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HEPPNER
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VOLUME VIII
HEPPNER HERALD Tuesday Oct. 4 1921
NUMBER 23
CONFERENCE OF OLDER
BOYS WILL MEET HERE
OCTOBER 14, 15, AND 16
AS TIME
FIXED
200 Youths Expected to Attend
Meetings Held Vnder Auspices
Of Y. M. C. A.
The third annual Older Boys' Con
ference for northwestern Oregon, will
meet at Heppner Friday, October 14
and continue in session three days.
The conference, which is held un
der the auspices of the Interstate Y.
M. C. A. of Oregon and Idaho, has
for Its object the bringing together of
the older boys of the territory repre
sented for the purpose of discussing
some of the vital questions now fac
ing the young men of the country.
The conference was held at Pendle
ton last year with 145 in attendance
and It is expected that fully 200 older
boys will attend the sessions at Hepp
ner this year.
The theme of' discussion at the
coming conference will be "The Price
of Leadership," and there will be
some strong address by able speakers
as well as discussion periods when
every boy present will have an oppor
tunity to express his opinion on the
subject under discussion.
The conference is open to all boys
between the ages of 15 and 21 and
there will be no limit to the number
who may attend from any city or
community and It is hoped that ev
ery boys' organization in this section,
of the state will be represented.
The Brotherhood has arranged to
entertain the conference visitors at a
banquet at the hotel Saturday even
ing, October 15th and there will be
a special recreation period from 3 : ? -until
6:15 Saturday afternoon.
Visitors attending the conference
will be entertained at the homes of
Heppner people dur'n;; theft btay in
the city. rs
All householders in Heppner
are requeste to open Un'ir
homes to these visitors during the
conference. A committee of boys
from the high school will canvass tne
town a few days before the confer
ence to take a list of available accom
odations. The program in full will be
nounced next eck.
an-
John McNamee, who has been in
in the mounn tains, near Starkey, with
his sheep for most of the summer
came in Thursday for a few days to
look up the sheep market.
Congressman Nick Sinnot has no
tified the Herald- that he will make
distribution of government seeds al
lotted to him this year through the
papers in this district as this method
has proved so successful for several
years in getting same into the hands
of those who most desired them.
There will be several thousand more
packages of seed alloted to each
member this year than there were
last year. Congressman Sinnott will
send a package of seeds to any con
stituent writing directly to him at
Washington, after they are ready for
distribution.; sometime after the
first of the year.
Do you know
you can roll
SOgood
cigarettes for
lOcts from
one bag of
GENUINE
BullDurham
TOBACCO
Wa want you to hav tha
beat papar tor BULL."
So now you ean raealva
with aaoh package a haak ,
at 14 laavaa el U1U.
tha vary Mneat algaratta
papar in tha warM,
HOTEL DIXING ROOM AGAIN"
ATTRACTS MANY PATRONS
Much to the delight of the travel
ing public the dining room at Hotel
Patrick was re-opened last Saturday
morning when breakfast was served
The management of the hotel has
been assumed by Mrs. 'Pyle, recently
proprietor of the Parkers Mill hotel
and the dining room service she is
giving seems to be hitting the right
spot with her patrons.
Mrs. Pyle and her assistants make
a specialty of real home cooking and
in the dining room, service to suit all
classes of her trade is rendered.
At some of the tables meals are
served family style and there are al
so smaller tables for individual
guests or small parties.
The change seems to be meeting
with general favor and as soon as
the new manager gets thingsadjust
ed and running smoothly she believes
the Patrick will be able to serve the
people of Morrow county in a most
satisfactory manner.
DEFECTIVE STOVE PIPE CAUSES
FIRE
A defective stove pipe in the W. E.
Straight home on north Court street,
caused a nasty blaze last Saturday
morning. The fire started in the cen
ter of the building which Is a large
Ing which is a large two story house
house and was difficult for firemen, to
reach. The damage was mostly con
fined to that caused by water and to
openings in the roof and walls made
by firemen to reach the fire. The
loss is fully covered by insurance.
PUREE ADDS TWO
SCALPS 10 HIS BELT
Anoiner inrant industry" was
ruthlessly put out of busines last
week when Sheriff McDuffee receiv
ed a tip from Butter creek that cer
tain happenings out that way requir
ed his attention. Accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff Tom Chidsey and F.
R. Brown, acting as chauffeur, the
sheriff drove straight to the Bill
Straight ranch where Mr. Straight
and Dave Pressley were found en
gaged in the interesting occupation of
making mountain dew, said to be a
very good article. T:m men were
just finishing running the produc:
through the second time when inter
rupted. They were brought to town
where Judge Alex Cornett assessed
the usual $300 and costs. Straight
paid his fine but Pressley is board
ing his out at the Hotel de Morrow.
