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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
VOU 8U, NO. 27.
HErPXER, OUEGOX, THCIISUAV, (HTOBEH 2, 1919.
SCBMCRIPTIO.V, 2.00 PER VEAB
H. S.NEEL DIES AS
RESULT OF ACCIDENT
1'rouiUient Eastern Oregon HIm kinnn
Kutnllj Injured When Cur Goes
Over Grade Near John Day.
Kuiierul Held at Con
don on Wednesday.
Henry S. Neel, a prominent stock
uiuq ot Lone Rock received injuries
last Saturday night when liia cur
plunged oft the grade between Can
yon City und John Day, which re
sulted in his death several hours la
ter. Mr. Neel was caught under the
car and was badly crushed.
The supposition is that Mr. Neel
lost control of his car on this ex
ceptionally dangerous piece ot roud
and the machine ran off the grade,
lie was driving alone at the time.
Mr. Neel was a member of a pion
eer family In this section, his par
ents being Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Neel
of Lone Rock. He leaves a widow, a
daughter, Mrs. Roy Ashbaugh of
Hardman and a son, Scott Neel, of
Lone Rock. Jeff Neel of Heppner ife
a brother.
The funeral was held at Condon
on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'
clock, the services being conducted
by Heppner Lodge No. 358, Benevo
lent and Protective Order of Elks.
Mr. Neel was quite widely known
over the state as a Btocknian, being
one of the biggest shippers of cattle
in this section.
PotntocK for Everybody.
1 will sell you a better grade of
potatoes for less money than you can
buy from anyone else. Have just
bought 600 sacks. I will have po
tatoes for everybody.
HARRY CUMMINOS.
Pendleton Man Claims Hepp
ner Young Lady As His Bride
The Thos. E. Chldsey home on
Gale street was the scene of a pretty
wedding last Sunday morning whin
Delbert Clabough, of Pendleton,
claimed as his bride, Miss Neva, the
charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. E. Chldsey. Tho ceremony was
performed by Rev. II. A. Noyes In the
presence of a few relatives of the
bride and also members of her class
in high school.
Following the wedding the bride
and groom were accompanied to the
depot, where they boarded the train
for Pendleton, their future home.
Mr. Clabough has been living In Pen
dleton for some time, but it was while
living In Heppner that t lie romance
started which resulted In Sunday's
wedding. The best wishes of their
many Heppner friends follow them to
their new home.
Inig Store Opens nt Hardman.
The Hardman Drug Co., with Dr.
N. M. Hayden at the helm, has again
opened its doors to the public after
having been closed during the war
period. In the pre-war days the
store enjoyed a flourishing patronage
as conducted by Dr. G. 0. Gaunt un
til he went Into the service. Dr.
Hayden was a practicing physician in
Eugene for several years before en
tering the Unlter States Naval ser
vice. He had been pactlcing in
Hardman for the past four months
but lust recently opened up the drug
st'ir" W:'h a i.oniplete new line, oi
goods
HE CALLS STRIKES IN THE WORLD SERIOUS
Brought First Safe For Mor
row County Here Years Ago
The first safu for the use of Mor
row county was freighted into Hepp
ner by team many years ago from
Arlington. Along with it came a
quantity of steel, which went into the
construction of the jail which stood
in one corner of the yard near the old
county court house. All this equip
ment was brought in by T. D. Mat
thews, at that time a sturdy young
man who drove some of the biggest
and finest mules and horses in the
entire country. Mr. Matthews en
gaged in the freighting business quite
extensively in those early days. One
of the biggest jobs he hud was haul
ing a huge boiler into the mountains
to the W. G. Scott sawmill. He start
ed from Heppner driving 12 horses
and mules but before arriving at the
mill it was found necessary to hitch
on to the load with four oxen and
after much pulling and heavy work
the boiler was finally landed at its
destination. Mr. Matthews speaks
of those being happy days, and he
uays he never felt prouder than when
seated behind his string of mules and
driving into Heppner cracking his big
blacksnake at their heels. In later
years Mr. Matthews went in for farm
ing and stockraising and became the
owner of considerable land on lower
Butter Creek. He retired several
years ago, however, and moved with
his family to Pendleton where they
now reside. Mr. Matthews came to
Heppner Tuesday to attend the fun
eral of the late Mrs. Wattentiurger.
