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-J-20 S' E. if HEPPNER VOLUME 6 HEPPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1919 HEIRALD NUMBER 17 1 1 WALDON RHEA, NATIVE ;u cnn uipitp urnmirn i UUIl, 1 lull U 1 1 LI 1L VISITS OLD FRIENDS RECALLS WILD AND. WOOL Y DAYS ' Still Loves Heppner But Boosts. But ter Creek As Best Country On Earth Waldon Rhea, former well known resident of Heppner, now a euccese- ful farmer on lower Butter creek, was a business visitor here Saturday and improved his idle time looking up old friends and acquaintances. Mr. Rhea is a native son of Hepp ner and lived here in the good old days when everything went and side walks were made mostly to ride cay uses on and empty beer bottles furn ished acceptable targets for six-gun practice wften there was nothing bet ter to shoot at. Herjpner was a good town in those days," said Mr. Rhea, while discussing pioneer days Saturday af ternoon, "but a little the besf coun try on earth," he continued, "is that lower end of Butter creek valley." People are prosperous there end there is not much land for sale. Mr. Rhea told of one neighbor oi his who a few weeks ago sold his 40-acre al falfa tract to a Willamette valley man for $325 an acre. He then took his family In their car and made a circle through the Wallowa country, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, California and Western Oregon, looking for a better country than Butter creek val ley. After reaching home he drove out to his former home and asked the new owner how he was getting along. "Pretty well," answered the former Willamette valley man, "only my wife has been sick ever since we came here and she don't like it. I wish I hadn't bought." "I'll give you your money back, $500 bonos and $75 a month for the time you put in here; j are you game?" The new comer was game and next day the former owner moved back on the place, and he ; says he will never again leave the. Butter creek valley in search of a I better country. EXCLVSIVK FORD AGENCY ES TABLISHKI) IN HEPPNER Chas. H. Latourell, until recently engaged In the same line of business at GreS'nam, Oregon, has established an accredited Ford agency in the Gllman building,, on Willow street, where he opened a few days ago. Mr. Latourell has had long experience with the Ford sales service and as he handles no other line of cars or rarts he may be considered an ex It .'.t in his line. Since opening I'm ;Jace little more than a week u-iv Ml. Latourell has placed a full load of Ford cars and trucks in and around Heppner and has not been able to supply the de mand. Mr. Latourell sayi his mission on earth la to sell Ford cam and keep them running forever and with that In view he has In stock some 1.00 v-rth of Ford parti. BARN DESTROYED AT EIGHT Ml MS A telephone message received at the sheriff's office Friday morning told of the destruction of a barn on the Alfred Anderson ranch at Eight mile and that the ffre was spreading end threatening adjoining wheat field. Sheriff Thutt at once began to get a crew together to go out when another message stated the fir was under control. INAMMolS VOTE CAsT JOHN DAY KI.MTIoN That property owner In the north part of the county mean busln"" on the sub ject of Irilgatlon I bnwo by the unanimous vote rant at the IrriKMttxn diMrlct election INl Saturday held to determine whether or nut the diotrlrt almuM be oigall Ized and to elect a board of dirertoi. The election ear- rled unanlrnounly ,by a tote og (1 to 0. John Kilkenny of Pand Hollow. M. D. Clark of lleppaer, and C. C. CUtk of Arlington. w elected directors. Th rounty wart CiBaM4 the o Monday and ordered lb orgaaltalloa f the district. I"I-I"1"I"I"I"I-H -b ATTENTION SOLDIEKS, !- SAILORS AND MARINES All ex-soldiers, sailors and marines are requested to meet at the Fair Pavilion on Sunday, September 7, (first Sunday in September) to ar range for parade and other features of Soldiers and Sailors Day at the Morrow County Fair. By request of committee in Charge.' f-H- BUSINESS U VISIT PEOPLE OVER THERE VRGE GOOD ROAD TO HEPPNER Ii-riKution Pi-ojpect Settlei Want More Cows, Fewer Rabbits, Tel ephone System Projected County Agent Hunt, W. P. Ma honey and Claude Cox returned Sun day evening from a three day trip through, the north end of the county during which they visited Irrigon and Board man and Intervening irrigated districts and gained a pretty good idea of resources of that section of the county and of the aspirations oi the wide awake ciizens who are ' vpy reclaiming the des ert and literally nuk'n? it to blossom as an irrigated alfalfa field. The party visited Irrigon on Friday where Mr. Hunt had arranged for a "cow" meeting. Not a gather, ing of bovines, understand, but a meeting of farmers who are looking for some profitable way to dispose of their alfalfa crop which Insists on being harvested some three or four times a year. The dairying industry has proven profitable in that section wherever put to a fair test and at tji'e meeting Friday it was demonstrated