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VOL. 32. NO. 21.
HEPPNER, OREGON, AUGUST 19, 1915.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YE;R
The Gazette-Times
PI BOARD HIRES
EXPERT ENTRY MAN
There Will Be No Annoynig Mix-Vps
In Entries at Fair This Year.
Secretary Smead, of the Fair
Board, informs this paper that they
have secured the services of Mr. J.
H. Gwinn, of Pendleton, who will
have entire charge of the entry de
partment of the Morrow County Fair
this year.
Mr. Gwinn is an expert in this line
of work, having put in many seasons
with various fairs and exhibitions,
and the Board feels it can assure the
people of Morrow county that mix
ups in the entry of exhibits, making
awards and payment of premiums
will not occur this year.
The Boardfs also able at this time
to announce some of the amusement
features of the coming fair. By look
ing up the display advertisement of
the fair in another column you will
become informed of these. Many
other features are being negotiated
and contracts will soon be closed,
when these also will be made public.
It should be noted that the time
the fair is drawing rapidly near. Sep
tember 16, 17 and 18 are the dates,
and but a few weeks away and those
exhibits you are preparing should be
made ready very soon.
Former Heppner Girl Marries.
Through the courtesy of her sis
ter, Miss Mae Carter, we are pleased
to announce the marriage of Miss
Perle Carter to Mr. Archie Spencer,
the wedding taking place at Van
couver, Wash., on Wednesday, Aug
ust 4, 1915. The groom is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Spencer of Rldge
lield, Wash., and the bride is well
known in this city, where she resid
ed for a number of years with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Carter,
now of Pomeroy, Wash. The young
people will make their home at
Rtdgefield, Wash.
Isabel Sedgwick, M. D., has re
moved her Office and residence to
rooms upstairs In the postoffice build
ing. Dr. Sedgwick devotes special
atetntlon to osteopathic adjustments.
Office hours 10 to 12 and 2 to 5. tf.
Theo. Anderson was in from Eight
Mile yesterday. He has finished his
heading and is getting ready to start
up the thresher.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bonlne have
moved to Condon to reside, Mr. Bo
nine having taken charge of a garage
in that city.
Erik Bergstrom, prominent farmer
of Gooseberry, was in Heppner Tues
day. The family of S. E. Van Vactor
have returned from their mountain
vacation of Bix weeks. They have
been enjoying a very comfortable
camp at the Slocum mill site on Wil
low creek.
Superintendent's Re
port Shows 1497 Pupils
By. Supt. S. E. Notson.
Under the supervision of the new
law, it will not be advisable for dis
tricts to vote any tax until after the
tax roll is completed. It will also be
safer to give thirty days' notice be
fore holding the meeting for voting
the tax. A new form of notice will
be printed soon by the state printer,
which will include the budget notice.
The writer visited the schools in
Districts No. 7, 51, 66 and 59 a few
' days ago. Miss Pifer has closed her
term in District No. 59. After a few
days vacation, the school will open
again under the direction of a new
teacher.
The annual report of the county
superintendent shows that 'there are
1497 pupils in the county, of which
1282 were enrolled in school during
the past year. Seventy eighth grade
diplomas were Issued during the
year. The average number of days
taught in each district was live more
than the year previous. The percent
age of attendance was 95.63 Igainst
93.85 for the year previous. Twelve
districts had nine months school and
seventeen had eight months' school.
The number having only six montha
b eomnared with the previous year,
shows a decrease of 9. The super
intendent traveled 3046 miles In con
nootinn with the work of the office.
The report on the number of library
books discloses the fact mat many
books disappear during the year. A
fcpttnr method of keeping track of the
books should be adopted in some of
the districts. The amount of money
expended by the districts for all pur
poses was $59,781.09. The balance
on hand is $21,607.98. The total in
debtedness is $60,043.41.
Popular Heppner
! Couple Married
Mr. Henry Nagle and Mrs. Lillian
Bookman were quietly married at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Slocum In this city, at 6:30 Wednes
day morning, Rev. J. V. Crawford
pronouncing the ceremony. After
the wedding, the company repaired
to the dining room of the Palace Ho
tel where a sumptuous, seven-course
breakfast was served the wedding
party of fourteen. The young people
took their departure for Portland
and will spend their honeymoon at
one of the beach resorts. Mr. Nagle
Is Interested in the garage business
In this city, having been a resident
of Heppner for more than a year
past. The bride is a charming lady
who has resided here for many years
and has a large circle of friends. All
join in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Nagle
much happiness and prosperity.
