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HEPPXKR, OREGON, THI IWUAV, JINE 5, 1919.
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SUBES BUT ONE
CARRY IN THE COUNTY
ltoiul Bonds Favored by 85 Vote
Election Characterized By Lack
of Interest.
There was a general lack of In
terest manifested in the special
election Tuesday, judging from the
very light vote cast over the county.
This may in a measure be accounted
for by the fact that in many localities
the people were very busy and did
not take time to turn out, con
sequently the vote cast was about !
one-third of the registration. Con -
siderlng the great Importance of the
measures up for consideration, this
is Indeed a poor showing.
Every measure on the ballot, with
the exception of the lieutenant gov
ernor, received a substantial majority
and this bill failed, as it has appar
ently done over the entire state. The
local bonding measure for permanent
roads carried by an 85 vote and
the adoption of all the reconstruction
measures is evidence that our
people bolleve in progress and will
stand for those measures that will
bring it about.
Considering the fact tAtit there haft
been no well planned and carried out
campaign in the county, the results
are good And perhaps the only
difference in the returns would have
been an increased vote, which would
have had no different effect on the
outcome. When the people have a
chance to enact their own laws It is
remarkable that they will take so
little interest.
Elsewhere we give a complete
abstract of the vote cast in the
various precincts of the county.
New School Hook This Year.
Nineteen nineteen Is the year In
which the text books for grammur
Rhd high schools change and by the
middle of June the State Text Book
Commission will have adopted the
new books, or re-adopted the old
texts. It is rumored that the histories
will probably not be changed. The
members of the commission are new
busily engaged in Portland in going
over the offerings from over a thous
and publishers, with a view to select
ing the texts. According to the state
law, a selection of texts must be
made every six years.
Mrs. Gertrude Nash, who during
the past school year, was a teacher
in the Hawthorne school, opened a
summer school today at her home
at 323 Cosbie street, for the purpose
of giving Instruction to grammar
school pupils who were forced to be
absent from school because of the in
fluenza epidemic. The registration
for the summer school contains a
considerable number of students.
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Commissioner G. A. Bleakman is
down from Hardman attending to
duties with the county court which is
in session this week.
Tom Arnold, who farms the Chaa.
Stanton place on Eight Mile, was- a
visitor in Heppner Saturday, accom
panied by his family.
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Abstract of Votes Cast In Morrow County at the
Special Election Held June 3rd, 1919.
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Name of Precinct 300 301 302303j304 SOSISOeOTOSOOiSlOjSll.SjSlSjSHISlSieiSniSlSISig
Alpine' 8 4 4 8 5 7I5 1 ifj 51 6 6j 6 2 10; 2 9 11 2 10 3
Castle Rock 39 2 33 5 40 l 32 91 30 9 35 7 31 8 39 1 40 2 38 4
Cecil 15 8 7 14 6 161 3! 17! 7' 14 111 12 4 171 8 15 15 11 24 6
Dairy 28 16 14 26 18 271 171 251 22j 23 23 22 23 21! 30 18 29 15 47 9
Eight Mile 15 13 10 14 11 15! 9! 16 9 15 10 "17 10 17 ! 19 8 20 7 19 11
Gentry 44 6 30 14 34 10 3 8 ! 9 27 17 39 11 32 16 40 9 42 6 45 2
Gooseberry 2 11 5 9 7 8 1 12 2 13 4 10 2 13 8 8 2 12 6 10
Heppner 49 17 40 21 39 24 40 22 .25 41 51 15 39 23 40 25 52 11 68 4
Irrigon '.. 28 4 27 5 24 6 23 10 17 14 28 5 18 13 27 4 27 4 23 10
Lena 10 7 5 9 6 8 6 11 2 14 10 6 7 10 9 7 10 7 16 2
Lexington 33 19 15 32 22 23 12 31 19 32 25 27 17 32 28 26 27 24 41 15
Matteson '- 35 8 21 17 24 14 27 12 21 21 26 17 21 15 26 16 34 6 39 6
Mt. Vernon 77 19 49 35 63 29 69 24 41 48 79 18 54 41 59 35 80 14 97 .7
North lone 12 17 11 18 14 17 11 JO 9 22 13 18 11 19 17 14 14 16 16 16
Pine City 9283929265 10 0457392 11 0
South lone 46 19 24 39 34 29 28 33 25 37 27 37 25 35 40 ,25 44 20 50 20
Parkers Mill II 8 12 5 14, 6 ll 7 13 1 18 5 14 8 10 12 ' 8 9 10 15 5
TOTAL 458 184 1308283!362 247344 27 2 1 268 13 4 9 1402 242 1 308 305411231i465,16956513O
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Visitors Prom Many Sections at
lloaiumun Sunday.
