) t IL 0 I? A DM TMDT "DlTTjlMfT r num. jueiilmi 10 11 ITI h IV 111 L-J 1. ' Id Her and. John leer Plows Harrows, Discs, Weeders Etc. Van Brunt and Thomas Drills Bain and Webber Wagons. Fairbanks, Morse & Co. Gas Engines. In fact with most everything in the IMPLEMENT line IDAHO IS A BIG STATE: A COMPOSITION ON expenses like the so called Rig ; I L.rg.r Than All New Engl.nd With j THE WORD "CAN" j I auVcomplotely financed with I Maryland Added. j T. , . . 'r . - . To those of us who remember Idaho ; 11 ou rra" lm composition , i.asiei u .. peiceui money. In our school geographies as a small ! one of the objects for which it is j Suppose that I am no greedier pink Wools, shnped like nn easy chair j written will be accomplished. than the other fellow for a prof ffHg enst, it may be of iuterest that j There art two other reasons it, and suppose again that I am this state, which In JSM added the ..,, ,,- ,.,, ; .lc .,,.;,,, f,,,. u,,,,.. 1'J 13 11 1 ITIUJH Vl IU J till. .1" J " wii.iivu.) yj j I'm WU.TI 1 1 v O ' The first one is that people are' he is I CAN do better by you supposed to be hungry for this than he CAN, CAN I not? sort of stuff ami unless they get 1 have sold to date bj'i Wick and Shuttuck pianos in this forty-fifth star to the constellation of tho flag, Is nearly nn large as Pennsyl vania and Ohio combined and larger than the lx N'ow England states with ; . mym menmed tor good measure. ulbovit so uiueh dished up steam- the smallest of whtoh'u half as large illoll!r with the hot cakes in , country. In other words One us the state of lihoele Island and tho ; the morning they figure that the 1 Hundred and Thirty Five poor largest greater than the comblnedarea 1 g,ly that's peddling that partieu deluded mortals have fallen for I dn ho covers nn area of $3,888 square GILLIAM k B will supply you. "We have got it will get it or it is not made." Bring in Your Old Ford E5ES '1 and we will convert into a one-Ion truck for - S350 - You retain all parts and equipment taken frorif the car in making the change. miles, divided principally between the. Rocky mountain region and the Co lumbia plateau, only a small part la the southeast corner of the state lying In the great bnsln. In elevatlou above sea level the state ranges from 735 feet, at Lewlslon, to 12,078 feet at the summit of Hyndman peak. It Is drain ed mainly to the Columbia through tho Snake river and Its tributaries aud has an annual rainfall of about seventeen Inches, the range In a single year at different places being from six to thir ty -eight Inches. The Industries of the elate are chiefly agriculture, stock raising and mining. Hay, wheat, oats and potatoes are the principal crops. A large area Is cultl j vnted by Irrigation. The mineral pro- 1 InMlAn I,in1u,l,a frfil.l c.M,-. o,.r,. Jcnd and zinc Geological Survey Bulletin. lur brand of Coin Separator don't 'iiy particular brand of bunk, amount to more than a soiled1 and they all tell me they like, it dueceund his wares are not in j Funny isn't it? 1 would like to tho same class as the sport who ; hear from you to the effect that smears the Trout page all over ! yo might consider being victim with a lot of Con talk that no one ! No. Kill. . t endeavor to make believes. 