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HEPPM
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VOLUME 6
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1919
NUMBER 31
BUY WAR SAVINGS
GENERAL PERSHING'S RETURN TO AMERICA
COMMERCIAL CLUB THl'RS
PAY EVENING
S. E.
NEW
FARMERS ORGANIZATION
IS A LIVE ONE
'Sillers of Soil Likely to Milke Town
Dwellers Sit Up, Take
Notice
That the newly organized Farm
Bureau is a live organization and
one which will make itself felt in
Morrow county affaris was indicated
hv the interesting meeting of the
leaders of the movement held in
County Agent Hunt's office last Sat
urday. While the attendance was
not large it was representative of
the farming interests of the county
and any lack 'of members was easily
rio nn Yiv tho Htvirtlv husinpss-like
ftude of those present.
"i'oscar Keithley, of Eightmlle
resident of the bureau; Ed Relt-
inan, of lone, vice president; and C
0. Paine, of Boardman, secretary,
were present.
Th proposd constitution and by-
laws- for the bureau was read and dis
cussed and referred to the following
committee for revision: R. W. Tur
ner, Ed Rugg, Devine. The commit
tee will report at the next meeting
when it Is expected the revised draft
will be adopted.
Secretary Paine reported that the
resolutions adopted at the previous
meeting relative to a state organiaa
tion have been forwarded to all coun
ty bureaus in the state several of
whom have already answered favor
ing the proposition, and it is expect
ed others will be 'heard from between
now and the next regular meeting.
County Agent Hunt reported that
the national . organization will meet
December 12 and 13 and that Wallo
wa county bureau have arranged to
send a delegate to the meeting. A
report from the Wallowa man may
be expected at the regular January
meeting.
Some discussion was had as to
whether It Is best to form the state
bureau in the spring or to allow it to
go over until fall the question being
left onen for the present.
Mr. Hunt reported that in a confer
ence with the county court regarding
the financing of a county club leader
the matter of expected co-operation
hetween the county, state and fed era'
government being yet somewhat In-
.-Jil,t that l
W. P. Mahoney, president
of the Commercial club, ' as
called a meeting of the club
for Thursday evening, De
cember 4th, at 8:00 o'clock
in the cbuncil chamber.
Business of vital importance
connected with a number of
matters pertaining to the
welfare of Heppner and Mor
row county require attention
and every business man and
citizen interested in the
present and future growth
and welfare of the city and
county Is urged to be pres
ent. Irrigation matters, co
operation in the reorganiza
tion and improvement of the
county fair will be consid
ered and acted upon.
H-K-I-K-H-K-I-H-H-
TALK ROAD TO COURT
ttt&K '.Hi
CHAIRMAN THOMSON URGES I N
VESTMENT IX SAFE SECl RITIUS
Morrow innil y's Quota of $, oof)
Yet Away Short of the
Mark
('enerii'l Pershing, nminipauled by llodmau YY iinamaker (in high hat), leaving the Hol.oken pier on Inn return to
the United States. At the left the general Is seen on the bridge of the Leviathan saluting the Statue of Liberty.
.NORTH KND MEX WANT DIRECT
ROAD TO HKPPNER
riofmite the court indicated that I
wants more information on the sub
let before malting an appproprianon
R W. Turner, chairman of the
committee on. co-operation made
some interesting remark regarding
,.. conditions In this county hacK
- n.- Hnvi of the '90s when
wtBv that cost the farmer $1
$15 per ton to produce, went begging
.. at tR Der ton. "We
e n ui iu'" -
no no know," continued Mr. Turner
..v... ., similar conditions may
.vain arise within the next few
. rears and the only sensible thing for
The farmers to do Is to perfect an or
ganization that will permit them to
Vonerate In the protection of their
Vmsine Interest
Under the head of new business
m,.niv Agent Hunt, speaking on. the
....,- ,f roud suggested that the
man' i
. t- , ii,,ru:ni committee in
local riM ---
.h locality should canvas their dl
trict and after thorough cnnalderatlon
,.f .he ouestion of fltneHP. should rec
on.cnd to th" count? "'' "' bPrX
mAn in the district to look after road
maintenance wotTc
H wa decided to hold the regular
..f tho bureau on th fourth
Ilieen.iK .i
c..irl:.v of each month.
