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0 OTTO J,EjI 1 VOL. 80, NO. J4. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY. JULV 8, 1019. SUBSCRIPTION, 2.00 TER YEAR G TT3 nnTAn"Trr 11 I J li II 1 ism COUNTY STARTS FINE IP II Tour By Heppner Business Men Wed nesday, In Company With County Agent Hunt, Reveals Held After Feild of Excellent Wheat. Morrow county is just now start ing upon the harvest of her grain crop, and in many sections headers are now busy, and Boine xombiue; are at work. However, ihere will be no general attack made on the grain fields before the beginning of the coming week, when crews will be getting busy In earnest, and the har vesting of one of the best crops of grain in the history of the county will have begun. We are making this statement without reservation, having on Wed nesday joined a bunch of Heppner business men and farmers and ac companied Agent Hunt and Farmer Frank Anderson on a tour of inspec tion. ' .' The season has been unusually dry and throughout the wheat belt there has beeu an entire lack of rdin through May and June, thus causing a lot of apprehension as to what the outcome would be. The conditions early in the Spring were spleudid, and grain started well in all paru of the county, with the exception perhaps, of the foothill country, where the colder weather kept them back, but by the middle of May or the first of June the predictions were coming to our ears thick and fast that the county would fall far short In production unless rains would come, and the rains having failed us, we were prepared to accept the worst. It was therefore a very pleasant sur prise to visit a portion of the count) and learn that, through the bettui methods being used by the majority of our wheatraisers the droughty conditions were overcome and there Is to be an average yieid of hue qual ity grain over the greater portion ot the county. This Is especially true of the cropb on the lighter lands. In the section both north and south of lone aau north of Lexington, where the crop lb now matured, this is true and it wao discovered that many lieids which ai first glance had the appearance oi being cut very short and damageu biwtiy by the dry weather, were com ing out fine, the grain having ma tured well and in every case wao plump and fully developed. It was an exceedingly interesting development In making a study oi soil, cultivation and planting condi tions to find that in every case when. the better methods had been used the reward will be forthcoming In an abundant yield. Where tho grouuo was properly handled and in the righ. season it Is revealed this year thai the best results are obtained. The first stop was made at the farm of Frank AnderBon at the head oi Jack Rabbit canyon. Mr. Anderson has proved to be one of the best far mers of that section. He has a large tract of land and uses a big cater pillar engine In preparing his ground and running his combine. He Is wel. satisfied with this method and is get ting good results. Mr. Anderson Is a close student of farming and quick tc adopt any methods that will make for better production. Owing to con ditions for the past three years, lack of moisture and the scarcity of help, It hns not been possible to follow ou the program that . Mr. Anderson knows Is the very best for his sec tion, yet the good methods used jus! as far as it was possible, have , brought about excellent results. Thlt year Mr. Anderson is trying the ex periment with the hybrid wheat a cross of Turkey Kcd and No. 63. The grain is now about fully developed and-will be ready to cut in a couple of weeks. It" has developed well and will make an average yield between fifteen and twenty bushels. This grain has been very successfully raised for the past three years In the section Just north of lone and is wel. liked. Mr. Anderson feels that he it not getting a Btandard crop this sea ' son, but he will have a lot of grain His summerfallow Is in fine shape contains abundant moisture and I: now ready for a thorough going, ove: with the harrows and weeders, which process will be commenced shortly, using the "cat" as motive power. Ed Buschke has a field of 200 acres of bluestora on the Jenkins place that is slated to yield 20 bush els at least. It turned too dry foi Mr. Buschke to give this field the cultivation that It should have had yet it is turning out well. Mr. Buschke is a good farmer and undorsands wel the handling of his lands to overcome the- drought. Albert Bowker has a good field of grain on the Mai Humphreys place1 1 that has stood the dry weather con ditions remarkably well and is com ing out fine. On the Vaughi place he has sown the No. 128 hybrid and samples taken from this field reveal Lhe fact that Mr. Bowker Is scheduled to harvest an abundant crop ot fine grain there. Nothing but a big hail storm could now beat him out of it. Theo. Anderson expects to get an average ot fifteen bushels over his place, and he will begin cutting short y after tho first of the coming, week. He will not use a combine this sea son, having purchased a large sta tionary