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Orccon Historical Society U07-2St. nn-n- VOL 34, NO. 27, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURRDAY,SEPTEMBER 27, -1917. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR I IN SOLDIER OS E Sixteen Morrow County Boys Who Left Here Lart Week are Now In Training At Canip Lewis Company C, 347, American Lake, Wash., Camp Lewis, Sept. 20, 1917 Camp Lewis. Sept. 20, 1917. To our friends of Morrow county: We, the boys who left on Wednes day's train for the army camp wish to thank you for your courteous treatment and the send off at the train and we especially wish to thank the ladles of lone for their precious, bountiful lunches of chicken and other things too numerous to men tion, which were enjoyed to the full est extent. Had it not been for those sixteen lunches, we would have been short a mess at midnight. As we traveled the most of the night In a chair car without any sleep, or rather we left Portland at 11 p. m. and ar rived at camp at 6 a. ra. and had breakfast at about 8 o'clock, we were allowed to fill our straw ticks and go to bed for a couple of hours and at 11:30 were called out for dinner. We did not have to drill any that day. Now will follow a few of our trip events. One of our main attractions was the quartette, composed of the bunch, led by Cronan, Holmes, Barlow, Daly and VanDyke. If we had left McMurray at home we would have had chicken enough for the bunch, but there were several live "chickens" close, If you had watched Drake, Mason and Scoty. Now as to the other boys, Mlsslldlne, Brander, Perry, Brady, McGulre and 'Krebs, passed the short term Inspec tion perfect. After leaving Portland, the aisles were too narrow for Wakefield. The trip was ended with all the boys well and happy. (Nothing serious.) We had visitors tonight, Hap Wood and Smiling Calmus, who were on the first call. Thanking you for letters and any thing you wish to send, which will be appreciated by the boys, addressed to any of the sixteen boys individ ually. Signed by the, bunch under Seal. 1 1 Up to His Old Tricks. E. M. Shutt, ex-Bheriff, erstwhile editor and one time stockman and farmer of lower Willow creek, Is back to his first love again this week and performing some of his old tricks around the print shop. Mr. Shutt is aiding in the task of taking up the slack around the Gazette-Times offi ce during the absence of part of the force In Portland. 'It Is needless to say that he feels Just like he was making a visit to the old homestead. He was formerly editor of the Times Just prior to the consolidation of that paper with' the Gazette under the present management. West lone Farmer Goes Into Sheep Business. Chas. O. Conner of . Olex, who farms a big ranch west of lone, was in Heppner Wednesday to receive band of 1400 of sheep which he has taken to his farm. Mr. Conner is so situated that he can combine wheat farming with raising sheep and will undoubtedly make a success of his new venture. Henry Colin arrived home Wednes day from Boise, where he had stopped off to visit with relatives while on his return from a trip as far East as Kansas City. "The Destroyers" at m THANKS Iff ' Sam McCullough Buys X. F. Lawson Ranch. . In a deal which was consummated this week, Sam McCullough, Willow creek farmer and stockman, takes possession of the 52S acre farm of N. F. Lawson on Balm Fork. With the exception of four head of horses, Mr. McCullough takes immediate possession of the ranch. The price paid was $18,000.00. Mr. Lawson is moving his family to Heppner this week, in order that his children may enter school. They will liva in the Quaid residence on the north end of Main street. Barn Burned; Mules Perish. Lawrence Redding of Eight Mile was In Heppner Tuesday. Mr. Red ding recently suffered some severe loss when . his barn was burned to the ground and six heal of fine mules lost their lives In the flames. The Are started from combustion caused by putting green hay in the barn, is the belief of Mr. Redding. The explosion awakened him and ty the time he got out of the house, the barn was a mass of flames. It burn el up completely while he stood by, powerless to do anything that would tend te put out the fire. Mr. Red ding estimates his loss in thenelgh borhood of three thousand dollars. He had one of the best string of mules in this part. of the country. Returns to University. Creston Maddock left Heppner last Monday for Eugene, where he will enter the University of Oregon for the coming year. Mr. Maddock is in his Junior year at the state institution. LOCAL RED CROSS CHAPTER GETS MONEY The Morrow County chapter of the Red Cross was the recipient of some big healthy donations during fair week. The biggest source of income was derived from a luncheon set which had been presented to the lo cal chapter by Mrs. J. H. Edwards. This set was later raffled off, tickets being sold up to the amount of $150. The lucky winner of the lunvueon set was : Mrs. Walter Duncan, who. im mediately returned It to the Red Cross and it was then sold to the highest bidder for cash. Phlll Cohn got the set with the high bid of $37.50. This made a total' sum of $187.60 which the ladies of the Red Cross chapter of Morrow county re alized from the gift of Mrs. Edwards. They were highly elated at the suc cess of this sale. Another feature gift to the Red Cross took place the last night of the Fair when the Cecil booth was pre sented to the local chapter. All the contents of the exhibit were auction ed off and brought in $45.25. Big Attraction Coiningt The Royal Philliplno Band is coming to Heppner Thursday, Oct. 3. They will give their concert at the Opera House and after the program, a dance will be held. Manager Sparks says it is one of the biggest musical attractions coming,to Heppner in a long time. There are 8 men In the band and among them are numbered some excellent instrumentalists. The Royal Band will be in lone on Wed nesday evening. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to the many friends who so kindly assisted in our late bereave ment in the death of our husband and father. MRS. M. B. SCRIVNER AND FAMILY. Green tomatoes and pickling on ions in any quantity at Cummlngs Vegetable and Fruit Market, Hepp ner, Oregon. the Star Next Sunday PIONEER IAN IS GALLED The death of W. P. Scrlvner came as a shock to the people of Heppner. lie passed away suddenly last Sunday morning, at 8:30, Just after eating breakfast at his home in the eastern ! part of town. Mr. Scrlvner had been in failing health for the past several years, and last winter suffered a severe illness. More recently he had seemed to gain strength and his sudden demise was not expected. William Preston Scrivner was a native Oregonian, being born In Har rlsburg, Linn county, of pioneer par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. E. Scrivner, on September 19, 1856. He came Eastern Oregon while Just a lad and first located in Umatilla county. For the past twenty nine years he had been a resident of Morrow county and had been engaged in business in Heppner during the last quarter of a century. He was married to Martha B. Meek in Condon, December, 1890, and to their union was born one son, Clarence, who now conducts his fath er's business. The name of W. P. Scrivner, gen eral blacksmlthing, has long' been a familiar sign over the door of one of Heppner's business houses. By effi cient methods anl square dealing, Mr. Scrlvner built up a large and thriving business, and It Btands as a monu ment to his business Integrity. As a man he was honored anl respected by all who knew him. Mr. Scrivner was prominent in church and fraternal circles, for a long number of years being one of the most active members in this city In the Methodist church, South. He was also a member of the Masonic order and of the Wood men of the World. ' The last sad rites were held on Wednesday afternoon ' from the church of which the deceased had for so many years been a member,' Rev. h. a. Shangle of Milton Breached th discourse to a large number of friends anl relatives who had gathered to pay tftelr last respects. The body was escorted to its last resting place in Masonic cemetery by fellow mem bers of Heppner Lodge No. 69 A. F. & A. M. Besides the sorrowing widow and son, the deceased is survived by two brothers, Marion Scrlvner' of Echo and Price Scrivner of Unitv. OrHenn John Scrivner of Democrat Gulch 4e a cousin. HEPPNER STARTS OUT IN ERNEST AFTER TAX TO BUILD UNIT OF NEW STATE HIGHWAY Heppner has started out in earnest after the new state highway which has already been designated to pass through lone, Lexington and Hepp ner. In their work, they will be greatly aided by the county court of Morrow county. The court has al ready made over the old districts of the county and this simplifies mat ters to a considerable extent. .Hepp ner Is now a road district within itself and can vote upon a special tax at any time for which an election may be called. 'A number of business men of the city were present at a meeting held this afternoon in the office of C. E. Woodson and they were unanimous in the belief that a meetlsg of the legal voters of Road District No. 12, the new district of which Heppner is the center, should be called sometime In the month of November. The following petition has been circulated and signed: TO THE HON. COUNTY COURT OF THE COUNTY OF MORROW, STATE OF OREGON: We the undersignel freeholders of Road District No. 12, of Morrow County, State of Oregon, respectfully petition your honorable body to call a meeting of the legal voters of said Road District No. 12, of Morrow county, State of Oregon, to be held within the month of November, 1917, at such time and place as your hon orable body may by order fix, for the purpose of voting an additional tax for road purposes upon all the taxable property of said road district to the amount of 6 mills on the dollar, said tax to be expended In the construc tion of the road bed of the STATE HIGHWAY as the same shall be lo cated across said district. And your petitioners will ever pray, etc. Sign ed by Charles Thomson, C. E. Wood son, S. E. Notson, J. L. Wllklns, W. P. Mahoney, L. E. Blsbee, Frank Gil liam, A. M. Phelps, M. D. Clark, Han son Hughes, Oscar Borg, B. R. Patter MEN HAD EASTERN TRIP R. J. Carsner, Louis Btsbee, Han son Hughes, E. G. Noble and Jas. Kenny returned to Heppner Sunday after a two weeks trip east to Kansas City, where they took a shipment of Mr. Carsner's cattle. Henry Cohn, who also made the trip, stopped off at Boise on the return to make a visit with relatives. The men are enthusiastic over the trip