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VOL. 33,0510. .37.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1916
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAS
Gazette
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"GENTLEMAN JACK"
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Intended Victim Shows Too Much
Fight and Jack DeMonte is Foiled
In Attempt To Relive John
Key of Hit Hard Earn
ed Cash.
John Key, a Morrow county farm
hand, was not 'the easy victim that
he might have appeared to "Gentle
man Jack" Xte Monte, Chicago Pete,
or what other name he may be known
by. Last night John went to bed in
the Palace hotel and left the door
open lor .his roommate, Bob Allatott,
and had not yet fallen asleep, when
the door opened and in stepped Jack
with a big revolver In his hand.
: According to young Key, De Monte
walked toward him, with the gun
pointed straight at him. Key Jump
ed from the bed, and as he did bo,
De Monte struck him a glancing blow
on the head with the gun. Key says
he grabbed the gun with one band
and his assailant's throat with the
other hand. They rolled over on the
floor, the blood streaming from the
wound In Key's head. All this time
Key was yelling loudly and his out
cries brought several lodgers to the
room. The boys were separated, the
deputy sheriff, Willard Herren was
called and DeMonte was taken up to
the county jail. Key washed the
blood from his face, bound up his
head and went back to bed.
John Key is an Industrious young
fellow and bad been working all sum
mer at the Robert Allstott ranch on
Eight Mile. Yesterday Mr. Allstott
brought Key to town, paid him his
wages and Key had Intended to leave
this morning tor his old home in Mis
souri. However, he will be detained
here until DeMonte has been given
a preliminary hearing.
DeMonte is little known here, oth
er than that he has been staying at
the Palace hotel, hanging around
pool halls, promoting wrestling
matches" and singing in the choir at
one ot the local Churches on Sunday.
Key had cashed his check yester
day and all his summer earnings
of more than $200 were under the
pillow of his bed. DeMonte and Key
had become acquainted some time be
fore. DeMonte's excuse is that he got
Into the wrong room through mis
take. A young fellow by the name Bran
non from Hardman complained to the
night clerk yesterday morning that
he had been relieved of four dollars
Tuesday night but no serious thought
was given to the matter. Now there
is some inclination to connect Bran
don's story up with the procedure of
last night.
BOARDMAX ITEMS.
C. C. Paine made a business trip to
Heppner the first of the week.
. C. H. Hosklns and sons of Hood
River were here Sunday looking over
the project with a view of locating.
W. E. Harper made a trip to Her
mtston Tuesday.
Earl Cramer is the pround possess
or of a fine car. It is a Chevrolet.
Miss Gladys Paine is on the sick
list this week.
Geo. Partlow's son escaped having
quite a serious accident laBt week.
While riding a horse last week, the
horse fell with him, catching the
boy's leg and bruising it badly. He
is getting along as well as could be
expected and we hope to see him a
bout in a few days.
Wm. Neher was in today from the
well drilling outfit which he is su
perintending south of town.
Mrs. C. Voyen returned from Her
mlston Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Doerlng of Bridal
Veil are now comfortably located at
the depot. Mr. Doerlng is the new
operator at Messner.
Wm. Price came in Tuesday to
make Improvements on his home
stead which he filed on last Spring.
A. M. Jennsen of Portland is look
ing after the new well being drilled
south of town.
, The school children gave a very in
teresting program last Thursday af
ternoon. C. 11. Dillabough went to Portland
Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving.
WANTED Plowing by the acre,
will contract up to 1000 acres this
fall. Have catlpillar plow and 19
bottom gang plow. Write F. B.
Davis, 194, E. 12th, Portland, Ore.
LOST Somewhere In city, a pearl
necklace with pearl pedant attached.
Valued highly by owner. Finder
please leave same at this office.
Wanted Position by man and
wife on ranch for winter. Have two
ckildren. Inquire at this office.
