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VOL. 32. NO. 1G.
HEPPNER, OUEUON, JULY 15, 1915.
SUBSCRIPTION, fl.5' J FtiK YEAR
1 HE
IMES
GOUNTYGQURTMET
REGULAR SESSION
Petitions Are Read And Claims
Against The County Are )L)r.
dered Paid.
County Court met at its regular
term, July 7th, 1915, with the fol
lowing present: Hon. C. C. Patter
son, Judge; Geo. J. Currin, Commis
sioner E. L. Padberg, Commission
er; J. A. Waters, Clerk; Geo. Mc-
Duffee, Sheriff.
The following bills were allowed
and ordered paid:.
Viewers report on road petition of
Chas. Stanton, et al, read and con
tinued until July 16th.
Petition of John Nash et al, to va
cate a county road, read and denied.
In the matter of Heppner-Willow
Creek Road: It is ordered by the
Court that upon vacation of that part
of the Willow Creek road supplanted
by the new road extending from
Heppner to the Hager ranch, the old
bridge across Balm Fork be left for
the use and benefit of John Cason
. with the understanding that all fu
ture responsibility of Morrow Countv
on account of such bridge shall there
upon cease.
In the matter of Petition for fran
chise for right of way from Heppner
to lone, of H. V. Gates, same was
read and continued to July 16, 1915.
The following Warehouse Bonds
were read and approved r Joseph
Burgoyne, Lexington, Farmers Ware
house Co., lone; C. B. Sperry, lone
and Geo. N. Ely, Morgan.
In the matter of Ileport of Audit
1914 Tax Roll by Crandall and Rob
erts, same was read and approved
In the matter of appointment of
special deputy sheriff by Geo. Mc
Duffee: Same read and approved.
Statement of J. A. Waters. County
Clerk, of Bounties Paid, read and ap
proved.
The County Clerk was ordered by
the Court to advertise all warrants
over seven years old, same to be can
celled if not called for In 60 davs.
In the matter of Road No. 353, in
the petition of M. R. Morgan et al,
same ordered opened.
Court adjourned to meet July 16,
1915.
OUT OF GENERAL FUND..
C. C. Patterson, 2 montliB
salary $ 150.90
Ceo. McDuffee, 2 months
salary 333.32
W. H. Herren, 2 months
salarv 150.00
W. M. Ayers, 2 months sal
ary 120.00
J. A. Waters, 2 months sal
ary 333.32
Cay M. Anderson, 2 months
salary 166.66
Frank Gilliam, 2 months
salary 83.33
L. L. Gilliam, 2 months sal
ary 100.00
J. J. Wells, 2 months sal
ary : 200.00
Sylvia Wells, 2 months sal
ary 100.00
S. E. Notson, 2 months sal
ary 200.00
Mattie W. Adklns, 2 months
Pension , 35.00
Harriet Balrd, 2 months
Pension 35.00
Charlotte Brown, 2 months
Pension 45.00
SylVlw Brown, 2 months
Pension 35.00
Minnie Cochran, 2 months
Pension 30.00
Mary McDaid, 2 months
Pension 65.00
Louvisa Sperry, 2 months '
. Pension 20.00
Sarah F. Sperry, 2 months ,
Pension 20.00
Lena McDaniels, 2 months
Pension 20.00
Elva Roberts, 2 months pen
sion 20.00
Sam Hughes Co., poor acct. 27.00
Thomson Bros, poor acct,
and road acct 13.65
Reid Bros, Road acct.,-. . . . 62.17
Vaughn & Sons, Road acct. 28.55
J. S. Beckwith, Court Re
porter 20.00
W. M. Ayers, Court Bailiff. 16.50
J. B. Huddleston, Freight. . 130.67
W. W. Smead, Fair Appro
priation 1000.00
Hardie Mfg. Co., Fruit Ins.
