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Stud; KiclKinpe Diululi:.. The Gazette-Times VOL. 32. NO. 42. HEPPNER, OREdON. JANUARY la. 1916. SUBSCRIPTION, 1.50 PER YEAR CLUB WILL ELECI OFFICERS FRIDAY Proposition of llondlng County for Good Hoads Will Also be Tak en Up and Dismissed. Officers for the year 1916 will be elected at the regular meeting of the Heppner Commercial Club tomorrow (Friday) night. President Notson is urging a full attendance of members at this time. Vital issues concerning the development of Heppner and Mor row county will have to be met and settled during the coming yeRr and unless Heppner has an energetic, live wire organization to thresh out all matters for the ultimate good of the community, it is advanced by our progressive, constructive citizens that commercial advancement will be slow in coming this way. The proposition of bonding Morrow county for the purpose of construct ing permanent high ways will be brought up and thoroughly discussed at this meeting. Many of Oregon's greatest road builders, including those responsible for the Columbia highway, favor the bonding method as the best method for raising funds in the building of permanent roads. In Umatilla county active Bteps are being taken toward putting the bond ing issue before the voters at an early date. Gilliam county is also working hard on the road bonds issue. The counties of Multnomah, Hood River and Wasco, along the route of the great highway, have already voted bonds as the quickest and surest method for obtaining lasting high ways and at the same time giving fu ture generations a chance to con tribute to a permanent proposition. Winer Now In Limbo. Frank Winer, a hide and pelt buy er well known in Heppner and vicin ity, is now In the state penitentiary at Salem according to Sheriff MeDuuee. Winer was sent up from Albany about two months ago, it is said, for the larceny of some hides and pelts in Linn county. While in Heppner, Wi ner spent one third of his time In jail and the other two thirds in getting in and out again. NO. 3774. REPORT OK THE CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, AT HEPPNER, IN THE STATE OK OREGON, AT THE CLOSE OK BUSINESS ON DECEMBER 31, 1015. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $552,454.90 Overdrafts 1,434.54 V. N. Bonds: U. S. Bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value) $25,000. U. S. Bonds pledged to secure postal savings deposits (par value) 1,000. 20,000.00 Bonds, xecurities, etc.: Securities other than U. S. Bonds (not including ' stocks) owned unpledged : 14,968.26 Subscription to stock of Federal Reserve Bank $7,20. Less amount unpaid 3,600. 3,600.00 Value of banking house (if unencumbered) $13,400. Equity In banking house 13,400.00 Furniture and fixtures 1,379.63 Real estate owned other than banking house 26,100.33 Net amount due from Federal Reserve Bank 15,655.85 Not amount due from approved reserve agents in New York, Chicago, and St. Louis $6,789.81, Net amount due from approved reserve agents . in other reserve cities 8,331.13 15,120.94 Net amount due from banks and bankers (other than included in above) 16,317.89 Outside checks and other cash items $935.29 Fractional currency, nickels, and cents 189.00 1,124.29 Notes of other national banks 470.00 Federal Reserve notes 150.00 Coin and certificates 23,412.40 Legal-tender notes 85.00 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer 1,250.00 TOTAL 9712,0.51.03 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $100,000.00 Surplus fund 20,000.00 Undivided profits - 34,936.57 Circulating notes outstanding , 23,350.00 Due to banks and bankers ' 0,52.94 Demand Deposits: Individual deposits subject to check 360,304.81 Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days 14,222.72 Cashier's checks outstanding 604.98 Postal savings deposits 33.81 Total demand deposits $375,166.32 Time Deposits: Certificates of deposit 96.770.77 Other time deposits 10,097.43 Total of time deposits $106,868.22 Bills payable, including obligations representing money borrowed 45,000.00 Letters of Credit 1,110.00 TOTAL , $712,034.03 State of Oregon, County of Morrow, ss. I, T. J. Mahoney, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. T. J. MAHONEY, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of January, 1916. W. PREWITT COX, Notary Public. My commission expires April 27, 1916. CORRECT Attest: FRANK GILLIAM, A. L. AYERS, W. O. MINOR, Directors. illiiSl CENSED $69 A YEAR The Heppner City Council has decided to license all pas times $60 per year and an or dinance will be passed to that effect. This was decided at their regular meeting Monday evening. The council wlllrant no near beer licenses but an or dinance will be drawn up paral elling the state dry law, accord ing to Mayor Notson. The marshall's salary was placed at $75 per month. PEOPLE ARE MARRIED Miss Aitnie Kenny and John Healy were married at the Catholic church in this city Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock, Rev. P. J. O'Rourke per forming the service. Miss Sarah Doherty attended as bridesmaid and Barney Ward was best man for the groom. The color decorations for the occasion consisted of red and white carnations. After the marriage service the wedding party went to the Palace ho tel where an excellent wedding break fast was served to about forty gueists. During the course of the breakfast speeches were made by Father O' Rourke, Jas. Farley and John Kil kenny. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kenny, pioneer resi dents of this county and the groom is a young sheepman, well and favor ably known here. Mr. and Mrs. Healy will make their home on Balm Fork, where Mr. Healy has extensive inter ests. FOIl COUNTY TRKA.SCKKK. I wish to announce to the Demo cratic voters of Morrow county thnt I will seek the nomination for the of fice of County Treasurer at the com ing primary election to be held in May, 1916. HANSON HUGHES. LI NEWS FROM The nine-day-old infant of Mr. and T T .. .1 T .. 1 1 I m iiuo. xjuwaiu junuson -aieu oi pneu monia at tne home of its parents In lone on Saturday, January 9, and was laid to rest in the cemetery on Sun day. Mrs. Johnson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clias. Calkins. M. E. Cotter, well driller, departed on Saturday for a visit of a couple of months with his people in Wisconsin. He has recently begun the work of sinking a well on the John Nolan farm, and will complete the same as soon as weather conditions permit. Milton R. Morgan has been a very sick man at his home Just west of lone during the past two weeks. He was taken suddenly 111 with pneu monia, and for several days it was a question as to whether ha would sur- i vive. We are glad to Btate that at this date he is much Improved and on the road to rapid recovery. Mr. and Mrs. H. Dean, elderly peo ple of this place, have been confined at home with sickness during the past two weeks. They have been suffer ing a complication of la grippe and pneumonia and for some time it was feared they would not weather the storm. They are now much Improved and their rapid recovery is looked for, barring unforseen complications. Ersel Agee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Agee who reside twelve miles north of lone, died on Sunday eve ning last and was buried in the ceme tery at lone on Tuesday forenoon The lad was fifteen years of age and was sick for a short time with pneu monia. The sympathy of this entire community goes out to these good people in this sad bereavement. Jere Barlow, of the lower Eight Mile country Is rejoicing over the fact that he has now secured an abun dance of water. Nlchoson & Buff ington, well drillers, recently comlet ed a well on the Barlow farm, after going to a depth of 482 feet and se curing a strong flow of water. The well has had a thorough test and Is now proving out all right, and as a consequence Mr. Barlow Is done haul ing water. Large numbers of lone citizens were among those participating In the big rabbit drive at Ewings last Sun day, wherein some 4300 bunnies were put to sleep. From reports, It will take many more such drives to get rid of the pest, as the animals are very numerous and are coming In off the hills to the creek in large num bers. Some are Inclined to think that a heavy snow, with cold weather fol lowing, will prove an eradlcator of the rabbit pest, and we hope that this might be so. IS The next literary program will be given January the twenty-eighth. It will bo as follows: Song Girls Glee Club Debate, "Resolved, that military training in the public schools should be adopted." Affirmative, Garnett Barratt, Cecil Stevens. Negative, Kennon Smith, Ruth Van Vactor. Song School Recitation Ethel Smith Solo Thomas Hughes Ornathology Edgar Copenhaver Song School Mrs. Iva Bowker and Cecil Lieu allen became members of the first year commercials this week. This brings the enrollment in high school up to the eighty-six mark. Lester Ingrum has resigned his po sition as manager of the boys basket ball team. Delbert Wright, the as sistant manager has been promoted to manager. He appointed Henry Peterson assistant manager. A thorough review Is being given this week, so we have a chance to get In good trim for the mid-year exams, which will begin the eigh teenth. Saturday night the rink was the scene of the first double-header bas ket ball game this season. The lone and Heppner girls fought it out first. At the end of the first half the score was 2 to 1 in favor of Heppner. The lone girls played a better game the last half so the final score was 3 to 3. Ione's team work was good while the representatives of Heppner High excelled in throwing baskets. The Heppner girls line-up wasasfolows: Center, Altha