Oregon Historical Society
The Ga
IME
VOL. 34, NO. 29.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1917.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
EXPLAINS PRESENT
ROAD
SITUATION
Morrow County Rood Districts Will
Vote on Special Tax Levy to
Prepare Road Bed.
Editor Gazette-Times: ,'
In view of the calling of meetings
in several road districts to vote upon
the question of levying a special road
tax upon each of these road districts,
I have been, asked to make a state
ment of the purposes of the proposed
tax. : . ,
Under the law passed -by the last
legislature and approved by the peo
ple at the election held last June,
bonds will be Issued for the purpose
of building a system of state high
ways. These bonds will' be paid off
by the automobile license fees. But
in order to secure the benefit of the
state money in building highways, it
Is necessary for the counties to invest
some money. Two of the state high
ways are located across this county.
The Columbia highway will run along
the Columbia River across the north
end of the county. Anqther high
way will run up Willow creek to
Heppner, thence east to the. county
line on the Pilot Rock road. The
road districts along the Columbia
River are proposing to vote a special
tax to build the road bed of the Co
lumbia highway. They will undoubt
edly vote the levy. There are six
road districts along the line of the
Willow Creek-Pilot Rock road. The
cities of lone, Lexington and Heppner
each constitute a road district, and
there are three country districts, one
extending from below Cecil to Jor
dan Siding, one from Jordan Siding
almost to Heppner, and the third
from a little below Heppner to the
county line on the east side of the
county. In each of these six districts
notices have been issued calling for a
special road district meeting on the
20th day of November to vote upon
five-mill tax levy.
It has been thought best to avoid
a bond issue on the county, slnce not
all parts of the county would be
equally Interested In this state high.
way. Hence, the . plan -has been
adopted to let the people in the road
districts lying along the route of the
road determine whether they will as
slst in the building of the highway by
a special tax. It will probably be
some months before any of the state
money is available tor this road, but
it the road bed is made ready for the
surfacing by the state by the
time the state is ready to do its
part, it Is necessary that part of it be
done this year. The county and the
tfisrtlcts must build the road bed on
the grade established by the state en
gineer, and the road bed must be
drained. The state will then put on
the surface. If the county court shall
agree with the state commission that
a hard surface road is not advisable
at this time, then the state will aid in
the construction of a road meeting
the requirements of a federal post
road, which is a thoroughly well built
macadam or its equivalent.
Now, the question up to the people
of these road districts is whether
they will assist in getting a portion
of the state money, which our auto
mobile owners help to provide, for
the construction of the state high
ways, by voting the special tax levy.
There should be a free and fair dis
cussion of the question before the
meetings are held.
Respectfully,
S. E. NOTSON.
Dr. McMurdo returned from Port
land Tuesday evening. While there
lie purchased a nltrus oxide anes
thetic apparatus which he will use
to prevent the patients from feeling
pain during an operation. This is
one of the greatest anesthetics yet
known, there being no unpleasant
ness as Is experienced from the use
of ether or chloroform. You feel no
pain during the operation, and as
soon as completed you are over the
effects and free from any sickness.
Operations such as the removal of ad
enoids can be done in a couple of
minutes.
Rev. T. Brulllette, of Portland,
father of Mrs. J. E. Berwick, was here
this week to be at the bedside of his
daughter.
SPECIAL RED CROSS
MEETING
at Council Chambers Mon
day evening at 8 :30 oclock.
Election ' ot officers and
other important matters
of business. A full attend
ance is requested.
MRS. A. M. PHELPS,
Secretary
LOCAL SCHOOLS SHOW
ED ATTENDANCE
Where Other Schools Over the State
Show Low, We Note a Gain
of Fifteen Per Cent.
From all over the state it has been
noted that there is a sharp falling
off in the schools, owing largely to
the fact that so many of the young
men of school age have been called
to the service of the country. At
Heppner, however, this condition
does not obtain.
The attendance at the' end of the
first month, this year, was 315, as
against 273 for the same period last
year. In the High School the en
rollment now Is 86; a year ago it was
72. The Increase in the grades and
the High School is about 15 per cent.
Most schools throughout the state
show a falling off in attendance this
year, especially in the high schools.
Very naturally the school author
ities of our city are well pleased with
the enrollment this year, and at this
time it begins to look as though we
were going to be over crowded, for
many more are expected to enroll
with the beginning of the second
month.
t Dr. Turner, the well known
t' eye specialist of Portland, will
be in Heppner again Tuesday, Oct.
16th at Palace Hotel. In lone Mon
day, Oct. 16th.
