The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, November 25, 1915, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextUaildiug- blvjcii. i-.Oi Tim; H VOL. 32. NO. 3." HEPPNER, OREGON, NOVEMRER 23, 1015. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR Gazette H1BERNSANS ADD 16 NEW MEIERS Ban(iiot and Entertainment Sunday Evening Murk Close of Success ful Session. Sixteen new members received the obligations of Hlbernianlsm in Hepp ner Sunday morning after which the entire lodge attended High Mass at the Catholic church, where services were conducted by Father P. J. 0' Rourke. At Mass, Mrs. Lee Meade presided at the organ and several solos were sung by Miss Margaret 0' Rourke and Mrs. George Purdy. At the banquet, which was held In the Palace grill on Sunday evening, Father O'Rourke presided, and speeches were made by C. P. Loner gan, E. L. Berry, Geo. Phelps and Jas. Mollahan. About 70 people were present on this occasion. After the banquet all members went to the lodge hall in the I. 0. O. F. building where a program of entertainment had been prepared. Those who fur nished the entertainment were the Misses Nellie Cooney, Lettie Russel. Marie Summers, Nora Doherty, Mar garet O'Rourke, Mrs. Con McLaugh lin, Hugh Tierney, Wm. Carty, Pat McDevitt, Jas. Sheridan and Con Mc Laughlin. The nev n em bore receiving the ob ligatlms if i"'o-.! ula.Jsm were Jo' Dyer, mayor of Pendleton; Geo. Phelps, J. L. Cox, Bernard Keeny, of Pendleton; John Kennedy of Hermls ton; Sylvester Cooney of Condon; Jas. Mollahan, John Kernan, Frank Heatherton, John McDerniott, Mi chael Donahue, of Heppner and Pat Doherty and John Gray of Butter creek. The annual Hibernian ball was held Saturday evening i'l the Fall pavilion. Bowker's orchestra of Port land furnished the music. Haylor Has I p-to-Date- Store. Wm. Haylor, the Jeweler, has Jusf about completed the finishing work tc the inside of his new store at the old location on Main street, and we will now venture the assertion that he has one of the neatest little shops ir Eastern Oregon. The interior of the store is finished in mahogany while the display windows are decorated in an oak finish. New show cases have been installod. They are all made in Orgon stuff, coming from Portland In addition to his store proper, Mr Haylor is fitting up a dark room for the proper testing of eyes and is in Btalllng a complete outfit of optica: goods. Dies on Way Home. George Kl'ue, who had spent the last few years In Alaska, and had not seen his mother, Mrs. Mary Kline, of San Francisco, in twenty years, died shortly after taking the boat to go home. Mrs. Kline is a Bister of Mrs. Eliza Ayers of this city. Mr. Kline was a sufferer from asthma, and It is believed that R was this disease which brought about his death. New Photographer. C. H. Lovejoy is the new photog rapher in the SlgBbee studio over the Star theater. Mr. Lovejoy is making some special rates on portrait work. RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE. At a regular meeting of Heppner Lodge N. 358, Benevolent and Pro tective Order of Elks, held in their hall on the 11th day of November, 1915, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: WHEREAS It has pleased the Al mighty ruler of this Universe to re move from our midst our brother, E. T. Perkins, who had for bo many years been a faithful member with us; WHEREAS It is but JuBt and fit ting that due recognition of his name be had, therefore; BE IT RESOLVED by Heppner Lodge No. 358, B. P. O. E., that while we bow In humble submission to the will of the Great Ruler, we do not the less mourn the loss of our brother who has been taken from us. His labors are ended here below, and we trust that he has entered up on the brighter and nobler life which can only be reached through the por tals of Death. And Bo It Further Resolved that we sympathize with the family of the deceased brother In their afflic tion, and commend thorn to that One who is able to comfort and sustain them in their hour of trouble And resolved that these resolutions be spread upon the records of Hepp ner Lodge, No. 358, B. P. 0 K., and a copy thereof be transmitted to the family of our deceased ,rother and tho newspapers of Heppner, J. T. KNAPPENBERG, JOHN F. VAUGHN, FRANK TURNER, Committee. 