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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JTLT 18, 1918..
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Town and Country.
Saturday evening, July 20, the
dance at Parkers Mill.
Peter Bauernflend, sage of Cecil,
was In Heppner over Monday night.
Guy Hartley, farmer of Hardman,
was doing business in Heppner on
Monday.
Sherman Wakefield, of Heppner
Flat, started up his threshing outfit
the first of the week.
J. T. Knappenberg announces a big
'dunce at Parker's Mill on Saturday
Bight. Are you going?
Walt Puyear, now extensive farmer
of the lone section was doing busi
ness in Heppner on Monday.
Martin Reid, local agent, disposed of days the last, of the week
of a new Chandler touring car to C.
A. Peterson of Eight Mile this week.
Berl Gurdane came home Friday
on a furlough of a few days from the
Naval Training Station at Mare Is
land, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs
with a Case gasoline tractor.
Commissioner Lee Padberg was In
Heppner Monday to get a supply of
grain bins from the Githens Lumber
Yard. He Is preparing for the bulk
handling of his grain this season.
Copenhaver & Tucker started up
their threshing outfit the first of the
week, beginning on the grain of Mr.
Tucker. They expect to have a good
season's run on the two farms and
the threshing will be done by a Case
gasoline outfit.
Chas. Stanton has just completed
a good barn on his upper Eight Mile
farm, occupied by Ora Adklns. He
has been here for the past several
weeks superintending the work and
left by auto yesterday for his home
in Walla Walla.
T. F. Howard, Pendloton architect
and builder was in Heppner a couple
Mr.
Howard had the planning of the I. 0.
' 0. F. building in this city and has
been engaged in this line of work In
Pendleton for many years.
T. J, Mahoney, cashier of the Live
I Stock State Bank of Portland and
., , " ' vice president of the First National
Karl Farnsworth .... . ., ,,, i the cltv a
were Tisitors In Heppner a few days f d thl8 week on Duslness
Jlr8t 0of,i,he W6ek frm th8lr hme connected with the bank here. He
at Rhea Siding. departed for his Portland hotne on
New wheat Is beginning to come Monday.
into Heppner. Bert Pock made the
first delivery at the Farmers Eleva-
w" I the late rains In that section were
A number of the boys in the next very beneficial to the crops and the
draft go from the Parkers Mill sec- Hardman country will turn out a lot
tion. In their honor a dance will be of grain this season. The problem
given there on Saturday evening. ! new seems to be getting men to do
Dell M. Ward took out his big
threshing outfit Mondav and will
start to harvest his grain crop right from Lone Rock for a visit with rela-
away. He will drive the machine tives here. These good people naving
Chas. H. Hams was down from
Hardman Monday. He states that
the harvesting.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Neei are over
Charter No. 3774. Reserve District No. 12.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, AT HEPPNER,
IN THE STATE OF OREGON, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS
ON JUNE 20, 1918.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts $944,648.66
Notes and bills redlscounted (other than
bank acceptances sold) 86,659.20 857,989.46
Overdrafts, unsecured 287.21
U. 8. liondM (other than Liberty Bonds, but including
U. S. certificates of indebtedness):
U, S. bonds deposited to secure circulation
(par value) $25,000.00
U. S. bonds and certificates of indebtedness
pledged to secure U S. deposits (par
value) 65,000.00
U. S. bond and certificates of indebtedness
pledged to secure postal savings deposits
(par value) 1,000.00 81,000.00
Liberty loan bonds:
Liberty Loan Bonds, 3 per cent and 4
per cent, unpledged $11,300.00
Payments actually made on Liberty 44 per
cent Bonds (Third Liberty Loan) 1,250.00 12,550.00
Bonds, securities, etc. (other than U. S.):
Securities other than U. S. bonds (not Including
stocks) owned unpledged 12,302.88
Stocks, other than Federal Reserve Bank stock 100.00
Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of sub
scription) 4,500.00
Value of banking house 31,590.00
Furniture and fixtures 7,065.10
Real estate owned other than banking house 12,899.20
Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 62,993.54
Cash in vault and net amounts due from national
banks . 173,929.17
Net amounts due from banks, bankers, and trust com
panies other than included in two items just above. 870.92
Total of two Items Just above $174,800.09
Checks on banks located outside of city or town of re
porting bank and other cash Items 5,912.01
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from
U. S. Treasurer 1,250.00
TOTAL $1,265,230.49
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In 100,000.00
Surplus fund 50,000.00
Undivided profits - $58,676.29
Less current expenses, Interest, and taxes
paid 25.069.22 33,607.07
Circulating notes outstanding 22,800.00
Net amounts due to National banks 6,994.52
Net amounts due to banks, bankers, and trust com
panies (other than Included In Item above) 21,157.83
Total of two Items just above. I. $27,152.35
Demand deposits (other than bunk deposits) subject
to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days) :
Individual deposits subject so check 738,730.13
Cerificates of deposit due in less than 30 days (other
than for money borrowed) 65,000.00
Cahler's checks outstanding 12,521.13
Dividends unpaid 1,072.00
Other demand deposits 10,120.54
Total of demand deposit (other than
bank deposits) subject to Reserve.. $827, 443. 80
Time I)eM)sits subject to Reserve (payable after 30
days, or subject to 30 days or more notice, and
postal savings) : i
Certificates of deposit (other than for money bor
rowed) 161,603.15
Postal savings deposits 956.06
Other time deposits - 24,623.06
Total of time deposits subject to Re
serve $187,182.27
United Htates deposits (other than postal savings) :
War loan deposit account 15,200.00
Cash Letters of Credit and Travelers' Checks out
standing '1,845.00
TOTAL $1,265,230.49
Liabilities for rediscounts, Including those with Fed
eral Reserve Bank 86,659.20
Total contingent liabilities - $ 86,659.20
State of Oregon, County of Morrow, ss:
I, W. P. Mahoney, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemn
ly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. w- p- MAHONEY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of July, 1918.
