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HEPIWER, OREGOX, AUGUST 20, 1914.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
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PUPILS SHOULD PRE
FARE FOR NEXT FAIR
Requirements Fur Standard School
For Kiuiuing Year Given.
By. Supt. Notson.
The school children of this coun
ty should look through the premium
list for the fair and decide upon one
or, more exhibits -which they will
make at the fair. The time Is short,
but there is time enough to do much
in this direction even if nothing has
been attempted yet. If each one will
do his best, we will have a fine line
of exhibits.
' Pupils who have been certified In
for the September eighth grade ex
amination and those who failed in
one or more subjects in the June ex
amination should notify the superin
tendent at once if they expect to
take the examination Sept. 3 and 4.
It will not be many days until
some of the fall terms of school op
en. Before the opening day, the
school house and premises should be
put in good condition.. The floors
and windows should be properly
cleaned. The walls and ceilings
should not be overlooked in the
cleaning process. The water supply
should be looked after, and should
be known to be all right. Brooms
or floor brushes should be provided.
There should be a supply of crayon
on hand. The window boards should
be in place, so that proper ventila
tion can be had. In this connection
the windows should be examined to
se that they can be raised and low
ered easily. The window shades
should be tested and known to be in
good working order. The proper
lighting of the room is of the great
est importance. The tan or straw
colored shades are better than the
dark green shades, especially if the
light is admitted from one side or
from one side and the. rear of the
room. If the light comes from one
side only, unless that be the north
side, the shades must be drawn
closely when-the sun is shining. If
the shades are dark, the light will
not be sufficient. This means eye
strain, and eye strain means not only
poor work and much disorder, but
also permanent Injury. It is better
to spend a few dollars for proper
shades than to waste money by
maintaining conditions which pre
vent the most efficient work. Before
the cold weather comes on, the heat
ing plant should be looked after.
Here is another place where money
may be saved by having proper fa
cilities. In connection with the
heating of the room, there should bo
some provision made to introduce
. n'olsture Into the room. This is ne
glected In three-fourths of the
schools. It is a matter of more Im
portance than many think it to be,
and it may be arranged without ex
pense. Let us see that pupils and
teachers have the most favorable
surroundings we can afford to give
them, and then we will get better
resultB from the schools.
The State Board of Education has
adopted the following requirments
for a standard school for the ensu
ing year:
1. Flag Must be flying, weath
er permitting.
2. School, house Properly
lighted.
3. Equipment Teacher's desk
and chair; desks for pupils properly
adapted and placed; suitable black
board; window shades In good con
dition. 4. Heating and Ventilating
Jacketed stove properly situated,
minimum requlrment; window board
or some other approved method of
ventilating.
5. Rooms Attractive at all
times.
6. Standard picture One new
one, unless three are already in the
room, framed.
7. Grounds To be clean, free
from paper, etc. At Jeast three fea
tures of play apparatus. Walks, if
necessary.
8. Sanitation Pure drinking
water, either drinking fountain or
covered tank and individual drink
ing cupa; individual, family or pa
per towels. Outbuildings At least
two good ones, to be sanitary at all
times and free from marks.
9. Teacher Must maintain
good order at all times, supervise
the playground; have her work well
prepared; follow the state course of
study; take at least one educational
lournal; have program posted in the
room; keep register in good condi
tion: be neat and attractive.
10. Library Good selection of
books from state list. Case for
books. . Books kept upright in good
condition and according to rules
specified by Oregon State Library
and required by law.
11. Attendance Average 92 per
cent for year and not exceed two
per cent in tardiness for year.
12. Length of term Not less
than eight months of school each
year.
The above requirments are not as
high as some of the county superln
tendents thought they should be,
when the plan was discussed at the
superintendents' convention, but the
State Board of Education has aimed
to make it possible for every school
to become a standard school this
year. It Is very probable that a
little higher standard will be re
quired next year. It is not the In
tention of the Board to hold out the
Idea that a school reaching the
standard is a perfect school. In
some of the points It is intended to
state the minimum. If your school
can do better than the requirments,
it should do so.