machine to do the work, From what we could learn, the entire crop of Mr. Anderson is standing jp well and he 'will have lots of good wheat. Tom Arnold ha3 done a lot of good .'arming on the Stanton place and has fully demonstrated that good meth ods win. A soil test was made here anl samples of his grain secured. He succeeded in overcoming adverse con ditions of weather and his crop is coming out well. We did not learn just what his estimate of yield was, out it should exceed fifteen bushels and the grain is well developed. In this section, these examples are about ihe average, and it was a pleasure to .earn that the cool weathef of the past three weeks had teen the means jf saving tho crops and assuring about an average yield for the Eight .title section. From Theo. Anderson's on down .he ridge and into lone is one fine lield of wheat after another, and It was In this section that many sur prises were sprung. Not being in touch with the owders of all the farms visited here, we shall not at .empt a report In detail, but special mention should be given to the crop .n the Chas. Erwln place, as well as that on the H. R. Smith farm. Mr, win Is one ot the newcomers to this county and he and bis brother, Ar thur are each getting splendid re sults this year. Theso men come from .he Prescbtt, Wash., county, where they were raised on good farming and they expect to succeed well here by using the same good methods by which success was obtained in a sec ion of country that has no great ad vantage over Morrow county In nat ural resources. North of lone, where Turkey Red seems, to be more abundantly raised nan any other variety of wheat, the utlook Is generally good. Dwight Allsner. who was hailed out last sea uii and had just about enough left for seed and feed', is now harvesting ills field of Turkey Red on his farm about nine miles north of lone. He is getting a good yield, has undoubt edly found the secret of farming to a .uccess the light landB bordering the sand and he and his good wife, hav ing worked hard, are now to be re varded for their efforts. A very Interesting Btudy in this section was tho work being done by i. F. Frelwald, who Is another new ;mer to Morrow county, and is farm ing a section of land just north ot lone about six miles. He does his work mostly with tractor but uses horses in working his summerfal low. Mr. Frelwald has the very best piece of summerfallow that was seen jn the trip, and an Inspection of this iield, where a number of tests were aiade, reveals the fact that he has a fine reservoir of moisture conserved and the ground Is in prime condition for fall seeding. Mr. Frelwald is .ivlng the field the "once over" again efore considering his work done. We can look for a fine yield of grain here next year. He will harvest a half section of fine wheat this year. Enough Information was gathered on this trip to fill a page of this pa per, but owing to lack of space we must'rlng off here and have more to say later on. More trips of this nature should be '.aken by the business men, and thus :ultlvato a better cooperative spirit between business man and farmer to he end that better relations may be stabllshed, better farming methods encouraged and more prosperous con lltions be brought about. There Is v great future for Morrow county and its development Is rapidly approach ing. , Otto Buys Business Block. Oscar R. Otto, local music dealer, ms purchased the Heppner Estate oullding on Main street, until recent ly occupied by the Case Furniture .Jompany. Mr. Otto expects to make some alterations to the interior be .'ore establishing his business In the new location. Morrow Wheat Looking Fine. Mrs. Rose Campbell is home from a week's visit to' Morrow - county where a 400-foot well is being drilled on a ranch she owns. She reports .hat the grain is looking fine, the nicest of any this side of Lexing ton. One piece ot this, a strech of abou 300 or 400 acres, looks even better than the reservation wheat, Mrs. Campbell said. Pendleton Tri bune. EARLY LAMBING PROVES PROFITABLE TO GROWER Ellis R. Minor Proves to His Own Satisfaction That February Lambs . Are Money Makers. Will Beat Season Next Year. Keeping just a few laps ahead of the market, cutting down overhead and bringing the ewes out of the mounains in better condition are a few of the many problems confront ing the sheepmen and which Ellis R. Elinor, lower Willow creek farmer and stockman, is solving to his own satisfaction. Mr. Minor has had it in mind that if he could force the lambing season by two or three weeks or even a month, he could have the Iambs con ditioned and ready for a fancy mar ket price instead of sending those lambs to the mountain range and turning them off In the I fall. The spring market is always good. As a result of lambing in. February this year he was able to market 71-lb. lambs which brought a price rang ing right around ten dollars in the Portland June market. By the method of early marketing and its good price, Mf Minor figures that he is also cutting down overhead expense, in that he will be able to do without the