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VOL. 33, NO. 49
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1917
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
FULL TEXT OF
HEW ROAD BILL
House Bill 550, Paving Way for Road
. , Taviiig Is Referred to the Peo
pie for Special Vote.
An Act to provide for the construc
tion of roads and highways in the
state of Oregon; to provide for the
Issuance of bonds by the State of Ore
gon to raise money to carry out the
purposes of this Act; to authorize the
State Highway Commission to take
such action and perform such duties
as may be necessary to meet the re
quirements of this Act; to designate
and authorize the construction of cer
tain hard-surfaced highways and cer
tain post roads and forest roads,
"and to provide for other post roads
and forest roads; to provide for the
letting of contracts for the construc
tion, paving and maintenance of
roads and highways, to make the sur
plus arising from the fees collected
uqder House Bill No.' 5 09 of the pre
sent legislative session a fund under
the jurisdiction of the State Highway
Commission with which to pay inter
est and principal on bonded indebted
ness of the State, contracted by the
State for road purposes, and other
lawful claims incurred by said com
mission, and to provide for modifying
the terms of House Bill No. 21 pass
ed by the 29th Legislative Assembly
of the State of Oregon, and to pro
vide for submitting this Act to the
people, and for the calling of a spe
cial election therefor, and declaring
an emergency."
Be it Enacted by the People of the
State of Oregon.
, Section 1. The State Highway
Commission Is hereby authorized,
empowered and directed, during the
next five years to sell the bonds of the
State of Oregon as hereinafter pro
vided, in an amount sufficient to raise
enough money to meet the require
ments of this Act.
Provided, that not more than
$1,000,000 in bonds ahall be issued
hereunder during the year 1917,
and that not more than $2,000,000 in
addition to any surplus unissued or
unexpended out of the $1,000,000
authorized for the year 1917, shall
be Issued during the year 1918.
Section 2. The State Highway
Commission is hereby authorized,
empowered and directed to enter In
to such contracts, appoint such offi
cials, and do any other act or thing
necessary to fully meet the require
ments of this Act. v
Section 3. The Attorney General
shall, under the direction of the State
Highway Commission, prepare a form
of Interest-bearing gold bonds of the
State of Oregon, to be sold in order
to provide funds for the carriyng out
of the purposes of this Act. Said
bonds shall be numbered serially, be
ginning at Number 1, and shall be
payable in the order oi their is
suance. Said State Highway Com
mission is hereby authorized, empow
ered and directed to issue bonds of
the State of Oregon for the purpose
of carrying out the provisions of this
Act in an 1 amount not exceeding
$(000,000.00, of which sum, at least
$600,000 shall be Issued In denom
' inatlons of $500 each or less. The
bonds issued In any year under the
provisions of thlB Act shall be pay
able one-twentieth each year, com
mencing with the sixth year after the
issuance thereof. One-half of the
boh (1 3 payable each year shall be pay
able on the 1st day of April and the
other half on the 1st day of Octo
ber. Each bond shall bear upon Us
face a statement showing the date of
its maturity. Said bonds shall bear
Interest at the rate of four per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually bn
April 1st and October 1st. Principal
and interest on said bonds shall be
payable at the office of the State
Treasurer at Salem, Oregon, and if
said State Highway Commission shall
so direct, said bonds may also pro
vide for payment at some other place.
Said bonds shall be in a form em
bodying an absolute promise of the
State of Oregon to pay the amount
thereof in gold coin of the United
States of America of the value and
"weight and fineness of the date of
such bond, and shall be In such de
nominations as the State Highway
Commission shall elect. They shall
he signed by the Govennor, Secretary
of State and State Treasurer. Said
bonds shall bear coupons evidencing
the Interest to become due thereon
for each Installment of such Interest,
'upon which shall be printed the fac
simile of the signature of said offi
cers. Said Commission may at Its op
tion, cause a part or all of said bonds
to be payable to the purchaser there
of and register the name of such pur-
(Continued on page six.)
Boardman
. The state highway engineers ar
rived in Boardman last Thursday.
The crew consists of eleven men. O.
Bennett is chief engineer. Mr. Ben
nett went to Hermiston Sunday.
