The gazette-times., June 12, 1919, Image 1

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ELKS PUT OVER BIG
- FQRTY-HINE SHQW
Local Lodge Rakes in Many Dollars
For Salvation Army In A
Most Novel Way.
In their campaign to raise Morrow
county'g quota for the Salvation Ar
my's home service fund, Heppner
Lodge of Elks No. 358 added more
luster to the record that lodge is mak
ing all over these United States in the
effort to insure the required total.
Last Saturday evening at the Fair
pavilion the Elks staged a genuine
old time, frontier, wide-open saloon
and dance hall which harked back to
the "days of old and the days of gold,
the days of '49." All the pld-time
gambling devices were brought Into
play and those who bucked at faro,
roulette and twenty-one got as much
excitement out of their play using the
ten dollar "Bucks" which were pur
chased for real money, as they would
had genuine coin been used in its
stead. The games were handled by
Walter Richardson, George Swaggart,
Dave McAtee and Leslie Matlock,
The dancing and the bar .were oth
er features of the evenjng which
loaned amusement to the large crowd
attending. The soft drinks were han
ded over the bar much after the same
manner of the hard ones in former
days. Everybody cut loose and had a
good time and a live jazz orchestra
furnished music for the dance, tickets
being Bold on the jitney plan. A
total of $418.38 were the net receipts
for the evening.
Material Arrives.
Lumber for the concrete forms in
the new Gilliam & L.'sbee buuuing on
Main street is being placed on the
ground.
OVER 3.000.000 POUNDS OF
WOOL SOLD AT AUCTION
(Portland Oregonian) ,
The third and probably last auc
tion sale of government-owned wool
to be held In this city took place at
the Columbia Basin Wool Warehouse
yesterday. The sale was in charge
of Charles H. Green, government
wool administrator, who acted as
auctioneer. The sale was a highly
successful one, from a government
standpoint, as the prices realized
were better than those at the two
previous sales and were even higher,
on a scourd wool basis, than the
prices paid at the latest Boston auc
tion. Tl;e range of prlres on northwest
ern territory wools was from 40 to
4 Scents for good average grades with
choice bringing 47 to 62 cents, while
the best three-eights clothing wools
brought B3 to 64 cents. ' Callfornias
sold for the most part at 30 to 60
cents. For choice eight-months wool
63 cents was paid and two lots of
three-eights blood clothing realized
56 cents. '
About 2,600,000 pounds of all
grides of territory wool were offered
hi Administrator Green, and of this
large total only a single lot of 1212
pounds had to be withdarwn because
of low bids. The California offerings
amounted to 600,000 pounds, of
which 68,192 pohnds, or aboht 12
per cent, were withdrawn.
Former heppner girl
weds washington man
A very pretty wedding occurred
Sunday, June 1, at high noon, when
Miss Katherine Elizabeth Blah in and
Mr. John J. Brickner were united
in marriage. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Minneman at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Blahm, 603 Pleasant
street, The wedding march was
played by Miss Emma Blahm as the
wedding .party assembled. Following
the ceremony Miss Elizabeth Blahin
sang "I Love You Truly." The rooms
were beautifully decorated with pink
roses and greenery. Plates were laid
for forty at the prettily appointed
table.
Mr. and Mrs. Brickner left for
Portland, Seattle and other points on
a brief wedding tour. They will be
at home to their friends after June
15 uear College Place. Walla Walla
Bulletin.
Maurice E. Smead, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Smead of this city, who is
now city sales manager for the North
west Auto Co., In Portland, took an
active part in putting over the Ad
men's convention which was recently
held there. Mr. Smead was a chair
man on one ot the important com
mittees.
Mrs. R. M. Hart is attenllng the
Rose Show in Portland this week, go
injr down to the metropolis last Tues
day.
SECOND WOOL SALES
WILL BE HELD HERE
W. B. Barratt announces that there
will be another wool sale in Heppner
on Monday, June 18. This will give
the growers who were held up by late
shearing a chance to get most of their
wool in and also to attend the gov
ernment wool sale to be held at Port
land on the 10th of this month.
Whittington Hale Success..
The public auction sale conducted
through the Farmers' exchange of the
Inland Empire for O. M. Whittington
at the Henry Scherzinger ranch on
Rhea creek on Wednesday was a big
success in every way, according to
the report brought back by Auction
eer McMenamln of the Exchange. F.
R. Brown acted as clerk. A large
crowd attended and the bidding wa3
lively. Everything brought an ex
cellent price with the exception of
the horses. Mr. Whittington has
leased the ranch to Pat Healy;
Fund Raised For Irish Freedom.