Dr. Turner is a specialist of exper
ience and standing and you will make
no mistake consulting him about
your eyes and glasses. Headaches
relieved, cross eyes straightened. Sat
isfaction guaranteed. Consult him.
Don'y forget the date.
MRS MILLIE BERWICK
DIES AT HEPPNER
Mrs. Millie Brulllette Berwick, be
loved wife of J. E. Berwick, engineer
on the Heppner branch, died at the
Heppner Sanatorium Wednesday, Oc
tober lOth.'at 1:30 p. m., at the ace
of 39 years. '
She was born in Woodstock, New
Brunswick in the year 1878. She
came to the Pacific Coast with her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. T. Brulllette,
In 1880, and has spent nearly all her
life in the states of Oregon and Wash'
Ington,
The talents for which she was so
wldly and favorably known in later
years were recognized by the public
while she was yet a child ot 17 years.
Her fine talents as a public speaker
at this age won for her the appoint
ment of lecturer for the W. C. T. U.
throughout the states of Oregon,
Washington and California. She was
largely instrumental in finally carry
ing Oregon and Washington for the
temperance forces. Both pulpit and
press were loud in their praise of her
excellest work.
The secret of her ability is found
in her early conversion and entire
consecration of herself to her Savior
"Where He leads me I will follow"
became the slogan of her life, and the
main source and secret of her suc
cess.
Mrs. Berwick had greatly endeared
herself to the Heppner people, though
she had been a resident of this place
but a short time. She was active in
church work here and had charge of
the very large young peoples' class
of the Federated church. During the
sickness of her husband in Portland
last winter she was called to be at his
side and helped to bring him back
to health again, and with her hus
band she had returned to Heppner to
live. She was a true type of the best
that is to be found in a loyal and good
wife, in a devoed mother and a lover
of her fellow mortals. Her life was
one of activity as she always found
there was very much of good to be
done In the home, in the church and
in society.
Mrs. Berwick was the daughter of
a Civil War veteran anl dearly loved
the old soldiers ot the G. A. R. and
was a great favorite among them
Thousands ot these old men and their
wives will miss her and deeply
mourn her loss.
Besides .her husband, ' James E
Berwick, she is survived by her
daughter, Mrs. Hugh Berwick, and
their son, Francis Beverly Berwick,
six sisters and one brother, and her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. T. Brulllette
of Portland.
Funeral services were held at the
Federated church this afternoon in
honor ot Mrs. Berwick, and the re
mains will be taken to Portland for
burial on Sunday.
Mrs. L. O. Herren .announces that
she is closing out, at a sharp reduc
tion, her stock of ladies corsets in
broken sizes from 21 to 27. This sale
to last until the new stock arrives,
which will be In about (wo weeks.
MORROW
INSTITUE WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 15-17
The teachers' annual institute for;
Morrow county will be held at Hepp
ner, beginning on next Monday.
Superintendent Shurte has prepar
ed an especially interesting program,
with the following instructor and
lecturers: Hon. J. A. Churchill, Sa
lem; E. J. Klemme, Belllngham, Wn.,
Albert Powers, Eugene; H. C. Sey
mour, Corvallis; Rev. H. A. Noyes,
Mayor S. E. Notson, Mrs. H. A.
Noyes and Dr. N. E. Winnard ot
Heppner. v
The superintendent is especially
anxious that the patrons of our
schools and the citizens generally
avail themselves of the opportunity
offered to get In touch with school
activities and hear the excellent lec
tures that will be given at the differ
ent sessions. Mr. Klemme, president
of the state normal school at Belllng
ham, is an especially attractive lec
turer and the Superintendent desires
that be shall have a good hearing. He
will be here for two days, only. By
a look at the program nerewitn, it
will also be noted that there are
many other good things that should
not be overlooked. All sessions will
be held in the auditorium ot the
High School building, except that on
Tuesday evening, which will be held
at the Star theater.
MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, 191T
9:00 Opening and Enrollment.
8:15 Address. "Welcome."
Rev. H. A. Noyei
9:36 Recess.
9:45 Food Administration.
S. E. Notson
10:30 Recess.
KlKh ' School Seetloa.
H. H. Hoffman Presiding.
10:40 "Democracy and Education."
E. J. Klemme
11:20 Recess.
11:30 "Squeezing Life Out of or In
, to Literature". . Albert J'owers
Grammar and Rnral School Seetloa.
Mrs. W. L. Suddarth Presiding.
10:40 Selection H. C. Seymour
11:10 Recess.
ii:So "The Bible In the Public
School" E. J. Klemme
Moadar Afteraooa.
1:10 Opening. I
1 lL"Tha Pnaalhllltiaa flf Briar
Momenta"; E. J. "Klemme
2:30 Recess.
