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VOL. 87, NO. 21 HKPPNEB, OREGON, THTJR8DAT, AUGUST 19, 1020 BCBSCRIFTIO.f, 93.00 FEB IXAB
Heppner Schools Will Open on Mon
day, September 13 All But Two
Teachers Have Been Selected.
The fatal 13th (alls on Monday this
year and that particular day In Sep
tember happens- to be the very one
chosen by the board of directors of
School District Number One for the
opening date of Bchool.
Back from the mountains and the
seashore, back from the old swim
ming hole and back from the harvest
fields will come the young idea of
Heppner to receive further Instruc
tions in how to shoot.
With the exception of the high
school engllsh teacher and the sixth
grade teacher, all Instructors for the
coming year have been selected. An
excellent corps of teachers under the
'.eadershlp of Professor Howard M.
James, principal, has been selected.
John W. Heard, of Santa Cruz,
California and a graduate of the
University of Oregon has been chosen
assistant principal. Reta Norris of
Corvallis will have charge of the
domestic science and art department.
Miss Norris is a graduate of the Ore
gon Agricultural College. MIbs Ber
nice Dafoe will return to take charge
of the department of music.
Miss Levandeur Chuinard of Port
land, who is a graduate of Reed Col
lege has been elected to the head of
the history department.
In the grades Mrs. Edna Turner
takes the primary. Other teachers
are Daisy Slate, Tangent, sceond
grade; Elizabeth Dlx, Heppner, third
grade; Melba Griffiths, Heppner,
fourth grade; Opal E. Clark, Hepp
ner, fifth grade; Neta Douglas, sev
enth grade; Carrie James, eighth
grade and Mrs. E. H. Morrison, op
portunity room.
Local Man Discovers Ice
Deposit on Monument Road
L. A. Hnt, county agent, unearthed
a big Ice deposit on the side of the
mountain above Parkers Mill, on the
Heppner-Monument road last Sun
day. With a party of friends," Mr.
Hunt had stopped at a spring to get
a drink, and while poking about the
rocky mountain side above the spring
he felt an extremely cold draft of air.
Mr. Hunt discovered the cold air cur
rent came from a big crevice in the
rocks, and clearing away some of the
loose rock and debris from the crev
ice to a depth of two feet, he discov
ered the Ice deposit.
Hugh Rhea, who has been absent
the past few months has returned
home. While gone he visited numer
ous places In the eastern states as
far as New York and returned via
the Panama Canal. Echo News.
Miss Ruby Corrlgall and Miss Odile
Groshens returned the last of the
week from Seaside, where they spent
several enjoyable days.
Democrats Put Taylor
On Ballot for Sheriff
William It. "Jinks" Taylor was
chosen Suturday afternoon to All the
place as nominee for Sheriff on the
democratic county ticket, made va
cant by the death of his brother,
Sheriff T. D. Taylor. The nominee
is now serving out his brother's unex
pired term as sheriff under appoint
ment by the county commissioners.
Sheriff Taylor has had a number
of years' experience as a deputy sher
iff in the Athena precinct. His busi
ness Interests there kept him from
taking an active part In the work of
the office.
The nominee Is widely acquainted
throughout the country, having spent
most of his life here. He will be op
posed for the office in the general
election by Zoeth Houser, of Echo,
republican nominee. Pendleton E.
O.
Appeal from Pacific Coast Res
cue and Protective Society
To the Silent Workers of Oregon:
It is needless for us to go into de
tail and explain to you the problem
of feeding 148 women, babies and
children. The task Is difficult at any
time, but a tremendous burden at
present. This Is an appenl to you to
remember the girls and the babies
during this coming season, and put
up a little extra fruit, with or with
out sugar, for shipment to the Louise
Home, and the Albertlna Kerr Nur
sery Home, where we are caring for
abandoned mothers and babes. We
assure you that whatever you can do
in their behalf will be greatly ap
preciated. We would suggest that
you form a club In your town and
ship a barrel of canned fruit or can
ned vegetables. In fact any kind of
farm produce will be acceptable. We
will gladly furnish as many glass Jars
as you desire, and prepay all freight
charges.
For shipping Instructions addresB
all correspondence to Qen. Supt. W.