1 1 tie operation of Separation us The third reason is that i need 'painless as possible, but even if the money, it hurts a little, you'll feel like 1 suppose that you are begin-!you do after you Lave a tooth uiug to wonder what all this line : pulled, so satisfied and content REPORT OF THE CONDITION of the Heppner Loan and Savings Bank No. 228 at Heppner in the State of Oregon, at the cloje o( businest May 1, 1917 KESOUUCF.S Loans and discounts $.".8, 785. 02 Overdrafts, secure d and unsecured 18.00 Rondsand Warrants 3,700.0(1 Furniture and Fixtures 1,50(1.00 Due from approved re serve banks 8.080.W) Checks and other cash items 100.00 Cash on hand 1,881.80 xpenses 1,7(19. 57 TOO MUCH FOR HIM. E. H. Kellogg .en l for HENDHICKS TRUCK ATTACHMENT " 1 i TUD E. E. BEAMAN, Prop. Successor to N. A. Chirk Leave Orders at Humphrey's Drug Store We Handle Blacksmith Coal in Sacks or Ton Lots. All Wood from our Yards will be Sa wed for 65 cents per Cord. YOUR ORDERS SOLICITED H Admit H Can't Grmp His Wif' I dans of Economy. "I can understand," remarked the ofllre philosopher to the visitor to his .sanctum, "must of the feminine traits ! and characteristics that puzzle the or i dluary man, but when a woman be i gins to practice economy she leaves mo lashed to the mast and quivering ; with helpless astonishment. "Of course, the w hole sei Is poo utulcal. You have to admit that, be cnu.V every woman says she Is economical- aud no gentleman would un , dertake V1 dispute a lady's statement -; at least, n'l RBntleman of my acquaint 1 an-e would undertake to dispute It In i his own hous' Wbat-to use a vul : gnrlsni get my. g't Is the method ' they employ. "Take my wlrtr, Tor rxaiuplo. When-; ; ever she tells in She' Js going to econo- j mlze. I emit, a slttsle agonized shriek, j I and then Jeap for tb tall timber. IW j i plan Is to think up a whole lot of j ' things she ifnnnnt possibly do without. ) and then do without wm. By this device she saves at o single stroke the cost, of the err list. laving thus j accumulated a .surplus, she naturally proceeds tn spetyl It, and she Is bI- ways prepared to rove she has snveo much money In the: process. "There Is no answer, or no answer worth making. On occasions of this kind It Is my ourUom to pass, for, with out lookhig at my hand, I know I can neither trump nor follow suit." Rich mond Tlmes-Idpst'-h. of chatter is about anyway, but be patient, I'm liable to say something pretty soon. I'm not going to start out and tell you how badly you'll get stung if you don't patronize inc. but are foolish enough to buy a piano fiotn some of my competi tors. J. in not the only original little philanthropist. lletween I y o n aud too there are some mighty decent men in tho piano j business. Whisper it gently, all ! evidence to the cont rary not withstanding, You can buy u good piano from any of them. You notice that 1 say "can." You don't always not quite. 1 wmil you to lake particular notice of that little word "can." A tn mi regardless of how tunics! he is and all these sort of things, don't want your business bad enough to sell you a piano for less than it costs him. lie CAN do all that he CAN but he CAN'T sell without a profit very long. cd that you'll be glad you was operated on. As to the quality of my pianos and my methods of doing busi ness and my treatment of my customers after they buy ask your neighbors ym&? ANDS U ABIU I I KS Capital slock paid in Surplus fund Undivided profits Individual deposits subject to check Demand certificates of deposit Cashier checks, out standing Time and Savings deposits 78,778.38 15,000.00 1,500.00 757. rw ll,lf)2.85 5(i.r() 457. 