M;F FOUR
THE G AZETTE-TIMTSSk HXmTEX. OKECOX. THTRSDAY, J.WCAKY 2. 1919.
Ti'E GAZtnt
The Heppner Onzette. Kstablisheii
M;;reh 30, 1SS3
The Heppner Times, Established
November IS, 1S97.
Omsolkla:! February 15. 1912.
i:ave been, working under war con
ditions, but is there grounds tor ex
pecting that there will be material re
lief in the near future? There seems
to be none, and for efficiency of ser
vice, as well as reduction in rates tt
is likely that we shall have to look
to private ownership. And this
WHAT W1U. HArPEX?
Tnfc aero mail thing is so new
that not even the smart city para-
graphers hare managed to get flip
pant aad familiar with the subject
It looks like there might be a lot
Oi.t.t .1,,1 arirv ThiiroHav mnrninff hv
Vawt'er Craword and Spencer Crawford m'Sht aPPlv to water Power develop- 0f probieffia ia this evolution that
and entered at the Tostotnce. at Hepp-j nient. At any rate, tne (.ovemainnt
ur. Oregon, as second -olasa matter, lins every feasible water power site
tied up in policy of conservation and
Eastern Oregon will have to waft
many long, weary years before relief
conies.
SKKIXG FACK TO FACE A RETT
WOULD
AivniTisi(; ratks given on
APPLICATION"
SUHS0R1FT1ON RATK8:
One Year 2 00
Six M.uirhs 100
Three Month. - .76
(Single Copies .06
MORROW COVXTY OFFICIAL PAPER
WHY THFSE TEARS.
A r.ii'd wail went up in Heppner a
neck or so ago through the columns
of our esteemed contemporary, be
cause of the fact that Portland and
the Willamette Valley and Western
Oregon, had apparently gobbled up
all the offices to be handed out in
connection with the State Chamber
of Commerce.
Brother Pattison shed some croco
dile tears and proceeded to show
how "it is ever thus" when anything
of this nature comes up, and we are
led to believe that a gross injustice
was r.nne, at least to Heppner and
Morrow county.
We sha',1 not attempt any apologies
for the Herald, as that paper has
taken upon itself the great burden
of righting all the wrongs to which
his adopted section of the state ap
pears to him to be suffering from,
but will say that a full report of the
proceedings of the organization of
the State Chamber of Commerce is
printed in this issue, taken from the
Oregon Voter and reported to that
paper by its editor, C. C. Chapman,
who was on the ground and took part
lu the deliberations and helped .o
form the organization. It covers tho
ground fully and shows hew well the
State Chamber of Commerce repre
sents the entire state.
That Heppner did not get some of
the leading places among the officers
of the organization should be no
cause of complaint. Heppner is not
entitled to the chief assets. She has
a commercial organization at the
present time in name, only; It Is
doing no active work and has done
would require considerable solving
uae oecars to as. because It is
jowaaliAic
Sapaose we have malt delivery at
the rate of ISO mllea aa hour instead
of SO mile.
In a few days now the scattered
uuregenerated sections of the nation
will perchance climb up on the
water wagon and see a number of
things they have been nifssiug.
A lot of men will get acquainted
with their families, and will lose
that close touch with the bartender
ihat once was the attribute of urban
manhood.
While this natioual aridity Is sup
posed to be only until demobilization
is over, it takes but a feeble tore-
caster to see the future far enough
to vision national prohibition as the
established order, whether it be by
state action or constitutional amend
ment.
The day of the booze hound lias
about passed. For the first time in
the world's recorded history, aim
from now on we will make progress
without making cocktails, and im
bibe knowledge without Imbibing
malt and vlnuous compounds.
The fellows who climb up beside
the millions of their dry brethren
will find there are such a lot of
things In the world that they never
knew existed that In six months thfe
sight of a white apron and a mixing
glass won't even stir a single envious
pang.
We know this because in all tht
states that have been going dry ao
ardently these last ten years there
is not, so far as we have discovered.
a single newspaper of standing, an
organization, a labor union, or even
a politician that is not satisfied.
We note that states that go dry
by a narrow majority increase the
dry majority every time thay v.ote
on the question thereafter, and that
none for months past, and the State states that adopt mild statutes soon
Chamber, of Commerce is so con- vote jn drastic ones, and eaforcb
stituted and organized as to give them.
proper recoguuiuu UU ine n.e ouea. An(J WJJ nQte that the dry tate8
wnen nepprer gets a move on m feest DQth , glvin(.
and in working, in the eighteen
months of war endeavor.
When we remember that ten years-
And suppose we hare hourly ser
vice over a state instead of one or
two mails every 24 hours, as many
southern and western states have.
And suppose we nave mail carried
In straight lines instead of by
bisecting, ambling, rambling, counter-irritant
Jerkwater railroads that
frequently take three days to trans
port express 200 miles.
