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VOL. 32. NO. 9.
HEITNEIt, OREGON, MAY 27, 1915.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
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GAILVETINS
OBSERVE MEMORIAL
T. 8. Handsaker Preaches Interesting
DisoourNe at Christian Church
"We Should Live for Our
Country and Thereby
Honor Those Who
Fought for Our
Country."
Memorial services were held In the
Christian church last Sunday morn
ing. The G. A. R. Post and Relief
Corps attended in a body. The sing
ing was led by the singers from the
various churches. Mr. O. G. Craw
ford sang In his pleasing manner
"The Old Guard."
The large auditorium was filled
with a sympathetic audience which
came to bestow honor upon our sol
diers, living and dead.
Rev. T. S. Handsaker delivered the
sermon on "A Good Fight," based
on II Timothy, 4:7. The speaker
said in part as follows:
"Friends: We are the most fa
vored people of all the earth. We
live in a land dedicated to freedom
by the blood of its martyrs. A land
given to us by the valor of the Revo
lutionary heroes and preserved for
us by the heroic deeds of the sodllers
of '61 and '65.
This is a country of political and
religious freedom; a land where Its
citizens are sovereign, where no re
ligious demagogue can deny to any
the right to worship God according
to the dictates of his own conscience.
Ungrateful Indeed would be the one,
who living in the midst of such bless
ings, would forget or lightly esteem
these privileges.
"Breathes there a man, with soul so
dead,
Who never to himself has said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart has ne'er within him
burned,
As home his footsteps he has turned,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
If such there be, go, mark him well;
For him no minstrel raptures swell;
High though his titles, proud his
name, ,
Boundless his wealth, as wish can
claim:
Despite those titles, power and pelf,
The wretch, concentered all In self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust from which he
sprung,
Unwept, unhonored and unsung."
In remembering our country, it is
impossible to forget those to whom
we are Indebted for its origin and
preservation. We are met today to
give honor to whom honor is due.
The Grand Army of the Republic,
who today honor us with their pres
ence, represent a great host of worth
ies whom we can never repay for
their service in our behalf. They are
those who in the hour of our coun
try's danger, rushed to the front, ex
changing the comforts of home for
the dangers and privations of the bat
tle field.
We meet also to honor that most
worthy organization, the Woman's
Relief Corps, which has for Its object
the assistance of the needy and the
commendable work of keeping the
fires of patriotism burning upon our
country's altar. The Woman's Re
lief Corps represents in its constit
uency the women upon whom some
of the heaviest burdens of the war
fell. The soldier had his hours of
comparative safety. But for the
loved ones left at home, there was
never a moment hut was filled with
anxiety, not knowing the fate of hus
band, brother, son or sweetheart.
Upon the faithful women were left
the burdens of manual toll that In
time of pence belonged upon strong
er shoulders. They were compelled
to bear the lashings of their task
master, the Demon of War.
To both these patriotic organiza
( Concluded on page six.)
Following our announcement of last week we take pleasure in telling you that
The Guarantee Fund Life Association
Of Omaha, Nebraska,
Wrote during the month of March just past, new business to the amount of $2,714,000. Why? Because men are beginning to learn THE TRUTH
ABOUT LIFE INSURANCE and to realize that "protection" for their families and business can be purchased at a low figure when divested of the
frills ot cash and loan value, which add nothing to the Value of a polio as a protection in case death occurs during premium paying period. We
have just paid a death claim in Union county. Deceased took out $2000 protection with this association EIGHT YEARS AGO at the age of 35, and
had paid in premiums up to the time of his death only $175.00. His widow received the association's check for $2000. Gain to the estate $1,825.
Suppose he had bought a 20-year endowment policy eight years ago for $2000 at an annual premium of $87.40. The premiums in eight years would
have totaled $699.20. Gain to the estate only $1300.80. CARRY THIS SAME COMPARISON ON FOR 19 YEARS and see the amazing difference
in net gain to the estate, and then ask yourself if pure, plain protection at the minimum expense is not what you are looking for.
KLEES & NOTSON
Will Grow Straw-"
berries at Strawberry
The Alpine Drilling Co., R. N.
