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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
VOU 37, NO. 1.
HEPPNER, OREGON, TBXR8DAT, Jl'I.Y 2,
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TILTAYLOR KILLED
AS SIX BHEAK JAIL
Prisoners Take Advantage of Meal
Time Hour, Overcome Deputy,
Take Munition! and Arm and
Make Get-Away Posses Are In
Hot Pursuit.
T. D. Taylor, more familiarly
known to Oregonlans as Til Taylor,
wag shot and mortally (wounded by
Neil Hart when Hart and live other
prisoners In the Umatilla county
jail at Peodlton made a break for
liberty Sunday afternoon. Sheriff
Taylor was shot through the breast
and lived only a few hours.
Posses were formed immediately
and began scouring the country ad
jacent to Pendleton In an effort to
run the fugitives to earth.
According to a report of the break,
received from Pendleton, the prison
ers first overpowered Jake Marin, de
puty sheriff, Iwho had entered the cell
to carry in their dinner. The break
was made at 1:55 p. m. Then; led
by Hart, the Indian, the prisoners
made their way to the sheriff's office I
and began a search for guns and
munition. Hart evidently obtain
ed a rifle which he loaded and, accom
panied by two of the other prisoners,
left Taylor's office.
Sheriff Taylor, accompanied by
Guy Wyrlck,' a close friend, were Just
entering the office when they saw
Owens and Patterson, rummaging the
drawers. They rushed the prisoners,
Taylor throwing Owens and Wyrlck
overpowering Patterson.
Hart Enters and Shoots,
It was then that Hart returned
from the Inner office with the loaded
rifle and shot Taylor. He then com
manded Wyrlck to stand up and re
lease Patterson or get a dose of
lead, too. Wyrlck obeyed.1' They
then placed the wounded sheriff on
a couch. Hart iwas about to shoot
Taylor again because he would not
tell where the ammunition was bid
den. Wyrick begged Hart not to fire
again and was finally allowed to get
some water for Taylor. Hart then
became more abusive than ever and
threatened to shoot both Taylor and
Wyrlck. Then, Taylor, pointing to
his desk and the drawer containing
the ammunition, said, "All right, take
the ammunition and got out."
Obtaining the ammunition at once,
the prisoners Immediately fled from
the building and made their Iway to
the O. W. K. N. tracks where they
boarded an east bound freight train.
The fugitives rode for four miles on
the freight train, getting off at Mis
sion station. From there they fled
Into the timber.
Posses' Are Formed.
As soon as the news of the jail
break had been known, every able
bodied man In the city of Pendleton
was pressed into service, posses were
formed and a hunt started tor the
outlaws. The excitement ran so
high, and the people were so shocked
over the shooting of their sheriff and
friend, that it Iwas several hours be
fore a systematic search was insti
tuted for the fugitives.
Taylor Mortally Wounded.
Taylor, although mortally wound
ed, talked freetly to relatives anu
friends during the first hour aftei
he was Bhot. He said, "Well, this
in a corker. I could have shot the
dirty cur (meaning Owens) but he
got me all right." Morphine was
given the sheriff, but he never rallied
enough to have a chance, The bul
let cut the jugular vein and arteries
leading to his neck. His wife and
only son were at his bedside fwhen
he died. ' ' """ '
Primmer Tells of Break.
Jeffries, a young man from Jack
sonville, Fla., who had been in Jail
for the last ten days for carrying a
concealed weapon and who had not
taken part In the jail break, told the
following story of how the prisoners
carried out their plans to make a
dash for liberty:
Sheriff Marin came Into the corrl
dor to feed us. First he let the ttwo
trusties out to build the fire and
gO after the food. Then he locked
us all In the cell where we eat and
when the food basket arrived he un
locked the cell door to give us tht
food.
