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VOL 82, NO. 27. HEPPXER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 1918, " .
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TODOALLTHEY CAN
TO PLEASE PUBLIC
Mr. Mills Reports Railroad Em
ployees Being Urged to Show
Courteous Treatment to
Public
" The Director-General of the rail
roads, Mr. McAdoo, and the Regional
Director, Mr. Aishton, have issued
circulars setting forth that com
plaints have been received to the ef
feet that the public is not receiving
as coureouB treatment now that the
railroads are under Federal control
as they did when the roads were un
der private ownership.
Immediately on receipt of these
circulars, Federal Manager O'Brien
appointed representatives to go to
every employe of the lines over which
he has jurisdiction and talk to them
on "Courtesy and Attentive Service
to the General Public." John Scott
Mills, who addressed the station em
ployees here Monday evening, said to
a representative of this paper:
"The employes of the O.-W. R. &
N. lines have been uniformly courte
ous and attentive in the past. They
have made a most enviable record.
They are continuing to give the best
service they can render. There lb
congestion everywhere. , To meet the
requests of the government and the
demands of the public, renewed ef
fort is called for. It Is gratifying to
be able to report that the employes
of our lines are doing their utmost to
render efficient service.
"Railroading is an essential oc
Cupatlon. The men and women in
the employ of the railroad are doing
their part as fully as though they
were in the ranks of the army or the
navy. They are serving In the
trenches here, looking after the for
warding of troops, munitions of war
and supplies bo essential to the men
on the firing line overseas.
"Nearly nine hundred O.-W. R. &
N. employes have joined the colors
and many of them are in service at
the front. Loyalty to them calls
for the best that we have. Loyalty
to our country calls for our
whole-hearted participation in any
way that we can serve. We must
win this war. We must preserve the
Integrity of American institutions
a'nd the honor of the republic.
"In every place that I have visited
the employes have Instructed me to
Bay to Mr. O'Brien that they will do
all In their power to aid him in giv
. lng efficient service. They are earn
estly striving to expedite traffic. They
realize that transportation is a most
important factor in the great war
w'hlch is now being waged, and they
will do their utmost to expedite
traffic."
Sells His Creek Ranch.
Gus Wilcox of Jordan Siding has
disposed of his ranch at that point
to Laxton McMurray and the latter
will take possession just as soon as
the papers have passed. Mr. Wilcox
is not decided as to Just what he
will do, but thinks that he will get
another place somewhere in Morrow
county. Mr. McMurray 1b a success
ful farmer of the lone country, who
has for several years past been
raising wheat out on the hills. He
sold out his farm interests several
months ago but is so fond of hard
work that he could not think of
keeping away from ranching, so he
is breaking in again.
Sunday School Classes Have Party.
A very pleasant party was given
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Humphreys on Friday evening last
in which three classes of the Chris
tian Sunday School were partici
pants. Early In the year a contest
was on for members between the
classes of Mrs. Humphreys, Miss
Leta Humphreys and Mrs. Frank
Turner, the winning class to be
treated by the losers. This party
was given by the losing classes to the
winner, Mrs. Humphrey's class, and
a right royal good time was enjoyed
by the young folks.
Reception Morrow County Teachers.
A reception to the teachers of Mor
row county who will be attending the
annual institute In Heppner next
week, will be given by Ruth Chapter
No. 32, Order of Eastern Star, at Ma
sonic hall on Monday evening, Oct.
14th. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all the teachers to be present,
as well as the' Masons and Eastern
Star families.
MRS. A. E. BINNS, Worthy Matron.
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Senior Class Party.
i A unique and entertaining party
was that of the Senior class given at
the school last Friday night. It was
gotten up as a family reunion, each
person dressing and acting the part
of some member of the Buggies
family. The family assembled at
eight o'clock in the evening, and the
time from then until they disbanded
at ten thirty, the family used to
good advantage in giving account of
themselves from the time of the last
reunion and in having a good time
in general. The family being very
patriotic, they "Hooverized" on the
eats, light refreshments of punch
and wafers were served. All mem
bers of the family left for home
declaring the reunion of the Buggies
family a grand event and worthy of
being put down in the annals of
history as being one of the most en
joyable events ever participated in
by students of Heppner High. The
faculty and grade teachers were
guests of the Seniors.
