o W' IF YOU WANT ALL THE NEWS OF MORROW COUNTY WHILE IT IS NEWS, READ THE HEPPNER HERALD. WE PRINT IT FIRST If VOLUME X HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1923 NUMBER 23 0 E GATE RECEIPTS DOUBLE THOSE OP LAST YEAR More Bad Horses, More Good Riders Add to Tliriills of the Occasion Heppner's second Rodeo, which closed last Saturday evening was one of the greatest successes in its line evftr staged in Heppner or in any other town of its size in the Pacific Northwest. For three days and nights the town was thronged with visitors all intent on a play period when har vest work and wheat prices and other business cares could be laid aside and, for the time, forgotten. Hotels and rooming houses were filled to capacity Thursday night and by Saturday night every available bed in town was in demand while many m,en snatched a wink or two in hotel lobbies and other odd places. Everybody got the spirit and dig nified business men as well as cow boys and youths helped enliven tha Scene attired in shirts and kerchiefs of many hues and hats approaching the wash tub size. It was a happy crowd happy and good natured and there was no dis order. Everybody was out for a rood time and if anyone failed to have it they have not so reported. The daily programs showed much improvement over last year, there be ing more bad horses and more good riders this year than at the initial meeting. Some 15 head of hard buckers that have made enviable rec ords at the big Pendleton show were on the job and only the fact- that the local riders were in much better form than a year ago saved them from many falls. The daily programs included horse races, calf roping, steer roping, bull riding, mule riding and bucking con tests and the thrills were continu ous. In the finals Saturday afternoon Albert Peterson's relay string took fiirst place; Tony Vey won the sceer roping and tying contest with a rec ord of 26 seconds and Ben Juray took second place with a 30-second per formance. Those who qualified in the buck ing contest for the Saturday finals were Herb French on Paul H., Emery Moore on Whiskey Gulch, Lloyd Mat teson on In Ke Nap, Dolph Brown on Canyon City, Ed Caufield on Baldy Hunt, R. Wilson on Desola tion and Jack Tjerry on Carrie Na tion. French, a Butter creek boy made a good ride but was thrown after the gun and received a wrenched knee, and Moore, also a youngster 1 from Butter creek, rode well but was bumped off after the gun shot. Wilson and Matteson also showed good form but failed to get there for the honors and the j udges decision went to Terry of Heppner, first; Caufield of Battle Ground, Wash., second; browa of Heppner, third. Brown had bad luck on Friday when hiB horse after some hard buck ing, turned a complete somersault, going directly over his rider. Brown received a bad muscle strain in his Yearling Rambouillct Rams We have icoo head of the finest yearling Ram bouillet rams FOR SALE to be found in Oregon at the following reason able prices: CARLOAD LOTS, $20.00 A HEAD SMALL LOTS, $25.00 A HEAD f. o. b. Madras, Oregon. Call at Hay Creek Ranch and see this stock Mail or wire orders will receive prompt attention Baldwin Sheep Company MADRAS, OREGON DEXTER WINS DECISIO.V IN SIX-ROUND MATCH Jake Dexter, Hjeppner's favorite son in the roped arena, won the de cision in a lively six-round match with "Moose" Norbeck at the carni val grounds Saturday evening after flooring his man half a dozen times. Jake, who has been in training at Portland for several months where he is bille das "the Heppner Giant," is a husky lad and Norbeck;, who fol lows the business as a profession is no slouch. A big crowd of fans took in the fight and standing room in and around the tent was at a premium. THREE CHURCHES HOLD GET-TOGETHER SERVICE Rev. E. A. Palmer, pastor of the Christian church at Lexington, was the principal speaker at an all-day church service at the First Christian church here last Sunday, the occasion being a get-together meeting of the Christian churches of , Heppner Lexington and lone. The services lasted all day with a splendid din ner served in the church dining room at noon. This was the first of a series of such meetings which will be held regularly in the future. The next will be at Lexington in December with one to follow at lone in March. left thigh and was lame Saturday but the kid was game to ride and take third place. The occasion was marred by sev eral accidents as must happen when cayuses and cowboys mingle too freely. Eddie Sheridan, who waB go ing strong in the roping contests, made a bad step in dismounting after throwing his steer and broTce his left j leg near