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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
VOL. 30, NO. 87.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1919.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER TEAR
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LOCAL MINTS
DEATH PENALTY BACK
Commercial Body Him Important
Meeting Numes Delegates to
State Convention Band
Man b Retained
The Heppner Commercial Club
went on record last Thursday even
ing as favoring the restoration of
the death penalty In Oregon. This
action was taken after a resolution
from the Pendleton Commercial Asso
ciation had been read by Secretary
Patteson. While the Club express
ed Itself as favoring the restoration
of capital punishment, It did not fa
vor at this time, the calling of a spev
lal election for that purpose.
M. D. Clark was the unamious
choice of the Club as a delegate to
the State Chamber of Commerce con
vention in Portland this month. Ir
irgation matters of vital Interest to
Oregon will be passed upon at the
Portland meeting and at that unit,
a delegate from the state at large
will be elected to represent Ore
gon permanently in Washington D.
C. to work for Oregon's interests in
reclamation matters. Inasmuch as
the John Day Project will wean bo
much for the development of this
section, It was deemed Imperative
that the local club be represented at
the Portland meeting. A number of
other Heppner business men are
planing to attend the Chamber of
Commerce meeting.
Fred Currey, formerly city mana
ger of La Grande, aa well as past
secretary of the La Gande Ad Club,
was present and spoke interestingly
for several minutes on club manage
ment and gave the local body some
valuable pointers.
James Austin was retained by the
Club as band leader at a salary of
$100 per month. In this connection,
President Mahoney brought up the
matter of finances and it was de
cided to appoint a committee to draft
a new plan for the raising of money.
The Club took up the matter of re
organizing the Morrow county fair,
and F. R. Brown, secretary of the
Fair Board, outlined the proposed
plan of action. He stated that the
move had been endorsed by the Mor
row county farm bureau and that a
committee from that organization,
had been appointed to confer with
the county court. Mr. Brown said
it is proposed to form a stock com
pany which would be capitalized at
$20,000. This would give the fair
a chance to obtain larger grounds
and hold an exhibition such as is de
sired. President Mahoney appointed
F. A. McMenamln, M. D. Clark and C.
E. Woodson a committee to meet
with the county court and committee
from the farm bureau.
CITY COURT PASSES
ON ROAD PETITIONS
County Court met in regular sess
ion Dec. 3rd, 1919, with the follow
ing officers present: Hon. Wm. T.
Campbell, Judge; E. L. Padberg,
Commissioner; Geo. McDuffee, Sher
iff; J. A. Waters, Clerk.
When among others the follow
ing proceedings were had to-wit:
In the matter of the General and
Road Claims against Morrow Coun
ty, Oregon:
Now at this time the court takes
up the matter of the various claims
presented against the county and af
ter due consideration of the Bame al
lowed the following bills: (List fol
lowing.) In the matter of Road District
Meeting of District No. 2:
Now at this time the court takes
up the matter ot the canvass of
votes at Road District meeting held
at Boardman, on the 22nd day of
November and report the following
results of said meeting:
Total votes cast tor ten mill tax 22
Total votes cast against 10 mill
tax 1 00
Majority votes cast in favor of
10 mill tax 22
In the matter of Road District
Meeting of District No. 4:
Now at this time the court takes
up the matter of the canvass of votes
at Hoad District meeting held at Al
pine School House on November 29,
and report the following result of
said meeting:
Total votes cast In favor of 10
mill tax 13
Total votes cast against 10 mill
tax 0
Majority votes cast In favor of
10 mill tax 13
In the matter of Castle Rock, Vot
ing Precinct:
Now at this time the court takes
up the matter of changing the name
of the Castlo Rock Voting Precinct,
and after the consideration of the
matter, the court decided to change
the name of said Precinct to Board
man Voting Precinct.