Things were at high heat last
week around the High section as
time for election of officers for
various organizations drew near, and
the tension was not released until
'3:40 Thursday afternoon, at which :
time tho election was completed and
the Juniors and Freshies stood back
with grins of satisfaction on their
faces, as their ticket had gone
through with a vengeance. That is
the Junior's ticjtet, for the Freshes
had nothing to do with it except for
being duped Into putting it through
for the Juniors. The election was
for the officers of the Student Body
and Athletic Association, and ' at
3:40 the returns came in as follows:
Student Body President. Elizabeth
Phelps; Vice-President, Elmer Peter
son; Secretary, Eulalia , Butler;
Treasurer, Charlotte Winnard; Serjeant-at-Arms,
Dale Watklns. Ath
letic Association: President, Everett
Pattlson; Vice-President, Ellis Ir
win; Secretary and Treasurer, Lor
raine Goshens.
The high school responded very
heartily to the call of the Red Cross
for linen last week. The students
were a little Blow in taking up the
matter, but as the necessity for this
article was impressed upon them
they responded with donations of
$5.65 in cash, 14 handkerchiefs, and
6 towels, the money to be used to
buy linen articles. The students are
glad this opporthnity for doing a
little good for the Red Cross was
not passed up and stand ready to
meet further patriotic calls in true
American spirit.
The staff for the Hehisch for this
year was elected the first of the
week. Those elected being: Editor
in Chief, Jasper Crawford; Associate
Editor, Ruth Van Vactor; Business
Manager, Everett Pattlson; Adver
tising Manager, Elmer Peterson.
The old students of the Heppner
High are giving a receptlin for the
new students at the Fair Pavilion
Saturday night.
Are Married at Portland.
A wedding of Interest, especially
to the people of lone and vicinity,
ocoured in Portland on Friday
morning, October 4, 1918, when
Miss Mabel Mason was united in
marriage to Martin E. Cotter, the
ceremony being performed in St.
Francis Catholic church by Rev.
Castoelloe In the presence of a few
intimate friends. Nuptial mass fol
lowed the ceremony and the church
was very tastefully decorated for the
occasion. A dinner was served to
the wedding party in the Arcadian
garden at the Multnomah hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Cotter are popular
young people of the lone section and
this paper joins with their many
friends in extending to them our
heartiest congratulations.
Arthur Edwards left this morning
for Camp Lewis for a visit with his
brother, Henry, who is under train
ing there. Arthur was one of the
bojs turned back from that camp on
account of physical disability, a
defect of the eyes. He was with the
September bunch of draft boys and
but three of these now remain at
Camp Lewis, Fred Bradford, Will
Kirk and Henry Edwards.
Chas. Stanton came over from
Walla Walla Tuesday and will re
main tor a few days looking after
his interests in the Eight Mile farm
ing section. Mr. Stanton was not a
little surprised to find that the Hepp
ner country had been getting such
heavey rains during the past ten
days. He states that It Is still quite
dry In the Walla Walla country, and
the farmers there are beginning to
feel the need of fall rains.
Secretary SMcoAdoo oAsks
Children's Help
To the Boys and Girls of America:
Every little girl and every little boy and every big girl and
every big boy in the United StateB can help their Government in
this great war, and help our noble song and brothers who are fight
ing this war for us, by saving their money and lending every cent
of it to the Government. The Government gives you a bond, or an
obligation to pay the money back in full with interest. 1 want all
of vou tp save to the limit and lend to the Government to the limit
of your ability. I want you to make your mothers and father gave
to the limit and lend to the limit to their Government. Every girl
and boy, especially every little girl and every lfttle boy, is, or ought
to be, the boss of their mothers and fathers; and I know that if yon
make a patriotic appeal to your mothers and fathers to save money
and lend It to the Government to help our gallant soldiers and
sailors who are fighting to save our liberties and onr country, your
mothers and fathers will listen to you and take your advice.
The future of the country concerns the boys and girls of
America more than the old people of America, because the future is
what you must take care of. Your seniors are trying to take care
of the present in order that they may hand down to you young
people unimpaired the splendid institutions of freedom and dem
ocracy which our forefathers handed down to us. Let evtry girl do
her part; let every boy do his part; and let every mother and father
do their part; and the military despotism for which the Kaiser
stands will be swept away by universal liberty and triumphant
democracy!
