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HEITXER, OREGON. AUGUST, 3, 101G.
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DEATH N PORTLAND
K. Otto, Itrother of Oscar Otto of
Tlifs City Is Scalded to Death
in Vat of Water At Union
Meat Company Plant.
Oscar K. Otto, dealer In pianos and
other musical Instruments in this city
was called to Portland Tuesday upon
learning of the tragic death of his
brother, E. Otto at the Union Meat
Compaq's plant.
The unfortunate man was day fore
man at the plant and had returned
there Monday night to check up on
some work, according to the report In
the Portland papers. While there
lie entered into a controversy with
Dan O'Connell, night foreman of the
glue factory. On the strength of an
alleged admission of O'Connell to a
nother employe O'Connell has been
arrested. From the admission it
appears that in the controversy be
tween the two men blows were struck,
O'Connell has admitted that he
knocked Otto into the vat, but that
the blow was not struck with that in
tenlon, he declared that the dead man
slipped.
Otto was a married man and was
about 61 years old. Oscar Otto is
the only surviving brother in this
country, the other relatives all live
in Germany.
Industrial Club Worker Here.
Professor L. J. Allen, industrial
club organizer from the Oregon Ag
ricultural College, accompanied by
Miss Helen Cowgill from the domes
tic science department of the same
institution, have been visiting with
the various clubs in Morrow county
this week. The object of their visit
at this time is to stimulate interest
among the club workers.
They are visiting every principal
town in tho county and calling a
meeting of as many club members as
is possible at this busy season of the
year. On Monday, - Professor Allen
and Miss Cowgill, accompanied by
Superintendent Notson, went to
Hardnian, where they held success
ful meetings. On Tuesday In Hepp
ner they met and conferred with lo
cal Industrial club pupils. In the
evening Miss Cowgill gave some prac
tlcal demonstrations in canning with
a pressure cooker in the high school
auditorium. Wednesday and today
was spent by the visitors at lone and
Lexington. After leaving Morrow
county they will complete Uieir tour
of Eastern Oregon.
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WILL APPEAR HERE
le Moss Concert Entertainers
Coming Soon.
Are
The De Moss Concert Entertainers
will make their first appearance be
fore a Heppner audience at the Chris
tian church next Wednesday evening.
The Do Moss entertainers consist of
one musical family made up of father,
mother, two sons and three daugh
ters. They began their career as
public entertainers in 1872. Since
that time they have visited all the
principal cities of America anil
Europe. Of the original family,
three of the members are now living
the two sons and one of the daugh
ters. The present organization con
sists of Henry DeMoss, Mrs. George
De Moss, their two sons, Elbert and
Homer De Moss and Miss Bonnie Ol
son, the pianist and reader.
An admission charge of 25 and 15
cents will be charged.
Dean T. Goodman and wife of The
Dalles are In the city today. Mr.
Goodman Is a well known traveling
man.
THE WEATHER
The following is the report of the
weather for the past week as given us
by Cooperative Observer Frank Gilliam:
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27
28
29
30
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43
42
43
45
48
46
47
Part Cloudy
Part Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
71
73
79
90
81
80
PERSONAL MENTION
Dr. .Leonard R. Purvey made a
professional visit to Lexington on
Tuesday.
W. M. Stewart, prominent Lone
Rock citizen spent several days in
Heppner this week.
Mary Viegas of Monument passed
through Heppner Tuesday, after a
visit to outside points.
Those wishing the Zanol prepara
tions will find them at Mrs. Herren's
millinery store during Mrs. Moore's
absence from the city.
Mrs. Albert Bowker departed
Tuesday morning for Coquille, where
she will visit with her sister, Mrs.
Verne Hamilton.
Chas. and Emmett Jones, pros-
perous wheat farmers just south oB
Hepprcr on the W. P. Dutton land,
were in the city on business Wed
nesday. J. B. Sparks and family accompani
ed by Paul Gemmell and the Misses
Muriel McCarty and Mary Geinger of
lone, have gone to Lehman Springs
for a two weeks vacation.
Ed Huston president of the Morrow
County Farmer's Union was in the
city Tuesday making pre-harvest pre-,
paratlons. Most of his grain is good
this year and will easily make an
average yield of 20 bushels per acre.
C. M. Humphreys, city treasurer
of La Grande made a brief visit in
I Heppner last Thursday evening. Mr.
I Humphreys Is traveling in a Ford
cir and made the trip from La Grande
to this city in 8 hours. The distance
is 112 miles.
