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VOLUME
HEPPNER, OREGON Tuesday, August loth, 1920
No. 15
MANY HEPPNER PEOPLE
SCHOOL CONTROVERSY
BEFORE COUNTY COURT
E
ATTEND DIXNEX FUNERAL
'm r : : in
I I i Reducing M
T
project covers more land
thax anticipated
High
Dam at Claino Will Divert
M aters for Arid
Acres.
An interesting report was made by
John H. Lewis, engineer, at the re
gular meeting of the Board of Direc
tors of the John Day Irrigation dis-
troict, August 3rd.
He stated that a feasible canal
route had been found during the past
month whereby practically all of the
land on Shutler Flat within the
boundaries of the district as now
formed, can be irrigated.
This will require a high dam at
Clarno on, the John Day river with
i: canal diverting about 8 5 feet above
the present water surface. Tiiis canal
will reach Shutler Flat at about
1230 ft. elevation.
Continuing from this point the
canal will terminate at an approxi
mate elevation of 1130 on Butter
creek, taking in a strip of land two
or four miles in width and thirty mil
es in length adjoining the district on
the south.
Mr. Lewis stated that it would not
prove' economical to build to such
height for Shutler Flat alone, and
suggested that survey be suspended
until such time as the Board of Di
rectors had an opportunity of ascer
taining whether Or not these lands
desired to come in to the district and
secure water.
Mr. Lewis also presented a plan
for watering much of the land west
. ' .
outlined certain changes in bounda
ries if the highline canal is to be
constructed.
As the high lands are the best,
and it Is the desire to irrigate If pos
sible all lands on Srutler Flat, the
Board of Directors Instructed Mr.
Brown, secretary of the district, too
ascertain the wishes of the land own
ers In these adjoining areas.
It appears that the John Day river
can irrigate only about 300,000 acres
of land, and there would be no ob
ject In going higher than this pro
posed line. But If land owners, there
under, not now within the district,
should fail to petition in at this time
they will forever be shut out of wat
t from this source, as It would be
prohibitive for this narrow strip to
bear the cost of the high dams and
necessary canals, once the low line
canal Is built and concrete lined.
Mr. F. C. Dlllard, who had much
to do with the original co-operative ;'Cognized the visitors as the two out
report and plan for reclaiming the I Iawg ,m nilssing end who are known
lower lands- on this project, ppent i'M Louis (Montana Red) Anderson
practically the entire month In the a)(1 RlfMar(j (Diamond Dick) Patter
field on reconnolssance surveys andl Confirming their suspicion
confirms the recommendations mad" 1 was ,he fa(.t ,nat one ()f tl)e mn
hy Mr. Lewis. Mr. Dlllnrd for hewas armP(. with a revolver which
past year has been In charge of con- j Ml0WP(, from hl8 hlp pocket.
struct ion work on the Talent Irrlga-. . .
McCartan and Devlin had but one
t! n district near Ash. and. He Is on 1
, . , , . . ,, r e n camp and It wan unloaded
H'vera months leave of absence to '
, , , , ., , ,,,.,. and covered with the bedding. After
rp-ist In solving the various ptoblems ... .
, . the two outlaws had eaten heartily
on this project. ,
' ' thev roted and smoked for about
MORGAN COlPLE MARRIED
Mr. John W. Schleevolght and Mi"
n.i Oiminder. both of Morgan,
v.ce unit-d In mrirrk-ge tt the Chris
tian church parsonage til thU city nil
Wn!neday afternoon. At'uu t 4Mi.
;.v. V. O. Liv.tu'totie. minister of
t' . t hutch, p.-rluri.i'd tin- ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Srhb evokht will r-
HI."
on their lanrh tuar Mortaii.
