VOLUME 5
HHPPXHR, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14,
1919
NUMBER 37
G1TY BHDS OFFER
GATES SUM OF 515,000
Mayor Vaughan called a special
meeting of the city council Monday
evening to consider the Gates water
proposition made a week ago. From
information gathered during the
week members of the council seem
ed to be of the opinion that the peo
ple generally favor the outright mun
icipal ownership of the water system
rather than a partnership as suggest
ed by Mr. Gates.
The matter was discussed pretty
thoroughly and the present contract
between the Heppner Light and Wat
er Co. and the city was examined.
It was anally agreed to make Mr.
Gates an .offer to buy his company's
interest in the water system' at the
price of $15,000 that amount being
in addition to the $15,000 interest al
ready held by the city in the water
mtem. a resolution to that effect
c b adopted.
FPWARD NOTSON LANDS PROM
FRANCE
S. E. Notson received a. telegram
from his son Edward Wednesday
morning announcing his safe arrival
at Newport News, Va from France.
Edward was with a regiment of field
artillery on the Mextcan border until
a few months ago when the regiment
was ordered to France. They got ,
on the ocean just in time to bo
caught in the big storm in September
and they were lucky to make port
without having to swim for it. Ed
ward's telegram, stated that he had a
letter from his brother, Lee, just be
fore sailing and that he was all right.
Lee has been in France about a year
and has seen something of the wai.
IONE BANK ELECTS OFFICERS
At the annual stockholders'
meeting of the Bank of lone, held
January 9, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President J. E. Cronan.
Cashier H. M. Cummins.
Assistant cashier F. E. Cronan.
Directors E. L. Padberg, M. It.
Morgan, Aaron Peterson, V,J. Blake
and J. E. Cronan.
Officers of the bank report a pros
perous year's business.
SHEKPHERDERS TO OlUJAMZE
George Davis, expert sheepherder,
informs the Herald that the mem
bers of his craft are about to organ
ize a union at Heppner. He says tnat
farm hands and ordinary laborers
are scabbing on the herders and they
propose to organize and tell their
competitors where to head in it.
About a dozen herders got together
Sunday morning and talked the mat
ter over and a big news story is
liable to break one of these days.
MOM MENT HI HI.VKSS CHANGES
HANDS
: i-'n. White A Co., leading mer-
"' of Monument, have sold their
Cincral merchandise business In that
town as well as all their other In
terests to William and Ella Hamil
ton, of Hamilton.
A KNAP FOR SOME Rl STI.KR
A party owning a good paying
business, unable because of physical
disability to handle It. offers his
equipment, field and good will for
$1050. The owner Is able to dhow
any prospective purchaser that this
business will pay any live man bet
tor than $1.60 per hour. For furth
er Information Inquire at the Herald
0f'V- 37tf
Mr. and Mrs. Dell ward who were
1 tri.rlou"' 111 for some time hate
'nuuecovered and are on the
tirta again.
NOTICE FOR I'l III.M'ATIOf
Department of the Interior. I'. 3.
l.nrd Office at The Dalles. Oregon
Januay 10. 1S19.
Notice I hereby given that Holllo
I.. Bilirm. of Hardman, Orfon. who
on February 24th 1)14. made Horn
't.H Entry. No. 012571. for XW'
XW'i,, Section 14. Township f,,
ojth. Rang" 2. Kant. Willai.eft
Meridian, has filed notice to make
M.al three year Proof, to establish
rli.im to the Und above described.
!--,oi C. C. Patterson. V. S. C.m
i!inner. at Heppner. Oreson. on
the lath day of February 11.
Claimant names a wli !).
Joeph Weilr, of Parkers Mill, 0e.
Frinrla M. Miller, of Hardman oie.
Flirt likukman. of llardmaa Oruo.
William Lnweo of Hardin Oron
H. FRANK WOODCOCK.
ROUTEB
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RECENT DEATHS
t t
" White
Clarence M. White, a well known
young attorney of Pendleton, died
at St. Anthony hospital in that city
Friday,, January 3, 1919, aged about
40 years. Deceased was a native of
York, Nebraska. He formerly resid
ed In Heppner and for a time was
deputy district attorney for this
county when Judge G. W. Phelps
was district attorney for Morrow and
Umatilla counties. He is survived by
his wife, ,a former Heppner girl,
daughter of Mrs. W. W. Smead, and
twin daughters. The remains were
taken to Salem for burial where his
parents, brothers and sisters reside.
Pleiss
Henry Pleiss died at the Heppner
hospital Sunday night of influenza,
aged 26 years 2 months and four
days. He had been sick but a few
days. He leaves a widow. The
funeral was held this afternoon short
services being held at the grave bby
Rev. H. A. Noyes.
