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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 19U.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER TEAR
LIBERTY LOAN TO BE PUT OVER
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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.
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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? . ;
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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.