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THE success of this firm may, to a large degree, be attributed
to fair methods in dealing and a desire to serve the smallest
customer. Year after year has found us enjoying an increased patronage, which
we assure you is highly gratifying and very much appreciated.
We have ever striven to build for the future
and this idea is best exemplified in our new,
modern, fireproof building into which we are
now moving.
In our new, up-to-date quarters we will be
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in a position to serve you better than ever be
fore, and it is with pride that we can serve
you in our store which is second to none in
Eastern Oregon. We will be glad to have you.
come and inspect our new premises.
Extending to all our friends and patrons the Greetings of the Season, and wishing
you all continued health, happiness and prosperity through the years to come.
GILLIAM & BI
SBEE
Pioneer Hardware Firm
NEW FIRE-PROOF BUG MOUNT
10 INTEGRITY
OF PiONEER HARDWARE FIRM
Away back there in the early days
of Heppner's commercial life the
founders of the firm of Gilliam &
Bisbee, local hardware merchants,
were forced to move out of the place
they had been doing business. Pro
press in building has destined that
their location Bhould be taken by a
new brick bdilding for the First Na
tional Bank. The firm at that time
was Gilliam & Coffey, the business
having been established in 1887 by
Frank Gilliam and J. W. Coffey. Mr.
Coffey later sold his interest to T. H.
Bisbee.
The first move was made when
the wooden building in which the
firm was housed, was moved from
the corner where the First National
now stands, Into the street. After
continuing under adverse circum
stances for awhile, Messrs. Gilliam
Ic Coffey moved their stock of
goods into the brick building adjoin
ing the bank. The transfer of mer
chandise was made with the aid of
a wheelbarrow. As Mr. Gilliam
explains it, the Job of moving at
that time was not a big one, as the
stock carried at that time was very
small in comparison with present
day stock.
Now as the firm is about to move
into their magnificent new quarters
at the corner of Main and May
streets, they no doubt would like
to have as easy a task as they did
the last time they moved.
Mr. Coffey sold his interest in the
firm to T. H. Bisbee in 1890 and the
firm name of Gilliam ft Bisbee dates
torn that time Upon the death of
Mr. Bisbee several years ago, his
son, L. E. Bisbee became the junior
partner of the firm.
Like many other famous and well
known affinities such as tried and
true, brave and bold, etc., Gilliam
& Bisbee is a household phrase
which is about as commonplace in
the regular run -of every day life as
day and night. In other words its one
of our institutions. It has been
here to serve our wants since long
before the advent of many of us in
to this world.
So it is with equal pride that the
people of Heppner look to the beau
tiful new two story brick and con
crete building up on the corner,
where the pioneer firm will be serv
ing their customers shortly after the
I first of the year. It is the largest
building in the town which is de
! voted exclusively to one firm
and one of the 1 a r g e t in
Eastern Oregon. It stands as a
i monument to the business integrity
! of the firm who brought it to a reali
latioa and it adds thousands of dol-
lars to the value of the town.
BOARDMAN
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$50,000
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By M. B. Higns, Secretary of Com-'
mei-rUl (Tub tuid Principal of
Boardinan Behoof.
To one who visited the Boardman
community three years ago and
again today, the changes for the bet
ter are almost unbelievable. The
town itself has trebled in size and
continues to grow rapidly. The lo
cation is almost ideal, bordering, as
it does, the beautiful Columbia
which can be seen In its silvery. beau
ty for several miles up and down
from the town.Opposite the village
are two islands in the river, which
offer opportunity for a pleasure re
sort as well as farming possibilities.
It is contemplated that a launch will
be placed In service and many pleas
ure trips will then be possible. Fol
lowing the river bank, the O.-W. R. fc
N. Co., and the Pacific highway give
excellent transportation facilities.
In a business way the community
has three grocery stores, hardware
lumber company, feed store, garages.
barber shop and hotel, with openings
for a rooming house, restaurant,
drug store, doctor, and bank.
