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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volumt 37, Number 42.
HEPPNER OEEGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1921,
Subscription $2.00 Per Year
ORED BY APPOINTMENT
V. II. Itnrratt, Local Kbeepniaa mmi
I'roiulDrnl lltlx-a Given Important
Tout Will .Make liood.
The announcement to Heppner friends
by W. U. l'.urratt uli last Sunday morn
lug that he hud received the appoint
ment us Kuslern Oregon's member of
the Suae Highway Commission wan
the occasion of rejoicing on their part
and caused a jipple ot satisfaction to
pass over lite community when it was
made kuowu that our town and county
had been thus honored.
Mr. iiarratt is a practical, self-made
business man who has grown up with
the Heppner country, and for nearly
forty years past has been prominently
ideutltied with the stock and farming;
industries of the section. He has made
a success of his business and the Hist
of the year retired from active partici
pation In ranch affairs and turned the
business over to his son, Gurnet, thus
leaving htm In position to be able to
give his entire time to the new ap
pointment, if this Is found to be neces
Bary, Mr. Hanatt has notllled Governor
Ohottt that he will accept the appoint
ment, and will be ready for his duties
at the tirst meeting of the commission
In February.
MAPLE CIRCLE N. 0. W.
INSTALLS OFFICERS
At their regular meeting Monday
evening, January 10th, Maple Circle,
No. f9, NVlKlilmrs of Wuoik-ruft, in
Htalh'd thtt following oitlcors: Guar
dian Neighbor, .Mary I.untufori! ; Advis
er, Kate Hwindig; MuKieiun, IJannah
llrlgfcs; Clerk, Uuhh Itichardnon; Hunk
er, Cora Crawford; Attendant, Anna
Itoyd; Inner Sentinel, pulia lloten;
Captain of (Iumdn, ltha Smith; MuhI:
I'ian, Dora Starkvy ; M.tmtKuria, EUiu
StcvciiMon, intra Htmkey and Luella
Mit'arty; (?urreniundent, Hoaa itlth
ardson. Mm. i:fiiQ Stevenson was installing
oilicer, and as usual did her part per
fectly. Mrs, SteveiiHon has the entire
ceremony of installation word perfect
and Induct each officer into her sta
tion in a natural and easy manner, and
tngethur with the Captain of Guards,
Mm. Lettm Smith, the Circle has an In
Mailing team that they should Indeed
he proud of. They put on the work In
a very beautiful and Impressive man
ner, Mrs. Stevenson has tilled the posi
tion of installing officer for a number
of years, and In appreciation of her ser
vice?, Maple Circle presented her with
a beautiful emblematic pin, of which
Mrs. Stevenson is Justly proud. There
was a good attendance, and following:
the installation ceremonfen light re
freshments were served by the commit
tee in charge.
Miss Minert Resigns; Mr.
Humphreys Holds Office
To the great surprise of her numer
ous friends In Heppner It was announc
ed on Saturday last that Miss Katie
Minert, who at the November election
received a very large vote and was
elected without opposition to the of
fice of county treasurer, had present
ed her resignation to the county court
Klsewhere In these columns Miss Min
ert gives her reasons for resigning, and
It la certainly to be regretted that cir
cumstances arose which made It neces
sary for her to take this step.
For the present, at least, T. J. Hum
phreys, Incumbent, will continue to
conduct the affairs of the office, and he
may be persuaded to hold m perman
ently. We understand, however, that
this In contingent upon the salary be
ing raised to at least double what It Is
at the present time, which would make
It 11000 per year. If we were correct
ly Informed, there will be a bill Intro
duced at the present legislative session
which will have for Its object the re
butment of the salaries of county offi
cials the state over, and some of the
oiflcen of Morrow county wll doubtless
come In for a raise, the treasurer and
county school superintendent being In
cluded among those to get a lift In sal
ary. Work In the treasurer's office has
greatly Increased and no doubt the de
ti'and for bigger pay Is Justified, and as
tills Is true the state over, a general
salary bill will be prepared and Intro
duced and If passed should relieve the
situation.
On Saturday, .lan. 22, the ladies of the
Christian church will hold a cooked
food sale at the storo of Humphreys
Drug Co.. beginning at 10 a. m. A va
riety of gooif things to eat will bo of
fered the hungry folks of Heppner.
Popular Young People Wed.
David A. Wilson and Miss Lucile El
der, popular young people of Heppner,
were quietly married at the home of
the groom's sister, Mrs. Alva Jones, last
Saturday evening, Hev. W. O. Living
stone, pastor of the Christian church,
performing the ceremony In the pres
ence of Mr. and Mrs. Jones as witnesses.