S. C. Mack took a party of ladies
out for a joy ride last Wednesday.
The party consisted of Mrs. O. H.
Warner, Mrs. Alta Howard, Mrs.
Klitz and Mrs. Mack.
C. G. Blayden and O. H. Warner
are putting up a tent farm to ac
comodate the engineers.
C. C. Paine and G. C. Blayden
drove down to Castle Rock Friday
afternoon.
The school children gave a very
interesting program on Washington's
birthday. Quite a number of ladies
were present. The Wand drill was
especially well given, the children do
ing their parts splendidly.
C. W. Burton came up from Port
land Saturday to look over the pro
ject. He will stay until the snow is
gone in order to get a better look at
the land.
The O. W. R. & N. Co.. has re
ceived another car of cinders and the
section men are busy scattering them
about the depot grounds.
Chas. Hango returned from Hood
River Friday.
Jack,Gorham was down from Her
miston Saturday and took dinner at
the Boardman hotel. ,
Chas. Nizer has returned from a
visit to Chicago. Mr. Nizer filed on
a homestead here In December.
Carl Voyen went up to Hermiston
Friday on the early morning train.
Mrs. S. C. Mack and Miss Clara
Voyen went up to Hermiston Satur
day, returning Sunday.
E. W. Mack was down from Her
miston Thursday.
"King" Ferd Emberger was a visi
tor in Hermiston Friday.
L
The athletic association of the
Heppner High school will hold an
other one of their enjoyable smokers
In the Fair pavilion on Friday even
ing March 16. These "smokless
smokers" have proven a big success
In the past and a big crowd Is anti
cipated 'for the next event.
The smoker will be featured by a
match between Harry Groshen of this
city and Bauman of Lexington.
These two mat men met In a handi
cap match on a previous occasion and
Groshen won, Bauman having agreed
to throw Groshen three times in one
hour, which he failed to do. This
match will be held under the same
conditions.
There will be other events to a
muse and entertain as well as to
educate.. Boxing shadow boxing and
new comic stunts have been placed
on the fan's menu card and every
thing will be done with a view to
please the most critical, is the an
nouncement made by those who have
the affair in charge. . It is expected
that a large crowd will be present
from both lone and Lexington.
Industrial Club Gave Good Program.
The Industrial Club program Mon
day evening filled every seat in
high school auditorium. The kin
derpolka directed by Laurannah Gro
shens and the gun drill by Clara
Brown were very well done, which
shows a growing ability among the
students to manage their own pro
grams. The piano numbers by
Gladys Brown and Mary Clark were
very satisfactory and Neva Chldsey
sang as pleasingly as she always does.
Loa Brlggs accompanies so well that
we forgot to give her due credit for
making the solos and drills so suc
cessful. Mr. Lamb, of the Oregon Agricul
tural College gave the older folks a
great many valuable pointers on the
care of chickens. He also amused
the younger folks by Illustrations
such as the negro's belief that chick
ens have different qualities, the white
being easier to find in the dark, and
the black easier to carry away and
hide. Some of the particularly apll
cable data may be included in the
paper given In the afternoon of the
9th of March at the literary program
presented by Edgar Copenhaver, who
Is getting to be a thorough student
of the poultry business.
Alfalfa Seed.
We have on hand a considerable
quantity of highest quality -alfalfa
seed. Get your orders in early If
you want any.
Heppner Milling Co.
ELK'S BALL WAS
THE BEST EVER
Visitors Loud in Praise of Treatment
Accorded Them On Recent Visit
Class of Twenty Initiated
Into The Order.
The Elk's Annual Ball, which was
held In this city last Thursday even
ing, was one of the most brilliant af
fairs socially ever held in the city.
The Fair Pavilion, where the ball
was held, was prettily decorated in
the colors of the lodge, purple and
white. Yet the spirit of the day was
not overlooked, and here and there
flashed the colors of Old Glory and
a large picture of George Washington
adorned the south end of the build
ing. A cozy appearance was pre
sented in the large dance hall with
the draping of Indian robes on the
benches. Considerable work was al
so expended in arranging suitable
dressing rooms tor the ladies.