0. MacLaren, 195 Burnslde Street,
Portland, Oregon,
Skunk Victorious in
Battle Royal-Avers
Is Forced to Vacate
Wm. Ayers, who resides on the
hill just back of the court house, and
who, by the way, la the faithful and
efficient chambermaid at the county
building and keeps the premises all
tidied up and everything in shape so
that our worthy county officials can
the more easily draw their monthly
stipend from the county's exchequer
and who Is further known to be a
man of nerve and never a quitter un
der any ordinary or merely exacting
circumstances, was compelled to
throw up the sponge, vamoose and
quit the premises on early Tuesday
morning.
For some weeks past, BUI has been
troubled by some varmints at his
nome, his hen roost has been molest
ed and minor depradation performed
about the premises, all of which was
laid to the depradations of wood rats
and a trap was set for the wary ani
mals. A small racket about 4 o'clock
on this particular morning caused
Mr. Ayers to crawl out of bed and see
what he bad gathered in the trap
He had caught something all right,
but it was not a rat, it was a full
grown pole cat, so Bill got the shot
gun and opened fire. Mr. Polecat
also opened fire, and Bill has had to
acknowledge that the long end of
the game was won by the skunk, and
he and his family received a fumiga
ting which caused them to vacate the
premises. He did good work with
the shot-gun and now his hen roost
will not be disturbed any more by
that particular animal, and he has
hopes that the family may some time
In the future be able to occupy their
home again. The tragedy took place
right under the back door of the
home where the trap had been plac
ed, hence the advantage enjoyed by
Mr. Polecat.
J. J. Simas, merchant of Monu
ment, arrived at Heppner on Tues
day evening on his way home from
Portland, and Bpent yesterday in Hep
pner. Mr. Simas was In Portland dur
ing Buyers Week, and reports that
he had a very pleasant time and was
well entertained by the wholesalers
of the metropolis.
SI-
or
(Pendleton East Oregonian.)
Jack Rathie, Jail breaker and con
spirator in the death of Slierlfl Til
Taylor, has been found out. Dis
closures made at the county jail Sun
day and made known today, show
Rathie to have been the only one of
the five prisoners indicted Friday
who lied when asked if he was indict
ed under his true name.
John Laffebean is the correct name
for Rathie, according to two young
men who identified him at the jaU
Sunday. He comes from American
Falls, Idaho, and, like three of bis
confederates in the jail break, has a
criminal record. He has consistently
maintained his Innocence of previous
crimes, however, and has declared
that Rnthie is his true name.
Shot During ILiink Kohbcry
Ruthle, or Laffebean, took part In
a bold robbery at American Falls
three years ago, according to the
story told by the pair who identified
him. Following the robbery he was
shot In the shoulder while making
his escape. This gunshot wound in
the shoulder was obtained In the ar
my, Rathie once told, while to others
lie said it was an accident while
hunting rabbits.
For the crime at American Falls
Laffebean was sentenced to serve
four years In the reformatory In Ida
ho, Ills informers said. He was out
on parole. Officials here were told
to write to the reformatory in Idaho
to obtain his past record.
That the two men who disclosed
Rathie were well acquainted with
him was evidenced when they appear
ed yoBterday and asked to look at
the prisoners. Rathie recognized
them and called them by their first
names. The men asked that their
Identity be not divulged.
Declared Bud Clmractcr.
According to their Btory, Laffebean
or Rathie, Is a Russian-German and
La bad character. The officers who
have had charge of the prisoners will
bear out the latter statement. They
characterize him as the most treach
erous of the least honorable, of the
five now hold for the murder of Sher
iff Taylor. He whimpors and he
seeks sympathy from those who
would let their heart strings be
touchod but would knife them Bhould
they turn tholr back, one official said
today. "Ho has a yellow Btreak as
broad as his back," ho declared.
With the disclosures on Rathie,
four of the five men are now known
to have committed past crimes. The
only man whoBe record so far Is clear
li Elvln LoRoy Stoop, alias Louis
Anderson, whose passage of bad
checks at Umatilla two months ago
Is believed to have been his first of
fense of record. Rnthlo has been the
most persistent liar of the bunch, ac
cording to District Attorney Keator,
and the hardest man from whom to
wring any confession. Rathie was ar
rested here for store robbery In June.
HUNTING ANOTHER VOTE CATCHER
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Conference with the bouts on
Community Hits Outgrown Old Struc
ture und Will Replace It With
Modern Building.
Evidence of the growth and pros
perity of the Irrigon section is mani
fest In the fact that not long since
the people comprising that school dis
trict voted a bonded indebtedness of
$40,000, which sum is to be expended
at once in the erection of a modern
school building.
The plans for this new structure
were received yesterday by Mrs.
ihurte, county school superintendent.
for her inspection and approval, and
it was our privilege to look them
over.