"Just then the trusties who had
gene to light the fire, came up and
started to talk to Marin. While he
Iwas thus engaged, with his back to
the rest of us, the big Indian, Owens,
who was arrested last week by Sher
iff Taylor after a running fight In the
hills southeast of Rotth, jumped on
to Marin's back and ' bore him , to
the floor. Hart, the other Indian ana
Owens' partner, closed In and hit
Marin with the jail keyring, knock
ing him out.
'They bound and gagged him and
threw him Into the cell where I Iwas
and locked It. One of the trusties
locked himself in with us. I started
to help Marin, but a man covered me
and shouted, 'Stay right where you
are. Don't move.'
"Marin worked himself loose,
however, and a fight started between
the deputy and the trusty. In tha
meantime hve heard two shots ring
out and Marin groaned: 'My God!
Somebody's killed.' The men had gone
out into the sheriff's office and ob
tained Winchesters and amunltion.
After the shots, the last I beard of
them was retreating footsteps. Ow
ens had returned and let the trusty
out of the cell where we were, say
ing to me, 'You keep your head out of
this.' Then they ran out."
The prisoners twho escaped were:
Nell Hart, Indian, aged 22, held In
jail after a duel with Taylor and
Deputy Sheriff Marin in ; the hills
near Reith last (week, and who faced
charges of grand larceny and attempt
to kill; Jim Owens, Indian, aged 29,
caught with Hart; Jack Rathle, 22
years old, held on robbery charge;
Albert Ltndgren, alleged check rais
er; Richard Patterson and Lewis An
derson, held on bad-check charge.
All of them twere awaiting grand jury
action.
Hart and Owens Have Crime Record
Hart and Owens, the two Indians,
are said to have a crime record in
Montana., Owens was shot In the
thumb by Sheriff Taylor las week
In a running fight near Reith, (where
the sheriff finally effected their cap
ture. They were arrested for rob
bing Eugene Lyman at the Cayuse
Indian celebration. These men had
pulled a series of daring robberies In
the Pendleton district.
Tllman D. Taylor, aged 64, was
born September 19, 1866, at Howell
Prairie, nine miles from Salem. Two
years later he came with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor, to Uma
tilla county, the family settling at
Centerville, which is now Athena.
He attended the Athena school and
later (went to school in Walla Walla.
In the fall and winter of 1888 and
1889 he attended Armstrong Business
college in Portland. After his return
from Portland in 1889 he married
Miss Sadie Smith, of Athena. Mr.
Taylor was at this time employed
C. A. Barrett as bookkeeper in the
hardware store.
Mr. Taylor became deputy sheriff
in June, 1898, when William Blake
y was elected herlff. He served as
deputy for two years and iwas elect
ed sheriff st the end of Mr. Blake-
ly's term In 1902. Since 1902 he
has served continuously as sheriff of
Umatilla county.
Mr. Taylor had been president of
the Round-Up assolatlon since its or
ganization. Good Forty-Fold Seed in Bight.
After a very etended trip over
Morroiw county covering probably
160 miles on the road through the
distrlcf where forty-fold is grown,
the County Agent in company with
Professor Hyslop of Corvallis visited
many fields of forty-fold which will
approach 30 bushels per acre this
year. It Is very probable that the
heaviest yields of grain will be in the
south part of the county this season.
At least some of the very best will
undoubtedly be In the Gooseberry sec
tion. The fields were all remarkably
similar In the fact that as is gener
ally understood there was a tremen
dous lot of moisture. Nearly all of
the forty fold in the county will be
graded down because of the mixed
grain It contains. An effort will be
made to assemble enough orders for
a car load of pure seed wheat of forty
fold variety this season. The Profes
sor visited and made calculations on
some of the fields (which were seeded
from seed shipped in from Union
county last year and found these to
be remarkably free from mixture near
Condon. Arrangements have been
made to buy this delivered at the cars
for five cents above the market price
for ordinary forty-fold. The supply
of this wheat will be decidedly limit
ed and the demand quite large. Any
one Interested shauld Immediately
make their wants known and take
the matter up with the County Agent
at once. A sample of this wheat
grown in the field is to be seen at the
office and anyone Interested may find
the same on application.
