You Will Find More Buyers ThrouEh These Columns Than Through ny Oilier Medium in tonw County. Let a Herald "For Sale" U Do Your Hunting For Buyer. Saves You Money
HEPFNER I
:OLUME 1
HEPPNER, OREGON, MAY 7, 1914
NUMBER 2
iERALD
11
HI
N
ACRES
CLOSED
JOHN KILKENNY PAYS $123,500
FOR PROPERTY OWNED BY
CURRIN & SON.
SUNDAY CLOSING ORDINANCE
WITHDRAWN TO BE
CHANGED
LIES NORTHEAST FROM HEPPNER
Contains 7,000 Acres Wheat Land;
Balance Used For G fazing
Papers Yet To Be
Signed
One of the biggest deals ever made
in Morrow County real estate wax
closed this week when John Kilkenny.
County Commissioner, and promi
nent rancher bought the entire 19,000
acres of land lying northeast of Hepp
ner belonging to Geo. Currin and Son.
There are about 7,000 acres of wheal
land and the balance of the tract is
sheep grazing land. The deal was
consummated after a two-day confer
ence and the papers to legally close
the transaction are now being drawn
up. The price paid for the entire
tract was $6.50 per acre, totalling
$123,500.00.
Mr. Kilkenny was already a heavy
landowner before this transaction was
completed but now he can be number
ed among the real land kings of the
- State of Oregon. ' He informs The
Herald man that he will take charge
of the land personally and handle the
entire tract.
City Council held their regular
meeting Monday evening with all
members but Currin present.
The reports of the treasurer and
ecorder were heard and approved.
The Sunday closing ordinance was
igain brought up and after some
discussion the bill was withdrawn.
(t is understood that S. E. Notson will
prepare another bill to be brought be
fore the council at a future date.
The matter of establishing a new
nd better road to the cemetery was
liscussed and favorably acted upon.
The following bills were allowed:
E. Gillespie, labor $31.25
Mack Smith,
Orve Brown,
W. L. Twichell, labor 11.25
MR. FRIEDERICH BETTER
Operated Upon By Dr. Winnard
And Water Removed -
Friederich, the tailor, who was sick
last week, was taken suddenly worse
Monday. Dr. Winnard was called
and performed an orperation, remov
ing over two gallons of water from
Mr. Friederich's stomach. He is now
getting along much better.
MEETING WELL ATTENDED
Ladies Turn Out To Hear Mrs.
Voorhorst.
In response to a special invitation
of the Commercial Club, a goodly
number of Ladies met in the I. O. O.
F. building Friday evening.
The gentlemen "were conspicious
by their absence." " ' '
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Smead.
Miss Marian Long sang the Nat
ional French Anthem in her usual
pleasing manner anHa heartly ap
Dlauded ji"
The Ladies of Heppner were made
honorary members of the Commer
cial Club with no membership fee.
Clarence White of Boise, Idaho,
representing the Chautauqua move
ment, made a brief talk.
He wished to place a series of en
tertainments before the people the
coming season.
Realizing the benefit and pleasure
derived in the past from such
course, it was an easy matter to be
come interested in Mr. White's pro
position.
A committee consisting of Rev,
Goulder. Dr. Winnard. W. O. Hill
Mrs. Perry Conder and Mrs. Ed Chid
sey was appointed to confer with Mr.
.White and act for the Commercial
Club.
A 4-number course was selected
subject to the approval of the Club
Mrs. Bertha T. Voorhorst, Ass't.
Publicity Manager for the Oregon
Commission of the Panama Pacific
Exposition, and representing the
Portland Commercial Club was the
principal speakers of the evening.
She offered many helpful sugges
tions, and urged the ladies to organ
ize for civic improvement.
A committee of six, consisting of
Vawter Crawford, A. M. Phelps, S. E
Notson, W. W. Smead, Mrs. Vawter
Crawford and Mrs. Goulder was ap
pointed to report on Heppner's needs.
