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THE GAZETTK-TnrES. HEPFVER. OREGON. TITTTlsn AY. JT T Y 4, 1018. PAGE FIVB Semi-Annual Report of County Clerk, Morrow County. Claims Allowed by the County Court of Mor row County, Oregon, for the Six Months Ending June 30th, 1918. GENERAL FUND. Roads and Highways Registration and Election County Court and Commissioners. 4,140.51 42.50 772.90 Sheriffs Office - 1,875.88 Clerk's Olfice - - - 1,726.75 Treasurer's Ollice Assessor's 320.29 Office 1,338.25 School Superintendent's Office County Physician Surveyor's Office Coroner Court House . Health Officer District Attorney Current Expense Scalp Bounty District Sealer Poor Widows' Pensions Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, Portland Circuit Court Official Bonds - County Agriculturist Tax Collection Fruit Inspector Prohibition Fund Tax Rebate i Fire Patrol : County Fair Justice Court Guarding Warehouses and Elevators - Advertising Tax Notice Red Cross Trust Fund 792.91 50.00 87.83 16.20 770.75 16.00 39.13 167.72 2,076.00 41.16 30.40 670.00 36.00 120.37 235.00 750.00 299.93 10.40 323.80 18.12 70.57 1,150.00 233.16 100.00 132.00 100.00 23.50 Town and Country. FOU SALE A Singer sewing ma chine, almost new. Inquire at this office. R. L. Forsythe, a leading citizen of Enterprise, was in Heppner on business Friday last. Lawrence A. Palmer, prosperous farmer of Lexington, was doing busi ness in this city on Friday last. WANTED Woman to cook during harvoat. Good wages. 'Inquire at this office or phone 30F21, Heppner. 14-2t-pd. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ayers returned from Portland -on Friday, where they had been on a visit for a couple of weeks. Sam E. Van Vactor and family are now located for the summer tyi their comfortable camp on Willow creek near the Elocum Mill. LOST Peiirl car ring, with topaz pendant, somewhere between Palace hotel and depot. Finder please leave at this office. Reward. Mr. Carmichael expects to get a fair isfled that Morrow connate good en- Kansas and Nebreska crops are rji TOTAL - - - 18,678.05 ROAD FIND. For Roads and Highways 25,375.41 TOTAL, General and Road Claims Allowed.. I 43,953.46 SUMMARY OK WARRANT ACCOUNTS. Outstanding General Fund Warrants, Dec. 31st, 1917 $ 842.46 Outstanding General Road Warrants, Dec. 31st, 1917 402.86 General Fund Warrants Issued January 1st to June 30th.., 18,578.06 Koad Fund Warrants Issued January 1st to June 30th 25,375.41 TOTAL - $ 45,198.78 General Fund Warrants paid, January 1st to June 30th '$ 18,974.73 Road Fund Warrants Paid, January 1st to June 30th 25,252.95 Outstanding General Warrants, June 30th, 1918 445.78 Outstanding General Road Warrants, June 30th, 1918 525.31 TOTAL: 45,198.7b f AMOUNT ON HAND IN VARIOUS FUNDS JUNE 30th, 10)8. General County Fund $ 32,679. 9f Road Fund - 36,816.7i; General School Fund - 10, 530. St High School Fund - - 4,226.82 Union High School Fund --- --- 859.95 Tsust Fund - - - 341.45 Indemnity Fund --- 12 01 lndlgentSoldiers Herd Law Fund Prohibition Fund ---- Fire Patrol Irrigation Fund County Fair Fund City of Hoppner City of Hurdman City of lone , City of Lexington 5.2" 14.35 176.20 392.6 72.00 565.3c 2.489.2!) 128.93 824.37 862.14 Special School Districts 28,395.60 TOTAL in all Funds of County $119,393.89 State of Oregon, County of Morrow, I, J. A. Waters, County Clerk of Morrow County, Oregon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Is a true and correct account of the claims allowed hv the County Court of Morrow County, Oregon; the funds on which same were drawn, and the amount of outstanding warrants not paid, for th six months ending June 30th, 1918, as shown by the records in my office and In my custody. Also a statement of amounts on hand in the various funds June 30th, 1918. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand anil official seal this 2nd day of July, 1918 (SEAL) J., A. WATERS, County Clerk. C. Carroll Gates, son of O. B. Gates of Hillsboro and grandson of II. V. Gates of Terrebonne and president of Heppner Light & Water Co., died of wounds in France on June 12. He was with Pershlngs army at the front. Fred Elder and wife departed on Sunday for Portland, whero they ex pect to remain Indefinitely. They have disposed of their Heppner resi dence property to John Cason. Mr. Elder expects that It will not be long until he will have to go to the train lng camp and should he enter the ser vice, Mrs. Elder will take up nurs lng and Join the Service also as one of the mercy workers In the Red Cross. A. J. Hunt was Sn from his Clarks Cauvon farm Saturday. He Is slow ly Improving in health after a pro longed spell of sickness. The families of Jas. and George Thomson have taken up their abode for the summer at the Willow creek camp near the Slocum Mill. H. V. Gates, president of Heppner Light & Water Co., spent several days in Heppner the past week on busi ness connected with the company, H. M. Olden, extensive farmer of Fairview, was doing business in Heppner Saturday and getting ready for the grain harvest which will be on Rhortly. Charles'Hunlock, one of the desk clerks at the Multnomah hotel, leaves Monday for Vancouver barracks, Wash., where he will enter the army. Sunday Journal. Sheriff Lille of Gilliam county was among the Condon visitors in Hepp ner over Thursday night last. He ame over with Capt. Williams antf his company of state military police. Chas. Thomson returned from Port land on Friday afternoon. He was accompanied by Mrs. J. A. Waters who had been attending a convention of the. Christian church in The Dalles for several days during the week. FOR SALE Good home tract on utskirts of Heppner; about 4 acres. Plenty of fruit, berries etc., and fine garden tract that can be well irriga ted from system already installed; an deal home place. Inquire at this of fice. 13-lm. The families of J. F. Vaughn, E. Noble, F. J. Lucas and Bert Stone ave established camps' for the sum mer on Willow creek just below the old Hamilton mill site. The summer luting colony in that vicinity will be growing from now on. Dr. Purkey was in town over Sun day. He is now wearing a fine coat f tan, earned by good, honest labor lu the hay fields out on the John Pip er farm. The doctor says he will stay right on the job and work with he machine through harvest. Mrs. C. C. Chick and son Charles of one, accompanied by Mrs. H. M. 01- len and her son, Jesse Dobvns, pass ed through Heppner Saturdav on the way to Lehman Springs, where they expect to spend a couple of weeks tn ecreation at this popular summer re sort. E. Lorentz and wife, representing he Leslie-Judge Company, were in Teener a couple of days the past veelc taking orders for these publl ations. Leslies Is especially attrac ive these war times and Mr. and Mrs. V'l-pntz found a large number of or ders here. I Georse W. Jnc.kson, formerly with the Forest Service in this city, and who has been with the office at Pen dleton since leaving Heppner, has re signed, so he writps this paper, and will move to Tacoma, Wash. Mr. Jackson goes to Tacoma to take a po sition in the Y. M. C. A. 'I Dr. Chick was called to Monument Saturday nfternoon to attend Mrs. Merrill who was reported quite ill. He found some of the roads almost impassible, this being especially true after passing Parkers Mill on the way nut. There is many a rock in the road that should be pulverized. j Miss Margaret Crawford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vawter Crawford, un derwent an operation for appendicitis at tne Heppner Sanatorium on Sat urday last. Dr. C. C. Chick of lone and Dr. N. E. Winnard of Heppner, were the attending physicians, and the young lady is progressing nicely toward recovery. J. B. Cartnichael and son Park were visitors in Heppner Saturday. Mr. Carmichael is Just about roady to start his harvest. He will run a thresher this season, heading and threshing at the same time. His threshing outfit will be run by steam. yield of good quality grain A pleasant reception was tendered by the Order of Eastern Star to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blackman at the re gular meeting of the lodge on Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Blackman have been honored members of Ruth I Chapter since its beginning and were certainly