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About Heppner herald. (Heppner, Or.) 1914-1924 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1918)
(J Help support Heppner Business Men who help support Heppner. Hepfni Herald Central Oregon gets on and oft the train at Heppner Gateway, With which li consolidated The lone Bulletin. A first class jewspaper entered at the poatoffice at Heppner. Oresron as second-class matter VOLUME 5. HEPPNER, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1918. NUMBER 4 DESTRUCTIVE FIRE .C. The most destructive fire in the history of Heppner occurred Monday afternoon entailing a loss of from $25,000 to $30,000. The fire started in the rear of the opera-house building at Gale and Willow streets, and so rapid ly did it spread that before wa ter could be turned on the entire building was in flames. A high wind from the north prevailed at the time and for awhile it looked as though the entire town was doomed. The opera house was a very high two-story building and the high wind carried firebrands all over the upper end of town, start ing innumerable grass and roof fires but vigilant citizens put them out as fast as started. B. G. Sigsbee and Oscar Otto 'had a narrow escape from death in the opera house, on the second floor of which Sigsbee had his photosraoh studio. Thev were ." ., in me studio ai tne iront or tne building, while the only stairway reaches the upper floor at the rear, and before they knew of the fire escape was cut off by way of the stairway. When they were discovered at the window a short ladder was procurred and by holding it above their heads the rescuers were able to make it reach high enough for the en angered men to let themselves down from, the window ledge until their feet reached the lad der and they climed down to safety. Otto was the first-to make the trip and he was almost overcome with the smoke. Sigs bee was pretty badly singed and blistered before be got down, but both were fortunate. The fire immediately spread back to Luther Huston's and Mrs. Marlatt's residences, both of which were total losses. It also qnckly jumped Willow street to the south and wiped out the Coates residence with most of its contents. Mrs. Coates' new piano was moved out on the street and there allowed to burn. The Gonty residence, next to the south from Coates', was on fire several times but was saved and the fire on that side of Gale street slopped there. Across Gale street the city hall was soon on fire as were the bell tow er and city jiil. The jail Is tf concrete walls but the roof was not fireproof and it burned off. The old M. & M. building, occu. pied by a restaurant and room. ing house, was quickly wiped out but the concrete walls and tire, proof roof of the Roberts build ing, occupied by the Gazette Times printing office and the telephone exchange, withstood the heat and stopped further pn gress In that direction. Mi nor & Co's. warehouse went next with Schwartz' stable and ice housj quickly following. The buck end of Mclloberl's livery barn was burned iff but by a miracle the hosemen controlled the flumes at that point. South of Willow street the old link building, owned by Frank Huberts and occupied by John Vaughn a a tutorage place for au tomobile, was quickly in fUroes and some hard and Lot work was done there avir.g the old crip. pled curs littek of the rink and fronting on Willow street were three buildings owned by Clyde 1 Wells and occupied by Bradford the painter and Hill's gsrage. all i of wh'ch weie practically toUl I loss". Some hot work dont in that quarter In laving the i MVm street frontage of that I blxk. The substaotial brictf The second Red Cross drive in Morrow county was very suc cessful, the quota for the county being exceeded by more than 12500. Following is the amounts raised in each district in cash and pledges: Pledges Heppner $835 50 lone 5 00 Lexington J534.00 Hardman 56.50 Eighimile 19 00" Lena 4.00 Pine City Irrigon 83.00 Boardman 12.00 Cash $4682 65 1776 42 1761 25 705.95 989.75 371.00 558 00 148.00 184 25 $1349.00 $11,177.27 A grand total of $12,526.27. Masonic building, however, stood the test and a small army of will ing workers fought the flames to a fare-you-well and finally won the battle. When the fire started the wind was coming straight up Gale street and had it not veered more into the east, thus carrying the firebrands away from the build ings and more up on the hillside nothing could have saved the upper end of the town. Early in the game a firebrand from the opera house was car ried by the high wind and drop ped on the roof of the water res ervoir, far up on the hillside. Dick Johns, employed in the Hill garage, who roomed in the Shelly Baldwin residence, went to bis room to save his personal belongings and was severely burned about the head and face as he was leaving the building. He is in the hospital. The opera house building, own ed by Frank Gillim and Robert Hynd, had been insured for $2500 but the insurance expired a few days ago and had not been renewed. The old rink building had been sold by Frank Roberts to Leo Hill for $2250. The deed had been prepared that day by Wood son & Sweek and was to have been delivered during the after noon. There was no insurance Te losses, as nearly as can be approximated at this writing, are: Opera house.... $6000 Frank Roberts, rink 1000 .Clyde Wells, 3 buildings 2(00 I M. &. M. building 1500 City Hall, etc 3500 Minor & Co., warehouse 2500 Henry Schwartz, ice house . 