Volume 7.
Heppner, Oregon, Tuesday, January 4, 191
Number 36
Fill BUREAU EX. COfl.
IE LAST F
MAXY WHEAT FARMERS ALSO
JOINED IX MEETIXG
Sentiment of Meeting Favored Na
tional Wheat Marketing Associa
tion Under Bureau Plan
It was an important meeting of
wheatgrowers that convened in Coun
ty Agent Hunt's offices last Friday
when a number of wheatgrowers met
with the county executive committee
of the Farm, Bureau to consider the
live question of co-operative market
ing of wheat and other farm pro
ducts. In the absence of President Keith
.ley, Vice-President Ed Reitman pre
sided at the meeting which was at
tended by some 25 representative
farmers.
The co-operative marketing ques
tion was gone Into very thoroughly
and it developed that the sentiment
of the meeting was strong for the na
tional wheat marketing association
plan of the National Farm Bureau
and the same was formally endorsed
by 'the meeting.. A committee of
three: Andy Hood, Jr., Jeff Jone
and E. M. Hulden, was appointed to
confer with similar committees from
other branches of the Morrow county
Farm Bureau prior to the coming
state meeting of wheatgrowers at
Portland which the Morrow county
representatives will attend in a body.
The gasoline and distillate ques
tion was also discussed and it was de
cided that the Morrow county bureau
will handle these two indispensibie
commodities during the coming year
with' County Agent Hunt as manager.
Mr. Hunt states that the bureau can
lay down, a better grade of gasoline
than is now being furnished at Hepp
ner for 29 cents a gallon as against
40 cents now being paid and that
distillate, which cannot be procured
at any price locally at present,, can
be laid down here for 22 cents. The
cost of distributing, Mr. Hunt says,
will not exceed one cent per gallon.
Many Gilliam nnr rarmera,
where the county refuse employ
a county agent, have requested to
have gasoline and distillate furnlsned
them by the Morrow county buroau
and this may be done if such a plan
Is found to be feasible.
The question of whether the bu
reau will get behind a county fair
was on the program, but as W. W.
Smead, who had been invited to ad
dress the meeting on Una subject,
was unabln to be present, the matter
was laid on the table to be taken up
at a future meeting. Individual sen
timent, however, seemed to be favor
able to having a good fair.
A tentative contract was made
with the federal trappers for making
war on coyotes with the understand
ing that if the plan should prove loo
Jilonerous on the stockmen and rarmern
. v,-i A 1 a i-n r
supporting it that u may
tinued at any time.
It was also decided to widen the
scope of the Farm Bureau ivews uy
sending the paper to every rarncr
and stockman in the county during
the coming year.
The question of payment of bills
was discussed and it was decided that
the farmers and stockmen re at:
anxious to pay their obligations as
fast as they can get money to pay
them with and it may be said that
had the meeting been able to work
out any different plan there are
many of us, not farmers!! who would
gladly become members.
rt-T MUX STREET
BUSINESS PROPERTY
mi Lloyd Hutchinson and Mrs. L. G.
Ar ;erren have purchased property on
V wer Main street which they have
-been occupying for some time, from
. C. Ashbaugh. The tot. which has
two buildings occupied by Mr.
Hutchinson's cleaning and pressing
.bop and Mrs. Herren's millinery
,arlors, has been dlrlded by the pur
chasers. FOOD SALE
. . 1 r,,EM
rill
Ladies of the t-piscop. ......
bold a food sale at Otto's music store
on Saturday, January 8. A good op
portunity to get something nice for
dinner. .
a huslness meeting of the Episco-
. ni he held at the home
pai uuhu
of Mrs. M. D. Clark, on Court street
next Thursday afternoon. January 6
All members are sxpected.
VETEKAX NEWSPAPER MAX
PAYS HEPPXEK VISIT
Addison Bennett, perhaps the old
est active newspaper man in Oregon
both in point of years and experi
ence with the pencil,, end for several
years past a special traveling corre
spondent for the Oregonian, was a
visitor in Heppuer' last Friday and
Saturday having been drawn hither
ward by the Elks' celebration as well
as a desire to re-visit one of the very
best towns in Oregon after several
years' absence. Some twenty years
ago Mr. Bennett took a flyer in
country journalism when he estab
lished the Irrigon, Oregon, Irrigator,
in the then new community on the
Columbia river, in northern Morrow
county. Irrigon was then getting
ready for a boom when the expected
irrigation ditch was finished which
was to provide water for the arid soil
and it was to aid and abet develop
ment of that section that Mr. Ben
nett started the Irrigator. Then, as
now, northern Morrow people were
anxious for a route of travel to the
county seat more direct than by rail
road and the Irrigon folk asked the
county to not build a real road but
only to cut out the sagebrush so that
a team could be driven through. A
new candidate for county judge visit
ed Irrigon during the campaign and
the matter was placed before him, so
Mr. Bennett told the story while here,
and the candidate promised that in
return for their support at the polls
he would have the road work done.
