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VOLUME 6
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, Tuesday, November iS, 1919
NUMBER 29
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NEW ROAD 10 BITTER
ALMOST COMPLETED
THIS IS MOVING SOME WilKAT
GRANT COUNTY PICOPLE EXTHVS
IASTIC OVEU HIGHWAY
AVanat Good Road and Mail Route
From Heppner to Long
Creek
Willard Herren, who has Veen in
charge of a county road crew build
ing the new road to Ritlter, reached
town with his crew and camp utl'it
Saturday evening having been fcica1.
- t'i (i'scontinue the work unlu- noxl
spring on account of bad weather in
the mountain district in which the
were, working.
Mr. Herren says they made splen
did progress until within the ia'st
month when rain, snow and general
iflormy weather forced them to sus-
"pend operations.
Morrow county's part of the m?d
is now practically completed, Mr
Herren says, with the exception of
about four miles - on upper Ditch
creek which will require a few week's
work next spring. From the county
line Grant county already has a fair
ly good road except that some of the
grades are too narrow but that de
fect. Mr. Herren says, the Grant
county authorities have assured him
will be remedied early next spring.
Grant county will also make a good
road from Ritter to Long Creek next
summer and will then joint with
Heppner in having a mail route es
tablished between Heppner, Ritter
and Long Creek which will give the
people of that part of the interior
their mail 24 hours earlier than they
now receive it.
Mr. Herren says the people of that
section of Grant county are very en
thusiastic over the new road and will
' do everything In their power to estab
lish direct and permanent commer
cial communication between their
section and Heppner.
Harry Selby, who operates a gar-
ge r.nd repair shop at Hardman, if
taking his vacation from hard work
just now while operating his big
truck hauling Wheat from the Eight
mile country to Heppner. With one
helper he keeps the truck goinr
day and night and makes four round
trips every 24 hours. He hauls 60
acks at a load, making 240 sacks or
more than 500 bushels a day, which,
a man from the east looks like
moving some wheat.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
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The Cicewmlan Literary Poeieiy
gave a program last Friday evening
in the high school auditorium. Th
numbers rendered were as follows
Piano boIo Violet Merritt
Song Boys' Quartette
Musical recitation Ted Young
Song Girls' Chorus
Play "The Parson's rerverslty"
Song Boys' Qnartettc
Song Girls' Chorus
Among. the members of the student
body who have returned to school af
ter having "had the measles are Janet
Ager, Iris Wlnnard, Willie Buschke.
The Juniors are at work on their
play, "Green Stockings," which they
expect to produce before long.
The first bahket ball game of tin
season is to be played at lone on Dc
rember 5th, anil is to be a double
header.
Martin Buschke and Cyrene Lieu
alien have the measles but according
to all reports they are getting along
nicely and will be Keen among
again soon. .
John Keegan, well known rancher
of die Lena country, wan in tow
Monday.
A. C. Allison, who recently pur
chased a fine ranch on Willow creek
near lone, was In town Thursday
having Just moved over from Waiter
creek. Mr. Allison says they are not
fully aettled yet but are mightily
pleased with their new home.
IS
ARE NOT AVAILABLE
BUILDERS RUSHING
IRK THFSE DAYS
OF IMPORTANCE TO
E TAX PAYERS
Postmaster Richardson, who, per
haps because a postmaster has noth
ing to do but to draw his salary.
seems to be Uncle Sam's accredited
cpreseutative to look after all kinds
of federal bus-mess, has been appeal
ed to by the census bureau to report
at once the number of prospective
enumerators for the coming federal
census, who have applied for exami
nation as to their qualifications for
the work in this county. The exami
nations colse November 20th and thn
work must be done during the month
of January. .
Mr. Richardson says he has noth
ing to report beyond the fact that
ncbody in this county has sTiown the
least interest in the job although he
has called the attention of numerous
rersons to this chance of getting on
the federal pay roll.
The troubje seems to be that
Uncle Samuel has not yet made clear
Just what he is willing to pay 'his
nephews and nieces for doi,g this
work the nearest approach to t.uch
information being that teu yearF
ago the pay was around ? 7 0 a month
and that it will certainly not be less
than that this year.
So far as yet reported there is no
body in Morrow coiiiity who needs
job badly enough to Jump at that
kind of a snap as most anybody can
got $5.00 a day working eight hours
and be at home for .their meals.
Uncle Sam will probably have to
either raise the ante or Import some
cheaper labor than is now available
In Morrow county.