H.ppner H' raid only I- ftl "
m VI. Ill Tt HI If II V
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iii ::i
M.-Sainer tt Softixon, pro5irl-tr r
f n.. (.ntrnl nuiik.t. bounlit a tin
l.iinrh -f l' f v'1Kht
.t.n. Ti.' 1ay. c.if!tinii of : ti"d
f pit!n nnlina'.i.. Th- "'
Bt -tr I ''! 'Hi,
M.t ..t the bund wr- k'l' fr
i ,. ....imutntitloA nd lb balsnco
er put In i'h ottx-r wi
had on hand mkln a tW car
.' ,.,..nt in th Portland matkrt that
w.nt out wvdnndajr morning.
MeVa,..-r 8ori.n ar- 'abl
a fin
buioM hr on tn
I,..', that th- b-.t m-at obtainable
U bd io ood f-f th.lt cuMom-r.
The funeral of James Dinnen, well
known and popular young sheepman,
of Rock creek, who lost his life while
bathing in the creek, July 31st, was
attended by many Heppner friends of
the unfortunate young man.
The services were conducted in
St. Catherine's church, at Condon, by
Rev. Father Wand, of Condon, and
Rev. Father Cantwell, of Heppner.
Mr. Dinnen was bathing in a pool
in Rock creelt at the Murtha ranch
Saturday evening and being unable
to swim, was helpless when he chanc
ed to get beyond his depth. His com
panions had left the water before
missing him and although every ef
fort was made to save him the body
was not recovered until too late.
Mr. Dinnen was highly respected
and much loved by all who knew him.
He leaves relatives in this and in Gil
liam county as well as at his boyhood
home in Ireland. He was a member
of Heppner Lodge of Elks, of Hepp
ner Council Ancient Order Hibern
ians and of the Pendleton Council
Knights of Columbus.
Among Heppner friends and lodge
brothers who attended the funeral
were: H. A. Cohn, J. G. Doherty, F.
A. McMenamin, M. L. Curran, Pat.
Connell, Pete Farley, James Farley,
John McEntire, Frank Monohan,
James Sheridan, Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Kenny, James and Joseph Kenny.
ANDERSON PATTERSON, UAX-
DITS, DID NOT SURRENDEH
That the published accounts of the bel, who is manager of the Manley
capture of Louis Anderson and Rich- Auto Co., of Portland, recently com
ard Fatterson, members of the gang pleted a trip through eastern Oregon
who broke jail at Pendleton after covering more than 1150 miles and
murdering Sheriff TilTaylor, by John ' is in a position to speak of road con
McCartan and Barney Devlin, were colons In this part of the Btate with
L, , loo- Pnrhled. is shown by a
letter from one of the principals in,"" ....
the capture received by the Herald
last Tuesday evening just too late
to be printed In last weeks issue.
The letter gives a most interesting
account of the capture the facts be
ing substantially as follows: f
McCartan and Devlin are taltlug
care of a band of sheep belonging to
Frank Monahan, of Heppner, on a tion worit now under way Is corn
range known as California gulch pleted, the drive through the fascln
about five miles from Kamelia, on the ating wheat country of eastern Ore
road to aLGrande. j gon will be a real delight to the mo
On, Saturday, July 31st. McCartan ! torlst of western Oregon, who has
. . . . 1 cnoni nmat nf h motoring days on
nnrl nevlin were both In camp at
noon and had just finished their mid
day meal when two strangers waVked
Into camp and asked for something
to eat. The sheepmen had read ac
counts of the jail break and murder
of Taylor and had studied 'the pict
ures of the outlaws as published in
the newspapers and they at once re-
nn hour and tln-n nsked for soiii
bread to t:4: with them. The Wad
was t:vcn t). in nr. th'-jr siarlwl n
way from te ramp throut'h thn
bvu h feeling r.n'e. As noon a l'n
o".Mnw: wr- on! of b'-r'nt Id- two
fheepiiicn hail a hhort talk and !
f'd.d to cijiure them. Mrfartjn
then pralibcd tip bi rifle nnil Itiaded
it, Devlin took the camp and fol
lowed the men Into the IimiMi roon
ovcrtnklng them. Mcarinn then
rovred tlie two with hi rifle and
ordered th'-ni to bold up their hand
rv s'.md clow tosetl.ir. TIk n.iti
obev.d the order and Devlin fiarrh
d the'-i. tsklng f:om th-v one g'l".
