NUMBER 22
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HENRY S. KEEL KILLED
WHEN GAR GOES OVER
Building of Heppner's New $82,000 Hotel Now Assured
CITY'S GRAVITY WATER
LINE HOW ASSURED
3DUN TROUBLE DAYS
VOLUME 6
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WORKMEN OS ELKS' BUILDING
UNCOVER REMAINS OP FORT
Stockade Built in 1878 to Protect
Settlers From Redskins
On War Path
Workmen engaged in excavating
the foundation'for the Elks- building
last week uncovered tine remains of
several posts which formed a portion
of the fort built by Heppner people
during the summer of 1878 as a pro-
tection for their women and children
against the Stacks of hostile Indians
then on the war path, thereby recall-
ing to many old settlers the tSirilline
days and ni-ihts of that period when
r-rhe Red man was on his last big ram-
iv U'uxe throughout the Inland Emmve.
V the fort was rather hastily construct-
eert nf strnn nnsta oot firmk- in thr
ground then planked up to a h eighth
of seven or eight feet and banked
nn with earth nn the inside. The
structure was covered with planks
and earth. It was large enough to
held- some 200 neonle and iinmer ons
"port holes" were provided through
whhi'.i the hardy frontiersmen could
draw a bead on any skulking Indian
that miirht show himself
George W. Swaggart, who was a
resident of Heppner in the troublous
days of 1878, and who is still a hale
and hearty pioneer citizen of the
oitv. talked interestinelv of the. In-
dinn davs to a Herald renorter last
Saturday while inspecting the relics
of the former stronghold and accord
ing to his story if the people of those
r.ioneer days had their hardships they I
. . . ... .
also had a certain degree of com
pensation in the way of fun, frolic
and jokes.
-When t'.ie hostile Indians invaded
thH section of Oregon, Mr. Swaggart
said, the settlers from Rhea and Wil
low crot-'ic, Hinton creel: and Big and
Little Butter creks moved thel
families to Heppner and went into
camp. Some 200 people fathered at
this point andtheircampswercpltched
aloiiL: the creek fr,r a mile. When it
was decided that a stronghold should
b built for the protection of the
wni:,!"! nnd children the men nil
Mn,ed to vlth a will and the struct
ure "'as soon completed.
The next move was to organize a
body of fighting men -and soon every
i blt boi'.led man In the settlement had
enlisted. lM"le Jack Morrow, one or
the first srttlois of the rountv and
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sometimes k.iown as the faUier of
Heptmer, wns elected as commanding
officer of the company and one morn-
ing. mounted on'a fine white saddle
horse he called out hli command on
Main street for review and also to
give Instructlong relative to the com-
ing cair.palgn. After lining his men
up a'.ong the street Mr. Morrow rode
av.-ay for a few momenta to look af-
ter aome other matter and when he
returned not a man of hla command
vaa In alght. They had all adjourn-
y,d to the three naloons then Inexls-
ience. to get a drink. Uncle Jack,
waa furious: he called them all out
md lined thrm up and then opened
an on the bunch In real, old frontier
fashion. .
"You booie-gurzllng plrat.s," he
Khotited: "yon rn nil go v.hete you'll Indlens nil looked alike to the ten
n. ver have cold feet again and 1 M'Tfeet, however, and they cuptuied
don't rare a wlioop If the redskin
on,o In nnd scalo the last one of
you" They gave their chief three
routing cheer, however, told Mm
thev would stick to the last dltc'i and
were acquitted of being A. W. O. I,
One day Koine of the ft How hn
tinil JiihI arrived from the hn(
rmtipn Indulged In redeye more well
Hum -ety and tot nn!y The tt -roe
ralnnn men. of whom Mr. wr.i'par
vat one, got together and derided In
the IntrreM of f.te public weat tn
lose their plaren. Within 24 houi
t owever. Mr. Swaaitnrt mid It look
i l.l:e every mn of a gun In cumf
hnd a bottle and they were all step
ping high In th air and In th-
InteieM of fobrlety and war-tlmf
i.tr-parednenK the falO'inn '! r-
i pi n d.
