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HEPPNER, OREGON, JULY 20, 1016.
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CELLFORfiiER FAIRS
Fourth Annual County Fair Gives
Truiiiise of Biggest Success La
Grande Elks' Hand Kig
Attraction.
By W. V. Smead
The Fourth Annual Morrow Coun
ty Fair, insofar as products go, should
be the best ever held in the county.
Grains are better than for several
years and the farmers should and no
doubt will prepare samples of the va
rious grains lor this Fair. In doing
so they should have the bundles nut
less than 4 inches in diameter;
threshed grains should be in not less
than one half bushel lots as this is
the amount required at the state fair
and if your threshed grain is pure and
of good quality it can be entered at
the state fair with the assurance that
it will take clown some of the prizes
offered. As for vegetables and fruits,
they are far better than usual and
especially is this true of potatoes.
Morrow county should have one of
the best exhibits of potatoes ever
shown by the county and that means
much. Special prizes are being of
fered for the best general farm ex
hibit, also for the best dry land farm
exhibit and many other specials are
being arranged for, such as a colt
show, judging contests between the
ys and girls of the schools of the
inty, and a number of lectures are
being booked on matters pertaining
to the farm. Greater stress is being
given to educational features than
ever before. In the way of amuse
ment the Board promises the people
more and better free amusement than
is given at any county fair in the
state. This is a big promise but we
mean what we say. So far we have
under contract the Elks' Band of lif
toen pieces, from La Grande. This is
one of the best bands in the state and
you are assured of a musical treat.
We also have under contract Herbert
A. Munter of Seattle, with his special
aeroplane with which he makes all
kinds of fancy stunts, such as tommy
trot, figure eight and death dive. If
you want to see some thrillers come
and see this dare-devil, death-defying
aviator. He will fly Thursday and
Friday. Other attractions are under
consideration, all of the same high
class.
The Board is going to build good
substantial stock sheds with individ
ual stalls for use of the stock men
during the fair, making it much more
convenient and safe for those who
wisli to exhibit high priced stock. We
expect to make improvements in all
parts of the fair and if the people
give us the same co-operation this
year that they have in 'the years past
the fair will be the best county fair
in the state, and that is what Morrow
county should have for having taken
sweep stakes at the Land Show in
Portland last year. We have a repu
tation to sustain and the Fair Board
is going to do its part towards keep
ing this reputation.
GOOSEBERRY FARMER IS
MARRIED AT CONDON
Lee Scrivner and Miss Delia Smith
were united in marriage Wednesday
morning at 8 o'clock at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Bennett in this
city. Rev. Weldman performed the
ceremony. The happy couple left that
morning for a honeymoon auto trip
through the interior of eastern Ore
gon. When they return they will
make their home on the ranch in the
Gooseberry country. The bride comes
from Hood Kiver but is quite well
known here, having taught for sev
eral years In this vicinity. Mr. Scriv
ner needs no introduction through
the columns of this paper. Both are
highly respected young people and
have many friends. Condon Globe.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
I wish to announce that I will be
in the Interior from July 27 to August
13. Anyone needing immediate ser
vice kindly call before July 27.
Dlt. D. R. HAYLOR,
Eye Specialist.
THE WEATHER
The following is the report of the
weather for the past week as given us
by Cooperative Observer Frank Gil-Ham:
EXHIBITS i
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12 86 68 Clear
13 73 46 Clear
14 77 50 Clear
15 83 57 10 Part Cldy.
16 65 54 5 Part Cldy.
17 65 45 3 Part Cldy.
18 70 46 Clear
PERSONAL MENTION
See Dr. Haylor's announcement In
tiiis issue.
George Perry was over from Lone
Rock this week.
W. H. Clark of Lena was in the city
on business Saturday.
P. C. Bishop of Irrigon was a Mon
day visitor in Heppner.
Laura Ward of Hardman was a
Heppner visitor this week.
Hugh Stanfleld of Echo was In the
city this week on business.
Wm. Hynd motored In from his
Sand Hollow ranch Wednesday.
R. B. Steers and wife of Hardman
paid tliis city a visit Wednesday.
Jack Devore of Rhea creek was in
town Wednesday after farm hands.