The building is to be of reinforced
concrete construction, and the plan
now is to finish baBement and first
floor complete, and the auditorium
and class rooms on the second floor
will be finUhed and equipped later,
as the demands of the school Justify.
A new site for the structure has been
chosen which is more centrally lo
cated on the project and the work of
construction is to be commenced im
mediately.
When completed the Irrigon dis
trict will have one of the very best
school buildings In the county, a
monument to the enterprise and good
judgment of the people of that com
munity. Joint Teachers Institute Will Be
Held.
Morrow county will not hold a
teachers institute this year, accord-
ng to information furnished the Ga
zette-Times by Mrs. Lena Snell
Shurte, superintendent. Arrange-
n.niits are now completed for the
holding of a joint institute with Uma
tilla county at Pendleton, the date
set being October 20 to 22nd inclu
sive. A few years ago a similar in
stitute was held at Pendleton and at
tended by the teachers of Morrow
county, and It proved to be a great
success. The advantage Ilea In the
fact that It is much easier to get
proper instructors for the Institute
and lecturers of national repute can
also be secured. Mrs. Shurte will
be prepared to make full and com
plete announcements concerning the
Institute and program at a later dau.
Dolores Cassinelli in "The
Right to Lie" on Saturday
Dolores CassinellK comes to the
Star theater next Saturday in "The
Right to Lie," a modern story of high
life. Reared In a convent in Italy,
Carlotta was plunged Into New York
society when the death of her moth
er made her the ward of John Wln
throp Drake, who, unknown to every
one except himself, was her father.
flccoming jealous of the affection
Drake lavished on his ward, his wife
ordered Car'otta from the house. In
her own apartment, where her guard
ian came frequently to see her, she
found happiness until Crosby Dana,
a' Boclal pnriisite desiring Carlotta,
proved the Berpent in her Eden.
Two years later, when she was
tho wife of Cartis Austin, he again
crossed her path and sought for her
the incriminating photograph. This
situation leads up to the scene where
Austin, beleving his wife faithless
kills Dana. . The big climax comes
when Carlotta takes the witness stand
and sullies her own modesty with a
He that frees her husband. To save
the life of the man she loved she had
"The Right to Lie."
Mow-Think!, f ELLOWS .
thfm Slogans Like
US OUT OF- VvAH
ALL OF YOUR. OLD
PLAT FORM BUNK To DEATH.
very important matter.
IS
FIRST TIME FOR SILAGE
Hheepnien of Batter Creek Are First
In Trying This Plant for Silage
Here Yield Good on Dry Land
and Said to be Cheapest Feed,
By L. A. Hunt, County Agent,
Tom Boylen on Butter creek Is
now cutting and putting in the silo
the first sunflower silage in Morrow
county. He has about forty acres
in corn and Bunflowera'anPthJ sun
flowers especially are a sight for tore
eyes, many of them standing as high
as 15 feet and growing in a splen
did stand. Mr. Boylen has two silos
of 155 tons capacity each, which he
expects to fill. Four men are cut
ting the sunflower in the field and
more are hauling and putting them
into the cutter, and two men are
stamping down the juicy pulp into
the bilo.
Ed Nelll of Butter creek has forty
acres in sunflowers which he expects
to put in the silo. This silo he has
just ordered and expects to have it
up In time to take care of the crop.
There are a number of plots of Bun
Jlowers growing over the county and
all are doing exceptionally well.
Many of the sunflowers that Mr. Ne
ill has are on dry upland which has
never seen any water, and while they
were put in quite late will neverthe
less make a very good crop. It Is
the Intention of these gentlemen to
feed the sunflower to sheep this win
ter. This will be the first time that
ensilage has been fed to sheep in
Morrow county.
Mr. Boylen estimates that his sun
flowers will make thirty tons to the
acre with one ton of silage equal to
a halt ton of alfalfa hay. Therefore
he has the equivalent of 15 tons of
alfalfa hay on an acre of ground.
There is no seed that can be grown
that anywhere compares in yield with
sunflowers. It 1b the cheapest feed
that stockmen can feed in proportion
to the results achieved. We antici
pate that within the next two or three
years Morrow county will see a ma
jority of her stock farms equipped
with silos. Wallowa county, one of
the finest stock counties In the state,
has this year 105 silos to be filled
with ensilage. This is the right way
to bring down the high cost of feed
ing livestock.
School Building to Be Moved.
