HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON.
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BOARD
HOLDS
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BUSINESS SESSION
AT LEXINGTON
The Morrow County Fair Board
held a meeting at the picinic in Lex
ington Saturday. The first business
that was transacted was the appoint
ing of a finance committee to get out
and hustle in the stray cartwheels.
A. M. Phelps, M. C. Clark, J. L. W:l
kins, T. J. Mahoney and Gleen Wells
were designated to look after this.
The Secretary was instructed to get
a live year lease on the Fair Grounds
for $30 per year with the privilise
to purchase the property for $500
with the lease money to apply on the
purchase price. The secretary was
alfco instructed to write to the Agri
cultural College at Corvallis and se
cure the assistance of a judge for the
poultry and live stock.
Mr. John Vaughn was asked to
assist and serve with the Fair Board.
It was decided to have a pioneers
meeting which is surely a wise pro
vision. Who ever heard of a good fair
without the pioneer day. The Secre
tary is going to get some ribbons and
buttons for them to wear.
The prices are fixed low enough so
that you can bring your whole familv,
and enjoy a pleasant and profitable
time. Twenty-five and fifteen cents
admits in the daytime, fifteen and ten
at night.
This will be the biggest fair in the
country, outside of the Panama Fair
at San Francisco, and we have heard
it wispered that it will "fair ly" open
the eyes of the most skeptical. The
fair is like the open road, it belongs
to the people. Better prepare to go
to the fair.
A
J. X
Deathknell
By F. A. MITCHEL
HEPPNER
MONUMENT
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IRRIGON ITEMS.
Miss Birdia George is now here
from Pendleton where she attended
the Sister's school last winter. She
intends to stay with her sister, Mrs.
Baucom for a few weeks when she
will depart for the mountains.
Dewberries are ripening fast around
here and we have Uie promise of
bountiful crop.
Earl Rand spent last Sunday at the
Doble home.
Misses Carrie McCoy and Eleanor
Corey with Guy Corey rode out to
Kicker's ranch last Sunday for a short
visit.
Roy Minnick came down from Uma
tilla last Tuesday and spent a few
days with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Min
nick, before leaving for the harvest
fields in Washington.
J. L. Egbert, who went to Minne
sota with his wife last spring has
returned to Irrigon for the summer.
He reports his wife's health much im
proved. Mrs. Lapham drove down from her
home a mile or two this side of Uma
tilla one day last week to look over
some places here.
George Caldwell and Roy Minnick
went to Umatilla last Wednesday
evening to take in the boxing bout
there. They thought the fun worth
the trip.
Carrie McCoy spent a few days in
Umatilla last week visiting with her
aunt, Mrs. Carl Brownell and friends.
Walter Caldwell has returned from
Baker, but will leave in a few weeks
for the harvest fields.
Robert Crooks was down from
Castle Rock last Monday for short
visit with friends.
Our apricots and peaches are com
ing out well now and we have been
shipping for a week or more. The
Roadruck and Carver firm will handle
the most of them this year, at least
of the early varietica.
In Andalusia, Spain, stands a ruiu in
which there are the remains of a tower
that dates back to the beginning of
the fifteenth century. At that time
clocks began to be used, and this old
tower was built to hold one of the then
new devices for marking time. The
timepiece that was set up in the top
of this ancient fortress was cumber
some, as all mechanical contrivances
are when they are first invented.
There was a great deal of heavy iron
and oaken supports, but these con
duced to its long life.
For 300 years it struck the hour, but
after the expiration of the third cen-'
tury of its being it got out of order
and was not repaired. For half a
century longer it remained in its perch,
nnd those inhabiting the castle dared
not go under it, fearing that at any
time it might come down.
The last person to inhabit this An-
dalusian antiquity was one of the
dukes of Veragua, a descendant of
Columbus, tbe discoverer of America.
It had been given him by one of the
kings of Spain as a reward for the
services of his distinguished ancestor.
The clock had struck for the last time
on the day tbe duke was born. It was
the next day so runs the legend that
It got out of order. A man was sent
up to fix it, but returned without
doing so, reporting that the damage
had been clone by one of the supports
rotting away and letting down one side
of the clock. Later the staircase lead
ing up to it fell, and from that time
the clock remained out of reach.
