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VOL. 35, NO. 47.
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SI ISSt ItlPTION, 2.(KI F'KR M. R
HOTEL MERGER
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Heppner Hotel Co. and Heppner Iui.
pmveincnt Co. Negotiating '""
(Vntral Locution, and Pool
inn of Interest.
This purer is informed that there
is now a Rood prospect that the He,p
ner Hotel Co. and Heppner Improve
ment Co. will come together on the
proposition of putting up a hotel In
this city.
The ho' el question has had time to
quite fully mature during the past
few wet s, a ud this lias brought
about the rather natural sequence,
one go. hotel. The two companies
have seemed to have In mind the
thought that Heppner must have a
hotel and that the capital of the city
must be brought togeher to build it.
Acting upou this premise, two com
panies were formed ami the work of
raising this capital was started. It
has seemed that two hotels would be
the result, but as stated before, opin
ion has been ripening on the question
and it 1ms come to the point where
the c.m , aaies themselves feel -that
the only right thing to do is to secure
a centrally located lot, pool their in
terests and put up one hotel.
While we cannot announce defin
itely that the merger has been made,
ah we understand there are a few
points yet to ho worked out, yet it is
quite sate io predict that this will be
the result. The property belonging
to Mrs. George Fell of Pendletcn, on
the corner where the Star Theater
now stands will be taken over, this
having a frontage of 62 feet, and to
this they wish to add 20 feet more
from K. G. Noble. This is the loca
tion now being negotiated for, but as
yet the deal has not been fully com
pleted. We shall be pleased to be
able to make definite announcement
regarding this merger in our next is
sue. The leven -In working.
To Organize Band.
With the assistance of the Civic
Loague of Heppner, Roy Cochran is
undertaking to get a band started
in this city, lie has been soliciting
old band men, as well as new pros
pects, and feels much encouraged
with his efforts so far. The need of
a band in the city has appealed to
people here from year to year, and
it has been realized that we were
behind the times in not having such
an organization. Mr. Cochran would
be much pleased at this time to get in
touch with all those who would be
interested in Joining a bar.d and
those who have instruments. Let. him
know what you have and what your
desires are. It is hoped that an or
ganization can be completed prompt
ly, in order that it may bs in shape
to handle the music for the coming
County Fair. A good band for Hepp
ner will receive die proper encour
agement at the hands of our citizens
and business men, we are sure.
Enjoy Social Afternoon.
The ladles of the Christian Wom
ens Board of Missions of Heppner
were entertained on Wednesday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. T. J.
Humphreys, Mrs. E. R. Huston, Mrs.
Butler and Mrs. W. P. Cox, and Mrs.
Humphreys being hostesses for the
occasion. The ladies brought their
fancy work and there was present to
anjoy the hospitality of the Hum
phreys home about 45 members tfnd
friends of the C. W. B. M. Music
was part of the entertainment and
this was furnished by the Misses
Leta and Evelyn Humphreys, Eliza
beth Huston, Mrs. Joe J. Nys and
Mrs. J. 0. Turner. For refresh
ments, tea and cake were served.
Walter E. Moore returned to
Hoppner Monday and Is again at his
desk in the First National Bank. Mr.
Mooro has been serving with the U.
S. Army for the past year, being
located with the spruce division and
stationed at Vancouver and Portland.
After his discharge ho spent several
days iu Seattle, visiting with a
brother and was there during the
tie-up of tlie big strike. Ho is glad
to bo back at his old post of duty in
Heppner.
Ralph Akei's, who remained in
bed for 32 days while wrestling
with the flu and its complications at
his home in lone, when that epi
demic first hit this section, has been
back on the job at the store of
Brlstow & Johnson for the past two
weeks. He still feels the effects of
the ordeal lie went through and re
gaining his normal strength seems to
be a very slow process.
The now truck purchased by Mor
row county Is now on the Job. It Is
a Nash Quad, four-wheel drive and
has the appearance of being a very
useful machine.
PROSE
FIRE LADDIES .
