Orrpon li--t;rl-nl Society,
Public Auiliturium
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VOL. 3., NO. 51.
HF.PPXKIt, OIIKGOK, THlIiSI.Ay, MARCH 20, 1919.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER TEAR
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G0aERGUL GLUff
HAS 6000 MEETING
Committees Are Appointed Road
Question Absorbs interest.
Heppner Commercial Club jnet at
council chambers on Tuesday even
ing with a tfJ,iUIy attendance of
members. Minute3 of last meeting
were read and approved, whereupon
President Malioncy announced his
standing committees for the year as
follows:
Finance J. W. Beymer, chair
mnii; A. ii. Pheips, W. G. McCarty.
i'ub.Uily awer Crawford,
chairman; Oscar Borg, Linn Purdln.
Ci!y and County Frank Gilliam,
chairman; Jeff Jones, J. A. Waters.
Streets and Roads John Vaughn,
chairman; W. O. Minor, C. E. Wood
son. Membership M. D. Clark, chair
man; Fred Tash, Cal Sweek.
Railroad and Transportation N.
A. Clark, chairman; Ueorge Thom
son, T. J. Humphreys.
fradu and Promotion Chas.
Thomson, chairman; Ben Patterson,
bum Hughes.
Eentertalnment Harry Duncan
chairman; Dr. R. J. Vaughan, M. L
C,ase.
Irrigation F. R. Brown, chair
man; W. W. Sinead, F. A. McMena
min.
Post Roads, Rural Routes and
P' at Offices S. E. VanVactor, chair
man; M. D. Clark, S. A. Pattison.
ine all-ausorbing question at
present is that of good roads. The
Commercial Club is "full to the
brim" ou tliis subject and it was na-
turally uppermost as a matter for
discussion. Mr. Woodson, who was
one of those attending a conference
ii. i'.M.db.uu tu Saturday last with
the representatives of the State
Highway Commission, Commissioner
Thompson and Engineer Bennett,
was called upon for an expression of
the attitude of these gentlemen to
ward financial aid for Morrow county
In the construction of roads. Mr.
Woodson gave an explicit outline of
what had been accomplished, this
being followed by discussion which
finally resulted in a motion being
carried that commits the Club to a
special bond election, and this is to
bo held at Just as early a date as
possible.
The committee appointed at the
meeting last week was continued as
u special committee of the Club to
help in putting over the bond elec
tion. This committee was C. E.
Woodson, Dr. R. J. Vaughan, and E.
M. Shutt, of Heppner, W. G. Scott of
Lexington and W. 11. Crouk of lone,
and it is urged that this committee
proceed as rapidly as possible with
the preparation of petitions to the
County Court, praying that body to
call a special election for this pur
pose. The splendid new life and vigor
manifested at the meeting Is In
dicative of good thinga to be accom
plished. Minor & Thompson
Sell Wheat Land
A deal was closed this week be
tween W. O. Minor, R. A. Thompson,
partners as Minor & Thompson
whereby they transfer 900 acres of
wheat land to W. A. Wilcox and W.
P. Cox. Tho land is situated in San
ford canyon and has been farmed by
Messrs. Minor & Thompsou for
several years past. It is the inten
tion of Mr. Cox, who has been assist
ant cashier In the First National
Bank for a number of years, to move
right out on the place and become an
Active farmer, leaving the bank with
in the course of the next thirty days.
Mr. Wilcox has disposed of the place
near Heppner just recently taken
.over from D. C. Wells to Emmett
Jones, and Mr. Jones and family have
moved onto their newly acquired
property, while Mr. Wilcox has pur
chased the W. P. Cox town property
and with his family moved into the
same this week, Mr. Cox preparing
to move to the farm. Messrs. Minor
.& Thompson will continue to run
sheep and cattle on the balance of the
land they own In the foothills. There
is no better wheat land In Morrow
county than that acquired by Messrs.
Cox and Wilcox and they have un
doubtedly made a splendid trade.
Milk Vitalizes Children.
Of 2000 children weighed and
measured by the home demonstration
agent of Manatee county, Fla.P only
those who had receied plenty of
milk came up to the standard. Par
ents cannot afford to scrimp on the
children's milk supply even at present
prices, declares Miss Ava B. Milam,
dean of home economics at O. A. C.
