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VOL. 37, NO. 1.
HKI'PNKK, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL I, 1920.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 TER TEAR
Rhea Luper
Daring Coyote Steals Pup
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Too Many Egg Hunters and Not Enough Easter Gunnies
From Mother Dog Kills It
Ithea Iuer, Assistant State Engineer
Will Heck Nomination on Republi
can Ticket Believe One Member
Should Uc Civil Kngiicer.
Believing that at least one member
of the public aervloe commission
should be a civil engineer, a technic
ally equipped man, Rhea Luper, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Luper of
Heppner, has announced that he will
seek the republican nomination from
the Eastern Oregon district.
Mr. Luper has a host of friends
throughout the district who are
pleased to learn that he bai decided
to enter the race and they are daily
pledging him their Bupport. At the
present time Mr. Luper is assistant
state engineer under Percy Cupper
at Salem.
Mr. Luper has been In the employ
of the state in one capacity or an
other ever since graduating from the
Oregon Agricultural College several
years ago. His boyhood days were
largely spent In Heppner, where he
attended school, graduating from
both the grammar and high schools
in this city. His Iwlfe, who Is a most
charming young woman, is a native
Heppner girl, being the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Potter.
The Eastern Oregon district Is re
presented on the commission at the
present time by H. H. Corey, one
time resident of Baker county. Mr.
Corey has not yet filed his candidacy,
but It is pretty well understood that
he will be a candidate for re-election.
Strong support has been pledged
to Mr. Luper in many of the larger
counties of the district and bis
friends are going out to make him
a winner. His slogan is "Put a qual
ified engineer on the commission."
In announcing his candidacy Mr. Lu
per sots forth the following ideals
and principles:
I am a candidate for the republi
can nomination for Public Service
Commissioner for the Eastern Ore
gon district and I believe that as a
technically trained man I can be of
particular service to the people" of
Eastern Oregon in that position.
For years I have held the opinion
that at least one member of the Com
mission should be a qualified Civil
Engineer. In the valuation of Rail
ways and other public utilities and
the regulation of rates, practices and
service, the Commission is almost en
tirely dependent on the advice of ex
pert engineers and on a correct anal
ysis of engineering data In arriving
at a fair and just decision.
At the present time the work of the
Commission Is Beriously hampered be
cause the force of Engineers is not
sufficient to obtain the necessary en-'
glneerlng data with promptness.
I was raised on an Eastern Oregon
ranch, received my education in the
Heppner Schools and my engineering
training in the Oregon Agricultural
College.
During the past ten years I have
engaged In the practice of Civil and
Irrigation Engineering in Eastern
Oregon and my work as an Assistant
State Engineer and as Epglnoer for
the State Water Bgard has given me
an Intimate acquaintance with the
people of Eastern Oregon and their
problems.
If I am nominated and elected, I
twill act with equal fairness to the
public and public utilities alike, be
lieving that the welfare of one is not
Independent of the other.
I will not tolerate any unjust rates
or regulations on the part of any rail
road, telephone, express, cloctric, wa
ter or irrigation company or any
other public utility and it will bo my
aim to see that a sufficient number of
cars are provided for the transporta
tion of Eastern Oregon products.
I will also endeavor to reorganize
the department, coordinating the
work of the various employees so as
to secure the highest efficiency of the
force and prompt and satisfactory re
sults to the public.
RHEA LUPER,
Assistant State Engineer.
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!
Look out for the truck. Help us
clean up the back yards and the front
yards. The city, at no small expense,
is going to have the city truck gather
your rubbish, gnrbnge, etc., on "clean
up days."
They will haul all your rubbish
gratlB, but do not expect them to
clean up for you. Do your part, and
put all rubbish In boxes, barrels and
sacks, and have it easy of access for
the truck man. Heppner is rising,
like the Phoenix bird from her ashes
We have the assurance of an ade
quate water supply. Let us get busy
and be ready for It.
SANITARY COMMITTEE
CIVIC CLUB
PARENT-TEACHERS ASS'N.
Joe Slums and Leonard Wingleld
have been building a largo Irrigation
ditch on the John Day river 8 miles
below Monument. The ditch Is four
miles long, nnd will be completed by
May first, according to Mr. Slums,
who was In Heppner this week on
business. Mr. Slums returned to
Monument on Wednesday.
