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VOL. 34, NO. 9.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1917.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
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CENSUS
WILL BE JUNE 5TH
Big Wool Clips Are
Now Being Moved
Nearly half a million pounds of the
spring clip of wool of this neighbor-
i hood hag already been sold by the
..... growers, and delivery to the Eastern
Governor Declares Legal Holiday For Kuver8 jg being made as fast as cars
All Males Between Ages of 21
and 80 Years to Kegis
j ter. Heavy Pen
1 alty for Failure. : .
I Governor Wlthycombe . has de
clared a legal holiday In Oregon for
Tuesday, June 5th, which, has been
designated as the "day on which the
war census will be taken. At that
can be secured
i Thomas Ross, local representative
t of Crimmins & Pierce, of Boston, has
' made the purchases. Prices are not
made public, but as all of the growers
'are men who could hold their entire
crop If so disposed, it Is certain that a
high price was paid lor the wool.
GRAND ARMY DEAD IRED.CROSS RALLY DAY
WILL BE REMEMBERED SATURDAY JUNE 9TH
Next Wednesday, May 30, is Dee
oration Day. It is a day primarily
set aside to pay a tribute of honor
and respect to the memory of those
departed veterans who struggled va
liantly in -their time, that the Union
might be preserved. I
In Masonic cemetery In this city,
there are graves of 28 departed menv
berg of ,the G. A. H. that will be
" i , ,, i ..... n v.. .1 l.-
Following are some of the largest spnuaiea wuu uowB. u muw wu
loU of wool purchased by Thomas no cne"BU luo cmur ul
0n thlc BAoonn Piihna Prna Oft I (leeCIS. - ' '
war ceuaua win uc won. nnn nniinrlii Antnna Vpv 90 000 Joe' Banj people uio uccbhiub uu uib
time every male in the State of Ore- 0JJl'iV to decorate the graves of their
son between the ages of 21 and 30
y;ears will be expected to register In
rils home precinct. This will include
all aliens as well as Americans. Jap
anese, Chinese, Italians, uermans,
Barney Doherty 65,000, James Carty departed , 7UTJr
40,000, H. E. Bartholomew 40,000,
R. B. Stanfleld 25,000, Frank Correa
15,000. Several small clips were al-
Kueae, uwese, nuuo, hanrtlpil hv Mr Ross
??L1f?:?.ean!nA!n,efL.00tr " Anfasfasbycarcanbe secured this
UUllUUHinittS WUU t uuv ucDiftUfticu,
must register.
will not overlook the last resting
Dlaces of the wearers of the Blue,
There will be enough flowers, to go I
around
The registration must take place
in the home precinct ot the man reg
istering. If you are not at home,
your registration card should be
filled out and forwarded to the sher
iff of your home county. The regu
lar voting places in each precinct win
be open on War Census Day from 7
o'clock, A. M. to 9 o'clock, P. M.
There is a penalty attached to the
registration order ,whlch will affect
Uiose who fail to register, or for giv
ing false, misleading or Incorrect an
swers. The penalty la imprisonment
in Jail and there is no alternative of
a fine.
1 The registration board in Morrow
county consists of George McDuffee,
sheriff, J. A. Waters, clerk and Dr.
H. T. Allison, county physician.
' The following registrars have been
appointed to serve in the varlouspre
cincts: Claud White, Alpine; Jack
Hynd, Cecil; J. E. Stevens, Dairy;
Oscar Keithley, Eight Mile; N. A.
Clark, Gentry; R. A. Farrens, Goose
berry; Wm. Ayers, Heppner; Peter
Susbauer, Irrlgon; John Brosnan,
Lena; Karl Beach, "Lexington; C. N.
Jones, Matteson; T. E. Chidsey, Mt.
Vernon; E. M. Shutt, North lone;
E. O. Neill, Pine City; E. J. Bris
tow, South lone; J. A. Gibbons, Cas
tle Rock and M. S. Maxwell, Parkers
Mill.
wool will be moved east. About 20
car loads have already been shipped.
Last week five cars went out, and six
cars have been loaded so far this
week.
Butter Creek Wool Moving.
Upper Butter creek wool Is begin
ning to come into the Pacific Coast
Warehouse for shipment to Portland
Shearing started this week at the
Boylen ranch, where close to 20,000
sheep are to be shorn. Shearing is
also under way at Lena.
