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VOL.31. NO. 12. HEFPXER, OREGON, JUNE 18, 1914. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 l'EB YEAR
LIVELY INTEREST IN
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ELECTION
W. B. Barratt Chosen Di
rector and Vawter Craw
ford Re-elected Clerk
157 Votes Cast.
There was commendable Interest
shown in the annual school meeting
on Monday and as a result a lively
contest was on in the selection of the
school officers for the coming year.
Two tickets were In the field. W.
B. Barratt and A. M. Phelps ran for
director and Mrs. A. E. Blnns and
Vawter Crawford were the candidates
for clerk. It developed early in the
day that there was to be something
doing as each candidate had warm
supporters and many of these got
busy to get the vote out. The voting
began after the organization of the
meeting at 2 p. m., and the polls
were kept open until 5:30 that all
might have a chance to get their vote
in. It might be remarked here also
that the balloting was not according
to the Australian system, there were
two printed tickets, not of uniform
size and color and this caused some
to be rather humiliated, as it were,
in thus having to make known how
they voted, and they were not to be
blaml for registering a kick and
raising their voices in opposition to
the system of voting employed.
The result of the ballot was as fol
lows: W. B. Barratt, 81; A4 M.
l'helps, 74; V. Crawford, 84; Mrs.
Biuns, 71.
The report of the clerk presented
at this meeting shows receipts from
all sources during the year of $81,
664.37; expenditures, $57,015.72,
leaving balance on hand of $4,648.65.
Tlie sale of bonds for school buiiding
purposes und on account of fire loss
sustained to new building Is Included
in this report. These items should
have been in the report of last year
and would have been but for the fact
that there was a "hold upH in set
tling with the bonding company and
this was not adjustgd until after the
date of the last annual meeting. The
district still has the old school build
ing to dispose of and there should be
some steps taken to convert this prop
erty into cash.
The expense incurred In running
the school for the year was $13,715.
18, while the receipts, outside of the
building fund money reported,
amounted to $18,023.15. The clerk's
ri'port further shows the expendi
tures, itemized, to be as follows:
Paid for teachers' wages .. $ SO 10. 00
Paid for fuel and school
supplies 1166.15
Paid for repairs, improving
grounds and janitor work 1219.80
Paid on principal and inter
est on bonds and warrants
Paid for insurance
Paid for District Clerk's sal
ary 1 aid for all other purposes
2680.00
26S.00
15 0.0 1)
22 1.2 J
Total $13, 715. IS
C.E. POTTS IS ACQUITTED
Canyon City, Or., June 16 (Spe
cial.) Charles E. Potts tonight was
found not guilty of murdering his
wife, after the jury had been out but
three hours.
No case in years has aroused such
intense Interest in court annals here
as the Potts trial, which came to an
end early this evening when Attor
neys Ackerman, of Los Angeles, for
the defendant, and Marks for the
state, summarized the testimony be
fore the judge charged the jury.
The courtroom was packed again
today.
E. P. Ward, of The Dalles, is now
in charge of the train on the Hepp
ner branch, Conductor Fisk'e having
been transferred to the main line.
Mr. Ward is here for a month, anly,
and it is not settled yet whe will be
the permanent successor of Mr.
Flske. The family of Mr. Fiske will
move to Portland to live and., our
popular conductor will have a passen
ger run between Portland and Pen
dleton, beginning about the first of
July.
Teachers' examination is in pro
gress at the court house under the
direction of Supt. Notson, assisted by
Miss Marlon Long. Examinations
are being held for county and state
papers and the following teachers
and prospective teachers are regis
tered: Walter W. Weller, of Denver,
Colo.; Ilenieretta J. Wilson, Anna
Belle Howard, Clare Beamer, Julia
Clark, Ella A. Aiken, of Heppner;
Lulu It. Maxwell, Margaret Ostin,
Gladys Mnsgrave, May Severance, of
Hardman; Lulu M. Calkins, Ella P.
McNahb, of lone, and Gwendolen
Jones of Oregon City.
HuSTAIlFilfllirS
Farmer Smith, Renowned Agricultur
ist of the West Will he on the
Program for an Interesting
Talk.
Saturday the First Annual Picnic
of the Morrow County Farmers' Un
ion will be held in the beautiful Lex
ington grove. No efforts have been
spared by the Union to make this
first coming together a complete suc
cess. A lengthy program has been ar
ranged, consisting of speeches and
special music. A band of twelve
pieces has been engaged to play dur
ing the day, and this alone will be a
pleasant feature of the day. A. R.