Joseph Craig and Carl Miller mo
tored up from Lexington last Sunday.
John Keegan, wife and son were in
Heppner from their Lena home Tues
day. Mr. and Mrs. French Burroughs
of Rhea creek motored in to town yes
terday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Campbell of
Social Ridge were in the city Wednes
day afternoon.
Walter Kllcup spent several days
In the city this week from his home in
Jones canyon.
Henry Colin and Creston Maddock
made a trip Into the Goldendale
country last week.
Percy Jarmon and Ed Ditty were in
town Wednesday from Mr. Jarmon's
I Butter creek ranch.
Ike Howard spent Wednesday In
Heppner on business, from his Willow
I creek farm just above lone.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Knappenberg of
ilone were guests at the D. M. Ward
home in this city Tuesday.
) Claud Andrews and family left
(Wednesday morning for the coast to
! spend a few weeks In recreation at
jthe seashore.
I Harry Huffman, foreman of the
j Stanfleld ranch on Rhea creek, now
; makes the trip to and from town In a
new Ford car.
Emmet Cochran and W. J. Beamer
wpre well known Grant county stock
men who transacted business in
Heppner this week.
H. M. Warren and family of Pen
dleton motored over to tills city Mon
day. Mr. Warren owns a music store
in the Umatilla metropolis.
Miss Irene Goodnight of Vancou
ver, Wash., lias arrived in Heppner
to spend her summer vacation at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. E. G. Noble.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barlow and
daughter Flossie spent a few hours
in the city Tuesday, having motored
in from their Rhea creek home.
Paul Hisler was in the city Tues
day from his home on Hinton creek.
Mr. Hisler recently purchased the
George Perry property in north Hepp
ner. Claud Andrews, conductor on the
local branch, is taking his vacation.
During his absence, the passengers
lire being cared for by conductor Shu
niacher. Mrs. Joe Smith and daughter Agnes
of Oakland, Ore., passed through
Heppner Monday on their way to
Parkers Mill, where they will visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Art Pierce.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Deen of Hard
man brought their young son to the
Heppner Sanatorium last week, where
lie underwent an operation' for ap
pendicitis. He is convalescing from
the ordeal as rapidly as could be ex
pected. I. C. Cox and R. F. Wiglesworth
motored in from Mr. Wiglesworth's
ranch on Butter creek yesterday. Mr.
Cox has been living on his homestead
in Grant county but gets over this
way once in a while to visit with old
friends.
Mrs. Al Emerson and small daugh
ter, Avorel, left the past week for
Portland where they are awaiting Mr.
Emerson who is remaining a few
days to settle up his affairs here.
From Portland they expect to leave
shortly for some place in Vermont.
W. H. Lytle, state veterinarian, ar
rived in the city Monday evening
from Sulcm and proceeded at once
into the country to Inspect some hor
ses that have boon showing symptoms
of being diseased. Many horses have
been lost in this county the past year
through the malady resembling the
so-called "walking disease."
Many Heppner people are estab
lishing their summer camps In, the
mountains tributary to this city.
The families of Sam 10. Van Vactor,
C. L. Sweek, Phil Colin, Dr. R. J.
Vaughn, Jas. Thompson and Jake
Wells are now located on the right,
fork of Willow creek 15 miles from
town. Many others are contemplat
ing a vacation in the tall pines in
the near future. I
VETERINARiAN DISCUSSES Sill
OF WALKING DISEASES AMONG HORSES
By V. H. LYTLE.
At the present time the so-called
Walking Disease seems to be in some
sections quite active. No sure cure
has yet been found. Some apparent
ly beneficial treatments have been
worked out however. The disease is
such that when once it manifests it
self medical aid is difficult. It is like
Infantile Paralysis, there is yet a few
things to be learned about it. It
would seem that the malady is a form
of infection that comes out of the
ground. The organism that we sus
pect as being responsible for this ail
ment is found everywhere and under
normal conditions does not produce
disease. But through some chain of
circumstances it becomes infectious.
