The gazette-times., February 08, 1917, Image 1

1to Society
rrn-
VOL. 33, NO. 46.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 8, 1917
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
Tito
JLL JLL JLL 11 jf
Gazette
IMES
ECHO UN IS
KILLED BY TRA
Accident Apiiears Almost Inexpli
calle; Woman on way to Work
Stepped Directly Before Train;
Engineer Failed to See Her
I'ntU Within a Few .
Feet.
Echo, Ore., Feb. 6. Crushed un
der the engine ot train No. 19, second
section, Mrs. Aina A. Coburn was In
stantly killed at 6:05 this morning
in an accident that seems almost in
explicable. The woman was going
to her work in the Teft Grill and evi
dently attempted to cross the rail
road track just in front of the In
coming , westbound passenger train.
the engineer did not see Mrs. Coburn
until within a few feet of her. She
had a scarf ovr her head and It Is
possible she either did not see the
approaching train or else did not
realize it wag so near. The accident
occured at the Buskley crossing
where the Main road crosses the
track. '
A strange feature of the accident
Is that after it had occured the
glasses worn by Mrs. Coburn were
found undamaged on the pilot of the
engine.
Mrs. Coburn was 45 years of age
and had lived in Echo for 12 years.
She was divorced from her husband
A. J. Coburn four years ago and Mr.
Coburn now lives in Kansas City as
does also their son Herbert. Anoth
er son, Edwin 12 years of age, is ill
with the measles at the family home
here. A daughter, Ruth, is attend
ing a business college in Portland. A
ulster Mrs. Marshal Tarvis is now
here.
George Vlnosn, one ot the pioneers
of Little Butter creek, was in the city
Tuesday from his ranch.
Look Out for the Cars!
See all the new 1917 models
of your favorite make of
motor car at the
FIRST ANNUAL
Pendleton Automobile
AFTERNOON
FEBRUARY 15-16-17, 1917
35 Different Models of Pleasure Cars
Cars on Display
EUICK CADILLAC CHALMERS CHEVROLET
DODGE DORT FORD FRANKLIN
JEFFREY HUDSON HUPMOBILE MARMON
MAXWELL MITCHELL OAKLAND PAIGE
REO SAXON STUDEBAKER
MANY MOTOR TRUCKS
also interesting exhibits of
Automobile Tires
Auto Accessories
Tire Vulcanizing
Automobile Painting
Oils and Lubricants
Automobile
The Finest Display of Automobiles Ever
Shown in the Inland Empire
TIRES, ACCESSORIES, BATTERIES, SERVICE
, MUSICAL PROGRAM EACH EVENING
ADMISSION 25c
Auspices of Pendleton Automobile Association
HAPPY CANYON PAVILION, PENDLETON
SPECIAL RATES-ASK
Boardman
C. G. Blayden went to Arlington
Monday.
Lccter Graff, J. C. Kinery and Chas.
Vinson of Holdman 'stopped over
night in Boardman on Monday.
A social dance was given by Mr.
and Mrs. Mack In their store build
ing. About forty were present.
Lunch of cake, coffee and sandwich
es were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvert invite every
one to a dance at Messner next Sat
urday night, Feb. 10. '
Paul Jones and two helpers are
here for two or three days getting'
ready for the opening.
Geo. Thrall left for Portland on
Monday.
Morgan
Miss Alma Dun of FendletAi is
visiting with Miss Lillian Ackerman.
Miss Irene Douglas of Heppner
Junction was the week end guest of
Miss Lillian Troedson.
The people of this vicinity are
putting up a new telephone line.
Many ot the. farmers are doing
their spring plowing now.
The following program was rend
ered at the meeting of the Morgan
Literary Society last Friday even
ing. Debate Resolved that the effi
ciency of woman is as great as that
of man. The affiirmative side won.
Recitation by Ellen Ely.
Song by Wm. Martin.
The next meeting will be held. Feb.
lth. , "
G. A. Bleakman and brother Bert
of Hardman were in the city Tues
day;
Harry Huffman was down fro the
Stanfield ranch on Rhea creek Tues
day.
C. E. Hensley ot Hermlston was a
business visitor here this week.
EVENING
Auto Top Making
Auto Upholstering
Radiator Repairing
Storage Battery Making
Motor Repairing "
Insurance
YOUR AGENT
Dr. Van'iYaters Will Ixx-ture.
Dr. George B. Van Waters of Port
land, will deliver a lecture at the
Masonic Temple in this city on Mon
day, February 12, on "The Symbols
of Masonry." All Masons are cor
dially invited to attend this lecture.
The death of Kenneth McFerrln,
19 year old .son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
McFerrln, occured at. the home of
John W. Hiatt in tkis city on Tues
day evening. The young man had
put up a losing fight of several days
against pneumonia, but physical
skill was unable to check- the ad
vance of the disease.
