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VOL. 85, NO. 43.
HFIMWEK, OREGON, THCRSDW, JANUARY 30, 1019.
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BIG LUMBER CO.
GOMESTO HEPPNER
Yards of II. C. Ciithens Taken Over
By Ttini-A-Lum Co. of
Walla Walla.
A deal was closed cn Saturday
whereby the Tum-A-Lum Lumber
Company c". Vulla Walla took over
the stock of H. C. Gitliens, lumber
dealer, and also purchased' from the
First National Hank of Meppner, the
property where Mr. Gitliens has been
operating.
Mr. Gitliens has been engaged In
the handling of lumber and building
materials at this place for several
years past and enjoyed a good trade.
The coming of the larger company to
Heppner means that they will greatly
enlarge the business Vnd they have
already begun the work of making
over the building on the lots. pur
chased, which they expect to put in
more modern shape for handling
their extensive business. The Tum-A-Lum
people are wide-awake bus
iness men and they expect to have
at Heppucr one of the beat yards for
handling lumber and all classes of
building materials, among the forty
odd places thoy are at present doing
business. They have also acquired
from Albert Williams his wood and
coal business and purchased the coal
house at the depot grounds.
Representatives of the Tum-A-Lum
Co. in Hoppner on Saturday, closing
up this deal, were H. E. Crawford,
chief architect, of Walla Walla, W.
H. Cronk, district manager of the
Heppuer branch yards, and Allen B.
Cox and B. L. Burroughs of Pendle
ton. Mr. Cox is vice president of the
company.
The local yards here will be in
charge of Noah Clark of this city,
which illustrates the good judgment
of the company in selecting men to
care tor its interests at the local
points.
Mr. Cronk, who bad charge of the
yards at lone for several years past,
has been promoted to the position of
manager of the branch line yards,
located at lone, Lexington and Hepp
ner. This promotion is also an
evidence of the confidence and high
esteem in which Mr. Cronk is held
by his company, for whom he has
worked for so many years.
Because of their progressive
methods of doing business, the Tum-
A-Lum Company may expect to build
up a large trade at this point.
Refugee (iiirmcnts Still Needed.
The local chapter of the Red Cros3
has received the following request
from headquarters, regarding the
necessity of keeping up the work of
making refugee garments:
"We need large quantities of gar
ments sent monthly for destitute
countries. This means continued
production of refugee garments, in
cluding certain knitted goods, on the
largest possible scale. Detailed in
structions will be sent out shortly
and In the meantime all work now in
the hands of Chapters should be
pushed to completion."
Concerning this it is requested
that all supervisors complete the
work on chapter production orders
already sent out as quickly as
possible. Instructions have not been
ent as to what knitted articles will
be required, but orders are to the
effect that It will not be necessary
to dispose of the small amount of
yarn left on hand with the Chapters
immediately, hence the Morrow
County Chapter will discontinue sell
ing yarns for the present, awaiting
further instructions from head
quarters. Lieut. Jacob Osten arrived home
on Tuesday evening, having received
his discharge from the service. While
he did not get a chance to go across,
he has seen most of the U. S.
being stationed at different camps
throughout the country and gaining
a lot of valuable experience.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Regular services will be resumed
on Sunday, Feb. 2.
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching at 11:00 and at 7:30
p. m.
All danger of Influenza seems to
be passed and there will be no nec
essity to wear masks. All church
going people should be getting in
line tor work again and Sunday will
be a good time to begin.
THE FEDERATED CHURCH.
Schools are to open next Monday,
Feb. 3rd and church services will be
resumed on Sunday, Feb. 2nd.
Masks will not be needed.
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
Regular Morning Service 11:00 a.
m.
Evening Service 7:30 p. m.
H. A. NOYES, Pastor.
IERESI8 LETTER
FROM EARL MILLER
Bremerton, Wash.,
Jan. 24, 1919.
Mr. Editor:
I have noticed some letters from
the boys in the service in the
Gazette-Times, and thought that
erhaps my limitod experience in the
Navy might be of some interest to
the "folks at home."
When I enlisted I was sent to the
Puget Sound Navy Yard and went
Into training on the shores of that
beautiJul body of water. I was put
on guard duty my first 'night in
camp and as I slowly paced my post
I gazed at the tented city which lay
beljw me. The noise of the horse
play which was being indulged in
came to me through aisles of the
mighty fir trees, whose serried ranks
, marched majestically up from the
water's edge. While I walked my
post the bugler sounded tattoo, and
; every tent went dark, leaving their
indistinct outlines shining a pure
, white in the darkness. I paused to
' listen to the sweet mournful notes
I of taps as they were caught up by the
echoes and thrown from hill to hill
! as they became faint and indistinct
and finally died away. As" I re
1 cumed my measured treacl, I won
dered how mar.y of those boys
would make the supreme sacri'lcc
' that "Liberty might not par's.!! from
the earth." As 1 mused thus, I rested
j the butt of my rifle on th ground,
'and made1 a little silent prayer that
j if it was my fiUe to be one of Cioso
' v ho would -.irit return, that when it
came my time I would mee. it un
1 afraid and die as an American Blue
jacket should. From that my
( thoughts turned to loved ones and
friends at home, and I wondered
what each one was doing and if I
was even given a passing thought by
1 my former associates.