GOMES
GRIEF
Local Man Buys Oik
Valley Telephone
T. J. Mahoney of this city, heading
a party of local men, has purchased
the Independence & Monmouth tele
phone system from O. F. Cosper of
Independence. Mr. Mahoney is presi
dent of the new company and he has
placed Alfred Stratley of Portland in
charge as manager. The purchase
was made as an Investment.
The Independence & Monmouth
system is an independent line and the
new owners will effect a reorganiza
tion ot the company in the near fu
ture. Will Give Home Talent.
Local people are arranging to pre
sent a home talent entertainment
sometime the last o( the present
month for the purpose of raising
money to pay off the deficit incurred
by the lyceum course of last winter.
Mrs. Berwick, an elocutionist of high
order, and Mrs. N. E. Wlnnard are
preparing the program.
Paralysis Fatal to Former Heppner
Citizen.
Hamilton City, Cat. James Fris
toe, for twelve years a resident of
this section died last evening foll
owing a stroke of paralysis at the
Kaiser ranch. The deceased was
aged 73 years. He leaves one son,
Charley, of Hawthorn, Nevada,, one
daughter, Mrs. R. E. Everett ot Mil
ton, Ore., two half brothers, Victor
E. Shaw of San Diego, Calif, and Wil
liam Shaw of Willow Flat Montana.
Three sisters also survive him.
They are Mrs. Jasper Stevens of Port
land and Miss Alice Shaw of Portland
and Mrs. James McCoulen of Spring
field, Missouri.
Mr. Frtstoe was once a resident of
Heppner and his many old friends
will learn with regret of his passing
away.
Church of Christ.
Sunday morning the ladles of the
C. W. B. M. will give a program re
lating to their work.
In the evening the subject ot the
sermon will be "The Philosophy of
The Power of Sin."
The four representatives of the
"Men and millions movement" who
were here Sunday evening and Mon
day did us good. Two of them were
missionaries from the foreign field.
A "life" meeting with the young
people, around the tables, where the
ladles had spread a splendid lunch,
was one of the splendid features of
the day.
LOCAL DEALER ATTENDS
U
W. R. Irwin, of the firm of Minor
& Co. local dealers for the Overland
automobile, left Heppner Friday for
Toledo, Ohio where he will be a guest
of the Willys Overland Company dur
ing the present week.
The' convention of Overland deal
ers called forth the biggest excur
sion In the history of railroading.
Approximately 5000 Overland agents
and dealers are attending the con
vention. It will cost the Overland
Company $500,000.00 to pay for the
railroad transportation, meals, ho
tel expenses and entertainment of
these 5000 dealers.
Morrow county dealers who went
to the convention, W. R. Irwin of
this city and Frank Engleman of lone
went to Pendleton where they found
a private Pullman car waiting for
them.
The dealers will not only have an
opportunity of viewing the wonderful
manufacturing plant of the Orevland
Company but will also be shown the
entire line of 1917 models before
they are placed on display at the
New York Automobile Show.
Mr. Irwin will visit with his moth
er at the old home in Canada before
returning to Heppner.
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
there will be a meeting of the stock
holders of The First National Bank
of Heppner, at Its office in the City
ot Heppner, Oregon, on the second
Tuesday In January, 1917, (January
9th, 1917), between the hours ot 10
A. M. and 4 P. M. of said date tor
the purpose of electing directors and
for the transaction ot such other busi
ness as may legally come before said
meeting.
T. J. MAHONEY, Cashier.
Dated this 7th day of December, 1916
Wanted A good, gentle blocky
saddle horse weighing 1050 to 1100
pounds. Phone T. J. Matlock.
Good wortc horses for sale, ranging
in age from five to nine years old.
See Guy Boyer or phone 27 F 32. 1
HOLD SERVICES FOR
DEPARTED BROTHERS
Hun. Cl.as. W. Fulton Paid Masterly
Tribute to Absent Elks at An
nual Memorial Services.
Hon. Chas. W. Fulton of Portland
said a masterly tribute to the mem
ry of the departed brothers at the
annual memorial services of Heppner
Lodge of Elks, No. 358, In the I. O.