500 W.T. McRoberts. barn 250 Luther Huston, residence 2500 Mrs. Marlatt. " 2000 Claude Coates, " 1500 Shelly Baldwin, " . . L'iXK) M. J. Bradford, paint shop OMJ Leo Hill, garage B. G. Sigsbee. studio 1500 J. B Sparks and W. H. Park. inson, who eacti occupied house, keeping apartments in the opera house building, lost everything Subscriptions Are Now Due June 1st is the date upon which a large number of subscriptions to the Heopner Herald become due and we take this means of calling attention to that fact for the reason that a little matter like $1.50 is easily overlooked by many people who are always busy with other things. , The country newspaper business is not exactly a profiteering stunt under present war conditions, and it is an open secret that every country publisher in Oregon needs every cent of subscription money due him as well as a year in advance in order to make it possible for him to pay his bills promptly, contribute to the Red Cross, buy an occasional Liberty Bond and generally to hold up his end of community affairs as a reputable citizen should. The newspaper business is a legitimate business as much so as raising wheat, growing stock, running a store or operating a bank, and yet if the people en gaged in these pursuits were obliged to dispose of their products, their merchandise or their money in small amounts of a dollar or two in a place, and if their customers often forgot about the matter because it involved such a small amount they would, perhaps, come to the time when they would not only realize the aggregate importance of a vast number of small accounts but would take steps to induce their custom ers to come to a similar realization. Such is the purpose of this article to make it plain to every subscriber who is in arrears or whose subscription is about to expire, that the Herald need3 this money, even if it is in the individual case but a small sum and that it is onlv a straight business pro position that the attention of subscribers should be called to the situation, and that they should promptly send in a check or call at the office and secure a re ceipt for the amount due. The subscription price of the Herald has not been advanced, as has the price of almost every other ar ticle you could mention- It is still only $1.50 a year and for that small amount the publisher is making every effort to make th paper a real news medium for Morrow county, as well as' to make it a reputable business concern in the city of Heppner. To those who are a year or more in arrears the Herald is sending statements of account and it is ex pected that settlement will be made at as early a date as possible. Should any statement be in error in any particular it will be cheerfully corrected when called to our attention. T STREET IRK BIS Tonight, at the Heppner high school auditorium, 11 young peo ple will receive their diplomas as graduates of Heppner highschool. They are: Loa Briggs, Isabel!e Wilson, Neva Hayes. Florence Ralston, Anna Doherty, Norma Froderic, Arthur Campbell. Car nett Barratt, Vawter Crawford, jr., Leo Nicholson, Norton Win nard. Earl Gordon. The commencement exercises to be given at the auditorium this evening at 8 o'clock follow: 1. Piano Solo "Fifth Nocturne" (Leybach) Elizabeth Phelps. 2. Song "Drift My Bark" Girls of Eighth Grade. 3. Vocal Solo,"Matiuatta"(Tosti) Neva Chidsey. 4. Commencement Address. Rev. R. E. Gatiimll, First M. E. Church, Pendleton 5. Chorus, "Come Where the Li Hies Bloom" (Thompson) High School Chorus. 6. Presentation of Diplomas. W. B. Barratt, 7. Chorus. "The New Hail Col umbia" (Chad wick) High School Chorus. School Closes Successful Term The upper Willow Creek school, taught by E. S. Payne, closed Wednesday with a basket picnic in the beautiful grove on Skin ner creek. Practically all the residents of the district worn Information About the Home Guard C. L. Sweek. adjutant of the Morrow county Home Guard gives the following valuable in formation concerning the organi zation: The Guard is organized under the sheriff and subject on ly to his command. Members present and a most enjoyable day ! take an oath similar to that tak- j was spent. Old fashioned picnic ! en by deputy sheriffs. Members games were played before din are supposed to attend drill twice ner and everyone had a fine ap a week unles3 excused but any 1 petite for the sumptuous spread ! reasonable excuse is accepted a; which whs served by the ladies' the members are busy men whose of the neighborhood. Following business sometimes necessitates the dinner F. Ii. Brown, county their absence. The object is to Himcultural agent, made a splen i protect life and property in Mor-'.did address explaining his work row county, and fhould occasion in the county, following which it arise members will guard ware- whs decided that the community 1 houses, wheat fields, etc., with- would not organize a council but; out charge. would act with Heppuer in that The organization has received work. i the approval of the Govenior.but S. K. Notson, chairman of the in order to become a member of County Food Conservation Com the state organization each unit millet, also spoke along the lines must have o7 members regular of his work and made plain tint attendants at drill. Heppner urgent need for conservation of Guard has 70 members enrolled heat and cured meats for the but not more than SO are regular next few mouths. His address thing in the way of household attendants at drill. We n I was right to the Mint and whs goods, clothing, etc. I more men in order to make up a well received. Mrs. Shun. coun. Origin of the fire has not been state unit and receive Mate ai l y school superintendent, was definitely fixed except that it; All present members are busy started from a spark In some ex ' men who