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VOL. 31. NO. 18.
HEPPNER, OREGON, JULY ,'50, 1914.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
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O-W. R. &N. Co. Offers
Valuable Premiums' For
Exhibits at Walla Walla
Show This .Fall.
The second annual corn show un
der the auspices of the Oregon-Washington
Railroad & Navigation Com
pany will be held at Walla Walla,
Wash., November 25, 26! 27 and 28.
A 1,6-page booklet, containing the list
of prizes, entry blanks and general
information, has juBt been issued and
a copy received at this office.
The annual corn Bhow(las conduct
ed by the railroad company, has be
come an established institution. The
first show last year, was the outcome
of efforts made by R. B. Miller, traffic
manager of the O.-W. R. & N. Com
pany to interest farmers in corn
growing.
Mr. Miller has often pointed out
in interviews and otherwise, and the
corps of able agriculturists . in the
employ of the railroad company has
traveled through Eastern Oregon,
Washington, and Idaho, giving lec
tures and demonstrations of the
great value of corn as a food for
stock. In encouraging the growing
of corn, it has been the purpose of
the O.-W. R. & N. Compauy to build
up the stock industry of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho.
Since the corn-growing missionary
work was begun under Mr. Miller's
enthusiastic direction some years ago
much has been accomplished. Ex
pense has not been spared by the rail
road company to Impress upon the
farmers the profits to themselves and
to their territory to be derived from
growing corn and feeding it' to stock
Especially has it been pointed out
that the continual growing of wheat
crops must leave large portions of
the land idle each year, and even
tually impoverish all the wheat land,
unless rotated with some such crop
as corn.
Professor Holden, the corn expert
was brought here by the O.-W. R. &
N. Company last year and sent into
Eastern Oregon and Washington on
a special train to lecture from his
ripe experience in corn-raising. Pro
feasor Holden's lectures and the work
done by the agriculturists of the O.-
W. R. & N. Company has caused such
a great increase in corn that the acre
age in cultivation this year has fully
doubled.
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A corresponding increase in the
entry list at the coming corn show is
expected. There is (.very Indication
that this year's show will be even
better than the one in 1913.
- Booklets containing further infor
mation about the corn show, the
rules and entry blanks may be ob
tained by addressing the O.-W. R. &
N. Corn Show, 701 Wells-Fargo
building, Portland, Oregon.
The list of premiums at the show
follows:
Division A O.-W. R. & N. Co. best
acre
Class 1 Class 2
lrrlg'd non-lrd
First prize $25.00 25.00
Second prize 15.00 15.00
Third prize 10.00 10.00
Fourth prize 7.50 7.50
Fifth prize 5.00
Sixth prize 2.60
Seventh prize 2.50
Eighth prize , 2.50
Ninth prize 2.50
Tenth prize 2.60
6.00
2.60
2.60
2.60
2.60
2.50
Division B
12 ears
-O.-W. R. & N. Co. best
Class 1 Class 2
irrig'd non irrd
First prize $15.00 $15.00
Second prize 10.00 10.00
Third prize 7.50 7.60
Fourth prize , 5.00 5.00
Fifth prize 2.50 2.50
Sixth prize ... '. 2.50 2.50
Seventh prize ...... 2.50 2.50
Eighth prize 2.60 2.60
Ninth prize , ,. 2.60 2.50
Tenth prize 2.50 2.50
Division C O.-W. R. & N. Co
Boy's contest for best acre. This con
test limited to boys under 18 years
of age
, Irrig'd non-lrrd
First prize .$20.00 $20.00
Second prize 15.00 15.00
Third prize 10.00 10.00
Fourth prize .......... 6.00 6.00
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Fifth prize 2.50 2.50
Division D O.-W. R. & N. Co.
boys' contest for best 12 ears. This
contest limited to boys under 18
years of age
Irrig'd non-irrd
First prize $20.00 $20.00
Second prize 15.00 15.00
Third prize 10.00 10.00
Fourth prize 5.00 ' 5.00
Fifth prize 2.50 2.50
Division E O.-W. R. & N. Co. best
geneVal display, $5. Basis of award:
Number of varieties, 20; quality of
grain, 40;. taste of arrangement, 20;
size of exhibit, 10; story of how it
was produced, 10 100
Division F Boys' corn club, A. H.
Averill Machinery Co. To the Boys'
Corn Club making the best general
exhibit, under same rules as division
E, and A. H. Averill Machinery Co.,
of Portland, Or. will give the follow
ing: First, library of nine agricultur
al and horticultural books; second,
library of six agricultural books;
third, library of three agricultural
and horticultural books.
