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VOLUME VIII
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGSUT 23, 1921
NUMBER 17
HEPPNER SCHOOLS TO
OPEN SEPTEMBER 5TH
CORPS OF 10 INSTRUCTORS
HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED
Everything in Heartiness For Open-
of 1921-2.2 School
Term
Heppner schools will open on
Monday, September 5th according to
announcement made by Superinten
dent Howard M. James yesterday.
Although the date falls on Labor day
which is a recognized national holi
day, it is not a school holiday in Ore
gon, and as the day has never been
observed here as a holiday there can
be no objection to school starting
on that day.
In selecting an earlier date for
opening the school this year the
board of education was guided in a
degree by the fact that the following
week is County Fair week and it was
not deemed proper to open school at
that time, while to delay the opening
until September 19 th would mean
that the term would run into the sec
ond week in June which is not con
sidered good policy. -
All pupils and especially those
entering the high school are
urged to enter at the begining of the
term, and those who do not do so will
be required to make up all back work
before they can represent the school
in any activities.
The school building is in splendid
condition for the opening of school.
Prof. James reports, thanks to the
painstaking work of the efficient jan
itor, Mr. Driscoll.
The personnel of the teaching
corps follows:
High School H. M. James, super
intendent; J. W. Heard, principal
high school and boys physical direc
tor; Loiena Palmateer, English and
dramatics; Miss Reita -Norris, home
economics; Bernico Defoe, music;
Ina Moore, Latin, History, and girls'
physical director.
Grades 6th, 7th and 8th grade
department, Mrs. James arithmetic;
Gladys Tuner, history and geography;
Ruth Case, English.
Addie Queslnberry, 5 th grade;
Mrs. Cason, 4th grade; Mrs. Dix 3rd
grade; Mrs. Clark 2nd gade; Mrs.
Edna Turner, 1st grade; Mrs. Morri
son, opportunity room; Miss Fahy,
unassigned.
No first grade classes 'will be or
ganized at middle of year and all be
ginners should startr at opening.
Children who will be six years old
by January 1st will be admitted now
if room is not crowded.
ROY STAMP SUSTAINS BROKEN
LEO
While hauling wheat to the ware
house at Lexington last Wedneday
Roy Stamp sustained serious injuries
when his team becaiffe unmanageable
on the streets at Lexington and piled
up. Mr. Stamp who was riding a
wheel horse, was caught in the mix
up and both bones of the left leg
were broken, one protruding through
the flesh. Dr. McMurdo was called
and reduced the fracture and brought
the injured man to Heppner, where
he is being cared for in his room at
the Max Smith residence.
Miss Florence Cason, popular clerk
in the postoffiee, left for Portland
this morning to spend her vacation.
Do you know
you can roll
SOgopd
cigarettes for
lOcts from
one bag of
GENUINE
BullDurhau
HI LREN-15REUER KAXC'H HAR-
VESTING FIXE CHOP
Dr David Breuer, of Portland, who
is interested with E. M. Hulden in a
fine wheat ranch in the lilackhorse
country, was here for a few days dur
ing the week taking a look at the
harvesting operartions. He left for
Portland Friday mornring.
The ranch is yielding a fine crop
this year, Mr. Hulden staied Friday
morning. The combine started in
the Club and Turkey Red wheat
Thursday morning and turned out a
sack every minute keeping two hus
ky men busy sewing and talcing care
of the sacks. That means, Mr. Hul
den "estimated, between 3 5 and 40
bushels per acre. They had 1000 acres
in crop this year and harvesting is
pretty well along.
THREE HORSES PERISH
IN FIRE-AT
D. S. HESCOCK MEETS
HEAVY LOSS
WITH
Cause of Fire Remains a Mystery.
No Insurance Oil
Property
IRRIGON, Aug. 20, Special.---The
haysta,c"k and barn together with
three head of horses and one colt be
longing to D. S. Hescock burned up
Friday morning about ten o'clock.
The buildings were on the river bank
some three cr four hundred yards
from the house and the blaze was
not noticed until the barn was almost
gone. One of :1 e "'cises broke loose
but it was so bMnded that it ran back
into the fire and died shortly after
wards. The origin of the fire is a
mystery as no one had been seen
about the place and Mr. Hescock had
not been near the barn since milking
j the cow in the morning. The loss Is
heavy on Mr. Hescock as he carried
; no insurance.
j D. S. Barlow, of Heppner, spent a
i couple of days about. Irrigon last
j week listing up the few remaining
j ones in the Oregon Hay Growers as-
soeiation. He made a clean job of
. the work, having listed practically
every available ton in the district.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert McAttee and
daughter, of Missoula, Montana, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. Grimm and
sons a couple of days last week.