L. A. HUNT, County Agent.
Notice to the People of Morrow
County
Owing to the fact that we are now
out of quarantine and have taken all
the steps of safe guarding the public
from the spread of this disease by
fumagatlng all clothes and all things
In my shop and home, I hereby invite
you all to again visit my Btore.
I wish to thank you for your pat'
ronage in the eight months past, and
assure you of my intention of taking
care of my customers, even better In
the future, if possible, than hereto
fore.
I have just purchased a naw steam
pressing machine which greatly en
nances the efficiency of my shop, en
abling me to bring out my work bet
ter than ever, as It will leave no gloss
on the clothes. With this new ma
chine and the added Bpeed with which
the work can be turned out, I am now
able to clean and press a suit for
$2.00.
Also I have bought a number of
new suitings and you will see that my
prices are popular and my work the
very best.
0. FRANZEN,
Proprietor of Heppner Tailor
ing and Pressing Shop.
BEHIND
Former Residents Here Now Making
Home ia Portland Observed Annual
Get-Together Picnic on July 10
Mxriti Is Poet.
The annual picnic and get-togeth
er party of former Heppner and Mor
rotw county citliens now living in
Portland, was held this year on July
10 and fully measured Up to all past
gatherings, according to reports re
ceived by the Gazette-Times from N.
C. Maris, formerly of Heppner and
now deputy state dairy and food com
missioner.. ..........
While the attendance was not quite
as large as usual, it was quite re
presentative and a good sociable time
-was enjoyed. The feed was up to
standard and the reputation of Mor
row county women was well sustain
ed In this regard.
Speeches from Henry Blackman,
Mr. Mallory, Paul V. Maris and R. F.
Hynd were features of the day. A
poem entitled "Remembering Hepp
ner from a bunehgra'ss poet was
recited by N. C. Marls.
REMEMBERING HEPPNER
I want to go back to Heppner,
Where the Bagebrush scents the air.
Where the savage clouds a bursting,
Make you think of your evening
prayer.
I (want to go back to Heppner,
Where the hand-clasp's free an'd true,
Where the friends you meet are
smiling,
And they say "hallo" to you.
I want to go back to Heppner,
Where the hills are pink with bloom,
and their towering forms all greet
you,
And drive away the gloom.
I want to go back to Heppner,
Just to meet the friends of old
The friends who are worth retain
ing The friends who are good as gold.
Then I think, why go back to Hepp
ner , :'';;
To see those friends so dear?
For they've come to the city of Port
land, And are scattered far and near. -So
we're meeting today In Portland,
Good friends from the bunchgrass
town,
To renew our pleasant acquaintance,
With never a tear nor a frown.
We remember, when in Heppner,
Some struggles and hardships too,
But these struggles strengthened our
friendship
That friendship 'twixt me and you.
So our memory goes back to Hepp
ner,
Where the hills are high and bold,
And like sentinels mute they remind
us
Of friendships that never grow cold
Dallas, Ore. The big sawmill of
the Willamette Valley Lumber com
pany, destroyed by fire a short time
ago, will be rebuilt immediately.
Work of clearing away the wreckage
Is now under way, and the oKvners
expect to have the mill running to
capacity again in three months.
Portland, Ore. The Portland
Trust company Is offering stock in
a new motion picture concern to op
erate In this city.
cor this OF EUERTWN'. MAM 1
workcd 4 ' vwe sea stuff as
ttNCX AT'S WHAT KEEPS
MM$& broOV prices up-iook
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THE WALL
WHEAT VARIETY
Prof. Hyslop of the O. A. C. Makes
Field Inspection of Turkey Red,
Which is Said to be Best Wheat for
Morrow.
Morrow county is undergoing a
pronounced change in its wheat pro
duction. Two things are responsible
for this. Early plowing for summer
fallow followed by clean culture free
from tweeds has done much to im
prove y ie.Id and quality.
