The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, March 12, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextGaze JL JtjL Jil VOL. 30. NO. 50. HEPPNEIt, OREGON, MARCH 12, 1914. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR COUNT SEALER MAKES i REPORT W. W. Smead Visits lone, Irrigon and Heppner Merchants and Tells Court What He Found. County Sealer W. W. Smead has completed his work in check ing up all the small scales in Hepp ner, lone and Irrigon and has given his instructions to the mer chants in regard to selling at net weights. He submits the follow ing report to the county court: To the Honorable County Court of Morrow county, Gentlemen: I herewith present my report of work done for January and February, 1914. I have checked the small scales in Heppner, Irrigon and lone, also the measures, and have given instructions to the merchants in regard to selling at net weights. I find there is a good feeling among merchants towards the enforcement of this law and they are always willing to aid in every way they can toward making it effective. Number of scales tested 50 Number scales condemned 4 Number corrected 5 Number weights tested 59 Weights found incorrect 15 Weights corrected 5 Weights condemned 5 Number measures tested 32 Number condemned 2 Pumps tested ' 4 Pumps corrected 4 Considerable complaint has reached me in regard to short measure on cord-wood shipped in from outside points. I have this matter up with the state sealer and hope to get the matter so ad justed in a few days that it can be arranged to the advantage of the consumer. It is my policy the first time round to be as lenient as possible and where the offense is not too glaring to call attention to it and ask that it does not occur again. The next time I will tighten up the reins and demand stricter ob servance. Respectfully submitted, W. W. SMEAD. County Sealer. OF 10 The women of Morrow county appear to be slow in taking ad vantage oi their recently given powers and to date only 238 have placed their names on the book -with Clerk Hill. Registration has now reached a total of 9(10 voters. Here ' is given the list of" party registra tion in detail: Republicans, 519 men, 140 wo men; democrats, 146 men, 54 wo men; socialists, 41 men, 20 wo men; prohibition, 3 men, 17 wo men; progressive, 2 men; inde pendent, 8 men, 8 women; no party, 3 men and 2 women. To tal men registered, 722; total women registered, 238. Grand total, 960. W. O. Minor returned Sunday from a stay of two months in Los Angeles. His family will remain at the Southern California city for some time yet, and Mr. Minor reports they are all enjoying splendid health. The crop of tourists in that country is much larger than ever this season, and seems to increase with each sea son as the years roll by, being the most profitable crop, perhaps, they have. While tho March winds prevail blow In at the Case Furniture Htore Inutusnt . tllP lillO- 1111(1 I .Inoll'tllll department. A purchase at this time will not be as hard a blow to voiir nurse as usual. This is your opportunity to reduce tho cost of living- comfortably. C. JL BARRETT FILES . HIS PLATFORM s t f ff C;v W;u 4 V "-VIA f mm mm C. A. BARRETT. ATHENA OREGON Who announces his candidacy for re-nomination for joint Sen ator for the 19th Senatorial Dis trict, comprising the counties of Morrow, Union and Umatilla, to be voted for at the Primary Nom inating Election to be held on May 15th, 1914. In submitting his candidacy to the voters of the District, he stands on his record in the House and Seriate of the Oregon Legislature during the past eight years, and promises the people of Morrow county, that he will strive to work for the best interest of the people, in the future as in the past. Mr. Barrett is largely identified with the farming and commercial interests of the country, a resi dent of Umatilla county for 42 years, and for 30 vears interest ed in mercantile and banking in terests in Athena. At the time the First National Bank of Ath ena was organized he was one of the incorporators, and was elect ed the Bank's first president, which he held for several years. After giving up the presidency he served the Bank as director for some time. Having been identified with the development of Umatilla county and the up building of the State his interests are largely with the farming community, being a large land owner and a heavy tax payer, largely interested in the growing of wheat and alfalfa" and stock raising. He knows the wants of the