W. G. McADOO.
I
TO THE STATE FAIR
Sagenhurst Farm Exhibit of B. H.
Peck Prize Winner.
Burton H. Peck returned the past
week from a visit to the State Fair
at Salem, where he took an ex
tensive exhibit of the products of
Sagenhurst Farm. Mr. Peck states
that the State Fair was very success
ful this year, and was largely at
tended. He was very fortunate In
getting well placed with bis booth,
and It was observed by practically
every visitor, thus proving a splendid
advertisement for Morrow county.
Mr. Peck's display was entirely In
dividual, and he captured the blue
ribbon for the best one farm exhibit
from Eastern Oregon.
A feature of his exhibit was 24
distinct varieties of potatoes grown
without irrigation. About 20 pounds
of smooth, uniform tubers of each
variety was shown, with the name
over each box so that visitors could
pick their favorite and know by
what name it is called.
The Morrow county fruit, canned
on the farm, and the fresh vegetables
grown and canned on the farm drew
the attention of housewives, and
were freely complimented.
Wheat of tie Fo'-tyfold, Bluestem
and Early Wilbur varieties were
shown both threshed and In the
straw. Also field corn of some eight
varieties. The Minnesota No. 23,
Dakota Yellow Dent and Yellow
Flint are maturing satisfactorily in
the foothills this season.
Mr. Peck's score was 93 points out
of a possible 100, and this would
have been raised had he shown some
fresh fruit with the display. It
would have brought out the appear
ance to some extent. The quality of
the products had much to do with
the high score, however, and Mr.
Peck Is very well satisfied. He hopes
to have some of the other producers
of the county appear at the fair
next Beason when he is sure that
Morrow county will be able to carry
off the majority of the first prizes.
Mr. Peck has presented this office
with a photo which shows how nicely
he arranged his exhibit and It brings
out in a striking way the usual good
taste he is able of displaying in the
bringing together of the products of
his farm.
To Teachers Attending Institute.
Arrangements are made for prop
erly housing all the teachers that
come to Heppner next week for the
Institute. The homes of Heppner
have been thrown open and plenty
of rooms secured. Please see Mrs.
Shurte, county school superintend
ent, or Prof. Boitnott at the school
building for assignments.
Children Go to Portland for School.
The Misses Anna and Mary Carty,
and Master Patrick Carty, children
of James Carty of Lexington have
gone to Portland to attend school
for he winter. The young ladles
have entered St. Mary's Academy
and Patrick Is registered at Columbia
University.
LOST One 36-4 automobile
chain, between Heppner and the Bill
Hendrix place on Heooner flat.
Finder please notify this office.
ENJOYS
HIS VISI
UNITED 11
ft II TO 18
M. B. Clark of Heppner Has Been
"; Made Chairman For Morrow
County.
The United War Work Drive will
be on during the week of November
11-18, 'according to information
given pi by M. D. Clark who has ac
cepted the chairmanship for Morrow
county. Mr. Clark's appointment
comes from O. W. Davidson, State
Director of the United War Work
Campaign.
The United War Work Campaign
includes the Y. M. C. Y.
W. ', C. A., War Camp Com
munity Service, American Library
Association, Knights of Columbus,
Baivation Army and Jewish Welfare
Board. Members of the County
Committee, chosen by the different
organizations, are Mrs. Ruth B.
Aiason, lone, Y. W. C. A.; W. G.
Scott, Lexington, Salvation Army,
John Kenny, Heppner, Knights of
Columbus; W. P. McMillan, Lexing
ton, American Library Association.
Father O'Rourke, C. E. Woodson
and F. A. McMenamin have been
chosen as a speakers committee, and
these gentlemen, acompanied by
Mr. Clark, departed yesterday by
auto for Arlington, there to take the
train last night for Portland. This
is in response to request sent Mr.
Clark by J. W. Day, State Chairman
of the Speakers Bureau. Mr. Clark
went down to attend the conference
of the county Chairman, and the
rpeakers will attend thfe speakers
training conference meeting in Port
land today.
