The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, March 19, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextGAZETTE IMES JLL JL Jul 11 j VOL. 30. NO. 51. HEPPNEK, OREGON, MARCH 19, 1914. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEA It A DAY'S II IN I The Grand Jury Turns in Some True Bills, Makes Report On Same 'and is Discharged. Judgw Gilbert V. l'helps came over from I'eiidleton on Monduy evening tmd on TneHdny held a session of the Circuit uourt mid disposed of a uum lier of wises pending. He also tuok up some criminal business and got other cases at issue so that they might be tried out at the' regular May term. The grand . Jury was in session on Monday and Tuesday and turned in n number of indictments, l'leas were entered in criminal cases but none of them came to trial at this tl me. We note the following from the criminal docket: State vs Mack Smith; old indict ment, re-referred to grand jury. State vs W.C. Kennedy; old indict ment, re-referred to grand jury. . State? J. L. Wilklns; defendant pleads not guilty by his attorney; trial set for May 12. State vs Guy Fuller and f'larence Wedlock; indicted for larceny; ar raigned, plead guilty. Sentenced to one year each in the county jail; paroled on good behavior. State vs. Jake Dexter, indicted for giving liquor to minors; plead not guilty." Released on $100 bond; trial set for May term. . , State vs James Miller, Indicted for lareony; plead not guilty; to ue tried at May term, State vs V. C. Kennedy; indicted for carrying concealed weapons, plead not guilty. State vsW. C, Kennedy, indicted for pointing a gun at another per son; plead not guilty. . ,.s State vs Matthew C. Smith, In dicted for neglect of duty as city marshal; plead not guilty ; to be tried at May term. l'eter Lawson was placed under bond of $i")0 to appear as a witness against James Miller and was re leased from custody. Other business on the docket, con sisting of law and eiiuitv cases, was disposed oftas follows: Laura Itustrock us S. Henry Ilustrock; default against defendant. .1. A. Waters vs J. K. Weatherlonl; set tled and disinlnscd. Nora NwnggHrt vs. Wilbur Swag gart; decree of divorce and maiden name. Nora Cecil, restored. LeUoy iilankeuship vs l'eter Irven et al., dismissed. City of Heppner vs Henry Tick ard; sale continued. Mary S. Mngery vs K. H. An drews, et a!.: sale confirmed. C. J. Heedle vs.J. T. Downing; set tled and dismissed. C. J. Ueedle vs A. J. Jennings, set tied and dismissed. H. A. Entry vs Frank Brown and W. 11. Ward; default and judgment. Rosa Donahue vs . A. (Hun and W. h Ginn; dismissed on motion of plaintiffs attorney. H. J. Tafel vs W. li, Fiuley; sattled and dismissed. N. I'. Nelson vsJohnnnn swanson; demurrer overruled by consent. Ira Lewis vs C. K. McAllister and 1) L. Breshears; default against Mc Allister. . Joseph Burgoyne vs W. H. Gould; default and degree; sale of attached property. Commercial Hank of Turlock, Cali fornia vs W. H. Gould; settled and dismissed, 1'hll Colin vs Oscar Schafer; default and Judgment W. P. Prophet vs J. H. Wyland; settled and dismissed. Portland Mercantile Union vs John Doherty and Win. Cunningham; de fault and judgment. Catherine Fartis worth vs A. K Hlggs, et al., sale confirmed. J. W. Peters vs C. A. Parvin, et al.; 'onle confirmed. In the habeas corpus proceedings brought against D. H. Grablll by Mrs. Williants to recover the custody of her children, the demurrer was sustained and time given to take depositions of witnesses in Califor nia. The grand jury drawn for the November term of court met in the adjourned session at the Court House this week. After being in session two days they submitted the following report: We, the grand jury for the Novem ber term oi the Circuit Court of the .state of Oregon for Morrow county, for the year 191.'!, ha ving finished our labors respectfully report as follows: That we were regularly convened nn the 10th day of November, 11)13, md were In session two full days at said time, but did not complete all criminal investigations at that time for the reason that important wit nesses could not be found. We ad journed said sitting vutll the 10th NO GOME BACK FOR THE IS BEENS A large crowd of fans gath ered at the depot ball grounds last Friday afternoon to witness the "come back" of the "has beens," but the "has beens" still are, for they failed to "come back" by about 21 points. The final score stood 27 to 6 in favor of the high' school boys. The high school team worked out like a piece of machinery and it was nothing to the disci-edit of the "old men" when they suf fered such a large defeat. There were times when the "has beens" showed up in old-time form, but these times were few and far between, and then the different players stared individually. There was never any team work. Wil son pitched a good steady game for the school boys, and Gervais showed up best in the box for the losers. . Nearly thirty dollars was cleared on the game, and this money will be used in' improving the grounds. Christenson and VanWinkle officiated as umpires, and at times it seemed as though the entire grandstand would pour forth upon the held. But the crowd was held back and the umpires managed to get through the game without serious injuries. day of March, at which time I we were acain convened, and have been sitting ever since that day. We have returned into