farmer. His platform is economy and retrenchment, reforming of our tax laws, reduction and consolida nion of our several state com missions. His complete platform as filed with the secretary of State is published herewith in full. To the Hon. Ben W. Olcott, Secretary of the State of Oregon, to the Members of the Republi can Party, and the Electors of Umatilla, Union and Morrow Counties, comprising the 19th Senatorial District in the State of Oregon: I, Charles A. Uarrett, reside at Ath ena, Umatilla County, Oregon, and my post ollice address is Atlieii.i. Oregon. I am a duly registered member of the Kopublican party. If I am nominated for the otlice of Sen ator for the tilth Senatorial District, State of Oregon, at the primary nominating election to be held In said Sena ti rial district and in the State of Oregon, on the 15t h day of May, 1514, 1 will accept the nomin ation and not withdraw, and If I am elected 1 will qualify as such an offi cer If nominated and elected I will during my term of ofliee, support economy and retrenchment in state and county affairs: tax laws per mitting one-half payment May 1st, one-half November 1st, without Int erest or peralt.v, and making County Treasurers col lectors of delinquent taxes; amendment of Corrupt Prac tices Act to make it clear, reason able and effective; si at ute prohibiting paid circulation of initiative petitloiiR and providing that the same be de posited for signature with County Clerks and registration officers in various precincts; consolidation of public, offices wherever possible; re duction of salaries of public; ofliclals wherever reasonable; such legisla tion as will Insure la w enforcement without recourse to martial law. After my name on the nominating ballot 1 desireprlnted: Retrenchment; Less appropriations; Fewer oftiices; Easy terms and times of tax pay ment. C, A. Bahiiktt. Candidate for Senator tilth Senator ial District, State of Oregon. Paid Advertisement. MM MORROW'S PIONEER PASSES John G. Maddock, Former Resident of Heppner, Dies at Wahkiacus, Wash. Under date of March 6, a. dis patch from Goldendale, Wash., to the Oregonian has the follow ing: John Gilbert Maddock, banker, newspaperman, magazine writer and farmer, who died at his home near Wahkiacus Station on the Goldendale branch of the Spo kane, Portland & Seattle Railway, Tueseay, was buried in the Odd fellows cemetery at Goldendale today. Mr. Maddock was born at Uma tilla, Or., in 1863. His father, Frank Maddock, was a pioneer of Eastern Oregon and the first sheriff of Umatilla county. Af ter having been engaged in the banking business at Heppner for a short time he came to Golden dale in 1889 and organized the First National Bank of Golden dale, which was the first banking institution in Klickitat county. The bank was conducted by Mr. Maddock until 1897, when he and associates gave up the charter obtained from the Government and opened a private bank, which shortly afterward went into liqui dation, all depositors being paid in full. ' A few years after retiring from the banking business, Mr. Mad dock acquired property on the Big Klickitat River, near Wah kiacus containing mineral springs which he developed. His place of late years became noted as a resort for anglers from all parts of the United States. Mr. Mad dock at one time owned and pub lished the Goldendale Sentinel and has written extensively con cerning the Klickitat county for magazines and the Coast dailies. Mr. Maddock was the pioneer banker of Morrow county, he with his associates having started the business of the First National Bank of Heppner about 26 years ago, and was a man well known to all the old settlers of this sec tion. Judge G. W. Phelps of Pendle ton will hold a special session of circuit court in Heppner on the 17th of this month. Several cases which held over from the last term will probably be settled at this time. Twohy Bros, of Portland, have been awarded the contract for building the Coyote cutoff. They have established headquarters at Stanfield and will have 400 men at work on the job at once. The estimated cost of this work is $800,000. lone autoists and others interested in getting the road between that city and Heppner in good shape, have set Monday next as the day to do the work. They ask Heppner auto mobile owners to join with them. The lone people are to work their end of the road up to Lexington and the Heppner people will work down the creek to Lexing ton. A good move. Are you in on it ? If so, be prepar ed to go to