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VOL. 34, NO. 11.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
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Fifty Per Cent Vote Cast in Speclul
Klectlon Road Bonding Measure
Badly Beaten in 'County
'. Penitentiary Bill Defeated.
Morrow county voters cast far
more negative than affirmative votes
at the special election held last Mon
day. Only one proposed measure re
ceived the endorsement of local vo
ters. The lucky bill was that one
which would require election of city,
town and state officers at the same
time. The final count on this meas
ure stood 618 yes and 300 no.
The most badly defeated measure
was that one limiting the number of
bills Introduced and Increasing the
pay of legislators. This measure was
unmercifully snowed under in the
county, there being only, 136 affirma
tive votes cast as against 769.
The Road Bond Bill, around which
most of the interest of the election
seemed to center, was defeated In the
county by 185 votes. It was believed
all the time that the vote on this
measure would be close here. The
farming element was pretty solid
farming element was pretty well
lined up against the bill, although
the result shows that they did not
vote solidly against it.
All other measures on the ballot
received a discouraging vote in this
county.
, About fifty per cent of the normal
vote of the county was cast at the
election Monday.
Kpencer Akers Buys More Land.
Spencer Akers of this city has
bought 400 acres of fine wheat land
from Chas. Valentine. The land Is
situated six miles below Heppner and
is only a part of Mr. Valentine's hold
ings. Mr. Valentine has been farm
ing with his son but inasmuch as he
expects his son to be called for wor
duty at any time, he is preparing to
meet all emergencies and will now
be in a position to farm his remain
ing 640 acres without hiring very
much help,
In the land purchased, there are
200 acres of wheat that is up and
growing fine. Mr. Akers expects an
excellent yield this year. He recent
ly purchased a piece of farm land
north of lone which he has sown to
barley. This also will make a good
yield, according to Mr. Akers.
Liberty Loan Campaign
To Open Here June 16
Heppner will be thoroughly aroused
to the Liberty Loan situation on Sat
urday evening, June 16. At that time
the people of this community will be
addressed by P. A. Freeman, vice
president of the Lumbermen's Trust
Co., Portland; C. C. Chapman, editor
of the Oregon Voter and S. H. Clout
ier, manager of the Multnomah Hotel
Co., of Portland.
To date but little interest has been
displayed by Heppner people in re
gard to the Liberty Loan. Many peo
ple have an Idea that only capitalists
are investing in the loan, but such Is
not the case. In fact, it is the peo
ple's loan pure and simple. The gov
ernment desires to get as many ten,
twenty, fifty and hundred dollar buy
ers at possible. There is little doubt
but what Heppner people will re
spond more readily than they have,
after hearing what these gentlemen
from Portland have to say. The pa
triotic ddty now confronting them
will be made more obvious than ever.
Its a time for every man with the
means to loosen up his purse strings
to a generous degree.
ASKS STORES TO CLOSE
The Committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the Red Cross meet
ings to be held next Saturday desire
that all citizens of Heppner attend
both the morning, and afternoon
meetings, but realize that it will not
be convenient for the business houses
to close in the forenoon. In order
that all may attend in the afternoon,
It is therefore suggested that all
places of business be closed at noon
and remain closed until the close of
the afternoon program, which will
be about 5 o'clock. I, therefore, re
spectfully request all the business
houses to close at noon on Saturday,
June 9, and to remain closed until
the close of the afternoon progralu.
S. E. NOTSON, Mayor, r
TURNER . COE
On Sunday June the third, at nine
o'clock A. M., Mr. Loy M. Turner and
Mary Ella Coe were united in the
matrimonial bonds, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Turner; Turner
B. MacDonald officiating. .
The groom, who is county survey
or, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Turner and is well known in the
community. The bride is also well
known having been a teacher in the
public schools of Heppner for some
time.
Just preceding the ceremony, Mrs.
R. J. Vaughn sang, "I Love You
Truly." Following the song the con
tracting parties marched into the par
lor to the music of the wedding
march, played by Mrs. Virginia Tur
ner. The bride was very becomingly
attired and carried a shower bouquet
of while lilacs. The groom was
dressed in the costume usual on such
occasions. After the words which
united the happy couple were spoken,
and congratulations received, Mrs.