They were on their way home from
the coast, having motored via. north
ern Washington and back this way.
Mr. McAtte is engineer for govern
ment highways in Montana and
thinks we have nice roads and the
right ideas about contracting high
ways and ferry systems. The best
of all, however, was the watermelons,
canteloupes and muskmelous on
which they feasted dirring their stay
with us.
Miss Wilma Griswold and Miss
Mildred Patterson, of Kelso, Wash
ington, who have been here visiting
their relatives, Mr. and . Mrs. Earl
Chaney and other friends, returned
to their homeTuesdhy.
Mrs. Leona Lister, of Portland,
who has been visiting her mother,,
Mrs. Chas. Dempsey, left on No. 1
Tuesday.
Mrs. H. T. Walpole and son Her
bert, left last week for Portland and
the beaches being joined by Mrs.
jEtha Walpole, at The Dalles. Ralph
Walpole left a couple of days before
taking his camp outfit along and he
intends to take in all the beaches.
: M. E. Doble shipped a car of water
melons to Condon last Thursday and
is loading another at this writing.
jThe trucks are not able to handlo
! the entire crop and more distant mar
kets had to be found.
Mr. and Mrs "Fred Johnston and
son, of LaGtande, spent the day with
Mr and Mrs. N. Seaman on their winy
back from the coast Tuesday. They
have been on a month's vacation and
i outing, having taken in most of the
beach resorts and report having had
I a fine tune. They were very much
j surprised at various things raised
here, particularly the melons and
canteloupes.
" Everybody is busy these days, the
regular meeting of the commercial
club second Friday o feach month,
was completely forgotten. The sec
retary and president failed to make
themselves known. Don't forget the
regular meetings come on second
Friday of each month now and we
must meet in September.
Carl BalUnee, wel known cattle
nun, of R titer, tu ta town Sunday
on bis way to Fortland with a hlp
mtat el ttock.
Morrow County Fair
Sept' 15-16-17
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"THAT SORE
TAIce FlfiST
at THE
I CM.
Morrow County Fair, Heppner, Ore., Sept. 15 to 17.
TO BE FAIR FEATURES
800 YARD OBLONG RACE TRACK
BEING PREPARED
High Hurdling Horses, Rucking Rulls
Strenuous Steers Will Make.,
Fun for All
Round-Up and racing features will
be something new on the program
at the coming meeting of the Morow
County Fair to be held in Heppner
September 15-16-17, according to W.
W. Smead in a statement made yes
terday. Work is going forward on the 800
yard oblong tace track in Gentry
Field, near the school house and it
is probable some changes will be
made to lengthen the course to a full
half mile. Twelve good race horsee
are already listed for the meet and
more are being reported every day.
More than 50 horses are already
promised for the round-up features
and many more are expected to take
part. Plenty of bucking bulls and
wild steers are also in sight to make
entertainment for the crowds and it
Is confidently expected the meeting
will be the most successful ever held
in the county.
Exhibits in the grain, fruit and
other departments are being assem
bled and Mr. .Smead expects to have
a wonderful exhibit in the hallsand
stock pens. .
SOME CHICKEN
Charlie Notson, well known Boy
! Scout, is a chicken fancier meaning
the kind of chickens that go to bed
early and do not chew gum nor roll
; their socks was showing an egg to
his friends Saturday that is worthy
of more than passing notice. While
;the egg which, is a product of one
'of Charlie's prize hens, measured
j 6 x 7 V Inches, the most notable
; thing about It was an inscription In
rather faint, but entirely readable
characters traced ontheshell, "Port
land, 1925." Charlie figures that
the Inscription may be taken as a
good omen for the proposed world's
fair at Portland in 1925, and know
ing his chlckenB to be a flock of good
boosters for their native state he is
not surprised. District Attorney 8.
E. Notson, whom Charles selected to
be his immediate paternal ancestor
before he engaged in the chicken bus
iness, also looks upon the Inscription
as a perfectly natural phenomena. He
recalls that Charles' roosters always
crow early in the morning on the
Fourth of July,, Decoration Day and
an the morning of the opening of the
SUA Fair.
rl0TH(?
pro se
SHOW!
TI BOYS HELD FOR
George and Arthur Chistie, two
brothers who say they are from
Schenectady,. New York, were arres
ted at Messner several days ago and
are in the county jail here charged
with breaking into a box car at that
place. The arrest was made by the
deputy sherriff at Boardman. ' Spe
cial agent Thos. F. Rooney, of the O.
W R & N., was here during tho week
looking into the matter but at this
writing it is not known whether
chargefi will be preferred against the
boys, one of whom is only 17 years
old and the other in his early 20s.