The other thing is a change in var
iety. "Several thousand acres of Blue-
stem will give way to the premier of
all dry land winter wheats, Turkey
Red. While Bluestem is a good
wheat the many farmers who have
reseeded it year after year only to
harvest a medium yield of pinched
wheat are rather envious of tne bel
ter yields and heavier wheat from
the Turkey Red fields that lived thru
the winter and produced a crop with
out reseedlng.
Turkey Red Is the (wheat that was
imported into Kansas from southern
Russia. It is noBolshevik. It gets
right to work and produces wheat.
Kharkov Is a strain of Tnrkey wheat
and It as well as some other strains
have done well.
Turkey Red wheat changed Kansas
from an uncertainty In the wheat
game to a state that leads them all
in production.
Sherman county, Oregon, produced
Forty Fold and a whole family of
Club wheats, but when the farmers
there began standardizing on Turkey
Red they began to prosper. It has
made Sherman county.
Morrow county in those sections
where the rainfall is light will get
best results with Turkey Red. County
Agent Hunt arranged for a shipment
of Turkey Red into the county last
year and at present there is an abun
dance of good turkey wheat seed.
Prof. O. R. Hyslop of the Oregon
Agricultural College has inspected a
lot of fields and up to Saturday after
noon SI 16 acres of Turkey Red has
passed the field Inspection.
Most of this wheat was fine dark
hard winter wheat and very little of
it was pinched. This was a marked
contrast to the forty fold and blue
stem fields.
"Turkey Red is the best wheat for
the dry hot early ripening sections
but to be successful with it fallow
must be plowed deep, early and must
be kept clean," soys Prof. Hyslop.
400 Tons of Headings
Destroyed by Fire
Approximately 400 tons of head-
' ings belonging to James Gentry of
I this city, were destroyed by fire on
Wednesday afternoon. The head
ings had just been put in the stack
by Mr. Gentry. The field joins the
local dumping grounds, where much
trash is hauled out from tdwn. It
Is believed that the fire in the field
which resulted tn the loss of the hend-
I Ings, started from the - dumping
ffrnumla ns fl fire had heen hnrnlna
there earlier In the day. The local
fire department was called. out but ar
rived on the scene too late to be of
material assistance.
lOCU AND PERSONAL
BORN In this city on Sunday,
July 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Merle Kirk,
a daughter.
FOR SALE Ford car, good condi
tion, easy terms. Inquire Culmus
Blacksmith Shop. ltp.
Jos. J. Nys, local attorney, is
spending a few days in Portland this
week on business.
Mrs. S. E. Van Vactor returned
Wednesday from Portland after
spending a week in the metropolis.
Mrs. B. G. Sigsbee and daughter
Mibs Bernice returned to Heppner
Wednesday, after spending several
days In Portland.
Mrs. R. M. Hart and chifdren Lu-
cile and Robert Jr., arrived Wednes
day from Portland, where they spent
ttwo weeks visiting with relatives.
Heading and threshing started the
first of the week on the J. Q. Turner
ranch near Swaggart Buttes and Mr.
Turner reports that his Turkey Red-
wheat is making an average yield of
28 bushels.
The 8. E. Van Vactors are now
domiciled in their summer cottage on
upper Willow creek. The cottage Is
high on the mountain side and the
location is at once rireshing as welt
as picturesque.
Martin Behm, north lone farmer,
is In the city today on business. Mr.
Behm has finished heading a good
wheat crop. He says A. E. Johnson,
a neighbor of his, has a (wheat crop
that will average 25 bushels per acre.
Wheat is rolling down hill mu
Lexington at a fairly lively rate these
days and will increase in volume as
the harvest season progresses, ac
cording to W. G. Scott, banker and
warehouseman who spent a few hours
in Heppner today.