Wade, president, recently completed
the drilling of a 235 foot well with a
capacity of 10 gallons per minute, at
the old Strawberry postoltice.
The present owner, C. J. Haggerty,
recently came here from Beaverton,
Oregon, and talks about making real
strawberries grow at Strawberry.
' Mr. Wade, who lives at Sand Hol
low, recently formed this company,
after working several years for an
other driller in Morrow county. Upon
the completion of the Haggerty well,
he immediately moved his outfit to
Smith Towne's place near the Straw
berry schoolhouse. '
Christian Church Notes.
The Sunday School contest with
Pendleton closes next Sunday morn
ing. We want every member present
at Sunday School with a liberal of
fering and each one remaining for
church. All these points count In
the contest. We are not very far
ahead of Pedleton at this time. We
need every one present next Sunday
at ten o'clock.
Rev. C. F. Swander of Portland,
State Secretary of our mission work,
will speak at 11 o'clock. Rev. Swan
der Is an interesting speaker. The
public is especially invited.
In the evening the Junior choir
will have charge of the program and
render the Children's Day exercises.
Mrs. 0. G. Crawfors will conduct the
service.
GRAIN IS NOW MAKING
A SI'LEMHI) SHOWING.
C-has. R. Pointer, of Lexington, was
in Heppner on Monday and made
this office a pleasant call. Mr. Pointer
Is one of the successful wheatraisers
of his part of the country, and a man
that never fails to boost Morrow
county as a good wlieatraising sec
tion. Like a great many of his
neighbors, Mr. Pointer was compelled
to resced in the early part of the
Spring, and for a time It looked like
there was to be no wheat. But
this has all changed and he says
present prospects point to a 25-bushel
crop, and this may be greatly in
creased if good growing weather pre
vails. As it is, there is no chance to
beat those people out of a crop this
season. The conditions prevailing
in the Immediate vicinity of Mr.
Pointer's also largely prevail all
about Lexington, and as stated in
this paper last issue, the prospects for
a fair wheat crop in Morrow county
are growing brighter day by day.
Some think that a little more sun
shine at the present time would per
haps cause grain and other crops to
grow a little faster but It seems that
the warm showers are doing the work
quite well, and our farmers will have
to be content. We are glad to receive
such reports as made by Mr. Pointer.
Presiding KIder Will lie Here.
Rev. W. A. Orr, Presiding Elder of
the M. K. Church, will be in Hepp
ner on Sunday evening next and will
hold services at the church. A spec
Inl invitation is extended to the mem
bers and friends of the church to at
tend. ATTENTION ! STOCKMEN'
AND OTHERS.
Why spend your money in Pendle
ton ? I will take you there and back
the same day for round-trip railroad
fare; parties of six or more. Will
also make trips to Condon on same
basis. Will return same day or day
following. See me at Heppner Auto
mobile & Machine tihop, or phone
572. i K. H. KELLOGG.
STRAYED FROM MY PASTURE
NEAR HKPPNKK.
1 Brown 2-year-old gelding.
1 Sorrel 2-year-old mare.
2 Sorrel 2-year-old mares.
Will pay liberally for any informa
tion loading tor any information
leading to their recovery. Probably
returning towards Monument.
SHERMAN WAKEFIELD.
5
WEE
Cluss of 115 Wind Up Their High
School Career With Commence
ment Exercises To-Morrow
Night Nine Will Get
Their Diplomas.
This has been a busy week for the
graduating class of Heppner High
Schol, who will wind up their career
presented with their diplomas at the
graduation exercises to be held In the
Auditorium on tomorrow evening.
The program to be followed Is out
lined herewith:
Piano solo, "Liebeswaltzer," ....
Virginia Crawford
Invocation. .. .Rev. T. S. Handsaker
" 'Tls Our Festal Day," Rhys Herbert
Hlgh School Chorus
Oration, . . . .'"Industrial Evolution"
Helen Aiken, Salutatorlan -
Oration "The Open Door"
Spencer Crawford
Oration, "Has Christianity Failed?"