25 YEARS AGO IN HEPPNER From the Gazette, of Nov. 27, 1890. Marshal J W. Rasmus got home Saturday, having visited Salem and Lebanon while below. The Indian scare In the Sioux and Cheyene country is growing more Ber lous, and settlers are expecting an at tack. Cliff Jones, of Eight Mile, called 3n the Gazette office Tuesday. He mys the Farmers' Alliance is get tng stronger every day In his section Mike Kenny and wife were in Heppner Friday. Although Mike is itlll on crutches from the accident received several days ago, he is get ting along nicely and hopes to be ible soon to dispense with these tem porary aids to locomotion. Eight Mile people had a pleasant dance at Wes Brannon's place last Tuesday evening. Nevada has reduced In population from 62,226 to 44,327 In the last ton years, being now the smallest state In the Union. In ten years Washington has In creased in population from 76,116 to 349,516, nearly 600 per cent. Catholic Church Services. First Mass, 8 a. m. Second Mass, 10:30 a. m. Christian Doctrine, 11:30 a. m. Evening Devotions, 7:30 p. m. Candy Maker is Suicide. T. C. Clark, who came to Heppner several weeks ago as a candy maker for John Maxwell, committed suicide n Pasco last week. Clark left here recently, telling Mr. Maxwell that here were certain people who Tiad it !n for him. It is believed his depar ture from Heppner came through this hallucination. The deceased was 62 ears old and a native of the state )f Maine. He has a sister living in Boston. Clark has lived in the Northwest about 40 years and at one ime was a resident of The Dalles, where he worked in a wholesale bis 3ult house. He was later engaged In .he drug business at that place. In tallowing the trade of candy maker iie had been in business In Pomeroy, Pasco and Prosser. He was a mem ber of the I. O. O. F. lodge In Pasco $10 REWARD $10. Ten dollars reward will be paid bj he Morrow County Fair Board for nforniatlon that will lead to the con ,'lctlon of the person or persons who itole the wheat and hand saw from .he Fair pavilion on or about the 1 6th day of November. MORROW COUNTY FAIR BOARD Club Moves Down the Street. The Club, billiard hall, of which R. N. Crawford and Francis Jones ire the proprietors, moved into the Slocum building on Main street the last of the week. They intend to jreatly increase their stock of can dies, cigars and tobacco in the near i'uture. C. F. Cutler, of Chicago, 111., ha? been visiting with old friends in Heppner the past week. Mr. Cutlet first came West several years ago on account of 111 health. At that time he worked in different sections of Mor row county and made many friends He reports business conditions in Chi :ago on the upgrade and the bank: are fairly bursting with money. Mr Cutler is now connected with tlu Cutler-Benton Co., au automobile supply house in the Windy City. The young baby of Mr. and Mrs Mike Healey passed away last Frida and was buried the following day. The little one was a few weeks old Pendleton is now out after a Btato normal school. That town has such taking ways that there can be nc doubt as to the result of their latent undertaking. Echo will build a new city hall, two stories high. A Portland firm has secured the contract. John Kilkenny last week purchased from Wm. J. McCraw and wife, 159 acres of land paying therefor $800. This land lays in sections, township 2, south of range 28, E. W. M. Mrs. George Purdy went to Condon this week to join her husband, who is now engaged in the garage business In that city. J. Dlllard French motored Into Heppner yesterday from his Butter creek ranch. He was accompanied home today by Waldon Straight. Frank Templeton was in Spray Tuesday. He has just completed a nice residence on his ranch about seven miles from town. Spray Cour ier. Issac Large has gone to Heppnor for a short visit. He stopped over one day In Spray on account of the rain. Spray Courier. MAKES DRY SCIENTIFIC FACTS PALATABLE I . TTrmTMPIIWIH iJBiUjji , .. . a yJ . ftp U K r: . i im d If ALBERT EDWARD WIGGAM. THE MAN who can make the dry facts of science palatable, and who can so present these great vital