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Oi C 3 public Aaa.torlum HE GAZETTE PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 37, Number 41. IIEPPXER OREGON, THURSDAY, JANTAKY C, 1921. Subscription $2.00 Per Year TlMES Cunlract l.rt fur Surfacing OrrKim U anliliiKtim (.railt Pru l.riliictoa tu .UIUm Count? l.lnr liod Mold il Contracts Lrt Totaling 9434.401., (WedeHiiuy's OrcKonian) Kuatein and central Oreifon road af futra predominated at the Btnte high way comminaiou meeting yeatorday, al though thoae neclions have no represen tative on the comtniaaion since the death of E. li. Kiddle. It was the II nil aeNtiion for CommiMSioner John 13. Yeon There is a drive under way by Mal heur, liuker and Union counties to Hjieed up the KradinK of the old Oregon Trail, which connects with the Colum bia river hiKhway at Pendleton, and Urant, Wheeler and Uilllum counties are preasintr the commission for more work on the John Day hiKhway. Des chutes and Jefferson are seeking de velopment of The Dalles-California highway and Deschutes and Crook are asking for help for the MiKenzie hiKh way. All these projects received en couragement. The commissioners, however, were somewhat astonished at the drop In the prices of highway bonds. Theroad body offered 11.500,000 of 414 per cent bonds and the best bid received was from Carstens & Uarle and associates on a 90.71 basis, which Is the loweBt bid since last August, when 90.08 was of fered and accepted. In November the price was 94.58. The commissioners decided that J500.000 was enough to dispose of at 90.71. If the roadmen were disappointed at the bond prices, they were pleased at the bids submit ted by contractors, which were better than usual Home Counties Hampered. Various counties owe the commission money, which the latter stand In need of, but counties with bond Issues in many Instances can sell their bonds only at par, and the par bond market doesn't exist Just now. The commission Intimated that the legislature might come to the rescue by authorizing the highway commission to accept county road bonds as security for loans until the market is such that the counties can sell satisfactorily. If urgency ami eloquence and a dis position to co-operate count for any thing, long strides should be made this year on the old Oregon Trail. Contracts were awarded yesterday for grading 19 J miles of this road, from Nelson to Huntington, in Maker county. The 11a ker county court offered $115,000 to ap ply as the commission sees fit from Ma ker to Huntington, and then borrowed l.'fiOO to pay for contractors' estimates on the North Powder section. Malheur county had a delegation offering money for grading from Huntington to On tario, the end of the old Oregon Trail. 1'nlon county, now that lis bonds have been validated by the supreme court, akcd for bids to be advertised from the Umatilla county lino, at Knmela, to Hllgard. and from Hllgnrd to LnOrandc nil of which is also on the trail. I'nlon county's request was granted. This will be a road with a Id-foot top, or 20-foot width of grade. ; I (Allium Asks for Surrey. Definite progress is In sight for the; immediate survey and locution between Arlington, where the John Day con-i nects with the Columbia highway, and: Condon, .IS miles, so that the county can Star Theater Elks Building Heppner, Oregon. B. G. SIGSBEE, Proprietor. A Home Institution For your comfort, entertainment and instruction. Every dollar of profit therefrom is expended in Hep pner and distributed among its citizenry. The owner lives here, 1ms lived here for years, owns property here, pays tuxes here, supports every legitimate enterprise-aiid charity ami helps in every advancement. The Theater building is open at any time for pub lic service or good. We eater to no particular class but try to have entertainment from time too time to suit the tastes of any and all who may wish to attend, ami our suc cess depends upon the extent to w hich we merit that patronage. We solicit your business, but ask no special priv ileges and have no form of coercion or strong arm methods to force unwilling attendance. The pictures we show are instructive for those who have eyes to see, the lessons those pictures teach are good and true, and the people who attend recog nize the worth and goodness of those pictures, there fore we always have as large nn attendance as local conditions permit. Take the arguments to close the movies on Sun day with salt, AND DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO INTERFERE WITH YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO ATTEND AT ANY TTME OR ANY DAY YOU SO DESIRE. Sv I.lne-ii for the Week on