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VOLUME VIII
SAYS OREGON LEADS IN
COMMISSIOXEH BARRATT RE
TURNS FROM OMAHA MEETING
High Land Values, High Taxes And
low Prices Make Going
Hard For Farmers
Hon. W. B. Barratt, state highway
commissioner, has returned from
Omaha, where he attended tlhe re
cent meeting of the national highway
officials. Mr. Barratt says the meet
ing was well worth attending, every
stlate in the union being represented
with the exception of Montana. The
papers and discussions presented at
the meeting were educational to ev
ery man who is interested in highway
construction and improvement and of
much value to those present.
Mr. Barratt says, however, that
Iowa and Nebraska have nothing on
Oregon in improved highways, the far
famed Lincoln highway through the
Hawkeye state being nothing tu
dirt road, although kepi m very good
condition. Overhead crossings,
where highways and railways cross
each other are unheard or sack there
as in most of the middlcwestern and
eastern states and there are practical
ly no paved roads in the sections he
visited.
One handicap of road building
back there, Mr. Barratt says, Is t-ie
lack of paving or macadam material,
the only paved road he saw in Nebras
ka being a short! stretch of bncK pav
ing laid on concrete base.
Mr. Barratt traveled into Iowa as
far as Cherokee, which s n tne
midst of an exceedingly rich farming
section, but he says that times are !
much worse than in eastern Oregon.
Fanners are trying tb gather ' their
own corn cvod without hiring he
because of lack of money to pay hired
men and much of the crop will be
lost
The bane of that, country, Mv
ratt says, is high land values,
taxes and low prices for farm
ducts. Land values run from
. Bar
high pro
$250 to $500 an acre and t;es amountl to
from J 5.00 to $10.00 and acre while
corn is selling at 31 cents a bushel.
One man Mr. Barratt tal'ked to had
paid $500 an acre for a farm a few
years ago and is now taxed at the
rate of $10 an acre on it while his
corn crop, if he can save It, will bring
him about $18.00 an acre.. . .
Mr. Barratt says that Oregon will
be the first state west of the I.r-ss-s-1
sippi to complete an improved high
way entirely across the state, north
and south and east and west.
IONE LEGION WINS FROM HRPP:
NER LEGION AT 13 TO 7
The lone Legion came to Heppner
las! Sunday with blood in their eye
and captured the football game from
Heppner with a score of 13 to 7. It
was an entirely different exhibition
of football than was played at lone
ArmistHce day.
Heppner polished up considerable
since that last game and if lone had
relied Sunday on line bucking they
wouldn't have got very far, but they
turned loose a bunch of rorward pas
ses that surprised, Heppner and it
was witlh this form of play that lone
claimed the game. Heppner also
made many attempts at forward pas
ses but only completed two during
the whole game.
Heppner's line-up was strengthen
ed considerably with Kilkenny and
Barratlt on the line and Witcraft in
the backfleld, who made the most
consistent yardage for the Heppner
team.
Heppner made her touchdown
on a forward pass when Witcraft pas
sed to Kilkenny, who carried the
ball over tfhe line.
The Heppner lineup is as follows:
Dundas, r. end; H. Turner, r.
tackle; Thornton, r. guard; H. Bau
iman, center; Barratt, 1. guard; Kil
kenny, 1. tackle; Sam Turner, 1. end;
Witcrafl 1. hadf; Johnson, full;
Lieuellen, quarter; LaDusire, r. half.
GEORGE STEVE.VSOX PA,SSEK
George Stevenson, well known resi
dent of Heppner, died suddenly at
his residence tlhis morning of heart
trouble. He was 49 years old. Fu
neral services will be held Tnurssa?
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock.
F. M. Brody, former Morgan farm
er, now living at Wlllowa, is here on
business,
POPrLAB HEPPNEK COUPLE
MARRIED AT PORTLAND
Miss Mary Farnsworth and Mr.
Charles Thomson, both prominent
residents of this city were united in
marriage in the First Presbyterian
church, at Portland, Tuesday, Nov
ember 29, Rev. Norman K. Tully, as
sistant pastor of the church, perfor
ming the ceremony. After a ..fe
days honeymoon spent in the city,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomson re&irned to
Heppner last Friday and at once be
gan housekeeping at their home in
this city.
Mr. Thomson is a member of the
well known firm of Thomson Bros.,
and one of Heppner's leading citi
zens while his bride is a lady of
charming personality and prominent
socially.
Many friends of the happy couple
aie jujning in congratulations and
good "wishes.
ELKS WILL HOLD CHARITY BALL
neppner lodge No. 358, B. P. O.
Llks will hold a charity ball in the
Elk's building, Monday, December 26
the entire proceeds of which will be
used to provide a Merry Christmas
for the needy of the community.
The admission will be limited to
members of the Elks and the Ameri
can legion and their families and
ladies.