Roy Her, (who helps run trains for
the O. W. R. Sc. N. Co., down in and
near Portland, arrived the last of the
week and is visiting bis relatives
near Heppner He Is a son of Mr ana
Mrs. John Her and a brother of Mrs.
Geo. Evans and Mrs. Wm. Letrace.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Matteson and
daughter May motored over from
their home in Seattle, arriving here
on Wednesday evening. They afe
guests for a few days at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Milholland.
Mrs. Matteson and Mrs. Milholland
are sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Swindig and
children motored down from their
home at Dayton, Wash., and are vis
iting until Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Starkey. Mr. Swin
dig says an Immense crop of grain
will be harvested in eastern Wash
ington this year.
H. A. Duncan, who for many years
has been a popular salesman In the
men's furnishings department at
Thomson Brothers' store in this city,
Is leaving soon to become permanent
ly located In California. Mr. Dun
can will probably travel out of San
Francisco and has the entire state of
California for his territory. His
many friends here will wish him the
best of luck and the greatest success
possible in his new field and home.
"There are fields of wheat out
west and south of lone this year that
would not look at all out of place in
the Walla Walla country," said C. B.
Sperry, lone grain buyer and ware
houseman, who is In the city today.
It's one of the best seasons that sec
tion has had for Bometime, according
to Mr. Sperry. The Heppner-Willow
creek road is in bad shape between
lone and Lexington due to the grad
lng now being done on the highway.
Mr. Sperry suggests a detour either
by way of Gooseberry or north Lex
ington, as the hill roads are good.
Local Officers Aiding In
Search for Taylor's Slayers
Sheriff George McDuffee of Morrow
county, Walter Cason, city mtrrshal
and E. M. Shutt, former sheriff ot
this county, have gone to Pendleton
to assist In the capture of the Uma
tilla murderers and jail breakers.
The men went over Tuesday morning
to attend the funeral of the late
Sheriff Taylor and immediately after
the services, volunteered for the man
hunt and were at once pressed Into
service. All three were warm per
sonal friends of Mr. Taylor and were
connected in an official way for many
years. Sheriff Taylor Iwas the man
who captured the train robbers after
Mr. McDuffee, who was then deputy
sheriff of Morrow county, frustrated
their plans and killed their leader.
Manning, near Meacham. McDuffie
was severely wounded at the time and
his life hung in the balance for sev
eral days.
Additional Improvements at
the Electric Service Station
More Improvements were added
the Mattery Electric service station
this Iweek when an attractive new
.Willard sign was erected over the
front entrance to the building. The
front ot the building was also treat-
ed to a coat of bright orange paint,
orange being the official color chosen
by Mr. Frltsch. All service batteries
from his station are painted in the
hiha (.rtlnr Tha atntlnn nnv nrn.
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sents an attractive appearance.
HerdVr Kills Large Cougar.
Oscar Davis, who is herding the
Bruce Kelley sheep on Kelley prairie,
recenty killed a cougar near the camp
which measured over seven feet from
tip to tip. The animal was treed
by Mr. Davis' dogs. Another cougar
of nearly equal size was seen last
Sunday morning by Mr. Kelley.
Returns from Trip to Hoi and.
T. G. Denissee, local contractor,
returned to Heppner Tuesday eev
nlng after spending the last nine
months visiting at his old home In
the Netherlands. Mr. Denissee re
ports that he had a most enjoyable
trip and that onditrons in Holland at
the present time are very fiourisning.
All lines of Industry are thriving and
a healthy condition apparently pre
vails. Mr. Denissee spent several
weeks in the east, south and middle
west while on his retnrn home. To
say that he is glad to be back in
Heppner once more, would be put
ting it mildly.
A Big Program at the Star Sunday.
A big program Is on the boards for
the Star theater next Sunday, when in
addition to the regular run of pic
tures, will appear Kulolla, who pre
sents his Lucky Paka, daintiest sing
er of all Hafwaiia and her famous
Hawaiians in the dreamy, Oriental
fantasia, "The Princess of the Para
dise." The admission charge win
be 30 and 65 cents.
