NOTSON
HEPPNER
,VOLUME 6
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1919
NUMBER 21
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STATE FUNDS MAY SOON BE EX
HAUSTED Quick Action Necessary If County
Is Not To Lose
Out
A well attended meeting of the
Heppner Commercial club was held
in the circuit court room last Wed
nesday evening when the highway
question was thoroughly discussed
and an urgent desire manifested by
every member and visitor present'
tihat something be done quietly to
insure early commencement of con-1
struction work.
Citizens were present from Cecil
and Lexington and the thought seem
ed to be uppermost in every mind
longer aeiay m getting woik
ier way meant - that Morrow
county may ultimately be left hold
ing the sack.
. While there appeared no disposi
tion at Wednesday's meeting to criti
cize the state highway commission
for this delay it was pointed out by
Judge Campbell that early In the
summer the commission entered into
an agreement with "the county to
build the highway from the Gilliam
county line to Heppner for a consid
eration of $125,000 to be turned
over to the commission by the county.
It was understood at that time that
a contract would be let without delay
and it was generally expected that
work would be under way before
now.
At a recent meeting of the commis
sion, however, ttie Morrow county
officials were advised that through
some mistake the estimates furnished
by their engineering department were
faulty and that the county would be
obliged to put up $30,000 more be
fore anything could be done.
Upon the earnest solicitation of the
Morrow county delegation, however,
the commission agreed to call for
bids for the work and it Was under
stood the bids would be opened Sep
tember 19, which was last Friday.
The object of last Wednesday's
meeting was to discuss the best meth
od of raising the additional $30,000
and also to select a strong delega
tion of citizens to accompany the
county court to Porland to attend
lastFrlday's meeting. After the m'at
ter had been pretty thoroughly
thrashed out and a delegation had
been relected It developed that there
was a doubt about Commissioner
Thompson being present at the
highway commission meeting in Port
land on Friday on account of the
Round-up in his home tows and it
also developed when the Heppner
meeting got in touch with State
Highway Engineer Dennett, over the
telephone that fhe Morrow county
bids will not be opened until the next
regular meeting on October 7th.
This means still further delay and
the general feeling here now Is that
- less the matter Is straightened out
.ckly that nothing will be done on
Morrow county's portion of the state
highway this year. This might mean
that by the time action can be se
cured next year that the state funds
will be exhausted and Morrow county
will get do share of the highway
fund which her people are helping to
raise.
Last Wednesday's meeting was
unanimous In demanding early action
towards getting fhe work started and
the sentiment was also unanimous
la the opinion that work should start
tt the Gilliam county line and the
highway built this way. Until addlt
lonal money Is secured It Is pretty
eerUin there will be gap left nnfln
Uhed but the Hppner commercial
Interest went os record as leaving
sr- anf1nlshe4 cap, should there be
?v, on the Heppner end of the route,
The argument was made and general
ly concurred In, that It will be easier
to complete the financing of the pro
ject If the gap Is left at this end.
The delegation appointed deferred
telr trip to Portland until October
tth when It Is expected big crowd
will be present to press the claims of
this county for Immediate srtlnn on
the patt of the slat highway com
mlslaon.
F K. Noton and Vater Crawford
went to Poitlsnd Friday evening and
appeared before the highway eon-
mission Saturday and of thlr cm
ferenre with the highway eo-nmls
sinners (he Oitgonlsn of Fundsy
tives the following account:
Mp"-ntln Morrow county, S K
Notson and Vswter Crawford, wanted
City Attorney Jos. J. Nys
received a telegram Satur
day from Burns .& McDon
nell, hydraulic engineers
who have charge of the en
gineering for Heppner's pro-
jected gravity water system,
saying that Mr. Smith and an
assistant will Veach Hepp
ner Wednesday, (tomorrow)
evening.
This probably means that
definite action followed by
early commencement of con
struction on the new sys
tem may be expected.'
