The gazette-times., April 10, 1919, Image 1

Oregon Historical Society,
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VOL 80, XO. 2.
HK'rPXER, OKFXIOX, Till HSDAV, Willi. 10, 1!)19.
8CBSCRIPTI0X, $2.00 PER YEAR
ROAD MEETING AT
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In order to get the matter fully be
fore the people of the county and
ascertain their full doslres, Judge
Campbell has called a meeting of the
citizens of the county to be held at
the Court House In Heppner this
evening at 8 o'clock. It is expected
that there "will bo at least two repre
sentative citizens from each precinct
in the county, and also that the farm
ers' Union will have a delegation
there to represent them. The pur
pose is to fully explain the bond issue
and get before the people of , the
county in this way the proposed road
program. '
i There is no doubt being expressed
at present with regard to putting
over the bond issue when the elec
tion is called, however, some things
are necessary to be done preliminary
to calling the election, and one of
these is to settle where the money
voted is to be ' applied. For this
reason it is necessary to get in touch
with the various sections of the
county through representatives from
each precinct.
The peiitioivs presented at the
meeting of the county court the past
week were not finally acted upon as
tlu;y appeared to be faulty In some
technical point, and it is possible they
may have to be circulated again, that
the point in question may be cleared
up.
Lester Maurice McMillan Entertains.
There was quite a social gathering
at the beautiful home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. MIMillan in Lexington on
Tuesday afternoon, the occasion be
ing a blfchday party given in honor
of Mildred Patricia Holmes by Lester
Maurice McMillan in celebration of
her first birthday.
The home was very tastefully dec
orated with spring flowers and vines
the color scheme being yellow and
white. A very enjoyable program
was given, followed by games, after
which a delightful luncheon was
served. Miss Patricia received many
handsome gifts.
Those present were Chester Lee
Christiansen, Woodrow Tucker, Jas.
OSin Smith, Doris Elizabeth Burchell,
Vivian Ruth Cowins, Clinton Kenneth
Peck, Iris Rose Frederlckson, Vivian
Neal White, Clate Theodore Davis,
Julia May Parker and Elen Freda
Nelson.
Veterinary Will Locute Here.
Dr. Mark M. Johnson and wife
arrived at Heppner on Wednesday,
driving to this city from Clarkston,
Wash. Dr. Johnson, who has but
recently been discharged from the
service of the government in the
army, is a graduate of Washington
State College at Pullman, and had
two years of active practice before
entering the army. He has come to
Heppner to locate permanently, and
hopes by next Issue of this paper to
be able to announce his office location.
While in the army, Dr. Johnson was
in the veterinary corps.
Judge Campbell and F. R. Brown
held a meeting with the citizens of
Pine City on Tuesday ' evontng, in
which they discussed with the
people of that vicinity the road bond
ing proposition, and also took up the
matter of getting a mail route estab
lished between Butter creek and
Heppner. This latter move is con
sidered to be of much importance to
the Deonle of the city as well as the
residents of the east side of the
couuty, and will restore to us
some of the trade that has gone else
where since the Heppner-Lena route
was abandoned by the postofflce de
partment. A splendid banquet was served to
the Royal Arch Masons and their
ladies at Masonic hall on Friday eve
ning a sort of "before the war" re
past, that was greatly enjoyed by the
many participants. This was followed
bv work in the degrees which closed
up initiatory ceremonies that occu
pied the time of the Chapter during
Thursday and Friday.
Our boys over there who drove
through the Argonne forest had a
hard lob. They didn't crab or grum
ble; they knew it was a hard job but
they did it with immortal glory to
themselves. . The boys who smashed
the St. Mlhiel salient had as hard a
task as was ever attempted in the
historv of the world, but they did it
and their names will live forever. It
was the same with the brave sons of
America at Cahtigny. Chateau Thier
ry, and a lot of other historic battle
grounds. It is up to the people of
this country to nut over the Victory
Liberty Loan In a manner that will
finish the Job with a flourish.
Accident Commission
Waives Payments
The announcement by the indus
trial accident commission that em
ployers and employes operating un-1
der the workmen's compensation
law will be exempt from payment
into the fund for the months of
April, May and June comes at a
most opportune time. It relieves
Oregon industry from a burden dur
ing the readjustment period. The'
exemption is possible because of
surplus that accumulated in the fund
during the past year. The exempt
ing of this three-months' period will
mean that no payments will have
been made Into the fund by employ
ers and employes for seven of twelve
months of the fiscal year ending June
30. The effect of these exempted
months is to reduce the rate of pay
mont made by employers upon their
payrolls to five-twelfths of the base
rata. The exemption just declared
by the commission will relieve em
ployers from ' the payment of ap
proximately 4600,000.00 Into the
fund tor the months of April, May
and June, the commission naving
sufficient funds on hand to pay all
claims during the period.