Thert were visitors from many
sections of the Northwest at Board
man on Sunday Ia;ii, which is an in
dication of the interest being aroused
in that Irrigation project. There was
a big game of ball on between Hepp
ner and Boardman at the time, but it
was not altogether on this account
that so many outsiders had gathered
there just to see Heppner go down
to defeat, but really the project is
fast filling up and these visitors were
there to see some of thoir folks, and
to get further acquainted with the
advantages the Boardman project
offers. J. C. Ballenger, one of the
Boardman livewireg, took note of the
fact that the following cities were
represented in the visiters at Board-
ma on f?; Nwnpa. Idaho
Goldendale, Waitsburg and Seattle,
Wash; Wasco, Hermiston, Umatilla,
Arlington and Portland, Oregon.
Will SE LARGE ONE
H. W. Grim,, of Irrigon, Is a new
name added to our list this week.
Mr. Grim has been on the Irrigon
project for the past three years and
is developing a fine place there.
While in that city a short time Mon
day, we had the pleasure of meeting
with o number of the fruitraisers,
and learn that there is every promise
of a very large yield af all, kinds of
fruit at Irrigon this season. This
will be especially true of 'the apricot,
peach and cherry crops, and the
problem facing those people at
present seems to be to get necessary
liejp in caring for the crop. Just
now the farmers of that section, as
well as of the Boardman country, are
very busy putting up their alfalfa.
The hay crop is very heavy and of
fine quality. The great need of
these two sections at this time is
roads, and roads they must have.
The people out there seemed well
pleased to learn that the county
court is to take care of them in this
regard and that trie big road outfit
is to be moved down there and put
the roads In good order during the
oomlng winter, when it is considered
Hie very best season of the year to
work the sand roads. When shaped
up, the rouds are to be surfaced with
crushed rock, and In order to have
this material ready In time, the rock
crusher is to be moved to Boardman
at once and will be started to grind
ing. This paper would like very
much to see a good road leading out
from these two places toward Hepp
ner, that the county seat might be in
much more direct communication
with the people and communities
of the extreme north end. However,
this will no doubt come in time, and
then we shall know our good neigh
bors on the river better and the op
portunity for closer cooperation with
them greatly Improved.
W. P. Mahoney, W. W. Smead, W.
B. Barratt and John Vaughn attended
the wool sales at Condon Wednesday
afternoon. There was pretty lively
bidding at Cctodon and all offerings
were bought up, the prices prevail
ing there being just about the same
as at Heppner.
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THE JUNE BRIDE'S TROUSSEAU
WALKER PLACE, NORTH
Charley Devin, extensive farmer of
the west lone section, was doing bus
iness in Heppner Saturday. He was
feeling good over the crop outlook
in hls locality and while there has
been some pretty dry weather, the
grain still holds up well and gives
every promise of a fine yield. Mr.
Devin also states that there, has
been several changes taken ploce in
real estate In his vicinity, tl.e Walker
estate land being one of tho largest
deals made just recently. Parties
from Weston, who made big money
in years past, farming that produc
tive land, have taken over this tract
and contemplate some very extensive
improvements, 'among which will be
a modern residence to cost around
six thousand dollars and barns and
other necessary buildings. That
part of the county is beginning to
take on new life and there is a feel
ing that far better times are in
store for those who are farming
there. New people are buying the
farms that have money to make nec
essary Improvements, and best of all
they axe doing the kind of farming
that is bound to get results.
Meet me at the Races
June 11, 12, 13 and 14.
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oilman in;.
At the meeting of the city council
Monday evening, Councilman W. G.
McCarty presented his resignation,
and the same was accepted. Mr.
McCarty gave as his reason for
resigning, tho fact that he expected
to be absent from the city for the
balance of the summer, and feeling
that there was a great many matters
coming up that required the. time
and attention of a full council, he
deemed it proper ' that he should
step out and allow another to be
appointed in his place. M. D.