The organization of the boys and
girls of the county for this work has
been placed in the hands of S. E.
Notson as chairman of that section,
Mr. Clark having named Mr. Notson
for this important place. It was ex
pected that the chairman of this
section would also be at Portland
today but It was impossible for Mr.
Notson to leave Heppner just at
this time.
Tills drive will be for the raising
of the greatest sum of money that
was ever asked of any nation of
people for war work and it is ex
pected that Oregon will be thorough
ly organized to put her share "over
the top" on schedule time.
School Telephone Not for Public Use.
Complaint reaches this office that
parents of the city are in the habit
of making numerous calls on the
telephone at the school house, asking
for their children at all times during
the day and disturbing teachers and
pupils as well during recitation
hours. This practice should be dis
continued at once as the telephone
is not placed In the school building
for this purpose, neither are the
pupils to be disturbed during the
hours of recitation. Calls of this
nature will not be answered either
by the Superintendent or tbe pupils.
QDr. Turner, eye specialist of
Portland, will be in Heppner
again Tuesday, Oct. 22nd. one day
only at Barnard's Rooming House.
In lone Monday, Oct. 21st. Consult
him. '
DRIVE I
i PASSES
All Heppner was shocked on learn
ing of the sudden death about noon,
Wednesday, of Thomas Morgan at
his home in this city. Apparently in
; the best of health, Mr. Morgan was
stricken without warning and passed
jaway before medical aid could be
summoned. He died from a stroke
i paralysis, the second which he had
suffered in recent years.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.
m.. Friday, October 11, under the
auspices of Willow Lodge No. 66, I.
O. O. F. of which the deceased had
long been a member, and Interment
will be in Masonic cemetery along
aide of other members of his family
burled there in past years.
Thomas Morgan was born in Ful
ton county. Illinois, on July 9, 1842,
and died at Heppner, Oregon, Octo
ber 9, 1918, aged 76 years and 3
months. His parents wee Daniel
and Rachel Morgan. At four years
of age he accompanied his parents on
their journey across the plains to the
Oregon country and on the way his
mother and a baby sister died. They
came on to Benton county and locat
ed near Corvallis. His father died in
1850 and Thomas at the aee of eieht
years was left as the oldest of the
family to asume the burdens of life
and hustle for himself. He was of
genuine pioneer stock and when six
teen years of age he started In to do
for himself. His career was an in
teresting one. even before he finally
isettJed down In the Heppner country.
He was farmer, mail carrier, livery
j man and miner in the early period of
his life, his first mail carrying con-
tract being between Corvallis and
Oakland, Oregon, a distance of 90
nr uiu iic carrieu tue mail on
horseback. Ha later followed freight
ing from The Dalles to Canyon City,
and also worked for The Dalles and
Canyon City. Stage Company for a
year aad drove stage, later going to
Albany and engaging as driver for
Ui Oregon and California Stage Co.
Immediately prior to coming to
Eastern Oregon. Mr. Moeran eniraerari
in business in Eugene, continuing
nntil the spring of 1871, when he
sold out and came to Umatilla countv
and settled on Rhea creek, ten miles
southwest of Heppner. The older
settlers of Morrow county will re
member Mr. Morgan as a diligent
farmer and stockraiser in those days
when he was reputed to have one of
the best farms in this section. He
mnVAri in hi nlnna npar TTpnnnor in
1881 and has continued to make this '.
his home ever since, though of late j
years spending much time in visiting
with relatives in other parts of the
state.
Mr. Morgan enjoyed the confidence
of the Heppner people and In years
past filled numerous places of trust.
He was mayor of Heppner four years,
councilman seven years, city marshal,
school director and constable, and he
was known to be always faithful in
the discharge of his duties.
On December 1, 1869 he was mar
ried to Mary E. Rhea at Eugene and
to them were born the following
children: Seth M. Morgan and
Thomas J. Morgan, 'Mrs. E. G.' Slo
cura and Mrs. Lee Slocum, all resi
dents of this county. Another son,
John C, died several years ago, and
Mrs. Morgan died June 20, 1892.
Stacy Roberts has been very sick
at his home in Heppner during the
past week. He is reported to be
somewhat better now and able to
take some nourishment.
