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OrAEttn, Historical Society Stock Exchange Building. The rAh 1 1 JbD 1 1m Jib VOL. .Ml. NO. ."51. HKITXKH, OUIXiOX, MAKCII h, 1915. SUBSCRIPTION, $l.o0 Plllt YEAH EASTERN STAR LODGE HI E New Lodge Ilej;iiis Wtli Strong Char ter Membership Ileppner Is Well Represented. Locust Chapter, Order of Eastern Star of Oregon, was instituted aj lone on last Thursday evening by Grand Worthy Pation C. H. McGtrr, of Portland, asisted by the Grand Worthy Matron Mrs. Nellie McGowan of Medford, and officers and mem bers of Ruth Chapter No. 32, of this city. The new Chapter at lone starts off with a charter membership of 28. The Grand Patron appointed Mrs. Blanche Patterson, of Heppner, to act aB Grand Secretary, Mrs. Rebecca Patterson, Grand Marshal, Mrs. Jessie Pruyn, Grand Chaplain and MIsb Virginia Crawford, Grand Organist, and "the work of installing the newly chosen officers of Locust Chapter was Immediately taken up. The officers of the new Chapter, elected and appointed, are as follows: Mrs. Florence Bender, W. M.; W. T. McNabb, W. P.; Mrs. Alice McNabb, A. M.;Mrs. Cynthia Walker, Sec; Mrs. Anna Blake, Treas.;Mrs. Ruth Mason, Cond.; Mrs. Bernice Wilt, A. C.;Mrs. Beulah Bufflngton, Ada; Mrs. Josephine Ely, .Ruth; Mrs. Grace Chick, Esther; Mrs. Alice Cronk, Electa; Mrs. Ida Moore, Mar tha; Mrs. L. L. McMurray, Warder; Geo. Ely, Sentinel; Miss Dorris Wilt, Organist. Thirty members of Ruth Chapter, of Ileppner, attended and assisted in the work of instituting the new lodge and after the banquet had been serv ed, a team from the Heppner Chap ter exemplified the work In an ex cellent manner. As a token of ap preciation and good will from the Ileppner members, the new Chapter was presented with a beautiful em blematic floral piece. This was a large star worked out in the various colors and floral emblems of the order, the center being a splendid white llljy and the different points of the star composed of those flowers appropriate to the characters they are .made to represent. The gift was greatly appreciated by the members of the lone chapter. At 8.30 the lodge members and their friends were Invited to repair to the dining hall of the lone Hotel fchere an elegant banquet had been prepared by the genial proprietor, Mr. M. B. Haines. Covers were laid for 80 guests, and the spread of good things was certainly a feast long to be remembered. The instituting of the new lodge by the people of our neighboring city was an enjoyable occasion for all the people who attended from Heppner, and the evening will linger long in their memories as one of the pleasant events of life. Business Changes Take Place At Hardman There has been some changes dur the past week in business affairs at Hardman. The general merchandise business of G. A. Bleakman is to pass into new hands, and the details of transfer are now being closed up. The business is to be taken over, we understand, by Messrs. W. P. Pro phet and M.Z. Riddle, and Mr. Uleak mun will arrange to open up a new line of business and put in a general hardware and Implement line. Mr. Bleakman and Mr. Prophet passed through Heppner on Monday on their way to Portland where some matters pertaining to the deal will be arrang ed, and Mr. Prophet wil prepare to move his effects to Hardman. He has been residing for a number of years In the Willamette Valley and con ducting a small farm In the vicinity of Monmouth, but he has had inter ests in thiB county during all this time and visited here frequently. It is anather case of a man, formerly a resident of Morrow county, who is not content until he returns. Mr. Prophet lived here too long to be very well satisfied any where else. We are glad to have him become a resident of this county once more. Opens Butcher Shop in lone. Lowell Twltchell, formerly of this city, has opened up a butcher shop in lone and from all reports, Is en joying a good patronage. He was en gaged in the butcher business here at one time, under the firm name of Twltchell & Wright. He is a com petent meat cutter. Lexington Man Marries. The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Carden of this place, was the scene of a very pretty wedding on last Sat urday morning at eleven o'clock when Ralph P. Flnley of Lexington and Miss Jennie Parks of Hermlston, were united in marriage by Rev. U. C. Smothers. Only a few intimate friends were present. Echo Corres pondent In the East Oregonian. Local Man Wounded By Coyote Trap Gun L. W. Brings of this city received a flesh wound in his, right hand lust Monday while attempting to fix the mechanism of a .38 caliber coyote gun. The gun is the properly of Millard French, Mr. Briggs' brother-in-law and it Is of special construc tion for shooting coyotes. Mr. French was unable to make the gun work properly and handed it to Mr. Briggs. The latter, not knowing that the gun was loaded, unintention ally placed his hand over the end of the barrel sufficiently to permit the pullet to grove out the flesh in three of his fingers and split his