Shumway, member of the legislative
committee and J. D. Brown, state
president, will be present and deliver
addresses.
Farmer Smith, agriculturist for
the O.-W. R. & N. Co., will be on
hand with a wealth of his dry farm
ing material. Mr. Smith has been
heard by many of our people before,
and his next appearance is looked
forward to will much pleasure.
President Huston would like to
have it understood that everybody,
whether farmers, members of the
Union, or what not, are cordially in
vited to attend the picnic, where they
will be given a warm welcome. A
big basket dinner will be spread out
under the large shade trees, in the
grove, and everyone is invited to
bring a well filled basket and join
with the crowd in disposing of the
"eats."
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Win. Ciiiitwell.
From the Canby Irrigator of June
12th, we take the follow-ing account
of the death of a former well known
resident of Morrow county:
Wm. Cantwell, who after an ill
ness of 10 weeks, passed away at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Cassie
Evans last Friday evening, was born
in Madison Co., Arkansas in Feb. 15,
1S50. He leaves a widow and three
(laughters. Mrs. Cassie Evans, Mrs.
Adam II. Knight of Canby and Mrs.
V. K. Chetwood, of Portland.
His parents were sturdy, indust
rious and respectable citizens of the
commonwealth. 1 He was a mere boy
when tlie war of the 60's broke out
in awful fury. He grew up on a
farm, in the midst of disturbed con
ditions while the Union and Confed
erate passed th rough the recon
struction period. lie , possessed
more than ordinary gifts, nature
graciously endowed him, and had not
circumstances prevented his place,
career and work in tlie world might
have been different and he would
have come to distinction for service
in his day and generation. Ho mar'
ried early in life as was the general
custom in that day and country, and
on Feb. 16, 1S69 he assumed tlie ob
ligations of a husband, taking as his
wife, Mary Emily Buckley, they lived
happily together, sharing the joys
and sorrows of their companionship,
S children born unto them, 5 of
whom passed away in early life.
In the early eightys lie removed
with his family to Mcppner, Oregon.
Here the wife and mother was taken
away by the hand of death. In Nov.
1 S S 3 he came to Portland with his
three daughters. In Pec, 1893 lie
came with his family to Clackamas
county where he has since resided.
His second marriage was to Annie
Lawrie, Jan. 14, 1008, who survives
him, and shares with his children the
sorrows of bereavement Tlie funeral
services were held in tlie Methodist
Episcopal church of Canby Sunday,
June 7, 1914 in tlie presence of a
large and representative audience
the pastor, Rev. T. H. Downs, having
charge. Dr. T. B. Ford delivered the
address. Mr. Cantwell was a pastor
of the church before coming to Ore
gon and Dr. Ford was one. of his
elders. Peace to the memory of
William Cantwell.
Wm. Cantwell resided in Heppner
for a number of years and leaves a
number of relatives here. Two sis
ters, Mrs. S. A. Wright and Mrs. Lot
tie Brown, reside here as well as a
nephew, M. L. Cantwell. He is sur
vived also by four brothers, all of
whom were at one time residents of
this county. These are J. T. Cant
well, of Baker City, Abner and An
drew, of Dayville and Dave of Con
don. Mrs. Clyde Wells hns been confined
to her home during tlie past week on
account of sickness.
There wn a goodly attendance of
the members of the I. O. O. F. order
at the M. E. Church, South, on last
Sunday morning in honor of their
annul memorial services. Rev. W.
T. Goulder delivered an able address
and there was special music by a
male quartette and a solo by Palmer
Brunton. The services were enjoyed
by a large audience.
See us before buying your years
supply of flour. We can save you
money, v HEPPNER MILLING CO.
COMMERCIAL CLUB COMMITTEES
ARE DOING EFFECTIVE IRK
Club Will Strive to Get Better Passenger Service on
Local Branch Line Public Park Site Practically
Assured Other Suggestions Are Being Carried
Out.
At the special meeting of the Com
mercial Club on Friday evening the
attendance was rather slim though
there was business of importance to
be attended to.
Owing to the illness of President
Smead, Vice-President Notson pre
sided. The committee appointed some
time ago to select a lyceum course
and to act for the Club read their
report, which was tabled until the
next regular meeting.