the ankle. Linn Hale tried j to ride the big- brindle bull with a saddle and when the cinch busted he got a bad fall and a broken arm. Buck Lieuallen has a broken jaw to remind him of howNhe got it when ; his bronc fell, and Herb French, who i made the finals, is on crutches with a game knee received when Paul H. parted company with him. j The committee in charge of the ! meeting consisting of C. W. Mc-! Namer, L. V. Gentry and C. H. Lat ourell are entitled to all the praise the community can give them for their hard work in making the Ro deo the success it is. Last year, with the same commit tee in charge and without a dollar to start with it was only a tryout. This year they have expended sev-, eral hundred dollars on the track 1 and new stables and fencing and with the gate receipts more than double those of last year the Rodeo may now be considered a permanent institution in Heppner and one that like Pendleton's . wonderful show, though on a smaller scale, will con tinue to be better and better every season as the y(ears go by. There were all kinds of carnival attractions at the old fair grounds and dances under the supervision of the cotamittee, were given each eve- 1 ,, ning in the pavilion. The Dalles band was present and furnished fins music day and night. !l HEPPNER SHOW IS HELD SECOND BEST IN STATE "Heppner Rodeo is without doubt the bead wild west exhibition in Ore gon with the alnclp AyopnHnn nf the Pendleton Round-Up, remarked W. ' E. Bell to a representative of the Herald Monday. Mr. Bell is the new proprietor of Hotel Heppner and re- cently came here from Eugene. Mr. Bell has visited similar shows at different places in western and southern Oregon and he says they simply are not in the same class with the Heppner exhibition. "They have not the horses nor the riders over in that country," Mr. ' Bell continued, "that you have here, j It is not a stock country and never has been in the sense that this has been and still is and attempts to put on such a show as we had here last week are quite futile." Mr. Bell also complimented the crowd of visitors. His hotel wa3 crowded to the limit all week even the, lobby chairs being occupied every night but he declares he never saw a better natured or better behavea crowd anywhere. "Everybody was out for a good time," Mr. Bell said, "but there was no disorder nor 'roughneck' stuff. Heppner should he proud of her Rodeo," he conclud ed. POPULAR HEPPNER GIRL WEDDED SUNDAY Miss Doris May Mahoney, charm ing daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mahoney. became the bride of Mr. Archie C. Ball at a quiet wedding at ' . the Mahoney residence at 8 o'click Sunday morning at which only im mediate relatives and a few intimate friends of the bride were present. Rev. W. O. Livingstone, pastor of the Fir3t. Christian church of Hepp ner, performed the ceremony. Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served after which the happy young couple departed in their car for Seattle and other points to me west - most of the winter. The bride, who was a student at O. A. C. the past two or three years, is a most charming and capable young lady and has a host of friends wherever known, all of , whom will unite in wishing her all 'the good things of this life. Thd groom, a son of Mrs. Mary E. Ball, of lone, is a young man of sterling qualities and highly respected by everybody. He has been engaged in farming near lone but may decide to engage in some other calling in the future. FORD SALES AGGREGATE 1,212,553 CARS IN 8 MONTHS Detroit, Mich., Sept. 30. August closed the summer season for the Ford Motor Company with sales of 161,567 cars and trucks, 39,608 more than were delivered at retail during the same month last year, it is just announced. The remarkable increases which have characterized Ford sales so far this year, bringing them to a total of 1,212,553 for the eight months up to September 1, promise to main- tain the same nronortiona durine- the fall season. At least, this is indicated by the number of orders on hand at the first of the present month. The new type Ford cars, now in the hands of practically all dealers in the coun try, are attracting widespread atten tion. The tendency toward enclosed car buying is growing more noticeable and in this connection the four-door Ford sedan is gaining in popularity as the family car. This sedan has enjoyed a lively demand ever since its introduction and now, with im provements which have come as a result of the higher radiator, it is more attractive in appearance than ever before. The Ford coupe, which U new in design and with many re finements, la enjoying unusual popu