Division G R. B. Miller. Best
one ear, any variety, offered by R. B.
Miller, traffic manager, O.-W. R. &
N. Co., $25.
Division H C. L. Smith. For best
12 ears popcorn, C. L. Smith, agri
culturist, O.-W. R. & N. Co., will give
First prize, $5; second prize, $3;
third prize $2.
i Division I, class 2, J. I. Case
Threshing Machine Co. For best
100 ears Flint corn grown on upland
by dry farming methods, 12 stalks
and statement of how grown to ac
company the exhibit, the J. I. Case
Threshing Machine Company, Port
land, Or., will give a Racine rotary
harrow.
Division J, class 1, R. M. Wade &
Co. Best two acres of Dent corn
grown on irrigated land, to be Judg
ed by the same rules provided for the
one-acre contests, 100 ears of field
selected seed corn and six stalks, to
be exhibited, a riding cultivator, of
fered by R. M. Wade & Co, Portland.
Division J, class 2, Mitchell, Lewis
& Staver Company Prize, J. I. Case
lister, subsoller and drill. For best
two acres nonlrrigated Dent corn
grown by dry farming methods, Mit
chell, Lewis & Staver Company of
Portland, Or., and Spokane, Wash.,
offer a prize consisting of a J. I. Case
lister, subsoiler and seed drill, com
bined, an excellent tool for the dry
land farmer. To be judged by the
rules of one-acre contests, 100 .ears
field selected seed corn and 12 stalks
to be exhibited.
Division K, class 2, Oliver Chilled
Plow Works For the beBt three
acres of corn grown on non-Irrigated
land, the corn to be judged by the
same rules as provided for the one
acre contests, 100 ears of corn and
12 stalks to be exhibited at the show.
The Oliver Chilled Plow Works, Port
land, Or., will give one No. 15 var
iable drop corn planter.
Division L, class 1, John Deere Co.
For the best five acres of corn, ir
rigated, to be judged under same
rules as provided for the one-acre
contests, 100 field-selected ears and
12 stalks to be exhibited at the show.
The John Deere Company, Portland,
Or., offer as a prize one No. 999 new
Deere corn planter, oblique selection,
variable drop.
Division L, class 2, International
Harvester Company For best li -e
acres of corn grown cn non-irrigated
1 ind, to be judged by the same rules
as provided for the one-acre contests.
I fl() field-selected ears and 12 select
ed stalks to be exhibited at the show.
The International Harvester Com
pany of America offers a prize con
sisting of two-horse riding cultivator
Division M, class .1, Oregon Moline
Plow Company For the best 10
acres of corn grown under irrigation
to be judged under the same rules
as the one-acre contests, 100 field
selected ears of seed corn and six
stalks to be exhibited at the show,
the Oregon Mollne Plow Company,
Portland, Or., will give two-horse
walking corn cultivator.
Division M, class 2, Parlln & Oren
dorff Northwest Plow: Company For
the best 10 acres of corn grown with
out irrigation, to be judged by the
same rules as the one-acre contests,
100 field-selected ' ears of seed corn
and six stalks to be exhibited at the
show, the Parlln & Orendorff North
west Plow Company, Portland, Or.,
will give a King walking cultivator
(style H).
Division N, class 2, Lou S. Smith
To the boy or girl under 16 years
of age entering the 12 best seed ears
of his own selection, with story of
how the crop was grown, Lou S.
Smith, assistant agriculturist, O.-W.
R. & N. Company, will give an East
man vest pocket kodak with two
rolls of films. Contest open only to
Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow
and Grant counties, Oregon. Corn
need not be grown by contestants,
but must be grown on. upland with
out irrigation. 9xhlblt to count 60
and story 50.
B. R. Patterson made the trip
home this time by way of the Barlow
route and pronounces it an enjoyable
one, coming through in the big Cad
illac without mishap. During their
absence Mr. and Mrs. Patterson vis
ited at Seattle.
T-
TER TRAIN SERVICE
List of 400 Names Attached
to Prayer of Citizens for
Improved Train Service
, on Heppner Branch.