Now then supposing all this, what
about the small town daily?
Huh?
If the big city papers, the latest
editions, can be dropped in the front
yards or a thousand-mile radius
within a few hours after press time
j Isn t the last favorable element that
the town publisher has relied on re
moved? How stout the mall order house,
and the country general store?
Yon know what the automobile has
done, and the interurban trolley to
wards tearing down the small town
business; what will the 130-mile-per-hour
biplane, carrying tons of
freight, do?
And It looks like the aero evolution
would proceed to its destinatiotn a
lot faster than even the automobile
aid.
Just as the aato revolutionized In
ten years what the trolley and steam
service had only started in 50.
They have junked the village
blacksmith; will the country editor
he next?
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RAIKIXG THK RANGE FEES.
and nation. ?
There is no excuse for advancing
the charges at present when sheep
and wool prices are on the decline.
The only effect in the opinion of
the Idaho Wool Growers' Association
will be to shut out the little herds.
Hugh Sproat, President of Idaho
Sheepmen, Is authority for the state
ment that if the rates are raised
there will be none but 100,000 head
herds in a few years a government
monopoly.
He also says owing to unfavorable j
labor conditions and range adminls-l
t ration there are a million less sheep j
in Idaho than a year ago. j
This is a time when sheep and :
wool production are very much need
ed and the Industry should not be
crippled by arbitrary range fees.
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Ex-Senator Bourne says: "What
this country needs, and what every
country needs is encouragement oi
Individual Initiative. We should In
duce every man to put forth the best
effort there is in him and assure him
a reasonable reward lor success.
Under government ownership and
jperatlon the tendency Is to dis
courage individual enterprise, lor, as
we have seen hi the recent past,
partisan prejudice controls advance
ment except where an outraged
public forces recognition of ability."
'mpatc peoples cash market
j ilATiS Q. D. WATKINS, Proprietor ,
We expect to be in onr aw baildm by the first of
rhe jour. In the meantime, while prices for live
sUick remain stable, the following prices will pre
vail at this market:
Brisket Bolls I2Hf
Short Rib Boils 16f
Good Pot Roast Beet 20
Prime Rib Roasts 24 f
: Hamburger Steak. . 23
All Round and Shoulder Steaks 25?
All Sirloin and T-Bone Steaks SO
Best Loin Pork ChofS S5
Pork Steaks SO
Pork Sausage 25f
WleniewursS,. our make, good and
solid 25
Bolonga, our own make -20
We are overstocked on bacon and lard
offer theso at special prices.
Bacon, 50? per lb. and Lard 80 per
LARD IS OUR OWN MAKE.
Best Compound, 50 kettle rendered tallow and
50 best Wesson Cooking Oil, 25 por lb.
WE ARE YOURS TO SERVE
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and will
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Guy Boyer has purchased the Elder
place on Hinton creek of N. S. Whet
stone, consisting of some 4000 acres.
The place has been operated during
tlit- past two years by Johnnie Mc-
Entire and is one of the best hay
ranches in this section.
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PEOPLES CASH
MARKET
organizes a real, honest to goodness
commercial club, with a live, wide
awake membership, she will take her
place among the other cities of the
state that are going out and getting
the things they want.
Read the article referred to above
and learn from this just what a fine
thing the Oregon State Chamber of
Commerce is; what it contemplates,
and what its possibilities are. It is
ago open unregulated public prosti
tution and gambling were the ordei
in dozens of our big cities, and cott
sider that today it would be difficult
to discover a solitary crap game that
was protected in the entire nation,
we can well prophecy that the reu-
nants of the booze dispensation will
going to prove to be the one great - bfl gwept QUt and boyond our arthest
Iliai-iuuo uiaw mil uc yui ... uyc. -. hatnra wo ua tr, huv er-hnnl
uooks for the baby.
This has mostly come through the
awakened business sense of a nation
that hates waste.
And presumably because the tem
perance press agents were such lurid
advertisers of the "scourge."
THE SUPER FARMERS.
desired for the four quarters of the
state. Out of the workings of this
organization will come what Eastern
Oregon wants in tho way of reclama
tion of its arid land districts, and
this will include what Morrow county
earnestly desires. Let us become
one of the component parts of this
machine by getting our different
commercial bodies at Heppner, lone,
Lexington and other points into
active operation. Increase the mem
berships and put some pep into what produced on the modern
A distinct tribe of men is being
American
now seems to be purely a lethargic , farnl8
! If you come In contact with the
farmers at grange sessions, and
condition, and then we can go out
and ask for something and get it.