The young people are domiciled for the
present at the home of Mrs. Eugene
Campbell on Chase street, where they
are "at home" to their many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are graduates of
the Heppner high school, the former
with the class of 1516 and the latter In
1315, In the commercial department,
and since that time Mrs. Wilson has
been almost constantly employed as
stenographer In the office of Attorney
S. K. Van Vactor, while Mr. Wilson has
served as bookkeeper, first In the First
National Hank of Heppner, then with"
the First National of 1'endleton, and at
present 1b connected with the Farmers
& Stockgrowers Hank of this city. They
have been kept busy during the week
receiving congratulations from their
many friends.
Kill ST tlfltlSTlA.N' tm;ncH.
Sunday, January 1ft, 1021.
Sunday evening will be the date of
the third sermon by the pastor on "Cur
rent Evils that Menace Our Land," and
the subject will be "How Should 1 He
Amused?" Next Sunday will be "Booze
.-ind the Klghteenlh Amendment." The
regular Sunday services will be held,
consisting of liible School, 10 a.m., Com
munion and preaching. The morning
theme will be "The Duties of Church
Klders." The Christian Endeavor will
meet nt 8:30 p. rn. You should see these
young people In one of these services.
A cordial welcome awaits you at all
of these services; come and be with us.
LIVINGSTONE, Minister.
Dr. Chirk reports the arrival at the, Cood family grade Newtowns, face
homo of Mr. and Mrs. Elmor Griffiths and fill, H.S2 per box parcel post pre
in lone on Saturday, Jan, 9th, nf a paid. Send check or money order,
dnughter. I PKIUIY WELLS, Hood niver. Or.
Star Theater
Announcement
For a short time we will show
but five programmes per week,
as follows:
One programme on Mon
day and Tuesday.
One programme on Wed
nesday and Thursday.
One programme on Fri
day. One programme on Sat
urday. One programme on Sun
day. Commencing Saturday, January 15th, the. first
show will start at 7:45, thus giving those who cannot
attend until after eight o'clock a chance to see the
entire show. We suggest, however, that all who
wish to see all the show arrive by 8:30 unless in suf
ficient numbers to justify expense of running longer.
A GOOD LINE-UP FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK.
Next number of Lyceum Course Monday, Jan. 24th.
IT'S ACTION SHE WANTS
County Court met In regular session
at January term with the following of
ficers present: Hon. W. T. Campbell,
Judge, G. A. Bleakman, Commissioner,
L. P. Davidson, Commissioner, Geo. Mc
Duffee, Sheriff, I. A. Waters, Clerk.
When among others the following
proceedings were had, to-wlt:
The Court took up the matter of va
rious claims presented to them at this
time for payment and after du consid
eration of the same the following
claims were allowed and ordered paid:
(List follows.)
Official bonds of Sheriff, Tax Collect
or, Clerk and Treasurer were approved
by the Court
C. C. Chick was appointed County
Physician for the ensuing year.
W. O. Minor was appointed official
road viewer for the ensuing year.
lioad petition, of G. W. Hildebrand,
et al;J. R. Ashlnhust, et al; R. Vernon
Jones, et al: W. F. Barnett, et al, con
tinued until next term of court
Petition of John Louy, et al, read am
accepted and Arthur Erwin appointed
to act with the regular viewers to view
said road.
Regular Jury list of 1921 drawn at
thtt time.
The Oaiette-Times appointed official
county paper for 1921.
Resignation of Katie Minert as
County Treasurer accepted, and T. J.
Humphreys was appointed by the Court
to All said vacancy.
County Court authorized the Road
Master to reduce common labor $1.00
per day. Truck drivers to be paid M OO
per day and board.
Court adopted resolution to cooperate
with State of Oregon to carry out the
provision of the Market Road Act.
Court Instructed Clerk to subscribe
for the lone Independett for the year
1921, for the county.
No further business Court adjourned
for the term.
Road Claim. Allowed by Court.
First National Bank, Special
No. 4 11,678.90
Market Road - -. 413.94
Special No. 1 10.00
W. E. Alexander, et al, Special
. Ko. 1 4U?3
J. L. Jenkins, et al, Special No.
8 3,061.67
C. H. Bartholomew, Special No.
4 29.25
Tri-State Company, Sspeclal No.