The duke lived to enter upon hia
eightieth year. During this long period
the clock remained upon the tower,
Its heavy iron parts rusting away.
Now and again a rotted landing or a
piece of staircase would fall, but the
Iron parts of the clock remained entire.
The minute hand finally rusted away
and fell to tlie ground. It was longer
than the tallest man. Tersous gather
ed about it and wondered at its size
and weight.
One night after the duke had enter
ed upon his eightieth birthday those in
habiting the castle and those surround
ing it were awakened by the deep toned
stroke of a bell. To those within the
castle walls the sound seemed to come
from above; to those round about it
seemed to como from different direc
tions. One said from the east, another
from the west, another from up on the
heights above, another from the valley
below. Every one listened for a sec
ond stroke. It came, and another and
another, till there had been twelve
wheezy claugs which seemed to come
from tbe throat of some monster, such
as one reads of In ancient lore.
Then when there came no more
strokes every one In the castle turned
out into the court, and. there was a
babel of voices discussing from whence
the sounds could have come. An old
man, whose youth had been passed In
superstitious times, ventured to assert
that either tmgel or devil had resusci
tated tbe old clock and some mo
mentous event bad been foretold. A
ill SERV
ICE
MAY
BE
ED
Mr. Emmet Cochran and Mr. Joe
Putnam were in Heppner from Monu
ment last evening and met the com
mittee of the Commercial Club with
other men of Heppner to discuss
the Monument mail service which it is
understood might be discontinued.
Bids have been asked for by the Gov
ernment for carrying the mail from
Parker's Mill and Hardman. This in
dicates that the Government might
leave off Monument which is south of
Parker's Mill. To retain the service,
therefore, from Monument to Heppner
is the purpose of this activity.
It is very evident that the people
livi- in the Monument district and
i-uth of there can be served much
better from Heppner. If this stage
was discontinued the mail would have
to go round by the way of Baker and
Canyon City, a distance of nearly five
hundred miles and considerable of
this by stage. These places are not
over forty or fifty miles from Heppner
and it would be the hight of folly for
the government to change the present
service.
A petition will be circulated at once
in the city of Heppner and by all the
postmasters of the towns affected,
Hardman, Monument, Hamilton,Beech
Creek, Fox, Longcreek and others.
These petitions will be sent to Wash
ington. In addition, every farmer and
business man in the above mentioned
towns is requested and urged to write
a personal letter to our congressmen
to see to it that the mail authorities
understand what they are about to do,
for when it can be so easily shown
that those placed can be served more
economically and quicker from Hepp
ner, the present arrangement will un
doubtedly be continued.
While you are thinking about it
write your letter.
IONE NOTES.
While riding a bicycle down main
street last Wednesday evening,
George Cochran had the misfortune to
get his trouser leg entangled in the
chain breaking his leg just above the
ankle. At this writing the break is
healing rapidly.
Alex Runyan was an lone visitor
this week.
Jake Young and son were transact
ing business in lone this week.
D. M. Ward returned to lone last
Wednesday after making a business
trip to Heppner on TueBday.
The Dryfork and Hardman baseball
teams played a close and interesting
game of ball last Sunday, the score
ending 18 to 19. It was anybody's
game from start to finish, Hardman
younger person maintained that the j bein8 the lucky team- Hardman will
LEXINGTON ITEMS.
Reverend Crutchfield held services
at the Methodist Church last Sunday
evening. A large crowd attended and
the service was enjoyed by all.
Lexington was guest to the Farmers
Union on Saturday. A large crowd
of farmers and citizens from all over
the county flocked into the city to
visit with their friends and listen to
the band and speakers.
Mr. Clyde Gentry arived from
Umatilla on Thursday night
Mr. Wilbur State came in Saturday
night from Emmett, Idaho.
Mr. John White and daughter,
Effie arrived Sunday night from Port
land to visit friends and relatives.
Miss Ramona Biased returned Wed
nesday night from a short visit with
friends In Bend.
Mrs. Harry McCormkk is very ill
again.
Mr. Joe Auxborn returned from a
visit with friends and relatives In the
East, Friday night.