Act 174.93
Nettie Currin, Tax Collector 30.00
W. W. Smead, Poor Acct.. . 10.00
A. D. McMurdo, poor acct. . 7.80
Nlcolai Neppach Co., lumber 19.25
Oregon ( arage, current exp 97.00
J. A. Veager, Weights and
Measures 8.40
Glass & Prudhomme, Cur
rent Expense 91.95
J. A. Waters, Emergency
Fund 50.00
Bushong & Co., Current ex. 27.73
Irwin Hodson Co., Current
ex 11-00
W. J. Blake, Assessors Of
fice 275.00
A. L. Cornett, Justice Court 30.00
John A. Adams, Tax Rebate 22.50
Heppner L. & W. Co., Cur
rent Ex " 76.80
Geo. A. Bateson & Co., Cur
rent Ex 2.50
Hugh C. Glthens, Road Ac-
. count 10.20
Mrs. C. W. Shurte, Supt.
Acct 12.00
Lillian Clogston, Supt. acct. 12.00
Opal Briggs, Supt. Acct. . . . 9.00
Jesse Hale, Court House.. 5.75
Gilliam & Bisbee, Court
House 9-60
Frank Omyer, Court House 2.00
Oscar Borg, Court House.. 6.00
LEXINGTON.
HarVest days are here this week
and finds every header running in
this vicinity. Barley has been ready
for some time. The wheat is being
harvested and from various opinions
of prominent farmers here the yield
will not be as large as in former
years. After all, there will be con
siderable grain to put in the ware
houses. W. F. Barnett and Co. started their
threshing outfit Friday. This con
sists of two headers and crews with
the threshers. Not enough grain has
been threshed yet to tell how short
it will be.
Miss May Severance left for her
home near Hardman Friday to re
main lor the summer.
Mrs. Ruth Berger and son Earl, of
Seattle, are visiting her aunt, Mrs.
E. J. McAlister for a few days.
The election held In School Dis
trict No. 12 last Friday for the bond
ing of the district to build a new
school house, was carried in favor of
bonding. The voting was not very
heavy, and from the report of the
election there was only one vote
against the proposition.
W. J. Davis, the local carpenter, is
confined to his home with injuries
sustained by falling from a staging
while working on a building at lone.
He fell fourteen feet, breaking some
bones in his left hand and was bruis
ed considerably about his body.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. Ben Freeze
on July 8, a boy.
Miss Ina Gilbert, a teacher In the
school at this place for next year
went to Hermiston Wednesday to
spend a vacation with friends
N. H. Leach, traveling in the In
terests of Kerr Gilford & Co., was in
town Wednesday after a 4-weeks in-
vestigation of the grain situation
from Wasco county to the Nez Pen
country In Idaho. He reports grain
In this county not hurt as much as in
other wheat raising sections.
W. G. McCarty, of Sand Hollow,
was transacting business in Lexing
ton Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Green re
turned last week from a month's visit
at McDuffee Springs. They also spent
several days at the heading of Teal
Springs, coming home by way of But
ter creek.
IRRIGON.
The Nebeans of Hermiston are liv
ing in Irrigon now and will remain
here for the summer at least. They
reside ln the Wyckoff building.
Oscar Corey came home last Wed
nesday and remained over Sunday,
returning Monday morning to Lex
ington where he has work.
Ralph Finley and family moved
from the Grimm house to Carl Doher
ing's place last week.
Miss Kitty Sprague has returned
to her home in ilernilHton. She has
spent several weeks with Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Cabbage of this place and
left lust Wednesday.
The government camp moved
stakes to Coyote springs last Satur
day. A good many families who
have men working there will move
to Coyote to be near the camp.
Mrs. Peter Susbauer was ill last
week but is enjoying good health
again.
There has been considerable ex
citement concerning hydrophobia
among the coyotes around Irrigon
and vicinity lately. Tuesday night
a week ago, several men, horses and
dogs were bitten. The animals were
killed and the wounded men sent to
Portland after primary treatment by
Dr. Walnscott of Hermiston. Several
other rabid coyotes have been sighted
and some killed this past week, most
of them along the ditch and railroad.