services of one herder, And again, the ewes will come forth from summer range In the fall in a much better condition. "It is smashing precedent all to pieces' said Mr. Minor, "but next year I am going to start the lambing season as early as January. A fellow has got to keep stepping lively these days to keep up with the game and if you can keep Just a little ahead ot it, there is more money to be made." ' Mr. Minor went up to the moun tains this week to look after his sheep on summer range there. CROSSED PLAINS TO IN Another Oregon pioneer has been called. After several years ot poor health, Amanuel C. Petteys passed away at his home near lone, Oregon June 18, 1919. He was born at Bath, Steuben county. N. Y., August 8, 1830. Therefore he was at the time of death, 88 years, 10 months and 10 days of age. Mr. Petteys was the oldest child oi Seneca H. and Olive S. Petteys. li. 1836 the family moved from theii aatlve state, to Livingston county, .iichiga, where the father died in 1846, leaving the mother with five children, two sons and three daugh -eis. In 1853 the mother with hei lainliy Btarted across the plains wit). i company who were coming to the Pacific coast. They encountered many hardships on the trip, beint, sixteen months on the plains. The, spent a part of that winter at Sair i,ake where one sister, Mrs. Marceui. fiercer, died leaving an Infant Bon U oe cared for by the family. This Hi .ie babe was U. S. Mercer, now a gra naired man living lu Portland, Cio In the Spring ot 1854 the famii) continued their journey to Oregoii and finally settled near Salem, wheri they lived until 18o8 when the, moved to Eastern Oregon and settled on Willow creek 3 miles east of wheri the town ot lone now stands. Mr. Petteys followed the stock in dustry in Morrow county for niauj years and had lived at the old home place, named 'Petteys Grove In hh iiouor, continuously since first com ing to this county 51 years ago. Mr Pettey's mother made her home witi, her son till her death on October 27, 1883. One sister, Arvilla Lewis, diet, at Spokane, Wash., July 27, 1899. The only brother, Manville B. Pet teys, passed away at Portland Apri. i, 1919, leaving one sister, Mrs. Hu jalia Bewley, who lives in Portland Mr. Petteys was married June 21, 1877 to Miss Katie Geinger, who with seven children, two sons and five daughters, are left to mourn the lost jf husband and father. They are Al bert O. Petteys of Walla Walla, Wu., Mrs. Merril E. Newton of South Bend, Wn., Mrs. Ruth F. Cossman oi North Bend, Ore.. Mrs. Katie Swau son, Mrs. Olive Engelman, Edith li and George A. Petteys, all of lone, Oregon. E. R. Huston New Fire Chief. E. R. Huston has been selected as fire chief by Hose Company No, 1 oi the Heppner Voluntary Fire Depart ment. Mr. Huston is a man who has had experience in handling fire appar atus and knows how to take charge of the men. The company will now resume their drilling and get Into the best possible condition to meet any and all emergencies which may arise in the future. It is the idea of the or ganization to have three assistant chiefs under Mr. Huston. These will be chosen by the chief as he learns who are best qualified to act. Armenian Relief Went Over The Top This Week Morrow county has raised her quota for tho Armenian relief. The $ 36 necessary to put the drive over the top was raised Tuesday evening In short order when Chairman J. J. Nys put a big 30-pound turkey up for auction on Main street. The turke had been donated to the cause by Mr. Kauvalls of Irrlgon and County Agent Hunt acted as auctioneer. The sale ,was started off in good shape by Frank Gilliam, with a $10 bid and the bird was later sold to Mr. Gil liam for $15. He gave the turkey back to be sold over and this was re peated a few times until the neces sary amount had been raised. The young sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Kenny were the last bidders and took Mr. Gobbler home. The drive had been on for a year. A large amount raised was by school children in various parts of the coun ty and nearly 'every school district responded. One of the smallest dis tricts contributed $160 and individ ual contributions have ranged from $50 down. lone sent In $100 and the women of Heppner in their drive of last week are entitled to a lot of credit, raising in their canvass, a to tal ot $402.74. Sheep Shipments. Thirty-five carloads of sheep were shipped from here this week by John Kilkenny and Chas. O'Rourke, of Heppner. The stock was rilled to Chicago with grazing stopover for the summer. So far this year there have been about 250 cars ot sheep sent out from this station. Of this number '.here were nearly 100 cars of stock that came overland from Heppner be cause of better shipping facilities and better train service from here. Echo News. E AT From the San Diego Union. Lt Clad in flannel shirts and khaki breeches wth woolen socks pulled up over the bottom ot the breeches making a narrow white border above .he top ot high walking boots, Miss Sibyl Cason and Miss Ocea Norrls arrived at th U. S. Grant Hotel last night after hiking all