But my pleasant reverie was sud
denly and rudely Interrupted by the
officer of the guard. He jerked my
: rifle away from me, and asked me if
I thought I was leaning on my hay
fork back in the field. He went so
tar as to remark that I was no doubt
considering myself the pride of the
Navy, but that everybody else could
spot me as a simple and uncultured
hay-pounding-son-of-the-soll. Having
reduced me to where I would have'
said "Sir" to a googoo mess attend
ant, lie warned me that If he ever
caught me "using my gun as it
shouldn't be used" ,again he would
see that 1 got a nice quiet room all
by myself, where all my meal's, con
sistlng of sponge cake and
wine,
would be served to me for
days.
thirty
In time I learned to do infantry
drill without calling a special curse
down upon my head, and would
smile when some fellow who had
just come in, was unloaded on. But
one day a boy kicker in charge of
my company caught me at this, and
made it perfectly plain that it
wasn't my superior Intellect that
saved the parelng which he had just
delivered to the afore-mentioned
rookie.
I have met some of , the finest
fellows in the world here, and must
say In passing that some of the most
degenerate reprobates living find
their way Into the serviie. I have
met, .men from all parts of the U. S.
and whether they hail from Newi
York or Texas they are all Ameri
cans. I think this, that the I. W.
W. must have' managed to get some
of their destructive propaganda
started in here, as one alleged sailor
was making remarks that would
have brought a storm of applause
In a wabbly meeting. However, he
had a short shrift, as some big water
tender knocked him coo, coo, before
he could finish his little lecture.
It seems a little tough that I have
been here at Puget Sound ever since
my enlistment, and never had a
crack at the U-boats. One can hardly
keep from feeling a trifle peevish at
the Germans for quitting so soon.
But mtybe there. will be, another big
scrap sometime, and we who were
"seeing America first" may have a
chance to glut our blood lust before
returning home.
I grasp this opportunity to state
to the world at large that Uncle Sam
has got the finest navy that ever
floated, and she is manned by the
best men who ever tasted the salt
spray on their lips, and they are
backed up by the best people of the
greatest nation that civilization has
ever produced.
It is almost time for me to go on
watch, and hoping I havn't bored
you too terribly, I bring this ramb
ling monologue to a close.
Sincerely yours,
LOUIS EARL MILLER,
U. S. Receiving Ship,
Puget Sound, Wash.
Frank Moore, young farmer of the
Lexington neighborhood, was doing
business in this city on Saturday.
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LEIGH FLOUR KILL
IS BEING IMP R
iiui'Ko.vne & Sun Will Soon Start
Grinding Hour Other Items
From Our Neighboring City.
(By Our Regular Correspondent.)
Burgoyne & Son are making ex
tensive improvements at their flour
mill. Clark Davis has had his crew
at work erecting and installing a
steam engine. A new engine house
and a large platform adjoining the
mill has been built. They expect to
steam up this week.
W. G. Scott made a business trip
to The Dalles last Friday.
M-i. Ella Fell was vls'ting with
friends and relftives In Lexington,
last we .k.
E. Nordyke has removed one of
the old land marks, the balm grove,
on his land about one mile above
town.
James Thomas our barber, has
moved his family to town. They are
occupying the Breeding property ou
Water street.
Joseph Eskelson left for Klamath
Falls on Tuesday, where he went to
look after the estate of his son,
Orville Eskelson.
M. D. Tucker is out at the farm
of his brother W. B. Tucker, doing
the chores while Bill is having a
tussle with the flu.
Mrs. E. P. Berry is reported to be
recovering slowly from an operation
performed by Dr. Chick at the Hepp
ner Hospital, last Saturday.
Ed Burchell itlurned from New
berg on Thursday, having been
called to attend the funeral of his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Ham Burchell.
Ben Green, a son of Sanford
Green, is visiting his parents here.
Mr. Green was formerly in business
in Lexington. He now resides in
Colorado.
School re-opened at Lexington last
week. Several pupils were absent
on account of not having fully re
covered from the flu. A full attend
ance is expected this week.