RUBINA F. CORRIGALL, Notary Public.
My commission expires 8921.
CORRECT Attest:
T. J. MAHONEY, A. L. AYERS, FRANK GILLIAM, Directors.
(SEAL)
disposed of their Gilliam county
ranch, are now thinking of getting
them a little home in Heppner and
we hope they may succeed in finding
just what they want.
Dr. Turner, eye specialist, of
Portland, will be in Heppner
again Saturday, July 20th. In lone
Friday, July 19th.
FOR SALE Good 5-room house,
built three years. Furnished thru
out with best of furniture and player
piano. A bargain if taken soon. In
quire Gazette-Times office. 15-lm
Elton Jones is down from Walla
Walla for a short visit with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones. The
young man has been living at the
Garden City for the past year, where
he has taken up the study of medi
cine, and is also working in the un
dertaking parlors.
Lawrence Sweek of Monument vis
ited with his son, C. L. Sweek In
Heppner on Friday and Saturday
of this week. Mr. Sweek encounter
ed some heavy roads while crossing
Sunflower Flat on his way over, the
result of heavy rains in that section
the last of the week.
Little Anna Mollahan, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mollahan, Is re
covering from the effects of a broken
arm. The accident happened to her
some two weeks ago when she fell,
breaking one bone of the forearm and
bending the other Back. The little
lady still carries the broken arm in
a sling, done up in piaster paris.
Dr. Merriam, who came to Hepp
ner to take over the practice of Dr
Allison, decided that there was no
opening here for another physician,
and he departed for Portland on Mon
day. Dr. Merriam was a man of
pleasing address and came to Hepp
ner well recommended as a medical
practitioner. It speaks well tor the
health of our community that another
doctor is not needed nere.
J. E. Tourtellotte, of the firm of
Tourtellotte & Hummel, architects of
Boise and Portland, was in Heppner
a couple of days the first of the week
Mr. Tourtellotte was Interested in
placing before some of our citizens
his drawings and plans for a new
hotel here. He has some good ideas
along this line and will do what he
can to interest capital in the project,
After spending the past week in
Heppner assisting In getting our fire
fighting apparatus In shape, Captain
Geo. W. Stokes, deputy of the State
Fire Marshal's department left for
Portland Tuesday morning. Captain
Stokes has rendered valuable assls
tance here during the week, and he
was tendered a vote of thanks by the
City Council on Monday night for the
good work done.
Frank A. Andrews, pastor of the
Christian church, is of the opinion
that he can be of some use in help
ing to harvest the crop of Morrow
county, and he has arranged with his
congregation to let him off for a few
weeks while the harvest is on. He
went out to the R. W. Turner farm
in Sand Hollow where he will begin
work and help get up the hay crop.
Mr. Turner will soon be ready to start
up his threshing machine.
Wash Thompson came over from
Weiser on Friday to look after the
Insurance adjustment on his resi
dence that was destroyed by the late
fire. He met with no difficulty In
getting a full settlement on his pol
icy. Mr. Thompson is living on an ir
rigated tract near Weiser and states
that the crop conditions are good
where they have the water. He con
templates returning to Heppner with
in a couple of weeks and work here
during the harvest, as he will have
his crop out of the way. He return
ed home Monday.
V. S. Peet, traveling colonization
agent for the Union Pacific system,
with headquarters at Omaha, was in
Heppner a few days during the past
week, makinte a tour of different
parts of the county and gathering up
photos and other data for the use of
the office. He was shown over the
country by D. E. Gilman and was very
favorably impressed with what he
saw. Mr. Peet stated to a represen
tative of this paper that he has at
present on file in his office more than
1500 inquiries for lands in the North
west and the most of these are from
people who particularly desire to
get wheat lands In Oregon. Mr. Peet
will prepare lectures which he will
give throughout portions of the Mid
dle West and will interest those who
desire to look up new locations.
