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VOLUME VIII
HEPPNER, OREGON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 1922
NUMBER 41
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DISCUSSED YESTERDAY
BREWSTER TELLS HOW TO MAKE
CHICKENS PAY
Ludwick Speaks on Work of Co-operative
Grain Marketing
Association
The first session of the agricultur
al program was held at the Star
theatre yesterday afternoon when
Prof. Charles S. Brewster, of Port
land opened the session with an in
structive talk on poultry breeding,
feeding, housing, and culling. R. W.
Turner, president of the farm bureau
presided. Mr. Brewster was form
erly connected with Oregon Agricul
tural college in the poultry depart
ment and ia a recognized authority on
chickens.
A number of ladies were present
yesterday afternoon and all present
showed keen interest in the talk.
Among other things the speaker poin
ted out that proper feeding and plen
ty of it is an essential factor in egg
production and that a warm dry
house is also necessary. Keep your
hen warm, dry and well fed and she
will work for you; otherwise you will
work for her, was the general conclu
sion of the talk. The speaker advo
cated a well balanced dry mash along
with wheat as a scratch food, the
grain to be fed in a bed of straw 8
to 10 inches deep. "Make your hen
work for every grain she eats," the
speaker advised, " and she will be
healthy, happy and profitable. Let
her loaf and she will become a lazy
'boarder!"
Mr. Brewster recommended the
following dry mash mixture for lay
ing hens, emphasizing that fact that
it is the mash feed that makes the
eggs, not the grain: i
Equal parts bran or mill run, mid
dlings, corn meal, ground oats or bar
ley and meat or fish meal.
Edgar L. Ludwig, assistant mana
ger of the Oregon Cooperative- Grain
growers association, who took the
place of his principal, A. H. Lea,
manager of the association, who was
unable to be present, spoke on the
work of the association to date.
Mr. Ludwig explained that the as
sociation has carried out the princi
pal of normal or orderly marketing
since the beginning of the season and
with very satisfactory results and
with the present advanced price and
upward trend of the market, every
bushel now being sold is raising the
general average of the final price to
every member.
The average price received for all
wheat sold up to December, he
said, was, was $1.15 per bushel which
would mean somewhere between No.
1 and No. 2 grades. This will mean
after deducting freight and other
marketing expense, around 90 cents
per bushel net to the average Hepp
ner grower.
Another interesting statement was
that the association has been recently
cutting down its loans to such an ex
tent that they will be able to make
the second advance to growers some
time in March before taxes are due.
The final settlement will be made in
June although this will be only a ten
tative settlement because a small
amount of wheat may still remain f
be sold at that time, so the final
.clean-up may not be accomplished
until a month or so later.
Up to the present time office ex
penses and overhead has amounted
to 8-10 cents per bushel and it is ex
pected that the total office and mar
keting expense will come consider
ably under 2 1-2 cents per bushel.
The association has handled mw
wheat tn the Pacific Northwest this
season than any other one agency.
Four ships left Portland during the
last week In January, loaded in part
with association wheat and the asso
ciation has exported directly 1,000,
000 bushels. There has been paid
to growers $2,350,000 besides all ex
penses. The advance to be made In
March, the speaker said, is estimat
ed at around 8 cents per bushel.
Today J. C. Kuhns, supervisor of
the Umatilla National Forest, will
discus's -are management on the
reserve and Prof. H. A. Linderen, of
Oregon Agricultural College, will dis
cuss other livestock problem?.
Tomorrow D. E. Stephens of 'he
Mnro Experiment station w ill talk on
wheat production as to methods etc.,
and R. V. Gunn, of O. A. C. will
talk on cost of production, farm ac
counting and other business problems.
FORMER RESIDENT RETURNS
FROM EAST
Mrs. Mary E. Gorman, formerly
Mrs. George Perry, and a former res
ident o fHeppner, has returned from
Berlin, New Hampshire, where she
has been living for a couple of years
and will remain permanently in east
ern Oregon. Mrs. Gorman W'ill reside
with her son Lawrence Perry, on the
well known Needle Fork ranch, near
Lone Rock.
We are informed that the state
ment published by a Heppner news
paper recently to the effect that Mrs.
Gorman returned to take back the
Perry ranch on Pvock creek, sold to
John J. Kelly, is entirely erroneous,
Mr. Kelly having no intention of giv
ing up the ranch which is considered
one of the best stock ranches in that
section.
OREGON WOOL GROWERS AT
PENDLETON
Morrow county sheepmen should not
forget the dates. February 10, and
11 when the sheepmen cf the state
will meet in annual convention at
Pendleton. Every man interested in
wool business should attend the Pen
dleton meeting where many noted
speakers will discuss the varied
problems of the sheepmen.