one knlfo and a bunch of ke wl.t h
hnd belonged to Sh-rlff Tj)lor. Tl."
mitl.iw' r tl.'-n f.o'd atmut and
iiarrh. .! a!-, ad of tb-lr rap'or at
'he point f M"rtan' nfln l
thi- revolver Devlin tad fnk-n frim
cin- of it em for a dic'nnro of four
mil hen an utonibl! met
?nd Its o-upatit r allied to no'l
(f ih, ofir! at pen.ii'(in itiai tn
wr, tn r,imly. In lew than
j, jf , nolir fuf deputy herlff
ram fmm Katii'Ua, and look ih
prioniT or.
Th rllT adds thai thn ar th
tact fac'a of th matr and roar
b rmt-A by data no la th hr
Iffa of'if ai Prod:to8.
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3 COL CARTOON-2032
PORTLAND II SAYS
HEPPNER ROUTE BEST
In view of the wild claims being
made by the Hermiston Commercial
club regarding the relative condition
of the Hermiston and Heppner routes
from the John Day ferry to Pendle
ton, an interview from E. C. Habel,
published in last Sunday's Oregon
ian, is not without interest. M,r. Ha-
some auuiorny. uomg easi mr. n.
non atter crossing tne jonn my
ferry and returning he traveled from
i-enuieiuu vm. neininri . nuci iiav-
cling both routes Mr. Habel told the
Oregonlan that if called upon to vote
on the matter the Heppner route
would get his vote. Concluding Mr.
Habel says:
When all of the highway construe-
-
this side of the mountains.
Our Hermiston friends should take
noticp that In referring to "the fas
cinating wheat country of eastern
Oregon," Mr. Habel hardly had In
mind the route leading closely along
the Columbia river. It's the Hepp
ner route that can show the wheat.
Wll
, TEACH I A DIES USE OF
HAND EIRE EXTINtil ISHEK
Mviiibeis of the Heppner Fire Do
partiiii-r.i will give a demonstration
of the use of different types of band
f.re extinguishers for the especial
benefit of the ladies of Heppner nt
the Fair grounds Friday evening,
August 13.
Of;ea the men folks am nil away
when lit" breaks out und url'i-a the
women of the family have ioi-ie prar
liral knowledge of the me of baud
x' iii;;ui:.li'-' they : re ln-'.pl i-1.
Ev'iy lady In Ihe romie mil' y I
ert.d to utier.il ilil.i dei:ion'r:ilion
and le.irn tontetliin (Lout piotert
Itig bet In !' e.
I'liRMI II RI.MIHATS
l-IT III PPM It
C.r, i n Miitiliew . ft,i tn- r 1
known re-id- t t of l!'i't.-r in ll
Kuod. oil il.iV-. imon paniid by bin
on. Eat I M.it'liedn, ij.itit n few d.iyn
In Jleritllier dlllllllt lie Week klel
at I, on," of Mr. und Mr M !
-Uik
r.;iti M.itth'W" I" a n.iHie con of
of l!i;.t.ir tr.u,t,i' t" n lorn !
Hie e, s.ur nk-'i and 1-av.tit: '
) at-,, of C.
Tli- Ma'tSm fiiinlly I'M ll'lpter
21 t.4n i.ir'1 r'.ir.f. to ll'ioe. I'l.ibo
abere Mr Math ngarH in th"
.h.in ti i ,H' and M'et.ei'd to It '
,,ir, ,,f n.JImg oi:t 1 2'M b" p
yoar or o ao ai l SO a h. all
around. 11" alo Mild hl l'l ate
hold. an at UK.ut lb" io' li'i"
la now livini! In Portland T" '"
mm er on their y t Idaho to
lit frlrd h" r i'd"
visit in lltpnT.
fubacrlba for th Herald. 12 a yar
DCDDV niprao Min
ULI1I1I riUhLIIG HI.U
uiiinrnp imr unmurn
n . rm unr uuun ur
liUIIIL.UU Ml IV. I1IUI1IL.U
C. L. Keithley, local official in
charge of forest reserve matters, re
ports to the Herald that the huckle
berry crop is now ripening and prom
ises to be, heavy.