It has lately been brought out that
the Bot parasite of the stomach of
horses is either highly poisonous
within itself or possesses some poison
that works In conjunction with other
non-disease-producing organism and
facilitates their producing a diseased
condition. It is possible that the bots
themselves produce the poison, al
though it seems to me quite improba
ble. We attempt first to vaccinate and
protect horses against the particular
organism, that of Hemorrhagic Sep
ticemia, then we attempt to rid the
system of the excess of bots. Bots
are very difficult to get out of the
stomach; they are attached to the in
ner lining by a sort of double hooked
snout that is burrowed into the lining
of the stomach. To be effective bot
remedies should be given on an emp
ty stomach. We recommend giving
one-half ounce to three quarters of an
ounce of Tartar Ementic dissolved in
water. It can be given by placing it
in the drinking water. Animals al
E
After shooting down J. L. Eggers
in a dispute over sheep which he was
tending, Bert Hopkins left the body
in care of another fellow herder then
gathered his sheepherder's outfit and
went to Durkee, where he gave him
self up Tuesday afternoon.
After telling his story the man
nearly collapsed under a - nervous
breakdown. Hopkins is only 24
years old. He was herding sheep for
Amos Roetther, and was near Eggers'
homestead at 1 ociock, when Eggers
appeared and ordered him to move
his sheep, although Hopkins declares
the animals were on government
range.
He says Eggers seized him, but that
he wrenched himself free and retreat
d toward the sheep, Eggers following
him pelting him with rocks and curs
ing him. Without taking aim Hopk
ins says he fired his rifle, intending
only to cause Eggers .to desist. As
the crack of the rifle sounded he was
horrified to see Eggers stagger and
topple over to the ground. The bul
let had entered his chest, supposedly
piercing the heart, y
District Attorney Goodwin, Deputy
Sheriff Nelson, Constable Jefferies
and Coroner West went from Baker
o Durkee and took Hopkins in charge
then went to the scene of the shoot
ing, seven miles beyond, and held an
inquest. Eggers is survived by a
widow and three children.
Hopkins will be held for the grand
jury and probably tried on a man
slaughter charge.
On request of the defense arraign
ment of Hopkins has been continued
over to Monday. The desire of the
prisoner to get additional witnesses
from Durkee is the cause of the de
lay. John L. Rand is representing
Hopkins. Blue Mt. American. ...
Mrs. Laura French of Mountain
Home, Idaho, and her niece, Miss Ce
cil Hughes of Fossil, were visiting at
the C. N. Wagner home this week.
They came over in an Overland car
with Miss Hughes as chaufleur, and
Carl says she is a good one. Spray
Courier.
Morrow County Fair
Dates
SEPTEMBER 14th, 15th, 16th. '16
At Heppner, Oregon
lowed to stand over night without
ed or water will generally drink the
dedicated water in the morning. One
fwner who had lost twelve horses fol
lowed out the Tartar Ementic treat-
!ient after the horses had been vac
inated and also gave two teaspoon
fuls of sulphur in the feed or fait for
f period of time and also placed a
Quantity of lime in his well and wa
tering trough and has lost no horses
Since. His treatment was directed
against the bots and apparently it has
been productive of good results. We
can recommend nothing better than
this line of treatment. At the pres
ent writing we are unable to get any
more vaccine before the last of the
week. It is possible that the bot
treatment will be sufficient. The Tar
tar Ementic can be given for two or
three days. One owner placed it in
fils watering trough. If Tartar Em
entic can not be had, by placing one
ounce of carbolic acid on a pound of
salt and mixing it and feeding it to
the horses a good substitute and bot
remedy will be had. The sulphur
feeding for several days afterwards
will tend to remove any remaining
bots. Horses that are ailing should
be given this treatment and if the
bowels are not well regulated a half
(Ounce dose of crude eurotropine
should be given night and morning.
Dissolve this in water and drench.
Horses should be placed on succulent
feeds such as alfalfa hay or rye pas
ture. I would recommend not to
take horses to the mountains as there
is more infection in the mountains
than in other parts. Separate appar
ently diseased animals from the well.
The urine is thought to carry the infection.