truths, which are pregnant with hope for the coming generations, as to give them lodgment In the brains and- hearts of the people is doing thi world a mighty service. Such a ser vice is being rendered by Albert Ed ward Wlggam, whose lectures on scientific subjects are among the most noteworthy contributions of the American Lyceum to the well bein? if our peo; le. He will give one ol hem here this season. These loi nips are the culn'ratifn of ten years f earr.e?t !n!ior ?vi Intricate re- L RAISE THEIR PRICE! increased Cost of Film Service Prompts Advance Price to be 15c or Two for 23c Resin ning Dec. 1st. The advance is due to the growing ;ost for film service. Producing com mnies are making more elaborate and costly productions all the time and the prices paid amusement hous 38 are such that prevailing admission charges fall to meet the cost of film wvice, etc. We wish to call the at tention of the public to the fact that we are the last of nearly all the mo de houses In the Northwest to raise prices, the raise having taken effect Oct. 1st in Portland and many other ilaces. We wish to thank our many patrons for their past good patronage and hope you may see fit to give us '.he pleasure of your same patronage n the future. We assure you we will lo our best to give you your money's worth. R. A. REDIFER, Manager Star Theatre. EDGAR AYERS, Manager Home Theatre. Railroad Rates For Oregon Irriga tion Congress, Portland, Oregon, December 28-2O-.10, 1013. A one and one-third fare rale lias been made from all Oregon points on the Southern Pacific, the S. P. ft S., the Oregon Trunk, the Oregon Elec tric lines and tho O-W. H. k N. on the certificate plan. Purchase dates from December 24 to December 30 and return from December 28 to January 3. Buy regular ticket one way and got receipt from Ticket Agent. Have receipt countersigned by the Secre tary as soon as you arrive which will allow return at one-third fare. This Is important. Follow instruc tions closely. FRED N. WALLACE, S crotary. Tho local lodge of Elks will ob serve Memorial Sunday on December 5. An excellent program of good tal ent is being prepared by the com mittee in charge. LO MOIES search. They embody the latest dis coveries of science In the great fields of heredity and eugenics. Mr. Wig gam is considered by biologists as tbe spokesman of the eugenic mnvenieut in this country, and his articles on tise subject have been syndicated and given country-wide circulation. Wig gam was a great humorous lecturer before his researches had carried him to the point where he felt qualified to speak on the scientific subjects with which his later work has beeu identified, and his addresses are spicy and witty to a marked degree, being Intensely interesting, lnstruo tive and entertaining. L GIVE CLASS PLAY "The County Fair" Is tho Name of Farce Comedy Which Will Be Presented December 10th. "The County Fair" is the name of the farce comedy which will be pre sented on the 10th of December by members of the Sohpomore class of the Heppner high sthool. Mrs. Luc T. Wedding and Mrs. Marion Long are directing the play. The scene is laid in Punkinville Center, where the County Fair is In session. L?ster Parker, as J. An thony Greene, assumes the leading role, with Oma Bennett, who takes the part of Mrs. Greene. Neva Hayes appears as Grandmother Greene, Vawter Crawford, Jr., as Obldiah Melchizldich Greene, Nor ton Wlnnard as I. Slickem, mana ger of the Fair, Garnet Barratt as J. Lose-yer-coin, race horse man, Loa Brlggs as Mile. Writhem, the snake charmer, and many others taking the lesser parts In making up the usual crowd to bo found at the county fair. An Admission price will be charged. lone and Heppner Play Saturday. The lone and Heppner high school football teams will battle on the local gridiron next Saturday. This game was previously scheduled for two weeks ago, but owing to the Injuries of several of the lone men, the game was postponed. The financial con dition of the local athletic associa tion is in a depleted state and the students are making extra efforts to bring out a large crowd Saturday. Many people are buying tickets and the contest gives promise of holng tho bent played this season. The lo cal team Is In good condition. lone Is entertaining the Echo high school team on the Egg City gridiron this afternoon. The Ben Brown family, who live north of Heppner, are in tho city to day, spending Thanksgiving at the John Drown home. Henry Clark Is In the city today from his homo In tho Butter creek sectlou. 