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Newspaper Page Text(hrAZ TTE-1 IMES VOL. 31. NO. G. HEPPNER, OREGON, MAY 7, 1914. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION New Grade to Masonic Cemetery Will Be Con structed. The City Council met In regular monthly session at the city hall on Monday evening with Mayor Smead presiding and councilman Barratt, Minor,. Kirk, Hager and Cornett present and Currin a'jsen;. The claims for the month against the city were read by Recorder Wil liams, approved by the council and ordered paid. The monthly reports of Marshal McCraw and Recorder Williams were read and accepted as being correct. The Sunday closing ordinance was again laid upon the table and Attor ney Notson was Instructed to write In a line pertaining to ice cream par lors. These places will be allowed to remain open as heretofore. Councilman Barratt introduced the proposition of a new grade to the cemetery. The present grade is very steep and several accidents have been narrowly averted. Mr. Barratt secured the services of a surveyor and mapped out a new grade that would eliminate the most dangerous part. In order to get the new grade, it will bo necessary to purchase an acre of land which lies In the property belonging to Edgar Ayers. Mr. Ayers asks $200 for the acre, and this does not seem at all unreasonable since the land lies in part under the reservoir, as well as being suitable for residences. The work of building the grade would be $50, according to Mr. Barratt's esti mate, making a total cost of $250. The Masonic lodge has given $75 towards the proposition, and the county court will do likewise. The city decided to put up the remaining $100. The work will be done by contract. Mayor Smead In behalf of the Mor row County Fair Board of which he is also secretary, introduced the sub ject of city appropriation for the coming fair. The city appropriated $600 last year. The matter will be settled at the next meeting. r The Mayor suggested to the coun ell that an ordinance be drawn ur pertaining to itinerant traders. This will be taken up at once. Bills against the city were pre eenti'd, audited and allowed as fol lows: Orvo Brown, labor $ 24.00 J. E. Gillespie, labor 31.25 Mack Smith, labor 31.25 W. L. Twitchell, labor 11.2 Oaette-Tinies, advertising... 2.70 William Driscoll, labor 2.50 Jas. Elder, labor with team. 47.75 J. O. Ilarrtir, labor with team, 69.75 J. M. Surouls. labor 6.25 Ed Drislicll, labor 2 T. E. Chidsey, taking census of , cows 3.00 J. W." Baird, labor 5.00 F. N. Fryo, hauling 1.00 Fred Krux. labor 7.50 H. C. Ashbaugh, black smith!!!?; 22.50 J. E. Gentry, labor with team 30.00 Held Bros., lumber 12.40 Vaughn & Sons, merchandise 10.70 Beall & Co., oil sprinkler. . . 650.00 Freight on same 37.49 J. R. McCraw, April salary. . 75.00 L. W. Brlggs, do 8.33 J. P. Williams, do 35.00 Grover Swaggart, witness.. OUie Kennedy, witness Wm. Lillard, witness W. W. Smead, telegram Edgar Ayers, April salary.. J. H. Cox, bridge work..., 1.00 1.00 1.00 .40 15.00 40.00 FRUIT IS NOT DAMAGED County Fruit Inspector W. E. Wal bridge, who has made a pretty thorough Investigation of the or chards of Morrow county, Informs this paper that the heavy frosts of two weeks ago have not seriously In jured the fruit crop. In fact, he Is strongly of the opinion that the or chards have been greatly benefitted There never had been such a load of blossoms on the trees as this spring, and killing of at least 50 per cent of these will prove beneficial and the result will be a much better lot of fruit. According to Mr. Walbridge we should have the largest crop of good fruit In the history of the coun ty this season. Cabbage and Tomato Plants. Early and late cabbage plants that will make firm heads and not run to seed, at 60 cts. per 100; per 1000. Tomato plants that are almost immune from blight; they are the Burest cropper of all the dif ferent varlties. 15 cts. dozen; 50 cts, for 60; 75 cts. per 100. 