Gilliam & Bisbee's fine new build
ing is rapidly nearing completion and
as soon as the front and windows
arrive the structure will be entirely
enclosed. Plastering Is going along
xnd the inside finishings will be
rushed as rapidly as possible. The
structure is one of which not only
the owners but everyone connected
with its construction may well be
proud, particularly Mr. Denisee, who
has had charge of the buildihg from
the first. Mr. Denisee "expects to
leave as soon as the building is com
pleted for a visit at his old home in
Holland where he plans to spend the
winter with his home folks.
The Elksr- building is the talk of
the town lately or rather the speed
Contractor Traver is putting Into the
construction work. Mr. Traver knows
how to keep work moving without
making any fuss about it and indi
cations now are that he will easilj
have the building ready before the
date named in his contract, April 1,
1920.
Excavation for the new hotel Is go
ing along with a rush, a fact that
looks and sounds good to every loyal
Heppjierite.
Shelly Baldwin is completing a.
new bungalow in the north part of
town in lieu of the new Court street
esidence he recently sold Mr. and
Mrs. Emmett Cochran.
Heppner may soon become known
to fame as the porchless town If the
fashion of boarding up porches to
make additional sleeping rooms con
tinues. It Is one effective way of
solving the housing problenC
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XKltlTKS LEAVE FOR CALIFORNIA
ATROX TEACHERS ASSOCIATION'
rrogiBiii for Friday evening, $
2S, 191!).
Reading Miss Daisy Slate
Talk, "The Work of a Patron-
Teachers' Association,"
D. W. Iloitiu tt
Solo Mr. Da i bee
Solo Mrs. R. J. Vaughan
Violin Siilo !!mlce Olthenr
Musical Recitation ........ Velnui Ci
Music Quin tette
Refreshment will be semd.
All patrons and others Intor-exted
In child eliare are Invited i.. 'trend
Remember the date the ttay af
ter Thanksgiving.
MUS. A. M. PHELPS
Secretary
oi:miii:k itr:nrTio sale
We are offering. In our Novembe
Reduction Pale, a raving of fiom 20
per cent to 60 per rent on all trim
med hat. These offering are all
new, snappy tyle and the material
and workmanship are of the boat
quality. Pee them early.
27-30 MRS. L. C. II EH REX
Announcement
To my friends, former patients and the public,
I wish to announce that I have opened of'cc
in the
JUDGE AYERS' BUILDING
corner May and Chase streets, where I car. he
reached by calling telephone Main 312, Da) or
Night.
DR. J. PERRY-CONDOR
WILL
SPKXD WIXTF.R
LAND
IX 1RK-
Frank Keegan and Pete O'Rourke,
well known young ranchmen of the
Heppner section, started this morn
ing for their old hime In County
Laetrim, Ireland, where they will
spend most of the winter visiting
relatives and friends. The young
men have been In Morrow countv for
several years and have prospeied and
their present trip to the Emerald Isle
so dear to the lieart of every true Ir
ishman, Is not entirely, so Johnny
Kregnn says, to visit their parents,
sisters: and cousins but that some
other fellow's sisters and cousins
will be included In their visit. Indeed
Johnny, who Is a notoiious gossip
out Lena way, is authority lor the
statement that along about the hull-
days there will be n double wedding
back In County Laetrim and w.hen
r'.ic return trip to Heppner Is made
the hoys will he accompanied by two
of Erin's fairest and most charming
daughters'. The Herald wishes the
hoys n fair voyage not only across the
Atlantic and bark, hut that longer
sue across life's stormy sea.
Plans for the issuance early in De
cember of forms for filing income
and excess profits tax returns are
being made by the bureau of internal
revenue. Taxpayers will thus be
given the opportunity of making out
their returns immediately upon the
closing of their books for the year
1919, when accurate knowledge of
their accounts is fresh in their minds.
As a convenience to themselves and
as a means of expediting the work
of the government, taxpayers are
urged by the bureau, in a statement
issued today, to avail themselves of
this opportunity. The period for fil
ing is from January 1 to March 15,
1920.
If the tax is paid in quarterly in
stallments, one-fourtth of the amount
must accompany the filing of the re
turn. Form 1 040-A will be used for fil
ing Individual income tax returns of
$5,000 and less, and Form 1040 for
filing returns of rncome in excess of
that amount.
The normal rate of tax for 1919,
provided for in the revenue act of
1918, is 4 per cent on the first $ 1,-
000 above the exemptions, and 8 per
cent on the remaining net income.
