THE GAZETTE-TIMES.
TV Hrppner Cvtrtte. EstiMished March 30. 18M
Tb Heppner Timrs, Euabltthrd Nov. 18, 197
Consolidsted February 15. 1912.
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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
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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
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