Dave Rugg left for his old home
at Langdon, North Dakota, and ex
pects to-be absent for a couple of
months, at least. Crops in that
country are reported to be excellent
this year, and the Rugg Bros, still
own some 700 acres of land there
and are interested in the crop pro
duced, besides Uiey will try ito dis
pose of the place and clean up their
interests in the Dakota wheat belt.
Clias. Ashbaugh and son Earl, of
North Yakima, Wash., have been as
sisting through heading at the C. E.
Jones ranch on Eight Mile. They will
remain to work through threshing
before returning to their home. Mr.
Ashbaugh formerly lived on Rood
hill, where he engaged in extensive
farming, but moved to North Yakima
about twelve years ago, where he has
purchased a tract of land. Mr. Ash
baugh is a brother or Mrs. Jones.
D. C. Rogers, the painter, is bust
ly engaged this week in making re
pairs to the Interior decorations of
the school building. 'His work con
sists mainly in retintlng the patched
over places on the wall, damage
which resulted in the Are which
broke out in the building Just after
Its completion. The superintendent's
ofllce will be entirely re-painted.
Ukiah cor. in E. O.: Mrs. J. D.
Kirk and daughters, Vesta and Irene
expect to leave soon for Lexington to
take advantage of the school there as
her son Tillman will enter the high
school there for the coming year.
J. S. Young of Eignt Mile finished
heading his 1915 grain crop this
week. He had no sooner linished
than the thresher pulled in and his
crop is now in the sack ready for the
market. Mr. Young reports a very
successful season.
A. E. Wattenburger was up from
Galloway yesterday with a load of
honey. He is quite extensively en
gaged in this industry, having 150
stands of bees. His product sells
well in this town.
Mrs. Allison, mother of Dr. Alli
son, and daughter, Mildred, have re
turned from Seattle wnere Miss Mil
dred attended school the past year,
and have taken up their residence in
Heppner again.
The little son of Walter Davis fell
from a box at his home in Heppner
Tuesday and received a fractured arm
just above the wrist. It was attended
by a physician and the little one is
doing well now.
Fred Ashbaugh, the well known
Hardman thresherman, now has his
machine running full blast in the
Eight Mile section. Bates brothers
are also operating their machine in
the Bame vicinity.
Louis Cason, of Lone Rock, under
went a serious operation at Heppner
Sanatorium Tuesday and It will be
some weeks before he is able to be
about again.
Mrs. James Sheridan, of Butter
creek, is quite sick at the Heppner
Sanatorium, but we are glad to note
at this time that she is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ayers arrived
home from Portland Tuesday. They
have been absent in the city for sev
eral weeks past.
Tlnrn Rnnrtav. August 15. 1915.
to Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Rugg, of Spring
Hollow, a son. Motner ana enna do
ing nicely.
Dr. Chick, of lone, was in Heppner
on professjonal business Tuesday. He
was accompanied oy itev. u. w. Key
nolds. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Brown returned
from Portland Monday.
John Olden, the Rhea creek farm-
er and fruitralser, was a visitor in
town yesterday. John is raising a lot
of fine peaches this year that have
been spoken for long in advance. He
was accompanied home by Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Simpson who will make a
short visit with the Olden family.
FOR SALE 4-feet pine wood and
fl- posts. PHILL COHN.
Inquire of Milt Maxwell, Parkers
Mill, Ore.
CREAMERY MEETING, SATURDAY, AUG. 21. 1915.
The following call has been issued to the stockholders of Mor
row County Creamery and Cold Storage Company:
Heppner, Oregon', August 14, 1915.
To the Stockholders of the Morrow County Creamery and Cold Stor
age Company:
You and each of you are hereby notified that the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Morrow County Creamery and Cold
Storage Company will be held at Odd Fellows Hall in Heppner,
Oregon, on the 21st day of August, 1915, at the hour of 1 o'clock in
the afternoon, for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing
year and for the transaction of such business as may properly come
before the annual meeting.
The proposition of the Hastings Industrial Company, of Chica
go, to build and equip a creamery and cold storage plant will be con
sidered and acted upon at this meeting. This company offers to
build and fully equip a plant, furnish a skillful butter maker, care
fully inspect and supervise the plant for a year, and furnish a mar
ket for the product of the plant. This company also contemplates
the purchase of a small ranch, upon which will be established a
model dairy for demonstration purposes. Notes given for the pur
chase price of stock in the creamery company will be acceptable by
the Hastings Company in payment for the plant. This proposition
will be taken up and passed upon at this meeting.
Now is the time to push the creamery proposition to a con
clusion. Every stockholder should be present, without fail, whether
he has paid up his subscription or not, and he should bring with him
all his neighbors who may be interested In the development of the
dairy business of the county.