HOLD MEETING
The fire company held a nieeiin
at th couuri! r!a..''3 :i Ti.n-.iday
ovening last and V. : dtveW t:J
?ive a dance on .'atu;u iy e. -ii;t:;,
Feb. 22nd, to raise ni !i"y io bo
applied on the pe.! i a. t' r ii.b r
hats, rubber coats and robber biuis
for the use of the? firemen, which
articles will be ordered immediatc.y
Chief Cur-ran states thai Uic vuri
not be able to get just as much i i
this equipment as is needed at tlie
present, but will make a fair start in
that direction and hope to lie able t .
get a full outfit bef.,re many in -nil:;,.
The fire boys have confidence tha
the citizens of the town will rally
to their support on this occasion,
giving tiysir efforts liberal financial
support in a worthy cause.
At this meeting four new mem
bers were received. Fred Tash, who
was foreman, was promoted to the
place of assistant chief; Leo Hill
was mado foreman and Clarence
Scrivnor first assistant foriman.
The new fire auto truck will be
here by the fifteenth of March and
tlie same will be housed next door
to the Universal Carage, where it
can be readily handled by Leo Hill,
who will be living there as soon as
the new Oilman building is ready
for occupancy. As soon as this
truck arrives, ihe fire company will
begin active drilling and thoroughly
familiarize themselves with the
workings of this valuable acquisi
tion. Is Called By Death.
Amie Lecta Mcllaley, adopted
daughter of MrB. Mary Mcllaley,
died In Portland on Monday, Feb.
17, being close to 29 years of age.
The remains were prepared for
burial and brought to Heppner on
Wednesday and funeral services were
held at the Mcllaley residence this
afternoon at.2:00 c'clook, Frank A.
Andrews of tlie Christian church of
ficiating. Miss Mcllaley took very sick about
a month ago, her affliction being tu
berculosis and heart trouble. After
weeks of suffering here, she was re
moved to Portland, where, for a
short time she seemed to rally, but
the improvement was only temporary
and she answered the summons on
Monday evening last.
Miss McHaley grew up in Heppner
and was a, graduate of the high
school here. She was adopted by
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McHaley when a
very small child and they were great
ly attached to each other. Her de
mise is a great shock to her foster
mother. '
COOKED FOOD SALE.
The ladies of tlie Altar Society of
St. Patrick's Church will hojd a sale
of cooked food on Saturday, March
1st. The viands will be on display at
the windows in Humphreys Drug Co.
store. Many good, things to eat will
be there. Keep this in mind.
LIBRARY WILL
BE STARTED
Tlie rehabilitation of the Heppner
Library is at hand, and that very
useful institution will be given new
lease of life Immediately. The
ladles met on Saturday and com
pleted their plans and we are re
quested to call on the public in tbeir
behalf for the donation of books. A
committee was appointed by Mrs.
VanVactor, president of tha associa
tion, to make selections of few books
to be paid for out of the funds the
association have on hand, and book
cases will be Installed for the time
being in the lobby of the Masonic
building for the accommodation of
all the books. It is hoped that the
ladies will bo able to shortly restore
the library to the place It occupied
before the flr of last May destroyed
their fine collection of books and
periodicals. If you have any books
that you wish to pass along, hand
them in to tlie librarian and thus
help in the work of getting the
Heppner Library established again.
RED CROSS WORKERS BUSY.
The ladies of the Red Cross Chap
ter are busy those days working up
their allotment of refugee garments,
which they wish to get ready for ship
ment by the first of March. Those
registering at the work rooms for
the week ending Feb. IS, were Mrs.
H. A. Noyes, Mrs. J. A. Patterson,
Mrs. C. E. Jones, Mrs. V. Crawford,
Mrs. W. G. McCarty, Mrs. C. L.
Sweek, Mrs. M. Church, Mrs. Carrie
Vaughn, Mrs. Wni. Campbell, Mrs.
Mattio Adkins, Mrs. W. B. Barratt,
Mrs. Chas. Cox, Mrs. Win. Haylor,
Mrs. John Her, Mrs, Gus Wilcox,
Mrs. Ed. Patterson, Mrs. Dr. Butler,
Mrs. Jeff Neal, Mrs. E. R. Huston,
Mrs. W. E. Pruyn, Mrs. E. J. Starkey,
Mrs. Michael Kenny, Mrs. Jeff Jones,
Mrs. F. N. Frye, Miss M. E. Hunter,
Mrs. A. M. Phelps,
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''"WZ'W I Got to Be
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HIBERNIANS PLAN FOR ,
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
After a long period of enforced
inactivity, the Hibernians met on
Sunday last in regular session.