Mr. and Mrs. Drew will be pre
sent in one of their laughing comed
ies, "Harold, Last of the Saxons" and
Bryant Washburn will be there in
"Something to Do."
Birthday Dinner at Frye Home.
The F. N. Frye home was the scene
ot a double birthday party last Sun
day (when Mrs. Emille Kelley was the
honor guest. The ocasion was both
Mrs. Kelley's and Mrs. Frye's birth
days. A few close friends were pre
sent to partake of the birthday din-i
ner prepared by Mrs. rye.
W. E. Straight Recovers.
W. E. Straight, Little Butter creek
farmer, who was brought to Heppner
last Thursday evening by John Bros
nan and Phil Hlggins for medical
treatment, has entirely recovered.
Mr. Straight was thrdwn from his
horse recently and snffered mental
lapse as a result. He was able to
be on the street the first of the week.
Dancing Party at Mahoney Home.
The W. P. Mahoney home was the
scene of a highly enjoyable party last
Saturday evening, when Miss Vera
Mahoney entertained for her friend
Miss Fay Kent, of Bonners Ferry,
Idaho. About thirty-five guests were
present.
C. A. Walton, Long Creek merch-'
ant, is In the city today on business.
Mrs. J. W. Beymer expects to spend
the month of August with friends at
Newport on the Oregon beach.
How the Eight Managed
(From Scio (Ore.) Tribune)
Eight of Scio's girs made up their
minds to go to Newport for a good
time. Those comprising the party
were Chrlstitne Shindler, Josie, Rose
and Emma Kotan, Lulu, Oda and Ar
thur Clark and Mary Duran.
Following is a sketch of the story J
as told by one of the nymphs:
"It was planned to rent a cottage
and each girl take a turn at cook
ing. We filled a trunk with bedding
and checked it through. July 6 we
were in Albany, (where the first shad
ow fell on us, when a mean man re
marked, 'I'll bet there goes a bunch
of schoolmarms!' Lulu was the only
one in that class and the only one to
suffer. We reached Yaquina at
4:25 and welcomed the sea breeze.
"When we passed Nashville, Josie
showed much interest, as tho think
ing what might happen. Asked as to
her Intense Interest she replied, with
?yes sparkling, 'Why don't you know
that Printer Brant has a ranch near
here?'
Dismay struck us when told our
trunk did not arrive. By the way, it
did not arrive until the morning we
started for home. In the meantime
eight of us had two blankets and a
comforter to sleep under. To help
out, we put hot irons at our feet.
"Except three pretty afternoons
it was foggy and cloudy nt Newport.
Only Christine, Rose and Josie were
brave enough to plunge in the surf.
We found only a few agates and one
star fish. We all went fishing but
had to buy fish for dinner. We hiked
five miles to the light house, iwhich
is 85 feet high and the light can
be soen 25 miles.
"We went out after oysters at S
o'clock one morning and got enough
for two meals. Our happy group was
disturbed when the Kotsns had to
leave after three days, but three more
of us were glad to follow four days
Inter and get back Iwhere the sun
shines. Onlv Marv and Oda were
atibrnv9 enoKh t0 wait for the sun to
shtn. at vB.ort. We had very
; pI(,ttSnnt WPRther the rest of the
.eek mi en joyed a number of hikes
nlong ,he beach A ,n9 girls'
wpre left alone wlthout blankets or
' comforter, they gave up the cottage
Rni milt the remainder of the vaca-'
tton Rt The Abbey. Mary and Oda
rcturnPa to Scio on the 18th of July.
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"ss L'uran is a uuumiiei ui mi.
Rnd Mrs. E. S. Duran of Lexington.
COOLIE URGES QUICK
Of PEACE
Republican Vice-Presidential Nomi
if, at Notification Ceremoalee,
Bays There Must Be A Return
From "Voluntary Autocracy."
