HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON.
PAGE THREE
PROMINENT PEOPLE OF
MORROW COUNTY
Facts Forced From Familiar Faces
No history of Heppner or Morrow
County would be complete without
mention of Mr. Frank Gilliam. The
life story, on the other hand, of Mr.
Gilliam would bring in many interest
ing stories and happenings which oc
cured long before Heppner was found
ed and in an entirely different district
than we know as Morrow County.
He is the son of Jasper and Rose
Gilliam, born in Clackamas County on
November 29, 1854. His parents
came from North Carolina and his
father died when he was ten years
old. Later on he went to Multnomah
county where he received his early
education. In 1870 he came to Mor
row County. Mr. Gilliam worked
for wages when sixteen years old and
put his spare money into horses and
cattle. There was not a single sheep
in this part of the country when he
came here. If a man had a cow and
a calf they were legal tender any
where for forty dollars. A few years
later cattle went down until they
reached seven or eight dollars a
head. At that time this was consid
ered the best country in the world
for cattle raising. The land was
covered with bunch gsass and was
gathered as hay. No one ever thought
it would raise wheat till a man came
along and tried it and then some said
it wouldn't last.
Later on he went into the sheep
business, first as herder, then with
his brother and at one time they had
over four thousand sheep. One thing
that troubled the sheep men at that
time was what to do with the wethers.
This was settled, however, when the
practice came in of sending them to
Nebraska where they fed them corn
during the winter and sold them in
the spring. Mr. Gilliam equipped
many a band for the trip across the
plains to Nebraska. At times . as
many as 40,000 were driven overland
in this way.
In 1882 he went into another ven
ture. According to the records he
married the daughter of Albert and
Julia Wright, Effie by name. Four
children were born to them. In 1887
he went into the hardware business
and is still in this business as a part
ner of Mr. Bisbee.
When Mr. Gilliam came here the
only building was a rude board affair.
There was no railroad and they se
cured their supplies from Umatilla
Landing, now known as Umatilla and
also at Lennett's Bridge. Boats ran
up this far and the mail was brought
up by Tom Kinsey who went there on
horseback and distributed the mail
out to the people as he came up the
canyons. There was no Condon, lone,
or Arlington. There was a landing
where Arlington now stands and it
was known as Alkali. Hardman wa
known as Raw Dog and another set
tlement about a mile from there was
called Yellow Dog. Yellow Dog was
gradually absorbed by Raw Dog. A
fact about these places might be
mentioned. The names spread all
over the country and they became
household words in many states.
Nearly every one of the men who
came here with Mr. Gilliam have
moved away or have died. The
Madison Brothers and the Maratt
Brothers are old timers with Mr. Gil
liam. The first store was built in
1872 by Henry Heppner and Jack
Morrow. When the floor of this build
ing was laid it was decided to have
a dance. Word was spread over the
BASE BALL DOPE.
The game opened with Molasses at
the stick. Smallpox was catching.
Cigars was in the box and had plenty
of smoke. Horn was playing first
base and Fiddle playing second. Corn
was in the field. . Apple was umpire.
When Axe came to the bat he chopped
one and made a Cakewalk and Saw
dust filled the bags. Song made a hit
and Twenty made a score. Every
foot of ground kicked and they said
Apple was rotten. Balloon started
to pitch but went up in the air. Then
Cherry tried it but was wild. When
Spider caught the Fly the crowd
cheered. Needle tried to umpire. He
was sharp enough but had only one
eye. Ice kept cool until he was hit
by a pitched ball then you should have
heard Ice Cream. Cabbage had a
good head and kept quiet Grass
covered lots of ground in the field.
Organ refused to play. Hornet stung
the ball but it fell into the hands of
Clock. Bread loafed around until they
put him out. In the fifth inning Wind
blowed r.round what he could do and
Hnr..ner began to knock then the
-iees began to leave. Knife was put
out for cutting first base. The crowd
roasted Peanuts all through the game
and everybody kicked when they put
Light out. Then Meat was put out
at plate. The score was 1 to 0 and
the game was over. Door said if he
had pitched he would have shut them
out. There was a lot of betting on
the game and Soap cleaned up, but
Eggs went broke. Stolen.