The tax for 1918 was 6 and 12 per
cent respectively. The surtax rates,
which range from 1 per cent on the
amount of net income between $5,000
and $6,000 to be 6 5 per cent on the
amount by which the net income ex
ceeds $1,000,000, are the same as for
the year 1918. The exemptions of
$1,000 for single persons and $2,000
for married persons and heads of
families remain unchanged.
These rates apply to every citizen
and resident of the United States.
Alien non-residents receiving income
from sources within the United States
are subject to the full tax of 8 per
cent on mch Income In excess of the
exemptions.
Form 1041 will be used for filing
returnB of fiduciaries, form 106 5 for
partnerships and personal service
corporations, and form 1120 for cor
porations.
Announcement will be made of the
date on which the forms will be avail
able at the offices of collectors of In
ternal revenue and branch offices.
A party of Heppner people left
this morning for California where '
they expect to spend several weeks j
visiting friends and enjoying a ;
change of climate. Making up the
party were Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Keith- !
ley, Mrs. F. P. Vaughn and Mrs. Jeff ;
Jones. xMr. and Mrs. Keithley will
visit his brother and other relatives '
in and around Oakland. Mrs. Vaukhn j
will also visit relatives in the Bay j
city.
FARMER LINES MAY GUT
LOOSE FROM P.T.ST. CO.
BLAMK FOR POOR SF.RVICF. GOI'S
ROTH WAYS
Rhea Creek Man Says Farmers May
Establish Own Fx-rliaiiee
Y
Henry Gay, who raises most every
thing out on Rhea creek that will
grow in Morrow county, was in town
Monday on matters connected with
the farmers telephone lines which
connect his part of the county with
Heppner and the central office of t ho
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Ct .
Mr. Gay says the service lias been
THF HANK
OF IOK
HANDS
( HAVGFS
B. F. Swaggart, stockman am'
farmer.of the Lexington country, was
a visitor in Heppner Monday getting
wised up on league of nations and
coal strike news. Mr. Swaggart k an
old settler of the county and has
been a resident of eastern Oregoon
for many years. He can recite many
thrilling experiences of the Indian
war of 1878, a tf'nat time being a
resident of Umatilla county nei'
Weston. Mr. Swaggart was a soul
during those troublous days an.l be
ing familiar with the country and not
troubled with cold feet he was able
to secure much valuable infoMiuitton
for the settlers and soldiprs regard
'ng the movements of the Irdliui".
He was the first man to discover
(hat the Umatillas had joined the
hostiles and brought warning to Pen- '
dleton to be on the lookout for an
attack. After giving the warning to '
Pendleton Mr. Swaggart went home
to see how his own folks were faring j
and found his father's and wife's j
father's family all down with malig
nant diphtheria with two members of i
the two families, already dead. Tills I
prevented these two families from
joining the other families of the -Bet-'
tlement at Pendleton where the set- .
tiers gathered for protection and
the two families stayed on their
ranches, took care of their sick, bur
ied their dead and stood guard nlg'iit
lifter night against the prowling In
dians. Nine members of the two
families died from the epidemic of
diphtheria.
Mr. Swaggart, who Is an enthus
iast on good horse-flesh has a coming
two-year old that he Is willing to
hark against nil comers of "uis age
In a match race at the utate lair next
fall.
particularly poor out his way for
some time and there is a dUTe-ence
of opinion between the big company
and the farmers about where the
fault lies. Mr. Gay says the farmers
were notified recently that they mTist
put their line in order or they would
be refused connection with the cent
ral exchange and when lie started
an investigation of the line ho claims
to have found the trouble within the
city limits on (he main lines.
lie thinks tlieie must be something
wrong with the switchboard when he
can stand at his phone on Rhea creek
and hear people talking In Tortlrnd
and he declares that if the trouble
is not remedied that the farmers will
cut loosre from Central and ei-'tabli.-vh
an exchange o their own In Hrppner
, having retained their franchise which
permits them to have connection
with the Humphreys drug store
J when the main office was romovnl
from there to Us present location.
WILL MA KM C. S. BON K DRY
Mi l l) Sr.COM MFF.IIV;
The Ronrdman Mutual Telephone
company held Its second meeting of
organization last night and bylaws
were adopted. Report of commit
tee Kliowed that sixty pllons.coili
lie Inhtnll.'d complete for about $.10
and the directors were given power
to proceed to complete the aubncrlp
tlon list and begin const Miction
('has. II. Iiillabaugh was elected di
rector. Vice A. V. Cobb resigned.
Immediately upon adjournment
County Agent Hunt took charge ol
the meeting and presented the plans
for Farm Bureau organization, and
It wa unanimously voN-d to organ
ize a local at Hoardman. Ray Drown
ai elected president; Chan. IrllU
baugh, president: M. I). Sign,
secretary-treasurer. Th following
member were appointed to head the
varioua committee provided by the
organization: Labor, O. it. Warner;
Alfalfa. A. W. Cobb; Rabbit control.