work with rake and shovel on Monday morning. Sufficient help should get the work done in a day, as the most there is to do is to clear the road of the loose rock. L POST AMENDMENT Dates For the International Livestock Exposition Set For December 7-12, 19R Portland, Ore. Mar, 10. (Spe cial) A campaign in which all the states of the Pacific Coast are actively joining is that now being made to secure an amend ment to the present parcel post regulations affecting the mailing of seeds, bulbs, plants, cuttings, etc. Under present provisions, these must all take a flat rate of one cent for two ounces, which means that the man who mails some plants to his neighbor five miles away pays exactly thesame postage he would if mailing them to New York. This is such a manifest discri mination against the farmer, the gardener and the seedsman who hopes to build up a business in his own locality that commercial clubs, granges and hundreds of individuals are addressing spirited protests to their congressional delegates in Washington. Every additional letter will help, and it is hoped that readers of this pa per will use their best efforts to ward securing this amendment The Fifth Annual Convention of thejCqlumbia & Snake Rivers Waterways Association will be held in Portland April 13-14, in the parlors of the Portland Com mercial Club. Committees of prominent business men have been appointed to outline the program for the event and to pro vide for entertainment and pub licity. Men thoroughly convers ant with the subject will present papers relating to the improve ment of the Columbia and Snake rivers and a large attendance is expected from Oregon, Washing ton, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia. Dates for the International Livestock Exposition have been fixed for December 7-12, 1914, at the Union Stockyards in Portland. The announcement is made , thus early in the season in order that stockmen and ranchers may have a long season in which to prepare their exhibits. General Manager Plummer states that this will pro bably be the only firstclass stock show in the country at which no entry fees are charged to exhibi tors or admission fee to the visit ing public. The premium list is the largest and most comprehen sive ever offered in the North west. The first annual short course for farmers conducted in Crook county by the Oregon Agricultu ral College has just closed an ex tremely satisfactory session. The registration for the course was 250 and the average attendance 180. Farmers attended from all parts of the county, some coming a distance of 60 miles and remain ing throughout the week. The Crook County High School and the Prineville Commercial Club are given much credit for the success of the course. The Portland Commercial Club is co-operating with the Oregon Civic League in an attempt to re lieve present conditions in Port land in regard to the unemployed, and on request can secure the names of a considerable number of people who are anxious to se cure employment on farms thru out this state. Any inquiries in this connection addressed to the Portland Commercial Club will be given prompt attention. SEEK PA CE R. R. 6UTTLER Will SPEAK FOR HIBERNIANS The local division of Hibernians have completed arrangements for the observance of St. Patrick's Pay. On Monday evening, the 16th, at the Star Theater an in teresting program of Irish songs will be rendered. In connection with this program, Hon. R. R. Butler, of The Dalles, will make an address on "Ireland's Hopes and Aspirations." Senator But ler needs no introduction to the people of Heppner as they alrea dy know the great oratorical ability he possesses. State Presi dent E. H. Deery of the Hibern ians will also make a brief ad dress. His Honor Mayor Smead will preside at the celebration. On Tuesday, March the 17th, the green flag of Ireland will float in unison with the Stars and Stripes over the Main street of our city. The Hibernians will meet in Odd Fellows hall in the afternoon and initiate several new candi dates. After the initiatory cere monies have been gone through, a banquet will be given in honor of the visitors. The Third Annual Ball given by the Hibernians will be held in the Club Building on the evening of the 18th. HAS BEENS WILL MEET SCHOOL BOYS ,. Who should fret? Everybody in Heppner, because that class of manhood styled "hasbins" more particularly in baseball parlance, will endeavor to work the "come back" trick on the more ambi tious youths of Heppner High school at the