Mrs. H. M. Lansdowno entertain
ed a few friends at a porch party at
her home Thursday afternoon in hon
or of her mother-in-law, Mrs. J. M.
Lansdowne of Greenville, Ohio. In
vitations were Issued to Mrs. Thomas
Hawthorne, Mrs. Ruddick, Mrs. N.
Seaman, Mrs. Al Walpole, Mrs. Wra.'
Castle, Mrs. H. T. Walpole, Mrs. W.
R. Walpole, Mrs. D F. .Martin, Mrs.
E. J. Davis, Mrs. H. Wolfe, Mrs. C. L.
Hoadruck, Mrs. M. E. Doble, Mrs. L.
A. Doble, Mrs. Oscar Corey, Mrs. W.
O. Corey, Goldie Roadruck, Francis
Walpole, Eleanor Corey, Eva Doble
and Mrs. Earl Baucom.
Gets Hand Hurt.
O. J. Cox came to town Monday
evening to get his hand dressed by a
physician. While explaining the
working of a hay fork at his place on
Rhea creek, he was not as attentive
to business as he should have been,
and the hand was caught in the pul
ley that works the fork and the flesh
torn from the palm of his right hand
and several of the fingers. The
wounds were painful but not danger
ous and at the present time are heal
ing well. The following day a hired
man on the place was giving a sim
ilar demonstration and came near
meeting the same accident. He got
oft with a badly mashed finger.
Hold Annual Meeting.
Heppner Milling Company held
their annual meeting of stockholders
at the office of the Company on Tues
day evening and elected the following
board of directors: Frank Gilliam, E.
D. Brown, R. F. Hynd, M. S. Corri
gall and D. E. Gllman. The directors
then elected Mr. Hynd, president, Mr.
Corrigall, vice president and Mr.
Brown, secretary and manager.
Mrs. George McDuffee underwent a
very successful operation at Heppner
Sanatorium yesterday.
W. E. Leach, the Lexington mer
chant, was in Heppner Tuesday on
business. He returned home with
the Ford coupee which has been on
display at the Vaughn & Son store
tor several weeks.
LOCAL 111
Dr. A. D. McMurdo, of This City,
Writes Article on Spotted re
ver For Book Published
In East.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo, of this city,
feels somewhat proud of the recogni
tion he received in a recent publica
tion gotten out by Dr. Jay Frank
Schamberg, of Philadelphia. The ti
tle of the work is "Diseases of the
Skin and Eruptive Fevers," and in
this book Is published a short treatise
on Rocky Mountain Fever, or "Spot
ted Fever" as it is better known, and
based upon the first case of this na
ture ever treated in Heppner that
of W. W. Smead, who was a victim of
tick bite last summer and who passed
through a very critical attack of this
malady. Dr. Schamberg is an ack
nowledged authority nn diseases nf
the skin and eruptive fevers, and is
proiessor oi perinatology and Infec
tious Eruptive Diseases in the Phlla-
delDhia Polyclinic and CnUeea tnr
Graduates in Medicine. Dr. McMur-
ao spent nrteen months In this insti
tution taking a post graduate course
Under Dr. Schambere in his rlennrt-
ment. The case of Mr. Smead arous
ed a great deal of Interest here, and
when the disease was fully developed
and had reached the eruptive stage,
Dr.' McMurdo took a photograph
wnicn is reproduced in the work of
Dr. Schambere nlnne with a full Ao.
SCrintinn nf thp A I Rpfl ba 11a ,nnaaa
and treatment. A- letter from the
publishers states that the press was
stopped that the article and illustra
tion sent in bv Dr. McMnrdn miirht hp
placed in this edition of the. book, and
me jocai pnysician is naturally proud
of a place in so important a publi
cation. RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE.
Whereas, it has pleased the Grand
Master of the Universe in his wisdom
to call from our midst our revered
and faithful brother, George Noble;
Be It Resolved, that while we bow
in humility to the decree of a right
eous and omnipotent God, to whom
every Mason bends the knee, yet we
do not the less feel and deplore our
loss.