thumb, when the gun was accidentally dis charged. Dr. McMurdo was called in and the injured hand was taken care of. At the present time indi cations are that there will be no serious results from the wound, since there were no bones broken. Eight Got Naturalization Papers. In the examination held before Judge G. W. Phelps In this city on Tuesday, eight applicants were suc cessful in getting their naturalization papers. Henry B. Hazzard, United States Naturalization examiner, with headquarters in Portland, conducted the examination. Those successful in drawing papers were PatricJ? Rouark, Owen Mulligan, Michael McEntire, William George Wilson, John Francis Mcllugh, Pat Council, Peter Rourk, and Dennis Kiernan. Several other applicants failed tem porarily in the examination owing to some of the technicalities of the law that had not been fuly complied with. These will be corrected and the appli cants get another hearing at a future date. Town Team Itofents High School. The town team defeated the Hepp ner High School team at the depot grounds Friday afternoon in the first ball game of the season. All things considered, the game was a good one and resulted in a 4 to 3 score. For the town team Hiatt and Ayei's composed the battery while Peterson and Wilson were flingers for the High School with Hayes receiv ing. From present indications some good games will be played among the local teams this season. KDW1N R. BEACH. Rev. Edwin R. Beach departed this life at bis home in Lexington on' Sat urday, March 13, 1915, his death be ing attributed to the infirmities of old age. He was 83 years and 5 months old at the time of death. He had been a resident of Lexington for a long number of years and leaves a host of friends to mourn his loss. During the larger part of his stay In Lexington he was Identified with church work, being a minister in the Congregational church. The funeral was held inLexlngton Sunday and interment was made in the I. 0. 0. F. cemetery. Edwin R. Beach was born in New York, October 22, 1831. He obtained his early education by studying and teaching in the public schools until he was able to work his way through college. He was converted early in life and studied for the ministry. Rev. Beach held pastorates in Wis consin until 1863, when he enlisted in the army and served to the close of the war. His health had become greatly impaired, and he went to Colorado. After remaining there for a short time he crossed the Rocky mountains by team and located in Utah, later going to Idaho, where lie "emained one winter. From here, Mr. Beach went to Walla Walla, where he and his w ife were engaged as teachers in Whitman Seminary, now Whitman College. After his work at Whitman was over, he or ganized a church at Alkali. From here he was appointed by Dr. Atkin son, Superintendent of the Congre gational churches for the Pacific Coast who asked him to take up missionary work in Lexington and surrounding country. In tho fall of 1S85 Mr. Beach came to Lexington, the town having just then started, and commenced religi ous work, starting a numbei; of Sun day schools throughout what is now Morrow county, and building the church at Lexington. This work he carried on for about twelve years, when he retired from regular pas toral duty. From that time on he devoted his time (and energies to musical, educational and religious work, always looking toward the up building of the comunity. He leaves' to mourn his loss, Ills wife and son, Karl L. Beach, both of whom reside In Lexington. An opinion that was handed down some time ago by Judge G. W. Phelps In the case of Rlggle against Lens which established a new principle in law is to be the leading case in a series of about 200 to be published in the next volume of Lawyers' Report, Annotated, a legal publication of Rochester, N. Y. H. P. Farnum, managing editor of the publication, has so Informed Col. J. H. Raley, who was the successful attorney in the case. Pendleton Tribune. SHALL HEPPNER LOSE FORES! RESERVE mEADOUAR Activity On the Part ot Association Would From Us. Through what might be termed the pernicious activity of the Pen dleton Commercial Association, Hepp ner is to be deposed of the headquar ters of the Umatilla forest service. Under Washington date line of the 13th to the Journal of Portland, we have the following; The Pendleton Commercial Association have presented a resolution urging the forest ser vice to move its Umatilla head quarters from Heppner to Pen dleton. This item appears along with some other matters, and incidentally it is ! mentioned that Dr. C. J. Smith called on Senators Chamberlain and Lane onroute home from New York on this same day. Whether this has any thing to do with this latest move to deprive Heppner of the forest office or not, we will not say; this may de velop later. It will be remembered that at about the time the name of the west end of the Blue Mountain reserve was changed from Heppner Forest to Umatilla Forest there was a move made to get the office established at Pendleton. This plan was