I'nge His. spend Its money on grading the road this spring. Ullliam county has t&5,000 tu bonds fur thla work and desires ac tion. The survey was ordered. Wheel er county offered to go 50-50 on grad ing an Impassable four-mile stretch be tween MeXamee grade toward TUley, on the John Day highway. This work will be advertised In March and work will start In April, If possible. Grant county's representative asked the com mission to grade the John Day highway from Mount Vernon to a point beyond Dayville, the end of the present con tract, but offered no help, explaining that the county Is without funds. Grant county has bonded to the old 2 per cent limit and the commissioners reminded the delegation that It can now bond to 6 per cent. Representatives from Washington, Columbia and Clatsop counties ask the commission to designate as a state road the so-called "inside loop." This the commission declined to do. The dele gation next said that If the commission would make the survey the counties would grade at their own expense and some dny the state might take the road over. Chairman Booth suggested that the quickest way to get the road would be for the three counties to designate the route as a market road, then apply their funds on It. As a market road project, the counties can call on the highway department for a survey and by applying their market road funds on the route It can be developed within a few years. The commission explained that there are many sections not so well provided with roads as the coun ties embraced In the proposed "inside loop" and which are already on the stnte highway map. Offer Made to I. Inn. If Linn county sells Its bonds and thus ralnes funds to grade the Pacific highway from Tangent to Harrlsburg. the highway commission will advertise for bids to pave between Tangent and Albany, was the promise given the Linn county delegation. Jefferson county wants The Dalles California highway built from Madras north. It is now under contract from -Madras south. The county has 125,000 for the Madras-Oateway section and a similar sum for the Gateway-Trout Creek section, These bonds have been advertised for sale January 15. They are 6 per cent securities, which must sell at par. No action was taken In the matter by the commission. Deschutes county has graded from Ilend to Milllgan, but hat no money for culverts. The state will advertise for culverts so the new grade can be used. As to state help on the Slsters-Hedmond' and Sisters-Bend roads, the commission promised nothing until after the lcgis. inture meets. An agreement, however, was made to expedite construction of the Hedmond-Prlnevlllir aV. as soon as the engineers are ready, ad!rtlse ments will be orderel for the II miles east of Trlnevllle toward Mitchell Owing to the financial stringency In Crook county, the county court asked that the work be staited at the earliest possible date so that 140,000 of county r-ioney can be used. Sherman l-'unda Available. Sherman county orrered 1250,000 for a north and south road through the county on a 50-50 basis for grading and graveling, with a promise of a similar 50-50 proposition when the time comes for paving. The commission explained that this proposed road was embodied In a bill which the governor vetoed with other road bills a year ago and Hint the action taken by the legislature on the veto will be an indication of what It wants done with this route. Yamhill county asked that Instead of macadamizing the 5 miles between Sheridan and Willamlna the stretch be THE DATE " J m prised to -svr fjjl COM. OF FARM BUREAU REPORT ON JOHN DAY Co-Operative Marketing Mala Feature Discussed,- Bureau to Furnish Mem ber Gasoline and Dlatlllate the Com lug Season. The Farm Bureau Executive Com mittee, together with about 25 farm ers of the county, gathered at the of fice eof County Agent Hunt Saturday and held an Important meeting. Ed Kletmann, vice-president, presided In the absence of President Keithley. The most important matter up for consid eration was that of cooperative market Ing of farm products, and this was gone Into thoroughly. The gasoline and dis tillate question was also discussed, and these two Important commodities are to be handled by the Bureau the coming season with Mr. Hunt as manager. He expects to get a good grade of gasoline laid down at Heppner for 29 cents, while distillate will be procured at 22 cents, and cost of distribution will be covered by an additional 1 cent per gal lon. It was decided to send the Farm Bureau News to every farmer and stock man in the county during the coming year. Mrs. D. E. Oilman has returned home from a visit of six months duration In the East and Canada. Mrs. Gllman has been absent since the meeting of the Women's Relief Corps at Indianapolis early last summer she being a delegate from Oregon to the National conven tion. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wheelhouse of Arlington were among the visitors In Heppner over the week-end to enjoy the celebration by Heppner Lodge of Elks. Mr. Wheelhouse is a leading business man and sheepralser of his section. hard-surfaced The county has a stand ing offer to contribute $2000 a mile on paving. The delegation also suggested that the Gaston-Yamhill section be not rocked and that instead a pavement be laid. No action was taken by the com mission. Clackamas county requested the com mission to advertise for bidB next month for a bridge across the Clackamas rivet the county to pay the bill. Granted. Contracts awarded yesterday were: Hnker county old Oreon trail, Nelson Huntington section, unit 1, grading 9.16 miles; untl 2, grading 10.22 miles, Cop enhagen Bros., for both sections, 1222, 070. Curry county, coast highway, Port Orford-Hubbard creek, grading 1.6 miles, J. R. Hill, $23,629.50. Gilliam county, Arlington-Morrow county line, guard fence, Solheim & Gustafson, $5386.50. Morrow county, Lexington-Gilliam county line, surfacing and guard fence, 25.3 miles, Oregon Hassam Paving com pany, $99,955. Wasco county, Seufert-Deschutos river section, surfacing 12.5 miles, A. 0. Kern, $83,440. WAR IS DECLARED ON PREDATORY ANIMALS Elmer Williams of the U. S. Biologic al Survey, is In Heppner and states that in cooperation with the sheepmen and the Farm Bureau he Is preparing to de clare war on predatory animals in Mor row county. Mr. Williams states that he is putting two trappers at work Im mediately nnd they will gradually rid the whole county of the pests. The coyote population has increased great- lp during the past few years in Morrow ! county, hut the state as a whole is gradually being rid of them through the work of the government trappers. This ( post of the sheepman will now get whatj Is coming to htm nnd the losses of our ftockmasters from this source should be gradually loss from now on. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Phlps and Rev. Stephen Phelps were outgoing passen gers on the local Monday. The former will visit with friends during the week nt The Palles and Hood River, nnd Rev. Phelps will visit with his wifo and daughter residing at Vancouver, Wn Mrs. Margaret Louy died at her homo in Tone on last Sunday and was burled In the Odd Fellows cemetery at that place on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Louy's maiden name was Margaret HnrbkP, nnd she was a pioneer resident of Morrow county. She leaves her husband, .T. P. Louy nnd a daughter, Mrs. James Townsend, who resides near Tone. Engineer John H. Lew in II pre Tuesday Evening and Give Inferential; He port oa Present Statua of John Day Project aa Shewn by Introductory Work, of Engineers. There was a called meeting of Hepp ner Commercial Club on Tueaday eve ning at the council chambers, the pur pose of which was to listen to a pre liminary report on the John Lay pro ject by Engineer John H. Lewis. Some other work of the club was al so taken up and disposed of. A report of W. W. Smead, relative to the Morrow County Fair was to the effect that the county court would at its February meeting make an appropriation of $ 1 uoo for the benefit of the fair, this sum having been provided in the coun ty budget. Mr. Smead further stated that it would be the policy of the fair management the coming year to en courage the merchijda of the city to offer substantial prises, and he sug gested what some of these might be, and that when the fair was pulled off it would be manifest that this policy had been the means of creating much interest among exhibitors. Also, the fair management will cut out the carni val features heretofore presented for amusement and in lieu thereof will put on a program of amusments and stunts handled by the local folks. The Farm Bureau and the Commercial Club have signified their willingness to cooperate in every way possible to put over the fair at Heppner the coming fall. The club endorsed the plan to place the available market road fund of the county this year on the Jarmon-Lex-ington road as requested by the Butter Creek Road Association and, the Coun ty Court will be asked to do this. Mr. Lewis, having been called on, spoke before the club at considerable length on the John Lay project, a sub ject with which he is very familiar be cause of his years 6f practical contact with this great irrigation Bcheme. Hav ing been employed by the board of di