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Who Announces Cnmliibicy for Public
Service CoimniNsioncr.
W. H. t'ronk, manager of the Tura-A-Lum
Lumber Co. yards on the
Heppner branch, visited Walla Walla
the first of the week, going over on
Sunday and returning on Tuesday.
He faced one of the worst wind lind
sand storms he ever experienced on
his return trip. He (was accompanied
by ('has. Devin of lone.
Lee Cantwell is able to be around
once more after recovering from the
effects of tMo broken ribs.
Local Water Situation Is Not
Considered Serious by Forester
That farmers of the Willow creek
valley and other valleys coming down
from this side of the Blue mountains
will not be seriously handicapped by
water shortage 'through the summer
months, is the opinion of C. L. Keith
ley, of the local office, Umatilla Na
tional Forest.
At the present time there Is four
feat of snow on the head of Ditch
creek, according to Mr. Kelthley and
he firmly believes there rwill be as
much water as in the average past
years. Fully 18 Inches of snow have
fallen in the Ditch creek basin since
the last record was reported. The
snow has packed hard, has more
olsture than the snow of 1915.
Compared with that year, which (was
not bad, Mr. Keithley says chances
for ample water for the coming sea
son are Indeed good.
SILAGE STOCK FEED
ESSENTIAL TO PROFIT
Valuable Pointers Gleaned By Stock
men at Iji Grande Feeding Scool
Lat Week.
Stockmen must cut ddwn their
herds and must use silage for feed It
the stock business is to flourish, ac
cording to facts brought out at the
Eastern Oregon Feeders convention
held last week at La Grande.
It was pointed out at the conven
tion that a stockman cannot make
money if he must buy hay and feed
on the present basis, but he can claim
profits if he raises his own feed,
which could not otherwise be market
ed to advantage. The use of silage
was urged as a means of cutting down
expenses.
Various lots of cattle Iwere shown
at the Union Experiment station to
prove the value of silage feeding. Ac
curate records showed that hay alone
used as feed, cost 35 cents a day, and
that the cost per pound of gain was
37 cents. Chopped alfalfa hay gave
an aveage Increased gain of 23 per
cent over long hay.
Hay nnd Silage Best.
Hay and silage, it was demonstrat
ed, are best for feed. The cost is 36
1-2 cents a day, with the cost of In
creased weight 19 cents a pound.
George Dickson, well knotwn Prine
vllle stockman, told of the use of
1000 tons of silage a year. He said
that he utilized much waste material
that would otherwise not have been
used. He compared this with two
years ago Iwhen he spent $12,000 for
1600 head of cattle. This year he
bought less than a carload of grain
and considers the cattle are In better
shape than when fattened by the old
method.
Wallowa county stockmen an
nounced at the convention that they
will build 200 silos and will use sun
flowers for silngo. They confirm the
statement that Bteers can be fattened
on hay and silage at about one-half
the cost of hay alone and less than
half the cost of hny and grain.
The suggestions as to feeding and
cutting down herds (were offered as a
means of combatting future low
prices for cattle. The market at pre
sent 1b poor because there Is no export
to other countries and because last
summers' drought cnused the flutter
ing of the market earjy In the season
A third factor which caused lo
prices was the fact that the govorn
mnnt placed army supplies on the
market.
J. B. Sparks, Condon theater man
was in the city Tuesday on business.
TtriCMAS a- ' '''"iM'Mtt
Mrs. loretta Yeager Died At Her
Home In This City Lout Sunday
Night Had Lived In Heppner 38
Years.
Mrs. Loretta Yeager, wife of James
L. Yeager, passed away at her home
in this city about 11 o'clock last Sun
day night, following injuries receiv
ed" several days before In an automo
bile accident.
Mr. and Mrs. Yeager were on their
way to Washington to make a visit
to their son, when they met with an
accident to their car while near the
R. W. Turner ranch In Sand Hollow.
Mrs. Yeager did not appear to be ser
iously hurt at that time, but upon
reaching Pendleton, her condition be
came iworse and she was taken to a
hospital there. As she Improved,
the doctor permitted her to be
brought to her home here, where she
rallied for a few days and then rap
Idly weakened.
