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H H 1 1MJH VOL. 34, NO. 22. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1917. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR QUOTA COMPLETE I'ort.v-Hlx Men Are Certified to Din triet Board at La Grande. Nine teen Are Given Discharge on (round of Supporting De pendent Relatives, Morrow county'B quota in the first call for the selective draft was 41 men. This week the local exemption board is winding up the business at tendant to the first call, and after making certain exemptions for physi cal disqualifications, claims for sup port of dependent relatives, aliens and enlistments, forty-six men have been certified to as accepted for mil itary service. Of this forty-six, some have appealed their claims to the dis trict board, while others have made claims for exemption on the ground that they are engaged in necessary Industries. It is not known what ac tion that board will take on the claims but the local board believes the number certified to will be suffi cient to round out the quota of forty one. Following is a list of those, who have been accepted for service, those who have been given discharges and those who failed for one reason or another to pass the physical examina tion: List of those certified to the district board at La Grande: Floyd Llw:on Barlow, lone, Ore. John Hossner, lone, Ore. Robert Roy Holmes, lone, Ore. Royal Wakefield, Heppner, Ore. C'leo Drake, Gooseberry, Ore. Fred L. McMurray, lone, Ore. Joe Mason, lone, Ore. Hugh McNerney, Heppner, Ore. Otto Rletmann, lone, Ore. Raymond Howard Turner, lone. Ore Marvie Lee AvI McRoberts, Heppner Henry Bernard Gorger, lone, Ore. Henry Krebs, Heppner, Ore. William Edward Stoops', lone, Ore. Walter Guy Cason, lone, Ore. James Daley, Heppner, Ore. Henry Ed Peterson, Eight Mile, Ore. Frank A. Doble, Irrigon, Ore. William Harley Garner, Echo, Ore. Riley Jake Juday, Heppner, Ore. Alva W. Jones, Heppner, Ore. Henry Clay Woods, lone, Ore. Lester Vernon Baker, lone, Ore. McDowell Misslldlne, Heppner, Ore, Ernest W. Chrlstopherson, Goose berry, Ore. Harvey 0. Bauman, Lexington, Ore. Henry A. Nagl, Heppner, Ore. Roby L Slmcox, Lexington, Ore. Rufus Ernest Burroughs, Galax, Va. Johnnie C. Morris, Lexington, Ore. Frank T. Perry, Lena, Ore. Henry E. Van Dyke, Lexington, Ore Smith J, Towne, Lexington, Ore. John Elmer Pomeroy, Lexington, Ore George Layton Cason, Heppner, Ore. Sterling Fryrear, Heppner, Ore. John William Martin, Morgan, Ore Alexander Brander, Echo, Ore. John B. Calmus, Heppner, Ore. Frank E. Cronan,, lone, Ore. John M. Gamblll, lone, Ore, l!en G. Buschke, Lexington, Ore. Thomas E. Sheridan, Lena, Ore. Phillip Brady, Heppner, Ore. Newton Humphrey Harris, lone, Ore. Exemption list from local board, dependencies'. Walter Moore Eubanks, Lexington Roy Ashbaugh, Hard man, Ore. Otto Ruhl, Lexington, Ore. Michael Reilley (A) Heppner, Ore Krick W. Larson (A), lone, Ore. Walter S. Cooke (A), Heppner, Ore. Frederick Rauch, Echo, Ore. Robert W. Sperry, lone, Ore. Merrill E. Doble, Irrigon, Ore. Edward Nicholas Gonty, Heppner. John Foley (A), Heppner, Ore. Arthur Raymond Crawford, Heppner. Melvin Earl Bundy, Heppner, Ore. Frank Howell, Hardman, Ore., Norman H. Brown, Heppner, Ore. Pearl Chester Mason; Heppner, Ore. Harve G. Coxen, Lena, Ore. Charles Edward Walker, Lexington. Ralph J. Winter, lone, Ore. List of persons physically disqual ified: John Pettlt, Heppner, Ore. Clarence Reid, Heppner, Ore. Olaf Johnson, Morgan, Ore. Lonnie Ritchie, lone, Ore. John William HIatt, Heppner, Ore. Cleve E. Adkins, Heppner, Ore. Kills Rush Minor, Cecil, Ore. Calvin Gilliam, Heppner, Ore. Raymond Keith Drake, Gooseberry. Elmer John Peterson, Gooseberry. Hugh McMurray, Cecil, Ore. John F. Freund, Portland, Ore. Marsh Courtney, Lena, Ore. Leo Hill, Heppner, Ore. Sterling McLelland Stiles, lone, Ore. Walter F. Drum, Parkers Mill, Ore. Henry Cohn, Heppner, Ore, Arthur B. Cortwright, lone, Ore. Patrick O'Brien, Heppner, Ore. Francis Allen Stapleton, Heppner. Don Robert Hnylor, Heppner, Ore. Ernst J. Starkey, Heppner, Ore, Bert Smith has purchased a new Dort car. Mrs. Delia McMillan was visiting in lone Friday. Eldred Jefferson was a Heppner visitor Tuesday. ' , Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Beach are visit ing in Portland this week. , Mrs. Carter and boh of Monument were Lexington visitors Thursday. Chas. Breashears broke his arm Wednesday morning while cranking his Ford. Several Dort owners have been having their cars looked over by a Dort expert. v L. L. Van Winkle reports that he is through wheat hauling until some more is threshed. Mrs. Grace Frieze and children of Drain, are visiting friends and rel atives here