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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1913)
J 1 1 T o T o f T 5 :i j HIE GAZETTE-TIMES. Tie Heppner Gazette, Established March 30, 1883 TSie Heppner limes, t-staonsnea iiov. 10, ion Consolidated February 15, 1912. VAWTER CRAWFORD, - Editor and Proprietor Xswfiwl every Thursday morning, and entered at iw Postoflice at Heppner, Oregon, as second olosa matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1-50 Six Months. Z? -BTir- Months " -file Copies,. .05 ADVERTISING RATES: :S?Jp!ay, transient, running less than one month, Urtl insertion, per inch, 25e.; subsequent in xertions, 12 l-2c; display, regular, 12 l-2c; S&cals, first insertion, per line, 10c; subsequent insertions, per line, 5c; ledge resolutions, per SKie, 5c; church socials and all advertising ot -SCTlertainments conducted for pay, regular rates. Thursday. August, 14 - - - 1913 HOG RAISING PAYS. The Prairie ranch, located a few !!? southeast of Fossil, Wheeler '.nty, shipped a carload of hogs tthc Portland Union Stockyards a r days ap and they tupped the s.'i-irket, selling for 9 one-half cents jt pound. Tliere were 70 head in far, their comhined weight was -i triJle more than 20,000 pounds, or .in average of 2-50 pounds. The ---wk given in payment, after de yinrting freight, feed and commission tairges, was for $133.32. That -hows a net price of $23.08 per ani- Mention wae made in these col fi.tins a short time ago of a former shipment of hogs from this ranch, ;!?'! it was then stated that a car I - -si. 1 would he sent to the Portland r.iinki't ahout every two weeks dur ing the halanee of the year, there Lving ahout 2300 head feeding on f i:is;ind other ranches owned hythe -inio company. The hogs just shipped had eaten, told, ahout 12 hushels of grain vu'h and alxurt 250 pounds of ground rtlfalfn. Aside from this, they had lax-n fed nothing, but hail, of course, "eii pastured on alfalfa, stubble and yn-.iss. Thegrain fed them as pigs ami hogs would he worth today at the ranch w here it was fed not to -t-xceed $7 jkt animal; the alfalfa rijoal perhaps $2.o0 per animal. It -.'f t to haul them to market, we will --y, alnrnt $10. That makes a total r-jrt of $7110, to which m"st be ,-i.Med the cost of pioducing the Two dollars and a half each r.,uld be a fair figure for this. In Jfact, if any breeder with ample fa cilities for keeping a large number of brood sows could sell his day-old 5-W at that figure he would never e-iiny them along even to shoat days. We find the 79 head of hogs cost Ji real cash outlay $M!H), wliich does inA include the intermediate ex-"li-iises of lalxir and ranch expenses, including taxes, interest, etc. It is iir.po-sible to figure such costs, but "Ire surplus shown by the alxtve fig !rv?, $133 32, is surely ample to .ivc a large profit. Suiixse the ..:in;pany keeps up its semi-monthly j law now provides that a voter can dpmcnts during the balance of the not "swear in" his or her vote on vear and each carload docs as well, j election day, ami if you are not reg-Tli-it would make ten carloads and ajistered you will have novotecoming j-.r;tit of $333.20. As there are at this special election. It is im ii.,w more than 2000 head of hogs on I iM.rtant tht n that you attend to tins V ranches of the company, the ; matter at once and be prepared to -oinmeiits will probably continue the j ear rounu. CV iii -pa re these virthi business. figures with the Supjxtse in place ) 000 to 40,0(10! -f h eding their !-hcls.(,f cram to hoi's thev hauled ! itti Condon, the nearest railroad j of unquestionable ln-m-fit. Minne ivv.nt. Orsuptxse the road were , sot a, Illinois, New York and Iowa .