2m. AT CUMMINGS NURSERIES ROADS 111 If ROVED Morrow county roads are better to day than they were a week ago,' due to the fact that road workers put in full time last Monday in raking out the loose rock, making fills, and cutting down the high places. Several road gangs went out from Heppner and put In some real labor In working the main highways trib utary to the city. Around lone the grown-ups and the children as well spent the day in Improving road con ditions in their locality. In speaking of the Good Roads Day In Morrow county and the work done, Frank Gilliam, who worked with a gang on the Basey canyon road, said, 'If every bunch did as much work as we did, Good Roads Day In Morrow county was a success. We never quit until after 6 o clock and we raked out tons of rock." Clyde Brock testifies to the fact that Mr. Gilliam and the whole crew worked like Trojans, and they all felt as though they had removed many tons of rock after they got through. W. W. Smead had charge of a gang on the Hinton creek road that did effective rock raking from Guy Boy- er's farm .into town, and Ben Patter son in charge of a crew on the Wil- low creek road, improved things up tnat way. Heppner Meets Vinatilla Tomorrow Afternoon. Heppner and Umatilla will clash in the first association struggle of the vear on the local grour.dt tomor row afternoon. Manager Case has rounded up a very decent aggrega tion of ball players for this initial event and when the game opens, the following men will probably repre sent Heppner: Bowers, catcher; Harlan and Blakeslee, pitchers; Mc Murdo, first; Flske, second; Craw ford, short stop; Harlan and Blakes- ft, third; Brunton, Young and Jones in the field. Umatilla will send over ten men and they will make the trip by auto. Several of the men work for the railroad and will have to return the same day. They will leave Uma tilla at 10 o'clock and will. arrive here in time for the game, which has been called for 2 o'clock. Helmut Hoard Has Meeting. A meeting of the directors of School DIst. No. 1, was held at the office of Chairman Van Vactor yes terday for the purpose of electing teachers for the coming year. At this meeting A:ven teachers were chosen and out of this number a majority are now teaching in our school. Hamilton H. Hoffman was retained as Superintendent at a sal ary of $200 per month; Mrs. Lucy Wedding, of Havre, Mont., high school, $90.00; Ethel Casey 8th grade, $75; Mary E. Power, primary, $75; Helen H. Ames, 2nd grade,$75; Marlon Long, music and commercial department, $85; Ella B. Wallen 3d and 4th grades, $70. This leaves three teachers yet to be chosen and the board is finishing the task to day from a mass of applications which they have in hand. Henry Vance was chosen as janitor of the school building, his job to begin on the tenth of June at a salary of $100 per month. Mr. Vance expects to move .into apartments in the new school building. The directors will handle the fuel question direct this year and Mesrs. Clark and Thomson were appointed to enter into con tract for the delivery of next winter's wood supply. Former Pastor Here. Rev. J. W. Flesher and family are visiting at the home of Mrs Flesher's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ball in Heppner. Rev. Flesher was pastor of the M. E. Church in Heppner some years ago. He has been laboring In a field in Michigan for several years past, having charge of educational work. Desiring to come west again to get out of the rigors of that climate, he lias accept ed a call to the church at Twin Falls, Idaho and will go there In about ten days to begin his labors. Mrs Flesher will remain here until things arc made ready In the new home, The Twin Falls church is a large one having a membership of 600, and Rev. Flesher considers he Is fortun ate, indeed in getting so favorably located. Like many others who have lived for years In the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Flesher could not be satisfied east of the Rockies and he Is glad to be able to return to this country. The C. W. B. M. of the Christian church mot on Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Celsiis Kcithley After the regular business was dls posed of, light refreshments were served. I COUNTY The Morrow County Pioneer's Association Was Formed Last September Held During Fair Week During the first annual fair held) in Heppner last September, the Mor row County Pioneer Association was formed. This pioneer or home-coming feature was stressed a great deal at that time and on Pioneer's Day Judge Stephen A. Lowell of Pendle ton delivered a masterly address in which he praised the builders of this Western Empire. He aroused a lot of enthusiasm and as a result a strong association was formed. Since this time, however, there Beems to have been little done, and It is now time that our people were becoming interested and getting ready for the fall celebration. The date of the Morrow County Fair will be the 17th 18th and 19th of Septem ber. This is not far away and in or der to make a success of Pioneer's Day, steps should be taken at once to prepare for it. A splendid celebra tion can be had and It is due our pioneers and old people to give them just the very best time possible and establish this as one of the best fea tures of our splendid fair. We give here a full list of the pioneers of the county, taken from the roster in the hands of the Sec retary J. L. Yeager. This shows the year when they located in the ter ritory now included in Morrow coun ty. 18791. R. Esteb, Eight Mile. 1S69 Mrs. Joseph Mason, lone. 1881 Nettie L. Mason, lone. 1S83 Mrs. F. P. Vaughn, Heppner. 