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THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
Tuesday, January n, 1921
THE HEPPNER HL
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
S. A. PATTISOX, Kditor and Publisher
Entered at the Heppner, Oregon, Postofflce as second-class Mattel
Terms of Subscription
One Year $2.00
Six Months $1.00
Three Months $0.50
BOOST THE NEW HOTEL
Over in Gilliam county, some 20 years ago, in the old
political convention days when the Populists held the bal
ance of power in Oregon and by a fusion with the demo
crats honed to svveen the state, there was n fartn.r.r.ni;ti.
cian who had been a life-long Republican but had become
tired of things as they were and joined the Populist party.
When a fusion with the democrats was effected this far
mer was nominated for the legislature and it looked like
lie had a walkover. When the votes were counted, how
ever, he was badly snowed under and this is the way he
accounted for his defeat: "They nominated me," he said,
"'and then in effect said to me: "Now, you son' 'of a gun
you're nominated, get out and get elected if you can."
Pat Foley and Jim Hart, respectively proprietor and
manager of lleppner's fine new hotel, are feeling a bit like
una uiiiiam county larmcr urn during his campaign. Wc
people of Heppner built the hotel at a tremendous war
price cost because we realized that the town had to have
a hotel. It is no secret that it almost made the blood run
1.0 finish financing the hotel company last summer. We
liavc leased it to Mr. Foley and he has put something more
than $20,000 into furnishing and equipping the building
and has employed Mr. Hart, who ranks with the v,.rv ht
liotel si e wards in Oregon, to manage the business. The
hotel has been opened during. a period of perhaps the worst
financial depression this county has ever experienced
.Money is tight, travel is light and the usual activities which
j?o to make the hotel business a profitable or even self
sustaining one, are generally lacking. The problem o
having already first-class hotel in Heppner is not yet fulh
solved. The business must be placed on a self-supporting
hasis before the town can afford to say to Mr. Foley an
Air. Hart: "There's the hotel, we built it, you leased atn
furnished it, now make it pay if you can."
The hotel still needs the financial and moral suppor
of every citizen of the community to make it what it shouh
he and vyhat the community needs and must have 'if the
community is ever to get its money back either directly or
indirectly. What is needed just now is boosting, not
knocking.
During the two and one-half years that Heppner was
without a hotel the business of renting rooms in private
dwellings has been a lucrative one to many citizens and it
was to their credit that they threw their homes open to
the traveling public. The letting of private rooms met a
se'rious need when we had 110 hotel but now that we have
a good one the hotel is entitled to and should hajve that
business to the extent of its capacity and every business
man, every citizen should use his influence towards direct
ing the traveling public to the hotel. The householders
are established. The hotel, as a going concern, is not es
tablished. It needs the business as badly as the business
interests of the town need a lirst-class hotel.
lU-lore the lire Heppner had a hotel as large though
not as modern as the present one. It also had two or three
restaurants. There was a place for all and there will be
a place for hotel and restaurants in the future. The point
is that, so far, the restaurant business has hardlv been
lunched by the opening of the new Hotel although Man
ager Hart is practically meeting restaurant prices in his
dining iroom, with added advantages of attractive sut
TouiHlmgs and modern hotel service. I he restaurants are
established. The hole! is not established, firmly, and it
the hotel is to become (irmly established it needs a co
siderable portion of the business now going to the restau
rants, tins is a quiet time 111 1 leppner, hut it is not lair
thai a modern hotel, financed by the business men of the
coiiiintinit v should take all the loss and it is up to (he
business men of the town to see that it does not,' by boost
ing lor the hotel ami giving it (heir patronage as occasio
may arise. The hotel will become perhaps the largest in
dividual customer o! nianv lines ol htisui 'ss in the town
divided siippot t of every
en had s . al ,i:ep die two years ago from eating poi
on; that s ui or eight years ago, out in the Eightmile
ountry a yaluable mule died from eating too much wheat
n an empty stomach and that the Heppner ball team lost
game to Arlington nine years ago last summer. He
night also have mentioned the fact that the county had
quite an Indian scare in '77, that several cayuse ponies
were stolen in early days, and that more than a million
(estimated) of his old friends the "John Rabbits" perished
last winter from snow, cold and poison.