4( 78,778.8 C. Cuy Wakelield. Stale Agent. Home Address, I Vndlclon, ( re gon. Kunch, l4eiiigtou. Ore gon. Stun ami Warehouse. Arlington, Oregon. TiiHl I. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew 1'aird. who have been spending the win ter with their daughter, Mrs. C. C. l'alterson, will leave fur their liciineiil IlillNvillc, I'ennsyh aiiia, soon being called there to look after business and property matters. MKN AND WOMKN-Do you CAN a man who buys Ihroujth 1 want more money. 5 to lo per a middleman, that buys of a job- day, all or spare time; easy con her that buys of the' factory sell genial work right at home 1 i 1 ' m you us cueap us h.ioiu. yy ,,,, . wu fellow who buys direct from the factory, Four profits against 123 OC LUi.. Hif i k-vt V- 1 k Shark fitnrlri. A shnrk Im very tena-ous of life, and Or. (iiiitther, the Irhihynloglst, pointed out In one of his contribution to the ll'irntnre of his sub.lert that "wounds affit Ash'' generally niui'h h"s than hlghr." vertebiates. A ;iernland hnik continue fp,v' wlillp his lnnl Is plerred b,N n harpoon or by a knife n long as th ' nervous renter Is not totiihed." A Norwrslnn nlar' tlc rporrr. II I. null, gives a s.NrtXnj word pMnre of a shark's tens' llv'f TliU man. nnlnr eauelit nl he bl'lHml rod two. I Foolish question No. 1 Can a linn that advertises in the Oregotiiau ami oilier big; dailies, runs a big store, pays huge reul. enormous managers salary, clerks, lights and an army of help that don't product!, sell as cheap as a small fry like Yours Truly that has none ol these expenses? Idle inquiry No. 1'. Can you blame a man that is unfortunate enough lo be run tiiug a piano business under the above conditions and needs youi business, as I hey all do. I heir expenses like Time goes on foi ever, for hying to sell you tin odny before your terri tory is gone. ,). M. Coiigblan, 725 Chamber td Commerce, I'oi t laud, Ore. STATE OK OltKCON, County of Morrow I, V. O. Hill, Cashier of t'.ie nhov nnmed bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is t etc to the liesl of mv knowledge and belief, w. o. nn. i, 'ar'tier Sulisei iImm! ami sworn to before mo tint 7th day nl May, 1917. (', 10. Woodson, Notary l'uhlir My commission expire ( )i t. 1, 1920. CORUKCT Attest: I'rank (lilliain W. O. Minor l'il'ei'to! Card of 1 "hanks The family of the kite William Hughes desire to express (heir sincere I hanks In I he many friends in Heppner aud vicinity who assembled, some from long distances, lo attend his funeral i set vice, to lint Kov, Noyes who nlYuMutcd, to Iho.'o who I nvtnK.li tul hy in it service, also the mem bers of Masonic orders who so loudly attended. Quality, Service & Sanitation d t id., ii i..... nn 1 in iff n n 1 nsuriv. mi toil, n-i i. , i anangements were remold so n, to inferior piano whet. y, slat, put a period to his eareer, and tin Hois j you f liluit to bo lower than In muitintoi iiooy win. oieu o.,.. aTotl lo sell you a L'ooil in Our Fresh Mcnlit arc l) sl in lli City. Our Lxtcnsion CoolinR I'l.tnl assurcn l'resli Sweet Meal nl all limes. If you arc cttltnu our Hams anil ll.icon you know how good lltry arc. If you arc not we arc both losiu,(. I'hone us your orders, we yuiirantcc entire satisfaction. ! sea. He simply gate a leisurely ran ' of his tall and swam lapjdly ut of ! sliiht.-Cliambera" Journal. 