Circuit Court Meets
Jiil!:o tiiibort W. Phelps ' arrived
from Pendleton on Sunday ami
opened court on Monday, the first
" " i'7 tUiifn up ny ma passing on'
applications for citizenship. The
. . -i'"-' ere examined ami ad- j
milted: ue.. W. Lund of fieppner.l
Win. Cunningham of Lena, John j
; .Van e t Hoppner and Thomas j
O'Brien of Heppner. I
The si and jury lias also been in
session ft.r the investigation of mat
ters presented to that body up until
last evening and brought in the fol
lowing true bills:
Slate vs. Richard R. Turpin; ad
mitted to ball in the sum of $250.00.
State vs. Wm. Saucup, assault
upon A. D. Sacler; plead guilty and
fined $100.
State vs. Charles A. Morey; second
degree murder; entered plea of not
guilty" and trial set for first day of
regular May term.
WumerUG civil cases on the
docket were disposed of, leaving
,ittle to be carried over to the
regular term.
E. R. Minor vs. Harrison Flowers,
et al.; dismissed on motion of plain
tiff.
Timms, Cress & Co. vs. John W.
Johnson; dismissed on motion of
plaintiff.
F. E. Bell vs. C. F., J. G., J. O. and
E. H. French; dismissed on motion
of plaintiff.
W. P. Prophet vs. William Fur
long; dismissed on motion of plain
tiff.
Wm. H. Miller vs. William Fur
long; dismissed on motion of plain
tiff.
L. W. Weeks vs. Ben Buschke;
settled and dismissed.
Bristow & Johnson vs. J. W
Puyear, et ux; default and judg
ment; order to Bell attached prop
erty. Bank of lone vs. H. H. and P. L.
Lindsay; dismissed on motion of
plaintiff.
W. T. McRoberts vs. Walter Rood;
settled and dismissed.
Nick M. Volneag vs. John J. Kelly;
dismissed on motion of plaintiff.
S. J. Hughes v. Preston Enyart
and F. M. Miller; settled and dis
missed. .
Annie Spencer vs. S. W. Spencer
et al; default and decree; $300 at
torneys fees allowed.
John McDevitt and Dan McDevitt
vs. A. A. Fluley and wife; default
for want of answer and judgment
for costs.
IS
Mrs. Artemisia Saling, for many
years a resident of Morrow county,
now living in Clackamas county, at
Estacada, was the recipient of honors
on the occasion of her 91st birthday,
as described in the following from
the Estacada News, and handed us
by Mrs. Mary Bartholomew of this
city:
'Reaches Life's 91st Mile Stone."
On Tuesday of this week at the
C. C. Saling home in Currinsville,
Mrs. C. C. Saling entertained ' in
honor of Mrs. Artemisia Baling,
mother of C. C. and E. E. Saling, the
occasion being the celebration of her
ninety first birthday. Those present
were Mrs. H. H. Yount, Mrs. K. s.
Coop, Mrs. L. Hale, Mrs. Ista Bauern
felnd, Mrs. E. S. Shankland and Mrs.
G. B. Linn, of Currinsville, and Mrs.
B. O. Sarver, Mrs. W. H. Holder,
Mrs. Frances Giveas, Mrs. F. C. Bar
tholomew and Mrs. Walter Givens
and Mrs. E. E. Saling of Estacaaa.
whpn the dinner hour arrived, red
C. Bartholomew being a brother of
the hostess, and it being the thirteen
th wedding anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Givens, Messrs. -
tholomew and Givens hied thein
joivw. hv sneclal invitation of the
estimable hostess to the Saling home
and enjoyed a bountiful dinner
which Mrs. Saling had provided ior
the occasion.
Mr Artemisia Saling was born in
Bartholomew county, Indiana, Feb.
jRth 1828. At tho age or it sne
united with the Christian Church and
has been a consistent member ever
since. At the present time she holds
membership with the Christian
church at Estacada.
After enloving the splendid dinner
tha quests assembled around the
piano and joined in singing the old
familiar hyuniB which nave Drigiu-
onBl th nathway of Mother Saling
as she has traveled thus far along
lifn'a nathwav. After singing or
these hymns the gentlemen returned
to their occupations while the ladies
remained to enjoy the rest ol the uay
which each pronounced to be one
long to be remembered.