frustrat ed by our people getting busy, but it would seem that Pendleton has not laid down on the proposition and is still trying to take away from us what little benefits we enjoy by rea son of having this branch of the gov ernment service doing business here. Can it be that since Pendleton has been favored with one of the State institutions, she is beginning to ac quire that characteristic that has heretofore been accredited to the Capital city of the state, and is now to become a full-fledged brother to the "Salem Hog." We are loath to believe that this move is sanctioned by the good peo ple of our sister city. It would seem rather to be the work of their over zealous commercial body that feels that it must be doing something. We have thought the people of Pen dleton more appreciative than this; have believed them to be more gener ous. What have they asked for in the past that they did not get the assist ance and support and the hearty co operation of Heppner and Morrow county citizens? When Umatilla and Morrow were joined in an agricultural fair district, with the original plan of alternating the fairs between Pendleton and Heppner, our people gladly acqui escd in the arrangement of making Pendleton the permanent place of holding the fair; we always patron ized it well both by exhibits and at tendance. And politically: While we are at tached to Umatilla county and made a part of the judicial and legislative districts with that county, yet we have nothing. It is all Pendleton's. Our circuit judge, G. W. Phelps, be longs in Pendleton; joint senator, C. "JACK JOHNSON" WILL , VISIT THE The two-year-old "Jack Johnson," is a huge black jack which Ben Swaggart, the owner, was exhibiting in Heppner last week. Mr. Swag gart brought the animal in to have his photograph taken, and while in town he also took the animal's measurements. They were as fol lows: Height, 61 inches; heart girth, 69 inches; around the bone be low the knee, 9H inches; around the hock, 8 inches; around the knee, 14 inches and from tip to tip of ears, 31 inches. This animal is only one out of a bunch of 22 which Mr. Swaggart now owns. He has not yet completed his growth and Mr. Swaggart believes that he will equal, if not surpass any other animal of his class in the whole country. Be sides this mammoth jack and his brothers, there is on the same ranch probably the largest hd of jennets in the United States. It is by far the largest in the Northwest. Mr. Swag gart will take "Jack Johnson" with a number of his other animals to San Francisco, where he will exhibit them at the Exposition. Vaughn & Sons are looking for the arrival in a few days of a full car load of the Bull Tractors, the little machine that is proving to be so ef fective as a motive power on the farm. This firm has already placed some of these machines and the par ties using them are well pleased with the work they will do. IERSHEFS GET BUSY the Pendleton Commercial Take This Important Office A. Barrett, and joint representative. R. N. Stan field, are both Umatilla county men and their interests are identical with those of the city of Pendleton, Nothing here for Hepp ner or Morrow county. It was very largely through the efforts of residents of Heppner and Morrow cnutity that the Eastern Oregon Insane Asylum was located at Pendleton. At the time this ques tion was up for settlement, there is no doubt at all that the influence brought to bear upon the proper par ties bjf citizens of our community settled the location in Pendleton's favor. Likewise, in the effort to get an ap propriation for a federal building, Pendleton has received valuable aid from over this way. These are matters of importance to our sister city and Heppner has gladly lent all the assistance in her power to bring about desired results. But yet Pen dleton is not satisfied to let us have even this little crumb. It is now up to the Heppner Com mercial Club to get busy and check mate this new move on Pendleton's chess board. There is no good reason on the face of the earth for the forest office being removed from our city. The larger part of the Umatilla Forest lies in Morrow county; in fact there is but about two townships of the re serve lying within the borders of Umatilla county. Heppner is the natural trading point for the major ity of the people affected by the re serve and they come here to do busi ness. Heppner is the chief wool market of the state; is also the leading sheep market. More sheep are sold on our market than at any other point in the Northwest. This is the place where the sheep men gather to attend to business in connection with the dis posing of their wool and sheep, and whl'jjtiere they can very properly look after their reserve rights and allotments. As Btated before, this Forest office is not a very big thing, but it means a good deal to Heppner. It is here and we should keep it. Some lively work and the writing of a few good letters to the proper authorities should have the desired effect. And It might not be a bad idea to get in direct communication with the Pendleton Commercial As sociatlonand try to get them to catch our point of view in this matter. Pendleton secured the change of the name from Heppner Forest to Umatilla Forest and we made no kick; she now wants the office as well, and on this proposition we do kick vigorously. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hale were call ed to Newberg the last of the week to attend the funeral of Mrs. Hale's brother. Mr. Hale is at the head of the dry goods department at Minor & Co. T YEAR ARE SELECTED At a regular meeting of the School Hoard on Wednesday, the numerous applications for places as teachers in the Heppner school were taken up and given due consideration. The Board has long since adopted the policy of keeping the teachers in the school that have given good satisfac tion, and being governed by tills precedent they have retained the present corps of instructors with the exception of two grades, for which there have as yet been no applications filed. The teachers hired on Wednes day are H. H. Hoffman, superintend ent; Mrs. Lucy T. Wedding and Miss Addle M. Schwittay, high school; Miss Marion Long, commercial de partment and music; Miss Ethel Casey, 7th and 8th grades; Mrs. C. W. Shurte, 6th and 7th grades; Miss Ella B. Wallen, 3rd and 4th grades, and Miss Mary E. Power. 1st grade. Steps will be taken to put the grounds surrounding the building In more attractive shape, and it is also tho intention of the Board to have a substantial fire escape constructed from the second story of the building to the ground. The Board held its meeting at the office of .Supt. Hoff man in the school house and will fol low this practice In the future. Preaching at Lexington. Rev. T. S. llandsaker will fill his regular appointment in Lexington on Sunday at 2:30 p. m. In the M. E. Church South. A number of Hepfi ner people will attend. Mrs. O. G. Crawford will sing a solo. Commercial Club Com mittees Are Appointed President Notson of the Heppner Commercial Cl'ib announces that he has selected his committees, ten in number and they will report for duty at the Club meeting in the Council chambers next Monday evening, March 22nd. The committees are as follows: Membership F. N . Christensen, Wm. Haylor, A. R. Craw ford. Publicity T. E. Chidsey, N. E. Winard, 0. G. Crawford. Railroads and Transportation T. J. Mahoney, E. G . Harlan, C. E. Woodson. Finance Clyde Brock, L. K. Har lan, J. P. Conder. City and-County Affairs J.J. Nye, M. D. Clark, Vawter Crawford. Streets and Roads Frank Gilliam, D. E. Oilman, Alex Cornett,. Trade Promotion W. A. Richard son, M. L. Case, J. B. Huddleston. Entertainment A. D. McMurdo, J. L. VVilkins, J. A. Waters. Ways and Means A. M. Phelps, Chas. Thomson, Sam Hughes. Executive C. E. Woodson, A. M. Phelps Chas. Thomson. "Cyrus Noble" Goes to War. Round-up officials at Pendleton re cently sold "Cyrus Noble," the fam ous broncho, to horse buyers repre senting the French government. A man back in Kansas recently wrote to the postmaster at Pendleton la menting the fact that this animal had been sold to face the German death guns. He thinks the people of Pendleton should have the horse re turned. In commenting on the let ter, the Pendleton postmaster said that his sympathies were not for "Cyrus Noble" but for the French cavalryman who attempts to ride him into battle. Frank Gilliam Han a Grandson. The first grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gilliam, of this city was born on Sunday, when a son arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gilliam in Seattle. It is reported that mother and child are doing fine. The boy weighed 8 pounds. Frank is a pretty happy grandfather if ap pearances spell anything. Christian Endeavor'ers Entertain The young people's Society of Christian Endeavor entertained with a unique party in the parlors of Uie First Christian church last Friday evening from 8 until 10 o'clock. The young people came dressed in the garb of children. Those failing to so appear were fined in the sum of a penny for each year they have lived. The evening was enjoyably spent with a program of games and refreshments. CARD OF THANKS. We desire to thank all our friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us in our recent hours of bereave ment, through the illness of our be loved husband and father. MRS. E. R. BEACH, KARL BEACH. Oregon Pioneer of 1853 Dies at Nye, Ore. After an eventful life in the north west since 1S52, when he crossed the plains by ox-team, A. J. Chapman pioneer miller and widely known throughout the state, died at Nye on March 9 at the age of 89 years. The funeral was held at Nye and burial took place in the old Vincent ceme tery. Mr. Chapman was born in England on the 24th of August, 1826. He came to this country in 1852 and im mediately set forth for the west and arrived in the Willamette valley in August, being the first among the settlers to cross the plains in that year. Mr. Chapman was a miller by trade and built some of the first mills in the valley. He constructed