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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1919)
0r g Vublic Auditorium fd VOL. 86, XO. 15. HEPPXER, OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 10, 1010. SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 TER YEAR 1 IJLVlJ&vS 7 . , MILITARY HI E County Court Hesitates When Called Upon to Spend $450 It Hasn't Got. Adjutant General Would Turn Judge Campbell Over to the Government. The United States Government turned the draft over to the local county governments and the. thing was put over. Now they want cer tain military Information for a big military map of the United States and have asked Morrow county to appropriate $450 to be used for the work in this county. The work would be complete in detail, taking in the location of all roads, the grades of each, the location of bills, mountains, and streams as well as springs and other sources of water supply. . . Several weeks ago Major W. H. Emrick of Portland was in Heppner to get lined out with the county court in regard to the mater. In the ab sence of Judge Campbell, the blanks and information data were turned over to the county clerk. Later the county court met and af ter discussing the matter came to the conclusion that Morrow county would be rather hard put to finance it, In asmuch as they did not have the $450 and had made no allowance in the budget for such a sum. They then wrote to Governor Olcott, notifying him of the stand they had taken in the matter and he in turn referred the letter to Adjutant General Stafrlu In the letter to the Governor, Judge Campbell and the commissioners, E L. Padberg and Charge Bleakman, pointed out that they did not feel jus tified in having the work undertaken unless it was absolutely necessary. The adjutant general wrote to Gov ernor Olcott concerning the situation and the letter was forwarded to Judge Campbell. In part, the adju tant general's letter said: "Until the objection of Judge Campbell was made, only one other county judge In Oregon had objected to making an appropriation. He was referred to the War Department and after they got through with him he was very glad to make the nocessary appropriation. If it is desired, the same treatment will be accorded Judge Campbell." Continuing, the adjutant general says, "It is the opinion of the mill tary establishment that this work should be continued by all means and this department, if it is deemed advisable by you, will be glad to turn Judge Campbell over to the War Department. However, this may not be necessary." It is believed that a satisfactory settlement will be effected and Mor row county will do everything tha can reasonably be required. As tc "turning Judge Campbell over to the War Department" we fall to see where any serious offence has been committed that would warrant sucl a statement from the adjutant gen eral. Boy Thought Suicide in Den ver Believed From Heppner An Associated Press dispatch in the Portland Oreconian telling of the death of D. E. Presley in Denver, Col orado, has lead Dave Presley of this city to telegraph officials In Denvei for details. The dispatch says, "Once the champion broncho buster at the Pendleton roundup, D. E. Presley was found dead here today, a revolver by his side. Friends said he had beei despondent because of a lung disease contracted while In the navy, which he feared would prevent him from ever riding a horse again. He was 24 years old." Elmer Presley was the only son of Dave Presley of Heppner and his grandfather, George Vinson, lives on Little Butter creek. He had only re cently been discharged from the navy. His father Is nearly positive that the dead man is his son. Second Son of Dr. and Mrs. McMurdo Is Called By Death Archibald Douglas McMurdo, the Recond son of Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Mc Murdo, died at the family residence on Chase strtet Tuesday, afternoon, after a short illness. He was 2 years and 9 months old. Funeral services will be held from the McMurdo home at 10 o'clock this morning. Chas. B. Sperry, lone business man was a business caller In Heppner Tuesday. He wa accompanied by C. A. Low, another prominent citizen of lone. INFORMATION HEPPNER MEN BUY TWO THEATERS AT BEND O. M. Whlttington and W. H. Par kinson of this city have purchased the two theaters at Bend, central Oregon, and will take immediate possession. Bend is a town of between sis and eight thousand population and by ac- uiriug possession of the only two jhow houses in the city the new own- jrs feel that they are in line for ex cellent patronage. Until recently Mr. Whlttington has jecn engaged in the slock business in this county and Mr. Parkinson has been in the employ of the O-W. R. & 1. Co., as brakeman on the local branch. J. S. Young Buys E. G. Noble Residence Property For $4000 J. S. Young, retired Eight Mile .'armer, has bought the E. G. Noble residence property, near the high school. The price paid was $4000. The house 1st. thoroughly modern and contains ten rooms. There are a aumber of fruit trees on the place and a pumping plant which takes the .vater from Willow creek for irriga lon on the large lot surrounding the house. Mr. Young expects to take possession the first