W. B. BARRATT, President.
JEFF JONES, Secretary. ,
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING PRO
DUCTIVE OF MUCH GOOD IRK
Meeting Friday Evening at Council Chambers Largely Attend
edReports on Willow-Creek Road and Creamery Submitted
Communication From Postoffice Department Relative to
Monument Mail Route Received and Acted Upon.
Heppner Commercial Club held a
rather lively session on Friday eve
ning at council chambers, a goodly
number of the representative busi
nses men being in attendance. It had
been some time since the last meet
ing was held, the minutes divulging
the fact that this was during the
month of May, and in the meantime
a number of matters had been mov
ing along, or perhaps hung up, await
ing the attention of the Club.
President Notson was in the chair
and the minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
A communication from the Port
land Chamber of Commerce, relating
to the. Corn Show to be pulled off
this winter at St. Paul, was read and
referred to the publicity committee..
The following communication from
the Postoffice Department regarding
the re-establishment of the Heppner
Monument mail route, was read, and
referred to the present committee
having that matter in charge, and
the request made that members of
the Club write individual letters to
our congressmen and senators, urg
ing them to take up this proposition,
personally with the department.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Fourtli Assistant Postmaster General
Washington.
August 3, 1915.
Heppner Commercial Club,
Heppner, Oregon.
Gentlemen:
This office is In receipt of a com
munication from Mr. A. M. Phelps,
Chairman, Committee on Mail Routes
of your club, with regard to reestab-
lishment of star route service De
tween Hardman and Monument, Ore
gon, and transmitting several prop
ositions with regard to submitting
bids for this service if another adver
tisement be issued.
In reply I beg to state that the pa
pers in this case have been carefully
reviewed, but It is not apparent
wherein the postal benefits to be de
rived from this service would justify
the expense of establishment and
maintenance.
The statement has been made In
the past, and as referred to in the let
ter from W. E. White and Company,
of Monument, Oregon, to the effect
that it takes eight days for them to
write to Portland and receive an an
swer.
It is not understood, however, why
this is the case inasmuch as an ex
amination of the schedule shows that
mall should leave Monument on say
Tuesday morning at 6:00 o'clock and
reach Portland by way of Canyon
City and Baker about 7 o'clock
Thursday morning. If answer be
mailed the same day it should be re
turned to Monument by 9 o'clock
Saturday evening, and when the
Hardman-Monument route was in op
eration a letter leaving Monument
Tuesday morning would reach Port
land Wednesday evening about 6:4o
which is too late for delivery that
day, and a reply leaving Portland
Thursday evening at 7 o'clock would
reach Monument Saturday night by
10 o'clock, so that It is not apparent
wherein the omission of this route
has delayed communication between
Monument and Portland. .
It Is, of course, true that commun
ication between Monument and Hepp
ner is delayed, but after a very care
ful consideration of the matter on
several different occasions it is not
believed that the amount of mail
delayed, and the benefits derived
from the route would be commensur
ate with the cost. It is not deemed ad
visable, therefore, to take any action
at this time looking to its reestabiish
ment. Respectfully,
A. B. FOSTER,
Acting Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General.
A .communication from Board of
Trade, Slide Co., regarding commun
ity advertising, referred to Publicity
Committee.
Committee on Railroads and Trans
portation reported having secured a
reduction on sand rates from Uma-
tilla to Heppner. A reduction of
one-third from present rate was se
cured, this meaning a saving of $25
per car to Heppner people, or from
7c. per 100 to 5c. per 100, figuring
capacity of car at 100,000 pounds.
The report was accepted and the rail
road company notified. This rate will
go into effect at the end of 30 days.
A report was presented by the com
mittee on the Willow creek road
showing a deficit of $244 to be made
up. Upon motion a committee of
two was authorized appointed to so
licit funds to make up deficit. The
report is as follows:
Rejmrt of Willow Creek Road Com
mittee on Right-of-Way and
Fencing.
Money subscribed and paid:
Palace Hotel $ 50.00
Dr. Wlnnard 12.50
Tom Chldsey 6.00
John Neville 100.00
Phelps Grocery Co 15.00
First National Bank 75.00
Minor Bros 250.00
S. E. Notson 10.00
J. A. Waters 12.00
Gilliam & Bisbee 25.00
Vaughn & Sons 25.00
H. Cohn & Co 50.00
Thomson Bros 25.00
Hall & Vance 12.00
Heppner Milling Co 50.00
Geo. J. Currin 50.00
H. L. & W. Co 50.00
Archie D. McMurdo. 12.50
$829.00
Amount paid fencing, Land and
right-of-way:
To John Cason, for land $ 46.00
To John Sprouls, for land.. 600.00
To Fencing Bank's land 45.00
To fencing John Neville land 65.00
To Crop on Sprouls land... 60.00
To balance in bank 123.00
$829.00
Amount due from O. Hager
for .88 acres $ 88.00
The lowest bid for fencing
Byland land $380.00
Cost of fencing Cason land. . 75.00
Total amount to be paid when
fencing is done $45o.00
Balance in bank $123.00
Due from Osmin Hager 88.00
Amount to be raised 244.00
$455.00
There are a number of firms in
Heppner whose names you do not find
on the above list. We, your commit
tee believe they should be given a
chance to help in the matter which is
of public interest to all.