I
CAMPERS ARE READY
f ' Pieereation maps of the Deschutes,
Ochoco, Oregon, Siskiyou, Siuslaw
and Umatilla National Forests or Ore
gon, and the Chelan, Olympic and
Washington National Forests of
Washington have been completed by
the Department of Agriculture, and
' are now being distributed to those
who desire them. These maps show
the available roads and trails, the lo
cation of ranger stations, lookout sta
tions, and other points of interest on
the oFrests. A special map of the
Columbia Gorge Park in Oregon is al
so being distributed.
j On the back of these maps are
printed a description of the Forest
and other Information of value to
j campers and tourists, together with
rules regarding forest fires and the
, sanitation of camps.
It is planned to prepare and print
similar maps of the remaining Na
tional Forests until all are covered.
The maps are especially useful to
hunters, fishermen, campers and tour-
( ists on the National Forests. Copies
may be obtained from the District
j Forester, Portland, Oregon, or from
the Supervisor of any Forest for
which the map has been published.
Claud Devine is a young farmer
north of lone who certainly deserves
success, and if hard licks will bring
it he will come out on top. Desiring
to get a start in the farming game
for himself, he leased three quarter
sections of land last fall and begun
operations. He had no teams and
implements to work with and had to
hire his plowing done. Getting a
half section plowed he hired a drill
and man and teams to help and got
the grain In in good season this
spring, the hired man running the
drill during the day and he putting
the machines through during the
night. His crop has matured well
and he is now getting it headed and
should have at the least calculation
15 bushels to the acre. He has 160
acres of good summer-fallow ready
for fall sowing, besides. He will make
a good profit off his first year's work
despite the difficulties under which he
has labored. Mr. Devine Is a hustler
and will make good as a farmer.
NEWSY NOTES FROM IONE
Mrs. Delia Corson will have charge
of the Palmateer cook wagon durin?
the threshing season.
Ben Buschke has gotten his crew
together and commenced his harvest
on the big Rhea creek farm.
Mrs. M. Jordan leaves for the codu
try this week to take rharge of a cock
wagon during the threshing season.
Spencer Akers was down from
Heppner yesterday for a short visit
with his brother L. E. who resides
here. j
Mrs. Walter Ca sou departed on
Wednesday for Yakima, Wash, and
will spend some time there visiting
with her relatives.
M. B. Haines, of Hotel lone, is
making preparations to enlarge the
dining room and make ready for the
coming rush of business.
Banker J. E. Cronan was up from
Portland over Saturday night last,
looking after some business interests
here. He returned home Sunday
morning.
C. B. Sperry, chief justice of lone
and guardian of the peace of this end
of the county, is now the proud pos
sessor of a new Ford touring car
which he purchased the past week.
Dixie McCraw was in lone yester
day from the Ed Day farm where he
has been at work for some time. He
was cn his way to the J. A. Williams
farm to work during harvest.
Mrs. J. H. Cochran departed for
Olex yesterday where she will visit at
the home of Uncle Billy Weatherford.
Before returing to Tone she will ulso
visit with her daughters residing in
Washington.
J. F. Hardesty, of Morgan is the po
sessor of a heifer that on Monday last
save birth to a coal black calf. The
next Thursday, four days later gave
birth to a red calf. The mother is a
red cow and Mr. Hardisty is some
what proud of her ability as a pro
ducer. He will name the calves Pete
and Repete.
W. r. Palmateer was up from Mor
gan yesterday. He has just pur
chased a new thresher and will help
his neighbours in caring for their
grain crop this season. Many head
ers are now busy in that locality and
the crops there will be abundant and
of very excellent quality.
Sunday's rain was certainly a soak
er and the weather since has been
ideal. This rain was just what is
needed to finish up the spring grain
in good shape, and every farmer you
meet now has a smile on his coun
tenance that reaches from ear to ear
and extends down the back of his
neck. '
Everybody getting busy for harvest
now. Cutting has begun with many in
this vicinity and the coming week will
see many more in the fields with their
headers. Nothing but the best of re
ports are coming in as to crop con
ditions. Morrow county will market
the largest crop of good wheat in her
history this fall.
Mr. Jesse Ray Beezley and Miss El
vina Davidson were married on Sat
urday morning last at the home of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
P. Davidson, in this city, Rev. J. L.
Jones officiating. The young couple
left with Mr. and Mrs. Davidson by
auto for Portland immediately after
the ceremony to be absent for a week.