After a controversy that has lasted
through a series of years, the patrons
of school district 27, the Alpine dis
trict, decided at a meeting held on
Tuesday, to move the school build
ing from its present location to a
point nearer to the center of popula
tion of the district and should prove
satisfactory to all parties Interested.
Mike Szepanek has donated one acre
of ground to 'the district on which
to place the school building when it
is removed. It would be a good time
for the people of Dlst. No. 27 to erect
a new and modern building, If they
felt that they were able to do so.
The present building, while yet in
very good Btate of preservation, has
served its time and is largely inade
quate to serve the needs of the dis
trict. The building will be moved
just 1 mile south of the present loca
tion.
Mrs. Carrie Vaughn, accompanied
by her little grand daughter, Edna
Vaughn, returned home Tuesday
from Portland.
PHONE all orders tor Ice and soda
to 824.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
Two Furnished Housekeeping
Room for rent. Prefer no children.
Phone 782.
Sidney Hallock, former Heppner
boy, arrived Wednesday evening
from Portland to make a visit with
relatives here.
Guy Weaver, cashier of Bank of
lone, was a business visitor in Hepp
ner for a short time yesterday. Mr.
Weaver states that threshing is pro
gressing In the lone country and
many fine yields of grain are being
reported.
The Patron-Teachers Association
of Heppner is anxious to see that
the teachers coming to the city for
the winter are properly housed, and
to this end they desire to receive in
formation pertaining to rooms and
board, and those interested are re
quested to consult with Mrs. E. R.
Huston, Mrs. Gay M. Anderson and
Mrs. W. B. Barratt, committee of the
Assocltion having this matter in
charge.
F. L. Campbell and family of Se
attle have been guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George McDuffee in
this city during the week. Mr. Camp
bell and Mr. McDuffee are old-time
friends, having lived neighbors over
in the Seattle country a few years
ago. He has been spending the past
six months at work on the highway
near Prineville and came by this way
to make the sheriff and his family
a visit, as well as see our part of the
country before returning to Seattle.
Dr. M. A. Leach and family of Cor
vallis are among the many campers
domiciled at Wallowa lake park.
They arrived at the lake the latter
part of July, having come this far on
their return from a trip by auto to
Yellowstone Park. Dr. Leach spent
a short time at the lake last summer
and enjoyed It so much that he de
cided the family should visit this
favored spot. He is afflicted with
asthma and finds great relief by
camping out along the streams in
this mountainous region. While he
and his family enjoyed the trip to
Yellowstone very much, they declar
ed that they found no camping place
on the entire journey to compare
with the grounds at the head of the
lake. Dr. Leach is a dentist and has
an extensive practice in the college
town. Enterprise Record-Chleftaln.
Crist & Costa's Was A
High Class Performance
The vaudeville at the Star theater
last Saturday, Crist & Costa's Kew
pie Dolls, was favored with a large
and well deserved attendance. The
people were of a superior order to the
UBual class visiting the small towns
and their act was clean and enter
taining. We bespeak a good attend
ance tor Crist & Costa's Hawailans,
who will appear at the Star theater
next Sunday.
Mary Pickford Plays Role of
"Stella Maris" at Star Friday
Playing a dual role, Mary Pick-
ford will be seen in a new Artcraft
picture at the Star theater, Friday.
Miss Pickford plays the title role of
Stella Maris," in a film version of
Wm. J. Locke's celebrated novel, aud
also Interprets the part of Unity
Blake, an uncouth character who is
introduced as an inmate of an orphan
asylum. As Stella Marls, a paralytic
heiress, surrounded by every luxury
wealth can command, and protected
from even the slightest knowledge of
worldly things, the comparison with
Unity Blake presents a startling con
trast. Later, when Stella has her
health restored and learns of the pov
erty, misery and crime existing in the
world which her imagination had
pictured as Idyllic It proves too strong
shock and threatens her life.
Through an amusing chain of cir
cumstances the two girls the Ugly
Duckling and the delicate and beauti
ful Stella Maris love the same man,
and then comes the supreme sacri
fice, the giving of Unity Blakes life
for the man she loves and for Stella
Marls.
The portrayal of two characters so
vastly different by Mary Pickford will
probably stand as a wonderful achi
evement In screen art.
Frances Marlon adapted the story
to the screen, and Marshall Nellan di
rected the production. That they have
caught the tender pathos of the novel
ist's work Is demonstrated in this, the
latest of charming vehicles for the ap
pearance of the world-famous star.