Yours truly, '
J. L. WILKINS, Chairman.
W. W. SMEAD.
At this point the discussion of a
creamery for Heppner was taken up.
The business men of Heppner had
met in a special meeting on Thurs
day evening for the purpose of con
sidering a proposition from the Has
tings Industrial Co. of Chicago thru
their representative, W. S. JlcCloy,
at which meeting a committee was
appointed, and they submit herewith
the following report to the Club:
At an informal meeting of busi
ness men of Heppner, held at the
council chambers, August 12, 1915,
called by Mayor Smead for the pur
pose of having Mr. McCloy, represent
ing the Hastings Industrial Co., of
Chicago, discuss the creamery and
dairy question, as he sees it for Hepp
ner and Morrow county. A commit
tee consisting of Messrs. J. L. Wil
kins, Chas. Thomson, S. E. Notson,
L. E. Bisbee and A. M. Phelps were
appointed to investigate and report
to the Commercial Club at Its meet
ing, August 13, 1915.
After meeting and studying the
situation as best we could in so short
a time, and questioning Mr. McCloy
as to costs, capacity, etc., we beg to
submit the following report, briefly:
We think the establishment of a
creamery very essential to the growth
and prosperity of this community.
Inasmuch as there is already In
corporated a $10,000 creamery asso
ciation here, with over half of its
stock subscribed and a considerable
amount paid up, we would recom
mend the first thing to do would be
the taking over the stock of The Mor
row County Creamery and Cold Stor
age Association and in some way set
tling with those stockholders who
have already paid for their stock.
And to pay the corporation tax aid
have everything done to legalize the
transfer.
That measures be taken at once,
with the help of Mr. McCloy, to get
the stock re-subscribed, and the nec
essary new stock subscribed.
That, of Mr. McCloy, or others,
will agree to buy, equip and main
tain a development farm close to
Heppner, and assist the local commit
tee in selling sufficient stock to make
the project a success, then we hearti
ly recommend entering Into a con
tract with the Hastings Development
Co. to erect and equip a co-operative
creamery and cold storage plant in
Heppner.
From information gained by Mr.
McCloy and others, we think their
$7400.00 or $8400.00 outfit would
be the best suited for our needs. The
contract to be on a sliding scale, to
be determined by the amount of stock
sold.
At the beginning we think best to
have a churn of only sufficient capac
ity for our probable needs, but to in
stall a power plant sufficient to oper
ate any increase that may be added
later, such as an ice cream plant, ice
machine, or both. : .
The selection of a site falls on the
community aside from the contract
for the outfit and provision for the
purchase of one must be taken into
consideration. It will be necessary
to secure such a site at once if a con
tract is to be entered into. We rec
ommend the appointment of a com
mittee forthwith to secure options on
a location, and also on the ground for
the development farm, before any in
flated prices may be put on such
property.
Respectfully submitted,
A. M. PHELPS,
CHAS. THOMSON,
L. E. BISBEE,
S. E. 'NOTSON,
J. L. WILKINS,
Committee.
Following this report there was a
somewhat protracted discussion, and
it was finally decided that there was
no need of a new creamery organiza
tion but that the present company
could sign up the contract with the
Hastings people providing that it was
agreeable to the majority of the
stockholders, and for this purpose it
was decided that a mass meeting of
the creamery association, with all
others interested, be called for next
Saturday, at I. O. O. F. Hall in Hepp
ner, and Mr. Barratt, president of
the creamery association, readily
agreed to this and the meeting is
officially announced for Saturday,
August 22, at 1 p. m. The committee
appointed to push this matter con
sists of J. L. Wilkins, Chas. Thomson
and A. M. Phelps.
The attention of the club wa3 then
called to the fact that a complaint
had been filed with the Public Ser
vice Commission, bringing up again
the question of additional passenger
train service on the Heppner branch.
A motion was put touching this mat
ter and the following resolution
adopted.
August 14, 1915.
To the Secretary,
Public Service Commission,
Salem, Oregon.
