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HEPPNER, OREGON,' JUNE 10, 1915.
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. Tlie Krk City is Host to a Big Croud
un l Does Herself Proud In En
teitaining the People From
all Parts of the County.
The second annual picnic of the
Morrow County Farmers Unipn was
held at lone ou Tuesday last, and it
was a complete success. Fully 1000
outside people attended and the day
was enjoyably and profitably spent.
The weather was a little unpleasant,
owing to the prevalence of a high
wind, but the good people of the
Egg City had done all they could to
overcome the unpleasantness, and
had the main street well wet down
and thus reduced the dust nuisance
to a minimum. The grove at the east
side of town had been prepared for
the exercises and theae were removed
to the rink where the advertised pro
gram was carried out.
The picnic was honored by the
presence of State President J. D.
Brown of Arlington; State Secretary
Slkes of Milton; Hector McPherson
of the State Agricultural College,
and Hon. O. F. Dornblaser, one of
the national officers, from Texas.
The forenoon program was car
ried out as advertised in these col
umns last week, with the exception
of the recitation by Walter Gay, who
Vas prevented from being present.
Good music by the Mandolin Club,
composed of a number of young la
dies of lone who handle their instru
ments well and who sustained their
part of the program in a pleasing
manner. W. T. McNabb made the
Introductory address and welcomed
the farmers to the city, and addresses
were made by Mr. Brown, Mr. Mc
Pherson and Mr. Dornblaser, the lat
ter being the chief speaker of the
day.
Mr. Dornblaser has been a moving
factor in the national organization
of the Farmers Union from the be
ginning. He comes from the state
of Texas where the order originated
and his address was given out of his
ripe experience in the work. He was
well received and said many good,
things, the only regret being that his
time was so limited. In order to
reach another' appointment, Mr.
Dornblaser was compelled to leave
out much of his address.
The entertainment features of the
afternoon were pulled off successful
ly, and there was plenty going on all
the time to entertain the large crowd.
The C. C. Patten Carnival Company
were there and with their big merry-go-round,
animal show and other at
tractions, there was no lack of
amusement and entertainment for big
and little, old and young. A big ball
In the evening at the rink, with good
music by Bowker's orchestra, of
Portland, brought the festivities to a
close.
The time and place of holding the
next picnic have not been decided,
hut all are unanimous in expressing
the opinion that the lone people
handled the matter well this year and
proved herself to be equal to the
occasion of handling a large crowd
and giving them a good time.
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Local 8Mrtsnien Will Increase Fish
Supply and Protect I'irds
Memlersliip Pee is $I.OO.
AN event of the greatest interest to mnsio lovers of this community is the coming oMhis company of artists. They are among the best in
f the entire United States, and the booking arrangements made by the Ellison-White Chautauqua System permits them to be here for two
days, an extraordinary, musical engagement. This is a striking group of musicians, every one a soloist of exceptional ability. The great
musio of various nations will be presented by this organization, and it will thrill and interest and stir you if there is any music in your soul at all.
So don't miss these great concerts.
Christian Church Notes.
"The Beginning of the Church"
will be the subject of Minister Hand
Maker's discourse next Sunday morn
ing. In the evening the congregation
will meet with the Federated church
in a union service.
Bro. J. V. Crawford will preach at
Bunker Hill schoolhouse next Sun
day afternoon after the Sunday
school.
In the contest with the Pendleton
Christian Sunday school, Heppner
won out by 916 points. Let Pendle
ton have the Forestry ofllce, but they
will have to come to Heppner to find
how to run a Sunday school.
Will Gather Big Hay Crop.
The ranchers in the vicinity of
Cecil and for several miles on down
the creek from there will gather in
large quantitiesj of alfalfa this sea
son. In fact, they will cut the big
gest crop of alfalfa ever raised in
the history of that part of the coun
ty, is the opinion expressed by Mr.
W. B. Ewing, who was in Heppner
Tuesday and Wednesday; Mr. Ew
ing hag been raising alfalfa on low
er Willow creek for a good many
years and he is quite competent to
judge in the matter of production.