The affair is a most creditable one
and will no doubt receive the sup
port of every Elk and Legion man
within reach. The Order of Flks ia
famed throughout the land for lib
erality and big heartedness in such
matters as this and it is an order
whose charities and good acts does
not stop at the lodge doors.
Oft' COUNTY
FARMERS MEET Hit
ANNUAL FARM BUREAU MEET
INU TO BEGIN AT 10 o'clock
(By C. C. Calkins)
The annual meeting of the Mor
row county farm bureau, will be held
n Heppner this Saturday, December
. uefeining a iu o'clock. This is
a session to. which every farmer m
Morrow county is invited and should
plan to attend. The,
the day shows that It will be a busv!
session. I
There will he snmo .,.,
ers present. G. A. ManafM ,m " '
UB present at uhat time, unless sick
i . .
ness prevents. The farm bureau has j
a fine active program to bo carried '
out during the year with which every :
one will have an n -.. : ' ,
come intimately acquaiiled
' .uimj w LI I?-
Arrangement? have been made
whereby farm bureau members will
be able to save approxiately 20 per
cent on tires purchased, ana as mucn
on machinery furnishes one
house. These matters will be or in
terest to every Morrow county far
mer, coming especially at this time
This is the farmers orm i
and every Morrow countv fOT !
cannot only afford to belong but can 1
not afford not to belong if , -o I
not acquainted 'with the work of the 1
organization. tj,Pn be sure and te
Present Saturday when you will be
able to get a better understanding
if you are a member already, be sure
and attend.
The farmers of the county have
manifested agreat interest in the or
ganized efforts of the farmers
through the Farm Bureau organiza
tion. The results already m-cured
through organized effort are only in
dications of the great goo ma, can
be accomplished and farmers of Mo:
row county are doing their bit by af
filiating with the organization. Five
hundred interested people attbnded
the community meetings and indica
tions are that a large crowd will
transact the business and hear the
addresses next Saturday.
W. B. Tucker is in town serving
..... wUu,.y as a juryman this week i
Jim Farley left for Portland this
morning on a short business trip.
Rev. Father Cantwell left this mor
ning for Baker where he will spend
a few days.
Mrs. Bernie Gaunt and her sister
Miss Angle McFerrin. left this morn
ing for Oakland, Oregon, where thev
will visit relatives.
H. A. Emery, who left here a year
ago to reside at Nampa. Idaho, has
returned to Heppner wtih his family
having decided thai the old town Is a
pretty good plate to lire.
HEPPNER, OREGON,
Weather Man Please Take Notice j j
Many Interesting News Notes
From Heppner High School
Edited by Marie Cumin and Violet
Merritt
The high school will give their
first student body play, "The Rejuv
enation of Aunt Mary," on Friday
evening at 8:00 o'clock. The play
will be given at the high school audi
torium and a large crowd is looked
forward to by the students. Thrs
play is expected to be one of the best
plays that has ever been 'givex
The next lyceum number will fee
given at the high school auditorium,
Monday evening, December 19. The
next number presents Guila Adams
who devoted her time during the past
war to entertaining the soldiers in
the various camps. Above everything
else, Cuila Adam's program might be
characterized as wholesome, and she
has gained the unique reputation of
presenting a strictly individual pro
gram, consisting of cuttings and v.r.
rangements of her own ma!t:ng. Wt
AiiKn JiAnv CEIlK
CURATES BIRTH
DAY AT HARDMAN
Mrs. Elvira Bleakman, for 30 years
postmistress at Hardman, celebrated
8th b,rthdar la3t F,idav a"d ,s
8tul hale and hearty and fully cap.
able ot attending to her official
duties in an efficient manner. During
her 30 years incumbency of the of
fice, Mrs. Bleakman has been abwml
from her post only an aggregate of
three weeks which may be a record tn
lne P8lal service. Mrs. Bleakman
is the mother of County Commission
er George Bleakman, who was m
town last week attending the meet
ing of the county court.
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING
Notice is hereby given thaH ther
will be a meeting of the stockholder
of the Flrst National Bank or Hepr-
ner' Oregon, on the second Tuesday
January' 1922 (January 10th,
1!)22 between the hours of 10 A.
M' a"d 4 P' M- of sal11 datl;! for ,hn
purpose of electing directors and for
the transaction of such business as
may legally come before the meeting.
W. P. MAHONEY,
Cashier.
Dated this 10th day of December,
1921. 33-J3
ON SALE HERE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Intrinsic Values in
Fashionable Feady-to-Wear
Women's Coats, Suits, Skirts, Drasses, Petticoats,
Furs and Waists.
The prices are extraordinarily low for such
quality merchandise. Make your selections early
while the choosing in the bem. We suggest these
garments as the ideal ChriHthnaa gift.
