THE GAZETTE-TIMES. HEPPNER. ORE., THURSDAY. AUG. 12, 1915
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MOllltOW t'Ol Vl'V OFFICIAL FAPKR
Thursday, August 12. 1915.
priator demands his pound of flesh
this season, it will cause the ruin of
other crops.
The State Engineer desires to call
attention to these unusual conditions
and solicit the harmonious coopera
tion among water users to the end
that injury to crops through shortage
of water supply be minimized.
1K YOU KXOAV
That there are irrigated lands in
every county in Oregon with two ex
ceptions? That there are interesting irriga
tion projects at West Stayton,
Brownsville and near Medford, and
that others are contemplated in the
vicinity of Roseburg?
That about 50 per cent of all farms
in Eastern Oregon are wholly pr in
part irrigated?
That about 50 per cent of the till
able land in Eastern Oregon requires
irrigation to produce paying crops?
That there are only two "Carey
Act" projects in the State now sell
ing land?
That Oregon Is the only State in
the Union that has appropriated
funds and completed an irrigation
project?
That raw land, with full water
right, can be purchased at $40 per
acre, 10 years' time?
That' irrigated land makes alfalfa,
alfalfa makes hogs and hogs make
money?
That some of Oregon's Irrigated
lands produce more corn per acre
than do lands In Iowa?
That East of the Cascade Range
there are hundreds of thousands of
acres where water, sunshine and soil
await capital for creating a great
trade center for Portland? Chamber
of Commerce Bulletin.
The average annual value of prin
cipal farm products carried in inter
national trade, that is, the total ex
ports from all countries or imports
into all countries, is estimated, for
cotton 1, 127. 000,000; wheat and
flour, $774,000,000; raw wool, $480,
000,000; hides and skins, $392,000,
000; rice, $278,000,000; barley and
malt, $220,000,000; corn and meal,
$210,000,000; unmanufactured to
bacco, $192,000,000; butter, $173,
000,000; tea, $143,000,000; rye and
flour, $125,000,000, and oats, $102,
000,000. Monthly' Crop Report, July
15, 1915.
Commissioner H. A. Waterman of
Umatilla county, died at St.1 An
thony's hospital hi Pendleton on Sat
urday night as a result of injuries
received the Wednesday before In
being run down by an auto bus. He
was crossing a street in Pendleton at
the time of the accident and It was
thought that he had received no ser
ious injuries other than a broken leg.
Later other complications set in
which caused his death. He was a
resident of Hermiston, where he has
resided for many years and has been
one of the commissioners of Umatilla
county for the past three years. Mr.
Waterman was a native of Oregon
and aged 45 years.
SOMETHING WORTH WHILE.
In one form or another the big Pa
cific northwest is obtaining a hear
ing, states the Spokesman-Review.
Word comes from Portland that Ger-
rit Fort, passenger manager of the
Union Pacific system, is a believer tn
the idea of making one big commun
ity of the whole northwest. He be
lieves that what benefits one section
should benefit all sections; that much
effort is being wasted because the cit
ies that should be cooperating are
pulling against each other.
Mr. Fort is on the right track and
if he will broaden his big idea so as
to include the country community
and the agricultural interests which
back up these cities, he will surely
have something worth while on his
mind.
Chas. Barlow has finished the har
vest season which he spent on the
farm of his father in the Eight Mile
country, and has returned to Heppner.
Fred Tash and family have re
turned from their mountain camp in
the vicinity of Parkers Mill, where
they spent several weeks of the heat
ed term.
Miss Agnez Pennington, and her
young sister, Helen, of lone, visited
for a couple of days this week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Whiteis
In Heppner.
Spencer Akers and family have
abandoned their mountain camp
which they were enjoying in the vi
cinity of Parkers Mill, and returned
to their city residence Tuesday.
Mrs. Jeff Jones returned on Tues
day from a three weeks vacation on
the coast at Seaside. Her daughter,
Miss Ina, will remain below for some
time yet to visit friends and relatives.
The Portland Chamber of Com
merce which expends some $200,000
a year, scours the United States to
secure a competent manager who has
had experience. The city of Port
land or the state of Oregon expend
millions in tax money and any person
who can be elected has full swing in
spending this large sum regardless of
any qualification on his part. It is
funny what can be put over "in the
name of the people."