and feel that they spent a most enjoyable vacation. Arriving at Denver, Mr. Carsner sold his cattle to the Armour interests, but they were not even taken off the cars, so the boys accompanied them on east to Kansas City, where Dillard French and John Brosnan were also making a shipment. The stockmen are well satisfied with the prices they receiv ed. ."Kansas City is a great big hust ling city but it doesn't come up to Portland" said Hanson Hughes. "The town is not as well built as Portland, the streets are not laid off as nice and the residence sections are not to be compared with the Rose City." Returning home, the men spent some time visiting In Denver and took a trip out to Lookout Mountain, about twenty miles from Denver and paid a visit to the grave of Buffalo Bill. ' ' Crop conditions in the Middle West are good, although wheat in Western Kansas did not amount to much. One thing that came under the notice of the visitors, was the vast area of un occupied lands In Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas. They later learned that these lands were being held by large interests for specula tive purposes. At the present time the lands are uninhabited and one can go miles without seeing a farm house of any kind. 'E. St.' Noble, who rode on top of Uhe.'gpars daring the day, and saw most all of the country which they passed through, said It was a most wonderful trip. He combined busi ness with pleasure and got the ad dress of nearly every big cattleman living on the Union Pacific. He will mail out saddle catalogues to these men and 'thereby enlarge the scope of mail order business for saddles. By a happy coincidence, the men arrived in Pendleton Just in time to take in the last performance of the great Round-Up. son, J. F. Vaughn( H. F. Tash, Phlll Cohn. There are now six road districts in Morrow county along the line of the State Highway, over the proposed southern route. In each one of these districts, petitions similar to the one presented to the court from Heppner, are being prepared. Probably the tax meetings will be hell throughout the six districts simultaneously. If carried in all the districts, the am ount voted will be sufficient to pre pare the road for hard surfacing, ac cording to estimates furnished by the state engineer. "THE BOY GIRL." o Violet Mersereau, in "The Boy Girl, will be the "Bluebird Day" at traction at the Star theater on Friday and Saturday, offering a play of im pelling Interest In which sensation alism abounds. Miss Mersereau will play the role of a girl who has been brought up as a boy until, at sixteen, she falls in love and then discards trousers to become her own blondly beautiful self. Sidney Mason will be Miss Mersereau's leading man and her supporting company will em brace several of Bluebird's most ar tistic players, Including Caroline Harris, Tina Marshall, Florida Kings ley Maud Cooling, Charles Mason, Dean Raymond and Byron Dean. To those who have come to recognize In Bluebirds the Invariable assurance of good screen entertainment, the an nouncement of "The Boy Girl" will be welcome news. Miss Mesereau's last appearance, In "The Honor of Mary Blake," will be recalled as an added guarantee of excellent amuse ment when "The Boy Girl" arrives. Attend rendloton School. The Misses Anna and Mary Carty daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Carty of Juniper, have gone to Pendleton, where they will attend St. Joseph's Academy. Lectures on Revelation. The book of Revelation is very little understood or read, yet It was given for the guidance and informa tion of God's people, and therefore must be important. A blessing is pronounced on the one who reads and hears, and keeps what is written therein.' Believing that a better understand ing of the book will be of benefit to the public, the minister of the church of Christ, Turner B. MaccDonald, will give a series of Wednesday even ing lectures at the Christian church, beginning Wednesday evening, Sept. 25 and continuing each Wednesday evening for several weeks. All who are interested In the sub ject of prophecy are cordially invited. The Federated Church. Sunday School 9.45 a. m. Next Sunday will be "Education Day" at the Federated church. In the morning the -pastor will speak on "The Opening of the Public School," and in the evening, at 7:30 on "The Success and Failure of the German Schools." Teachers, pupils and parents specially Invited. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p. m. Church of Christ. . Subjects for Sunday, Sept. 29: Morning, "Love's Measure." Evening, "Your place In the Uni verse." C. E. at 6:30 p. m. Lets. Hum phreys, leader. EXAMINED FOR DRAFT Fifteen Morrow county men res ponded to the call from the local ex emption board and appearel in Heppner Tuesday for physical exam ination. Notifications had been sent out to twenty, but five failed to re spond. , Of the number examined, a high percentage passed the physical test, but two being releasel on that account, , They ..were Chu. Q!JSeiU and Roy Buckless, both of lone.