They were friends of pioneer days In
this section.
500,000 Orphans In Near East
In Need Of Immediate Help
At a meeting of the State Commit
tee for the Relief of the Near East
held at Portland Sept. 21, Dr. Little
field and Dr. Witt, who recently re
turned from the field, told of the
terrible conditions prevailing In Ar
menia and near-by regions. The
Turks have prevented the Armenians
from returning to the Caucasus re
gion. About 700,000 of them are
still in the refugee camps and the
desert. Mr. Hoover reports that It
will be impossible to reach 200,000
of these people In time to save them.
They are doomed. If they could have
returned to their hoiuss last spring,
they could have raised food enough
to sustain them, hut the brutal Turk
was still in the field, notwithstanding
the armistice. . A large portion of the
500,000 are orphans,. many of whom
do not even know their own names.
This situation means that America
will be called upon for further as
sistance. However, no one who has
heard Dr. Littlefleld or Dr. Witt
thinks that we should shut our eyes
to the needs of these people.
Lewis R. Horton Will Speak
In Heppner On October 17
The people of Morrow county will
have an opportunity to hear Hon.
Lewis R. Horton's most interesting
lecture, "The Torch of Civilization,"
at Heppner, the evening of October
17. Mr. Horton deals with the ques
tion of a "dry world" in this lecture.
He is an eloquent and fascinating
speaker. His address is character
ized by splendid argument, but It
also sparkles with wit and humor.
Keep the date in mind and be sure to
hear this lecture.
HERMISTON OCT. 22
Seventh Annual Event Offers 9700 In
Cash Premiums. State Dairy
men's Convention Is Also
Held. Local Men to
Attend.
The Seventh Annual Hog and Dairy
Show will be held at Hermiston on
October 22, 23 and 24, when $700 in
cash prizes will be awarded on stock
in competition.
The Hermiston Hog and Dairy
Show is held each year lor the pur
pose of encouraging the production
of good cows and hogs throughout
this section of Oregon. The show is
becoming more popular and more
generally patronized by farmers and
stockmen each year. A number of
local men who are interested in the
slock industry, are planning to attend
the show this year.
No entry tee is charged exhibitors
and the association provides alfalfa
hay and bedding free of charge. This
in itself is a strong drawing card for
the exhibitors. Besides this, reliable
men are in charge of the stables at
all times, insuring the best of treat
ment to the stock. Also, where milk
cows aro on exhibit, the association
furuishes milkers, who will milk the
cows while on the ground, free of
charge.
At the show each year is held a
students' judging contest, composed
of teams of four Btudents each from
any school. A team from the Hepp
ner high ichool won first honors In
this contest a few years ago. It Is
valuable training.
Miss Harmon of the Umatilla
County Home Demonstration Depart
ment will have a booth at the show
and will have on display a number
of household conveniences and labor
saving devices. ,
New Abstractor Arrives.
Alfred N. Christenson, wife and
small Bon arrived last night from
Moscow, Idaho, and will make their
permanent home in this city, Mr.
Christenson having accepted a posi
tion with P. A. Anderson in the office
of the Morrow County Absrtact Co.
Mr. Christenson is an experienced
abstractor and a close personal friend
of Mr. Anderson's, the two having
been associated In the abstract busi
ness in La Grande for a number of
years.
Lena Snell Shurte, county school
superintendent, returned home Wed
nesday, bringing with her the blue
ribbon which was awarded to tht
Morrow County Industrial Club for
their exhibit at the State Fair.
In speaking of the Morrow county
industrial exhibit, H. C. Seymour,
state leader of club work, said the
canned strawberries prepared by
Virginia Hill were the best in the en
tire project, which means the state.
Grin Hill won first prize for potatoes.
