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CP TlMFQ 1L JLIXyJLJOO J ! ait-L -iL Sf VOL. 35, NO. 2X HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 19U. SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER TEAR LIBERTY LOAN TO BE PUT OVER her pram IN IH MQRHOW COUNTY LUES Hi TEST 0 RECORD II Organization of Local Committee Completed and the Stage Is Set for Operations. A meeting was held in Heppner on Sunday afternoon, attended by . men from nearly every section of the county, called together by Chairman ! E. M. Shutt, of the Fourth Liberty! Loan Committee, tor the purpose1 of completing the program of puttln Morrow county "over the top" by nine o'clock on the morning of Sept. 28. Great interest was manifested by all present and it did not take long to get the organization completed. Chairman Shutt announced that It was the desire of the State com mittee that the Morrow county organization be composed of the same persons having charge of the Third Liberty Loan, this being the plan the state over. To this, of course there was no objection, and the following executive committee men for Morrow county in the Fourth Liberty Loan were an nounced by the Chairman: Heppner W. P. Mahoney, S. W. Spencer, C. A. Minor, W. B, Barratt, Michael Kenny. lone H. M. Cummins, S. E. Moore, Bert Mason, W. H. Cronk, Ralph Akes. , Lexington W. G. Scott, W. 0. Hill, Frank Evans, W. F. Barnett, K. L. Beach. Hardman Geo. Bleakman, Wm. Ayers, J. P. Hadley, A. E. Wright, John Adams. Lena John Brosnan, Percy Hughes, Wiley Pearson, Waldo Vin cent. LQ6AL SCHOOLS WILL The Heppner schools, under the supervision of Prof. D. W. Boitnott, will organize for work on Monday, September 16. There has been some delay in securing teachers for all the depart ments but at this time it can be an nounced that the full teaching force will be on hand and ready for the year's work. Prof. Boitnott wishes us to state that the grades will be organized in the forenoon, and the High School department in the afternoon of Mon day, and all pupils tor the latter de partment need not report at the school building until 1 p. m., as the forenoon hours will be occupied with the grades. The High School department will be in charge of the foriowlng instruc tors: Prof. D. W. Boitnott, superintend ent; Wz Martina H. Thlele and Miss May hewes, English and history; Miss Ida Johnson, commercial; Miss Hazel Radabaugh, music; Miss Martha B. Struck, domestic science and art. In the grades, Miss Belle Slate will have charge of the 8th, Mrs. Neta Douglass, 7th, Miss Mabel Noyes, 6th, Miss Harriet Sheldon, 6th and Mrs. Blanche Watkins, 1st. The other grades are1 now being filled, and at this time we are unable to give their names. Leaves This Week tor Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Clark of the Lexington section departed this week by auto for the old home of Mr. Clark in Kansas. They will remain there indefinitely, Mr. Clark going to take care of his mother and the farm home. The other Clark brothers are now in the service of Uncle Sam and doing duty at the front. Mr. Clark has rented his Morrow county farm to Earl Miller, who will immediately take charge. The place is considered one of the very best in the north Lexington section. Mr. Clark has no intention of leaving Morrow county per manently but he feels that as his mother ia getting old it is too much for her to care for the Kansas prop erty, and he will remain with her until the close of the war, unless he has to go to the front in the mean time. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Sunday, Sept. IS. 10:00 &. m. Bible school. 11:00 a. m. Morning worship Sermon subject, "Three Things We Ought to Know About God." An offering for the Board of Church Extension will be taken at the morning service. 8:00 p. m. Preaching service. Subject, "The Great War." Tuesday at 8:00 p. m., prayer meeting service. F.'A. ANDREWS, Minister. Pine City W. F. Wiglesworth, (he to select bis assistants.) Eight Mile Oscar Kelthley, Frank Anderson, R. E. Allstott, Gooseberry' N. M. Johnson, Frank Young, Rufus Farrnes, Gene Lovgren. Matteson Paul Webb. Cecil Jack Hynd, A. Henriksen. Rhea Creek Ed Rugg, Clifford Rugg, Ray Wright, H. C. Gay. Parkers .Mill J. T. Knappenberg. Morgan J. A. Troedson, Fred Ely. Irrlgon N. Seaman, W. R. Wal pole. Boardman J. A. Gibbons, J. C. Ballinger. There is to be a speaking cam paign, and this was arranged for. Chairman Shutt will try to get at least two returned American soldiers to visit the several points of the county, In