Frank Turner sang, "My Lover is a
Weaver."
A dainty lunch was served and the
bride and groom started by auto for
Pendleton to spend a few days of
their honeymoon.
They will make their home In Hep
pner where their many friends hope
they will spend many prosperous and
happy years.
The following guests were presett:
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Turner, Mr. and
Mrs. McCarty, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Vau-
Ighan, Mr., and Mrs. Frank Turner,
' Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Turner, Miss
Casey, Mr. Prultt Cox, Mrs. Eva
I Crawford, Miss Lena Mize, Miss
Muriel McCarty, Sam Turner, Harry
Turner, John Turner, Anita Turner.
Telephone Company Moves.
During the past week, the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph Co. have
been busy moving their office from
the Humphreys Drug Co. into their
quarters in the new Roberts building
which was put up especially for the
company. , ,
Due to the new equipment which
has been installed and the added
switch board, the patrons of the com
pany are assured better service than
ever before.
Max Gorfkle, proprietor of the
Eastern Hide & Junk Co., was in the
city on business today.
Man and wife want work on, ranch.
Inquire this office.
MILDRED ALLISON PECK.
Mrs. Mildred Allison Peck, wife
of George N. Peck, young farmer near
Lexington, died at the St. Anthony
hospital In Pendleton Tuesday morn
ing, following the birth, of a daugh
ter last Wednesday.
Mrs. Peck was not quite twenty
two years of age at the time of
death. She came out from the Mid
dle West with her mother and broth
er, Dr. H. T. Allison only a few years
ago. She graduated in the 1914
class from the Heppner High school,
and last year was married to George
N. Peck, a member of the same class
in high school.
Mrs. Peck was a young woman of
high qualities and a pleasing person
ality' above all. Her death Is a shock
to her friends and relatives.
The funeral was held in Heppner
from the Masonic Temple this, Thurs
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev.
Lee Sadler of Lexington conducted
the services and interment was1 in the
Masonic cemetery.
Auto Entries at Gurdane's
The committee on auto racing for
Saturday's program have arranged
to take entries at the store of Gur
dane & Son. A board will be put up
there and all owners who desire to
enter their Fords in the big, free for
all Ford race, will register at this
place.
Dr. Gunster
Graduate Veterinarian
at
PATTERSON & SON
Drug Store
THE BED CROSS
CROSS MY
Heppner, Saturday, June gth
program; "
Fair Pavilion, 10:30, A. M.
Invocation -Rev. H. A. Noyea
Address l...Hon. & E. Notson
Patriotic Song Chorus
Address, "The Red Cross" Hon. J. Alger Fee
AFTERNOON
, Grand Parade at 1:30 sharp, j
f Fair Pavilion, Immediately Following Parade
Patriotic Song Chorus
Song Male Quartette
Patriotic Reading... .Airs. Ellis Minor
Patriotic Song Chorus
Address ..Hon. S. E. Van Vactor
Patriotic Song -- '..Chorus
Closing Prayer Rev. Turner B. MacDonald
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ROAD BOND BILL
CARRIES IN STATE
Multnomah County Gives Measure
Sufficient Support For It to Win.
Prison Bill Is Defeated. Port
Measure Wins by 13,000.
"Complete returns from the entire
state with the exception of four coun
ties, give the road bond issue a ma
jority of nearly 20,000. It is believed
that the final total may reach 25,000,
as a majority vote cast In favor of the
$6,OOoToOO bond issue.
The amendment to authorize ports
to encourage water transportation
by subsidies when approved by the
voters of a port district, is a measure
that Is coming out victorious. In
complete returns on this measure
give it a lead of 13,984.
Probably what will prove the most
popular measure on the ballot is the
proposition to combine city and state
elections. .All returns are not yet
in, but the incomplete figures give
this measure a majority of 29,350
The other successful measure appears
at this time to be the Unlfrfrm Tax
bill.