Both Virginia and Orin Hill are chil
dren of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hill and
live in District 34. Leona Schmidt
of District 27, was also a prize win
ner in the sewing division.
"WJrile Boarduian was awarded
first honors at the recent county fair,
much credit is due to the work of
both the Heppner and Hardman
clubs," said Mrs. Shurte. "The
work over the county is handicapped
for funds, Boardman being the only
district which finances the industrial
club work, yet under the circum
stances, the Heppner girls' canning
club made an excellent showing un
der the direction of Mrs. Geo. Mc
Duffee and were kept out of compe
tition at the county fair only because
the required reports were not ready."
Returns From St. Martin's Springs.
Geo. C. Aiken and son Paul re
turned on Wednesday from Carson,
Wash., where Paul took treatments
for the relief of rheumatism. The
treatments were very beneficial and
the boy returns home greatly im
proved in health. While in Portland
Mr. Aiken enjoyed a visit with his
son Cyrus, who had been transferred
from Salt Lake to the Portland house
of the Singer Sewing Machine Co.
Cyrus will have charge of the Port
land branch, with about 14 employes
under him.
Grunt County People Visit,
Mr. und Mrs. Prank Turner have
as their guests this week, Mr. and
Mrs. Lyman Swick of Monument and
the Misses Merrick Gentry and Helen
Leach of Portland, neices of Mr. and
Mrs. Swick who are on their way
home to Portland utter visiting at
the Swick home at Monument. Mr.
Swick is a prominent Grant county
stockman.
Former lone Hoy Ilivaks Arm.
Glen Buffington, the 13-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Bufllngton,
fell from his bicycle yesterday and
broke his left arm above the wrist.
Pendleton East Oregonlnn. The
Bufllngtons formerly llvod In lone.
jAverill of Biological Sur- I
vey Appointed Agricul- i
tunst For Spokane Bank
Beginning with October 1st E. F.
Averill, for the past several years in
spector in charge of the predatory
animal exxtermination work tor the
U. S. Biological Survey in Oregon
and Washington, leaves the Govern
ment service to become agriculturist
for the Exchange National Bank ot
Spokane.
Mr. Averill was appointed to the
new position from artong 100 appli
cants. Mr. Averill followed newspaper
work in Pendeton for a number ot
years and his wide acquaintance am
ong stockmen and farmers and coun
ty agents of the Northwest makes him
especially well qualified to fill the
position to which he has been ap
pointed. R. W. Snider Takes Lease
On The Frank Bell Ranch
R. W. Snyder,- prominent young
Morrow county farmer, has taken a
three-year lease on the Frank Bell
ranch on Black Horse. The Bell
ranch is considered one of the best
in this section. Mr. Bell has been
down from bis home in Spokane the
past week putting the lease In shape.
He farmed in Morrow county and
more particularly in the Black Horse
section for tlnrty years, and was at
one time acquainted with nearly
every resident of Morrow county,
north, east, west and south. Since
moving to Spokane with Mrs. Bell a
few years ago, his return visits here
have been tew, and as a result he
notes many changes. He is still a
strong booster for Morrow county.
Wageman SeUs Wheat Crop.
A. C. Wageman, who farms the old
Brown ranch in Black Horse, sold
6300 bushels of Turkey Red wheat to
Roy V. Whiteis the first ot the week.
Mr. Whiteis represents the Pacific
Grain Co. of Portland and he gave
Mr. Wageman a check for something
more than $14,000. The price paid
was (2.23 per bushel. ,
Young Men Enter College.
Edgar Copenhaver and Cecil Lieu
alien, both former students of Hepp
ner High School, have entered the
Oregon Agricultural College. These
young men spent several months in
the United States Navy aiiu only re
cently received their discharge.
Visit in Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whetstone left
yesterday for Heppner where they
will visit for ten days or two weeks
with Mr. Whetstone's mother, Mrs.
N. S. Whetstone, who is in poor
health. Mrs. Whetstone has made
many friends in Pendleton during
visits here at her son's home. Pen
dleton East Oregonian.
