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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, ORE.. TIUUSDAY. (XT. inn
SAIM SUFFERS
BUSINESS LOSSES
FROM DRY RULE
Store Property Rentals Drop $75
a Month in City
BiNK DEPOSITS OFF $300,000
Fourteen Business Houses Quit in Less
Than Year. School Attendance Less
Many Oregon papers have
been loaded down within
the past three weeks with
repeated assurances that
."Business is Fine in Dry
Towns."
The three most important
Oregon cities to become
"dry" nine months ago were
Salem, Oregon City and
Springfield.
If business is fine in those cities
the taxpayers and most of the
business men would like to have
the "drys" explain just what
they mean by "fine." If they
had said "business i-i thin," then
they might have been i::ore easily
understood.
Let them answer first about
conditions in Salem. Ex-Couneil-man
John D. Turner, of Salem,
an attorney, is sponsor for the
following facts about that city:
Salem went "dry" December 1 last,
closing 15 saloons, three restaurants
and two wholesale houses and withdrew
liquor permits from eight drug stores
and cut off an annual license rcvenuo
of $1 3,400. Ninety men and a monthly
payroll of $1,700 were put out of com
mission. Most of the men have left
the city. All buildings vacated by
these concerns are still empty, except
Eix, which have been occupied by ten
ants who have vacated other buildings,
several of the best buildings being
boarded over and used as billboards.
More than five hundred modern dwell
ings are "for rent." Store property
rentals on State street have dropped
from $18.") to $110 a month, but "busi
ness is fine."
Fourteen other business places have
closed since December 1 last, aside
from the saloons and restaurants. In
cluded are three shoe stores two by
heriff and one voluntarily; one of the
largest drygoods stores has been sued
for the first time in twenty years.
Scores of -clerks have left the city,
causing the less of more payrolls to
the city, but " business is fine."
A leading prohibitionist promised to
build 10 new dwellings if the city went
"dry." Nine houses were begun, two
have the windows and doors in, but
have never been finished; no work has
been done on the others, besides their
bare frames.
Building permits from January to
August, the lost nine wet months of
1913, were $3.fCi; from November,
UM.I. to S'jiteinizcr. 1!)I4, the. next
r!cv n "dry" months, they were $120,
(M;) 1 . or fcifSS 10.1,
The gri-minar school opening day en-jvilin'-nt
in 1!13 wrs 1-"10; on the same
day li'M. w but "business i:i fine."
P"nl: di'ii'sits show a decrease of
KWS'ii tim ' the town went "dry,"
even aftir allowing for the $4S.",000
deposited this year from sale of bonds
in Host on. The decrease, therefore,
nally s'muld be $704,942, but "busi
ness is fine."
The attendance at the "Cherry
Fair" this year was about one-half
what it was the lest "wet" year. The
Ministerial Association before the elec
tion which made Salem "dry," told
the Cherry Fair promoters that they
would make up for the donations usu
ally made by the saloons, b't utterly
failed'to do so this year and the pro
moters refused to hold that carnival.
The "Cherrians," consisting of 100
real boosters, but of no prohibitionists,
then pledged th(ir personal member
rhip for the necessary funds, requiring
the payment on their part of $500. To
rub it in, the Methodists then turned
their church into a restaurant, put the
kitchen in the pulpit and competed
v.i'h the lcgiiirnate restaurants for the
little 1 u.irie;:s that their proprietors
I.sd fcvngiily looked for as a possible
uriiri;-.! godsend.
Bti:in's must be "fine" in any city
v.hen building permits, payrolls, bank
deposits, bankruptcies, closed stores, de
populated dwellings, depressed realty
values, school enrollments and carnival
tutislicH all tell so dreary a story of
liteial fact. Maybe the prohibitionists
reenn that the "agitating business" is
fine.
(Paid Advertisement, Taxpayers &
A depot for the Municipal Rail
road is building at Grants Pass.
A ten-mile logging road is to be
built up Lost Creek to supply timber
for Springfield sawmills.