Clark was appointed to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of Mr. McCarty, but we have not
learned whether he will accept the
proffered place.
Work on Highway Progresses.
Work on the Columbia Highway
through the north end of Morrow
county is progressing well. Cumi.a
at Irrigon and Boardman are work
ing day ami sight shifts and the
work goes steadily on. There seems
to be some shortage of help just at
present but it should not he a gretU
whlle before the graveling is done
and the road bed is made ready for
hard surfacing. There seems to be
little difficulty in putting the road
through in the 'Boardman and Ir
rigon districts and the builders arc
able to move along rapidly. That
section of the county Is assured of
at least one mighty good road in the
completion of the Highway.
Case Compromised.
The case of E. J. Mcl'herson, of
Clem vs. Monahan Bros., of Heppner,
was set for hearing before Justice of
the Peace Darling the first of the
week. McPherson claimed damages
of $250 on account of trespass by
the sheep belonging to the defendant.
About the time the jury was
drawn, the parties to the matter
Kot together and compromised by
Monahans paying $150 and court
costs. Shanks & Horner represented
the plaintiff and F. J. McMennmin
of Heppner, the defendant. Condon
Globe.
Rood Canyon School Closes.
The Rood Canyon school, Miss
Ruth . Howard teacher, closed in a
blaze of glory on May 30th, with n
picuie on llock Creek. In spite of
.the disagreeable weather some
(thirty five people congregated,
! among whom, as a guest of honor,
I was one of our returned soldier hoys
from overseas, and had a moat en
joyable time, with a fine lunch. ,A
rousing fire was built and lemonade
and hot coffee served.
One of the Crowd.
i Mrs. E. R. Huston and daughter,
i Miss Elizabeth went to Albany
; Friday last and will spend a few
j weeks visiting relatives in and
about that city.
t.arriHe Asks Permission to Make
.Alterations in Property. i
At the meeting of the council Mon- J
day evening, Percy Garrigues, owner j
several Duriuinga on Alain street
asked permission to connect his
septic tank with the city sewer run
ning at he rear of the property.
This Vas granted, end while Mr.
Garrigues was speaking, he also
called attention to the unsanitary
condition and fire risk existing at the
rear of certain other property in the
same block, and demanded reljef
from this menace. He was lafcrmed
by the mayor that he had personally
called the attention of the owner to
these conditions and had been as
sured by him that they would be
remedied, the mayor assuring Mr.
Garrigues that taere would be no
further delay to correcting the con
dition. III
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The editor, of thfe paper and his
good wife enjoyed' a pleasant auto
trip out through, tha Hardman and
Eight Mile country on Sunday after
noon through the- couxtear of Mrs.
Carrie Vaughn.. Lester Doolfttle and
Miss Millie Rood' made uo other
members of the party. The roads.
were fine, the afternoon veTy pleas
ant and the opportunity to view the
growing crops was excellent. We note
that jhrough the: most of the Eight
to complain of as the crops at present
are holding up well and will no doubt
make a good average yield fn most
cases, whether rains come or not.
Around Hardman warm weather
would be of much benefit just now.
and then a good rain would assure
these people an abundant yield.
Much of the grain up that way is
very late but we are infermed by
farmers there that the fact that
much of the grain is late this season
will prove a good thing for there
was little rain during April and May
and the growing conditions were not
favorable, but now with wanner
weather and June rains this grain
will come along fine and make a
splendid yield. Just now there is
much grain in the Eight Mile section
and rains will bring this along to
full development and abundant har
vest. Hepimcr Defeated at Boai-diuan.
Heppner ball tossers journeyed
down to Boardman Sunday and en
gaged in a game with the team of
irrigationaiuts. Boardman was too
much for the locals and the latter
returned home with another defeat
chalked down on their score card.
Boardman is expected to play a re
turn game at Heppner on Sunday
when the home team is expected to
make a better record.
Donation Kor Armenian Relief.
Mrs. Lena Snell Shurte, superin
tendent, reports the receipt of $20
from tho jcint dktrio. No. 39, thu
sum to go toward the relief of the
.uietiin; Armenians. The most of
H:e pupils, p.s well as the school
house of this district are in Gilliam
county, and thfs donation conies
fiom the receipts of a basket social
recently given there, a:id they sent
this generous donation to Mrs.
Shurte after having learned from her
of the dire needs of the Armenia
people.
