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The Various Precincts of County
Send Representatives to Mectiug
Held Thursday Last.
Respondlug to the invitation of
Judge Campbell, delegates from the
various precincts of Morrow county
gathered in this city last Thursday
evening and held a meeting at the
court bouse, called for the purpose
of working out a program of dis
tributing the $290,000 proposed to be
raised by the county at a special bond
election to be held June 3rd.
Judge Campbell presided at the
meeting and Introduced our joint
representative Hon. C. E. Woodson,
who explained the object of the
meeting and went into the road laws
recently passed by the legislature.
The entire proceedings were
marked by a good spirit, and at times
there was some quite lively discussion
as the wants and interests of different
sections of the county were presented,
but it was manifest throughout that
good roads are wanted by all sections
of the county and that our citizens
are well united on this proposition.
We take the following report of the
meeting from the minutes as kept
by W. O. Hill, secretary of the meet
ing: Upon roll call the following dele
gates were reported in attendance:
Alpine B. P. Dougherty, C. Mel
ville. Lena John Brosnan, J. D. French.
Cecil A. Hearikscn, Jack Hynd.
South lone H. M. Cummins, C. M.
Shriver.
North lone S.
E. Moore, W. H.
Cronk.
Gooseberry R. McElligott, E.
Bergstroni.
Lexington W. L. Holmes, W. O.
Hill.
Eight Mile C. N. Jones, Oscar
Keithley.
Parkers Mill F. Ashbaugh, W. L.
Houston.
Hardman W. H. Ayers, W. T.
Reynolds.
Matteson W. O. Minor, J. H.
Frad.
Heppner W. O. Minor, D. E. Gil
man. Mt. Vernon W. W. Sniead, A. S.
Akers.
Gentry W. H. Herrin, Jake
Young.
Pine City J. P. Conder, Jos. M.
Ilajes.
C. E. Woodson was elected chair
man and VV. O. Hill secretary of the
convention.
Judge W. T. Campbell, District
Attorney S. E. Notson and Commiss
ioner U. A. Uleakiuan were elected
members of the meeting to act as an
advisory committee.
Judge Campbell addressed the con
vention, explaining the position of
tho county court in the matter of
handling the proposed highway
funds. S. E. Notsou addressed the
meeting and explained the working
of the Slate Highway Commission.
Commissioner Bleakman read to the
meeting a distribution of the pro
posed funds, as worked out by the
county court.
Upon motion duly seconded, it waa
unanimously voted that $125,000 be
designated to be expended upon the
Oregon-Washington Highway, lead
ing from Heppner, through Lexing
ton, lone, Morgan and Cecil to the
Gilliam county line on Willow creek.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was
voted that $40,000 be designated to
be expended upon the Oregon-Washington
Highway leading from Hepp
ner, east to the Umatilla county line.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was
voted that $75,000 be designated to
be expended upon the proposed post
road leading from Heppner through
Hardman and Parkers Mill to the
Grant county line. A later amend
ment reduced this appropriation to
$70,000.
A motion to appropriate and des
ignate that $50,000 be expended up
on tho road leading from lone to
Gooseberry was voted down.
A motion duly seconded, was vot
ed that $15,000 be designated to be
expended upon the Willow creek
road above Heppner to the summit
above the coal mines. ,
Upon motion duly seconded, it was
voted that $10,000 be designated to
be expended on the Butter creek
road leading from Lena, down Butter
creek to the Umatilla line.
Upon motion duly seconded, It was
voted that $25,000 be designated to
be expended upon the road leading
from lone to Gooseberry.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was
voted, that $5,000 be designated to be
expended, with the understandding
that the county court would appro
priate a like sum from the general
road fund of the county, upon the
road leading from Lexington east
and north to the Base line road, at a
point being the north quarter post
of section 1, Township 1 South, of
Ranye 25 East of Willamette Meri
dian. It was unanimously voted that th?
bond election be held at the regular
culled special election to be ifelii
Juno 3, 1919.