Albert Anderson will build a
CLACKAMAS AND
OREGON CITY HIT
BY EMPTY TILLS
"Dry" Regime Followed by Query
las to Receiver
CITY WARRANTS UNSALEABLE
City Council Calls Election November 9
to Raise Lev7 8 Mills to Pay Debts
Oregon City and Clack
amas County, of which Ore
gon City is the county seat,
present as lamentable a
condition in a business
sense as a defunct corpora
tion about to go into the
hands of a receiver. In
fact, a receivership for Ore
gon City already has been
seriously discussed by cer
tain of its creditors, and
Judge Campbell of that city
has declared his willingness
to declare such a receiver
ship, if formal application
were made to him, as he
would for "any bankrupt
corporation."
A special election has
been called by the city for
November 9 "to relieve the
financial condition of the
city," the purpose being to
vote $250,000 5 per cent
bonds and to increase the
tax levy eight mills in or
der to take care of the new
Indebtedness.
On the part of Clackamas
County the County Treasurer is
confronted with an empty treas
ury for the first time in six years.
The Morning Enterprise, a radi
cal prohibitionist daily of Ore
gon City, in explaining this sit
uation, says "the condition is con
sidered the result of the amount
of delinquent taxes on the
county's tax rolls. County Treas
urer Tufts refused the first war
rants on the general fund Mon
day (October 12, 1914)."
Business must be "fine" in a city
and a county when the treasuries of
both are empty because of lack of
money coming into their strong boxes,
with a special election called by the
city to increase its tax levy, with a re
ceivership threatened and with "dan
ger" Bigns strung along the length of
the business portion of Main street by
"order of the City Council," which
read:
"Danger Main Street Declared
Dangerous All persons traveling on
Main street between North side of
Moss street and South side of Third
street do so at their own risk."
Banks are refusing to cash Oregon
City municipal warrants. Since Janu
ary first the city hns issued $33,091.0.)
in these warrants, according to the re
port of City Recorder John W. I.oder,
and these warrants are still unpaid.
The city tax levy in 1913 in Oregon
City was eight mills. Two weeks af
ter the city went dry the council in
creased this levy to 10 mills for 1914,
and on November 9 there is to be a
special elction held at which the voters
will be asked to sanction an additional
levy of eight mills to meet the munici
pal indebtedness. Yet "business is
fine in dry towns," and Oregon City
is doing well.
Vacant buildings now stand on Main
street, the chief business thoroughfare
of Oregon City, as monuments to the
memory of one garage, one clothing
store, one restaurant and one livery
barn sow closed up, but formerly did
good business. Fourteen vacant stores
line both sides of Main street, and
three vacant . lots mark the places
where three other stores formerly
Hood, but which have burned down.
(5o little has been the demand for busi
ness property that the burned struc
lures were never rebuilt. But "busi
aess is fine in Oregon City."
The Enterprise printing office,
which formerly employed a largo force
bf printers and bookbinders, and often
tvorked night and day to fill orders, is
tiow operating its job department crew
tut five days a week, yet The Morning
:nterprise is one of the papers that
as printod the Committee of One
Hundred matter about "business is
fine in dry towns."
Wage Earners' League of Oregon, Portland Oregon.)
bridge across Jump-off-Joe creek
near Merlin tor $1499.
$100,000 Gallier hotel company
is corporated at Bandon.
Scio is to have a $10,000 hotel
this fall. , ......
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SPRINGFIELD IS
MERE GHOST OF
OLD BUSY CITY
Prohibition Makes Formerly
Thriving Center Barren
BANK DEPOSITS $57,039 LESS
Two Blocks of Vacant Buildings Line
Main Street in Placo of Busy Stores
The city of Springfield,
in its present cobwebby,
stagnant condition, today
presents a picture, as com
pared v i t h its thriving,
bustling condition of a year
ago, that would make the
angels weep. A year ago
every store was filled and
crowds of people thronged
its streets. Every merchant
was making money, practi
cally everyone who wanted
work was employed. Every
one seemed happy and con
tented, except the prohibi
tionists. Today Springfield looks like a
deserted village, business is par
alyzed, and more than eight or
ten people on its main street at
any one time would actually be
the cause of excitement. Yet
the Committee of One Hundred
says: "Business is fine in dry
towns.''
Springfield went "dry"' at the
election last fall, the saloons
closing January 1.
Let the "clrys" tell all about
these "fine" business conditions
in Springfield after nine months'
operation of their "business the
ories." .Although a much smaller city than.
Salem, the bank deposits in Spring
field have fallen off in the last year
over $57,000.
When Main street finally is read
justed in the next month or two, prac
tically two blocks of store buildings on
each side of the street west of the
Southern Pacific tracks will be desert
ed, but "business is fine."
