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VOL. 35, NO. 21.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1918
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
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li JUWUES
34 MEN GALLED FOR
GAMP NEXT WEEK
The following is a list of the Mor
rlw county men called for entrap
ment Sept.' 3rd to 6th, 1918:
Marsh Courtney, Lena.
Elmer Lee Matteson,, Heppner.
Richard Wells, Heppner.
Earl E. Gilliam, Heppner.
Ernest E. Clark, Heppner.
Roy Elmer Brown, Heppner.
Gus Williamson, Echo.
A. L. Stamp, Heppner.
itarrison Elliott, Heppner.
Charles S. Dane, lone.
Arthur McAtee, Heppner. .
11. S. Edwards, Lena.
Adolph Skobo, Boardman.
Francis Allen Stapleton, Heppner.
James LeRoy Howell, lone.
Jess Agee, lone.
Fred Bradford, Heppner.
Henry Warren Stender, lone.
John W. Krebs, Heppner.
.Ray Young, Heppner.
Ola Crage McCormick, Lexington,
Lynn Rufus Hale, Heppner.
Lee Land, lone.
William M. Kirk, Heppner.
Kenneth K. Mchoney, Heppner.
Forrest Edmonds, Morgan.
Arthur Henry Smith, Heppner.
Victor Rletmann, lone.
Luther Ashlnhust, Lexington.
James Falls Bridges, Lexington.
Walter W. Caldwell, Umatilla.
Conrad Nathaniel Sandstrom Mil
waukee. Thomas Jackson Sprlnkel. Cottage
Grove.
James G. Cowlns, Heppner.
Boys registered August 24th,
1918, (21 years old.)
Roy B. Blake, lone.
Beldon C. Arthurs, Brownsville.
Wilbur E. Goodrich, lone.
Jerome Ralph Jackson, Lexington.
Ralph Warren Reade, Heppner.
Harlan Silas Swift, Hardman.
Waldon Rhea Stralgutr Lena.
Elmer Pearl Pearson, Lena.
Charles W. Beckett, Eight Mile.
Bm Finished His Harvest.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Olden of Fair
tiew were visiting In Heppner on
Saturday. Mr. Olden has finished ;
up his threshing, getting through i
Just ahead of the big rain last week. j
He is quite well satisfied with 1i1b'
returns, his crop averaging about 18
bushels of good wheat. I
Will Return By Auto.
John Vaughn, Oscar Borg and
Will Ball, who are with a sheep
train on Its way to Chicago, where
they went last week with' R. Ft
Wiglesworth, will return home by
auto trfcm Detroit. Mr. Vaughn Is
purchasing a new machine there and
will drive it through, thus giving the
boys an opportunity of seeing the
country in a manner that will be of I
more interest than returning by
train.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Sunday, Sept. 1.
10:00 a. m., Bible school.
11:00 a. m., 'Morning worship;
sermon subject, "Church Attend
ance."
8:00 p. m., Preaching service;
sermon subjject, "The Authority
for Religions Truth." ;
F. A ANDREWS, Pastor.
Return Engagement
The Beast of Benin
Sunday-Monday
September 1 and 2
Star Theatre
The most terrific indictment of
the man who made this war
that has ever been presented.
What do you really know
about the Kaiser, "The
Mad Dog of Europe!"
Prices 50 and 25 Cents
EGBERT LEE SIMONS
Was born in Weston, Missouri,
June 6, 1864 and died at his home
near LaCenter, Wash., August 11,
1918, aged 54 years, 2 "months and
6 days. At the age of nine years he
moved with his parents to California
where he grew to young manhood,
and in 1884 he . came to Heppner,
residing In this city for 18 years and
engaging in the blacksmithing bus
iness here. During his residence
here Mr. Simons was known as one
of the best horseshoers in the coun
try and he enjoyed a large trade.
Retiring from that business here he
moved to Goldendale, Wash., in
1902 and to a farm near LaCenter,
Wash., in 1909, running a blacksmith
shop in connection with . the farm,
and he continued his residence
there until his death.
He was a member of the A. 0. U.
W. for a period of 23 years.
On . November 15, 1891 he was
united in marriage to Mary Arm
strong at Heppner and to them were
born . three daughters and one son.
He is survived by the widow and
these children who are: Mrs. Mary
Hazen, Elma, Wash., Mrs. H. S.
