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VOLUME 4.
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Mayor Smead and the city
council are going right ahead
with their plans for permanent
street improvements, as an
nounced ia this newspaper last
week, and already plans are tak
ing definite shape and it is ex
pected that real work will com
mence at an early date. Ar
rangements have been made with
the county court to use the coun
ty rock crusher and the big roll
er, and the machine will be put
in operation at the big rock slide
near the Monahan ranch a short
distance above town as soon as a
competent man can be secured
to take charge.
Councilman John Vaughn went
to Portland a few days ago
and while in the city will try to
secure such a man and also aD
experienced rock man to take
charge of the rock work incident
to widening Main street above
the intersection of August street.
The debris accruing from this
work will be used to bring the
low placts on Main street up to
grade.
From 17000 to $9000 will be
available for street work this
year, Mayor Smead informs the
Herald, and it is expected that
three blocks on Main street can
be improved the full width of the
street and that a 20-foot road
way can also be constructed to
the depot.
The present purpose of the
Council and Mayor is to spend
the available money on perman
ent improvements, and by fol.
lowing this course for a few
years they believe it will be pos
sible to improve all the streets
in town.
Three sizes of rock will be used
in the work and by rolling thoro
ly it is believed a lasting street
can be constructed. If, howev
er, it develops that macadam will
not stand up under the heavy
traffic on Main street tbe work
will not be wasted, as at any
time the surface can be smoothed
up and a hard surface paving
can be laid, using the old mac
adam as a base.
Knappenberg Sawmill Sold
J. T. Knappenberg returned
from Portland Tuesday, where
he closed a contract with W. L
Houston for the sale of the saw
mill at Parker's Mill together
with 2 500,000 feet of timber to
be lodged and sawed this year.
Mr. Hnnsion is a pioneer saw
mill man of this county, having
in the past oieruted Slocum's
and other mills in tbe county.
Thi.4 supply of lumber will no
doubt be appreciated by the
farmers and others who will be
able to draw their nupply from
local sourcesduringtbe summer.
Oistrict Deputy Yisits Elks' Lodge
District Deputy Exulted Ruler
I r d 1 1 y . of Portland, made an
official visit to Heppner Lodge of
Ida Wednesday evening, al
which a large number of mem
berii and visiting brothers were
present. Two candidates were
received into niember&bip and t
pleasant evening wa pcot. A
substantial luncheon wan served
following the lodge work. Mr.
Rradlcy left for PindletooTbura.
day morning.
Wood and Coal
I bmd'.e Rock Spring Coal,
Cord WomI and Slab Wood.
Leave orders at Humphrey'
Drug store.
3.'tf Lu Dhl.su'.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
HEPPNER
Our Boys in Uniform
Mrs. Henry Nagl, who is liv
ing in Portland this winter, re
cently received a cablegram from
her husband, who is with the
American expeditionary forces
in Europe. The message was
sent from London and stated
that Mr. Nagl had landed safely
and was all right and getting
along fine.
Tbe following interesting let
ter from Elmer McDaniel to his
home folks has been handed to
the Herald for publication. Also
the appended verses:
Marine Barracks, 34th Co.
Quantico. Va., Jan. 27, 1918.
Dear Mother and Father: I
will now take the time to answer
your most kind and loving letter
which came to hand this morn.
ing. it found me just fine, and
I hope these few lines will find
you folks all the same.
It is awful cold here th!s morn
ing but not any snow. The snow
is all gone; was about 8 inches
Well I am still at Quantico, Va ;
don't know when I will leave
Was ready to leave once but
some of the boys took the meas-
els and we were held over. 1
don't think we will leave for
about a month now. I am dig
ging trenches, that is I have
been for the past two weeks.
Only work about four hours a
day. I am the guy that makes
round and square corners in the
trenchas. The Captain said I
was the only man in the company
that knew how to make a square
corner, so that is what he put
me at. We are going to practice
throwing bombs this week. I
doVtknow how I will like that.
would explain how the trenches
are made but it would be too long
a letter.
I was very glad to hear about
Morrow county doing so well for
the Red Cross. Morrow county
has sure sent some good soldiers
to help save the country and we
are all glad to claim the honor,
ha, ha.
Glad you are having such a
nice winter there. It sure has
been awful cold here this winter,
but very little snow.
There are about 6000 marines
here at present and about the
happiest bunch of leatherheads
you ever saw that is what we
call ourselves Each coamanv
a
goes to the Y. M. C. A. one day
out of the week and sing. He
lieve me we make things ring
You know what a good singer 1
am, ha, ha, but tbe main thing is
to make lots of noise.
Well I will close, hoping to
hear from you soon.
