn her
loss: W. J. French, Uzz French
Lee French and Mrs Emma How
ard, of Heppner; Mrs. Mary Kirk
of Medford; Mrs. Anna Potter,
of Lewisville, Wash., G. W,
French, O. T. French and Mrs,
Belle Matteson, of Mountain
Home, Idaho.
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The only Baking Powder mado
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NO ALUM, NO LIME PHOSPHATE
School Notes.
A Leap Year Party.
A leap year ball will Ite given at
the Commercial Club Hall on Friday
niirht. March 1st. Music lieclns at 8
o'clock. Gentleman M) cents: ladies' j u . rw
free. Evervbodv Invited toeome and lvvu iuuuerare uauKuiera mains.
Mrs. R. H. DeShaser, Mrs. H.
O. Ely and Miss Mattie Morgan
of Morgan, visited in Heppner
over Sunday with Mrs. W. F. Pal
mateer, who is under the care of
a physician at Heppner. The
Evervbodv Invited to come and
hare a good time. Palmateer.
Castle Rock Items.
Mr. and ' Mrs. Gibbons have
company this week.
Thomas Robbins is helping bale
hay at the Cross ranch.
Mr. Berry got a small boat load
of groceries of L. M. Davis & Co
Tuesday.
Mr. Weston brought down'
boat he bought of Mr. Snow at
Coyote last Monday.
The boatmen were busy trans
fenng hay from the Crow ranch
to Castle Rock Wednesday.
This kind of weather makes one
wish to be putting seeds and
plants in the lap of old mother
earth.
Messrs. Weston and Davis cross
ed to the Washinton side Monday
last with flour and groceries for
E. Berry.
Mr. Davis drove to Irrigon
Monday and brought home two
White Plymouth Rock cockerels
from the pens of Mr. Smith.
Our new pupils completed their
grades in three days. Pretty fast
work, we call it. When we ask
ed George why the boys quit
school, he said, "they heap fraid
ne Deat em.
Two former residents of Mor
row and Gilliam counties, now
residing in Walla Walla, spent
last night at Castle Rock. They
are engaged in the livery business
at the above place and are return
ing there with two teams they
Dougm near tsiaiocK.
Castle Rock received a pleasant
call from our old time Southern
friend, Mr. Richardson, of the
West Umatilla Extension, accom
panied by Mr. Hanny. Mr. Han
ny spoke as well pleased with our
location, and assured us that the
West Uumatilla project rested
with secretary Fisher.
litterary program of one of the
high school societies. The stu
dents are making this work worth
while.
At the Churches.'
M. E. CHURCH SOUTH.
E. P. Warren, Pastor.
Let all the churches get their
Sunday schools out of the way
as soon as they can Sunday morn
ing and then let all the people re
pair to this church and join in the
union service led by Evangelist
Owen Come every body. Our
Eight Mile choir will be here to
join in the song service. We in
vite all the country people to
come. Let us all get ready to en
joy the prosperous times just
ahead of us. Dont forget the all
day services on Sunday.
The business of our city were
waited on by four business men
and asked to suspend their busi
ness for one hour Thursday and
Friday of this week, from 3 to 4
p. m. and attend revival services
conducted by Evangelist Owen.
Notice to Republicans.
Have you registered? If not do
so now, and then call at the office
of the Palace Hotel where you
will find nominating petitions for
President Taft. There is not a
great deal of time left, so hurry.
Cotter's Saturday Night.
When the Standard Bearers of th
M. E. church conceived the Idea of
presenting 'Cotter's Saturday Night
in the form of a play, they had no
thought of it reaching such propor
tions as It finally culminated in last
Saturday evening. But, by persist
ent effort and hard practice, thecom
pany of young "Scots" were able to
portray to a fair degree the home
life of the humble farmer of Scotland.
The most difficult part was the first.
where the acting was done In panto
mime, very much resembling the mod
ern photo-play. When the son
service began, however, the acting
took on real life and the Cotter's fire
side became the scene of mirth and
merriment.
Although the play was short there
was not a dull moment. There was
much of merit in the poem and in
the songs, and those back of the
movement deserve the highest praise
for their efforts in producing a higli
class entertainment.
BY-SUPT. NOTSON.
On the first inst., I visited sev
eral of the rooms of fhe Heppner
school. In Miss Reid's room I
found a bright lot of little people.
noted the tasty decorations
which add so much to the school
life. I was much interested in
the number work. The pupils
were dealing with their first les
son in "carrying". Miss Reid
required each pupil to correct his
own work, using a colored pencil..
This is certainly an excellent way
saving the teacher's energy and
giving the pupils the benefit
of a valuable exercise. I find
many teachers take up the
work and mark the corrections
themselves. The work is then
handed back to the pupils who
glance at it and throw it away
Not a great deal of good comes
from such correction, and the
work taxes the teacher's strength,
which should be saved for other
lines.
The commercial department
enjoys more commodious quar
ters, the rooms having been con
siderably enlarged. Miss Young
is enthusiastic over her work.
She tries to adapt the work to
the individual pupil, whatever
his attainments may be. It
seems to me that pupils find that
the better prepared they are in
the regular work, the more sat
isfactory will be their work in
the commercial line.
In Miss Lusted's room, I noted
a fine product map in course of
construction. The outline is
drawn upon muslin, and the pro
ducts are attached to the cloth in
the proper locations. I was
pleased wtth a scheme to teach
one of the tables of compound
numbers objectively. In such
work it is true that "seeing is be-
ieving". The pupils in this room
are attacking the reading from
the thought-getting side. They
have reached an age at which
they begin to appreciate the abil
ity to gain knowledge from reading.
The following day, I visited
the high school. One class, un
der the direction of Miss Hurd,
is studying "The Idylls of the
King". They are not only doing benator Bowerman has jumped
excellent work in English, but nto prominence as a leading at-
are certainly acquiring a taste for torney in Portland quicker than
the fine things of literature. I vis-1 any man who ever left a small
ited Miss Clark's ninth grade Lat- j to"n to measure his legal ability
in class. They are meeting the with the leading lawyers of the
usual difficulties, but they are , metropolis, tie nas nad several
bravely conquering them. Mr. large suits recently, amongst
loffman has an arithmetic class
the members of which are get
ting a clearer vision of some of
those things which are often
ague and indefinite to the eighth
grade pupil and are taking some
work out of the range of the low
er work. Mr. Hoffman believes
that pupils should know arithme
tic, and not simply have a sort of
them the Wilde case in which Mr.
Bowerman was the leading attor
ney. Wilde was acquitted on an
instructed verdict. Bowerman
engineered the case so far as
office work was concerned and al
lowed Mr. Malarkey to attend to
the arguments in court. Mr.
Bowerman is now of the opinion
that it was the luckiest day of
hazy view of it I also inspected s "hen he was beaten for
the new apparatus used bv the governor. London limes.
class in physics. The equipment
is sufficient for good work in this
line.
In the afternoon, I enjoyed the
"Little Wonder" sheep shear
ing machines for sale at Gilliam So
Bisbee's.