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VOLUME
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY iS, 1919
NUMBER 42
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A ROAD 10 RITTER IS
HEPPKER'S GREAT NEED
people of Interior Barred From
Heppner. Travel Weary Miles
To Otlilier Point
It was said of the ancient Ron:ac
empire that, "all roads lead to Rome1
but it cannot be said of the Inland
empire that all roads lead to Hepp
ner. V. O. Minor former prominent
merchant of Heppner now entensivel
engaged in the sheep and cattle bus
iness and one of Morrow county's
best known pioneer citizens, recaV
that old saying to a Herald reporter
the other day when he talked inter
estingly about the road to Ritter,, or.
more properly speaking of the urgent
need cf a voad to Ritter that the peo
ple oi' .that section of the great inter
ior can travel while bringing in their
products and taking out their sup
plies. s the crow flies Ritter is about "fi
es from Heppner and by the same
e it is about 58 or 00 miles (o
rondleton. As the roads run, how
ever, according to Mr. Minors figures
the people of Ritter are 3 6 miles far
ther from Pendleton, than they art
from Heppner. In spite of that
great "handicap Pendleton gets prac:
tifally all of the business of that sec
tion because the people of Pendleton
and Umatilla county have taken the
trouble to make a road out that way
that the people can travel over, while
the people of Heppner and' Morrow
county have shyit on their rights and
have allowed a short section of the
Heppuer-Rittei; road to remain year
after year in an impassable condi
tion for loaded teams. The net re
sult of this situation 'has been to
cause the people of the Ritter coun
try the heavy and needless extra cx
pense In time, money and energy In
cident to traveling 72 miles farther
than necessary every time they make
a trip to the railroad, a heavy loss to
every business man in Heppner bv
reason of being deprived-of the Rit
ter business and a corresponding
gain to the business interests of Pen
dleton in securing that business.
While there i3 no disposition
among the Heppner people to I lame
Pendleton for going after and copper
ing all the business- they can get, Mr.
Minor is of trie opinion that Heppner
people should blame themselve? for
failing to develop the trade territory
whic'h is legitimately their.
Mr. Minor oy reason or having
hunted and run stock all over that
part of the cquntry is very familiar
with territory through which the Hep
ner-Uitter road passes and he iv of
the opinion that a gi d road can be
made over the entire r ate at a c m-paratively-
small expense.
The Ritter road now follows up
Willcgv creeli to the head of that
stream and crosses ,the divide . tu
Ditch creek following down that
stream on the right hand side. Mr.
Minor went carefully over ano'.lt"
route last summer which f oih wa
down ditch creek about four miles
then swings out on an easy grade to
an open ridge on tbe east side of that
creek following the ridge to the left
of the stream on an easy grade to
Jones canyon whlcTi leads down, also
on an easy grade to the present road
leading to the John Day river. Mr.
V-'Oi says 1Mb route will eliminate
- Impassable grades on the pres-
L road and will also get away from
the present wash-out troubles aloni?
the upper waters of Ditch creek.
The new route will call for about
seven miles of new road, six and one-
half ot which will be very easy to
build. About one-half mile of heary
grading will be encountered In Jones
canyon.
Mr. Minor proposes to take a team
and a couple or men as soon as
spring opens and go over the new
route more carefully. He says with
two men lie believes "he can open trie
road moHt of the way with a very few
days woik.
Mr. Minor says that he him Info'''
matlon from residents of the Kittolr
section that more than 600 fainlll's
are scattcrerd through that big
country who want to come to Hepp
to co tlielr trading and who will
,' f here whetiever a rond Is pro
they can travel over
'Ine trade of flint number of peopl
is not to be sneezed at and as Hri
nr Is evidently about to ret n
abundance of mountain water, two
or three big new hotels, other mod
rn Improvements and perhaps an
loo per cent Increase In population
we should bo able to open this mad
i and tak,. rare of the extra bultu
i !. ! I hong to the town without
bit
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The Sunday School of the Episco
pal rhurrh is adopted a Ileleian
orphan child to be cared for and ed
ueatod as a ward of the school. Th"
child will be brn'ieht lo Heppner.
placed In a suluMe home and cared
for until rmwn.
HE1MWEU SOLDIER HOY WEDS
ENGLISH ILASS (
Charlie Ayers who has been with
the American Expeditionary Forces
in England since soon after the Unit
ed States entered the world conflict,
writes his dad from Liverpool, Eng
land, that he expected to sail at an
early date and that he should reach
New York about February 20th.