The United States imported 9,528,-
462 bushels of corn during the 10
months ending April 30, 1915, and
exported 41,206,476 bushels. The
average value of this imported corn
in the foreign ports whence it was
shipped was 61.5 cents per bushel
while the exported corn averaged
79.9 cents per bushel at the United
States seaports. Exports of corn
meal amounted to 369,791 barrels,
equivalent to about 1,600,000 bushels
of grain; imports of meal were too
small to be mentioned in the official
reports of the Department of Com
merce. Monthly Crop Report, July
15, 1915.
The water users of the State of
Oregou, especially those using water
for irrigation, are confronting a ser
ious condition. The water supply of
most of the streams of eastern and
southern Oregon is lower this season
than at any time in the past 20 or 30
years. Many people are depending
either directly or indirectly upon the
(low of streams tor a livelihood
Those having a prior right to the use
of water may legally demand their
full stiDDly as lone as it is available
This will deprive subsequent UBers of
their accustomed supply.
In view of the unusual conditions
which prevail, it is suggested that ir
rigators be as economical as possi
ble in the use of water in order that
some water may be left to mature the
crops of subsequent appropriators be
low. From letters received at the State
Engineer's office it appears that many
water users have the mistaken idea
that to economize in the use of water
' n that Rome will flow down to their
neighbor will detrimentally affect
their water right. If the prior appro
Wednesday. They will go from there '
up to the mountains where they will
spend several days enjoying the fresh
air.
Mrs. C. C. Chick, whoh as been
down about Portland for the past two
months, returned to her home in lone
Thursday of last week. Chas. will i
visit down at the coast for some time j
before he returns.
Mr. A. C. Petteys, one of the old
est, if not the oldest, pioneer in this
community, celebrated his eighty-
fifth birthday last Sunday. Mr. Pet
teys is still hale and hearty and
drives his team to town two and three
times a week to take back some of
the things we need so bad to keep
us all from starving to death. They
had a big spread in the eatable line
up at the home of Mr. Petteys in hon
or of the occasion. We heard Frank
Engleman say that after dinner he
felt as if his chest had slipped down
under his belt. Mr. Petteys received
a nice lot of kind remembrances and
he spent a very pleasant day amongst
his children and grandchildren.
Died At his home in lone, Fri
day, August 6th, 1915, Robert Flet
cher Wilmot, after an Illness extend
ing over a period of nine months. Mr.
Wilmot was a member of the G. A. R.
and a pioneer of this section of Mor
row county, where for many years he
engaged in farming, but more re
cently has been on the retired list
and lived quietly in his home in this
city. He is a man of sterling worth,
a kind husband and father, a good
neighbor and valuable citizen. Quiet
and unassuming, he was a great lov
er of home life, and we mourn the
loss of one of our very best citizens.
Mr. Wilmot was born in Warren
county, Missouri, December 2nd,
1845, and came to Oregon with his
parents in 1850, his mother passing
away during the trip across the
plains. December 5, 1878, he was
married to Miss Margaret McKay at
Beaverton, Oregon. His early life
was spent on the farm of his father,
east of Portland, and he served as a
soldier in the Indian wars of 1882.
and came to Morrow county with his
family 15 years ago. Besides his
widow, Margaret Wilmot, he is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs. W. P.
McMillan, of Lexington and Miss Kit
ty Wilmot of lone; a sister, Mrs. El
len Phelps, of Milton, and two broth
ers, Richard Wilmot, of Oswego, and
James Wilmot, of Butte, Oregon. A
host of friends are also left to mourn
his departure, and if he had an en
emy, we are not aware of it. Fun
eral services were conducted by Rev.
Starkey in the Baptist church and
the remains were laid to rest in lone
cemetery.
THIRD ANNUAL
MORRO
COUNT
FAIR
Will.be held
SEPTEMBER 16, 17,
18, 1915
at
Heppner, Oregon
THE BEST BOUNTY FAIR IN THE STATE
is our aim this year
$1500.00 IN PREMIUMS
IONE.
Rev. Starkey came in on last Fri
day's train and conducted services at
the Baptist church over Sunday.