Delivers Sheep at Lone Rock
E. H. Kellogg returned to Heppner
the last of the week from Lone Rock,
where he went about two weeks ago
to make a delivery of sheep for C. A.
Minor.
Union Oil Will Locate in Pendleton.
The Pendleton city council has pas
sed an ordinance to allow the Union
Oil Company of California to estab
lish warehouses and storage tanks in
that city. The site will be on Wal
nut street, north of the O. W. R. &
N. tracks, and a spur will be con
structed for the use of the company.
Mrs. Templeton Injured by Full.
Mrs. Templeton, mother of Mrs. J.
B. Cason received severe bruises
when she suffered a fall at the Cason
home in this city on Tuesday. Her
condition is improving, although she
is past 82 years of age. Dr. McMurdo
is the attending physician.
Scarlet Fever at Hardman.
Several cases of scarlet fever are
reported at Hardman by Dr. Hayden
and school has been closed at a re
sult. Strict methods aro being used
to stump out the disease and to pre
vent the spread of uu epidemic.
Cecil Young People Wed.
County Clerk Waters Issued a mar
riage license the past week to Oral
Henriksen and Miss Lucile Huff of
Cecil. Both are popular young peo
ple of that place and are members of
prominent families of Cecil.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Roland of Van
couver, Wash., were in Heppner last
week and spent a few hours visiting
with Mrs. Roland's brother, Gay M.
Andersou and his family. The Ro
lands were just returning from Ill
inois, where they spent the past sev
eral months, nnd were making the
trip to their Vancouver home by automobile.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given to all mem
bers of the Morrow County Red Cross
Chapter that the annual election of
officers of said Chapter will be held
on Wednesday evening, October 22,
1919 In the council chambers sit
uated in the Roberts building. All
members are urged to be present to
participate in the election and such
other business as may come before
the meeting.
Dated this 2nd day of October,
1919. MRS.' ANNA SPENCER,
President,
By MARY FARNSWORTH,
Secretary.
ELECTION CHILE
WATER BONO ISSUE
Engineers Report That There is Plen.
ty of Water in Willow Creek to
Supply City Vote on Octo
ber Twenty-fifth.
"There is plenty of water In Wil
low creek for all city needs," said
Captain C. A. Smith, hydraulic engi
neer for the firm of Burns & McDon
ald of Kansas City, in addressing the
city council las t Monday evening.
"The supply ig ample for years to
come and will in no manner drain the
creek of its full flow," continued Capt.
Smith. Capt. Smith made the pre
liminary surveys last summer and
his report at that time was very as
suring as to future water supplies.
His investigations at this time, fol
lowing one of the dryest seasons in
the history of Morrow county, shows
that there is now an ample supply.
As the amount of water to be tak
en out of Willow creek will be re
placed by a like amount from Ditch
creek, Capt. Smith also took meas
urements of water in Ditch creek and
announces a very considerable flow in
that creek at the present time. It is
planned to divert the water from
Ditch creek to Willow creek by
means of a pipe line.
In speaking of the main conduit
line from the source of supply to
Heppner, Capt. Smith advised strong
ly against the use of concrete pipe,
saying that this kind of pipe was too
much as yet in the experimental stage
as regards manufacture and that the
city might very easily get "stung" on
that kind of pipe. Capt. Smith
strongly favors Redwood pipe. Al
though steel or cast iron pipes are
both generally accepted as good,, Mr.
Smith pointed out their price made
them almost prohibitive.
At the meeting Monday evening
the resolution calling for, a special
election for the purpose of voting
$100,000 for the new water system
was unanimously passed and the
election will be held on the 25th of
this month.
Capt. Smith was accompanied to
Heppner by Mr. Hickey, an experienc
ed engineer who has had charge of
construction of a gravity system at
Everett, Washington for a number of
years. He will remain in Heppner
as resident engineer for Burns & Mc
Donald during the construction ot.
the water system.
I
IS
Indian History is Re-Called When
Posts Buried in 1878 Are Dug
Up. Built for Protection of
Women and Children ut
Time of Indian Scare.