Harley Adklns, Valedictorian v
"The Stars Gleaming," Rys Herbert
High School Choru s
Address to Class.... J. A. Churchill
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction
Conferring of Diplomas, S. E. Notson
County Superintendent of Schools
"Greeting to Spring," Strauss
High Schol Chorus
The class play, "Mishaps of Min
erva," was presented on Friday even
ing before a large audience at the
High School Auditorium, and was one
of the best presentations ever staged
in this city by a graduating class.
The play is all comedy and required
no very heavy acting on the part of
any of the participants, but it was
well suited to the class, and the selec
tion of the parts had been well made
by Mrs. Wedding, who was In charge
of the training. And it may be said
right here that much credit is due her
for the excellent manner In which the
young people presented their parts,
and this, too, in face of the fact that
she has been very much pressed for
time in the activities incident to the
closing weeks of the school.
We should say that perhaps the
most difficult parts were taken by
Misses Edith Thorley and Grace Van
Vactor, in the characters, "Minerva
Sterling" and Belle Brantley," the
former being a young lady very will
ing to oblige and the latter the hust
ling reporter of the "Screamer." If
there was anything of Importance go
ing on, Miss Belle certainly did not
overlook it for her paper, and she was
right there all the while. And then
that spell of small pox that suddenly
possessed "Molly, the maid" and
filled the whole house with conster
nation and fright, was so well exe
cuted by Melba Griffiths that the
audience became infected with a
serious attack of mirth that lasted
them well to the end of the perform
ance. "Victor Brown," a young doc
tor and friend of the Sterling famil:
was a character well sustained b.
Harley Adklns, and his transforma
tion into the female character ol
"Mrs. Jennie Van Dueson Spyker"
was so complete as to deceive the
verv elect. He was good in both of
these characters. Clarence Scrivner,
as "Mortimer J. Sterling;" Lera
Githens, "Clara Sterling;" Helen
Aiken, "Mrs. Wright;" Ina Johnson,
"Miss Palmer;" Spencer Crawford,
"Harry Stevenson; "David Wilson,
"Barnes, the butler;" Thomas Hugh
es, "Mike Shannon" and Anna How
ard, "Mrs. Lydia Sterling," were the
other characters of the cast, and each
one held up their parts well and did
credit to the characters represented.
Part 1 of the program on Friday
night contained some excellent num
bers and was a feature of the enter
tainment well received. We desire
to make special mention of the solo
by Miss Thorley, "Sing Me The Ros-
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CLUB FIRS EARLY
S
Heppner Commercial Body Would
Have County Court Begin Work
at Once on Heppner-Lexing-ton
Road.
There was a regular meeting of the
Heppner Commercial Club on Mon
day evening, with a rather small at
tendance. Several matters of Im
portance were taken up and dis
cussed, among these being the re
moval of the Forestry office to Pen
dleton, the Hardman - Monument
stage route, and the roads question.
Communications were read from the
Forestry headquarters and from the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General,
and these were filed with the Secre
tary. J. L. Wllkins made report of
some action taken by the special
road committee In getting work done
on the Willow creek road, this per
taining to fencing on the Neville
place, and the action of the commit
tee was ratified by the Club, with in
structions to proceed further along
the same lines. A resolution was al
so passed that it was the sense of the
meeting that the County Court pro
ceed at once with such work as can
be done on the Lexington-Heppner
road, provided that a reasonable bid
can be received for the work, it being
understood that only such work is
urged at this time as will not inter
fere with the present traveled road;
this move being taken to get the ad
vantage of labor and money subscrib
ed for this work. Motion made and
carried that the City of Heppner be
asked to put the road on the north
side of the warehouses and leading to
the city limits where It connects with
Lexington-Heppner road, in good con
dition at once, and the committee on
City and County Affairs instructed
to present this matter to the council.
The raising of funds to assist in car
rying on the County Fair, placed in
the hands of a committee of three
which President Notson will announ
ce later. The committee on Railroad
and Transportation handed in the
following report:
"We, the undersigned, the commit
tee on Railroad and Transportation
beg to report to the Club as follows,
to-wit:
"That we have investigated and
made examination of the records in
the matter of the hearing held before
the State Railroad Commission with
reference to better train service on
the Heppner Branch of the 0. W. R.