The letter also contains the news
that Lineas Judd, another Heppner
boy, has just been married to a
comely English lass and will bring
his bride with him when he returns
to Heppner. Ayers and Judd enlist
ed here soon after the United States
entered the war and have been to
gether continually ever since. Al
though the boys had had previous
military experience on the Mexican
border and were itching for a whack
at the Huns they were side-tracked
in England and held there through
out the war doing special duty at
the training camps.
Heppner should give Private and
Mrs. Judd a rousing reception when
they reach home.
OiVlEN ORGANIZE FOR
Cil BETTERMENT
Women Loyal to Mayor of Their
Cdioice. Maike Heppnerr City
Beautiful Members Kxoeed 100
Pursuant to the call issued by
Mayor Vaughan and published in
last week's Herald, a meeting was
held in the council chamber last
Wednesday evening at which prelim
inary steps were taken towards or
ganizing a Civic Improvement Cl'ib.
Mayor Vaug'lian was present and
presided at the meeting. He .made
an urgent plea to the ladies pres -n
to effect an active, working organi
zation at once and then to get busy
In doing the many things so much
ii'-eded for the betterment and beau
tii'ioai.ion of Heppner. Among some
of the urgent needs of the city men
tioned by the mayor were a public
library, a band, and a movement to
encourage the planting of flowers,
the care of lawns and the general
improvement of civic condition
The mayor staled that he has al
ready Interviewed a number of busi
ness men relative to employing a
band Instructor and the organization
of a band and that the suggestion
meets with universal approval. Ho
told the ladies they need have no
fear about financing any movement
for civic Improvements. "There is
plenty of money in Heppner to fi
nance any work you people will un
dertake," declared the mayor, who
stated that he would personally
ruarantee $200 to start a fund for
prizes to be offered bv the club to
promote and encourage civic Im
provements.
Following the mayor's addresa
which was heartily applauded, every
lady present expressed approval of
his plans and a willingness to co-
operate with the other women of the
city in perfecting an organization
with which to put these and other
improvements and betterment into
effect.
Following the discussion officers
were elected as follows:
Mrs. Ada Ayers, president; Mrs.
Carrie Vaughn, vice president; Mix.
Sybil Wells, secretary-treasurer.
Mayor vaugnan was tne women's
choice in the recent city election and
this hearty response to his call shows
their loyalty. Already more than 100
membership cards have been signed
up and every member Is a booster for
"Heppner, the City Beautiful."
I.I11KAKV ASSOCIATION AITIV!';
Mrs. Sam E. Van Vactor, president
of the Heppner Library asswla'lnn,
requests1 t'ne Herald to announce
that it Is the wiHh cf the manage
ment to reopen the the library about
March 1st, and all persons who
lo make donations either of books
or money are requested to so advise
any officer of the association or
member of tho library board.
The following committer on the
selection of books bss been appoint
ed to serve one year: Miss Thi .1.
Mrs. C. L. Sweek. Mrs. S. K. Not- n.
The Hoard of Directors are: .Mrs.
Sam E. Van Vactor, Mrs. Ada Aym,
Mj-k. I). E. Gllmun. Mln MatKute'.
Crawfor Is the librarian.
It Is understood thiu the lllmny
will be I lie t 1 1 l.-.l for th pr writ In
the council chuhi-r in tb.- IloV-tii
building.
CIIIC I I.I It I.AMI H A TTIATIOV
A M'etlng Of the Heppner Hvlr
club ill be lu'ld in th roun'M
chatiibwr In r.obertn building at d:'i0
o'rlock Wedn.'d.iy evcnlnir. Febru
ary 1). All ladles lntor.nt.-d In th
b.-tteriiH-nt of Heppner as a home
city, whether or not ttiry bste sign
ed membership cards are urred to b
prevent.
Mm ADA A YEH.
President.
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STORM
THE KOAD TO IOXE
There used to be a road to lone
but some pessimists now declare
that there is no longer any such
road that it is all worn, out and
blown away. Al Ayers, however,
drove his Buick car down to the Egg
City last Friday and says that it is
not tiue; t'nore is a good solid road
all the way to lone if a fellow can
only find it. Sometimes, AI says,
you find the road at the bottom of
a 12-inch chuck hole and sometimes
on the toP ot a 16-inch hump, but
ita tnere iU8t the 8anie where you
find it. Al Bays that one remarka
ble feature about the road is that
while you are finding the bottom of
the chuck holes and t'he summit of
the humps the cick seat passengers
also lind the top of the car with the
top of their heads thus getting doub
le action on their money. Al thinks
it is a great road and wonders why
the famous Oregon paving trust dont
sup In some dark night, make a pro
file or it and get It patented. Oue
redet mjug feature about the road is
that It is not all wil'nin the city llm
its of Lexington whose principal
Btreet is some hum-dlnger and, Al
Bays, reutinus nun ot neppner bireevs
ln the eod old days,
Tne peoDle of Ione aro not dlsP"-
ea 10 Joue luucn aoout tne roan.