The deceased was a native of the
state of Ohio, spent her childhood
days in Illinois, where she married
and came to Oregon soon after. Mr.
and Mrs. Yeager came to Heppner 38
years ago and had resided here ever
since.
Mrs. Yeager was a prominent lodge
worker and active in the Baptist
church, of tahieh she had been a
member for many years. Sne was
a member of the Rebekah, Neighbors
of Woodcraft and Degree of Honor
lodges, as well as the Women's Relief
Corps.
Surviving her are her husband and
five children, Mrs. Myra F. Peck of
Heppner, Ora and Ralph Yeager of
Clarkson, Wash., Itarvey of Portland
and Walter of Oakland, California.
The funeral will probably be held
on Saturday morning, although com
plete arrangements have been held
up, pending a reply from Walter, who
purser on the S. S. President, be
tween Seattle and San Diego.
Churches of County to Hold
Conference At Heppner
This paper Is requested by Rev. J.
C. Hall, pastor of the Congregational
churches of lone and Lexington, to
announce a conference of all the
churches of the county at Heppner on
Friday, April 9th. This conference
is called on behalf of the Intercburch
World movement, and outside speak
ers, representing the State organiza
tion, and possibly one speaker of the
National organization will be present
to present this great movement to
the church people. Ministers In
charge of the campaign are Rev. G.
H. Young, Albany; Rev. C. W. Rey
nolds, Corvallis; Rev. W. J. Luscomb,
Ontario and Rev. S. Earl Dubuis of
Portland. Speakers for the confer
ence will be announced in our next
issue.
This conference will be In the In
terests of promoting the Intercburch
World movement in this county. A
survey of the religious situation here
has already been made, and the
churches entering Into this movement
will doubtless be called upon tD start
their campaign of fund raising which
is thf- foremoBt part of the program
at the present time. To become more
fully enlightened on the objects of
the Interchurch World movement,
members of the various churches of
this county should not fail to attend
this conference.
Ladies Guild Will Be
Entertained at Bridge at
Odd Fellows Hall
The Ladies' Guild will be enter
tained at the Odd Fellows Hall on
Thursday afternoon of April 8, at
2:15 o'clock. Hostesses for the occa
sion are Mesdnnies S. E. Van Vnctor
W. E. Pruyn, J. A. Patterson and
Clyde Wells.
WHAT THE WOULD WAR 1)11)
TO HIGHER EDUCATION
The World War piled on bur
dens that made, the universities
stagger. It enlarged their scope,
Intensified their work, whipped
up their speed. It made prices
Jump month after month. The
experience of every family in
Oregon is exactly the experience
of the State University, Agricul
tural College and Normal School.
The World War also taught hun
dreds of thousands of men the
wonderful value of a college edu
cation. When they had won the
war, these men hurried to school.
At the University and the Agri
cultural College are nearly 1500
of them. They (were thrice wel
come, but they made mainten
ance costs take another big
jump. The high schools sent up
big classes. University, College
and Normal School now have
5400 students.Joint Alumni
Relief Association for Higher
Education In Oregon. ,
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New Pipe Arrives Tor
Gravity Water System
Redwood pipe, which will be used
for three miles of Heppner's new
gravity water system, began arriving
this week from Oakland, California.
The pipe being delivered by truck to
the trench line just above town. The
Walla Walla Concrete Pipe company,
wlch has the main contract for sup
plying pipe to the city, is now manu
facturing concrete pipe at their plant
near the depot in this city and it is
being delivered along the line by Har
ry Selby, who has the hauling con
tract. E. L. Kirk Buys Red Front
Stable From Willis Stewart
E. L. Kirk this week bought the
Red Front Livery Stable on upper
Main street from Willis Stewart and
will take immediate possession. We
understand the consideration was for
$7000. Mr. Stewart had been in bus
iness at the Siiine location for nearly
tlwenty years and lias built up a good
trade. Mr. Kirk formerly engaged in
farming in tills county, but more re
cently had been living at Pendleton.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kirk,
well known people of this city.
lone Elks Are Hosts
At Big Benefit Ball
The lone Elks are hosts to a big
benefit dance which will be held in
their city on Friday evening, April
9th. Extensive preparations are be
ing made to entertain a large crowd.