L. V. Kultner; Hoy and Girl Club
Work, M. II. Sign; Co-op. Marketing,
A. Bkoubo; Llvestork Improvement,
K. K. Mulkey; Farm llM-orde, A. I.
Larien; Good Road, Hay Drown
It va voted to ralae In the Hoard
mm dutrlrt $100 toward the $4,101
required for the rabbit poW'inlnf
campaign to be carried out thl winter.
(Independent)
.1. K. Cronan, for the past 16 years
president and majority stockholder
In the Hank of lone, has disposed of
his Interest in that institution to L.
A. Ileckman, a banker of Hulilia'd.
Oregon ,and C. R. Gunzel, of Port
land. Messrs. Ilerkman and Guni-l are
grntltemen of long experience in
blinking, are backed by an abund
ance of capital and Intend, we under
stand, to enlarge the business and
extend the usefulness of the lone
bank to meet all the requirements ol
this si-rtion of the county.
Mr. Cronan reluctantly sever his
connection with the business Inter
ests of lone with which he has been
mi long Identified, but hi many In
terest elsewhere demanded that he
he released from some of them. Ill
long association with the lone public
ha been most pb'Rsnnt and he leave
with regret, bespeaking for the new
niHnMKeinent a continuation 'of the
patronage and good fr-ellng which
ha been extended him.
Mr. lierkman, we are Informed,
will be the resident manager and hi
family I eipeted to arrive In lone
the latter part of thl week lo reside
per manently.
The hall lvn ondr the aunplro
of the Llk' lodge Tuesday evening
In nhrtanre of Armlitlre Day and
in honor of the returned aoldler i
an unqvalllied n-re. A large
rrowd tn prwnl and eii-llnt mu-
U' added much to the enjoyment of
the oeraalon.
C1alfle4 adi parj .
I I HMMII I) ROOMS
Good rooms with stove by the day,
week or month. Knquire at this of
fice or call Main 535, 29-S0pd
An army of more than S0.OQ0 of
ficials sprang to attention Monday
when John Kramer, newly appointed
federal prohibition commissioner,
takes charge of the battle to make
the country alcohol tight under the
enforcement act, for war-time and
constitutional prohibition.
More than 500 arrests have already
been made under the act, II is esti
mated. Under the tactics now planned for
(the "prohibition army" flying squad
rons, will bo held in readiness o
swoop down upon nny sector where
bootleggers are operating. Federal
officials understand the law Is being
violated openly in many sections of
the country where, they are told,
liquor Is bring sold In Ice cream nar
; loin. That bootleggers lire winking
j almost unmolested In many sections
Is admitted.
Read the Herald classified ads.
HHi RAIllUr liRIVK
The good people In the vicinity of
Montague aehool house In the Klgbt
inlle district will take on renewed
vigor on Runday, November 23, when
a big rabbit drive will be Rtaged. No
un will be allowed utu-d until after
the drive, when the gunmen can
hoot to their heart' content. H;id
wrMi and coffee will be wrved by
the live rltlten of Klrhtmlle and
everybody la Invited lo attend lh
drive, tk part In the nport and en
Joy their hopltallt y ln Inde
pendnt.
A fine aon waa born to Mr. and
Mr. I Van Marter Ut Tliur.day
morning and all are reported a get
tin alon nicely. Th boy around
Hie carat aay that every time Van
hearn aoma kid on the tret railing
o Ma dad he look around and then
trie to look unconcerned.
LAND OWNERS!
Land Buyers
PLEASE LISTEN
I liavc iTsitftu'tl the office of Sheriff
in order to establish in llepner a
Real Estate and
Insurance Office
anl I want a share of your business. I am very famil
iar with all the land and the land values in Morrow
county, and have a wide acquaintance with the out
side honieseekers and moneyed people who arc look
ing for safe land investments, many of whom have
already asked me to connect them up.
IF YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR
WHEAT FARM OR STOCK RANCH
Come in and see me at once, or if you can't come,
w-ite. giving me a full description of what you have
to sell or what you want to huy.
AP.SOI.UTKI.Y. A. SQUAKK. DI'.AT,
C.UAKANTKKI) to liL'YKU and SI'f.I.l'.R
E. M. SHUTT
Temporary Office Upstairs in Court House
Rt presenting al-o the great Oregon Life Insurance
Company and several American Fire Insurance
Companies.