Ed Burchell purchased three lots
from Karl Beach this week. The
property is a fine location at the
north end of Main street. Ed will
erect a new residence during the
summer.
Farmers are taking advantage of
the fine weather and have begun
farming operations already. Numer
ous reports of big teams and trac
tors being at work turning over the
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Running Again
Now doing business again after the fire at the old stand
OUR LIGHT BREAD
IS UNEXCELLED ANYWHERE. TRY IT.
THE HEPPNER BAKERY
W. C. BOWLING, Proprietor.
THE LAST TURNDOWN
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soil this week.
Taylor Bros., the well drillers, are
finishing a well for W. L. Copeu
haver. They will move to the farm
of H. L. McAlister and will drill a
well for him on his place near the
Hodsdon School.
J. W. Sparks recently arrived here
from Standard, Alberta. Mr. Sparks
Is looking for a wheat farm and
would like to locate in the Lexing
ton district. He is a brother-in-law
of W. T. Gerard.
Work will begin soon on grading
and filling in Main street in front of
the, bank and postoffioe. It is
probable that the town council will
order improvements on other streets
as soon as the weather will permit.
A large number of people spent
Sunday on the rabbit range near
James Carty's sheep ranch, some
autos going thru to Boardman and
returning. There are reports of a
great slaughter by some of the
huntejs,
Fred Kuns has a crew of men
cutting down the balm grove opposite
the depot, on the land which he pur
chased from E. Nordyke. This
grove was the scene of the big cel
ebrations of the early days of
Morrow county.
Word was received here last week
of the death of a former Lexington
girl, Ella Cypert. She was married
and living at Tacoma. The body
was taken to Walla Walla for bur
ial. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Cypert live at Walla Walla.
W. G. Moore, father of Frank
Moore, was here last week, looking
over the farm which he and Frank
own about two miles above towu.
They Intend to ship in a carload of
fine Hereford cattle this spring. Mr.
Moore operates a sawmill at Yam
hill, Oregon.
Workmen were engaged this week
In taking down the big windmill of
the Water Co. W. T. Gerard bought
the mill from the company and will
put it up on his farm north of Lex
ington. Taylor Bros, just recently
finished a drilled well for Mr. Ger
ard, and he has a fine supply of
water.
New Painter Here.
J. H. Lock arrived at Heppner on
Friday last from Portland, accom
panied by his wife. Mr. Lock is a
painter by trade and comes from
Fernie, B. C, where he has resided
for a number of : cars. He hr.a
ccme to Heppner to locate perman
ently and has purchased the lots be
longing to the A. M. Gunn estate on
the corner just 3ast of the Methodist
parsonage and is arranging to put up
a dwelling there just as soon as the
title is passed. From present in
dications, Mr. Lock has located in
Heppner at a very opportune time.
"Birr, Biu,
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THEM DAYS
DATA ISSUED CONCERN
ING 'FLUEHZA CONTROL
State Health Olllcer Makes Known
Striking Feature of "Grippe"
Epidemic.
A careful analysis of all data ob
tainable in regard to the present
epidemic shows the following strik
ing features, from which most val
uable deductions can be drawn in
considering control measures:
Throe days after an unusual
gathering of people there is an In
crease in the number of cases re
ported. Thus, every Tueeday is
high because of Sathrday and Sun
day minglings; the 28th of December
was high following Christmas; the
3rd and 4th of January were high
following New Year's festivities.
Therefore there should be no unnec
essary or unusual gatherings. Of
gatherings, dances constitute the
greatest number of cases. Dances
therefore should be prohibited dur
ing the epidemic.
The waves of the epidemic run in
about three week intervals. A study
of the causes of this and the matter
of carriers, indicate that many case-
remain carriers for a period of two
or three weeks. The greatest number
of severe cases during a wave are
able to be up and around in about
three weeks and aro unconsciously
spreading the disease causing the
next wave,. Therefore, in addition
to the ten days quaranine, each re
covered case should wear a mask for
a period of two or three weeks In the
presence of unexposed persons, and
all persons coming in close contact
with the sick should wear masks.
Masks, to be effective, should be
sufficiently large to completely cover
the nose and mouth. They should
have at least eight layers of gauze
and should be sterilized after three
hours use. Sterilizing is easily ac
complished by dropping the mask in
boiling water for ten minutes.
. It has been discovered that the dis
ease Is being spread to a greater ex
tent than has been realized by
utensils used in eating and drinking.
Therefore all dishes, cups, glasses,
knives and forks, etc., used in eating
or drinking in all public places, and
In all private homes or public insti
tutions whereever there are cases of
Influenza, should be thoroughly
sterilized by boiling 15 minutes.