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MONUMENT LAD SLAIN
BY SOLDIER NEIGHBOR
MARTIN LESLIE PATS
MEU? WITH LIFE
FOR
Cedric Scharff Adopts Trench Tac
tics While Guarding Water
Melon Patch"
Martin Leslie, 14, is dead and Ced
ric Scharff, 20, is in jail at Canyon
City as the result of the over-zeal of
the latter in guarding his watermelon
patch near Monument a few days ago
when he discovered young Leslie and
another boy in the field and opened
fire with a 30-30 rifle. One bullet
passed through the Leslie boy's leg,
flattened and tore the other foot al
most completely off.
Dr. Hayden was called from Hard-
man and was rushed to the scene by
County Commissioner Bleakman and
after first aid was given the unfortu
nate boy was hurried to a Condon
hospital where the mangled member
was amputated.
Weakened by loss of blood, howev
er, the boy failed to rally and died at
11:15 the same evening.
Leslie was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Newton Leslie, of Monument, and
was a cousin of Mrs. Thomas Chid
sey, of this city. The Hall sisters, of
Heppner, were former schoolmates
of Leslie.
The shooting caused considerable
excitement in the Monument neigh
borhood and It is reported that the
boy's father armed ' himself and
started after young Scharff with tftie
intention of wreaking vengeance but
this action had been anticipated by
some of the other neighbors who had
rushed the young man to Canyon City
where he was lodged In jail. It is
said that had he been kept at Monu
nient until the Blhootlng was general
ly 'known there might have been a
lynching.
Melons are a prolific crop In that
section and melon "stealing" has long
been a recognized form of amuse
ment among the boys of the neigh
borhood.
Young Scharff, before going to Che
army, tt Is said, was highly popula
In the neighborhood but since bis re
turn has seemed changed Un per
haps to the effects of the actualities
of war on his mind.
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J. WOMEN'S RELIEF CORPS
A meeting of the Women's
Relief Corps will be held at
the home of Mrs. D. E. Gil
man tomorrow, (Wednes
day) afternoon at 1:10. All
members are requested to be
present as business of Im
portance will be considered
t that time.
HI 11 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 111 1 11'
to borrow from the commission 130
000, the county being short that um
to psy lis shsre for work on the Ore
gon sad Washington highway, from
the Gilliam county line to Mprn-r
No drrtnlon wss reached by fhe corn
mission, as the delegation said thf
county csnnot raise the mony to r
t'Sy by the levy and no special bond
Wtlon can be held until nrt vr
The cnmtiiliwlnn. however.- will ad
vertise the road In section, from lh
Oil! Ism county line to lon; from
lone to Lexington and from L ting
ton to li-tpner. If funds tie avail
able ail Ihtre ttoctlnns will be li t, but
hortsge of funds may nwnMutf
leaving trr one of the three rlltiti
for the (uture.
WATER ENGINEERS HERE
TOMORROW
"BIG FOUR"
The celebrated "big four"-roosters,
cenu, ijioyti ueorge anil urianuo TO iq
off its too aid to the raising of twrm of
n. ireon iiurvuuHee ior anu
HEPPNER MAY HAVE CHAUTAU
QUA NEXT YEAR
Mr. Earl C. Miller who has been
here for several days making ar
rangements to put on six-day ehau-
tauqua in Heppner next summer, left
for Echo last evening after having
enlisted the hearty support of a large
number of business and profession
al men in the project.
The Chautauqua association Mr.
Miller represents is one of the lead
ing concerns of its kind in the coun
try and assurance is given that the
talent now engaged for next season's
courses is of the highest grade ever
brought to a western circuit.
The course starts in California
early in the season, covei-s that state,
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana
finally concluding in the autumn iu
Oklahoma.
The following Heppner citizens-, 34
of them, !have signed the contract
with Mr. Miller for next summer's
course:
Vawter Crawford, W. W. Smead,
Chas. Thompson, F. A. McMenamin,
Jos. J. Nys, John F. Vaughn. T. J.
