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.
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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
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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
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