It is cheering to learn, however, from Mr. Bennett's
facile pen, that "some hay is put up on the Willow creek
bottoms," and "some alfalfa is produced along the Irrigon
and Boardman sections," and "some frujt is shipped from
Irrigon, quite a lot." He then begs his readers to forget
ihe rrrin faihtrec in lTri-t-r-nr -nnntir rlnri'nrr fllf locf- tn
years and turns to the more cheering subject of how much
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less vjiniam anu onerman ana umatuia counties nave sui
fered from dry weather than has Morr.ow. Fine.
Friend Bennett, however, atones for all the gloomy
things he says about Morrow' county by admitting that
"Morrow county people are harder to kill off than the John
Rabbit family," which is something in our favor. Mr.
Bennett evidently gathered .a part of his information from
the doctors and maternity hospitals.
In noting the big decrease in our bank resources dur
ing the past year he does not take the trouble to state,
cent of the wool crop are yet unsold which means that two
or three millions of dollars that should be in the hanks and
in the channels of trade are tied ulp in the granaries and
warehouses.
Mr. Bennett says some nice things about Heppner near
the end nf hie -nrtirl hut hie Pirriiroc refrarrhnrr cive cinA
number of new buildings are so wild as to make that part
of the story read like a joke book and he winds up with the
doleful liredtrtltrirt thnt fnrr-ur rntmtu nnnnlp nrp orinrr
RUIN in big, capital letters, which is the biggest joke of
an. 11 an Air. liennett s dreams ot evil should come true,
which they won't, the smash might be even worse than the
smash at Irrigon when those who trusted the Title & Bust
Co. went bust for their trust.
A caliber for every purpose
We now have a complete stock of Winchester rifles
from .22s to elephant guns.
They are on display in our store.
Come down today, we want you to look them over,
lo handle them, fit them to your shoulder and sight down
their barrels.
Even if you haven't the slightest idea of getting a gun
just now, we want you to come in and see this complete
exhibition of world-famous rifles.
Winchester rifles built the West. And for more than
half a century they have been the standard of pioneers and
sportsmen. As the need grew, Winchester originated a
model nd a caliber for every purpose.
We have a variety of these famous models in our
itore now; don't fail to call and see them.
WINCHESTER
World Standard Cans and Ammunition
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M 0DjL O'-Hammerless take-down lelt-loading mil, Uinck
.hooting only i J calit.r WinlX?,',.; VJrfr'ueu' The
favorite -weapon ol the modern hunter.
CORSETS AT REDUCED PRICES
I have in stock some broken lines
of high-grade corsets which I am, of
fering at greatly reduced prices. If
I can fit you from these broken lines
you can secure some real bargains.
Call and look them over.
36-37 MRS. L. G. HERRRN.
COUNTY TREASURER'S NOTICE
All county warrants registered ud
to and including October 11, 1920,
will be paid January 22, 1921 upon
presentation at my office. Interest
ceases January 22, 1 921.
T. J. HITMPHRTOYS
County Treasurer,
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J CHURCH NOTICES
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The first Christian Church.
The usual services of the Church
will be held on Sunday, consisting
of the Bible School at ten o'clock, fol
lowed by Communion Service and
Preaching at eleven o'clock.
The evening Services will consist
of the Christian Endeavor Service at
seven o'clock and song Service and
Preaching at eight o'clock. Everey-
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I j . 'reaiing titrie, solid rami or
tak.-dovjn, te.nch barrel. Mac, lor ,ti, .38. .1! ad IS-10
Z.Zh'Z'X.Y.'?','- T"' "" ""' rU ever made
Handling these popular ttxts ot cartridges.
UODBT.
j nrreatinr Ktrit, spttd frame or
AigH-powtr smoktltss ammunition.
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, ,r T-i itpeaiine- nine, solid tramt or-
laxt-aown. 1 he tirsl boxmasrattne lever action run ever tut
'" te market and still the standard ot its tyfe. Shoots h.nr
"rtndtes and deliver, a bulletvith tremendous lor,, ot lonf
tSo CS ?'7 30,:T"' 10 Government models, lit!) anot
I9lf, .103 British and .35 and .401 Winchester.