Brother George Noble was ever an
upright man and Mason, true to the
highest and noblest traditions and
aims of Fret, Masonry, seeking al
ways the greater light, the Worthy
object of every true Mason's quest.
As members of Heppner Lodge No.
69, A. F. and A. M., we mourn for
our departed brother, but our sorrow
is tempered by an abiding hope ,and
belief lhat the labors of one so faith
ful here have not been in vain; that
the light sought has broken upon the
seeker, and that upon the ears now-
deaf to us has fallen the welcome
Greeting: Well done good and faith
ful servant.
To the family of Brother Noble
we, his fellow-craftsmen and brothers
extend our deepest sympathy in this
hour of grief and beg to assure them
that we fully share with them in their
feelings of bereavement.
Resolved, that these resolutions be
spread upon our minutes, that a copy
thereof be sent by the secretary to
the family of our deceased brother,
and a copy furnished the local pa
pers for publication.
GEO. J. CURRIN,
C. E. WOODSON,
FRANK GILLIAM,
Committee.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to take this method of
thanking our many friends and
neighbors for their aid and sympathy
during the last Illness of our wife
and mother, Madora Jane Huston,
and for the many beautiful floral of
ferings. LUTHER HUSTON,
GUY, CLAUD, and CL1VE
HUSTON,
MRS. JOHN F. VAUGHN.
Mrs. G. R. Huff, of Arlington, is
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Shurte, in this city.
110100 RAINBQV
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PLACED IN MORROW STREAMS
Through the efforts of the Morrowmerchant of Lexington, has a full
County Rod & Gun Club, a car load
of young Rainbow trout from the
state hatchery at Bonneville, will ar
rive In Heppner tomorrow (Friday)
evening.
This shipment will contain 110,000
members of the finny tribe and they
will be planted, under the direction
of the local club, In the upper waters
of Rhea and Willow creeks. It will be
necessary to get the fish into fresh
water as soon as possible, and for
that reason, the club has urged all
sportsmen owning automobiles to be
at the depot when the fish arrive in
order that they may be taken at once
to their new home.
Since the State began re-stocking
the Morrow county streams, fishing
has become a popular sport and local
anglers have taken a decided interest
in promoting this industry by coop
erating with the state game and fish
commission. C. A. Minor Is presi
dent and F. N. Christensen is secre
tary of the newly formed Morrow
County Rod and Gun Club.
Joseph Burgoyne, the enterprising
LEXINGTON VOTES FOR
S
Hew Structure Will Be of Concrete
And Brick. Contracts Will
Be Let Soon.
School District No. 12, which is
principally the city of Lexington,
has voted the bonds, and will pro
ceed at once with the building of a
new and modern school house. The
plans will call for the utilization of
the present building, with an addition
thereto, the new part to have base
ment and two stories
concrete and brick. The old building
wm oe Dries veneered to give It the
same appearance as the new struc
ture. Plans are now helnir A rawn
and the contracts will be let right
away so tnat the building may be in
shape tor occupancy by the first of
the year. This win eivp T,PTinrtin
school additional recitation rooms,
rooms for the manual training and
domestic science departments, and a
neat, auditorium fitted with ft stnirp
and sufficiently large for the enter-
laiuiuems given Dy tne school. It is
planned to have the work on the old
part of the buildin? cnmnleterl an
that school can be opened promptly
on time in September. The people
of School Dlst. No. 12 are to be con
gratulated unon this forward mnvp
and the city of Lexington will have a
structure that will be an ornament
to tne town and a monument to the
progressive spirit of her citizens.
JAMES E8KELSON.
Was a native of Sweden and was
born May 11, 1825. He died at Am
erican Fork, Utah, July 6, 1915, aged
90 years, 1 month and 21 days.
Mr. Eskelson was married to
Kathryn Jacobs, of Germany, June
7, 1849, and to them eleven children
were born, ten of whom survive.
These are five boys and five girls, all
living in the state of Utah, with the
exception' of Joseph and Ephram and
MrsJ Sanford Green, who reside at
Lexington.