Mrs. C. W. Shurte has been spend
ing several weeks in Arlington where
she could be at the bedside of her
mother, who has been very ill. Her
mother has recovered to some ex
tent, and Mrs. Shurte was able to
return home this week.
Dr. N. E. Winnard returned home
Tuesday evening after spending just
a month In the middle west. The
greater part of his time was taken up
with special work at the Mayo broth
ers hospital at Rochester, Minn. He
reports a very enjoyable trip.
Miss Maude Franklin of Portland
is a guest at tho home of her aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Edwards of Sand Hollow. Miss
Franklin will spend the summer in
Morrow county and will visit at the
D. O. Justus home on Hinton creek
before returning to Portland.
Elbert Cox, brother of Claude Cox
of this city, who has been working in
a rubber factory at Akron Ohio the
last three years, has joined the Ohio
National Guard and is now doing
duty on the Mexican bordon, accord
ing to information which Mr. Cox
recently received from his brother.
Geo. Perry, Jr. arrived yesterday
from Lone Rock to officiate as look
out at the station occupied by Bud
Brown last year. Bud was reappoint
ed, but decided to serve this year as
the fire season would not last over a
month, and he Is now interested with'!
his brother in a power wood saw.
Fossil Journal.
A. E. Bates of Hardnian was in the
city Sunday to receive a carload of
flour mill machinery which he and
his partner, Mr. Stone will soon start
operating at Hardnian, Mr. Bates
is optimistic over his new venture
and feels satisfied that his mill will
soon be supplying a large part of the
south end trade.
John P. McManus has sold the
Pendleton Tribune to a strong com
pany of young, experienced news
paper men. The new owners are,
E. J. Owens, formerly managing edi
tor of the Portland Evening Tele
gram, Clarence Ash, until recently
city editor of the Marshfleld Coos Bay
Times, George Gilmore, Pendleton
newspaper man and William Lowell,
formerly of the Boise Statesman.
Geo. VanKoten has taken a con
tract to haul gravel on to the streets
of Fossil with his truck at 80 cents a
yard. He has opened a gravel pit on
the roadside two miles east of
town, which gives him a down hill
haul all the way with his load. At
present he is dumping gravel on
Main street. With the assistance of
Floyd Dunlap. George loads and
hauls a yard and a half of gravel
every hour. Fossil Journal.
E. Jay Merrill of Hardnian return
ed from Portland Tuesday where he
had taken a car load of cattle. Mr.
Merrill reports that some 1500 head
of cattle were disposed of at the
North Portland yards the day he ar
rived and consequently the market
was low. He reports the hog mar
ket strong. A large crowd is in
Portland this week, according to Mr.
Merrill, a big number of visitors hav
ing arrived for the Pythian convention.
lira BOYS ENLIST FOR BORDER DUTY
Recruiting officer, Major H. U.
Welch met with some success on his
HP to Heppner this week seeking to
snlist men in the Oregon National
Guard duty on the Mexican border,
Chas. Ayers, son of Wm. Ayers and
Linus Judd, a young man who has
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been living in Heppner the past year
answered the Major's call.
The young men went to Clackamas
this morning. After spending a week
there, they will become members of a
company which leaves for the south.
Portland and. the Willamette Val
ley have done more than their share,
according to Major Welch,' and it
was because of this that he is visit-
i g the towns of Eastern Oregon seek -
lng recruits. He attributes the reartv
enlisting of the valley town men to
the fact that good live companies
have been thriving there for years
and great interest has always been
taken by these companies in military
drill. One company at Salem came
up to the full quota of men without
recruiting.
Of all the soldiers now enlisted,
Portland has furnished about two
thirds. Portland firms are allowing
employes who have enlisted, all the
way from full pay to half pay while
they are in the army.
The National Guard men will not
be retained to active duty any longer
than absolutely necessary, is the opi
nion of Major Welch' However, he
believes the assembling of the Guard
troops at this time is a very good
.,u ... .u B.re u.e i-uuiury
a chance to see what the Guard is
and what its real effectiveness is.
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HARVEST IS Of! IN FULL SK IN
THE IE COUNTRY -MAKING DIG YIELD
This end of the county has little
to offer in the line of news at present.
Nothing doing in that line as every
fellow Is busy, at least every fellow
that can be induced to get busy in
the fields, taking care of the big liar -
vest. Cutting is now quite general
and another week will see all the
headers in the fields. Some few are
threshing, and one or two combines
have begun on the fall brain. A
mong these we mention Chas. Devin
who has been combining for several
days past, and Is getting around
twenty bushels to the acre, and his
grain gets better as he works into
the field. Heading and threshing
Is going on at a rapid rate in the big
barley fields on the Baker place. Mat
Halvorsen Is dbing the work and this
grain is turning out 30 bushels.