BEN SWAGGART TAKES
PREMIUMS
MANY
B. F. Swaggart is in town today
Bhowlng a good sized sheaf of blue
ribbons acquired at the Oregon State
Fr.ir last week as premiums on his
fine horses and jacks exhibited ther.
Mr. Swaggart has good reason for
considerable pride in his stock, to
the breeding of whichhe has devoted
the best part of a life time.
Mr. Swaggart took 6 head of stock
to the fair, four horses and two jacks
and brought back 7 ribnuna includ
ing one sweepstakes, four nrsts a'na
two seconds.
On Oregon Cantata he received
first premiums as well as
sweepstakes or championship in the
a;ie stallion class; andfirst in saddle
horse class. In the 2-year-old stal
lion class he made two entries and
took first and second premiums and
also in the jack class with two entries
he received first and second.
Mr. Swaggart says when he
says when he rode
Cantata into the arena at the nicJit
show he received an ovation from the
vast crowd anion" the very best rac
ing stock to be found anywhere in the
northwest.
Mr. Swaggart brought two expert
riders and trainers home with htm
and proposes to put some of his rao
ing stock in proper condition to show
at the big International Livestock"
Exposition at Portland in November.
STRAYED
From my place on upper Willow
creek, 13 miles tast of Heppner,
light bay five-year-old ' gelding,
weight about 1300. Three quarter
circle on left shoulder. Five Inch
scar on left hip. $10 reward for rn
formation leading to his recovery.
WILLIAM PLEIS3.
Heppner, Or. Air. 23-25
The End of a
HEPPNERITES IN PORTLAND
Heppner seems to have beenwell
represented at Portland recently
judging from the number interview
ed by the Oregonian hotel reporter.
Here are a few:
"The automobiles have hurt the
hotels in the small towns," explained
Peter Farley, who is a sheepman and
not a hotel man, and therefore not
being an innkeeper, but an outsider,
Mr. Farley's views are unbiased. "The
traveling salesman do not support the
small-town hotel," contiued Mr. Far
ley registered at the Imperial from
Heppner. "The salesmen, instead of
going into a town and remaining all
day and over night, now, with the aid
of an automobile, cover several towns
in a day and then speed up for Borne
larger community, like Pendleton,
LaGrande or The Dalles. The local
townspeople do not support the ho
tels for they live and e -a. their
I homes. In the days of horses, the
I fni'inpr rii-nvfl in tnwn ann after niiT-
, ,
ting up his team at the livery stable
remained in town two or threedays
while transacting his business. The
farmer was a good patron of the iu
tel and so was the traveling man in
those days. Now the farmer if he
wants something in town, cranks up
his car and chugs in. If the people
he wants to see are busy and he
might have to wait a few hours, in
stead of going to the hotel, he steps
in the car again, and goes home, re
turning to town the next day. These
are the reasons the small town hotels
are not as prosperous as they once
were." Mr. Farley has 60!t head of
sheep and he still has this year"',
wool clip. Last year he sold his woe
at 50 cents a pound and two days
after he closed the deal buyers were
Oregon Hay Growers Are
Invading Markets of the East
The dream of an open door to
Northwest alfalfa hay on the At
lantic Seaboard has apparently been
realized. Several sample shipmenls
have been made and the results have
justified all claims so far made. The
grade of hay is reported showing up
well in comparison with the Eastern
hay this year and a good premium
is being paid for Western alfalfa.
Orders are on file for shipments
to numerous places on the Atlantic
coast which wUl be filled from vari
1 ous association shipping points in the
Northwest.
Six firms h
placed orders all in
the vicinity of New York, for Imme
diate shipment, with the Oregon as
sociation by the first available boat.
! The prices are very satisfactory and
: the terms agreeable, sales being made
I upon state grades. The hay market
for the next five months on the At
j lantic coast looks bright, and while
I much depends upon the quality of
hay shipped, the sales office is very
optimistic.
The heavy percentage of the asso
ciation sales iire now going to Canada
and the Atlantic coast.
Inspectors have already been ap
pointed at Boardman, I matilla, Her
miston and Stanfield, and will be ap
pointed at other places a nuon as re
quired. The expense of securing ap
pointment of these state Inspectors
Is borne by the association but tbhe
net cost of loading point inspection,
while upon a (lightly different basis
U practically the lane as It the la
ID
Perfect Day
called off and the market
the bottom.
went to
All night and all day a caterpillar
tractor Is lumbereing its wobbling
way over the fields of the Roods, in
Morrow county. All day long trucks
are taking sacked grain from the
fields and placing them in ware
houses. While the harvested and
sacked wheat is being hauled irf the
truck, the caterpillar is used for seed
ing the next crop, showing that the
Roods keep things moving. Harry
Rood, registered at the Imperial,
went to Salem yesterday to see the
State fair. When he left his home in
Morrow county 600 acres had already
been seeded through the combined ef
forts of the caterpillar and 40 head
of horses. This year the Roo
cleaned up about 7 5,000 bushels of
wheat, which gives some idea of how
extensive their operations are. Last
year the Roods held a lot of their
wheat too long and the prices began
skidding before the Rood crop was
disposed of.