It was voted that the county court
advertise the bond election, and the
proposed expenditures In such man
ner as they may see fit.
AVatkins Crew Will Start Shearing.
The Bob Watkins crew of hand
shearers will start work on Sunday,
beginning at the ranch of Alex Lind
say on Willow creek near Jordan
Siding. After finishing there they
will move up Rhea creek. They ex
pect a pretty good run. This crew
contains some of the old-time hun
dred strikers, that In years gone by,
made some of the big records In hand
shearing hereabouts.
By Pat Crow.
My custom always late In the after
noon is to stalk abroad alone, usually
in the direction of the old hillside
spring, whose refreshing waters have
been the delight of man and beast
no one knows how long. Since old
man Winter packed his kit and
vamosed toward the Artie Circle, and
our fair lady Spring, in all her
gorgeous robes and glittering gems,
has taken up her abode within our
gates, these ,daily meanderings have
been rewarded with increased inter
est. But yesternight of all the rest,
as I ascended the hill eastward from
the village, I was greeted on every
hand with the many joys that attend
the coming of the season we all love
so well. Yellowbells, buttercups,
graBsllllles and myriades of, other
tiny flora tossed their little heads
and threw perfumed kisses as they
smiled up from the ground. Robin
and nieadowlark seemed reluctant to
sing his farewell song so perfect had
been the day now drawing to a close.
The lowering sun smiled through the
lazy, pacing clouds that floated upon
the bosom of the air, sending farewell
shafts of light to tinge the mountain
tops with fire. As I arrived at the
spring the lengthy shadows were
merging with the gray twilight of
evening. I glanced in the direction
of the snowcapped peak which dimly
showed against the western sky. At
this moment my reverie was inter
rupted by a ripple of sucii dulcet and
harmonious breath that I awoke with
a start, "Some strange songster of
rare note," I whispered, at the same
time glancing toward a cluster of
rose buslies near by from whence
came the sound. . Seated upon the
ground beneath a budding branch
were two lovers. I filled my jug and
was silently withdrawing from the
lovely scene, when the sweet voice
of tho girl cried out: "Why there's
Daddy Crow!" and taking her com
panion by the hand hurried toward
mo. The girl was young. Nature
often dissembling, had been lavish
in her behalf. Her lovely cheeks put
to shame the pink in peach buds be
fore they blossom. Her sparkling
blue eyes shown with a love so in
nocent, so pure, that she was in
capable of any attempt to disguise it.
The youth was tall, erect, broad
shoudered, handsome. There was a
frank, honest look about his face
that would win admiration anywhere.
Upon his manly breast he wore
evidence of distinguished service in
the defense of his country's flag.
Withal there was a confession in
their looks that boded explanation.
The girl spoke: "Daddy Crow, you
know those cards I gave you to write
for me? Don't write them please."
"Sure! write them," said the youth,
"only ." "Now Daddy Crow, please
don't tell!" Interrupted tho sweet
girl, and she colored so prettily that
I wanted to take her in my heart
of hearts.
The curtains of night had been
drawn, but as the lovers stood smil
ing, they parted just a little and the
lovely hills and the beautiful little
valley were flooded with purple and
gold, I lifted my hat for 1 believed
it was Heaven smiling a blessing
upon the little scene. Placing his
strong arm around his sweetheart the
youth said: "Pat dou't you wish you
were young again?" While I was
looking for a rock or something, they
disappeared.
I went on my way thinking that
possibly the beautiful, legendary,
Grecian story of the "Mystic Mar
riage" of Zeus and Hera must have
had some foundation in faot. And I
wondered why this sacred union,
amid scenes so divinely natural, could
not go uncontamlhated by the cere
monial requirements of a system that
has spilled so many matrimonial
beans.
. I did not "tell," but went to my
room and wrote the cards: Mrs. W.
G. Cooper, Instead of Jennie E.
Twombly.
AHEPPNER ROMANGE
' TWO BIRDS- ONE STONE
HEADQUARTERS FOR VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN FOR
MORROW COUNTY.