4 6S.87
Slate. Ind. Accident Com., Spec
ial No. 1 6.J1
Special No. 2 44.23
Special No. 4 15.68
Heppner Farmers Elevator Co.,
Special No. 4 ., 14.40
Farmers & StockgrowerB Na.
tlonal Bank, Special No. 4 114.62
Bank of lone, Market Road 122.86
Oskar Huber, Road No. S 2,881.80
M. F. Wadsworth, Special No. 4 31.50
Rank of lone, Market Road 129.37
Farmers & Stockgrowers Na
tional Bank, Special No. 4 81.60
Morrow County Bond Fund,
General Road 647.73
General County Fund, Special
No. 1 468.74
Percy Jarmen, Special No. 4 24.08
W. L. McCalcb, General Road .... 200.00
Farmers (t Stockgrowers Na.-
tlonal Bank, Special No. 4 102.00
Bank of lone, Market Road 439.66
Farmers & Stockgrowers Na
tional Bank, Market Road 8B.9
Frank Beavert, Special No. 1 .... 72.20
H. Grimm, Special No. 1 698,76
State Industrial Accident Com
mission, Special No. 1 46.62
Market Road , 11.65
Special No. 4 17.99
Jos. Burgoyne, Special No. 4 17.00
Market Road 17.00
Tnm-A-Lum Lumber Company,
Special No. 4 '. 1.00
C. H. Bartholomew, Special No.
4 79.40
Ollllam & Blsbee, Special No. 4 24.85
M. Ssopanek, Special No. 4 27.15
(Contnued on Page Four)
L I 1 CO.
Effective after January 1, 1H21, the
following rates will be charged by
Heppner Light & Water Co., as per or
der of Public Service Commission of
Oregon. Two weeks ago this paper
published an extract from the report
and order of the Commission, giving
the lighting rates, and owing to the
crowded condition of our columns last
week, we did not publish the power
rates as promised.
Not being able to fully eomprhend
just what the terms used in the table
of rates signifies, It is not up to us to
state Just how much per cent increase
will be the outcome of this fixing of
new rates, but an electrician of the city
figures that it will be somewhere
around 40 per cent, and may reach 45
per cent. The commission evidently
has favored the company strongly here,
and when the bills come in the first of
February there will doubtless be laid
the foundation for a lot of "blue air" on
the part of power iteerd and some
mighy kicks will go up.
Primary Rate First 100 k. w. h. per
month, 12 cents; next 400 k. w. h., per
k. w. h., 10 centB; excess over 500 k. w.
h., 8 cents.
Secondary rate First 200 k. w. h.,
per k. w. h., 8 cents; next 800 k. w. h.,
per k. w, h., 7 cents; excess over 1000
k. w. h., per k. w. h., 6 cents.
Following this the order lays down
rules for measuring the demand of mo
tors in excess of 25 horse power, or to
any exceptional or unusual use of en
ergy. No dmend shall be considered for
less than one horsepower. Based on
demand as determined above, the mini
mum charge will be: First 2 H. P. per
H. P.. $1.75; Next 8 H. P., per H. P. $1.40.
excess over 10 H. P., per H. P. $1.16.
Electric Raten, City of lone.
The rate under which the City of lone
shall purchase wholesale electric ser
vice shall be as follows:
First 2000 k. w. h. or less, $200.00
per month; next 2000 k. w. h., per
month per k. w. h., 8 cents; next 2000
k. w. h. per month per k. w. h., 7 cents;
excess over 6000 k. w. h.f per month per
k. w. h., 6 cents.
BP.0THERH00D GLUB IS
I
(at tiering at Hot?I Mud day Evening
Tnke Prelim I nary Htep Permanent
Organization Evening of January 24.
(ILL KOI
HOLD SMOKER SATURD'y
Heppner Post No. 87, American Le
gion, announce that they will not hold
the million dollar smoker on Saturday
evening at I. O. O. F. hall as previous
ly arranged owing to the fact that they
will not be able to secure the hall, and
a suitable place for the smoker to be
held cannot now be found. The boy
will try, however, to find a room suit
able to hold their gatherings in, and
when this is done, announcements will
be published ns to future events.
On Saturday evening Inst the Legion
met and held its annual election of of
ficers, the following being chosen
Ralph E. Crego, commander; Walter
Moore, vice-commander; Marshall
Phelps, adjutant; Fieri Gurdane, finance
officer; Kay Rogers, athletic officer.
At this meeting it was planned to
give smokers at regular intervals, but
ns stated nbove, these plans have been
altered and will await future develop
ments. Some very excellent war pic
tures, taken at the front of actual con
flict, and censored while the war was In
progress, have been released to the
American Legion by. the War Depart
ment. Five reels of these pictures will
soon be presented at Heppner under
the auspices of the local post and the
public will be properly advised as to
when they will appear.
