THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPXER, OREGON, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 13, 1917.
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ware
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other. That depends.
We carry complete lines of Hard
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widely advertised lines.
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Hardware Dealers
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Men's Suits, Ladies' Dresses, Fancy Gowns,"
Plush Coats, Velvet Suits, Furs,
Gloves, Waists, Etc.
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206 1-2 East Alta Street, Phone 169
PENDLETON, OREGON
Andrew Stewart of the E. G. Noble age of gasoline In that city and It was
shop and Creston Maddock of the with difficulty that they found Biif
Palace hotel, made a trip to Pendle- flcient juice to make the return trip,
ton the first of the week In Mr. It seems to be a hard proposition to
Stewart's car. They report a short- get gas shipped out of Portland.
FARM MENTS
OLIVER AND JOHN DEERE
PLOWS
HARROWS, DISCS, WEEDERS,
Etc.
VAN BRUNT AND THOMAS
DRILLS
BAIN AND WEBER
WAGONS
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO.
GAS ENGINES
In fact, most everything in the im
plement line.
GILLIAM & BISBEE
Will Supply You
"We Have It. Will Get It, Or It Is Not Made"
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(By Francis A. McMenaniln.)
When a person travels from the
peaceful and pleasant surroundings
of Heppner and Interviews people
who arc not so fortunate as to live
i our comuuity, he is impressed with
the great effort that is being exerted
by pccplo In all lines of industry in
order to aid our Country in this
great hour of national peril. After
r.dmiring the many great saccrifices
that you see persons in all walks of
life making, the unpleasant truth
that comes to your mind Is, "Are we
people doing all that we should to
aid our Country, and especially so,
when the benefits that we are re
ceiving from the high prices caused
by the war, are making many people
in our vicinity rich, while In the
cities there are thousands who are
making a daily fight for the necessi
ties of life?"
The writer was reared on the farm
and he is certain that there Is no
more patriotic people as n class in
the world than the farmers. There.
Is this difficulty, however, that must
be overcome. We lack cooperation,
which Is one of the greatest factors
in the business life of the present
' day. . The united effort of many may
! easily accomplish that which the in
dividual cannot do. In a few weeks
i it will be time for the sowing ot the
; fall grain, and what effort has been
! made In Morrow county to utilize
every acre of ground that will pro
duce a crop? When we read our
dally paper our attention Is directed
to certain organizations called "Four
Minute Men" that are being formed
in the cities throughout the country
in order to solict the aid of our peo
ple in patriotic undertakings, and
; especially in food conservation.
I This Is a noble work and one that
should receive the support of every
loyal citizen. If it Is important that
the people in the cities should be edu
cated to meatless days and to con
serve all the food that it is possible
for them to do, how much more im
portant is the work that Is the duty
of the farmers to perform in this
campaign? If a person in the city
can aid his country by saving a small
amount in his daily living, what a
' grand patriotic duty the farmer can
perform who will raise more grain,
or other produce.
j Today we have the annual Mor
' row County Fair. Why not select a
committee of our many progressive
I farmers and let us have a get-togeth-j
er meeting in order to tal over the
1 situation. The capable speakers
1 who have been engaged by your Fair
! committee, will, no doubt, make
' plain to us all the seriousness of the
world situation at present, so let us
not be content to merely listen to
their words of counsel and admoni
tion, but let us profit thereby. It is
easy for us to pass resolutions and
to talk of what should be done but
the time is past for that, and what is
needed now is intelligent, construct
ive and carefully planned action.
Why not take an inventory of all
the land in Morrow County that is
tillable? If a man has too much
land to work in that way we can re
fer some person to him who is look
ing for an opportunity to start farm
ing, or to some one who wants to
farm more land. If some of our land
is owned by people who are merely
I holding it for speculation, let those
I facts be known, so that the land may
be put to work. A few days ago the
writer was talking to a young man
who, after several years of hard
work, had got a good start on a
homestead, where, on account of the
present high prices for grain, he
would soon receive a reward for his
years of work. The young man was
called under the draft. He made no
complaint about going to serve his
country, but felt very keenly the loss
that he felt he must suffer by having
to sacrifice his horses and farming
equipment at a price that he knew
to be far less than their actual valua
tion. It is safe to say that if there
were more organized effort among
the citizens of our community situa
tions such as the foregoing could
easily be taken care of, and when the
man in question returned from serv
ing his country he would not need to
start all over again.