H. C. Gay of Rhea creek was in
town Saturday. He reports the need
of rain in his locality but the hay
M'op on the creek bottom is good
and all Irrigated crops are coming
along well. Mr. Gay relates a
rather lively circumstance which oc
curred at the home place one day
last week, which, fortunately, ended
without much damage being done.
A team attached to the hay wagon
was stopped near the house while
the men went in for a drink, and a
little five year-old granddaughter of
Air. Gay's climbed up on the rack,
sitting down pretty close to the
middle, expecting to get a ride to
i he hay field. The team became
frightened at. something and ran
away, going but a short distance
when thty encountered a poplar
thee some six inches in diameter,
with sufficient force to uproot it
and also detach the team from the
wagon. The Impact rolled the child
over but she was not thrown out and
consequently received no injuries.
For just a minute it looked pretty
serious for her.
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FEW CLIPS OF WOOL
SOLO AT
Buyers and Sellers Fail to Get To
gether and Litttle Wool Put Vp.
There was not much excitement
created at the wool sales in Heppner
on Tuesday and the offerings were
comparatively gmall. Some eight
different buyers were present end it
seemed that the producers and the
buyers could not get together in the
majority of cases. The best price
bid was 52 cents and prices
ranged downward fo 45 cents and alt
clips disposed of were by local men
as the wools from the interior have
not yet reached Heppner and will
not be ready for sale before the next
sales dates.
At the Farmers Elevator Co. ware
house the following clips were dis
posed of:
J. G. Barratt, 11,600 pounds at
45 cents.
W. B.' Barratt, 17,800 pounds at
48 cents.
Hynd Bros., 16,000 pounds at
48 cents.
O. M. Wlitttington, 1200 pounds at
47 eents.
Cat French, 8.960 pounds at 52
ceuts
Keller it Chamberlain. l.t.KOft
pounds at 45 cents.
At the Phlll Cohn warehouse:
Pat Counell, 4000 fleeces at 49
cents.
Mike Kenny. 36,000 pounds at
47 cents.
Emil Groshens, 9,000 pounds at
4J cents.
A number of very small lots were
also put up but we did not learn of
any further sales and from present
indications it would appear that
much of the wool may yet be con
signed, though some think the most
of ft will be disposed of at the next
sale.
It is estimated that about 1,500,
000 pounds of wool will be bandied
at Heppner this season.
Mrs. Ellis Hendricson, accompan
ied by her brother, Glenn Jones, left
for Portland Saturday, Mrs. Hendric
son going from there to San Fran
cisco to join her husband. They will
make their home at San Pedro, Cal.
Walter Becket and wife were
visitors In Heppner Saturday from
their Eight Mile farm.
REPUBLICANS WILL EX
PEDITE EUDGET BILL
Will Xot. Waste Time Investigating
Different Systems of Budgets.
Washington Juno 4. Signs are
becoming more marked daily that a
budget system bill will be passed In,
the extra session of Congress. The
House Republican steering commit
tee and Senate leaders have talked
mutters over and have determined to
expedite budget legislation. This
means that the appropriations com
mittees will consider the different
plans and will act favorably on the
best proposition and the most prac
ticable one.
There has been much talk about
an investigation by a commission in.
order to arrive at a good workable
budget system. While this plan hasr
merit, it tends to delay enactment of
a much needed law. For this reason,
with the country pressing for inaug
uration of methods of economy, the
feeling is steadjly growing that a
law ought to be worked out as
quickly as feasible. Senator Kenyou,
who has been one of the most active
exponents of the idea of a budget
system, said today he had concluded
not to press his resolution for an
investigation into the budget system,
with a report on the best method of
forming one. "The demand for im
mediate action is great," said Sena
tor Kenyon. "The time for investi
gation is past and the time for ac
tion has arrived."
Many practical difficulties are pre
sented in the path of the enactment
of a workable budget system. Such
a system means, of course, a system
atic, co-ordinated scheme for dealing
with all appropriations and expendi
tures for the government. It is easy
to talk about the need for a budget
system but not easy to perfect one.
It would be idle to think of Congress
giving 'up its power over the purse
strings. Everybody who knows that
It is not so much Congress as the
department officials that are con
tinuously pressing for more money.
How to leave Congress its power and
yet prevent logrolling for appropria
tions is not an er.sy task.
HEPPNER