In the matter of Transfer of Funds
from IIcppner-Dltch Creek bond
fund:
Now at thlB time the court takeB
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MORROW COUNTY FAIR
ft is generally realized by the far
mers and taxpayers of Morrow
County that the present fair is not
a representative fair of a county the
standing of Morrow. It may not
be generally realized that Morrow
County ranks third in cultivated land
among the counties of the state, yet
the fair now held is not one to en
thuse the inhabitants with any very
enthusiastic pride. We have a coun
ty with at least three basic Indus
tries. Grain, cattle, and sheep. The
present limitation of our grounds
practically force us to the holding
of a garden product Bhow. The first
requisite of a good and a successful
fair is unquestionably a good crowd.
In order to obtain such a crowd some
thing worth while for them to Bee Ib
surely necessary.
We do not know of any other fair
which baa any standing in its own
county or community that is not
handled by a fair association, yet
I Morrow County has never had a fair
association properly so called. The
financing of the present fair now and
in the past has been purely in the
hands of the County court. A secre
tary and Fair Board consisting of
two members appointed by the Coun
ty Court have been given the respon
sibility of putting on a fair but the
county has Btood financially inter
ested in the success of the fair and
we believe that it is a statement
that will go without argument that
it will require a number of people
who are financially interested in the
success of the Morrow County fair io
develop the kind of interest that 1b
necessary to put this fair on a basis
where it will command the respect
and support of the vast majority of
the people of the county. We be
lieve that the county is entitled to a
good fair; we believe that there are
enough products, enough people in
terested in good farming and in good
livestock, to support a good fair and
we are certainly of the opinion that
good fair and good exhibits go a long
ways toward prompting good agri
cultural methods and the production
of good livestock.
Under a fair association a number
of stockholders in the fair would be
spattered throughout the county.
These men would be financially in
terested in the success or failure of
the fair and would work for its
support and for its upbuilding. We
are not going to advocate the pur
chase of stock in the Morrow County
Fair association purely as a business
proposition but we believe that it is
the patriotic duty of every good citi
zen to take some stock in the fair.
The State now has a number of fairs
which are certainly very creditable
exhibits and so far as we know all
of these are upon an association
basis. Wasco County and Linn
County are both reorganizing their
fairs and we believe that the impor
tance of the fair is Just as great now
as It has ever been In the past, but
in order to hold any successful fair
the requisite first, is public interest
and the only way to really create
a public Interest in this fair in our
opinion is to create a public financial
responsibility through the scattering
of Block to a number of stock hold
ers over the county.
Many, people believe that the suc
cess of the fair Is greatly enhanced
by the possibility of good races and
in view of the fact that our state
laws absolutely forbids gambling
of any kind around the race track
we do not see any good reason why
races should not be put on in Mor
row County. We people of America
are naturally athletic people; there
is always a great deal of enthusiasm
in watching a good ball game, foot
ball game or any of these tests of
skill, and the popularity of good rac
ing is probably greater now than it
was ton years ago. If the county
fair Is to be upon a successful basis
it wil have to have more room and
better buldings and greater facilities
for handling livestock. At the pres.
ent time there is absolutely no room
for buildings to house livestock and
no stock raiser who has gone to the
trouble and expenso of fitting stock
for the show ring, feels like putting
his cattle In a corrall where they
are exposed to the weather without
any protection and where little or no
arrangements for their cne and main
talnance dulng the days of the fair
have been made, and to make these
arrangements for their care and
maintenance for the days of the fair
grounds and better buildings. We
trust that the people of the county
will give this their careful considera
tion and lot the committee in charge
of the fair know what you really
think.
This article is not written in the
spirit of criticism of any past fair,
for we understand that there is
a decided spirit favoring a fair and
that it has manifested Itself in sev
eral fairs which, whon the handi
caps are considered, have been most
excellent; but- wo do feel that aa
great a county as this, is entitled to
an opportunity to put on a much bet
ter fair.
L. A. HUNT, County Agent.
THE FEDERATED CHURCH
Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Morn
ing Sorvice 11:00. Sermon Theme,
"LaborB New Place In The World. '
Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. m.
Evening Service 7:30. Sermon Sub
joct, "None Other Natuo."
II. A. NOYES, Pastor.
SHOPPING PPING?