The refreshment committee served
lunch which was enjoyed by all.
EARLY AND LATE CABBAGE
Plants that don't run to seed, 50c
per 100, tomato plants that don
blight easily at 15c per dozen, 50c for
50, 75c per 100 at
CUMMINGS NURSERY
COUNCI
MEETS
MAINLY TO PAY
CLAIMS
labor,
labor.
31.25
24.00
2.70
2.50
69.75
6.25
2.50
3.00
6.00
1.00
Gazette-Times, printing...
Wm. Driscoll, labor
O. Hager, labor
M. Sproule, labor
Ed Driskell, labor
T. E. Chidsey, taking ci
census
F. W. Baird, labor
F. N. Frye, drayage
Fred Krug, labor. 7.50
H. C. Ashbaugh, blacksmith-
ing...; 22.50
Jas. Gentry, labor 30.80
Reid Bros., lumber , 12.40
Vaughn Si Sons-, hardware... ' 10.70
Beall & Co., oil sprinkler.... ' 650.00
O.-W. R. & N., freight. ..... 37.44
R. McCraw .salary... 75.00
. P. Williams, salary
L. W. Briggs, salary
Grover Swaggart, witness
justice court
Olie Kennedy, witness
Wm. Lillard, witness
W. W. Smead, expense
Edgar Ayers, fire chief
salary
C. Cox, work on bridge ....
35.00
8.33
1.00
1.00
1.00
.40
15.00
40.00
PICNIC IN JUNE
Where Is the Father Who Is Not Inter
ested In the Morals of His Child?
PARENTS, set your children a good example by GOING TO
CHURCH SUNDAY. The man of the home who bravely
declares that the churches are for women folk as he lies in
bed or arranges to spend the day in some ungodly way not only in
jures himself, but his idle, boastful words are heard by the little
boy or girl at home. Children are impressionable, and they quickly
accept the father's viewpoint.
n
WHERE 18 THE FATHER WHO IS NOT INTERESTED IN THE
MORALS OF HIS CHILD? AND WHERE WILL THE CHILD BE
TAUGHT LESSONS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IF NOT IN THE HOUSE
OF GOD? THE EXAMPLE OF A FATHER WHO 18 A REGULAR AT
TENDANT AT CHURCH ' IS MORE POWERFUL THAN ANY 8ER
MON THAT CAN BE PREACHED. IF YOU THINK YOU ARE TOO
FAR ADVANCED IN THOUGHT, IF YOU ARE SURE THAT THE
CLERGYMAN'S SERMONS ARE DRY, IF YOU MUST FOREGO AN
HOUR OF YOUR SLUMBER SUNDAY, MAKE A SACRIFICE FOR
YOUR LITTLE BOY OR YOUR LITTLE GIRL'S 8AKE.
Recall the days 'when you were a child and how you watched
your dear parents trudge off to church on the Sabbath. Of course
the world was not as advanced then as it is today. But many of
the so called advances really are recessions. In many places,
thanks to this advanced thought, the name of God doesn't obtain
the reverence it did when you were a child. There is no denying
that "going to church" has deteriorated in many of the so called
enlightened communities.-' --
This enlightenment is only darkness. Where is the scientist or
leader in advanced thought to compare with God? Churches are
the houses of God. There you will hear the word of God. They
should bo filled to overflowing. . ' - .
Help swell tfie attendance by GOING TO CHURCH Sunday.
GO TO CHURCH next Sunday!
MPRDVEMENTS
SOON FOR THE
E"
PALAC
MANAGER WILKINS VISITS
OTHER TOWNS TO IN
VESTIGATE PLAN 8
COUNTY COURT HOLDS
WEDNESDAY
APPROPRIATIONS WERE MAIN
ITEMS OF BUSINESS
HANDLED.
Farmers Union To Hold Festival
At Lexington.