1 aey laKe " ratner BenouBiy ana in
low and whea iheT travel It, or
' ta,k about 11 or even tnlnk about
11 they are ,labIe to forect tnelr ear"
training and swear long, dark, Bin-
Uler oalh8 lhat und uk8 oM-Uiue
: P'ratea oa the high seas. Uill Uronk
8ayB rat afler negotiating the road
both ways every day on Tum-A-Luni
business he Is so prostrated with
grloi that be has to hit the bay with
out eating his supper or reading-the
Heppner Herald. Charley Sperry
says that he'll be hum dinged If he's
going to risk his Jlfe on it any more
until the road crew flies it or it
blows back. Quoth Charley: "What's
the world to a man whoa bis wife
,'8 wlddy?" Frank Enelemhn start
ed to say something about it the oth
er day but he choked and spluttered
so that for five r. inutes he couldn't
speak and when he did find words
they were not suitable for 0 Jblira
catlon. Other citizens o' lone said
"amen" to Frank's remarks and the
general consensus of Ione opinion on
the road question Is Hint In all ser-
l(nmr.en and lth all due respect to
everybody concerned, the road needs
fixing and needs it bid.
li.KNTY
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YET TO IH
WOltK
Mrs. 8. W. Spencer, chairman of
Morrow County Chapter, asks the
Herald to announce that there Is still
work In plenty to do at h.-adijuarteis
sewing on refugee Karim-ntw. This
work must bi. completed and ulilp
tiM-nl made by March 1st.' Tue''ay
snd Fridays are sewing days ami all
ladles who ran do so are p-iiest'd to
lio to 'headquarters on thou- ila)i
(ithetscan secure work St hedqua'!
er to be done Bt home.
vru i:
To I'atrona of li.e llippn.r I.irht
a Wst.r Company:
The I'ubllc Service Commission of
Oniton baa by order effectlie K h
int. 11. revised the light nd pow
er rates of alene company, f or
fu'ther Information call al offlc-i of
tho company. 41-4
Finest Job printing In Morn
county eiecuted at ihm Herald cffice
PROOF
WILL CELEI5KATK ST. PATItM K'f
DAY
After a long period of enforced in
activity the local division of the Hi
bernians met Sunday. President
John F. Kinney being in the chair.
The principal matter before the
meeting was the forthcoming Irish
Race convention in Philadelphia on
the 22nd, 23rd and 24th inst, and
the fitting celebration of St. Patrici.s
Day. Resolutions affirming com
plete accord with the people of Ire
land in their determination to estab
lish an independent republic were
unanimously passed and ordered t il
warded to the Philadelphia conven
tion. t'
For the fitting observance of Si
Patrick's Day it was determined first
to hold the usual entertainment on
the evening of March 15th. T'iC
speaker selected for the occasion Is
Thomas Mannlx of Portland, a well
known and forceful speaker. C.eorie
C. Hennessey whose abilities for en-
tertaimnent are widely 'known will
also be present and wifh local talent
the affair promises to be quite a suc
cess. Initiation of candidates Is the
order for the ll!th and on the l?lh
after seirvlces at St. Patrick's church
A 1. 1 - J . ....... I ..I
i lie meuiuers are neiermiiieo. 10 nave
Gaclie football and field sport,
Frank Monohan has kindly donpted
his field for that purpose. As near-
ly all or the boys played football in
thepast a keen rivalry Is expected
In the game. Besides the football
game, sports consisting of races, tug
of war, etc., are to be held
John C. McEntire challenges all In
the fat man's race and Joe Kenny
and Willie O'llourke claim they fcl
ready have the prise pocketed away
for the three-legged1 race.
The tp;' 1
committee consists of John J. Kelly,
James T. Sheridan and Josep'i II
Kenny.
A banquet will be held In the din
Ing room of Odd Fellows hall on the
evening of the 17th and after the
gastronomic region has been la'ls
flod song and story will while awny
tne remaining hours of St. Patrick's
Day.