A real estate sale is unheard of and
would be impossible on any part of
Maia street, but "business is fine."
The SpringfkM Toggery, the best
gent's furnishing store, is now being
closed out by a receiver, but "business
is fine."
The La France Confectionery Store,
rne of the best in "wet" days, has
closed out, but "business is fine."
0. W. Johnson's Hardware Store, the
best of its line durinjr. "wet" days,
already has been sold out by a re
ceiver, but " business is fine."
A. J. Henderson, the leading dry
goods merchant, occupied a double
store a year ago. Today he occupies
but one store and will tell you his
business is "about hnlf" what it wlo
a year ago, but "business is fine."
The city has run into a $1,200 deficit
from an excess of expenditures over
income, although the "dvys" promised
that less police "and court expenses
would make a surplus, if the people
would vote the $12,000 saloon licenses
rut of business, but that's "fine busi
ness." The prohibitionists a year ago prom
ised to reduce the tax levy, but have
increased the levy this year by five
mills, but "business is fine."
Not a foot of permanent street im
rovement work hns been done, ex
cept the construction of a small bridge
over a creek, and that was paid for by
a bond issue. Streets and sidewalks
are in a deplorable condition, and the
prohibitionists are now petitioning the
council to "double" the expense levy.
If the local taxpayers, but a few of
whom are "drys, " vote down this pe
tition, the city confronts the same pos
sibility as Oregon City, viz., the ap
pointment of a receiver, but "business
is fine in dry towns."
Prohi Speaker Fined.
SEASIDE.-J. A. Adams, a prohibi
tion speaker and worker, served out a
five dollar fine in the Seaside jail for
failing to obey the local ordinances
regulating street speaking. Adams,
who boasts of having been arrested 44
times and of having served 14 jail sen
tences, declares that he prefers jail
sentences to paying fines, as they give
him more notoriety and enable him to
draw larger audiences. Upon comple
tion of his jail term here he loft town
at once.
St. Helens shipyards have con
tracts for new vessels reaching Into
next year.
The California-Oregon Power Co.
is making a $30,000 improvement
near Glendale.
LEGAL NOTICES.
notice for pvblicatiox.
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at La Grande, Oregon.
Aug. lStu, 1914. Notice is hereby
given that Franklin D. Cox, Jr.,
whose post-office address is Ileppner,
Oregon, did, on the 20th day of Oc
tober, 1913, fiie in this office Sworn
Statement and Application, No.
012509, to purchase the E S!3&,
Sec. 4 and NliVi Section 9,
Township 4 South, Range 2S East,
Willamette Meridian, and the timber
thereon, under the provisions of the
act of June 3, 1S7S, and acts amend
atory, known as the "Timber mid
Stone Law," at such value as might
be fixed by appraisement, and that,
pursuant to such application, the
land and timber thereon have been
appraised at $300.00, the timber es
timated at 200,000 board feet at 50
cents and .75 cents per M, and tho
land $100.00; that said applicant
will offer final proof in support of
his application and sworn statement
on the 7th day of November, 1914,
before C. C Patterson, United States,
Commissioner, at Heppner, Oregon.
Any person is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or ini
tiate a contest at any time before
patent issues, by filing a corroborat
ed affidavit in this office, alleging
facts which would defeat the entry.
P. C. BRAMWELL, Register.
A 27-0 29.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at La Grande, Oregon,
Sept. 2Sth, 1914. Notice is hereby
given that Nels H. Justus, of Hepp
ner, Oregon, who, on September
11th, 1911, made Homestead Entry
No. 09763, for N SE, Sec. 22,
iW SW,4. Section 23, Township
3 South, Range 28 East, Willamette
Meridian, has filed notice of inten
tion to make three-year Proof, to
establish claim to the laud above
described, before C. C. Patterson,
United States Commissioner, at his
office at Heppner, Oregon, on the
14th day of November, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Harry Hayes, William A. Lillard of
Heppner, Oregon, and Fred C. Kelly
and Frank B. Elliott of Lena, Ore
gon. F. C. BRAMWELL, Register.