1882 Mrs. F. L. Hunt, Heppner. -1871 W. O. Minor, Heppner. 1890 Mabel Mason, lone. 1833 A. E. Anderson, Eight Mile. 1887 Joseph Mason, lone. 1882 Millie Rood, Heppner. 1882 Mrs. A. H. Smith, lone. 1886 Ben Anderson, Eight Mile. 1888 Ture Peterson, Eight Mile. 1880 Mrs. M. E. Barton, Heppner. 1882 Mrs. Effle Carmichael, Lex ington. " 1882 Mrs. N. A. Gentry, Heppner. 1S80 W. W. Smead, Heppner. 1880 Mrs. W. W. Smead, Heppner. 1872 W. A. Richardson, Heppner. 1883 Frank Anderson, Eight Mile. 18S4 Wm. Kummerland, Heppner. 1884 Mrs. Theodore Anderson. Eight Mile. 1874 Andrew Rood, Heppner. 1874 E. D. Rood, Portland. 1876 Mrs. E. Willingham, Heppner. 1864 Mrs, H. E. Hinton, lone. 1S68 J. J. Adkins, Heppner. 1870 Mrs. Melime Clark, Heppner. 1Si5 Mrs. J. J. Adldns, Hepnner. 18G3 Mrs. C. Ayers, Hepnner. 1SG4 O. J. Cox, Heppner. 18S3 E. J. Cox, Heppner. 1872 Geo. Noble, Heppner. 1865 Lucinda Elder, Heppner. 1878 Daniel Rice, Heppner. 1864 H. E. Clark, Heppner. 1SS2 Herman Nielson. Hardman. 18S6 John Her, Heppner. 1878 J. C. Brown, Heppner. 1S84 Hiram Tash, Heppner. 1876 Elisha C. Watkins, Hennner. 0 Ruth E. French, Heppner. 1880 Hannah F. Briggs, Heppner. 1883 Mrs. W. G. McCarty, Heppner. 1 John Kilkenny of Sand Deal Involves 20,000 Grazing Land. A deal which was consumated yes terday between John Kilkenny and George J. Currin, involves $125,000 and 20,000 acres of hind. Mr. Kil kenny has purchased all of the Cur rin property outright and will take immediate possession. Mr. Currin will retire to his home In Heppner, where he has virtually resided for the past five or six years. Mr. Kilkenny still retains his Sand Hollow ranch, wliere he has become an extensive sheepman since coming to this country. John Kilkenny WILL CONTINUE OX THE JOB FOR THIS .MONTH, AT LEAST. For tills month, at least, the pa trons of Alfalfa Lawn Dairy will not be deprived of their milk and cream. WIghtman Bros, have been put up against making a lot of improve ments to comply with requirements Tf the state dairy and food commiss ioner, and their business has really CURI PIONEERS E EFFECTIVE ORGIZATI ON Pioneer's Day Will Be This Year. 1883 W. G. McCarty, Heppner. 1883 John By land, Heppner. 1882 Amos Mlsslldine, Heppner. 1889 Theo. Anderson, Eight Mile. 1885 H. D. Mikesell, Heppner. 1885 Clara A. Mikesell, Heppner. 1872 S. A. Wright, Heppner. 1879 Mrs. S. A. Wright, Heppner. 1879 J. C. Ball, Heppner. 1879 M. P. Ball, Heppner. 1877 T. S. Leatherman, Heppner. 18841 E. J. Morrill, Hardman. 1882 Mrs. Adella Duran, Lexing ton; 1882 Harry Cummlngs, Heppner. 1882 Fred Ashbaugh, Hardman. 1886 Mrs. C. E. Jones, Eight Mile. 1889 E. S. Duran, Lexington. 1882 C. E. Jones, Eight Mile. 1882 Mrs. Fred Ashbaugh, Hard man. 1883 William Bram Ewing, Cecil. 1885 Sarah Kintzley Ewing, Cecil. 1882 Harvey S. Ewing, Cecil. , 1885 Mrs. Carrie Ewing, Cecil. 1889 J. H. Ewing, Cecil. 1883 Mrs. B. F. Swaggart, Lexing ' ton. 1886 E. A. Gammell, Heppner. 1886 J. H. Gammell, Heppner. 1886 A. W. Gammell, Lexington. 1877 E. Cave, Heppner. 1881 Enoch Cave, Heppner. 1877 Bert Mason, lone. 1880 Annie Williams, Heppner. 1880 A. J. Cook, Heppner. 1872 Mrs. E. J. Ayers, Heppner. 1878 J. H. Pearson, Heppner. 1882 Mrs. J. H. Pearson, Heppner. 1886 Mrs. Etta Rasmus, Heppner. 1870 B. F. Swaggart, Lexington. 1868 A. C. Petteys, lone. 1873 Katie Petteys, lone. 1879 Olive Campbell, Heppner. 1880 Charlotte Scherzinger, Hepp ner. 1877 H. Scherzinger, Heppner. 1882 W. E. Hiatt, Heppner. 1879 A. E. Hiatt, Heppner. 1884 Mary J. French, Heppner. 1877-rMrs. Emily Sherman JCelly, Heppner. 1870 W. L. Mallory, Portland. 1883 Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Deos, Wil lows. 1877 J. H. Wyland, Hardman. 1883 R. L. Benge, Lexington. 1884 Ella Benge, Lexington. 1878 Olive Pottys Engleman, lone 1878 Florence E. Gay, Heppner. 1S78 Henry C. Gay, Heppner. 1877 Geo. M. Allyn, Lexington. 1SS8 J. H. Troedson, Morgan. 1871 F. E. Mason, Lexington. 187P C. S. Jayne, Heppner. 1872 A. E. Wright, Hardman. 1884 Ike Howard, lone. 1870 J. C. Kirk, Hoppner. 1869 W. Pi Scrivner, Heppner. 1S84 W. O. Hill, Heppner. 1868 W. C. Cason, lone. 1883 Paul Troedson, Morgan. 1889 Johannes Troedson, Ella. 1889 Mrs. Johannes Troedson, Ella 1870 W. E. Walbridge, Heppner 1883 J. L. Yeager, Heppner. 1883 Mrs. J. L. Yeager, Heppner, 1S70 Frank Gilliam, Heppner. 1872 Effle J. Gilliam, Heppner. 