Governor Coolidge ot Massacuu
sets, in an address accepting the re
publican nomination for vice-presidency
on Tuesday, urged the country
to summon its forces to solve the
problems ot reconstruction. He de
voted much of his address to dis
cussion of domestic Issues, but call
ed first for a "return to a thorough
peace basis because that is the fun
damental American basis." Before
domestic problems can be solved, he
added, there must be a retnrn from
"the voluntary autocracy" to a gov
ernment as exercised under the doe-
trine ot the separation of powers.
The governor commended the re
publican senators for their opposition
to the league of nations covenant
without reservations as submitted by
the president, terming the "league
in that form subsersive ot the tradi
tions and independence of America."
"But the republican party," he add
ed, "approves the principles ot agree
ment among nations to preserve
peace, and pledges itself to the mak
ing of such an agreement preserv
ing American maepenaence ana
rights as well as will meet every
duty America owes humanity."
Many Clues but No Criminals
Found By Posses on Man Hunt
Many clues have been run to earth
by the posses now scouring every
nook and cranny in the hills and
mountains back ot Pendleton, but ac
cording to recent telephonic commu
nication with the East Oregonlan,
they have come to naught. Five ot
the six criminals from the Umatilla
county jail, and one ot them the mur
derer ot TM D.- Taylor, are still at
large. A rumor reached Heppner on
Wednesday evening that a member ot
one ot the posses bad been shot by
one of his ofwn party through mis
take. There was nothing to this ru
mor. The posses are now well organ
ized and the public may rest assured
that favorable reports will come tat
from some section before many more
hours pass by.
John Vaughn and Merle Kirk
Buy 1000 Acre Wheat Farm
John Vaughn and Merle Kirk of
this city have purchased the John
Blake wheat ranch ot 1000 acres sit
uated six miles from lone. The price
paid was $34 per acre. Messrs.
Vaughn and Kirk expect to farm the
place. The deal was handled by W.
S. Smith ot lone.
Mr. and Mrs, P. A. Anderson
Return from Vacation Trip
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Anderson re
turned to Heppner on Wednesday in
their Studebaker Six after making a
journey ot 6900 miles. They were
gone from Heppner about 45 days
and motored east by the way of Cali
fornia and visited at Mr. Anderson's
old home in Aberdeen, S. D. Mr.
Anderson says that the roads for the
most part are not as good as one
would expect to find, in tact poor
roads are rather the rule. They made
the return trip over the Yellowstone
Trail.
Tillie's Punctured Romance"
at Star Theater on August 5th
Mack Sennett's master production,
Tillie's Punctured Romance," which
will be Bhown at the Star theater on
Thursday, August 5, featuring Char-
le Chaplin, Marie Dressier, Mabel
Normand, Mack Swain and Chester
Conklin, contains s combination of
screen comedians that add even great
er hilarity to the side-splitting story
ot Tillie and Charlie.
This feature comedy Is produced on
a large and elaborate scale. The
scene shifts from the humblest coun
try farmhouse to the gorgeous mil
lonalre's mansion. The ball room
scene here Is carried out on a partic
ularly grand scale, worthy of the hea
viest society drama. Against a bacA
ground of elaborate decorations,
"soup and fish" clothes, butlers, flun
kies, and elegant manners, the ludi
crous behavior of Tillie, the nefwly
rich country maiden, and Charlie, the
fortune hunting wise city guy, stands
out In bold and hilariously comics..
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Charlie Chaplin Is st his best In
this great comedy. He Is a fortune
hunter vn08e martyrdom proves
' hri, fr he discovers too late that
the KoM "gutters" only through his
better half's fingers,
A Rreat comedy masterpiece, with
a combination of great stars, direc-
te(j by. the greatest comedy director
j the world "Tillie's Punctured Re-
... . .
mance ' has an appeal and a nusnei
of laughs in store for everyone.