The HeraM Rlvl Tho ; I
Letter this Week.
G. W. Grigg left for Medical Lake,
Washington, which is sixteen miles
from Spokane, last Tuesday. He was
offered a good position with the local
telephone company there. If the
position proves attractive, he will
move there permanently.
NOTICE.
',' All county script registered up to
and including April 1st will be paid
upon presentation at the County
Treasurer's office. Interest ceases
after this date.
Frank Gilliam,
Treasurer Morrow Co.
Dated, May 28, 1914. 5-tf
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed by
the County Court of Morrow County,
Oregon, administrator of the Estate
of Edward R. Currin, deceased. All
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased are hereby
notified and required to present the
same to me duly verified as by law
provided at the office of C. E. Wood
son in the City of Heppner, Morrow
County, Oregon, within six. months
from the date of first publication of
this notice.
Geo. J. Currin,
Administrator.
Dated and first bublished this 14th
day of May, 1914.
Notice of Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of an execution and order
of sale issued by the Clerk of the Cir
cuit Court of Morrow County, State
of Oregon, dated the 15th day of June,
1914, in a certain suit in the Circuit
Court for said County and State
wherein George C. Burton, Trustee of
the Estate of Thomas N. Wilson, de
ceased recovered Judgement against
J. M. Turner and Carrie S. Turner,
defendants for the sum of $500.00,
with interest thereon from January
1st, 1912 at Eight per cent, per
annum, $00.00, Attorney fees; $22.85,
taxes paid with interest thereon at
Ten per cent, per annum from Feb
ruary 13th, 1914, and the further sum
of $24.00, costs, which said judgement
was so recovered on the 13th day of
June, 1914.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
I will on Saturday the 18th day of
July, 1914, at the hour of 2 o'clock,
P. M. of said day at the front door of
the Court house in the City of Hepp
ner, Morrow County, Oregon, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder
for cash in hand the following de
scribed real property to-wit: SV4 of
NEV4 and NW'4 of NE'i of Section
35, Tp. 1 N. R. 25 E. W. M., taken
and levied upon as the property of
said defendants, being the real pro
. perty mortgaged by said defendants
to plaintiff to secure payment of said
sums and ordered sold by the court
to satisfy same, or so much thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy said
judgement, together with costs that
have or may accrue.
Dated this 17th day of June, 1914.
Marion Evans,
Sheriff of Morrow County Oregon.
entire country and when the day ar
rived there were people from places
fifty miles distant who came with
their provisions to partake in the
celebration. Times were free and
easy and there was no such an indivi
dual as a "dead beat." No one ever
thought of locking anything against
theives. Excitement was furnished
when men threw twenty dollar gold
pieces at a crack in the walk, boys
threw dollars. Hundreds and thous
ands of dollars changed hands in
single days on different games.
The railroad came about 1888. The
first school was a small affair and it
is still standing, it is a part of what
is known as the Ditton property. The
second school stood where the Com
mercial Club building now stands and
was burned to the ground. The next
school house now stands on the hill
behind the new brick building. The
first church was a Baptist church con
structed in 1873 or 1874.
Mr. Gilliam has been an office holder
but we don't hold anything against
him for that. He was a member of
the council for twenty years and
mayor for ten. It was during his
term as the latter that the "high
water" came. Over $60,000 came into
his office to be spent for the needy
and suffering and Mr. Gilliam has the
receipts to this day to show where
every cent went. When the county
was first organized he was appointed
Ly Governor Moody as one of the first
tifee commis-siT'crs to start the ma
chinery. Some years later the state
appropriated $10,000 to build a road
to Monument and Mr. Gilliam was one
of the three commissioners appointed
to look after the job, He has been
County Treasurer for twelve or four
teen years and is now filling his
second term. No man could hold all
these important offices and do so much
without being a Republican. Mr.
Gilliam has always found time to at
tend the conventions of his party and
has served as a delegate many times.
Besides this he can be seen wearing
a Shriners emblem, and is a thirty
second degree Mason. He lives ovei
near the editor's home and has resided j
there for the last twenty years.
