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THE QAZETTE-TTME& HEPPNER. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1917.
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Consult
DR. TURNER
Eye Specialist of Portland
at Palace Hotel, Heppner
Wednesday and Thursday,
December 12 and 13.
In lone Friday, Dec. 14.
Don't ask for "bread." Say HOL
SUM bread. For gale at Sam Hughes
Company.
LOST Between the Alfalfa Lawn
Dairy and the depot, one attachable
air pump. Finder leave at this office.
Tells of Biggest Naval Programme
Ever Undertaken Anywhere,
Washington, Dec. 11 One single
'. printed page constitutes the annual
' report, made public today, of Rear
Admiral David W. Taylor, chief of
the Bureau of Construction and Re
' pair, although that officer is carrying
1 out the largest naval building pro-
gramme ever entered upon by any nation.
More than 800 vessels are under
construction, from dreadnaughts and
battle cruisers of a size never before
contemplated to submarine chasers
designed, built and sent abroad Im
mediately after the declaration of
war. In some cases a year has been
saved in the construction of destroy
ers. Vessels not expected for delivery
until late in 1918 are today In actual
service in European waters. Billions
of dollars are Involved In the con
tracts, yet the report Bays only that
all building facilities are being used
and exceptional measures to acceler
ate construction of certain types have
been taken.
"These measures are producing re
sults" Arimlrnl Tnvlnt onnMiiriaa
summarizing his gigantic task in what
is probably the briefest report ever
made by a Government bureau.
Fourteen inches of snow at the coal
mines in Willow creek basin is the re
port of parties visiting there this
week. The snow does not reach down
the creek very far and there is none
at all at the Slocum mill.
Tom M. Arnold, Eight Mile farmer,
was transacting business in Heppner
today. He reports farming conditions
good in his section.
j John Rogers Simons was born in
I Braxton county, West Virginia, No
vember 30, 1835. and died at the L
t
O. O. F. Home in Portland, Oregon,
December 6, 1917. at the advanced
age of 82 years and 5 days.
When but a lad, nine years of age,
he moved to Piatt county, Missouri,
with his parents and grew to man
hood In that state. He began learn
ing the blacksmith's trade in 1849,
and he followed this occupation prin
cipally during his long life, a trade
which he mastered thoroughly in all
its. details. ...
On August, J 2, 18$ 1. he was uni
ted In marriage to Martha M. Wells,
and to thjs union seven children
were born; Only three of these lived
to be men and women. These were
Mrs. Stella Roberts, who perished in
the Heppner flood of 1903; Egbert
Lee Simons of near La Center, Wn.,
and Mrs. Hallie Kirk, wife of John
T. Kirk, of Heppner.
Mrs. Simons died March 3, 1905.
Mr. Simons moved from Missouri
to California In 1876, and located In
the blacksmithing business at Cedar
ville, Modock county. He continued
to live at Cedarville until the spring
of 1882, when he moved to Wood
river, Idaho, following teaming and
blacksmithing for about two years
and removed to Heppner ir "M, es
tablishing himself in the b s '"h-:
ing and wagonmaking busines; !.---
and followed his trade for 25 y.s.u
in this community.
He served as mayor of Heppner at
the time the city was bonded for the
construction of waterworks. He took
a lot o pride in city affairs and
served the town well in his capacity
of mayor. He filled no other public
offices in this community. He ran
once for county judge but was not
successful. During all of his long
residence in this community, John R.
Simons was a good citizen. He was
a man of very strong convictions and
was pretty hot tempered, a fault
which he always acknowledged and a
against strongly. He made many
characteristic that he guarded
fast friends in this county and was
always true to them.
The only surviving members of his
family are Egbert L. Simons and Mrs.
Hallie Kirk. For the past eight or
ten years Mr. Simons has been living
at the I. O. O. F. home in Portland,
where he was tenderly cared for in
his declining years, and where he
passed away quietly on Wednesday
night last. Funeral services were
held at the Federated church in
Heppner on Sunday under the aus
pices of Willow Lodge No. 66, I. O.
O. F., of which he had long been a
member, and his body was consigned
to its last resting place in the Ma
sonic cemetery by his brother mem
bers along side the grave of his de
parted wife, the beautiful burial ser
vice of the order being used. The
services at the church were largely
attended and Rev. H. A. Noyes deliv
ered the funeral discourse.