No attack vcr mad (.n llpp
n.-r but several fhM-p h.-rdern !
killed by fie hoMile In the foothill
hi-nr the timber line which tit
fjr a the Ind'ann raretl t venture
.entrle wet placed to guard !h
flir.p at night during Ihe trouM and
i ne night It fell o lull Dutton. ami
an Engllhtnn whow name h been
fnrgtitten to ttand guard. Whether
the guardnia were tired or hth
f It tiaptx-ned to b ln JT the l
t,t,n wx tU'4 l Sot 8" tmrn
WELLKXOWN STOCKMAN MEETS
DEATH ON GRADE
Details Lacking But Believed Auto
Left Grade On Bad Curve
Friends of Henry S. Neel, in this
city, were shocked and grieved Sun
day evening when a telephone mes
sage received here from John Day
announced his death which occurred
several hours after his car left the
steep and devious grade on the road
between John Day and Canyon City.
Mr. Neel was caught beneath the
heavy car and 80 cashed that death
resuIted 38 abve tstated.
Particulars of the unfortunate af
fai are lacking but it is believed that
ln negotiating the hill Mr. Neel lost
control of his car or the steering gear
failed hm on one of tne manybad
curves and the machine turned tur-
tle -
Emmett Moore, also of Lone Rock
was with Mr. Neel when the accident
happened and he was only slightly
'nJured
Mr- Neel was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Neel, who are respected pio
neera of the Lone J01 section and
was married, and his widow and two
children, Mrs. Roy As"nbaugh and
Scott Neel. survive him.
The funeral will be held at Lone
Rock tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:00
clock under the auspices: of Hepp
ner lodge of Elks of which deceased
was a member.
ATTENDANCE CROWDS THE 8000
MARK
With fl crnln nf mnro thnn 1 ftrt yr
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cent in attendance over that of 1916
the last normal college year before
the war O. A. C. opened its doors
Monday, September 22, to more than
2000 students. A total of 2682 young
men and women were reported up to
noon of the fourth day Of this num
ber 72 5 were registered in engineer
ing. 637 in agriculture, 457 in "nome
:iconomics, 473 in commerce, and the
others in various subjects. The men
outnumbered the women about 2V
times.
'icp'd but anyway when the Canyon
!age rolled in Just before ri:iv
ak the driver narrowly missed
running over two recumbent forms
!n the rond. Stopping his team he
firrt thought he 'had found two dead
""'n Dut "er aiscovercd they were
'r,'y poun(1 aaoop. When the alarm
v'a9 pivtn at tne saloons a bunch of
rounders got together and reported
,1,p affair to Uncle Jack, gravely de-
maiding that the slumbering guard?
he forthwith courtmartlaled and
"not- lnrle Jack. belnB we'l verRcd
ln the Kendal habits of the settlers
rP"llpd that a courtmartlaJ might be
a" r'Knt but tnRt thought the culp
rU wer Pretty t already and
let 11 at that-
0ne PaI-ty of tenderfeet were
do,nK some routing
When they ran on to a party of
Columbia River squnwa (that tribe
had lw' been friendly to th
I whlte who had b'en out picking
ron'- They had heard of the Ihostlle
and WPre acur-ylng for their liom
ean,B on Columbia for anfety.
'iuawsand brought tli.-rn Inm
"'"P an pi ifnm-r of r Tin- old
in v,s wie ba-ily 'urn! und In (''.
r'""!titill tine of thi in mo;it'!ed h '
puny and made n f ent - i Inn ;i 1 a'
pt to ecnpe. Jer rapliim fid
lowed nnd brmieht her hat k. fort u
n'ietv without ahootit.r he. r;id the
ol ! timer Intel ce.lt-d and tl r
tjintwn were t m on tlnlr wpy re-jMi-lna.
