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HEPPNER, OREGON, JANUARY 28, 1915.
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IDEAL MAIL ROUTE IS
One Route Woulil Serve Hardman,
Spray Territory and Monument,
Kays Wheeler County Man.
A mall route from Heppner, which
would serve Hardman, Parkers Mill,
territory adjacent to Spray, Hay
Ktack Valley and Monument, Is being
proposed by R. J. Carsner of Spray,
who has been in Heppner the past
week taking the matter up with the
local business men and the Heppner
Commercial Club.
According to Mr. Carsner, mail for
Hardman would leave Heppner in the
evening, going from Hardman to
Monument the next day. He is agi
tating a daily service. There are 75
families in the Haystack region who
could be Berved on this route between
Spray and Monument, who at the
present time are not on any mail
route according to Mr. Carsner.
"The establishing of this route
would possibly mean the re-establishing
of a post-office at Wagner,"
xatd Mr. Carsner. When asked why
he had not planned the route to in
clude Spray, he said: "Spray is now
being served from a route from Con
don by the way of Fossil and they
are satisfied; it Is the people of Hay
stack and Monument, who do their
trading in Heppner that are clamor
ing for the new route."
Mr. Carsner says that he has a
personal interest in the matter, but it
is of far more Importance to Hepp
ner than to any one individual,
therefore he is asking the people of
Heppner to get behind the proposi
tion and give it all their support.
Mr. Carsner is having a petition
drawn up which will be circulated
among the many residents of. his sec
tion in a short time.
Pendleton Has Two Mayors.
Pendleton has two mayors, John
Dyer, as chairman of the council, has
been acting mayor since the death
of Mayor W. F. Matlock, several
months ago. Friday the . council
adopted a resolution electing R. F.
Kirkpatrick mayor. Quo warranto
proceedings wtfl be instituted in the
circuit courttomorrow by Dyer, cal
ling upon tlie newly chosen execu
tive to show by what authority he
claims the office. The case will then
be rushed through the courts as rap
idly as possible until the supreme
court decides which, if either, of
these men shall be mayor. Attorneys
insist that it will be necessary to hold
a special election.
The question was brought up by a
Chicago trust company, which pur
chased the last issue of water bonds,
but which refused to accept them
when Blgned by Dyer as mayor until
the courts had ruled that he is enti
tled to sign them. Spokesman-Re-vew.
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The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that a Fourth
Class Postmaster Examination will
he held February 20, 1915, for the
purpose of establishing eligible regis
ters from which selections may be
made to fill positions at $500 per
annum or more in the cities of Glen
dale, Hammond, lone, Merlin, New
Pine Creek and Oswego. The lone
examination will he held In Hepp
ner. These examinations are open
only to persons who reside within
the territory of the office at which
appointments are to be made, and
who meet the other requirements of
the regulations. Applications may
be secured from the postmaster at
the office for which examinations are
announced or from the U. S. Civil
Service Commission, Washington, D.
C. Applicants are urged to apply
for and file applications at once.
Whitman College, Walla Walla,
Wash., Jan. 26, 1915. Emphasizing
the fact that freight solicitation
brings about a more intimate rela
tion of the shipper and the consignee
through the efforts of the railroad
to furnish better service to the ship
per, that it keeps the shipper in
touch with the market conditions,
that it furnlBhes him with special
trains affording a quick delivery of
goods, better adjustments In case of
losses, and that practical experience
is necessary for successful solicita
tion, E. F. Lounsbury, General
Freight Agent of the O-W. R. & N.
Co., recently spoke before the stu
dents In the department of Econ
omics and Business. This lecture
was given In connection with the
newly Inaugurated course on rail
road problems. Mr. Lounsbury's lec
ture was the first of a series of six
addresses which' Prof. Ralph E.
George has arranged to have given
by officials of the different railroads
and various public utility officials of
the northwest.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Spring training has started if the
numerous jumping standards set
around the campus mean anything.
As this is the first year that Hepp
ner High has had a chance to do any
thing In tht line of track athletics
the students are very enthusiastic
and prospects at tills time are very
encouraging.