Devin; guards, Muriel McCarty, Gladys Wat tenburger, Daisy Barlow; Forwards, Neva Hayes, Laurranah Groshen. The boys teams next took the floor and after a hard contested game Heppner came out victorious by a score of 14 to 11. Besides a few ac cidental black eyes and scratches the players came out in good shape. The gate receipts were $30. HE IE COUNTRY About one foot of snow here on the level. To date, Tuesday evening reg istered the coldest of the season b far, the mercury going down to 6 be low zero. However, there was a change for warmer conditions by nine o'clock and another fall of snow wai registered. While this condition is rather hard on stock. owinE to a lacn of feed, the farmers realize that it is the best thing for the county and arp anxious to have sufficient snow fall now to guarantee a good crop next fall. It surely looks like is was com ing. S. L. Beck is sinking a well on the Barzee place, some 13 miles north of lone. He is now down 250 feet and not able to make much progress, ow ing to cold weather. One after an other of the ranches about here are being supplied with good wells and not many years hence the water wag on will be relegated to the junk heap, and used only as an adjunct to the threshing outfit in the summer time. This is a condition that augurs well for this end of the county, and makes for permanency and contentment on the part of the settlers. Small won der that many have heretofore be come discouraged, when visited by short crops and adverse conditions, and then having to put in about two 'hirds of the time on the road draw ing water for the work stock, and not enough coming in to pay the expense. Better days are nigh, and their com ing cannot be heralded too soon. There was joint installation of the officers of lone Lodge No. 135 I. O. O. F. and Bunch grass Rebekah Lodge No. 91, at their hall in lone in Saturday evening last. It was not a public installation, but was greatly enjoyed from a social and fra ternal standpoint, nevertheless. A splendid banquet, prepared and served under the supervision of Mrs. Delia Corson, was the main feature of the evening, following the installa tion, and there was also a musical program in which Mr. W. K. Davis and th Misses Marie and Muriel Ca son participated, to the great delight, of the assembly. These exercises were fallowed by a general good time, which lasted until the midnight hour. C. B. Sperry, District Deputy Grand Master, acted as installing of ficer and inducted the following into office for the ensuing year: W. H. Cronk, N. G.; John H. Clark, V. G.; Joe Mason, Sect.; M. R. Morgan, Treas.; Henry Clark, War. Mrs. Ella Davidson, acting for the Rebekahs. Installed the following: Mabel Pu- year, N. G.; Edna Puyear, V. G.; El- vlna Davidson, Sect.; Delia Corsou, Treas.; Looie Warfield, Warden and Ethel Sperry, Conductor. FIRST NATIONAL II The 28th annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Heppner was held In this city Tuesday. The stockholders were well represented. The old board of directors consisting of W. O. Minor. A. L. Ayers, Frank Gilliam, M. S Corrigall, J. B. Natter and T. J. Ma honey was re-elected. The officers ! remain the same and are M. S. Cor rigall, president, J. B. Natter, vice president, T. J. Mahoney, cashier and S. W. Spencer, assistant cashier. Reports at the close of business December 31, for the years 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, and 191.1 show a growth for each year, with the exception of 1913. The total re sources at the close of business 1915 are greater than ever before. The First National was started over 30 years ago as a private bank and has the distinction of being one of the oldest national banks west of the Rocky mountains. Woman Mayor at lxne Rock. Great upheavals have taken place in the city's affairs. Chas. Phegley has resigned from the council, and T. J. Andrews resigned as mayor. It was claimed that Mr. Andrews had been illegally elected. He being precinct constable when elected mayor and af terwards assumed both offices. At a recent meeting Mrs. C. I. Driver was elected mayor, Mrs. H. J. Neel and F. R. Jackson as council members, and Will Harrison as marshal J. W. Davis and J. E. Morr are the other members of the conn 11. Lone Rock has a strong government body and can count on outside assistance to have the laws enforced. Lone Rock Cor. in Condon Globe. Killed 4000 Rabbits. The rabbit drive at Sand Hollow Jan. 1, was a great success. About seventy people gathered for the drive and they ran in so many rabbits that they could not all be corralled. More than 4000 of the pests were killed. If there had been a larger corral, 10,000 could easily have been taken. Echo. News, r HEPPNER KOGS TOP j PORTLAND MARKET j Heppner hogs topped the I market at the North Portland yards.last Friday and establish ed a new high record mark of $6.70 for