1881 W. C. Lacy, Portland. 1881 Mrs. E. E. Lacy, Portland. 1886 Mrs. John Her, Heppner. SELLS HIS SHEEP RANCH FOR $125,000 Hollow Is the Purchaser Acres of Fine Farm and landed in Heppner from Ireland 19 years ago with but $5 in his pocket. He took up land in the lower sand country, which many people thought to be of little value. Through his thrift and industry he has accumu lated much land In that section, owns several thousand head of sheep, and has builded for himself and family, a splendid home. This is the largest real estate deal ever transacted in Morrow county, and one of the largest in this section of the state. not been such as to warrant all the expense. These people are at pres ent assured of Btronger patronage and will try out the proposition for another month with the hope that their busmess will so improve that they can meet the requirements of the state and yet continue in the dairy business, and they will not do so unless compelled by lack of prop er support. IGHT IS ILL ATTENDED The meeting of the Commercial Club on Friday evening was largely given over to the ladiies. It was Ladies' night, and the program bad been arranged with this fact in view. This was apparently pleasing to the ladies of our city as a goodly number manifested their appreciation by at tending. The committoe on entertainment had prepared a short program of music but some of the performers were provented from taking part ow ing to hoarseness, so thU was cut short by a solo by Miss Long who responded to a hearty encore. She sang the French national air in the native language, and of course all present caught the words and knew just what was being said. Following this some routine bus iness of the club was gone through. Secretary Goulder suggested the ap pointment of a park committee, a playground committee, and a com mittee to BUggest the city needs No action was taken on the two former but Chairman Smead thought it wise to appoint a committee on the latter proposition, and the following were named: A. M. Phelps, V. Crawford, S. E. Notson,, Mrs. V. Crawford, Mrs. W. T. Goulder and Mrs. W. W. Smead. After a report by this com mittee, the advisability of appoint ing the other two may develop. Superintendent Notsqn presented the matter of a lyceum course for Heppner this winter and in his re marks he introduced Mr. Clarence White, of Boise, representative of a lyceum bureau, and suggested that it might be a good thing for the Club to take up and consider, and if thought advisable, to get behind it and help to bring this kind of enter tainment to our city. Mr. White was called upon and presented his proposition, and acting on the sug gestion offered by him, a committee was appointed to meet with Mr. White and go over his list of talent and outline a course, getting the ex pense thereof. Dr. Winnard, Mrs. Artie Conder, Mrs. T. E. Chidsey, W O. Hill ana W. T. Goulder were named, and after considering the matter at some length a course was decided upon' and a tentative con tract entered Into which, will become effective upon being approved by the Commercial Club. Mrs. Bertha Taylor Voorhorst, of Portland, was then Introduced by Chairman Smead. She came as t representative of the Portland Com mercial Club, and in some well chos en remarks told what was being done in the way of civic improvement In the big city, a work that the ladies there are having a lot to do in bring ing about. Her talk was a stimu- lous to similar action on the part of the women of Heppner. Mrs. Voor horst is a professional newspaper re porter and in touch with all that is being done in her home city to make conditions better. She dwelt at some length on the school garden work and presented a number of slides showing the progress being made in Portland in this work, and the many unsightly spots the child ren there are beautifying. Being i bright, intelligent and well-informed personage, Mrs. Voorhorst made good Impression on our people and her efforts were highly appreciated A rising vote of thanks was expressed to her and the Portland Commercial Club on motion of Secretary Goulder, at the close of the address. Punch and wafers had been pre pared by the refreshment committe and were heartily enjoyed by both ladies and gentlemen of the Club. SUCCESSFUL TERM OF SCHOOL CLOSES Miss Shannon, Teacher at Hail Ridge Well Liked. To the Editor :- A very successful term of school closed at Hail Ridge on Friday, April 24. Miss Alta W. Shannon ha charge of the school as teacher, and proved to be one of the best teachers we have ever had. She was an in spiration to her pupils who were al ways kept busy with their books, and they never advanced faster