Ketchum, Yacolt, Wash., Miss Marie
Simons, Vancouver, Wash., and Tim
Simons, LaCenter, Wash.
Egbert Lee Simons was the son
of John R. and Martha M. Simons.
One sister, Mrs. Halite Kirk, resides
at Heppner.
FROM THE RED CROSS
Will Give Reception To Draftees.
Morrow County Chapter of the Red
Cross are arranging for a reception
to the draftees who leave Heppner
for the training camps the coining
week. There will be a program of
entertainment, and it is expected that
the Home Guard will be present in
full uniform.' The reception will be
given on Monday evening at I. 0. 0.
F.Hall.
Red Cross Extends Thanks.
We wish to thank those who so
kindly assisted with the program on
'Monday evening in honor ot the boys
going to the front! Many thanks also
to Mr. M. D. Clark and Miss Muriel
Cason, who were kind enough to as
sist in arranging for same.
Will Resume Work.
The Red Cross Chapter will re
sume work again soon. An allotment
of some 1000 yards of goods to be
made up into shirts and gowns has
arrived, and this will be called for
at headquarters for delivery by the
end of September. Just now the
Chapter is meeting at the parlors of
the Federated church, and will con
tinue to meet there until other ar
rangements can be made. All ladies
inerested in the Red Cross work will
now be called to service and will get
busy.
Machines Wanted by Red Cross.
The ladies of Morrow County
Chapter of the Red Cross are in
need of several sewing machines
right away. Have you a machine
that you can spare them? They
must get busy at once with work
they have been allotted. Assist In
this good work by loaning them your
sewing machine, Please let Mrs,
Colin know at once so that work
may be started. This is a case ot
emergency.
Food savings of millions of Americans during oar first rear of war enabled this govern
ment to send enormous food shipments abroad for our fighting forces and the Allied nations.
Our savings in cereals out of a short cropamounted to 154,900,000 bushels; all of which was
shipped to Europe. We increased our meat and fat shipments 844,600,000 pounds. This was
America's "box from home" to our army abroad and the civilians and military forces of the
Allied nations.
REV. J. L. JONES WILL
LEAVE LEXINGTON SOON
On last Sunday there was a very
pleasant gathering at the Congrega
tional church in Lexington in honor boyB who departed on Tuesday jaorn
of Rev. J. L. Jones, the pastor, who jng for Camp Lewis, at the I. O. O.
expects to leave within a month for j F hall on Monday evenJng A
another field. The members of the , L , ,
church and friends of Mr. Jones came short muBlcal PW' P
out to the morning service and after sented, those participating .being
service a most excellent dinner was Marjorie Clark, Cleon Andrews and
spread on long tables on the church
lawn. This was greatly enjoyed by
all.
Mr. Jones has been pastor at Lex
ington in all about 12 years, and has
a large number of friends who have
come to know and appreciate his life
and noble character very highly.
The Lexington school will begin
on Monday, Sept 2nd. Already many
people are moving to town to send
the children to school and more are
coming Just as soon as they can be
housed. There is a lack of suitable
houses to rent, and this is forcing
some people to build. On the other
hand there is also a lack of carpen
ters and workmen, and"there is bound
to be delay in getting houses ready.
From present indications the school
will be filled to the limit this year.
Threshing is largely over with in
the Lexington wheat belt and grain
is now coming to the warehouses at
a lively rate. So far cars hfcve been
plentiful and shipments are going
right out. While there is no No. 1
grain this season, under the present
plan of graduating, yet the most of
it weighs up well and sales are going
at from 6 to 10 cents above the $2.00
mark.
Will Go With Next Call.
F. A. Stapleton of this city will go
with the next call of draftees from
Heppner,. having received notice to
that effect this week. Mr. Stapleton
succeeded in getting a reclassifica
tion and is pleased to know that he
will now be able to enter the service
of his country. He was placed in
class 4 on account of flat feet, but
that has not kept him from work
ing hard to get into the service and
he has finally convinced the local
board that he is fully equipped from
a physical standpoint to go along
with the other boys. A brother-in-law
of Mr. Stapleton's, Private Jack
son, was killed at the battle front in
France some two months ago, and
since then he has been determined
to get into the service and go over
there to do his bit where it will
count for the most.