conjunction vwlth local speakers, and the following itinery was worked out: Dry Fork Sunday, Sept. 22nd, at 2:30 p. m. Eight Mile and Hardman Sunday evening, Sept. 22, at 8 o'clock. lone and Lena Monday evening, Sept. 23rd, at 8 o'clock. Cecil and Pine City Tuesday evening, Sept. 24th, at 8 o'clock. , Lexington and Rhea Creek Wed nesday evening, Sept. 25th, at 8. Heppner-Thursday evening, Sept. 26th, at 8 o'clock. Irrlgon and Boardman Friday evening, Sept. 27, at 8 o'clock. TE K. L. Beach, L. A. Palmer, Earl Warner, Alfred Nelson and Hugh Berry made up a party that attended the Portland Tractor . and Imple ment Demonstration last week at Gresham. Mr. Beach states that it was an experience well worth while, and they saw more different kinds and classes of tractors than he possibly had time to tell about. His party, however, were chiefly inter ested in the class of machines that have proven valuable for this section of the country. They returned con vinced that the caterpillar, or track laying type, is the successful ma chine for Morrow county. There Is little doubt in the mind of Mr. Beach but that many farmers will have to adopt the tractor method of farming, and this before a very great while. The scarcity of help on the farms is forcing them to it. Just now the first cost of the machines is very high and this condition is not going to change for some time to come. However, there will be arrangements made by the machinery dealers to finance the tractor -game for the farmers, and should this prove to be satisfactory, we may look tor a number of new caterpillars to be installed tor the work of the coming season. Mr. Beach brought home ( from Portland, a new Jordan car, driving up on the highway as far as the new work on that thorough'aie. Buys the Higgs Land. Ben Buschke closed a deal with Dr. A. K. Higgs of Portland, the past week, for the 1080 acres of land be longing to Mr. Higgs and situated south of Cason canyon and border ine Rhea creek. Mr. Buschke has also rented the Jeff Jones place on Rhea creek and will farm that for a period of years. Mr, Jones will con fine his efforts to farming his place on Heppner flat. For a number of years past,' Mr. Buschke has been farming: the Jim Rhea place west of Heppner, and this having been sold recently, let him out. He had some little idea that he might have to go elsewhere but by hustling around he secured the Higgs and Jones places and will continue to operate in Mor row county, which, after all, accord ing to Mr. Buschke is as good a location for farming as any place m Eastern Oregon. We are glad that Ben has succeeded in getting located again In this vicinity. Attention, Oregon Normal School Students. When coming to Monmouth, stu dents are urgently requested to take the Southern Pacific Electric trains SundaySeptember 15, leaving Port land at 2:20 d. m. and 3:60 p. m.i or Salem-Falls City trains leaving Salem at 4:15 p. m. and 6:68 p. m. Purchase tickets by way of Dallas. J. H. ACKERMAN, President. WHO will best bring honor to his Town, his County, to Oregon, to the Nation, to Himself the one who delays subscribing to the 4th Liberty Loan or the one who steps forward will ingly, promptly and VOLUNTARILY? You know and we know what the answer is. You are willing to subscribe, that is certain. But. will you do it PROMPTLY, and without being sought out and reminded of this duty? . ; I IE County Court met September 3rd in regular sessoin. Present, C. C. Patterson, County Judge, George J. Currln, County Commissioner, E. L. Padberg, County Commissioner, J. A. Waters, Clerk. In the Matter of the Road Peti tions of E. Bergstrom et al, No. 368, 369, 370,371, same were read and continued until October 2nd. Claims for damages filed by L. P. Davidson in the above road petitions read and continued until October 2nd. In the Matter of a Justice of Peace District for the Castle Rock and! Irrlgon precincts. The Court estab-S lishes Justice of Peace District No. Seven, constituting the voting pre cincts of Castle Rock and Irrlgon. In the Matter of the road Petition of S. H. Boardman et al, same were read and S. H. Boardman appointed to act with the regular viewers in viewing and surveying said road. In the Matter of Member for Mor row County Fair Board. Oscar Kelthley was appointed a member of the Morrow County Fair Board for a period of three years, same to take effect immediately. No other business Court adjourned to meet October 2, 1918. Claims against the county were presented and allowed as follows: J. A. Yeager, Dlst sealer, 2 months $ 23.73 C. C. Patterson, Salary, 2 months 150.00 Geo. McDuffee, Salary 2 months , 333.32 T. E. Chidsey, Salary 2 months 200.00 J. A. Waters, Salary 2 months 333.32 Gay M. Anderson, Salary XVt months 124.99 J. A. Waters, Salary month 41.07 T. J. Humphreys, Salary 2 months 83.32 J. J. Wells, Salary 2 months 200.00 Sylvia Wells, Salary 2 months 120.00 Lena S. Shurte, Salary 2 months 200.00 W. M. Ayres, Salary 2 months 140.00 Harriett Balrd, Wid. Pen. 2 months . 