The first business before tlie meeting
was the Irish Race Convention in
Philadelphia on the 22nd
24th inst. Resolutions
23rd and!
affirming ;
complete accord with the desire of
the vast majority of the people of
Ireland in their establishment of a
Republic were unanimously passed,
and ordered sent to the Philadelphia
Convention. Plans for the fitting
observance of St. Patrick's Day were
formulated. For the entertainment
on March 15, the services of Thomas
Mannix, an able and forceful speaker,
were secured. George C. Hennessey,
so well and favorably known to
Heppner audiences, has promised to
be present. On March 16, initiatory
ceremonies will be held. On March
17 the Hibernians will go to St.
Patrick's Church. In the afternoon,
a football game under Gaelic rules,
and field sports .will be held. Frank
Monahan has kindly offered the use
of one of his fields for these events.
As many of the boys were football
players in the past, keen rivalry is
expected in the game. The field
sports will also arouse much interest.
John C. McEutire claims the
championship in the Fat Man's Race,
but two or three othtrs will contest
his claims. The Committee on
sports, John J. Kelly, James F.
Sheridan, and Joseph E. Kenny will
attend to the details. A banquet
will be served on the evening of the
17th. After the- palate has been
regaled and tickled, music, song and
story will while away the remaining
hours of St. Patrick's Day.
Early in December the County
Sunday School secretary issued an
appeal to the Sunday Schools of the
county on behalf of the American
Committee for Armenian and Syrian
Relief for Christmas offerings for
tho work of relief in Bible lands.
The flu closing order was ' issued
about that time and stopped all Sun
day School activities. One school,
however, did not forget the appeal
reporting an offering of $10.25 for
warded to the committee. This is
the Boardman Sunday School. Tlie
need Is still as great as ever and it
ws not too late for other Sunday
Schools to help In this work, and by
request of the County Secretary we
make this appeal at this time and
urge that all Sunday Schools that
have not yet taken an offering for
this work, will please do so and
make their report to Wm. C. Wor
stell at Lexington.
Messrs. Wade & Jefferies, who are
in the well drilling business, with
headquarters at lone, have recently
completed a good well on the Tat
McDaid place, now owned by tlie
McDevitt Bros. They got a good
flow of water at 90 feet and the
hauling of water at the McDevitt
place will be at an end henceforth.
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ONE NEXT SATURDAY
The first game of the H. C. boys
quintet , with an outside team will
like place at the Fair Pavilion next
Saturday night. The admission
price will be the nominal sum of
25c and every one who enjoys a
fast game should not miss this.
Don't forget the lyceum number
next Wednesday night. It is going
to be a fine entertainment. Price of
admission for this number is 75c
for adults and 35c for students and
children.
Tho Junior class was entertained
at a banquet at the school huse
last Friday evening by their class
advisor, Miss Martha B. Struck, who,
aside from advising the Juniors as to
the proper way to conduct them
selves, instructs the fairer sex of
the High Sehool in the science of
cooking and the art of sewing. After
enjoying the most delightful dinner,
the class was informed by Miss
Struck that they would have to look
around for a new advisor for the
coming year. TUat is she passed
around place cards announcing her
betrothal to a young man who
resides in Hood River, so naturally
the class concluded the rest.
After having been beaten by the
Grammar basket tossers the Fresliies
came back strong last Friday night
and defeated the younger lads by a
very large score.
Last night (Wednesday) the
Senior girls' basket ball sextet,
known as the Submarine-Chasers,
engaged the team of the two lower
classes, or the Submarines, in battle
which waxed ferocious for near onto
an hour. But the agility and speed
of the surface craft proved too much
for the less active Subs and the
latter were forced to surrender to
the tune of an 8 to 7 score.
Sells (Jooselx'rry Kami.
C. E. Lundell of lone this week
disposed of his Gooseberry farm to
Jess Warlield. The Lundell farm
consists of SCO acres and is one of
the best wheat producers on the
ridge between Eight Mile and Goose
berry. For several years past it has
been rented as Mr. Lundell retired
from the farming game some time
since and has been living in lone
where he could have school facilities
for his children. Mr. Warlield is
being assisted in the purchase of the
place by the Carson boys, Emil and
Leonard, whose brother-in-law he
is, and being naturally a good farm
er, Jess will have no difficulty in
making good on the Lundell place.