There is seven hundred acres and we
understand the crop has already been
sold at a good figure and will be put
through the warehouse at lone just
as fast as is can be brought in. Paul
Reltmnnn has also been threshing
barley and is getting around thirty
bushels. He will also have an ex
cellent crop of wheat and oats. L.
J. Padberg is doing some threshing of
barley, also and Is getting twenty- five
bushels at present and this will im
prove as he gets into the fields a lit
tle farther. His brother, W. H. is do
ing the work with (lis gasoline outfit.
Mr. Padberg states that so far pro
gress has been rather slow owing to
the grain hardly ripe enough. The
straw Is tough and this makes it hard
to thresh. However, these days of
warmer weather are maturing all
grain better and by the time lie gets
to his wheat he anticipates no trou
ble. Mr. Padberg has eleven hun
dred acres of grain to put In the sack.
Messrs. Kindt and Jacquat who are
the owners of the Bowerman ranch
just over the line in Gilliam County,
are getting lined out to begin com
bining on 900 acres of grain by the
first of the week. They will propel
their machine with a 60-horse cater
pillar engine and are expecting a 20
bushel crop. John Williams and F.
H. Wilson will each begin the coming
week, and as stated above harvesting
will be general throughout the lone
section by the middle of the coming
week. 1
Luther Huston, Eight Mile farmer
was trading with the lone merchants
on Tuesday. He Is happy over his
fine crop prospects.
Henry Holgate, who has been .en
gaged in the butcher business in lone
for the past two years., having dis
posed of his interests here, has ac
cepted a position at Pendleton.
Bert Bowker, automobile dealer of
Heppner, was transacting business in
this burg the first of the week, dispos
ing of a car to Geo. N. Ely, ware
houseman of Morgan.
Maurice and Alvin Balsiger, sons of
Fred Balsiger, of White Salmon,
Wash., arrived in lone last week and
each of them has secured a place to
Forest Notes.
VSl
$200.000.. missed in1 79 fnrth.
pose of acquiring timber for naval
construction. Under this oppropria-
tlon the Gyernment established re-
serves containing live oak as the best
tlmber for shipbuilding
Th turplne ,ndustry Qf
France is a man-made industry. Of
shifting, barren sand dunes and a
malaria- poverty-stricken region, the
rrencn Government through reclama
tion and planting of maritime pine,
has made one of the most prospe
rous and salubruous sections of
France. A century ago the barren
Uand dunes of southern France could
: be bought at any price. Today this
barren land within the reclaimed area
is worth at the lowest $2. 50 per acre,
while the best as high as $24.00 per
acre. ,
The amount of standing hardwood
timber in this country ha3 been vari
ously estimated at from 400 to 500
billion feet. About '140 billion of
this is in the southern states.
President J. D. Farrell of the Oregon-Washington
Railroad & Naviga
tion Co., accompanied by other offi
cials of his company will arrive ia
Heppner this evening by auto and
will go out to the W. D. Newlon ranch
in the artesian well belt. Mr. Far
rell, who Is a personal friend of Mr.
and Mrs. Newlon is greatly interest
ed in the development of the north
end of Morrow county as well as be
ing interested in the success of Mr.
, and Mra. Newlon in the work which
they have undertaken In drilling for
artesian water.
work during harvest. Mr. Balsiger
was formerly a farmer in this section.
Mr. Aad Mrs. Geo. N. Ely of Mor
gan are rejoicing over the arrival re
cently in their home of an 8-pound
1 daughter. The young lady put in
i her aPPearance at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Low in lone on July
27th.
O. P. Hulse, a Portland realty man,
was in lone Monday looking up some
property transactions in this city. It
strikes us that Morrow County dirt
Is going to be in strong demand 'from
now on, the big harvest giving us a
substantial boost.
R. A. Farrens was down from the
Gooseberry country on Monday. He
expects his 600 acres of wheat will
make 20 bushels, some of his neigh
bors are putting a higher estimate
upon his yield than this. He will
soon be in the midst of his harvesting.
O. A. Brians was in from his Goose
berry farm 'Tuesday and took out a
new water tank from Balsiger's fact
ory. Oran has been faithful on the
water wagon these many years but
has hopes now that he may undertake
the boring of a well and cut out this
enormous chore.
Another change was consumated
in the lone butcher shop this week.