Humphreys, S. E. Notson, D. W.
Boitnott, Martina H. Tlilele, Dr. B.
F. Butler, E. M. Shutt, J. A. Waters,
H. Patterson, A. M. Phelps1, Dr. R.
Vaughn, R. M. Hart, F. R. Brown,
M. D. Clark, S. W. raencer. Dr. C.
Chick, E. R. Huston, M. L. Chase,
J. E. Maxwell, W. Claude Cox, R. W.
Ager, Dr. Fred E. Farrior, Phlll
Cohn, Mrs. E. J. Starkey, Wm. Hay
lor, Geo. McDuffee, Sam Hughes, H.
F. Tarfh and Spencer Altera.
MARRIED
Mr. Benjamin O. Anderson, and
Miss Hannah Bergstrom, well known
and highly respected residents of the
Elglitmile neighborhood, were nlted
In marriage at the Federated parson
age In Heppner Saturday, September
20, 1919, Rev. H. A. Noyes, pastor of
the Federated church, performing the
ceremony.
Mr. Anderson Is one of the leading
fanners of that section of the country
and Is a progressive and prosperous
cltlsen and his bride is a member of
one of the pioneer families of that
section.
Following the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Anderson left for Portland by
auto over the Taclfle highway. Upon
their return they will reside on Mr,
Anderson's fine Elghtmlle farm.
Many friends throughout the coun
ty will join In congratulations asd
best wishes.
BOA RDM AN HAT CROP LATU.K
Frank Parklow, an Alfalfa fanner
on the Doardman project, was In
seeppner last Frldsy on a busln
trip bringing with him a glowing ac
count of conditions In that section
o far alfalfa la the principal crop
grown, wtilrh will this yi-ar, Mr
Tarklow estimates, smount to more
thsn J. 000 tons. All other crops
1o equally well and the future of th
iutrl t l bright. Prof. . K. P.urn
ho has been principal of the Bosrd
mn iwhools the pt i-r. and wh
tsq wn engagi rur two year
longer, has resigned his poult ion to
crept more lucrative one eUehr
nd Pr.f. M. II signs has bn en
cg"d to fill the potitlon
Read the llorstd classified ads.
ROOSTERS AID GOOD HOADS CAUSE
purchased hi Fiance iind nreseuted
or gooa ronus m the United States. These eristocrutlc thirds were snotU.no
T25O,OO0 for this Duwpuse. There ia also
iprew in me eontrioutlon.
DESPITE HANDICAPS
ATTENDANCE IARGER THAN EX
PECTED ALMOST BREAKS
RECORD
Dry Season Hinders Exhibits Lack
of Hotel Accommodations
Keep Many Awny
The county fair board composed
of Oscar Keithley, F R. Brown, Mrs.
Lena Smil Sburte and Ike Howard,
A."kSnt, county agent, W. W.
Smead, who assisted in gathering and
arranging the grain exhibit and every
citizen who helped to put the fair
over this year Is entitled to much
credit for the recent highly creditable
meeting.
Not ufUii has the management of
a county fair went against such heavy
handicaps and difficulties as have
these people this year.
Never since the Morrow county
fair was established has the county
experienced such a long continued
drouth the only favor granted by
the weatherman being the refresh
Ing tfhowcrs on the eve of the opening
which laid the dust, cleared the at
mosphere and made life really worth
living.
isaturauy such a drouth in a
county mainly depending as yet on
'dry farming" was a severe jolt to
the people who hsve been in the
habit of exhibiting their products a
the fair. But little show stuff was
obtainable In the vegetable line, the
fruit was badly damaged outside the
Irrigated districts along the Colum
bla and the showing of flowers, for
which the fair has alwsys been noted
was practically nil.