The defeated measures are the
Limiting Bills In Legislature and In
creasing Pay of Legislators measure,
the Declaration Against Implied Re
peal, and the measure calling for a
$400,000 tax levy with which to
build a new penitentiary.
War Census Day Brought Forth Lar
4 ger Per Centage of Fighting
i Force Than We Thought
1 i; ' . , We Possessed
TRAVELING MAN VIC
TIM OF AUTO WRECK
- War Census day passed off in Mor
row county without a hitch last Tues
day and all day long, young men of
the prescribed age were coming into
their various precincts to get properly
signed up with Uncle Sam.
Although Tuesday was the day for
registration, a large number of men,
I In order to comply with the law, reg
j istered before that time. For several
, days previous, the. office of county
clerk Waters has been the scene of
I registration activity. To date noth
i ing has been heard of any slackers,
land it is fate to oresume that this
species of National pest does not in
fest the hills of Morrow county.
Reports from the country at large
indicate a successful day of registra
tion. Reports from 40 states to the j
war department Tuesday evening
showed the registration a complete1
success. Also there was no serious
trouble anywhere in the country, ac-
cording to the reports received by
Provost Marshal General Crowder. I
Officials have expressed the opinion i
that the anti-draft propaganda which j
had been given wide circulation dur
ing the past week, had utterly failed, j
The registration was a surprise
in this county, the total number
enrolled being 621.
By Ivy Houtz Woolley.
Into the world a waif was born,
A little straggler, weak and pale;
Neglect showed In her trembling
limbs
Her lips suppressed an inward wail.
She wandered near the haunts of
men. .
Sad eyed, yet ever hooefullv:
She gaved upon the thoughtless
throng
For one who might her helper be.
As time passed on a few there were
Who lingered for a little soell
To look into her pleading face
And say kind words and wish her
well. .
One day the sound of marching feet.
The clang of armor's heavy steel.
Aroused within the heart of her
A mystery which angels feel.
She followed to the battlefield,
And with strong hands decreased
war's tolls;
She lifted up the dying heads '
And caught the smiles from wafting
souls.
And then it was that all men saw
The reason for her courage great:
They came in host to do her wish,
And still they come 'lis not too late.
Into the world a waif was born
More precious far than wealth is
she
The queen of every battlefield,
The savior of humanity.
Picnic Big Success.
The 4th Annual Morrow County
-aimers' mflon Picnic which was
held la tMs city Saturday was a big
success. A large crowd was in at
tendance and barring the weather.
which was a little unpleasant, the day
passed in a most satisfactory manner.
A very interesting program was
held at the Fair pavilion and the fea
ture of this event was the debate on
the road bonding measure between
C. P. Strain,' county assssor of Uma
tilla county and W. L. Thompson,
Pendleton banker and member" of the
State Highway ; Commission. Both
gentlemen presented . some, strong
facts relating to this subject and as
a result the many people who heard
the debate went home thinking on
the subject from angles they had not
before considered!
The dance at the pavilion in the
evening was attended by one of the
largest crowds of the season. Par
son's novelty orchestra of Portland
furnished the music and appeared at
their best.
NEXT SATURDAY WILL
BE BIG DAY IN HEPPNER
ONE WILL CELE
BRATE TRE 4TH
Egg City Will Take Two Days Off
For Intense Patriotic Observance.
Judge Lowell of Pendleton
Has Been Secured to De
liver Oration. i ?
Announcement comes from lone
this week that that city has fully de
termined to celebrate the 4th of July
this year, and as indicative of the suc
cessful observance of the Nation's
birth, is the manner in which the Egg
City citizens have set to work for the
two big days of patriotic festivities.
The celebration will open on the
morning of July 4th and will close on
the evenng of July 5th, thereby de
voting two full days to this occasion.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell, prominent
Pendleton attorney and one of Ore
gon's foremost citizens will deliver
the address on the morning of July
4th.
Committees are now busy working
out the details of a big program and
from present indications, it will be
the biggest 4th of July celebration
held in Morrow county in many a
day.
