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Wi riis'orcial Society 207 Second 8t r IME HEPIWER, OKEGON, OCTOBElt 23, 1013. VOL. 30. NO. 30. SUBSCRIPTION, fl.50 PER YEAH CECIL SHEEPMEN JURY LIST FOR NOVEMBER TERM 1 1 LOOSE ON WAY HOME 1 We have just received a Car Load of DM and can supply VAUGHN & SONS FRIEDRICH The Tailor is busy but not too busy to take the measure for your Fall suit CLOTHES THAT FIT There are a great many men in this town who are proud to say that Friedrich, the tailor makes their clothes. They know why they get better cloth, lining, and do not forget, workmanship. No sweatshop work is ours. We have the exclusive agency in Morrow coun ty for Detmer Woolens. All pure wool guaranteed. Friedrich THE BEST TAILOR READY FOR BUS I have opened a SHARPENING and GRINDING SHOP, in the building between City Meat Mar ket and Haylors Jewelery Store. POQSSHiaNG SILVERWARE, SCISSORS, ETC. Reasonable Prices Work Guaranteed Your money back if you are not satisfied. HEPPNER SHARPENING SHOP T. G. DENISEE, Mgr. LLS your needs NESS Pat Farley and Hynd Bro thers Loose Over 2C0 Sheep In Mountains. Cecil, Oregon, Oct. 21, 1913. (Special.) There has been consid erable logs of sheen' bv those bringing their sheep from the mountains siuce the hard ruins, owing to the raising to the surface of the alkali in places, which sheep eat greedily. The alkali is a slow but sure poison to them. Pat Farley ran into alkali beds eu- route out from the timber and lott 200 head or more Hynd Bros, suff ered similar losses, bat we did not loarn to what extent. .They also en countered snow on the high mount ains and turned back to (Jkiali, where they were obliged to feed bay. Upon hearing uf the loss, .Tack and Charles Hynd left immediately for the Ukiah country. Thomas Dean and wife were Cecil visitors Snnday. John Miller is sick in the hospital at Ioue with walking typhoid fever. Alex Wilson and O. E. Smith of Rhea's Siding attended church here Sunday. F.. M. Broady and wife were down from Morgan Sunday attending the services here. W. E. Ahalt Is spending the week with his daughter. Mrs. Rout. Mon tague on Eight Mile. Chas. Hynd and wife of Ukiah HUent a few days with Jack Hynd and family last week. Mrs. Lem Logau and children and Mrs. Howard and son were Sunday callers in Cecil from Four Mile. Win. Sullivan and crew are bal ing at John Wash's now. They baled 26 tons iu one day at Huff's last week. Mrs. James Montague and children spent Saturday last week with her father. J. S. Miller who resides east of this place. Mrs. J. M. Melton, "Grandma Melton" as she is familarlyy called is able to bo out again after quite a severe illness. There was a dance at Morean last Friday evening. Those attending re port a ploaRant time. About 19 numbers were sold. While returning home from Morgan Monday evening the section crew had a u accident. The hand cnr jumoed the track throwing all the occupants to the ground and bruising them up a bit. No serious consequences how ever. Ted Angel left for Heppner Monday to help McBee bting down the first installment of beef :attle which the latter expects to fatten this winter. Mi. McBee has several hundred head which lie has purchased in Grant county. Church services were held Sunday, Oct. 19th at 11 o'clock in the ball, by Rev. J. M. Reed. There was ptobably the largest congregation ever assembled, and Rev. Reed de livered a most interesting sermon. He will hold services every two weeks. Everybody welcome and cor dially Invited. Glare Calkins, 13 year old son of John Calking came near having a ser ious accident Sunday. He came down after a tank of water with a four horse team and just before alight ing to fill the tank, threw down the lines. The liorsei became frightened and started to ran. The lad was thrown to the ground, spraining his ankle and bruising bis back. The team was caught at Mr. Osborn's and no damage was done to either the team or the wagon. Unlawful to Sell Wormy Fruit. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to import or sell any infected or diseased fruit of any kind in the state of Oregon. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of tills act shall be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor, and upon conviction there of shall be punished by a fine of not less than 125 nor more than $100. Printed by order of Harry Cumm ings. Fruit inspector for Morrow Connty. 