Four large producers from that dis
trict wll bring in about 300,000
pounds of wool in the next fe,w
weeks fir shipment. They are:
Thomas Boylen, Wiglesworth and
Sons, Pendleton Sheep Co., and M.
S. Corrigall.
All nf the wnnl from these erow-
ers and some other smaller clips will , board of education will deliver the
Bishop O'Rielly Will Preach.
The Right Rev. Charles J. O'Reilly,
Bishop of the Baker City Diocese,
will officially visit St. Patrick's
church on Sunday, June 3. He will
preach at the second mass at 10:30
A. M., and in the afternoon will ad
minister the Sacrament ot Confirma
tion. After- the Confirmation ser
vices the A. O. H. and Ladles Auxil
iary will tender a reception to the
Bishop In the Odd Fellows Hall.
High School Entertainment.
' The Heppner high school will give
another of its . characteristic pro
grams at the Auditorium on Friday,
June 1, at 8 o'clock, in the evening.
The program will consist of music
a short play, patriotic drills and
tableaux.
At this time the chairman of the
' The Morrow County Chapter ot the
Red Croat have received their char
ter, and steps necessary to complete
the arganlzation are being taken. An
executive committee of twenty-live
members, representative citizens 'of
Morrow. county, was nominated at a
short : business meeting held in the
city, hall last evening. This com
mittee will be regularly elected at a
nasi meeting to be held next 'Wed
nesday evening at the same building.
We would urge all. those Interested
In this treat work to be present at
the meeting and help in confirming
jthe' nominations as made last eve
ning.; v ' - ' ' ,
; The Dig rally that has been
planned for some time, is scheduled
to tome off In Heppner on Saturday,
'June 9th, and preparations are be
ing made for a big day, when all cit
lzeas from over the county will be in
Heppner and help participate in the
festivities. The full program will be
announced in these columns next
week. Watch for It .
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George W. Dykstra, pioneer farm
er of the south end, was In the city
Monday attending to matters ot bus
iness and greeting old friends. He
be sent to Portland as fast as cars
can be provided, and will there be
stored by the Columbia Basin Ware
house for later sale. Echo News.
FOR SALE 160 acres good deep
soil. Plenty of water within half
mile. Known as the John W. All
Btott timber culture, 1 imles east
of R. E. Allstott's. Reason for Bale, G Lawier, of Walla Walla. Mr. Ash-1
diplomas to the graduates,
This will be the most important
school funotion of the year and
worth your while to attend. The
drills and tableaux will be an Inspir
ation in patriotism. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
F. M. Ashbaugh has sold his e&
ond-hand store on Main street to J
to settle up the estate in full. Will
sell with .or without crop. For fur
ther particulars see R. E. of J. O.
Altstott, Heppner, Oregon.
Mrs. Gist and daughter, who have
been visiting in and about lone for
says conditions are good- in his sec- the past week, departed for their
tlon, although somewhat backward, home at Bend last Wednesday.
baugh expects to enlist In the army,
and for that reason has been dispos
ing of his business interests. Echo
News. ''
E. R. Lundell motored to Hepp-j.4
ner last Tuesday, where he had soma
different teachers In the lone
safool left for their homes last Sun
da morning.
; 41r8. McNamer, the wife of our ge
nial butcher, was a passenger to
Portland last Sunday.
Mrs. C. C. Chick motored over to
Arlington last Sunday, taking the
trin there to Portland.
iWe see Frank Cronan driving
tfeand new clover-leaf Dort' these
days. He bought it from E. R. Lun-
deU ,
Chas. Nord was a passenger to
Portland one day last week, where
hte will view the sights for a few
days. '
I J. H. Bryson and wife motored
'oyer, to Pendleton last Sunday. They
brought Henry Halvorsen home with
tyiem.
v. Mrs. J. H. Wilt was suddenly
.tailed to Portland Thursday of last
'fceek on account ot the illness of her
in
Alstott Fully Intends
To Raise Goats Here
May 21, 1917.
Heppner Gazette-Times:
I wish a line please, in your much
appreciated paper. Having let a
small difference keep me from mak
ing a good sheep deal wtth my broth
er. Bob, I wish to state to- the farm
ers of Heppner I. am on my way to
Goatville. About the only differ
ence In Bob's deal and mine was that
Bob's- deal was alt sheep and mine
Was all goats.-
I have my neck bowed to try the
goat system out, here, this, summer.
It is too cool to winter here, I think.