High School Seetloa.
W. L. Suddarth Presiding
2.40 Selected H. C. Seymour
3:15 Recess.
3:25 "High School Problems."
E. J. Klemme
TY LAND FOR $162.50
Property of Hager Heirs at Adams
Goes to Athena Man ait
Record Price.
From the Pendleton Tribune we
learn that one of the largest land
deals completed in Umatilla county
was finished last week, when the
297 V4 acres, comprising the J. M.
Hager place near Adams, was sold to
John C. Walters of Athena at a price
at J 162.50 an acre. The land is
rated among the best wheat land in
the county.
Mrs. Ruth McMurdo and Miss Sybil
Hager of Heppner, and Mrs. Marie
Sims, heirs of the late James Hager,
were owners of the place and the
sale was put through by Messrs. Es
tes & Friedly, a real estate firm in
Pendleton Prior to his death, Mr.
Hager farmed the place for many
years and considered it one of the
best wheat producers In the famous
Umatilla county district.
Barn Biyns.
No litle excitement was created in
lone on Friday when the barn on the
premises of Frank Holmes was de
stroyed by fire. Just how the fire
started was not learned, but it was a
lively blaze while it lasted and the
entire population ot the city was out
to witness the destruction. It had
gained such headway when dscovered
that it wag impossible to check the
spread of the flames and the barn
was soon reduced to ashes. It stood
across the railroad track and well
away from other property and there
was no wind to spread the flames to
other buildings. Since putting the
above in type we have learned that
the fire was caused from some burn
ing trash along the railroad track.
CUMMING9 FRUIT AND VEGE
TABLE MARKET.
Grower of and dealer in vegetables,
fruits, tropical fruits, berries and
melons. Headquarters for bananas,
sweet potatoes, grapes and melons.
Green tomatoes and pickling onions
in any quantity. All stock fresh and
value guaranteed. Deliveries made
from Nursery. Phone Main 613.
HARRY CUMMINGS, Mgr.,
Heppner, Ore.
r
Grammar mmi Rural School Seetloa.
Ethel Casey Presiding.
t:40 "Something Not In the Curri
culum" Albert Powers
t :1 5 Recess.
1:25 "Debating" S. E. Notson
- V ' - . Moadar Ereatag.
TJO Musical.
, "Bargains" E. J. Klemme
.. Music
TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. la, 117.
1:00 Opening.
1:15 "The Challenge of the Coun
try" E. J, Klemme
10 AO Recess.
U:10 "Oregon Teachers Monthly"
Albert Powers
10:30 Recess.
High School Seetloa.
', Bernard Pehr Presiding
10:4s Selected.'. J. A Churchill
11:20 Recess.
11:30 "Footnotes to History."
- Albert Powers
Grammar aaa Rural School Seetloa.
: ; Clara Voyen Presiding
10:40 Selected H. C. Seymour
ll:iU Recess.
11:30 "Who Goes to School
's 4 E. J. Klemme
Tuesday Afteraooa.
:30 Opening. t
:46 Selected J. A. Churchill
;80 Recess.
?' High School Seetloa.
N. m. Fertig Presiding.
2:40 "Developing Morals for the
Adolescent" E. J. Klemme
3:25 Recess.
2:35 Selected......... H. C. Seymour
Grammar and Raral School Seetloa.
Grace H. Bossen Presiding.
2:40 Selected J. A. Churchill
3:25 Recess.
3:35 "Visual Instruction"
. . Albert Powers
Taeaday Evealag.
7:30 Picture Lecture. .H. C. Seymour
, At me star Theatre.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCT. 17, 1817.
3:00 Opening.
2:15 "The Fourteen Reading Circle
i Books for 1917-10"
Albert Powers
10:00 Recess.
10:10 Selected .Dr. N. E. Winnard
10:30 Recess.
High School Seetloa. ,
L A. Doak Presiding.
10:40 8elected H. C. Seymour
M:2U Recess.
11:30 "Some Business Habits of
" School Teachers"
y Albert Powers
Grammar aad Raral School Seetloa.
Edna Carmichael. Presiding
10:40 "Education For Leisure."
Albert Powers
U:'-slect..
Weaaesday Afternoon.
1:30 Opening, i
1:46 "Education and the Red Cross'
Albert Powers
2:30 Recess.
2:40 Selected H. C. Seymour
3:25 Recess.
3:35 Selected Lena Snell Shurte
THRESHING IS NEARLY
DONE IN THIS COUNTY
Outside of Few Outfits the 1917 Crop
Is Ready for Warehouse. Some
Seeding Now Being Done.