Your Xmas Store I
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Ladies' Black, Tan and Brown calf, vk
New Military Heel. Just received
$5.00 to $8.50
Men's Koko Russian calf with Brown
buck top. Tan and Black. Neolin
or leather sole.
$4.50 to $9.00
No wet feet with our Childs' Rubber Wanwnd Stoancr
Boots. Just the
thing to keep
them
Healthy and
Happy
E. N. GONTY, SHOE STORE
Secretary Will Go As
Guest of Woolgrowers
An unprecedented honor accorded
any secretary of the Oregon Wool
growers' Association, is that tendered
to J. 0. Hager, of this city, who will
leave the first of the year for Salt
Lake City to attend the annual meet
ing of the National Woolgrowers' As
sociation.
Secretary Hager goes as a guest of
the Oregon Woolgrowers' Association
in recognition of the excellent service
he has rendered that organization
during the past two years. Mr. Ha
ger is now serving his third term in
the secretarial capacity.
At the recent convention in The
Dalles, the secretary's report showed
the associatinn to be in such a heal
thy thriving condition that Mr. Ha
ger's salary was increased to $600
a year.
Among other Heppner sheepmen
who have signified their intention of
attending the national convention are
C. A. Minor, John Kilkenny, Pat
Connell, L. V. Oentry, W. B. Barratt,
Frank Monahan, John Sheridan and
Jack Hynd.
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Jewelery, The Most Pleasing and Last- !
ing of All Gifts.
jAVE YOTJ ever given jewelry the'
IJjj consideration that it deserves as a
field for the selection of Christmas
gifts? Every member of the family can
be satisfied and wholly pleased by the
choice of something in jewelry mother,
father, sweetheart, brother, sister, or
friend no niatter who you have in mind
you will be certain to delight them if your
gift is jewelry.
Make Your Selections Early.
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HKs War Relief
BALL
TTEPPNER LODGE NO. 358,
1 1 B. P. O. E. will give a Grand
Ball at the FAIR PAVILION in
Heppner, MONDAY EVENING,
DECEMBER 3 1 St, 1 9 1 7, the pro
ceeds to be devoted to war dis
tress relief.
COMMITTEES:
General Committee in Charge
Sam E. Van Vactor, S. W. Spencer and Oscar Borg.
Master of Ceremonies:
Exalted Ruler, II. II. Hoffman.
Decoration:
Gay M. Anderson, Harry Duncan, Fred Lucas
Charles Cox and Andrew Rood, Jr.
Reception and Entertainment:
Mrs. Oscar Borg, Mrs. R. J. Vaughn, Mrs. Charles
Cox, Mrs. Frank Monahan, Mrs. John Healy,
Mrs. A. Bowker, J. T. Knappenberg, R, J.
Vnughan, O. B. Robertson, Judge D. R. Parker,
and Glen Graves.
Refreshments:
Ladies of the Red Cross.
Floor Managers:
Orve Rasmus, W. A. Richardson, John Kenny,
Bert Stone, John Vaughn, Lester Wade, and
Robert Sperry.
Finance: S. W. Spencer.
TICKETS, $2.50. EVERYONE CORDIALLY INVITED
TO ATTEND.
General Committee in Charge
This Bluebird Feature will be on
the program at the Star theater Sat
urday only. I
Food Investigation Gets Under Way.
Washington, Dec. 11. A sweeping
investigation of dishonest food spec
ulators has been undertaken by the
federal trade commission. The In
vestigation was begun today under
direction of Victor Murdock at the re
quest of Herbert Hoover. Evidence
secured by the commission will be
turned over to the department of Jus
tice. Dishonest wholesale and retail
merchants and food brokers have '
been criminally responsible in no!
small measure for the shortages in
tnarnr fneiai 11 ffa and Aananlnlln A
muilj 1UUUUIUWO, U1IU CD y C s I f 1 1 Jf kJl
mounting prices or perishables, the
food administration said today.
Man Born In Oregon 08 lrear
Ago Dies.
Salem, Or., Dec. 11 H. A. John
son, born in Oregon 68 years ago,
died at his home in Salem yesterday
afternoon, leaving a widow, live chil
dren, three brothers and one sister.
He had been a resident of Salem for
28 years. His parents crossed the
plains from Illinois to Oregon in
1849, and he was born near Jefferson
March 3, 1849. Up to his last illness
he was engaged in the Insurance bus
iness. Funeral services will be held
at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
from Rigdon's chapel.