HEPPNER ELKS PAY J.P. WILLIAMS IS
TRIBUTE TD DEPARTED DEAD AT 82 YEARS
Heppner Lodge No, 358 Benevolent
& Protective Order of Elks paid tri
bute to the memory of their depart
ed brothers in a beautiful andap
propriate manner in their lodge hall
last Sunday afternoon, t
' The lodge room was filled with
townspeople and Elks alike, who
had gathered to observe the annual
occurence in Elkdom.
Judge Arthur C. Dayton, who was
scheduled to deliver the address was
unable to be present and his place
was ably taken by Exalted Ruler
Francics A. McMcnnmin who paid
fitting tribute to the departed.
The members of the lodge march
ed into the hall In a body, while
Cochran's orchestra played a march.
Following the ritualistic service and
opening ceremonies, Rev. H. A.
Noyes, pastor of the Federated
church offered invocation.
Mts. Clifford M, Sims sang "Be-
yondthe Dawn." This was followed
by the reading of "Thanatopsis" by
Miss Margaret Woodson. Mrs. R. J.
Vaughan sang "One Fleeting Hour"
just prior to Mr. McMenamin's beau
tiful eulogy to the departed brothers.
Mrs. Chester Darbee then sang
"God Shall Wipe Away All Tears," af
ter which came the closing ceremon
ies of the lodge, the audience joining
in the singing of "Praise God From
Whom All Blessings Flow." Rev.
Mr. Noyes then pronounced the bene
diction.
Mrs. Frank W. Turner, who was
on the program to sing, was unable
to attend, owing to illness.
The following are the names of
members of the Heppner lodge who
passed into the Great Beyond during
the past year:
0. E. Farnsworth, John Sheridan,
Heppner; H. S. Neel, Lone Rock;
Patrick Farley, Willows; Fred
Welsh, Fossil; Charles Underwood
H. W. Foley, Condon and W. J. Mo
Donald, who gave his life on the
battlefields of France.
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Eliza Jane Whetstone, beloved
wife of N. S. Whetstone died at the
family residence in this city on Tues
day, Docember 9, after a long illness.
She was aged 69 years, 9 months
and 16 days.
Mrs. Whetstone had been in fail
ing health for more than two years.
Lust summer she went cast to the
Mayo Brothers hospital and under
went an operation for the removal of
cancer, which afforded the afflicted
woman only temporary relief.
The funeral will be held this after
noon from the First Christian church
of which she had been a member for
many years, llev. W. C. Worstell of
Lcxxington will conduct the services.
A completo obituary will appear
in next week's paper.
Well improved Willamette Valley
ranch to trade for small Morrow
county wheat ranrh. For particu
lars see Brown & McMenamin.
Joseph P. Williams, tor thirty five
years a prominent resident of Hepp
ner, died at his home in this city
Wednesday morning at 6:3 J o'clock.
Mr. Williams was past 8;.'ars of
age. He bad been in failing health
for more than a year and his pass
ing was not unexpected.
The funeral will be held on Satur
day afternoon, the Elks Lodge, of
which Mr. Williams had long been a
member, will have charge of the
services and burial will be made in
Masonic cemetery.
Joseph P. Williams was a native of
the state of Missouri. He came west
at the age of 16 and lived for a num
ber of years in California. His only
surviving relative, a daughter, Mrs.
Mamie Woodward, lives at Woodland
Yolo county, California. She has
been notified her father's death.
Mr. Williams had been a resident
of Heppner for more than thirty
five years and had ever been a prom
inent figure in the civic life of the
city, being at the time of his death,
city recorder. He had held the of
fice off and on for years.
A brother, Newt Williams, died in
this city several years ago and short
ly after, Mr. W'illianis only surviving
member of the Immediate family, a
sister, passed away.
Farmers Express Joy Over
Heavy Mantle of Snow
Morrow county farmers, and espec
ially those who were fortunate in
having their seeding this fall, are
expressing joy over the big fall of
snow. A heavy snowfall in this
county, is as a rule, followed the next
year by big crops, and that history
will repeat itself again, is quite reas
onable to believe.
