Volume 7.
Heppner, Oregon, Tuesday, November 23, 1920.
Number 30.
CIRCUIT COURT TERM
CLOSED FRIDAY ft.
i.ox;kst skssio.v ix ye
wixns ip iu'sixkss
AllS
Joss Coates (jets Seven Years, Kalph
Hymer 20, on Statutoroy
Charges
The longest term of circuit court
held in Morrow county in many years
came to an end last Friday morning
at. 8:30 o'clock when Judge Phelps
sentenced Jess Coates to a term of
seven years in the penitentiary on a
statutory charge the complaining wit
ness being Violet May Lemly, a 13-year-old
girl.
At the same hour Judge Phelps
sentenced Ralph Hymer, of lone, to
a term of 20 years in the penitentiary
on a similar charge,, the complaining I
witness in this case being Verma Hy- ;
mer. 14-year-old daughter of the de-j
fondant . Both girls have been in-I
mates of the Louise Home at Port
land for several months, where their
babies were born last spring. Py ac
tion of the juvenile court the girls
were given into the permanent charge
of the officers of the home, and they
were returned to that institution on
Friday.
Both cases were tried the first
week court was in session, and In
both cases the juries failed to agree,
making new trials necessary.
The men were taken to Salem Sun
day morning to begin serving their
sentences.
Morrow's Assessment Hallo i
Per
Cent of Full Value
The state tax commission, acting
in the capacity of a board of equali
zation, at a meeting held here today,
established the percentage of ratio of
(lie properly as assessed and equal
ized in each county to its full cash
value. Sherman county has1 the high
est ratio of .117, while Washington,
with .50, has the lowest ratio In the
ytate.
Following lire Ihi seferal counties
together with the ratios:
Following are the neveral counties
mas, .66; Clatson, .88; Columbia .61;
Coos, .69; Crook, .54; Curry.. .84;
Debchutes, .54; Douglai, .80; Gilliam,
.!2; Grunt. .70; Harney, .74; Hood
Itlver. .65; Jackson, .62; Jefferson,
.65; Josephine, .6?; Klamath, .79;
Lake, .70; I.ane, .57; Lincoln, .);
I.Iiid, .63; Malheur. .61; Marion. .65;
Morrow, .81; Multnomnh, .62; Polk.
.49: Pherman. .!i"; Tiltumook, .89;
Fr.iaillln, .82; fnlon, .84; Wuliowa
.79; Wbkci, .77; Washington, .50;
Whe !t r, .SI ; Yamhill, .60.
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was Ihi't
Klnn hy Mrs. J. J. N and
r.itk. al the foimrr hf ine
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W' dn'Miay afi.-rnnon, wli-n alumi f,n
Indtei. rre i'nt rlnined at bridge.
Fltl Rtid fecund pities were
; jribd tu Mr. W. It. Irwin tnd Mrs
K. K. Miihon-y. and the ronMuntlon
It a mt to Mr. P. A. . r.cti rn.
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K. OF C. ENDORSES RED CROSS
Pcti'lictfri (.'i.un il. No. lf,. Knilit- of CohimhiK
I'ttulLsi'ii. Oregon. Nuv. 4. I'i-")
To Whom It May Conrrrn:
Tlic IVrnlUloii Council of the Knight or Cohnn-I-'.!
i heartily in accord with the work of the Ut!
Cro. ,n.l ih-oirr l-.crrwith to tAtro uv.'ialii'n !
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Students of tin1 high school will :
put on an entertainment at the pa- ;
vilion Thanksgiving evening that thev I
say will eclipse anything ever before
attempted in Heppner. There will be
plenty to eat, plenty to drink, plenty
of thrills and plenty to laugh at
what more do you want for a nickle,
or even tor 3 5 cents? The proceeds
will go into the high school athletic
fund and will be used to pump pep
and still more pep into the athletes
so they can keep right on doing
things to other football squads all
samee like they have been doing to
Fossil. Whoop 'er up for the County
Fair.
LETTER BRINGS BACK
.MHMIiEK WILDCAT 1)1 V. 1 IK A US
I BOM I'OIIMKli CAl'TAI.V
Officer Sends (Jrecting t Kacli
Former Command on Armis
tice Day
of
Ben Moore, who was a member of
the famous Wildcat Division in Iho
big war, and who fought on three dif
ferent sectors in France, coming
through unscathed, received a letter
from his old company officer. Cap
tain Wm. J. Cordes, of Arlington,
Massachusetts, the other day, recall
ing old scenes and incidents of the
big disturbance which is of much In
terest. Captain Cordes writes a letter to
every man of his old command on
each Armistice day,, thereby keeping
in touch with his men.