Mr. Eskelson and wife sailed from
Denmark in 1855 and landed in Jew
York City. Shortly after arriving
there he decided to cast his fortunes
In what was then known as the far
wept, and having but little means at
his: command he was unable to get
a tijantr to ht'foadecT fols-meager be
longings Into a hand cart and with
this he and his wife and three child
ren made their way to Nebraska,
Where they lived until 1860. From
there they crossed the plains by ox
team to Salt Lake City. He engaged
in stockraising and farming in Utah
for many years, retiring from active
work at the age of 60, after having
acquired a competence.
Mrs. Eskelson died in 1894 and
from that time Mr. Eskelson has lived
among his children, passing away
quietly at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Frank Shaffer, at American
Fork, Utah. ,
Removes a Land Mark.
Mai Church has removed a land
mark from the side of the track at
the depot grounds. He recently pur
chased the cold storage building that
was erected a number of years ago
by an outside brewery for the purpose
of storing its product in this city and
forwarding the same to points in the
Interior, and has torn the same down
getting a lot of good lumber and fire
wood. The old bar fixtures, stored
away in this building, Mai expects to
use after the first of the year he
tinnks they will burn just as well
then as they would now.
Catholic Church Services.
Sunday, July 18th.
First Mass 8:00 a. m.
Second Mass 10::30 a. m.
Catechism Class 11:30 a. m.
Evening Devotions 7:30 p. m.
Rev. Francis Fletcher of Peta
luma, California, is visiting Father
O'Rourke this week, and will preach
at Second Mass on Sunday and also
at Evening Devotions.
'I TROUT WILL BE
page ad in this issue of the Gazette
Times in which he calls special at
tention to the splendid line of en
gines and fuachinery he has installed.
The De Laval Alpha Engines, in a
variety of models from 2 to 100 horse
power. Mr. Burgoyne is prepared to
install pumping and electric lighting
plants. We were particularly struck
with the lighting system he has in
troduced and It would pay anvone In
terested to see the little plant he has
at work at the store, and also the
one Installed for Howard Lane that
furnishes lighting for his store and
residence. The little engines that
do the work of pripelling these dyna
mos are marvels of smoothness as
power producers and the lights pro
duced are not excelled anywhere. Be
sides engines 'and pumps, Mr. Bur
goyne is handling a great variety of
utility machinery for the farm and a
visit to his warehouse adjoining the
store In Lexington will Interest you.
Give him a call.
C. E. Shaver, of lone, was In
Heppner last Saturday.
IONE.
Mr. J. E. Cronan and C. B. Sperry
were Heppner visitors Tuesday of
wis wees., going up in C. B. a jitney,
they were accompanied as far as
Lexington by Mr. Scully.
Miss Annie Hynd and Miss Annie
U)we were lone visitors last week.
They were the guests of Mrs. Brlstow.
Mr. Beck was a Portland caller
last week having some business to
attend to. While down there he
bought an E. M. F. and came home
In it. Mr. Beck can use this machine
to great advantage as he is in the
well drilling business.
One of the Carlson boy's sisters
from Portland came in on Monday's
train and went out to the ranch with
Leonard.
Mrs. Corson, who has charge of the
hello department of the telephone
office, has gone out to cook for Mr.
Palmateer during the busy harvest
season. Miss Cason has taken her
place at the switch board.
J. E. Peterson's oldest boy from
Portland has come up to lone for
harvest and will work with J. A.
Troedson.
John Mobly and wife have finished
up getting Ed Reltmann's ranch in
shape for next year's crop, and are
living In their home at lone. Mr.
Mobly will help Paul Reitmann
through harvest. -
J. A. Waters, of Heppner, visited
In lone over last Sunday. One of his
cousins from Kansas is visiting in
lone and Joe spent a pleasant day
talking over old times.
Big Ed and Little Ed Bristow and
Frank and Harold Robinson made a
trip to 'the mountains last Sunday
in Ed's jitney. The boys said they
had a dandy day of it. They caught
51 trout and came home tired but
feeling that the day was much too
short.