A five piece jazz orchestra from Pen
dleton has been engaged to furnish
the music and they are said to be a
live bunch. It was the idea of the
management to get the best orchestra
possible for this occasion and they be
lieve they have succeeded. It Is safe
to say that Heppner will be well re
presented at the affair. Everybody
in the Pacific NortWwest has been cor
dially invited to attend.
'Slats' Diary" Will Take
You Back to Boyhood Days
Remember your boyhood days,
men? Sure you do or you have a
poor memory. Well, your memory
will be freshened after reading
"Slats' Diary" which appears on our
editorial page for tlte first time to
day and will continue as a regular
feature there, each week. You will
like Slats from the start, or we miss
our guess. He is a regular boy and
his diary Is written in true boy fashion.
Fair Directors Decide That No Inter
est Will Be Charged on Notes Giv
en In Payment For Stock Several
Districts Going Strong.
Liberty bonds will be accepted as
cash without discount by the direct
ors of the Morrow County Fair Asso
ciation in payment for stock. This
was decided at a meeting of the board
held in this city on Tuesday after
noon. In other words, a Liberty
bond is good tor one hundred cents
on the dollar. The point came up af
ter a large number of people had of
fered Liberty bonds in payment for
the stock. The board considers that
It can afford to carry the bonds until
they reach par.
It was also decided that where
notes are given In payment of fifty
per cent of rfre"ltock"purcHirsed'
Interest will be charged. The notes
will mature November 1, without in
terest. The city of Heppner is putting up a
high priced touring cartwhich will go
to the person holding the lucky tick
et. These tickets wlil be given with
every $50 share of stock. The more
shares you buy the better chance you
ill have to iwin this popular touring
oar.
M. D. Clark, chairman of the sell
ing committee, reports that the cam
paign in the country is well under
way and that Morgan has already
reached her quota. The quota was
pledged by Fred J. Ely, who brought
word to Heppner that his district was
fo the big fair strong, and that their
quota had been provided for.
Among the directors who have re
ported are C. H. Dillabough of Board
man, H. C. Grim, Irrigon, T. D. Will
iams of Hardman and E. E Rugg of
Rhea Creek. They all report splendid
progress and expect to have their
quotas raised shortly after the first of
April. The campaign will be under
headway good and strong in Hepp
ner by next week.
Knights Will Hold District
Convention On April Sixth
Doric Lodge No. 20, of Heppner
(will act as host to a large number of
visiting members next Tuesday ev
ening, April 6, when the district con
vention, Knights of Pythias will be
held here. Grand Chancellor Julien
Hurley of Vale and Grand Keeper of
Records and Seal, Walter G. Gleeson
of Portland, will both be here. A
large class will receive initiation in
the third rank. The Condon lodge
has notified District Deputy W. W.
!c,.i.if1 thsit a l.-irtre delecation will
come over for the event.
Mrs. Harold C. Bean Hostess
To Ladies Guild on Thursday
The Ladles Guild was entertained
on last Thursday afternoon at the
home ofMrs. Harold C. Bean. Assist
ine hostesses were Mrs. Hanson
Hughes. Mrs. Ralph Crego and Miss
Jenny Black.
The decorations were daffodils
The afternoon was spent in sewing
and a cuessing contest. Guests were
Mrs. George Thomson, Mrs. S. W.
Snencer. Mrs. J. F. Vaughn, Mrs. B
F. Butler, Mrs. P. A. Anderson, Mrs.
M. D. Clark, Mrs. Phill Cohn, Mrs.
W. R. Irwin, Mrs. C. L. Sweek, Mrs
.1. F. Lucas. Mrs. Ralph Crego, Mrs
Hanson Hughes, Mrs. L. E. Bisbee,
and the Misses Mary Farnsworth and
Jenny Black. The Misses Velma
Case and Mary Clark entertained
with a duet. Tea and cinnamon toast
were served.
Mrs. M. J. Klinger of Dufur and
Mrs. J. Ranisby of Ashland are here
visiting with their niece, Mrs. Luther
Huston,
A most unusual scene was witness
ed by R. W. Turner on his Sand Hol
low ranch recently, in which he, two
coyote a female dog and her pop aU
took leading parti.