J. Frank Hall of Heppner taking over
the half interest of Henry Holgate in
the shop. The new firm is now Hall
& McNamer. Mr. HalT has moved his
family to lone and we extend to them
a cordial welcome.
N. P. Peterson, representing M. H.
Houser, Portland grain dealer, was in
lone a couple of days the first of this
week looking over the grain situa
tion. He was greatly pleased with
the splendid outlook for good grain
yields and expects to be in the market
for all the grain he can get hold of.
H. H. Vandevoort, of Salem, was
an lone visitor the first of the week,
coming up to look after his Interests
here. He is the owner of a large
tract of land in the vicinity of Mor
gan which is being farmed this season
by E. G. Morgan. He found a splen
did crop growing on his place and is
glad to invest more money in wheat
lands In. that vicinity.
Chas. Read and son, Gus will begin
their harvest at once. They are a-
mong the big producers on the north
side this season and while some of
their grain is pretty weedy because
f the foul ground they had to handle,
the greater portion is very clean and
will produce well. They may decide
to use the combine although they are
contemplating heading and threshing.
Mr. R. E. Harbison of Hillsoboro,
Oregon, was In lone Monday looking
over some real estate in this vicinity.
He has in mind coming here with his
family to locate on one of our wheat
farms, and expects to close a deal for
a ranch near here In time to move up
this fall. Mr. Harbison had the ap
pearance of a man that would make
good and we shall be glad if he gets
hold of a farm In Morrow county.
PERSONAL MENTION
Tom Johnson went to Pendleton
the first of the week.
J. H. Loomis of The Dalles motor
ed to Heppner Wednesday.
John Jenkins, Eight Mile farmer
was in the city Tuesday after farm
supplies.
R. J. Carsner, prominent Wheeler
c unty stockman, motored to Heppner
Tuesday from his ranch in the Spray
section.
Berl Gurdane has bought Dr. G. G.
Gaunt's old Ford and Mr. Gaunt has
purchased a new car of the same
make from Vaughn & Sons.
Mrs. Elsie Dorthy of Milton Is a
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Johnson in Heppner. Mrs.
Dorthy is a sister of Mrs. Johnson.
Oscar Kelthley, Herman Nellson
and I. F. Bedsaul of Eight Mile and
Hardman paid our city a visit the first
of the week. These men all wear
that bumper crop smile.
Vaughn "& Sons received a new
Saxon Six demonstrator the past
week. This popular car is proving
a good seller, several having already
been disposed of in this county.
Superintendent of Schools, S. E.
Notson, accompanied by L. J. Allen
and Miss Helen Cowgill of the Oregon
Agricultural College spent Monday at
Hardnian in the interests of indus
trial club work.
Chas. Thompson and H. Fred Tash,
local Pythians, were passengers to
Portland Sunday to attend the big
convention. Mr. Tash goes as a de
legate from Doric lodge No. 20 to
the grand lodge.
Jesse O. Turner of Sand Hollow
was a Monday morning seeker for
harvest hands in this city. Heading
starts on the Turner ranch this week
with wheat showing every indication
of making a bumper yield.
County Judge C. C. Patterson went
to Irrlgon Monday on a matter of
business. Harriett R. Bishop, wife
of P C. Bishop, of that place has been
adjudged feeblcd minded and ' Mr.
Patterson appointed her husband to
act as guardian.
Daisy Barlow, Sylvia Severance, Ina
Johnson and Ester Turner returned
home Saturday evening from Mon
mouth, where they have been attend
ing the summer school. These young
ladles will teach in the schools of
Morrow county the coming year.
N. E. Crow, of Portland, represent
ing the California State Life Insur
ance Co. has been spending several
day In Heppner. This is Mr. Crow's
first visit to this city in seven years.
He has been traveling over the
county extensively since his arrival
here.
A large number of local people
will leave Saturday for a two week's
vacation at Lehman Springs. A-
mong those who will journey over to
this popular resort are W. Pruitt Cox
and Vivian Cox, Dr. R. J. Vaughn and
wife, and Will Ball, Josephine Rich
ardson and Nettie Currin.
Henry Vance of the Oregon Garage
and Herman Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. O. Hill left Wednesday morning
in Mr. Vance's car for the coast.
They will go to Rockaway and upon
returning home will be accompanied
by Mrs. Vance, who has been spend
ing the last month at the beach.
At a recent meeting of the school
board of district No. One George Win
ters was appointed to succeed Hugh
C. Githens, resigned as janitor of the
school building. Mr. Winters has
already moved into the building and
Mr. Githens has moved his family to
the Borg residence in East Heppnr.