this week. We are glad to hear that W. J. Da vis is recovering from a bad case of blood poisoning. Harry Dinges was suddenly called to Seattle on account of the illness of his little daughter, Ruth. Mrs. Geo. Allyn and daughter were In Heppner Tuesday. Miss Allyn is having Dr. Vaughan do some work on her teeth. L. M. Oliver bade farewell to his Lexington frlneds Saturday morning. He is taking his family to Sandpoint, Idaho, where they will reside. Mrs. Nettie Barton left Friday morning to spend a few weeks with her husband, who is a member of the Coast Artillery band at Fort Steph ens. Miss Edith Reaney is in Heppner this week visiting relatives and friends. She reports a very pleasant time but says "there is no place like horn." R. F. Weigel, the Lexington Tum-A-Lum man, has moved with his fam ily to Portland. Mr. Lewis Holmes will attend to the lumber yard in his absence. Mrs. J. R. Wilmot, who accom panied her granddaughter, Miss Dona McMillan, from Portland Saturday, is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. W. P. McMillan. ' - ,;);.- Miss Grace Hodge, waitress at the Lane Restaurant, was married in Boise, Idaho, last week to C. 0. Clum. Mrs. Clum's friends all wish her a very happy future. William McMillan returned from Portland Saturday evening. When he went to Portland he was accom panied by Merle Saxe, but Merle Joined Uncle Sam's forces and Wil liam returned alone. Miss Minnie Burkhart, who return ed to her home in Portland, was very pleasantly entertained by three of ner Lexington friends, the Misses Mc Mlllan, Reaney and Allyn, on the Thursday evening before her depar ture. THREE ROUNDED UP AND BOOZE TAKEN There are three young men from Spokane in the county jail today as a result of a raid made on their rooms in a local hotel this week. A large quantity of liquor was found In their possession and taken In chare by Sheriff McDuffee and deputy Wal ter I'ason. TJie men are Will II., Frank and H. A. Iyser, all brothers. No charge hasyet been placed against the young men, but the authorities h ave strnnff .evidence (hat the liquor was being sold to local consumers. A fourth party to the deal is said to have "squealed" on the bunch. There seems to be a woman in the case, ac cording to Sheriff McDuffee. The three brothers had attempted to put a block In the fourth member's wheel of love and he got even by "spilling the beans. There was evidence of some hard liquor' going the rounds last Satur day and this may be what led to an Investigation by the officials. Reports from Spokane stata that the three men are wanted there by draft officials. Garage Installs Machinery. The Heppner Garage is installlne a new machine this week that will add greatly to the efficiency of its machine shop. It is a press canable of giving a pressure of four tons and is used In mashing on gears and other such mechanical work in the auto re pair business. Albert Franklin Palmateer, Morgan. George A. Groshens, Heppner, Ore. Henry Earl Warner. Lexington. Ore. Cleve H. VanSchoIack, Heppner, Ore. Arthur J. McElligott, lone, Ore. Foster T. Collins, Hardman, Ore. Ralph E. Barton, Hennner. Ore. Fary Elliott, Heppner, Ore. George Evans, Heppner, Ore. James M. Whitney, Cecil, Ore. Frank Morlce Gabler, Heppner, Ore. MORROW GOUNTY FAIR THREE WEEKS AWAY -MANY ATTRACTIONS ARE LISTED Many attractions have been booked for the Fifth Annual Morrow County Fair, which will be held In this city September 13, 14 and 15. Chief among these, Secretary Smead an nounces Parson's Novelty Band, con sisting of men and women who will render both instrumental and vocal music." The Hitt Fire-Works Com pany is another headline attraction which the board is sure will please all who are fortunate enough to be in Heppner on Thursday and Friday evenings of Fair week. The board promises something spectacular when these fire-works are pulled off. Many prominent people will be vis itors and speakers at the county fair this year. Governor Withycombe has been Invited to attend and the invi tation has already been accepted by him. Governor Withycombe will de liver an address to fair visitors on Saturday, September 15.. Mrs. Edith Tozier Wethered of Salem, a mem ber of the State Fair Board, has been scured to speak to Morrow county people. Mrs. Wethered is a live wire booster and will be present during LOCAL SCHOOLS WILL OPEN SEPT. 17 New School Year Will Open With Course of Domestic Science and Arts Added. Teachers Xot Yet All Hired. The Heppner public schools will open Monday, September 17. ' From present indications the enrollment will be the largest in the hiBtory of the school. . A new course has been added. Miss Struck, a recent graduate of theOreH gon Agricultural College