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THE HEPPNER HERALD. HEPPNER, OREGON
Tuesday, May 20, 1919
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DRAGGING ROADS IN SPRING
By Taking Advantage of Proper Mo
ment Many of Ruts and Bumps
Can Be Smoothed Out
Most earth and gravel roads ore in
bad shape duriug the entire winter,
largely because of the heavy fall haul
ing of hurvested crops, and the rush
f necessary farm work, which takes
precedence over any kind of road
work. The cold weather strikes them
In this condition and makes each rut
and bump almost as solid as rock, and
In the spring these break down into
mud.
Traveling over these ruts is a very
racking, uncomfortable, and sometimes
painful, operation. The rough Jolts re
quire a reduction In speed, cause an
lidded strain on all classes of hauling
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Plan of Plank Road Drag.
equipment, and frequently force the au
tomobile owner to abandon the use of
bla car for the entire spring rather
tli an risk a breakdown.
Most of the unpleasantness and dif
ficulty may be remedied in many local
ities even in the worst weather, for
there are times when the worst cut
lip surface Is In fairly good condition
for dragging. By taking advantage of
the printer moment, the ruts and bumps
can be smoothed out and the next
frcete will result In a smooth hurd
urfuced pike that can be favorably
compared to a concrete highway.
Owing to the fact that the road sur
face will be rather wet and sticky '
wlien dragged, grviiter cure must be
fxerdsed In lianjllng the drag. If the
blades of the drag are set vertically,
there will be a tendency to scrape tip
too much earth, or, In the language
of the road man, "Hall tip In front."
Also, If the hitch to the team is set too
near the center, the angle of the drag
with the road will lie too m-urly a
right angle, or straight across, to shed
or crown the wet earth.
Dragging under these conditions
should be inure an "Ironing out the
wrlnklvs" process; hence the blades of
the drag should be given a forward
or Hatter Inclination than when work
ing a dry road. The hitch should be
so arranged that tho angle of the drag
Is more nearly parallel to the roud
than ordinary, thus canning the earth
to shed better and prevent trouble. For
extremely bud conditions, tin- ue of
the mad machine ahead of the drag
will be found elTecilv. In all raws,
the Mad should lie freed of h 11 slumps,
Miagit, and bowlders, as these seriously
Icturd good drugging.
A little practice will enable the op
erator to do a fairly rrvilltiilil Job.
Slid after a subsi-quciit freeje the roud
will pri'Ncnt a mih'i.iIh r and imnh mure
comfortable surface. Tin n. wluti the
spring ruins come, the rmul will quick
ly shed the w tiler that formerly col
lected 111 the dcrp rut. ami be dry mid
hard long before similar Mad Dot
t! minted.
The present d!ltn uttu s encountered
111 getting lurv'e iiiimmiIiH of TUld
Hone fur Mud npiilm m r ltntin Hie
tfrcntcMt care In maintaining sit Mud
urfiucs In the bcM p.it,t way with
out the us of additional material,
J. H. Upton president of the Ore
gon Irrigation Congress, is sending
out the following appeal to the vot
ers to support the Drainage and Ir
rigation measure at the June elec
tion: On the ballot on June 3, there is
an amendment to the Constitution
authorizing the state to guarantee
the interest on drainage or irrigation
bonds for five years.
The drainage and irrigation dis
tricts are simply local farmers' or
ganizations with the right to levy
taxes and other municipal powers.
They are formed to drain the wet
lands or irrigate the dry lands of
Which there are seven million acres
in the state of Oregon.
When these lands are made avail
able' for efficient production, ,it will
add a hundred thousand farmers to
the population and wealth producers
of Oregon.
The state is not asked to pay or
guarantee the bonds. The bonds
are secured by the local land and are
paid by the local districts. During
the period of construction, and in the
preparing of his land for maximum
production, the farmer is hard press
ed for ready money, and She state of
Oregon, by extending its credit to aid
in the development of his lands,
without paying a cent out of the tax
payers' money, makes it possible to
develop all of these millions of acres
of good farm land.
The interest, which the state is
asked to guarantee, will be paid by
the districts and the state of Oreg
gon simply acts as the banker and
financial agent, for the districts. It
is extending the results of the rural
credit act to organizations of farm
ers.
It will mean fifty million dollars
of outside capital spent in construct
ion work within the next ten years.
It will add over a 'hundred million
dollars to the assessed valuation of
the state of Oregon. It will mean
that discharged soldiers and sailors
of all our wars, will have a first
chance to secure any of the farniB
which will be dlVlded for sale. It
will be our chance to Bhow our ap
preciation for the sacrifice they have
made.
Vote YES, No. 3.04, on the ballot.
Get your friends to vote YES, No.
304.
As one of the public spirited citi
zens of Oregon, interested in its de
velopment and proud of her record,
y ouare earnestly urged to give t'.iis
measure your active and earnest sup.
port.
To help the soldiers this Is your
chance. Vote for the measure to
give him a ranch.
Vote 304 YES.on June 3rd.
When 'he comes back from the
army find asks what his country has
done for him, give him this oppor
tunity. Hp Will have a first right over ev
ery one else to buy a farm.
There ate seven million acres of
wonderfully rich farming land In
Oregon requiring drainage or irriga
tion and w hen reclaimed It will make
the best farms in the west.
These lands can be reclaimed with
out expense to (he state of Oregon by
the state lending Its credit to guar
antee the Inteerst for the first five
years on the bonds of drainage and
lirlgaion districts formed to develop
them.