Eight Cars Sheep To Chicago,
Matlock & Gentry disposed of 2200
head of wethers the past week to E.
H. Myers which made up a shipment
j of 8 double-deck cars for the Chicago
market. This left the Heppner yards
(Saturday morning.
A BOX FROM HOME
Dnwa by Cur WUUaata.
DEPARTING SOLDIER BOYS
GIVEN RECEPTION
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Under the an spices of Morrow
County Chapter of the Red Cross, m
reception was tendered to the soldier
Neva Chidsey, each of whom sang
beautiful and appropriate songs,
being accompanied by Miss "Muriel
Cason on the piano.
C. E. Woodson presided and in-
troduced Prof. D. W. Boitnott, who
delivered a short, patriotic address,
filled with cheer and encouragement
to the boys. Mr. Woodson followed,
1 :e address being well received an
the reception closed by the singing
of the Star Spangled Banner by all
present.
The boys leaving Heppner Tuesday
for the training camp were Charles
Jess Osmin, Herbert Walbridge, W.
F. Teague, William Instone, Oren
Grabill, Frank Otto, Park Carmich
ael and Alfred Feller. Going from
other points in answer to the same
call were B. B. Collins from La-
Grnnde, N. Dickens, Pipers Gap, Va.,
Ezra Adkins and A. H. Way, Port
land, and W. W. Ewry, Roseburg.
Mrs.
Bowker Cluuupioi
Lady
Shooter.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bowker have
been absent during the past week
attending the big trap shoot at Van
couver, B. C. Concerning the score
of Mrs. Bowker, a dispatch in the
Oregonian, of the 26th, states:
Stepping right into the midst of
laii day birds and breaking 133 of
them, winning the Vancouver Ex
hibition Association medal and the
applause of more than 4U0O people
parked in the grand stand was the
record of Mrs. A. Bowker of Hepp
ner, Oregon, Saturday at the con
clusion of the Western Canada Trap
shooters' gathering here. Mrs. Bow
ker was high gun for lady shooters
! in connection with reirnlar events.
Itoliert Dexter Hurled.
The funeral of Robert Dexter was
held on Monday afternoon, burial
being in private plot on Cemetery
niu Desiue ins aaugnier wno was
buried there several years ago..
Robert Dexter was a pioneer of
this section, coming here about 35
years ago from the Willamette Val
ley. He was born in Polk county
near the town ot Sheridan, his par -
ents being Lubbard J. and Hannah
J. Dykstra. He followed the voca
tion of farming and stockraising in
this county and succeeded in gaining
considerable property, his ranch np
Willow creek being one of the best
small places in the county.
Mr. Dexter leaves his family well
provided for.
Qtviaioa ot Pictorial Publicity.
TO DEFEND TITLE
Pendleton, Or., Aug. 28.-AU three
of the winners in the Round-Up
bucking contests last year will be
back this year to compete again for
the championship.
Yakima 1 Canutt, who won the
championship of the world last year
by three sensational rides, is: u. ...
the ordnance department of the navy,
but has written that he has been
granted furlough to come back to de
fend his title. Broncho Bob Hall,
who won second honors last year, is
already back after spending several
months cowboying in filmland with
Doug Fairbanks and Bill Hart. Dave
White, winner of third last year, has
sent word down from Canada that he
is in the 1est form of his career and
is coming back to win the title.
Though many familiar' faces will
be missing among the Round-Up per
formers, this year, because they are
now "over there," there promises to
be no shortage of material for many
of the .fantests. Many of the little
Wild West shows have gone out of
existence and the Pendleton Round
Up, staged this year as a benefit for
the l!d Cross, is attracting from a
wider radius than ever before.
Ihrys Xonli Clark Farm.
Pearl .Shamhart of Eight Mile,
who for several years past has suc
cessfully farmed the F. P. Vaughn
place, this past week closed a deal
with Noah Clark of Heppner for his
farm on Eight Mile. Mr. Shamhart
thought for a while that he would
move to town and engage in some
ether liue of business but the farm
(seems to appeal to him the strongest,
so he has invested his money in a
place of his own. The Clark farm
is considered one of the best in the
Eight Mile country and .Mr. Slianv
hart has proven that lie is a success
ful whea t raiser.
SUGAR CARDS.