larity! Business and agricultural interests continue to make increasing demands for Ford trucks and sales for Au gust reached a total of 17,441, a gain of 5,147 over August, 1922. C harge of Date The date of the basket supper and dance at Cecil which has been ad vertised as October 5th has been changed to October 13th because oi LOST IN IHE MOUNTAINS MEN SUFFER HARDSHIP (By S. R. Woods.) "Man lost in the mountains" was the alarm sent over this district twice this week. John Boyd, who was herding sheep on Jones Prairie, became turned around in the brush and got separated from his sheep and wandered all night. About day light he arrived at the French sheep camp on Matlock Prairie. From there he was directed by Charles Meyers but again missed the camp. A search ing party was sent out and the lost man found and) returned to his camp, All of the sheep were found. e. M. Eheler and a party of hunt- ers were camped on Taylor Creek. Mr. Eheler wounded a deer and while trailing it darkness came on and he lost his bearings. It was cloudy and later in the night began to sprinkle rain and he was unable to right himself. The first night he built a fire and layed out) on Matlock. Mon day night he put up at L. V. Gentry's sheep camp near Buckaroo Flat. From there he was directed by Mr. Foster and started on tle twenty mile walk back to his camp. He walked nearly all day in the rain and arrived at Ellis Ranger station during the afternoon. He had no fcoat and went nearly thirty hours without eats. In the meantime the alarm had been sent out and the en tire country was being searched. A heavy rain has been falling throughout this section of the moun tains since Monday night. All look- outs and smokechasers are heing let C M .. , ! w,.. , nrni.lT off or put on improvement work. Pierce Recall Not Popular Hjere So far as known no petitions for the proposed recall of Governor Pierce have been received, in Morrow county and judging from expressions of eituns of all shades of political belief the movement is not popular here. Men who worked and voted against Pierce last year say flatly that they will not sign the recall pe- lui ,f it ig circulated here, bellev- ing that any man who was elected by the big majority Mr. Pierce was is entitled to more of a chance to make good than the recallers are willing to give him. The fact that the real backers of the movement are being kept under cover makes many voters hesitate and the Impression is gaining ground that the Ku Klux Klan is the Invisi ble power behind the movement. Trouble in Oklahoma Expected Today Trouble is expected in Oklahoma today as the result of an attempt to hold an election by opponents of Governor Walton who has been en- ' gaged in a spectacular fight with the Ku Klux Klan for several months. The governor has put the state un dysr martial law and has issued a proclamation forbidding the election and has called out 75,000 state troops to enforce his ultimatum. L. A. Hunt Gets Bigger Job L. A. Hunt, former county agent here and for a couple of years man ager of the Oregon Haygrowers as sociation, was last Saturday chosen as manager of the Northwest Hay growers association at Yakima. Un der Mr. Hunt's management the hay men are building up a strong or ganisation and better prices for that commodity are being shown. a conflicting date at lone. The af fair Is being given by the Cecil Red Cross for the benefit of the Japanese Relief Fund and everybody in the county Is urged to remember changed date and be present. th(e F&JCTM THE ErVCTOJQT ROUYTXOL UWW WITH UZIACKKX Si vmh FRIENDS OP PROSPECTIVE BRIDE GIVE SURPR1SV. Young lady friends of Miss Doris Mahoney, whose marriage to Mr. Archie Ball took place last Sunday, gave the prospective bride a pleas ant surprise atj the) home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moore last Wednesday evening when a miscellaneous shower party was given. A large number of Miss Mahonjey's girl and young matron friends were present and a most delightful evening was passed. Many beautiful and useful presents were literally "showered" on the bride-to-be and joy reigned supreme. Mr. Moore was banished from his home at an early hour and took refuge at the Elks' club and the la dies had no one to interfere with their entertainment. LONE ROCK FOLK WANT BETTER ROAD THIS WAY Andrew Nel, one of the ioneer residents of the Lone Rock country was here last week taking in the Rodeo which he declared was whopping good show. Incidentally Mr eel and other Lone Rockers visited the county court Saturday morning and had a talk with them about improving the Rock creek grade on the Heppner Lone Rock road and