The modified quarantine, in ad
dition to the mask provision and the
sterilization of utensils, consists of a
strict isolation of the patient and at
tendees for a period of ten days
following the resumption of normal
temperature. Members of the house
hold not in contact with the sick are
not quarantined. The house must be
placarded. Release from quarantine
is only by direction of the health
officer. The matter of closure Is left
for each community to decide for
itself, except in the matter of dance
halls and such places of amusement
or public gatherings that are not
properly ventilated.
In regard to vaccines: While it is
recognized as Impossible to rely
absolutely upon the value of any
vaccine or other treatment not
proven by controls, still the data
herewith submitted is worthy of con
sideration. The city and state laboratories
have dispensed sufficient vaccine
(Lloyd) for about 500,000 inocula
tions. Probably a considerable
quantity of this was used, or it may
have been too long or too warm to
be of much value when used. Heport
blanks upon which to tabulate the
HEPPNER SCHOOLS 10
RE-OPEN NEXT MOM j ,Y
Supt. Boitnott Urge That All Pupils
Be Present, as Epidemic Danger
Is Past.
Ilcppner's school will opon again
on Monday, Feb. 3, for work in all
departments. The flu situa'Ion lias
so far improved that there will be no
danger in the children coming to
gether again in the school room, and
w ork will be resumec in earnes.
''rcf. Boitiiuit, superintendent,
urgently requasts that a!l pupiM be
present and in their places on Mon
day. This is very important if the
work of the school is to be under
taken with any promise of .success.
There has been such a long vacation
'hat perhaps many have lost interest.
Tou can soon overcome this by get
ting back to work In earnest and
thus make the best of a bad situa
tion; and one which neither pupils,
parents, teachers nor school author
ities could prevent. Parents are
asked to co-operate just as far a3
possible with the teachers in getting
the children interested in their
work again, and thus aid in making
a success out of the few remaining
months of the school year.
Flu Hun Off County.
Dr. Chick, county health officer,
requests the Gazette-Times to an
nounce that the flu ban on all public
gatherings in the county has been
lifted. The flu situation has im
proved to such an extent that there
is scarcely a case in the entire county,
and all danger from meeting in the
churches and school rooms seems to
have passed. Dr. Chick did not
state, however, that it was unneces
sary to observe decent precautions,
and it is to be expected that the good
Judgment of all will prevail for a
time until all danger of spreading the
epidemic shall have passed and a
further outbreak be prevented.
JITNEY SERVICE.. ...
We are prepared to - do jitney i
driving. See W. Browning or W.
W. Shamhart, Heppner, Oregon.
j301m.
results of the inoculations were
mailed to about 800 physicians, but
only 94 have so far returned their
statistics thereon. The compiled
data from these 94 reports is as
follows: Number of persons inocu
lated, 33,439. Of thsi number 815 are
reported as having had mild attacks
of influenza, 75 severe, and there
w-ere 11 deaths. Of the 11 deaths,
one was sick when inoculated, 5 had
their onset within 12 hours of Inocu
lation, one in 24 hours and one in
48 hours. No data accompanied the
other 3. The 94 reports also cover
4,780 cases of influenza in those not
vaccinated; 3,503 were mild, 1,146
severe and there were 136 deaths.
Of the 94 physicians, 48 comment
favorably on the use of the vaccine,
especially In preventing the graver
complications; some are quite en
thusiastic and 46 make no comment.
The report from the Bremerton
Navy Yard, using the same vaccine,
is as follows: Number of inoculated
4,212, of this number 144 contracted
Influenza, 112 of whom the onset
began before the inoculation was
completed. There were no deaths.
There were 8,486 who were not
vaccinated. There occurred 1,409
cases of influenza in this group, 96
of whom died.
This office has received numerous
letters from physicians throughout
the state expressing themselves as
convinced of the value of the vaccine
and asking that more be sent them
but they say they have no time to
fill out the report. If the physicians
would report their results promptly
and clearly, considerable data would
then be available for determining
the value of the vaccine.
It is not held that the vaccine is
a positive prophylaxis against In
fluenza, though there is considerable
evidence pointing to Its conferring a
degree of immunity, but what is of
more importance, is the apparent
value in preventing its extreme
severity.
The laboratory is supplying the
vaccine free to those who desire to
use it. We only ask the return of
the bottles and a report of the re
sults obtained. Ke-varclnation is
advisable at intervals of from 4 to 6
weeks.
Will you kindly read and pass
along the enclosed pamphlet ex
plaining the needs of the State
Health Office. If you approve of our
budget won't you kindly urge your
member of the legislature to support
it? Write hliu at once at Salem,
where they are now In session.
Respectfully,
A. C. SEELY,
Acting State Health Officer.