Vivian Brown, who has been work
ing at the garage for the past several
months, was a passenger to Heppner
last Sunday night. He will help Ed
Adklns harvest his crop this summer.
Mrs. S. E. Moore went out to the
Wm. Padberg ranch last Sunday,
where she will help her sister feed
the hungry harvesters.
Ray Sperry was a passenger to
Morgan one day last week. We did
not learn what his business was down
there.
Mrs. Johannes Troedson and Annie
and Mrs. Swen Troedson were visit
ors last week at the home of Henry
Smouse.
Several members of the Mason
lodge were Heppner visitors last
week, going up to attend the funeral
of one tf their deceased brothers. -
W. H. Cronk and family went over
to Grass Valley last Saturday, return
ing the day following. Mr. Cronk
has a ranch over in that neck 'o the
woods.
Mrs. Stoops, who has been visiting
at Hood River for the past two
months, returned to lone last Sun
day evening.
Miss Una Winters, who has been
visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Cynthia
Walker, for some time, returned to
her home in Illinois last Tuesday.
Bob Miller and wife came In on
last Wednesday's train and went out
to J. H. Blake's ranch where they
will spend the summer.
Mrs. W. J. Blake went out to Paul
Reltmann's ranch last week where
she will help Mrs. Reitmann during
the busy season.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Lundell, who
have been out at J. E. Swanson's
ranch for several days, returned to
their home at lone last Tuesday
morning.
Misses Elvena and Leila Davidson
were passengers to Portland last
Wednesday where they will visit with
friends and relatives for some time.
Mrs. Walter Eubanks of Pendleton
is out at the Forbes ranch running
the culinary department during the
cutting of the grain.
Frank Young came in from his
ranch last Tuesday staying over night
with his mother. He went home
Wednesday with a goodly supply of
eats to keep body and soul together
during harvest.
Miss Edna Ritchie came down from
Heppner last Sunday and spent a
few days with her mother.
Chester and Jess Warfield took a
string of horses over to the govern
ment ditch last week and will work
over there for some time.
Dick Turpin went up to Heppner
last Sunday, returning to lone the
following day.
Jess Warfield, who has been living
with his brother-in-law, Mr. Wes Mc
Nabb for sime time, died Wednes
day morning. He has been suffer
ing with blood poisoning for several
days. Mr. Warfield was 69 years old.
The body was buried at the lone cem
etery on Thursday, Mr. Jones preach
ing the funeral services.
Neil Doherty and wife left lone on
Wednesday's train for Castle Rock,
where Mrs. Doherty will visit for
some time. Neil Is figuring on going
to the mountains for the summer.
Mrs. Walter Cason and Sybil came
down to lone from Heppner Wednes
day morning where they have been
visiting several days. I
Miss Katherine Jones left lone for
Mosier Wednesday morning where
Bhe will visit her aunt. j
Card of Thanks,
To our neighbors and friends, and
to the brethern of the I. O. O. F. and
Masonic orders, we extend our sin
cere thanks for your aid and sympa
thy during the last illness and at the
funeral of our husband and father,
the late George Noble.
MRS. MILDRED NOBLE,
EUGENE, GEORGE, and
FRANK NOBLE,
MRS. JENNIE McCARTER.
junu w. v arrivo ana i nas. meg-1
T 1 . . 1 1 I 1 1 1
ley, well known citizens of Lone j
Rock, were in Heppner last Saturday.
ANOTHER
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PIONEER
PASSES
Mrs. Luther Huston, One of the
Earliest Settlers of the Eight
Mile Section, Is Called Af
ter a Short Illness.
The funeral of Mrs. Luther Hus
ton was held at 2:00 p. m. on Tues
day from the Christian church in
Heppner Rev. C. W. Reynolds of lone
conducting the services. The church
was decorated by many floral offer
ings and music was furnished by
mixed quartet consisting of Mr. and
Mrs. O. G. Crawford, Mrs. L. K. Har
lan and Mr. V. Crawford, Mrs. Win
nard accompanying. The pall bear
ers were selected from members of
Willow Lodge No. 66, I. O. O. F. and
were A. M. Phelps, J. C. Kirk, F. N.
