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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1914)
THE GAZETTE-TIMES. TKf Hrponrr Gazette. Ealablifhrd March SO. 1SS3 TVHnvixf Tiinea. Etabhhd Nor. 16, 1S97 ComoluUtrd February 15. 1912. VAWTER CRAWFORD. - Editor and Proprietor fa.,,, j every Tburaday morning, and entered at tax Poatortic at Hrppner, Oregon, aa iecond rlart natter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year. S-i Month. - Three Month. Single Cook. .... $1.50 .75 . .50 .05 ADVERTISING RATES: Display, transient, running lest than one month, rat insertion, per inch. 25c; subsequent in sertions. 12 t-2c; display, regular, 12 1-Zc: locals, fast insertion, per line, 10c.; subsequent insertions, per line. 5c; lodge resolutions, per kae. 5c; church socials and all advertising ol entertainments conducted tor pay, regular rates. Thursday. January 1, - - 1914 Boost the Poultry Show. Boost the Commercial Club Meeting. Vy., , Nineteen fourteen! Did you turn over that new leaf? Boost your own town by trad ing with the home merchant. After all, 1913 was not so bad and the old year has much to it's credit We extend to you a Happy New Year. May 1914 be a prosperous one for all of Morrow county. No doubt you are gettitg those birds ready io Morrow County's big poultry show at the Fair building, January 7, 8, 9. Come along with them and make this show a hummer. There is no better way to boost one of the county's leading industries Let.s make Morrow county the Peta luma Of E85teFT? Oregon, A rousing good commercial club for Heppner, placed on a footing to do business for the town as only Tom Richardson can do it. Attend the meeting at the I.Q.O.F. Hall on. T'JSBciay Evening. It la particularly de sired that the ladies of Heppner be present; they are just as greatly interested in the welfare and upbuilding of the town as jthe men and .should have a part in it. Mr. Richardson will surely be greeted by a large crowd. Robert A. Booth, of Eugene, who has recently announced his candidacy for the race for U. S. . senator as a republican, is looked upon as a very strong man on the West side of the state. He will likely be opposed by ex-senator . Johnathan Bourne, who is also a strong man, as well as a success ful politician, who has also grown . in the estimation of the people of the state during the past months because of his advocacy ot popu lar measures. Should he be a candidate, and there is no doubt he will, the fight will be a warm one. for Mr. Booth is a big man and strong in qualifications for the position he seeks. The supervisor of the Heppner road district, Mr. A. J. Cook, in forms us that he has sixty-five , miles of road within the bounda- ries oi ins aisu ici iu n.vci up, and that he finds it no small task. Hp lins rwtflinlv done some snlen- did work and made vast improve ments on different roads en tenng this city, and the fact that a lar ger amount of work has not Deen accomplished is due only to a shorta.ee of lunds. in an nis work Mr. Cook has had the hearty co-nneration and suDDort of the County Court, and his efforts to keep the roads in shape are tuny commended and appreciated by them. Having a lot of road to keep in repair, and much of it being hard to keep up, it is not to be wondered at that here and there small portions of the roads will get rough. We wish to state right here that we are glad to commend Mr. Cook for his good work and hope he may be kept in position to continue it A number of families in Hepp ner were remembered by substan tial gifts on Christmas by a com mittee representing fraternal orders of the city. Those parti cipating in the dispensing of this charity were the Knights of Py thias, Odd Fellows, Masons, Elks, and First National Bank of Hepp ner, and the expense was shared equally. Fuel, clothing and pro visions were supplied where needed, and the joys of the sea son brought to a number of the little ones in gifts of toys and other things that bring joy to the childish heart. ' Heppner is indeed fortunate in having few who are really needy among its citizens, yet there are always some who because of their finan cial situation are unable to have the joy that a little Christmas cheer brings to the family. We are therefore more fortunate in having established in our midst these institutions, composed as they are of big hearted and gen erous citizens, ready at all times to bring cheer to those without as well as see to the temporal needs of those within the fold. To all out country readers we are mailing a supplement this week-being the January 2, 1914 issue of the Pacific Northwest farm paper, published by Phill S. Bates, Portland. This issue is a report on the prosperity oi ureg on and contains a write-up on the most of the counties of the state, and this includes Morrow county. May we suggest that alter read ing vour codv vou kindly mail the same to some friend on the out side. It will be the means of at tracting someone to Oregon. In the article on Morrow county no attempt whatever is made to ex aggeration or over-statement oi facta and conditions: it is a Doint- ed and concise survey of our re sources, and shows our section up well when in close comparison with other parts of our great state. The idea of Mr. Bates is certainly a good one and this is sue of the Pacific Northwest should be the means of attracting many worthy settlers to Oregon A eo-onerative enterprise is now under way in one farming community in Wisconsin which might profitably be copied in mnnv narts of Oreeron in which. for various reasons, difficulty in marketing farm Droductshas been experienced in the past. In that particular community they are huildinff a nackine plant for the purpose of disposing of their sur nlns livestock in the same way the big packers in Chicago handle stock. Careful investigation of marketing conditions has been undertaken and the promoters are assured of an outlet for all products and a much higher re turn to stockmen than can be se cured under present conditions. This fact of co-operation in Wis consin is remarkable only as re gards the character of the busi ness undertaken. In Oregon there is abundantopportunity for the establishment of co-operative creameries, canneries and even for a number of starch factories. The raw products for maintaining such industries can readily be nroduced in enormous auantitv. and apparently all that is lacking is the initiative and the commun ity spirit which should be as high ly developed in Oregon as in any other state. We have some co operation in marketing, the re sults of which have been fairly