STOCK RANCHES SELL
Steele ranches on upper Willow
creek and Balml fork always seem to
be In demand. Two important
deals have recently been closed in
that section involving some 8000
acres.
G. U. KrebR hsig sold his fine ranch
containing 4360 acres to John C. Mc
Entire. The land touches both Wil
low creek and Balm fork and emi
braces a large amount of fine wheat
land. Mr. McEntire is one of the
county's leading sheepmen and all
that are familiar with his recent pur
chase agree that he made a good buy.
The consideration was 153,000 or
about $12 per acre. Mr. Krebs has
moved to Portland to spend the win
ter. Clark & Gray who bought the Mc
Bee ranch on Skinner creek some 18
months ago and who later disposed
of a portion of the tract to C. A. Min
or closed out the remaining 3700
acre to C. A. Minor & Jerm O'Con
ner. The consideration in this deal
wnicn inciuaea some stock was
around $!0,000.
RETtRNKI) FROM OVERSEAS
Burney Cox, soc of Mr. and Mrs.
O. J. Cox, of Rhea c-eek, returned to
Heppner last eveninp after having
spent the past nine months In Eng
lad with the American Expeditlon
ery forces. Burney Is some peeved
that he didn't get over to France
where he could have gotten a taste
of the real thing and been In at the
finish but being a good soldier he
had to go where he was told. Bur
ney landed In New York thf- dav
President Wilson sailed for Europe
and feels somewhat flattered that the
president would not leave till he got
back to sort of look after things.
WOODSON ATTENDS
I RKCOXSTIUCTIO.V MEETING
Hon. C. E. Woodson, who will reo
resent Morrow and Vmatllla counties
In the state legislature this winter
left for Salem the middle of the veek
going early In order to attend the re
construction convention In Portland
Mr. Woodson believes there will be
many Important question connected
with reconstruction work come be
fore the legislature this winter and
that the Portland meeting would aid
members of the body In getting to
gether on a program.
This district is fortunate in hav
ing a man of Mr. Woodson's ablll
ty and Integrity lis representative
at Salem. He I thorough and nnins
taking In hi work. has a habit of
going to the bottom of a subject an
I Intimately familiar with needs of
the district.
j Fhlll Cohn ha moved hi offlc
Into the office of the Mcltoiwrta
! Cohn Auto company. It li not known
I yet definitely who will occupy
the
room he vacates.
Mist Phad, daughter of Iter, and
Mr. Andrew Is recovering from an
operation for pp-ndlcltt. The troub
le til manifested in It worst form
and for several days her condition
was critical.
RKCIIVID. h$:.Tt:('K Sine.
confessing to moonhlnlni Ed Ilrry
has bio smtenred by Jury of our
best e!tiio and will enn.mmrt n
In hi sentence a soon a
th
weather permit at palntlnr. ppr
hanging or tigs Lt htm hang
paint or sign for jroo. I7t
WHAT IS BEST FOR HEPPNER?
THAT HEPPNER is today without a suf
ficient supply of water to meet her needs
is admitted by everyone. The question is
no longer debatable. That the town must have
more water, better water and less expensive wat
er if it is ever to grow and prosper or even hold
its present population and business is self evi
dent. There was a time when Heppner, in com
mon with most other towns in the cow country
did not need water except in small quantities for
making coffee 'and mixing sour dough. It was
not in much favor as a beverage in those good
old days neither did blue flannel shirts and over
alls call for much extravagance in use of the fluid
for laundry purposes. Conditions have changed
however, and changed conditions always call for
new methods in meeting them.
Mr. Gates' proposition, as published in the
Herald last week, gives the. people of Heppner a
definite starting point from which to tackle the
water problem. It is worth investigating. The
proposal was evidently made in good faith by
Air. Gates and the people of Heppner should take
hold of it in equally good faith and consider it
and thresh it out frojn every angle. It is not a
question of opposing or accepting the proposi
tion simply because it was made by Mr. Gates
who is president and principal owner of the
Heppner Light & Water Co. fit is a matter of
deciding what is best for Heppner.
Mr. Gates' proposal is for a partnership be
tween himself and the city under which a water
supply would be acquired on upper Willow creek
and after being used first to develop power for
Mr. Gates' electric plant, would be piped to
Heppner for domestic and other necessary pur
poses. Under this plan Mr. Gates would con
tinue to own and operate the light and power
plant and the city would, after 15 years, and up-,
on payment to Mr. Gates of $50,000 plus the cost
of securing the water right and all right of way
become the sole owner of the water system.
If the above plan is not .-iitisfactory, how
ever, Mr. Gates offers to sell the water system to
the city on an arbitrated value and join with the
city in building the canal from the intake to the
fioint where he would use the water for power
purposes, the city to build, own and operate the
water system from that point in its entirety.