The crop has come along very fine
and there has been . nothing happen
to shorten it in any way, aside from
what small damage some have suf
fered from rabbits. That section was
not visited by the grasshopper pest
that did so much damage to alfalfa
plants about Heppner, and in other
portions of the county. Mr. Ewing
anticipates a strong market for hay
as there will doubtless be a big de
mand for It. The price is good now
and all indications point to a bigger
price later on. He also reports that
in the most of his section the wheat
crop promises well and the Cecil far
mers will have much wheat to ms
nose of this fall, as he feels now that
the crops in that section have so far
developed as to be out of danger
from hot weather.
BETTER FIRE PRO
SOUGHT
City Will Have Ordinance to Pro
hibit the Building of Fire Traps
Claims For the Month
Are Allowed.
ATTENTION MEMBERS FARMERS'
UNION.
The Semi-Annual meeting of the
Morrow County Farmers' Union will
be held on Saturday, June 26, at the
hour of 1 o'clock P. M., at the County
Court House in Heppner, Oregon. It
is earnestly desired that every local
of the County be represented at this
meeting.
E. R. HUSTON, President
K. W. TURNER, Secretary.
Mrs. Elizabeth Babcock, of Mc
Mlnnville, arrived lust evening to
visit with her cousin, N. P. Lawson
and family
The mayor and city ' council, in
their regular monthly meeting ou
Monday evening, took a step further
for better Are protection for Hepp
ner when the city attorney was in
structed to draw up an ordinance
which will prohibit the building of
fire traps, suclvas wooden buildings
in which various what-nots accum
ulate through the years. Also will
be dealt with in this ordinance the
smoke houses, which have proved in
times past to be a real menace to the
safety of the town. If it-is feasible,
pertain building restrictions will be l
Incorporatea into tnls-oraunance anu
the fire proof building zone extended
to cover the business center.
A recommendation from the Hepp
ner Commercial Club was read. This
recommendation suggests that the
city council, at their convenience,
change the present road leading out
of Heppner in the lower end of town
to run on the county road, connecting
with the Heppner-Lexington road,
thereby eliminating all railroad
crossings. It is maintained that the
road on the north can be made Into
a far better street.
The petition from various citizens,
asking that the show houses and oth
er places of amusement be closed on
Sunday, was laid over until the next
meeting, two weeks hence. The coun
cil is now confronted with a remon
strance against the closing of show
houses and other places of amuse
ment on Sunday, and the city fathers
will take up the next meeting night
in threshing out this question. Both
petition and remonstrance are heavi
ly signed by representative citizens
and business men.
Tbe following claims were allowed:
J. O. Hager, 150.50; Wm. Driscoll,
Si. 90; W W. Smead, SI. 20; Hepp
ner L. & W. Co., $145.75; Ed Bres-
lin, $22.50; Gazette-Times, $3.20;
White Front Stables, $6.00; Vaughn
& Sons, $1.05; Minor & Co., $11.00;
Albert Williams, $7.20; Ed Buck
man, $50.60; Reid Bros., $23.18;
Gilliam & Blsbee, $11.90; Loy M.
Turner, $22.25; J. R. McCraw, $85.
00; killing dogs and burying sheep,
$2.60; J. P. Williams, $35.00; L. W.
Briggs, $8.33; F. E. Parker, $17.00;
Geo. Carrance, $10.20; Charley Wil
liams, $14.10; Geo. Schempp, $1,
50; Shelly Baldwin, $5.40; Fred
Krugg, $1.20; Will Eder, $ .90.
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ADVANCE PRICES
Local sportsmen gathered at the
city council chambers last Friday
evening, and with Dr. F. N. Christen
sen acting as temporary chairman,
an organization was completed which
will look to the betterment of fish
and game conditions in this county.
The name of the new organization is
The Morrow County Rod and Gun
Club. C. A. Minor was elected pres
ident, S. W. Spencer, vice-president,
and Dr. F. N. Christensen secretary
and treasurer of the new organiza
tion. The membership fee will be
$1.00 and the dues will be such a
sum as will be fixed by the committee
on constitution and by-laws. This
committee is composed of C. B.
Woodson, S. W. Spencer and F. N.
Christensen. The membership com
mittee Is made up of J. L. Wilkins,
Dr. A. D. McMurdo and B. R. Patter
son. Anyone aesiring to join can
see any member of this committee.
This new organization has for its
aims, better conditions for fish and
utmost with the State Game and Fish
utmoBt with the tSate Game and Fish
Commission. Last year 104,000
young trout were planted in the var
ious streams of Morrow county, be
sides 12 pairs of Chinese preasanta
and 12 pairs of Hungarian part
ridges. All of the birds are doing
well and the club plans to greatly
increase this number.