It wa during tt.it time that a
'hnepmnn nnintd Jewell and anothe-
iiinn were killed at i low Hirlrigii i,n
fl'itter creek. Jewell had 1'tn r'd
Ing looking after M flpt p mid 'n n
he rearhed home pulling Ms
horn- in the bam l,tn un Ird an
r(,nttalel In the titll J,iit Klin. J- -"II
go away and Mi". In the b-e'
'or t.er djy and w.t I'nalh
found nnd lak-n to IVnilleton. H
hnd a hnd wo'd In the thigh but
a on the rod to pwotny hn
worl fame In trat a hig tl ;'it a
'n n "r I'endleten n T t-v.t-r-1'
!. be that rti . Itement and f h 1;
lie nw gate hi in ru"-d hi death
in a nhiitt time.
Hrur helly, now a prt.jrf.roii
heeptnan of Heppner, w a tmail
toy at th time and he and hi moth
er were among the t ampere in Hepp
ner durtn( the trouble.
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MORROW CO. CAPTURES
HONORS AT STATE FAIJt
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County Agent L. A. Hunt
Jhas returned from the State
fair at Salem bringing word
that the Morrow County ex
hibit captured the blue rib
bon and a $150 caBh prize
at the big show, carrying
away similar h6nors and
simoleons at the Land Pro
ducts show at Gresham the,
previous week.
Mr. Hunt accompanied W.
' W. Smead to the two big ex
hibitions in charge of the
Morrow County exhibit and
he returns much pleased
with the results accomplish
ed. Mr. Smead has had
enlarge of this county's ex
hibit at the western Oregon
shows for several years and
is recognized as an expert
in arranging attractive and
prize-winning exhibits. Mrs.
Lena Snell Shurte also at
tended the state fair in
charge of the county school
exhibits. Mr. Hunt states
that wiille the school award
had not been made when he
left the fair Friday evening
It war; generally conceded
that licirdnian school would
cany off the honors In that
that division. Mr. Smend
ami Mrs. Shurte have not
yet returned.
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BUILDING
NOTES
The walls of the Gilliam A
Bisbee
building are almost completed and
T. G. Dennlsee. superintendent ol
construction, la crowding the work
along,
The building Is a "Moose" in size,
of first-class construction ' and will
stand as a mounment to the enter
prise of Ita builder wlio, regardles-
of high price of labor and material
.. i .ii. ,ii , i,i ,: r.
tie In this way
the reconstruction of Heppner.
Things uie looking quite buslnerte
lik-? around the new Elks' biilldln;
v. h'-re Contractor Tf iver is demon-
i: rating th" fnt t thai he known
I. Ing or lo about ket-plni; tmildir
tp- .ntioin moving alonit. At f
i at" thing.4 are now going the 'bo
will net d in begin anant't -nn i ts fn1
in-lr I ftii-e-wi-.rniing pariy long b
tin- the hits of Manh roll nroiind
vh'th wa the original ila'e ml fm
roinpl"tinn of the buililing.
Mik. Et!u'r Turner, who tecenlly
b'liK at the Ayer dwelling on Chun-
.irtt't. Is irning what an Intelligent
and tneigellc woman can d whin
he undertake a project. With t
aid of a inll army of ratpt-rifei
palntei and other biIihiih Mi
Turner I" building on and adding b
.he fuili.er dolllitilt' f'r OI.e ff In t ' -.
ur.iil h Ik iim.I it.u of It an
runt U'hi writ rtioin fur n to
m n lamil.e with plenty tootn
for I ft If In u'.ilrh to opt rule a flint
clax lnLirding boue.
While aetle wurk ha Dot yt r
tually niaited on the new b'.wl It Ii
gKxl to niw that (he old building
are all out of th way and the "deck
cleared for action.