20.00 Charlotte Brown, Wid. Pen. 2 months - 20.00 Mary McDald, Wid. Pen 2 months . 65.00 Sarah F. . Sperry, Wid. Pen. months 2... . 20.00 Cora Walker, Wid. Pen. 2 months .- - 35.00 Boys & Girls Aid Society " Carry On " Let's Have Teamwork aid t months H. tV Allison, Salary v Co. Phy. 1 month N. E. Winnard, Salary Co. Phy. 1 month Crandall & Roberts, Au 1S.W M.M M.M diting Books . 31C.40 W. H. Herrin, Warehouse guard , A. E. Perry, Water Master 1M.M 2JU Palace Hotel Co. Jail Ac count Bushong & Co., Treas. exp W. T. McRoberts, Sheriff exp J. C, Owen, Sheriff exp J. A. Gibbons, Sheriff exp J. J. Wells, Assessor ex pense M. L. Case, Coronere exp Bushong & Co. Clerks exp 29.1S 23 75 90.65 fga 33.65 C54.00 4L7 C7.S0 15 Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co. Cur rent exp Underwood Typewriter Co Current exp 2M0 Bushong & Co. current exp 1 Peoples Hardware Ca. Court house exp Thompson Bros., Court house exp Heppner Light Sc. Water Co., court house exp Milwaukee Dustless Brush Co., court house exp Heppner Fire Relief Com 14.C M.38 5. mittee i.oe Geo. J. Currin, County Commissioner 2S.0 Adrian Beckdolt, Bounty- 4.0 Peoples Hwd. Co., Court house, ' 12.0& Sadie M. Sigsbee, Sheriff exp . S.0 Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co. Cur rent exp JS.98 All Sanders, Bounty S. C. Cummins, Bounty 3.09 A. N. Jones, Bounty 3.00 Geo. McDuffee, Sheriff exp 3X29 Morrow County Home Guard 7. T. W. Rippee, Bounty 4.00 Geo. Haynes, Bounty 2UM W. V. Smead, Secretary, Morrow County Fair Board, (State Allow ance) &SS.7S Oregon Agricultural Col lege, salary of County Agriculturist for qasr- I ter year 33S.A0 (Loren Cummings, Bounty 4.-4 W. A. Richardson, Clerks j office exp . 12.00 Election expenses Gen. I County 147.47 Roads and Highways, I July from General ! Fund 3291.36 Circuit Court exp 327.9 Justice Court exp 19:94 Roads and Highways. Road fund : 11U3.77 I Roads and Highways, Aaxa-. General Fund 1917.37 , Road Fund ' 4444.S. T trip put Oregoa ver the top .FIRST voiir application for 4th liberty Loan Bonds inust be in the bunds f your banV or the local 'Libertv Loan Committee BEFORE Saturdav, September 28th Dont wait a week, a day, AN HOUR. 1)0 IT NOW Brine fisted oa Oregon's. Honor Roll of "Volun teer" u-Merifaer is the biggest patriotic distinction any ataa, wonaaa or child can have. Lmuty Lk Committv: HI DRIVE The qnota of Morrow county for tfl Solvation War Campaign Fund is 1380. At a meeting of the Coun- H ot Defense on Tuesday evening it was decided to attend to the raisins of this fund at once and the work will start on Sunday, to be eonuoned until tne quota is "over the top." work that the Salvation Army is doing among the soldiers at the front is very commendable, anil jthey are accomplishing much with the small means they ask for. Ore goo is asked to raise $50,000 In this drive and the most of this sum has been subscribed. Morrow county has but a comparatively small sum to gather In, and it will be supplied easily. Tho different districts are s-dl to raise their quotas as follows: Heppner $160.00 HHOIone 40.00 Lexington 40.00 Cecil 20.00 Hardman 25.00 Eight Mile 4U.00 Morgan 5.00 Pine City 20.00 Lena- 15.00 Irrlgon 10.00 Boardi-an 10.00 Appreciate Home Paper. The boys at the front and in the training camps appreciate the home paper, jsext to letters from their own immediate families, the heme paper supplies them with just what they desire to know of what is going on. If you have boys at the front or in the esmips, you could not please them better than to see that they get a copy of the Gazette-Times each week. The following short letter is from one of the boys who left here last weak: Dear Sir:- EntJosed you will find $2.00, for which send to my present address the old lioiue paper, as it will come in Cue and dandy as news from home is the thing most desired by ue boys here ia camp. Wfcihiug you all the success I can, I am your friend, FRED TEAGUE, Co. B, 76th Infantry, Camp Lewis, Washington. ATTKNTIOX, HOME GUARDS AH Home Guards are requested to appear in uniform at tne f