The County Farmers Union will
hold a big picnic at Lexington about
May 20th. This was decided at s
meeting in this city Tuesday at which
the 'following delegates were present:
R. B. Wilcox, Lexington; C. N. Jones
Heppner; Theo. Anderson, Liberty;
Frank Anderson, Eightmile; E. Lun-
lell, Dry Fork and President E. R
Huston. A program of musical and
iterary numbers is being arranged
and several prominent speakers will
be present. This paper will print fur
ther particulars at a latter date.
A DENIAL
As the primary campaign has been
progressing, the talk has gone forth
from time to time that I have promis
ed certain parties that in the event of
my success at the polls, they should
name my deputy.
I wish to state that there is fio
foundation whatever for any such
talk. I have made no promises of
iny nature whatsoever, believing that
there is plenty of time to take care of
such matters after the election is over
I therefore positively and emphati
cally deny that any promises of this
nature have been made by me, and
further state that I have not been ap
proached by any one on this subject
I am simply standing on my merits as
a man before the people of Morrow
County and asking the nomination at
the hands of the Republicans of this
county for the office of Clerk upon this
platform. If this will not win, then
I am going to be satisfied.
J. A. WATERS, lone, Ore
Republican candidate for nomina
tion to the office of County Clerk.
So great has been the demand for
seed corn in Oregon this spring that
the available supply has been exhaust
ed and the O.-W. R. & N. Co. has been
obliged to pick up odd lots wherever
they could find them in order to sup
ply the great number of farmers ap
plying for seed. Farmer Smith states
that other sections of the Northwest
re afflicted with the corn growing
'ever and that indications point to a
record-breaking crop this year.
LOCAL BULLISH
MEET UMATILLA
T
25
CARLOADS
SHEEP
SNIPPED
FROM
HEPPNER
MORROW
STRONGEST TEAM SO
WILL BE SEEN IN
ACTION.
FAR
County Court held their regular bi
monthly session yesterday and among
the business transacted were several
appropriations of general interest.
One of these, and the largest of the
trio, was that of $1,000 for the Mor
row County Fair. This gives the Fair
Board something to work on and is
not at all too large an amount. This
action on the part of the Court should
meet with universal approval.
A small appropriation of $75, to
issist in building a new road to the
emetery, was made, with the proviso
,hat the Masonic Lodge and The City
f Heppner each appropriate a like
amount.
To complete the survey of the Rit-
ter Road leading to Heppner, the
iourt made an appropriation of $300.
rhis was also a provisional appropria
tion. The Forest Service must put
lp $600 and the City of Heppner an
additional $400.
The regular officers salaries bills
and list of claims was passed upon
ind warrants ordered drawn for the
espective amounts.
A donation of $4,000 by the Mult
lomah County Commissioners to the
Pacific Northwest Land Puroducts
Show insures the holding of a great
'.and show in Portland next fall. The
late for the show has not yet been set,
but will probably be during the latter
part of October, as fruits and vege
tables are then at their best. A much
larger floor space will be provided
this season, as. many exhibits were
cramped for room two years ago.
Farmers all over the state, having an
entire summer in which to prepare
their exhibits, should take the fullest
advantage of this opportunity to show
their skill and the productive quality
of their lands.
The first real test of the season for
the Heppner baseball team comes to
morrow (Friday) afternoon, when
they will meet the Umatilla aggre
gation on the local diamond. The
Umatilla team is a member of the
Umatilla County Irrigation League
and they have been playing regular
games for several weeks. The localB
will line up for this game a little
stronger than at any time so far this
season. Manager Case expects to
have the following men in the field:
Hayes and Reid, catchers; Blakely
and Harlan pitch or third base; Craw
ford, shortstop; Fiske, second base;
D. McMurdo, first base; Jones, righl
field; Brunton, center field and Har
vey Young, left field.
The game will begin promptly at
2:30. This does not mean 3 o'clock.
The Umatilla boys have a long way
to travel after the game and playing
will begin promptly as scheduled.