Read 1 be Hrald (or all th 6w
ini-ii';ili'Wi'i
10 IRE HOTEL DELAY
NEEDED MONEY ASSURED
BUSINESS MEN GUARANTEE
$8,-
OOO YET REQUIRED
"Show-Down" Meeting Held Saturday
When 20 Citizens (jot Behind
IToject For Keeps
The new Heppner flotel is assured.
That matter was definitely settled
at a meeting of original stock-holders
held in, I. O. O. F. hall last Saturday
evening w'hen a report of the pres
ent situation was made by C. L.
Sweek, secretary-treasurer of the ho-
tel company and after discussing the
situation rather fully the 20 men
present . agreed to guarantee the
amount, of stock subscriptions yet
needed and get active construction
work started without further delay
According to Mr Sweek a, report
there was- already subscribed stock
In the hotel company to the amount
of J4,300. The cost of the lot and
building complete iB fixed at $82,-
000. Of this amount 50 per cent, or
$41,000 will be secured la the form
of a loan from a loan company in Salt
I.:ikp conditional on stock bcim; sub
scribed locally in an eiiual amount.
The amount of stoi V. already sub
svribi'd loft a deficit of $fi,70U but nr
there will Le some ether iie;-ep:nry
expenses incident to . nrg:nl.ntiiiii
ot;, it was decided to guarantee the
rairlng of $8,000 more und vflth but
one dissenting voire the proposition
was adopted. Every man of the twen
ty is now bound In the amount ol
$400 to aee tfne project through to a
succehsful termination and every man
iu k of ,nPm nnw constituted an
active committee of one to sell stuck
to his neighbor. No doubt was ex
pressed but that when the matter Is
put up to the loyal citizen of Hepp
ner who Imve not yet subscribed they
will get behind the hotel project ami
speedily take their town out of alow
,own cla"" dolns iMr "iri ln f1n -
an"nX n' nmrn-neeaea institution.
I John V. Vaughn waa chairman of
ine meeting gnu in nis introductory
remarkn lie made plain Cue poHitinn
Heppner has plaod her-elf In by ht-si-
latltig and d.Uydalh lag iihoi.t htnld
Ing a holt I. Mi . Vatli'hn, r ch nr-
man of trie liii'l luiK tnii.iHl'li e ti
em-a a lot of tiiut- I1 ml t-nt-i.-y to th
(i : i 1 but h" tl' i hi l ! ! i' 1 1
III g'l 11" lllllll Or Ii U:i 'l I i - I I i . '
may ut- neier.iuv io an-'ite a lui-'
rl.i-.i hotel for Heppner.
fii'it-r p'-al't-i- iipietmd tiinlh
h anil a''er the i-it.if nntee n
iMade the IriUdlng t mm'.tti e cut bu
fniiip ling n lit of hut-ini n,t n nnd
r;tii nn t,o are well able to tak
i'ot k in a bolt I hti have tKit tt
d'inti fo. Thett nn n will all be lu-
teiiewd within tin' nt ut few ilaya
nnd iloubtb the fun pit le I , n :i r inr
nf Li" htitt 1 In a way that ;ll oik
no h-irdiihlp on any one but hlth
mill rive i wiy nun lin o n ' it"
i-ny. or r'tfiMU" 1 1" a li'i uni' - ut n
P'i!h tt rtint inn" tt Ian ,(i II' iipin i
the tiptlitll lltil' v of ln nr .i !v.ti
1 It . I !! 4 It e.
NOTK i; TO TtVI'tl I P.
.Monday. Or! (, J'tl't. Ik th la-1
la) on whlrh the I'll lii ran In
paid without ttilliional mil A"
'..at date tine pr rent ititertKi u
re'iaiied and after Nov. r. th the law
''ill penalty of ft pi t t'-ttl to
be rhrgel ll bped that f
III ! on th dellnj'inl lint
K. M fllUTT, ."heriff
JAMES H. WVLAXD PASSF.S
James H. Wyland, a pioneer stock
man of the Hardman county, died at
his home Tuesday of last week fol
lowing a stroke of paralysis which at
tacked him the previous Saturday
while riding horseback not far from ,
his home.