Mr. Turner twai oat on the hills
building drop pens, preparatory for
the lambing season. He waa accom
panied by one of bis dogi and ber
young pup. Mr. Turner was busy
with his work when suddenly hi at
tention was attracted "by a fierce
growl from the mother dog, Iwho was
dashing up the hill by this time. It
was then that Mr. Turner saw the
cause of the commotion. A big, sleek
coyote was coming straight down the
hill at high speed. He (track the
mother dog full speed ahead and sent
her rolling down the hill Without
slowing up to any appreciable degree,
the coyote rushed up to within a few
feet of Mr. Turner, grabbed the
young pup in his teeth and started
back up the hill.
Things happened rapidly. Mr. Tur
ner picked up a pitchfork which was
laying handily by and started after
the kidnapper. By the time the coy
ote got to the top of the hill, the
sheepman evidently appeared so men
acingly near, that the pup was drop
ped. Here the coyote was joined by
another of his specie and they quick
ly disappeared from sight over the
hill.
The pup was dead when Mr. Turner
picked him up. v
Hardman Young Woman Dies
In Condon After Operation
Mrs. Elva E. Cbapln, 31 years ot
age, died in Condon on Monday,
March-22, while undergoing an oper
ation at a hospital there. The body
Iwas taken to Hardman for burial,
tbe funeral being held at that place
the following Saturday. Services
were conducted by Hardman Rebek
ah lodge, of which order the deceased
had been a member. She was also
a member ot the Christian church.
Elva Coats Chapin was born at
Eight Mile, Oregon, a daughter ot Mr.
and Mrs. Oilbert D. Coats, on May 6,
1889. She had spent practically her
entire life in Morrow county. She
leaves a son, Leon, 6 years ot age and
is also survived by her parents and
three brothers, Henry Coats ot Dal
las, Oregon, and Jess and Claude
Coats ot Heppner.
Ill
Many Farmers Facing Problem of
Patting In Grain Again Wheat
Failed to Come for Different Rea
sons Other Items of Interest from
That Vicinity.
From various causes, much of the
fall seeding in the Lexington (wheat
belt failed to come forth at the pro
per season, and as a result it is nec
essary that much re-seeding be done.
This is a condition that seldom hap
pens in that part of the country and
it will doubtless he the means of cut
ting the yield this season. J. F. Mc
Millan states that on his place, fol
lowing his usual custom of good cul
tivation, he apparently overdid the
matter for this particular season, and
harrowed his fall grain a little too
much just after it had come up well.
The harrowing left the grain in such
condition that it did not get well root
ed again before the freezing (weather
set in the latter part of October, and
so the grain died. Other grain did
not get through the ground owing to
its baking badly and leaving the sur
face too hard for the grain to get
through and the seed rotted. Per
haps similar conditions prevailed
with numerous other farmers, at any
rate, they are facing the problem of
getting more seed into the ground,
and so much spring seeding necessar
ily means a short crop, unless the cli
matic conditions later in the season
should turn out to be ideal. The
backward weather at this time Is also
working against successful re-seeding
and much of the grain is going into
the ground a little too late for the
host results.
Jos. Devine is completing some
very extensive improvements to his
farm residence property. H e has
put in full basement, installed water,
heating and electric lights, and now
has a very modern and convenient
home, an indication that some degree
of prosperity has been the portion of
Mr. and Mrs. Devine during the past
few years.
E. C. Miller, who olwns an extensive
farm northeast of Lexington, is en
joying a visit from his brother. Rev.
John Miller and wife, ot Illinois.
Rev. Mr. Miller came to Oregon some
time ago and has been visiting at
the home of his brother In Salem,
and together they came up to Mor
row county for a visit with other
members of the C. E. Miller family.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller expect to return
shortly to their eastern home.