The matter of re-orgnnlilng th
Morrow County Fair wa then taken.
o and very thoroughly discussed
not only by nicmner i me
Live Wlis Want Project Considered
That Future Improvement
May Result
It was a live bunch of Jrrigon
boosters that swooped down on
County Judge Campbell Monday
morning for a preliminary road-talk-fest
with that official. They knew
what they wanted and having driven
over the road they want improved
that same morning they had plenty
to talk about. They seemed to think
that if the road would only remain
in as good condition the year around
as it is now they would not want it
made any better, for they declared,
its is now a good enough road for
anybody. It is the troublous days of
the good old summer time that they
are trying to Bidestep, however, when
the sand loosens up and the stalled
auto toots the horn of distress.
The road the Irtigon men are boost
ing for, they declare. Is one of the
important roads of the county or
would be if it could be traveled In
comfort the entire year. Even now
it will serve a large number of peo
ple and as It passes through the heart
of the John Day project It will meet
the wants of many hundreds once
that wonderfully fertile district is
reclaimed and settled.
Only a few miles of the road at
the north end, these gentlemen say
needs a surface of gravel to make the
ntire route passable. The route, they
believe, Is the shorter.t between Hpp
nr and the Columbia river, the Co
lumbla highway and the in 'tin line
of the O. W. R. & N.
Monday's party was composed of
the following gentlemen: H. V
Grim, M. E. Do tile. M. F. Caldwell.
C. E. GIhsscow, Frank Fredei Ickson.
George Rand, Charles Powell and Mr.
Abernathey.
The party was well received by
Judge Campbell and were Invited to
return later In the week when The
full county court will be In es(on
and the matter will he gone Into r
more length.
ut lo by W. W. Pmead. former
manager of th rair snn
cretary
nm.il. the pre.ent ecrtntyniBn
.l.. hn were present on Invitation
of the buieatl to take part In the di
i,.n It vii quite "I'l
the bureau member re nfrongly In
f ,vor of continuing the fair If It ran
n,de a real f:ilr and one that w
, of real benefit to ' fanning an
...wk tntere-t of th county S
.that under P't condition, the fair
ha not been h;.t It ahmtM h.
Met that tn Pfn o.il.d.
K.t,tini. ate entirely lna.le.juat
.... rno.. van empha.ned by eiery
.pecker ni It "'" ,ht
nly thing to l i ""
th fair entirely or reorganlre
. ... -..ninanr with aufflrlent
r.nital to aecure dju rounda,
bla building. prolde
......t... raca tr- det'lop
uch fair l" of bflt
Tb
an
for
ANOTHER PIONEER PASSES
Mrs. Anna Matlock, widow of fhe
late J. W. Matlock, and one of
Heppner's most respected and well-
beloved pioneer women, passed away
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Edward A. Patterson, on Chase
street, last Sunday afternoon, Novem
ber 30, 1919, at the ripe old age of
72 years and 24 days.
Anna Isabelle Cooper was born in
the state of Missouri November 6.
1847. Her father passed on while
she wsiR vet nn Infant and fl few
years later her mother married A. J.
(Jack) Keeny, and in 1854 theij
family crossed the plains- by ox team j
to California. Arriving in the Gol-
den state Mr. Keeney sold his stock I
and outfit and the family came oni'l"
to Oregon by boat later settling in f
Lane county near Eugene, where the 'I'
subject of this sketch grew to woman-1
hood and where she was- married tojV
J. W. Matlock February 22, 1862. Iri
Matlock and his family, V
STOCKMEN BUY BLOODED
BILLS
1888 Mr.
came to eastern Oregon setting at
One result of the recent
stock show at Portland was
th bringing Into Morrow
county of three extra fine
registered Durham bulls as
a foundation of building up
the cattle herds of the coun
tyt Glen Boyer, of the firm
of Minor, Thompson & Boyer
brought in a prize animal
that cost a round 1000, and
W. T. Matlock and Matt
Hughes also purchased two
exceptionally fine animals.
One or more of these fine
animals are direct descend
ants of animals formerly
otfned by Oscar Minor, of
this city, when he used to
breed and show perhaps the
fiev Phoftliftrn herd in tho
Pacific northwest.