Acting on the authority of he
Heppner Commercial Club, the per
manent committee on transportation
of the Club, some four weeks ago had
petitions prepared, and since that
time have been circulating the same
for signatures, asking the officials of
the O.-W. R. & N. Co., to consider
the proposition of giving better pas
senger train accomodations on the
Heppner branch. We have hereto
fore set out what the committee are
asking for. The petitions have been
forwarded to the head office at Port
land, and contain the names of four
hundred citizens of thg territory serv
ed by the Heppner and Condon
branches. Accompanying ;ne sa:a
petitions, was the following letter,
which is a concise statement of the
situation as presented by the commit-
too:
Heppner, Ore., July 29, 1914.
The O.-W. R. & N. Co.,
Portland, Oregon.
Gentlemen:
Enclosed please find a petition for
another train service on this branch
road signed by citizens of Morrow
County, former citizens now residing
in Portland, but who have interests
here, and also citizens from Grant
and Gilliam counties served by mail
and passenger service on this road.
The matter of better train service
was presented to the Commercial
Club of Heppner some months ago
and later a "Permanent Commute on
Transportation" was appointed and
reported from time to time and was
instructed to prepare the petition
and present it to you with the fol
lowing suggestions:
1. We believe that a Motor Ser
vice could be put on for mall and
passengers between Heppner and the
Main line which would increase the
travel to and from the north end of
the county and outside points so that
it would be mutually profitable to
your company and the whole of the
county.
2: We believe that this service
could be extended to connect with
the motor service between Umatilla
and Pendleton in such a way as to
increase the travel between Morrow
and Umatilla counties so as to be
profitable to all concerned.
3. We believe that a similar ser
vice could be maintained connecting
the above mentioned service with the
Condon branch at Arlington so as to
increase the traffic between Umatilla,
Morrow and Gilliam counties and de
velope a profitable business.
4. We believe that could such a
service be inaugurated and a sleeper
put on between Arlington and Port
land on trains No. 9 and No 12
that such accomodations would be
justifiable because of the demand
that will be made with the above ser
vice. We humbly present this petition of
over four hundred names of the best
citizens with the above suggestions
and pledge ourselves to work with
you in an effort to deflect the travel
that is now being carried on by ve
hicle to and from the north end of
the county and between the counties
aboved named.
We believe, after due consideration
and canvass of the matter, that the
petition and suggestions will result
in great development and increase of
traffic on your roads if granted and
a fair trial given. The present de
layed and unsatisfactory mall and
passenger service greatly retards and
delays development and travel in this
part of the state and we trust you
may give this your Immediate and
best attention.
Yours very truly,
DR. J, PERRY CONDER,
Chairman,
L. E. BISBEE,
JOS. J. NYS,
Committee.
Fire Started Near Hardman.
A fire that gave promise of doing
a large amount of damage was start
ed in the Hardman country on Tues
day, in the vicinity of the farm of
Omar Stanton. After a lot of hard
work on the part of citizens from
Hardman and the people of the
neighborhood, the fire was extin
guished before any damage to speak
of had been done. There is such' an
abundance of dry grass all around
everywhere that it is a wonder that
more serious fires have not occurred,
and this would doubtless happen if
it were not for the evident fact that
our people are using every precau
tion to prevent flres getting out,.
E 0 BE
PUSHING FOR RIVERS
S BILL
s Astoria, Oregon, July 28, (Special)
The citizens of Astoria, at a mass
meeting held under the auspices of
the Port of Columbia Commercial
Club, unanimously passed the fol
lowing resolutions, which were im
mediately telegraphed to the,' north
western senators at Washington:
RESOLVED, That we, the mem
bers of the Port of Columbia Com
mercial Club and citizens of Astoria,
Oregon, insist on the Immediate pas
sage by the Senate of the United
States of the Rivers and Harbors bill
now pending, and hereby request the
United States Senators from Oregon,
and their colleagues of Washington,
Idaho, Montana, California, aud Ne
vada to bend every effort to this end.
Improvements of vital importance to
the Pacific coast ports and inland
waterways depend upon the speedy
availability of the appropriations em
braced in this bill.
RESOLVED, That we have implicit
confidence in the recommendations of
the United States engineers who
have given favorable reports on the
various projects embraced in the
pending bill, and that we go on rec
ord as favoring liberal expenditure
of public money to provide water
transportation for interior commun
ities. RESOLVED, That we believe there
is no "pork" in the appropriation it
ems relating to Pacific coast projects,
and that so far as other projects are
concerned, we accept the judgment
of the United States engineers, mean
while calling the attention of the
United States Senate to the fact that
the river Clyde from Glasgow to the
sea was once a shallow unimportant
stream and possibly its improvement
might once have been classed as
"pork." It now floats millions of
annual commerce.