of August. In the meantime he will go down to the Willamette Valley for a visit of three weeks and Dame Rumor has it that Mr. Young will not return home alone. Mr. Noble will start building, in the immediate future, a modern bun galow on. his lot which adjoins the property just sold to Mr. Young. Local Theater Men Will Attend Seattle Convention J. B. Sparks and B. G. Sigsbee of he Star theater, Heppner and tilt, Liberty theater, Condon, will leave next week for Seattle to attend the big movie convention and screen ball which will be held there. Represen tatlves of the show business will be there from four Northwestern states and a part of Canada. Messrs. Sparks md Sigsbee will drive over in the ormer's car. Many prominent movie stars in cluding Mary Plckford and Fatty Ar- buckle, will attend and the convex '.ion gives promise of being the best f its kind ever held on the Pacific coast. FROM 18 MOS. IN FRANCE With three gold service stripes on 'lis arm as well as those which indi ate that he has been discharged ,'rom Uncle Sam's army, Corporal lonry Peterson arrived home Friday svenlng from Camp Lewis, where he ca been mustered out. Its a long story that Henry has to ell, that is if you are fortunale anough to be one of those to whom he vill tell it. During his 18 months service overseas he was attached : uevcral divisions but was first with l;e 41st division, which was early iu !ie fight after the United States had declared war. But Henry was placed in the mes senger dispatch service and conse uently was continually being trans- 'erred from one division to another For the past several months he has )een a member of the American Ar my of Occupation in Germany. Prior o that time he was seeing service In OnlRium, France and Italy. Henry says the Germans treat the merlcan soldiers very nice to their face, "but you got to be careful when vour back is turned; they're a tricky lot." Corporal Peterson has that Bame lew as all returning soldiers who have been battling over there for the higher ideals in this world, that is there should be no foolishness per- mittted by the I. W. W., Bolshevists ind other anarchists who are trying to upset the established form of gov- ornment. "The quicker we rid this country of every undesirable alien the quicker we will be able to go about our business ot making the United States 100 per cent American and can take advantage of the won derful opportunities now confronting us." Corporal Peterson is a graduate of Heppner High school, where he was a prominent student and athlete. He Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Peter son of Heppner and Gooseberry and went out to the old home Saturday to see his folks for the first time in over two years. That it was a' happy meotlng goes without saying. v Paul HIsler made a business trip to Pendleton the first of the week. BACK TO THE OLD SWIMMING HOLE ; W tUHIIUW V J Will I r yyysT v & Jio v7Vo4f- - CASOK SUCCEEDS CROW- PABKERS MILL WIPED ELL AS CITY MARSHAL City WU1 Order Street Opened Up. Regular Meeting of City Father Monday Finds But Little Bus iness For Consideration. At the regular meeting of the city council in their chambers last Mon day evening, the resignation of A, C Crowell as city marshal was accepted and by unanimous vote of the coun jil, Walter Cason was appointed U the position. In conjunction with police duties, Mr. Cason will have supervision of the fire apparatus. Tlu salary is $1 2 5 'per month. Mr. Cason has had considerable ex perience In the work which his posi- ion calls for. He was on-the polict force for two years at Granger, Ida lio, marshal at lone for a number oi years and has served as deputy sheril at various times. The council received the bill fron Burns & McDonald, the engineering firm of Kansas City who recentl; made the survey and estimates foi he construction of a gravity watei system. The bill which was foi 2000, was allowed. The council also voted to notif; he Heppner Light & Water Co., tt go back to their old water rates whicl: ere in effect prior to January 1 1919. The temporary relief granted by the council was for six months and this time having expired, mem bers of the council were unanimoiu In their opinion that the old rate should now prevail. The city will order the opening ui ;)f an alley which runs paralell to Liu uf.n street on the north. This alley is in Mt, Vernon addition and run through the rear of the George Schempp, Albert Williams and others, property clear through to the Mai Church property. Three new ordinances were read for the first time. The proposed or dinances regulate buildings, regulate the construction of toilets, cess pools ind septic tanks and regulate the use it public toilets, providing severe penalties for violation. Dry Grass Fire Threatened Residences Last Thursday A dry grass fire at the rear of one of the Mary A. Reid houses on upper Main street called out the fire depart ment last Thursday afternoon. For a time the blaze was menacing and rapidly spread over the hill aide, eat ing its way toward the Masonic ceme tery. However, a large force ot fire fighters armed with wet sacks sub- klued the fire before tt had done any damage to the cemetery. Dr. B. F. Butler has purchased the C. C. Patterson residence property from Mrs. Wm. Gorman In the south end of town and expects to take pos-. session the first ot August. 