; --' . i 1 , " 1 ' 1 . ... " 1 llfl " . i i " . '-V ' r . . ww "$ jV- 7 ' : --r-. ., NDMIU 17 1 -1 ' - 1 - 1 ' 1 "- 1 -' , : . . Morrow County Fair M0RgANITCMs ;l Pootball Season Ooens A .. . oouAtiet thruout th state. It I WhuMmk m - r r.v . rT.-r t ) Gtand Success Straw Stack Burns At Eightmilc Th third Annual Morrow County Fair has come and gone and another successful event has pasjed into history The fruit exhibits were first class and everyone was well satisfied wjth everything shown. The arain exhibit were of a very high or der and showed careful prepara : tion on the part of the designer. Anyone to look at this exhibit as a whole would never 'think that every thing came fromr-Morrow County.. Many of the residents who had lived here for years were surprised . and - had to be -doubly assured that everything j was real. The Irrigon district ' had one of the best displays to be seen in the whole pavilion. Grapes were their feature crop, and with these earn pi en of al monds and many other verities tfKU8 v ere shocrn. It is said that.fch almond ..ree .makes ' a very good yield on the dry Jand around lone. The Oscar Minor exhibit was ih best Single exhib it that was shown and he deser ves great credit for the original manner in which he played up the nroducts in bis Jbooth. He showed very near everything that could, be grows in , this County and many things that we ' liave never seen before. There WOIO WTMmi i sulks of Mammoth Russian Sun flower that must have associated with the fabled Bean Stalk that was mentioned in the fairy tale. The butt of the stalk was nearly three inches thick, and stood about 16 feet high with .a heau nearly 18 Inches : acrossTThere were a number of the same size at the booth. Rhubarb of mam- - moth size was there m-afaon-dance and last but not least -was a beautiful pen of game fowM - The children's exhibit's was in charge of Mrs. C C. Patterson who was assisted iy S. . Not son and County Judge Patterson. The children certainly did their best for all of the exhibits were excellent samples of what a child can do when they are interested'. The chief place of interest was the exhibition shed and no could -doubt that- The fakirs were at the fair in abundance and had. hosts of schemes to get the mon ey. Some were a Httle question; able but never-the-less the crowd took everything in good, part The poultry exhibit waft, very good what there was of H. One of the features of the abed was a litter of chickens of a big breed -'mothered. by a small bantam hen belonging to Josephine Wool ery of lone. This little Miss also had her Shetland ponies thereand they received more at tention than any other feature of' the animal exhibit The stock show was not as good this year . as it wss last year yet quite a number of animals were there. The dances at the pavillion was fair and could have been better if better music had been secured. The erowd however was apparen tly satisfied and let it go at that. There is however a determined stand on the part of the many residents of Heppner topromote a local Morrow County Band that will be given every .chance pos sible to make their debot at the fair to bo held 'next year. Tak en as a. whole the fair was a There was a host of work snd yery few hands to do it Secretary Smead wss nearly a wreck merjtaly when the fair was .finally under way. He had been on the jump all the time and had to be in a dosen places atone time. The train service wss excellent and the train boys are to be congratulated upon the service. . ine iyio lair has passed snd now let us get busy on Sundays, while in other local i for another one next year as good ties such necessity does not exist , if not better. . v, r I This office stands for strict f ' Tinrlel Rnhinan nf P.itrhtmiu came very near having serious a . . . " wnen a amoumer- ing tire left by the threshers was the lsw is being violated, a care tanned into being by the wind nil investigation will be made to and caught a largo stack of determine whether it is neces- About 40 sacks of wheat were that do necessity exists there damaged and the wheat spilled . for, we shall prosecute all viola upon the ground, of this amount tors of the law.". 1 . about 25 sacks were totally des troyed by fire. Chas. Huston who was nearby put out several fires on his own place and then started to put out the fire on the, Robinson place. . - 7 Dick Turpin had a severe Spell of tonsilitis last Saturday even- ing and Sunday. He "was oWig- ed to close up the shop at 6 p. m. Some of the boys . who needed a shave Hnailv et nnauy u; n m mm iiu invi.t)u UfcJUU rroi. L..A. Doak to act as barber.