will have charge of the department of Domestic re "? oiruu jiue highly recommended. She stood high in her class In school and the local board feels fortunate in being able to secure her services. Returning pupils to high " school will note other new faces in the fac ulty, as Miss Marian Long, for the past few years teacher in commerce and music, has sent in her resigna tion. Also Miss Elizabeth Schoen wald has resigned. It Is rumored that Dan Cupid has robbed these two efficient teachers from the local school. At the present time the suc cessors of these Wachers hftv not been named. There is also a vacancy in the man ual training department, the one branch of the school In which the hand of war is felt directly. Prof. F. Tammlnier, who had been selected to fill the place of Pro. Atkinson, has responded to the call to the colors and will go to Europe at an early date. In the grades all of the teachers have been hired. The following have been selected: Miss Ethel Casey, Heppner; Miss Sophia Burke, Grand Forks, N. D., Mrs. Ethel Raglan, Heppner; MJss Mabel Noyes, Hepp ner; Miss Jessica Suhm, Petersburg, 111.; Mrs. Blanche Watklns, Heppner. It will be noted that Miss Jessica Suhm, who had formerly taught in the local schools, is returning again this year. This will be welcome news to faculty, parents and pupils alike, for Miss Suhm made a record while here previously, as an efficient teach er. She was very popular with her pupils. Superintendent H. H. Hoffman is looking forward to another success ful year, and with the efficient corps of teachers enlisted, he believes the past record will be not only upheld but improved as well. IONE STOCKMAN BUYS MT. FARM J. T. Knappenberg, lone attorney, has purchased the Ada M. Ayers property in the Parkers Mill section. There are 800 acres of this land and it is mostly covered with timber, making excellent summer pasture for cattle and sheep. Mr. Knappenberg is associated with A. E. Johnsofl in the raising of fine cattle and sheep, having a big ranch just below lone, and the pur chase of the Ayers property was made with a view of putting their stock on the mountain range during the mer months. The consideration was not given. the three days. Th Fair Board Is glad to make the announcement that reduced railroad rates have beef authorizd from Port land on the west to Pendleton on the East, including all branch lines, of one and one third fare for round trip The Fair this year w ill be patriot 1c in nature, and to that end, the Fair Board Is asking the coopera tion of the patroltlc people of Mor row county to aid in every way to make the Fifth Annual Fair the best ever held. More Concrete Walks For Main Street It will not be long, from present Indications until both sides of Main street will be lined with concrete i walks the entire length of the street. j Work will soon commence on prop- : erties from the Star theatre south to i the Palace hotel. E. G. Noble will put in walks in front of his property, and the Elks have about decided to 'improve their property at this time. J. L. Wilklns of the Palace hotel is only waiting for the Elks to make such a decision before he begins lay rag the new walks around his hotel. All Those Drafted Should Hold Them. . selves In Readiness for Intitant Duty. Portland, Or., Aug. 21. Every drafted man, who has been certified by his local exemption board as not i exempted or discharged s.iould keep himself In Instant readiness to obey thfl lummnns frnm Vila Innnl hnnrH made !h a tew dayg caHing iim to report at a designated time and ;place for mlutary gervice The mobilisation of the men to be taken , tne firgt draft from 0regQn wlu be nandled by the ,ocal e . Uon board 0f that county, Wnh h..H ., ho raannns,Ma the mobilization and entrainment for tli,e American Lake camp, to which the Oregon men will be sent, of its county's full draft quota. The mobilization of the entire quo ta will not be made all at once, how ever. t will take place In four in stallments. tne nrst installment of 30 per cent of the men comprising the draft quota of each county will be called to mobilize on September 5 A second installment of 30 per cent of the quota will be called to the ool ors on September 19, acocrding to latest orders of the war department. The third installment will be called out on October 3. The remaining 10 per cent will be mobilized as soon thereafter as possible. The dates, of course, are subject to change. The local exemption boards will select the men to be called up in each installment and notify them when and where they are to report. The notifications to those selected for the first Installment of 30 per cent will be sent out in a very few days. If you are a drafted