In spite of all these adverse con
ditions, however, the fslr wss a sue
cess and 8erretary-Manager Drown
report the receipts satisfactory and
sufficient to meet expenses. While a
complete financial report ha not
been prepared at this writing. M
Brown gave the Herald the following
figures which are approximately cor
reel:
cat receipt. fltllOO. Booth
rent, I ISO. 00; dance pavilion, $70
41; carnival company, JX1.0; mak
Ing a grand total of ll.III.lt
Mr. Brown, when Interviewed by
the Herald nfter the show was ovei
waa disposed to minimis the part h
took In putting the fair over to a sue
cessrui nnisn pnl wanted to give
most of the credit to able rnrpi
of
ltant and he Is nntimlstu
about the future pronpert of the fal
in years wnen we hsve tn ftcrsnlona
hower and a flitt cUm ht
H-ppn-r.
Unit
A tine lift) ddiiglilfi horn I
1' MIS. reirv C f.i,g of fill
eity it Friday, Hi-pl.-niliri uu,
M'tlir snd child sfe irp,iti.., . t,
getting slung nlc-lv
A dur1itr wss burn to Mr.
Mt C l fford M. Finis ThuiwUy. F
""""r l h-lr bom i.n fhurrl,
tiiel, snd Cliffoid roit. til wn
In the -photograph uu AiaHcrin blr
MISS VAN VACTOR ENTERS RKEI)
tXLLEGE
The many Heppner friends of Miss
Ruth Van Vactor will be pleased to
know that she has passed all the ex
aminations and tests required for
admission to Reed college, Portland
and is now a student in that institu
tion..
Shortly after her graduation from
Heppner high school last June Miss
Van Vactor went to Portland where
she entered a commercial school
completing the regular course as well
as considerable special work in some
thing less than the usual time requir
ed. After finishing this course Miss
Van Vactor took the examinations
and physical tests required for ad
mission to Reed college and has now
matriculated in that high-cls In
stltutlon where character and sehol
astlc preparedness are the principal
equlrements.
HAD
BACHELORS KATINd
OK HER HAND
Oil
Miss Ethel Murdock, who was a
the county fair demonstrating Olym
pic flour products, made Mimetlilnr
f a sensation among the unmarried
mn of Morrow county. MIhh Mur
dock Improved enrh shining minute
while at the fair making biscuit
oils, e tc., of supeilor ixce'lo. ce
which she fed without stint to t,l
nq yojns badiiloit -an.l others
all thu biscuit made frniu Olyn.pi
were equal to Miss Murdock
uairi" tnerc would be a food riot
in this country. Mis Murdock lit
erally had them eating out of he
hand.
OOHN ENJOYED AIHPI.AVK Tltl
Henry Cohn, who role a CuhIhs
plsoe from Heppner to Pendleton last
Wednesdsy to be In plenty time fur
the Itound-up it-turned to Heppner
Sunday. Mr. Cohn says he enjoyed
the rlr ride. Iiiimcnsely and felt ab
solutely no dlM-omfort either physic
al or mi ntal. "1 didn't stau on tlie
trip with the expectation of getting
killi d." said Henry, 'and that's where
I had the best of some people hen
taking their flint ride. We made
tin trip In jurt 30 minutes Wednes
day which Id not give o fellow mu 'li
time to get tired of It."
CONDON NAIIJt llK.lfWAY I'HO-
POMAL IIV mPt l-AR MIW
W RtPTlON
i,uiim county lus been In a
somewhat similar predirsment with
the state hlthy rcrmnlsslon ss h
Morrow count only their "snto wss
lower. The Condon-Mayvllle road
called for tn Mp.-ndlljr of II St..
000 of whim Ilia h'gliwty commls
lon sxro'd i,, ( tt up 110,000 fill-
I'si.i .--Hint) iind Iml 1 50. 000 avail-
idle iind ,n It ..-nr.:.. tn a how
own roumy court stralnet a
point somehow and came through
ith an additional f 20.000 condition
al on the pwi,.. mining the lid Inner
Uy popuUr 'ili ilption. A f-w hkii
i got nut one morning st Condon,
Msyville und roi and iiltx) it
Tin- load will b hnill.
litis
T ti pn-ltiti and be I ever tio
li-ii- snd Oie rl' I rllit. No mat-
! r ha )ou ant I ! a pattern
J inas'-r ho ran mke It.