Ready For Well Drilling.
T. B. BufTlngton, who has been In
the well drilling game for many
years past, announces that he will
be prepared for work by the first of
March. All those contemplating
putting down wells, should consult
with Mr. Buffington at lone.
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BUSY BUNCH AT
SHERIFFS OFFICE
Busy Hunch at Sheriff's Oflire.
H:c e I: a busy bunch at the ofT.ee
J f Strei Iff L M. Sliutt these times.
Line entire r',rce are working like
T-vjuns to get tlie tax notices and
putting the records in shape to
xt,odi'e collections. It is expected
hat tlie work of getting the notices
reriy will be completed by the end
f tin's week and all notices mailed to
the taxpayers. Under the new sys
'em adopted there is more detail
work than heretofore but Sheriff
Slant expresses the opinion that re
gardless of the extra work it makes
right now, it will prove for better
i:i tho end and make the work of
.necking up easy and more certain.
Thre is a compliment due to our'
ass-ssor, J. J. Weils, also, for the j
very neat set of records lie has!
iacad in the hands of the sheriff, i
We doubt very much if a handsomer
set of books can be produced in any
eunty in Oregon The rolls, con
sisting of two large volumes, were
made up on the typewriter, and Mr.
l is has produced a piece of work i
tin
hat he has a right to be proud of. j
'his is in keeping with his highly
erfected system of making the!
?irds up in each department of his
Iflce.
Squirrel Poisoning Demonstration.
County Agent Brown held a squir
rel poisoning demonstration at Mor
gan on Saturlay last. About twenty
farmers of that section were present
:uid gathered valuable information
from the County Agent.
In this connection we have been
rer.uestod to publish the following
directions for poisoning ground
squirrels, issued by the United
States Department of Agriculture
and coming from the Bureau of
Biological Survey, Washington, D.
C:
Mix one tablespoonful of gloss
starch in one-half teacup of cold
water and stir into one-half pint of
boiling water to nxake a thin, clear
paste. Mix one ounce of powdered
strychnine (alkaloid) with one ounce
of baking soda (bicarbonate) and
stir with the starch to a smooth,
creamy mass, free of lumps. Stir
in one-fourth pint of heavy corn
syrup and one tablespoonful of gly
cerine, and finally one scant teas
poonful of saccharine. Four table
spoonfuls of table salt added to the
boiling water before making the
starch increases the effectiveness of
the poison during crop growing
season. Apply to 20 quarts of oats
and mix thoroughly to coat each
kernel. '
Each quart of poisoned grain is
sufficient for 40 to 60 baits. This
quantity, scattered (one teaspoonful
to a place) along squirrel trails,, or
on clean, hard surfaces near the
holes, will not endanger stock.
Poison may be obtained at cost by
applying at County Agent's office at
Heppner.
STARVING PEO
PLE NEED HELP
The week from February 23 to
March 3 has been chosen as the time
for America to make an offering to
save the starving Armenians and
others of the "Near East." For
political and economic reasons Con
gress lias appropriated $100,000,000
to save the starving of Europe. And
the people of our happy land are re
quested to raise $30,000,000 to keep
these others from death for want of
lood. Schools, churches, lodges and
individuals are requested to take
this up in earnest. Not a person in
Morrow county will know what it
is to suffer from want of food this
winter, and as we sit down to our
well-loaded tables shall we forget
the thousands who without our help
must die of starvation? Some very
handsome contributions are coming
in. Send your share to Jos. Nys,
treasurer of the fund, and every
cent will go to save a life.
H. A. NOYES
S. E. NOTSON
M. D. CLAIMv
MRS. BINNS
JOS. NYS.
Committee.
THE FEDERATED CHURCH.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
A gold star will be placed on our
banner this week, and a short service
at Sunday School next Sunday will
commemorate this sad honor.
Regular1 Service 11:00 a. m.
Sermon Theme "Tho New Era for
The Whole Church."
Christian Enleavor 6:30 p. m.