Mrs. W. F. Allison and family ar
rived Tuesday evening from Seattle
to visit several weeks with relatives.
Mrs. Allison's husband, who is head
of the Civil Engineering department
of the University of Washington, is
a brother of Dr. Allison's.
sound bad come from the sky nnd was
a voice from heaven calling sinners to
repentance. There were many the
ories, but It was generally believed
that tbe sounds were from some ordi
nary cause and tbelr Importance had
been magnified by tbe Imagination.
The only person who did not come
out to discuss the pheuomeuon was
the duke. lie was a bachelor, and,
having no family to minister to him In
his old nge, no one knew whether or
not he had heard the strokes of tbe
bell or what Interpretation he put
upon them. Tbe door of his chamber
remained closed and all was quiet
wttbln. A woman who attended blm,
followed by some one who loved the
old man. listened near the door, but.
bearing nothing, told the others to go
to bed. The duke hnd slept through
tbe clanging, and It would be a shame
to nwaken blm.
Within nn hour after the stroke of
midnight all were In bed and many
were nslpep. But some there were
who could not dismiss from their
minds an occurrence so strange that It
surely must portend some calamity.
A few sat up till dawn debating
whether. If It were a warning. It came
from angel or devil. When It was
light enough to see clearly they went
to the old tower and looked up. A
support had glveu way during the
night, and the clock was tilted on Its
side.
"! told you so," said one. "H was
the clock that struck by being tilted."
"Fool!" replied another. "How could
such tilting huv caused twelre dis
tinct strokes?"
"Have s enre!" cried a third ss
gust of wind swppt through the ruin.
Scnrrcly hnd the lnt words Ikhmj
spoken when the old clock came tum
bling down nd Isy s heap of rotted
wood nnd runty Iron st the bottom.
"The duke Is dead." enme a voice
from another part of the castle.
! All turned and went toward tbe
i speaker.
The duke's door bad been opened.
! and by the pnllor in bis face It wss
known (but something had hnpnl.
A surgeon was rslM, who declared
that the old man bad been dVod some
hour. The It en roe to be belief ed
that the old clock tolb-d his knell as
he was dying ss well an Its own.
After the duke's death the Inhabit
nnts of the castle scattered. It wss
never ngaln occupied a ad sotm fell Into
oinplete ruin.
play at Dryfork next Sunday.
Earl Puyear departed Monday
morning for Portland where he will
spend several days visiting relatives.
O. D. Forbes left Wednesday morn
ing for Shiphcrd's Hot Springs to
join his wife who has been there for
some time.
Dr. F. B. Dye of Heppner was
down last Sunday to visit his brother,
Dr. J. B. Dye.
Miss Edna McNabb left Tuesday
morning for Pendleton where she will
visit friends for gome time.
Mrs. J. W. Puyear and children re-
turned from Portland last Tuesday
evening after spending several weeks !
visiting relatives in Portland.
While trying to pass J. H. Bryson j
on a rocky grade between lone and i
Lexington last Saturday, Howard
Lane ran into Bryson's car tearing '
the fender almost off and bending an
ixle and the frame considerably. !
Howard escaped with but a bent axle.
The occupants of both cars were un- j
harmed. i
A large number of people from lone
attended the Farmers Union picnic
at Lexington last Saturday. The '
band furnished the music for the oc-1
casion,
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CECIL NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Franklin are at
Pendleton on a ten days visit.
Mrs. J. W. Oslxirne has been sick
f late with heart trouble. Dr. Chick
as called twice to attend her.
Herliert Everett and bride, who was
Miss Millie Loshbaugh of Pendleton,
arrived in Cecil Monday to make their
i home.
L. E. McBee shipped three cars of
cattle from Heppner to Portland Sat
urday.
Mrs. Boyd Logan went to Arlington ;
Saturduy to visit several days.
Mrs. C. W. Fulton and sister, Miss
Curtis, were up from The Dalles Run-;
day viriting at the M. V. Igun home.
I.iienM-i to wed were it.nuei this
week to James H. Cox of Ixington
tnd Miss Edna O. Ayers of Galloway
Mr. ("has. O'f'onnrr and Miss Cosby
A. .Shi kley, both of lone, were issued
.the papers also.
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