A group of Heppner" s business men
met in thalobby of the hotel on Mon
day evening to consider the advisabil
ity of organizing a civic Brotherhood.
Those present were Messrs. Chas.
Thomson, W. O. Dix, E. R. Huston, M.
I Case, T. J. Humphreys, Sam Hughes,
J. P. Conder. J. M. Hart, J. A. Waters,
J. G, Thomson, Vawter Crawford, Prof.
Howard James and W. O, Livingstone.
A temporary organisation was formed
with Prof. James as chairman and W. O.
Dix as secretary. Those present were
enthusiastically in favor of such an or
ganization as was outlined at the meet
ing. It was decided that the Brother
hood contemplated should be thorough
ly democratic, non-partisan politically.
and not to be used in any manner as a
political tool, a place where all the men
of the city and surrounding commun
ity might meet on a common plane j
lunch together and discuss such sub-;
jects as are of common interest. It isj
not to be associated wfth any church,
and sectariafi religion is not admitted
It was decided to call the organiza-,
tion the "Brotherhood," and the meet-j
ings to be held monthly. The first'
meeting was set for January 24 at thej
hotel at 6:45 p. m., where a sixty-centi
luncheon will be served. The annual;
membership fee will be fifty cents.
The program committee for the first
meeting was appointed with E. R. Hus
ton as chairman, and the advertising
committee with W. O. Livingstone as
chairman. Every man in the commun
ity above the age of eighteen years is
eligible, and cordially Invited to Join
the organization. The membership fee
with the cost of the monthly luncheon
will be the only financial investment re
quired. only financial Investment required.
An Interesting program will be put
on for the organization gathering, and
the hearty support of every man In
Heppner and community is solicited.
Attended Washington Wool
Growers Meeting in Spokane
Attorney F. A. McMenamin was
called to Spokane on business last
week, and happened to be in the city
at the time of the met ting of the
Washington Wooigiowers Association,
lie had time only to take ill one day'a
session of the convention, and states
that be enjoyed this very much. There
was in attendance some 300 delegates
from over the stale and the convention
presented an air of lively Interest and
genuine enthusiasm. Mr. McMenamin
was impressed with the very large at
tendance, which was in sharp contrast
with the recent gathering at Pendleton
of the Oregon association,
A question bearing on the cooperation
of the wool men of the three states of
Oregon, Washington and Idaho wav
brought up while Mr. McMenamin was
there, and a plan to bring them togeth
er will doubtless be undertaken as a
result. The sentiment seemed to be
that this would prove of great benefit
to the producers of the three states
whose interests are so naturally mu
tual. Many of the delegates present wore
new suits made of virgin wool which
they had purchased for very reasonable
prices of one of the Northwest woolen
mills, and a point was made, by showing
that there is little excuse for the ex
cessive prices of good clothing being
charged the public these days when
such garments as these men wore had
been purchased for about one-third of
what the average retailer in the cities
was charging for as good quality ma
terial. Somewhere down the line some
one was making a mighty big profit,
these men asserted.
DIRECTORS FOR JOHN
DAY DISTRICT ELECTED
C. A. Minor. Hrpparr anil Artfttfr H
Kew at Alrlogtoa. ,cw Ulrret0r -A
Llvrly C'BBteat Develop.
Ira W. Thornton and family returned
on Friday last from a visit of a few
weeks in Portland. Mr. Thornton states
that work in the parage line seems to
be keeping up well in the city, and
there is also good demand for auto ac
cessories, but little doing on new car
sales money is too scarce.
LOST Saturday, Jan. 8. Bomewhere
in Heppner, a gold lavallier, set with
chip diamonds. Reward, If returned
to this office.
Prof. E. J. Klemme, of Bellingham,
Wash., State Normal, was In Heppner
over Wednesday and delivered three
very Instructive and entertaining lec
tures at the high school building. In
the forenoon he spoke to the pupils, In
the afternoon to the Patron-Teachers
Association and in the evening to the
general public. Prof. Klemme appeared
here under the auspices of the Patron
Teachers Association and all who heard
him are lavish in their praise of his
extraordinary ability as a lecturer on
popular educational subjects and of his
ability as an entertainer as well. He
was greeted by a large audience at the
high school auditorium last evening.
Ed Martin came up from Cecil the
first of the week and contemplates
making Heppner his stopping place for
the balance of the winter. For several
years past Mr. Martin has been In the
employ of Hynd Brothers and assist
ing them In caring for their flocks in
the mountains and on the home ranges.
; Election pf directors for the John Day
j irrigation district was held in the tnree
! prttcincts comprising the district on
( Tuesday, ballots had been prepared
1 with the nominations of C. C. Clark of
i Arlington and Ed Kietmann of lone.