The boys claim that they did not
break into the car but found the door
open and crawled In to take a sleep
while waiting for a train.
Georrge, the older boy is a veteran
George, the older boy is a vetran
of the world war and shows three
wound stripes gained during his over
sas service. The boys say the star
ted for the coast hoping to find bet
ter opportunities out hero than, in
the east and at Ogden, Utah, they
run out of money and sinco then
they have had a hard I time. Iioth
are auto mechanics and are willing
to work at any honest labor they say j the Dufur Dispatch for several years
and attaches of the sheriff's office and stands high In his profession,
hery ure of the opinion that they are j Dr. Donnelly is a practicing phys
telling a straight story. ician and druggist at Arlington where
Special agent Rooney doubted he ih prominent in local politics and
when he was here if sufficient evi-
dence could be found to hold tin -m.
Joe Smidl, wanted at Yreka, Cali
fornia, on a charge of safe cracking,
was arrested by Sheriff MiDiiflco
hist Thursday and placed in jail to
await the arrival of en officer from
Yyreka to take hiln back. The boy,
who sa,s he is only 17 years old v.-as
working on tho Cleveland ranch on
upper Willow creek when arrested on
informal ion received from the sher
iff of Klamath county. Ho Is said
to belong to a good family or north
ern California.
PEI.LOW-IOtlS
Mr. T. J. Follow and Miss Rose
now; liaitol r outs were married here
last Friday by Rev. Mr. Moore, of
the Federated church. Acompan-
led by Mrs. J. P. Hayden, a sister of
the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Bellow mot
ored to Walla Walla the same even
ing, rerturning to this city last
evening. Mr. Pellow ha been spen
ding the summer here. The bride Is
a well known teacher In the Fort
land schools.
Mrs A. V. Moore and little son,
Jack Moore, who have been visiting
with W. O. Moore and family for a
couple of wts, left for their borne
at Yamhill, Orco& Sunday morale f.
FARMERS FORCED TO QVIT
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug 20.-
The interstate commerce commission !
was told today by Maurice Bien, as- '
sistant secretary of the reclamation
service, that high freight rates were
largely responsible for the great in
crease in the number of farmers d.
limiuent in payments on irrigated
lands. The average of delinquency
has risen, he said, from 4 to 8 per
cent in other years to 42 per cent, and
will result in curtailing reclamation
work.
Rex E. Willard of the agricultural
college of North Dakota said 116;!
farmers in 'north Dakota had given
up their land, of which 166,000 acres
is not cultivated. He estimated that
577,000 acres iu thhe state would bo
out of cultivation, due to this move
ment of farmers. Orergonian
S
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AFTER LONG RE 1 ,1 RE RATIO V
OREGON SENATORS AGREE
One Newspaper Man Chosen For
.Land Office Position Another May..
Go To Siam
Announcement was made Thurs
day, from Washington D. C. that
Senators McNary and Stanfield have
agreed on the personnel df the app
ointees to the federal offices in Ore
gon. It is understood the selections
have given general satisfaction.
The list follows:
Collector of Internal revenue
Clyde G. Iluntly, Oregon City.
Collector of customs George U.
Piper, Portland.
United States Marshal Clarence
R. Holchkiss, Portland.
Appraiser of merchandise Ed
ward N. Wheeler, Portland, but for
merly of Stanfield.
Federal prohibition director Dr.
Joseph A. I.inr.ville, Carlton.
Rosebiirg land office . Receiver,
Fred W.Haynes, Rosebiirg.
Biifur Man is Recommended.
The Dalles land office Register,
J. W. Donnoly. Arlington; receiver,
T. C. Queen, Dufur.
La Grande land office Receiver,
J. H. Peare, La Grande; register,
Carl G. Helm, Stanfield.
Burns land office Receiver, John
J. Doneg'tn, Burns.
Vale land office Receiver, George
M. Love, ec,
Lakevlew lafid office Register,
Frank P. Light, Lakevlew.
In addition tothese appointments
Asa B. Thompson of Echo was rec
ommended for secretary of the farm
loan bank for the 12th district at
Spokan, a place which It is under
stood was set aside by this adminls
trationfor an Oregon man, Oregon
being in that district.
T. C. Queen recommended for of
the V. S. Land Office at The Dalles
is a newspaperman of long experience
He has been editor and publisher of I
j as a town and county boostei
He has many friends In Gilliam
county and enjoys a wide acquaint
ance throughout the state.
K. K. Rrodio, of Oregon City, Is
another newspaper man who i slated
for poliiiial preferment seeming to
hav'i l l.o best of the other uspiranls
j lor the porition of minister to Sl.'.ir.