Dear Sir:
At a meeting of the Heppner Com
mercial Club held on the evening of
the 13th inst. the following resolu
tion was passed and entered in the
minutes of such meeting, viz.
"Whereas a complaint has been
filed with the Public Service Commis
sion of Oregon complaining of the
passenger train service on the Hepp
ner Branch of the O. W. R. & N. Co.'s
road;
"Be It resolved, that such com
plaint does not express the sentiment
of the Heppner Commercial Club;
that we are satisfied with the passen
ger service on said line and do not
desire any further agitation or hear
ing on said matter at this time.
Very truly yours,
S. E. NOTSON,
President.
Whereupon, the Club adjourned
Estimates cheerfully furnished free
on your painting and paperhanging.
BRADFORD & SON,
"The Village Painters."
IE MEN HAVE
SUCCESSFUL!!!
Crook and Pro year Each Land
Buck and Others Hoe to Soon.
A party consisting of Joseph Knap
penberg, W. H. C'ronk, Walt Pruyear,
Bert Mason and John Cochran, wor
thy and well tried citizens of the Egg
City, hied themselves into the high
mountains beyond Matlock Prairie
Saturday in quest of big game. They
went prepared to have a good hunt,
and on their return yesterday were
able to exhibit hide and horns as evi
dence of their success. Mr. Cronk
and Mr. Pruyear each landed a buck
and are very proud of their prowess
as hunters. Billy says this is his
first big game and his prize was a
three-point, while Walt's was but a
two-year-old. Mr. Cronk and Mr.
Knappenberg passed through Hepp
ner yesterday on their return to lone
and we were shown the hide and
horns of the deer he killed. He ar
ranged to have the head sent to Port
land for mounting so that he may be
able to keep it as a trophy of the
hunt. The boys report one of the
best times of their lives.
Off For Virginia Home.
Walt and Sid Robinson left Sun
day for the home of their parents at
Woodlawn, Virginia. The boys are
called home on account of the very
serious illness of their mother, and
they expect to remain there indef
initely. They have been residents of
Heppner for a good many years and
have made numerous friends here
who regret that they have had to
leave. Whether they return to Hepp
ner again will depend largely upon
their mother's health being fully re
stored. Made Shipment of Fine Lambs.
W. T. Matlock Portland commis
sion merchant, received a bunch of
fine lambs from L. V. Gentry on Sat
urday and shipped them out to the
Portland market Sunday, Mr. Matlock
has had long experience in the ship
ping business from over this section
of Oregon, and stated to us that this
was the finest bunch of stuff he has
ever taken out of the Blue Mountains.
The shipment filled four double-deck
cars.
J
CASH IS ! WHY XOT?
You can cash in your old stove
range or sewing machine at a good
figure. We guarantee satisfaction
and are here to make good. We sell
the light running New Home sewing
machines. Crescent, Monarch, and
other ranges.
CASE FURNITURE CO.
Glasses fitted satisfactorily bv Dr.
Winnard, or money refunded. His
prices are reasonable, and he is where
you can always find him. No charge
for testing eyes. tf.
W. G. Scott Injured
In The Mountains
W. G. Scott, of Lexington, was
quite severely injured in the moun
tains Sunday by being run over by his
Ford. He had pulled up out of the
road to let other machines pass, and
getting out of the car to start it
up again, the brakes, apparently, did
not hold and the machine started
down the mountain, in order to
hold it, Mr. Scott braced himself
against the wheel which passed over
his arm, dislocating it at the shoulder
joint. He was brought to town and
the shoulder put in place after an an
esthetic had been administered, and
he is able to be about his business
duties at this time. The auto was
checked In its course and a very ser
ious accident avoided, but not until
after Mr. Scott had received severe
injuries in so doing.
Help Find This Man.
Wanted by the wife and children,
information leading to the where
abouts of Frank Mahood who left his
home at Amity, Oregon, July 7th,
1915.
He is 30 years of age, about five
feet ten inches in heighth, weight
about 190 pounds, has brown eyes:
dark brown hair, inclined to be enrly
and has a ruddy complexion.
When leaving home on July 7th.
he was wearing a blue serge coat,
overalls and a soft felt hat of brown
ish color.
The financial affairs of Mr. Mahood
were left in bad condition and his
wife is attempting to take care of his
business interests, but it is necessary
for her to learn of her husband's
whereabouts and communicate with
him in order that their interests may
be protected, or that she may save
their property for the support of her
self and small children.
Any person learning of the where
abouts of Mr. Mahood will do himself
as well as his family a favor by com
municating with his wife, Anna Ma.
liood, at Amity, Oregon.