While the cards for the record of
sales of sugar for August were in use
only a part of the month, all cards
with record of August sales should
be returned to the county food ad
ministrator at the end of the month.
New nfd for the September sales
wi 8llpplieil.
S. E. NOTSON, County Chairman.
Bought Washington Ranch.
R. F. Wiglesworth and sons have
purchased a large sheep ranch at
1 Beverly, Wash. Earl Wiglesworth
1 expects to move to this ranch this
fall and three bauds of sheep will
be taken there for the winter. Echo
News.
S. L Pattison, editor of the Herald,
went o Portland Tuesday on business
connected with the installing of his
new printing plant.
HAS BEEN IN HQS-
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Floyd L. Barlow Slowly Recovering
From Serious (cration. Other
Soldier letters of Interest.
Floyd L. Barlow, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Barlow of lone, has been
confined in the Base Hospital at
Camp Lewis for the past six months,
during which time he underwent the
mastoid operation. He writes an in
teresting letter concerning his ex
perience, which shows that the boys
there have the best of medical and
surgical treatment. His letter fol-
ows:
Base Hospial, Ward 74,
Camp Lewis, Wash.,
August 17, 1918.
Dear Folks:
It has now been eleven months
since I left Morrow county for this
camp almost a year, and to me it
seems only about half that time.
The first five months passed very
rapidly, owing to the interesting ex
perience of a soldier's life trench
digging, drilling and machine gun
practice.
I was fortunate in being placed in
the machine gun b.anch for it is the
most important and interesting
branch of the service, to my notion.
The machine gun is practically a
gas engine. It works automotically
and very rapidly. The gas and com
pression from the exploded shell
draws the cartridge from the belt,
throwing it into the chamber, and Is
followed by another in rapid success
ion. We have to learn the gun so thor
oughly that we can take it down and
put it up and name its numerous
parts blindfolded. So you can imag
ine it takes a bit of practice. Mules
are used to haul the carts of ammu
nition and guns. They get very wise
and learn to know their place as. well
as a soldier. These animals are treat
ed very kindly, which has proven to
be the secret of their successful train
ing. Band music seems to put life
and energy into them the same as a
soldier.
This is my sixth month in the hos
pital. Quite a while to be laid up
and doing nothing. I don't know just
how long I will be here yet. It takes
a long time for a mastoid operation
to heal. I was over to the clinic yes
terday and the captain worked on my
ear. It wash t healing to suit him.
I guess it will get along better now.
Everything is kept clean and neat.
patients that are up and around take
interest in the wards. Ward 74 has
the record as the best kept ward in
the Base Hospital.
Ora didn't get to stay long at this
camp. He and Ed Clark were trans
ferred to Camp Freemont, California.
I hated to see them go so soon. El
mer Griffiths and Walter Dobyns are
here yet. They will probably be
placed in the thirteenth division as
that division is being organized here
now. Tell Jeff to write when he gets
enough money to buy a stamp, and a
little time.
Your son,
FLOYD L. BARLOW.
Mrs. John Kenny has a brother in
France who is at. present engaged on
lie front with tlie Field Artillery.
Under date of July 19th, he writes
Mrs. Kenny from "Somewhere in
France" as follows:
It seems a little strange to write a
letter when big guns are pouring ruin
in almost every direction. Through
he day everything is pretty quiet, oc
casionally a gun opens up just enough
to break the monotony. Sometimes
;he real show starts aftes supper
lime, again in the middle of the
night, or again at dawn. At first it is
quite an experience to witness heavy
arillery fire but it does not take it
long to get old. Our regiment is com
ing through in fine shape, they took
to fire like a duck to water. We are
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Huys Hlg Body Lund.
Miss Nettie Masou who has for
several years past been success
fully handling the Mason ranch on
Rl'ea creek three miles above Jordun,
closed a deal the past week for the
Jim Rhea place which adjoins the
Mason ranch on the south. This con
tains 2200 acres and wt understand
the consideration was $55,000. The
Rhea place has been farmed for
several years past by Ren Buschke
and Miss Mason will take possession
immediately. Miss Masou has thor
oughly demonstrated her ability to
handle a farm successfully and she
will now become one of tho most
extensive wheat raisers of Morrow
county. She has handled a large
bunch of stock and we understand
that it is her Intention to continue
this business along with wheat fanning.
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