O. F. Hall last Sunday afternoon. His
address was the feature of the ser
vices. A talented program under the
direction of Exalted Ruler, H. H.
Hoffman was presented, with other
members and officers of the lodge
participating. Mrs. C. L. Sweek
olayed the voluntary while the mem
bers entered. Mrs. R. J. Vaughn sang
in her pleasing manner "One Fleeting
Hour." Mrs. Sweek played her ac
companiment. After the opening cer
emonies by the officers of the lodge
and the singing of the opening ode,
Chaplain Loy M. Turner offered pray
er. Miss Edith Thorley sang "Rocked
In the Cradle of the Deep" and Mrs.
V. E. Winnard played the piano. Pre
ceding the closing ceremonies of the
lodge, Mrs. R. Bonine sang "Beauti
ful Isle of Somewhere," Mrs. George
Hendry playing her accompaniment.
The committee in charge of the
service consisted of S. W. Spencer,
Oscar Borg, W. A. Hayes and H. A.
Duncan.
The departed brothers are: E. L.
Matlock, Thos. Stubblefield, Wm.
Penland, Chas. White, W. T. Miracle,
C. Ingram, B. F. Vaughn, J. J. Rob
erts, J. J. Harris, F. Natter, E. J.
Keeny, C. J. Hayes, John Colestock,
John Fischer, H. E. Morgan, F. Rog
ers, Jos. Woolery, Geo. Conser, Har
ry Klstner, Lewis Kinney, Osmar
Shaner, Emll Scharff, M. B. Metzler,
J. C. Borchers, Reuben C. Sperry, E.
R. Currln, Frank Lee, Fred War
nock, T. H. Brlerly, Wm. Buckley,
E. T. Perkins, and Wm. L. Smith.
There will be a dance at the opera
house Saturday night.
The father of Clarence Bowers is
very low at the Bowers home on Main
street. Mr. Bowers has been a suff
erer the past few years from a stroke
of paralysis. This, coupled with his
age, makes his condition at this time
serious.
Death of Horace A. Emerson.
Horace A. Emerson died yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home ot
his brother, Jacob H. Emerson, on
New street as the result of a shock
which he received about a week ago.
He was born in 18 So at Chelsea, the
son of Nathaniel and Rebecca Emer
son, being one of a family of four
children. Mr. Emerson was married
in 1887 to Miss Alice Rice, who died
two years later. In 1897 he married
Miss Margaret Horner who survives
him. When Mr. Emerson was about
35 years old he moved West and lo
cated in several western cities, Hepp
ner, Oregon, being his home for the
last 25 years. He was a machinist
by trade. About two months ago
Mr. Emerson came here from Hepp
ner, accompanied by his wife and
child, traveling a distance of 4000
miles to make his home with his bro
ther, whom he had not seen for 30
years. It is thought that the trip
was too hard a strain on Mr. Emer
son and hastened his death. He is
survived by his wife and one daugh
ter, Alice Averal, and one son, Ray,
of Eugene, Ore., by his first wife, and
one brother, Jacob of this place.
The funeral was held at his bro
ther's home Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Rev. Benjamin Lemax,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
conducted the services at the house
and paid a strong tribute to Mr.
Emerson in his remarks. A quartet
composed of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Crawford, Frank Fish and Mrs. Clar
ence D. Sargent rendered "In the
Sweet By and By" and "What a
friend We Have in Jesus." Mrs.
Crawford sang "Beautiful Isle ot
Somewhere." There was a large
number of floral tributes, including
a wreath from the teamsters at the
Vermont Marble company's plant, a
wreath from the wife and brother,
casket bouquets from Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
AtwiU and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barn
es. At the conclusion of the ser
vices at the house Hiram lodge, F
and A, M., escorted the body from
the house to Evergreen cemetery
where the Masonic ritual service was
given by John Bishop. The body was
placed in the vault. The bearers
George C. Robinson, Denton J. Smith,
L. J. Smith, Robert Foster and Clar
ence D. Sargent of West Dutland and
E. J. Alwlll of Rutland. Mr. Emer
son was a past master and a Royal
Arch Mason in Heppner, Ore., where
he had resided for the past 25 years.