As a result of a meeting held in
the Odd Fellows Hall last Sunday af
ternoon, $2000 has been raised here
for the Irish Freedom fund. Father
O'Rourke presided as chairman and
F. A. McMenamln as secretary. A
feature of the meeting was the musi
cal numbers given by Miss Margaret
O'Rourke. Men who spoke on the
subject of Irish freedom were Father
O'Rourke, John Byrne, Frank Mc
Cabe, P. A. Mollahan, Frank McMen
amln and Barney Ward.
Road .Men to Portland.
Judge and Mrs. W. T. Campbell
motored to Portland Monday to at
tend the Rose Festival. They were
accompanied by C. E. Woodson and S.
E. Notson, local attorneys. These
tnree men wiU'confer with the state
highway commission regarding the
recent road bonding issue passed by
Morrow county and to arrange with
the commission for the state's appro
priation at the earliest possible date.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell will then go
on to Eugene for the final closing of
the school year at the University of
Oregon. On their return home they
will be accompanied by their son Ar
thur, who Is a student at the Univer
sity. In the Day's News.
Hiram Johnson of California is the
senate's progressive leaders' candi
date for the presidential nomination
in 1920, according to the announce
ment just made by Senators Kenyon
and Borah.
The supreme court of the state of
Oregon has decided that Governor 01
cott may resign as secretary of state
and still hold the governorship but
disagreed as to the tenure of office.
The matter will be submitted to the
court in a different form.
The American Federation of Labor
in session at Atlantic City has voted
by 180 to 150 for repeal of the day
light saving law.
Illinois has ratified the national
suffrage amendment. The house
adopted the ratification resolution
three minutes after convening, the
senate passing the house resolution
half an hour later.
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board has promised the senate he will
lift immediately all restrictions on
foreign shipbuilding in American
shipyards.
Tile famous Mooncy ease at San
Francisco may be reopened. The
Modney defense league has secured
an affidavit from Will II. Donaldson,
formr employe of Ed Riga'll, who de
clares there was no postscript added
to the letter which Frank Oxnian sent
to Rigall. That letter figured strohg
ly in the trial of Oxman on a charge
of perjury in the Mooney trial. Ox
man testified the postscript told Ri
gall not to come to San Francisco as
a witness unless lie had actually been
there at the time of the explosion.
Rigall insisted there wos no such
postscript, stating that Donaldson,
whose whereabouts was then Un
known, had rend the letter. Donald
son Is now in New Orleans.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dye have ar
rived in Heppner and Mr. Dye has
taken a position with Hill & Johns
at the Universal Garage. He is an
expert automobile mechanic. Mr.
and Mrs. Dye come from Hood River
and are now domiciled in the Alex
Green residence on Water street.
Libby McBee and family of Pendle
ton were in Heppner last Saturday
while on an automobile jaunt across
country. They were making the trip
In a new Apperson touring car -and
were equipped with a new trailer
j which carried their camp supplies.
DROWNED IN HIS
Sheriff Shutt Pours 22 Quarts of For.
bidden Joy Water Into Creek
and Long Creek Man Gets
$250 Fine.
"O that I were a fish" might aptly
be the expression of any dry Oregon
ian who in the past relished a nip of
old John Barleycorn. And especially
a fish in the heretofore undefilel wa
ters of Willow creek. What a feast
the finny tribe received last Saturday
morning when Sheriff Shutt poured
to them the 22 quarts of red eye
which had been taken from Clarence
Plant of Long Creek. And Plant paid
for all the fun at the total charge of
$257.50 when taken before Judge
Alex Cornett. Two hundred and
fifty dollars represented the fine as
sessed and the seven and half went
for costs.
Sheriff Shutt had received a tip that
the liquor was on its way, to Heppner
In charge of Plant and no time was
lost in taking' the cargo and its custo
dian into tow upon its arrival here.
The fine represents only about half
the- total cost to Plant as the booze
represented a bootlegging value of
about $250 according to the preseuf
rumored price for that article.
W. G. McCarty will leave next
week for an extended visit to rela
tives in California and expects to
spend the balance of the summer
months in Oakland, Alameda and San
Francisco. Mr. McCarty has two sis
ters living in Alameda and a brother
resides in San Francisco.
PLEASE!
LOOK AT THIS!
1918 HUDSON SPEEDSTER
running on two original tires. Two new Cords. Is
in A-l mechanical shape. Has two bumpers, Extra
tire and rim, Full kit of tools. This car has been
driven only on pavement up till coming to Heppner
one week ago. Is now in hands of original owner.