; These men were up for re-election, and
Nile names of C. A. Minor, Heppner and
i
; Arthur Wheeihouse, Arlington, were
I also proposed and written in on the
I ballot.
In I'recinct No. 1, comprising the
lands lying in Gilliam county and A4-
jacent to Arlington the returns gave
Kietmann U, Clark 13, ilmor 21, and
Wheeihouse i.
I'recinct 2, Cecil, went solid for Minor
' and Wheelhoune and they got 13 votes
each. 1
Up to the time of going to press, we
have not learned how precinct 1 voted,
this being in the Carty district. How
ever, it is fully expected that Minor
and Wheeihouse will carry there also
and by a very large majority.
A lively contest over the election of
directors sprung up within the last
j week, apparently arising over the 50
cents per acre assessment placed on
the lands within the boundaries of the
district by the present board of direct
ors. This caused much dissatisfaction
on the part of the land owners, hence
they Bought out new men to be placed
on the directorate.
Mr. Clark ha been and now is one
the greatest boosters the John Day pro
ject has ever had; is thoroughly con
versant with the Irrigation laws, ts on
the Job day and night working for the
success of the project and it is to be re
gretted that he cannot be retained at
the head of the district's affairs at least
until all the preliminary work has been
completed which is now so well under
way and due in so large a measure to
his untiring efforts.
Mr. Minor and Mr. Wheeihouse are
both good men and they will no doubt
put forth their best energies In carry
ing out the work under way and in so
doing are entitled to and should receive
the unanimous support of the people of
Morrow and Gilliam counties.
J. B. McCorkle arrived from Portland
I Tuesday and is now installed in the
j First National Bank as one of the book
' keeping force.
Itury Baby Son.
Mr. and Mrs. Mend of Heppner, Ore
gon, accompanied the body of their In
fant son, Lee Irvln Mead, to Hermlston
Monday. The baby was born Decem
ber 19, and died December 81. Funeral
services were held at Heppner, Janu
ary 1st by Hev. Livingstone, assisted
by his wife, and they loft the following
day for Hermlston where Interment
was made In the local cemetery. Mrs.
Mnnd Is a dnughtor of Mr. and Mrs. J.
McCoy of this city. Hermlston Herald.
Dr. Leonard R. Purkey In
Bad Sells Dope in Portland
Portland papers this week made men
tion of the arrest of Dr. Leonard R.
Purkey, osteopath, having offices In the
Morgnn building, Portland, for furnish
ing morphine to a "dope fiond." A little
"frame-up" caught the doctor all right,
and he was taken before a U. S. Com
missioner who llxed his bond at $1000
for his appearance before the U. S.
grand jury, and there is to be further
developments.
Dr. Purkey was formerly located at
lloppner and enjoyed a very good prac
tioe here and nt Lexington, and friends
here nre sorry to learn of his getting
into trouble with the government au
thorities. However, from what the pa
pers had to say, Dr. Purkey was caught
red-handed, and he will have to take
the consequences.
FIRST IN IMPORTANCE
to the residents of any City is plenty of good, wholesome water; Sec
ond in Importance is good electric service. Neither of these utilities
can be operated without assistance financially and favorable public
sentiment.
The Public Service Commission of Oregon regulates the opera
tion of all private utilities, it determines maximum rates to be charged
for service. It has access to all construction and operation cost data
of the utilities.
It has held two meetings in Heppner to adjust rates of the Hepp
ner Light & Water Company.
In the succeeding orders the Commission has advised that the
Heppner Light & Water Company is being operated at a loss, and that
it "cannot continue to do so, and unless relieved it must discontinue op
eration." For three years past it has been charging up an annual loss
of $5000. Justly and legally the Company is entitled to revenue suffi
cient for operating expenses and a return upon its investment.
On January 1st, 1921, the Commission increased rates (which are
now effective) in Heppner, Lexington 'and lone, which increase will no
more than overcome the annual deficit; any higher rate would impose a
hardship upon some patrons. The Company does not want, nor will it at
this time ask for, any further increase. It will try out thrfnew rate for
a month or so, and hopes its patrons will meet it "half way" in the
sacrifice it is and has been making.
It is waiting for the coming change in the affairs of the country
to put it on a paying basis again and its patrons on an easier rate for
service.
Thirtyfive per cent of its expenses are expended in Heppner for
labor, fifty-three per cent are expended for fuel. Whenever these two
factors are reduced, rates will be reduced.
THE HEPPNER LIGHT & WATER CO.