The campaign for the Fifth Liberty Loan the Victory
Liberty Loan is now on. The quota for Morrow Count v is
$221,175.00, distributed as follows:
Heppner, $191,000. lone, $18,000. Lexington, $13,000.
It is the desire of the County iionimittee to have Morrow
County reported "Over the Top" at an early date.
You are earnestly requested
an early date at your home bank.
The boys "Over There" have finished the job. Let
finish our job over here and pay the bill.
W. G. McCARTY,
County Chairman.
WHAT IT MEAN'S TO (JO OVl.it
THE TOP.
What is means to go over the top
is well illustrated in the experience
..f Private ('has. ( Likins, of Port
land. His was a record of action
from the time of his departure, Sep
tember 9, 1918, until the zero hour
struck. He went over the top the
first time on November 6th. The ex
perience was repeated on the 7th and
8th and on the last date the whippet
tank was hit by a German high ex
plosive shell, when the driver was
killed and Private LIkins wounded.
The sensation of the soldier who
goes over the top is something that
most of them do not attempt to
describe they can't. Private Likins
answers it with just that statement,
that he can't explain it. He does tell
some of the detail that every reader
of news reports has been interested
in learning. The driver and gunner
are strapped In their places, just as
aviators are, and for the same
reason; their ears wadded tight with
cotton waste that the ear drums will
not be destroyed by the deafening
roar of shot and shell, and thud of
artillery and rattle of machine guns.
The hum of the machine gnu fire
hitting the armor plate of the tank
is described as resembling very much
the rattle of a hailstorm. But there
Is no time to think about It, for with
the enthusiasm of the red blooded
American of the West, his only
thought is "How1 to get Fritzie-boy,"
before Heinle has a chance to "get"
tho pursuing "tom-cats."
It was on the evening of November
8th that Private Likins was picked up
several hours after the infantry de
tachments had marched across the
Hold. It was In base hospital No. 24,
at Langres, France, that he regained
consciousness and made the start on
the road to recovery. He is again
in his home state touring . Oregon)
with the Northwest Trophy Train in
the interest of the Victory Liberty
Loan.
Samuel E. Tromley, district mana
ger for the Victory Liberty Loan for
Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler coun
ties, arrived in Hoppner yesterday
and has been assisting the local com
mttee In getting ready for the job of
putting the loan over In this county.
Mr. Tromley is a business man of
Portland.
Born In this city, April 16, 1919,
to Mr. and Mrs. Will Kirk, a daugh
to make your subscription on
us
Carl Truetlson Returns.
Carl Troedsen, of lone, was in
Heppner a short time yesterday.
liawng returned limine the
trom overseas. He was discharge
! at Camp Lewis on the 4th and
reached home on the 7th of this
month, returning in good health and
the best of spi:iis, and Uc-kieu u
dadi to be ru.ue again in Morrow
county. Carl sUies that if you want
i to appreciate just how good a
country we She in, just spend a year
across the water in war swept Europo,
and you wiii "gee the ieeliu" said
enough, and g.pj.reolate luw glad the
boys are to bj home. ,lr. Troedsuii
was with tin. ;'uii e.igl.icers, a non
combatant regiment, but he saw some
pretty lively service, especially in the
St. Mihiel sector. . His regiment saw
service on the Aisne-Marne, St. M
Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne sectors,
and after the armistice were with the
Army of Occupation in Germany.
Carl went over to France last May,
landing on the 18th and from that
time on he was in the midst of it. He
returns home a strong advocate of
good roads, having learned while in
France that the good roads of that
country contributed largely to the
winning of the war. His father,
Johanes Troedson, anl N. P. Benson,
accompanied him up to Heppner.
Although the armistice was signed
November 11, the peak load of ex
penditures of the United States Gov
ernment was carried after that date.