In July of the year 1S7S Eastern
Oregon was set agog with excitement
throueli n Indian scare which for a
time gave ill foreboding to its citi
zens. All old timers in this section
recall that scare. In fact many of
them have never forgotten it, so
deeply was the impression of danger
upon their minds at that time. For
tunately for Heppner and "Morrow
county people, the trouble passed
over with nothing more than a scare
an1 the Indians were later put to
complete rout at some distant sec
tion of the Northwest.
This "ancient" history was brought
freshly back last week, when work
men making excavations for the new
Elks building on Main street uncov
ered the remains of the old fort
which was erected at the beginning
of the Indian Bcare of 1S7S.
A great many families had left
Heppner at the beginning of the
scare, -which was precipitated thru a
movement of the Snake River In
dians and other tribes, who had sot
out with intent to meet the I'matillas,
unite with other bands and make a
cleanup In the Northwest of all the
white people.
Fortunately, the plans of the In
dians were tipped off to General How
ard by a squaw named Sarah Winne
mucca. All East Oregonians should
hold her name sacred, if history is
correct, for it was her information
which probably prevented a whole
sale massacre of the whites.
Inasmuch as the proposed plans of
the redskins led the mthrough Hepp
ner, some little ripple of excitement
was caused. It was at once deter
mined to build a fort for the pro
tection of the women and children.
The site chosen for the fort, where
the Elks structure is about to rise,
was a lot belonging to A. S. Wells,
a pioneer of this section. While the
fortification was quite a large struc
ture, the exact dimensions have been
lost to the memory of living man.
It was made by digging a celar about
six feet deep and roofing it over. The
roof was then covered by dirt, ac
cording to the description which has
been furnished by some of the old
time residents. Port holes in abund
ance were left. A company was or
State Agent and Local Officers
Arrest Two On Liquor Charge
Last week State Agent Charles
Burden, Sheriff E. M. Shutt and Dep
uty Sheriff Gearge McDuffee arrested
Alfred and Newt Matteson on a
charge of selling lluor. The men were
taken before Judge Alex Cornett in
the justice court and assessed a tine
of J 230 each. They paid the fine.
It seems as though Mr. Burden bad
gained the confidence of the Matte
son brothers and they contracted to
deliver four gallons of whiskey to him
at a certain point on the road above
Heppner at a given time last Friday
morning. When the Mattesons
arrived at their cache they were con-
I fronted by the sheriff and his deputy
who got them with the goods and
brought them to town, where they
were arraigned before the local jus
tice and received their reward at his
i hands.
We understand that the district at
j torney has valuable evidence In his
j possession which will be placed in the
' hand3 of the grand jury for their con
j sideration when circuit court con
I venes next month.
High School Holds Election.
The students of Heppner high
school held their regular annual elec
tion in the auditorium last Friday,
when two tickets entered the field
Elmer Peterson was elected president
of the student body at large and Pearl
Hall was chosen for vice-president.
Other officers of the student body are
Marie Curran, Secretary; Violet Mer
ritt, Teasurer, and Raymond Fergu
son, Fire Chief.
Ted Young is president of the ath
letic association, Ed Chidsey is vice
president and Roland Humphreys is
secretary-treasurer.
Everett Pattison as editor of the
"Hehisch," Bchool annual book, will
guide the destinies of that publica
tion and he will be assisted by Ro
land Humphreys, business manager,
and Elmer Peterson, advertising
manager.
Montana People Would Locate Here.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Booker
spent last Thursday in Heppner at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Claude
Cox. Mrs. Booker and Mrs. Cox are
cousins. The Bookers have been liv
ing in Montana the past few years,
where they engaged In the cattle
business. However, they have sold
out their holdings there and are look
ing over Morrow county at the pres
ent time with a view to locating here.
Deri Gurdane returned the last of
the week from a business trip to
Portland.
ganized with Frank Haddock as cap
tain, J. L. Morrow as first lieutenant
and A. S. Wells as second lieuten
ant. The United States government
sent a box of guns and supplies
which were greatly needed, as the
people were very poorly supplied
with firearms.