So far as we are able to learn at
this time, the threshing of crops is
about done in Morrow county. Here
and there will be found parties who
are somewhat isolated that are un
able to get a machine to do their
work but these are few and it is to
be hoped that they will yet succeed
in getting their grain threshed be
fore the bad weather sets in. In the
Eight Mile section threshing is com
pleted with he exception of one or
two outfits who are running com
bines. The seeding of summerfallow
is progressing in many sections and
the farmers are generally hoping for
rains that the grain may be sprouted
promptly. There seems to be abun
dant moisture in the ground a few
inches under the surface and showers
now would be the means of connect
ing this up. Many are waiting for
rain before putting in their grain,
this being the rule generally. There
is promise of an abundant harvest
the coming season from all indica
tions at present, as crops will be put
in at the proper time.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Cochran and
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Patterson who
left a few days ago, are now in San
Francisco. They made the run to
Winnemucca, Nevada, wth Mr. Coch
ran at the wheel in J 9 hours. They
will tour California before their re
turn. Canyon City Blue Mountain
Eagle.
THE PATHEPHONE
has many special features in con
struction, making it the most popular
talking machine on the market. It's
soft, sweet reproduction so unusually
free frow surface noise. No needles
to change. Records guaranteed to
play one thousand times, together
with the fact that machine and
records both cost less money than
any make which can be considered to
approach it in class. We invite your
Inspection and stand ready to prove
our claims of its merit.
THE CASE FURNITURE CO.
TEACHERS
SEEL STOCK RANCH
5700-Acre Ranch on Willow Creek
Sold to Sherman County Men.
Consideration $00,000.
The big stock ranch, consisting of
5700 acres, of McCollough Brothers
was sold this week to Miles E. Mar
tin and Irvin E. Kunsman, of Moro,
Sherman county. The McCullough
ranch is located at the forks of Wil
low creek and eitenls up and down
the creek tor several miles, being ,one
ot the best stock ranches in the coun
ty. The purchase price Is $90,000.00
and with the land the deal Includes
2000 sheep, 100 cattle, some hogs
and all implements.
The purchasers are Sherman coun
ty farmers who desire to extend their
field of operations and branch out
Into the stock business, and they ex
pect to take charge ot the place Just
as soon as all the papers in the deal
have been passed.
The McCullough boys have been
operating this plant for a great many
years, at first owning only the orlg-
inal ranch of their late uncle, Tom
McCullough, at the forks of Willow
creek. They continued to add to
their holdings, however, until they
finally had one of the largest stock
ranches in the county. They have
run both sheep and cattle on the
place ond made a success. Having
put in so many years at this kind ot
work they desired to take a rest and
retire 'from the more strenuous af
fairs of ranch life, so decided to sell
The new owners are successful wheat
growers of Sherman county, where
they were both raised.
CAUTIONS TO HOME
VEGETABLE CAHNERS
By O. H. Benson, in Charge Boys'
and Girls' Club Work.
1. In beginning home canning
work take time to study fully the in
structions la Farmers' Bulletin 839,
Cold-Pack Method. Club members
should use NR circulars on home
canning work, or the special instruc
tions in home canning sent out by the
State colleges of agriculture. Follow
but one set ot instructions. If you
combine two it will lead you into
difficulties and cause the loss of food
products.
2. The instruction in Farmers'
Bulletin 839 are based on the use of
fresh, firm, sound, ripe products.
When canning vegetables which have
stood in the maris-): plac.i over 24
hours increase the time of steriliza
tion as given in this bulletin about 20
per cent.
3. Do not begin canning large
amounts. First, try out a few packs
thoroughly and determine for your
self whethef you understand the in
structions and can follow them.
4. Use good rubbers. Most of the
rubbers which are furnished with
glass jars will not stand the boiling
required for the sterilization of veg
etables in hot water, steam, or steam
under pressure, and might better be
discarded and good rubbers procured.
Description of good rubber rings:
Rubber rings for the average stand
ard pint and quart jars, etc, should
be 5-16 of an inch wide. They should
be cut 12 to the inch, that is, 12 rub
ber rings placed one upon the other
will measure one inch in thickness.
They should stand up under steriliza
tion in boiling water or in steam un
der pressure for at least three hours
without injury to the rubber. Good
rubber will stretch and return
promptly to place without channg
the inside diameter. They should be
reasonably firm and able to stand
abrupt bending without breakage
This description does not apply to
rings for the special types of jars on
the market.
5. Reports during the past 5 years
indicate that 75 of the spoilage of
food products In home canning is due
to the use of poor rubbers, old Mason
tops, and defective joints, springs,
and caps.