Rutland, Vermont Dally Herald.
MORGAN PIONEER
CALLED Br DEATH
Swen Troedson Was Among First to
Farm in That Section lone
Correspondence.
Another one of Morrow County's
pioneers waa called to his reward
when Swen Troedaon died at bis
noma near Morgan, Sunday December
i. i He was aged 70 years, 11 months
and 25 days. Mr. Troedaon was
born in Sweden December 9, 1845.
He Had been ailing several years, not
being able to do any work and for the
last three months he had been bed
ridden. At the age of 18, Mr. Troed
aon went to sec and was a sailor for
2 years and in 1870 he came to the
Pacific' coast, settling at San Jose,
Calif. He was married in 1874 to
Elbja Swanson and to this union were
born two children, one of which sur
vives. This wife died in 1877 and
in 1879 he was married the second
Im to Ingrid Nelson. One son was
win to them, and be died in 1900 at
he age of 20 years. Mr. Troedaon
ame to Morrow county in 1888, tak
ing up a homestead near Morgan, and
has' continued to live there until his
death, accumulating quite a body of
good farming land. He was forced
to face a good many difficulties in the
making of this home, having settled
in a part of the county that has
takpn some years of hard and tedious
labor to redeem, but he was made
of sturdy stock and the kind that does
not. easily give up to difficulties, and
he was able to get ahead and make
for himself and family a good home.
Swen Troedson was a splendid citi
zen; a man of fine Christian charac
ter,': and was well beloved in this
community. . This was abundantly
attested by the large number of his
friends and neighbors that attend
ed his funeral held at the Congrega
tional church in lone on Wednesday
at 11 a. m. The services were con
ducted by Rev. Loreen, Sweedish
Lutheran pastor from Portland, and
thtrrfeatns were taken to their last
resting place in the lone cemetery,
being deposited by the side of those
of his son, Carl, who had died in his
young manhood. He is survived by
a faithful wife, Mrs. Ingrid Troedson,
and his son J. A. Troedson, besides
a number of other relatives in this
immediate vicinity.
Dan E. Baich, postmaster at Mor
gan, has disposed of his holdings
there, having traded for some fine
pieces of property in and near New
berg. He will retire from farming
and move to his new location shortly.
Frank Griffin and wife returned on
Monday from a visit of several days
with their daughter, Mrs. Ralph Kais
er, at Maupin, Oregon. Mr. Griffin
reports that the people of that coun
try had fine crops this season and are
in a prosperous condition.
W. A. Wilcox enjoyed a visit of
several days the past week from a
brother who resides at Estacada.
Young Mr. Wilcox is greatly impress
ed with this location of Morrow coun
ty, and with another brother will
likely locate on a farm in the lone
country.
Eddie Bristow, Ernie Higgs and
Judge Robinson, as chaperon, spent
Thanksgiving day in the Arlington
hills, where they succeeded in bagg
ing a number of geese. Just how
Ernie got his we did not learn, but
Ed says he brought home his goose
Just the same. These boys are some
hunters.
At least four inches of snow fell at
lone Tuesday afternoon, being accom
panied by a strong wind, and the
country hereabout presents a very
winterlsh appearance Just at present.
It evidently got much colder on the
hills, and there was a heavier fall of
snow according to reports received
from the farmers coming to town.
Wheat hauling has been abandoned
for the time being, the roads being al
together too soft.
Commissioner Currin was down
from Heppner one day last week and
Joined with Commissioner Padberg
in going over the proposed cnange In
the county road leading out of lone
for some three miles to the West,'
where it is proposed to eliminate
some seven or eight railroad cross
ings. Mr. Currin appears to favor
the change being made, though It
will result In some considerable cost,
both to the county and the railroad
company. The benefits to be deriv
ed, however, will fully compensate
for the necessary expenditure.