The early part of the afternoon
session Monday was taken up with a
student body meeting. Many matters
were brought up for consideration;
among them being the disposition of
funds received from the Lyceum
course and othtr entertainments
which the school has in view. It
was decided that all money over and
above expenses, received from the
Lyceum course be turned over to the
board, and all money from other en
tertainments be retained by the high
school and used in defraying ath
letic, library and other student body
expenses. Election 01 omcers was
next disposed of and the following
were elected to serve for the second
semester: David Wilson, '16, pres
ident; Ina Johnson, '15, secretary;
Tom Hughes, '16, Sergtant-at-arms;
Prof. Hoffman was retained as treas
urer. After the election the new
president succeded retiring president
Harley Adkins as chairman of the
meeting and the matter of renting
the South Heppner Tenis Club's
courts for the coming tournament
was discussed. The president ap
pointed Tom Hughes and Loren
Mikesell as a committee to arrange
this matter and Instructed them to
report as soon as possible. The prop
osition of general manager of ath
letics was introduced by Manager
Morgan, who maintained that the
position called for more time and at
tention than one person could af
ford to give. A motion was carried
to do away with the position of gen
eral manager and a committee was
apointed to take his place. Harley
Adkins, Harry Morgan and Earl
Gordon compose this committte and
athletics are expected to prosper un
der their management.
The second semester is starting
with the students very enthusiastic
and there is promise of a better show
ing at the end of the year than there
was at the end of the first semester.
The "Oregon" program given by
the literary society, will be some
what of an Innovation but neverthe
less will be very interesting. The
patrons are invited to attend and are
assured that it will be time well
spent. The date is Friday, January
29..
The high school literary society
held its semi-annual election of of
ficers Monday afternoon, and the fol
lowing will serve that organization
for the second semester: President,
Harley Adkins; vice-president, Tom
Hughes; secretary, Clarence Scriv-
ner; Treasurer, Henry Peterson;
Sergeant-at-arnis, Lamont Slocum;
critique, Miss Schwlttay.
Ilcppnei's Library Grows.
The public library was increased
tills week when 112 new books were
received. The library now contains
828 volumes of various kinds of
reading matter.
Maynairi l.ee Daggy Cuming.
The next number on the Lyceum
course will be a lecture by the noted
educator and orator, Maynard Lee
Daggy. The subject of Mr. Daggy's
lecture will be. "The Gospel of the
Commonplace." The time will be
February 9.
Maynard Lee Daggy, as a truly
educational lecturer, is known not
merely in certain localities or states,
but his reputation is nation-wide. In
the educational world he is represen
tative of the best university culture
and believes In utilizing the results
of study and research In a practical
way. He is the type of speaker that
has a vital message for every aud
ience and for everyone In the aud
ience. Among his most popular sub
jects are: "Anglo-Saxon Grit,'
"Twentieth Century Education" and
"The Gospel of the Commonplace."
The last-named Is a great favorite
His lectures present the highest
ideals of education and right living,
and with the trained ability of
scholar and the graces of an orator,
he exhibits intense moral earnest
ness. His language is always choice,
and ills lectures are classic in their
fidelity to the most critical standard.
The Farmers' Union of this coun
ty is taking up the matter of irriga
tion as it concerns this county and
our neighbor, Gilliam county. It
seems that a vast amount of agitation
must precede action along these
lines, and the Union thinks it is
time to agitate a little more vlrog
ously. The Unlou will ask the co
operation of the commercial clubs in
the two counties, The matter will
be taken up by the Commercial Club
tomorrow night. It is a pretty big
problem, but nothing can be lost by
tackling it.
LOCALS DEFEAT IDE
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Exciting Contest Results in 31 to 29
Victory For Homo Team. Many
Fouls on Both Sides.
The local team added another vic
tory to their list for the season last
Saturday night when The Dalles
High School team was defeated by
the close score of 31 to 29. The
game was just as close as the score
Indicates, and is was anybody's game
up to the very last minute of play.
Many fouls were called on both
sides, although the game was played
n good clean fashion. Steers and
Tyler for the visitors were high point
winners and Tyler's basket shooting
at times was spectacular. Steers,
who has an established reputation as
a foot ball player, does not fall far
behind in the indoor sport, and his
playing Saturday night was the back
bono of The Dalles defense. Cohen
played a good game at guard.
The ideals went into the game han
dicapped with insufficient practice,
which means poor team work. It was
feared that the absence of Karn and
Cochran at guard would prove disas
trous, but the work of Yeager and
Wright was excellent, all things con
sidered. Morgan did great work at
center, as usual, and he proved in
vincible to the visitors, when it
came to pushing the ball up into the
basket. Hiatt and Crawford, who
filled the forward positions did not
play up to their standard, having
poor success in connecting with the
baskets. A large crowd witnessed
thb game, and enthusiasm was in
tense at all periods. The Dalles
coach served as referee and William
O'Rourke gave satisfaction as um
pire. Aiken and Hughes were time
keepers. Of interest to all woolgrowers in
this and adjoining states is a move
ment recently inaugurated to es
tablish a big wool warehouse . in
Portland to handle the clip from all
flocks in this territory, thus elimin
ating the speculator and broker who
have heretofore cut deeply into the
annual receipts of the sheep men.
