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Or-K..n IH-t'.riml P-rloty. Public Auditorium rrr AZETTE-TlMES .1 H PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY VOL. 80, NO. 48. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1920. SUBSCRIPTION, 12.00 PER YEAR E .Big Meeting Is Culled in Heppner for Huturduy, February 21, When He-Organization Will He Effected WU1 Be Incorporated For $25, 000. The Morrow county (ulr will be an expaned Institution. This lias been fully dteroilned by an enthusiastic group of live wire business men, far mers and stockmen, who have been busily working the past tew weeks for the re-organization of the Morrow County Fair association. These men met with the Morrow county court last week and the result of that meeting was most successful. The court, which has been assuming the financial burden of the fair in past years, has agreed to turn over the responsibility to the new organ ization, but has agreed to Invest an amount equal to the Bum represented in the value of the present fair grounds; into new grounds. Then the court will leuse the grounds to the fair association at a yearly rental of 1300. An option was taken on about 23 acres of fine bottom land belonging to Wightman brothers, and situated two miles below town. This land Is said to be Ideally situated for a fair ground. A spur track can easily be built from the railroad, which traver ses one side of the land, and will greatly facilitate the handling of stock and other exhibits. The ground also borders on the Oregon-Washington highway. Excellent camping grounds may be laid off and an Ideal park constructed. The stated con sideration for the land is $5000. The tract Is sufficiently large to permit a half mile race track, a grand stand and the many buildings demanded for the operation of a successful cpunty fair. The option given by Wightman brothers to protect them against loss, pending the re-organ Ization of the fair association, was signed by a number of farmers, stockmen and business men of Heppner. They were: M. D. Clark, Chas. Thomson, W. P. Mahoney, 8. E. Van Vactor, Frank Gilliam, W. O. Minor, E. R. Huston, L. A. Hunt, L. H. Padberg, A. Henriksen, H. F Tash, Phlll Colin and T J. Humphry. A big meeting of citizens has been called for Saturday, Februnry 21, at the court house in Heppner, and in vitations are being issued to every section of the county to sand dole gates to this meeting. It Is hoped by Mr. Henrlksen, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Huston and a number of others who have tuken a leading part In working for a bigger fair, that the reorgani zation may be completed at this meet ing. In the meantime, subscription lists are being prepared and every citizen of the county will be given an opportunity to buy stock In Morrow county's new $25,000 fair associa tion. HOAHDMAX NEWS. A. L. Larson made a business trip to Irrigon Saturday. Teams are at work cleaning the canal east of Messner. Mr. Villurs Is visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Glen Brown. There was a meeting at Boardman In the interests of the west extension Irrigation District last Saturday. The contractors expect to have the building completed by Saturday night and we hope to get the school togeth er all in one place In another week at least. The seventh and eighth grades pu pils are working out a plan for the school garden and later will carry out the plan. Enrollment cards have just gone forward to O. A. C. for the Industrial Club work. There will be a standard club In Poultry II, Sowing I, Sowing II, Pig I, besides Individual work In sheep, corn, onions, Pig II. Work on the athletic grounds Is progressing slowly. The boys turned out several hours to assist iu the work. A running track and base ball diamond will be first constructed. The boys of the high school are also working on the construction of a ce ment roller to pack the ground and roll in the pebbles that are somewhat prevalent. Prof. G, E. Hendricks loft Board man Friday on a business trip to La Grande and other small towns on the brunch line at La Grande, The Doardiunn schools are de veloping a bnse ball team composed of pupils of the seventh and eighth grades and the high school boys. They will bo ready for some games with near-by schools who have teams of an equal calibre, after awhile. A regular athletic period for ull pu pils has now been established using the last period In the day. Train ing Is beginning for the Field meet to be held at Lexington In June. The declamation work will also be given attention, some work of that kind having already been begun, OPTION IT HI FAIRGROUNDS Spring Road Work Will Open Up on Gooseberry Road Morrow county's 1920 road build ing season will open up within the next few days, when Roadmaster Mc Culub will place a good sized crew near lone on the lone-Gooseberry road. Just how fust the road work will be rushed, depends entirely up on the weather conditions, announ ces the roadmaster. He says that ike Dempsey, the tractor man, will be buck from the Willamette valley most any day. Mrs. Bertha