Messrs. Stoops and Son, just to
the north ot lone, were prepared to
begin the threshing of their grain
this week when stopped by the snow
storm. These people have been quite
unfortunate in getting their thresh
ing done this season, having been
passed up by different machine men
who were unable to get to them. Fi
nally in order to get their grain in the
T . .
Dentist Takes Partner
And Enlarges Office
Dr. R. J. Vaughan, who hag now
been a practicing dentist of Heppner
for a year, with an ever increasing
list of patients, announces that here
after. Dr. Ben Butler will be associat
ed with him. Dr. Butler recently
opened up an office in lone and this
office will be maintained in the fu
ture. Dr. Vaughan further announc
es than an additional room in the
I. O. O. F. building adjoining the
present office has been taken. New
electrical equipment will be install
ed and when completed Drs. Vaughan
& Butler will have the finest dental
office in Eastern Oregon.
sack before it spoiled on the ground,
they purchased a thresher and hired
an engine, and having reached their
place with these machines they are
now delayed by the Inclement weath
er and are yet facing serious damage
and loss.
C. H. Chick, a timberman of Port
land, spent the week-end visiting the
family of his son, Dr. C. C. Chick, in
lone. He returned home Monday.
J. O. Kincaid is down from Pendle
ton and has been spending some time
visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kincaid.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wilt and daugh
ter, Miss Doris, visited Heppner Sat
urday afternoon. They were accom
panied by Mrs. Holmes Holman.
O. A. Brians was down from Goose
berry Monday. He now enjoys driv
ing a new Hup which he recently pur
chased. Mrs. J. H. Cochran departed tor
Grand Dalles, Wash., Monday where
she will join her husband who has
been located at that point for some
time past. She may spend the win
ter there.
T. B. Buffington has just finished
putting down a good well on the
Fridley place to the south of Lex
ington and has moved his machine to
the Ed Buschke place where he will
begin drilling shortly.
The family of Mr. Schumann, head
clerk at the Mason store, have arriv
ed from Pendleton and are domiciled
in the Audrey Woolery residence.
Their household effects were moved
over from Pendleton by truck.
J. E. Cronan departed for Portland
Monday morning after having spent
a couple of weeks In lone looking af
ter his business.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Cronan spent
Thanksgiving at the home of Mrs.
Cronan's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Saling, in Pendleton, returning to
lone on Sunday afternoon.
. Joseph T. Knappenberg was a pas
senger for Portland on Monday, being
called to the city on business.
M. R. Morgan has completed the
erection of a new windmill over the
well recently bored on his placed, and
is having the water piped to his resi
dence. This will prove a great con
venience. L. McMurray received a new Holt
caterpillar this week direct from Spo
kane, and was in after the machine
on Tuesday. He will use it in doing
his farm work, thus getting rid of a
lot of surplus stock.
R. D. Allstott, of Eight Mile, was in
lone yesterday getting himself rigg
ed out to continue hauling wheat for
his neighbors on an extensive scale.
He has contracts enough now to keep
him busy for months to come.
Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Holman have
arrived from White Swan, Wash., and
will make their home In lone. Mr.
Holman has accepted a place as clerk
in the store ot Bert Mason, taking
the place of Frank Yaunke who re
cently resigned.
Frank Engleman left for Toledo,
Ohio Saturday, going east to take In
the Christmas party being tendered
their numerous agents and represen
tatives by the Wjies-Overland Auto
mobile Company. He expects to be
absent a couple of weeks and will
learn how autos are made.
' ( Mrs. Sarah Riggs of Salem who has
been visiting the past month at the
home of her niece, Mrs. C. W. Rey
nolds In lone, departed for Grass
Valley, Oregon on Monday where she
will continue her visit with other re
latives before returning to her Salem
home.
Mr. Ira Lewis and Mrs. Sadie rai
nier, residents of Lexington, were the
principals In a quiet wedding at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Rev. J. L.
Jones on Sunday morning last, Mr.
