HEPPNER HERALD
S. A. PAT! ISDN, Publisher.
An Independent Local Newspaper
Entered at the Heppner, Oregon,
I'ostojjtce us second-clans matter.
FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1018.
HKI'IW'KIt SIlOl Ll WAKE IT.
With a record of two disastrous
and costly fires within a few weeks
either one of which could have been
prevented had the town possessed any
semblance of modern fire apparatus
and any sort of an organization to use
it, it begins to look as though tills
town should begin to wake up and
get some sort of a hump on itself.
Most any intelligent person, accus
tomed to the habits and methods of
thinking in vogue among the people
of other live western towns would
have been positive that the experi
ence of a few weeks ago would have
been all that was necessary to arouse
lleppner to the need for Immediate
action in the way of getting some sort
of tiro protection, but as a matter of
fact the result of a $25,000 fire was
just about the same as would have
been the result of some citizen step
ping to the middle of the street, strik
ing a match on Ids trousers andthen
carefully blowing it out. Of murso
everybody knows who was to blame
for both our fires and most private
citizens are not slow to say so pri
vately: Of course the water com
pany was to blame, and the mayor
and the marshal and the city recor
der ami all of the councllmen were
to blame, says Mr. Private Citizen,
and there he stops, shakes his head
ominously, and goes back to his bus
iness, work or loafing, as the case
may bo. While the Herald Is not
prepared to say that btese people are
not to blame it would go farther
say that every banker In town Is to
blame and every business man and
both enwspnper and every working
man as well a every woman who has
a home here and onrei a rap whether
she is going to keep that home or
some night have to sleep in the street
The trouble is that we have too long
trained in the army of old General
Apathy we have got into a rut and
we don't seem to even want to get
out.
Let's wake up and do something.
Get together, talk it over and decide
on the best tiling to do and then DO
IT. Don't let us be barnacles any
longer. Let us shake off the dust of
years and agree together that from
now on we will take steps td protect
what are left of the homes and busi
ness institutions we have built, while
giving those who have lost (ill a
chance to build anew under condi
tions that will make it at least possi
ble to keep them.
Seattle Oilers Help.
R. L. Kutter. prominent Seattle
hanker, wired W. I'. Mahonoy this
morning as follows:
"Our hearts go out to you and the
good people of Heppner. If there
is anything we can do to help com
mand us."
Gilliam & lilshee received a simi
lar telegram from Marshal Wells
Company, Portland.
irnci: ion ri iu.icatiox.
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Ollice at The Dalles, Oregon,
June IS, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Josepu
V. Cowdrey, of Hardman, Oregon,
who. on April 1st, 1914, made Home
stead Kntrv No. 0127119, for Sli'i
NW'i. K'iSW'j , SWUSK'i. Pec. 2,
Twp. 6, South, Range 2(1, Kast, Wil
lamette Meridian, has filed notice of
Intention to make final three-year
proof to establish claim to the land
nhove described, before C. C. Patter
son, rutted States. Commissioner, at
Heppner, Oregon, on the Gill dav of
August, 11118.
Claimant names as witnesses: llol
lie leathers, liertram P. lllenkman,
William A. Lowen, Silas A. Harris,
all of Hardman. Oregon.
li. frank woonrr.v-K,
Sill J Register.
xotu'k i ok iuhucatiox.
Department of the Interior, V. S.
Lund Office nt The Dalles, Oregon.
June 1 nth. 191S.
Notice Is hereby given that John T.
Kirk, of lleppner, Oregon, who, on
January 2.1, 191R, made llomcateail
Kntry, No. 01 4 4 2 1 for K'sNW'.,
NK . NK 'i SW , Section 28. Tow n
ship 1, South, Range 28 Lint, Wil
lamette Meridian, has tiled notice of
intention to make Final three-year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before C. C. Patter
son, U. S. Commissioner, at Heppner,
Oregon, on the Stth day of August,
IBIS.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ar
thur W. Gemmell, of Lexington, Ore
gon; Frank L. Wilkin, of Lexington,
Oregon; Fred B. Ritchie, of Lexing
ton. Oregon; and James G. Doherty,
of Heppner, Orogon.
If. FRANK WOODCOCK,
4!)d2 Register.
XOTU'K FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, V. S.
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon,
June 18, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Ber
tram P. Illoakmau. of Hardman, Ore
gon, who, on November 23, 1911,
made Homestead Kntrv No. 011147,
and Jnlv 29, 1916, made Additional
I'iiItv No. 016316. for NWHNW', ,
P'vNW't, NRli, Sec. 21, Twp. G S.,
!!. 26 K., Willamette Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make final
three-year proof to establish claim to
the land above described, before C. i..
Patterson, United States Commission
er", at Hemmer, Oregon, on the 7th
dac of August, 191 S.
Claimant names as witnesses: Jos
eph V. Oowdrev, H dlie I.a' hoT.,
William L. Lowen. Guy L. Hartley,
all of flardmnn, Oregon.
H. FRANK WOODCOCK.
Rdl 3 Register.
NOTICi: IOK PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, V. S.
Land Ollice at LaGrande, Oregon,
June 12, 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that James
C. Sharp, of lleppner, Orogon, who,
on February In, 1913, made Home
stead Kntrv No. 011309, for NW'i
SIC'i, X'iSWi,, SW'4NW'i, Sec
tion 17. Township 2 South, Range 2S
Kast. Willamette Meridian, has filed
notice of Intention to make three
year proof to establish claim to the
bind above described, before C. C.
Patterson, Cnited States Commission
er, at Heppner, Oregon, on the 7th
day of August, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses: W
D. Cordon, of Kcho, Oregon; Henry
Crump, of Heppner, Oregon; .1. T.
Kirk, of Heppner, Oregon; Frank
Turner, of Heppner, Oregon.
M13 C. S. Dl'NN, Register.
in ui:viu io
Straved from my place near Bonrd
man, Ore , June 1, 1918, a gray mare
coming C-yenr-old, brand K on shoul
der, weight about 13oo pounds. Find
er pleno notify the unip r-lgned and
receive above reward.
JOHN' McHl'CH.
Td9 Hoardman, Oregon.