He is survived by a widow, Mrs.
Leora Wyland, one son, E. K. Wy
land, and two daughters, Mrs. Ep
plar Gelse and Miss Naoma Wyland.
Funeral s'hervlceg were held in the
Federated church in this city Thurs
day morning, Rev. H. A. Noyes con
ducting the services which were un
der the direction of Hardman Lodge
I. 0. O. F.
Interment was in Uie Masonic cem-
etery. v
James Huston Wayland was born
near Oregon City, December 27, 1860
He lived in and around Portland un
til "ho was 16 years old when he came
to eastern Oregon where he has since
resided. He was married to Mits
Leora Kelthloy November 6, 184
In addition to the children named
above one son, James Stewart Wy
land, was drowned in the Heppner
floood.
RESTAURANT
REMOVAL TIM
RO EEDIVG
POItARY
There having been some crillcl
of the action of the citv council In
pel -mliting the removal of t'iie old
rertam ant building to another loca
tlon within the fire limits it Is only
fair to nil parlies Interested to Htat
that the removal was pei milted only
as a temporary proposition und as u
matter of expediency In providing
more accommodations for the public
In securing mealK. The two rcHtuu
runtH i,aVe been crowded beyond their
Icupacity ever since the firo and with
the big Influx of men the building
boom now started will bring to the
town it waa considered a matter ol
public welfare to provide more ac
commodation along that line.
The permit granted Mest. Vaughn
and Whltei to move the building Is
only temporary and cm be recalled
by the council at any lime and this
win toiititierH tie none as soon
oth'" i 'mI In tier iii'i'iimiiiuilations lire
pio. '.'.
Mo i: to m-.w in Rt;
i; I in h : i-l t.riii'y il- pat li d
! ' tii.i tl'-piiii. .- ' i Ti, ! d.,v i ,i, n, rii
tor N'-wlel;, (li-i-.,l), while Mr.
Iiiiiii i.eit puriha i ! a pi.i'liial-
ty new two 'i ty, mm- ohm, bu.iia-
low hoii e built nn the l.i I t Illicit
iti'l v. i I h u' 1 1 1 . 1 1 i it lm toyi-iiii iiIh
The pinpiil.' IihIuiIih fue eimil U.t:
lull nt t In Itnit and Mr Jm:i h tiui.kn
inaKiit an loeil hniiie.
Mr Jotie will ril'iin In Mnriuw
niiiity un unmi n he n In bin tamllv
tlliil In tl.tlr new hinue, to look
ftt'i hoh." .uiiiii-a ufi.uia and a be
i!l ti l.iiim his ii iilly It'll n - Is bi te
I I- ni a.-fe tut that the faiinly Will
not
n Mill to llipiln-t mt,ti" ,f
l.,le,
I niiMi i: i:i.iiii.vi ii i-t
J, C f-'f f.l t ,n. .1 Mine' Well
known te- Idi-nt of tVn pl.ne. whin
tie i, wind the ol, I M not ruiith, near
tlm ib pot. I a Viflt'ir In te th,s week
limn t 'hit kjiiia. Mi gun. w,ier he
nnw reide Mr S'j.pleinn l llt
Ing lil daughter. Mi W E Cum-
in tig.
Clara, fic4 ad oo tg S
EN;iKEU SMITH HOLDS CON
FERENCE WITH COUNCIL
'Plenty Water" Smith.. "Plenty
Money" Mayor. Everybody
Joins In Chorus, "Get Busy"
It was a mighty interesting meet
ing at the council Chamber Monday
night when Capt. 0. A. Smith, of
Burn. McDonncl, . U'aulic engin
eers of Kansas City, in charge of the
engineering work for the gravity wa
ter system discussed the project with
t'.ie mayor and eouncilmen.