rectors of the John Day project to make a preliminary survey, Mr. Lewis, cooperating with D. C. Henny, consult ing engineer of the reclamation service and soil experts of the Oregon Agricul tural College, is now prepared to say that the project is entirely feasible and practical. He states that there are fully 300.0UO acres of choice lands com ing under the survey that are extreme ly desirable at any per acre cost up to $200. The reclamation service and soil experts have now passed on and ap-, proved the project. Speaking directly from a photograph1 and map, Mr. Lewis stated that the ir- rlgation canal will be built out of the1 John Day at an elevation of 1340 feet and will require a dam 343 feet high, diversion point to be 240 feet above the present, low water mark in the John Day river. A Btorage reservoir will be provided at the dam site sufficient to contain 900,000 acre feet of water, which will almost accomodate the water duty re quired for 300,000 acres. Mr. W. L. Powers, Irrigation expert of O. A. C, in his certification of lands has shown the water duty required to range from 2V4 acre feet per acre on the high elevation to 5 acre feet per acre on the extreme ly sandy land on the northern part of the project, giving an average water duty of 2.S5 acre feet per acre. Additional storage will be provided at the Carty reservoir Bite where an S5-foot dam will hold back 175,000 acre feet, while another dam in Eight Mile canyon of 365 feet would store 275.000 acre feet. This extra storage is believed to be necessary in order to provide for seepage and also to be pre pared for extreme low water that oc curs in the John Day river in occa sional years. The water study of this project Is one of the best that has ever been made of any project in the state, having com plete records which have been obtained by the V. S. Geological Survey for the last 15 consecutive years, and which show beyond question of doubt that more than a sufficient amount of wa ter is nvailablo for' this magnificent project according to the proposed plans. In selecting tho dam site, the engin eers have taken Into consultation the best geologists obtainable, and have three feasible sites In contemplation. The probable site to be selected will call for only fifty miles of canal from dam to the nearest Irrigable ncre, with another 100 miles lying along th southern boundary of the project. The first f0 miles will include 20 miles of tunnel, the longest of which is 14 miles .it.U iirt uf it over ii'JuU tuet ui.dtr ground. in it thought this might appear ts a beiious obstacle but be. aunts j the uii ec iiieaa ut the tunnel line cuiupaifcd wan lite surface lute, and tiie fact that ibe tunnel will obviate the necessity of following the steep and badly broken hiUaiOes of the John Lay canyon, with their imminent danger of bad breaks ana wafctiouia in spite of the moat care ful engineering and construe lion, this Can no I be considered aa obstacle, but is a desirable possibility. Mr. Lewis was unable to give any deiinite per acre cost on this project and could nut say aa to jutst what time in the futuie he could furnish this in formation, lie believed, however, that it will be considerably under $.:uo per acre, which is the estimate given out by the soil experts, and said that the project would pay for itself in three years The land at present valuation would average about $9 per acre When the project is completed and water turned in the valuation would be around $200 or mora. Mr. Lewis stated that of the 23 pro jects now in successful operation in the northwest, each of them have paid for themselves in from two to three years of operation, ana that the land valua tion Increased to a point that any man would not hesitate to take up the land at the present price and realize his for tune as soon as the project is in opera tion. However, ljt will take considerable work and continual hammering away to get this project under construction. Nothing great was ever done over night, and a lot of conscientious hard labor will have to be done to put this project over. The engineer's report is, brief ly, that the water is there and the pros pects for getting it -over the 300,000 acres leave no doubts whatever. The soil to be redeemed is comparable with that of Sicily, which has been cropped for 2000 consecutive years. The en gineer's report also includes several good power possibilities, chief among them being the Umatilla rapids. This being also the time of meeting of the directors of the John Day Pro ject, Clay C. Clark, president, was pres ent from Arlington and followed Mr. Lewis in a short talk, expressive of his appreciation of the