We shall use tlie topic for Feb. 9,
entitled "I Will."
Leader, Miss Slate.
Evening service, 7:30.
N. A. NOYES, Tastor.
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THE AIRMEN FIGHT
ISefiire the .trmiMice, ''men '':ttt
Wus in the Thick of the It;:-
A couple of interesting- a Ta
were rer e:v d by Mr. and Mrs A' E.
-'ihitt. of Kelso, Wash., from their
s'-'i Emery Kiatt, who is still with
the A. E. F. in France. The f;st
letter was dated Oct. 4, a ll tle ver
a month bef iro the hostilities cased,
and from this we see. that Kmery
was in the midst of hard fichting,
with everything moving as vhou;h
the war would not end for tmmths to
come. Because of the censorship,
Emery did not state just where he
was located, but it is indicated that
he was right up to the very front.
Speaking of his situation, Emery
says:
This is a pretty good place. We
have all kinds of sport watching the
air battles. Already today we have
?ot seven of old Fritz's planes in this
immediate vicinity, and should get
'hree or f ;nr more before night.
This war will soon break Fritz, try
ing to supply cur aviators with ma-
i".es to trin? down. The Ameri
cans are certainly good aviators and
". after all of the Eoche machines.
Fritz drooped a few sheila in
m.und us, wounded one of our men
and killed a Frenchman and a few
Amex, and one came c'.cse enough to
me to knock me over and I wa3
rather flighty for several liours. One
of the boys just said "Hiatt you are
going to loose your horseshoe some
of these days."
At the time of writing this letter,
Emery was OK. The second letter,
dated at Amity, France, Dec. 28,
1918, gives an Interesting account of
his movements, and we give it in full.
At last we moved from the sea of
mud at Brocourt, to another just as
bad at Amity, which is about nine
kilometers from Gondacourt, or
about six miles. Amity is a wee
petit place, with one store, or what
the Frogs call a store, a town mayor,
and a public wash house. Every town
in France (large or small) has a
public wash house, where a mob of
French Madams can be seen any time
a day down on both knees with a
paddle in one hand and a brush in
the other, and dabbling in water
that is about freezing.
At Brocourt the morning we left
we had reville at 4 a. m., breakfast
at 4:30 and rode to Froidos in
trucks, arriving about 6:30 and had
our guns and material all loaded by
9:30 but didn't leave until 10:30
a. m and it took us until 3:00 a.
m. next morning to reach Romange
which was not a great distance from
where we started. Owing to the
amount of traffic we were held up
for quite a white, and at one place
I think we laid on the side track for
five or six hours. Two hours after
we landed at Romange we were un
loaded and had breakfast which con
sisted of two pieces of bread and a
cup of coffee. At daylight we started
a long and tiresome march for
Amity, which was eighteon kilome
ters away or about twelve miles. Ow
ing to the fact that we were not used
to such long hikes and besides wore
rubber boots and carried a heavy roll
over our backs, when we reached
Amity only about half of the bunch
that left Romange were able to
walk. I managed to make it with
pack and all but my feet were so
badly blistered when I got through
that I could hardly walk the next
day. This was the day before
Christmas and the prospects for a
merry Christmas certainly looked
pretty slim.
Our meals on Christmas were the
same as usual. 1 spent all day
Christmas in bed trying to keep
warm as it sure was cold in the old
barn we were billeted In. It snowed
Christmas eve and most of Christmas
day but just today it moderated and
begun raining, and is ttlll at it and
tlie snow is all gone now. but we
have mud enough to make up for the
snow.
There is all kinds of dope tlyiuK
around. Some say we go to Russia,
others say to the Rhine, while some
say the next move will be to Bros,
to take tlie transport, and as for mt
I prefer the latter.
EMERY.
Mrs. Richard MeElligott Pusses.
Mrs. Richard McElligott parses!
away very suddenly on lust Sunda.
afternoon at the McElligott fan:,
home 12 miles south of lone. Mrs
McElligott was a pioneer resideti
of the lone section, having settle'
in the locality many years ago wit
her husband. She had been i .
rattier poor health for the past yer
or more, and lately suffered ;
severe spell of influenza, which le,
her with a weak heart. Besides in
husband, she leaves several so:.
and daughters, all grown.