Jas. Carty, of Tub Springs, has
been spending a few days at Heppner
on business.
A NEW AMERICAN
HEPPNER RESI-
DE
J. W. Marlutt Settled Here in 1807
Was Pioneer Stockman.
John Wesley Marlatt, whose death
occurred at Wapato, Washington on
Friday, March 14, was one of the
very earliest settlers in the Heppner
country. He came'here in 1867 with
his brother, Thos. Marlatt, and after
stopping a short time at the home of
Wm. Penland, where Lexington now
stands, they moved on up the creek
and located homesteads. Thos.
Marlatt taking up the place now
owned by his widow, Malissa Marlatt,
and Wesley settled on the place ad
joining on the east and known as the
John Q. Wilson place. He filed a
"squattere right" on this land and
did net remain there long. With his
brother they engaged in the cattle
business and followed this Industry
as partners up until about two
years before Thos. Marlatt died,
when they dlsolved partnership.
He owned a considerable tract of
laud just northeast of town which
was disposed of a couple of years
ago, and since which time Mr. Mar
latt has made his home for the most
of the time with his niece, Mrs.
Frank Hall, of Wapato.
He was a sturdy pioneer and a
native of Missouri, coming to Oregon
when a mere lad. Always honest
and square in all his dealings and a
generous hearted friend. He suc
ceeded In accumulating quite a
competence but was not a man who
made a show concerning hia earthly
possessions. He never married and
leaves no near relatives except one
brother, George Marlatt, of Jefferson,
Oregon.
Mr. Marlatt's death was sudden,
coming without any warning while
he was sitting in his chair. The
remains arrived at Heppner on Sun
day evening and funoral services
were held on Monday afternoon at
the Christian church, F. A. Andrews
officiating. He was aged 75 years
and 11 months.
LOBBY TO REMAIN CLOSED.
Postmaster Richardson asks this
paper to state to the Heppner public
that the lobby at the postotiice win
remain closed during the time that
the mails are being distributed, until
inch time as the city sees fit to put
a marshal on the Job to keep order
and oulet. He is acting under . in
structions from the Department, and
not from the city board of health,
and this step is taken only in the
Interest of common decency. A lot
if youngsters are in the habit of
loiicreeating in the lobby at mail
time and bv wrestling and jostling
around, making loud talk, spitting on
the floor, etc., they become an
absolute nuisance and disturb the
help In the office. Keep the kids and
the dogs out, restore order and
decency and the postmaster will
open up the lobby.
Dr. Gunster, vetrinarian, who has
resided In Heppner for the past two
years and practiced Ills profession,!
departed for Weiser, Idaho on
Friday, accompanied Dy nis wire, ue
expects -to locate In that city.
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Barlow of Eight
Mile were visitors In Heppner
yesterlay.
LONG RANGE GUN
, ELKS CONTEMPLATE
LE
Move on Foot to Form Corporation,
Get Plans and Estimates and
Prepare for Construction.
This paper is reliably informed
that the Heppner Elks are now
moving in the direction of putting
up a new building on their lot on
Main Street just north of the Palace
Hotel property.
A meeting cf the trustees of the
iJUge, with a number of influential
members of the order in this city,
was held on Wednesday afternoon, at
which time the situation was gone
over careiuuy. a proposition was
before them to rent the upper story
of one of the new buildintrs now
going up in Heppner, and when the
question was thoroughly threshed
out, it was decided that a better plan
would be to build on the property
they now own.
The Lodge in Heppner is one of the
strongest in point of membership in
this part of the state. They are quite
well situated in a financial way, and
it is the opinion of the officers that
there will be no difficulty in financing
the proposition and gettingg up an
excellent structure, 60x132 feet, two
story and full basement. From
what we learn, their nlass contem
plate a thoroughly equipped lodge
hall, with numerous other useful
attachments in the way of reception
rooms, banquet room, etc.
Thus are the plans working out to
make Heppner a bigger and better
town, and we shall be glad wheu the
time arrives that we shall be able
to announce the definite plans
this new enterprise.
for
Merger of Two Hotel
Companies Completed
The merger of the two hotel com
panies in Heppner has been com
pleted and the forces will now be
joined in the erection of one hotel.