11 P. 0 LET US QUOTE YOU THE PRICE OF THIS HOME COMPLETE. The above picture represents "but otic of 5i.x) different designs we a ,o showing in our book of "Mcautif ul Homes." Fvery design and plan thti work of ex perts and not one item i a imiderii con struction lias been oveihjokcd. Investigate Our Free Plan. Service Nu mutter what 1(iu,j t)f buiklmg you luvo in tin ml ., 1 ;u ( n . Silo, (irun ery, !ni or 'S,e,l all the perplexing de. ''"-"j been worked out for you. r'i' SKKVICF. DKI'AKIMKNT is of V'.told value to you. Yon c m choose your plan-, your mutt. i t.il. utupare values and get pica-. I'hotie L"'l':'.l. I h.ie a man "'wle ki.o A an I wi,l ill on ) ou HEPPNER PLANING AND CHOP MILL HEPPNER : : OREGON cm tat k a Hi Own Shamt. j liobrrl's mother's adinonlsliluiis to ter small son cenetallv ended ili tin I vnnN. "Id bo a.haaicd of y If j'"U us cheap as the other fidlow who 11,1 so and ao.-and the wotd avl,an,ed , , ,u (.H,;l , IMI,l;i;, Iherefom was contntlv In hl 's . Itaelong to carry your account himself, and to whom your p iper slruineiil for. Idiotic Interrogation No I!. Can it man who sells his paper al a heavy discount lo Ihe baiilts JollMSOIl HlOS., Props or ptivate capitalists sell to you J,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,..,,,,,,,,,,, 1 mm Co. hi ! Hie day after he had rnti-n up liia Ut ile sMer's candv lili mother i-iild to ill in : "Hobetf, did "U rat . .r-t ly' esndv llen I lol'l yu ll"t to':" "Ve., tna'aoi," miIJ lt"brrt In a t"iie if triumph, "and I in Ju-t as -.liimd if invself as I can be, so joii iirrdii t l atiame of me. at all." Sew Y"rlt I'oM. oth Oiid Thy Withtd T. Tenu; loi s a fcti.r. nnr'l man, omlil tieier miderniid p.i.rrt llfiwiiliig Iot of H My. He liiot 'ID-en liratd to lemsi'n list Itioui.lng Wolild dt III " hllo rlvker at a 'I toir I party. Th t"o pl died H er I ould lis to ill lt..ltt ni nlntf In (tie grstol l;o li n. III'"'. "I'll Ills soil bv llj l..p, ll1 Jir'l Trim t n In Ids !; rd f-ir-ry hitw, urroittidi d by his JotH i-rn. Arrjint. "or a !"rg ottf wfh lirf fBth.rr ' "Not al all. tie i lot arr gu t for o tnr ti t Ht tt'sO" 1'' l "f Tint tn pi h h'a "tl 1 m mr.'V-W""U I'fM l'i ! Foil SALT. I' '' i-Aork mules; al-ofoiu.'ood v ork : horse. S e these at iina at ' my place. .J' P.'lYl.K. H-!'l- tier, Ore. 4'tf. is as g'.oil as your cash. l',eho answers ' Can In-r " That wot l "( 'an" is nn pui I ml u.s you pay the bill. Mo.it every dealer is honest and willdoall he CAN for viiu. and siill make a plolit Now don't get tie; idea front Ibis that I ant going lo tell you I don't make a ptnlit Illeis your soul I can I. ilk lo you in a lotic of nice (h it Il ls nu lled ice ft'oui Alaska lo l.os Angeles in 'III ,'lHelllpt lo gi I ymt lo loo. I'll tip With Milne of He' nceesi.ii j and if I t an wheedl" you II. In paying me l'ie ll jinlnd l.'etl I roll .lll.gles f"l Ihe '-.lite 'pi ll ity of pi.tno tin- nil. i I g"iy le man s a s, i b gei Nt II in. dn d and Si m lily l ive f,, I will In- i il pi i -id I Ul .ifli I ,e I ) I t .1 h ll'i .1 ' HI " I ih. iii but il.' i i i- tin' : I i pte-i 10 lie' I' S U 1 1 I' I't mo I e l"l.V Hn" I My pl H i s , I e M tli'lf i till I -I'tn ' t . Ihe 11 :'. I. e' Is I h i'. I.' lei I liMolig o i I i el J. H. COX CON TKACTOK and lUHI.DKK 1'hlitH Hint rtttiwHli i'n rtiifh nl Jur AH liii'l- nf Jliiilihuifi. I 'ii nl Chun W'ni l; hihf. Ma!;' U Si'i'i iiill;! "i (nml linn i 'mn ;7' v'""cei'' '( House Moving SPORT SHIRTS Up-to-the-minute Ties in all styles and shades Men's C 1 o t h i n and I'urnisliings Sam Hughes Co.