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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1914)
THE GAZETTE-TIMES. TV Hrppner Cvtrtte. EstiMished March 30. 18M Tb Heppner Timrs, Euabltthrd Nov. 18, 197 Consolidsted February 15. 1912. VAWTER CRAWFORD. Editor and Proprietor lamed everr Thursday morainf, and entered at the Po.tc.fte at Heppner, Oregon, aecond- SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year SI 50 Six Month. "5 Three Months.1. 50 Siaile Copies. ' -05 ADVERTISING RATES-. Disnlav, transient, running lea than one month, first insertion, per inch, 25c.; subsequent in eertroos, 12 12c; display, regular, 12 l-2c; locals, first insertion, per line, 13c; subsequent insertion, per line. Sc.; lodge resolutions, per line. Sc.; church socials and aU advertising ol entertainments conducted for pay, regular rates. H0RR0W COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER Thursday, January 22, - - 1914 Elsewhere in this issue we publish the financial statement of the Morrow County Poultry Association. This is done for the purpose of showing the people of Jleppner and Morrow county just what funds were received and what became of them. It shows that just enough money was received to pay expenses less 97 cents. Look it over and see where the money went, and the next time you make the remark that this poultry association is a graft on the part of those having it in charge, just go out and back up to a big, solid telephone pole and kick right hard, that the im pact may react on your anatomy in good shape. This habit of cry ing "graft" every time anything of a public nature is attempted is getting monotonous and those wh( do it cannot be considered as promoters of the best . interests of this community. Forget it. Practice boosting a little and get some of this superabundance of spleen out ' of your system by helping along all these enterprises that are intended to build up our town and community. Be opti mistic; it will do you a lot of good. will reach, the corn exhibited will be distributed among inter ested farmers. The company is also planning to organize boy's corn clubs throughout its terri tory and will offer prizes to the lads raising the best field corn in the largest quantities per acre. The company will require each farmer receiving free seed to agree to dispose of none of his crop except for seed and if he has more than enough for his own and his neighbors' use, the company will buy it from him at 10 percent above current market prices. ' Marketing farm crops by par cel post is to be given a rather severe trial , in Wallowa county where two carloads of timothy seed is ready for delivery. It is said the seed can be moved by mail at a considerable saving in transportation expense. More candidates are in the field this weeki and the woods should be full of 'em before many days. The office of sheriff is go ing to call out several candidates, and among these we hear the name of W. W. Smead favorably mentioned. Just what Mr. Smead's intentions are, this pa per is not informed. Sheriff Evans has decided not to enter the race for re-election, and Geo. McDuffee, his deputy, will enter the field for nomination. It seems to be a general impres s'on around Heppner that Willard Blake, of lone, will also announ ce himself for this place and there may be yet others. These men would have a strong follow ing and the race will prove inter esting. On the democratic side there is no talk of candidates as yet, aside from E. D. Huston for clerk. It is pretty generally conceded that J, J. Well will succeed himself as assessor, and this will no doubt go to him without opposition. Can a poor man be a candidate for public State office? Certain ly he can, but whether he can entertain any hope of election is another question. The writer asked a popular man not to flush ed with this world's goods if he were not also a candidate for govenor, and was informed that to address a letter to every voter of Oregon, which seems to be necessary, would require the ex penditure of $10, 000. And that is just one item! With-all our supposedly rank-and-file laws, the poor man, politically,- has little more chance than to vote. Woodburn Independent. Farmers of Oregon who deter mine to make corn one of their crops next year will be furnished free seed by the O. W. R. & N. Co. on condition that