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ri.r two THK (, TTK-T1MKS HKrPNFH, U1IK.. THVRSDAY, J AX. 1, 1920. FARM BUREAU COMMIT- TEES MET SATURDAY: What was pron.umor,! as one of ' f tf!-t n,fc:ir.c5 ht Kl by ti e Mor r. i.uinly farm buiv.iu, look place in :!-.e off.ce of County Aaor.t Hunt in !M- fiiy lai.! unlay afternoon. l.ilr- tt.e niec-tir.p ,ail.l primar ily s a committee niertmp. a large nuuiber of farmers were iu atten tat. re and a great many important Milneots. ere taken up and disou&s ed. The meting was called to order by t lie bureau president, Oscar Keithley of Kicht M;le and the readings of the previous meeting -ere read by soc r. port of the treasurer which was to n port of the treasuruor which was to hae been presented, was not given, owing to the fact that the treasurer. Mr. Hulden, was out of town. Among the more important topics of discussion were the grain grading school, good roads. Willow creek irrigation district, orchard vork) cul tivation methods and county club leader. The constitution and by.lavcs of the organization were presented by R. W. Turner, chairman of that com mittee, and after brief discussion, w ere adopted. Under the head of good roan, county roadmaster W. L. McCaleb was present and offered the county's cooperation to the various districts in the matter of keeping the roads in good repair. It was finally decid ed that a competent man should be chosen by the farmers in their res pective districts who will confer with the roadmaster and take the work in his district under supervision, in or der to hasten the work when it is needed the most. County judge W. T. Campbell was present and joined in with the far mers in their discussion on a bigger and better county fair. They were again assured of the county's coop eration in the work to make a suc cess of this annual event. Local Hospital Will Close Soon After First of Year The Heppner Sanatorium will soon be a thing of history. It will soon be classed along with the things which once were but are no more So announce the management of the institution, Dr. C. C. Chick and Dr. A. D. McMurdo, who say that the hospital has long been a financial burden and they have gron weary of carrying the load. So shortly after the first of the year, or just as soon as the last pa tient is able to leave, the doors of the Heppner Sanatorium will close and after that people will simply have to stay well or take a long journey to an outside hospital. Local doctors have long! been handicapped, when their business is viewed from the surgical stand point. The housing facilities of the old sanatorium have been poor and the overhead has been high. Nurses, good nurses, have been hard to get, and the doctors say, a great deal harder to keep. About a year ago considerable interest was shown by local people hen the idea of a fine, modern hos pital was suggested. But shortly following the suggestion, other more timely building propositions came in and claimed the financial support of the business men and the hospital was passed up for the time. Once the town is without a hos pital, its need will be more appar ent, and it is not unlikely that a move for a new building will be put underlay in the not far distant fu ture. IT WAS A GOOD NOIBER If any business of Heppner is not represented on the 28 pages of the Heppner Gazette-Times of Decem ber 18 it must be for some reasons unknown in commercial and news paper life. The Editors Crawford say it is not an industrial edition, yet it reflects the life of Heppner and shows some of the possibilities of Morrow county .It is a good number. Portland Oregonian. Kdurators In Convention Assembled at Portland Outline a Program to Better Conditions for Teachers Exclusive Tax for Education The teachers of Oregon have de. cided to demand a minimum salary of $1080 a year and indorsed a movement to bring before the next session of the legislature an act to provide a state tax not to exceed two mills to be used exclusively for edu cation. These two moves were tak en early in the opening of the Ore gon State Teachers' convention in Portland on Monday. Over two hun dred delegates from all over Oregon are in attendance and participated in the voting. George W. Hug, superintendent of schools at McMinvllle, is chairman of the legislative committee and ht is urging the teacberij to all work for the legislation in their respective communities. The Oregon teachers are showing their mettle by completely ignoring a reference to forming a teachers' union. It Is pointed out that California lias already provided $1200 as a minimum age for teachers. Mr. and Mrs. ChaB. a. Dykstra have returned from a brief visit to Sheridan, Ore. A daughter was born to them on November 30. Mr. Dykstra and family will again make their home in Morrow county, where he is interested in the farming game. M STAMP SALE 11 CONTINUE COMING YEAR SAX FRANCISCO, CAL. Total cash receipts from the sale cf War Savings securities from the beginn ing of the movement in December 1917 to December 15, 1919 amount to J1.12S.4S0.731. according to a telegram to Governor John V. CaU kins of the San Francisco