The city council held a short ses
sion on Monday night. There was
also a shortage in attendance, being
just enough of the city fathers pres
ent to make a quorum. This being
the case, there was no attempt to do
any business other than the paying
of a bunch of bills against the city.
These were audited and allowed as
follows:
Light and Water Co.,
Street lights 96.95
City hall and jail. . 2.80
Hydrants 30.40)130.15
W. P. Matlock, for feed lot. 300.00
J. P. Williams, salary 35.00
J. R. McCraw, salary 75.00
L. W. Brlggs, salary 8.33
Edgar Ayers, salary '. 15.00
Wlllard Herren, salary 63.00
Thos. Brennan, blacksmith'g 1.00
Wm. Ayers, board prisoner. .75
Jess Kirk, labor 1.25
Albert Williams, labor 33.75
Gilliam & Bisbee, m'chandise 9.35
Phelps Grocery Co. m'ch'dlse 18.05
Sam Hughes Co, m'chandise 11.10
Sam Orr, labor 4.00
E. G. Johnson, labor.- 3.00
Cox & Beamer, hauling.... 3.05
Minor & Co., merchandise.. 6.45
J. O. Hager, labor self and
team 75.25
Tom Hughes, labor 2.75
Earl Gordon, labor 2.75
Fred Krug, labor 1.00
J. M. Sprouls, labor 26.00
J. F. Helkenberg, labor.... 10.00
A. T. Harris, labor 9.00
OF
East Oregonian.
"Rev. James D. Crooks, the Mos
cow minister under arrest for alleged
wife murder, was formerly pastor of
the Methodist church at Weston and
is well known in that section of the
county.
"Rev. Crooks was arrested on
July 31 at Spokane when circum
stantial evidence seemed to connect
him with the responsibility for his
wife's death. The prosecuting attor
ney's theory Is that she was smoth
ered to death with a cloth held over
her mouth. Marks on her face and
body and scratches on the minister's
face tended to substantiate his
theory of a death struggle. The
prisoner was arraigned Monday and
pleaded not guilty. His friends
have retained an attorney for him
and are positive they can clear him.
Rev. Crooks Is 64 years old.
"In speaking of the case the Wes
ton Leader says In part:
" 'Mr. Crooks was pastor of the
Methodist church at Weston for two
years, and was transferred to Troy,
Idaho, about three years ago. He
was famous as a church builder. He
practically rebuilt the church at
Weston, making thirty-two churches
he was then credited with building
while in the ministry. He later built
his thirty-third church at Troy. The
murder charge against him is not
believed by his friends and acquain
tances here as they cannot reconcile
It with his character apparently
that of a gentle old man, devoted to
his work.
" 'Mr. Crooks has a son by a for
mer marriage, who lives in the east
and is prominent a?, a scholar and
educator. When living at Weston
he spoke of his Bon's record and at
tainments with much pride.
" 'The dead woman was the ac
cused minister's second wife. She
was regarded here as a woman of
lovely character, energetic and suc
cessful in work for the church and
Its allied societies. She was an ack
nowledged leader among the church
ladles, and they admired her es
pecially for her talent In painting
and fancy work. She was 54 years
old, and is said to have been possess
ed of considerable means In her
own right, while Mr. Crooks is also
reported to have been better pro
vided with worldly goods than the
average minister.' "
Mrs. Crooks was a sister of Mrs.
E. P. Warren, wife of Pastor E. P.
Warren, who had charge of the
JJethodist church in Heppner for a
cquple of years. During this time
Mr. and Mrs. Crooks visited with
their relatives here for a week, and
Mrs. Crooks is remembered by many
of our people who had the pleasure
of their acquaintance. It would be
hard to convince those who met Mr.
Crooks here that he would be guilty
of the terrible crime of which he is
charged.
DEATH'S TOLL 15 THREE III QISAS-
AT
RESIDENCE, STORE, LARGE GRAIN WAREHOUSE,
WITH ALL CONTENTS, BURNED PROPERTY LOSS
OF $1200, PARTIALLY COVERED BY INSURANCE.
Fire, which destroyed the resi
dence and store building adjoining,
occupied by Herbert Phillips and
family, and also the warehouse
across the road belonging to Bal-four-Gutherle
& Co., on Friday night
last, was one of the most terrible dis
asters of this nature that has hap
pened In Morrow county.
Three members of the Phillips
family, Edna, 24, Arthur, 22, and
Winnlfred, 17, lost their lives in the
fire, and Mrs. Phillips barely escap
ed with her life by jumping from an
up-stalrs window. She. was severely
burned about the face and arms and
her back was badly Injured by the
fall, and it was thought at first that
the Injuries might prove fatal. At
this time, however, Mrs. Phillips is
improving and will recover.
The orign of the Are Is not posi
tively known but it is practically
certain that it started from the kit
chen stove In the residence. The
family had had a late supper on Fri
day evening and retired very shortly
afterwards, and Mrs. Phillips states
that there was a hot fire In the stove
at this time which had not died dowtfl
when they retired. To shut out the
heat from the other part of the
house, all doors leading from the
kitchen had been closed.
The Are was discovered by Dr. A.
C. Hawson, brother of Mrs. Phillips
who was sleeping In a room down
stairs. Not being able to get out at
a door, Mr. Hawson broke through
a window and gave the alarm to Bob
Hperry who was sleeping In the of
fice of the warehouse across the
road from the store. They tried to
arouse the family who were all
sleeping up-stalrs, Mr. Sperry rush
ing in and opening the stair door
when he was met by a rush of flames
and smoke, and the whole of the up
per part of the residence seemed to
be on fire, and no assistance to those
entrapped could be rendered. Mrs.
Phillips, who was sleeping in the
corner room over the kitchen, was
aroused, and finding her escape from
the room shut off and thinking all
but her had escaped, she pulled the
screen from the window and fell to
the ground below. She must have
been followed very shortly after this
by her son, Arthur, who was sleeping
in an adjoining room, and who was
overcome Just as he reached the op
en windpw, sank down and was be
yond the help of human hands. Ar
thur was burned in this position.
The two young women, each occu
pying separate rooms, never left
their beds, and their bodies were al
almost entirely burned up.
-Mr. Phillips was not at the house
as he was sleeping in the barn some
tittle distance away. Up till the
night of the fire, Arthur had been
sleeping with him, but not feeling
well this evening, his mother
thought It best for him to come to
the house to sleep, otherwise he
would have escaped this awful death.
Arthur Phillips was "the postmas
ter at Morgan and was running the
store there, being assisted by his sis
ter, Winnifred. Edna had but re
cently graduated from the State Nor
mal school at Monmouth and had
engaged to teach school In the neigh
borhood for the winter.. Miss Win
nifred would have been 17 years bf
age on Sunday, the day her remains
were laid away in the cemetery at
Morgan. They were all exemplary
young people, highly respected In
Young People Are Married.
Judge C. C. Patterson performed
the ceremony uniting in wedlock two
of our Morrow county young people
on Sunday morning last at the par
lors of the Palace hotel In Heppner.
The contracting parties were Frank
lin D. Cox, son of F. D. Cox, of Hin
ton creek, and Miss Gaetta Palmer,
daughter of Mrs. Sadie Palmer, of
the same neighborhood. After re
ceiving congratulations of friends
present, the young people left for
their honeymoon which will be spent
at the coast and In Portland.
Fred Rossen and Miss Goldie Sal
Ing, young people of Hardman, were
married In Heppner on Saturday
last, Judge C. C. Patterson, officiat
ing. SOME OIL REDUCTIONS.
At Heppner Garage: Gasoline in
cases of 10 gallons, $2.75; Eocene
coal oil, per case, $2.40; Pearl oil
per case $2.15. These prices will
prevail until further notice.
ALBERT BOWKER.
TOWN OF
MORGAN
their community. :
Funeral services were held over
the remains of the victims at 11 o'
clock on Sunday, Rev. J. V. Craw
ford, of Heppner, officiating and a
very large attendance of neighbors
and friends of the stricke.i family
attending.
Dr. C. C. Chick, coroner of Mor
row county, summoned a jury on
Saturday ' morning and an inquest
was held at the scene of the fire. Af
ter taking the testimony of Robert
Sperry, Geo. N. Ely and A. C. Haw
son, they returned the following ver
dict: We, the jury empaneled by
C. C. Chick, M. D., coroner of
Morrow county, to inquire Into
the cause of death of Arthur
Phillips, Edna Phillips and
Winnlfred Phillips, sitting at
Morgan, Morrow County, Ore
gon, this 15th day of August,
1914, find that the said Arthur
Phillips, Edna Phillips and
Winnifred Phillips came to
their death by suffocation caus
ed by the burning of the resi
dence of Herbert Phillips on
the morning of August 15,
1914, 'at about the hour of 1
o'clock a. m., the cause of said
fire being unknown to this jury.
F. H. ROBINSON
ARTHUR PIERCE
H. O. ELY
E. M. SHUTT
D. G. ROGERS
The residence and store were in
sured. .This property belongs to
Mr. Bently; who was preparing to
move into it at the time of the fire.
He will rebuild at once.
The warehouse was Insured. Be
sides this yulld'rg there was some
grain destroyed, the Walker Estate
having 1612 sacks of wheat, the
last of which had just been delivered
In the warehouse on the evening be
fore the fire. This wheat was sold,
however, on contract to the Interior
Warehouse Co., and the estate does
not stand to lose. J. A. Wiles lost
150 sacks of wheat, and there was
also 550 sacks of rye destroyed. The
railroad company suffered the loss
of one box car and the destruction
of a small portion of track on the
switch, and Art Pierce lost some 20
cords of wood. Ttye total loss will
amount to about $12,000, consider
able of which is covered by Insur
ance. rthur Phillips carried a policy
of life insurance which was made
payable to his mother. Under di
rection of T. M. Benedict and E. M.
Shutt, a subscription paper was cir
culated among the neighbors and
friends gathered at Morgan1 on Sat
urday morning, and $125 Was raised
to help Mr. and Mrs. Phillips in their
destitution, as everything they pos
sessed was burned up in the fire.
Word was forwarded to lone just
as soon as possible and a large num
ber of people from there rushed to
Morgan in automobiles to assist in
keeping the fire within the bounds of
the district burned. It seemed for
a while that the other warehouse
would be burned but this .was pre
vented. 'I he postoffice is now located in
the I. O. O. F. building and is In
charge of D. G'. Rogers, the former
postmaster. A daughter of Mr
Bentley's will be the new postmis
tress. $100 REWARD.
I will pay $100 for the arrest and
conviction of the party or parties
stealing my cattle. My cattle are
branded M C on right side, and have
right ear split,
tf. JAMES CARTY.
Do you contemplate having any
work done in the line of building?
If so give Harry Johnson a chance
to figure with you. First clas work
and satisfaction guaranteed, tf.
FOR SALE.
10 to 20 acre tracts under ditch In
the edge of thriving town. Good
school. See Ike Howard, lone, Ore,
A new Champion mower and hay
rake at a bargain.
HEPPNER MILLING CO.
Wanted Sewing to do, plain or
fancy. Mrs. Ralph Jones.
Anyone desiring to lease a good
grain and stock farm for a period of
three to five years to a good tenant
notify Sniead and Crawford.
WANTS YOUR HIDES, PELTS AND
WOOL.
Frank Wyner, who is located at
Heppner, is in the market for your
hides, pelts, furs and wool. Highest
cash prices paid at all times and any
quantities handled.. Get in touch
with him by phone or otherwise at
the office of Phlll Conn. tf.
Why burn wood and coal and heat
up your house these warm days. G4t
one of those electric Irons of Heppner
Light & Water Co. and be cool while
doing the ironing.
Mrs. J. B. Coxen was an lone vis
itor Sunday.
Joe Marshal and wife were trad
ing In Lexington Wednesday.
Mrs. Sadie Palmer came down
Thursday from her mountain ranch.
Ed Pointer returned Monday from
his vacation at Rockaway beach and
Portland.
Kate Lane and daughter Gladys
are visiting friends In Lexington
this week.
The new garage is at last com
pleted and at the present time is
pretty well filled with cars.
A good high wind and lots of dust
Sunday. No damage reported. A
good rain would help the dust?
Ed. Moore of lone, was a Lexing
ton caller Sunday. He is spending
his' vacation out at Wm. Padberg's.
Frank Mason will start threshing
on the south side of the creek this
week. He expects about 30 days
run.
Two autos loaded with camp
equipment passed through Lexington
Thursday for Portland, Ore. They
left their home at Wichita, Kan., on
June 20th.
Henry Becket was In this vicinity
Saturday looking up acquaintances.
It was his first visit here after nine
years absence. He makes his home
in San Francisco, Calif.
Mr. Erskine, the well driller has
succeeded in removing his string of
tools that were fast in the well for
some time, and is drilling right
along at the present time and hopes
to reach water at a reasonable depth.
Eph Eskelson had the misfortune
to turn his auto over on Reaney
grade below town. The brakes were
out of commission and caused the
accident. There were several in the
auto but fortunately none were hurt.
Mrs. H. L. Wright and little
daughter arrived in Lexington Satur
day to visit her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Bowman. Her coming
was not expected and it was a pleas
ant surprise for her parents and
brothers and sisters whom she had
not seen for some time. Her home
Is at Eureka, Montana.
Pastor Will Return.
Rev. Will N. Ferris, pastor of the
Federated church of Heppner, writes
this paper from Portland that he will
return the last of this week, and on
Sunday will take up the work In his
pulpit again. Services will be held
both morning and evening, and spec
ial topics will receive the attention
of the pastor.
Rev. Ferris further states that he
has enjoyed a delightful vacation
but notwithstanding he is anxious to
get back to Heppner and be with the
people here again.
VACUUM CLEAXERS.
We have put in a stock of Vacuum
Cleaners for family use. Please call
and see them.
Also one large $125 machine for
rent at the following rates: 75 cts.
for 4 hours; $1.00 for 8 hours; over
4 hours will be charged 8 hours.
Those wanting to use the large ma
chine call the power house and we
will deliver the same and call for it
when you are through. Parties using
machine will be charged for it from
time of delivery until they notify us
they are through. We will furnish
a man to operate the machine at a
reasonable rate.
HEPPNER LIGHT & WATER CO.
Give This Man a Lift.
The Gazette-Times is in receipt of
the followirg letter, and the special
attention of any of our readers who
might be so situated as to give him
employment, is called to it.
Ontario, Ore., August 17,1914.
To the Editor of the Best Newspaper,
Heppner, Oregon:
Dear Sir: I am In serious trouble
and hope that you will assist me in
finding employment. I arrived at
Ontario two weeks ago from Ten
nessee. My occupation has been
farming the last fifteen years. I
would like ranch work or working
with sheep. I am a married man
and my wife is with me; we have no
children; my age is 26, wy wife is
22 1 am without funds and
the mayor here has agreed to ad
vance railroad fare for myself and
wife if I receive employment at
Heppner. I tan give good refer
ences. Respectfully,
M. W. KELLEY.
Ontario, Oregon.
MUSIG IHIS YEAR
V.'ILL BE BEST EVER
Parsons Has Selected Strong Aggre
gation For 2nd Annual Fair.
The people who attended the
First Annual Morrow County Fair
were more than pleased and delight
ed with the band and orchestra.
Something about the music had a
most satisfying and nothing-more-to-be-desired
effect which made every
body happy. . In fact, so completely
satisfied was the board with the man
ner in which the band delivered the
goods that Mr. Parsons was tender
ed an Invitation to submit a bid for
this year's music without thinking
much about giving other parties a
chance. The board further sane-,
tioned an Increase in the instrumen
tation of the band so that this year
the music will be furnished by six
teen musicians instead of twelve, as
last year. This will give the local
fair a band second to none at any'
county fair in the state, if not some
of the larger attractions.
As practically every man can play
some Instrument in the orchestra as
well as the band there will be no
lack of high class dance music. Mr.
Parsons has the contract for all the
music this year and will see there
will be plenty of the best. In the
numerous engagements his orchestra
filled here during the past winter
and spring it was demonstrated that
the Parsons brand was a little in ad
vance of all other brands. The line
up has been revised somewhat this
year and to the writer looks like an
improvement, especially with the in
creased instrumentation. The fol
lowing list was received from Mr.
Parsons this week:
The first instrument named is the
one used by player in band, the sec
ond in orchestra.
L. B. Lewis, Eb Clarinet, Flute.
Chester Sanborn, Solo Clarinet,
Clarinet.
E. Hjelms, 2nd Clarinet, 2nd Vio
lin. Allen A. Buck, Piccolo, Oboe and
Piccolo.
Andrew Loney, Jr., Solo Cornet,
1st Cornet.
Carl Kurth, 1st Cornet, 2nd Cor
net. R. Markee, Solo Alto, Double 'Bass".'
Leo Lindsay, 1st Alto, 1st Violin. '
Ted Bacon, 2nd Alto, Viola.
R. Perrine, Trombone, Trombone.
O. G. Crawford, Baritone, Piano.
Mr. Ellis, Tuba.
Lee Bequealth, Bass Drum, 1st
Violin.
Fred Trembly, Snare Drum, Traps.
Florin Thlbau, Traps, Cello.
Mr. Young, Cornet, Cornet.
George H. Parsons, Director.
Warning is Issued.
The following warning has been
issued by J. R. McCraw, city mar
shal, by direction of the city council,
and freely distributed among the
residents of Heppner:
"Owing to the extreme dryness
and the consequent danger from fire,
it becomes necessary to enforce rig
idly the provisions of Ordinance No.
67. All owners and occupants of
property within the City limits are
hereby notified to remove from their
premises all trash, boxes, packing
materials, and other inflammable
substances, In accordance with the
provisions of Ordinance No. 67, im
mediately. Delay may mean serious
loss. All persons are cautioned to
refrain from throwing matches or
lighted cigar or cigarette stubs
where they may start a fire. By or
der of the City Council, J. R. Mc
Craw, City Marshal."
This warning was printed in good
bold type at this office, and has been
properly distributed and posted over
the city. Our citizens will prompt
ly comply with its requirements and
by so doing greatly lessen the dan
ger of a destructive fire.
Doctor Has Xew Medical .Machine.
Dr. Allison has been demonstrat
ing to his friends this week the
workings of a new machine known
as the Campbell Ex-Ray Coil. It is
a modern appliance for the use of
electric current, and is an equipment
that is considered almost necessary
to every physicians set of office ap
pliances these days. It takes the
place of the static machine for pro
ducing the ex-rays, and is far super
ior to the old style machine. The.
electric current is applied to a series
of coils which greatly amplifies the
current, yet modifies it to such a
degree that it becomes highly effi
cient in many ways in treating var
ious ailments. Dr. Allison Is not
struck with this feature of the ma
chine so much, however, as with the
ex-ray attachment. This is its most
practical feature and the violet rays
are produced In a beautiful manner;
the steady electric current making
it work perfectly and enabling a
good photo plate to be made In 4
seconds. For producing chain and
streaked lightning and many differ
ent and varied currents of electric
ity, the machine is far ahead of any
thing ever exhibited here.