The funeral was held today, with
services in Masonic cemetery, where
interment was made.
E HERE
Henry F. Blahm, who with his
good wife came to Morrow County
eighteen years age with scarceh
a penny, "recently retired from the
business of farming independently
wealthy.
Mr, Blahm, who is a native ot
Russia, has followed the sheep and
cattle Industry here and then In later
years took up the diversified farming.
In each instance of his endeavors,
success was met with. Thrift was
the very , thing that made farm
ing pay, according to Mr. Blahm.
One of the biggest factors in his suc
cess may be attributed to the fact
that never a da? during their resi
dence four miles below Heppner, did
either, Mr. Blahm or any of the
family ever come to town but what
they brought along some cream, but
ter, eggs or some other product of
the farm to sell to Heppner mer
chants. , .
Mr. Blahm found the dairy bust
ness most profitable and he can
tell a story of deep Interest .to any
one who contemplates enterting this
business. A few pointers from one
ot his experience would be worth
much to the novice.
It is too bad that Mr. Blahm and
his family are retiring from the
field of agricultural endeavor in this
county, although it is true they have
earned a much deserved rest. -A
family such as this on every section
of land would work wonders with
Morrow county in a short time.
Churcii of Christ.
Subject for sermon Sunday morn
ing: "What God Expects of a
Christian.
At the evening service, "The Res
toration of Apostolic Christianity'
will be discussed, also why there is
a Christian church in Heppner will
be carefully explained.
Anyone wanting to know in what
particulars we differ from our re
ligious neighbors are asked to be pre
sent. TURNER B. MacDONALD
Minister.
School Will Present
Patriotic Program
The Philomathian Literary Society
of the Heppner High School will pre
sent a patriotic program on Friday
night February 16. An admission
charge of 15 cents will be made to
defray the expenses of presenting the
program,
gram.
Song Mixed Glee Club.
Patriotic Drill Sixteen Girls.
Essay "Life of Lincoln" Cecile
Stevens.
Song Boys Quartette.
Recitation Kenneth Binns.
Play "The Patriot Girl."
Cast of characters are as follows:
Plnelope Wlnthrop of New York
Muriel McCarty.
Mrs. Kathertne Dudley of Boston
Ruth Howard.
Constance Dudley Norma Fredi
reck. Barbara Dudley Gladys Lane
Elizabeth, a maid Georgia Ship
ley. A maid Helen Barratt
Sir Enstance Grafton, An English
Soldier Paul Gammell.
Anthony Howland, an American
Soldier Henry Peterson.
Books Cannot Be Used
Heppner, Oregon.
Feb. 6, 1917.
To The Teachers of Morrow County:
The Department of Education has
decided to return to the old plan of
examination and not permit the book
to be used in the eighth grade ex
aminations either in history or in
civics next May or next June. Teach
ers of the eighth grade please notify
your pupils. ,
. V 4
lours very iruiy.
Mrs. SHURTE,
. 1 if ; ; County Supt.
FARMERS FAVOR
GRAIN
ELEVATORS
Committee Is Now Busy Raising
Thirty Thousand Dollars To
Build First Elevator For
(Bulk Handling of Grain
In Tliis County.
Morrow county farmers were
unanimous in sounding the death
knoll to grain sacks at their meetings
in this city last Saturday. Work to
put the elevator idea into material
form was started when a committee
for raising the necessary finances,
was appointed. This will be used in
buildlig the first elevator for the
banding of bulk grain in Morrow
county.
One of the beat get together meet
ings the farmers have held for many
days, was that one in the I. O. O. F.
Hall last Saturday evening, when
grain growers from all sections of
the county listened to the discussion
of bulk handling of grain. G. Lans
ing Hurd of the Oregon Agricultural
College spoke at length on this sub
ject and quoted figures and statistics
to prove the value of handling grain
in bulk over the present method, that
of marketing the grain in bags. That
the grain elevator is coming to the
Northwest for general use and with
a rapidity that cannot be denied, was
shown by Mr. Hurd. The larger
shipping ports, such as Seattle, Ta
coma, Portland and Astoria, are now
building grain elevators or have plans
under, way for building, huge grain
elevators. In this move, the grain
terminals have the cooperation of the
big railroad companies. The rail
road companies are anxious to adopt
the balk method and are giving the
move, all the possible encouragement.
Through the use of bins and pro
per wagons for hauling the grain to
the market elevators, Mr. Hurd ex
plained how much more efficient the
bulk'method is over the old sack sys-
tem.f He also showed how the eleva
tors, bins and wagons will nay for
the initial Investment in a short time
in the saving made through the eli
mination of the grain bag.