1 WELL HAS STRONGER FLOW That the artesian well on the R. B. Rice farm, north of Lexington, now has a stronger flow than when first tapped, is the statement made by W. D. Newlon, the well driller. The work of casing the well was completed last Saturday. According to Mr. Newlon, the flow has never shown any signs if weakening and of a more recent date a greater volume of water has been coming out of the gusher. Just where Mr. Newlon will drill his nex well we have not learned, but it Is understood that several farmers in the vicinity of the Rice farm will have Mr. Newlon drill for artesian water. House Nears Completion. The modern bungalow of Chas Vaughn on Center street is rapidly nearing completion at the hands of Harry Johnson and his crew of car penters. When finished, this house will rank among the most up-to-date n the city. Severe Wind Storm. A severe wind storm, accompanied by large quantities of rain, struck Heppner Monday night and early Tuesday morning. The high board fence at the rear of the McRoberts itables was blown over. Sections of the advertising sign boards on the Fair pavilion were also demolished. Kappa Sigma Pi. The Kappa Sigma Pi boys met in heir club room at the Christian :hurch last Monday evening. Three candidates were initiated into the or ler. Regular meeting next Monday light. All members are asked to be resent. There will be more new members to be initiated. Mrs. Emma Hale Dies In Spokane. Word was received here yesterday morning that Mrs. Emmaline Hale, iior many years a resident of this city, 'iad died in Spokane. Friends In Heppner had known for some time hat Mrs. Hale was In a very serious condition, but the news of her death ;omes as a shock. She Is survived jy her husband, Harrison Hale and ,wo daughters, Mrs. Fred Clingan uid Mrs. Frank P. Gowan, who live it Burns. Where the funeral will be held we have not yet learned. Christian Church. Next Sunday morning will close the contest with the Sunday Schools of he Christian Churches of Pendleton La Grande and Baker. All members f the church and Sunday School are jrged to be present. A feature of special interest at the Sunday School hour will be the pres ;ntation of a short program concern ng Home Missions. At 11 A. M. Mnlster Handsaker will preach on "Why I Am What I ,m." His subject In the evening will be: "Good Citizenship, or How Would lesus Vote, Were He a Citizen of Heppner?" Pacific International Livestock Expo sition. Farmers, livestock owners, breed ers and others will be Interested to learn that the fifth Annual Interna tional Livestock Exposition to be held it the Union Stockyards, North Port land, from December 6 to 11 inclu sive, gives promise of being one of the most successful yet held. During these six days there will be held con ventions and meetings of the Oregon Jersey Cattle Club, Oregon Guernsey Cattle Club, Oregon-Washington-Idaho-Montana Swine Breeders' Associa tion, Oregon Holstein Cattle Club. Northwest Shorthorn Association, Oregon Butter and Cheese Makers' Association and all to conclude with the Breeders' and Stockmen's Ban quet. The judging dates on livestock ex hibits will be held December 6 and 7. No entries will be accepted for any breeding classes after November 27. December 11 the big Hereford event of the year the Hereford Cattle Sale will take place, under the aus pices of R. J. Kinzer, Secretary of the American Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association. Geo. A. Gue is manager for the Third Annual Registered Hol stein Sale, occurring December 10. A peculiarly interesting date is that of December 8, when the sale of Cham pion individuals and car lots will be held. Prospective buyers will be Inter ested to learn that to the purchaser of two or more carloads of stock, of any kind, railroad fare will be re funded to such purchaser on presen tatlon of rallrond receipt from rail