Mr. Gilliam represents a man whe
has made life worth while, made it
better for his having been here. He
graduated from the University of
Hard Knocks and his conversation if
sprinkled with words of wisdom that
only experience can furnish. He is
an example of the kind that make
communities go forward for there is
movement for the betterment of
PROFESSIONAL COLUMN
F. DYE,
DENTIST
Pemanently located in Odd Fellows
building, Rooms 4 and 5.
Editor of the Herald,
Heppner, Oregon.
Dear Sir:-
I am sending you a little letter
storv for which I was nft'prpH $10 000
by one of the largest magazines in the i
cast, i retused, saying that I pre
ferred to favor my home paper first.
Besides I didn't have any use for the
money, so you can use the letter if
you wish as I want to see what it
looks like in print.
inankmg you for the bereavement !
you will pass through. I am,
lours truly,
Dear Editor:
I want sum Students to learn bis
ness Kollege to. I am a fine edicated
man as you will sea by my lettar. 1
am a farm hand by traid butt I thot
that learnin bisness Kollege to sum
students would be a easier way tc
maik sum money, So I am pennin thit
lettar to you. Besides mu wife
kneads sum knew clows, so I thot that
would branch out. I teach Skolars
how to be a good penmanship. I am
awful capabel of teachin Bisness Kol
ledge, as I wonce took a 3 months
coarse at Salem. The teachers said
that I had learnt enuff so he told me
to go home. Besides I run out ol
muny. I teach mental history 5
learn you all the details in the rith
metick. I garnishee that I will take
any fool and make a well edicated
man or wonman out of you. My wife
says I mean I will maik a phool out
of any edicated man but I told her
"What did shee no about it, shee had
never been to Bisness Kolledge like I
have." I doant no why shee doant
talk to me now. I will furnis 7 les
sons for my diner & 6 bits apeace. 1
have sum good referinses as soon at
I can send for them.
Hoping you can send me a few
Skolars, I remember yours truly,
A Farm Hand.
P. S. My reel naim is Adolph
Farmelions Hand but they call me
just plane Farm Hand. I also give
lessons on how to feed canary birds;
& matrimony society. If I kaint teach
Bisness Kollege, I will do sumthins
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JOS. BURGOYNE
Agent for Morrow County. LEXINGTON
Dr. A .P. CULBERTSON
Dr. II. T. ALLISON
PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS
Office Patterson Drug Store
Heppner, - - Oregon
Drs. WINNARD & McMURDO
PH YSICIANS & SURGEONS
Heppner, - Oregon
Dr. F. N. CHRISTENSON
DENTIST
Heppner, Oregon
Offices with
Drs. Winnard & McMurdo
Rev. Ferris preached a sermon last
Sunday in which he emphasized tin
need of men with strong convictions
This is surely in line with the spirit
of the day. Weak vacillating, am
uncertain people are about as useful
as a gun without ammunition. Strong
men inspire others to be Btrong. Man
was created to be strong, to rule over
all other animals. In speaking about
a certain man to Edison one' day,
Edison said, "He's the fellow who is
always just about to do something."
Men of convictions stand by institu
tions, they do things, and when we
consider all the unrest in this and in
other countries, we can see theneed
of men who have convictions.
C. E. WOODSON
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office in Palace Hotel. Heppner, Ore.
SAM E. VAN VACTOR
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Heppner, Oregon
That a three-months old baby does
not need $2,000 a month to maintain
it in "style" is the ruling of a New
York judge in a divorce and alimony
case. What a surprising discovery
that judge seems to have made and
how he must have shocked the ultra
rich who are also, many of them, the
ultra foolish.
3. E. NOTSON
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office in Court House, Heppner, Ore.
WELLS & NYS
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW
Heppner, - Oregon
As a man thinketh, so is he, but we
are now told that a woman is what
.she wears, and the way she wears it.
If that is true, some may dread to see
themselves as others see them.
ATTENTION
Threshermen
I make a business of repairing Com
bine Harvesters, Threshing Machines,
Engines, etc., and guarantee all my
work. Experience has shown that
money can be saved by having machin
ery put in working order before
harve.it and you should not fail to
have your repair work done early.
Don't wait until harvest starts, as you
did last year.