With the announcement of Ione's
determination, the talk of celebrat
ing in Heppner ceases at once. There
was considerable talk here of observ
ing this event this year, in case lone
or Lexington did not.
Arrives With Goats
J. f). AlUtntt nf Kieht VHlo an.
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Vlvatl at TJAVtnnA a. Un.J... ...1.1. .
two cars of goats that he had pur
chased in the Willamette Valley..
Mr. Aiistott win pasture tnese an
imals on tne summeriauow lands
In the south end of the county and
eypects to prosper in the venture of
goat raising in Morrow county.
There, were 500 head in this bunch,
all that Mr: Aiistott was able to
get hold of at this time. His ven
ture will be watched with interest
as goat raising is a new proposition
here. . .i i jS
Coroner M. ,L. Case was called to
near Olex Sunday on account of the
death of W. C. Dawson, a traveling
salesman from Portland.
It appears that Dawson's car was
turned over when it hit a sandy place
in the road, after the machine had
run up onto a steep bank. The un
fortunate man was pinned under the
back of the seat. According to Mr.
Case, it was a plain case of suffoca
tion, and the appearance of the man
was "not unlike one being hung.
Mr. Dawson had been in Heppner
only a few days before the accident,
and he was one of the popular men
on the road.
Harold Dunn Killed In Railroad
Accident
Word has been received by friends
in this city, of the death of Harold
Dunn in a railroad accident at Court
land, Ohio, on Tuesday of last week.
We were not able to learn the full
particulars but it is presumed that
Mr. Dunn was working on a train that
met another train in a head-on col
lision. Harold Dunn was twenty
seven years of age' and unmarried.
He was formerly a resident of this
place when his father, Wni. Dunn,
was conductor on the local branch.
He has been railroading for a number
of years, working on lines In the East.
His funeral was held at Warren,
Ohio, on Sunday, his mother going
from her home at Pendleton to be
present.
Ike Howard and Alex Lindsey were
lower Willow creek farmers who
transacted business In Heppner Tues- j
day.
Next Saturday will be a big day in
Heppner, when a special Red Cross
Day will be observed. The several
committees have been working over
time to complete the details of an in
teresting program.
Beside the program, which we pub
lish in this issue, to be held at the
Fair pavilion, there will be an auto
parade, the biggest ever held in this
section of the state. Autos from all
over the county will participate, and j
there will be many beautiful floats '
and decorated cars in linf In the j
line of special attractions to amuse;
the large crowd when there Is noth- j
ing else doing, will be the auto races
and foot races on the streets. Pres-j
ent indications point to a successful j
day for the local chapter of the Red
Cross Society. I
Other Morrow county towns wish-i
ing to form auxiliaries may take the :
matter up with Mrs. Phill Conn of.
this city.
Mrs. Hugh C. Glthens was called
to Portland last week on account of
the death of her mlther, Mrs. W. L.
Holcomb. Mrs. Holcomb was an Ore
gon pioneer, crossing the plains in
1851. For many years she lived on
her donation land claim near Oregon
City, but of more recent years had
been making her home in Portland,
where she passed away.
lole brothers lircus
Coming June 29th
Heppner will be visited with a big
animal circus on Friday, the 29th of
June, when Cole Brothers will make
their first visit here. Cole Brothers
circus is one of the big shows on the
road today. Their equipment is car
ried by a special train of 22 cars and
everything is brought along that is
considered necessary to the successful
operation of the modern day circus.
There are upwards of three hundred
people with the circus. One of the
big features is their parade, which ex
tends considerably over a mile in
length.
ABSTRACT OF VOTES
Cast at Special Election in Morrow County, Oregon, June 4, 1917
MEASURES
Authorizing Ports to Create Limit
ed Indebtedness
Limiting Number of Bills Introduc
ed and Increasing Pay of Legi
lators Against Implied Repeal of Consti
tutional Provisions By Amend
ments Thereto .
Uniform Tax Classification Amend
ment Requiring Election of City, Town
and State Officers at Same Time
$400,000 Tax for New Peniten
tiary Si-Mtlllon-Dollar Road Bond Issue
and Highway Bill
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