Still another proposition for Heppner tocon
sidcr is whether or not it would be better for 1 he
town to own and operate both the water and
electric plants; whether, after incurring the ex
pense of bringing water from the mountains for
municipal use which can be first used to develop
electrical energy, it would be a good business
proposition for the town to tackle the entire
problem. In other words can the city generate
its own electricity and deliver it to patrons
cheaper than the patrons can buy it from Mr.
Gates' company under rates governed by the
Public Service Commission? Perhaps no man
in Heppner is qualified to decide that matter; it
is a question that can be intelligently answered
only by an expert electrical engineer.
The Herald is strongly in favor of absolute
municipal ownership of the water system. Wat
er is one of the essentials of life and the only
questions that should have weight in ensidering
the proposition of supplying water to the peo
ple are those of purity, abundance and cost. Im
pure water threatens the health and lives of the
people. Insufficient sapply is a menace to their
property from fire, to their lawns and gardens
from drouth and to their comfort and cleanliness
from dust. Excessive cost imposes the heaviest
burden on those least nble to Lear it.
When a municipal water supply is controll
ed by an individual or private corporation whose
money is invested therein the question of divi
dends must of necessity inter into the business.
Nobody should be expected to invest his money
and give his time in supplying any commodity to
the pubile at a loss or without profit. If lie did
so he would, sooner or later, "go broke" and the
service would stop. The question of dividends
or profits does not enter into the management of
a municipally owned water system. The onlv
concern in the management of such a plant is. or
should be, to supply an abundance of the purest
water possible to obtain at the lowest possibble
cot to the people.
No sensible farmer would buy water for his
ranch from a neighbor and haul it home or even
j'ttmp it from his own deep well at a heavy ex
pense !f U were noih1e for him. at a cost within
hU means, to pine the water from a mountain
spring to his house and barns and feed yards.
But Heppner h been rloinj? fast that.
The Herald is not here to tell the people of
I t
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City Marshal Curran reported bat
i three "flu" flags waving to the
Heppner breezes Saturday afternoon,
j Matt Halverson, one of iht b'tr
. wheat farmers of the lone country,
was a business visitor iu Heppner
Monday.
The influenza 13 abating to si'ch an
extent the last few days that Super-
intendent Boitnott hopes it will bo
practicable to reopen the schools
next Monday.
Miss Struck t.'S.chor of Domestic
Science in the high school, who was
reported to have- resigned her posi
tion here to accept a place with the
O. A. C, has decided to r-nain in
Heppner and continue in her precent
position.
Miss Peggy O'Rour'ke went to Bak
er last Friday afternoon where she
will spend a month visiting friends.
Miss O'Rourke expects to make a vis-
It to her old home in Ireland during
the coming spring or as soon as ocean
travel conditions become normal
, Kmmett Cochran and Roy V.
Whiteis made a business trip to
Monument Friday returning Monday.
Mr. Cochran went over to look alter
a band of cattle he is feeding there
and Mr. Whiteis to look after his
extensive insurance business in lhat
section of Orant county,
City Marshal Curran tells this on
himself: He was nailing up a white
"rlu" flag on the porch of a Hepp
ner home one day last we when i
small girl opened the door and in
quired: "Mr. Marshal, don't you
j think it would look a lot better for
you to put up the stars and stripes
than that whit rag?"
J. u. faparks, moTie magnate of
Heppner and Condon, who Is living
in the Gilliam capital this winter
was in Heppner several days during
the week. Mrs. Sparks and Sparks
Junior are both "flu" victims at hex
mothers in lone and as everything is
ciosea tight In Condon J. B. is soend
ing part of his time in Heppner be
cause he likes the town.
W. T. Matlock went down
to
j Cecil Friday to take another look at
a little band of 4000 of his
breeding ewes he sent down from the
wager ranch to be wintered on the
rich alfalfa hay for which thfi Cec
country Is justly famous. "Bill
can't enjoy his mealB uulte rlulu 1
he fails to admire that little ban lf
owes every day or twd. Mux Smiil
acted as chelf chaperone In escorting
1110 4000 famous beauties to Cecil.
Prof. Iloitnott has received a lett
from Troy McCraw, former Heppner
IMMi school boy, who Ik now at (Ik
Mare Inland naval training station
. I'oy wants an affidavit from
t I rincipal showing that he wan a high
school student at the time or hlx en
Hutment in the navy, us an aid In pe
cui'ng JiIh discharge. Troy wuntii
to get work on the outside us :ioon
a possible in order to ea.n hnlflclont
money to carry him throned hlih
school when It opens next fall.
DEMAND KOIt TKI.KORAPH
OPERATORS
Voting men and women trained
In few months under the supervision
of a nn'ccMtfui Dispatcher Indors
ed by Railroads. Opportunities to
earn e!enseii. Write for Bulletin.