The report of the committee ap
pointed to report to the Club some
of Heppner's needs, and plans for
carrying them out, was read. On
motion it was ordered that the por
tion of the report appertaining to
the feed lot, city park, filling up un
sightly mud holes and to the un
sightly bill boards be adopted as read
and that a committee of three be
appointed to wait on the City Coun
cil and urge these matters and If
possible obtain the feed yard grounds
for a city park. A. M. Phelps, L. K.
Harlan and J. P. Conder were ap
pointed on this committee. After
the appointment of this committee
the balance of the report was then
adopted. The full report read as
follows:
To the Officers and Members of Hepp
ner Commercial Club:
We, your committee appointed to
suggest some of tlie important needs
of Heppner, beg to submit a few sug
gestions which we think of the ut
most importance, looking to the bet
terment and beautifying of our city,
as follows:
An active and effective campaign
against the fly.
Abolishing of our unsightly bill
boards. Filling the numerous mud holes.
The abatement of our present feed
lot and the establishment on the
same grounds of a city park. With
CROP
CONDITIONS
POUT TOWARD 11 LARGE YIELD
Sand Country Will Reach
Producing A 20 Bushel
Started in Many Fields.
A ride on Tuesday over the greater to "stick" and keep their grain from
portion of the wheat belt to the north blowing out. This trouble is now
of Heppner and Lexington, convinces f practically overcome after the thor
ns that there will be one of the big-1 ough cultivation of several years
Rest yields of grain this season ever , Past and the working in of the stub-
n.i- : i i ci j a
produced in that section. This holds
' , ,
good as far north as the . B. Finley
place, and while we have experienced
some pretty warm weather there has
been none that has seriously short -
ened the crops out that way, and
grain is now so far advanced that it
Is bound to make a bumper crop.
Through the courtesy of Banker
T. J. Mahoney we were one of a party
consisting of Mr. Mahoney, M. D.
Clark and Frank Gilliam, making the
trip by auto and getting over a lot of
territory.
We are not going to attempt to
make any itemized estimates, not
being in possession of the acreage to ;are inclined to think that his estimate
be harvested by the individual farm-1 is low, at least from present indica
ers throughout the section visited, j tions. He will begin his harvest just
but as it appears at this writing tills , as soon as he can get his machinery
portion of the county should make an . into the fields.
average yield of twenty bushels. It would seem that Mr. Finley has
Much of the grain in now ready for , proven his oft-repeated assertion that
the header, and it was noted that in he would make a success of raising
a few fields the machines were at wheat on bis lands in tlie "banana
work. Heading should he general belt" as he had a splendid crop there
throughout the wheat belt on the hist season and this year he will reap
north side the coming week. better than ever. It is a dry country
The Piper and Carmichael fields but the right methods of farming will
are exceptionally fine. They are easi
ly 30-bushel crops with every indica
tion of No. 1 wheat. Getting a little
farther to the north it was noted that
the grain on tlie Copenhaver and
Hodsdon places is of exceptional
quality, and what pertains to these
people is also largely true of their
neighbors.
The grain, however, that has been
the subject of the most favorable
comment this season is that en the
places of W. B. Finley and his son,
Arthur. These men have been farm
ing in what is generally pronounced
the "sand belt" of Morrow county,
a mistaken appelutlon, however, as
they are not in the sand country. Tlie
soil down that way is very light and
it has been a hard problem to get it
this end in view we ask that the Club
ask and Insist that the City Council
donate the above mentioned lot for
park purposes.
We also feel that if our citizens
would take more active interest iu
public affairs and attend the meetings
of the school board and city council,
it would not only show that we are
taxing an interest in their delibera
tions, but have a tendency to get
better measures through.
We also feel that the establishment
of a Ladies' Club is almost imperative
to get the best results.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. W. W. Smead,
Mrs. V. Crawford,
Mrs. W. T. Goulder,
S. E. Notson,
V. Crawford,
A. M. Phelps, Chairman.
The matter of better railroad ac
comodations for Heppner was dis
cussed at some length. The follow
ing resolution was adopted: Resolv
ed, that a permanent committee of
three be appointed to report from,
time to time on bettering passenger
service to the north end of the coun
ty and outside points. The chair ap
pointed J. P. Conder, J. L. Wilkins
and L. E. Bisbee.
The Club, through this committee
will take up the proposition of get
ting a motor service on the branch
to handle passenger traffic in a man
ner to connect with night trains
coming and going to Portland. Also
to get a sleeper service to Arlington
The secretary was instructed to
notify by postal card all members of
the Commercial Club of next regular
meeting at least one day before meet
ing.