The students of the different schools
in Morrow County that are taking the
eight grade examinations today are
represented in the different districts
if the county as follows: Heppner
District No. I, 18; Heppner District
No. 38, 1; Heppner District No. 15, 2;
lone District No. 35, 10; lone District
Mo. 14,1; lone District No. 30, 3; Cecil
District No. 8, 7; Lexington District
No. 63, 2; Morgan, 1; Gooseberry Dis
trict No. 3G, 3; Hardman District No.
10, 5; District No. 17, 5; District No.
d, 3.
Good Roads work was done in sev
eral places in the vicinity of Heppner
last Monday but the movement as a
whole was not a howling success.
Down at lone a big crowd was out.
They worked mostly below the town.
Nobody seemed to be out from Lexing
ton. A few farmers were out in vari
ous sections. Lack of organized ef
fort was conspicious. However, in
certain places, much real benefit can
be seen as the result of the work done.
Manager J. L. Wilkins of the Palace
Hotel returned Saturday evening from
a trip to Walla and Pendleton, which
ha had taken for the primary purpose
of acquainting himself with the plane
jf the new Hotel Pendleton, that he
might figure on a series of high clasi
'mprovements for our own leading
hostelry. .
"This old story about The Palace
being a back number, will be a thinf
of the past in six more months," sak
Mr. Wilkins to a Herald reporter
'I am not denying the fact," he con
tinued, "that our building and our ac
:omodations are not what they should
be, and at the earliest possibU
moment we will start Improvements
which, when finished, wllll place Hepp
ler on the map as having one of the
Inest modern hotels in Eastern Ore
jon. I visited all the hotels in Pen
dleton and Walla Walla. I wanted tc
Ind out what the other fellow wae
loing,and how they were serving the
lublic. I wanted to investigate the
arrangements of the rooms in the
various hotels to see how our house
must be re-arranged to meet the in
:reasing demand for first-class ac
:omodations. I believe that with an
jxpenditure of $10,000 The Palace
Hotel can be made into a strictly mod
jrn structure and a! credit to Hepj
ler." During Mr. Wilkins' stay in Pendle
ton bids for the lease of the New Pen
ileton Hotel were opened and the bid
of Fred Block, former chief clerk of
the Hotel Oregon of Portland, was ac
cepted. His bid was $700 a month
for the first year, $800 a mouth for the
second year and $900 a month for the
balance of the ten year lease. This
bid is for the building unfurnished
fhe hotel is now being rebuilt and
two stories added. When completed
t will be a fine structure. $75,000 is
being spent on the building and furnishings.
Mr. Wilkins met Drs. F. E. and
Ouy Boy den and found them enjoy
ing a good practice. Both wished to
be remembered to their many Moriow
County friends.
Mr. Wilkins made his trip to Pendle
ton in an auto and found the road good
'.o the foot of Franklin Hill. He found
this grade a miserable stretch of
road. It is his opinion that this
itretch of road has been the means of
Keppner losing a large amount of
.ransient travel and that unless it ir
immediately put in better shape we
are sure to cut be off from the Pacific
Highway. This is the natural route,
n his opinion, for the Highway, and
he recommends a united effort on the
part of the lone and Heppner Com
mercial Clubs and the County officials
to secure the Highway along this
route.
WILL BE FED IN TRANSIT
AND MARKETED AT
CHICAGO
R, F. BULL OF BOISE, SHIPPER
Wigglesworth, Gentry, Whetstone,
Howard And Lindsay Sel
lers Receive $3.65
And $3.75.
Twenty-five carloads of yearling
sheep were shipped from Heppner this
morning and will be fed at different
points in transit to Chicago where
they will be put upon the market.
There were 9496 sheep in the lot. Art
Wheelhouse of Arlington bought the
band for R. F. Bicknell of Boise. Wig
glesworth, Gentry, Whetstone, How
ard and Lindsay were the sellers. The
sheep had just been sheared. $3.65
and $3.75 were the prices paid. This
is considered a fairly good price.