satisfactory, but there is profit for the farmer and benefit to the community in the extension of the policy to a point where it will unite the interests of producers over a considerable territory and which will, to a great extent, do away with the unsatisfactory marketing conditions which now exist. Of interest to every community in the Columbia basm is the com ing fifth annual meeting of the r,nliimhi and Snake Rivers Wa terway Association which will be held in Portland April 13-14, 1914 The Portland Chamber of Com merce is backing the movement and it is expected the coming convention will eclipse all others in the number of delegates as sembled and the importance of the subjects discussed. Wallace R. Struble, manager of the com mercial club at Lewiston, Idaho, will devote all his time from Jan uary first to the date of the meet ing to visiting cities in the Colum bia Valley and in arousing inter est in a subject which is of vital interest to the entire Northwest. Through the kindness of the manager of the Hermiston Cream ery, this paper was remembered on Christmas with a sixteen ounce brick of their excellent butter. The G-T family are not strangers to this brand of butter. ! It requires an average of three two-pound squares to do us a week and since the Hermiston Creamery has been sending their product to Heppner we always get it when we can. We thank these people for their kind remem brance and hope that their trade in Heppner will continue to grow. Among the significant facts of the year now closing we must not overlook the printing of 28,000,000 Bibles and parts of Bibles. What other book can show a like record? Those who hope or fear that the Book of Books is losing its power may well contemplate this item. It is not memorized by children as much as formerly, but its teach ings are fill the dominant fact or in civilisation. Oregonian. lit r ! A MARVEL OF STEALTH. Thia Hard of Elephants Were Appar ently Shod With Silence. Innocently meandering through an African forest, Mr. E. II. Bron son and his limiting companion, neither of whom hud seen wild elephants, nnuli less hunted them, found themselves in the middle of feeding herd, but hidden from the unwieldly animals bv the under brush. "In Closed Territory" the author describes the experience: It proved to be our day to learn a lot about the elephant's whims and what he can do when be likes. Of course the creek lay be tween us, which might seem a pro tection, but it was not. They all whirled and thundered away from us. But scarcely had we gone u hundred feet before the whole herd came plunging back upon their tracks at the same mad pace. They stopped stock still ten yards from us, as we afterward proved, but they were hidden from us as before. This time they were bunched in a half circle about us. For probably ten minutes there was utter silence; then they started feeding and amusing themselves as before. This continued for per haps fifteen minutes, when all sound ceased again, and the wood was as still as if they had all drop ped dead. And there we sat for the larger part of an hour, wondering how long an afternoon siesta well regu lated elephant families usually take. We were in constant expectation of renewed movement by some of the herd. We could have sworn that they were still within the toss of a biscuit. But when presently a slight stir among the leaves directly before Outram made us throw up our rifles Out stepped Ak'ina, who had raced out of our sight at the first stam pede. He brought the incredible intelligence that Hie elephants were gone out Of the bush and were dis appearing off toward the north. Magic! No prestidigitator could touch this vanishing act of tons and tons of ambulant weight done under our very noses in a country where we pygmies could hardly stir with out causing a racket. And yet it proved to be true. They weje nil gone, by what miracle of stealth I doubt if the oldest elephant hunter could tell. OREGON piLM COLLEGE Farmers' Week December 8 to 13, 1913 This will be a notable event in the educational history of Oregon. FiiniU'in'Co-operntion will be the leading topic ot a Btlimilntiiig writ's of lecture. The week will be crowd ed witluliKCiiMMions, nnd ileiuonHtra tionsin everything that mnkeri far the welfare of the farmer and hoine maker. Winter Short Course January 5 to 30, 1914 The College has spared no effort of make this the most complete short course in its history. A very wide ranjre of courses will be offered In (ieneral Agriculture, Horticulture. Auiniul Husbandry, Dairying, Poul try Keeping; Mechanic Arts. Domes tic Science and Art. Commerce, For estry, and. Music. Numerous lectures and discussions on FARMERS' CO OPEKAT10N, at home and abroad, will be a leading feature Make this a pleasant and profitable winter out ing. No tuition. Accommodations reasonable. Keoucea rates on all railroads. For further information address H. M. TENNANT, Registrar, Corvallls, Oregon. Farmers' Business Courses by Cor respondence without tuition. Coos Bay is the coming seaport town of Oregon. It is a Rood Dine to make an investment right now. Sen Suiearl & Crawford for particu- Doyou 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. Man and a Carpet. Clara I'll give you a conundrum. Why is a man like a carpet? Tom I give it up. Clara Well, he's no sooner down than people walk all over him. Tom Oh, pshaw! Man is totally unlike a carpet, for the more dust he has the loss likely he is to get the shake. Illustrated Bits. Imperial Cleaning & Dye Works W. R. HUBBARD, Prop. We have just opened up in the Garrigues buil ding, east side Main St., Heppner. Bring your old clothes to us and we will make hJWQlTRTSS them look like new. HXYtTOXJ&r 9 Hats Cleaned and Blocked Gloves Cleaned and Shaped A Happy New Year Slocum Drug Company With expression of sincere appreciation for the business given us during the past year, we wish you one and all a happy and prosperous new year SAM HUGHES CO. 2-Way Sidehill Plow. 319 1 ;Y 1 The accompanying cut illustrates the very latest improvements in Plow construction, showing several advantages over any other Sidehill Plow on the mar ket. One of the most important of these improvements is the extra long axle, making the distance between the wheels 8 inches greater than any other make of Plow. This of itself is a great advantage to the user, as it allows a greater adjustment of the bottoms, that is, a 16 inch Plow can be made to turn 18 or even 20 inches of ground on sidehill work, and also makes the Plow much harder to upset on steep ground. 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