Shall Morrow County Be
Put In The Slacker Class?
Morrow county must not go into the YELLOW
column in this 4th Liberty Loan drive. Like about
three other counties of the State it is not yet over
the top. The State Executive Committee has re
quested local executive committees to send in for
publication and for other Federal action the names
of all those wlio have refused to subscribe for 4th
Liberty Bonds, or who have wholly undersubscribed
to the same. This will be done, we understand, in a
few days unless these parties come forward and do
their duty by the Government. The local committee
is trying to avoid this but is compelled to do its duty
in the matter.
HEPPNEF.REDCRQSS
8 VERY THANKFUL
Influenza Epidemic Requires the Ser
vices of More Nurses At
tendance Increases.
Morrow County Red Cross Chapter
at Heppner has many to thank this
week for donations and other favors
extended.
These are Mrs. Mary Reld for the
donation of two rugs. Pearl Sham
hart for $65, the proceeds of the sale
of a hog he had donated. Jeff Be
mer, Chas. Barlow and Arch Barn
ard, who kindly donated service la
delivering shipments. To the Hard
man stage for the numerous ship
ments they have carried, and to
Messrs. Mike Curran and N. A. Clark
for their kindness in helping pack
and care for freight, and to Hugh C.
Githen8 for lumber donated for
boxes. To The Gazette-Times and
Herald for the many favors in giving
publicity to numerous topics. To all
who assisted in collecting and pack
ing the clothes for the Belgians.
It is the request of the Red Cross
that in future all parties having ar
ticles to donate will please handle
same themselves, turning in the pro
ceeds, only, to the Red Cross.
Attendance at the work room the
past week was as follows:
Oct. 4th. Mrs Stacy Roberts,
Mrs. C. E. Jones, Mrs. L. B. Phelps,
Mrs. Mattie Adkins, Mrs. Swindig,
Mrs. Brown, Mrs. W. G. McCarty,
Mrs. W. T. Campbell, Mary Farns
worth, Mrs. J. C. Hayes, Mrs. C. L
Sweek, Mrs. F. P. Vaughn, Mrs. W.
A. Richardson, Mrs. W. C. Cason,
Mrs. Hanson Hughes, Miss Millie
Rood, Mrs. L. E. BIsbee, Mrs. J. O.
Hager, Mrs. P. A. Anderson, Mrs.
Hcssle Bennett, Mrs. E. D. Rood,
Mrs. W. B. Barratt, Mrs. Walbridge,
Mrs. Frank Gilliam, Mrs. Jeff Jones.
Mrs. F. N. Frye, Mrs. M. Church,
Mrs. Tom Boyd, Mrs. C. Bearsley.
Oct.' 7. Cutters. Mrs. A. E. Pat
terson, Mrs. B. F. Butler, Mrs. C. L.
Freeman, Mrs. Geo. Moore, Mrs. M. D.
Clark.
Oct. 8. Mrs. B. L. Lewis, Mrs. R.
J. Vaughan, Mrs. C. L. Sweek, Mrs.
W. W Smead, Mrs. L. M. Turner.
Mrs. W. T. Campbell, Mrs. M. Church.
Mrs. W. B. Barratt, Mrs. Emellna
Kelly, Mrs. W. C. Cason, Mrs. Prewitt
Cox, Mrs. Walbridge, Mrs. W. R. Ir
win, Mrs. J. A. Patterson, Mrs. H.
Bennett, Mrs. F. N. Frye, Mrs. H. A.
Noyes.
The Chapter is in receipt of the
following communication:
Owing to the present influenza epi
demic, the Red Cross Department of
Nursing desires to get in touch witn
every graduate nurse, every woman .
who has had any training, every
practical nurse, and every woman
who has taken the training to be a
nurse's aid. The Red Cross offers to
graduates $75 and expenses, and to
undergraduates and aids from $30 to
$50, according to qualifications, with
expenses. Division office must direct
assignments. Forward names and
amount of training to Mrs. A. M.
Phelps, Secretary Morrow County
Chapter, Heppner, Oregon.
The Chapter has received full in
structions with regard to Christmas
parcels for the men abroad, and we
shall be pleased to give space to this
announcement next week.