-itti .idy built to Fossil and they have proven that they are financially 1i.r.d the grain there, say an aver-'as well as popularly ami education of 15 miles. The wheat fed 'ally successful, a i.d in other states I this last carload of -hogs weighed i 53,SS0 pounds; the fattened hogs weighed but 20.0C0 pounds. The point is just this: Feed more of the grain to livestock. Our sheep- owners are in a terrible Hurry about the tariff on wool. Let them try to forget it and build their business along new lines better wool and better mutton, and more of each. That means grain-fed sheep, and why not? We can produce as good mutton as is grown in the world, and we ought to double and treble our output and raise the quality un til Ave control the markets of the West. Oregonian, August 3, 1913. Eugene Amidon was the owner of the first wheat to he hauled into Moro this season. It was from a 75 acre field of turkey red that produced 1370 sacks, better than 42 bushels to the acre. His other wheat has averaged close to 15 sacks an acre. Observer. Begin now, if you have not al ready begun, to get ready to attend the Morrow county fair this fall, and lie sure to bring an exhibit with you if possible. This is what will make the fair a success, una at tlie mine time do you a great deal of good. Just take a few days lay off and at the same time fill your head with valuable information. You will raise better crops next year. The papers tell us that it will re quire oli.oOO laborers to harvest the grain crops in Kansas, Nebraska, Minneseta, Montana and the Dako tas. Truly a great army of laborers, but they are necessary to properly handle the immense products of the fields of tliose states. Wonder if this does not account, in part at least for the large influx of I. W. W's. (I Wont Work's) into the Northwest recently? The Morrow county fair this year is to It; a big success, according to N. ('. Maris, industrial worker of the state department of education who has recently made a tour through Morrow county. About $3500 will be available for fair purposes, this year. A temiorary site and build ings will be used at Heppner this season but if the fair is the success it is expected to be permanent build ings will probably be erected. Salem Statesman. A special election will le held in Oregon on Nav. 4, 1913, to vote up on the legislative measures referred to the people by referendum petition. These measures are "The Criminal Sterilization Bill," the "State In dustrial Accident Commission Bill," "$100,000 Appropriation to Univer sity of Oregon," '"875,000 Appro priation to University of Oregon" and the "County Attorney Bill." All voters who were not registered for the 1912 election should now register, either before the county clerk, or lefore the official registrar in their own town or precinct. The cast your vote on these imixrtant referendum measures. - - Philadelphia Ledger: Much has Ix'cn heard in Pennsylvania of late of the value of statefairs. They are Mens Oxfords, black and tan, - - $1.00 pr. Women's Oxfords and Pumps - - .95 pr. Boys and Misses' oxfords and pumps .85 pr. ' '. : . the tendency is toward big state ex hibitions. But nothing can ever take the peculiar place or perform the unique service of the county fair. It is of its own, by its own, for its own, and it gives an opportunity of neighborhness and mutual interest that should be developed and en couraged. In Pennsylvania in 1913 there will be more than 50 of these fairs; many of them come in Aug ust, most of them in September and some of them in October. In the past some of the fairs have been cheapened by vulgar attrac tions," mainly the reminiscences of the old "midway" evils. These should be excluded and there should be a rigid investigation of fair "attractions'' before they are en gaged. There is where the benefit of cooperation comes in. Counties that adjoin may greatly improve their program by working together. In Pennsylvania of late there has been a drift toward an old home week in connection with the county fair. This is fine. Every Pennsyl vania county has natives in other, sections and other states, anil it will do them good to go hack home and i i i i' 1 1 i i i j ' see now tne loius nave oeen getting along. It would be well if Philadelphia business houses paid larger attention to county fairs. They are gather ings of people whose trade is worth having.' It is usual to speak of the business to lie got from foreign lands and of new wealth to flow through the Panama canal, hut the best, most reliable and steadiest profits are from the people of the counties. Her health broken by many years of school teaching in the Middle West, Miss M. E. Wheeler came to the Willamette valley a little more than a year ago, bought 25 acres of wild land a few miles south of Mihvaukie and commenced clearing it with her own hands. By this spring she had grubbed out the brush and trees and dynamited the stumps on seven acres. A part ot this land