Mrs. L. G. Herren
TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 1921
hope that there will be as large a
crowd at the coming lyceum num
bers as we had at the last.
Last Thursday evening the domes
tic science classes gave their annual
dinner to the members of the school
board and their wives: Mr. and Mrs.
Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. McCarty, Mr.
and Mrs. Woodson, Mr. and Mrs.
Mahoney. Other guests were, Mr.
and Mrs. James and Miss Noris. The.
dinner was prep ared served
by one half the members cf
the domestic science class.
The boys show much inlbrest in
the newly forme doughnut basket
ball league. Games are scheduled
for every night this week.
The high school students are urged
to weigh themselves and if they find
that they are 5 per cent! or more un
der weight, they are advised tlto take
plenty of food and sleep until they
are normal again.
FARM BUREAU HELD
SATURDAY
MEETING
At a well attended meeting of the
Morrow county farm bureau last Sat
urday. Win. Schulmerlck, of Wash
ington countly, addressed the farm
ers on the work of the bureau, tak
ing the place of State President G. A.
Mansfield, who was preevnted from
being present by sickness In his fam
ily. Mr. Schulmerick and County
Agent Calking had Just completed a
tour of the county when meetings
were held in ten different communi
ties, which the gentlemen . reported
as very successful.
K. A. Ward, manager of tihe Coop
erative Wool Marketing association,
was also present and gave an Interes
ting talk on the work of this associ
ation during the flrst year of itii ex
istence.
The membership of the association
is as yet confined to the small grow
ers of western Oregon, but Mr. Ward
expects do see eastern Oregon sheep
mn come into the association as con
ditions warrant.
A. J. Fritz, Arlington attorney Is
here attending court this week.
M. B. Haines, Condon hotel man
was here yesterday on buslnc.-s.
BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS EAT
CHICKEN DINNER
The Brotherhood held their regu
lar monthly dinner 'at the Elkhorn
restaurant last evening, when Eddie
Chinn proved himself a royal host.
Fried spring chicken, fritters and
other trimmin's were served in
quantity and the entire company
showed that they must have carried a
strain of preacher blood in their
veins.
The question of holding a commu
nity Christmas tree was on the pro
gram, the discussion being opened by
'""' '.niwiora and js. it. Huston.
Aftlr considerable discussion it was
decided that the time is too short to
make a success of the project and it
was decided to start in next year a
month or so earlier and thus insure
a' success.
The 1925 fair tax to be considered
at the coming special session of the
legislature was also discussed pro and
con and without going on record on
the matter, a motion prevailed that
the Brotherhood request) Mayor Noble
to call a public meeting later in the
week when definite action might be
taken as tb the wishes of the commu
nity on the matter..
Before adjournment S. E. Notson
gave a brief account'of a motion pic
ture he recently saw at Portland, de
picting actual conditions among the
starving children of the near east and
at the close of his remarks a collec
tion of nearly $25 was taken from
those present.
CIRCUIT COURT SHSSSIOV
BRIEF
WAS
Judge Tlielps opened, a term of
circuit court Monday morning but as
most of thecases the docket had
been RetUort, the. term was a short
one, closing Tuesday noon when the
jury was discharged.
Only one jury trial was held, that
being a suit, for the recovery of
money in which Mrs. Julius II. Ueid
of Athena, was plaintiff and C. II.
Irwin, of lone, was defendant. Mr.
Irwin in1 appeared, was working n
Piece of land under lease, when Mrs.
Kcid and her father began negotia
tions to purchase it. Irwin gave up
Ins lease to the owners of the land
'""1 Pending the closing or the l.-.nri
'leal Mrs. Iteid hired Irwin , pow
Hie land fr which she paid him $480
Beforo the deal W11S Mn.,iy 0loHMi
father died and the deal was drop
ped, the lease reverting to Irwin, who
Put the land in crop for himself. The
jury quickly gave tho plalnlliff Judg
ment with interest.
The case of Warner vs. Broiles, was
settled and dismissed.
T),n A
uumuge case or James Catty
vs. McMenamin tt Ward was contin
ued, the defendant! having asked for
another circuit judge to hear it, and
a similar case between james Farley
and McMenamin & Ward was simil
arly disposed of.
The grand Jury Investigated
number of cases but only two indict
ments were returned; one being
against H. C. Lapthorne, of lone, for
larceny of a gun and a John Doo in
dictment was returned m an alleged
forgery case coming up from Board
man. Elmer and Harley Mattr-snn enter-
ea a plea of guilty to a charge of
violating the prohibition law and
were fined $250 and each, and
Ed Letrace who had been fined St.mo
im cohis in the justice court on a
similar charge and filed an appeal to
the circuit court, abandoned his ap
peal and paid his fine.