Jones performing the ceremony.
The newly-weds immediately took the
train at this place for Osceola, Iowa
where Mr. Lewis has some property,
and it is their intention to spend their
honeymoon in that state. , They will
visit also at Dow City, the old home
of Mrs. Lewis. These people are
(Continued on page six.)
MORROW CORN
WINS MORE PRIZES
Irritfon Boy of Ten Years Takes Hon
ors at Spokane Corn Show Re.
salt of Industrial Club Work.
Harry Davis Is His
Name.
Morrow county took a cinch hold
on the title of Oregon's banner corn
producing section, when Harry Davis
of Irrigon, ten-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. M. Davis, was awarded
second prize in the Boy's contest of
this district for the best ten ears of
corn exhibited at the Exchange Na
tional Bank's First Annual Corn
Show, November 20-25. The prize
was a corn shelter.
The Irrigon school children are en
thusiastic over their industrial club
work, and now that one of their mem
bers has won this prize, all the stu
dents will enter into the work with
added vigor.
At the Walla Walla Corn Show last
week, W. D. Newlon of Lexington was
second in the number of prizes won
at the show. R. B. Wilcox of Lex
ington won first prize for the best ex
hibit of ten ears ot flint corn.
Harley Anderson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Anderson of Eight
Mile, returned last Friday from a
lslt of several days In Portland.
A party consisting of Byron Kins
ley, Bill Martin, Ed Woody and Pete
Hicks, were in the city Saturday from
Condon.
Dr. E. W. Hanneman and J. E.
Miller came over from Condon Satur
day evening with Jack Mulligan of
Portland and attended the dunce in
this city.
School Notes
By .gupt. S. E. NqUon.,, J-
Mrs. Ruth Ad kins teaches the
school in District No. 32. The pu
pils of District No. 30 attend this
school under contract between the
two districts. This makes a larger
school and enables the districts to
provide a longer term without extra
expense. One of the pupils of this
school, Martha Buschke, won a trip
to the Corvallis summer camp for
girls as a premium tor her sewing
work which was sent to the State
Fair. The pupils of this school are
working enthusiastically with the
teacher to make the school a stan
dard school.
In District No. 9, Miss Catherine J.
Doherty is the teacher. Nine pupils
are enrolled. A tax has been voted
to build a new school house. The
pupils have bought sufficient equip
ment to enable them to have a hot
lunch at' noon. The plan is proving
very satisfactory. One of the pupils
brought to the school house a fine'
sample of broom corn. There Is no
doubt that this county can produce a
superior quality of broom corn.
Mr. Aaron Agee, who raised the corn,
has manufactured quite a stock ot
brooms this fall.
Miss Lillian Troedson is again in
charge of the school in District No.,
16. The enrollment is seven. Wat
er is kept on the stove. A new water
jar has been provided. A new ency
clopedia has been added to the li
brary. The Cecil school is under the di
rection of W. H. Grant. The en
rollment Is nineteen. The lighting
of this school Is good, the light being
admitted from the left and rear of
the room, and the windows are pro
vided with tan canvas adjustable
shades. The heating aud ventilat
ing are accomplished by a patent
heating plant. Two fine framed pic
tures are on the walls. The water
supply is furnished by a bubbler
fountain. This school has a con
venient library room. The library
is well kept. A new encyclopedia
has been added recently.
The State Teachers' Association
will meet in Portland, Des. 27-29.
Reduced rates have been secured, all
the transportation lines agreeing. It
is hoped that a large number of the
Morrow County teachers will attend.
Those who subscribe for the Oregon
Teachers Monthly, which is now the
official organ of the association, will
receive a membership certificate and
the magazine for one year for $1.50.
The association needs your member
ship. Even if you can not attend,
the association will help you by the
investigations It will make. It costs
something to carry on this work.
The Representative Council will meet
on the 27th. The regular program
will be carried out on the 28th and
29th. The meetings of the Councit
are open to visitors, but only mem
bers of the Council take part In the
business.