air Pavilion on Monday evening, Sept. 16th, 1.18 for drill. A. qoe1io has arisen concerning the advisability of discontinuing the organisation on account of poor attenda-iee. This matter will be dis posed of on said dato. .COUNTY COMMITTEE. Fred A. Rasch, utilities engineer of the Public Service Commission of Oregon, was in Heppner Friday and Saturday, and accompanied by Fire Chief Curran and other officials of the city and of Heppner Light & water Co., made a test of the pres sure of the city water plant. Five separate tests were made. In each instance the static pressure was taken at the hydrant; this being the main pressure, proper, and then a section of fifty feet of hose was attached and the pressure taken through a 1-inch nozzle. At the corner of Main and August streets, near the power house, the static pressure was 80 pounds to the inch; hydrant pressure 65; nozzle pressure, 60. This is on the 8-inch main loading to the corner of Main and May streets. The hydrant at this point was also opened with a 1-inch nozzle attached while the pressure was taken at the point above, and there was but little, if any, variation in the pressure noted. With two streams the pressure was 62 at hydrant and 56 at nozzle. The second test was made on the 6-inch main at the corner of Main and Willow streets. Here the static pressure was 86; one stream run ning hydrant 82; nozzle, 73; two streams running, 73 and 66. The next test was on 4-inch main near the schoolhouse. Here the static pressure was 80 pounds; one " stream, 63 pounds at hydrant and 58 pounds at nozzle; two streams, 41 and 38. Corner of Jones and Church street. hydrant on 3-inch main near res idence of Frank Gilliam, the static pressure was 91 pounds. One stream running, hydrant pressure was 46 and nozzle pressure 40; two streams running, 33 and 28. It is noted here that the force is practically nil on a small main with two streams run ning, as the pressure per inch is cut very rapidly. The fifth test was made at Main and Linden streets on 4-inch , main . near the Phil Cohn warehouse. Here the static pressure was found to be 98; 1 stream running, 83-76; two streams running, 62-56. Mr. Rash was sent to Heppner by the Public Service Commission to make this test, and this is the final chapter in the testimony taken by the Commission upon the petition of Heppner Light & Water Co. for a raise of rates. It would seem that i he test was taken in a very com plete and fair manner. Mr. Rash has had many years of experience in this line of work. He drew up a complete map of the water system, giving the location of all mains and their dimensions, as well as noting where each fire hydrant is located. There are some 43 fire hydrants ia the city and they are seemingly well locsied. Mr. Rash has Just recently re turned from an extensive visit in the East where he visited different cities and made a close study of their water systems. The great system of the City of St. Louis was one in which he was particularly interested, and iu his survey of this lie gathered a great deal of valuable information. This great system was Installed a few years ago and it is Drobably one of the most extensive plants of any city in the country. The capacity of the works is about 120,000,000 gallons per day. The water supply is taken from the Mississippi river and is filtered and purified by a perfected process, and the mud alone that is taken out each year would fill our Main street from curb to curb 30 feet high and 28 blocks long, according to Mr. Rasch. It costs the city $350 a day for lime to soften the water, and about $300 per day for other chemicals used in its purification. St. Louis has to drink the sewerage contaminated water of the Mississippi, but it is absolutely purified by the process through which it passes in these great water works. This is given by the way, to show some of the study Mr. Rasch has made to prepare himself for the position he holds. He took four different samples of water from the mains here and will have tests made to ascertain its purity. In Appreciation. Sergeant Lillie, of the Oregon Military Police, who has been at Heppner for the past six week3, departed for Pendleton on Saturday. In leaving Morrow county, Sergeant Lillie desires to express bis apprecia tion of the kind treatment accorded him and the detail while he was in charge here. He made many acquaintances here that he appre ciates, and found a lot of mighty good people in this county, to all of whom he expresses his thanks tor ail the courtesies extended.