GAZETTE
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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.