Automobile after automobile pass
through lone daily and the people
from the regions beyond seem to be
moving one way or the other. And
yet they say it is only the beginning
of what is to come and another year
will see hundreds more with their ma
chines fully equipped with camping
outfit and the travelers prepared to
enjoy their summer's outing in this
manner.
C. J. Anderson returned the first
of the week from a trip to the Milton
and Walla Walla country. He took
the family of Geo. Parman to their
home at Milton, and while in that sec
tion made a number of trips in and
out of Walla Walla in various direc
tions and took note of the crop con
ditions up that way, as well as on the
reservation lands in Umatilla county,
and it is opinion that Morrow county
has the whole section badly beaten
this year on crops. Their yield will
not be above one half of their stan
dard of other years in the opinion of
Mr. Anderson.
Charley Devin was in town Tues
day after extras for the combine har
vester. He will begin his harvest
the coming week and expects to be
one busy man for many weeks to
come. His grain will yield well and
may make as high as twenty-five
hus
oft
bushels to the acre. Ed Engelman,
the same neighborhood, is also get-
ting into his harvest and has the
promise of as big a yield, and from
samples that we have seen of his
grain it should go thirty bushels at
least. Throughout that section of
the county the grain crop is all of this
quality: No. 1 wheat, running from
twenty to thirty bushels to the acre.
This is present indications and the
crop is now so far made as to make
this a safe estimate.
RURAL CREDITS AGT
WILL AIG FARMERS
Measure Xow Pending Would Mean
Annual Havings of Over $750,000.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, July 18.- An annual saving of
interest and mortgage cost in excess
of three-quarters of a million dollars
annually, is expected to result from
the operation of the pending rural '
credits bill if it is enacted by the peo
ple at the next annual election. "But
this is rot all," says Dr. Hector Mac
pherson, of the 0. A. C. Bureau of
Organization and Markets, in discuss
ing this bill. "It means an end to
the perpetual worry and expense of
mortgage renewing. It means an
end to foreclosing, lost homes and
blighted hopes. It means better
equipped farms and a greater rural
prosperity. This in turn means more
business for railroads, factories aud
stores and more work for laborers in
our cities.
"Although agriculture Is the basic
industry of Oregon, our farmers are
now far from being prosperous. In
adddition to high interest rates the
long and expensive freight hauls to
distant markets and inflated land val
ues have placed Oregon agriculture
under an almost unbearable handicap.
It is estimated that the average Ore
gon farm is not making wages at two
percent on the investment represent
ed. "The farm debt of Oregon secured
by real and chattel mortgage is es
timated conservatively at $30,000.
000. On this debt the farmers are
paying an average rate of about 8 '4
per cent interest. Adding to this the
cost of renewal and commission the
average rate is probably but little un
der 9 i per cent.
"It is the purpose of the proposed
constitutional amendment to take the
burden out of the farm mortgage cu
bus of the state. It proposes to give
the farmer a period of 36 years in
which to pay his mortgage. The ac
tual rate of interest is 5 per cent. The
cost of title and land appraisal varies
from $10 to $50. The farmer pays
off one percent of the original sum
borrowed each year, that is a pay
ment of six per cent a year will be
sufficient to pay the interest and cost
of operation and wipe out the debt
entirely in a period of thirty-six
years.
"The system is inexpensive. The
loan funds will be supplied on tho
credit of the state, which can obtain
lower rates of interest and better
terms than any of its sub-divisions or
any individual. The cost of opera
tion in loaning the state school funds
is only two-tenths of one per cent and
this system will be handled in much
the same way by the state land
board."
Charley Chaplin's 2-avt scream
at Star Theater Friday ami Saturday.
Born In this city Wednesday eve
ning to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson,
a nine-pound son.
Three young work horses for sale
at a bargain. Frank Winnard,
Headquarters Ranch.
FOR SALE Several head of work
horses, both broke and unbroken.
Can see them at my Tub Springs
ranch. JAS. CARTY.
FOR SALE Fine registered Hol
stein bull and nine milch cows. Good
stock and prices reasonable. Sea A.
E. Johnson, lone, Ore. St.
SUNDAY FEATURE AT STAR
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