Chas. H. Lstourell Is spending a
few days in Portland this week.
A local woman made tho remark
today that she wished L. A. Hunt
would go back and cover up that ice
cave, as the weather the past two
days has been of an extremely cold
variety.
Mrs. Elizabeth N. Crawford left
this morning for Enterprise, where
she will mojte an extended visit at the
home of her son, 0. 0. Crawford.
Heppner Man Speaks Over
Long Distance to Old Home
"Hello, Heppner!"
"This is Portland speaking, get
Geo. W. MilhoUand on the line for
Sidney, Ohio."
"Alright Sidney, Ohio, Heppner,
Oregon is on the line, alright Mr.
MilhoUand."
Thus did George W. MilhoUand,
local agent for the Standard Oil
Company, speak direct to relatives
in his old Ohio home. It is the first
time in the history of local telephonf
circles, so far as we know, when a
conversation was carried on over
such a distance.
Mr. MilhoUand says It was won
derful, as it seemed but a few sec
onds between the time .Portland call
ed Heppner and the time he was In
communication with the eastern
town.
Commercial Club Meets This Eve
nlng. There will be a meeting of the
Heppner Commercial Club this eve
ning in the council chambers accord
ing to the announcement made by
Chas. Thomson, president. A num
ber of matters of Importance wlU be
taken up, among them being the se
lection of a band master. F. E. Bush
nell, who was here a few weeks ago,
looking over the local situation, has
notified the club that he wlU not lo
cate here, as he has accepted a posi
tion elsewhere. Mr. Bushnell is a
band leader of high repute and it
is with much regret that the local
people learn of his decision.
New School Building Will Be Beady.
The fine new high .school building
at Hard man is fast nearing comple
tion, and we are informed that it will
be ready for occupancy by the open
ing of school in September. The
Hardman high school will have five
teachers for the coming year, and had
they been able to get teachers want
ed, they would have had six. With
their new building the district will
be in position to adequately care for
the rapidly increasing attendance of
the school.
The Masonic orders of Heppner,
consisting of Heppner "Lodge No. 69,
A. F. & A. M., Heppner Chapter No.
16, R. A. M., and Ruth Chapter No.
32, 0. E. S., gathered at Masonic
hall on Wednesday evening for the
purpose of tendering a farewell re
ception to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Patter
eon and Mrs. A. L. Binns. These peo
ple, who have been members of these
orders for many years, are leaving
Heppner, the Pattersons going to
Portland, and Mrs Binns, with her
family, going to Corvallis.
A program befitting the occasion
was rendered. This consisted of sing
ing and instrumental music by Miss
Gladys Lane and the Misses Mary
Clark and Velma Case. Miss Lane
sang beautifully, her selections giv
ing evidence of the splendid training
she has had during the past year
while attending the U. of 0., and she
graciously responded to hearty encor
es. During the banquet hour the
Misses Clark and Case entertained
with a number of duets on the piano.
Hon. C. E. Woodson had charge of
the presentation ceremonies, and in
a very appropriate speech, In which
he gave some interesting Masonic his
tory as well as expressing the high
esteem in which the departing mem
bers are held by their brothers and
sisters, he presented to Mr. Patterson
a gold keystone, the gift of the Hepp
ner Chapter R. A. M. and the Blue
Lodge; to Mrs. Patterson a beauti
ful silver cream ladle and to Mrs.
Binns, an engraved fountain pen.
These tokens being given, not be
cause of their intrinsic value, as Mr.
Woodson expressed it, but that the
recipients might carry with them
something of the Jilgh esteem In
which their associates in the orders
hold them. Both Mrs. Binns and
Mrs. Patterson are Past Matrons of
Ruth Chapter, and they have been
faithful and earnest members. Mr.
Patterson Is a Past Master of Hepp
ner Lodge No. 69, and has also held
important offices in Heppner Chapter,
R. A. M. and always took a great
amount of Interest In these two
lodges and was- a faithful attendant
so long as he was physically able to
attend.
Following the presentation and
musical program, the members pre
sent repaired to the dining hall where
they were served an abundant supply
of ice cream and cake.
Mr. and Mrs. Binns, accompanied
by their son, Kenneth, expect to leave
at once for Corvallis, where the
young man has three years in 0. A.
('., and they contemplate making that
city their permanent home.