M. D. Tucker & Son have opened
up a store for the handling ot paper
and paints and now have a fairly
good stock Installed in the Carty
building on the corner east ot the
Arthur Foster of Clyde, N. D. Will
Hpeak at lone Tomorrow After
noon and at Heppner In the Even
ing. National publications like "The
Country Gentleman," "Literary Di
gest," etc., have repeatedly told the
romance of the Non-Partisan League
in North Dakota. But the first time
that Oregon folks have had an oppor
tunity of hearing the story first hand
was when Arthur Foster related it re
cently at a luncheon of the Portland
Press Club.
Mr. Foster is a North Dakota far
mer, temporarily living in Oregon.
He and a friend were the only two
farmers in an entire township who
refused to join the League. He tells
ot the manner in which farmers fell
for the argument and promises of so
licitors, how the League captured th
Republican party and elected state
officers, a legislature and even a Su
preme Court, pledged to do the bid
ding of its leaders. He tells of the
millions which twent into a chain of
farmers' stores and of the establish
ment of country and city newspapers
controlled by the League; of the se
cret caucus which controlled the leg
islature and of the legislation which
it passed. Finally he tells of the
state-owned utilities which were
founded and the resulting increase of
taxation Iwhlch was the undoing of
the Sociaistic plan of this farmers or
ganization. Arthur Foster twill speak in lone
tomorrow (Friday) afternoon and
will appear in Heppner In the evening
of the same day. Evey farmer in
Morrow county is urged to hear Mr.
Foster speak. Speaking here will be
held at the Odd Fellows Hall at 7:30.
Lena Snell Shurte Announces
For School Superintendent
In another column ot The Gazette
Times will be found the announce
ment of Lena Snell Shurte, who seeks
the republican nomination tor county
school superintendent. Mrs. Shurte
is on her last year of a successful
term in this office and the people ot
Morrow -ounty may feel fortunate
that she has decided to take the office
for another four years.
postoffice. Tucker & Son are contrac
tors and builders, also.
Jos. Burgoyne, who has been very
seriously ill, is reported to be slowly
recovering. Mr. Burgoyne took dawn
several weeks ago with the flu and
his physician had a hard time fight
ing off pneumonia. The sickness has
left him in a very weakened condi
tion and his recovery is slow.
Rev. J. C. Hall, pastor ot the Con
gregational church, preached at Lex
ington on last Sunday, and the com
ing Sunday twill occupy the pulpit ot
his church in lone, where he makes
his home. Mr. and Mrs. Hall spent
a few days the first of the week vis
iting with people ot Lexington, and
accompanied Mrs. Maude Pointer to
Heppner on Monday afternoon. Rev.
Mr. Hall is a very pleasant gentle
man and is highly spoken of as a
minister.
Easter Sunday is to be observed by
special services at the churches In
Lexington. In the forenoon at the
usual hour the Congregational Sun
day school will render a program ot
recitations and song, in which the pu
pils of the school have the leading
part, and this service (will be follow
ed at once by the regular services ot
the church, when an Easter sermon
will be delivered by Rev. John Miller.
At the Christian church at 11:00 a.
m., Wm. C. Worstell, the pastor, will
deliver a short Easter address, and
at 2:30 p. m. the Sunday Bchool will
put on their program. Much prepar
ation has been made to get up these
Easter programs and the Sunday
schools should be encouraged by large
audiences at both services.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Congregational church have ar
ranged a social which will be given
at the church on the evening of Ap
ril 2nd. It twill be "A Millinery Open
ing," and a right good time is In pros
pect The new residence of Earl Warner
Is completed and the family have
moved in and taken possession. This
is a beautiful home and one ot the
best In the county.
A crew of surveyors connected
with the O. W. R. & N. Co., Is now
camped at Lexington and doing some
work which it is surmised will have
to do with a relocation ot sidetracks
and stock chutes at the depot. All
these Improvements are on the north
side ot the main line now, and recent
purchasers ot lots from the Penland
estate will shut off access to the stock
pens on that side when they fence up
their property. This will force the
company to use their right of way on
the south Bide of the depot, where the
most of a 200-foot strip lies.
J. F. McMillan has added to hU
land holdings by the recent purchase
of the Wlllard Blake quarter, lying
Just west of his hill farm. Mr. Mo
mlllan is now plowing this h.ml using
a, tractor which he recently added to
his farm equipment. This gives Mr.
McMillan about 1200 acres ot good
farming land.