A feature of the ball that took well
was the supper, served buffet style by
a number of Heppner girls of the
younger set, from the south end of
the pavilion. . . . "'
Parson's Orchestra of Portland,
which furnished the music, was the
subject for many favorable comments
during the course of the evening.
The music was enjoyed by everyone
and the praise which Mr. Parson's
received on this occasion has been
the means of Inducing him to return
with his musicians for a dance at a
later date.
Upon the arrival of the special train
from Condon, the members of Hepp
ner lodge No. 358 went at once to the
lodge room, where they were kept
busy with lodge work until about
9:30 p. m. Twenty candidates were
Initiated into the order, some of them
from Lone Rock, Fossil and Condon,
ure, after the arrival of the train,
The parade was an enjoyable fea
and the visitors were given to under
stand immediately after their arrival
that there was something doing every
minute. . ' . -.
: More than one. hundred people
wera en board the special train rhen
It arrived in this city."
The Federated Church.
The theme for the morning ser
mon at the Federated church will be:
"Strongholds," and in the evening,
"Strength Clothed In Beauty." You
are cordially Invited to share in the
services with us. Come out and get
something new to think about one
day In the week.
H. A. NOYES, Pastor.
Christian Church.
Subject of the morning sermon:
"America's Greatest Opportunity."
Evening: "The Power of Thought."
turner b. Mcdonald, .
Pastor.
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
COMING TO HEPPNER
Two big spclal attractions are
coming to the Opera House on March
11th and March 14th. The first is
the big song play of Hawaii, "My
Honolulu Girl." This story of love
and hate, inspiring loyalty to the flag,
home and country, is staged with all
special scenery and new electrical
effects. It is booked as a real show
tor real people by real people and Is
not a motion picture.
The second big attraction is the
Willamette University Glee Club, con
sisting of 16 college men with pep.
Their concert will consist of college
songs, readings, impersonations and
stunts, darktown lullabys and melo
dies. A special feature of the concert
will be the appearance of the Willam
ette Imperial Quartette.
The Glee Club Is on a tour which
will take them 2000 miles into East
ern Oregon, Washington and Idaho
and will last six weeks. The Club
travels in their own special car.
Farmers Organize For Loan.
On Saturday, the 4th day of Feb
ruary, 1917, The lone National Farm
Loan Association, was formed at lone
Oregon with a membership of twenty.
They will ask for over $50,000.00 as
initial loan. The officers elected are
President, C. M. Schrlver; Vice-President,
E. H. Turner, and Secretary
Treasurer, F. H. Robinson. Board
of Directors, C. M. Schrlver, L. P.
Davidson, E. H. Turner, A. B. Strait
and B. F. Akers. Appraisers named
by the Board of Directors, B. F.
Thompson, and Chas. Gray, of Lex
ington, and F. H. Wilson, of lone.
Charter will be issued immediately
after March 1st, when the Associa
tion will be In position to accept ap
plications for Farm Loans.
Fayne Coshow of lone spent a few
days in Heppner this week.
MANY IMPROVE
MENTS TO BE MADE
Thousands of Dollars will be Spent
Improving Business Blocks.
Work Soon Under Way.
During the present year thousands
of dollars will be spent in Heppner
in new buildings and improvements.
Actual work will start with the open
fig of Spring.
Probably the biggest item of im
provement will be the remodelling of
the First National ... Bank building
which will cost approximately $10,- j
000. Plans of the architect have been
completed for sometime and the re
modeling work has only been delayed
on account of the inclement weather.
From the plana, when completed,
Heppner will have one of the finest
bank buildings in the State. The
entire brick structure will be occupi
ed for banking quarters and the out
side of the building will be materially
changed. There will be one large
front entrance in the middle facing
on Main street, thus eliminating the
corner doors. C. C. Robbins of Port
land drew up the plans for the new"
building. ..
Another improtant improvement
which will mean much to Heppner,
and especially to the traveling public,
is the remodeling of the Palace hotel.