Another meeting will be held In
the council chambers tomorrow eve
ning, at which time the various com
mittees will make their reports and
further steps will be taken to make
the club more efficient and an im
mediate factor in the good cause for
which it has been created.
Stapleton Sells Farm.
J. C. Stapleton, who a few months
ago purchased the Mountain Valley
Stock Farm from W. O. Minor, the
veteran shorthorn breeder and stock
man, has sold his holdings to A. A.
Steed, who has taken possession. Mr.
Steed, who has a family of six, comes
from Oregon City and is a farmer of
many years experience. He has also
run stock to a considerable extent.
The price paid for the ranch was
$20,000. Mr. Stapleton has not fully
Indicating the wool market is 1 oecmeu w'netner lie Ji $ii ioriH
B , I row county or not. He will spend
growing stronger in Eastern Oregon ; tne gummer at tne coast and may go
M 23,000 Pounds Sold at Pric in Ad
vance of That Offered at Recent
Sale Says Report Market
Growing Stronger.
Claus Johnson, of Gooseberry, was
an interested spectator of the doings
in lone on Tuesday. He is feling
good over crop conditions out his
way, and Democrat Gulch should
come well to the front this season
with a big crop of grain.
Wo met our old friend Holgate in
lone Tuesday. Henry has taken
charge of the butcher business that
he purchased there some time ago.
He is laboring under some difficulties
at present, but comes up smiling and
is getting everything in shape to fur
nish the people of that community
with the best to be had in his line.
Lee Mead, Western Union operator
at the depot, secured a ten days' lay
off this week and departed for his old
home at The Dalles on Tuesday. Mr.
Mead has secured housekeeping
rooms up town, and it is expected
that when he returns from his fur
lough, he will be accompanied by
Mrs. Mead. We extend congratula
tions, and hope to be able to give
iuii particulars in nexi issue.
comes the report of the sale of 125,-
000 pounds of wool to a Boston firm
at an advance over the prices offered
at the recent attempt at a sales day
at Echo.
The wool was sold by Antone Vey
and James Monesse and was bought
by Crimmins & Pierce. The price
was not made public owing to an
agreement to keep the figures pri
vate but it is known on good author
ity that the sale price was in advance
of what was formerly offered for the
wool.
At the sale attempted at Echo
May 25, a price of 18 7-8 cents was
offered for the Vey wool ana retusea.
A price of 17 1-4 was offered for the
Monesse wool.
The sale of this Echo wool is of un
usual interest in view of the sale set
for Pilot Rock June 10. East Ore-gonian.
C. D. Robison, of Lone Rock, mo
tored over to Heppner yesterday and
spent a few hours in our city. Mr.
Robison speaks very enthusiastically
of the conditions of the Buttermilk
canyon road, and commends very
highly the work recently done there
by Morrow county.
to California for the winter.
Wool Sale Date Again Postponed.
The Heppner Wool Sale date has
agau been postponed, this time until
Thursday, the 17th, justa week from
today. Shearing is practically com
pleted and wool is arriving at the
warehouses at a lively rate. Interior
wool is arriving daily and it is
thought that the bulk of the wool
crop will be ready and waifing for
the buyers.
It is estimated that there will be
approximately a milliin and a half
pounds of wool in the Heppner ware
houses when it is all in.
Fire in Neat House. Cause For Real
Excitement.
Some real excitement was caused
last Friday when the smoke house at
the rear of the City Meat Market
burst into flames. The fire depart
ment was called out and some quick
work on their part soon subdued the
blaze. The Market people had been
smoking hams and in some manner
the house became ignited. No other
loss than the hams was sustained.
The smoke house is situated in the
midst of a great number of buildings,
and that no more damage was done is
considered' fortunate.
"I'LL TAKE THE CHANCE"
Said one man when asked about his life insurance.
But! He is'nt taking the chance! It's his wife and children. They are the ones
who are taking the chance. No! Protect them immediately with
the kind of insurance you can afford enough of to give
the AMPLE PROTECTION. There is none better
than offered by
The Guarantee Fund Life Association
Of Omaha, Nebraska,
MORROW COUNTY AGENTS
HEPPNER, OREGON
KLEES & NOTSON,