they plant, cultivate and harvest the corn in the manner prescribed by the company's crop experts. Since the corn show of last Fall many inquiries regarding seed have been received, and as far as it SCHOOL NOTES. By Supt Notson. The circulars concerning the in dustrial clubs will be mailed out from the Agricultural College to the teachers within the next two weeks. Every teacher should present the matter clearly to the pupils. There is no reason why this county should not make a good showing along the line of industrial work. Each teach er will soon receive from our mem ber of Congress,1 Hon. N. J. Sinnott, a valuable bulletin on the poultry industry and the organization of poultry clubs. Poultry raising should receive special attention in this county ,: for we have unexcelled conditions for this industry here. The question of standardizing the schools of the county has puzzled the writer not a little. : The condi tions are so varied in this county, and the population shifts so rapidly that in many districts it is a ques tion as to how long it will be until the district must lapse or until the district must be divided into two districts. Hence, the people hesi tate to invest as much money in the school building and equipment as they would do if conditions were more fixed. Our county requires the following points for what is styled a standard school: 1. Flag must be flying in good weather. 2. The schoolhouse must be properly lighted and ventilated. 3. The school room must be attractive. One new stan dard picture must be added during the year, unless there are four al ready in the room." 4. There must be either a drinking fountain or a tank and pupils provided with indi vidual cups. 5. Outbuildings must be sanitary at all times. 6. There must be walks from the road to the schoolhouse and from the school house to the outbuildings. 7. The grounds must be drained, attractive, with flowers on the grounds or in the room. 8. There must be a good case for the library books, pro vided with lock and key, and the books must be catalogued and kept in good condition. 9. Every pu pil must be entered in the spelling contest. 10. There must be good order at all times. 11. Work of teacher and pupils must be satisfac tory. 12. There must be an ave rage of 95 per cent, in attendance during the year. 13. The teach er's monthly report must show at least one hour's visit by one or more members of the school board eaeh month. 14. The teacher must at tend at least 50 per cent, of the in stitutes and be, a subscriber to at least one educational paper. The sixth point is not so import ant in many districts of this county as it is in the Willamette Valley. The seventh point could be complied ! with in part. The second would' require the remodeling of most "of the buildings. 1 It may be that later some plan for a standard may be devised and put into effect for this county. ininK it over ana let me know what vou think alumt it. dinary lien, and poultry fanciers and those contemplating entering the business if raising poultry might well devote some time to a consid eration of the record established by her. Miss Purdue, for so the hen has been named, is a White Leg horn, and during the last two years has produced 443 eggs, weighing 41.5 pounds. A register is kept of her performance and the records are beyond any question. Miss Purdue weighs only 3i pounds, but in the time mentioned above she produced 11.8 times her weightl She was a gourmand and consumed over 132 pounds of feed, a feat which will surprise a great many people. From every pound of feed, Misa Purdue produced 3 J eggs. She manufactured one pound of eggs from every 3.2 pounds of feed. The efficiency of the engine in the body of this small bird is in deed wonderful. She is considered one of the most efficient producers of a finished product from raw ma terial that ever existed. Agricul turists acknowledge that a steer produces a pound of beef . from 12 pounds of food and that a hog re quires 4 pounds before it can make a pound of pork. It cost $1 .53 to feed the little lady for two years; but the value of her eggs at market price in LaFay ette, Ind., was tl0.ll. Every doz en sold for 27.4 cents, but they cost only 5.2 cents to manufacture. If it were possible to find many such hens as Purdue found in this bird, it would be easy to get rich from poultry : Miss