& N. Railroad, and from such investi
gation and examination we are of the
opinion that yiere is no sufficient
record upon which to uase an appeal
from the decision of said Railroad
Commission, and that it is our judg
ment that no reversal or changing of
the order can be had upon appeal.
"We therefore recommend that no
tppeal be taken and that such matter
ie pursued no further.
"Dated this 24th day of May, 1915.
"T. J. Mahoney
"C. E. Wroodson,
Committee."
Lenky Sack Proves Death to Squirrels
When Paul Webu took a sack of
poisoned oats, which he had bought
from Emmett Smith on Rhea creek,
to his ranch several miles up Balm
creek, he did not realize that he was
doing an act which would not only
mean the death of hundreds of squir
rels on his own place but rid the
land adjacent to the road, of these
pests as well. It was not until Mr.
Webb arrived home that he discover
ed the sack had a hole in it, and all
the way up the Rhea creek road it
had been dribbling out. The next
day a trip over the road showed that
the poisoned grain had had its effect,
for great numbers of the dead rod
ents were lying in the highway in the
trail of the death-dealing oats.
IRK
ID
MORROW COUNTY AGENTS
HEPPNER, OREGON
Made Your Income
Tax Report Yet?
Have you made a report of your in
come to the Internal revenue collec
tor ? If you haven't, now is your
time to get wise to the Income tax
law and clean up the slate. Thad.
Sweek, special employee In charge of
the income tax for Eastern Oregon
is in town and Is making his head
quarters at the Palace hotel. Mr.
Sweek is interviewing all delinquents
who are in the dark about making
their Income tax reports, and he in
vites everybody in this vicinity to call
and talk over tax matters with him.
The income tax law has been in effect
for two years, but during that time,
the majority of the citizens have fail
ed to come through with a report to
the revenue collector. Many of them
are ignorant as to the law, but this is
their only chance to wise up, for Mr.
Swick will be the only representative
of the government coming here this
year. The year closes July 1. If
you fail to see the representative
while he is here, it will be your fault
and not his, and you will' be held
liable accordingly, and the law pro
vides heavy penalties for delinquents.
Mr. Sweek will be In town three or
four days. If you havn't made your
income tax report, you had better see
him.
Mrs. W. C. Lacey Passes.
Mrs. W. C. Lacy, who for so many
years resided near Heppner with her
family, died at her home in Portland
on Saturday, May 22, 1915, after an
illness covering many months.
Mrs. Lacy was well and favorably
known in this locality, where she
lived many years and had numerous
friends. With her husband she re
sided on their farm just north of
Heppner, and together they were
very active in church circles here, be
ing leading members in the Baptist
church at this place. Her death was
announced at the memorial services
at the Christian church on Sunday
morning and was received with many
expressions of regret. She was a wo
man highly respected by all with
whom she became acquainted.
Ellen E. Lacy was born in the
state of Ohio, May 22, 1850. She
crossed the plains by team at the age
of eighteen, and arrived in Salem,
Oregon, September 28, 1868. Later
she removed with her parents to
Southern Oregon where she was unit
ed in marriage to W. C. Lacy, May
22,1872. In 1881 Mr. and Mrs. Lacy
moved to Morrow county, where they
made their home for twenty-five
years and developed one of the best
farms in this section, and which Mr.
Lacy still owns. They moved to
Portland on account of Mrs. Lacy's
health in 1906 and that city has been
the home of the family ever since,
Mrs. Lacy improving somewhat in
health, but never being entirely re
stored, and her death occurred as
stated above on the 22nd day of May,
the aniversary of her birth, and also
the anniversary of her wedding. She
was 60 years of age.
She has been an active member of
the Baptist church for 25 years and
for many years an earnest worker in
te W. C. T. U., and will be remem
bered by her many friends for the
good she was able to do along these
lines while in this life.
Mrs. Lacy Is survived by her hus
band, W. C. Lacy, daughter, Elsie E.
