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Public Land Sale. Department ot
the Interior, U. S. Land Office at La
Grande, Oregon, August 29th, 1916.
NOTICE Is hereby given that, as
directed by the Commissioner of the
General Land office, under provisions
of Sec. 2455, R. S., pursuant to the
application of Walter W. Luckman, of
Heppner, Oregon, Serial No. 014923,
we will offer at public sale, to the
highest bidder, but at not less than
$2.00 per acre. At 10 o'clock A. M.,
on the 19th day of October, 1916,
next, at this office, the following tract
of land: NWtf NW'4, Sec. 12. Tp.
3 S., K. 28 E.. W. M.
The sale will not be kept open, but
will be declared closed when those
present at the hour named have ceas
ed bidding. The person making the
highest bid will be required to im
mediately pay to the Receiver the
amount thereof.
Any persons claiming adversely
the above-described land are advised
loSen?!r,iam8rbetionsn,
or before the time designated for sale
F. C. BRAMWELL, Register.
NOLAN SKIFF, Receiver.
C. D. Robinson, Ira McConkie and
Mr, McConkle's mother and sister
were in the city Monday from Lone
Rock. Mr. Robinson was accompanied
home by his daughter, Mrs. Eva
Crawford, who will visit for a few
days at the Robinsonhome.
Jesse Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Coats and daughter and Mrs. W. T
McRoberts and children were out
going passengers Tuesday morning,
their destination being Junction City.
They will spend some time visiting
relatives and friends In Lane county.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Minor are re
ceiving the felicitations of their
many friends upon the arrival of a
daughter . The young lady was born
in this city Saturday and both the
mother and child are doing well.
THE VALUE OF CONCERTED ACTION.
The Echo News, one of our esteemed contempories of Uma
tilla county, in its last issue had a lengthy editorial on the value
of concerted action and took the Echo people to task for sitt
ing quietly by and allowing the cities of Pendleton, Pilot Rock,
and Heppner to walk away with the tourist travel which the
Xews maintains should go through Echo.
Says the Xews, "The Blue Trail is much longer than the
Echo road, but its boosters claim for it the advantage of be
ing a better road. This statement has been so generally
circulated' by interested parties that much auto travel is
being diverted from the Echo route. Thijs is a good illustra
tion of what can be accomplished by concerted action. Not
withstanding the fact that reputable auto drivers who have
been over both routes report the Blue Trail to be much worse
than the Black Trail and many miles longer, the commercial
organizations by working together have succeeded in sending
much travel that way."
"Whether the commercial bodies have been as untruthful
in presenting the case of the Blue Trail to the traveling public
as the News maintains, is not for us to say. We will say
however that since the last concerted, and really the first con
certed .efforts of Pilot Rock and Heppner to bring travel this
way, the Blue Trail has been alive with auto tourists. Some
praise the road and others condemn it. It appears to be
largely a matter of opinion. None of the roads are as good as
they should be through Morrow County at this time of year.
But as we started to say in the beginning, results obtained
through exploiting the Blue Trail, only show in a feeble way
what can be accomplished through concerted effort. There are
many things right here at home that are of more importance
than the tourist travel. Matters of more vital interest to our
general citizenry. Let us profit by the things pointed out by
our Echo friends and go after more of the things that come
near'er to being absolute necessity for the future commercial
progress and prosperity of Morrow County.
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THE SIMPLE STRATEGY OF GERMANY'S FOES.
The layman has difficulty in coordinating a war waged on
five fronts, especially when they are so extended and complex
as the Franco-German front, the Austro-Italian, the Bulgarian,
the Turkish in Asia Minor and the Russo-IIungarian-German
front. He sees the tremendous struggle at Verdun or on the
Somme in France, the success of Italy at Gorizia, the opening
ffensive at Saloniki, the steady onward movement of Duke
Nicholas in Anatolia and the stunning success of Russia in Bu
cowina, the Carpathians and Galicia. He naturally expects "a
lecisive victory" on one or more fronts, which will bring the
end of the war speedily nearer. He does not realize that in so
unprecedented a war as this no victory can be decisive of the
result.
"What, then," he naturally questions, "is the use of such
frightful conflicts as those at Verdun or on the Somme, where
the victor wins inches of ground only at frightful cost and the
vanquished retires to positions already prepared in the rear!"
The reply must be that the military value of the result is meas
ured and shown by its indirect and far-reaching effects upon
the beleaguered garrisons power of resistance.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey, respec
tively, are a lion, a crippled lioness and a couple of cubs. They
are beset by nine hunters. While the lion had strength to
turn wherever the lioness and cubs most needed him, he could
hold the huntsmen at bay. But when several of them put the
lion hard at it to defend himself, clearly the lioness and the
cubs are weaklings of whom the other hunters can dispose.
This is what England and France do on the western front
They give the German lion all he can do to hold them off, and
the task demands five-eights of his strength. He has only
three-eights left for fighting Russia. It is out of the question
for him to help Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria or Turkey.
But Austria-Hungary can not hold its own against Italy
and Russia. Bulgaria is beset by the British, French, Italian,
Russian and Serbian strength at Saloniki. Turkey steadily
succumbs to the Russian bear in Asia Minor and the Moslem
rebellion in Arabia.