that there is a present demand for at least a carload of good dairy stock. Mr. Hunt and' several interested farmers of the north end will attend the land show In Portland inext month when it Is expected a shipment of desirable animals can be picked up from some of Oregon's best herds. A-similar meeting was held at Boardman Saturday evening at which cows, roads and telephones were dis cussed und good progress w.is re ported. Boardman people are now work ing for the establishment of a local telephone system to connect every home on the project and they never lone sight of an opportunity to press their claims Cpr a good road from thut town direct to Heppner. The road question was considered Satur day evening and the Boardman folk say they will never rest until t'.ie road Is built. Mr. Mahoney said to a Heiald re porter yesterday that ha has a better idea of the rabbit problem in that part of the country than he had be fore. He had heard considerable about the pests but had never before had a chance to see them In action Mr. Mahoney says that, In driving along tho road they would often see a many a 200 at once and they were told It was not a very good day for rabbits. The only good rabbit: In that country are the dead ones and the deader the butter. The gentlemen came bad; very favorubly Impressed with what they had wen on the trip. Irrigatloi mean everything to that part of th rounty and when the John Day pro ject I completed we will have one ot the very richest counties In the Mate. i.i:wig rno msn itwi I.IMI1.S AGENCY IN IIMTM It Shi i nan, CUy k Co., lea dm, -piano dealers of Portland, have c t'.ill4ied an asency In Heppner wiih I'attenton ft Hon, pioneer druitgUI" as their lical rf-ptcuTtativi. Till firm ha an tahllhi d icpu- tatliin Ml over Oreiinn for reliability and (air dealing and the inntrtiinentr they carry rank with the bet made. Their line In Heppner Include th 3telnway and Weber piano and the wonderful pianola that paragon oi musical Instrument that charms all hearers. Mr. Jack Mulligan, tale manager for Eaatera Oregon for the company, la ra this week la the laterals of bit firm tad will aiaka frequent vis its to Heepner to reader all tb a tlauaeo Boeaialo to taa local try M-M-I-M-1 D 99 Per Cent Proof i u State Organization American Legion Effected at Portland At a recent meeting of the tem porary state executive committee of The American Legion, the national organization of men who have served iu the military forces of the United States in the war with Germany, the state organization was completed preparatory to handling Che Oregon convenion in September. The state executive committee an nounced to continue in office until the election of September 17 is com posed of the following: E. J. Eivers, chairman; W. B. Follett of Eugene, vice-chairman; Dow V. Walker, sec retary; Barge E. Leonard, treasurer; Prescott Cooklngham, chairman fi nance committee; Jerrod Owen, chairman publicity committee; C. R. Peck and T. A. Sweeney of Portland, Charles Erskins of Bend, Ivan G. Mc- Daniels of Salem, Dr.' L. scaife of Eu gene, Roy Sparks of McMinnvllle, Asa W. Battles of Prlnceville, J. R. Hinman of Astoria, Ben Fisher of Marshfield, Fred Steiwer of Pendle ton and Everet May of LaG range, members of the state committee. DAYLIGHT Much to the satisfaction of the farmers as well as many other classes of citizens the country over, the I United States senate passed the hill 1 repealing the daylight saving war ; measure over President Wilson's sec- I ond veto last Tuesday. Thus Is the ' opinion of the Morrow county justice i of ttie peace, printed in the Heiald j last week, declaring the Hoover time j law unconstitutional, sustained by ! the highest deliberative body In the copi!. ry. ARTHI It FIX LEY 'H 111 RXED BARN Flie destroyed a barn with all Its ' contents on Arthur Flnley'a ranch 20 miles north of Lexington last Fri day. A quantity of feed, several sets of darners and other articles j were lost. The cause of the fire is unknown. Mr. Klnley had left the ' barn a r-'unt time b fore the lire was ' discovered and was at work In the harvest field. The him Is not known ! here. ! T. M. Itl'.NEIiKT BUYS ORCHARD, AT I.YI.K One of the iirt bits of news . rii'iie to the Herald this week Is to the effi-et that T. M. Benedict, one (if lie pint eer reliien's 'if Mm can. I.u rented hi fine ranch n l will sou i re nove to I.ylc, Wr ingt-.n, wh'ie h liiix liougl t an orchard ami an iill Hxk tdlich. "Juit enough to piny with and keep me from moping roiind." raid T. M. when he railed at Ihe Heiald office MomUy even ing. W. H. Cronk, Morrow county man ger of Ihe Tum-a-lum Lumber Co , h rented the Jack llynd teaidence and removed hit family to this rlty from lone. SAVING LAW RE- PEALED S.l . . ,' ., --- 1 fin Em Mll.MVi H III; AT WAITED I am la the market for all good taUllag vfceat at top prlcea. it rot r. whiteis On the state convention commit tee were named E. C. Sammons, chairman, Bon L. Norden, Harry M. Grayson, T. A. Sweeney and Dean H. Hayes. Theodore Roosevelt