O 1-0 28.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon,
September 23rd, 1914. Notice is
hereby given that Ben Moore, of
Eight Mile, Oregon, who, on August
7th, 1911, made Homestead Entry
No. 08100, for W NW'4, NV4
SW, Section 21, Township 4 South
Range 24 East, Willamette Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
Final three Year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before C. C. Patterson, U. S. Com
missioner, at Heppner, Oregon, on
the 7th day of November, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Clyde Williams, Jacob S. Young,
Emerson Keithley, Tildon H. Wil
liams, all of Eight Mile, Oregon.
H. FRANK WOODCOCK, Register.
O 1-0 28.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been appointed by the
County Court of Morrow County,
Oregon, Executrix of the last will and
testament of Thomas Marlatt, de
ceased, and has qualified as such. All
persons having claims against the
Estate of said Deceased are hereby
notified and required to present same
to me duly verified as by law re
quired at the office of C. E. Woodson
in the City of Heppner, Morrow
County, Oregon, within six months
from the date of first publication
hereof.
Dated and published the first time
this Oct. 1, 1914.
MELISSA A. MARLATT,
Executrix.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON FOR MOR
ROW COUNTY.
James T. Morgan, )
Plaintiff)
vs ) SUMMONS
Martha G. Morgan, )
Defendant.)
To Martha G. Morgan, Defendant:
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE
OF OREGON, You are hereby re
quired to appear and answer the
Complaint of Plaintiff filed against
you in the above entitled Court and
cause on or before Six weeks from
the date of first publication of this
Summons, and If you fail so to ap
pear or answer for want thereof,
the Plaintiff will apply to the court
for the relief prayed for in his com
plaint, which is as follows:
That the bonds of matrimony now
and heretofore existing between
plaintiff and yourself be forever dis
solved and held for naught; and that
plaintiff have an absolute divorce
from you, that he be awarded the
care and custody of James Morgan,
minor child ofp laintiff and your
self, that he have such other and
further relief as to the court may
seem meet and equitable.
This Summons is published by
Order of Hon. O. W. Phelps, Judge
of the above entitled court made and
entered on the 5th day of September,
1914, and the date of first publica
tion hereof is September 10th, 1914.
C. E. WOODSON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
S 10-O 22.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, U. !;.
Land Office at La Grande, Oregon,
Sept. 8th, 1914. Notice is hereby
given that Charles B. Ewlng, whose
post-office address is Cecil, Oregon,
did, on the 5tli day of November,
1913, file in this office Sworn State
ment and Application, No. 012574,
to purchase the S NW'A and N4
SW, Section 26, Townhsip 4
South, Range 27 East, Willamette
Meridian, and the timber theron, un
der the provisions of the act of June
3, 1878, and acts amendatory, known
as the "Timber and Stone Law," at
such value as might be fixed by ap
praisement, and that, pursuant to
such application, the land and tim
ber thereon have been appraised at
$422.50, the timber estimated 330,
000 board feet at 75 cents per M,
and the land $160.00; that said ap
plicant will offer final proof in sup
port of his application and sworn
statement on the 21st day of No
vember, 1914, before V. C. Patterson,
U. S. Commissioner at his office at
Heppner, Oregon.
Any person is at liberty to pro
test this purchase before entry, or
initiate a contest at any time before
patent issues, by filing a corroborat
ed affidavit in this office, alleging
facts which would defeat the entry.
F. C. BRAMWELL, Register
S. 17-N. 19.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of tho Interior, U. S.
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon,
October 8th, 1914. Notice is hereby
given that Jarome S. Williams, of
lone, Oregon, who, on September 9th,
1909, made Homestead Entry No.
05262 and on May 5th, 1911, made
additional Homestead Entry No.
08765, for W SWV4, Sec. 4, E
SEV4, Sec. 5, E NUy,, Sec. 8, W
NW14, Section 9, Township 2 South,
Range 23 East, Willamette Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
Final Five Year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before C. C. Patterson, U. S. Commis
sioner, at Heppner, Oregon, on the
21st day of November, 1914.
Claimant names a3 witnesses:
Jacob Bortzer, Adrian Engleman,
J. L. Kincaid, all of lone, Oregon,
Frank Young, of Dry Fork, Oregon.
H. FRANK WOODCOCK, Register.
O 15-N 2
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned have been duly appoint
ed Joint e-;cutrix and executor of
the L-st Will and Ttostament of
Chas. H. Ward, deceased, by the
County Court of Morrow County,
Oregon. All persons having claims
against said estate are hereby noti
fied and required to present tho
same to me duly verified as by law
required at the office of C. E. Wood
son in the City of Heppner, Morrow
County, Oreeon, within six months
from the date of first publication
hereof,
Dated and published the first time
this 22nd dav of October, 1914.