than they have this year. We are sorry, in deed, not to be able to retain Miss Shannon here for the next term of school. On this last day, several families. patrons of the school began to gather at the school house about half past eleven, bringing with them well filled baskets. The platform was taken up and placed on top of the desks for table and on this was spread white linen and covered with good things to eat, and all enjoyed a splendid good time. Miss Shannon was well liked by everyone and received heaity con gratulations from both patrons and pupils on the successful termination of her school. One Who Was There. OREGON ROADS DAY IS BIO SUCCESS Much Good Is Accomp lished For Oregon's Highways. Portland, Ore, May 5, (Special)- Practically all over the state April 25 was observed by business men and others and a vast amomt of effect ive work was done on the roads. Portland sent out a train of 11 car loaded with men from practically every business line In the city. They were taken to Oneonia, on the Col umbia River Highway and turned loose with picks and shovels to assist the regular graders In cutting down the side of the mountain. Strung along the highway for a distance of nearly a mile, the various "gangs" made the soil and gravel fly for sev eral hours until fatigue, famine and blisters brought on a general strike. Hood River did its road stunt on Friday and turned out with about 1000 men. Redmond observed the ame day with 75 workers. Klam ath Falls had no roads of her own needing Improvement, so the volun teers went to Fort Klamath and put in a lot of good work widening the road to Crater Lake. Farmers in the viginity of McMinnville turned out with teams and hauled six car loads of gravel out to the Sheridan road where it was spread by toilers from the town. Eugene's1 good road army was estimated at 2,500 strong and was employed in distributing crushed rock and gravel along the city and county roads. Roseburg turned out men, women and children and put in a good day's work on the Pacific Highway. Bend, in addition to turning out a numerus force of actual workmen, contrbuted about $1000 In real money to pay for con tinuation of the work. Good Roads' Day should be made an annual event. A donation of $4,000 by the Mult nomah County Commissioners to the Pacific Northwest ' Land Products Show insures the holding of a great land show in Portland next Fall. The date for the show has not yet been set, but will probably be during the latter part of October, as fruits and vegetables are then at their best. A much larger floor space will be pro vided this season, as many exhibits were cramped for room two years ago. Farmers all over the state, having an entire Summer in which to prepare their exhibits, should take the fullest advantage of this oppor tunity to show their skill and the productive quality of their lands. During the past week work was commenced on the jetty to be con structed at the entrance to Tillamook Bay and many of the citizens turned out to witness the driving of the first section of piling. With the channel across the bar properly protected and dredged, business on the bay should grow at a tremendous rate. So great has been the demand for seed corn in Oregon this Spring that the available supply has been ex hausted and the O.-W. R. & N. Co. has been obliged to pick up odd lots wherever they could find them in order to supply the great number of farmers applying for seed. Farmer Smith states that other sections of the Northwest are afflicted with the corn growing fever and that indica tions point to a record-breaking crop this year. in The Heer Tractor being used by Messrs. Crum & Brunton in plowing a large tract of farm land on the Gay place for D. E. Oilman, is prov ing to be a wonderful little machine. It is constructed on entirely different lines from any other machine ever brought here. It was brought to town on Thursday and took out three loaded wagons. When the top of the grade was reached another wag on on which was placed the cook house, was added to the train, and the little machine moved right along with its extra burden as though it had little to do. This machine is able to plow from 25 to 35 acres per day with two 3-bottom plows, and it is a goneral utility machine. When wheat hauling time comes in the fall it will be used to get the grain to market; in fact anything that Is re quired of a tractor can be performed by this machine, and it is proving a very satisfactory investment to its owners. After Messrs. Crum and Brunton have finished the work for Mr. Gllman they will move on to lands which they have rented and do a lot of plowing for themselves.