1 have made arrangements to sum-
tier, on the; forks of Rock creek and
then arm towards Heppner as the
hot weather ceases. I will try to
mane sausiaciory irao.es witn you
farmers who have more waste and
tweeds' than livestock. . When this
band of goats (if I can make the
riffle on getting them) goes to mar
ket yon men will have before you
in this paper, full details of the whole
deal, let It be good or bad. So now
don't yon men be too bard to touch
off when I come around with the
goats. And to keep the women quiet
I will vouch full pay for every time
I let' a goat scrub his horns up and
down on your choice apple tree. I
will be there with my dog and get
busy as a bee to protect your pansy
garden from the wilting ot their
breath. If they get to be intruders
I will slay them right and lett. 1
pawn my .word and honor I know
that I can see and will pay all dam.
age what'er it may be.
So in conclusion I expect to get
suitable fields and let them clean the
weeds off your summerfallow which
may be in connection. I hope the
high tide of farm prosperity to stand
on a level . until we all get back our
loss. Let us not want higher prices.
We might get top heavy and cause
an upset. So luck to all.
J. O. ALLSTOTT.
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Edgar A. Stevens of Portland is Pur
cliaser of 500 Acres of Wheat '
Land. Sale Includes Person
al Property and Trans
fer of Lease.
Another deal in Morrow county
real estate to be recorded this week
is the sale of 500. acres of fine wheat
land belonging to Dan Hanshew to
Edgar A. Stevens, a Portland insur
ance man.
Mr. Stevens has already taken pos
session of the ranch and has placed
R. N. Morrison of Portland In crarge
ot the farming. The sale ot the
ranch included several hundred acres
of grain, which is now up and grow-'
ing fine. Practically all the personal
property was also Included In the
deal.
Mr. Stevens takes over the lease
formerly held by Mr. Hanshew of the
John Campbell land' which adjoins
the Hanshew property on the north'
and west. It is understood that the
consideration was In the neighbor-:
hood of $25,000. The sale was
made through Smead & Crawford,
local real estate firm.
Mr. Hanshew made money farming -In
the Black Horse section and it is
only on account of his wife's health
that he Is selling out at this time.
He has not fully decided where he
will locate, but it is possible he will ,
move to the Willamette valley where
he now owns a farm. ?
aughter.
Mr. Dodson, our big, good-natured
business "matters that needed atteniarpenter. went to The Dalles last
yon , , jjj!ay wliere he had spine business
to attend to.
FOURTH ANNUAL
MORROW COUNTY FARMERS'
UNION PICNIC
At Fair Grounds, Heppner
SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1917
A Program of Education and Entertainment
PARSON'S NOVELTY ORCHESTRA of Port
land will furnish music during the day. They are
worth coming miles to hear.
Hear a thorough discussion of the Road
Bonding Issue.
Prominent speakers will talk on both sides of
this important question. All measures on Special
Election Ballot will be discussed and explained.
Big Dinner on Grounds at Noon
Everyone is invited to come with a well-filled
basket and enjoy a day of education and recreation
Miss Beatrice Sperry was a pas
senger to Brownsville last week,
where she will spend the summer
with relatives.
C. B. Sperry and son Wayne were
passengers to Portland last week,
where C. B. will attend the grand
lodge sessions.
Mrs. Mitchell, who is dress mak
ing at lone, returned from The
Dalles last Tuesday evening after a
short visit down there.
J. P. Louy, one of our old timers,
came into lone on last Sunday's
train and will spend a tew days re
newing old acquaintances.
Mr. and Mrs. Olden, from down
in the Valley, came in on last Fri
day's train and are visiting with
their son John on Rhea creek.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Schriver left
on last Tuesday's train for Iowa
where they will spend a few weeks
renewing old acquaintances.
Mrs. Delia Corson and son Eld-
rid went to Portland last Sunday
where Mrs. Corson will attend the
Rebecca lodge doings.
Dr. Chick motored to Arlington
one day last week, taking the train
from there to Portland where bust
ness duties called him.
Ruby Reed, who has been here in
lone with her sister, Mrs. Carl Yount
for several months, returned to her
home at Idaho last week.
John Kiehn, one of our near lone
farmers, was a passenger to Spokane
Wednesday of last week, where he
will remain for a few days.
Mary Bacon and kua Akers were
passengers last week to Idaho where
they will visit with their sister, Mrs.
Watson, for a month of so.