Telegraph Dept.. 218 Railway Kk
change Illdg., Portland. Ore. 31d3
$500 REWARD $500
Notice Ik hereby given that I v.lll
pay a reward of Five Hundred dol
lars Mr,di) no, f, ,tie nrrent and
conviction r.fo any person or persons
stealing ntiy of my horsea ,r rattle
from my pastured r from th.. riinsu.
Stock branded an follows: Hor
ses, jk connected on right shoulder.
Yearlings and 2-year-olds, bar crr
JK connected on right shoulder.
Cattle, JK connected on left hip
and side. Yearlings and 3 year-olds,
bur over JK connected i,n left hip
and side.
JOHN KILKENNY.
Heppner. Oie.
Hated t Heppner. Oregon, May 10.
T
lAK'AL ITEMS
1 Ic iincr wliat to do. Mo-t ot than hai; Leu
here longer than this i;tf r has and their good
judgment and huMneis foresight can be relied on,
once they undertake the solution of any jiioh
lem. The province of a hual in-ws;ier is to di
rect the attention of its readers to mailers of jMih
lie concern which scan to tall r study ami ilu
timiand in dning that in t hi matter of the water
problem the Herald has an abiding faith that the
! ulitmatc verdict of the people will he exactly
"what is he st for Heppner."
THE " "VIRGINIAN" 15
Owen Wistev's story of western
cowboy life, "The Virginian," which
was and is the most popular and true
to-life portrayal of the every day do
ings of the old time cowboy ever writ
ten and which is- as popular in drama
fori
rm as in the book, was on the bii!
at
one of the Portland theatres last
week which recalls the fact, not gnu-
rally known, that the story was
itten in the old Palace Hotel in
Heppner.
Mr. Wister, who is a native ot New
n gland, traveled extensively
E, i
through the western cattle country
the early 90's gathering mateiial
f jr his book and while he chose
Wyoming as the setting for his stoiy
perhaps because of the bigness- of the
Croat outdoors there, he came to east
ern Oregon for most of his charac-
I' s and local coloring. The leading
character is said to have been found
in Harney county but many of the
thrilling scenes were picked up
inning the nid caOltvien of I! e
Heppner and J.i'n Day country.
The town of lone is described ia
the story as the Wyoming town
v here the Virginian first met the
school ma'am" and where he later
teat "Trampas'"-on a quick draw and
got his man.
Old timers in Heppner remember
U lster well although he did not mix
much with "bunch" and made but
a few close frlendB, He spent much
time with J. W. Redlngton, who at
that time was publisher of thB Hann-
m r Gazette and no doubt got many
m-pirations for his book from h:m.
Reuington was an old time western
i. wspaperman and knew the cattle
Liiuiitry intimately. He was a writer
r.f ability and on occasion wielded a
vitrolie pen. Phil Metcham was rvn-
nlng the Palace hotel at the time ot
Wli ter's visit here and he also aided
the easterner in gathering "local col
or" for the story. Heppner wa . a
lather "colorful" town In those d iys."
NEW AUTO CO. OK; AMZI O
The McRoberts Cohn Auto Comp
any is the latest business II rm to be
established In Heppner With W. T.
McRoberts and Harold Cohn as the
partners and owners. The new firm
will occupy the recently completed
McRoberts building which In one of
the largest and moHt modern garagcK
In Eastern Oregon. In addition to
ample storage room for curs In tho
front part of tho building a spacinim
repair department will occupy the
rear. This shop will be equipped
with tho most modern machinery mid
expert workmen only will bo employ
ed Insuring first-class nnd ulrk
service In all kinds of repairs.
Mr. Mplt rihnrfu In .rw r 1 1 ............ ..
most successful business men having
mmtn a ....... ..r ti... n .... . .
business and Mr. Cohn wi.il., v, .
young man enoys an envlublo repu
tation as a successful auto salesman.
The firm will handle several of the.
leading lines of cars and trucks and
will no doubt enjoy an extenslvo and
profitable business.
Jl l.Y 4 I 'I UK STII.I, HMOI runts
The destructive lire Unit destroyed
a luign portion of Heppner last
July
4th Is still burning. The roal
bins
In the hiiHeiiient of the Palace hot
Here we lei when Hie fire Cltliie
Slid When the dink Willi., fell tho
burning coals were bin led under the
debris, making a sort of n cuke oven.
Rinoka was discovered lniing fiiiin
the bricks last Kund.iy aud Investtga
thin shows Hint the fire h still smoul
dering. How's that for "keeping
tho home firet burning?"
Mr. and Mrs. Tom O'R'ien, of lint.
tr ereek, wer In ths city 8altirdy.
Mr. O'Hrleu reports the Influent a
taring almost entirely abated In Ms
neighborhood.
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