RESOLVED, That we remind our
Senators that the Port of Astoria is
expending approximately one million
dollars for the construction of the
greatest municipal docks on the Pa
cific coast; that the Hill system of
railway Is building ocean docks and
terminal here which will cost sever
al millions, and that the citizens of
a tributary region of 300,000 square
miles in area are vitally concerned
in the appropriations which shall op
en the Columbia river to free and
uninterrupted navigation from its
mouth to the interior. Also that
the organization of steamboat lines
to navigate said river and its tribu
taries depends upon the early com
pletion of the Celtlo canal, an appro
priation for which is Included in said
bill.
WILD SIEER ROPING
CONTEST FOR GIRLS
Pendleton, Ore, July 29 One of
the most thrilling and spectacular
contests known to the cow tountry
will be on the program at the Round
Up this year, September 24, 25 and
26. This is a wild steer roping and
hog tielng contest for cowgirls only.
The purse will amount to about $500
and already sufficient cowgirls have
made entry to insure a desperate
fight to the finish for the money and
the honor of being the first world's
championship cowgirl steer roper,
They will work the contest under the
same rules as those governing the
cowboys' steer roping. Some of the
girls entered already have records
irider forty seconds and It is very
1 ossible that tuey will got within the
24 second class at the Round-Up
Two thousand additional cash has
been added to the regular prize Mst.
Electric fans are just the" thing
these warm days. The Heppner
Light & Water Co. can install one for
you at any time.
Has Completed Good Well.
D. E. Gllman has just had com
pleted a well on the Alton Basey
place in Cltrks Canyon that is pro
ducing a fow of 2500 gallons of wa
ter every twenty-four hours through
the energy exerted by a windmill
The fllow was secured at a depth of
115 feet and the well gives promise
of furnishing an abundance of water
for all time to come. Two families
have recently located on the Basey
place and the Gay land adjoining,
these being Phill Gllham and George
Glass and together they will farm
880 acres. They each have large
families and are taking hold of their
newly acquired places in a way that
shows they know how to farm. The
well drill was taken from the Basey
place to EHuston's on Eight Mile.
IS
ARE GOING UP
Force of Carpenters Busy
on Dance Pavilion This
Week Other Details Be
'itig Rapidly Completed.
Undejr. the supervision of Carpen
ter Henry Johnson, the buildings for
the Second Annual Morrow County
Fair are under course of construc
tion. The force of carpenters are
now putting up the big dance pavilion
which will have a floor space 50 x
86 feet, and around two sides and
one end of this will be arranged the
scats in such a manner as not to take
up any of this floor space. , Just south
of this dance platform and facing
Main street the new exhibit pavilion
will be built and will occupy all the
space across the south end of the
lot. All buildings are to be put up
in a substantial manner and will be
permanent. The Fair . Board have
closed all contracts for the amuse
ment features of the fair and by
looking over the big adv. In this Is
sue you will see what some of these
are. From now on everything in con
nection with this event will be push
ed and by the opening date nothing
will have been left undone that
should have been done to start Mor
row County's Bigger and Better Fair
on time. Bring in your samples of
grain and grasses to the office of the
secretary, and be on the lookout for
those fruit and vegetable exhibits.
The date is September 17, 18 and 19.
Birthday Picnic
A custom has been established at
the Buschke farm cn Rhea creek of
an annual celebration in honor of the
birthdays of several members of the
family which occur within a few days
of each other following the middle of
July.' OnSnnday, July 19," large
number of the neighbors up and
down the creek as well as several
friends from lone, were invited to the
Buschke home where a splendid re
past had been prepared for them, as
well as other entertainment, and a
most pleasant time was had. From
the lone Journal we get the following
list of those present: Walter Becket
and family; Ralph Becket and fam
ily; Will French and family; Curtis
Rhea and family; Oscar Whittington
and family; Mrs. James Fidler, Lena
Gray, Mrs. Claude Whitney and
daughter; Mrs. Letha Woods and
daughter; Mr. Fisher and family; W.
H. Cronk and farily; Flora Forbes;
Charlie Becket, Neal Crawford, Geo.
Fidler, Arthur Hughes, Arthur Fid-ler,-
Charles Moorehead, Raymond
Fidler, and Ben Buschke and fam
ily. The Fidler and Buschke quar
tette entrtaiued the gathering with
music and the day is one to be long
remembered by all those present.
Harvest Progressing.