Giger Was Native Morrow County Girl Mrs. Bertha Giger, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Cox of this city, passed away at the Ore gon City hospital on February 6, from pneumonia, following an attack of the influenza. Mrs. Giger was a na tive Morrow county girl and had spent many years of her life here, where she leaves a large circle of friends to mourn her departure. She is survived by a loving husband, J. A. Giger, and four small children as well as her parents and several bro thers and sisters, all of whom were at her bedside in the last hours, ex cept a brother, Ben Cox of this city, who was unable to be present on ac count of sickness. Dave Brown Will Hold Public Side at 1Hh Ibuich. " Dave Brown will hold a public sale at his ranch one mile south of the Er nest Mover place In Black Horse can yon on Thursday, February 26, when he will offer to the highest bidder, a long list of valuable farm property, Including horses and farm machin ery. F. A. McMenamln, local auc tioneer, and F. It. Brown, of the Brai nf Brown & McMenamin, will conduct the sale for Mr. Brown. A free lunch will be held at noon. See complete lint of property in advertisement else where in The Gazette-Times. Census Workers Complete Task. Census takers in the Heppner dis trict completed their tasks the past week and have forwarded their re ports to the district supervisor. Just what the result of their count will show, Is not yet known, as the gov ernment will not permit any of the data to gain circulation until It is ready to be given out officially from Washington. The enumerators In this district were Chas. B. Cox, Roy T. Cochran and Arlelgh Arthurs. DR. 1 CM 10V Dr. S. W. McClure, president and manager of the Cunningham Sheep & Land Co. That Is the way It now reads for Mr. McClure Is on the ground as ac tive head of the big sheep company, taking up the position left vacant by the death of the late J. N. Burgess. Dr. McClure arrived from Salt Lake several days ago and In com pany with J. M. Keeney has been out at the company's ranch near Pilot Rock. Dr. McClure Is well known througu his lung services as secretary of the National Wnolgrowers Association and for his services with the bureau of animal industry when he had headquarters in Pendleton. He Is considered an expert on the sheep business and has a nation-wide ac quaintance that will be highly valu able in his new position. Pendleton 10. O. Expert Candy Maker Here. Joe Krohn, the "Wandering Candy Maker," has been employed during the week in the candy kitchen at Jehn Maxwell's Fountain of Sweeit, and the display of fine confections In tho show windows as a result has been the center of attraction. Mr. Krohn, being an expert candy maker, lalms the United States for his home nnd he travels from north to south nnd east to west, his particular busi ness being to Instruct the local candy maker In the art of manufacture and getting new formulas Into his cra nium. Mr. Krohn has followed the rnde for so many years, that he has become a traveling encyclopedia, so o speak, having stored away In his head thousands of formulas for tho making of nil grades of confections. Ills display of "meats" now In the Maxwell window Is a line that he has put out In all tho biggest centers In the country. Mr. Krohn Ms on his first visit to Heppner, and since com ing here he wonders why he has pass ed us up all these many years, and ho figures that he will make It a point to come this way again. He Is an artist nt tho trade, and no mis take. Hotel Removed. Wo wish to nnnounce that we have opened up a hotel at Lexington, in tho Lee building. The old hotol building Is now closed to the public. 3p. MHS. OUAN STUMILEFIELD. COUNTY COURT MET III County Court met in regular ses clon at the Court House in Heppner, Oregon, on Feb. 4th, 1920 at 10 A. M. when were present the following officers:: Hon. Wm. T. Campbell, Judge; E. L. Padberg, Commissioner; G. A. Bleakman, Commissioner; J, A. Waters, Clerk. When among others the following proceedings were had to-wit: General claims as per list follow ing. - Koad claims as per list following. In the Mailer of Road Petition of E, Bergstrom et al. " Said petition continued until the March term of County Court. In ihe Matter of Petition of C. W. Caldwell et al for Market Road. The Court took up the matter of the Petition of C. W. Caldwell et al, petitioning the County Court to des ignate a Market Road leading from Irrigon to Heppner by way of the Sand Hollow Road. Said Petition was denied by the Court owing to the fact that the Court had already des ignated a market road to be establish ed ir. 1920 and that this said road would take all available Market Road Funds for the present year. In the Matter of the Petition of C. D. Albright et al. Court at this time takes up the matter of the Petition of C. D. Al bright et al asking that the Court spend the Special Road Tax money raised for the year 1920 on certain roads leading through the Boardman Project to the Columbia River High way; after due consideration of the same the court agreed to see that the money was