1 OUT BY EIRE TUESDAY Blaze Starts In Mill While Men Are At Dinner 100,000 Feet of Lnnj' ber Consumed and Some Timber Burned. Parkers Mill was completely des iroyed by fire which broke out aoou 12:25 p. m. Tuesday. The men were at dinner when they happened to dis cover the blaze, which was already nveloping the entire building. The .nlll and 100,000 feet of rough lum ber. were burned and the fire ate its ,vay into the timber. It was after nucb hard fighting that the men sue ceded in getting the fire under con Lrol. Word was phoned to Heppner and action was taken here to send a re let party out, but about that time an jtiier message came saying the fire ad been put under control. J. T. Knappenberg of lone Is the naln loser, as he was owner of the mill. The mill loss is placed at $it, 100, and W. L. Houston, lessee of lie mill, lost about $5000 worth of .umber. The mill was one of the best equip ed in Eastern Oregon, but it was a otal ruin in Jess than twenty mln i'es. Help rushed from Harman and he Fred Ashbaugh mill to help fight he fire and aided to prevent the fire .'rom spreading further. The hotel ind othe buildings were not dam aged. The origin of the fire is unknown but It is believed to have started 3ither from spontaneous combustion ir sparks from the chimney. H. M. Hart Buys Business Property From E. G. JToble R. M. Hart, local confectioner, has purchased from E. G. Noble his building on the east side of Main street, which will be adjacent to the new hotel building that will soon rise op the corner. Owing to the fact that Mr. Har had to move from his present location within the next thirty days, when J A. Patterson will commence enstrue tlon on a new building for the drug store, he was forced to look for an other place for the confectionary store. Hence the deal with Mr. Noble, Mr. Hart paid $4000 for the property, which includes the lot upon which the building stands. He will move sometime this month. Mr. Noble has not announced where he will remove his harness and sad die shop, but It is rumored that he Is already planning for a modern home in the heart of the business district, Karl Beach, well known Lexington automobile dealer, accompanied by Mrs. Beach, spent a few hours Heppner Tuesday afternoon. in DEATH OF WELL KNOWN GRANT COUNTY WOMAN Mrs. Clarissa Franklin of Hamil ton, Oregon, died at John Day, Ore gon, June 25, 1919. She was born at Oregon City, Ore gon, May 17, 1852, and came to Mon ument, Oregon, 1869, where she was married to the late S. W. Franklin in 1870. To this union six children were born; Calvin, who died November 1, 1879; Mrs. Daisy Hall and Mrs. Pearl Chidsey, Heppner, Oregon; Mrs. Elsie Swick, Hood River, Oregon; Mrs. Nel lie Montgomery, Portland, and Mrs. Frankie Lewis, Hamilton, Oregon, ail of whom survive. She is also survived by two sisters. Mrs. W. B. Jenks of Monument, Ore gon, and Mrs. Julia Clapshaw of South Bend, Washington; one half brother, J. N. Leslie of Monument, Oregon; and nineteen grandchildreu One grandchild is dead. ' Her maiden name was Mlakler. She with her husband and children came to Hamilton in 1883 where she continued to reside until her death, and she was a faithful member of the Christian church, with which she be came united years ago. She was ever a faithful friend, will ing and ready at all time to aid and comfort the sick and help the needy. She was highly respected and be loved by those who had the good for tune to become acquainted with her, and she leaves a host of friends to mourn her departure from life on earth. She was laid to rest by the side of her husband In the cemetery at Mon ument last Friday afternoon. She is gone but not forgotten. Blue Moun ain Eagle. Fire At Lexington Threatens Residence Section For Time Fire which broke out in a myster ious manner in Eb McMillan's wood shed in Lexington last Saturday eve nlng about six o'clock, threatened to gain such headway for a time that several fine residences in that sec tion might be destroyed. A bigl wind was blowing and when the fire was discovercl it had already taken a strong hold on the woodshed, buru- ing up a lot of sawed wood and a considerable quantity of coal. Ten cords of wood were also partiallj burned. It was only bythe hard work of the Lexington fire depart merit that kept the blaze from being a destructive one. A romance dating from back ii, high school days at Heppner resulted :n a wedding in San Francisco thl. veek when Miss Mabel Rankin be ame the wife of Jame3 Walter Yea ger. The bride is the oldest daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rankin of Eu ;ene and the groom is the youngesi son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Yeager o! his city. They were members of tin 3ame dass in high school and It wai vhile taking the work here that a romance started by Cupid was kep alive after the two had parted, Mis? Rankin going to Eugene, where he: father is supervisor of the Siusla Forest Reserve, and young Yeager U Oakland, where he became a studen of the Polytechnical school, taking up wireless telegraphy. During the last four years Mr Yeager has been on various