The snow came at the moderation
of an extreme cold snap the first of
the week with four to six inches
covering the ground. Since then the
precipation has been steady until
now about 18 inches is piled up over
field and highway.
Stockmen generally are well pre
pared for the winter, provided the
snow does not enforce too long a
feeding period.
Special Session of Legislature
Is Called By Gov. Olcott
Reports from Salem that Gover
nor Olcott will call a special session
of the legislature for January 12.
The governor's proclamation will be
issued within a few days. Among
the more important matters to be
taken up at the special session is the
workmen's compensation, which is
held by many to be too low, in view
of the present high cost of living.
Heppner l'lat Ranch Reported Sold.
It is repotted that J. F. Lucas has
sold his fine wheat ranch of more
Hum 900 acres on Heppner Flat to
Jeff Jones and that tho price paid
was $50 per acre. Mr. Jones is one
of the big wheat farmers of the flat
section.
FUEL SHORTAGE
CUTSTRAINSERVICE
Sweeping Order Effects All Lines
Where Coal Is Burned Sunday
Service on Heppner Branch
Discontinued, ,
As a result of the Nation's efforts
to combat with the present coal
shortage, passenger trains over the
country are being out off and in all,
about 1500 trains will be affected.
A number of coal burning trains on
the O. W. R. & N. Co. come under
the order of Regional Director Aish
ton, and these orders were trans
mitted to every station agent in the
system.
Train reductions took effect after
midnight, December 7, and until
the order is rescinded, there will be
no Sunday train on the Heppner
branch. While some trains have
been taken off the main line, passen
ger service between, Heppner and
Portland will be no worse than It al
ways has been.
Kansas Man Succeeds W. L.
Holmes at Lexingtoa
L. D. Countryman and family have
arrived from Kansas and Mr. Coun
tryman will succeed W. L. HolmeB
as manager of the Tum-A-Lum Lum
ber Company at Lexington.
MEAT MARKETS CONSOLIDATE
The CentralMeat Market and the
Peoples Cash Market of this city
have consolidated, the deal having
been consumated Tuesday, where by
McNamer & Sorensen of the Central
buy the interests of Oviatt & Hap
pold in the Peoples and only one
market will be operated In the fut
ure. McNamer & Sorensen have
moved their neat supplies into the
Peoples Cash Market on Willow
street, in the Gilman building and
will continue there. Messrs. Oviatt
& Happold, who formerly lived in
Sherman county, have not yet an
nounced their intentions so far as
the future is concerned,' McNiT
and Sorenson will continue as the
Central Meat Market.
THE MCCORDS ARE COMING
This will be welcome news to the
theatergoers and those who love gen
uine comedy. Mr. and Mrs. McCord
have been entertaining the American
public for a number of years and
have established a reputation of
mirth producers of a high order.
They will appear in this city at the
Star theater next Saturday under the
auspices of the Ellison-White lyceum
bureau.
PROSPECTS FOR RABBIT
CAMPAIGN ARE BRIGHT
County agent, L. A. Hunt, in com
pany with D. L. Jamison of theUnit
ed States Biological Survey, return
ed late Saturday night from a trip
through the north end of the coun
ty, where they visited with a num
ber of districts where the rabbit
campaign will be put on in the next
few weeks. Mr. Hunt reports that
excellent progress is being made.
All the different communities are
completing their quota in splendid
fashion and the most commendable
spirit Is being shown.
MessrB. Hunt and Jamison made
a trip into Gilliam county and held
a meeting at the lower Eight-mile
school house, where it developed
that a large number ot rabbits north
of the Rock Creek station and around
Blalock on the Columbia river and
arrangements were made for call
ing a meeting at Lone Rock, The
Gilliam county men have taken the
stand that the rabbits on the John
Day river are a serious menace to
alfalfa fields so long as they are
within marching distance, and an
extensive campaign will be put on
to rid that section of these pests by
spring. The county agent will fur
nish poison and instruction for the
use of the same if people in the low
er Willow creek district who are in
terested, will put it out. A few re
maining black tailed pests on the
breaks of the grain fields will fur
nish seed for future generations
and make additional expense to the
farmers and tax payers. Mr. Hunt
hopes that everybody will give their
full cooperation towards furthering
the rabbit campaign, for the present
winter seems to be offering a splen
did opportunity for definite results.