On Heppner Flat Jeff Jones farms
2000 or 3000 acres, more or less, and
the acreage is in wheat. With a
bumper crop this year, Mr. Jones
should worry about, the cost of a
trip to the state fair. He Is an ar
rival at the Imperial and his express
purpose in coming to the Vv'ir!ame?t
valley this time Is to see what sort
of a show is being staged at Salem.
William Hill was In from his ranch
njear Parkers Mill Friday on a short
business trip. Mr. Hill, who Is a
cattleman, says the range grass has
been pretty dry during the late min
mer but is beglnlng to freshen up a
bit lately.
spection were at Portland, as has been
the practice in past years.
The activities of the Oregon Hay
Growets are directly responsible for
an advance of $1 in the Portland mar
ket, at a time when the hay markets
of the entire country are very stag
nant. This will benefit all hay grow
ers, whether members or not.
The first annual meeting of
the
Hay and Grain show has come
unil
gone. The Oregon Hay Growers had
a large number of exhibits, and
tho not nearly so large a number as
wac desired. Every prize awarded was
cured by a member of the associa
tion. The lioardman io-- T!.-.rcric.
off with the fiist prize. One bale of
extra fancy hay, which took first
prize will be sent to the International
Hay and Grain Show at ("Hego, to
advirtise the quality of hay which is
produced here. The Hay Growers
association would like to send three
or four extra fancy bales to this show
believing that the premiums secured
will more than justify the expenses.
The lessons to be learned by the
grading exhibits and tho prizes
awarded the bales will have this as
outstanding: The alfalfa should be
sown as thickly as possible so as to
obtain a fine stemmed quality hay.
The spring-toothing of the ground
should be continued as late as pos
sible in the spring to overcome cheat
grass. A little care in this particu
lar will make It possible to sell the
greater part of the flm cutting as
cboe alfalfa.
GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION
MEETING OCT. 14th and 15th
Dozens of farmers have been ask-
nj dozens of questions as to how
the association is handling the busi
ness affairs of the association, and
hundreds of other questions have
gone unanswered because they have
not had an opportunity to meet with
the representatives of the association
and discuss these with them. In or
der to keep the farmers in touch
with their own Association, the Farm
Bureau hass arranged for Mr. A. H.
Lea, manager of the Oregon Associ
ation, to meet with the farmers of
Morrow County in two meetings
which will be held as follows:
lone, Friday, October 14th at 2 p.
m., Water's Hall.
Heppner, Saturday, October 15th
at 2 p. m., I. O. O. F. Hall.
Every farmer belonging to the as
sociation and any others interested,
should make it a point to be present
at these meetings. Mr. Lea, planB to
be present in person.
C. C. CALKINS, County Agent.
PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
The regular meeting of the P. T.
association will will be held at 3:30
p. m. on Tuesday, October 11th in
the High School Auditorium. Pro
gram will be as follows:
Solo Miss Norrls.
Piano Solo Vivian James
Exercise Fifth Grade
All members and friends are urg
ed to attend.
MRS. LLOYD HUTCHINSON,
Secretar.
OLDEST L
PIONEER VISITS HERE
Old timers anj having a g.ioi
time in Heppner this week visiting
with Oscar Mitchell who, with Mrs.
Mitchbll, is visiting Heppner after an
absence of 17 years. Their present
home is at Grass Range, Fergus
county, Montana, which sounds like a
cow country, and Mr. Mitchell says it
doesn't deceive its sound. He Is- en
gaged in the purebred Shorthorn cat
tle business in Fergus county, which,
he says, Is the best cattle country
out of doors.
Mr. Mtchell believes he is the oh1
est living original pioneer of Morrow
county, having settled In the lower
Butter creek valley, with his father,
in 1859. His father, William Mit
chell, was the first judge of M
county when this territory was cut
off from, Umatilla county and erected
Into a separate county government.
While Oscar Mitchell was only a
yearling when the family settled on
Hutter creek, he was a husky kid
and It was not so many years until he
vas big enough to ride the
looking after the Mitchell stock with
one eye while keeping the other op
tic pretty well peeled for Indians,
rustlers and Rich. While the dates
given above mlth give a pretty dose
tip to Mr. Mitchell's age he doesn't
look It but does look like the typical
plainsman who could go as many
miles in the saddle yet as the next,
one. Speaking of saddles, Mr. Mit
chell Informed Mayor Noble the oth
er day that he still has a saddle made
for him by His Honor's rather, 35
years ago and It Ih practically as good
as ever yet. "y(.," replied ,,,
mayor, "the leather in that, saddle
, was made by an old fellow in Aster
but he is dead now and (lie secret
making such leather died will, hi,,,."