-: "' Those notified at this time were Carl J. Caldwell, Irrigon, beginning with order number 124; Thomas Mc Cormick, Echo; Arthur M. Edwards, Lena; James Edward Warfield, lone; Lucius A. Vischer, lone; Fred W. Griffith, lone; Edgar Allen Bennett, Heppner; Albert William Heater, Heppner; Glenn C. Jones, Heppner; Soloman Luther Payne, Heppner; William A. Ashinhurst, Lexington; Franklin D. Cox, Heppner; Lewis Melvin Billings Foster, Lincoln county, Oregon;' E 1 m e,r Bal.l lone; Charles O'Neill, lone; Ah Jlng, Heppner; Roy W. Buckless, lone; Harold Raymond Ahalt, Cecil; Wil liam H. Parker, Lexington; ' Ernest Ralph Frederickson, Lexington. This brings the list of men called for examination down to order num ber 144. Inside Finishing Work on Bank Begins. Inside finishing work on the First National Bank building started this week. Just as soon as the plumbing work is done the plasterers will com mence. The lower floor of the build ing, in the main banking room, will be of concrete with a tile finish. To The Ladies of lone and Vicinity. Mrs. Rose Campbell of Pendleton has an up-to-date line of millinery in lone and extends a cordial invitation to all ladies of lone and vicinity to call and view the same. Installs Filling Station. Harold A. Cohn is installing a filling station in front of his auto sales rooms on Main street this week. The fixtures are being placed by Leo Hill. Stork Pays Several Visits. ' Two boys anl a girl arrived in Heppner homes during the past week. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Jones on Wednesday, a girl was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Adkins last Sunday and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shaw have a new son. John Putnam, Wheeler county stockman, accompanied by his family passed through Heppner this week on their way home from the Round Up. They arrived in Heppner Just after W. P. Scrlvner had passed away and they remained over for the fun eral. Mr. Putman was a brother-in-law of Mr. Scrivner. Thomson Bros, store presents a neat, fresh appearance to the public view this week, as the result of a fine coat of paint placed thereon by M. J. Bradford. ILL IE NEW FLOUR 1L Farmers Union Will Install 50 Bushel Capacity Mill Adjacent to Their New Grain Elevator Which Will be in Operation By December 1. Heppner will soon have another flour mill. This is the statement recently issued by the board of direc tors of the Heppner Farmers' Union Warehouse Co. The new mill will be installed and ready for operation by the first of December. The warehouse company is ideally situated for the milling business, is the opinion of W. G. McCarty, one of the directors. The mill machinery will be placed in the west end of their large warehouse, taking space not now in lemaad for storing grain since the completion of the elevator. According to Mr. McCarty, the same power that drives the elevator ma chinery will be used to propel the mill. Another feature is the fact that wheat can be run directly from the elevator to the mill without adli tional handling. The type of mill which the farmers will install is known as the American Marvel Flour Mill and has a capacity of 50 barrels dally. After the mill is started, the men in charge say they will be turning ou a high grade of flour which will meet ready sale in both the wholesale anl retail mar kets. " "" " f About sixty young people went down from Heppner Tuesday evening; to the farm home of Chris Brown in Shlnn canyon, where they gave Mr. Brown and his wife a rousing chlvari. Mr. and Mrs. Brown responded with a bountiful lunch of ice cream and cake anl other good thinge to eat. Mr. anl Mrs. J. B. Sparks returned Sunday from a visit of a week in Portland. While below, Mr. Sparka purchasel some fixtures for the Star taaatWj which will be' Installed tat the near future?" Returns From California. Mrs. Leonard R. Purky and daugh ter have returned from an extended visit to Southern California. While in the South Mrs. Purkey visited at the home of her parents in San Diego and also the parents of Dr. Purkey in Los Angeles. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE FARMERS & STOCKGROWERS NATIONAL BANK At Heppner In the State of Oregon, at the close of business on September 11, 1917. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $ 52,760.00 Overdrafts, unsecured-. 51.80 Premium on U. S. bonds 1,000.00 Furniture and fixtures. 2,104.52 Lawful reserve with Fed eral Reserve Bank.. 12,189.34 Cash in vault and net amount due from national banks 114,492.67 Net amounts due from banks and bankers, and trust companies 230.46 Checks on other banks 236.43 Checks on banks locat ed outside of city or town of reporting bank and other cash items 45.88 Other assets expenses 2,876.19 Total $185,987.29 LIABILITIES, "apltal stock paid in. $ 50,000.00 Surplus fund 5,000.00 Undivided profits 585.59 Demand deposits subject to Reserve: Individual deposUs sub ject to check 119,908.55 Certificates of dep'-'. 144.40 Time deposits su;,. . t to Reserve: Certificates of deposit 9,703.0 9 Other time deposits.. 394.76 Cash Letters of Credit and Travelers' checks outstanding 250.00 Total $1S5,9S7.29 State of Oregon, County of Morrow, s s: I, S. W. Spencer, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement itf true to the best of my knowledge and belief. S. W. SPENCER, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to bofore me this 24th day of September 1917. JOS. J. NYS, Notary Public. My commission expires June 28th, 1918. Correct, Attest : J. W. Beymer, Frank Anderson, J. G. Thomson, Directors. HEPPNER W