Mr. Moore was working with a road
crew In Morrow county w hen things
began to get interesting over '.here, j
and one day he dropped hid shovel
and struck out for his South Caro
lina home, where he enlisted to h"lp
win the war. He was placed in the
323d regiment ut Camp Jackson andj"lp fx'''1 l''au of social hygienc
went to France with the Wildcats, j tn Washington, D. C.
He was on the fighting front all told j Mlsl' Van Waters Is at present In
35 days, and durlnK that lime there Pol'l!:,ml for a fpw w,'k', vislt
was something doing every minute.
His regiment had Just driven the
Germans from an Important town. on
the Verdun sector when the armistice
was signed.
D. II. Stalter, president and mana
ger of the Mayflower Mining com
pany, with extensive Inleresls In the!.
C.P..ni,l,n,n .llu,.U, l
,n ,.. , .r
P,e re, Idaho, where he will spend
imimniin iiik wun nis naugnier, Mrs
Kllwbeih Van llalkenhurg. and his
slMcr, Mrs. Neuhauser. Following
' lh ThnLkilfln l,..ll,l... VI . c.i
i n" " "' "" ' '"'
ter and Mrs. .Netihaiiser will leave
fur California. whr' they expert lo
spend the wlnii-r.
The adlllt bible dill. at the Fcder
u i I church hue ln'.ill''d a new
lnMiing s)i-iii In lln-ir r'ass romn
thai mak' Hie rMiiu coinfm (able
l'lnrit
any additional fin I n.-t.
l,lih cl.fiws thai S.nn Nolson. the
li-nrhi-r, was not a food cntmer slot
(or Morrow county during the ai
tor nothing
Ml
f tl ki! (f( f..r
( ;r Wi
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toys Play Basket
ptik, ?Xm3' i r?v -Ami
III ' Zi- z T
One of tlie most novel and original
during Keys' week In San Francisco, was a moving haskethajl
was played by two picked tennis from the San Francisco liny
large. motortrucks carried a regulation basketball goal on eitl.cr
ket street, and the game was played during the entire progress .
Daughter of lleppnei
Advances
Pastor
(Oregonian)
Dr. Miriam Van Waters, a Portland
girl who has been for several years
referee of the juvenile court of Los
Angeles, has accepted a position with
the Dtimmer Foundation of Chicago.
She will tour th el'nited State and
make a survey and report for the
Foundation on the re-education of
girls who are public wards.
Dr. Van Waloers Is the daughter of
Dr. George B. Van Waters, archdea
con of eastern Oregon, and Mrs. Van
Waters. She began her education in
Portland and went to the University
, "r Oregon for her bachelor arts and
master's degrees. She received her
doctor's degree at Clarke univeisity,
jin Massachusetts.
She has been Riven n Rlx months
leave of absence from her work In
Los Angeles to accept the position
with the bummer Foundation. She
will deliver a series of lectures for
her parents. She will leave Mondnv
for Seattle. Today she ll! visit the
! Stale Industrial School for Girls at
Salem.
Dr. Van Wateis has tiecn lauded
for her woik in Lns Angeles hy ex
pei Is, who huve visited her depart-
iraent. "The referee In Los Angeles
'.iaa broader Judgment than any oihe.
filir In Iho ntillfm ' rflfunllv a, tl.l Ml..
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LBU, 0 Lllni,t),.rK of WBhlnK.on
f , ,.,,...
reiiti nf Iho lnll.vl Ctnt,i
.epiirinu ni
,lf jai0r
Dr. .forte H. an Wall rs. lathei
of the young lady refeired to. Is pas
tor of ihi CplHciipal cliurcli In pp
in r mid holds regiilar sertlcea here
lleppn-r filmds of the Van Vu i
fa in II y will be pb.iiil to hear ol llr
Van Waters adv.iim ment In ln-i elm
fen pi ofi i lon.
John A, Collier, Known nil
in y oi roniaim, a in II' ..i,i r n
tU 1ii List ink at ''ii'lini: Kim
Air oiuer was iii t i 1 1 rin ' r in
-!. I f of the fire I'lotMtlvi. l!i;r
r fi.tn Fitiiiclwo, to uii n
pun. r hi on of Win ll;i kin ol lloai
iiuih. l.o :is rl;nr"'d with liaUnc
"t Hr i 'i his iot hiiilding and il
lOiiymg It in ord.r In rollwt th" in
iiinn'" Mr CuiLi-r al oiam
d l,ll- hnr to a-nUt In lli i.rosi.f-ii
ti.n of th" turn f'utiiioiy ri-
siraiti"! CiMto and ll)mi, l. t t
limn i lr relit H ! d
tl-v W, Mf''Uon. ti.ana - r
tli Purine Count ll.iru. and pi.i
(, .ik i' l..n of I'nritafiit. b' a
"'ml d lt aiif iiil ng iIk
rutin Mr Mf' lrr r).ij a n.i,i
'') f"iu'aMoti a a m-n...f i, . t
n I'uiii il.- iii,ti and !;
(.. k on t.. half .! uh'i.i ' iin'i
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slants iii tli
.araie" held
game, which
club. Two
side of Mar
f the parade.