Mr. Keithley also requested the
Herald to call attention to all camp
ers, hunters and berry pickers going
in to the mountains during the dry
season, of the Importance of exercis
ing care about fire. Camp fires should
invariably b extinguished before be
ing left, matohes should be guarded
and not dropped carelessly around
and smokers Should exercise due
care In dropping matches-, cigar and
cigarette stubs or pipe ashes.
It is to everybody's Interest to
guard the timber and stock ranges
in the mountains.
Another , warning sounded by Mr.
Kelthiiw ts the importance of hunt
era bir.j.rt'ul what .hoot at.
Many people will be in, the mountains
during the next few weeks and all
who ha-ve occasion to go Into the
thick brush should protect themselv
es' by wearing a red cap or sweater.
Khakicolored garments too closely
resemble deer to be safe to wear In
the brush when amateur hunters are
around.
CHILI) M)SES LIKE IN EIRE.
Earl, 3-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. O. Haverstlck, of Rhea creek.
met a tragic death last Wednesday
afternoon at hir. fi'theiB ranch.
The cl lid was I laying In a tent It'
which a harvest crew had their sleep
ing quarters and It Is presumed
found matches that had been drop
ped In the straw. Mrs. Haverstlck
who was In the house, beard one
scream from the child and rushed
from the house to find the tent en
veloped In flames. She attempted to
drag the body from the fire but was
driven back by the heat. Mr. Ilavei
stirk had Just started for th" moun
tains In his1 car and was slopped a
few miles from home und turned
liu'k.
The body was l.roiu-bt to town that
tiing mid Ue funeial was held
.-'uMinl.iy uf lei noon, li-n rnietit belli
in tin- MllMOtlil eell etery.
Two rist'T ot Miv llavetftiik ar
rived I'rhlay ti imr fron. C.t.iV
II.ii Imr to attend the f mi"i "I
Mm b i viiii.illiy l,;i n pn". d
to i!.e strli'k' li pui' n'' over men
I i m ni'-n t .
I'll sT PUltV
AT CltlRD HOME
A most pleu iiiii utf.iir was tin'
i;my given l.nl Wi dm "lay evening
ill lite CraVUot'l li'Oi.e of ;;ile Mm I
t.en Mums Muy t'n-wford and
I .!. ine Sig'b'-e wife hitnu in n
nui , her of tlielr kIiI fiiendu, M.iiim
nt and Katti' i ne et, of 1 lie Dul
! who art. v.-.Hing Mr and V;
It-n I'diternon li.t.i- Om honor ''.
'.u'r and f l.m tit di llrhtf-il
!y ofriipjed the lioiiri fioi.i 7.3' to
'i 'id p tn. M ruening roniint
MirJoriet'lHrk r .pi.ired tin- firm pri
and Ernnels Km?, of por'laml. r
reie( th ron 'at ion prii"
TtlO prem t,t Wefn-
Maraari-l and Ka'herlne Wwi,
Mry Pattron, Prune Klriif, Ki'un-
.c r,.bii li.nl,. U',it,ri tM.roth
l'n'tlM.0. I)i Llnne-ton and Mar
j,lfl fjirt
Many representatives from the Al
pine school district appeared before
the county court last Wednesday
when a hearing was had on the mat
tor of either removing the school
house to a point a mile or more fouth
of the present location or, if that
failed to divide the district and build
a new school house.
School patrons living in the south
part of the district claim that prac
tically all of the children live south
of the present school house and that.
as a matter of convenience for the
majority the building should be
moved.
Tlte controversy has been on for
some time and the hearing last Wed
nesday was held with a view to ef
It
fecting an amicable settlement
was finally decided to submit the
question of moving the building to a
vote of the legal voters of the dis
trict and should that fail the court
will be ashed to divide the district.