Although a band of Indians did
come into town, they made no hostile
demonstration, in fact it Is related
that they displayed great friendli
ness. Just the same, they were dis
armed and placed under arrest. It
was about this time that one of the
squaws straddled a horse and made
good her escape. There were some
of the whites at the time who thought
she should have been shot, but it
was fortunate for her and probably
for the ultimate welfare of the whites
that she was permitted to get away.
Two men by the name of Nelson
and Skelley were killed on Butter
creek, but none of the warring tribes
came near Heppner and as a result
no Heppner citizen was molested.
j Fortify the Complexion
I Against Sun and Wind
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owner to protect the skin against tho j
j changes wrought through unusual exposure to jJ
sun and wind. Autumn suns and strong winds j
have no terrors for the woman who uses Sauti srj
EE septic, it gives absolute protection from sun-
E burn and windburn; it keeps the skin soft and
EE cool, imparting to it a wholesome, velvety tex-
EE ture. Santiseptie also allays irritation and itch- Ej
E ing in cases of rash, mosquito or other insect EJ
EE bites; it is delightfully soothing and refreshing. EE
H It is prepared scented and unscented with EE
powder in tints of white and flesh, at 50 cents EE
a bottle. E
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NEW HOTEL WILL BE
UNDER
SOON
Stockholders Have Meeting and De
cide to go Ahead With Construc
tion Money Needed Now
Practically Assured.
Heppner'a new $82,000 hotel has
just about passed the visionary stage.
It came down to a reality last Satur
day night when 20 local citizens,
stockholders in the Heppner Hotel
Company signed up a guarantee to
raise the remaining $S000 now nec
essary to complete the stock.
C. L. Sweek, secretary for the com
pany, made a report of the pres
ent situation, showing that stock to
the amount ot $34,300 had already
been subscribed. As the cost ot the
lot and building as proposed will be
$82,000 and a loan company has ad
vanced $42,000.00, conditional on
stock being subscribed locally in a
like amount, there remains yet to be
subscribed $6,700. Inasmuch as
there will yet be other expenses of
organization, incidentals, etc., it was
decided to guarantee an amount of
$8000.
There is no question but what the
remaining $8000 will be placed
among local men in a very short
time, or if the 20 men who signed
the guarantee are left to raise the
money among themselves, it means
they will have to invest $400 apiece
above what they have already sub
scribed. Wheat Director Will Be In
Portland On October 9th
Julius H. Barnes, United States
Wheat Director and president of the
grain corporation, will be in Port
land on October 9th, according to an
announcement sent out by M. H.
Houser, 2nd vice-president of the
United States Grain Corporation.
He will address a meeting ot rep
resentative business men and farmers
at the Chamber of Commerce at 5th
and Oak streets at a lunch at 12:13
on that day.
Farmers are especially Invited to
hear Mr.. Barnes. All who are in
terested may make reservations for
seats at this lunch by addressing the
secretary of the Cuamber of Com
merce, and the seats will be held for
them.
JAMES HUSTON WYLAND.
James Huston Wyland was a nat
ive Oregonian, a sturdy son of the
last West, being born near Oregon
City, Clackamas county on December
27, I860. He lived in Portland and
vicinity for 16 years, coming to East
ern Oregon in the fall of 1876.
He was married on November 6,
1884 to Miss Leora K. Keithly of
Heppner. To this union were born
the following children, Ernest K.
and James Stewart Wyland, Mrs. Ep
plar Giesie and Miss Naoma Wyland,
all of whom were present at te funer
all of whom were present at the fu
neral with the exception of James
Stewart, who was drowned in the
Heppner flood in 1903.
Mr. Wyland, who had for years,
engaged in the sheep business in the
south end of Morrow- county, where
he had accumulated considerable
property, died at his home in Hard
man on September 23, 1919, follow
ing a paralytic stroke. He was aged
68 years, 8 months and 26 days.