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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
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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.
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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
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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