the present move ment. This is a rise of ten cents over the market on the preceeding day. The shipment was made by Jeff Jones of this city and consisted of one car load of hogs. WHETSTONE SELLS T N. S. Whetstone of this city has just completed a deal with F. C. Al- ten of Portland, whereby he sells his j Grant county stock farm consisting I of 5000 acres. The deal involves con-' siderable cash and some Portland property was also Included in the transaction. The Whetstone property consists of two ranches, one on Deer creek and the other in Fox valley. The holdings are commonly referred to as the Beck ranch. It is understood that Mr. Al ten also took over considerable stock in the deal. Mr. Alten engaged in the stock business several years ago, but until recently he has been employed on the Southern Pacific railroad. He left Heppner yesterday morning for his new home, going by way of Canyon City. Hunters Do Good Business. Coyote hunters did a good business In Morrow county during the year 1915, as is shown by the records in :.he county clerk's office. A total of $6965.50 was paid out by the county in bounties ..tor predatory animals, the coyote coming in for the largest part of this amount. The raising of the bounty from $1.50 to $3.00 was responsible for the increase over 1914. ? ? i&Le t ter-W riting W eek a d I FTTFR WRTTPP C. LETTER WRITERS: When you write each letter to your eastern relative or friend tell them that Union Pacific System will al ways accord them the very best of service on their trips westward whether they be one-way or round-trip to the Pacific Northwest or California. Yours for better travel sen-ice, THE LINE THAT JOIN'S THE EAST AXD WEST WITH A BOULEVARD OK 8TREL Kf Union Pacific System VP If V IW Li If you are 30 how does $2000 pro tection for your family at a cost of $22.80 per year look to you? Or $4000 at age of 40 for $68.80 annually? It is absolutely unnecessary to pay a high price for pure life insurance when the expensive frills of cash and loan values are lopped off. Our Company will Insure the finan cial future of your dependants at such a low cost per thousand, that you can AFFORD to carry AMPLE protection. GUARANTEE FUND LIFE ASSOCIATION OMAHA, NEB. Annual Rates per Thousand 21 $ 7.08 25 - 0.50 30 . 11.40 35 13.80 40 - 15.20 45 . 17.10 50 10.00 55 - 20.00 We have more money on land in pro portion to losses sustain ed than any other Com pany (no plan barred) In the U. S. Call on or write Briggs & Notson, Agents HEPPNER, ORKK)X Our Policies are founded on HONESTY, COMMON SENSE AND ECONOMY There's a different cracker flavor waiting for you in this damp proc. package. Snowflake Sodas aire always fresh PACIFIC COAST BISCUIT COMPANY Portland, Oref on 4000 RA8BITSSLAIN IH DRIVE AT EliG Drivers Make Raid on Pests of Lower Willow Creek. More Drives Will Follow on Saturday and Sunday. More than four thousand rabbits were killed in the big drive which took place near Ewing station on lower Willow creek last Sunday. It is estimated that 100 people par ticipated In the drive. In describing the roundup of the rabbits, one of the participants said that he believed that four times as many of the pests got away as were killed at the cor rals, and that no visible decrease in the number of these "sagebrush rats" could bd noticed. Two more big drives are being ar ranged for Saturday and Sunday. The first will take place at the B. P. Doherty ranch on Sand Hollow Satur day morning at 11 o'clock and the second drive will occur at the Barney McDevitt ranch in Juniper canyon on Sunday beginning at the same hour. It is estimated that 15,000 rabbits will be rounded up at these two drives. Twitchell-Buschke. W. L. Twitchell and Lena M. Bus chke Were married at the home of Ben Buschke Sunday, January 2nd at 7:00 a, m., by Clarence W. Reynolds, pastor of the Christian church. The bride was dressed in cream serge while the groom was dressed in a gray traveling suit. The wedding march was played by Charles Chick, who, with his parents were the only guests. The wedding breakfast was of the highest order and In beautiful taste. The young couple left on the morning train for Bend, Ore., where the groom has his business. lone Journal. J. W. Morrow Has Operation. Reports from Portland state that J. W. Morrow, tax collector and right of way agent for the O-W. R. & N. Co., recently had an operation -for the removal of gall stones. His con dition is said to be satisfactory at this time. This is the second opera tion which Mr. Morrow has received for treatment of the same trouble. 11 11 M Our Policies Contain Ideal Disability and Old Age Benefits. To the man 40 years old who wishes to leave an ade quate estate, we offer $10, 000 insurance at a cost of $152.00 per year. This can be left $4,000 cash at death and $ 5 0.0 0 per month for 10 years. 10c and 25c package alio in bulk -at all dcatoia