Federal Hesorve Bank from Assistant Secre tary of the Treasuruy R. C. Leffing well announcing that heavy Christ mas sales of War Savings Stamps and Treasury Savings Certificates this year ill considerably swell the to tal ihen the books are finally closed for the year on December 31. During the summer, sales of War Savings Stamps dropped somewhat below the high mark set during the war and immediately after the arm- ' istice, but for the last five months I there has been a steady monthly in i crease in the amount of these se leurities sold, which, in the opinion lot Treasury officials, prophesies continual investment in Government securities by the general public throuughout 1920. The 1920 War Savings Stamp will be larger than the 1919 stamp, and will be carmine in color, bearing the head of George Washington rather than Benjamin Franklin's bust. The Thrift Stamps will be the same, as will the Treasury Savings Certifi cates, which are issued in denomina tion of J 100 and $1000. War Sav ings Stamps and Treasury Savings Certificates of the 1920 issue "ill mature January 1925. Prices of War Savings Stamps, be ginning at $412 for January, will in crease monthly to $4.23 for the last month of the year, Treasury Savings Certificates selling in proportion. Both the Treasury Savings Certifi cates and the War Savings Stamps pay four per cent interest compound ed every three months. The Treasury Department strong ly advises the exchange of full War 1; advises the exchange of full War Savings Certificate that is, twenty stamps affixed to a folder, for Treas ury Savings Certificates, which are registered, thereby protecting the holders. For this reason 1918 and 1919 Treasury Savings Certificates will be available for exchange for War Savings Certificates of 1918 and 1919. Start the New Tear right by sav ing every week. Says Spokane Weather Man Hits the Nail on the Head Frank Evans, who was in the city Monday from his ranch below town, says that the weather prophet in the Spokesman-Review is some prognos ticator. ' Mr. Evans says the Spokane man has been handing out forecast!) for the past two years which have hit the nail on the head every time. The big storm the fore part of Dec ember as fully covered by the Spo kane prophet in his predictions and says there will be another cold snap the last of the month, especially severe on the coast. Walter Reitmann, of the well known Reitmann family of wheat farmers, was up from his lone home last Saturday attending business matters. Rev. Wm. C. Worstell was a bus iness visitor here on Wednesday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Worstell. Elks Preparing to Furnish Interior of Their Building At the regular meeting of Hepp ner Lodge No. 358, B.P.O.E., in this city last Friday evening. Exalted Ruler, F. A. McMenamin appointed the finance committee and the build ing committee to act as a general committee to confer with architect John V. Bennes and contractor L. N. Traver, in selecting the interior fur nishings for their ne lodge home. Mr. BrownLee of Meir & Frank Com pany of Portland, was in the city the last week to confer with the ledge re garding the furnishings and his firm will present a bid. USED DIAMONDS AS COUNTERS Miners Who Found Them In Brazil In 1726 Considered Them is Merely Pretty Pebble. The news from Brazil that a large company has been formed to work the diamond mines of that country on a more scientific scale in an effort to make Brazil once more an Important factor in supplying the world's most popular gem, recalls one of history's richest Jokes. Diamonds were first discovered In Brazil in 1725. But with their pockets full of diamonds, the discoverers were nnaware for two years that they bad made a discovery. Miners washing for gold In the Mlnas Geraes district picked up pretty peb bles from time to time. They thought them worthless and used them for counters In their card games. If they had no money they gambled tor the pebbles, winning or losing, In blissful Ignorance, a king's ransom In diamonds on the turn of a card. A penniless adventurer drifted Into the gold fields in 1727. Some of the miners staked him one evening to a handful of pebbles that he might sit In at a card game. The others played with listless Interest, but the new. comer played with care and skill. He had seen rough diamonds In India and knew what the pebbles were. As a result he won all the pebbles around the table. He did not remain In the fields to wash for gold, but next day hurried to Rio Janeiro and took ship for Lis bon, where he aold his pebbles for a fortune and lived happily ever after. The rush of diamond hunters to Bra zil which followed carried back to the miners in Mlnas Geraes the first Inti mation that they had been rich for two years without knowing It. Rev. Noyes and Family Are ! Given Farewell at Church A farewell party for Kev. II. A. Xoyes and family was held at the Federated church last Friday even ins, upon the eve of their departure for their new home at Wapato. Wash. here Kev. Sir. Xoyes has takeu the church pastorate. 