He received every vote in Irrigon
precinct and was elected and then, as
sometimes used to happen, forgot to
build the road. Bennett then indited
a letter purporting to come from a
correspondent at Rabbitville, a myth
ical place in the big sand country
through which the promised road was
,10 run, In which ho paid his respects
to the county judge, in humorous
vein and p'ublished it in the Irrigator.
The idea took so well that Mr. Ben
nett made his Rabbitville stuff a
regular feature of the paper, and dur
ing the life of the Irrigator Rabbit
ville was in the limelight,
Mr. Bennett is one of the most in
teresting descriptive' writers In' the
state. Last year he made a tour of
the state gathering data regarding
the creeks and rivers of Oregon as
material for a series of articles which
appeared in the Sunday Oregonian.
MRS. MARGARET LOUT PASSES
Mrs. Margaret Louy, wife of J. P.
Louy, passed away at her home In
our city Sunday morning, January 2,
at the age of 46 years, 11 months, 1
day, after an illness of one week. The
cause of her death was meningitis.
Everything was done to effect a cure
but of no avail. She was born in
Dallas county,. Missouri in 1874 and
in 1882 came to Oregon with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Harbke
who took up a homestead one mile
east of Morgan.
In 1893 she was married to J. P.
Louy and to this union one child was
born, a daughter, Mrs. James Town
send who lives near lone. Mrs. Louy
has resided in and near lone for the
past 39 years with the exception of
a few years spent at Portland and
near Goldendale, Washington, where
she has a host of friends who hold
her in highest esteem. Mrs. Louy
was always ready and willing to care
for the sick and needy and will
greatly missed among her relatives
and many friends.
She is survived by her husband,
daughter, two grandchildren and one
brother, J. A. Harbke of Mary Hill,
Washington, and three sisters, Mrs.
Perry Hopkins of our city, Mrs. Hop
kins of Portland, and Mrs. Henshaw
of Colorado, all being present at the
funeral with the exception of the
last two mentioned. The services
were held Monday afternoon In the
Congregational church and conducted
by Rev. Hall, who rendered a very
Impressive sermon for the occasion.
The remains were laid to rest In the
I. 0. 0. F. cemetery.
WILL ATTEND
IRRIGATIOX CONGRESS
Charles Thomson, president of the
commercial club, C. E. Woodson, Dr.
J. P. Conder, W. P. Mahoney and W.
W. Smead will represent the Hepp
ner Commercial Club at the Oregon
Irrigation congress in Portland, Fri
day and Saturday. F. R. Brown and
M. D. Clark will also attend the con
gress representing the John Day pro-
I ject.
ELKS' CELEBRATION PROVES
XEW TEMPLE DEDICATED WITH
APPROPRIATE CEREMONY
Vaudeville, Dancing, Banquets Fea
ture Occasion When Every
body Had Good Time
Heppner presented a truly gala ap
pearance last Friday and Saturday
when the city was bedecked and
adorned in honor of the dedicatory
ceremonies of the new Elks' temple
recently completed.
It was a great home-gathering
time for the Bill boy of Heppner
lodge many of whom are scattered
from the old home town but every
member of the herd is glad to come
back when opportunity offers and es
pecially on such an auspicious occa
sion as the dedication of their own
home.
In addition to members of Heppner
lodge many visiting brothers were
present,, at least a dozen lodges of
the order being among the visitors.
The register shows visitors from Bak
er, La Grande, Pendleton, The Dalles,
Portland, Oregon City, Albany, Rose
burg, Medford, Klamath Falls,, and
Centralia and Ballard, Washington.
The herd gathered Friday after
noon, the festivities being opened
with a big banquet at the Hotel St.
Patrick, the occasion being the for
mal opening of the new hostelry.
Following the dinner a big vaude
ville show was put on, at the Star
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J. W. Osborn arid sister, Mrs.