MISS STIU'CK KTEIITIVH-JC-
loits ami i- aci i.tv km;a;i
ME.VT AWOIACI H
Miss Martha Struck, the efficient
and popular Instructor In donn-MIr
science and art In tho Ih-ppnur hign
school, entcrtulned the Junior Huia
and the school faculty last Frld ly
evening at a luncheon In the dome
tie science department of tbe lilvli
school. A dainty menu was provld
ed and Just after the dessert w
brotiplit on cards were placed be fori
esrli g'lest announcing the i-ni'ate-
menl of Miss Struck to Mr. Alb-rt
liurnq'iist of Hood Itlver.
j tie cms received tin nnnourc
lllnt Willi Conlle,,i. rel'llt lit
first arid several aMernptit were m.i
to compromise tl.e mutter but
after careful rorisid-r.t'lnn M w-i !
. Idi-d Hi allow Diiri Cupid to l.av I
way at-4 all Jolm-d lnwl Inn f M
Piruik a long lire filled Wlt'l l-Halol
happiness)
Mi-s Stnirk has b- i n ftd .i"ir f'.r
the rls of '20 (1'ini'irs) fori
prist t0 years snd she oernpi,
warm spot In the b it of e, d ri
ter Mr. It n m j ii l t is s proM"oii
'ireinr,it ,f , mh Hiver and Is n
doubt a gentleman of bls;h rliaraet
but It must b ad-pitted M,at O r
members Of the rlass of 'jri fe. thnl
h has taken a rattier unfair advnri
lag of them. '
JUMOK.
THE I'lliEMEYS HALL
. Heppner's fire laddies propose to
give a ball next Saturday evening
and it is up to every citizen and prop
erty owner to buy a ticket and help
the boys out. Property owners in
particular should feel iu duty bound
to buy one or more tickets for upon
the free and voluntary work of tbe
volunteer fire fighters depends
in a large measure the safety of the.iv
property. A half dozen or a dozen
of these tickets would be none ton
many for some property owners 'o
buy and there is no doubt, but that
such an investment, would bring big
returns in increased efficiency of the
fire department. AVe all like to
feel that our efforts are appreciated
and particularly is such Cue case
when we are rendering some valua
ble public service without pay and
at considerable effort and expense
on our own part.
The proceeds of this .ball will be
used to pay Tor rubber hats and coats l
to protcet the hos,. and nozzlemen
i'rom being drenched with ice-cold
water. Buy a few tickets Mr. Prop
erty Owner. Your house may be the
next to blaze.
SI
ERECT PERM ROME
'ovH,,ve;;f, Breeders and Dairyman
Unite in I'lan For Larue Exbi
bit ion Iluildiiikg
Leading dairymen and lives'. -'k
breeders of Oregon, Idaho, Washing
ton and Montana have reorganized
and now compose the directorate of
the Pacific International Livestock
Exposition. The next exhibition and
sales will be held November 15-' '' in
a spacious and modern exposition
building, to cost a quarter of a mil
lion dollars. During the week be
ginning February 24, stockmen of
the northwest and others interested
in the livestock industry will raise
through stock subscriptions about
$1513,000. This amount was pledg
ed at a recent conference of t'v
breeders and dairymen held at Port
land. Gilliam county will aubs ribe
$3500; Morrow county, $2000; Slier-
"inn county. $2000 and Whee- r
county, $2500.
The remainder of the state If- In
proportionate amounts'. The pres
ent total assessed valuation of the
livestock of Oregon Is $40,643,03').
Portland. ronce.lr.,r t h. i !, ..
er center for the annual livestock
show and sales, has agreed to nnitcli
lollar for dollar all that Is subscrib
ed by (he upstate rountles nnd rep
resentative breeders of t'he Spokane
country and central Washington as
i well as Idaho and Montana. Callfor-
.. . .
nla stockmen are also actively l-iter-
ested.
c. C. Clark is chairman for Cil-
Ham county; W. O. Minor, chairman
for Morrow county: A. II Itarnnm
I chairman for Sliermnn county; and
I William Kettle. chairman' foi
Wheeler county.
HASKET HAM, COMES HACK
Like other popular forms of dlver-
1 "Ion which were knocked out by the.
little old "flu" basket ball has come
I back the occasion being celebrated
last Wednesday evening at the pa
vilion with a double header.
The boys high school team mixed
It with the town team much to the
delight of the latter who "waxe! if
to" their scholarly opponents to the
l,ln" "f 18 lo 6. Details of tbe game
are too painful for publication but
the school boys swear vengeance snd
vow tbi-y will yet capture (ho big
fellows' nanny.
Two tennis of high school girls the
Cruisers and the Submarines, then
went to tbe inat and In a rnlrhty
and sanguinary struggle the sulm
landed 12 torpedoes while tho cruis
ers were able to drop only nine depib
bombs, thus taking the count.