HARDMAN
A A A A A A A A A A
The Reverend Clark Smith held
religious services at ltood Canyon
school house last Wednesday evening.
During the evening the Sunday school
was reorganized.
Messrs. Ayers, Brannon, J. B.
Adams and Brown were summoned to
Heppner Tuesday to serve as jury
men. Miss Minnie Spicer, the principal
of the high school, received a letter
during the past wt"ek from Miss F.llen
Tompkins, a former high school
teacher. Mis Tompkins Is now
teaching in a mission school In Bar-
ran'iuilla, Colombia, South America.
She related many interesting things,
and sent greetings to Ihe high school.
The members of the staff of Ihe
llardnian Fnion High School Annual
have be-n elerted. They are: F.ditor,
Delsie. Sperry; assistant editor, Lau
ra Burnside; manager, H. Bleakman;
assistant manager, Alvln Mccar,
literary editor, Ho Merrill; camera
ditor, Hulh Stephens; josh editor,
Marlon Haydew; calendar editor,
llelh Dleakman; society editor, Jua-
nlta Leathers; organization editor,
Cleo Merrill; staff secretary, Itose
tephens.
A very Interesting sermon was de
livered hy Hev. Smith at the church
In
llardnian on T'jesd.iy evining
Construction work has been started
on the new road between I ! ii 1 0 111 ll 11
ind Parkers Mill.
Mrs. Geo. I. Hurnslde of Hoods
Canyon took Iter little son to llepp-
r last Wednesday lo have his Irg
'-set. The hone had slipped at sotiie
line,, and It was m-cessaty to lake an
X ray picture of Ihe leg. then break
hone and re set it.
The nly mcanled Sunday
hool is planning a fhrOtiiia pro
tram lor Chi iMiiiim eve. Mini Minnie
plcer Will hive lllilllle of the pfil-
i-1 n tn. and Mm. I.nmieti A)cr will
plan and mr.uii.' the d- oral Inns.
Siar theati r in u n : ;- tii'-ni and l'n-
'ron Tearheia ao-oi uii .on ao- bolli lo
ongiatiilati d on the ei'n... nt the
: l in nil In I" l Iii ilu' i'll at the
-Oar ibis s-on The .,n.t inter
siniiient, thai of th" Lmlien' Mi,,ul
Uatti t. Km n I. i i rli,i-.,:ay i i
'iing, a i'' n I ,il tun eat itiai
The four younit l.i'lii" an till pinfii
ii tit triicfiMitii i" i im ! i N. violin
i's and pintiM". and i ih- "f '!. mim
tier In way abmi 1 1, aif.u'' a a
'liaiiiatir tender It i' i nil r u linn nt
as ell piitii. !!,.! and ' I i- nielntni
was I ba-' l with i-vtiy nun. In i Da
tls, I ha ma Kir mit a' -o (.! u d a la ' fi
rfowd a wh s stiii r. In f . In
dg' idMiiain Ik ,ng ! I. f r, t i!,i.
Jll.e Halt
and ImoitK
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si use kiptioxs
cuoss
Hut two days remain in which to .
close up the Keil Cross membership j
drive in Morrow county, and Chair- ;
man H. A. Duncan reports that the i
subscriptions are lagging and if the
county is to make much of a show-
ing everyone who has not yet taken
out a membership for this year, and
who has a dollar or. more to spare,
should attend to the-"mat tor at once.
Money is mighty scarce in Morrow
county just now, but all who can pos
sibly afford it should remember that
rood ana clotmng and other neces
sities are scarce in many parts or cne
world, and the Red Cross needs (he
money. This appeal is t,o those who
have who can afford to do some
thing for (his worthy cause.
JACK OIIL NOW IN
MILLIONAIRE CLASS
! lll'.I'lWKi; MAX COMI.S INTO
V MALT 1 1 ItV IMIKHI I'AXt F,
'oiinei' Wrestler Sole Heir lo
Michigan F.stnte of De
ceased lusle
Big
Jack O'Neil, head meat cutlet in
the Central Market here, who was
called east a lew weeks ago by the
death of his uncle, has come into an
estate valued at more than a million
dollars by the terms of his uncle's
will, which named the Heppner man
as his sole heir.
Mr. O'Neil lived at LaGrande be
fore coming to Heppner and has
many friends in that city, and the
LaGrande Observer describes Jack's
good fortune thus:
Oh, you Jack O'Neil! .
From btitocher, pullin,; the steer
over the blork, to a soft seal ju lh
row of riches.