There are a goodly number of
community organizations including
the Grange, Commercial Club, Farm
Bureau, church ladles aid, Parent
Teachers' Association and schooi,
The Grange works principally for
the interests of its members and the
organization has had considerable in-
fiuence in community affairs. The
Commercial Club, which includes
membership from both town and
country, has also done a great deal
for community development. Both
are working for the good of the
whole, and the town helps the coun
try, and the country helps the town
Farm lands tributary to a good town
are often many times more valuable
than those not so located. The town
boosts good roads just as the farmer
does, not simply to help the town
but to help the community and no
one profits more by good roads than
the farmer, and no one likes to trav
el them more. The same might be
said of most questions that arise.
The Farm Bureau is the latest or
ganization to take up the work of
community advancement. The sec
ond meeting was held on Monday,
December 8th, at the community
church and the organization perfect
ed. We predict that -the Farm Bur
eau, with its local, country, and state
and national organizations will be
the most helpful, not only for the
farmer but for the community and
national development.
There is also a fine little commun
ity church with a Sunday school every
Suijday, and a ladies' aid society.
Just at present we are without a
pastor, but steps are being taken to
remedy that just as soon as possible.
The sentiment of the community is
such that a strong church can be
built up.
The growth of the schools, too, is
a good criterion for the growth oi
the community. Three years ago, a
rough, clapboard shack housed a
bout six pupils. We now have a fine
mission style building, 214 feet long
and 36 feet wide, with a full base
ment. The building contains, on
the lower floor, class rooms, ofhee,
library, all connected by wide, well
lighted halls. Above is the audit
orium with a seating capacity of 300,
Below is found rooms for manual
training, domestic science, cafeteria.
sewing, general science as well .as a
special dining room for training stu
dents in house work, and also a large
room for community dinners. The
building is heated with a S9000
plant of the latest type, and electric
lights and water are supplied by a
special pressure system costing
J 2 500. The total cost of the build
ing will be close to $50,000. The
auditorium has connections for . a
moving picture machine and a stage
equipped for service.
Among other special features of
the plant might be mentioned the
blackboard arrangement, whereby
the boards may be raised into the
walls, allowing the teacher full su
pervision of the cloak rooms during
intermissions. The plan of the halls
is such that one teacher can super
vise the whole floor. There will be
athletic grounds, decorated terraces,
play grounds, school garden, tennis
courts, broad lawns and cement
walks to beautify the ten-acre plat of
which the building forms the center.
The library facilities are unexcelled
Twenty five hundred volumes and
some thirty periodicals afford refer
ence and entertainment facilities for
the school and community. The pu
pils are brought in with trucks and
this service will be vastly improved
next year with larger trucks, better
equipped. With the proposed im
provement of the roads of the dis
trict it will be one of the pleasures
of the day for the pupils to step into
a commodious motor truck and in a
few minutes arrive at school for
their work In such a plant -where
the latest appliances and equipment
assist them in preparing for life's
work.
One of the chief factors in the im
provement of' the schools has been
the Parent-Teachers Association.
They, have monthly meetings ' with
helpful programs where vital ques
tions of home and school and child
welfare are discussed, and plans for
community improvement carried out,
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$1,500,0M),0(KI Increase Over Pro
duction for 1018 Shown in -v
Department Reports,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 Record
prices and bountiful production sent
the value of farm crops harvested
this year to the unprecedented total
of 114,092,740,000, exceeding the
value of last year's crops by almost
$1,600,000,000.
Final estimates of production-were
issued today by the department ot
agriculture and values were based on
prices paid to producers December 1.
The area of harvested crops this year
was more than 2,600,000 acres larg
er than last year, amounting to a to
tal ot 359,124,473. acres.
Corn easily maintained Its place as
king of crops, with a value ot $3,934,-
234,000, while cotton, Including cot
tonseed, was second with a total val
ue of $2,332,913,000. The hay crop
was third -with $2,129,087,000.
Wheat, combining the winter and
spring crops, was fourth, with $2,
028,522,000. Oats, $1,000,000,000
crop last year, reached a total of only
$895,603,000 because of decreased
production.
Record crops of winter wheat,
rice, sweet potatoes and hay were
grown, while the production of all
wjeat, rye and tobacco was next to
the largest ever harvested.