court during said session nine (ill true bills of in dictment and four (4 1 not true bills. We have carefully investigated all charges brought to our attention in all other matters, aside from Indict ments above referred to, and have been unable to return any charges. We have made no extended exam ination of the books and records of the county offices for the reason that an expert has recently examined the same nnd reported his findings. We have made formal inspection of all the county offices and find that the public business in all public offices is properly and conveniently con ducted, and in orderly dispatch. We express our compliments to the county court for the work ' done about the county courthouse, in Im provements and repairs. We have examined the county jail and find the same in good condition, except that we believe immediate steps should be taken to procure bet ter ventilation for the jail. We have examined the county poorhouse, the surroundings and management thereof nnd find the same to be conducted in a satisfac tory manner; however we recom mend that an investigation be made to determine whether it would be advisable for the county to purchase acreage outside the city of Heppner in Morrow county for the purpose oi niaiiiiaiuiug a pooriarm and nave tlie same "self-supporting." We be lieve that suoh a movement would be productive of good results. We wisli to thank the court for courteous consideration and In con clusion, having finished our labors we now respectfully ask to to be dis charged. Gko. J. CuimiN, Foreman. Wm. T. Camimiki.i,, Jamks Gkntky, W. K. PmrvN, C. L, Hkown, A. L. Hudson, W. L. Col'KNHAVHlt. Eight Mile Mail Route May Be Discontinued. Unless some strenuous action Is taken by local people before the 7th of April, residents of the Eight-Mile section are very likely to lose their mail service. Different parties have sent in bids for carrying the mall, but their pro posed contracts call for a larger sum than has been paid heretofore. This Is due to the la rge increase in work brought about by the Introduction of the parcel post. As yet no con tract lias been let, nor is it likely tha t one will be unless some pressure Is brought to bear upon the Oregon representatives in congress. This mail route means much to the people of Light Mile. It means much to the people of Heppner. The Heppner Commercial Club will take the matter up at Its regular meet ing tomorrow evening. Wm. Hendrix went to The Dalles this week to purchase a tract of land. Mr. Hendrix re ports spring far more advanced in this section than down there. HEPPNER HILL Co-operative Plant Will Be Built By Local Capital Stock Is Selling Rapid ly. If present plans materialize. Heppner will have an up-to-date packing plant, owned and oper ated by local capital. A. L. Sparling, a recent arri val in our city from Australia, is working on the proposition and considerable stock m the enter prise has already been sold. The backers, whose names have not been made known to us, have the idea in mind to erect a factory for the manufacture of butter and curing and packing of bacon. The plan is a feasible one, sav those who are most interested and in position to know. There is enough butter fat now being shipped out of this section to run a small creamery, and with one established in Heppner more cows of the dairy type will be brought into the country and many ideal dairy ranches, which heretofore have never seen a Jersey or Hol stein, will be stocked with butter fat producers and placed in a po sition to pay. The people, who have this packing plant in view, also say that the hog would be a paying factor in the business, and that a great profit could be made by curing at home rather than selling to the Portland mar ket on foot. OPPERETTA "SYLVIA IS The students of the Heppner high school presented the op eretta "Sylvia" in the High School auditorium last Friday night before an audience of 400 people. The play was a great success from every standpoint. The students carried their var ious parts in splendid manner, and their singing reflects much credit upon Miss Marian Long, the supervisor of music. The leading parts were carried by Miss Alberta Goulder, as Syl via, and Miss Lilian Clark, as Betty, the farmer's daughter The solo work done by these two ladies is especially worthy of mention. George Peck as Sir Bertram De Lacy, and Harvie Young as Prince Tobytum, car ried their parts well. The whole play showed much work and careful preparation, and the stu dents of the high school, as well as their instructors, are entitled to much praise for the work they are doing in making our local school one of the best in the state. Over fifty dollars was cleared on this play and the same will be used in purchasing books for the library. HARDMAN Gardening is the order of the day. Glorious spring weather lu Hard man. Many of our citizens their yards. are cleaning Mrs. Rogers and her niece, Miss Maud Hnx, who are enroute to Ore gon City, are visiting a few days with Mrs. Henry Chaple. Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Roberts were visitors In Hardman Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Had ley have moved to their new ranch, which is a mile north of town. Ed Crnber and family have re turned from the valley. The Hardman school, under the princlpalslilp of Miss WInnifred Os ten is progressing nicely. Harmony and co-operation is the prevailing tone Last Tuesday evening the Liter ary society rendered a very Interest ing program, a mock trial being the main feature. On May 15 the Ladies' Aid will ser e dinnerand supper. During the afternoon they will hold a bar.aar. Everybody is cordially invited. The Ladles' Aid have worked faith fully for the good cause. They have supplied wood for the church, and with the generous support of the citizens of Hardman they have in stalled new gasoline lamps, which lights the church beautifully. CREAMERY 51 PATRICK'S DAY OBSERVED HE Ancient Order of Hibern iansHold Fitting Exer cises in Honor of Their Patron Saint. Morrow county's citizens, na tives of the Emerald Isle, gath ered in Heppner in large numbers for the celebration of St Pat rick's Day. The celebration properly began on Monday eve ning with a program at the Star theater, the principal feature of which was an address by Hon, R. R. Butler, of The Dalles. The program was opened by introduc tory remarks by Mayor Smead. who in a few well chosen remarks paid a tribute to our Irish-Ameri can citizens. The mayor also ac ted in the capacity of master of ceremonies and presided over the meeting, introducing the speak ers. Vocal music, in which Irish songs and balads were sung, en livened the program, and lack of space prevents giving individual mention at this time. However. the singing of "The Wearing of theb-een," by little Kathleen Monahani deserves special men tion; she brought down the house, and was recalled for a second ren dition. The little lady knew the song well and gave it the true Irish interpretation. 1 ' . Judge Butler, always welcome by Heppner audiences, was lis tened to for the space of about forty minutes in a splendid ora tion on "Ireland's Hopes and As pirations.", j He is a polished ora tor, and the address on this occa sion was fully up to his high stan dard. : ., , - Mr. E. H. Deery, of Portland. gave a short talk on the objects and aims of the Order of Hibern lans, his mam thought being to correct some misapprehensions concerning this very ancient Irish organization. On St. Patrick's day, appropri ate religious services were held at the Catholic church where Rev. P. J. O'Rourke, pastor, was as sisted by Rev. Father O'Calla ghan. In the evening the annual ball given by the Hibernians at the Club building was very large ly attended and greatly enjoyed, and the celebration brought to a successful close. , B. P. 0. ELKS The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks held their annual election last lhursday evening and the following were chosen to fill the various offices for the year Exalted Ruler, W. A. Richardson; Esteemed Leading Knight, J. O Hager; Esteemed Loyal Knight, J. L. Wilkins; Esteemed Lectur ing Knight, Jeff Neel; Secretary, Chas. B. Cox; Treasurer, Frank Gilliam; Tyler, Edgar Ayers. B. C. Olinger, district deputy, was present at the election. Mr. Olinger is a leading dentist of The Dalles. Now Afford Fords During the past two weeks Albert Bowker of the Heppner Garage has sold to Morrow county people eight Ford automobiles, made the deliveries and the ma chines are now in use. This is one of the two carloads recently shipped in, and' Mr. Howker states that he has prospects in sight to take the second carload off his hands. There is a sort of a "Ford" fever prevailing, and just how far the epidemic will reach is hard to tell. Many have the fever but lack the necessary fin ancial force to secure the remedy. The following now ride in new Ford cars: John Bryson and Ike Howard of lone; Peter Susbauer of Irrigon; Dr. G. G. Gaunt of Hardman; Guy Huston of Eight Mile; Elmer Beaman, John Olden and C. L. Keithly of Heppner. E" To investigate a case of foot burning which occurred in the sa loon of Herb Fant one dav dur ing the past week, the city coun cil held a special session Saturday afternoon and examined several witnesses with regard to the af fair. Mr. Miller, a swamper for the Brewery saloon and a disci ple of John Barleycorn, wentinto the Fant place on Tuesday after noon, after having finished his dinner at a restaurant, and sit ting down, fell asleep. While in this condition, someone in the house poured alcohol on one of his shoes and set fire to it with the result that the victim of the joke" got a badly burned foot. The investigation by the council failed to reveal just who was the perpetrator of the act and no ac tion was taken at this time, it be ing understood that the erand jury would investigate the case and upon its findings the council can better base its actions. The case is one which Dronerlv comes under the head of assault and battery, and subjects the house to the charge of disorderly con duct and a revoking of the license is a penalty within the Dower of the council to enforce. Miller is getting over his injuries slowly but he tails to appreciate the fun ny side of the joke. L Last week, accompanied by L. S. Smith, of the O-WR.