man, be on the alert to receive your Instructions. Failure to receive the notification will not excuse you if you do not ap pear, so take care also to see if your name has been posted at the head quarters of the board as one of those ordered to report. Make it a point of honor to report at the exact time specified by the board and to follow instructions to the letter. And remember that from the hour designated by the board for you to report, you are in the military service of the United States, and sub ject to military regulations and dis cipline. In setting the time for you to re port, the board is acting on a definite ly arranged schedule, with the prompt entrainment of the men in view. Do not disarrange this sched ule by coming in late. The board will provide meals and quarters for you after you arrive at the place designated for entrainment. The board is instructed to see that you take on the train with you only light hand baggage, or better yet, on ly a bundle containing necessary toi let articles and changes of under clothing. Don't bring a lot of bag gage with you when you report, for you will have to leave it behind. The success of the mobilization de pends greatly upon your patriotic co operation. A great deal is left to sum-.your honor. Prove yourself a true patriot, wor- thy of the trust Imnnseri unnn v.in u MUST 6E READY TO REPORT Morgan school begins September 3. Geo. Whltcomb and cook were mo toring Sunday. H. O. Ely is hauling grain to the Morgan warehouse. F. M. Broady expects a shortage in his honey crop this year. . H. A. Ely and family motored through Morgan last Sunday. Mrs. Wid Palmateer and sister were calling on friends around Mor gan Tuesday. E. G. Morgan and family were call ers at the B. F. Morgan home Sun day afternoon. Geo. Whltcomb called at F. M. Broady's one day last week and brought home some nice fruit. Mrs. T. M. Benedict Sr. and daugh ter, Mrs. H. Haas and granddaughter "Billie" were Morgan visitors Mon day. "" . Geo. N. Ely, accompanied by his housekeeper, Mrs. Elsickson and Mrs. Fred Ely were shopping in lone one day last week. Geo. N. Ely received a crate of fine watermelons last week and they were disposed of so readily that he sent in another order. Bert Palmateer drove down to F. M. Broday's farm Monday and came back with his car filled with all kinds of fine fruits and vegetables. Bert Palmateer and "Toots" Mar tin, "two of Morgan's best citizens, took their examination for U. S. sol diers last week. Bert failed to pass but "Toots" got by with a good grade. Young People Married at Vancouver. Two popular young people of this section were married at Vancouver Tuesday, August 14, when Miss Zarah M. Snell of Arlington became the wife of Frank J. Hopkins of Heppner. The young people are well and fa vorably known here. Mr. Hopkins only recently came to this city from lone. He was graduated from the lone high school and was a prominent student in the athletic life of the school. He recently accepted a posi tion with a firm in this city. Mrs. Hopkins comes from an old family of the Arlington country, is a graduate of the Arlington high school and a highly accomplished young wo man. She is a niece of Mrs. Lena Snell Shurte, school superintendent of Morrow county. The young people will make their home in this city. Off For France Soon. Relatives in this city have received word from Portland to the effect that Miss Helena Hughes, formerly of Heppner, who is a trained nurse, will leave soon for France us a member pf the Red CjOSB hogpttal eorps. BURGLAR SEEMINGLY HAS LOVE FOR MUSIC There is at least one petty thief in Heppner who has a love for music. This was evidenced by a theft from the residence of J. A. Waters on Court street last Saturday. During Mr. Waters' absence, (Mrs. Waters and son Delmar being at the coast), someone broke into the house, at tacked several jars of jam and other fruit which they found on the pantry shelf, devoured a box of crackers and wound up their celebration bv walk ing off with a perfectly good phono graph belonging to Mr. Waters' sou Delmar. The intruder, or intruders. as the case may be, scattered several records over the floor, and this was what first attracted the attention of the man of the house. Mr. Waters is of the oninion that the work was done by children, for the finger prints on a chair, (Joe ha? not dusted the furniture since hi wile went away), were clearly the marks of children. Joe says lie does n't care about the crackers and jam but he would like to have the phono graph returned. He is offering a sub stantial reward for information that will lead to the recovery of the music box. Grain Is Milking 20 Bushels. Graiu on the Vaughn ranch, farm ed