. To bring the points home more
clearly, Mr. Hurd referred time and
again to the states of the middle west
where the bulk handling of grain
has been in vogue for years. It was
plain to see the advantage held in the
east when compared with the North
west, where grain bags are still in
vogue.
At the conclusion of the address by
Mr. Hurd, all those present were in
vited Into the banquet hall where a
big feed had been prepared. Clams
featured this event, but the "fixins
which went with them, were over
looked by none. It was a successful
event and undoubtedly accomplished
the purpose for which it was held.
NEW CASHIER OF FIRST
L
Among the passengers of the Fri
day night train was W. P. Mahoney,
Vice Prescident of the First State
Bank of Bonners' Ferry, Idaho, who
has been elected by the Board of
Directors of the First National Bank
to succeed his brother, Tom J. Ma
honey, as cashier of our institution.
Effective February 1st 1917 Tom
Mahoney has been elected to an exe
cutive position with the Portland
Cattle Loan Company and a close
identification with the large inter
ests in North Portland, and it is his
intention to remove to the Rose City
in the course of the next tew weeks
to make his home there.
W. P. Mahoney, the new cashier,
has keen actively connected witli the
banking business for a number of
years and is a man of wide experi
ence.
Under Tom' Mahoney's manage
ment the First National Bank has
developed from a moderate-sized
bank into one of the leading financial
institutions of Eastern Oregon, hav
ing now deposits of over one million
dollars, and he has made a host of
friends througout this section, who
will be sorry to see him leave.
The Gazette-Times takes this occa
sion to bid the retiring cashier God
speed and good fortune, and his suc
cessor in our midst a hearty welcome,
with continued success for the Hepp
ner institution.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to thank our many
kind friends and neighbors' for the
help rendered us during the sickness
and burial of our beloved son and
brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McFERRIN
Mr.' and Mrs. MOSE WRIGHT
Mr. and Mrs. JOHN W. HIATT
Knights of Pythias Elect
At a recent meeting of Doric lodge
So. 20, Knights of Pythias, the fol
lowing officers were elcted and in
stalled. Chancellor Commander,
Ley M. Turner; Vice Chancellor, J.
A. Waters; Prelate, M. L. Case, Mas
ter of Work, D. M. Ward; Master at
Arms, R. N. Crawford; Master of Ex
chequer, Chas. Thompson; Master of
Finance; H. Fred Tash; Keeper cf
Records and Seal, Arthur R. Craw
ford; Inner Guard, Elmer Beaman;
Outer Guard, W. A. Richardson.
Doric lodge is conducting a mem
bership campaign at the present time
and a large class will be initiated in-,
to the mysteries of the order before
long.
OF
George B. Whitcomb, of Morgan,
inventor of a new tractor which he
thinks will out-do anything on the
market, was a visitor in this burg on
Wednesday. He is completing his
arrangements for a demonstration
of his new machine at Morgan with
in a few days, and will have an in
terested audience, many people being
anxious to see it pull. If it proves
to be a success, Mr. Whitcomb thinks
It will be a mighty good thing.
The athletic grounds of lone school
are receiving attention this week.
The field has been plowed and is
now undergoing a process of leveling
which will put it in excellent shape
for the spring sports and games.
The new I. 0. O. F. building is
rapidly nearing completion. The
new lodge room is one of the best in
the county being well proportioned
and nicely furnished. An entertain
ment is being arranged to take place
sometime after the middle of March,
to raise funds for carpeting the lodge
room and adding some other embel
lishments. A grand time is expected
and full announcement of the pro
gram will be made in due season.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn A. Ball at their country home
;on Monday, February 5. Dr Chick
reports, mother and ebild doing . well
Fred Scheel ' is down from Spo
kane on a short visit at the home i f
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kiehn. He is
accompanied by his mother. .
Ray Beezeley and wife departed
for Bend Tuesday for a short visit
with Mr. Beezley's relatives who re
side there.
J. H. Cochran returned to Grand
Dalles, Wash., Tuesday, after a short
visit with the home folks in Tone.
Harley Sperry returned home from
Portland Tuesday. He is well re
covered from the operation he re
cently underwent.
The "Deestrict Skule" will be ren
dered In proper style at the skating
rink on Friday evening, Februnry ?.
The entertainment has been prepared
under the auspices of ths C. R. .So
ciety of the Congregational church,
and it should draw a large crowd.
Recorder Robinson's court was oc
cupied Wednesday with a "liquor to
minors" case, one young man of this
city being assessed $10 for passing
around a bottle to a few of his
younger brothers. This should be a
warning to go and sin no more.
Canipbell-Severanee.