The Social Ridge and Clarks Can
yon farmers are fast getting their
crops into the stack preparatory to
threshing. Some are now turning
the grain into the sacks and good
yields are being reported. Fine
weather for harvest has permitted
the work to progress without inter
ruption and the farmers are making
splendid headway getting the grain
stacked. A shortage of threshing
machines in some quarters will de
lay the putting of the grain into the
warehouses to some extent. A ride
over this section of the country Sun
day afternoon revealed to the G.-T.
editor that before many days pass
the grain will be all cut and in the
stack. A number of header crews
were at work and the most of the
grain is cut. It was also noted that
throughout this section there are
many flue fields of summerfallow
which ere in splendid shape and free
from weeds. Grasshoppers are thick
but have arrived too late to do any
damage to grain.
Go tq the Heppner Bakery for
your bread. 26 loaves for $1.00.
Try our sundaes, the best is the
city the Palm.
Mr. Staylate I don't believe your
father feels very kindly towards me,
Young Lady You misjudge fath
er. The morning after you called on
me he seemed quite worried for fear
I had not treated you with proper
courtesy.
Mr. Staylate Indeed; what did
he say?
Young Lady He asked me how
I could be bo rude as to let you go
away without your breakfast.
BUILD
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Patrons of Husbandry in Washing
ton County Fight Freak Leg
islation. Conservative farmers are getting
tired of enacting more radical laws.
The grange in the past has joined
hands with the People's Power Lea
gue and the State Federation of La
bor in making Oregon the field for all
kinds of experimental laws. There
are signs that a change of sentiment
is taking place and the grange revolts
at some of the more freakish bills,
initiated, although still helping pro
mote through Its legislative commit
tee such progressive propositions as ,
proportional representation, abolition
of the State Senate, and others equal
ly questionable.
Washington county Pomona grange
has 272 active members, and between
90 and 100 were present at its last
regular meeting with Bethany Grange
No. 418. The afternoon was taken
up discussing the measures to come
before the people for popular vote
at the November election. The con
sensus of opinion was against:
The universal eight-hour law.
The $1500 tax exemption.
Against doing away with Capital
punishment.
Against the tax for the unemploy
ed. E
Pupils should keep in mind the
dates of the fair, and all who expect
to have something on exhibition
should begin to make arrangements
to have their exhibits in good shape.
Many inquiries are coming to the
office in regard to schools. If any
districts have not yet secured teach
ers and desire any assistance, I may
be able to render such assistance.
The annual report just filed with
the State Superintendent shows that
the total enrollment in the county
last year was 1210. The percentage
of attendance was 93.85, which is a
little higher than for the year pro
ceeding. We had hoped to reach 95
per cent, but sickness in several dis
tricts cut the attendance very mater
ially. The total receipts for the year,
including the amount on hand at the
beginning of year, were $122,807.13,
and the disbursements were $95,420.
73. The number of library books on
hand is 4046. The number of books
purchased during the year is 303.
There has been a serious loss in the
line of library books this year. Of
course, books will wear out, but this
will not account for the' entire loss.
Boards should make better provisions
for the care of the books in many dis
tricts, and a better system of keeping
track of the books should be used.
It will pay any district to buy cards
and pockets sufficient for its library.
Then, with reasonable care, every
book can be located. Three schools
are now provided heating and ventil
ating plants. Judged by the stand
ards fixed by the State Board of
Health, there arc ten districts in
which the sanitary conditions are not
satisfactory. In most of these the
expenditure of a few dollars would
make the conditions satisfactory. The
State Board of Health and the State
Superintendent are co-operating with
the county superintendents and
school boards In securing improve
ment in sanitary conditions. Of the
districts in the county, 21 had only
six months of school, 5 had seven
months, 10 had eight months, and 11
had nine months. The longer terms
are growing in favor. The average
number of days of school exclusive
of holidays was 135. The number of
miles traveled by the county superin
tendent in connection with the work
of the office was 3296. The number
of different teachers employed was
69. The enrollment above the eighth
grade was 127. The number of
eighth grade diplomas issued was 40,
of which 19 were issued to boys and
21 to girls.
Returns From Trip East.
Harry Duncan returned from his
vacation on Sunday evening. He has
been absent from Heppner for three
months and enjoyed his holiday im
mensely. His trip east was made by
auto from Los Angeles direct to New
York and many points of interest
round about that part of the country
were visited. While it was at times
necessary to be pulled out of the mud
encountered on some of the roads,
the trip across the continent was
made in record time and with but one
puncture. Mr. Duncan pronounces
this trip the greatest experience of
his life. He left New York City for
home on Sunday, July 19.