Elm Kit McDaniel.
ONLY A VOLCXTEEK
Why didn't I wait to be draft
ed and be led to the train bv a
band, or put iuacluim for ex
emption; why didn't I hold up
my band? Why didn't I wait to
be cheered? for the drafted men
got all the credit, while i O0y
volunteered.
Nobody gave me a banquet,
nobody said a kind word. The
puff of the engto. the grind of
the wheels, wat all the goolbye
that I heard; then off to the
training camp buttled to be
trained for the next half a year,
and in the hufll forgotten, for
I'm only a volunteer.
I thought I'd come home on a
furlough to the tweet g'rl I once
loved to dear, but now the'a in
love with a nlacker and don't
care for poor volunteer. I am
writing a letter to mother, to the
one I still love moot dear, and I
know he'a proud I wasn't draft,
ed and that I'm only a volunteer
K. M' D.
Later, l!r. Nagl received a
With which consolidated The lone Bulletin. A first claw newspaper entered at the postofflce at Heppner. Onwon
HEPPNER, OREGON,
Boardman Has Gold Mine
Fred Euiberger, who owns the
water system at Boardman and
is a well-known citizen of that
town, was in Heppner for a short
time Monday morning on busi
ness. Mr. Emberger has re
cently discovered placer gold in
paying quantities on a bar adja
cent to the Columbia river near
Boardman and has tiled a mining
claim thereon. While the gold is
fine it is said to exist in quaotitj
and it is believed that with pro
per development it will become
a paying property. Mr. Ember
ger is planning to carry water
to the bar by either ditch or
pipe line and believes that dur
ing the low water period in the
river that the property can be
made to pay handsomely.
If to Morrow county's other
vast resources for the produc
tion of wealth from mother earth
should be added the important
industry of milling, the county
will be strictly "in it." Wheat,
beef, wool and gold will win any
war.
Returned From California
Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Just us and
Mr, and Mrs. Nelson Justus re
turned Tusday from a visit to
San Francisco, where they spent
a couple of weeks visiting their
son and brother, Ralph Justus,
who enlisted in the r.avy last fall
and is stationed at Mure Island.
They found Ralph and all the
other Heppner boys looking and
feeling tine and enjoying the new
life to the limit. They are tan
ned brown as Indians, trained
hard as nails and "rarin' to no"
when the word comes to them to
turn loose and belli end this'war
quick.
Red Gross Notes
Mrs. Colin, chairman of the
R. C. chapter, having gone to
California on a visit the duties of
her office have de.vo'ved on Mrs.
S. W. Spencer, vice-chairman.
All matters peitaining to the
work coming within the province
of tbe chin nn an should be re.
ferred to Mrs. Spencer.
letter from her husband, written
December 28th. slatinir that he
had arrived safely in Fiance and
that he enjoyed the trip across
very much. The weather was
very fine for the most part and
he was ready for three meals a
day while on the ocean. Christ
mas day was spent at sea and
the trip passed without extraor
dinary incident- The weather in
Frace, Mr. Nagl wrote, was very
warm ami pleasant, and h e
thought lie would enjoy life there
very much indeed. Ho is at
tached to the ammunition train
and is following his trade as
mechanician. Mr. Nagl w as pro
moted to the rank of l'oiMiral
before leaving New York and is
well pleased with the service.
He has taken out a soldier's in
surance policy for $10,000 and
made an allotment of pay to Mr;.
Nagl, but as yet she ban received
neither the insurance policy nor
the allotment of pay. Mr. Nagl
sends his regards to all Heppner
friends, the same being forward
ed to this city in a letter from
Mrs. Nagl to Mm. A. K. Bum of
the Red (joss civilian relief com
mittee
Jeff Jones received it litter the
other day from hit son Alva. who
recently landed "somewhere, in
France," saying I Icy hid a hue
trip over, wai feeling linn am
Hi. and that ever) ding w an love,
ly with th. in Alva wan I li-n tut.
pluy id al carpenter woik build,
leg ft gainye and liked tho work
tine. 'Hit! weather was ter)
C"). with but hit mow and
rtler ujuderdle wmur weather.
HERALD
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1918.
J McLoughlin Dohertv
A pretty wedding was solemn
ized at St Patrick's church last
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock,
when Miss Sarah C. Doherty,
daughter of James G. Doherty,
well-known farmer of Blackhorse,
became the bride of Mr. Francis
Owen McLoughlin, son of James
Mclaughlin, of Echo. The inter
esting ceremony was performed
with nuptial mass bv Rev. Fath
er P J. O'Rourke, pastor of St.