Mrs. Phillips, of Walla Walla was
visiting here last week. She returned
to her home Monday of this week.
J. A. Waters, our Heppner county
clerk, spent Sunday shaking hands
with friends and acquaintances in
lone.
Mrs. F. H. Robinson and son Har
old went down to Arlington last Sat
urday and will visit with her mother
for some time.
Mrs. Ceorge Currin of Heppner,
was visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Engleman for a-couple of
days last week.
Mrs. Frasier and daughter, of
Walla Walla, were lone visitors last
week, returning to their home Mon
day of this week.
Mrs. Walter Eubanks and her sis
ter, Letha Woods, went out to cook
for Kiehn & Forbes, who will begin
threshing right away.
Mrs. Robert Mattison and mother,
of Portland, are visiting out at the
Joe Williams place. They came in
on last Saturday's train.
W H. Cronk's brother and family,
who have been visiting here for sev
eral days, left for their home in Port
land Wednesday morning.
Rev. J. L. Jones went down to Mo-
sler on Wednesday's train. He will
go on to Portland for a few days, and
probably on up to Seattle.
Harry Warren and wife of Pen
dleton, passed through lone last Mon
day. They had been out to Mr. J. L.
Klricaids to spend Sunday.
Archie Cochran, who has been Bp
in the North Yakima country for the
past year, returned to lone to visit
with his parents for some time.
Mrs. Lou Land, from Moscow, Ida
ho, came into lone on last Friday's
train to join her husband, who is
looking after his parents at lone.
J. H. Cochran and wife, who have
been out at the Padberg ranch help
ing Mr. Padberg with his crop, re
turned to lone Friday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Cronk, from Portland
are in lone these days visiting with
his brother, Wm. Cronk. These good
people seem to be having a jolly time.
Misses Elvina and Delia Davidson,
who have been down at Portland and
at the beach for the past three weeks,
returned to their homes at lone Sat
urday of last week.
Lon McCabe left lone last Sunday
morning for Illinois, where he will
remain for some time visiting with
his father, who is very 111 at this
time. We wish Lon a very enjoyable
trip.
J. H, Blake came In from the Da
vidson ' ranch Tuesday and went to
Portland on Wednesday's train where
he had some business matters to at
tend to.
Mrs. Jessie Smith and Miss Hazel
Griffith went up to Pendleton last
IPvRIGON.
for Agricultural, Horticultural, and Livestock exhibits, besides a num
ber of special premiums.
Entertainment features will be better than ever and every effort will
be made by the Fair Board to make this the best, biggest and
most eventful fair ever held in Eastern Oregon.
Premium lists will be out in a few days. A list of the attractions will
appear in these columns later. Don't fail to read same.
Begin Planning Your Exhibits Now
W. W. SMEAD, Secretary
Grapes are ripe.
Mr. C. H. Holder killed another
coyote recently.
J. S. Dawson returned from har
vest last Friday.
The teachers are expected about
the 20th of this month.
Oscar Corey and wife have moved
into the Elkhart building.
Some fine apples are being brought
in from the Cabbage patch.
D. R. Brownell was in town from
Umatilla on business last week.
T. E. Dates, an old friend of F.
M. Wadsworth, was In town last Fri
day. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Roadruck spent
Saturday and part of Sunday in Her
miston. A report was received that Walter
Caldwell was injured in a header box
accident.
Miss Eva Doble left for Milton Sun
day morning where she will attend
school this term.
Miss Francis Walpole returned
from Portland Monday, where she
has been visiting.
Miss Goldie Roadruck left for Mil
ton Tuesday afternoon to visit her
friend, Mrs. Ludke.
The third crop of alfalfa has been
harvested and some are getting ready
for the fourth crop.
Mr. E. I. Davis took a business trip
to Hermiston Sunday morning, re
turning the same day.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Kicker came
down from Milton last Sunday to pick
peaches out on their ranch.
Mr. L. B. Wells was down from
Echo last Wednesday. He will start
to calcimine the manse Boon.
Ellsworth Smith, Cyril Blakesley,
W. M. Castle, H. M. Lansdown, from
the Government camp, spent Sunday
in Irrigon.