the way from Jan Francisco. They differ from the usual hikers; in that they are both very attractive young women and are not selling inything just out for pleasure, and .hey stop at the best hotels along the .ay instead of camping out. Miss Cason is from Heppner, Ore ?on. and Miss Norris from -Cedar tapids, Iowa. Early in the spring hey planned to go to Honolulu for he summer, and when they arrived it San Francisco they were told they ;ould go across, but they might have o stay there until February await ng return transportation. The girls then decided to give up he Honolulu trip and begin walking jver California and Mexico, seeing he sights along the way. They plan :o get back to San Francisco by the ast of September. Short stops were made at Palo Al 'o, Paso Roblea, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. They left Los Angeles Saturday night. From here they vill go to Calexlco and then into Mexico. "Flannel shirts are the things to hike in, all right," Miss Cason said. "They keep us cool during the day and warm In the mornings and eve nings. We have our feet wrapped In ldheslve tape, and with the woolen socks our feet do not blister or get lired." A large photograph of the girl hikers accompanied the article In the Jniln and from the broad smiles on heir faces It was plain to be seen hat they are enjoying the trip im mensely. Miss Cason left Heppner day 28th and joined Miss Norris in Portland. Dick Gentry, Grant county stock nan, is in Heppner this week from his ranch on Cottonwood creek. YOUNG PEOPLE WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE Very interesting and instruc live meetings are being held by the Christian Endeavor So ciety meeting this month in the Christian Church. You will not be sorry if you spend a Sunday evening from 7 to 8 with us. Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor. C. W. B. M. MEETS AT w. g. Mccarty home The local society of the Christian Women's Board of Missions met at the home of Mrs. W. G. McCarty on Tuesday afternoon and spent a few instrurttvA Unrl Anlnvahla Tv. v,uug,g UUUI3, illQ program was in charge of Mrs. O. G. Crawford, Mrs. E. R. Huston and Mrs C. N. Jones. Refreshments were served. Former Morrow County Man Married at Walla Walla, Wn. A pretty wedding occurred last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McLean, 726 North Clinton Btreet, when Miss Jewel Ella Clem ent and Mr. William Edward Brown were united In marriage. Rev. A. R. Liverett of the Central church per formed the wedding, the beautiful ring ceremony being used. The bride was attended by Eleanor McLean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McLean, as flower girl and Kathleen Middleton, a cousin of the bride as ring bearer. The bride was charmingly gowned in white vail trimmed in real lace and carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses. The rooms of the McLean home were beautifully decorated In pink and white, shasta daisies and roses used. The ceremony was performed before a bower ot evergreens. Mrs. Brown was a graduate ot the class of 1919 of the local high school. Mr. Brown is a son of Mr. J. C. Brown of this city. The young couple left last evening for Portland and other coast points after which they will make their home in California. Walla Walla Bulletin. Mountain Grass Range Fine. R. J. Carsner, one of the largest cattlemen of these parts, was down from his stock ranch beyond Hard- man Monday on a business visit. Mr. Carsner says range conditions up to the present time have been ideal but the grain is showing the effects ot the continued dry spell and rain Is badly needed. While in town Mr. Carsner made an inspection ot the G.-T. plant and was surprised to find the many new improvements which we have been making. The Carsner family will spend the summer on their south Hardman ranch. Doing Business at Old Stand Willis Stewart, veteran livery stable man, has just completed the task of giving his barn a new coat of paint and he feels proud of the ap pearance wnicn his structure now puts forth. He Is In better position than ever now to care for the trade and would like to correct any lm pressions that the general public might have about him going out of business. Mr. Stewart feels, that in all fair ness, there should be no false reports circulated as to the location of his business any more than any other business hould be unfairly dealt with. "I am glad to know that the majority of the citizens of Heppner are with me for a fair deal," said Mr Stewart in discussing the situation. 