Patrick's, assisted by Rev. Fath-
er Butler, of Hermiston. A large
number of relatives and friends
of the popular young couple were
present at the church service.
during which Miss Peggy
O Rourke played the weddino-
march and also rendered several
vocal selections in her usual
charming manner.
Following the ceremony the
wedding party motored to the
Doherty ranch home, where a
splendid dinner was served,about
50 incited guests being present.
A host of friends and well-wish
ers will join in wishing the hap
py couple much happiness and
prosperity in their new relation.
and in this the Herald most heart
ily Joins. Mr. and Mrs- Mc
Loughlin will j-eside in Morrow
county.
Heppner Boy on Tuscania Safe
Win. C. Gosney, Heppner's
nlyvrepresentative on the ill fa
ted troop transport Tuscania,
wtucp was torpedoed and sunk
off the Irish coast last week, is
reported safe.
Yonne Gosoev is well known
in Jlvppner. having lived here
most of his life. He enlisted at
Portland some time last summer.
No direct word has been received
from him siuce his ship went
down, but his many Heppner
friends were glad to read his
name in tbe list of survivors.
Report of R.C. Chapter tor Jan. 191 8
GENERAL FUND
Balance Jan. 1, 1918 $ 223.20
Expenses, Jan ... $ 28 90
Balance Feb. 1 194 30
RELIEF FUND
P.alance Jan. 1 1,037.39
Vouchers paid $671.16
Balance Feb. 1 366 23
DEPOSITS, JANUARY
Lunch, Elks $ 52 96
Hardman 148 60
lone, mdse 9 14
Mrs. Herren, sale
of holly .... 10.00
Camp Lewis trip . 53 00
Wes. Marlett 1.00
Bal. from dance
(Bazaar) 2 40
Supplies 1 90
Mrs Noyes 5.00
Party by Mrs Al
lison and Mrs.
Lucas 10 30
Total 29130
Bal. Feb. 1 $660 W
KNIT GOODS SHIPPED IN JANUARY
Socks, pairs 1
Sweaters 46
Scurfs 7
Wristlets, pairs 2
SEWING ROOM
Box taped bed Shirts .r.'
Hospital bed Shirts 65
MISCELLANEOUS BOX
Comfort pillows 50
Tiny pillows . .. 4
Large pillows 2
Bundle of rags 1
Hand towels 1X0
Dish towels . ... .14
Mie- I'kg. 1
Itesjiectfully submitted,
Mrs A. M Phelps, Sec.
R. C. Benefit Matinee
'Heroic France," one of the
most popular war films, will b
hown at the matinee at the Star
Heater Saturday, Feb. "2. In
iilct 1 1 ion to the pictured, musical
iimiibirt will be ifiven. The en-
lie proceed will be given to the
Red Crona.
Heppner Herald $1.60 a year
s second-class matter
1. 0. 0, F. Grand Master Here
George W. Trefren. of Ash
land, Grand Master of the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows in
Oregon, was in Heppner Mon
day evening making an official
visitation of Willow Lodge. A
large attendance of members
and visiting brothers were pres
entand a most enjoyable evening
was spent. Following the lodge
session a splendid repast was
served in the banquet hall, which,
although properly Hooverized to
meet the requirements of pat
riotic conservation, was by no
means stinted.
Tuesday afternoon a large del
egation of local members of the
order made up a party and ac
companied the Grand Master to
Hardman, where he visited Lone
Balm Lodge Tuesday evening.
Another spleudid meeting was
enjoyed on that occasion and
Hardman was never known to
fall down when it comes to good
eats and general hospitality.
Morrow County School Notes
District No. 48 has purchas
ed curtains for their school
room, also a table, and they are
serving hot lunches.
District 19 is a school of bovs
only. They report the purchase
of a large globe.
District No. 4 gave a basket,
social which netted $42,25. They
have bought a perfcil sharpener
and will purchase window shades
and other necessary articles for
their school room The teacher
and pupils make either postuni
or cocoa for their lunch, but say
they do without the sugar.
District No. 3 came to the front
this year in progressi veness by
purchasing many needed articles
for the school. Resides giving
the school house a painting, they
purchased a box of maps, teach
era' chair, sanitary drinking
fountain, large globe, good school
clock, paper towels and towel
ruck, largo bell, silk flag, new
window shades, black board.
thermometer, new seats for the
entire building, besides brooms,
mats, no-dust. etc. The teacher
says this is the kind of a school
board to have.
Lf.na Snki.l Siil'ktk,
County School Supt.