- He got away with it and gave the boys a fine shave. , W. H Cronk was a visitor st Eightmile- on Monday of this ,week to be present at the onen- g of the bids for the -school house at that place. I Rev.-Tonkins one the form-l er pastors of the local Baptist church passed away at his home near Grass Valley recently. He left a wife and XI children. His many friends will be sorry to hear of his death. He had . for merly been engaged in the hotel business at Condon. Garrrott - Akers was one of those this year who had a very fine crop of wheat and came out better than he expected, For a limited time this office wilt give every . subscriber who pays, up his or her subscription in arrears an - advance copy" ofci- the War Atlas of Europe contain- ing aeiau maps 01 eacn country. There are only a few of these and while they last they will be given out free of cost to our subscribers - on the conditions stated above. Get busy and get one. The msps are printed in colors and are just what you have been looking for. rrana tiopRine nas given up his position with the Fair etore at Heppner and ia now at home, . v Chas. Calkins-was in week on business. the past i Mrs. Ed. Briatow and children who bare -been visiting with folks at Walla Walla returned Monday evening after a fine visit. - Have yon received one of the War Atlas of Europe that , the lone Journal is giving away with each paid in advance subeerip- uen. i ney are tree to paid up a advance subscribers. The citypapers have been busy pro and con with the various opi nions of officials of the different counties thruout the state. It remained for us to secure the ooinion of our own County Pro- secuter who is considered to be one of the best in Oregon, and his statement on the Sunday closing question is well .handled and shows bis sentiments. ,Gleo Wells has some-enemies but none of them can help but express admiration for the determined stand he has taken in the matter. Under the Sunday, closing statute, all circumstances of ne cessity and mercv may be plead ed in defense. By reason of conaiuonspwuwiosoraeiocau- ties in Morrow County It Is no- cessary that aome places of rjusi- ..... l . I it ness keep open for business, at i . - A tk. jbh for a part of the day law eniorcement and therefore! we believe that the Sunday elos law to be ignored, however, in all cases where eom- p)aint is made to this office that' Glen X. Wells. Ralph Akers was one of the very successful farmers this year who got more grain than he ex- jpeeted. . He placed the crop at 12000 sacks and got 2749 sacks. ( We are glad that he got the hv crease; . .. v : . M ' ' C. i. Anderson was . in town Mast Thursday on business. Marvelous Aeroscope at the Panama-Pacific later ' aatiooal Exposition, San Francisco, Raises r' Amazed Visitors 264 Feet : F OK Om Mthw t unit fNirtrgl ertiHt wl. aw IstarwUtoMl Kxplkw. Saa Mto m ate cru a captt7 T 100 mm RmAh ma w twmtr man. TW ar m mmrucuj w tmi aaS pwfart aafaty aaS a fcwlaw fftJa 1 taa alMM art aaaanS M saa mm waa aaiay thai tHp f SM Stat arte taa vlaaSa. Tfcta la torn IMt aaiaar taaa taa Tmrrlm mhrnL Twt bmm eoatral taa awrt aaS Saaraat la i jaartlaa wttS taa u rttlun af lata Saga tar. aad wtwa a taacaai ttt nli i aataM tt katkw a awtaf atawty ataaad aa taa awtaa af wMa at Ma bsae, sivtas aaajeaaw a flaw t m Ceo. Whitcomb left Friday morning for a three weeks trip toCahfornia. n edict Jr; and wife are now inthe store. , , he Aschenbrenner family left thfa week for their new home at La Center, Wash. . : K. Thomas has disposed bfhfs place here to a Mr. Ford. Mr. Wetzer and P. Springer are here from Salem with, a 1 " : car 0 furniture to take possession k.i Mk w;u k he,r"ch thff n own mwrx. tep naving moved to the rarker ce. . "' : -1: ''. V Mr. Yedd left Saturday for Pejidleton where he will .attend th4 Hound-Up !; R. D. Jackson is working St Ceibl during the haying. v 7 i i School opened September 18. Miss Elva Troedson is the teach er,' ' '. 1 " r'-v -' T ' " 'i - : Mat Halverson left- -Sunday morning with a bunch of stock fori the Portland Market He ilj return as soon as his busi ness permits. V -- Mrs. Ritchie left Sunday for Pendleton to take in the Round Up. She will stop with her daughter while there, ,-f -,it " Jps Beasley and Ray Beasley Sttanded the dance Monday eyeo- Is epertaatty awtr la DM snai mtwmm the Zoo. PauM-Parte rmaetoc TW ) bUI IS mm4 latrlcaw 1 in, wUS a mUos j With StrorigTcam School AVork Is The 1915 foot ball season was ushered In when the new school year began a week ago Monday. amou a uvsuoj m icn wio wj o were but kicking the moleskin around the tot, Wednesday ados- of the-young atheietes met esidiWsiierfthr pop! Is -nt elected "Fat" Blake, captain and C. EvPerry, the new assistant professor, business