The recent legislature, at the sug
gestion of the commission, amended
the compensation law, changing the
method of exemption so a to provide
an annual credit refund to employers
instead of the monthly exemption
system. Under the old law the em
ployer had to have continuous pay
rolls to be entitled to the exemptions
as they were declared, but under the
new law the employer will be given
credit at the end of the year for the
proportion his payments into the
fund bear to the entire amount.
Since the workmen's compensa
tion law became effective In 1914,
the Industrial accident commission
has received from all sources $6,007,
081 which it has disbursed In the
course of business at an administra
tive expense of only 6.17 per cent,
the balance being available for the
payments of claims of workmen in
jured in Oregon industry. During
the year 1918 there were 25,288
workmen injured in the state, 182
of the accidents being fatal.
Farm Bureaus Start Things.
1 Farm bureaus in Oregon study
their own needs and make and direct
their own plans of work. Neither
Washington nor the state agricultural
college attempts to say what lines of
work crops, dairyiug, livestock,
poultry, irrigation and drainage, fruit
growing or plunt protection the
farmers in any community shall
begin and carry on. Both the federal
and the state departments help or
ganize the county and community so
that the things selected by the farm
ers will be done In an organized way,
but the real movement Is from the
farm through the college to Wash
Ington. Farmers are helped, not
hampered.
NEW MEN TAKE PLAGE
IN FIRST NAT L
Two new men were Installed in
positions at the First National Bank
this week, each taking places in the
book keeping department. These
young men are Paul Gemmell and
Dale Watkius. Paul came over from
Tumalo, where he has been living
since receiving his discharge from the
Navy, and Dale gave up his place
with the O. W. R. & N. Co. at the
depot, where he has been freight
clerk the past year. Both are Hepp
ner High School boys and they have
placed themselves in position to work
up to places of prominence in the
banking field by becoming connected
with the clerical force at the First
National Bank.
Lum Gtfrdon, who works for Ellis
Minor on his place west of lone, was
in town Wednesday. He was
closing up a deal for the 120-acre
tract of land of George Ely at Mor
gan, and will become a permanent
fixture in Morrow county. Lum, left
Heppner ten years ago for Missouri,
where he resided until late last All
Peter Bauernfiend, executor of the
last will and testament of Frank J.
Habelt, has been In town a couple of
days winding up the affairs of the
estate. Peter states that he was in
Portland last week and secured a
niche at the crematorium there
where he has deposited the ashes of
Mr. Habolt.
Sherman county votes $300,000
for roads, her bond election held on
Saturday last, resulting in a vote of
1017 for and 26 against practically
unanimous.
AN APRIL
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TO MEET
Chairman W. G. McCarty of the
Morrow County Victory Liberty Loan
Committee, announces a meeting of
the chairmen of the various districts
of the county for Saturday evening,
April 12th. This meeting will be
held at the council chambers in Hepp
ner at 7:30, and is called for the
purpose of further outlining a work
ing program, and of completing the
county organization. The chairman
of each district should make it a
point to be present at this meeting
and help along the work of getting
ready for the big drive.
J. L. Wilkins .Manages Montana Hotel
J. L. Wilkins, manager of the Pipe
stone Springs hotel, Pipestone, makes
the announcement that the hotel will
open in about two weeks, at which
time an announcement will be made
as to the exact date of opening. He
has a large corps of employes at
work putting the resort in condition
to receive the large crowds that will
visit the springs this summer.
Mr. Wilkins is a hotel man of con
siderable experience, and will no
doubt make Pipestone Springs one of
the most popular watering places In
the state. Butte Miner.
Called to See Sick Brother.
J. M. Hansford, vfho recently re
turned to Morrow county from Sand
Point, Idaho, was down from Hard
man on Saturday, in answer to a
summons to proceed to Cottonwood,
Idaho, where his brother, Levi Hans
ford is very seriously ill. He de
parted for Cottonwood at once, and
feared that Levi might not be alive
when he should reach there.
A. Henriksen, ranchman of Cecil,
was in Heppner for short time on
Wednesday. He states that the stage
Is all set fothe big Stockmen's and
Cowpunchers' dance at lone tomor
row, Friday, evening. He has ar
ranged for a special train to run
down from Heppner, and there will
be accomodations tor all. The train
leaves here at 7:30. See announce
ment on first page of this paper.
LOST Gold watch, between the
Roy Neill place on Butter creek and
the Hynd Bros, place In Sand Hollow.
Reasonable reward. Leave at this
office.
Mrs. Wilson O. Bayless departed
for Portland Monday and will spend
the week in the city visiting with rel
atives. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ayers are home
from a short trip to Portland, which
they made the past week.