Dr. Maple, of The Dalles, gave the
graduates a very fine talk at the
skating rink Friday night of last
week; The graduating exercises
were held at the same place.
Bill Lawson, chief side-kick for C.
B. Sperry about the warehouse, went
down to Portland the latter parfof
last week to spend a few days.
Mi-s. French Burroughs was called
to Portland last . week on account ot
the illness of her sister-in-law. We
learned later that she died. De
ceased used to live here, being Mrs.
Bud Halney.
Mat Halvorsen has been ailing for
some time and it seemed hard to get
anything to make him feel better,
but Dr. Bryson prescribed a new
Ford for him and he is now on the
road to recovery.
The High School manual training
exhibit was on display several days
last week at the Wilmot building.
There was a varied assortment ot
tables, desks, chairs, couches and sev
eral other pieces of nice furniture,
and a nice assortment of fancy goods.
The work was all done by the stu
dents of the school and were enjoyed
by all who had time to look them
? Pine Farm to Trade.
420 acres on the Columbia River,
IS miles from Portland; 300 acres
cultivated; All level, first class river
bottom soil; Good 8-room house,
barn for 75 cows and horses, 2 hay
barns and silo, good 4-room tenant
house. Place is all fenced, 2 acre
bearing orchard, crop all in. Com
plete set ot farm tools and dairy
equipment. About 70 acres alfalfa
land, lots of other good hay land and
abundance of pasture. The follow
ing stock goes with place: 62 cows.
21 j-yrjroio; heifers, 3 2-yr.-old steers
2 bulls, 6 work horses, 1 pony. 4 i
hogs, 37 chickens. Will trade this
ranch for wheat land. Price $55,000. 1
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Campbell have
left for a visit with friends In and
near Spokane. They expect to return 1
about June 1. .
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keene were ;
Walla Walla and LaGrande visitors
a short time ago.
The high water did quite a bit of ?
damage In the Social Ridge district.
Three cords of wood and a buggy ;
were washed away from the Earl
Eskelson ranch. W. T. Campbell's
and J. P. Stockard's cabins washed
away and the wind mill on the Mrs.
Sadie Lewis place was smashed and "
partly carried away. ;
Howard Lane of Lexington was a
Wednesday business visitor in Hepp- .
ner..
RALPH ACKLEY, ,287 Wash. St., ' uZ'lio j"o1n
roruana, ure. li "7. T. i,, w w
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Several New Cars Sold.
During the past week Albert Bow-
ker at the Heppner Garage has de
livered a number of cars to new own
ers In Morrow county. Peter Far
ley and John McDevltt of Heppner
and Ellis Minor of Cvcll have re
ceived Fords and Wes Stevens and
O. G. Stevens of Hardman have each
bought Buick Fours.
Mr. Bowker received a car load of
Buicks Saturday 'and Is busy at the
present time making deliveries. He
has a car load of Hupmoblles on the
road that should reach Heppner any
day this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Newlon of the
Newlon Artesian Farm were in the
city from their north Lexington home
Monday.
only a short time but has made many
friends among the young people.
Mr. and Mrs. Weigel returned from
Portland a week ago Sunday, where
they spent two weeks visiting. Mr.
Weigel Is manager ot the local yaras
of the Tuin-A-Lum Lumber Co.
Nat Shaw, extensive farmer of the
Clarks Canyon country was doing
business in Heppner on Saturday.
Mr. Shaw states that wheat is grow
ing rapidly in his section but that
barley does not seem to be prosper
ing quite so well, owing, perhaps, to
the cool weather. He looks for a
bumper crop this season.
Not gone or going, but here to
stay. DR. D. R. HAYLOR. Heppner,
Ore. Permanently Located.
Announcement
HE PALACE HOTEL MANAGEMENT
wishes to announce to its patrons and
friends, that on and after the 2nd dr.y of
June, 1917, the Hotel Lobby will be in what used
to be the Bar Room. The entrance will be in the
front of the Hotel instead of the corner. The
side door. will be closed. The Grill Room will
have an entrance from" the side street so that
our patrons can get in and out of the Grill Room
without going through the Lobby.
PARSON'S ORCHESTRA will furnish mu
sic for dinner and supper on above date at which
time we would appreciate the opportunity to
show the people of Heppner and Morrow Coun
ty some of our improvements which we think is
a benefit to us and the general public.
We extend a cordial invitation to one and
alL The Palace Hotel Co.,
By J. L. WILKINS, Mgr.
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