manager otltent teachers. the football squad of 1916. Mr. Perry is from the University of Washington where he played In the class games. Previous to that he played with the Ridge field High school team of Ridge field. Washington., i . Mr. Psrry will coach, the team this vyear and he aays that with the pre sent oatlook he will have 4eem that rwiU make a formidable showing against any team - of a like weight that Morrow county can produce. ,Xbe seam will aver age close on to 160 pounds, to the "Fat" Blake said, f'Wa are out to get the championship -of Morrow -oouDty agaia and are going) so ocalp Lexington and Heppner to a finish." Thoso-that are assured of positiona Mn the! team are "Fat" Blake, '"Silk" Blake, Earl Blake, Roy Blake, Dick Sperry, Lee Howe, "Rusty", LCtjf haA wUm Jfejfflfeii J matority of the boys have been. out in the harvest field this summer and are in good shape to withstand the hard bumps and falls that they will receive in the coming season.. Jesse Dobyns, Harold Dobyns, Dave Reitman andJRay Sperry will .probably give each other a hard fight for places on the team. tCaptafti' 'Stake H poking .for ward for the return of Everett Zink, and Isaac Williams to whool. Both these men are itrong and fast and will strong - then the team considerably1107 '-' . T ' J Barlow one of the out of town boys is expected to show up at school soon and turn out with the squad. According to all rumors a town team will be organized that will show the school team a good time in scrimmage. . - j... Doris Wilt who left last week for Willamette University at Salem to study music has been elected as a member of . the school orchestra and has been re quested to become one of the choir leaden in the church ser vices. This is the way it always happens when any of our young people go on the outside to school they alwavs forge to the front without any apparent effort Velia Eubanks and . Lethia Woods left Monday morning after a long , visit with their mother Mrs. Mat Halverson. - Mrs. M. Johnson the mother of A. E. Johnson who, came up last week for a short visit left Sunday morning for her home In Portland. . 1 Dr. Davis will be In " lone the first week in every month. All work first class and guar- anteed. 16-18-tf. Prank Lindsay was in town Sunday from his ranch. Wm. Pad berg of Lexington was down Saturday on busi Now, Organized Prof. U A. Doak now has his classes arranged and his teachers plsced and the work will bs given mi U1C pupiffl M ISST SB W6J CSH take it which makes it much better than it was last winter were obliged to pass up studios on account oMhe task of- compe tent teachers. -We feel euro that the tax;payerf wul see -i the difference, at the" end T the school year Plenty of toaehers Is one of the cheapest things that goea Wraake up schooL Waon the pupils are lathe school is the tima et jsultaand not when thy are grown up. and ready for the battle of life. Mr, Biggs one of. too ceniai clerks at the Bender store Is on the sick list this week. Rev. B. T. Starkeyv will aold M-viees st 'th Baptist ehureo ; naxt Sunday morning and evonvi ing, ' ,r--wr.. i"-, Claua Jooasonrof Dofsjosrai Gulch earns doom from Happaecit, on Saturday 'avanmg's specass train samaininc to the Citgi nightrttd left o Siaad merB-i j ing'sflrawi tor ,Tl Ceilessa,, attend to. soma apaineas inMsaja. in the City Monday replenishing the ranch larder. -V John Mclntyre, sheepman of " North lone was in for supplies.. Monday. . . .-. ' .ujn.- ;.-4 Lon Jaquea of Eightmlle a in loni Tueadsy extras for bis getting a few new, pumping plant- r. August Anderson is very imsr hwHnsTui his wheat but on a Pinch " take the time to say Newt King, one of Goose- berry's young farmers was doing, a little shopping in the Egg City.. Saturday, ? Ture Peterson a prosperous farmer of the Gooseberry section'1 wss trading with local mershants last Friday. Aaron Peterson' of Elghtmfto- was doing a little shopping ift the Egg City Friday. .- 1 Peter Linn received four blue ribbons from the Morrow County Fair board showing that ho had won 4 out of exhibits that ha sent to the Fair. Milt Morgan received seven blue ribbons from the Fair Board who awarded him these for his fine display of fruit TlTZ! . A. Claire returned this week from a business trip to -Portland where be spent a few days. K Otheo Crawford left on the train Tuesdsy evening to take up his old position with the Ga setto Times at Heppner J?1 Dr. Turner of Lowo A Turner was in this week and fine business day - to our City He left for Pendleton and way points. Jy; 1 The Round-Up will bo ana af the features at Pendleton this, week and will be witnessed by , many of our local people, f rf . ! i t ; f