Under the new plan all wool will be
graded here and the producer will be
advised exactly what his wool is
worth. It is estimated that this plan
will net the woolmen from 3 to 5
cents per pound over former prices.
Mr. Notson To Citizens.
To the Business Men of Heppner:
While I was In attendance at the
Irrigation Congress at Portland, 1
was elected president of the Hepp
ner Commercial Club. If I accept
this position, it means that I must
give time, thought and energy to
matters of public interest. This I am
ready to do, and I hope that every
citizen of Heppner will be ready and
willing to co-operate. If we expect
to accomplish anything through the
club, we must all be ready to lend a
hand. Fifteen or twenty members
can do something, but ninety or a
hundred cr.n do infinitely more.
If a commercial club is worth any
thing to a community, it must have
in it the people who are interested
in seeing the community go ahead,
who believe that it is worth the w hile
to pull together. We may not be
able to do all the things that have
been done by clubs in other places,
but we can do some things. 1 visit
ed a number of towns recently and I
noticed that the towns that are mak
ing progress are the towns with live
commercial clubs.
We should get together and discuss
matters of common interest. We
may differ widely in our views, but
the club is the place to work out our
differences, as far as possible, and to
agree upon some plan of action. The
club should be a place for free dis
cussion, but we must not stop at the
mere discussion. We must make up
our minds to do some of the things
which can be done. I believe that the
club has accomplished much good in
the past. We may have made some
mistakes, but they should be made
use of to guide us toward right lines
They should not be made bones of
contention.
There will be a meeting of the
club at the Odd Fellows hall to
morrow night, at 7:30. Every mem
ber of the club should make it a
point to be there. Every citizen of
Heppner who believes that the club
can be .made a factor In the develop
ment of the community should be
present, and, If not a member, be
come a member. In union there is
strength, Is an old and true adage.
Let us pull together.
Respectfully,
S. E. NOTSON.
Writer of Valueless Checks Bound
Over to Grand Jury.
Oliver Wisby of Monument was
bound over to the grand jury under
three hundred dollars bond, in the
hearing before Justice Cornett last
Monday afternoon.
Mr. Wisby, who Is a Grant county
farmer and stockman, came to Hepp
ner last week and made several pur
chases from various business houses
in tuo eity and paid for the same in
checks on the First National Bank
of this city. His first offense was
made when he bought $3.00 worth of
beans from Frank Fuchs at the
Heppner Bakery. He also bought
some paint and paper from Vickers
and Summerfield, a purchase amount
ing to about $2.20. He gave Mr.
Vickers a check for $10.00 receiving
change fn return, less the amount of
purchase. These checks were re
fused payment on presentation at the
bank on account of "no funds." In
the meantime Mr. Wisby had left
for his home in the interior. He was
brought back to Heppner by deputy
sherff, Willard Herren.
At one time, in the early part of
September, 1914, Wisby had made a
deposit 'at the First National Bank
of $80. This was checked out and a
statement was mailed from the bank
notifying the accused that his ac
count had expired. Wisby claims
that he never received the statement
and believed his credit good. He has
retained S. E. Van Vactor as his at
torney, i
Many Horses Sold in Baker.
Baker, Ore., Jan. 23. A shipment
of 600 horses for the French cavalry
and artillery was made by William
Russell, of Walla Walla, contractor
for the French government. The
horses, In a train of 25 cars will go
by rail to New York and be shipped
from there to France.
. Other horses already are being as
sembled at the fairgrounds. Mr.
Russell sald his sub-contractors are
Bombinc Pine Valley and Eagle Val
ley, and soon will send in several
hundred horses from that section.
Horses which are accepted are bring
ing from $90 to $115. E. O.
Catholic Church Services.
Sunday, January 31st.
First Mass, 7:30, a. m.
Evening Devotions, 7:30 p. m.
Next Sunday there will be Mass in
lone at 10:30 a. m. At the evening
Devotions in Heppner the fourth ser
mon of the course on the divinity
of the Christian religion will be
given. The subject of next Sunday
evening's sermon will be "The Cri
terion of Certainty in Matters of
Faith."