LEACH BROS. APPOINTED
AGENTS FOR MOLINE PLOW CO
The Herald is informed that a con
tract was entered into Saturday
between Leach Bros, of Lexington,
and the Moline Plow Co., of Portland,
whereby the Lexington firm will be
accredited agents for the company in
this county.
It will be remembered that the
Farm Bureau made an arrangement
with the Moline company some time
ago, under which, members of the
bureau can secure their implements
at a special price and the business
here will be handled through Leach
Eros.
GOSPEL -MEETINGS CLOSE TO
NIGHT The series of religious meetings at
the Christian church close this even
ing with a reception to new members
immediately after the service. The
meetings have been very successful
60 accessions to the church as a re
sult. The evangelists, Revs. Har
man and Gates, go from here to Col
vine, Washington, to hold meetings
TURTLE DOVES, ZEPHYRS
LINGER LONGER ATDEPOT
. "This is certainly a wonderful eli
mate," remarked Oscar Minor to a
Herald reporter the other morning.
"In sDite of the fact that this Is the
longest winter ever known here with
a fair percentage of cold nights and
stormy days, I am told that a turtle
dove has actually wintered in the im
mediate vicinity of the depot. These
birds, known everywhere as tender
creatures that love WRrmth and sun
shine, invariably seek the sunny
southland for their winter habitat
and I can not understand why this
one individual specimen should !
all precedent. and elect to spend the
winter in Heppner."
The story did sound rather in
credible and to verify it the reporter
interviewed Dennis Splalne, who lives
near the depot and spends much of
his leisure time there.
"Certainly it's true," said Mr.
Splaine, when interviewed. "How do
I account for It?" he continued.
"That's easy. It's the hot cir that
thira railroad fellies peddle around
that depot from morning till night.
Why it's a wonder to me that Birds
of Paradise and green parrots and
monkeys don't all emigrate from Cen
tral America and come up to the
Heppner depot to spind the winter.
But," and there his eye twinkled a
bit, "maybe I guessed wrong about
the monkeys; maybe they're here al
ready. But spakin' of that turtle
dove," continued Dennis, "I've wat
ched that bird all winter and it's bin
rioin fine only want in awhil whin
l).irl,"- and Bender and Tolleson
and Bill K nan ami I.anntz and
and !rrh Lrki'-s all ;:t in action
at vnnst, the poor bird vi-m to g"t
too warm. Wan mornin' I saw li' i
listen to C:t crowd perldle t!,o siroc
co for about 15 minut-s, whin she
flew out to the creek and picked a
hole in, the ice and took a bath, Just
to cool her poor little self off."
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These photographs of Maj. Henry K. Rathbone and his wife, who were
guests of President and Mrs. Lincoln la their theater box at the time of Lin
coln's assassination, have been added to the Lincolnla at the Lincoln tomb In
Springfield, 111. Henry R. Rathbone, son of Major and Mrs. Rathbone, a
prominent attorney in Chicago, presented the pictures to Herbert Wells Fay,
custodian of the monument.
SHOOTING JUSTIFIABLE
ARCHIE MeCAMPBELL EXONERA
TED IN HITTER CREEK AFFAIR
I Thecoroner's jury called last Wed
nesday by Coroner Case to investigate
the shooting of the unknown man on
Butler creek the previous Sunday by I
Aivhie McCampbell, government huiv
ttr and trapper, returned a verdict
to the effect that the stranger came
to his deathe from a gunshot wound
at the hands or Archie MoCampbell
and that under the existing circum
stances, the act was committed in
self defense.
Lee Slocum, F. R. Brown, A. L.
Cornett, Jeff Jones, O. M. Scott and
. IK vine were called to act as juty
i'ien and the witnesses were am
ined by District Attorney S. E. Not
son. Witnesses examined were J. C.
Whittington and Charles McDevitt,
who were present when the shooting
occured, Mr. McCampbell hlmselt,
Joe M. Hayes, on whose land the,
shooting occured, and from whose
camp the rifle carried by the strang
er was taken; John Brosnan, Charles
Edwards and Dillard French, all resi
dents of that neighborhood.
McCampbell's testimony was fully
corroborated by Wittington and Mc
Devitt and the testimony of oher wit
nesses was to the effect tha here was
a great alarm and uneasiness among
the women of the. neighborhood after
It became known that such a charac
ter was roaming around the country.
All agreed that the man was evi
dently a lunatic or a criminal hiding
from justice and the women ar.d chil
dren who are necessarily left much
alone when the men are out looking
after stock etc. were greatly alarmed.
John Brosnan testified that he cal
led at the -heriff'g office and reported
the situation and asked that officers
come out and take charge of the man.