engineer's report, and eloquent with his enthusiasm for this great reclamation project. Mr. Clark stated that Arlington would send a large delegation to Portland to at tend the irrigation congress and put in their boost for the John Day. Newly Elected Councilmen Assume Their New Duties L. E. Bisbee, Charles Thomson and M. D. Clark, newly elected city councilmen, were sworn in at the regular meeting of the city dads on Monday evening, E. G. Noble and John F. Vaughn retiring. The newly elected mayor, Oscar Borg, did not qualify as he is preparing to leave the city. It was decided, however, that Mr. Borg be sworn in a little la ter, and he will then resign the office so that the vacancy can be filled by the council. Just at present there does not seem to be anyone available, so Mayor Vaughan continues on the job. Aside from routine business, the coun cil considered the application present ed to pay $50 per month on the salary of Prof. James Austin as an instructor of the band, this amount having al ready been appropriated by the Com mercial Club. The council turned down the proposal. Have Very Neat Shop. Wells Brothers have about completed! the interior ararngements of their new j barber shop, but one bath room yet i lacking all the necessarv fixtures. THpv ! have a very neat and handv shon. and those big, upholstered leather chairs are going to prove a drawing card. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Olden and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell, farmers of Rhea creek, were visitors In Heppner for a few hours today. Mrs. John Kilkenny of Hinton creek is enjoying a visit from her mother, Mrs. Kate Russell, of Condon. Mrs. Rus sell came over for the Elks dedication, accompanied by her son Ed. Back to before-the-war prices Reduced from 20 to 25E, STILL BETTER WILLARD SERVICE Come In and Get the New Prices. If you need a new Battery now is the time to buy, A BATTERY FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC SERVICE STATION JOS. W. FRITSCH, Prop. Phone 83 Heppner Commercial Club Will Send Delegates to Ir rigation Congress, Portland The Heppner commercial club wilt have a strong delegation at the meet ing of the Irrigation Congress in Port land on Fiiday and Saturday of this week. The great importance of this slate meeting is brouht home to the club at this time on account of the in terest this community nas in the John Lay project, aad the delegation going from here will l-.-ave nothing undone or unsaid that wil'. promote that project. The delegation chosen to go from here consists of the following gentlemen: V. P. Mahoney, M. L. Clark, Chaa. Thomson, J. P. Conder, L. A, Hunt, F. R. Hrown and W. W. Smead. We under stand that it is the intention of the ma jority .of these men to attend the con gress personally rather than by proxy. DOUY.NS-LOKE.NZ. Harold W. Dobyns, second son of Mrs. H. M. Olden of Fairvlew, and Miss Car oline K. Lorenz, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lorenx of Ukiah, Oregon, were united in marriage by Rev. Stephen Phelps of the Federated church of Heppner on Wednesday after noon, December 29, 1920, in the pres ence of the groom's brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Dobyns, The beau tiful and Impressive ring ceremony was used. The bride is a charming young lady and a graduate of the Pilot Rock high school, and Mr. Dobyns Is well and fa vorably known as a government hun ter and trapper, and has been working for the past two years in and around Pilot Rock and Ukiah. His home was formerly in lone. Mr. and Mrs. Dobyns spent Christmas week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Olden who entertained the following young people for the entire week: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dobyns, Mr. and Mrs. Wer ner Rietmann, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Dob yns, Miss Ruth Steen, of Lewiston, Idaho, Don Mason of Milton, Ore., and Walter and Noel Dobyns. Miss Steen and Noel Dobyns are students of O. A. C. at Corvallis, for which place they de parted on Sunday to resume their stud ies. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dobyns left on Sunday for Pilot Rock where Mr. Dob yns makes his headquarters. It goes without saying that Mr. and Mrs. Olden spared nothing in making the holiday week one that will long be remembered by the young people who were their guests. LAPHAM-WIXXARD. " Stanley ISiMpm ami Elverda Win nard were married Monday evening at the home of W. O. Livingstone, pastor of the Christian church. The bride is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Winnard of Balm Fork and the groom is an industrious young man who has lived in Heppner for the past year or more. After spending their honeymoon in Portland, for which city they departed Tuesday morning, the young people will make their home at Bridal Veil, Oregon, after January 15th. ADKINS-BROWV. j Heppner friends have this week re- I ceived the announcement of the mar-; riage at Gresham, Oregon, on Saturday, j January 1, 1921, of Mr. J. Albert Ad-1 kins of this city to Miss Miriam Luella I Brown. The wedding was solemnised . at the home of the bride at Gresham, and the young people will be "ta home" to Heppner friends after January 15th. j Mr. Adkins ts the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Adkins of this city and Is in the; employ of the Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. I at this time. He left Heppner about two weeks ago and did not state his; mission, tho friends surmised what was' going to happen. They will be ready! to receive Albert and his bride upon their return to Heppner and extend hearty congratulations. , Bob Carsner was in Heppner today, on his way to Salem. He leaves in the morning for the capital city and will t be ready to take his place in the legiy-1 lature on Monday as joint representa tive from Wheeler and Gilliam coun-1 ties, f WW T m "ffll STORAGE "1 liffif I iDATTERYl ANY PURPOSE SIZE PRICE E HEPFHER LODGE Of ELKS IS DEDICATED Large wmbrr of Memara of Ordrr Prraent for Celebration aad Kajoy Good TtaaN The splendid new home of Heppner Louge No. 3:s, B. P. O. E was dedicat ed by appropriate exercise on last Sat urday afternoon. Preparations for this important event in the Lie of the Unit a ha btea guiag oa fur weei.a atul nti':u tho time arrived the piugram wuut through without a hitch. The members of the oroer, and ea specially loose belonging tu the home lodge, began to gather in the city oa Friuay, and when the time arrived fur the b.g opening banquet of Pat Foley's new hotel, there was little room left save for the boys wearing the emblem designating them as members of the antiered herd. A grand feast was en joyed in the new dining room, and then the big show was given at the Star theater under the auspices of the lodge and in charge of Carry HousernAi.u. This was greeted by a crowded house, and many of the features presented were greatly enjoyed. Leading stars in the performance were the Misses Lola and Lois O'Neill, daughters of Jack O'Neill of this city. The vaude ville performance was also repeated on Saturday evening. Following these performances the Kike and their ladies were entertained in th hall by dancing; and other mu semen ts. At 2:30 Saturday afternoon the dedi catory services were held in the lodge room and were in charge of Francis A. McMenamin, who acted in behalf ot Exalted Ruler Chas. B. Cox who is sick in Portland. Francis V. Galloway of The Dalles, district deputy grand exalt ed ruler was introduced and conducted the ceremonies, assisted by officers of the local lodge. The ceremonies were quite Impressive. Snell's orchestra of Arlington fur nished music and tluere was also sing ing by Miss Gladys Lane of Heppner and Miss Crossfteld, who is teacher of music in the schools at The Dalles. Representatives from many outside lodges were present, and there was a great home gathering of the members of Heppner Lodge No. 359 and a mark of progress of the lodge has been made that will ever be remembered. Committee on Co-Operative Marketing to Meet In Port-" land on January the 11th County Agent Hunt received a tele gram this morning to the effect that the date for the meeting of the joint committee on co-operative marketing of the Farm Bureau, Farmers Union and State Grange will be held at the Imperial hotel In Portland on the 11th of this month. The Morrow County Farm Bureau will send seven men to this meeting, these being R. W. Tur ner, E. M. Hulden, Andy Rood and Jeff Jones from Heppr.er, Joe Devtne from Lexington, Ben Morgan from Morgan and F. Raymond from lone. Agent Funt will also be ther. He went to lone this afternoon to attend a Farm Bureau meeting and thought it possi ble that he might go on from there to Portland to attend the meeting of the Irrigation Congress, but was not sure that he could, as he was expected to an swer a call to go to Irrigon for another Farm Bureau meeting." John H. Lewis, who was formerly state engineer, and who is now chler engineer of the John Pay project, was in Heppner over Tuesday evening to at tend a meeting of the board of direct ors County court is in session fr the January term this week, with both com missioners Bleakman and Davidson on hand. There is much routine business to be trarisritM. , . .... ' J . Heppner, Oregon