If the continuing appropriations
are cut off by the legislature, it is
quite probable that the appropria
tion for the county fairs will be
among those cut off. If this appro
priation should be cut off, it will
bring to the front the question of
the future of our county fair. We
will have to face the problem of fi
naming the fair ourselves, or else
abandon it. If we wish the state ap
propriation continued, it is time we
are getting busy and saying so to our
members of the legislature. This
question might well receive the at
tcntion of the Commercial Club to
morrow night. The Commercial
Club of Roseburg has sent a com
munication to the club here asking
that our club join them in a request
that the legislature use the pruning
knife freely. Everybody is in favor
of economy, but just where to begin
is something of a problem. Come
out to the club and give expression
to your views.
W. E. Davidson and wife returned
from their honeymoon on Wednes
day evening. Mrs. Davidson was
formerly Miss Harriett A. Edwards.
second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J
H. Kd wards, of Sand Hollow, and the
young people were married at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A.
Thomson, of Athena, on Sunday
January 17, and knowledge of the
event has been kept from their Hepp
ner friends until their return home
The young people will continue their
residence in this county. This pa
per joins their many friends in wish
ing them much joy and happiness.
The family of A. M. Phelps is en
joying a visit from Mrs. Anna Yuhl
and little son of Portland. Mrs. Yuhl
is a sister of Mr. Phelps.
An up-to-date dwelling for sale
plenty of fruit for family use; good
location. Price reasonable. See
Smead & Crawford.
REQUESTEDTO PRONE
SCHOOL NOTES.
By Sunt. S. E. Notson.
The circulars of information in
regard to the reading circle work
have not been received at the office
yet. I would suggest that teachers
who are ready to begin work might
write to Prof. H. D. Sheldon, Exten
sion Department, University of Ore
gon, Eugene, and ask him for en
rollment blanks. Teachers should
nut delay taking up the work. The
University is trying to make the
work much more valuable than it has
been heretofore, and the plan will
certainly proe satisfactory to teach
ers and superintendents alike.
At a reception tendered Mr. T. J.
Gary, the new principal of the Brook
lyn school in Portland, Supt. Alder
man said that he had found Mr.
Gary "a valuable educator, alert, ac
tive, sympathetic, and progressive;
that the most humble pupil will have
Mr. Gary's sympathy and encourage
ment." Speaking somewhat along
the same line, Prof. Rugh, of the
University of California, said, at the
State Teachers' Association, "In the
past we have treated children as
small editions of grown up people.
This is a mistake. And the truly
successful teacher is the one who can
get the child's view-point and sym
pathize with him in his work, his
trials, and his problems." A man
who holds a prominent official posi
tion in the state and who is also a
member of the board of education of
his town, some time ago, in making
some investigation concerning a lady
who had applied for a position in
the schools of his town, asked, "Does
she have a real Interest in her pupils,
or is she interested only In a 'pro
fessional' way? Does she really
sympathize with the pupils in thejr
truggles?" Our late writers on ped
agogy are emphasizing this qualifica
tion of the teacher. They do not
advocate a soft, gushing sort of sym
pathy which is expressed in many
words, but a real, heartfelt interest
in the pupil and his work. As teach
ers, let us cultivate this side of our
nature, and we will be able to reach
many a pupil who finds school work
rksome.
It is a pleasure to note the num
ber of teachers who are acquiring
skill in the Palmer system of pen
manship. Miss Ida Olson, of Dis
trict No. 28, will pardon me for say
ing that the speciman of her writipg
recently received at this office is one
of the best that has been produced in
the county. I wish every teacher in
the county might take advantage of
the free correspondence course of
fered by the Palmer Company.
REWARD.
1 will give $20 for information
leading to the arrest and conviction
of the person who shot my dog.
GONG LANE.
LOST Weed chains for automo
bile, somewhere between Heppner
and the G. W. Sperry place, one mile
south of town. Finder please notify
this office. tf.
MAPLE CIRCLE INSTALLS
Maple Circle, Women of Wood
craft, held their annual installation
in the I. O. O. F. hall Monday night.
After the installation a pleasing pro
gram was given. The following of
ficers were installed : Guardian Neigh
bor, Mrs. Tom Boyd; Past Guardian
Neighbor, Mrs. Elsia Devore; Ad
visor, Mrs. Lulu Herren; Magician,
Mrs. M. Church; Captain of the
Guards, Mrs. Luzetta Baldwin; Sec
retary. Mrs. Rose Richardson; Ban
ker, Mrs. Cora Crawford; Attendant,
Miss Altliea Devin; Inner Sentinel
Mrs. Olive J. Campbell; Outer Sen
tinel. Mrs. Rebecca Tenland; Mu
sician, Miss Edith Thorley; Mana
gers, Mrs. Margaret Cox, Mrs. Kate
Slocum and Mrs. Louretta Yeager
The program of the evening opened
with a piano selection by Miss Vir
ginia Crawford. Miss Marion Long
sang a pleasant solo which called
for an encore. Miss Thorley also
sang and played her own accompan
iment. Hughie Currin and Charles
Church each spoke a piece and they
were well received. After the big
feed in the dining room, games of
different kinds were indulged in by
those present. Elra Hayes enter
tained with a vocal solo and Mrs.