Mr. Patterson and family go to
Portland the coming week, and their
stay in that city may be of indefinite
duration, it depending largely upon
how Mr. Patterson gets along. It is
hoped that the change of climate may
prove beneficial to him, and his many
friends here sincerely hope that this
may prove true. At any rate, wher
ever they may be called to go, the
best wishes of the entire community
IS
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W. C. E. Pruitt, Former PnbUclty
Man, Dies 1-olio wing Discharge of
Shotgun in Foot Amputation of
ioot Avails Nothing.
W. C. E. Pruitt died shortly after
midnight at St. Anthony's hospital
in Pendleton on Monday, following
the amputation of his left toot above
the ankle. Mr. Pruitt shot off a por
tion of the foot Sunday morning
when a shotgun he was carrying on
a grouse hunt was accidently dis
charged. The accident occurred shortly be
fore noon Sunday on the hUlside near
the Pruitt cabin above Gibbon on the
Umatilla river, according to the Pen
dleton East Oregonian. Mr. Pruitt
bad taken the gun to go out for
grouse and was alone on the hiU
when the gun was discharged. His
daughter, Rae Pruitt and Miss Mary
Meek, her guest, were on another
hillside nearby, and ran to Mr. Pru
itt's assistance when he cried out
that he was injured.
While Miss Meek gave first aid,
Miss Pruitt ran to the cabin and told
Mrs. Pruitt of the accident. While
Mrs. Pruitt went to the scene of the
accident to reader assistance to her
Injured husband the daughter went
to Gibbon and wired to Pendleton
tor a physician.
Dr. G. L. Boyden rushed to attend
Mr. Pruitt and the Injured man was
placed in the physician's automobile
and started to Pendleton. The oper
ation followed soon after reaching
the hospital. The nature of the acci
dent and the time which elapsed until
proper care could be given the in
jured man, together with the loss of
blood and the shock ot the shooting,
conspired to sap Mr. Pruitt's strength
and he could not rally from the oper
ation. Mr. Pruitt was well known in
Heppner, having made a number ot
visits here while he was publicity
manager for the Pendleten Round
up Association. He has engaged in
newspaper work for a number ot
years and managed the R. N. Stan
field senatorial campaign two years
ago. He leaves a wile and two chil
dren and a brother, Don Pruitt Ot
Stanfield.
Mr. and Mrs. R, E. Crego, accom
panied by Mrs. Crego's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Creighton of The DaUes, are
enjoying an outing in the mountains
of Wheeler county, In the vicinity of
Antone.
John Day Project
The latest reports of the engineer
for the John Day Irrigation District
are to the effect that It is possiblb
to water Shutler Flat, as well as a
considerable portion ot the land in
this county west ot AlkaU Canyon.
This news is ot the greatest import
ance to Gilliam county, and should
awake the people ot this section to
the fact that the John Day Irriga
tion district is a big thing and that
its completion will bring big results.
The bulk of the district as It is now
organized is In Morrow county, with
a portion in the northwest corner ot
GilUam and some In Umatilla. The
Shutler Flat territory that can be In
cluded and watered is said to amount
to more than 10,000 acres. This will
make the total land in the district
about 300,000 acres.
It is the biggest project under con
sideration in the Northwest, and
ceaseless, well directed effort will be
required to put it through. It is so
clearly meritorious that Its comple
tion eventually is a certainty, but
every effort should be made to get
results as soon as possible.
It means the erection ot an enor
mous dam on the John Day river;
the construction of miles and miles
of canals; big auxiliary storage res
ervoirs; the possibility of the devel
opment ot sufficient electric power
for this section; and a miraculous en
richment of hundreds ot thousands of
acres ot as fine land as there Is out
ot doors. A large portion ot this land
is now useless except tor pasture;
some of It, as in the case of Shutler
Flat Is now producing; but the crops
that will follow the turning on of
the water will make the present
yields look small.
This project will not be completed
in a day or a year; but it will be
completed, and It Is to the Interest
of the people of Gilliam county to
say a good word for it wherever pos
sible, and to boost It on every occa
sion. Condon Globe-Times.
THE FIRST CHRISTLVN CHURCH.
Sunday, August 22.
The usual services ot the Church
will be held on Sunday, consisting
of the Bible School at ten o'clock,
followed by Communion Service and
Preaching at eleven o'clock. The eve
ning services will consist of the Chris
tian Endeavor service at seven o'
clock and song service and preach
ing at eight o'clock. Everyone Is
cordially Invited to attend these ser
vices. W. 0. LIVINGSTONS, Minister.
go with them, with the hope that Mr.
Patterson may be restored to health,
and that success and prosperity will
continue to be their lot.