expended as requested by said petitioners. In the Matter of Salary of Secretary Morrow County Fair Board. At this time the court takes up the matter of the salary of secretary of Morrow County Fair Board and after dim consideation of the matter it was agreed by the Court to discontinue same. No further business appearing the Court adjourned for the term. I Koad Claims Allowed ' by County Court Februnry, 1020. Kilham Stationery & Print ing Co., Heppner-Hard-man road $ 65.45 Geo. W. Gordon, Heppner- Grant Co. road 7185 J. E. Davenport, Heppner- Grant Co. road 70.55 A. H. McLain, Heppner- Grant Co. road 94.27 Mrs. E. H. Slocum, Heppner -Grant Co. road 6.00 Kilham Stationery & Print ing Co., Heppner-Grant Co. road 6.27; Martin Reld, Heppner- I Grant Co. road 36.68 Peoples Hdw. Co., Heppner Grant Co. road 1.76 Mrs. Clifford Rugg, Heppner -Grant Co. road 46.30 Mtr. Ed Rugg, Heppner- i Grant Co. road 47.90 Mrs. W. E. Straight, Hepp- j ner-Grant Co. road 11.00 W. P. Leaman, Heppner- i Grant Co. road 46.00 II. B. Glaysier, Heppner- Grant Co. rond 190.66 I. L. Kellogg, Heppner- Grant Co. road 78.02 S. E. Bryant, Heppner Grant Co. rond 28.19 Frank Glasscock, Heppner Grant Co. road 200.50 First Nnttonal Bank, lone Continued on Page 2.) Elks' Ofllelal Here. II. L. Toney, D. D. G. E. R. of tho! B. P. O. Elks, made an official visit1 to Heppner Lodge No. 358, on Wed-j nesdny evening and addressed the lo- j cal members. A large number of j Elks were on hnnd to greet him. Mr. Toney, who .lives at McMlnnville Is making a tour of the lodges In this part of tho state. A number of can didates were initiated Into the order also, and a luncheon was served at a Into hour. A LEAP YEAR VALENTINE Astoria Is Destined to be One of Coasts Big Ports Edgar B. Ayers, who is visiting here this week and who now makes 1 his home at Warrenton, Oregon, is ! enthusiastic over the great things ' being done at present in and around j Astoria. As a future sea port, As toria is destined to become one of ' the ' foremost on the Pacific coast, ' and Mr. Ayers states that these things are coming rapidly. Hank Vance, another Heppnerite, is engaged in the real estate game there, and is doing well, handling one of the best tracts adjacent to Astoria. Immense in dustries are all ready being establish ed, and others of vast magnitude are in prospect, and the time is right at ' hand when Astoria Is coming into her own. i Rev. Van Waters Will Deliver Time ly Lecture. j Rev. Dr. Geo. B. Vay AVaters of; Portland will hold services at the Ep-, iscopal church in this city next Sun day at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. His subject will be, "The Bible in the ! Making, or Sacred Literature in the light of recent scholarship." j This lecture should prove of in-, terest to every church goer, regard less of denomination, creed or belief, for it will bring to light the fact that Sacred Literature is playing a big; part in present day religious life and especially, among educators and; thinking people. Dr. Van Waters lias recently introduced a number of books into the Portland public libr ary, which he has found through his. reading and study to be of religious: uplift and have inspired him to the ! lecture which will be given to the 1 people of our city. j Pat Connell, the Rhea creek sheep man, was in the city on Wednesday and drove home a beautiful new Case touring car. Walter and Eddie Reitmann, prom inent lone farmers, were Wednesday business visitors in Heppner. J. R. Jackson of Lexington is a business visitor here today. Mr. Jackson says the crop prospect was never better, and that unless some thing unforseen happens, there will be lots of wheat harvested on his ranch this year. FOR SALE Good grade Jack.' Will accept span of work horses in : trade. J. R. Jackson, Lexington,' Ore. 3t-pd. A Man For the Ages Sixteenth president of the United States and the second father of his country, Lincoln was born in a rude cabin in Hardin county, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809. Lincoln was truly a man of, for and by the people and his il lustrious life and career which was so abruptly stopped by the assas in's bullet, gave a sanctification to his character. Time has not lessened the veneration and affectionate regard which the citizens of the republic entertain for him. Indeed this affection increases with the years, as we come to realize more and more the greatness and the goodness of the man. Simple and even careless in his, dress and demeanor, shrewd and penetrative in his judgment of men, humorous himself and fond of humor in others, he presented the ideal American figure. On this one hundred and eleventh anniversary of his birth we do him honor. And in this time of strife and turmoil, of upset econ omic conditions at home and the establishing of a safe and sane for eign policy; the prayer for another Lincoln to lead us into the light, is on the lips of many. r rami dr items autoshowwillbe" - J I mnrnT m liirnT ERWAS FIRST III IR MO III PEACE Alexander Brander of Heppner makes a specialty of being first in everything he