by Pearl Sliamhart, is making 20 bushels per acre, according to Mr. Sliamhart, who was in town Wednes day after repairs for his harvester. Mr. Sliamhart and Tom Arnold are harvesting their grain together this year, using a Blewett harvester. The Blewett is a made-in-Oregon product being manufactured in Pendleton. The machine is giving excellent sat isfaction. LADIES I am Heppner agent for the Splrrelli corset. See me before buying. Satisfaction guaranteed. MRS. H. McATEE KINNEY. and help you county and state make the good showing It should make in carrying out the mobilization. HEPPNER'S NEW ELEVATOR FINISHED Farmers' 101,000-Bushel Capacity Elevator Is Xow Ready to Re ceive Grain. Will Revolu tionize Grain Handling. Heppner's- new 110,00-bushel ca pacity elevator is. now completed with the exception of installing the separator which has not yet arrived from Portland. When the separator arrives, contractor J. W. Johnson will be ready to turn over to the Heppner Farmers' Elevator Company the first structure of its kind ever built in Morrow county. The elevator was built at a cost of approximately $20,000 and is stand ard in every respect, having modern equipment throughout. The actual construction work was in charge of F. G. Miller, a man who has been building elevators for the past thirty years and has witnessed the various steps of progress that have taken place In elevator construction during that time. "While the idea is prevalent among some farmers that all the grain is handled in bulk," said Mr. Miller, "that is true, but it does not mean that we cannot take care of any grain that may come in sacked. It takes a little longer to dump this sacked grain for the reason the sacks must be cut open and emptied. The sacks are returned to the farmer. Sacks wil be used some at first, un doubtedly, until there becomes uni versal use of the wagon bin and the grain handled in bulk in every re spect. This is the real purpose of the grain elevator; it eliminates the grain bags and makes for greater effi ciency in handling throughout." In explaining the process of opera tion, Mr. Miller showed a represen tative of The Gazette-Times recently just what would take place. The farmer drives up .into the elevator with his wagon bin, onto the big Bcales. Instantly the gross weight of the grain Is taken, the grain dumped to the bins and it goes on Its way ..to the cleaners. From the cleaners it passes through three pairs of auto matic scales, on Its way to the var ious bins in any part of the big build ing. There are twenty huge bins in the elevator for the storing of grain. The process of unloading grain from the former's wagon bin and the loading into cars may take place at the same time. In connection with the eleva tor system Is a barley roll. Farmers ' may bring in barley, have it rolled and take it back home with them the same day, , Some of the features of the eleva tor are included in the two big Alplig gas engines of 22 horse power each,' which furnish ample power for fun nlng all the machinery. In this con nection there will be installed a com plete lighting system for the Farm ers' Warehouse property. The elevator Is 96 feet In height from the ground to the tip of the roof. A feature of the gas power, is the reinforced concrete water tank built by Mr. Johnson. It is housed in a little building of the same material, built especially for this purpose. Another feature of the engine room is the fact that it is absolutely fire proof. The elevator will be able to han dle 15,000 bushels of grain a day, loading In and out. The directors of the Heppner Far mers' Elevator Co., are C, E. Jones, R. W. Turner. Robt. Thompson, Os car Keithley and W. G. McCarty. Andy Hayes will be in charge of Hie elevator with Chas Swindfg as his chief assistant. Sain Stevens Joined the Marines and Will Siiou See .uvo Service in "Xo Man's l.::i.:." Probably the : Heppner bx' to see active service under the Stars and Stripes in France is Sam , Stevens. Word has been received by his sister, Mrs. Metzger of Butter creek, that Sam sailed from an eastern port last month and is now with the American forces back of the firing line. Mr. Stevens joined the marines last April and at the time of his enlist ment was a student at the Oregon State Normal School. He has many friends in Heppner, having been a member of the 1916 class of the local high school. Many Heppner boys as well, as a large number from other Morrow county towns, are now receiving thorough instruction in the various branches of the service In different parts of this country and are being Instilled with the arts of military science. A large number are iu tlia navy, others are in the many branches of the army.