In doing w the state of Oregon
fixes the n ice of sale and gives to
the soldier, sailor or Hed Cross nurse
a preferred right to buy this land.
The cost to you is Infinitesimal yet
It will add millions to the assessvd
valuation oNthc state of Oregon and
will reduce your tuxes.
It gives a reward to your soldier
son hiiiI his comrades who have risk
ed their lives on the altar of file lib
el ty of the world.
It is your answets
Vote 3(14. Vote YES.
Let im do our duly as well as he
dlil ln.
A Ho and Spong.
A thick eulllvat. d Mill niuli u is
one of the best poll.le ways of
utliiK niulnture f.T growing tMpa.
lie tliut tnoKt frequently tlr bin soil,
r- tally In times i.f ilMughl, reap,
otlier tilings being rqurl, inor abun
dant harvest than If tiling were ticf-lecled.
CharacUr of Community.
Itosiln Imlet tlie ilmtaitir of any
immunity. They determine Its tin
irinn. They cither limit It ad
! or aid It. If It I-11 1 worth a
rood road, II l-n t worth llutif In
and land lu t Worth what It rl!a
lor.
Cent In Laying Rati.
I'oiilttyimo who have It will fad
It advantageous to larger re
porting of n-ro In their poultry ra
tlin" than baa jrnermlly bo rroro
Itifi.iUJ.
M.IIIMMi
In pn d.ii ions to our flume and In
let tiriine with the screen and wat
1 r pipes of consumers must cease.
Tins wuti-iwuy I not a play ground
j ml pinents will be held responsible
tor all ilatna Ken and cool because of
the acts of Ihelr children. If your
ihildieii hv been In the habit of
SHlhng tlili-r bouts In thlsflume, keep
theiii away, as we have pertonaaly
w si lied them fur the last time.
HhlTNKU K A KM IKS' Kt.KVATOIl
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M IH II V. IM OMK Tl IUTI II H
Income Kctcnue Collector Milton
A Miller Im leicltrd from Wann
ing ion a full supply of Income t.i
jutiirin fur .1 1 i 1 1 tin t ton to p.uln.i-
lilps and potson.il sen ice rotpoin
tions throughout the atate of On
gon. and they will now be furnished
upon trquest Every prtnrtltii
and personal senlc roipoiation en
gaged In biKlnea during any pit
of the calendar er If II must ntak
n. Me a return with the collector
or brfoi June IS. ll. trgard
70 Boys and One Dog in Home
They are "Buddies." And a "Buddy" 1b the fellow you would share your
last bite with. They have only each other left. The rest of the family perished
in the great war.
With lots of other folks they had to get out of a town at night that was
being heavily shelled by the Huns, and for days and days they wandered
along with the other refugees. Finally they were sent to the orphanage at
Charvieu, near Lyons, France.
The church bought a fine old French estate of 300 acres which is now a
home for 70 small boys and one dog. Already plans are being perfected by
the Methodist Episcopal church, as a part of its $105,000,000 Methodist 'cen
tenary programme, to increase the capacity of this home to care for 200 to
250 future citizens of France.
income.
While the tax upon income of
partnerships and personal service
corporations is payable by the indi
vidual members thereof, a return
must be filed showing the result of
their activities during the calendar
year 1918.
Heavy penalties are imposed by
statute for failure on the part of
any taxpayer to file required returns
within fine time prescribed by law.
"See here,'5 says the Good Judge
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I want to remind you
about that small chew
of this good tobacco.
It tastes better because
it's good tobacco. Its
quality saves you part of
your tobacco money.
It goes further and lasts
longer,
THE REAL TOBACCO CHEW
Put up in two styles
RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco
W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco
Everything that is
good to
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Arc You Going to
Build
That's a question tjiat covers a world of territory
ati'l by it we mean anything from a hen house to
a mansion.
If you are we extend to you an invitation to call
on us and talk
LUMBER
Talk it from the standpoint of business and
with a man who knows the game thoroughly
from the builder's side.
Ve have a complete stock of everything needed
in the building liiu and our planing mill facili
ties enable us to do any special work that you
may require. ' '
SCREEN DOORS
Now is the time to begin thinkink about the
screen door question. The flies will soon be
here as numerous as ever so we have just put
in a complete stock of Continental Screen Doors
and Windows all ready to hang for you.
l.tt.us hang some of these doors for you am! be
rt;dy to meet Mr. My when he gets here.
Martin Reid
WADCO COFFEE j
'It's certainly good."
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In 2, 3 and 5 pound tins. . I
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Heppner Meat Marhet
II. C. ASHBAUGH, Proprietor
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Now open for business in our New Shop
Eatt Side Lower Main Street,
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with a complete stock of the finest quality of
Beef, Porh, Mutton and Veal
Call and give us a trial order.
We will treat you right.
HEPPNER .... OREGON
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PEOPLES CASH MARKET
WATKINS & Oviatt, Proprietors J(
Our loration I Mill la the "be Ita-round" but If you will fot- U
low the "aaw-duat trail" you will rind us prepare to fat.r 9
to your wants la the way of t nder. julry meats BBl frc)- ft
flan and shell flah a though w a were already la oar low W
bulldlBK.
Our. Hew building will b torn fclrted b and t I. .k. A
tima don't forget ut.
PEOPLE'S CASH MARKET
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