A. C. Allison, farmer of Butter
creek, made final proof on his home
stead in Heppner on Monday.
Gus Read, of lone, is doing busi -
ness in Heppner today.
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" Members of the Pollyanna class.
of the Episcopal Sunday School and
their teacher, Miss Muriel Cason,
were royally entertained on Friday
evening at a six o'clock dinner, pre
pared by the members of the class at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. D.
Clark. This was followed by a
theater party at the Star, given by
Bernice Sigsbee. Those present were:
Mary Clark, Mary Van Vactor,
Dorothy Pattison, Velma Case, Vivian
Uobison, Lovell Lucas, Willetta
Barratt, Esther Neal. Bernice Sigsbee
and Muriel Cason.
Will Attend lied Cross Conference.
Representatives of the Red Cross
are called to meet at Seattle on April
10, 11 and 12. Morrow County
Chapter will be represented at this
meeting by Mrs. S. W. Spencer, chair
man, and Mrs. C. W. Shurte, super
intendent of the Junior Red Cross,
these ladies going to Seattle yester
day. Two Washington towns, Pasco and
South Bend, and Yamhill, Oregon,
have already exceeded their ijuotas
of the $105,000,000 Methodist cen
tenary quota six weeks in advance
of opening of the financial drive,
which is May 18. This is a record
not even established in the Red Cross
drives. The total $105,000,000 of
the Methodist centenary will be ex
pended on evangelizing and rebuild
ing the world, revivifying the church
at home and turning one-day-a-week
churches into seven-day-a-week ones.
Yamhill, Oregon holds the record of
being the first city to report.
Mrs. E. J. McAUster of Lexington
was in Heppner a short time Friday.
Mrs. McAUster has recently received
word from her son in France, stating
that he had orders to prepare for em
barkation and by this time he may
be on his way home. He was very
much delighted to think that it would
not be long before he would be get
ting back to the Rood old V. S. A.
W. P. Wesson, representing the
Remolite Paint Co. of San Francisco,
was soliciting business for his com
pany in Heppner Wednesday. He en
tered Into a contract with School Dist.
No. 1 to repair t he gravel roof of the
big school building, and guarantees
that a satisfactory job will bo done
and all trouble from leaks eliminat
ed. A window sale of manv eood things
'to eat will be held from 10:00 o'clock
on, Saturday at the store of Case Fur
niture Company, given by the ladies
of the Federated church.
J. W. Beymer, president of he Far
mers & Sockgrowers National Bank,
and Mrs. Beymer returned the first
.of the week from a short visit in
Portland,
City Recorder Gets
Increase In Salary
At the regular meeting of the City
Council on Monday evening, City
Recorder Williams was voted an in
crease of fifteen dollars per month In
salary, and from now on that official
will receive fifty dollars per, for his
services. This action was taken by
unanimous vote of the Council.
Other matters acted on were the pay
ment of current bills against the
city, the acceptance of the new fire
truck, and instructions to the com
mittee on ordinances to prepare a
new building ordinance, the present
city law on that subject having been
found to be faulty and inadequate.
It was also decided that the macadam
streets of the city should have proper
care, and to this end It has been
ordered that the same be treated to
a coating of oil. This treatment will
not only preserve the macadam but
will also help in keeping down the
dust. In order to get rid of the rub
bish and derbis about the old Palace
hotel property, the recorder was in
structed to servo notice on the own
ers of this property to clean up the
premises within ten days, and upon
failure to do so, the city will proceed
with the work, charging the expense
thereof against the property. In
taking this step the Council is going
to make that corner a little more
sightly, as well as getting the derbis
out of the streets and off the side
walks. City marshal, Mike Currin,
tendered his resignation as marshal
and fire chief at- this meeting, the
same being accepted and the position
tendered A. C. Crowell. Mr. Currin
is preparing to engage in .private
business. It has not been learned
whether Mr. Crowell will accept the
place, but he is said to be a good man
for this position.
Annual clean-up days were set for
Friday and Saturday, the 18th and
19th of this month, and due notice
of same ordered to be published in
the city papers.
Has Sold Heppner Property.
: W. W. Shamhart has disposed of
his Heppner property just back of
the Palace Hotel corner, to Dr. Mc
Murdo. Mr. Shamhart contemplates
leaving in a short time for his former
home in Arkansas, where he owns
some property that he desires to dis
pose of, and after a visit there and
at his former home in Illinois, he
will return to Morrow county, expect
ing to be absent about a year.
The family of E. D. Nieswaniler
have arrived at Heppner from Port
land, and with the family of M. W.
Hammer, also recent arrivals here,
are occupying the Slocum residence
on Gale street, opposite the Federat
ed church. These people have come
to Heppner to locate permanently.