are giving up their time celsior snd other rubbish which at a ncrsonal sacrifice. Tho-e ay again, me wait oi tne I ho are not mcmliers should l- lean io uu wi tipern nouse Runaway Victim Recovering William Geise, of near Hard man, who was thought to be fa tally injured when his team ran away on a steep grade near Rock creek last Friday, is reported to be rapidly recovering from the effects of his terrible experience and is now considered out of dan ger. Ernest Wyland, who was with him at the time was not seriously injured. Geise was hurled from the wagon over nn almost perpendicuiil, bluff and fell and rolled over rocks and ledges 500 feet to the bottom. Searchers were two hours finding the injured man and he did not recover consciousness for many hours. The team escaped with minor injuries. Street improvement work is progressing rapidly and Mayor Smead reports that the rock will be mostly all in place as far as the city limits near the depot by the end of the week. The two blocks on May and Main streets, already finished, seem to be giv ing good satisfaction and the number of those who predicted they would not stand the traffic is growing less. However, the city officials are figuring on giving thi three blocks on Main street and one block on May street a light coat of asphalt to be sprinkled with a light covering of the finest rock screenings and then thoroughly rolled; the idea being to bind the fine material on the surface and give it a chance to pack and ce ment together. A trial of this sort of finish will probably be made at once and if it proves sat isfactory after a few weeks the four blocks will bo so treated- It is said such a finish will cost only about $1000 for the four blocks. ' A movement is also on foot for the improvement of the county road leading from the city limits up the canyon toward Heppner flat and Hardman. This is the principal wheat road leading into Heppner, and it is also said to be about the worst piece of road in A 1 i . uie county at certain seasons. The city, according to Mayor Smead, is willing to improve Main street to the city limits if the county will improve the coun ty road through the bad section. It is said that oni prominent fanner on iihea creek has ad vised the city authorities that ho is willing to guarantee a dona tion of at least $1)00 from his im mediate neighborhood to aid in the improvement if the county will go ahead with it It sounds like a reasonable proposition. come such and the exeu-n- that they have not the time is t,"t valid, for present membt rs are taking the time One report ssys that a box of hot ashes had been put outside, an other that rubbish was beinir burned In a neighboring yard J II. Cox, who was working near. by. saw the Are and was able to extinguish it on the around, but not before it hud caught on edge ot the r"oi above Ms reach j priced at from At that time, he says, a qusrt of j n,)W (() htt ( water ana a soon owner wouw 1 have stopped It. but before he ;i'nr''"- could secure either it also present and spoke very en- terlmngly of the Junior li Cross work in the schools. urging the ladies of thj district fo keep i he work nine during the sum iner vacation the children will o reHdy for work nxt fall with 'ul any lost time" K. S I') lie, who lits been tne All Henderson, m rinrev successful teacher for the past the.snd Gosssrd corsets, ri gutm t o years, presided at llm speak to l" "". greatly red iin I Csll and make your was too 'lections early. late. If Mas L, G. Hi ni, i ing exercises and also rejmrted itist every pupil In thn s:hl t.u l signed a pledge to buy a "j -nt Thrift Stump during the v. csiiun pyiiod. Mr I'liynv's work Young Men Must Register Who? All men 21 years old. When? June 5th. Where? With your local board. :railure to register means a year III Jilll. I Registration Day for all men 21 years old is June 5 ( you are away from home, hp ply now to nearest Draft Hoard. Protect yourself and do it now. Young Man! Illness will not excuse you Irom registering on June 5. If too sick to register in ncrson. send a friend lo your local board to fill out your card. The following rcgist rars have lieen appointed ami you should call upon them and he regis tered June rth: V. H. Robinson, lone. W. O. Hill. Lexington. O. A. I'.li-iikman, Hardman and Parker's Mill district. W Ik. VHipole, Inr llllfuh and ii-inity. I ft . i r . j a. 'iiiiii'iii lor i.ouriliunn ami vicinity. V. O. N iil for Pit,.-1 My an vicinity (at Null's home. ( John I'.roMian for l oa km vinrutv (at llroMian's home.) T II. IHWe for I 'ei an I i cinity In:al I'.oard a' le poi r f llepptier Hil l s m imtv. MORROW COUNTY LOCAL HOARD in tin" iliini uhiiiily fcpiki'ti of by pal roiii if lie' si 1,1,1,1, as well as ') Hi" mIii'I tupirin t';liil.t Morrow County School Notes The graduating exercises (f the Ciiiiin liif'h school of Hard in hi were held at the church on I'liesilay evening. ?.!hv II. The prog rum began by all pres nt. singing "Ainei ieii," followed ov a sululoiy address by Miss It' iilia lliiys, "Tho Class His. ry" by Miss I'eiill Ward. "('lass I'lopheey" Oy Miss Kva McDon ald (oniiion), America" hv rehii! Ilechdolt. Miss Dorothy I'allivni relnlel. ed in her iileitsiiii! Voire. "Some where in Fi alien Is Daddy," ac- coinp inied on tho pi, .no by Miss Muriel Cison. both from llepp. tier Mm :h lie 11 1 My encored 1 1 1 I responded 1 1 y siiijiiil: "The. Di'e;iinnp Folio ving this W is the rhi-s molto I'oi uiud," an olation Ov Iterjle Prophet, ot :l Ion. "A IIM'I I I'unisin" l,y NisK.it Mrhoiialil. mil Ilie Viileduloi y Oy Miss Na omi W y lit ml . 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