School Politics
After campaigning for the stu
dent body officers ut the high
school for one week, on Friday
afternoon, February !. J'JIH, the
students of Heppner high school
met to elect officers for lhi com.
ing semester. After the, votes
were counted the following stu.
dents wero found to bu the hjc.
cessful candidates:
STl'DKNT IHiliY
Ieo Nicholson, j, resident; Roth
VatiVi.ctor. vice-president; An
dra Grogan. Secretary; Kulolia
Butler, treasurer; Vnwter Craw
ford, sergeaiil.nl arms; Arth..r
Campbell, lire chief.
ATHI.HH' A SSI M A I IMS'
Jasper Crawford, president;
Kline r Peterson, vice-president;
Max Roger, secretary and liens,
urer; Gurnet. Iliriett, sergeant
at arms; Ted Younc, el h leli-r
The I 'lull in -l I, inn l.iteiary S.
eiely met Monday, Feb II. to
elect offireiH for the f (Mowing
semester, The resull s were as
follows:
Arthur Campbell, president;
Norma Frederick, Vice presidetii;
Anna Doherty. secretary; Sybil
Cason, treasurer, Joe Kenny,
M-rifeatit a'-anns, Mi Thiele,
crilie.
The Cireroni.in Literary Sorie.
ly elected thn following Dicers
Norton Wimiaril. president;
Nva ll-iyes, secretary n'lil treiM
urer; Harley Anderson. seigeaut
al-uitiiK.
Central Oregon gets on and oQ
the train at- Heppner Gateway.
NUMBER 41
I SHALL," STAN FI ELD
Commenting on an impressive
service flag dedication at Salem
on his recent visit to the Capital
city, Robert N. Stanfield, repub
lican candidate for.U.S. Senator,
said: "We should all be willing
to sacrifice time, possessions, or
even life itself in order that our
flag may be victorious with those
of our allies on the tield of France.
It cannot be the privilege of all
of us to serve in the battle line,
but it is the duty of all of us to
serve the cause at home by what
ever sacrifice we can make. The
call today is for sacrifice, unsel
fish sacrifice. Each of. us should
strive to attain some place ia
which we can be of the greatest
service to the nation. Win we
must and win we shall."
Moving to New Location
Edward Gouty is removing his
shoe store from the Masonic
building on Willow street to the
room in the Heppner block on
Main street formerly occupied
by the Humphrey Drug Co.
Mr. Gonty has built up a line
business in his line and the new
location, in larger quarters on
Main street, will give him an op
portunity to further enlarge his
business and stock.
Unfortunately, Mr. Gonty has
been seriously ill for a week
or more and is not yet able to be
out. The moving of his stock is
being superintended by his broth
er, Edmund Gonty, of Portland,
who 'came out Monday for that
purpose. He was formerly en
gaged in business here with his
brother but several years ago
removed to Portlaud, where ho
conducts an extensive taxider.
mist establishment.
Smilage Book Campaigh Feb, 18-21
(!ive the boys who aru doing
their all a chance to enjoy them-
selves.
Huy a Sinihigo Rook und send
to Ihetii or ll.eir coininiinding of
licer, who will see llmt some boy
gets the benefit of it.
W. W. Siiiead, director, Hepp
ner; W. F. Harnett. Lexington;
W II. Crook, lone: T II l-owe.
Cecil; .1. P lliidl.'y, llardrmin.
Jeff Jones Orders Tractor
Jell Jones returned from Port
laud Tuesday evening, where ho
went to visit the unto show, be
ing especially interested in tho
display of tractor mid trucks
iidnpieil to farm purposes. Ho
siys I he exhibit was really won.
den'ul, t ho I. if a ml i to i -i ii in being
tilled to cup icily w H h all makea
of cars, t rucks and t raelora. M r.
Jones has ordered a Yuba t rac
tor for us, nn his ranch, tin
,'iesli.'ii of suilabl.' labor having
become so acute a-i to render the
Hsu of sin b a iii i -1 1 1 ri' a neces.
sity.
Visiting in California
Mrs Phil Col. n !,iis gniiH to
California fir a monil V visit
oh lo r son Hunld, who is ill
Mil. I' S. mivy ut M Island,
where he j, in tliillnli( for till)
I ail to si'l V Ice Shu will also Vis
it ln-r sister iiml ille-r lel.itivea
und friends in Sun I laiicisco,
Mrs Ci I ii is nn mil i;iiuei y
her hull! ila'igbier, Kli aiior, on
l ho 1 1 1 p
Dressmakirg
Having renti d (lie ilrem:ikirig
room ut Mr Hem-n's millinery
store, I will conduct a general
i dre-IIIHHil.g li'lslfies.
I solicit your orders for plain
und fii'icv sewing All work
gunranteeil
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