THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER. OREGON
Tuesday July 12, igzr.
RECALLS OLD SIX-DAY RACES 'SOSS OOO0S$0SfOO00$OlS0006f-
i-LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
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PAGE SIX
T. J.. Ayf-rs, of Echo was register
ed at the Patrick last Thursday.
E. M. Hulden, of Ulackhorse, -was
la town for a few hours Saturday on
business.
Born Ln this city last Tuesday
night, to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Do
little, a 7 pound son.
T. Robinson, of Eighmiie was a
business visitor hen' Friday getting
ready for his coming haive.st.
Al Honrirksen, of Cecil registered
sit the Patrick Friday even inK and
ipent Saturday in town on business.
Mack Smith, who is tending camp
in the neighborhood ol' the Ilamil
l in ranch for Art Minor, was in
town Friday.
Miss (leorgin. Shipley, of Portland
. rived in lleppner last week where
!,he will ipend I lie siiniiinT with her
;.unl. Mis. Jjicl; Wills.
It was, a lively bum-h that started
: loin I o i), hut we wi'l ai'i'i' a
'otmbiiut thai il was a tired bunch
ijiat n-ached camp last night.
"Tex" McKimiiiy, )ioneer citizen of
this county bill lalely of the VVil
.Linelle valley, is ill our midst look,
ing al'ler biiiiiness matters.
The Pacific firain Elevator Co.
lias lost, three of their big warehouses
with ronsiderabl wheat, in the vicin
ity of Pendleton the past, week.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Potter were
spetnding a few days l:i lleppner last
week recuperating after the Fourth.
They left Saturday morning for lone.
As a mere mater of precaution to
the HObcrtcitizenship of the common
wealth, it Is said to be a good plan
to shake the mountain dew vigor
ously from the huckleberry before
eating the berries.
Speaking of pugiists, we are wond
ering if J. Dempsey woud take on J.
Dexter at our county fair here in
September. Ah a drawing card, and
to the management we would in
quire, could you beat It?
About 15 boy scouts left lleppner
at four oclock Monday morning umlei
the direction of Scout. Master Living
stone. Their hike will tennniate at
llerrens Mill. They expect to remain
in camp the remainder of the week
It is a consoling- thing to be abb
to report that the fire which de stroy
ed some of Fred Lucas' wheat hai
simmered down to about ten acre
instead of the 40 or Gu acres, as at
first reported. Some youths and
fire crackers seem to have been at
the bottom of the affair.
After threshing we know not win
will iiave the best sowing, but up In
th!? time it is generally conceded
that .lames Gentry and son Emery
have uh good a prospirt for wheat as
any to be found in Morrow coii'ily
This Is on the old Slalter place which
these men bought last year, and ap
pearances lust now would Indicate
at least a 40 -bushel to the acre crop
No, you're wrong again. It was
n't u pistol shot nor a bomb that
hhook things near the Humphrey
drug store Friday. That was a
Ford tire that had been oer-infated
and was made even more so by stand
ing too long In the hot sun. That
a-nd the periodical squealing of the
fire siren throughout the day gave a
fellow's nerves that bearing down
feeling.
Of course money matters are tir,ht
just now, but il must jar the habitual
pe.-.iinist 10 t:o over Morrow county
at this present writing and look at
the thousands of acres of r.oldcn
j-rain, the fat sheep and cattle and
the rival lields of rank alfalfa. In
the last analysis (which is obsolete
language) Hie people of a legion
just like i his really don't know what
hard linos are.
The Middle Initial.
With the cvoption of William II.
Tuft. Senator lliudihg Is the llf-l
President sunv Kiit luitiird I'., Mines,
to use m.iiv than one l'lu;,ian name.
ilnNor ( IcNehind. Illutlll McKinicy.
Theodore K.ineelt and Wood row
Wilson (who dropped Ins t) est Inline
Thomas, early In the career) (jot along
without middle names or Initials. Toe
middle Initial. Incidentally, Is almost
exclusively an American characteris
tic. An l iiglNliinnii may call himself
.loliu ,1'inies Siiillb, but practically nev
er John .1. Smith. A Frenchman may
lie baptised August Charles Jesus
Mnrle lionrges lHipout, but lie will be
know ii to the world an (ieorges lu
I kii t . and prolialily w ill sign himself
i. Pllpollt.
The use of more tint it one given
name Is pti.7.llng to H Frenchman.
When Senator Lodge I mentioned In
the French press, he Is never "M.
l.od-e" hut "M. Cabot Lodge," or at
inie prominent Paris dally write It,
"M (' hot l.odk'C." The President Fleet
i in li iit forward to be known on the
t out in it us "President Oainallcl Hard-lug."-
1 lltorlal I'lgcst.
Dsath of "Lcpper Hugh Brings Back
Period of Sperta That One
Hold Full Sway.
The death a few days ago of
"Lepper" Hughes, one of the old guard
of the six-duy go-as-you-please races
which were conducted annually In the
old Madison Square garden, recalls
period when that portion of the metro
politan public which hates to go to
bed before daylight pursued one of Its
fads to the limit, remarks the New
Vork Herald.
These six-day grinds drew great
crowds. Many persons virtually
lived the entire week ln the foul at
mosphere of the dingy old building
and watched the men as they walked
or trotted their way wearily round
and round the area. Prize money was
big find the contests had an Interna
tional lluvor, the English champion,
Charlie Powell, being a participant on
more than one occasion, and the win
ner of one competition Important from
a prize money viewpoint.