Bills r.gainst the Club were order
ed paid as follows: I. O. O. F., rent
to April 23, $20.85; Phelps Grocery
Co., $5.90;, Gazette-Times Printery,
$9.25.
High Mark This Year By
Wheat Crop Heading Has
ulc' "' "as "K,u OI sum"
I merfallow consisting of 1000 acres
, thRt ne ,g preparing fur fall gowing
j This is practically clean of all weeds,
j and will be perfectly clean as soon as
1 he gets over it with his weeders
which are at work every day. The
moisture has been well conserved in
this piece of ground and should there
be no more rains tills summer there
will be plenty of moisture for early
sowing. He will harvest this season
about 1000 acres of grain. A half
section of this is volunteer and the
balance is on summerfallow ground.
Mr. Finley says he will have an av
erage crop of fifteen bushels but we
conserve the moisture and bring forth
abundant yields of grain.
One thing was noted along the trip
at different intervals, and this was
the unused lands that have been
heretofore farmed but are now being
allowed to grow up in weeds. A lot
of Jim Hill mustard is growing on
these lands as well as other foul
weeds that w ill be a serious menace
to those people who are working hard
at the present time to do good farm
ing and keep their places clean.
Some means of getting rid of these
weeds will have to be adopted else
tlie whole country will become foul.
Mr. Finley expects to get a siding
at a point on the Coyote cut-off that
will bring him within eleven miles of
(Continued on page six)
NORTH
11
GITY COUNCIL MEETS IN
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Selection of Fair Grounds Brings
1'orth I'nusuul Amount of In
terest. City Will Act
At Once.
The agitation over the matter of
getting grounds for the Morrow
County. Fair Association was doubt
less the reason for more interest than
common in the mid-monthly meeting
of the city council. There had been
appointed a committee representing
both the Fair Board and the Commer
cial Club to take up this matter with
the City Council, and had it not been
for the pernicious activity of this
committee perhaps there would have
been no meeting at all. Through
their hustling, the Council was
brought together and Mayor Smead
was conveyed to the council cham
bers, though he was not in the best
of condition, physically, to preside.
Members -present were Mayor Smead,
Councilmen Barratt, Hager, Minor,
Kirk and Cornett. There was con
sideration of some bills covering a
tank of oil just received and the
freight on same, making a total of
$387.92. After this the considera
tion of petitions, memorials, resolu-:
tions, etc., was taken up, among
these being the petition of tlie com
mittee representing the Commercial
Club and asking for the removal of
unsightly billboards from the streets
of Heppner. To carry out in a meas
ure this request, the Mayor appointed
Councilmen Barratt, Hager and Mi
nor to look into this matter and
make report at next meeting of the
council. This committee will also
make recommendations as to old
shacks and unused buildings about
town that are fire traps and unsani
tary. The consideration of the pe
tition of the joint committee of the
Morrow County Fair Board and Com
mercial Club was then taken up, and
after hearing the reading of the pe
tition by a member of the committee,
a motion was passed that the proposi
tion made be accepted by the city,
contingent upon the guarantee of the
committee being carried out. To get
at a fuller and complete understand
ing between the committee and the
council, an executive session was
called following the transaction of
some other business. The conclus
ions reached at this executive session
have not yet been made public.
Upon motion the Recorder was in
structed to notify tlie owners of the
Club building, to comply with the
terms of their contract with the city.
The action of certain members of
the council with reference to the
bridge across Willow creek at the
head of Court street was approved.
In reference to certain property
of the city appearing on tlie delin
quent tax rolls of Morrow county for
the year of 1907, against which there
is a tax charge of $7.50; the recorder
was instructed to draw a warrant in
favor of Morrow county to pay this
amount. This tax had become de
linquent on the property before be
ing purchased by the city but to clean
the matter up and save further ex
pense this action was taken.
Thereupon the council went into
executive session to consider the pro
posals of the above-mentioned joint
committee.
Sells Mountain Valley Farm
W. O. Minor this week disposed of
tlie balance of his Blue Mountain
Stock Farm, with the exception of a
few acres, to Gus Wilcox of Heppner.