Drop in at Hill & Johns and ask for demonstration.
Price $1800
TERMS TO RESPONSIBLE PARTIES.
OWN BATHTUB
I
, L. Kent, Field Agent of Crops Bu
reau, Sends Out Statistics on
Oregoa Oops.
'The fori wheat acreage in Oregon
Is 781, 0p0 and the spring wheat
acreage is 262,000, according to the
monthly crop report issued yesterday
by F. L. Kent, field agent of the bu
reau ofj.crop estimates. Figures on
acreage of the principal spring-sown
crops, and condition on June 1, 1919,
for Oregon are as follows. Pet.
Winter wheat condition 96.0
Spring wheat, acreage per cent
of last year 68.0
Spring wheat, condition 93.0
Oats, average per cent of last
year : 96.0
Oats, condition 98.0
Barley, acreage per cent of last
year 88.0
Barley, condition 92.0
Rye, condition . 95.0
Apples, condition 95.0
All hay, condition 95.0
Clover hay, acreage per cent of
last year 93.0
Clover hay, condition 95.0
Alfalfa, acreage i er cent of last
year -j 102.0
Alfalfa, condiaion 95.0
Pasture, condition 99.0
Field beans 94.0
Cabbage, condition 93.0
Onions, condition 96.0
Peaches 95.0
Pears 70.0
The total wheat crop is estimated
at 23,641,000 bushels. The report
says:
Spring wheat The great reduc
tion in acreage of spring wheat as
compared to a year ago is due to the
FLAG DAY SERVICE I
ON JUNE FIFTEENTH j
Heppner Lodge No. 358, Benevo
lent and Protective Order of Elks,
will observe National Flag Day with
appropriate ceremonies on Sunday,
June loth, in their lodge room in the
Odd Fellows building. This is one of
the national occasions that is observ
ed by every Elks lodge In the United
States and an interesting program is
being arranged for the occasion. A
cordial invitation is extended to the
public to attend this service.
Buys Residence Property.
Dick Wells has purchased the resi
dence property of Mrs. M. E. Barton
in east Heppner. The Barton resi
dence Is one of the nicest in that sec
tion of town and Mr. Wells feels that
he was fortunate in getting it.
Heppner Defeats Boardman.
The Heppner All-Stars defeated the
Boardman team in a fast game on the
local diamond last Sunday by a score
of 6 to 2. Lapham and Wilson was
the battery for Heppner and a. fair
sized crowd attended the game. Hepp
ner will meet the crack undefeated
team from Umatilla next Sunday.
Off to Granite.
George D. Anderson, who for many
years has been the right hand man
for Hynd Bros, in the latters' sheep
operations, left this week for the
summer range near Granite in the
high mountains. The trip back there
will consume two weeks. Mr. Ander
son says that conditions in the forest
reserve are excellent this year, there
being an abundance of grass.
Entertain At Bridge.
Mesdames A. D. McMurdo and C.
M. Sims were foint hostesses to a
large number of friends at the Mc
Murdo home on Chase street last
Thursday afternoon when they enter
tained at bridge.
Musical numbers were given by
Mrs. Chester Darbee, Mrs. Roy Coch
ran and Miss Lovelle Lucas. First and
second prizes for playing were award
ed to Mrs. B. F. Butler and Mrs. Os
min Hager respectively. Later in the
afternoon refreshments were served.
Animal Named for Jewett.
Stanley G. Jewett of the local of
fice of the biological survey has had
the honor of having a new animal
named for him. The technical name
is Ochotona schistlceps jewetti, which
is a specie of Cony. Mr. Jew
ett has been very successful In pro
viding the Biological department at
Washington with specimens for the
U. S. National museum, and It was
in recognition of this field work that
the department took this step. This
specimen was captured near Cornu
copia, in Baker county, in the south
slope of the Wallowa mountains, on
September 3, 1915. Pendleton Tri
bune. Irrigation Committee Meets With
State Engineer.
The irrigation committee of the
Heppner Commercial Club held a
comerence with Rhea Luper of the
itcte engineer's offic whileo the lat-
tr was in Heppner this week. County
Agent Hunt was also present and
gave some valuable information con
cerning the proposed John Day pro
ject. Mr. Luper took notes gathered
by the committee for future refer
ence in the engineer's office and also
advised the committee to keep in
close touch with the reclamation ser
vice.
large acreage sown to wheat last fall.