CITY GOONGIL SELLS
$15,000 FUNDING BONDS
MORRIS
Action Taken on Protecting; Fire
Equipment, promoting- Bund,
Securing Rig'H of Way
Heppnerwhere he was an important ; V.ir,InnJrvI
factor In the development of Morrow
county until his death which occurr
ed in the Heppner flood of 1903,
Mrs. Matlock 'has not resided In
Heppner for several years but had
made her home with her son, Lane
Matlock, In Lane county, coming here
several weeks ago ror a visit with
her daughter and other friends.
She Is survived by five children:
Lane Matlock, ol Goshen, Oregon;
Lee Matlock, of Pendleton; Mrs.
Belle Patterson, of Spokane, Wash.;
Mrs. Edward A. Patterson, of Hepp
ner, and Ife Matlock, of Everett,
Washington. Two half brother. J.
B. Keeney, of Condon; and William
Keeney, of Ontario, ulso survive.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
(Wednesday) lit 2:00 P. M.. Inter-
ment being in the Masonic cemetery.
ATTEN DI.Nt; COURT AT CAN YON"
SOt I I. NOTE FROM Ml.ENE
Mrs. A. G. In-Vt.re entertained lat
Thursday at a Thimlo-glvlng dinnn
at her pleasant home on Mill street.
lu the University city. The gueni
were: Mif C.liol Lane and Arthur
Campbell. Heppner; T.ee Stewart and
Carleton Itoaa. Moio; Itha Garrett
Grass Valley; Mi l.oye and Cerlle
pcVore.
Tom Hrennnn. who a tine homes i
they should be shod, I handing out a
neat calendar in patriotic deafen to
hi friend and cuntnmeta that hn
hat oit of an American Tm I.
to tie funnel and atorkmen n I
a a rte.l t to tb cunly.
In line i'h the iiri-e'iii,n oiler
ed by the evetal peakr a fen.) l
Hon adopted to the etrert that
the hu'eau favor 1 GOOfl run--fair
and that committee of five be ap
pointed to confer with the coiintv
coutt retarding the matter and pro
cei ,ih the nrranitatlon. Tb fo
ot tit commit if ii appointed: M
P Clark. John Wlfhtman, y, t
llrown, Chaa Thomaon. rld Hugf
Oacar KelthUy, prldDt of the bu
j reu .will aUo work ith the r,u
tn't'ee In an sdvlawy rapant.
FEDERAL RKM.RAPIIK AL SIR
VEY AtiENT IN MORROW C.
During thl week Mr. Dwlght L
Jamison of the United State Biologi
cal Survey, who ha been attending
the last eight or ten month working
In Oregon on the Jack-rabbit and
qulrrel peats will be employed by tin-
MoMrrow County Fayn Bureau In a-i-istlng
In arranging for the rabbit-
i.tnpaign to be put on during the
Inter, Mr. Jamison atul the county
agent will go over the variou perl
of the county -her be rabbit
pent, consult with the various com
mltteetiien who have already been
ai'polnted to take up thl woik and
:ktht in locating pen, mixing of th
poion. and going In to all the detail.
hlcli will be nceiiry and expenl
nt In nutting on very lhoi' .iiili
i-ki.ipalgn A-io.dlnf o all in i'ca
tt,in tbr l-.-,k are faking hi !i of
it Ir. a way that It ! fo- tlii'
w.nter inot snrr.A.lul r'liipaign
and It Iw hoped that the Jurk-iabblt
will be decidedly few In numle'i
hen the enon open another spring
It l t ie plan of the Farm Bureau
. Iter the winter cumpalgn to put on
f follow-up rimpalin duting the
piing and men have already been
h.red to tk rate of lb pen which
till be on the range. If the plan ma
ture arrotding lo arrangement at
Harold Colin and Sheriff George
McDuffce left Saturday afternoon foi
Canyon City where they have been
subpoenied us witnesses in the Cedrlc
Scharff murder trial. Rcharff is on
trial for the muider of Martin I.eslli
whom he shot last September alter
catching the boy In his watermelon
patch near Mouniucnt.
Scharff has employed C. E. Ilicli
of Canyon City, and George Hand, of
Baker, to defend him and It Is under
stood that n vigorous fight will b
made to at least reduce the degrei
from second degree murder to mall
la tighter.