It is understood that many of those
formerly opposing removal have a-
greed to support that proposition,
now rather than have the district di
vided.
HARDMAX STOCKMEN
SHIP C A T T L E
More than 20 cars of stock went
out of Heppner Sunday morning
mostly from the Hardman section..
Clyde Wright shipped five cars of
sheep to Omaha, the rest of Sunday's
shipment being cattle consigned to
Portland. Amnr.fi the cattlemen re
presented were C. H. McDaniels, 1
car; Roy Robinson, 2 cars; W. A.
McCarty, 1 car; J. Jackson, 2 cars;
J. Gates, of Spray, 4 cars.
ELKS' FURNITURE ARRIVES.
Furniture for the new Elks lodge
and club rooms has arrived and Is
being put in place ready for the next
regular meeting which will bo held
Thursday evening, August 12.
The new furniture Is of flrst-class
quality fully In keeping with the ele
gant new building.
No other fraternal order In eastern
Oregon will have anything on the
Heppner Elks when their new home
is fully completed and opened.
IXISIIED HARVESTING WHEAT
It. J. Alstott brought his harvest
crew to town. Thursday afternoon
having finished heading and stacking
his fine wheat crop in th Elghtmlle
district, with the exception of a few
acroB of spring wheat that Is yet to
green. The In.stone brothers of Lena
were business visitors In Heppner on
Thursday. They report having about
finished In their neighborhood and
the crop a heavy one.
HEAVY STOCK SHIPMENT
Heavy shipments of stock are going
out lately from the local station con
signed to Portland and eastern mar
kets. The following stork n were
represented In last Sunday's ship
ments: 4 1 E
Ellis Minor 2 cars cheep, 1 car
cattle; Minor Ar Matlock 4 cars cheep
Itoy Robin-son
cars rattle; t'
WilMin, E. J. Merrill. J M. Downing,
O. ;. lireiiliiu-. I'. A SlinpMiii. 1!. M
(lilies, eai li I (ar rattle; R. A. I'lil-j
reiii. I.. K. Reining, ' in-h 2 raisralile
Wi'li-M Pro" hlilppiil rais or rlnep
In Omaha Monday.
AII'.PI. WE I. I'll II l TD V
All lrnii!iy was received by tele
phone ) I' flay f 1 1 in two im.it'.n
tbiiii Hi Pi inev ille, announcing thai
lliey WOllld II I live III le.H I I Ihll
ll'ti HIOOII OT lOlllOMOW for h'M l.ll
days Mi-y and making lii'iuiil'H nb
' ou' MiHal.le laii'luin plar e
A inatkei wa pill out Hpm iiioi nil..'
on t!i" I. 'I Miinh of the niuiiiiy to
iinllc.it" a liirpotaiy I.iihI.ii-' w
an l I' lo ' ! d t l.s.t a i iniiii' n
field will In m li cii d iii nn ally I
a r -t rieces-ai y In, rov merits n..nl"
II m piol.al.lii that mini will be cur
ri. lo d ff'1'tit points In (ir't-oti
witli. n a yar ir o hnd tb town"
tliat ate fii-t in Hi" In Id with nut
at. I" land. nit In Id will probably t
the firt air mull M-rvli
MM. tt N II llIU.l I
' K'i a-r rr k rurirb, 40 acre;
ditch, food 7 room hou rood b t n ,
and other out building", v hnol ad
- Joining l.rin If t.k.-n at on
; Ly tertni S Itoy V. WhHi.
MULTIPLIES HERE
FIXE GAME BIRD INTRODUCE!)
1!Y C. A. MINOR.
Four lSirds Increase to :50( in Fivo
Years. Sportsmen Should
Protect
A gentleman who is much interest
ed in the proportion and protection
of game birds here in Morrow coun
ty informed the Herald the other day
that a line covey or Hungarian part
ridges were seen by the roadside near
Frank Monohan's place Saturday
evening and that during the past few
months he has seen several coveys
of this valuable same bird in differ
ent parts of the cottn.lv.