undertakes. He was the first Heppner boy to go overseas. He served with the first engineers of the first division of the first army. He was the first Heppner soldier to be wounded in combat and the first to be returned to the United States. He was the first to be disharged and was among the first to be sent to the Oregon Agricultural college for voca tional training and is the first to fin ish the training. Brander specialized in animal hus bandry while at O. A. C. and main tained his record of being first thru out the entire course. He had fun charge of feeding and caring for the sheep which O. A. C. entered in the Pacific Livestock show at Portland last November. In competition with breeders from all over the northwest Brander brought home first prize for the college. His major professor was so impessed with his excellent work that he was urged to remain in col lege and take a degree course, but the call of the open is strong in this Scotchman's heart and be has Just returned to Heppner and the life he likes best. And though his body is marked by shrapnel and the doctors have listed him as partially disabled Brander's friends are certain that he will continue to be first in whatever he undertakes. alter Rood Buys Josie Jones Prop erty Here. Walter Rood, Heppner Flat farmer, has purchased the residence property of Mrs. Josie Jones, situated on the south hill in this city. He gets im mediate possession. The price paid was (3000. County Clerk Sells Many Dog Licen ses to Owners. There has been a strong demand for dog licenses at the county clerk's office the past two weeks. Clerk Wa ters reports that up to last Saturday he had sold an even 75 to the various dog owners of the county and some of the larger sheepmen have not yet come in for the canine tax. E. O. Nelll, Butter creek sheepman, heads the list thus far, having paid Ihe tax for twelve dogs and Pat Con neU of Rhea creek is second with ten. l.K.HT housekeeping rooms for reut. Mrs. C. L. Keithley, Ora E. Adkins of Eight Mile was here on Saturday. Noah Pettyjohn of Cecil was here on business last Monday. W. P. Hill of upper Willow creek, was a Saturday visitor in Heppner. Jos. Batty, Eight Mile farmer, waa a Saturday business visitor in Hepp ner. Mrs. Harvie Young of Eight Mile is reported to be quite 111 with the flu. Dell Allstott, the Rhea creek sheep man, was a Saturday business man in Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Helliker of lone were business visitors in Heppner on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Thomas were in Heppner Monday from their Eight Mile home. Sheriff George McDuflee has the small-pox, his physician reports. His condition is not serious. W. O. Hill, cashier of the Lexing ton State Bank, was a business visitor in Heppner last Thursday. Mrs. Ben Buschke and daughter Miss Grace have been reported ill with the flu at their home on Rhea creek. FOR SALE Two 80-acre tracts in the Teel Irrigation District, near Echo. One seeded to rye. Inquire at Gazette-Times office. Waldo Miller, bond salesman for Morris Brothers of Portland, left on Saturday for Condon, after spending several days in this city. Miss Ollie Cox and Mrs. Claude Coats, local phone operators, have re covered from their recent Illness and have returned to the exchange. Ben G. Buschke Jr. was in the city on Monday tor the first time in sever al days, having been confined to his home south of town with a round of the flu. Mrs. Frank Barlo of near Hara. man was brought to Heppner last week to receive treatment for a sprain which she sustained to her right arm by falling. O. C. Wageman and Dave Brown of Black Horse, both well known far mers of that section,- were here on business last Saturday. Miss Clowry has returned from Portland to assist Dr. McMudo care for the influenza patients. Miss Clowry was formerly head nurse at the Heppner Sanatorium. T. Mrs. Ida May Hughes, beloved wife of Matt T. Hughes, passed away at the family home on Willow creek, four miles below Heppner, at 3 o' clock Tuesday morning, after a brief illness; pneumonia being the cause of death. The deceased was 30 years of age and is survived by her husband, one small daughter, her father and step mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Copen haver of this city and several bro thers and sisters. One sister, Mrs. Saubert, who lives in Portland, re ceived the news of Mrs. Hughes' death, while she herself is sick in bed and will be unable to attend the fun eral. The funeral will be held this af ternoon from the First Christian church at 2 o'clock, with Rev. Geo. B. Van Waters of Portland conducting the ceremony. Interment will take place in Masonic cemetery. Picking a favorite. The Pacific Legion has been asksd by interested friends to pick the win ner of the coming heavyweight fight between Carpentler and Dempsey. In complete accord with several millions of ex-service men we declare Carpentler our favorite. Win or loose, he is still our favorite. We confess an abysmal Ignorance of his length of reach, heighth and weight, his endurance or his boxing ability as