coast wise and ocean going steamers, serv ing as wireless operator and more lately has been a purser on one of the larger boats. Miss Rankin gradual d from the University of Oregon lasi year. Just where they will make th?ii home we have not learned, but we loin with the many Heppner friends In extending to them congratulation? and best wishes for a happy married life. Heppner Boy Arrives In U. S. After Long Overseas Service S. E. Notson received a letter from his son Lee this week which was written by Lee in Hamburg, Iowa, where he is now making a visit with relatives, while on his way home. Al though he did not say in his letter, Mr. Notson is of the opinion that Lee has already received his discharge. The boy's parents did not know he was in the U. S. until Mr. Notson re ceived the letter. Lee was with Co M of the old 3rd Oregon, which was later taken Into the regular military organization and placed In the 162nd Infantry. In June he was transferred to a casual company. Ever since landing In France Lee has been on guard duty at Nevers, where there are big supply depots. SCHOOL-DAY ROMANCE RESULTS IN MI ROOSEVELT WiLL SPEAK IN PORTLAND One of Prime Organizers of Loyal Le gion Will Bring Message to Pa cific Coast In September. Eastern Oregon Will lie Visited. "Teddy" Is coming to Oregon. Not the late "T. R." of the big stick, the gleaming smile, the fearless words, but the promising son of a great fath- er. Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Rooseelt, Jr., was his title In France but back in this country he Is known simply as Theodore Roosevelt to those who do not know him well, "Teddy" to the worshipping men he commanded overseas. As one of the prime organizers and well wishers of the American Legion, the great organization of ex-service men of the world war, Roosevelt has been lndefatiguable in his efforts to make the Legion a great success. There have been rumors of personal ambition connected with his work but he downed them by his steadfast refusal to accept the chairmanship, or any other office In the organization, at the St. Louis caucus. This, in spite of the fact that for nearly an hour the roof of the great convention hall trembled to the shouts of "We want Teddy!" voiced by delegates from every state in the Union, "Teddy" Is now on a speaking tour ot the country In the behalf ot the Legion. He is due in Oregon in Sep tember. Original dates called tor his appearance in Portland September 17, but it is very likely that the date will be changed for a week later In irder that he may be a Bpeaker at the first state convention of the Legion to be held In Portland September 24, 25 and 26. The same week that Oregon Is holding its convention the state ot Washington plans its state meeting, so that Roosevelt will be able to at tend both sessions. He will not confine his speaking to Portland and Seattle, however, for his tour will Include several valley 'ities and probably at least one city !n eastern Oregon. Pendleton, Salera, Eugens and Medford have been men ioned but no definite dates have been made. Cities desiring him liould get their bids In early though it will be Impossible for him to speak everywhere he will be wanted. Barge E. Leonard of Portland, state treasurer of the American Le gion, has been named chief nf the -.oeakers' bureau for Oregon by John f. Sullivan of Seattle, first vlce-presi-lent of the national organization. Home on Furlough. James Adklns, able seaman In Un lt Sam's navy, arrived In Heppner Vednesday from the Atlantic coast 'o visit with his mother, Mrs. Mattle vdklns. Jimrale has been on one of he larger war boats engaged in con vey work between this country, Eng land and France. He had the privil ege not long ago of being on the ship v hich served as convoy to the George Washington, the vessel which carried President Wilson over to the peace onference. Miss Eulalla Butler, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Butler, left Thurs iay for an extended trip to Portland, Cugene and Newport. She will be ib.nent from Heppner for several weeks. According to the report of Chair man McMenamln of the local com mittee for the Salvation Army Drive, Morrow County's quota is all raised but by $60. The Elks are going to raise the entire amount, which Is $1200, and they expect to be able to close the campaign within the next few days. New Phone Directories Out. New phone directories are out. The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Is making deliveries to town pa trons, but out of town patrons are re--quested to call at the Heppner office f(;r theirs. Fitzpatrick-McDevitt. A quiet wedding occurred in this ity last Thursday morning when Grace McDevtt became the bride of Michael Fitzpatrlck. The ceremony was performed by Father Marr at St. Patrick's parish in the presence of a few friends. John Kelley was best man and Miss Cassle McDevItt, a sis ter of the bride, acted as bridesmaid, immediately after the wedding a fine breakfast was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bucknum and the young couple then left by auto for Portland. After a brief honeymoon In Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Fitzpatrlck will be at home to their many frteuds In Morrow county.