We are informed that at a meeting
on Tuesday evening this arrange
ment was completed and the deposit
put up which closes the contract for
the Fell property on the corner
where the Star Theater is located.
Just how much more property will be
taken in, was not announced, but it
seems to be the understanding that
a frontage of at least 100 feet will be
taken over.
The two companies will now pro
ceed to organize under a new cor
poration,. create a new set of stock
holders and arrange to make dirt fly
at just as early a date as possible.
The first event given by Heppner's
new band, was the ball at the Fair
pavilion on Monday evening. The
attendance was large, the music
good, everybody had a good time and
the financial results quite satisfac
tory. The band boys will have other
entertainments of a like nature in
the near future and the funds raised
will be used in the purchase of new
instruments that are needed to put
the band In workable shape. For
the assistance rendered by the ladies
of the Civic League on this occasion,
the baud boys are duly thaukful.
High School Notes
The basUH hi :,
i I'M) tl last Sa. u
Mil wi.li Lpj:
j are sorry to say
i were dfi'ea' nil by
season I';J tile boys j
day night with a 1
.n, in which, we!
M,e H. H. S. buys
a score cf 17 to 11.
Our regular ter.ni did not play, how
ever, one star forward, E. Pattisdn
bfini; out of the game on account of
a lame foot. This probably accounts
for the fact of our being defeated
although the Lexington lads are
given credit for playing a fast clean
game. The team iiad a game
scheduled with Moro at that city for
next Saturday night but word was
received Tuesday evening that the
team had disbanded for the season
and consequently called the game off.
The lyceum number last Friday
evening in which the Warwick male
quartet presented a two hour enter
tainment was exceptional r.nd can
not be too highly commended. The
program consisted of both vocal and
instrumental selections, both being
rendered with the same exceptional
display of talent. The gentlemen
were somewhat handicapped in the
rendition of the "program from the
fact that they were forced to make
the trip from Arlington to Heppner
by Ford and having "considerable
Ford trouble on the road arrived
just in time to make their appearance
on the stage.
The election of officers for the
second semester to govern the
..i-udunt b.idy and athletic association
took place last Friday afternoon.
Alter a couple of hours of elec
tioneering for the two tickets which
were presented, one by the Freshmen
and Sophomores the other by the
Seniors, the votes were cast and as
the Fresh-Soph political machine
was the most efficient their ticket
was put over by a large majority,
i nose elected were: for Student
Body: Ruth Van Vactor, President;
-line.' I-ecerson, V. President; Marie
Curran, Secretary; Violet Merritt,
Tieasurer; Everett Pattison, Ser-
gcant-at Arms; Emery Gentry, Fire
chief. For Athletic Association:
Jared Aiken, President; Ellis Irwin,
V. President; Edward Notson, sec
treas; Ted Young and Lourannah
wroshens, yell leaders.
PLUMBER OX THE JOB.'
The Peoples Hardware Co. desire
to announce that their plumber, Mr.
Lester Dolittle, has returned from
serving time with Uncle Sam, and is
now again in the job. We are pre
pared to care for your needs in this
line, and Mr. Dolittle can be recom
mended as a man thoroughly capable
to handle this line of work. See us.
PEOPLES HARDWARE COMPANY.
AT IOXE, APRIL 11th.
Arrangements are being completed
for the biggest event of the season.
to take place at lone Hall on the
evening of Friday, April 11th. A
Henriksen announces that the Stock
men's and Cowpuncher's dance Is to
be pulled off on this date, and he is
leaving nothing undone to make It a
grand success. A Portland orchestra
is engaged to furnish the music, a
special train down from Heppner is
being arranged for, Beach Haines of
the lone Hotel Is going to prepare the
big feed, and there should be nothing
in the way of a grand good time, be
sides it is confidently expected that
the attendance will be very large
from all over the country. This
"old-time" party would have been
given earlier in the season but for
uio epidemic and the absence of the
soldier boys. Look for bills and an
nouncements later.
CAST OFF GARMENT DRIVE.
A drive will be on between the
24th and 29th of this month for the
cast off clothing which will be
gathered up and forwarded to the
Belgians. The need of such aid is
very urgent and the Red Cross
Chapters are asking that every
family go over their closets and gar
rets and have ready such articles of
wearing apparel as they can donate
to this worthy purpose. Clothing is
one of the greatest needs of the
Belgian people at this time.