'My property is for salo at my price which I do not consider unreasonable and I am not in a position to make any sacrifices. Should the property owners feel that they would like to remove the barn from its present lo cation, $7000 will take the barn and lot. Of course I would not sell the barn without selling the lot." With this spirit of fairness, Mr. Stewart feels that the matter can be settled satisfactorily to all parties concerned. In conclusion he said, "In moving this barn onto my fire swept lot, 1 complied with all the requirements as put forth at that time and the move was made at considerable ex pense. However, everything has been done under permit and with the sanc tion of city authorities." Hardman Man injured. Jas. Furlong of Hardman received fractured bones in one hand and two broken ribs when he was thrown from a horse last Monday. He came' to Heppner Wednesday for medical treatment. "Egg Day" in Oregon. The farm bureau of Jackson coun ty., Oreg., is operating In three dis tricts of tho county an egg marketing plan tha is meeting with success and winning the cooperation of the bust ness interests of the county. A' cer tain day each week Is known as "egg day," when farmers deliver their eggs to a central place, where they are andled and cased, the actual cost of the candling and crates being charged against the farmer according to the number ot eggs that he brings to market. The eggs are then sold to che highest bidder, and have brought an advance of from six to eight cents a dozen over the prices received be fore this plan was used. COIJNCI L RECEIVES ENGINEERS REPORT f , , , . " Ul" wacma By City Fathers. Fire Boys and Citizens Petition Listened To. New Councilman Takes Seat. The report of Burns & McDonald, hydraulic engineers of. Kansas City, was presented by Mayor Vaughan at the meeting of the city fathers last Monday evening and it was gone over and discussed by the various mem bers of the council. The councilmen present were Tash, Vaughn, Beymer, Sweek and Clark. M. D. Clark was recently appointed by Mayor Vaughan to fill the vacancy caused by the res ignation of W. G. McCarty. Mr. Clark qualified at this meeting. The engineer's report Is complete and satisfactory in every detail, ac cording to the expressions of the may or and councilmen. It outlines defi nitely what amunt of work will be necessary to put in a gravity water system for Heppner and estimates ot cost are made. The next step to be taken by the council will be the matter of getting the right ot way for the pipe lines on upper Willow creek. Mayor Vaughan will appoint a committee ot which he will be a member, within the next few days, to interview the farmers and land own ers along the proposed pipe line. No opposition is expected from any of the farmers along the line. A committee of citizens composed of C. E. Woodson, E. R. Huston and S. A. Pattison met with the council to discuss the matter of better fire protection. A number of other citi zens Interesed In the matter were present. Mr. Woodson was spokes man for the committee and stated what the desires of the citizens were In regard to better protection and suggested that the council might find a man who would assume the duties of marshal and at the same time look after the fire truck and all fire fight ing equipment. The idea was taken up by the council and that body will strive to get a man who will fill the bill. Quite a number ot citizens had ex pressed themselves as being ready to dig down in their pockets for tho services of a fire chief if the city council could not provide one in any other manner. But It was decided to proceed as the committee suggested and test that plan out. Another matter brought to the at tention of the council was the peti tion prepared and presented to that honorable body by property owners of the city concerning the proposed removal of the Willis Stewart liver barn from its present location on up per Main street. The council and all those present fully agreed to the facts as set forth In the petition, but It was strongly pointed out by the council that they were unable to do anything In the matter, and that In any event, they wanted to see the matter handled properly, to the end that Mr. Stewart receive complete Justice. Councilman Beymer was ot the opinion the only way In which '.he barn could be removed from its present site would be to buy Mr. Stewart out, paying him his price and finding for him another location for the barn; pointing out that the town demanded the services of a public stable. A committee was appointed by the council, consisting of the fol lowing business men: Frank Gilliam, Oscar Borg and Councilman Sweek, to Interview Mr. Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hunt were down from their wheat ranch in the Rhoa creek section Tuesday. According to those who have visited the Hunt crop It is one of the best in the entire county. RESOLUTION OF CONDOLENCE. WHEREAS, the Angel of Dissolu tion, having summoned from among ;he living, our beloved brother, Pat rick Farley, and WHEREAS, by these Inscrutable acts ot Divine Providence, our hearts are filled with sympathy and sadness, therefore be It RESOLVED by Heppner Lodge No. 358, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, that a resolution of con dolence to the family of our deceased brother, Patrick Farley, be adopted, and be It further DESOLVED, that a copy of the resolution be sent to the family of our deceased brother, to the public press and be written Into the minutes of the Lodge. Done in Heppner this 26th day ot July, A. D. 1919. H. A. DUNCAN, ROY V. WHITEIS. CHAS. COX, Committee.