Mr. Wilcox will have in the neigh
borhood of 500 acres of alfalfa and
pasture land and is to be congratu
lated on getting hold of the finest
farm on Willow creek, all things con
sidered. In disposing of this farm
of over one thousand acres, Mr. Mi
nor has cut it up in such shape that
there will be six families on the place
to where there was one before, and
no doubt there could be some more
advantageous cutting up of the place
and other families located there and
make good homes. This example
should be followed by others and
tlie population of our county in
creased in this manner. This deal,
of course has not brought any new
people to the county, but just as soon
as the larger places are put on the
market in this manner outside peo
ple will be coming in to take hold of
tlie smaller tracts and make homes
of them.
The Whole Hon.
Playwright Was Grasper satis
fied with the part assigned him In
my new play?
Manager Was Grasper ever satis
fied witli "part" of anything?
Judge.
Limited Promise.
Reggy I thought you'd forgiven
what I said and promised to gorget
it?
Peggy But I didn't promise to
let you forget I'd forgiven it.
Chicago Daily News.
TWO
in
HELD
If
Robert Owens and Earl
Becklund Are Accused
Of Butchering Another
Man's Beet.
On a charge of stealing a cow
which belonged to other parties, Earl
Becklund, better known as "Swede",
is in' the county Jail, and Robert Ow
ens has been bound over, under
$1500 bonds, to appear before the
grand jury.
It developed In the preliminary
hearing in the case of the State of
Oregon vs. Robert Owens, held last
Tuesday morning that Becklund had
delivered a beef to Gong Lane, a lo
cal restaurant man, last Saturday,
the result of a contract between Ow
ens and Lane. Sheriff Evans, who
had had suspicions for some time,
deputized Osmin Hager to take the
back track of the "Swede's" wagon
and learn where the beef had been
butchered and under what circum
stances. Hager tracked the "Swede" up
Balm Fork to the Quald ranch and
from there on to the "Headquarters
Ranch." Here the tracks led off up
another canyon toward the moun
tains. Hager finally came to the home
stead of Becklund, where he found
a heavy sled, which showed signs of
having ben recently used. lipon
closer examination, he found on the
sled blood and some tallow. After
looking around for some time he
came to a place on the ground that
was covered with old decayed wood,
and upon digging down, uncovered
a beef hide. Mr. Hager brought the
hide back to town.
C. A. Minor testified that he was
sure the beef belonged to him inas
much that the ears of the brute con
tained his marking, although one
ear had been cut off and was missing.
Also a piece of the hide, at a point
on the hip where the Minor brand
was usually placed, had been cut out.
The testimony of Gong Lane was
the most damaging evidence against
Owens. Lane stated that on prev- -ious
occasions he had bought beef
from Owens, the "Swede" delivering
it and Owens receiving the mone.
this proving to the judge that Owens
and Becklund were working togeth
er. As soon as Becklund returned to
his open air slaughter house and
found that he had been discovered,
he made a hahty retreat, but was
caught at Echo by the town mar
shal there, who held him until Sher
iff Evans could go over and bring
him back, which he did on Sunday.
In the preliminary hearing, the
defendant was represented by'C. E.
Woodson, and Glenn Y. Wells, Coun
ty attorney prosecuted for the State.
In default of the $1500 bail, Ow
ens Is confined in the county jail,
not being able as yet to get anyone
to assume so heavy an obligation as
a guarantee of his appearance when
wanted by the grand jury.
ALBERT LOVGREN PASSES
Carl Albert Lovgren, for many
years a resident of Morrow county
and a farmer of the Gooseberry sec
tion, died in Portland on Saturday
last, June 13, 1914, of pernicious
anaemia. Mr. Lovgren had been af
flicted for many months and gradual
ly growing worse it was thought wise
to remove him to Portland for med
ical treatment and tie was taken to
that city about three weeks ago. He
was past all relief however and suc
cumbed to his disease after all that
w as possible was done for him. The
remains were shipped to Heppner on
Sunday and taken to Hardman for
interment. The funeral was held in
the I. O. O. F. hall at that place at
11 o'clock on Monday and concluded
at the cemetery below Hardman at
2 p. m., being conducted by the Odd
Fellows of which order he was a
member. Mr. Lovgren was aged
59 years and 9 months and leaves a
wife and one son, aged about 13
years, to mourn tlie loss of husband
and father. He also has three broth
ers living in this county,
Wm. Furzier, the party so ser
iously injured In the auto accident of
last week is so far recovered as to be
about town and will be able to return
home in a few days.
Supt. Notson w ill go to Salem on
Saturday to be absent for several
days. He will act upon the state ex
amining board, and also attend a
convention of the cjuuty superintendents.
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RUSTLING
CHARGE