I Mr. li.odi.t Is editor of the Oregon
City Enterprise and Is president of
National Editorial association.
appointed no win no tne mini Oregon
newspaper man to occupy that posi
tion. FORMER CONDON MAN PASSES
John W. Snover, who practiced
law at Condon for several years, lea-
vl" r" M""'" "'" "r tw lv,i "a
1 at hiH ll0"'" ln Vancouver,
VVu':hin;;toii last Wednesday n:;ed CO
years. He Is survived by his widow,
his aged mother and 0110 sister, Mrs.
Dudley Eshelman, all of Clark
county, Washington.
Miss Dorothy Hill, who has been
spending the summer with her moth
er, Mrs. Eugene Penland, left for her
home at Portland Monday monlng.
Miss Helen Rood, who baa been
the guest of the T, J. Humphreys fam
ily for several weeks, left for her
boat tX HllatoTO jtsterday aorfitaf .
DEMANDED OF ROADS
ECONOMIC T.OAH HELD
(iREAT FOll FARMERS
TOO
High Freight Has Stopped Produc
tion, Secretary Wallace Tells
Interstate Body
(Oregonian)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 20.
Railroads must, share with the farm
ers and others the burden of tin)
present economic situation by reduc
ing freight rates, Secretary Wallaeo
said today before the interstate com
merce commission, which is investi
gating rates on grain and hay.
High freight rates have stopped
production, the secretary said, add
ing that if tho present situation con
tinued production from the farms
would bo reduced materially.
"We cannot afford to let our agri
culture be destroyed," he declared.
"In atlemptin gto relieve the dis
tress of the farmers we are dealing;
with great economic forces. All our
people ought to share the burden oC
the present depression."
The farmer was now bearing mora
than his share of the economic load,
he said, because the purchasing
power of farm products was below
the average of other commodities.
He presented figures to show that in
Iowa the purchasing power of oats
was 48 per cent of what it was from
1909 to 1914.
Reduction In freight rates on the)
commodities under Investigation
especially on hay, the secretary said.
would be reflected In a larger vol
ume of traffic and therefore In
greater revenues for the railroads.
The posperily of the. railroads ho
added, depended In a lage measuro
upon the prosperity of the farmers.
Many young farmers purchasing
bund at high prices (hiring the tlmoa
of abnormal prices were foreclosed
when the depresion came, the witness
pointed out, causing a situation
which would be a matter of public
concern because of reduced produc
tion. In reply to questions by attorneys
for the railroads the secretary said
that wheat from Argentina could bo
laid down nt Atlantic ports and in
foreign ports at less than American
raised wheat must bring under pre
sent conditions.
C. S. Ross, secretary of the Idaho
Farm Bureau Federation, testified
that railroads were threatened with
great loss of traffic ns a esut of fa
mers In that state turning to produc
ing dairy cattle. Forty acres of land
he said, would produce 600 pounds
i of dairy products as freight for the
railroads, as against 80,000 pounds
of wheat.
Leonard Wray, rate expert for tho
Idaho railroad commission, declared
that emergency rates recently put
Into effect by railroads had resulted
In a great Increase In (he movement
of hay. This tended to prove, ho
said, that, reduced rales would In
crease the volume of traffic for the)
carriers.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN I'ASSES
Clemens P. Dunton, 78 years old
and u vteian of the civil war, passed,
away last Sunday at the home of hi
(laughter, Mrs. Frank Winnard, on
Balm Fork, tin- end coming unexpec
tedly from heart failure.
Deceased whs born at Ogdensburg,
New York, coming to Iowa with hm
parents when 12 vciim old - "hunt-
j ,, ivsidcd in tint st-Ue
ti ilhlinl twl, V,..,,H K0 wj,tl .'camo
! t() Oregon to make hi home with 1,W
I!'B0II. 0, (J, lJllnlolli m.ar Sherwood.
A few weeks ago tho family removed
to Heppner. The family drove out
to the Winnard homo Sunday morn
ing to spmid tho day and shortly af
ter reaching them Mr. Dunton com
plained of not feeling well and ul
most immediately expired.
Mr. Dunton is survived only by bin
son (). C. Dunton, and daughter,
Mrs. Frank Winnard, IiIh wlfo having
passed away five years ago.
Tho body Is being taken to Man
chester, Iowa, for Internment, O. C.
Dunton accompanying It. The lon
Journey was startred this morning.
NOTICE TO TIIK 1TMJO
Because of the sudden death of
my father, which made It necessary
for me to go east, my place of busi
ness will be closed until about Sen
Umber 6, 1921.
0, C. DUNTON,
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