road agent, showing amount of fare paid. We trust our readers will not for get the dates December 6-11. and that this Bection may be well repre sented at the Exposition. And She Did. Buzz How old is that lamp? Fuzz Throe years. Buzz Well, turn it out; it's too young to smoke. Pu4oh Bo. "PILGRIMS" ENTER TAIN PARENTS Pupils of the Sixth Grade Present Pleasing Thanksgiving Pro gram and Serve Tea. The "Pilgrims" kept open house yesterday afternoon for their parents and friends who had been Invited to be present while an excellnt Thanks giving program was given in their school room. The "Pilgrims" are uplls of the Sixth grade, and they vere all dressed In the garb of our early English forefathers. Mrs. C. W. Shurte is their teacher. The following program was pre sented by the pupils: Class Song, San Francisco, Oregon, Montana. Dialogue Six Pupils Reading, "Origin of Thanksgiving" Veva McFerrin. Dialogue Eight Pupils Hymn, 2nd verse, "Blest Be The Tie That Binds" By the School Story of Thanksgiving. .Five Boys and Three Girls. 111 Thank Him By 19 Pupils Doxology By the School At the conclusion of the program, 'ea was served to the visitors by the ittle folks. About thirty of the par 3nt8 and friends of the pupils and teacher were present. Fight to be Made for Sugar Duty. Producers of sugar in the United States will make a strenuous fight In :ongress to preserve the present duty m Imported sugar, because they now injoy an "indirect subsidy" of about 138,000,000 a year, is the assertion if Frank S. Lowry, manager of the lales department of the Federal Su ;ar Refining company. The tariff law provides that sugar shall go on the free list next May, md according to Lowry, this means :onsumers will be able to buy sugar to cent a pound cheaper than they n at present. We stated last week that Oliver "otter had gone to Heppner to spend he winter with his mother, but the Utraotions in and around Spray were oo great so he has returned, and all hings considered we do not blame him. Spray Courier. 'ollege Sheep Make Winning at Ex position. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor allis, Nov. 22. Sheep from the Ag ricultural College have been added o the long list of Oregon winners at he Panama-Pacific Exposition. A elegram from O. M. Nelson, in charge of the Animal Husbandry ex hibit at the Exposition, says that im portant places were taken by the sheep as follows: Pure-bred Shropshire yearling vethers, first, secoud and third; pen f three pure-bred Shropshire year ling wethers, first and championship; pure-bred Shropshire fat lamb, sec ond, fifth and sixth; pen of grade ambs, second and third; and carlot if fat lambs, third. In addition to these winnings the College sheep commanded a good price from discriminating buyers for '.he sales made. Four pure-bred Shropshire lambs were sold to Nolan & Finch, of Soda Springs, Idaho, win ners of first in carlot fat lambs, at $50 each, and the pen of wether 'ambs was sold for fancy mutton at 10 cents per pound. Great interest centered in the car lot class. Nolan & Finch have clean ed up In this class all over the coun try, notably at the great shows of Chicago and Denver. They are ex tensive growers and breeders, having thousands of animals to make up their exhibition lot from, while some of the college and university exhibits were made up from very small flocks. Second place was taken by the But terfield Livestock Company, of Weis er, Idaho, and fourth and fifth places were won by the University of Cali fornia. RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE. WHEREAS It has pleased the Grand Guardian of the Universe, In his Infinite wisdom to removo from our midst our ostoemed neighbor, Mrs. Emma Hale. BI3 IT RESOLVED that In her death Maple Circle No. 259. Women of Woodcraft, has lost an honored and valued member, And Be It Resolved that the Neigh bors of Maple Circle extend to the be reaved family their sincere and heart felt sympathy In their grief; Be It Further Resolved that a copy of these resolutions be spread on the minutes of the Circle; a copy seat to the family of our deceased neighbor, and published in the county paper. (Signed) CORA CRAWFORD. ANNA BOYD. ROSA RICHARDSON.