In the meantime we should not
NOTICE OK FINAL ACCOUNTING.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned have filed their final ac
count, as executors of the last will 1
and testament of Jane Penland, de
ceased, with the County Court of
Morrow County Oregon and that said
court has fixed Monday, the 3rd day
of February. 1919 an thp time and
me sheep and wool Industry Is the County Court Room in the
nara hit by the proposed advance in j court house at Heppner, Oregon as
range fees on the forest reserves. the place for hearing said account
There was aa advance of 25 per and any objections thereto and for
cent tn range fees in 1917 and now 'the settlement of the Estate of said
it is proposed to add another big In-1 deceased.
erease in rates. I f.manttrt. NnpnvifS!
The charges for running sheep'
and Utb stock on the forest reserves
have been profitable to the states
GUY NORDYKB
GEORGE W. SPERRY
Executors.
FOR INCOME TAX
INFORMATION
THE
Portland Restaurant
Now under the management of
Charley chin
who formerly conducted the Eagle Restaurant.
OUR OLD FRIENDS AND PATRONS WILL BE
GRANTED THE SAME CORDIAL TREATMENT
AND GOOD MEALS AS BEFORE.
SEE
Farmers' Exchange of The
Inland Empire
Rmis 5 and 6, Roberts Bid., Heppner, Ore. F. R. BROWN, Manager
county fairs and horticultural ses-
cry because we are apparently passed slons and stock show8 yu wlu notice
up and do not get something that
we, in all fairness, are not entitled
to.
AVE ARE STUPID
In water power resources Oregon
that a distinct type Is evolving
We speak of the typical breeder of
fine stock. Whether It be imported
draft horses, or O. I. C. hogs or
Jersey cattle or Scotch sheep or
homer pigeons or New Zealand hares
or guinea pigs; if he is a breeder of
registered stock, if he breeds fine
is or.e of the most fortunate regions Btock ,n competiUon wltu the prize
in the world. There is enough un- nock(J or llerda or drove8 of a 8tate
harnessed water power in Oregon to or a natkm he bePomes differet
supply the electrical needs of the from the popujar conceptlin ot tho
entire nortnwest. Yet electricity con- farmer ag the traRtor ,g QilTerent
Burners in Oregon pay higher prices from tne walking plow.
iui tti v u;c man uu peupie in sumo
You Will Do Well
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Having decided to leave Heppner January 1st,
1919, 1 hereby offer for sale the following:
My seven-room residence on Will St
My household goods, including Piano.
One Typewriter, Smith Bros.
Two Ford Cars, 1917 ModeL
One Family Cow, Jersey Model.
One Child's Pony.
One 4-year-old Mare.
One Yearling Colt.
Nine cords of good dry wood at Gene Mat
teson's Ranch.
" All parties owing me will please call and settle
promptly.
Dr. N. E. Winnard
regions where the natural conditions
are less favorable than here. The
situation reflects on the intelligence
and energy of our people. Oregon
will never come Into its own until it
makes use of its "white coal." Such
development will never come under
private control. Private
ment of electrical energy means
minimum development anJ maximum'
rates. Governmental development
means maximum development and
the lowest possible rates. Those who
oppose city or governmental develop- j
ment of power oppone the only practi-'
cal method by which such power may
be had. The cost of living will be
materially lowered in Eastern Ore-i
gon wnen we come to our senses
These men are men of eudcation,
courteous, kindly; most farmers are
kindly if they are successful. j
The word of the average breeder
Is as good as the endorsement of
his bank. t ,
In a game that offers the widest
develop-1 opportunities for undetected crook
edness the scamp is almost unknown.
You can safely order a Herford
heifer from a breeder 2000 miles
away, and know that you are re
ceiving the best he has at the price.
The entire fine stock business has
been built up almost over night.
Millions, on millions are Invested
in it today and out of thousands ot
long distance mail order sales you
BY LETTING
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SUPPLY YOUR EATS DURING
1819
enough to take Intelligent steps to wiu 8eek long and zealously to dis-
bring about such conditions. Proper cover a single buyer who has a just
use of power resource.-? will cut complaint.
heating and lighting Warges In half. These breeders, with the breeders
-East Oregonian.
of seeds and trees, and the legion of
Yes, we. can readily consent to the Inventors working on farm applli
obove, but when, oh when, would the ances- implements and model build
Government ever get action on the lng8' are tne hPe not ony f this
proposition and give us what we : country, but largely of the world that
want. And then, too we are just for breeding stock and seed and trees
now going through an experience ot and implements must look to us for
Government ownership of utilities, vears to come. j
and It is not proving true that just! You will find as few scrubs among
because Uncle Sara is running the American breeders of fine stock as
railroads, that the people are getting you will on the Double Registration
vit t-heuper. To be sure we are, or list of cattle.
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POULTRY
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AT THE
HEPPNER MEAT MARKET
H. C. ASHBAUGH, Proprietor.
FRESH AND CURED MEATS, POULTRY
AND LARD. FISH IN SEASON.
Finest quality meats at the lowest possible price.
Phone Main 23
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