Another question that presents it
self is the request for more men to
till the land. Many men are work
ing today in the harvest fields for
practically the same wages that were
paid several years ago, when a man
could buy his working clothes and
shoes for 50 of what he has to pay
today. No ambitious, intelligent
man will work for wages on the farm
any longer today than necessity com
pels him to, because he knows that
it will take him many years of thrifty
saving in order to have enough to
protect him in his old age. Should
we not encourage good workmen to
start up for themselves by making ar
rangements whereby they can be
given credit for seed until harvest
time, and in that way we would give
a great assistance in seeing that
many of the large farms in our coun
ty, that are now not farmed to their
greatest capacity, on account of the
farmers who are farming them trying
to work too much land, will be
brought to a higher average yield.
No doulit there are many persons
who would be willing to buy land for
farming if they fully understood how
it is possible for them at the present
time to secure money under the Fed
eral Farm Loan Act at 5 interest.
We should ever keep in mind, that
the most of the men that were called
in the present draft, and also those
who have previously enlisted, are
young men and that they are giving
the best years of their life to their
country's service. It follows there
fore that it is the obligation and the
ilnti. . r . , . .
--v i tvcij persuu wno is noi in
me service of our Country at present
to pxert every effort in his power in
order to see that Famine and Starva
tion will not assist the enemy in
Democracy's last fight for world sup
remacy, it should also be borne In
mind that the protection of our
farms, our homes, our industries and
institutions, and all that is held dear
by a free peaple is at stake in tne
present war, and are being protected
by the men under arms, so let us do
our part at home as loyally as the
will in the service of their country
abroad.
i: Lumber Moulding t
Chas. Thomson Stops Runaway.
Chas. Thomson put the thriller on
a runaway Tuesday afternoon that
would have been a delight for the
movie realm. The buggy team be
longing to Win." Pleiss took fright
and dashed madly up Main street.
A man on horseback was unable to
overtake them and Chas. rushed out
Into the street and grabbed one of the
animals by the bridle: His first
efforts met with but little success
and he was dragged a considerable
distance, but his weight finally had
Its effect and the team came to a stop.
A large crowd on the street witnessed
his brave execution breathlessly and
Screen Doors Shingles
I ALL KINDS OF BUILD
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H. C. GITHENS LUMBER YARD
MAIN STREET, HEPPNER, OREGON
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it looked for a few minutes like Mr.
Thomson would be lucky if he escap
ed without injuries. His act un
doubtedly saved Mr. Pleiss serious
damages to the buggy.
Joe Pickett, son of Mrs. Anna
Pickett is here on a furlough from
San Diego, where he Is a member of
the United States Navy training
camp. Joe says the navy life is fine
and reports all Heppner boys there
enjoying good health at this time.
C. E. Woodson, Oscar Borg, H. H.
Hoffman, Osmin Hager and Dr. A.
u. McMurdo returned home Sunday
from a trip into the heart of the
Blue Mountains, spending most of
their time In the Greenhorn section,
where they found Dan Stalter busily
at work in his mine. Dr. McMurdo
says the Scenery in the Greenhorn
region Is not to be excelled anywhere.
Carl Yaunt, lone wheat buyer, was
In Heppner Monday. Mr. Tount buys
for the Pacific Grain Company, which
was recently formed by M. H. Hous-er.
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except those you need for
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-Faster with Smith Form-a-TrucK
YOU are losing money losing time delaying farm work when
you take your horses out of the field to do your hauling. ;
Get a Smith Form-a-Truck let it carry the manure your hay i
your fertilizer. Use it for hauling crops feedlumber coal and
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If you are a dairy farmer, sell all your horses. Use Smith Form-a-Truck.
Save two thirds your time. Treble your profit.
Twice the Work of 4 Horses Amazing Economies
Less than 8c per ton mile. 6,000 to 8,000 miles
per set of tires 12 to 18 miles per gallon of gaso
line 12 to 15 miles per hour under full load
and repair expenses practically nothing. Smith
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service with average loads of 2,050 pounds at a
total of $8 for repairs.
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Hundreds of farmers are proving in actual
daily performance that one Smith Form-a-Truck
will do twice the work of two teams. And at
half the cost. Yet Smith Form-a-Truck costs
you no more than a good team and harness $350.
Save 2$ the Time
The best speed a team can make on the road
under full load is three to four miles an hour.
Smith Form-a-Truck can carry the same load at
the amazing rate of 12 to 15 miles an hour
one-third the time of slow, costly horses.
Think What this tremendous saving means in
drivers' wages!
Goes Anywhere
Use Smith Form-a-Truck any place on your
farm over roughest roads through worst
field through deepest sand through mud,
and, snow. No hill is too steep for it.
Costs Nothing While Idle
Farm horses work only 1,000 hours a year 100
days of 10 hours each. Yet they eat get veteri
nary services and extra care for 365 days.
Think of the tremendous money you are losing.
265 days of idleness.
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rear axle. Ford rear axle merely acts as a
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Come in NOW. Let us show you how Smith
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money.
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ALBERT BOWKER, Agent