Capt. Smith made the preliminary
surveys here last summer and re
turned a few days ago to investigate
the source of supply at the end of
perhaps-the dryest season in the his
tory of Morrow county.
Capt. Smith reports that at tlio
forks of Willow creek he finds an
ample water supply for all city needs
for years to come and that without
by any means draining the creek of
its full flow.
For the purpose of replacing the
amount of water taken from Willow
creek for city purposes Capt. Smith '.
also took measurements of the wa
ter flow in Ditch creek and made
Burvcys for a pipe line by which the
water from that stream will be di
verted into Willow creek thereby
avoiding any Interference with the
sanclty of old irrigation water right
on Willow creek.
Contrary to idle reports and street
rumors Capt. Smith found a very con
siderable flow of water in Ditch
creek at this time and the cost of di
verting the flow to Willow creek will
be practically nominal. This fact
will have a tendency to overcome any
antagonism to the city's project
among the land owners along the
creek.
Capt. Smith favors redwood pipe
for the main pipe line from the
source of supply to Heppner strong
ly advised against the use of concrete
pipe unless- the contractor would give
n binding guarantee on the stability
of bis work. Concrete pipe for such
ptirpnsfM seems to be yet soniet'lilng
of an experiment and the price, ol
Kteel or cast Iron pipe Is practically
prohibitive.
Capt. Smith b ft this morning for
Portland to confer with the state
board of health on matters pertain
ing to the water system but will re
turn in a few days before going east.
Mr. lliekey, an experienced con
struction engineer who has had
charge of the construct ton of a gravi
ty system at Everett, Washington, for
several years. Is now bete and will
remain In Heppner as resident en-,
glneer for Hum ft McDonnell dur-'
ing the construction of the Heppner
system.
A resolution wa passed Monday
evening calling an election for Octo
ber 2 Mb for the purpose of amend
ing tho city charter to fhe extent of
legalising and safeguarding the mu
nicipally owned gravity water pro
ject. Water bond In the amount or
tlOO.OO'l will be nut hoi .ei ut the
mime election.
The it solution above lefein d to It
publl'ln d in this I-Mie of the Hertihl
and should be can fully lead by eveiy
voter and property owner In tiie city.
M.iynr Vane. in ami Mi" tuemtii-i t nj
: i HI Ii t i I Hili'., i i.nf nil in e Unit 1 1
le-i!'l- v ill he aiiihotl'd by the vnt-
i ut I tin- tilv din ai'in ,i in-" thai
the Iminl.j will tell lit it li.iml nine
pi' m him. Win it I'.ipl. Smith a mred
the iniim i I',, ut be li.nl I nil ii ! pl"tilv
nf water the mayor replied, "we Imvi
plenty of money tn build It, tmw c I
bu y." and all piest m joined In l,.
t tmrtiM. 'Hi t buy."
HtRMI R H t ID t 'I Rt: AT M.-
Inlt i .sh
Mi-lnbet of the m tilnr r f n i of
lleppm r high wen- ten t m :n- ;,t ;)
Vety Mm plilhle 1 1 1 it ri II -1 lln l.lel .1,,,
win il Mi Albeit liiot yn t. o! II I
I'll"', I" lit the i I,. ' - it lief l.f fit, .
II. i el Hit. r i ; . V. ,i,(i il l
(tne M,. .,,-(, ). , . , Mill i
It r Of it'll; . 1,1 .1,.-. (Hi
In II... l.i, -I. ... I ..... I .....I I..., - .
the vity ii, in h l.imi. tl.ii Minn,
of the 1 1. 1 mi of '2i the p-. t..Mt -,, i, ,,.
A bllei ftofii Mi. Ill UH'iiiOt iieinin
pmying ll, pmeiit n.,i. tf)nt lln
i d. wet.. j,p kt d by b"' n ii l,.iu
md peilally paik-d for Hm ihli If
her bunhalld, lilih fa' l no doubt kd
te.1 an additional quality to the (la
or and tontboutniM of the ftuit.