This work is already under way and
will mean the expenditure of several
thousand dollars before the work is
finished. It will mean the complete
finishing of the basement, which has
already been leased to a commercial
enterprise, the removal of the lob
By from the corner of the lower floor
to the middle room which at the pre
sent time is occupied by a billard and
pool hall and a complete change in
the manner of accendency to the up
per floors. The stair way now lead
ing to the upper floors will be elimin
ated and in their stead, a new en
trance will lead up directly from the
new jobby. The proposed change
will also alter the entrance Into the
dinniijg mom, since all hallways on
the first floor will be eliminated. -
Manager Wilklns has in view, the
conservation of every, available foot
of floor space, realizing that there has
been much waste under present con
ditions. The plans as outlined will
make a wonderful and effective
change in the appearance and con
venience of things generally In the
hotel, making that hostelry modern
and more efficient Work of remodel
ing the first floor will commence as
soon as the workmen 'have completed
the task of laying the concrete floors
and making other Improvements in
the basement.
Many rumors are in the air regard
ing other new business structures and
residences which wilt probably ma
terialize at a later date.
MISSIONARY SOCIETIES
HOLD JOINT MEETING
A delightful occasion was the joint
meeting of the missionary societies
of the Federated and Christian
churches held in the parlors of the
Federated Church on Tuesday after
noon. The program was given by
the ladies of the C. W. B. M. of the
Christian church, and was opened by
reading of the scriptures and prayer
by Mrs. J. L. Simpson. A mission
ary conference, conducted by Mrs. C.
L. Keithley and participated in by a
number of women, brought out the
great work being accomplished on
the various mission fields and im
pressed a lesson on those who failed
to grasp the missionary spirit. Mrs.
J. W. Beamer and Miss Leta Hum
phreys each entertained with a
choice and appropriate reading and
Mrs. Frank Turner sang. The meet
ing was very largely attended, 85 be
ing present, and the program was
greatly enjoyed. The Ladies of the
Federated Society served a dainty
lunch, at the conclusion of the pro
gram, and a social hour was spent,
this latter being by no means- the
lesser part of the afternoon's enter
tainment. The home talent 'entertainment at
the high school auditorium on Wed
nesday evening, which was given for
the benefit of the lyceum course def
icit, was fairly well attended. The
feature of the evening's entertain
ment was the readings by Mrs. Ber
wick. This gifted woman appeared
in a number of well known selections,
both humorous and serious. Her im
personations seemed to us perfect,
and her final effort, a selection from
"The Call of the Wild" was the cli
max of an enjoyable program.
The other numbers of the program
were good and displayed the fact that
Heppner has some real talent which
should be encouraged to even greater
development.
Morgan
Wm. Palmateer who spent several
weeks In the Valley, returned home
about a week ago.
Misa Winnie Palmateer of Silver
ton, a sister of Oral Palmateer is
visiting with her cousin, Mrs. H. O.
Ely.
Mrs. Yola Haas,, who has been
spending the winter with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Benedict, returned to
her home in Portland Monday.
Mrs. Myrtle Swift and son arrived
In Morgan last week. Mrs. Swift
will keep house for Geo. N. Ely.
Bert, Oral and Winnie Palmateer
and Echo Glthens spent a very pleas
and afternoon at the home of Paul
Troedson Sunday.
A very pleasant party was given by
Mr. and Mrs. Sorenson at their home
Saturday evening. ' The evening was
spent In cards and music. A very
dainty lunch was served.
The new telephone line that con
nects Morgan with Jone, is complet
ed. Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook and daugh
ter, Mildred of North Plains arrived
in Morgan Saturday to take charge
of the postoffice.
Mrs. Ackerman left for her home
In Pendleton Monday. Her daugh
ter Lillian will leave Friday.
E. A. Sharon, grand secretary of
the I. O. O. F. of Oregon, visited the
Odd Fellows Lodge at Morgan last
Thursday night. A number from
lone attended.
The next literary meeting will be
held at Morgan Marfli 2.
Miss Lera Glthens and Victor Ston
leigh were sleigh riding through the
streets of Morgan Sunday.
Anyone knowing the present
whereabouts of Laurry Redifer will
confer a favor upon the editor by
sending his address to the Gazette
Times office.