From Ihe sliortgrass country of
Condon down in Gilliam, county, Ore
gon, to the exciting centers of the
easl where his estate Is located, is
the change which Jack O'Neil, La
Grande butcher, professional wrest
ler, and well known character In
Kaslern Oregon, has undergone.
Ten days ago Jack received word
(hat his old uncle In Sault St. Marie,
Michigan, had died and Immediately
he left for Michigan. Little did Jack
think his uncle was a millionaire, yet
he knew he was pretty "well fixed."
After Ihe death, Hllorneys for the
wealthy deceased uncle unfolded a
laic or wealth to Jack that makes
Ihe sloiy of Arabian Knights sound
L!:n a Mother Goose rhyme.
Old "Tax Title" O'Neil, for thai
jwns Ms title In the Michigan lonntiy
i had anissed a fortune. lie ouiie
thousands of acres of that rich Michi
gan soil which now lias a lenuit'kalile
al Uv Hi hides Hint he aciiiltei in
some way i he i ji lii-lv.. right mi a i
nut low rliaiinel of water, wliere bnois !
an' couiiei il to pans In imb r to
save time and expense and tl hb r
O'Neil pill a money i orin!i i.ui in on
Mich piisMiiK. In nlhi r wnrd", he had
a loll rale and made im miMci' iii
tetini: pay Itibule tn t- wa'hti if
"T.n TH b " tl Ni il
1 Jack l-aid all of lliie thliiii and
lin n the la)e, hloi the nhui (
of his young lite b iiaVni: finni a
will a ..'--.U'e In whbh nil I J . . ,m
I" r' y Of the elder O'Neil ICI In l.ili
m J.ii k O Ni il of (in run,
1 horn- w hn know J.n k In .ni,iunde
i!l ague ihiil miiIi winds In s will
Hill"! have (-"I the "pllii ln-t" Iwel
nil tl.e wn Mbr. HI pi I haps Cut toe
h ild on I Mil wliirh plinl) li.pii lij'n
mi. Ant way Jai k went Inn I he tii.it
li nk ihe rn iiit. and then r' liitmn i
Ills larthly hi lotiginia only in Im.l
Iiih' a itiHIInn dnltara hn an, .,
h In fl'iW
t Me.inr
I lui U and liatlie
III Ml I Inn lui ll
r f . .i k and M .
I'l H I I I t
i;i;y
COUNTY COURT FAILS
TO SELL ROAD BONDS
Ol'l l llS ITvlVU liOMHSti HOISKS
i!:i:mi.i too low
rlitirles Ilartlioloniew Takes !jiin,00)
al I'm' to Insure Improvement
of lSuUer Creek Koad '
The county court held an ad
journed session last Wednesday for
Ihe purpose of selling $ (HI , 0 0 0 worth
fo Morrow county road bonds, but as
the bids ol Portland bonding houses
were considered too low tho offers
were refused.
Charles Bartholomew of Pine City
took $ 1 0,0 00 worth of the securities,
however, in order to insure the im
provement of the Butter Crock road.
tlinl amount of the issue of $2!)0,000 .
having been apportioned to Ihe But
ler Creek highway when the bonds
were authorized. Mr. Bartholomew
took the bonds al par with accrued
interest. If some other public spir.ted
citizens of other parts of the county
would come forward in a similar
way the problem confronting tho
county court would be simplified.
Other bids received were:
First .National Bank of Heppner,
94 ; Keeler Bros, or Portland, 93.03;
K. L. Deveraux of Portland, 90.70.
ONK I'Oltl) CAU Tl HXF.D OCT
LVL'BY 1H AM) II I.I'' SKCOXnS
During Ihe month of October all
former production records were bro
ken at the Ford Motor Company
plant. The number of cars turned
out. fell short of 100,000 by the small
margin of 33, Ihe exact number bcong
99,967. October 2 was Ihe banner
day,, when 9,(8S cars were built, a
rate of one car every 18',-i seconds.
The company's official estimate for
Ihe fiscal year ending July 31, 1921,
is 1,250,000 cars and trucks.
Mr. and Mrs. It. K. Alstolt left sev
eral days ago for Pauls Valley, Okla
homa, where they were called by tho
death of Mr. Alston's mother. De
ceased was a former resident of tula
county, where she had many friends
who will regret to learn if her pass
ing. Mr. Lurnest Colvin and Mrs. LII-'
llan Orr, both of this r:ty, were re
cently united in marriage at Port
land and have returned lo Heppner
lo resid . They are now al home In
the Grotkopp residenre on east May
si reel.
T. V. I'atllson or Poll Orchard,
Washington. Is the guesl of S. A. Pal
tlson and family rot the 1 haiiksglv
lug Imlldays.
"MILKMAN" IN ICELAND
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