At tha time Sheriff. McDuffee was
out of town and Dc;mty Chldsey told
Brtsnan that he could not i'tt away
utnil the sheriff returned and in
structed Brosnan to tell Mr. McCamp
bell thr.t if he could find the man to
arrest him and bring him In.
Readers of the Herr.ld are already
familiar wKh the story of the arrest
of the man Saturday by McCampb' 11
and Whittington, of his escape from
Whittingto l and the suhf'-'p)' n'
hunt for the man Svnih-y and tl.'
i hooting which followed. ll''P U'.i v.'
of the dis'rkt expressed regret. ;.t. '!."
fatal tT:..i!.ation of the affair h i
'Mil not l. ai;;.te tn s. ; that ,,
iti-n and children on Io:j-1 r:m i '
were treatly relieved to know t! '
. r.-r.nger wag no longer roaming th
ran?e.
A photograph md description on
I file in the sheriff's office from the
I Nevada State prison et Carson City,
on Fatal Night
ROBBED 111 PENDLETON
L. It. PYI.K, EX-SERVICE MAN
VICTIM
L. B. Pyle, an ex-service man in
the employ of the engineering de
partment of the highway commis
sion, was slugged and robbed in Pen
dleton last Saturday night and left
lying unconcious on the snow and
ice where he remained for two hours.
When he regained consciousness he
was almost frozen and was minus
his overcoat and watch and $9.00 in
cash.
Mr. Pyle and Ed Chldsey were in
Pendleton on highway business and
during the evening Pyle started to
walk to the depot as a train was ar
riving. Near the depot, as he passed
a corner the thug struck him on the
head with a billy, rendering him un
conscious. No trace of the robber
could be found. Mr. Pyle Is a son
of the manager of the Patrick hotel.
LATER Mr. Pyle received a tele
phone message from Pendleton late
last evening saying that the police
had recovered his overcoat and watch
but he did not learn whether or not
the thug was captured.
guile of women
No less that three dozen yellow
crockery mixing bowls and two bar
rels of flour were used In making one
scene in the Will Rogers picture,
"Guile of Women," which comes to
the Star Theatre Sunday. The scene
is where Rogers Is In the role of the
enraged first mate of the goodship
Hulda bursts Into the kitchen of his
sweetheart and finds that she is play
ing him false. He all but knocks
down the cook as he swings open the
door, shatters the mixing bowl in her
hands, and spills the flour all over
the spotless floor. It took nearly an
entire day to make this Bcene and be
tween "shots" there were three Jan
itors on hand to wipe up the flour.
Miss Cecile Stevens was a Heppner
visitor Saturday.
Miss Ann Roberts was In town
Saturday evening to attend the Elks'
Hard Times dance.
NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that my
wife, Mary Morrill, having dosettiil
me, I will not bo P i ionsihe for any
Indebtedness or obligations contract
ed by her.
41-42 HARVEY MERRILL,
(alien v-ry c!o:ely with the
'lead m-in and linj'i r prints were
mad" from the body ami lorvarded
lo Carson City for comparl; on. No
reply has been received at this writ-Inc.
MEN ARE ESPECIALLY INVITED
TO SPECIAL P. T. MEETING
A regular meeting of the F. T. A.
will be held in the high school audi
torium Tuesday evening, February
14th at 8:00 P. M.
An excellent program will be given
and refreshments will be served af
terwards. All members and friends,
both men and women, are cordially
invited to be present.
The program will include a play
let and drill, presented by Miss Quis
enberry's room. Mr. C. C. Calkins will
give a short ,alk. Mrs. Pix's room
will dramatize the Making of the
Flag, which will be followed by a
tal'lc by Mr. Heard on the Aim of
Education.
MRS I.LYOD HUTCHINSON
Secretary.
RVRE.ir FIXES FARM WAGES
FOR COMING SEASON"
At a joint meeting of the labor ami
executive committees of the Farm
Bureau held last Saturday, wages
for farm labor for t lie coining spring
was fixed as follows;
Farm hands, $40.00 per monih;
tractor men, $S0 to $S0; cooks $25
to $3 5. The above wages include
board.
ROARDMAN MAY PUT OUT CAN
DIDATE FOR COMMISSIONER
(Boardman Mirror)
Boardman and Irrigon have grown
to sufficient sire to be entitled to a
commissioner, but the Republicans'
have put up no one thus far.
Mayor G. C. Blayden has been urg
ed to become a candidate and may de
cide to do so. While Mr. Blayden Is
a democrat, we know of no one who
could so ably represent Boardman's
interests. He is the mayor of the
city, U. S. Land Commissioner, and
well posted on public matters. He
knows the! needs of the north end ol
the county and the Mirror will bf
with him heartily if he decides to
run.