KNAPPENBERG & JOHNSON
ATTORNEYS
AND COUNCELORS AT LAW
lone, .... Oregon
W. L. SMITH,
ABSTRACTER
Only complete set of abstract books
In Morrow County.
HEPPNER, - - OREGON
To Our Customers:
To those who desire fans, motors,
flat irons and other heating devices,
it would be well to wait until the Com
pany has made a rate on these de
vices, which will be in a few days, j
We have stork of fans, irons, and !
other electrical utensils on hand which
we expect to Bell at a very low mar
gin as we are anxious to make up the
lay load. We are willing to sarri
ice on these articles. In addition
iur service and experience are always
at the disposal of our customers in
getting the best results from the
Kiffle,
Heppner Light and Water Co.
Heppner Garage
Now Equipped with a Complete
Blacksmith's Shop
All Kinds of Repair Work Done Quickly
We have a furnace for making
all kinds of
Buggy, Wagon and Automobile
Springs
Michael Sepanak, Expert Workman,
is in charge of this department.
We are agents for
Ford, Overland and Mitchell
Automobiles.
the city or county that does not en
list his earnest Bupport Pretense,
show, or selfishness exist only as a
chemical trace. Such men build for
tomorrow and to know Mr. Gilliam is
to think better of our kind.
Ernest Sitser,
Heppner, Oregon.
David H. Moffat, the Colorado rail
road builder, died in New York the
other day so "comparatively poor"
that he bordered on pauperism. But
he was no worse oft than millions of
others, and on the other side of the
mysterious veil that separates the
living from the dead, what he had
here and what he did not have will
make no difference.
Exploding bombs in Westminster
abbey where the illustrious dead of
England are buried, except Shakes
peare, is certainly carrying militancy
far enough. What have the dead
done?
FOR FINE UP-TO-DATE HOMES
See
T. G. DENNISEE,
ARCHITECT AND CONTRACTOR.
S. E. Notson and wife went to
Salem Saturday. Resides visiting
relatives for a couple of weeks, Mr.
Notson will serve on the State Exa
mining Board.
LOUIS PEARSON
TAILOR
Heppner,
Oregon.
C. O. PRENTICE, D. V. M.
Veterinary Surgeon and
Dentist
Office: Patterson's Drug Store
Phone, Main 123
Heppner, . ... Oregon
Eight Mile.
I Oscar Keithly and family attended '
the Farmers Union picnic at Iexing-
1 ton. j
Saturday was a cold and windy day
in the Eight Mile district.
Miss Jones spent a few days in !
j Kight Mile last week. j
l Frank Anderson has just completed
'a fine new residence on his farm near
Kight Mile Center.
The school meeting was well attend
ed here last week.
' Clyde Swift made a business trip
to the county seat last Thursday.
Chas. Stanton is building a large
reservoir on his farm in this vicinity.
Van Jones is trying to break a mule
to work but he says that the mule
has will of its own.
Charley Huston has been thinking
. about that tractor at odd times.
COME TO
Gilliam & Bisbee
For anything in the HARDWARE LINE
We have it, will git it, or it is not made
We Specialize on the following:
The Deering Cutting Machinery of all kinds.
The Rain, Webber and RittcndoriT wagons.
The Velie Carriages, Ruggies & Etc.
The John Deere and Oliver Plows.
The Van lit tint and Thomas ('.rum Drills.
The Dain, Ruck Rakes and Stackers.
The Fairbanks and Stover (iasoline Funnies.
The Russell SI earn Engines and Threshers.
The Aermotor Wind Mills and Pumps.
The Stewart Sheep shearing Machines and extras.
The Kimp Sheep Drawling l.ipuid.
The Sherwin William Paints and Colors.
The Chinanel Varnishes and (draining Compound.
The (Jreat Majestic Steel Range "The World's Rest."
The Diamond Edge Tools, every one Guaranteed.
The Sharpless Tubular Cream Seperators.
The Community Silver Ware, (iuaranteed for fifty years.
We try to keep a complete, up-to-date stock of everything car
ried in a first-class store, and we ask everybody for a
liberal share ol their patronage. We do our best
to merit the same.
Come and see us
GILLIAM & BISBEE
Box 238.