Alger, and son, W. B. Lacy, as well
as one sister, Mrs. M. Belle Thomp
son, all residents of Portland. Fu
neral services were held on Tuesday,
May 25, at 2 p. m. at the family res
idence and the remains buried in
Rose City cemetery.
To the bereaved family is extended
the sincere sympathy of their many
friends residing at Heppner.
Glasses fitted satisfactorily by Dr.
Winuard, or money refunded. His
prices are reasonable, and he is where
you can always find him. No charge
for testing eyes. tf.
HEPPNER HIGH WiNS
INTER TRACK MEET
No Records Broken At lone In First
Field Meet Between Morrow Coun
ty High Schools Merle Blake
Is Individual High Point Win
ner With Hughes Second.
Heppner High School won the first
Interscholastic Track Meet at lone
last Saturday by a score of 76 to
49 for the lone team, the only
other contestant in the meet.
The local athletes got 8 first places,
7 second and 7 third places besides
winning the relay.
Although no records were broken,
everything considered, the meet was
a good one, and fairly good time waa
made in the sprints and distance
runs. The work of Merle Blake, of
lone and Emmett Hughes, of Heppner
was well above the rest, Blake mak
ing 20 of the points for his team,
while Hughes took 16 points.
Lester Parker, the Heppner freshman
would have been high point winner
of the meet, had he not tripped and
fell just before the finish in the 100
yard dash, thereby permitting M.
Blake to win first in that event. It is
easily conceded that Parker would
have won this race had he not met
with the accident. His shoulder was
badly bruised in striking the ground.
One of the surprises of the meet
was the work of Ross Brown, the
youngest entry of the meet. Brown
took first place in the 50 yard high
hurdles, won third in the 440 yard
dash, was a member of the winning
relay team and was a strong runner
up for honors in both the pole vault
and the high jump. It was thought
by all who know young Brown best,
that he would at least take second in
the high jump, but he didn't seem to
get into form in this event.
In the weights, Barlow had little
difficulty in putting the shot far out
of reach of his nearest competitor,
while Merle Blake easily won the
discus throw at 96-6.
Hughes, Parker, Peterson, Brown,
Wright, Hayes, and Barlow were
point winners for Heppner, and R.
Blake, Sperry, M. Blake, Cochran,
Pennington, E. Blake and Zink won
the honors for their school.
Following Is the summary bf events
and the winners '.
880 yard run R. Blake, lone, 1st;
H. Peterson, Heppner, 2nd; Parker,
Heppner, 3rd. Time, 2:35:2.
50 yard high hurdles Brown, H.,
1st; Hughes, H., 2nd and Wright, H.,
3rd. Time 8:1.
Discus throw M. Blake, I., 1st;
Barlow, H., 2nd; R. Blake, I., 3rd.
95 feet, 6 inches.
100 yard low hurdles Sperry, I.,
1st; Wright, H., 2nd; Parker, H.,
3rd. Time 0:15.
Mile run Peterson, H., 1st; Coch
ran, I., 2nd; Hayes, H., 3rd. Time,
5:55:2.
440 yard dash Wright, H.,lst;
Hayes, H., 2nd; Brown, H., 3rd.
Time, 61:2.
220 yard dash Parker, H.,
M. Blake, I., 2nd; Wright, H.,
1st;
3rd.
Time, 25:2.
100 yard dash Blake, I 1st; R.
Blake, I., 2nd; Hughes, H 3rd.
Time, 0:11.
50 vard dash Parker, H.,
M. Blake, I., 2nd; E. Blake, I.,
Time, 0:5:4.
High jump Hughes, H.,
1st;
3rd.
1st;
Pennington, I., 2nd: Blake, I., 3rd.
I Height, 4 feet 11 inches.
I Pole vault E. Hlake, I., 1st;
! Hughes and Sperry tied for second.
! 8 feet.
i Shot put Barlow, H., 1st; M.
! Blake, I., 2nd; R. B-.ake, I., 3rd. 35
feet, 5 inches.
Broad jump Hughes, II., 1st; M.
Blake, I., 2nd; Zink, I., 3rd. 16 feet,
6 inches.
Relay won by Heppner.
S. E. Moore and "Brick" Coehow,
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