SMW.MHV AT IIWll.MtN
City Physic-Inn Mi .Murdo was call
ed to llardninn lust Tuesday to at
tend fTharllo Mi Daniel who whs III
at Hie Sallng borne and found a well
developed ruse of smnlpox. The
!ioue Wbs placed under (luariint'ne
rid I ", per-ons who had been po-
d to tti,. dlieinc wen. viieeliin leil.
All Hie loeul nWK. J the Hi mid
PARKER &
COI.CMIUA M:n.F)l.T,, PORTLAND
DcsiniHe.', KfiKinccririe,'. (''iistructiii. Ton
years extcrimcc in rcir.forccl concrete and brick
construction.
ROY V. WHITI'IS. Local Keprescntatlvc
EL
INTERESTS TO UNITE
HeppinY Hotel Co. and Heppner Im
provement Co Agree on Compro
mise Location Vrobnbly Star
Theatre Corner
Important developments regarding
the hotel situation in Heppner have
come to the surface within the past
few days in the way of a consolida
tion of the divergent interests of up
per and lower Main street.
The Heppner Hotel company, in
corporated several weeks ago for the
purpose of building a hotel at Maiu
and May streets and the Heppner Im
provement company, 'also incorporat
ed for a similar purpose except that
their chosen location was at Alain
and Center streets have gotten to
gether and agreed upon a consolida
tion of interests and a compromise.
loeMUm which will probably he (ho
Star theatre corner at Main and W!l
low streets.
During the past, few weeks and
since the (luesl.ion of two hotels luut
been agitated public opinion in t.ho
city has seemed to be generally fa
vorable to only one hotel and that to
be stuictly modern and first class
and large enough to meet the city's
present needs. This view was also
held by most of the men directly in
terested in the two companies the
question of local pride in the devel
opment of the north -and south ends
of the business section being the
principal point at Issue.
At a conference of the two inter
ests last Saturday evening it was
decided that not only the best in
terests of the stock holders ln both
concerns- but also that of the city of
Heppner, which every loyal citizen
Is seeking to advance, would be best
served by agreeing on a central lo
cation, n pooling of the divergent in
terests and the erection of on hotel
Sufficient to meet all present need:!.
The Star corner was decided upon
as best suited to satisfy all concern
ed and the meeting at once got. in
touch by wire with Mr. and Mrs.
George Fell, of Pendleton, who own
the property. It is understood that
Mr. and Mrs. Fell will be In Heppner
this evening when another meetlnir
will bp held and it Is e;iected tlio
deal will bo closed.
The Fell property Incudes tho
ground occupied by the theatre, tho
Klkhorn restaurant and Mrs. Luper's
millinery store, (12 feet in all. Ne
gotiations are also under way with
K. (I. Noble for bis 20-foot frontngo
which adjoins tho Fell property
Willed adjoins the Fell property
which will give the hotel a frontago
of 82 feet on Main street und a
depth of 132 on Willow.
l l'ISt OI'AMJI II.H HOLDS KOCAlL
MEETIMJ
A most pleasant occasion was ep
Joyed by the members of the Ladles
Guild of the Kpli.ropul church when
members of that organisation and a
number of Invited gueBts were enter
talned last Thursday afternoon at
tbe pleasant home of Mrs. Sam R.
VanVactor, who shared the duties of
hordes with Mrs. 8. W. Snencer.
About 4 5 ladles were present and
cards was the leading entertainment
feature.
During the afternoon tnernberahlD
cards of the Civic Improvement Club
which was- organised at the council
chamber the previous evening, wero
circulated among the guests an.i
were signed by practically every one
present. Following the card Rumen
delicious refreshments were serv-.!.
NOTH II TO TOKACCO DI'AI I IH
The pending revenue bill will no
doubt be pasred before the middle of
February. All dealers In cigars, to
bacco and rlgaieties nnm-t oscrrt'.'l
the ditto of Hie pnHMiig,. of (he net
and Inventory their stuck befoio
commencing bii'ilnexs on the neit day
thereafter.
Aria.igeruentH have been made to
have thu Inventory Monks In 1Tie
bunds of imultnastieiH in mot t places
and riiey rimy . obtained there. In
rase dealers do not receive nn Inven
tory blank In time, th. : i.hntil I Hi t
their stork and wt: to Milton A.
Miller. Collector of Irif iri.il !lvcnu
Portland, On i'"n, for proper blank.
Mer.nd only ti 'Ml a year.
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