Depot ball park to morrow afternoon. The admis sion price has been placed at 15 cents. Not that the game will be worth so little as that, but more to give the people of Hepp ner a chance to show their pub lic spirit. The proceeds will be used in improving the baseball grounds. Who are the "hasbins?" Why they are those same fellows who were engaging the attention of the fan, mostly, about ten or fif teen years ago. Some of them are old gray haired grandfathers. Among those who have signed up for the contest we find the names of Tom Humphreys, M. L. Case, Archie McMurdo, Vawter Craw ford, Glenn Wells, Geo. Case, Claud Cox, Dick Wells and 0. G. Crawford. The "hasbins" claim they have something up their sleeve that they expect to spring on the unsuspecting school boys before the game is over. Come out and see what that something is. The game will start at 2:30. At the Catholic Church. The services on St Patrick's Day at the Catholic church will be held at 8 a. m. and at 11 a. m. At the 11 o'clock mass the Rev. Father O'Callaghan of the Capu chin Fathers will deliver a ser mon on "The Fidelity of the Irish People to the Faith Taught Them by St Patrick." TheHibernians will attend the 11 o clock mass. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament will bring the services to a close. After the services the ladies of the Altar Society will meet and elect officers for the ensuing year. M. V. Logan and Jack Hynd, of Cecil, were in Heppner over Saturday night having with them the blue prints of their new school building. This house will cost the district about $3000 and will be a modern, two-room struc ture, large enough to care for the needs of the community for some years to come. The directors announce that the bonds have been sold and they are now ask ing for bids for construction. DCPIII ID PCPPIfll flLUULHU OtOGlUn OF COUNTY COURT Road Supervisors Are Ap pointed By Court to Fill Vacancies Bills Are Allowed. The Morrow County Court met in the regular monthly session last week with Judge Patterson and Commissioners Young and Kilkenny present. The court ma He nnnnintmprtfra filling vacancies in clerks and judges on election board. W. B. Barratt was appointed road supervisor to fill vacancy in district 13, Guy Huston in district 9,' and Ed Pointer in district 12. L W. Briggs, administrator in the estate of M. D. L. French. petitioned for a rebate of taxes. He claims that notes and accounts valued at $7800 cannot be found. The petition was granted. The Dry Fork canyon road pe tition was read and accepted and the road was ordered surveyed on March 23. Geo. Currin and H. M. Olden were instructed by the court to view the road. The court ordered a new sur vey made of the Heppner-Irrigon road. William O'Sullivan was appoin ted road supervisor of the Cecil district The Northern Pacific railroad petitioned for rebate of taxes. Petition was granted. The county treasurer was or dered to transfer the balance in herd la a- fund and bounty fund amounting to $91.75, to the gen eral fund. The county clerk was instruc ted to issue warrants monthly. Ernest Cannon's petition for rebate of taxes was granted. E. F. Day of Portland arrived in Heppner on Sunday and is spending the week looking after his interests in this city. Dr. F. B. Kistner, formerly a physician of Heppner but now a leading practitioner of Portland. spent last Saturday evening in this city. He has property inter ests near Cecil. Frank Winnard has purchased from Minor Bros, what is known as the "headquarters" ranch on Balm Fork and has moved onto the same with his family. The Ladies' Aid of the Chris tian church desire to announce at this time that they will prepare to serve a dinner to the public of Heppner and vicinity on primary election day, May 15th. Dr. G. G. Gaunt, of Hardman, was down to Heppner on Monday and rode home in a new Ford purchased of Bert Bowker. Geo. Bleakman, Hardman mer chant and candidate for the office of county commissioner on the republican ticket, was a business visitor in Heppner on Monday. Lafe Penland and daughter, Miss Stella, departed for Port land last Saturday. Mr. Penland goes below to consult a specialist concerning a complaint from which he has suffered much of late. The Supreme Court during the past week has again decided against Labor Commissioner Holt in his effort to enforce the eignt hour law in all state institutions. Woolen manufacturers at Co logne, Germany, are seeking to contract for the Oregon grown teasel and that industry is reviving.