The two nephews of Pete Susbauer,
who have been visiting him, returned
to their home in Cornelius, Ore., last
Sunday morning.
Mrs. R. B. Parks, Mrs. Ralph Fin
ley, Mrs. Hume Parks, Miss Byrdie
George, Mrs. Galther and several
children went down to Coyote on the
boat Monday and returned on the local.
LEXINGTON.
Herb Olden of Eight Mile was in
Saturday for harvesting supplies.
S. T. Roblson of Eight Mile stop
ped In town Friday on his way to
Heppner.
Theodore Cork of Monument, Is
looking about this county again for
a location.
Mrs. Jos.' Eskelson went to Gil
liam county to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Cleo Van Winkle.
John Helms left Thursday to spend
the season on the ranch of Watt
Brashears near Morgan.
J. M. White has rigged up his ma
chine and will start threshing Wed
nesday on his ranch north of town.
In the Blackhorse country Omar
Luttrell reports harvesting almost all
done and they are now looking for
a thresher.
W. T. Campbell of Social Ridge,
moved his threshing outfit across the
creek Wednesday, as he has three
weeks threshing north of Lexington
The Kerr Gifford warehouse at
this station changed hands last week.
The new owners are W. E. Leach and
W. G. Scott, well known business men
of this vicinity.
French Brothers & Co.'s threshing
machine started up a few days ago.
Several fields threshed by them indi
cates there will be some grain in the
country after all.
A number of farmers in this vicin
ity have their crops threshed and in
the sack so they know how much
grain they have. It is surprising to
know there is so many 20-bushel
crops in the country. One farmer re
ports 100 sacks of grain more than
they had last year; another farmer
reports a greater portion of his crop
making 27 bushels, while there are
several who continue to volunteer,
who get only 6 or maybe 8 bushels.
Take It all around the average has
been so far very good as the past sea
son has been very severe on growing
crops.
Pat Carty has purchased the How
ard Tobey place a few miles west of
Gwendolin in Gilliam county, and
will take possession the 20th of this
month. Mr.. Carty is one of our ex
tensive sheep raisers who has been
running his flocks on rented land in
this county. He has decided to get
him a place of his own, and we un
derstand that the Tobey place is well
situated for the wants of the sheepman.
Claud W. Devine and Addie Fay
Zluk, young people of the Lexington
section, were united In marriage by
Recorder Williams on Thursday af
ternoon, August 5. Miss Zink is the
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. A. M. Zink,
now of lone, and the groom Is a son
of Jos. Devine, formerly a resident of
Lexington. This paper joins their
many friends In wishing the young
people joy and happiness throughout
their life's journey.
In reporting the council proceed
ings last week a slight error was
made in stating, an item of expense.
Marshal McCraw was shown to have
received $35.60 on account of labor.
This item should not have appeared
in this manner as the marshal is
working for the city on a salary and
gets no pay for extra labor performed
except in the killing of dogs, and for
this he is paid $1 a piece. The mar
shal had taken up some other labor
items and his memorandum on the
bill presented was misunderstood by
the reporter.
Choice Flour, Feeds, Wood, Coal and
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Messrs King & Nagle, proprietors
of Heppner Repair & Machine Shop,
are this week moving to the Mike
Healy livery barn at the north end
of Main street, where they will open
up a thoroughly equipped garage.
These gentlemen have been running
the machine and repair shop at the
Heppner Garage for a number of
months and have decided to branch
out In the business on a larger scale.
Coke Ewing, who has been at work
on the mountain ranch of his broth
er, W. B. Ewing, of Cecil, is spending
the week In Heppner receiving treat
ment for a badly Infected hand. He
has been helping to put up the hay
crop and blistered the palm ot his
hand with a pitchfork handla The
Injury has caused him lots of pain
but it Is now getting better under
the efficient care of a physician at the.
Heppner Sanatorium.
NOTICE.
The city council has ordered all
past due accounts on the 1914 oiling;
bill, collected. Property ownerB who
have failed to settle their accounts in
this respect are asked to pay when
the collector calls. tf.
75 cords wood, $2.50. 3000 posts
4c each. Near Slocum Mill. Haul
them yourself.
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