2 1 2 MltS. L. O. HEKRKN
REPORT OF TOURISTS
BEND TRAVELEDS SAY OUTSIDE
KNOCKS THIS TOWN
Call Echo Trail Ten-ible Heppner
Pilot Rook Route Rest Traveld
On Entile Trip
When Judge H. C. Ellis, A. F. Lar
son and J. D. Davidson, prominent
citizens of the bustling city of Bend
pulled up in front of the Herald of
fice last Saturday on their return
from the Pendleton Round-up, they
wore a peculiar expression on their
several faces. They were just in the
act of emerging from a condition of
mind that can best be described as a
good-sized grouch, and coming out
into a period of pleasant retrospect
ion of a pleasing experience. In other
words tiliey had followed advice re
ceived all the way from Bend to talte
the Olex-Ione-Echo road if they
wanted to reach Pendleton pleasant
ly and expeditiously and to avoid
Heppner amd all roads leading into or
out of this godforsaken town as they
would the flu or a chronic case of
inflammatory rheumatism. That ac
counted for their grounch.
When the gentlemen started on the
rot'.un trip they followed tihelr own
l'-.:r.-h" and came -ma. Pilot Rock
and Heppner which accounted for the
change from frowns to smiles and
the substitution of words of praise
for maledictions on all things con
nected with Morrow county highways.
"We just stopped to congratulate
you and the people of this county on
the fine road between Heppner and
Pedleton," remarked Judge Ellis, "
who by the way was former county
judge -of old Crook county, "and to
ask Who is responsible for their con
dition."
Fearing the gentlemen had struck v
a bad chuckhole somewhere across
the Umatilla county line and were
Inclined to be factetlous the Herald
man thought they might be "kid
ding" him. He hedged. "We've
traveled all the way from Bend
to Tendleton and this far back
and that Is the first stretch of good
road we have found," continued thu
Judge and then ho went on and told
some of the experiences of their trip.
He said they were told all along
the line from Bend to Ionp that the
only safe way to get to Pendleton
was via. Echo and that the roads
Into and out of Heppner and Condon
were practically Impassable. "We
know butter now," continued the
judge, "but tell me this, why Is ev
erybody on the outhida of your town
knocking HoppnerT That's about all
we have heard all along the line and
we can't understand It. We always
used to hear over in Crook county
that Heppner was a good town
right up In Bend and Prinevllle's
clans. Explain." The gentlemen
were Informed that if the knocking
against Heppner was on account of
lark of hotel accommodations we had
It coming to uk good and strong but
that that condition will soon be reme
died; but that If Win n people com
pared the Heppner-Pllot Rock road
unfavorably with the Echo road as a
summer and fall route of travel they
either did not know what they were
tafking about or did not rare what
they said.
The gentlemen were also told that
Morrow county people are practically
a unit for good roads and that last
June we voted to bond the county to
thd limit for road purposes and since
when we 'have been enjoying (f) a
period of watchful waiting for the
highway commission to let a contract
on the Willow creek section of the
Oregon-Washington highway and get
busy.
Then Judge Ellis snorted: "Yes
I see," he said, "you people are In
(he same boat we are In over In the
Bend country. Unfortunately all of
eastern and central Oregon Is not
located In the Willamette vsllcy or
I'a " and then he started to snort
gln snd we didn't catch the rest of
ttml si-nli-nce
Judge Ellis Is now t'n l d Slste
lund com m Uk Inner tl lt nd snd also
'Olidurtu sn exti-lmlve inaiunnre bit
n-. Mr. Larson Is engaged in thf
l i-lty huaino and Mr Diidnou I
pn.prl-.r of the Metropolian bar bet'
thnp.
The gfnilei.n returned t , n. I
li c.mdon. Fossil, Anteloo .n,i
I'tlm-vllle.
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