4-mo. BOOKS ARE CLOSED " Thn registration books for the year 1913 were closed at the Cousty Clerk's office on Monday evening and the office force are closing no the books, getting the supplies ready and pre paring to distribute the ballots for the Speoial election on Nov. 4. The total registration is 65 men and 203 women. The men had regis tered for the mngt part for the 1912 election and were not required to register aeain for this special elect ion .but some who had not attended to this dntv were given the privilege of oonrsn at this time As the duties of citizenship were but recently con ferred upon thn women of the state they appear to have the best of the men on the registration books. However, there should have been a much larger registration of women at this time and many of those who did not get on the books may wish to vote on election day but they will be shut out, as the law now refuses recogni tion to any ecxeot thev have thoir names properly recorded upon the register of the precinct iu which they reside. A summary of the 1913 registration hy parties, shows as follows: Re publicans, 154; democrats. 59; prohi bition 26; socialists, 15; independents 7; progressives, 1 ; no party rr refuted to an.-wer, 6, total 208. Bv towns: Heppoer, 1 1 S ; lone, 18; Lexington 19; Harduiaa, 40; Cecil, 3 and Irrigon, 4. Mr. Conner's Reply. Heppner, October 9 I regret very much that Mr. Patterson has been led to believe that I acted toward my wife in the shameful manner indicat ed by his reply to my first statement I would be pleased o place before the court proof that such was not the case, and bat I was abla to, and did at all times provide the best of care for her and that without any necessity of county aid. Hence Mr. Patterson must see that the oourt was in error in allowing the claim without first giving me a hear ing. ' Chas. O. Conner. Do you contemplate having any work done in the line of building? f so give Harry Johnson a chance to figure with you. First class work and satisfaction guaranteed. tf. REAL ESTATE SMEAD & CRAWFORD HEPPNER, OREGON A Few Offerings of Splen did Merit: 145 Acres Less than 2 miles from R. R. station; all plow land; produced 1600 bu. wheat first year; water on place. Price 10 per acre. Terms, one-third cash and balance in 1, 3, and 5 years at 6 per cent. 160 Acres 1 1-2 miles from Lex ington postoffice. " Every bit plow land. Good school. This is a cash deal at $2500 HOMESTEAD RELLNQUISHMENT-280 Acres two miles of R. R. sta tion. Good 1 1-2 story house, two good springs; 70 acres in cultivation, 90 acres more that can be put in. All under fence. $475 and this will not pay what im provements cost. 5- R00M COTTAGE in Heppner; pantry and bath; lot 62x132. $1100; terms 6- R00M COTTAGE with pantry and bath, $1200; $250 down, balance on good security. With barn, $1450. Money to Loan on First Mortgage Farm Securities. Smead & Crawford 2 doors north of Minor & Co, HEPPNER, OREGON REGENT COUNTY FAR MICH APPRECIATED Portland People Are Still Talking About the Fine Treatment Received At Heppner. The many letters that are being received from Portland by var ious Heppner people i3 more evi dence that the recent Morrow County fair was a total success. Herewith we publish some of the letters that have been receiv ed. Portland Union Stock Yards Co. North Portland, Oregon, Oct. 13, 1913. Mr. W. W. Smead, Secy. Morrow County Fair, Heppner, Oregon. Dear Sir: I have been hearing all sorts of good things about your first annual Fair. Portlanders who made the trip are very enthusi astic over your displays. From press notices I have seen I ima gine you good people of Heppner have never realized before how good the Lord has been to you. I trust this is the beginning of one of the best County Fairs in the State of Oregon. By the time Fair Season rolls around again hope your rail schedule will be arranged so that your many friends from Western Oregon may make you a visit with the loss of one day only, instead of three as at the present time. Many such successful Fairs scat tered over the state means a more successful State Fair, helps us with our big Pacific International Live Stock Exposition, and makes a fine feeder for the Pacific In ternational at San Francisco in 1915. Believe that no one in your community can be more sin cerely glad of your great success this year than myself. Yours very truly, O. M. PLUMMER, Secy. Portland Ore. Oct. 1913. Mr. W.W. Smead, Heppner Oregon. My Band and Orchestra and my self wish to extend to yourself and fair Committee our roost sincere thanks for the splendid manner in which you treated us while we were under engagement to you for your past Morrow county fair, lhe hotel accomo dations were splendid, the work work was most congenial, and the final settlement, and in fact there was nothing you could have done to make our stay in your city more enjoyable. Hoping to hear from you again should you need our services, 1 am, Yours very respt. George H. Parsons Portalnd. Oregon. Oct. 15, 1313. iMr. Vawter Crawford, Gazette-Times, Heppner Oreeon. Id your paper of