Max Smith ,who lias been doing
some carpenter work at the Phil Bra
dy ranch below lone, was here over
the week end visiting his family. Mr.
Smith says the lambing Reason in
well along at the Brady and Ellis Mi
nor ranches and that the percent ages
being made are good. "In fact," de
clared Max, "I am reliably informed
that at the Minor ranch there Is, so
far, a ewe for every lamb on theplaco.
GEORGE CQCHRAM LOST
lone had a genuine sensation last
Sunday night when word was brought
to town that George Cochran wan
lost amid the sand hills and sage
brush In the western part of the coun
ty. The news was brought in by some
of his companions in the rabbit hunt
when he, failed to return to where
their car was parked for the return
home. Numerous cars loaded with
men started for the scene and svar
ched all night without result. The
coming of daylight brought, other hel
pers from lone and from down the
creek and the vigorous search was
kept up until he was located and re
turned home.
George had a thrilling experience
and a narrow escape from death.
Straying away from his companions
In the early afternoon In quest of
rabbits, he was completely turned
around as to directions and was un
able to find the car where all were to
meet. When he failed to whow up
within a reasonable time, his com
panions began a search, also sending
to town for assistance. The search
continued all night with only a brief
respite for some of the searchers for
a bite to eat at the home of Melvin
Logan, not a great distance from Ar
lington.. Bonfires bad been built on
high ridges and guns fin d frequently,
but such Is the formation In that
section that neither were seen nor
heard by the lout man.
Upon realizing that he wa-t lo: t
George begain to si'k looted, on
from the high and I. iit' r cold u ind.
Ga'lo ring car" brii !i lo ..,n !i (
lire but the light, wood gave forth
little heat, and the wind frequently
blew it OUt. He then enilii, e( tn
lind his way to Home human habita
tion, and the weary night long
tramp began. In his confused state
he circled and back-tracked for many
i weary hours without finding a house1.
E SOME REAL
BASE BALL THIS YEAR
.MOVEMENT ON TO FORM MORROW-GILLIAM
LEAGUE
L. E. Van Marler Active in Promot
ing SHi't Schedule For
Coining Season
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! base ball fans
of Morrow ami Gilliam counties. How
would you like to have some real
baseball fames during the coming
season with home star players, nifty
uniforms, well kept diamond n'ev
erything? Wouldn't it make you old
sp.irts feel about. 2 5 years younger
and you small boy tporis feel liko
full fledged fans?
Well, such a thing is likely to coran
to pass, for already a movement is
on foot, to form a two-county league
composed of Morrow and Gilliam
counties and to arrange a r.chedulo oil
games for the octnin;; season,
L. E. Van Marter ir. the promoter
of the enterprise and he is already in
communication with interested par
ties at. Condon, Arlington and I
garding the project. A meeting v,ill
bo held at some central point, at au
early date when the entire proposi
tion will be threshed out and arranga
ments made for the coming season.
Talking to a Herald reporter yes
terday, Mr. Van Marter said ho could
see no good reason why the towns 4a
thissection could not have an amuse
ment program next spring and sum
mer that will be worth while. Hiti
strongly favors a policy of develop
ing home talent for the team, rather
than the old policy of hiring outsidn
players at. stiff salaries to play
"pinch" games,
" We have plenty of good talont
right here at home," said Mr. Van
Marler, "and it is better business to
develop that, talent, and spend our
money improving the ball park, get
ting decent uniforms and first-class
equipment, instead of giving our
money to outsiders who maj or may
not be better players than our homo
boys."
"Van" Is n veteran player himself,
having played lour years at. Iho
University of Oregon and later spent,
two seasons playing professional ball.
Ho managed a team at Eugeno one
season andnnulo a big suceesH of it
and his experience and thorough,
knowledge of the game will prove of
great value to Heppner If the propos
ed league develops.
Local fans will be kept advised of
the progress of the enterprise by the
Herald and every lover of the Great.
American Game should give Mr. Van
Marter support in making It a go.
MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN AT 83
Mrs. John A. Logan, widow lit tlmi
Civil war general, who recently cele
brated l,cr eighty-third birthday. Is still
active mid tnke-i tin Interest In the af
fairs of the world. She In here shouti
In the garden of her beautiful old
home In Vahl.'igtoti.
but II v.-.'n hi only salvation, for hail
he given v.ay to ill owrinet h air! laid
down to rot (, wood kooji !,.,e j ro
n to deal li.
On p.ii'.v of i trbr rt ovitoo!.:
! .tin about 1 1 . M , Monday, 'uno
three ii,ic.(4 from !! ppurr Junction,
still liainpiti'.; west, i waii In n
bad physical condition fiom xpo: ne
hunger and thlrvt but. has since ul
most entirely recovered and can a. nin
suiilo at llfu. lout! Independent
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