His photos will be made into slides
and used as illustrations In his lec
tures.
Dr. N. E. Winnard was appointed
city health officer by the City Council
at their meeting on Manday evening.
Dr. Winnard is also county health of
ficer and as a consequence there will
be no conflict between city and coun
ty administration. It developed at
the council meeting that there are
numerous matters that should re
ceive the attention of' the city health
officer at once and this will be done
by the committee on public health
going into these matters with the
city physician. A general epidemic
of cleanliness and sanitation has
struck us and we are on the way to
achieve better things for Heppner.
There will be a general stiffening
of the muntclple backbone from this
on and a lot of people may get their
toes tramped a little because they
can't do just as they please but they
will have to take their medicine
whether they like It or not.
NOTICR TO THB PCBLIC !
The people of HenDaer are r
quested to clean out their cellars and
basements that were filled last week,
as soon as possible, and to also use
disinfectants so that the danzer of
typhoid may be reduced to the mini
mum.
W. W. SMEAD. Major.
Was Prominent Banker of Eugene.
Word was received by relatives
here on Tuesday of the death at Eu
gene on Monday afternoon of S. 8.
Spencer, a member of the Eugene
city council and paying teller of the
United States National Bank: of that
city, as well as one of the most prom
inent Masons of the state, Mr. Spen
cer was taken suddenly ill on Sunday 1
but was some better on Monday and
took liis place at the bank. Growing
worse again he was taken to the hos
pital where he passed away about
2:00 o'clock Monday afternoon of
acute indigestion.
Mr. Spencer waa the ancle of S.
W. Spencer and Mrs. Vawter Craw
ford of this city.
is Married at Portland.
W. T. Matlock, livestock
sion man of Portland and Heppner,
was quietly married in Portland on
Saturday last to Miss Dorsella Gillis,
of that city. After a short honey
moua. Mr. Matlock will bring his
Drwe to Heppner where they will
make their home. Mr. Matlork i
vice president of the Farmers &
Stockgrowers National Bank of this
city and has many friends here who
extend to he and his bride their
hearty congratulations.
Lew Holmes, hustling representa
tive of the Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co.
at Lexington, was a business visitor
Our County Official Now la Trouble.
Because they bave failed In ex
tending a special tax voted by tie
Boardman school district, and conse
quently the same is not being: col
lected. County Assessor J. I. Wells,
Sheriff George McDuffee and County
Clerk J. A. Waters hare been served
with notice to appear before the
State Supreme Court at Salem on
July 23, in a mandamas suit filed by
the directors of the Boardman dis
trict, and to show cause, if any, why
they should not extend the tax on the
rolls and proceed to collect the same.
The Boardman district last Nov
ember voted a tax of $22,700 for the
purpose of building a new school
house and when their action was
brought before the district boundary
board that body felt the tax to be ex
horbitant on the district and reduced
the same 25 per cent. The district
was also enjoined by the railroad
company, who would have the bulk
of the tax to pay, and in tbeir ac
tion they were sustained. This late
action seem 3 to be the last lap in the
race and will no doubt settle the con
troversy.
In Heppner yesterday. He says they
had some wind storm at Lexington
on Tuesday night but no serious
damage was done.
Is Fined for Trespass.
Some time since a suit was
brought in the United States Court
against Emmet Cochran for trespass
on the Umatilla National Forest. Af
ter trial of the case, Mr. Cochran was
found guilty and fined In the sum of
$500, besides being assessed dam
ages of $1000.00. This is according
to information furnished this office
by W. W. Cryder, forest supervisor
at Pendleton.
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READY FOR HARVEST
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We are ready to supply your wants in wearing
apparel for harvest work. You can do more
, when comfortably and suitably dressed.
Coveralls
In Khaki, blue Cheviot and "blue and white stripe drill. All sizes for boys and
men. Priced according to sizes and quality, $2.25 to $4.75
Overalls
Fast blue "Boss of Road" in pants fitting or bib styles; also white, blue
and white stripe and grey. Boys' and Men's $1.40 to 2.75
Work Shirts
Blue and grey Chambrays and Cheviots. Old Hickory checks, Khahi and
Black Satin materials. Regular and military collars.
Boys' and Men's 50c to $2.00
Harvest Shoes
Smoke and Cherry Tan Elk uppers, regular and high top; raw Elk soles.
The best shoe for harvest wear for boys and men. $2.50 to $5.00.
Straw Hats
Big. cool hats for hot weather.
25c to 50c
LET US MAKE YOU COMFORTABLE WHILE YOU WORK TO SAVE
THE GRAIN OUR ALLIES NEED.
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