Four Filipino boys who had been
fined $20 and costs at Uoardman for
oriving a car without license ,,tu.
were discharged from custody. It ap
peared they had been driving through
from Nebraska where they had
bought a license plate bud not having
time to wait for It to arrive they l,ud
a certificate from a Nebraska official
showing that they w,.re owners of Who
tar and had paid for a license plato.
J. F. Gorham was here from
Boardman today on court business.
A fine son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Fitzpalrick, who reside north
of Lexington, at the home of Mrs.
Hoy V. Whllels in tihls city, last Sun
day morning and all reported t0 .
doing well. Mrs. Fitzpalrirk wa.i
formerly Miss Grace McDevltt.
Frank Tarklow and A. C. Parklow,
both residents of the Uoardman pro
ject, are In town this week attending
circuit court, A. C. being a member
'of the jury. While both gentlemen
are delighted with Heppner's fine
weather, theywant If to bo known
mat they have JUBt as Bne at Board
NUMBER 33
AM. LEGION WILL HOLO
GOlimSTOEE
::.Y-SEKVICE MI:N kk hosts
TO KIDDIES
Post Plas Comii,:;y Building
Compaq, foP Scxt S.illK- wu "
tor Sports Program
At the last meelling
I'ost, American Lecnn
of Heppner
which fol.
excellent sea-food ,1,,,,,.,.
t the Klkhorn restaurant, new of.
"it-is ior tne ensuing year
ected as follows:
IViil'il nL
James F. Cook, post ronn,
inlander;
romes Grimba,
r i
V'cc-commamlcrj
-- - aujuiant; WalNc
Moore, treasurer.
Following the' ele.t; .,
tivo committen n . "
POBt will hold a community Chrlsl,lua?
tree in the county fair paviiion on
" "'Hi IUH
on.
ninswal program appropriate to tho
occasion and Santa Claus will distri
bu e gifts of toys, candy, frui and
nuts to all the children present
The post is arranging to give tha
of Heppner and vicing soma
fli-st-class entertainment! this winter
"J sPr ng in the form of wrestl
and boxing matches. Boxers and
wrestlers from Portland and Seattle
are being signed up in addition to lo
cal talent and Id alK0 expected to
Pendtl?"18 frm th C0"don' lone,
Pendleton and other nearby posts
come to Heppner to compete for pij!
at this time. Proceeds from tnca
events will be used to finance a con !
nuinily house for the use of Legion.
'""'bers and citizens of Heppuc-a,,,,
vicinity.
Members of 'the post, (. Uwi- hist
regular monthly meeting (i ....j
Plans tor financing and er.-etiug a
community honse i IVppner fur tho
"He of Legion members, eX-servlc
men, women and the public in gen
eral, along lines adopted by the Van
couver and Hoqniam, V.-astnnKto,i
Posts and several other posts in Ore
Kon. No definite plmis were adop-
our. win ,e worked m,i ilt(.,.
Oil
ami in (lie spring when (inane
cia. con-
ilitions are better, over the
an Intensive campaign w:-:
couiimry,
no laur--
died and the schei
me put "over tint
top" in Argonne
style. Meanwhllo
all moneys
r!cn in i,v m,
various entertainments and smokers
planned for the coming winter will b
put. Into the building fund, and that
with tho amount at present in th
treasury, will give the post a good
stlart on their spring offensive.
CERTIFIED HAY COMMA DS
Bt'V'EIts ATTENTION
The
Oregon Coon.i'iHo TT..
Growers have adopted a policy ot
selling only Ccrtlfled ,)rodlJ(,t Tfa
service , being appreciated by alt
dealers Every dealer has been we.
Pleased with the quality of hajr M
co red and we are assured by ,
of hay will be very mwh Hlnnmp(l
we can continue to supply ,,10 w.
Ifled product which we have bee,,
o far sending. According , 8(a
" y ",n or hay which goes t
- land for delivery must be ,speP!
ed by an agent of tfl,e Public .Service,
Co,,imi.slon by a special arrange
17 Hion, nJZ:
el- Hon Is securing the Inspection of
th hayat loading PoInls and ! '
Purchaser, no nrntik-r where located
-celve the benefit of this S(,rv,ce
Durln
i, ii,. i.. ... . .
nandforhay has B1.,...7: an'
eri in u. , "icreas.
- wHiametto ,,, ,rrIt
"l it Ih estimated tliat it will Z
bi,s ntaximum for anotC,
;on::;;'s;(;-:--r ;
yy "-at we w.l, t.,ke7n
'"oun, but will have this pi vile'
"uld wo wish to do si " '
'lays In t,o cltv
Hairalfc
went t por),.
this
- 77" fo attend (tm ; ;
7"r' " iegisIatl)r;,th'
Boardman. di,,.,..
John .Jenkins, who ke, H ,,,
'y roads In rH,,,i, '"tin.,
country u' " "'' "r.r,ari
Mike' M , y M"""y-
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