making it pos sible for the people of that section to come to Heppner to trade. The road washed out during a big cloud burst last year and Is practically iin passible. Mr. Neel says Heppner is losing a lot of business because of the road trouble and that if the road is improved that trade will all come this way. The Parade .A street parad,e was the forenoon feature of the Rodeo celebration Friday and Saturday and about 100 mounted cowboys and cow girls were in line. The line was headed by The Dalles band, followed by Queen Ev: and her retinue heading the big hat ted brigade. Floats were not numerous this year but Chief Curran and his big red fire truck were on the job with Ita siren adding to the joyful din. An old fashioned dance was staged on one float by local people showing how the old quadrilles and reels wore danced in the good, old days when Heppner was a real cow town. feature of this float was three gen erations of one family among the lady dancers: Mrs. F. D. Cox, her daughter and her granddaughter. Patron Teachers' Association The regular meeting of the Patron Teachers' association will be held In the High School auditorium Tues day. October 9, 1923, at 3 o'clock. A short program will be given con sisting of a number by the fifth grade, reading by Miss Christ, vocal solo by Miss Davles followed by a general discussion of the activities and scope of the association for the ensuing year. Tills Is a very important business meeting and all parents and patrons are especially urged to be present on time bo all buHiness may be finished at an early hour. MRS. C. E. WOODSON, President. MRS. OPAL E. CLARK, Secretary. WE CANT GIVE MEAT AWAY; THAT'S FOOLISHNESS WE CAN AND DO SELL 3ut BEST QUALITY MEAT at Bcd-Rock Prices. That's Business T, !3 I FEED WHEAT TO STOCK S ADVICE OF EXPERTS' CHEAPER FEED THAN COR!! AT PRESENT PIUCES Experiments Prove Hogs and Lambs Gaih Rapidly on Wheat Ration - (Country Gentleman) n A canvass of nineteen states re veals interesting and important news regarding wheat as a feed for live stock. Feeding authorities of agri cultural colleges and state boards of agriculture, county agents and ex perienced farmers all were consulted. The investigation brings out these high points: If properly; fed, wheat is an excel lent substitute for corn as a feed for livestock. Its use as feed is recommended when its price is below or compar able with corn or wherever it is more available than corn. The surplus and the low price of wheat, together with the threatened scarcity of corn, are causing more farmers to 'feed wheat this year than probably evpr before. Out of all those questioned in the nineteen states there was but one dissenting voice to the economic ad vantage of fjeedlng wheat under the conditions that now prevail. Wheat often has been fed to live stock in the past, especially in the Intermountain and Northwest Coast states, and abundant tests have proved its feeding value. But usu ally it has been considered a human food. This attitude toward wheat has limited its use and made it rank below various farm products in gross total, for agriculture Is basically a Job of feeding .livestock rather than humans. More than three-quarters of all farm crops are fed to live stock. However, the slump In wheat prices has brought it to the attention of all farmorB as a substitute feed to piece out a corn crop which is high In price and none too groat In vol ume. The, view expressed by G. A. Williams, of Monticello, Indiana, Is typical : "We farmers have a largo crop! of hogs but many of us haven't an oar of old corn left In our cribs. On the farm wheat and corn are each selling at the same price at this point. I have been growing wheat for years and have never until now seen the) time when it waB more profitable to food wheat than corn. But I, like thousands of other farmers, expect to feed the bulk of my wheat crop this year. It's one way of reducing the surplus." What Is the actual fending value of wheat, as compared with other grain In more customary use as live stock Teed? Ifow should It. be fed? "Without doubt wheat Ib a cheaper feed when the price Is at a parity with or below that of corn. Farmers generally have had satiflfactory re sults from feeding wheat and find that 1BS tankage or other protein supplement is required when corn is fed," iB tho opinion of Dr. H. I. Wa ters, editor of The Weeldy Kansas City Star, and ono of tfye leading au thorities on livestock feeding In the Middle West. Bearing out hiB state ment are the results nf tests at Mls 1 f'ontlnnoil m p!ip- ?.. column 1 u u a M a n H H B H a a H U u a a m u n ui a u M n ti iaam The Central Market