Mr. and Mrs. .Mitchell left Morrow
"Jinny some 7 years ago to find
'Mi.iiiy inai wa i not loo crowd, ,1
where they could continue in the cat.
He business and tin y found it in Mon
tana, where they have prospered.
Mr. Mitchell in ,, nelo of (jj,,,,,,
and Guy Iloyer, their mother having
been Mr. Mitchell's sister.
iij:i'I'i:k gakam: im;.iK smoi.
atj.aiv iiam.ks hands
The reparir shop of the Heppner
Garage has again changed hands, tin-
j n' w "wn, rH being Messrs K, J. I'at-
ncK ami vv. I,. LaDusir", of Pendle
ton. The new owners were to have
charge of the shop yesterday but an
accident to one of Mr. LaDuslre's
children detained them for a week.
The n-w firm come highly recom
mended as export workmen and hon
orable business men and say that ev
ery Job they turn out will be backed
by their absolute guarantee.
RED CROSS DESIRES 10
E
REPRESENTATIVE HERE TO AS
SIST IN MAKING CLAIMS
All Claims Should He Register
Now. Delay Makes Proofs
More Difficult
Miss Holmes, Red Cross represen
tative from Northwestern Division
Headquarters at Seattle, who has
been in Heppner for a week or more
assisting ex-service men in preparing
any claims they may have against
the government, will remain for at
least another week. Miss Holmes is
anxious to meet every ex-service man
in this section of Oregon who may
have any claim against the govern
ment in order that she may assist in,
putting the claims in proper shape
to be presented.
A peculiarity of many men who
took part in the world war Is that
they seem to be backward about mak
ing any claim against the government
no matter how just such claim may
be. Many of them seem to look up
on it as a trivial matter while many,
no doubt, who were through the ac
tual hell of Argonne and other sec
tors of the front, are so anxious to
forget the horror of the experience
that they prefer to forego any claims
rather than recall the scenes to mem
ory.
It is such as these tha Miss Holmes
wishes to get in touch with and aid
in every ijisslble way.
In a letter sent out to all ex-service
men whose addresses are avail
able the following subjects are men
tioned as probable basis for claims:
Allotments and allowances; com
pensation for disability; training in
vocational lines; insurance (re-ein-statement
or change of policy); lib
erty bonds subscribed for while in
service; back pay; travel pay in full
at 5 cents per mile; bonus ($G0.0l)
bonus from Government); bonus,
cash or loan from State; naturlaza
tion papers; property lost, destroyed
or damaged In service; correction
of discharge certificate; victory but
tons; medical and dental li ailment.
In writing to Miss Holmes In re
gard to these matters give the follow
ing Information:
Name, age, post office address, ar
my serial number, date of entering
service, organization, (company, ship
or station), when and where dischar
ged, have you had your discharge;
certificate recorded, have you receiv
ed educational state aid, have you re
ceived an application for tho cash
bonus or bonus loan from the state?
Miss Molmes has her headquarters
In the ladles section of the lobby at
Hotel Patrick where she will bo
pleased In meeting all ex-service men
In need of assistance In making out
their claims.
HKPI'.MIt I. Kill T AND WAT MR (M).
MAY II.VVtJK II.4XDH
H. V. Gates, president and princi
pal owner of the Heppner Light &
Water Co., was in town Saturday
looking arter bis local business in
terests. To a Herald reporter Mr. Galon
mado the announcement that a deal
Is now pending involving a change In
ownership of Mr. Gates' Heppner In
terests, a I'otti.ind man having re
cently made overtures for an out
light purchase or the property.
Mr. Gates has been contein plat imv
the removal of his power plant to a
point, on upper Willow creek whom
the plant could be operated H,e great
er part of the year by water power.
" I but because of various othi r t,,, i io.kh
Interests In other parts of the stale,
he hesitates to undertake the Hi pp.,
tier Improvement at this lime.
If in understood that. Mr. (,'aie:t
has given a r.hort time option on tho
properly.
A. L. Ayers, of lhli city, hi vice
president of the company and second
heaviest stockholder.
nu; kau; m;t s.vitrd.w
Hay Young is advertising a bU;
sale of farm stock and equipment at
tho Win Ilendrlx ranch onlleppner
Flat next Saturday at which 2f, head
of horses and a full equipment of
farm machinery will be sold. F. A.
McMenamln will bo auctioneer and F.
It. TJrown will be clerk. The sabi
will commence promptly at 10:00
o'clock a. m. with a bin free, lunch
at noon.
C. II, Illackert, of Cecil, registered
4t the Patrick Sunday evening.