The Hungarian partridge was in
troduced hero some five years ago
by C. A. Minor, who had ordered a
shipment of Bob White quail from
Mr. Finley, than state biologist. No
Bob White being thou available Mjr.
Finley advised MY. Minor that, be had
just received a shipment of Hungari
an partridge direct rrom Austro
Hungary and asked that ho be allow
ed to substitute them. Mr. Minor ac
cepted the offer and received four
pairs of I he birds, turning them looso
on the Minor ranch above Heppner.
It is known that nt lor.st three coveya
were hatched and raised the first,
season. One of these is known to
have been wiped out by hunters and
the other two coveys were thinned
out. A particularly hard winter fol
lowed and many of the remaining
birds perished and it was not until
this season that many of the birds
have been seen. It is believed by
the Herald Informant that there are
now perhaps 300 of these fine blrda
In this part of the county and, bo far
as he has been able to learn, these
are practically all the Hungarian
partridges In the United States.
They are said to be a very beauti
ful bird, somewhat laager than the
Bob White with reddish wlngsand
yery full breasts. Heppner sports
men should Inform themselves about
these birds and take steps to sen that
they are fully protected this fall.
They seem to multiply rapidly here
and If properly protected for a few
years they will make a valuable ad
dition to the game birds of thi
county.
This Is a fit matter for tho Hepp
ner Rod and Ctm club, If the organi
zation Is still In existence, to take;
hold of.
HEPPNER PIONEER PASSES
Allen Harrison McKerrln, for near
ly 4 5 years a resident of Heppner,
enjoyed a large riri'le of friends and
ai-iiiiiin(, Hires throughout this -
Hon of eastern Oregon, died at tbn
home of bis brother In law, John
fiiiiinl In this city, Wednesday morn
ing, August 4th, at the age of U'J
years, 3 months n'lil 14 days.
Mr. Mi Ken In wa.i born In Mis
souri but came to Oregon when only
a boy, local ing nt lleppin r when only
I i years old. In 1 K S r! l.e was mar
ried to Mil-S Alice ll.ljes, IllhO of
N ! II.
I'Plii T, who with el.'hl children
survive lilni T n- ihildien an ; ,'vlis.
II W Catint. Willi i ti i . (,u und Clctin
.Mil'eitin und Mo Ainie Mcl'iirln,
.ill of ll.-pptier; Mi i. W. C Neil, or
Oakland, (lleloll, Jlr ('. I. Wood
aid. Mm. William Ti.ny.ol S ho. honl,
W vim In:-
Suiviving brolhen and hi i era lire"
Will, am mill r in M I ' 1 1 I ir. of
lleppnei; Mi". Joliii li.-liovav. of
I'l.iin. I'My; Mi. Ida Cav . I'ot I
land, Mm l.ii -'ne M.i'i. , n. Mr..
, .lolni Caiini. M i Mali. Ilu. i -i. of
Heppner.
-'.ilii'!al Hi I v li I-. Wi le i I, I a' Iti"
Chn-'lian ili'iu'li I ' 1 1 1 i y . n:- i t Mli,
IlltcihiMil I,, -ini in t!,e M, i n .
III! ll I ) ,
I iiMmi I I . I i i N
I'M Ml I
I.Osr I I V
Eiank ItuiriH pie t. No ,n
ran Lerimi, n J . -t ilu .i.itiful
hade and the iin.l njiiinr! w.it.r a'
Lot Valley tact runiluy v. Inn ili ii
eivlce bo) ami I tt.tr fr I. rid' of (ill
Ham (ouriiy be it,, .,r ),( annual
pi' nlr.
H'-nry (iay aii in from tl,e . ft k
et urdnf. Mr fiay, ho baa a (In
orchard on hi .la ,e ,
.ha no fruit n.in -.r f,r, ,,t 4 fatr
.-rop of prun