Purdue made a profit of $9.08 over the cost of feed in two years. Her own value at the start was not over a dollar.; Hens are certainly interesting little creatures and money-makers for their owners. Moreover, this little pride of the poultry department has produced eight sons and eight daughters, who are expected to be the progenitors of a race of heavy layers. IRRIGON. John Graybeal ifl now employed on the canal work at the headgates. He was called up there early Mon day morning by telegram. The board of school directors held a business meeting at the . home of the chairman last Wednesday and some questions of momentous im portance were settled. Walter Caldwell entertained the young people of the town at his home last Sunday evening. The guests spent asocial Sunday evening with music and games ami all voted Walter a capital entertainer. Among those present were: The Misses Cora, Minnie, and Gertie Kieker, Carrie McCoy, Eleanor Corey and Evangeline Doble; Messrs. Guy, Warren, and Osear Corey, Frank Doble and Maekie Gray heal. Mr. Kieker was in Heppner the latter part of the week. He brings back the welcome news that it is contemplated to build a county road straight from Heppner to - Irrigon. It is not yet decided whether the road will extend from Heppner to Castle Itoek and from there to Irri gon along the right of way, or straight from Heppner to Irrigon. No matter which way it is decided, it will be a most welcome thing for our little city. The Irrigon Dramatic Society is preparing a play to De given in the near future. The society is an ama teur in the art, but if they do as well this winter as they did last, they may be insured a full house. Imperial Cleaning & Dye Works W. R. HUBBARD, Prop. Coos Bay is the codling seaport town of Oregon. It is good olsce to make an investment right now. See Sniear & Crawford (or particulars. US 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 PXjIWOUfiTN them look like new. raENllT:J5Sf2sc3 a -ws i-ii-aitmtjr -m l Hats Cleaned and Blocked Gloves Cleaned and Shaped For Sale A fonr-yenr-old Guernsey bull. This is a BDlendid animal. J ' 1. 1. !J l 3 i . I minus cunBiuer irauu lur guug oeei producing cows. Joseph Eskeleon, 2m. Lexington, Oregon, ' Wanted A girl to do general housework. Inquire at this office. SLOCUM DRUG CO. Reliable Druggists of Heppner Prescriptions Filled Day or Night WE DO YOUR PRINTING RIGHT. Every-Day Bargains are the kind that help to reduce the high cost of living. A bargain does not always mean the cheapest in price, but the best value for the money. That's what we are offering you every day in the week. Ladies stockings 15c pr, 2 pr tor - 25c Misses & Boys stockings 15c, or 2 pr for 25c Ladies Burson hose, the pair 25c Original Guaranteed Holeproof stockings 6 months without holes, 6 pr the box . $2.00 Lisle or Lustre ' ' ' ; 3.00 Silk - 3 ' 3.00 a. Isses & Boys - . 6 ' ' 2 00 Mens Holeproof sox, 6 ' ' 2.00 Meus " ; . silk sox 3 ' ' 2.00 Hardeman hat, stiff or soft - $3.00 Meus work shirts, 60c grade . . .50 Mens dress shirts fisim . 4 , . $1.25 to 2.50 Mens heavy weight shirts from 1.25 to 2.75 Mens suits from - . 12,00 to 25.00 Mens pants from . ' . 1.50 to 7,00 Mens glove from - . 10c to 2.50 BARTON BROS. SHOES FOR HEN Dress shoes from - . 3.00 to 4.50 Work shoes from - . 2 50 to 6.50 The FLORSHEIM SHOE for the Man Who Cares, from $5.00 to $6.50 the pair Sam Hughes Co. Way Sideh ill Plow. tit, a 16 inch Plow can be made to turn 18 or even flow much harder to upset on steep ground. For further particulars call on Remarkable White Leg horn Hen. From Poultry Culture, for Janu ary, we take the following: Purdue University's Poultry De partment has produced an extraor-' Vaughn wii . 123 l he accompanying cut illustrates the very latest improvements in Plow construction, showing several 2l9 advantages over any other Sidehill Plow on the market. One of the most l'mnnrranf ( k... ! 1 -."..v vps uicac 1 1 1 nrfiunm am K&-.JL ; si .-. 1 1 - i .1 i ' i. . - i mc oi.ua luug hjuc, matting me distance between tne wneeis a 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 20 inches of ground on sidehill work, and also makes the and see the Plow for yourself & Sons We also have a good stock of GANG and WALKING PLOWS as well as Iron and Wood Spike Tooth Harrows, arid Wheel andRunnerSpringTodthHarrows '''- ' . , , I" ' Vaughii & Sons