Weltha Combest of fcecil, spent Sat
urday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Har
desty at Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Winter and
family of "Shady Dell," spent Satur
day with friends at Ion.
J. M. Melton and son, Ed, of "The
Lookout" were among the guests who
were speeding Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Logan t "Fair
Tiew." Harry L. Hayes Is visiting with his
sister, Mrs. H. U. Tyler at Rhea for
a few days before leaving for his
studiM at .the O. A. C.
Ray Turner and Mrs. Crabtree anil
family of "Dottieboys Hill" were
callers in Cecil on Sunday.
Mrs. Hazel Logan and daughter,
Miss Ester, and son, Mmer Hillie,
left on the local on Suniy or Top
penlsh, Washington, where they will
visit with Mrs. Bob Montague for a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and children
of lone spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Karl Farnswortn at Rhea.
Miss Bernice Franklin has been
spending the past few days visiting
all her Cecil friends before returning
to her sti'dies at Heppner high
school.
Ed Martin, who has been working
for Jack Hynd at "Butterby Flats"
left on Wednesday for Heppner to
take In all the big doings of thr
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Henriksen and
daughter, Miss Mildred, of Rhea,
spent Monday in Arlington amongst
their friends.
Cecil Ahalt, who has been visiting
in Echo, arrived in Cecil on Wednes
day and looked up his pais berore
leaving for the county seat.
"The Mayor" and T. H. Lowe made
a short visit at Arlington on Mon
day. Mr. and Mrs. Assur Montague and
friends of Eight Mile, were Cecil visi
tors on Friday.
Miss Mildred Henriksen of Rhea,
gave a party on Wednesday to all
her young friends. A very pleasant
evening was spent by all present. A
sumptuous supper was served at mid
night. The Literary meeting at Rhea Sid
ing was well represented by Cecilites
on Friday night.
W. G. Hynd,. David Hynd and sis
ter, Miss Annie Hynd, all of "Rosa
Lawn," Sand Hollow, spent several
days during the week visiting rela
tives around Cecil.
Rev. Dr. Geo. Waters of Portland,
gave a ChrlBtrnas service In Cecil
Hall on Monday evening. adoui four Uergi wfelKhD); 30 lbs., was sup
Bfty people were present. All en- pled by Mrs T H Low, of Cecil.
A GREAT BIG SUCCESS
theatre when Carry Houseman's com
pany, from Portland, put on a rollick
ing repertoire to a house crowded to
capacity. The Misses O'Neil, Lola
and Lois, daughters of Jack O'Neil,
of this city, two charming and artis
tic dancers, were easily the favorites
on this program. The vaudeville en
tertainment, which was presented un
der the auspices of the Elks, was re
peated Saturday evening to another
big house.
Following the shows on both eve
nings, dancing was enjoyed by Elks,
their families and lady friends until
late hours.
The dedicatory ceremonies proper
were held in the lodge room Satur
day afternoon. In the absence of
Exalted Ruler Chas. B. Cox, who was
detained in Portland by illness, F. A.
McMenamin presided, introducing
Francis V. Galloway of The Dalles,
district deputy grand exalted ruler of
this district, who conducted the cere
monies and delivered the address.
Other officers taking part were: B.
P. Stone, grand leading knight, Lor
en Mikesell, grand lecturing knight,
H. A. Duncan, grand loyal knight and
Brother McKinna of Portland lodge,
who acted as grand esquire.
Music for the occasion was furnish
ed by the Snell orchestra of Arling
ton, and Miss Lane of Heppner, and
Miss Crossfleld of The Dalles, also
favored with delightful vocal solos.
joyed the address given, by the Rev.
gentleman. Music was supplied by
Miss Hynd of Sand Hollow and many
Christmas hymns were sung by all
present. v
"IV Tlitifc'lh arrived In Cecil on
Wednesday "with a band of 1800
sheep from his Heppner ranch. He
will winter his sheep at Minor and
Krebs ranches. His herder will make
his home at "The Shepherds' Rest.",
We noticed several fine lambs skip
ping around In the band of sheep.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hynd and son.
Herb, and Geo. D. Anderson, all of
"Butterby Flats," also A. Henriksen
of "Willow CreeTc" and Mr. and Mrs.
J.J. McEntlre and family of Killarney
all are county seat visitors and will
stay for all the big events of the
week-end.
"One Thousand Dollars Reward"
given for information leading to the
whereabouts of Roy Stender and his
bride. This reward will be given by
Dwight Misner of Ella and all his
attendants who visited "Seldomseen"
the home of the ncwlyweds on Thurs
day evening. Not one musical in
strument was lfft out and even the
terrific din and roar of voices failed
to call forth the wedded couple. Not
to be outdone, the whole house and
premises were searched by the in
vading crowd, but nothing could be
found. Such faces were "Never
seen" as the crowd wore when re
turning homewards at midnight.
On Tuesday "Butterby Flats" was.
the scene of one of the largest wed
dings of the season. Miss Annie
Louise Shaw of Damascus, Canada,
niece of Mrs. Jack Hynd) and Mr.
Roy Scott of Heppner, were the con
tracting parties. Rev. Dr. Geo. Van
Waters, Archdeacon of Oregon, was
the officiating clergyman. The cere
mony took place at eleven o'clock.
Mr. Jack Hynd gave his niece away.
Russel Shaw, brother of tiie bride, at
tended the groom. Miss Annie C.
Hynd, cousin of the bride, was brides
maid. The bride looked charming In
a lovely dress of white satin and
georgette crepe and carried a hand-1
some basket of flowers, the gift of
the bridegroom. Miss Annie C.
Hynd looked splendid in a lovely
dress of grey satin and georgette
crepe and carried a lovely spray of
flowers. Miss Hynd of Sand Hollow,
presided at the organ, after playing
a wedding march, the hymn. Oh, God
Our Help In Ages Past, was sung.
Wedding breakfast was then served
to the many guests. The bride and
groom received many beautiful pres
ents. The happy couple left during
the afternoon for Portland after re
ceiving the good wiHlies of their
friends. The flowers were supplied
: by the Jf!We)1 Crf.en Houses f Th.
Dalles.
The large wedding cake of
WHEAT MEN TAKE
STEPS TO ORGANIZE
(Pendleton East Oregonian)
A tentative contract for the forma
tion of a state-wide whrnt pool was
today presented to 11 men, represent
ing various state agricultural organi
zations, who are meeting here. The
delegates say they are wopk?mr ong
the same lines as the National Farm
Bureau and the National Board of
Farm Organizations and stated that
their program will result in bringing
to the farmer "that fair price which
the' law of supply and demand honest
ly should command."
"We do not intend to form a wheat
pool to bull the market but to reed it
at regular intervals throughout the
12 months of the year," Walter M.
Pierce, member of tne executive
board of the Farmers t"n:on from
Union county, said. "We need a mar
keting organization that will take
hold of the wheat crop of Oregon in
1921 and subsequently and prevent
its all going on the market at one
time, right after harves, us it does
now."
The contract drawn up and pre
sented to the delegates at 10:30 this
morning for their consideration, ittey
would not make public. It is to be
worked over for presentation to the
meeting of the State Farm Bureau
Federation, which will ta-e place In
Portland ia about two weeks. It is
to be offered also to the State Far
mers' Union and the State Grange
organizations.
"It is our intention, to seek a closer
bond of cooperation between the
three organizations," George A.
Mansfield, president of the Stale
Farm Bureau, from Jackson county,
said. "We are attempting to pre
sent a program that will bring the
Farm Bureau, Farmrrs' Union and
Stato Grange into perfect accord and
to evolve a pool that will cut out
speculation and flooding the market
and give to farming the stability of
marketing that other enterprises en-
joy. i
The farmers themselve are at the
head of this new movement, the ,nen
In session declare. They are seeking
to attain, by different means, how
ever, en, end In marketing that was
offered nearly a year ago by Aaron
Saplre, an attorney who had organis
ed the citrus growers of California;
A. A. Elmore, formerly president of
the TrI-State Terminal Co., and now
president of the Washington Whoat
Growers' Association, and others.
Their proposal was turned down by
the wheat men of the slate.
NOTED EDUCATOR
TO SPEAK HERE
The Patron-Teachers Association
has secured Professor Klemme, of
the Belllngham, Washington, Normal
school for Wednesday, January 12,
when he will deliver three addresses.
One to the high school students In
the forenoon, one to the patron
teachers at 2:30 in the afternoon and
one to (he general public In the eve
ning. Professor Klemme ranks high
as an educator and is said to be one
of the most entertaining speakers in
the Pacific Northwest.
CENTRAL MARKET MAKES
HANDSOME DISPI
AY
Among the many handsome win
dow and shop decorations In Hepp
ner on New Year's tiny in honor of
the gathering of Elks was that of the
Central Meat. Market on Willow
street, of which McNainer & Soren
sen are the progressive proprietors.
All kinds of dressed meats, poultry
and game filled the meat racks all
being embellished an decorated
most artistically with that deftness
known only tto the professional meat
cutter. Jack O'Neil, head cutter of
the establishment, ably assisted by
Ben Scott, who also presides at the
block, were responsible for the exe
cution of the decorative work but
both these gentlemen are Inclined to
pass much of the credit along to Ti.
F. Sorenaon, one of the proprlelors
and local manager of the plant, who,
they say, denied them nothing neces
sary to make the effect what it was.
The display of meats would do credit
to any big city shop and the color
scheme carried out was In royal pur
ple, the adopted color of the Elks'
fraternity. The display attracted
much attention and many citizens
expressed the regret that the shop
was not located on Main street where
every visitor could have admired it
as an example of what Heppner can
do In the decorative line when ehe
bestirs herself.
NEW CITY CQUNCILMEN
TAKE OFFICIAL SEATS
MAYOR-ELECT, LEAVING
CITY"
DID NOT QUALIFY
Council Refuses fj0 Per Month to
Pay Salary of Band
Leader
At the regular council meeting on
Monday evening L. E. Bisbee, Charles
Thomson and M. D. Clark took the
oath of office and entered upon their
duties as city dads. Mr. Clark was
re-elected to succeed himself and
Messrs. Thomson and Bisbee succeed
E. G. Noble and John Vaughn whoso
terms expired. Oscar Borg, recently
elected mayor, who is leaving the
city in a short time did not qualify
and Mayor Vaughn continues in of
fice for the present. It is understood
however that Mayor Vaughn wishes
to retire from the office as soon as
the final details of tne water system
construction are completed and when
a successor can be found who will ac
cept the appointment.
An application for financial assis
tance in the amount of $50 a month
to help pay the salary of Prof. James
Austin was turned down. The Com
mercial Club recently appropriated
$50 a month to the band expecting
the city to do likewise.
A.MER1CAX LEGION WILL SEEK
RE1JEF NEXT LEGISLATURE.
The Department Executive Com
mittee of the American Legion of Or
egon at their meeting in Portland,
December 17, went on record for a
state bonuB for the veterans of tho.
world war of the state of Oregon, and
the legislative committee was in
structed to prepare a bill for presen
tation to the Btate legislative assem
bly, at their meeting In Januaiy, em
bodying the following features:
Cash or farm or home aid loan.
Payment of fifteen dollars pet
month to any bona fide resident of
the state of Oregon who was regular,
ly enlisted, drafted or inducted op
commissioned and who served on ac
tive duty In tho army, navy or marl no
corps of the United States between.
April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918
for each month of service or major
portion of a month of active service)
performed subsequent to April 6.
1917 and prior to November 11,
9191; or farm or home aid loan, not
to exceed two thousand dollars based
on tho rate of four hundred dollars,
for each three months of service tr
be loaned to the veteran for a homo
or farm aid at tho rate of five per
cent, two and one-half per cent as in
terest and two and onn-half per cent
to apply on. the principal.
Tho legislative commit leo was also
Instructed to urge the enacl iiient or
a law conferring (lie benefits of the
Oregon Soldiers' Home at. Roseburg,
Oregon, to the survivors of Hie world
war.
A bill was also Instructed to bo
drafted by the legislative committed
for presentation to Hie legislature,
similar lo tho Japanese act now In
force in thu state of California an
follows: That no alien ineligible t
citizenship nor any organization con
trolled by such aliens may uet an
guardian of a minor who, because, of
his birth in this country, may legally
acquire agricultural land.
The next molding t I bo legislative
committee of the American Legion of
Oregon will bo held In Salem, Oregon
early in January, and further Infor
mation and particulars regarding leg
islation to bo brought before the leg
islative assembly will be sent you.
CIVIO ( Li lt TO MEET
Tho Civic club will meet In the
council chambers at 2 p. m., Friday.
January 1, for the election of officers,
for the coming year and for such
other business as may properly coma
before tho club.
ADA M. AYEttS.
President.
W. It. C. MEETS JANUARY 12
An Important meeting of the Wom
en's Relief Corps will be held In I. O.
O. F, hail Wednesday, January 12 at
2:30 p. ni. sharp. The president
urges every member to make a spe
cial effort to be present as business!
of Importance will be considered.
BERTHA DREW OILMAN,
President.
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