Dr. Ilayden, of llardman, was call
ed lo give tthe wounded boy alien
Hon after the shooting and alter g'v
ing him first aid had him rushed to
the horpital at Condon where he dli
the same 'evening. It is said the d(
fent-e will seek to place the responsl
bllity for the doy's death on Dr. liny
din in an attempt to mitigate the of
fensw with which the defendant
charged.
RI(I.IFD sFRIlltS IN.,1 Itll
William per ry is In an iinconHclou
condition in the ID-ppner hospital
since hist Siituiday nluht a the re
milt of a blow received In an'.ilterc
lion with William Hay lor In the lal
ti-r's Jewell y stole on lower Main
tree. Tile trouble arose over til
repaii bill jn a phoringiiipli i.nd, ar
routing to Mr. llnylor nloiy, ivrr
h 1 1 ri i ( t d to take the miiililne fioin
the More without milking full pay
nienl Haylor remonlrnted and fin
ally r-tiuck petty over I lie head with
4 wooden tlrk uei for tlrr ng th
flie, knocking him to the fbior per
BROS. SECURES
at a M
ISSUE
City council tnet in regular session
Monday evening with all members
present except Councilman Beyer,
who is out of the city and Sweek
ho Is on the sick list.
The most important matter dis
posed of was the sale of $15,000 of
re-funding city bonds with which to
take up present outstanding indebt
edness putting the city again on a
ush basis. Mortis Bros., of Portland
secured the Issue at 5 per cent and
accrued Interest which Is considered
very satisfactory sale.
Mayor Vaughiin brought up the
matter of needed protection from the
cold of the fire truck Which Is stand
ing a cold garage with no protection
from the cold weather. Several plans
for remedying the condition were dis
cussed and a committee consisting of
Vaughn, Noble and Clark whs- ap
pointed to attend to the matter.
Prof. Austin, who has recently or
ganized a minil tiere noureHseu me
council reporting excellent progress
and stating that within a few weeks
he w ill have a band ready to provide
arceptame iiiiihic tor any ocriiriori. ne
nsked, however, that some steps he
taken to finance the hand and sug
gested a salary of $80. (10 per month.
Acting as Individuals the members of
the council went him one better and
agreed to get out and raise a fund
of $100 per month by popular sub-
George Thomson, chairman of ti.e
War Savings committee for Morrow
county, asks the Herald to call the
attention of the patriotic people of
Morrow county to the fact that the
quota required of this county in the
purchase of War Savings Securities
is yet away short of the amount and
points out that the citizens should
rally to the support of the govern- .
ment in furnishing finances to meet
the heavy war expenditures of the
past two years.
The purchase of these securities is
In no way a donation to the govern
ment, but represents one of the saf
est investments on earth.
The cost of the war must bo met
and If the necessary funds are not
forthcoming in the shape of loans
made to the government on interest
bearing securities t'he more drastic
measure of direct taxation must be
resorted to. It is therefore, a choice
of loaning your money to Uncle Sam
fpr the purpose of meeting his war
bills or of having the money taken
away from you by direct taxation.
Your Uncle must have the money
if he cannot get it in the form of t
loan on which he la willing and anx
ious lo pay from three to four and
one-half per cent Interest, he will
simply be forced to take it away from
you in (he form of taxes and both
principal and Interest will be lost to
you.
Mr. Thomson says the people
should understand that this war se
curities matter Is no Joke but simply
a hard-boiled business proposition.
The Oregon State Elks' association
has undertaken the task, -ft raising
Oregon's quota and In eotrftnon with
o.very other lodge of Klks In the
stati Heppner lodge No. 3 58 Is buck
ling into the work.
The following letter to the patri
otic citizens- of Morrow county Is sub
mitted by Mr. Thomson:
"Morrow county is ulmost $60,0110
short in her 1919 War Savings quota
and we have but one more month in
which to raise this deficiency.
"Although we have always lead
the nation in government financing,
actual failure faces us unless- every
loyal citizen promptly responds jo
our government's appeal and buys
liberally of government seiuiitles
which Include:
$1011 Treasury Savings Certificate!-,
cost In November, $84.40; cost In
December, f84.0; $1000 Treasury
Savings Cert I lica les, cost in Novem
ber, $844.00; coit In December.