GILLIAM & BISBEE
these services.
W. O. Livingstone, Minister.
Christian Science
Christian Science services are held
every Sunday morning at 11:00
o'clock in I. O. 0. F. hall. Sunday
Sshool at 9:45 a. m. Testimony
meetings are held every Wednesday
vening at 8:00 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Eugene Slocum. All inter
ested are cordiallv invited tn attonrf
one is cordially invited to attencahese meetings.
The City Bird.
"The sparrow soon adapts Itself to
environment."
"What now?"
"Saw one downtown today which
was building a nest of burnt
matches."
Progressing Slowly.
Husband Making any progress to
wards getting acquainted with those
people next door?
Wife Just a little. Their cat in
vited our cat over to n little sing-song
last night. Stray Stories.
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ADDISON WRITES US UP
Addi -on Hennott has eotuo, has gone, luu
the lv.-trt ol Ins genius as a traveling representative o
Uregonian, so lar as his reeeut visit to tlenpner s eon-
rented was printed in last Sululay's edition ol' that paper.
t lop) tier people who read the two and one-half eolum
artiele of pessimism and gloom expressed ate-uisliment
that a man who can qualify as a pretty ood htimonsi and
generally goui;il gentleman tts an after-dinner speaker,
could deliberately assume the role of gloomy grourh in
w riting a descriptive artiele about 1 leppner and Morrow
c.vnty. Whether Mr. Hoimei's apparent desire to diV in
lo the dead and distant past and uncover to the wm LI
every unioituuato circumstance, eer comtrmiilv mis
fortune and every personal sorrow in the count v's hit.-''v,
is due lo bis uuiortunate connection with the Irrigon luth
ble oi bygone da s or is simpK the result of passing years
on a one-.- hnotant mind, we do not Know, hut certain u is
that Afier '! n'nner lU-uuett and Oat respondent 'rennet!
are two different people.
While digging into gruesome subject;
should have mentioned that people often pa
FURTHER SEDUCTIONS of DRY GOODS
TO MEET MARKET CONDITIONS
Men's and Ladies'
$15.00 and $16.00 SHOES FOR $10.00
$12.50 SHOES FOR 8.50
$ 8.50 and $9.00 SHOES FOR. 7.50
j BOY'S $6.50 and $7.00 SHOES FOR. . . 5.00
BOSS OF ROAD BIB OVERALLS FOR $2.25
BLUE BUCKLE BIB OVERALLS FOR $1.75
BOYS' and YOUTHS' BIB OVERALLS
FOR $i.5o and $1.75
M5.00 MiiN'S HATS FOR Sio.co
$10.00 MEN'S HATS FOR 7.50
$6.50, $7.00 and $7.50 MEN'S HATS FOR 5.00
CORDURORY PANTS FOR $5.75
25 per cent off
On All-WcW Shirts from $4.00 up, -All-Wool
Underwear, and All-Wool Pants from $6.59 up.
PERCALES REDUCED
OUTING FLANNEL REDUCED
GINGHAMS REDUCED
SHEETINGS REDUCED
MUSLINS REDUCED
LADIES' OUTING GOWNS REDUCED
MEN'S OUTING GOWNS REDUCED
LADIES' SWEATERS REDUCED
MEN'S and BOYS' SWEATERS REDUCED
ALL WOOL DRESS GOODS REDUCED
ALL SILK DRESS GOODS REDUCED
Mr. Bennett
out here he-
5-lb. All-Wool Mottled Grey and Brown Blankets for $10.00
Gdb. All-Wool Mottled Grey and Brown Blankets for. . . . . $12.00
;-ib. All-Wool Mottled Grey and Brown Blankets for $14.00
8-lb. All-Wool Mottled Grey and Brown Blankets for $16.00
5- lb. Ail-Wool Plain Grey Blanket for $ 8.75
6- lb. All-Wool Plain Grey Blanket for $10.50
7- lb. All-Wool Plain Grey Blanket for $12.25
8- lb. All-Wool Plain Grey Blanket for $14.00
You will find a Pleasing' Reduction on nearly everything'
in our store.
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