DR. CALLOWAY TO IDAHO
Dr. J. L. Calloway left last Satur
day for his old home in Idaho, Moun
tain Homo, where he will spend the
winter with his aged mother, who is
in failing health. He expects to re
turn to Heppner In the early spring.
Eddie Reitmann, Appointed
John Day District Director
Eddie Reitmann, prominent young
farmer of the lone section, baa been
appointed one of the directors of the
John Day Irrigation District to suc
ceed Michael Kenny cf this city, who
failed to qualify. Mr. Reitmann is
a man who has ever devoted much
of his time to the development of
the agricultural resources of the
county and his election to the direc
torate is considered a wise choice.
He is vice-president of the Morrow
county farm bureau at the present
time.
B. G. Sigsbee Buys Residence
Property From Paul Webb
B. G. Sigsbee has purchased the
Paul Webb residence property in
north Heppner. Mr. Webb, who baa
been living in this city since selling
his extensive sheep ranch on Balm
creek, departed on Sunday with his
family for Walla Walla, where they
expect to reside in the future.
RETURNS TO MORROW COUNTY
T. W. Cutsforth was in Heppner
last Friday for the first time In
about ten years. Mr. Cutsforth has
been living up in Alberta for a num
ber of years, where he has been
farming. Prior to going to the
north country, he was a resident ot
the Lexington section and has re
turned to once more become iden
tified with the farming industry in
this county. Mr. Cutsforth and fam
ily arrived in Lexington about two
months ago and Mr. CutBforth will
farm the Chas. Pointer ranch for
Mrs. Pointer, who is his daughter.
Mr. Cutsforth still retains possess
ion of his 480 acre wheat farm in the
Alberta country.
WINTER OF '80 WAS COLD
When the thermometer registers
zero, Heppner people sh'ver a little
"sstrr'yid jtito tip lb 'fire, for
zero weather her? is regarded as the
extreme in severe winters. However,
there have been winters in by-gone
years that have lingered aa unpleas
ant memories to many of our older
residents. Bruce Kelley says the
winter of 1889 was one of the cold
est on record. The thermometer fell
to 30 degrees below zero and stock
died in great numbers. Mr. Kelly
says he recalls when the snap had
reached its highest point, A. D.
French drove a four horse team from
Rock Creek to Heppner and on up
Willow creek to the Kelley ranch.
There were few hardier men than Mr.
French and it is related that he made
the trip with apparently no discom
fitures. Christmas Gift Home Paper
No more acceptable Christmas
present than a year's subscription
to the old home paper for friends
who have moved away can be made
for the same money, says the O.A.C.
press service. Unlike most others
friends it never forgets to write, but
52 times a year it spreads a feast of
news, rich in memory-stirring items
that form the best possible substi
tute to a visit "back home." Call
on or write the editor today," advises
the college editor.
Colleges Bees Profiteered
If profiteering is "getting all you
can and keeping all you get" the O.
A. C. bee colonies came well within
that class last year. Thus it came
about that tho department of etomol
ogy had stores of honey for sale.
How the bees were housed, fed and
managed to get this result will be
brought in the intensive 12-lesson
bee-keepers' course Farmers' Week.
Many disabled soldiers will take the
course.
NOTICE OF GUARDIAN'S SALE OF
REAL PROPERTY.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned, Guardian of the person
and estate of Clarence Clayton Wells,
a Minor will on and after Saturday
the 10th day of January, 1920 at
the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon
of said day, at the office of Wood
son and Sweek in the City of Hepp
ner, Oregon, offer at private sale to
the highest bidder for cash in hand,
all of the right title and interest of
Clarence Clayton Wells, said Minor
in and to the following descrcibed
real property situated in Morrow
County, Oregon, to-wit:
The South half of the Northwest
quarter and all of the Southeast quar
ter Section IS iu Township 1. S. R.