was planted to oats which at the present time are more than 7 feet tall, and on another tract she is raising every kind of vege table that can be grown in Ore gon. As a result of the strenu ous out door life, Miss Wheeler has completely regained her health and says she cannot under stand why everyone in Oregon does not take up farming. The eastern division of the 0. W. R. & N. company, under the supervision of Superintendent William Bollins, from headquar ters at La Grande, is well pre pared to handle the crops of wheat and fruit, especially with refer ence te motive power, it is an nounced. Ten new freight loco motives have recently been added to this division. The rolling stock is also said to be plentiful, there by assuring good service to ship pers. At the present time a farmer in the Molalla district, about 20 miles from Oregon City, is har vesting a crop probably not grown by any other rancher in the Wil lamette valley teasels. His pres ent crop consists of about 70 acres and during the harvest sea son he will employ about 10 hands at 82. 50 to 83 a day. The teasel i3 a burr for which the manufac turers of cloth find a use in rais- me nap oi me gooas, a process for which no inventor has ever been able to invent a mechanical substitute. SPECIAL AWARDS FOR THE CHILDREN Fair Board Sets Aside $300 For the Promotion of Juvenile Interest. To the Boys and Girls of Morrow County. Do you realize, boys and girls, that you are going to have an onnortunit.v that, vnn nevpr pn. joyed before? An opportunity to compete tor a lot ot nice prizes ! right at home in your own coun- j ty, at your Own county fair? And' not Only that, but that you. will have an opportunity to take an I important part in making this county fair a great success and , u -j. i. ip l . ' thereby insure its establishment as a permanent institution? i The fair association has set! apart $300 for prizes exclusively j for your department. That is fine. -j, .r the counties give tO the juvenile department and has enabled Supt. Isotson to offer prizes that are worth winning. The intrinsic value of these prizes, however, is small in comparison with the experience you gain in participat ing in the contest, in learning how to do something with your hands. Not only learning how to do something, but learning how to do that something well better indeed than anyone else can do it, for that is what you have to do in order to win at a fair. In rais ing or making something with which to compete for these prizes you are learning how to do some thing that will be valuable to you in future life, something by which you may earn a living. In future years you will be proud to refer to the fact that you were an exhibitor at Morrow County's first fair and were a factor in making it a success. It is a splendid thing to early grasp the importance and get the habit of being a booster, of taking part in public enterprises and bearing your share of the burdens of society, of doing something for mankind. You are doing this when you take part in your local fair, for it is, or should be, and can be made, one of the most ed ucative and helpful institutions in existence. It is not merely a place to go and see some side show and have somefun. There should be some clean sports and innocent amusements and a little fun for everyone, to help make it a real vacation, but the exhibits of the various products of the county and the mingling together in a good old-fashioned, neighbor ly way, are the most valuable features and should be made the most of. You can exhibit your products at Heppner, and if successful in winning there, you can send them to the Tri-County Fair at Condon. And if you have something real good, you can then send them to the State Fair at Salem and have a chance to win some of those splendid prizes offered down there. If you plan to do that, j you had better take a double por- j tion with you to Heppner and ship part of it as soon as you get there, so it will reach Salem in time. If you wait till the close of the fair there, it will be too late to reach the State Fair. In doing this you will help to adver- , tise Morrow County to the world and perhaps do more good than you have any idea of. If you ihave not already received one, call on Supt. Notson for the Children, s State Fair prize list and see what splendid prizes are offered there. And all those prizes will be won by just such boys and girls as you are, from all over the state. Supt. Notson has the blanks for entering ex hibits for the State Fair. Mor row County is my old home, and I would be glad and proud to see some of the State Fair prizes go there. N. C. MARIS, Field Worker Industrial Fairs, f CECIL BREVITIES, Sheriff Evan's of Heppner was a Cecil business visitor Monday. A miiehcow beloilfiiiu;- to Will itced " kU'c.i at their crossing one day ' ,. ,,. , .,., ,. T .lack 1 1 viiii ami M. v . Locan were iieppnc- business visitors diirin- the middle of last week. K1 Farnsworth and wife of Khea Sidins were Heppner visitors on w "'hiesday of "t week. Kev and .Mrs. J. M. Reed left Sat- unlay of last week on a visit to their j old home at Oakesdale. Wash. John Nash and family left Tuesday for Parker's Mill for recreation and pleasure, they expect to lie absent a couple of weeks. .Mrs. Jack Hynd and children Violet and Jackie Jr. returned Tuesday inorniiii;' from Heppner having gone up Sunday with Hughes auto. W. 11. Herren was a Cecil visitor on Thursday of last week. He re ports tine grass, and lots of huckle berries In theniountaiiiH thisHuiumer. Boyd Logan and family left Thurs day for a camp ng trip at Hen-en's Mill, Boyd's health lias not been good for the past three years and he goes tiunKiiig tlie change will bene fit him. A jolly crowd of Cecil people went picnicking Saturday about a fuile above this place. 'They had well filled lunch baskets ji'inl sncnt a pleasnt time eating, fishing and sit ting in the Hhade. Mrs Maimie Luisner of Pilot Koek returned to her home Tuesday after a months visit with her sister, Mrs Geo. Mellon who accompanied her as far as the Junction. Two old sports, K. F, Fairhurst and S M. Morgan left. Tuesday for the tall timber to be' absent on a months camping trip, at MeDuffy Springs and Desolation .Lake, they first ih tended to take a pack horse then they found two wouldn't do, and flnlally bought them a little new light wagon, and two big horses, be cause being Old Bachelorish had to have so many "accessories" anil "neccessities" that a pack couldn't aiford-1 hope they dont see this or they wont bring me any venison, and that wouldn't be nice. FOR SALE Ten 40-Rallon oak barrels, $2.00 each. Palace Hotel. Willow Creek Saw Mill Located on Willow Creek, 14 miles Southeast of Heppner. All Kinds of Rough Lumber. Within easy reach and no hills to pull. PROPRIETORS. Exchange Quips. The fertility of the. soil will not last forever; it must be re-enforced by careful applications of barnyard manure and the turning under of some green crops. The cannery at Corvallis, Ore gon, canned 225,000 pounds of loganberries this season, or more than five times as many of the berries as the growers had listed with the concern. It also put up 31,000 pounds of gooseberries. At present the cannery is work ing extensively on beans. In the Wenatchee valley, Wash ington, the 1913 crop of apples will bring in close to $3,000,000 it is believed. Many contracts have been made for apples there from at prices from $i to $1.25 a box. The cherries and apricots from orchards in that vicinity sold at very satisfactory prices. racinc Homestead. MOton O'Brien of Rail Hollow hasmie honor of having delivered the first load of the 1013 crop of wheat to the Dufur warehouses, he having brought down a load last Thursday. Many of the far mers are now through threshing but the hauling of the wheat has hot begun in earnest. Dispatch. ' Sumpter Valley farmers are forced this season to be more than ordinary weather prophets in se lecting times for cutting hay. Rain storms have been much too numerous to suit their conven ience, and some have been caught with hay lying on the ground. However, the damage as yet has been but little, and" the ranchers generally congratulate them selves over their good fortune. CASTOR I A Tor Infants and CMldren. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature f ormraea. faculty trained Id beat Institutions of Anirtric and Earnpe. Wo help ntadcntii to earn their own way. Dormitory for ftirli. Chrlttian In flanes excellent Rurroundinfcs. JJewnmlowment fund of quarter-million dnllara. WRITE II. M. CiiOOKS, T'rnllMit, Albany toller Alt'nnr Oregtm nt i iA a i - U...1-.1 . o,n..uui 7