1 Nearly 150 friends of the family I were present to wish them good for. I tune in their new home and to ex press their regret of the departure I of the Xoyes family from Heppner. Kev. .Mr. Xoyes had been pastor of the Federated church the past three years and during the residence of the family here, they made a host of friends. The gratitude of the church was somewhat expressed in the mac- nificeut gift which the members pre sented to the departing pastor last Friday night. The Masonic orders of Heppner held joint installation of officers in their lodge rooms last Fridav even tig. Officers installed in Ruth chap ter ot i-ustern Star a ere Worthy Ma tron, Minnie Clark; Worthy Patron, Frank Moore, Associate Matron Harriett Mahoney; Treasurer, Anna Spencer; Conductress, Rosa Richard son; Associate Conduuctress, Mrs. Frank Moore; Chaplin, Jennie Her; Marshall, Jessie Pruyn; Ada, Frankie Luper; Ruth, Sophrona Thompson; Esther, Cora Crawford; Martha, Ada Avers; Electa, Margaret Cox; War den, May Gilliam; Sentinel, Hugh Githens. Heppner Chapter No. 69, A.F. & A. M. installed the following officers: W. M. Thomas Brennan; S. W. Hanson Hughes; J. W., II. C. Gith ens; S. D., Clarence Scrivner; J. D. Frank Gilliam; King, W. E. Pruyn; S. Spencer Crawford; J. S., C. J. D. Baunian; Tyler, A. L. Avers. In the Royal Arch chapter the offi cers installed were: High priest, Frank Gilliam; King, W. E. Pruuyn; Scribe, John Her; Royal Arch Cap tain, M. D. Clark; Master third vail, Thos. Brennan; Master second vail, H. C. Githens; Master first vail, H.' A. Duncan; Secty., J. A. Waters; Sen tinel, A. L. Ayers. Following the lodge work refresh ments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Buckman are spending a few of the holidays in Portland. They went down last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Campbell of So cial Ridge spent Christmas in Hepp ner with Mr. Campbell's parents, Judge and Mrs. W. T. Campbell. Roy Blake of lone and Mi6S Grace Leathers, a teacher in the Hardman schools, were married in this city on Wednesday, December 24, at the home of Rev. H. A. Noyes of the Federated church, who performed the ceremony. Mr. Blake is a young i farmer of the lone country, where i the young people will make their home. The Crystal Swinging Wringer Tbt clothe! C nei! from f ,,eil from I r wrung riii ier in- TJ I the blainf f ftoa tbc mi- f. C to it blnlng 'V I iMo the I jTw chint Into tbt t wtX"' Jfyh H clot bet basket, JW E. J. STARKEY, Agent Gilman Building SeedingTime Is Here That means SUPERIOR time to all farmers who are looking forward to best results. superior "The name tells a true story" Grain Drills ALL SIZES AND STYL18. Peoples Hardware Company Heppner, TWO REALTY DEALS PASS $100,000 MARK Two realty deals consumated in Heppner within the past ten days that pass the hundred thousand dollar mark, are reported by Roy V. White- is. Mr. Whiteis sold Jas. M. Hayes ranch on Rhea creek to E. F. Clark and the transaction involves over $50,000. There are 1700 acres of grazing and farming land in this ranch. Mr. Clark ill take immed iate possession. The latest transaction reported by Mr. Whiteis is the sale of the old Peuland farm on the outskirts of Lexington, belonging to E. Nordyke and Guy Nordyke, to Fred Lucas of Heppner. The ranch consists of 1520 acres, and the price paid was$65,000. In the sale are incluaed all hay, stock and farming equipment and Mr. Lu cas gets immediate possession. There are 1300 acres of tillable land on the place and it is estimated that 200 acres can be given over to the suuecessful growing of alfalfa. Mr. Lucas recently sold his wheat ranch on Heppner Flat to T. J. D. Jones for the highesst price ever paid per acre for wheat land in Morrow county, so far as we know. The price paid by Mr. Jones was $50 per acre. A Big Chance for Ex.service Men A special ruling all fomer service men, no matter when discharged, to reinstate their insurance on or before December 31, 1919, on statement in their applications that they are in as good health as at the date of dis charge or at the date of the expira tion of the grace period for the pay ment of premiums, whichever is the later date, and payment of two months' premiuums on the amount of insurances to be reinstated. Af ter December 31st, the privilege of reinstatement will be limited to the pfriod of 1 months following the month of oischcarge, or 12 months following the month of lapse, if rein statemert is made after 18 months following month of dischargs. As only t o months' premiums are now required for reinstatement, a former service man who paid more than two months' back premiums in reinstating prior to July 25, 1919, can on application, obtain credit for any premiums sa paid in excess of two and have the overplus applied to ward fuuture premium payments. The Bureau of War Risk Insur ance want men to know their rights as to government insurance and the methods by which this insurance may be retained or reinstated. It is to the interest of every service man whose insurance may have lapsed or been canceled to apply at once for reinstatement. To wait may mean disaster. Check or money should be madb payable to the Treasurer of the Unit ed States and, with the application, sent toihe Premium Receipt Section, Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Washington, D. C. Heppner, Oregon Oregon. 