compared with Dempsey. And we cure nothing about them. We look behind all that to a fighting record In a real fight. It would be unsafe to risk cold cash on our Judgment as to the win ner of the coming scrap, for it Is bas ed on sentimental rather than practic al reasons. For all we know riveting bolts in a shipyard is better training for a "world's championship" than fight ing Bodies In the air. It is recorded of Carpentler that he was in England when war broke out, that the next ship took him a cross the channel and 48 hours later found him in the horizon blue. Jack Dempsey may be a wonderful pugilist but somehow we are pull ing strong for the Frenchman, And we are not alone. Pacific Legion. Dance Postponed. The dunce which was advertised to take place nt the Fair pavilion on Friday night has been Indefinitely postponed, owing to health conditions. I UUIhtu 111 ffto i'uKw nger Cars and Trucks of Nearly All .Likea and Models W ill Be on Display When Portland Automobile blunt' Opens Doors Last of Month. Portland, Oreg., Feb. 11. Some idea of the size of the big automobile snow to be held in Portland the entire week ut February 23rd to 28th may be gained from tue fact that the Ice Palace, where the motor car part of ihe show will be held, is the largest snow room on a single floor in the United States. Its 360 x 130 feet, without a single post to obstruct the view, give more space than is avail able for cars even on the main floor of the huge Coliseum Building, in Chicago, which is 300 x 120 feet in size. But large as it is, the Ice Palace can accomodate only the passenger car section of the Portland show. A year ago, both passenger cars and trucks were shown on the same floor. This year there are so many passen ger car exhibits, and so many special models, that the Ice Palace will be de voted exclusively to passenger cars, while trucks will be exhibited in a separate truck show In the Portland Armory, a few blocks away. The pasenger car show in the Ice Palace will be by long odds the most complete ever held in the Pacific Northwest, and the truck show will be the first exclusively truck event on ,he Pacific Coast. Both will be under management of the general show committee, and one ticket will admit visitor? to both shows without addi tional coct. In the passenger car show there will be a total of 69 different makes of cars, to say nothing of the fact that at least 176 different models will be shown. The Portland show will con tain almost as many different makes of cars as were exhibited at the recent New York show, the big event of the year in motordom. Eighty diffrent makes of cars were shown there, as compared to 69 at the coming Portland show. There will also be 50 different ma kes of trucks, and approximately 100 different models, on exhibition in the truck show. The committee in charge of the two Portland shows is composed of H. H. Eling, chairman; H. M. Covey, A. S. Robinson and M. O. Wilkins. There is also a special entertainment com mittee which has made elaborate ar rangements for a musical programme, and has expended large sums for de corating the Ice Palace fo the passen ger oar show. Pacific States Is Only Fire Insurance Company Holding Oregon Bonds. The Pacific States Fire Insurance company of Portland has purchased $5,000 of Morrow county school bonds. The Pacific States is the only fire Insurance company holding Ore gon bonds. M. D. Clark is the local agent. Geo. W. Milholland, local agent for the Standard Oil Co., left this morning in his car for Portland, where he will spend a few days on business. He was accompanied by Andy Rood, Jr. Mr. Milholland will drive back the new Ford truck which the local branch will use in making package deliveries. C. L. KeitlUey is spending a few days iu Pendleton, where he is doing detail work in the office of Forest Su pervisor W. W. Crjder. Mr. Keith ley has charje of the local forestry office. Itcpair Men on Cash Basis. The auto repair shops of Heppner announce that they have gone on a cash basis and that hereafter, all bills running more than thirty days will be carried at 10 per cent. Also, all Sun day work will be charged for on the overtime basis. See their announce ment on another page of The Gazette Times. MORIS AX NEWS II. C. Willis is taking the census for work, was thrown from the wagon and injured badly. W. G. Palmateer and Mr. Crabtree are working the roads near Morgan. The families of Streeters, Lights and the small son of Mrs. Edna Els ickson have been reported to have the influenza. H. C. iWUis Is taking the census in the Cecil district. Bessie Witzel, Gladys Medlock, Grace Willis, Katie Morgan and Elleu Ely are taking music lessons from Miss M. L. Metcalfe. Ralph Wade has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Frank Halferty, and re turned on Thursday to his home In Olex. F. J. Ely and Mr. Shreve, the road man, were in Heppner last Thursday to attend the Fair meeting. H. A. Edmonds and E. II. Morgan have started to work in their fields. B. F, Morgan is hauling feed from lone. Carrol Shurte Is confined to his home with small pox.