Income Tax Officer Will be Here.
Income tax officer, C. A. Ruff will
he at the Court House at Heppner,
from and including April 2, to and
including April 5, 1919, to assist
those who failed to complete income
tax returns within the required time,
and to render any other service that
may be necessary or desired. It is
the wish of the Department that
every one Interested should take
advantage of the opportunity afford
ed by the visit of the officer.
MILTON A. MILLER, Collector.
J. J. Burback and C. ileadley are
in Heppner from Portland. These
gentlemen are practical painters,
paperhangers and decorators, and
have come to the city with a view to
locating here.
'i
J. H. Bellenbrock is over from his
ranch near Monument this week.
STATE CHAMBER WILL
FORENTIRESTATE
What Will be I)e With the .Money
You Pay in on Memberships.
"What are you going to do with
our money?"
"You are sending Field Managers
throughout the State, telling us it
is our duty to put up money for
your new organization, and next
week you plan on making a drive,
having appointed County and City
Chairmen throughout the State for
that purpose."
"Your State Membership Com
mittee Chairman, John L. Etheridge,
says he is confident of securing
$50,000 or more outside of Multno
mah county."
"Again I ask you, what are you
going to do with the money?"
Questions like the above might
come to your mind.
This organization' has fifteen di
rectors, six of whom are east of the
mountains. Multnomah county has
two, and the balance of the State,
west of the mountains, has seven.
This money will be spent as au
thorized by your Board of Directors
and in no other way. No one man
nor set of men from any particular
section of the State will have dis
position of these funds. Several
Imrared dollars have been received
so far, not one cent of which lias
been checked out of the bann at
Baker, which is the depository to
date, William Pollman being the
Treasurer of this organization and
the funds are deposited in his bank.
An outline of the working policy
for 1919 was submitted to the Di
rectors, and the opinion of the Di
rectors was that they did not wish to
assume the responsibility in out
lining in detail the measures the
State Chamber would favor or op
pose, but rather that they would
prefer to have these questions sub
mitted in the form of a referendum
will be prepared soon and submitted.
Wtih this explanation, you may
see that this money will be spent
just as you dictate, and you will have
an opportunity, through your local
commercial organizations, to outline
the policy of the State Chamber for
1919.
The Directors feel that first of all
the Interest of the farmer should be
safe-guarded and that the Chamber
should not favor any move except
that it Is In the interest of the farm
er, because it is from the used and
unused land in this State, subject to
clearing, irrigating and cultivation,
that the State must eventually de
pend for progress.
This leads us to give careful con
sideration to the question of roads
in all parts of the State, irrigation
and drainage, making use of cut
over and over-flowed lands, demon
strating the one-family farm unit as
outlined by the Land Settlement
Commission, the fostering of indus
tries throughout the State, including
that of fishing; development of edu
cational institutions, and by n
means should be forgotten the agri
cultural, horticultural and dairying
interests. Our great assets in
lumbering should receive close at
tention and with it, better trans
portation facilities and ships to con
vey our lumber and farm products
to markets of the world.
Some may think it Is not neces
sary to give much attention to ths
tourist traffic, but the tourists made
California and several of the eastern
states what they are today.
Each district in the State has been
working too much within itself, and
hoped-for results have not been
obtained. This State Chamber of
Commerce should be really a clearing
house for all local commercial or
ganizations, bringing each in closer
touch with the other, and with com
bined efforts, Oregon will be recog
nized as the foremost State in th
Union, along constructive lines.
Thi3 office has received more in
quiries from prospective settlers in
the last two months than for the
same length of time at any previous
period, and "Let's go to Oregon"
seems to be in the minds of people
In all walks of lite from the south
ern and middle western states.
Let us all get behind this organi
zation forget diflerences in the
past and put Oregon in the first
ranks.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE QUAYLE,
General Secretary.
702 Oregon Building, Portland, Ore.
CARD OF THANKS.
To our many friends In Heppner,
we desire to express our thanks for
their kind assistance during the
burial of our brother and uncle, J.
W. Marlatt.
George Marlatt and family
Mrs. Thos. Marlatt and family
Mr. aud Mrs. J. V. Hall.