the first mill at Walla Walla later, known as the Yellow Hawke mill and also built the first mill at Oregon City which was washed away by high water in 1S62. Mr. Chapman came to Umatilla county 20 years ago and had made his home at different times with his sous at Nye. In I860 he was married to Miss Nancy Markwood of Oregon City. She passed away In 1895. The children who survive are A. 11. Chapman, I). W. Chapman, F. V. Chapman and Ed Chapman, all of Nye, K. G. Chapman of Tacoma, and Mrs. Charles Horseman of Centralia, Mrs. L. V. Gibson of Portland. Mrs. S. J. Eddy of Portland and Mrs. L. T. Lightfoot of Nye. There is also one brother, Fred Chapman of Col fax, Wash., who is SO years old. Four other sons have died. E. O. of Friday. Episcopal Church Services. Deaconess Alice J. Knight will hold services both morning and even ing at the Episcopal church in this city next Sunday. You are cordial ly invited to attend. ST, PATRICK'S TAIHHENTBI6 SUCCESS A Fnil House Greets "That Rascal I'at" Entire Program High Class ami Well Presented. The entertainment for St. Patrick's eve as announced in the last issue of The Gazette-Times, was carried out before a large crowd at the Star the ater on Tuesday evening, in a very successful manner. The first part of the program con sisted of a short address by Father P. J. O'Rourke in which he extolled the Irish people for their fealty to the home land and their patriotism to their adopted country, and this was followed by musical numbers and recitations, all splendidly rendered and well received. Miss Margaret O'Rourke appeared in both song and recitation and dem onstrated her ability as an entertain er in both lines. Little Miss Kathleen Monahan, who appeared before Heppner au diences before, sang "Let Erin Re member" in a pleasing manner, and responded with an encore. She is a bewitching brown-haired miss, and in her simple and unaffected man ner always wins the audiences. E. L. Berry made a "hit" with his recitation, "The Two Pictures," and he no doubt will be called upon for further performances. Miss Marie Hager sang "Asthore" in a beautiful manner and had to an swer to an encore. Rev. B. O'Callaghan, of Hermls ton, who possesses a pleasing bari tone voice, sang "Mother Machree," putting much feeling into the rendi tion of this pretty Irish melody, and his response to the encore was "The Shamrock." Mrs. L. K. Harlan and Miss Kath erine Clark, in vocal duet, "The Land of the Swallows" delighted the au dience. These ladies possess very sweet voices and they sing well to gether, Miss Clark possessing an es pecially well developed and mellow soprano. They responded with, "Kathleen Mavourneen." Part second of the program was the presentation of the laughable farce, "That Rascal Pat." Billy O' Rourke was the "rascal" and he sus tained his reputation well in fact he almost established a new reputa tion for himself. He fell into much difficulty but finally extricated him self and saved what little reputation he had left. His title was "Pat Mc Noggerty," a name that might well be associated with a blundering ser vant. E. L. Berry was "Major Puffjack- et," who stubbornly, if not wisely, refused to consent to the marriage of his niece to the poor but ambitious "Charles Livingston." James McNamee was "Charles Livingston" and sustained the char acter well. The Misses Mary and Margaret O' Rourke furnished the characters of Laura and Nancy and added their part to a very spicy piece of comedy. The entertainment was very suc cessful from a financial standpoint and the theater was filled to its full capacity. Case Before Arbitrators. The case of Ward vs. McKimmey is being tried before a board of arbi trators at the court house this week. The case is one in which Del Ward is suing W. S. McKimmey for an alleged breach of contract. It came on to be heard before Judge Phelps and he suggested that it was a proper case for arbitration and this arrangement was agreed to by the litigants. The board of arbitrators consists of J. C. Kirk, J. B. Huddleston and John Hughes. John Gavin, of The Dalles. Is appearing as attorney for Mr. Mc Kimmey and C. E. Woodson is acting for Mr. Ward. Makes Otlicial Visit. Mrs. Nellie McGowan, of Medford. Srand Worthy Matron, Order of East ern Star of Oregon, made an official visit to Ruth Chapter No. 32 of Hepp ner on last Friday evening. Mrs. McGowan is making a tour of the Eastern Oregon country and visiting lodges at the various towns in this part of the state. Before reaching Heppner she had made a number of other places, and she complimnted the lodge here very highly for the ex cellent manner in which they handle the work. She had witnessed on the night before how well the work of the order was handled by a team of Ruth Chapter, and on the occasion ot her official visit she had the oppor tunity of seeing the work handled by the newly elected officers. The Grand Worthy Matron had but little suggestion to offer and placed a high estimate on the efficiency of the pres ent officers of the lodge to do their work well.