Several autoists have encountered
some difficulty in reaching Ditch
creek recently, owing to a few bad
mud holes. On the summit just
above the coal mines are the bad
places. Two cars were stalled there
for several hours last Sunday and it
was necessary to construct a cordu
roy road under one car before it
could pull out.
W. K. Livingston and wife return
ed Sunday evening from Eugene,
where Mr. Livingston attended the
University of Oregon summer school.
After spending a month at the home
of Mrs. Livingston's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. Brown, they will go east
wliore Mr. Livingston will complete
his education prior to entering the
medical profession.
Dr. Archie D. McMurdo, accom
panied by W. W. Smead and wife and
Mrs. W. O. Bay less, left Heppner
Saturday by auto for Portland, mak
ing the journey over the Columbia
highway. They will be in Portland
during the Knights of Pythias con
vention, Mr. Smead being a delegate
from the local lodge and also chair
man of the commute having In
charge the float from Gilliam and
Morrow counties.
BROTHERS DROWN
N JOHN DAY RIVER
Sons of John Putman of Fossil Lose
Lives While Bathing Last Sun'
day Ateinwn Relatives;
Live in Heppner.
Wyatt, age 24 years, and Theodore,
17 years, sons of Mr. and Mrs. John
Putman of Fossil, were drowned in
the John Day river, 22 miles from
Fossil last Sunday afternoon.
The older boy was teaching the
younger brother how to swim, and in
his fright, the younger boy clung to
Wyatt in such a manner that both
boys went down. The older boy
finally became so weak in his efforts
to save Theodore from the swift cur
rent that both went down before fel
low bathers could save them. A
third boy, Harold Owens got hold of
them once, but was taken to the bot
tom before he could free himself.
He barely saved his own life.
The young men went to Fossil Sun
day morning with a party of about 30
young men and women in autos, The
bodies were recovered by the use of a
hay rake, which combed the bottom
of the river.
The funeral was held in Fossil,
Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. The
hoys were nephews of Mrs. W. P.
fjrivner of this city.
Their cousin Clarence Scrivner and
wife accompanied by Mrs. Emma Cur
ran, an aunt who 1ias been visiting
at the Scrivner home in this city,
attended the funeral.
John Putman is an extensive farm
er and stockman of the Fossil country
besides being interested in the Stock
man's Supply Co., at Fossil.
Rattlesnake Snake Crop Good.
About half a dozen rattlesnakes
have been killed here this Bummer.
And by "here" we mean right In
tewn and three of them were" assassin
nated on the main street. They are
getting to be a real menace. Sever
al theories are advanced for the rapid
increase. Some say that since the
forest service has eliminated the for
est fires it has given the reptile a
good chance to increase. Others say
that it is because there is no water
in the Humboldt ditch this year and
they are coming to the creek for a
drink while others say it Is a dead
sure sign of a hard summer. We
think that it Is because there are
no bootlegging goods here and the
rattlers are smart enough to know
that there is not anitidote enough in
town for one bite and they can trans
act their business without driving
men to drink. Canyon City Eagle.
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Cryder Found Frost Every Night
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jsuriUK xiu-CT? weens.
Range conditions are excellent on
the west division of the Umatilla for
est, according to W. W. Cryder, head
of the Umatilla forestry office, who
returned last night from an extensive
tour of inspection of the territory.
Cryder says there is an abundance
of grass and lots of water this year
and the great number of sheep and
cattle which have been turned into
the forest for the summer should
have a great year.
The rabbles evidently has done a
good work for there are few coyotes
left after the ravages of the disease
this year. Forest rangers are find
ing the forests covered with dead
coyote bodies.
During Mr. Cryder's three week's
visit in the forests there was frost al
most every night and the days were
cool. The down timber is wet due
to the late season and there will he
little danger from forest fires for
some time.
Mr. Cryder has 600,000 acres of
forest under his supervision and 14
rangers. He made most of the jour
ney on foot.
The trip was made by way of
Heppner, Fossil, John Day and Spray.
"Everywhere in that section, said
Mr. Cryder, we heard much talk of
the Round-Up and the people are all
planning to come this year. The
residents too seem to think very fav
orable of the Pendleton normal
school and will support it."
The hay crop around Heppner is
bountiful and residents of Morrow
county say that the crops in general
are the best in the last ten years.
Cryder will leave I'oudleton next
week to visit the eastern slope of tht
forests. Pendleton East Oregonlan.