112 Millions V 7v " N i'i ' h used last year to KILL COLDS HILL'S CSSCARAQUININE d cold remedy for 20 yaara tablet form ule, fure. no opiates breaks up a com in 24 r relieves grip in 3 cava oner back if it fails. The genuine bo has a Ked Wltn Mr. nuts icture. At All Drue Slant TKSTKI) AMI l'llOVKX There is a Heap of Solace in Being Able to Depend upon n Well. Kameil Hcpiitnt inn. For months Heppner readers have seen the constant expression of praise for Doan's Kidney Pills, aud read about the good work they have done in this locality. What other remedy ever produced such convinc ing proof of merit? C. W. Shurte, Heppner, says: "Several years ago 1 as more or less suubject to bladder trouble. The kidney secretions were unnatural and too frequent in passage. During these spells, my back felt weak and lame. After taking a few boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills I got over the bladder trouble and my back felt as strong as ever," Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidndey Pills the same that Mr. Shuurte had. Foster-Mil-burn Co., Mfgs., Buffalo,, N. Y. Are Your Teeth in Bad Shape? If you have a bad tooth, perhaps what you need is a gold crown to cover it. If some teeth are missing, they can be replaced by what is called bridgework, which means thai new teeth are fastened in bv attaching them to oYSTEMJ other natural teeth in your mouth. Or maybe you need arliiicial plates, which can be made so natural looking that it is not easy to tell them from real teeth. The best place to have this kind of dental work done is at an oliicc where Registered Dentists use tho E. R. Parker System, because these dentists make special arrange ments with out-of-town patients, so that fewer visits are required nd you don't have to call so often. Prices are always reasonable, and no charge is made for exam inations and advice. There are twenty-four E. R. Parker System otTices in different cities, thu near est being at 755 Main Street, Pendleton, 32l Washington Street, Portland. w-.'-.y XV- I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM ViXfjSii! "PERMANENT AS THE PYRAMIDS" Concrete Pipe Co. OTcSr . SEWER AND WATER PIPE ry It On p. IRRIGATION PIPE U rkaaa "him" br Mniai (nil pl 111 II 1 vitk Vofaal KinkBillow WW CULVERT PTPV I Cm It n 7ou would whlpH ma. I vi " lkrZZ? I HI CEMENT PRODUCTS Iha Mil iajr-U latn ii u; l(tl I j II I HOLLOW SILO BLOCKS A (War 1 Jar lolij rnSj and trr tbk stll- KSsS !aa taant S PHONE 467 1003 N' 10th Street, W i WALLA WALLA, WASH. J I llllllllllllllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin M f BeforeBuyingYour II Winter Shoes I mi3 Step in and look over our ock I ; of heavy, hand-made work i 1 v ":j shoes for men. J ; :' We also have in ock the well known e O'Donnell Shoe for men. f fe". C. M. Bowers r 2l Shoe Shop STSS Main Street Heppner l tlilors Keixirt Ail ItoultM. ! Uw Oregon editors report to the !Mau college press service a grow ! nil1, trade with farmers in advertising farm "produce and odds aud ends about the farm," Such failures as occur are credited to the unwilling-nc-f of the advertiser to sell his stuff on the creest of high prices for fear it will go still higher. Then, when the demand is oft, he sticks a little t mi liner in the want ad column and kicks becaeuse the stuff isn't sold. A summary of reports will be given at the country life conference of Far mers' week, January 2. 0. W. McNAMER Central Market McNAMER & SORENSON, Props. We bog to aimouuce to the people of Heppner and vicinity that we have purchased the lease, business, fixtures and good will of the Peoples Meat Market and have moved in to the quarters recently occupied by that firm in the Gill maii building on West Willow street, where we will con duct a first-class market iu such a manner as will appeal to the most fastidious. BEEF, PORK, MUTTON, VEAL, POULTRY and FISH IN SEASON Try some of our home made pure pork Sausages with your Buckwheats these cold mornings. Our purpose is to give the people of Heppner strictly first class service, courteous treatment and fair prices. Give us an opportunity to serve and pleaae you. Central GOOD WHEAT FARMS -0- I now have a number of the best wheat farms in Morrow County listed and For Sale 0N Easy Terms ranging in size from 480 to 1G00 acres. Also Two Fine Alfalfa Farms I have sold four farms the past two months, but have sev eral bargains to offer just as good. Come in and ses me. E. M. SHUTT Up stairs in Court House V Mrs. II. W. Lewis of ('.rami Rap ids, Mich., arrived i;i Heppner the first of the week and will spend tho winter here with her son. It. L. Lewis, conductor on the Heppner branch of tho O. W. KOTH'K Thero came to my place about June 1, four miles southwest of Hardman, the following described animals: one brown horse, white stripe in face, brauded with spear on right hip; one black yearling horse, no brand. Ow ner may have same by paviug all costs. J.-J22 LOTUS UOBISON, Hardman, Ore. B. F. SORENSOl Market