October 2nd, I noticed a number of very compli mentary notices to my Bani aiid Ur chestra, for which I wish to extend my sincere thanks. It pleases me' very much to know that mv endeavors to please the citizens of Heppner and visitor of the Morrow county fair were accepted go liberal); by vour paper. I wish to thank the citizens of Heppner and yourself for the splen did reception we received while in your city. Yours Very Respt. GEO. II. PARSONS, Mgr., The Parsons Band and Orchestra. Card of Thanks. To all those kind friends in Hepp ner who in any way assisted us, and especially to the membeg of the De gree of Honor and the Order of East era Star, do we wish to express our heartfelt think for their aid and as sistance bo genorously cfTered and be stowed upon as in onr bereavement of wife and mother. Dr. A. P. Culbertson. Lucile E. Culbertson. For Sale. We will sell canned fruit. cooking utensils and dishes, bid, clothing and some articles of furniture, at the Sister s Hospi tal It The jury list for the regular Nov ember term of tne Circuit Court for Morrow county was drawn this week, aad the following list of names placed in t he juiy box: Ed McDaid, farmer, Lexington Tildon H. Williams, farmer, Eight Mile Eugene Matteson, fartnet, Matteson . O. L. Brown, farmer, Goosebeny M A. Agee, farmer, lone J. S Cabbage, farmer, Irrigon Geo J. Currin, stockman, Gentry Orin A. Briann, farmer, GoSr-berry John Woodward, farmer, Lena Hugh Ourrin, stockman, Lens Klisha Watkins, farmer, Hppner .Tas. H. Gentry, farmer, Mattesoa Jos E Marshall, farmer, Lexington W T. Campbell, farmer, Mt. Ver non Harvey L. MAlister, farmer, Lex ington J. A. Patterson, druggist, Mt. Vei- non Wm. L. Copenhaver. farmer, Al pine T. J. D. Jones, farmer, Matteson Thos. E. Chidsey, clerk , Mt,. Vernon E. C. Maddock. hotelkeeper.lMatte- 8011 Horace Yokum, farmer, Heppner Frank fi. Mason, farmer, Lexing ton Bert S. Clark farmer, Alpine Waler BraV, farmer, Heppner Edgar Ball, farmer, South lone O . E. Farnsworth, retired, Matte son Karl Beach, blacksmith, Lexington Fred Aslibaugh, farmer, Dairy A. L. Hudson, merchant. Goose berry W. W. . Bechdolt. farmer, Dairy W. E. Pruyn, electrician, Heppner. SCHOOL NOTES. By Supt. Notson. The enrollment cards for the free correspondence course in writing will be sent to the rnral teachers within a few days Those desiring to tase the course should sign the cards and retorn them to the connty superin tendent at once. Every teacher ghonld take advantage of this free course. It will not require much time, and the onlv expeusa will bo the postage both ways on your mano scripts. If yon expecc to do the best wrok in teaching writing. oa should take this course. The time of year lias arrived when it is necessary to hare heat in the schoolroom and the room musi be kept more closely closed than durinu the warm weather. Great cure should be taken to see that the ventilation is as nearly perfect as possible. If win dow hoards are provided, make use of them. If thev ate not provided, try in soma way to secure them. Da not allow any pupil to sit in a draft. At intermissions the room should be flushed with fresh air. It will fre quently pay to stop work a few min utes, and while the pupils march or engage in some calisthentic diill, open the windows. The pupils will work enough bettei to make no for the time. The value of pure air in the schoolroom can not he over esti mated. There should also be some moisture introduced into the air of the schoolroom. A vessel of some sort containing water should be kept on the stove all the time This is more im portant than many suppose. The light should be carefully ref lated. The shades should be in good working order. Do not permit the sunlight to fall upon any pupil's desk or book. The shades on the side of the room away from the sun, should be run up close to the top. The best light comes in from the top of the window. Do not shut out the light on that side for the sake of having the shades drawn so thev "look well." On a very bright day, it may be necessary to soften the light. With proper ventilation and lighting, many of the vexing problems of discipline disappear. As the evenings grow longer, the debating and literary societies should he organized. An occasional spelling match might be held. The organiza tion of a parent-teachers association, if properly handled will prove of great benefit. The school should be made a social and civic center. Don't sav you can't but try something along one or more of these lines. Attention of teachers and others interested is directed to Sections 10) and 101 of the school law in regard to fire drills. School officers mr obtain copies of the new school law by railing at the office of the county superintendent.