The marriage of Mr. Roy Camp
bell, a prosperous young 'farmer of
Lexington, to Miss May Severance,
of Hardman was solemnized at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Severance. Rev. Lee
Sadler of Lexington performed the
cremony at high noon on Sunday,
February 4. The bride wore a dress
of white silk, attended by her sister
also in white.
These popular young people have
the congratulations of a host of
friends. ' '
Miss Mae Rea has returned to her
home in this city after visiting sever
al weeks at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Lillle Cohn in Pendleton.
According to the Pendleton Tri
bune, Umatilla county is assured of
six grain elevators for the bulk hand
ling of grain before another, harvest
season rools around-
0 Dr. Turner, the well kuown
"stj"' eye specialist of Portland will
be in Heppner again Friday, Feb.
2 3rd., at Palace Hotel. In lone Sat
urday February 24th. Dr. Turner is
a specialist of experience and stand
ing and you will make no mistake in
consulting him about your eyes and
glasses. Your eyes are the most pre
cious sense you have., and why not
have the best, when it costs you no
more to consult a specialist than it
does to consult those who make it
a side line. Headaches relieved,
cross eyes straightened, satisfaction
guaranteed. No charge for consul
tation or examination. Don't forget
the date. . . .
if LAIfil MADE
IS
Complainants Allege Service Is Ina
dequate, I'nfair, Unequal and
Discriminatory Matter Is
Placed Before Public Ser
vice Commission. ,
Formal complaint against the Pa
cific Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany has been placed before the pub
lic service commission of Oregon
The complaint is signed by Heppner
business men and sets forth condi
tions as they allege now exist in the
local phone service.
The complaint in part is as fol
lows: that the telephone service now
maintained and furnished to the
Heppner public by the Pacific Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company is ina
dequate, unfair, unequal and dis
criminatory, and that the subscribers .
thereof and the public at large do ,
not receive that to which they are
entitled and for which they pay. ; !
The complaint further sets forth
that the central office is located in
a drug store, the dimensions and '
arrangements of which make it im
possible for the public and patrons
ot the phone company to enjoy the
use ot the line in privacy, for the
reason that the booth is in im
mediate proximity to any one who
may be in the drug store, and that
the conversations are audible to any
one in the store. Complaint is also
made of the alleged off-time incon
venience in going from the operators
stations to the booth in the rear, be
ing a distance of about 65 feet. At
tention is called to the fact that no
benches or seats are provided for the
convenience and accomadatlon of pa
trons who are compelled to stand
during long waits. The complaint
describes the switch board now in use
in the local office as being a relic of
the past, antiquated and worn out
and thereby rendering good service
impossible. The complaint alleges
that it is due .to the antiquated
switch board that in a large degree
makes for a higher charge on long
distance calls.
The complaint alleges that the ope
rators are discourteous, unaccoma
dating and at times insulting. The
charges are said to be dlscrimatory
and unequal. The Commission is
asked to give the matter a hearing
and to fix regulations so as to give
a reasonable service.
The complaint is signed by the
First National Bank of Heppner, Gil
liam & Bisbee, Minor & Co., Patter
son & Son, and Phill Cohn. The
Complaint was filed last week with
the Public Service Commission of,
Oregon trough S. E. VanVactor, act
ing for the complainants.
WOOL CAR WILL VISIT
HEPPNER OH FEB. 24
U. S. and ). A. C. Will Run Special
on O-W. K. & X. and O. 8. L.,
February 10-March 8.
Corvallis, Ore., Feb. 6. A dem
onstration car to show all classes
of market wool in all stages from
the back of the animal to the back
of mankind, will be operated by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture and
the O. A. C. Extension Service over
the O-W. R. & N. and O. S. L. from
Vale to Madras, beginning Feb. 19
and closing March 3 A number of
sheep showing the different breeds
and types for profitable wool pro
duction will also be shown.
Ths purpose of this demonstra
tion is to acquaint range wool grow
er with the market demands and the
best methods of meeting them. It
will show him how to improve his
wool crop by breeding and manage
ment, and how to handle the clip
to get the maximum profits. The
present high prices for wools offer
a most opportune time to adapt wool
production to market requirements.
The demonstration will be con
ducted by V. O. McWhorter, ot the
U. S. Bureau of Animal Husbandry,
and Prof. O. M. Nelson, sheep spec
alist of the State College, with coun
ty agricultural agents assisting. Fol
lowing is the Itinerary:
Vale. Feb. 19; Baker, 20; Enter
prise, 21 and 22; Arlington, 23;
Heppner, 24; Condon, 26; Madras,
27; La Grande, Mar. 2; and Pendle
ton, March 3.
Word has been received by rela
tives in this city, that E. C. Maddock.
who was recently taken to a Port
land hospital for treatment, is recov
ering rapidly. His wife writes that
he will be able to leave the hospital
in about two weeks.
AO!!
1 1 CO