23 E. W. M.
This sale is made under and in pur
suance of a license and order of sale
granted by the County Court of Mor
row County, State of Oregon on the
24th day of November, 1919 in the
matter of the guardianship of said
minor authorizing this guardian to
sell said real property.
JENNIE WELLS GRANT,
Guardian of Clarence Clayton Wells,
a minor.
GRANTCOUNTY ROAD
SURVEY IS STARTED
State Highway Engineers Now Busy
Picking Best Route For Per
manent Highway to In
terior. The State Highway Commission
producing Holstein purebred from
Heppner-Grant County road which
was authorized by the Morrow Coun.
ty taxjayers of a special election last
summer.
Surveyor H. B. Glaisyer ot the
state highway engineering depart
ment, and a crew of men started
work the past week making the pre
liminary survey. It is estimated
that it will taks several weeks to
comylete the work and that the sur
vey wlU cost Morrow County $6000.
However this amount will be credited
by the highway commission to Mor
row county and will later be deduct
foed from the cost of actual road
construction.
Three feasible grades out of Hepp
ner to the top of Heppner Hill are
being considered, and it is posuible
that a five per cent grade may yet
be obtained. It Is also planned to
eliminate several bad stretches a
cross Heppner Flat. The road will
follow up Rock creek from Hard
man along the most feasible route,
to Parker-Mill and thence across
Sun Flower Flat to a point on the
boundary line between Morrow and
Grant counties.
This highway, it is estimated wlU
cost in the neighborhood of $70,000.
This is the amount voted apportion
ed by the taxjayers for this road.
It is one of the most important trade
arteries leading into Heppner and
will have a mutual benefit for both
territorities which It affects.
AV, IT SURE WAS COLD.
Ira W. Thornton, local garage man,
says the hot water pipes In his home
froze up tight last Sunday night.
The ice on the pipes was so hot that
Mr. Thornton might have burned his
hands had be not used the precau
tion of wearing gloves while doing
the "thawing out" stunt He says
that three inches of water in a pan
under the stove froze solid the same
night, and there was a fire In the
stove all night. It was sure cold
last Sunday night
Defective Flue Cause of Fire
in McCaleb Home
The fire department was called
out Tuesday just before the noon
hour to extinguish a fire which had
resulted from a defective flue in the
W. L. McCaleb home on Church
street. While conditions were much
against the fire boys, on account of
the snow storm, they made rapid pro
gress and had the flames under con
trol before they broke through the
roof. Slight damage resulted to the
property.
FINE WOOL WETHERS BRING
$9.00.
W. C. Brown this week sold 1387
head of fine wool wethers to Smith
& Allison of Bickleton, Washington,
at $9.00 per head. These wethers
were yearlings, and the purchasers
took the whole band, without mak
ing any cut. This is about the best
price paid tor wethers here this sea
son. Condon Globe-Times.
The boys basket ball team Jour
neyed to lone last Friday, where they
met the respective teams of the lone
high schools. The local girls' team
met defeat, the score being 22 to 14.
However, our boys did better, defeat
ing the lone quintet by a score 31 to
15 in a fast game. A return game
will be played in Heppner in the near
future.
The Athletic Association has in
stalled a stove in the basket ball hall.
It will cost the association eight dol
lars a month for fuel and this ex
pense will be met by the receipts
from games to be played among the
classes of the school and from out
side games.
It has been arranged now so the
girls' basket ball team may have the
use of the hall on Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings from 6 to 7:30. This
Is a good hour for the girls and will
not interfere with the boys iu their
practice.
The Sophomore class will hold one
of their class parties on Friday even
ing, December 12.
The Philomathian and Ciceronian
Literary Societies are planning and
preparing a program which will be
given jointly, sometime In January.
Watch papers for further announce
ment. The Heppner high school has en
tered the State Debating League,
and we are hoping that some student
from this school will gut to go to
Eugene to attend the State debating
contest to be held sometime in May.
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES