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THE GAZETTE-TIES.
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MORROW COCXTY OFFICIAL PAPER
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Thursday, May 20, 1915.
From this time on let everyone
boost the Morrow County Chautau
qua which comes to Heppner the
week of June 26 to July 1.
Really now, don't you think Hepp
ner has just a little the nicest post
office equipment of any little city in
the country; and what if some of our
people do have to travel some dis
tance for the mail; they need the ex
ercise, and beside it is better than
having to go to Lexington, or pei-
haps, Pendleton.
Rains came rather late to Morrow
rountv, and altogether we have had
a backward season, but encouraging
reports are coming in from all sides
and we confidently look for a good
yield when the harvesters get busy a
few months later. Grain develops
wonderfully fast.in this part of Ore
gon and many is the time that our
folks thought it was all off with the
crops and yet there was a lot of grain
at harvest time. Let us keep up our
courage for conditions are Improving
fast and there is much that is en
couraging in the present prospects.
The Oregon Voter is a mighty
bright and spicy publication that
reaches our desk each week, and how
could it be otherwise with C. C.
Chapman as it's chief pencil pusher.
So far, the paper contains no adver
tisements and it is receiving its sup
port entirely from the subscription
end. The ads. will come later, we
presume, when Mr. Chapman shall
have reached something of the ex
tended circulation that his publica
tion is entitled to. The paper is just
full of good things valuable infor
mation from front to back, and the
voters of Oregon should not be slow
in giving this paper their support.
HEPPXER AMI 1 THE BU8INKSS
DEPRESSION.
In Heppner there is apparently no
business depression. Traveling men,
representing the various lines of
trade, are often heard to remark that
this town is alright, business seems
GRAND
OPENIN'
of the
NEW BRUNSWICK
POCKET BILLIARDS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON SATUR
DAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1915.
Here you will find a complete line of
new fixtures, including
FOUR POOL TABLES, CIGARS,
TOBACCOS, CANDIES
Everybody come in and enjoy a
pleasant evening.
ONE BLOCK SOUTH PALACE HOTEL, MAIN ST.
A. W. Sanderson
Prop.
lions
Imported and Home Bred Perch
erons, Belgians and English Shires
Young, Large and Rugged with the Best Pedigree
now at Commercial Stables at Pendleton.
REMEMBER Owing to foreign war market horses will get
scarce and high priced, and just so with stallions.
Arrange to see these stallions. You will like them and the
prices will be right.
J. R. JUSTICE, Importer
Now at Pendleton, Or. GALESBURG, ILLS.
JUST RECEIVED
From New York: CE
VALL PAPER THAT EVER
CAME TO HEPPNER.
These goods were detained on occount of trouble getting thro
the Panama Canal, and should have arrived in February.
Owing to the delay, I MUST SELL NOW, and will close
out this entire stock at COST. Paper hanging 30c per roll.
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FIRST CLASS PAPER HANGERS
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VICKERS the PAINTER
Wall Paper : Paints : Varnish
to be on the up-grade and there Is
activity along all lines generally.
This Is true. This town has not
been hit by the so-called business de
pression of the past eight or ten
months. On the CQUtrary, building
operations have increased as well as
commercial industries, and at the
present time there are scarcely en
ough business buildings to supply the
demand. As one man remarked the
other day, "Maybe you haven't notic
ed it, but Heppner is having a quiet
boom right now." Today there are
no less than four families who are
searching the town over for houses
to rent. The few houses that are for
rent are all filled up. This is quite
a contrast to other towns the country
over, that have an abundance of va
cant houses and idle men. It speaks
well for Heppner, for she has neither.
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THE RIGHT MOVE.
The decision of the directors of
School District No. 1, to Install man
ual training in the Heppner High
School the coming year is one to be
highly commended. The good to be
obtained from sucn work has not
been questioned try our school board
and this has been the subject of much
discussion on their part in times
past; the only reason It has not been
soner adopted has been the lack of
sufficient funds to hire an instructor
and install the equipment. It has
been ascertained, however, that nec
essary equipment for starting the
work is not expensive, and there is
no need or eiaooraie preparation
along this line at the present time.
Tools and work benches for doing
wood work will be the first to be put
in and as interest grows in the work
and there is need of it, additional ap
paratus can be supplied. Further
more it was found necessary to add
to the teaching force as the school
has been running liort one teacher
for the past two years and the work
is reaching such a point that it can
not be successfully handled with the
short force. This year the manual
training is to be handled by an in
structor who will also teach other
branches in the High School and have
charge of the training of the young
fellows in their athletics. This lat
ter is not an unimportant factor in
school work these days and we are
glad to know that it will be in com
petent hands. Heppner High is mov-
ng right to the front and is becom
ing more of a drawing force to this
town every year. We are proud of
this school and are willing to back
every move that is made to increase
its efficiency.
NEW EXPLOSIVE KILLS BY
ASPHYXIATION.
The rumor in circulation since the
beginning of the war to the effect
that the French were in possession
of a secret explosive capable of des
troying life on a scale not heretofore
dreamed of, by the production of
deadly asphyxiating gases, has been
confirmed by the French military
authorities. This explosive is called
turpinite, and is the disoovery of M.
Eugene Turpin, the Inventor of meli
nite. It has already been used in a
limited way and the statement is now
made that preparations have been
completed for using It on a" large
scale in the coming operations
against the Germans.