Nor is this all. The nine huntsmen of the quary become
10 when Roumania joined them and struck Austria-Hungary on
a defenceless flank. This renders inevitable the speedy col
lapse of the dual empire. Tomorrow Greece may become the
eleventh hunter and Bulgaria, attacked in the rear by Ro
mania, throw up the sponge. This would deprive Germany
of the four-hundred thousand manpower of Bulgaria and add
1,000,000 manpower to the strength of England, France and
Russia against Germany. Its defense will be terrible and won
derful, and bring about another struggle of uncertain length
and unprecedented bitterness.
Such, then, in essence, is the strategy of Germany's foes.
The lion is to be prevented by three of the hunters from helping
the lioness and cubs and these are to be done to death by the
other hunters. The struggle on the Somme and at Verdun
holds and weakens the lion. Italv and Roumania drag down
the 1 ioness. The Saloniki and Anatolian campaigns will dis
pose of the cubs. Spokesman-Review.
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It is now up to Morrow county to get busy and finish the
work of strawing the roads up Butter creek from the Corrigall
place. Umatilla county has her part of the thoroughfare in
excellent shape now to the county line. The roads leading
down to Butter creek are in need of the same treatment as they
are practically impassible on account of the deep chucks. As
a matter of fact, all the roads of the North end are gone at this
time of the year, except where the public spirit of some few
citizens have taken the matter in hand and done the strawing,
and a serious problem is facing the wheat producers out that
way ot getting their gram to the railroads. A general straw
ing day has been proposed. Why not get busy and put it into
ffect. Get some concerted action on this part of the road
problem; it is just as important as the tourist travel, and the
latter can be greatly helped thereby.
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FOR OUR GUESTS.
The Morrow County Fair is a county institution in which
all the people of the county take an equal share in the pride and
glory of making it a success.
But since it falls upon the citizens of Heppner to entertain
and take care of the crowds that come to enjoy this event, it is
well that we make extensive preparations for their enjoyment
and comfort. To this end, is the fair board working. One of
the biggest jobs they have on their hands is that of securing
lodgings for the visitors who wiH remain over night. On Satur
day of this week and Monday and Tuesday of next week, a com
mittee trom the Fair Board will visit every home in the city.
Every spare room that you have and every bed or cot that you
can spare, will be listed by this committee and our guests will
be directed to these places after the hotels and lodging houses
have become filled up.
This is a plan followed out in past years, but extra pre
caution is being taken this year on account of the record-breaking
crowd that will be here.
Let us take a personal interest in caring for our guests this
year and thereby make them feel like returning another year.
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OUR NATATORIUM.
Every city has its benefactors. There are, in nearly every
town and hamlet, men who stand above their fellows in public
spirit and financial wealth. Public libraries, gymnasiums, city
parks and schools are often the result of philanthropic men who
have made their money in a community and have a desire to see
others enjoy what otherwise they could not.
Morrow county has produced many wealthy men, but
loathe as we are to admit it, they have gone from the commun
ity of their financial advancement to the larger centers where
wealth has a habit of congregating. As a consequence we have
suffered in a multiplication of ways.
Now comes one man who is not afraid to invest a little
money in an enterprise which will be of great benefit to the city
of Heppner. The investment is not a large one, but it means
far more than the cost in money which it will represent. W. O.
Minor has announced that he will construct a public swimming
pool, and he backs up the announcement by going after the ma
terial which will go into the structure. Mr. Minor is still in
Portland, but if anything should arise to prevent him putting
through his project, it will be a misfortune for our city. During
the past few months, a resort of this kind would have been a
God-send. We wish Mr. Minor the best of success in his un
dertaking and the people of Heppner will not be slow in show
ing their appreciation.
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Commendable work is being done at the present time on
some of the roads leading into Heppner. Just below town on
the Willow creek road, straw is being used as rapidly as it can
be secured from the fields. Good preparatory work was done in
removing all the loose rocks before the strawing was com
menced. The road leading out of town in the south, past the
Bisbee place has also been greatly improved by strawing.
The Oregon boys are returning home. Maybe the Mexican
farce is nearing an end. Anyway, we are glad that all the boys
are able to return home. There was nothing down there for
them to do and the change of climate and scenery added a va
riety which they would not have gained at home. And all at the
expense of Uncle Sam too.
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Italy declares war on Germany. Roumania declares war
on Germany. Germany declares a state of war existing between
herself and both Italy aijd Roumania, and so the fight goes on.
The entente allies have been greatly strengthened by these more
recent declarations and Germany is undeniably weakened.
Two young men traveling from New York to Portland,
declared at the end of their trip that the worst roads they en
countered on the entire journey were between Pendleton and
Echo. Their remarks have aroused the Umatilla county people
to action.
The big fair will be over in time for all Morrow county peo
ple to attend the Pendleton Round-Up. From all reports, there
will be some representation there from this district.
Democrats generally are somewhat disDleased with th
statements made by Mr. Hughes. Writing notes would come
much nearer meeting with their approval.
Munter. the aviator who performs all the stunts known tn
the modern airman, will be worth going miles to see.
Let's all dress up.
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