IS
l!El'J IMGfflT
The Morrow County Creamery
Company is now under new manage
ment. During the past week the re
mainder of the capital stock has been
sold and the entire Indebtedness of
the company has been paid off. It
begins today with a new butter mak
er, 'Arthur Davis, a man who has
had fourteen years experience In but
ter making. He comes from the
Townsend Creamery Co., of Portland.
John Bush has taken considerable
stock in the creamery and will be ac
tively engaged in the management of
the concern and will work toward the
success of the enterprise. Mr. Bush
Is a young man of considerable na
tive ability and the creamery officials
feel that they are fortunate in get
ting him interested in the enterprise.
New machinery has been purchased
and the efficiency of the plant will be
worked up to a high point. Ten
months of operation has demonstrat
ed the success of such an institution
in. Heppner as well as a convenience
and a business proposition in which
the dairymen of Morrow county may
well be interested.
This office received this week a
pleasant call from S. A. Pattison, for
merly from Castle Rock, Wash., who
has assumed the management and
editorship of the Heppner Herald,
thereby succeeding George T. Pearce.
Mr. Pattison has had considerable
newspaper experience, although for
the last four years he has been en
gaged in farming. He formerly edi
ted the Condon Globe. Mr. Pattison
is a man with a pleasing appearance
and will undoubtedly prove a valu
able addition to the newspaper fra
ternity In Morrow county.
Scene From "The Fall of a
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IT
ML NOT OIE
Wide-A-Wake Members Sense Future
Responsibilities And Need For
Strong Organization C. L.
Sweek Elected I resi
dent For New Year.
The Heppner Commercial Club
will not die. This was the sense of
the meeting of the Club on Monday
evening and strong reviving steps
have been taken to nourish the or
ganizaztion back to full strength. '
The end of the old year came with
the Monday evening meeting and as
president A. M. Phelps announced
that he could not serve another year,
Calvin L. Sweek, was chosen as the
logical man for the position. Secre
tary Smead was retained for another
year.
S. E. Notson, who represented the
Club in the Legislature in behalf of
the Columbia Highway through this
section of Morrow county, made his
report. From the report, it is evi
dent that Mr. Notson and R. W.
Turner, who represented the farmers,
did some good work. When the road
bonding bill was first introduced,
there was only one highway through
the county designated. This route
was up the Columbia river from Ar
lington to Pendleton. By the time
the bill came up for passage the road
was specifically designated through
the towns of Arlineton. lone. Lex
ington and Heppner to Pendleton by
the way of Pilot Rock. The bill
was referred to the people for their
approval at a special election which
will be held on June 4.
Mr. Notson explained to some ex
tent, the working of the bill the man
ner in which the bonds would be met.
In the event they are voted, and just
wllflt nnllfV U'rtlllri ho niirauoil hv tha
State Highway Commission in spend
ing the money thus raised.
There will be another fund avail
able for permanent road building
which comes from the Shackelford-'
bill under Federal supervision. This
money wiu ue spent in improving ana
building poBt roads and roads leading
Into and through the National For
est Reserves.
Secretary Smead was instructed to
wire a night letter to representative
Sinnott and Senators Chamberlain
and Lane protesting against removal
by postoffice department of mail
clerk on the Heppner branch line. A
protest signed by practically every
patron on the Heppner branch line
will be forwarded to Washington at
once, in order that Congress may
have time to act upon the matter
during the present session. Slmiliar
protests are going into the depart
ment from all sections of the North
west, where the mail service is be
ing hampered and the efficiency de
creasd threugh the economy of the
postoffice department.
GRIM WINTER GETS
NEW GRIP ON BAKER
Baker, Or., Feb. 27 Baker is back
in the grip of Winter. This morning
early risers shivered in the chill of
a thermometer hovering a few de
grees above zero. A cold, . biting
wind swept the city all day. In the
late afternoon a heavy, steady fall
of snow began, with Indications that
It would continue throughout the
night. nU
This sudden switch back to wintery
weather is regarded with no little ap
prehension. The fuel supply locally
and in the territory tributary to.
Baker Is not expected to suffice
should the cold spell continue in
definitely, i
Before the Winter had developed
much Baker was hit by a severe coal
famine, the people finding relief only
in the use of briquets and soft coal.
Nation" at the Star Theater
CLUB
DECIDES