$846.00; $5.00 War Savings Stamps.
cost In November, $4 22; cost in De
scription, i
It was agreed that the mayor and I ceinlx r, M i s.
council will make a trip up Willow "'I hese securities n rumen ...nn
creek In ti e n. ar future- and secure I their full maturity which Is J;inuai
1, 1924. eurn 4 per cent, or it
light of way for the city pipe line.
shows iMi i;i si i, itl Lies
Ir Callaway, who has been spend
ing a lew week at Mountain Home.
Idaho visiting his aged mother, who
IIvch in that town, returned on !
short hnsineu vl-il last week but has
relumed io Idnho to hpend the win
ter with hi" mother. Dr. Cnlliiway
brought buck villi him n number of
Interesting nil' from the Mlcnlc
roller! ion his mother has collected
during her long life, ninl was show
ing them to his Mends Friday. A
copy of the Ulster County Gaette,
i cashed in prior to Hint dale tiny earn
1 3 per rent, in other wolds you can
I always cash them In at the posloff ir
jnpon ten days' notice and n-celv
what you paid ror them plus Hie In
'teiest. From the Maiidpolnl of In
vestment there is none hetler
"The limit which anyone run bu'
Is llnnli maturity value. En. h mem
ber of a l.uiiily limy lake $1000 n
mutter how niin.eioii a lainily, o
how young ll" Feveial inhi I
Moreowi, aiivoiie hating the nione
may buy lot father, mother on
dallghlel, cousin, nephew. Illcie eti
In ruse of a (orpoiiiliton the rorpoi
llriiwn MrMeiMrnln hate been
h poin" d tn-nl i piri nlalitex of the
California Joint Stork l.iilid Bank, of
."'a. .inrwri, an intilllon chart
i l l under the F'-f'ernl Ft tr.i I. 'an
Art f he hiln . of the rorretn I.
p-ent there will be available In th it,, ,,.. nt tin.e loan" on farm
Itm not la than two-hundted Ht,d on tl amoi fixation plan A
rai.'nt pen artteted over the north- w ndtrk. ramler of the rnropany
part of the rounty aa e a rail- ; t, , ,,,,ied n ii, pr.ner today to ron
d right ofway whet pol.on wiH.f.f w t i the company' .ra repre.en-
b ep-i(ert. 'tnv
print. d January I. 1800, and ronlaln- ation Itself may take $KHiil and each
Ing nn air-omit of the funeial of , of f irei id the ..upoiation $IHMI. I'
George Washington wiih one of a 'case of pattneishlp, each rnemb. .
number of newspHpei .otln-ia being I the firm may take IDMiO. We I '
II tepilnl ropy of The Boston News-'all who can alfoid to do so to Inr
l.i llei. the first newsui.Iier ever Mil. i the limit.
ty walked to Dr Ren' of f i. e. had , . ,,, ,.,. ..... , 1P wo.k of II..
of Ap.il 17, 1 704. Another llltelesl I rol.lllillli e mat he lightened ii- llillill
Ing newspaper wn a ropy of tln- a possihle. you will Mndly fill out
Kansas City Werkly Time ijii.I.-i 'the em lo -d pledge ,nrd for . large
date of July 6, 112. and containing! a sum u uo'-ihh arid nail It to nr
an a.-'-outit of the execution of Mn the f.arik.d i-tiM-lop'- Your p. op.pt
(i ll" J Get. ,,i. Who shot president ' H-Iuill of pledge raid will aye th
James Caifterl, July 2. Iktll. ; ol litre from pel oliallv ol.i itiri,
y tfl
I'tlMIM., PAI'I CM (Nt.lNt. AMl' "For Lie honor of Moiiow rounty
Id I lillUIVt. we look to yoi for y.ui fulld i.
his he
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id drese nd two hours later
unions ions. roi.dition
dered aerloim.
Herald claMlflod adt (at reaulta Lead m to your profit. GUmlfM
Now is the time to hate that ir.
nle work done Woo.lwo.k Fnam
eld. Wall Pa pet rl, Floo.a Pain
d or Vainislnd, Fu'niture Itefinlsh-
Hee F. E ItUMMtLL, Address
not e:. sit
operation Itl thl attempt lo s i'talt,
our rouritt's. r li'i'.ill' li a I a.. . In
pHlr otic goteinment flraiiring"
Mr. and Mrs Frank Monotmn te
I (lined ft 'Mil PottlaOrl last Thursilut
after having mad a delightful too
ek vlit In th Rose City