entitled to be remembered by the order in this manner at this time. M. and Mrs. Irvin Wilkes of lone were visitors in Heppner Saturday evening accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. Mr. Wilkes is now farm ing the Stoops plate just north of lone, UBing a caterpillar engine for plowing. Messrs. Poe & Thompson now own this ranch and are fixing up to farm it in good style. The crop will be cut by a combine drawn by the caterpillar. Harvey Young and Ed Buschke, two young farmers of Eight Mile were resting in town a few hours on Monday. These men make good re port concerning the outlook for eropn and they each expect a good harvest. They will run the small combines and expect to be cutting inside the next ten days. All grain has been greatly helped in filling by the cooler weath er and it is not too late for rain to make a bumper yield of the spring grain. ough for him. abundant. People are all intent up- Marehal N. A. Clark returned from on winning the war, and all energies Newton, 111., on Saturday evening, be- Bem to be directed along the line ing accompanied home by his young fading to this result. Coming home, son. Mrs. Clark remained at the Mr- CIark met numerous troop trains home of her father who is still ling- headed for the Atlantic sea board, at ering at the point of death. Speak- one Plnt Passing nine trains of Camp ing of conditions In his old home Lcw'8 men- Tror are moving to state, as well a other Darts of the l" middle west. Mr. Ciar'j v that C. ournane made a nurnea trip to Pendleton on Tuesday to see hi father, who is quite sick. H. C. Gi- crops were never belter. This is es pecially true or the cr.m and oats thens took him over. The elder Gur crops In Illinois and Iowa, while the dane is much Improved at present. prSSlNTS" I AND r"T'.'Mp'ir.TTijTnj" "i ' .1 .1 i I id; III E. H. Turner, prominent lone far mer was a pleasant visitor at this office while in town on Saturday af terncos. E. H. says he has to work pretty steady now that his boy has gone to war and he gets but little time to visit. He is just about ready to begin the wheat harvest and ex pects to gather in a fair yield con sidering the long spell of dry weather the crops have had to undergo. Wheat promises to be of good quality, and will make about 10 bushels per acre. Pearl Shamhart and family of Eight Mile returned the last of the week from a visit to Klamath county, where they have relatives residing. They visited Klamath Falls, Merrill and other points in that section and also took a trip into the Medford country. Mr. Shamhart says that the irrigated portion of Klamath' county is doing fine but he found that other parts of the county were dry and crops very short. This applied to the Rogue River valley as well, and the fruit crops there are very poor this year. Mr. Shamhart is sat- rl S Sl!f I i i t mill r fa34 ElTTi 10W I T i Jhe sido ... offmmbmry Wherever you see this sign you are sure of getting paint satisfaction. The 61 years of experience of the Bass Hueter Paint Co., San Francisco, in making quality goods stands behind every item in the B-H line. Permanent pigments a base combin ing pure carbonate of lead, zinc oxide and refined linseed oil B-H manu facturing methods make a product that cannot be excelled in quality. Then with the addition of the advice and service this store is always glad to render, you have at command a painting combination that insures a perfect job. DISTRIBUTORS! TASH & AKERS Heppner, Oregon. any It is well worth a special trip to our store day to get one of these new WIRTHMOR i.oo WAISTS IN HEPPNER ONLY AT MINOR'S As with all Wirthmore Waists they are most unusual values, and are the same genteel, pretty styles that will also be on sale in all larger cities and in the best stores of the country at this time. New Dress Skirts Just Received in wash fabrics as well as wools and silks-are just the thing for warm weather wear. One of these skirts with a fresh Witthmor or Welworth Blouse will make a costume suitable for any occasionand a true economy. PfTo spend money wisely is the truest economy" Let us help you plan your economies. Minor & Company 5?