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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
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.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
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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.
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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.
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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.