"Pepper" Hughes and Paddy Fitz
gerald of Long Island City were In
variably on hand when these so-called
endurance tests were decided, and each
had a devoted following. Both were
tall and slim In build, while Unwell
was stocky, and had a short, ipilck
stride which rolled the miles behind
him in a way which made it dillicult
for his competitors to keep near him.
England has long been famous for the
tiinlity of her distance runners, and
Unwell was one of her very best.
i'he death of Iiughes will also re
call to many the New York of the
days when there was not much life
after dark north of Twenty-third
street and the out-of-town visitor
eager to see the sights bad to content
himself with what the Ilowery and
Sixth avenue afforded.
FURS NO MARK OF RICHES
Even the Poorest Farmers of Rou-
manla Wear Collars and Hats
of Finest Astrakan.
The poorest farmer ln the Near East
can afford astrakan collars and bats;
and the man without a good piece of
fur on his overcoat collar or a whole
fur lining Is almost always a beggar
or a foreigner from America or west
ern Europe, where these things cost
money.
Nobody wears more fur lining or
higher astrakhan huts than the cab
drivers.
These men comport themselves with
a dignity equaled by no single other
class of men in the world, unless It
be by the priests of the Greek church.
A long black plush garment, tight
at the collar and belted at the waist
by a bath robe cord, envelopes them
from heud to foot. Because It Is
lined wllh fur, this garment makes a
man look far bigger thau he really Is.
And the high conical astrakan cap,
like a curly dunce cap, adds to bis
stature.
Many of the drivers are said to be
long to a curious religious sect orig
inating In Russia, a sect Involving
celibacy. They spurn friendship with
women as likely to decrease their love
for their horses.
Whether this is true or not. It Is
certain that the rah drivers are the
most picturesque figures In Buchurest,
outshining even the corseted and
routed Roumanian army olllcers.
Long Pigeon Flight
One of (be longest pigeon flights on
record will be attempted from Ed
uioutou, Alberta, to San Autoulo, Tex.
Arrangements for the flight have beeu
made between the Edmonton Homing
club in ul the San Antonio Homing
club. The (list mice Is 2,Ut)0 miles.
Between 40 and !H) homing pigeons
will be shipped from Sun Antonio and
liberated there by W. Lees, president
of the Edmonton Homing club.
The longest flight on record, accord
ing to information, whs from Home
to Liverpool, a distance of more than
it thousand miles, ov.r dillicult coub
trv. llrookl.N n Eagle.
Fr.ince Testing New Roads.
Contrary to past practice, composi
tion road surfaces are being put down
by the French highway authorities In
the lthone valley. At Civois a lest
Is being made of two miles of an
Italian composition. This lias a ce
ment basis and Is guaranteed for 1."
.Neat's. The road authorities have ex
piesscd their willingness to experi
ment with competitive in pes of road
material. Of olt.iXKl miles of roads
'ihal reipilred repairs at the lime of
I he armistice. Pt.ii'.'O miles Iiiino been
gieaily improved, and -,-PO miles have
been coinpletel) repaired,- Compressed,
r Mag: ,:.I,C.
FOR SALE A fine paying bus
iness in Heppner Best or reasons
for selling. Address Box 98, Hepp
ner, Oregon. Advertisement. 9tf.
TWO TENTS FOR SAt.K One 12
x 14 wall tent. One 7x7 wall tent,
10 oz. duck. $10.09 each. Latour-
ell Auto Co. Advertisement. 8tf.
FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKING -
Remodeling and Ladies' Tailoring
Mrs. Curren, Church street. 27t.
HE'S A GOOD STEWARD
f
Paris War Library.
Over liM.UMi volumes and almost as
many pamphlets, etc., have been col
lected by the French government, and
a hutldtiiK will tie erected having five
miles of shelving. The future his
torian will probably die in the first
mile. The collection of manuscripts,
photograph and war records Is appal
ling us to numbers, and there seems to
be no limit to the gifts of collectors.
In this country Princeton university
and the t'nlverslty of 1'alifornla are
especially strong on war material.
SeViitilk' American.
Decorum.
"When you mention that you saw a
lady of jour acg,niiiu(nuce ou the
street, does our wife ask you to de
scribe what she wore?"
"Certainly not," replied Mr. Meek
tou. "These days It wouldu't be CVOr
aldcrvd a proper question.."
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Directors, department
clerks volunteered their
the I'linard steamships
mriko of marine workers,
terell. assistant manager
Hard company, Is here seen nctlni
a steward at Southampton on In
p.' A'iu:iai::..
Morris Chair Fiie Escape.
A morris chiir Are-escape, which
is described In Popular .Mechanics
Magazine, comprises a comfortable
piece of furniture and ready means
of safety In case of tire. By extend
ing two brackets, attached to the back
of the chair out of a window and
stringing a rope, wound ou a spool
under the chair seat, over a pulley
Ucattd on a rod between the two
bracket ends, a quick descent to the
ground Is accomplished. A brake, con
trolled by the fire victim, regulates
the speed of the descent.
1
heads and
services on
during the
'. E. t'ot
of the t'u-
g as
)ard
Fondness for Animals.
"Hiram," ssld Mrs. Corntosscl, "the
new hired man says he a feud of
'aorses."
'That mat be a help anj then It
may not. The trouble with tl last
hired man was that he u fond of
hosses. Ouly he didn't cure about 'em
unless they was on the race track."
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