At the opening of the war the ef
fects of exploding turpinite were
familiar to the experimenters work
ing with it in the laboratory. It
could only be exploded by vibration
and at that time there seemed no
safe way of firing it from a gun, for
the reason that the vibration caused
by the discharge of the projectile was
likely to explode it before it had got
clear of the gun.
With a new field piece invented in
December it is possible to fire shells
charged with turpinite without dang
er to the firing party, and it is report
ed that the French and British arse
nals have been busy day and night
since then making the shells and the
guns for firing them.
When the shell explodes the gases
caused by the explosion spread over
the ground in a circle having a diam
eter of about 100 yd. The gases pro
duce paralysis of some of the vital
organs of the body, with the result
that every living thing within this
circle is killed instantly and pain
lessly, and so far as is now known
there is no defense against nor anti
dote for the action of these gases. "If
the turpinite does all that is claimed
for it, trenches will furnish practic
ally no defense against it. The gases
from a shell exploding within 50 yd.
of the trench will simply settle into
the trench and kill the men shelter
ed in it. Shrapnel-proof and bomb
proof covers will be of little use, for
the gases in their deadly work will
find their way through the smallest
opening. From the June number of
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
lone and Heppner Break Even in
Tennis Tournament,
lone and Heppner. High Schools
broke even in the first meet of the
Morrow County Interscholastlc tennis
tournament in this city last Satur
day. The lone girls won both the
singles and doubles trom their Hepp
ner opponents and likewise the Hepp
ner boys took the singles and doubles
from the lone boys. In the singles,
Sybil Cason was entered for lone and
Edith Thorley for Heppner. Miss
Cason is an exceptional player. She
was assisted in the doubles by Ruby
Tomlln. Helen Aiken and Edith
Thorley represented the locals in the
doubles. Oraln Wright, for Heppner,
defeated Howell of lone in the
singles by a very close margin. In the
doubles the locals, "Ole" Peterson
and "Bill" Crawford defeated "Fat"
Blake and Howell of the Egg City.
A silver cup will be awarded to the
two winning teams.
Returns From California.
George W. Swaggart returned to
Heppner Tuesday from California,
where, in company with Mrs. Swag
gart, he visited both the big fairs and
traveled as far as Los Angeles. Mrs.
Swaggart did not return, but will re
main in Tehama county to visit with
her sister for a time. Mr. Swaggart
states that they traveled over most of
California while In that state.
SPECIA
LSALE
ON SHOES
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Children's, Girls', Boys', Ladies' and Men's low cut
shoes at one-half price and less.
Big reduction on Men's and Boys'
Suits. Ladies' Waists at half
price and less.
It will pay you to come in and look at
our goods and prices before buying.
Agents for Standard Patterns,
Nemo Corsets and War
ners Corsets
Thomson Bros.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
HEPPNER : : : OREGON
June 26-July 1
Inclusive
IS THE DATE FOR HOLDING
THE
Morrow County
Chautauqua
FAIR PAVILION, HEPPNER, ORE.
Program Commencing Promptly at 9 A. M.
The Chautauqua is admitted to be one of the best educational institutions in the land,-and we
consider Heppner and Morrow County very fortunate in being able to secure this high grade
attraction for this season. The talent for this will be identically the same as that given at
Gladstone Park. We are giving you the best talent that can be had for the money. The
men and women who are behind this are known to you and their names are sufficient guaran
tee that this will be a grand success. Watch these columns for further information.
W. W. Smead
Vawter Crawford
T. J. Humphreys
Archie J). McMurdo
A. M. Phelps
Oscar Borg
L. K. Harlan
J. 0. Hager
C. A. Minor
Wm. Ilaylor
J. L. Wilkins
E. O. Noble
T. J. Mahoney
. Clyde Brock
F. N. Christensen
B. R. Patterson
Phil Cohn
M. D. Clark
The Hager Girls
Henry Schwarz
S. E. Notson and wife returned on
Monday evening from Portland where
they attended the Parent Teachers
Convention during the preceeding
week.
Permanent Chautauqua Organization.
Several of Heppner's citizens gath
ered at the city council chambers
Tuesday evening to take the prelimi
nary steps in forming a permanent
Chautauqua organization. A commit
tee consisting of N. Ii. WInnard, Geo.
Thomson and J. J. Nys was appointed
J. F. Vaughn
M.L.Case
L. E. Bisbee
N. E. Winnard
George Thomson
Frank Fuehs
II. C. Ashbaugh
W. A. Richardson
Joseph J. Nys
Geo. McDulTeo
II. II. Hoffman
W. E. Pruyn
Mrs. F. Luper
Mrs. L. G. Herren
R. M. Hart
II. A. Duncan
S. E. Notson
Glenn Y. Wells
Mrs. E. D. Brown
W. P. Scrivner '
Committee
on permanent organization, and W.
W. Smead, T. S. Handsaker and Wm.
Haylor were appointed as a tem
porary committee on advertising.
Another meeting will be held tonight
to complete the organization and
plan for the carrying out of the work
of the Chautauqua to a successful
termination.
CHRISTUX CHURCH NOTES.
Next Sunday morning the Grand
Army Post will be guests of honor.
Minister Handsaker will preach on:
"A Good Fight."
In the evening the service will be
at the High School.
The Sunday School contest with
Pendleton will close May 30. We are
still in the lead but must make a
good showing the next two Sundays
to be sure of coming out ahead at the
finish.
Charles Barlow will have charge
of the Sunday School at Bunker Hill '
next Sunday afternoon. After the
school Elder J. V. Crawford will
preach.