6. Success in home canning by the
one-period cold pack method depends
upon a full understanding of the en
tire process. Observe espclally that
green vegetables should be blanched
In live steam, tubers in hot water for
not less than 5 minutes. Then dip
them quickly in cold water. Pack at
once in hot sterile jars and add boil
ing water. All greens, pod veget
ables, green peppers, etc, should be
blanched in live steam rather than
water. Take time to pack all food
products well Into hot glass jars. A
little salt or sugar should be added
immediately, rubbers and tops put in
place, and the jars partially sealed.
These steps, if properly and quickly
taken, have largely to do with the
success of the method. The final sui
WHEAT LANDS ill
I IH 11 END
A Number of Important Deals Pnt -
Through in the Past
Few Weeks.
Real estate in the North End has
been on the move the past few weeks.
and several important deals closed
up. There is a strong demand for
wheat lands in that section and out-
side parties have been operating there
for some time past.
Perhaps the largest deal put over
was that ot Doak Bros., mention of
which was made in last issue. They
disposed of 2142 acres at $35 per
acre. In the trade they took over.'
some Spokane property, principally
orchard land in bearing and they also
retain the 1918 crop of 1000 acres,
summerfallow bought from B. F. Ber- ,
ry in June last. (
J. A. Troedson of Morgan has pur-
chased a quarter section from J. A.
Johnson of California. This land :
lies adjacent to Mr. Troedson's place. ;
The consideration' was 12500. This
is a valuable addition to Mr. Troed-.
son's present holdings.
Pete Benson sold his 480 acres to
Samuel Swanson of Walla Walla, the
price being $15 per acre. Mr. Swan
son also purchased a quarter section
of the W. A. Thomas land adjoining,
the price being $15 per acre.
Edward Keck, of Rhea creek, dis
posed of his homestead of 160 acres
to his neighbor, Jason Blddle, but our
informant did not learn the consider
ation. Paul Troedson, of Morgan, dispos
ed of his place, embracing something
like a section of land, to a Mr. Wag
ner woe has taken possession and Is
ment on this deal, Mr. Troedson took '
over some property near Vancouver,
Wash, and will go there to live.
S. M. Moore sold 40 acres to Hen
ry Dennis, the consideration being
$600.
We understand that there are sev
eral other quite . important deals
pending that may be closed up at any
time. The wheat lands ot that sec
tion of the county are in demand, and
it will be noted from this that good
prices are being paid.
High School Enjoys Picnic.
The entire student body of Hepp
ner High School was taken on a jaunt
to the mountains in the vicinity 'of
Slocum's mill on , Friday afternoon,
where they remained until a late
hour. The trip was enjoyed mmense
ly, even though quite a number were
caused inconvenience owing to blow
outs and other automobile troubles,
A big lunch was prepared and plenty
of weinies and marshmallows to be
roasted over the fires added to the
joy of the occasion. , '
cess rests, of course, with the sterili
zation. Food products should be
sterilized for the period given in Far
mers' Bulletin 839. Read carefully
all instructions with reference to the
handling of pressure canners to avoid
exhausting the liquids, syrups, etc.
When canning in territory with an ol
titude of over 1000 feet increase the
time given in the tables from 5 to 10
per cent for each additional 500 feet
In altitude. Do this without fail or
some of the products will be lost.
7. In canning fruit the syrup
should be prepared in a separate ves
sel and poured over the fresh fruit,
in the hot jar. Some food products
with high acid content, like cherries
and plums,, shrivel and shrink too
much if a heavy syrup is used.
8. The flavor of sweet corn and
neas canned for hime use is greatly
; nproved by the addition of sugar In
stead of salt.
9. In canning tomatoes be sure to
scald until the skins crack, dip in
cold water, men rut tne cores out,
remove the skins, and pack at once
Into hot plass jars. T" a wooden
spoon for packing p ,ses and paek
carefully. A v i ripened tor.;oo
may be placed at the top and pressed
down to fill all crevices. Allow a
level teaspoonful of salt to the quart.
Wipe oft the joints before the rubber
rings are placed In position. Then
place the rubber rings and caps in po
sition, partially tighten the tops, and
sterilize. '
10. "Flat sour," which develops in
canned vegetables, especially with
greens, asparagus, peas, and sweet
corn, is causd by Insufficient sterili
zation, by canning old, deteriorated
food products, or by Improper blanch
ing and cold-dipping.
11. Blanching and cold dipping all
vegetables before packing, if proper
ly done, will not in any way injure
the character and quality of the pro
duct. On the other hand, it will re
move dirt and bacteria and materially
aid the sterilization process. These
preliminary steps will also make it
unnecessary in tin canning, to ex
haust the products.