The decrease of barley, oats and hay
is also due to the heavy seeding to
wheat, the guaranteed price being
a strong inducement to the farmer to
plant heavily to wheat.
Oats The Oregon oat crop is
mostly grown in the western part of
the state, nl these regions the spring
rainfall has been. timely and of about
the right amount.
Hay A very favorable season for
all kinds of hay, but acreage some
what under average. Limited acre
age of clover and vetch looking fine.
Clover acreage not more than 50 per
cent of usual, and vetch acreage still
less. Alfalfa somewhat larger than
usual. "
Apples Fruit appears to be well
sat in all Important producing sec
tions. Prospect for largest crop in
history of the state. Between 200
and 300 carloads of commercial ap
ples expected in Willamette valley
district.
Peaches Abundant crop in all
sections of the state.
Pears Light crop in prospect.
Cherries Fruit did not set well,
possibly due to frosts and cold rains
at blooming time. State crop possi
bly 40 per cent of normal.
Prunes Crop generally estimated
at 50 to 60 per cent of last year. Con
siderable new acreage coming into
bearing, and young trees generally
carrying fair crop.
FAR M ERSUWI LL HOLD
ANNUAL FIB HERE
Satuday, June 21st,- at Fair Grounds,
Heppner, Time and Place
for But Time.
The annual Farmers' Picnic will be
held in Heppner on Saturday. June
21st. This is the definite announce
ment of County Agent Hunt after
committees from the farm bureau
ad the Farmers' Union conferred last
Saturday.
As usual there will be an interest
ing program and the farmers will be
able to gather much valuable infor
mation in addition to having a social
good time.
Farmers who attended the Sher
man county tour and penic will give
their impressions of the visit there
and how Sherman county methods
may be applied to Morrow county.
A man of prominence who will at
tend the picnic and who will speak
on dry farming methods, is D. E.
Stephens if the Moro experiment sta
tion. President J. D. Brown of the
Farmers' Union will be present.
Blow at Shipyards.
Washington, June 11. Aroused
without regard to party by the con
templated cancellations of contracts
for shipping on the Pacific coast,
House members from California, Ore
gon and Washington held a confer
ence with representatives of no less
than eighteen shipbuilding concerns.
It was decided to protest to the ship
ping board against the plans that
body has in mind for wholesale and
abrupt cancellations.
"If the cancellations are carried
out as Mr. Hurley seems to contem
plate," said Representative Osborne
of California, "a hundred thousand
men will be thrown out of employ
ment and the effect will be grave."
NEW BUILDING FOR
LOWER MAIN STREET
Work was started this week by con
tractor T. G. Denlssee on a modern
business block for J. L. Y eager on the
southeast corner of Main and Center
streets. The new structure will have
a frontage of 66 feet on- Main street
one story in height with a full base
ment. We understand that all space
In the new building has already been
rented. The building will be of con
crete construction. Mr. Yeager is
moving the. wooden building formerly
occupied by the MonterestelH Marble
Works, to one of his lots In the lower
end of town and this will be remodel
ed for residential purposes.
Ed Heed of Hardman Is a new
is a new name added to our list this
week. Mr. Iteed, who runs the Geo.
W. Chapin ranch on Rock Creek, was
In town over last night. He is run
ning stock and doing some farming
on the side, and states that the out
look is bright in his section, though
a good rain would be much appreciat
ed just now.
Mrs. Carrie Vaughn and grand
daughter Edna Vaughn were passen
gers on the local Monday for Port
land. They were accompanied by
Spencer Akers who will join Mrs.
Akers there and together they are en
joying the festivities of the week.
Leo Nicholson will leave Friday
for Seattle to resume his studies at
the University of Washington after
working through the shearing season
in Morrow county.
County Assessor Wells and County
Clerk Waters left Wednesday for
Boardman on official business. Mr.
Wells is making some assessments,
in the North Morrow section.
E. J. Merrill, prominent Hardman
farmer and stockman spent a few
days in Heppner the first of the week
attending to business matters.
Henry Cohn of the McRoberts
Cohn Auto Co. went to Lone Rock
Tuesday to make the delivery of a
new Reo car.
Eighth grade examinations are
being conducted at the high school
building this week under the direc
tion of Mrs. O. G. Crawford. About
15 pupils are taking the examina
tions. Dan Engleman is putting some
fresh trimmings on the front of Hay
lor's jewelry store this week and the
new paint gives that building a re
freshing appearance.
The new warehouse of Vaughn A
Sons at the corner of Chase and Wil
low streets Is being given a coat ot
rid paint this week.
COMINGS AND GOINGS