will de liver the opening address of the con vention., to which former service men from all parts of the state will be delegates. Legislation to restore to citizenship automatically Americans who served in the military and naval forces of the allied nations prior to the deco ration of war by the United States will be' fostered by the American Le gion. According to the act of March 2, 1907, no American citizen could ex patriate thlmself while the country was at war so that Americans who entorwd te service of foreign govern ments after April 0, 1917, remained citizens. But- those who took the oath of allegiance to any of the na tions allied against Germany prior to April 6, 1917, did expatriate them selves and must apply for reinstate ment as American citizens. Have If you have not, come in to our store and let us demonstrate it for you. We have jut received a shipment of High Grade Pi anos and Pianolas from Sherman, Clay & Co. wlxiin we will represent in llt ppiu r. We will he jjlatl to In lp you select your Pi;no or I'i.iiidla or render you any service within "our power. Our line of Pianos im hides the hi;!i class Stcinway and Ve!jcr instruments and the wonderful Pianola. Your old piano will he accepted p,nt payment on any piano Mid pianola we sell. Tvniis can he arranged if d -ired. (';.! a 'otitic of our iu t r; intent s w ill he mailed mi rcmie-t . Patterson & Son HEPPNER - HON. J. N. HI RGESS NEW X HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER A . Hon. J. N. Burgess, of Pilot Rock, has accepted the appointmen of State High way Commissioner recently tendered him by Governor Olcott to succeed W. L. Thompson, resigned. Mr. Burgess will assume his new duties January 1st. COUNTY MAY TACKLE HIGH BIDS OF CONTRACTORS HELD PROHIBITIVE Should Bids Exceed Estimate County Will Undertake Construction Un der Commission's Supervision. At a meeting of the county court yesterday afternoon Judge Campbell and Commissioners Bleaknian andi Padberg decided to take the bull by the horns In the highway-building matter and, if the bids to be submit ted for the construction of the Oregon-Washington highway from Hepp ner to the Gillman county line ex ceeds the tender of $125,000 made to the highway commission some time ago and accepted by that body, the tender will be withdrawn and the county wil proceed to build the highway under its own steam. The county now owns a very conir plete outfit of road-making machin ery and with the "harvest rush out of the way there should be no particular scarcity of labor during the fall and winter. If undertaken by the county the work will be done directly under the supervision of one of the highway engineers and many who are famil iar with Buch work believe that the county can do the work at a consid erable saving over any bids that may be expected at this time. Under the state law this road Is designated as a hard surface road and when the county has prepared the grade and drainage according to specifications of thet highway com mission Chat body is required to put on the rock foundation and hard surface paving. ' You Heard The Pianola LOCAL AGENTS EH DAYS IN HEPPNER RE-CALLED BILL JOHNSON TALKS OP GOOD OLD DAYS William Tell Had Nothing on Hepp. Jier Gun Men Says Former Resident (Portland Telegram) "Uncle Bill" Johnston happened in from The Dalles today in time for breakfast with young Phil Metschan. "Uncle Bill" paid for Phil, Mrs. Johnston and himself. He and the hotel man were buddies up In Hepp ner long, long ago. The first night W. A. Johnston reached the Eastern Oregon town he stayed at the Heppner hotel. John ston had come from Prineville, where there was so much shooting every night that he thought the cowboy center was no "healthy" place to grow up In. So Bill beat it for Hepp ner. That night, around the stove iu the hotel, t!ho boys began telling stories of remarkable shooting. Some one told of William Tell and tho ap ple. Old Minor, (he host at the inn had as night clerk a character named Hayman. The clerk was a little, bald headed chap, who looked upon liquor when It was red. He had taken a couple of looks that very nigiht. "That Tell kid ain't got notln' on me," said Hayman. "I'll be the old gent if you'll be the kid," spoke up Frank Rogers, the bes Winchester shot in the town. "Keno," replied the clerk. They went out in the back yard. It was moonlight. Johnston followed. Hayman spread-eagled against the fence and put a big apple on his shining pate. Frank drew a bead and let drive. The apple was knocked Into a hundred bits. Young BUI Johnston thought that was some town. He stayed there until Hank Vaughn got on the war path, then Bill moved to The Dalles. He is known by every man, woman, child and watchdog In Wasco county. The county court and their attorn ey, Hon. C. E. Woodson, will attend the next meeting of the commission at Portland when It Is expected the matter will be definitely settled. Herald only $2.00 a year. OREGON 1 MlH 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 H aad lie patron.