A special engine came up last night
and toook part of the cars down this
morning. The balance were handled
by the regular train. The sheep train
will run direct from here to Shoshone,
Idaho, which will be the first feeding
point. They will proceed to Chicago
later.
'MOTHERS DAY" SUNDAY
At
Fitting Service Will "Be "Held
Federated Church.
Next Sunday is "Mother's Day,"
and It will be fittingly observed by the
Federated Church. Pastor Ferris and
others will speak. Good music will
be a special feature of the program.
A white carnation flower will be pre
sented each one attending this ser
vice. The hour will be 11 a. m., as
isual. All members and frineds
cordially invited. Strangers always
welcome.
ALL'S WELL ON CREEK
The Woman's Christian Board of
Missions held its monthly meeting at
the home of Mrs. Celsus Keithley on
Tuesday afternoon. The hour was
profitably spent in dicussing questions
relative to Home and Foreign Mis
sions. Refreshments were served at the
close of the meeting.
U. G. Calvert, for several months
operator at the local depot, has been
transfered and promoted to the agency
of the O.-W. R. 4 N. at Sherman
station on the main line. He is suc
ceeded here by a Mr. Montieth.
Victor Wigglefworth was in from
Butter Creek Tuesday. Vic was busy
buying up a supply of soothing sy
rup, castoria, etc., to feed that baby
which arrived at his home a few
weeks ago.
Frost Does Not Damage Fruit On
Butter Creek.
Chas. Wills, Butter Creek rancher,
wan In Heppner this week and in
forms The Herald man that the re
cent frosts, which were experienced
n this neighborhood, did no damage
it all along the creek and that the
fruit crop is coming fine. Peaches
as large as a dollar are already on the
trees in his section.
MORE IMPROVEMENTS
Additional Machinery For Picture
Theatre.
J. B. Sparks, owner of the Star
Theatre, left on Monday to trans
act business in Portland. Mr. Sparks
will buy a new picture machine while
in the metropolis and install same In
his local showhouBe. The fact that
so many photo productions are multi
ple reel has made this move neces
sary. As soon as the new machine
is installed there will be no waits be
tween reels. Mr. Sparks will also
purchase and Install several electric
fans to cool the air during the hot
weather. He will have a model show-house.
Leo Blackman Safe In Mexico,
Good News.
Mrs. Henry Blackman arrived here
fuseday evening to visit her nephew,
Phil! Cohn, and family. , Mrs. Black-
man reports that her son, Leo, is now
at Magdaleno, Jalisco, Mexico, work
ing as an engineeer for a mining con-
ern, and that he is not in any parti
cular danger, as v-as reported here
recently. This will be good news to
his numerous friends In this city.
Registration for the primaries clos
ed last Friday night. Following Is
a summary of registration at close
ol hooks, May 1st.
Party Men Women Total
Republican 791 336 1127
Democratic 209 107 316
Socialist 61 27 88
Prohibition, 4 lfl 25
Progressive 10 1 11
Independent 11 16 27
No Party 3 2
1089 610 1599
NOT IN DANGER
COURT NEXT MONDAY
Judge
Phelps Will Hold Regular
May Term.
Judge Phelpps will arrive from
Pendleton Sunday night to open the
regular May term of Circuit Court
Monday morning. This term promis
es to be very short, there being less
than a dozen cases In all on the dock
et. Several of these probably will not
come to an Issue at this time. There
are six criminal cases and three or
four civil easel.
During the past week work was
commenced on the jetty to be con
structed at the entrance to Tillamook
Bay and many of the citizens turned
out to witness the driving of the first
section of piling. With the channel
across the bar properly protected and
dredged, business on the bay should
grow at a tremendous rate.
Twenty head of Holntein heifers
and five calves belonging to Ike How
ard of lone, were sold at Public Auc
tion at Heppner Saturday, May 2.
The animals were all first-class
dairy stock, nd went we understand
for a fair price.
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