Hugh Currin made a speech on "Wo
men's Rights,' which made a decided
hit with the ladies in the audience
and made mere man more fully un
derstand his Insignificant position in
this world. About two hundred and
fifty people enjoyed the evening's
program.
Rose Festival Slogan Chosen.
"The Whole World Knows the
Portland Rose" will be the advertis
ing slogan for the 1915 Rose Festi
val of Portland. J. C. Cooper, of
McMinnville Is the composer, and his
was chosen out of some 4000 or, 5000
slogans which were submitted to the
committee in charge. A prize of $25
has been awarded to Mr. Cooper.
PLEASES AUDIENCE
Pupil of Leschitlzky, Master
Piano, Presents Classirais at
High School Auditorium.
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A fair sized audience greeted
F'rancis Richter last evening at the
High School auditorium! Whether
the many not present were afraid of
the chilly weather, or naturally have
an aversion to entertainment of a
higher order, it is not the purpose
of this article to state, but it is ap
propriate to remark that the few who
did bravo the weather and who de
sired to hear something good were
many times more than paid for their
trouble. Francis Richter is truly one
of the great pianists of the age.
The program last evening was one
of exceptional merit from the class
ical standpoint. It must be admitted
that from the standpoint of under
standing the music was too heavy for
most of us, but with this and other
shortcomings on the part of the aud
ience all could not help but feel that
they were in the presence of a mas
ter. From the first number, Rondo
Capriccioso, Mendelssohn, to the last.
Rhapsodle Espagnole, Lizst, Mr.
Richter held his audience. After the
third number, Sonata Waldstein,
Beethoven, responded to an encore
with Beethoven's "Ruin of Athens",
a piece of most inspiring military
music. This made such an impres
sion on the audience that he was
called back the second time and gave
the same piece. Again, following the
playing of two Chopin numbers he
responded to the encore with Dvork's
Humoresque. In this number he dis
played an exceptional delicacy of
touch and knowledge of interpreta
tion. In fact, throughout the entire
program each piece was played as it
shou'.d be.
Francis Richter la not wholly un
acquainted to Heppner people. There
are many here who recall his visit of
twelve years ago when a lad of six
teen. At that time he was considered
somewhat of a marvel and it was
freely predicted that he would some
day be a great pianist. His playing
then was what he now considers as
"Vaudeville" and something which
has long since ceased to command his
attention. After his visit in Hepp
ner little was heard of him until
about five years ago when the music
loving public of Portland thought it
was about time this blind marvel was
giveu a chance to develop the won
derful talent with which he was en
dowed and the result was that Mr.
Richter was sent to Europe. Ob-,
taining a hearing with Leschetizky
lie immediately won a place in that
great master's esteem and became
his pupil for two years. Young Rich
ter's capacity for interpreting the
works of the great masters appealed
to Leschetizky and the great teacher
spent his best efforts in giving his
pupil the proper finish. After two
years at Vienna, Richter traveled and
studied in Western Europe, spending
most of his time in Paris and London.
Mr. Richter is accompanied on his
tours by his mother, who aids him
in getting on and off the stage and
otherwise attends to the details of
management. She is very proud of
her boy and he in turn is greatly de
voted to his mother.
Heppner can indeed feel fortunate
in receiving a visit from so notable
a performer. To some it may seem
a bit strange that such talent may be
obtained in a town of this size. This
was explained by Mrs. Richter, who
said that the small places are enti
tled to hear good things as well as
the big places and It is the small
towns where the best work of educa
tion is being carried on. In Europe
the greatest artists are heard in the
smaller places at a very nominal sum.
Why not in America?
The Richters returned to Port
land this morning where Francis has
a class. His work created a profound
impression here and future visits
will be looked forward to with great
pleasure.
Some More Railroad Dope.
"Our community thinks your rail
road oughter furnish a couple more
trains per day. We're going to take
the matter to the legislature too.'
"Hut very few people in your com
munity travel."
"Maybe not. But we like to see
the cars go by. Judge.
The new Fashion Book of Spring
Styles from Victor Ladles Tailoring
Co. of Chicago, has arrived. Mrs.
L. G. Herren, local representative,
will take pleasure In showing you the
latest styles. . 2t.