Expenditures for the six months to
the end of February was the heaviest
period. Tltis Is shown by the follow
ing table:
September $1,657,264,285
October 1,664,862,261
November 1,935,249,309
December 2,060,975,854
January 1,962,350,949
Fubruary 1,189,913,903
This statement leads strongly to
the conviction that the strongest
reason why every one should sub
scribe' to the limit for Victory loan
bonds is the real need of the Gov
ernment for funds. In order to pay
the accumulating costs the Treasury
Department lias been obliged to issue
certificates of indebtedness in the
amount of $300,000,)00 a week.
These short time notes are almost
due and must be taken up with the
funds realized from the sale of
Victory bonds.
ATTENTION" LADIES.
The R d Cross sewing room will be
open on Fridays. Come and help
with the sewing, or get work aud take
home with you. We must have
finished by the 24th of May, and
ready to ship 160 garments and it
will require that some hustling be
done. Can we depend on you to give
us your help in this emergency?
MORROW COUNTY CHAPTER.
Oregon Explained to Soldiers.
A bulletin telling returned soldiers
all about Oregon st-Ue and govern
ment lands logged-off, arid and
swamp lands will soon be in the
hands of returning soldiers who want
agricultural information. The bul
letin will be written by J. F. Brewer,
farm help specialist for O. A. C. and
the federal government, and pub
lished by the State Chamber of Com
merce. Return From California.
Mrs. E. M. Shutt and daughter.
Miss Essie, returned on Sunday from
Los Angeles, California, where tbey
have been for the past J. 4 months on
account of Miss Essie's health. The
young lady returns home much im
proved In health, and it is expected
that a stay here during the summer
season will still work improvement
in her physical condition. Both
Mrs. Shutt and Miss Essie suffered
an attack of the Influenza, and Mrs.
Shutt has been left In poor physical
condition since, her recovery from
effects of the epidemic being very
slow. Their son, Lawrence, who is
at present engaged in newspaper
work in Los Angeles, will leave there
soon on his way to Heppner, expect
ing to visit with friends in the
Willamette Valley, and also take in
the commencement exercises at the
school for the blind at Salem while
on the way up. Mr. Shutt met his
wife and daughter at the depot on
Sunday evening with Ms new Dodge
car, purchased the past week for tin
purpose of being able to give them
as much outdoor pleasure as possible
during the good weather of the
summer.
Petitions For Post Roads.
Resolutions were filed by the
County Court during the week with
the State Highway Commicdon, ask
ing that the road leading to the Grant
county line from Heppner via Hard
man and Parkers Mill be accepted as
a post road. The Court also passed
a similar resolution with reference to
the proposed rural route from Hepp
ner via Lena, Butter creek, Sand Hol
low, Little Juniper canyon and Lex
ington to Heppner. Petitions are
being circulated asking tho postoffice
department to establish this rural
route, which, it is stated would serve
past weekflti the neighborhood of 250 families,
liwcliarged ' TUe namlnS of tl,ese routes as post
i roaus will cnaoie un; county to ge.
cooperation from both the state and
general government In the building
of roads. The latter route Is one,
also, of great interest to Heppner, as
' ell as to the people affected along
the line.
Kiks Install Xcw Oilicers.
Elks to the number of about 100
,;.K:( rrd at their hall on last Thurs
day evening for the Installation cere
monies and r enjoy a big clam feed.
T'-ie matter u' the new bui'ding was
also taken up and met with an en
thusiastic reception. When subscrip
tions to stock in the enterprise were
called for, $11,000 were subscribed
In a very few minutes, and the new
building seems now to be assured.
The following officers were installed:
Exalted Ruler, F. A. McMenamin;
Esteemed Leading Knight, C. B. Cox;
Esteemed Loyal Knight, B. B. Kelly;
Esteemed Lecturing Knight, B. P.
Stone; Trustee, L. L. Gilliam; Treas
urer, Frank Gilliam; Secretary,
Hrold Colin.
Sheriff Turns Over Tax Money.
, The first half of Morrow county's
taxes have been collected at the
Sheriff's office, and the bulk of this
money has been turned over to Treas
urer Humphreys by Sheriff Shutt. The
total amount represented on the 1918
roll to be collected is $224,683.08.
Amount collected to date, $114,943.