Mrs. Dick Wells Is now driving a
new Hupmobile, purchased this week
from Albert Bowker of the Heppner
Garage.
APRIL 13 AND 19 GLEAN
Notice is hereby given that Friday
and Saturday, April 18th and 19th,
are designated as clean-up days in
the City of Heppner, and all citizens
and property owners are called upon
to clean up all dirt and rubbish about
their premises; property owners In
the burnt over district will also re
move all derbis therefrom, streets
and alleys adjacent to property being
included in this notice.
All rubbish should be placed in
boxes or sacks or in convenient piles
at the curb when it will be removed
by trucks furnished by the city with
out expense to the property owners.
The earnest cooperation of our
citizens is desired in putting over
this clean-up program on these days,
that, the unsightly conditions now
prevailing may be promptly removed.
R. J. VAUGHAX, Mayor.
Attest: J. P. WILLIAMS, Recorder.
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Liberty Loan Payment.
Carter Glass, Secretary of ths
Treasury, has announced the dates
upon which payments will be re
quired on the notes of the Victory
Liberty Loan as follows:
10 with application on or before
May 10.
10 on or before July 15.
20 on or before September 9.
20 on or before August 12.
20"7r on or before October 7.
20 on or before November 11,
with accrued interest on deferred in
stallments.
Payment in full can be made on
May 20, the 10 required with appli
cation having been duly paid on or
before May 10. Payment can also be
completed ou any installment date
with accrued interest.
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ADJOURNED SESSION
County Court met in adjourned
session April 2, 1919 with the fol
lowing officers present:
Hon. Wm. T. Campbell, Judge
E. L. Padberg, Commissioner
G. A. Bleakman, Commissioner
E. M. Shutt, Sheriff
J. A. Waters, Clerk.
When among others the following
proceedings were had, to-wit:
In the matter of salary of F. R.
Brown, as secretary of Morrow Coun
ty Fair Board. At this time the
Court took up the matter of salary
of F. R. Brown, secretary of the Mor
row County Fair Board and after due
consideration of the matter, a salary
of $25.00 per month was allowed.
In the matter of road petition of
Lee White et al. The Road Petition
of Lee White et al, read and referred
to District Attorney.
April 3, 1919. Court met with
same officers present as of yesterday.
At this time is presented to the
County Court the Petition and Notice
of soveral citizens from the North
End of Morrow County, relative to
forming the "West Extentlon Ir
rigation District." Court set Monday
the 5th day of May, at 10 o'clock as
time for hearing and considering said
petition. '
In the matter of Road Petition ot
Lee White, et al. At this time the
above road petition is given second
reading and David Hynd appointed
to act with regular viewers to view
said proposed road and April ,
1919, set as date for making such
survey and view of said ' proposed
road.
At this time the Court takes up
the matter of Road Bond Issue for
Morrow County and after due con
sideration of the same, appointed C.
E. Woodson and Sam VanVactor to
assist District Attorney S. E. Notson
in the legal proceedings of said
matter.
Court entered into an agreement
with O. W. R. & N. Co., the Western
Union Telegraph Company and . the
State Highway Commission relative
to Right of Way for the Columbia
River Highway across certain por
tions of the Right of Way of the
above Railroad and Telegraph Com
panies across the North end of Mor
row County.
In the matter of County Treas
urer's duties relative to disbursement
of school funds under special
School District Tax, as passed by the
1919 session of the State Legislature.
The County Court made an order
eliminating the County Treasurer of
Morrow County from the provisions
of this act.
Sheriff Shutt presents the appoint
ment of Geo. McDuffee, as deputy
sheriff fois Morrow County to take
effect May 1st, 1919, at a salary of
$125.00 per month. Said appoint
ment approved by the Court.
Court adjourned to meet April 18,
1919, at 9 a. m.
The following claims were pre
sented and allowed:
General Fund.
Farmers & Stockgrowers
Nat'l Bank, gen road $ 188.00
J. H. Cochran, bounty 3.00
Lawrence Matteson, bounty 8.00
J. F. Barlow, road dist no 8 35.75
N. G. Florence, bounty 5.00
C. H. Erwln, bounty 2.00
R. E. Duncan, bounty 11.00
W. M. Ayers, circuit court- 9.00
First Nat'l Bank, gen road 139.00
First Nat'l Bank, gen road
no 3 32.50
Elmer Matteson, bounty 5.00
E. K. Mulkey, bounty 5.00
W. A. Richardson, stamped
enelopes for clerk 64.18
(Continued on Page Eight)
The Stockmen's and
Cowpunchers Dance
will be held at
lone, Friday Eve.
April 11th
The Special Train
will leave Hepp
ner at 7:30 P. M.
FRIDAY
Fare from Heppner
$1.10 Round-Trip