Frye, G. W. Sperry, Thos. Morgan
and Jeff Jones. Interment was In
the family lot at Masonic cemetery,
following a short committal service
by Pastor Reynolds.
Madora Jane Huston was born
near Albany, Linn county, Oregon,
May 21, 1854, the daughter of Thom
as and Rachel Boggs, pioneer resi
dents of the Willamette Valley, who
crossed the plains to Oregon in 1849.
These good people settled on a do
nation claim near the town of Tan
gent and it was here that Mrs. Hus
ton grew to womanhood.
She was married to Luther Huston
July 21, 1873, and to this union five
children were born, four sons and
one daughter. These are Guy, Claud
and Clive, now living, and residents
of the Eight Mile country, Archie,
deceased, and Kate, wife of John F.
Vaughn, of Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Huston came to Mor
row county in 1884 and settled on a
new farm in the Eight Mile section
where they were pioneers in farming
and stockraising, building up and de
veloping a splendid home through
all the hardships and vicissitudes in
cident to the development of a new
country. In all of these years, Mrs.
Huston was the faithful helpmeet to
her husband and mainstay of tho
family. She lived to see the con
summation of her joys and expecta
tions realized in her family and for
some years past was contented in the
happy surroundings of her home life,
tho her family of children had all
married and gone to make homes for
themselves.
Mrs. Huston became a Christian 36
years ago, joining the church at
Browr.sville, and she was ever faith
ful to the vows then taken. Having
lived so long in this county she was
always known as a "good wife and
mother and a kind hearted and sym
pathetic neighbor. Many years of her
life she had suffered from physical
ailments, but in this she was patient
and forbearing and few if any of her
nearest friends were ever made to
realize the pain and distress she of
ten went through; this was only
known to her own family. The high
esteem in which she was held by her
neighbors was fully attested by the
large number who were in attendance
upon the last sad rites. She was wide
ly known throughout her neighbor
hood and was loved by all. Having
laid down life's burdens, she has
passed to a peaceful reward.
i The exact cause of Mrs. Huston's
death was not announced. She had
been failing quite rapidly for some
time, and a few weeks ago took a
trip to Portland, contemplating vis
iting Seattle in the meantime and
seeking medical aid. She did not get
better while away, and returned to
Heppner on Wednesday of last week
in a very weak condition and at once
took to her bed. It being ascertained
that she was very seriously ill, Dr.
Tucker was called from Portland in
consultation with local physicians
and all that was possible for human
aid to accomplish was done for her
but to no avail, and she died at 7:09
a. m., Monday, July 12, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. J. F. Vaughn.
To the sorrowing husband and
family the sincere sympathy of this
entire community is extended. Moth
er has gone on before; your consola
tion is in the hope of a glorious re
union in that hpme where sorrow
and death comes not, but all is joy
and peace forever.
Prof. J. B. Horner, of the Oregon
Agricultural College at Corvallis, was
in Heppner Wednesday doing "mis
sionary" work for that institution.
Prof. Horner is striving to meet all
recent high school graduates and in
duce them to attend the institutions
of higher education in Oregon. Prof.
Horner is an ardent booster for Ore
gon institutions. He has been con
nected with the O. A. C. for many
years, where he has had charge of
the department of history. A fe-v
years ago he made an extend vl trip
to the Holy Lands and since that time
has given many interesting illustrat
ed lectures over the state relative
to his trip in foreign lands.
County court adjourned to meet
again, on to-morrow, the 16th. Dur
ing the week Commissioners Currin
and Padberg have been on a trip to
Portland to view the workings of a
road roller the county contemplates
buying. The trip is made at the ex
pense of the company owning the ma
chine, who were desirous of making
a demonstration of the pmctical
work the implement is capable of
doing. We. presume the court will
decide at its adjourned term whether
or not thoy will invest in a machine
of this character at this time or not.