52, and turned over to treasurer,
$111,841.77, leaving a balance, on
hand of $3101.75. This indicates
that a little better than one-half of
the taxes on the roll have been
collected up to the present time.
Whs Early Resident Hero.
John R. Lewis, of Wasco county,
has been in Heppner a few days this
week, looking up some of the old
timers. It has been 35 years since
Mr. Lewis left the Heppner county,
but in those days he wrs quite a
familiar figure here, owning a farm
in the Sand Hollow country, some
six or eight miles out from this town.
Mr. Lewis found a few of those lie
used to know, among them being
Oscar Minor and Mike Kenny and he
enjoyed talking over old times with
these men.
MCI!
ASSIST IN LOAN DRIVE
'.Nation's Xext Great Duty" gayg
Chairman Hays, and all Pa,,
tizanship Should Be Put
Aside.
Washington, D. C April 14.
Chairman Will H. Hays, of the Re
publican National Committee, today
issued a call to all Republicans urg
ing their united and effective support
of the Victory Loan. While the call
is publicly issued to all Republicans.
It was also sent directly and person
ally to all Republican national com
mitteemen, state chairmen, all state
organization workers, all county
chairmen and all precinct committee
men and to all Republican news
papers, asking them to suspend all
political activities until the success
of the loan has been assured.'
The text of the appeal reads:
To the Republicans of the Nation:
Again the call for the charge'' has
sounded.
This is not for the fighting mea
at the fighting front. ' For them the
war is over. Their part is accom
plished to their own everlasting
honor and the glory of the nation,
and no additional burden should be
theirs.
But to the rest the real test has
come.
To those whose privilege It has
been to form the second line, and to
whose credit it is recorded that they,
too, attained every objective; to
those from every class, creed aud
political faith, who acted In that un
selfish cooperation which brought to
the fighting men the support that
made so much for the complete
vindication of our institutions; to the
men and women of America, who do
not fail, has this call come.
Let us show to these fighting mea
who have returned how commands
have been obeyed here. Let us send
to the fighting men still abroad the
message of no weakening. Let us
show to the world that our patriotism
is not that born only of extremities
and stirred only by martial music, but
the devotion which meets a duty in
the firm determination of consecrated
service, and performs it. And let us
demonstrate to ourselves that we are
worthy of the name American and
the privileges of our citizenship.
Our first duty as Republicans to
day is that duty which we have never
failed and never will fail to anticipate
and discharge our duty as Ameri
cans. Just as during the recent war
we determined our every act by how
we could do most for elective action,
so now we will measure cur every
step by how we can contribute most
to the Nation's welfare.
To that end we will abandon all
other activities to aid in the Victory
Loan until its success has been
accomplished.
For this purpose let the Republican
Press and every member of the Re
publican organization enlist in the
Victory Loan drive. The national,
state, county, city and precinct or
ganization of loyal working Republi
cans will enroll to a man in this
service.
This is the nation's next great duty.
It is our privilege to exhaust the
possibilities in our same splendid
support, with the knowledge that
those who may oppose us in political
strife are joining fully with us in this
effort.
WILL H, HAYS,
Chairman, Republican National Com
mittee. W. F. Barnett, merchant and farm
er of Le.'ngton, was a business visit
or in Heppner on Monday. Mr. Bar
nett expresses the opinion that the
Lexington country faces the best crop
prospects this Spring she has enjoyed
in her history, judging from the
present outlook. Wheat is coming
along very tine and over many fields
the grain stands knee high at this,
time and it is a splendid stand.
Should nothing unforseen happen,
we look for Lexington to lead the
county this season in wheat produc
tion. Alexander Brainier departed this
morning for Corvallis, where ho will
enter O. A. C, taking advantage of
the provisions made by the State of
Oregon for paying tuition of the boys
returning from the front wl10 desire
to attend school and complete their
education.
Leo Nicholson came in from Seattle,
Monday evening. He has been at
tending the University of Washing
ton, and came back to Heppner to
work through the sheep shearing
season.
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