&N., 1 visited six Hchools. Mr. Smith Is aiding in tiie work of orgautainir Industrial clubs. He made a little talk to the pupils of each, school, explaining the work of the clubs. The first school visited was the Social Ridge school. Miss May Sev erance Is the teacher. I noted that this school has a. new international dtctwmw-y. The next school we vis ited is in District No !!2. Miss Edith McN'ab is the teacher. The grounds about the building ha ve been eroded. the foundation of the building re paired, new steps built at the front of the building:, and the school. grounils surrounded by a new fence since my last visit We next willed at the Rocky Bluff school, which is under the direction of Mrs. Ruby Jones. The pupils here were already studying the club proposition. We then went to the -Liberty school, where we found Miss Katherine Owen and ten pupils hard at work. The pupils here had also given some attention to the industrial club idea. Our next visit wtis at the Goose-Ihti-.v school, which is presided over by Miss Ileulah Wagner. The pupils seemed to be interested in their work and also had in mind the in dustrial work. At the Hale Ridge school, which is under the direction ofMhw Alta W. Shannon, I noted that new stove and a set of charts nan been purchased since mv former visit. Two pupils of this school will each raise two acres of corn, which indicates a fine Interest in the indus trial work. They are Kay and Glen Yotmg. Mr. 8inith was much pleased with tlie Interest manifested in each of the srhools visited. He expects to re turn and continue his work in this eouufy. Dr. C. F. Hodge, of tlie I'niversity of Oregon, will address the people of Ores, a at the Heppner high school auditorium next Wednesday even ing t, o'clock. The address will be o? interest to all the students of the high school ami grammar grades and the general public. Everybody in cordially invited, and it is hoped our citizens will avail themselves of Oils opportunity to hear Dr. Hodge. Federated Church Sunday. March 22. Rev. J. Hargraves will preach asrain. morning and evening. Special song service in the evening. Uid Hymns and the Story of Their Writers." Come and hear a good, prac tical man talk on practical sub jects. G. L. Hurd, of the Stanfield Standard, was in Heppner over Monday night, leaving on Tues day for Condon. FESTIVALPRfl GRAr.lANNGUNGED Items of Interest From Over the State As Found In Our Portland News Letter. Portland,' Ore. Mar. 17. 1914. (Special) The management of the 1914 Rose Festival has an nounced the program for the four days to be given over to this event, as follows: Tuesday, June 9, Noon: Arri val of Rex Oregon us on the Royal Barge, also the coming of the Queen of the Carnival with a re gal escort, and the formal open ing of the Festival. Wednesday, June 10: Great decorated automobile and vehicle parade. Grand Festival charity ball at night Thursday, June 11: The Hu man Rosebud Parade, on the East Side. . Friday, June 12, afternoon: Civic, military, fraternal and in dustrial parade. City and state' will be asked to declare a public ' holiday for this event. Friday night: Historical elec tric parade showing events from the earliest times in Oregon down to the opening of the Panama Canal. In addition to the above main ; events, there will be held the an nual competitive exhibit of the Portland Rose Society at the Cen tral Library, a special rose show on the Peninsula, the internation al balloon meet and a number of other less important events. Reports of the four banks of Medford for the first months of 1914 show an increase of 17 per cent in total deposits over the last quarter of 1913. Total depos its on March 4 were $2,820,917, an increase of $320,475 over the amount shown Dec. 31, 1913. The outlook for future business is ex tremely good. According to C. C. Colt, nresi- dent of the Union Meat Co., of Portland, Oregon is becoming no- tea as a nog and sheep raising state. Since 1912 no hogs have been shipped to the Portland . stockyards from other states, the ' entire supply being drawn from Oregon. ' The absence of corn, which has always been considered indispensable to the finishing of good pork, has not troubled the Oregon farmer, as a combination of alfalfa, barley and other grains has been found an excellent sub stitute. Farmer Smith, of the O-W. R. & N. Ry., insists that within ten years Oregon will be one of the greatest corn produc ing states in the Union and that the state will then be a heavy exporter of hog products. Ontario will hold a corn carni val early next Fall at which prizes will be awarded to the farmers growing the best individual ears of corn and also to those raising the largest number of bushels per acre. The carnival will be under the direction of the Ontario Cook mercial Club and the Malheur County Grange. It is expected that at least 200 farmers will en ter the contest. The big dynamo for the new elee trto light plant arrived this week and has been placed In position. A few days more and the new lights will be turned on, ami we shall have a chance to see how Main street looks when lighted up with the arch arrangement of incandescent lights. L. J. Padberg, a successful former of the Lexington section, was a Hepp ner visitor on Wednesday. Mr. 1'ad berghasln 1100 acres of grain, 70t acres of which is summerfallow. It is all up well and growing tine, and Mr, rdberg expects to make a good showing at harvest time. While the March winds prevail blow In at the Case Furniture store and inspect the Itug and Linoleum department. A purchase at this time will not be as hard a blow to your purse as usual. This is your opportunity to reduce the cost of living comfortably. . W. C Lacy of 1'ortland is spending a few days in Heppner looking after his property Interests.