Prices paid producers were higher
this, year for every crop than they
were last year with the exception of
beans, cranberries and orangeB.-
request, procedure to be followed in
presenting claim for relief will be
furnished.
NEEDED IN BUSiOS WORLD
Bonds Go Begging
' '.' ' As Interest Accrues
San Francisco, Cal. More than
$41,000 .worth of First Liberty Loan
Bonds, with accrued interest amount
ing to nearly $3,600 is going begg
ing for rightful owners in the Feder
al Reserve Bank of San Francisco,
The bank has had the bonds for over
two, years, and is anxious that their
owners, who were given Interim Cer
tificates In lieu of the Bonds during
the First Loan, surrender the Certif
icates at once in exchange for the
Bonds."
At the time of the First Liberty
Loan the actual bonds were not
ready for distribution, and Interim
Certificates were Issued. -TheBe
however, bear no interest, so that
persons throughout the Twelfth Fed
eral Reserve District who are hold
ing Interim Certificates should write
that the exchange can be made at
once and the Interest accrued on tne
Bonds paid. If a subscriber has lost
the Certificate, the Federal Reserve
Bank should be notified, and, upon
Urgent Reasons for Transplanting Re
turned Soldiers From Army t
Civil Life Without Delay.
Tour cosmopolitan doughboy whe
has shaken hands with the king of
England, danced with the princess of
Routnanls, learned the slang of t doz
en nations and cocked a knowing eye
at all the choicest sights of the Con
tinent, may sound extremely sophisti
cated by cable, but wait until he
strikes the United States and see what
furrln travel has done for him I It
has made him love, not Europe less,
but home more, and he hardly tries
to conceal his grand passion under a
poker face, either. For he hss been
homesick and weary for months, nnd
the Goddess of Liberty looks like an
angel, snd New York harbor like henv
en, to Ms fond eyes.
As s national asset, then, the soldier
Is perhaps our best citizen, and be
muse the A. E. F. as a whole la ram
pantly enthusiastic about Its homeland
snd her Interests, America mny look
to her soldiers for -real Inspiration In
citizenship. These are the men to put
Into our business life as rapidly as
they can he transplanted from army
to civil Jobs.
To mnke.the transposition more sim
ple and effective, the war department
through Col. Arthur Woods, assistant
to the secretary of war, has set up
the wheels of a giant machine, which
Is working night and day to co-operate
with all employment agencies for
tht sake of the returned nliller who
has no Job. nut more than that, this
great employment system operates for
the good of America. Colonel Woods
and his thousands of assisting com
mittees believe In the doughhny and In
his power of real achievement In the
future national life of the United
States
Queer Burial Cuitont,
Among the Indians of Alaska liv
ing along the rock-boired coast of the
Bering sea many old customs prevail,
and It Is still believed that when a
man dies he must pass forward
through four successive stages before
tin reaches hesven, Thus his mourn
ers and family must spend four days
and nights In chanting songs or tell
ing of his virtues and must eat only
the foods of which he was fond. At
the end of that time the bnely of the
dead man Is wrapped Into a bundle
and Is hauled up through the roof
by strong ropes that the corpse may
not pass through any door used by
the living. Cremation follows and the
ashes are put Into a bag and stored In
the great wooden chests which fill
the family "grave house."
In the old days these ceremonies of
those four doys were very elnborate,
and the songs and chants used strik
ing In their solemnity. Now, how
ever, much has been modernized, bat
they still AMe the thought of en
tering a door through which a body
has been carried.
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Geo. W. Milholland, Special Agent, Standard Oil Company
Heppner, Oregon.
PUT YOUR PRINTING PROBLEMS UP TO US. WE HAVE
HELPED OTHERS OUT OF THEIR DIFFICULTIES
AND CAN DO THE SAME FOR YOU.
Order That Suit Now
After the first of the year, suitings will increase
$3.00 per yard.
We have a fine line of late patterns in high class
fabric
Come in and select yours at once-
We are now located in the Qarrigucs building on
the east side of Main Street, formerly Carl Swan
son's Cleaning and Pressing
Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Heppner Tailoring & Pressing Shop
' G. FRANZEN, Proprietor