LAURA A. WARD
and
G. A. FAlUtENS,
Executrix and Executor,
TUIVimin " no more necessary
I YMHallil than Smallpox. Army
I I I II Ul V KPelienM has demonstrated
the almost miraculous effi
cacy, and harmlessness, of Antityphoid Vaccination.
Be vaccinated NOW by your physician, you and
your family. It is more vital than house insurance.
Ask your physician, druggist, or send for "Have
you had Typhoid?" telling of Typhoid Vaccine,
results from use, and danger from Typhoid Carriers.
THE CUTTER LABORATORY, BERKELEY, CAL
MODOCINS VACCIMSS t SHUNS UNDIS U. fl. OV. LICENSr
?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. JAME3 CARTY.
How to Vote Dry
FOR OREGON DRY
VOTE 332 X YES
FOR NATION DRY
VOTEX GEORGE L. CLEAVER
GEORGE L CLEAVER
The Only"
DRY
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.
Endorsed and supported by prom
inent leaders of all parties among
whom may be mentioned Walter A.
Pierce, LaGrande, Democrat; George
H. Currey, LaGrande, Republican;
Mm. Miller, LaGrande, Progressive;
Judge Maloney, Pendleton, Demo
crat; W. VV. Harah, Pendleton, Dem
ocrat; J. M. Hayes, Pendleton, Re
publican; Dr. Young, Hood River,
Republican, and many others.
Also by the Committee of One
Hundred (membership nearly 500)
The Dalles; the Congresional Con
vention of the W. C. T. U.; the Uni
tc.d Churches and Young Pc;p'.os'
Societies of Hood River; by a mass
meeting of 1000 persona in his home
town, LaGrande, and by local or
ganizations throughout the district.
Read Mr. Cleaver's statement in
the official State Pamphlet of Candi
dates. Submitted by Ernest E. Taylor,
Secretary of Cleaver Cammpafgn
Committee.
(Paid Advertisement, Oregon Prohi
bition State Committee.-
The legislation industry as repre
sented by abuse of the Initiative and
Referendum is liable to have hard
sledding November 3rd.
Wstw r
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F, DYE, D. M. D.
DENTIST
Permanently located In Odd Fel
lows building, Rooms 4 and 5.
Dr. H. T. ALLISON
Physician & Surgeon
Office Patterson Drug Store
HEPPNER, OREGON
Drs. Winnard & McMurdo
Physicians & Surgeons
HEPPNER, ' OREOON
Dr. A. P. CULBERTSON
Physician and Surgeon
Office in Gunn Building. Phones:
Office 192.
Residence 523
HEPPNER :-: :-; OREGON
CLYDE and DICK WELLS
SHAVING PARLORS
Three doors south of Postofflce.
Shaving 25c. Halrcutting 35c
Bathroom in connection.
PATTERSON & ELDER
2 Doors North Palace Hotel.
TONSORAL ARTISTS
FINE BATHS SHAVING 26c
J. H. BODE
MERCHANT TAILOR
HEPPNER OREGON
Dr. F. N. CHRISTENSEN
DENTIST
HEPPNER, OREGON
Offices with
Drs. Winnard & McMurdo
FOR FINE UP-TO-DATE HOMES
See
T. G. DENNISEE,
ARCHITECT and CONTRACTOR.
C. E. WOODSON.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office InPalace Hotel. Heppner, Or.
SAM E. VAN VACTOR.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office on west end of May street
Hoppnor, Oregon.
S. E. NOTSOIT
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office in Court House, Heppner, Or.
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LAWYER
lone .... -Oregon
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DENTIST
Room 16, lone Hotel, lone Oregon
OTIS PATTERSON,
LAWYER
Room 3, Eagle Bldg.
CANYON CITY, OREGON
Knappenberg & Johnson
ATTORNEYS
AND COUNCELORS AT LAW
IONE .... OREGON
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ARSTRACTER
Only complete set of abstract
bootvs in Morrow County.
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PRESSING.
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Upper Main Street, Heppner, Oregon
"Tailoring That Satisfies."
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MERCHANT TAILOR
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