0rC" P.luc Auditorlua
he Gazette
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
HEPPNER OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1921.
Volume 37, Number 43.
Subscription $2.00 Per Year
T
IMES
To The Land Owners
in the John Day Irri
gation District and
to The Public.
At the organization election of the
Juhii Day Irrigation District, theie
were elected three directors. Vhe vote
uf the ot'Kiiiiizullon election was unani
mous fur the creation of the district aim
the election of directors. Upon the
qualification of the director elected it
became their duty to prepare a budget
and levy a tax to pay the cost of or
Kunltatlon and any expense that the
directors deemed necessary to the best
interest of the new district, ilefore en
tering upon their work as directors, the
law required that each director (lie a
bond to guarantee the faithful per
formance of his duty.
Among the duties of the directors
was the establishment of the number
of Irrigable acres of land within the
district. The estimated cost of a high
line canal, cost of diversion dams ana
reservoir sites, together with the esti
mated cost of any other construction
or work which a preliminary survey
would show to be necessary. After sev
eral months of Investigation and con
sultations with various engineers and
a conference with Hon. N. J. Blnnott,
chairman of the committee on Irrigation
of the Hvuse of Representatives, and
other Hepresentatlves in Congjess and
the State Engineer of the State of Ore
gon, and Mr. Davis, director of Uie U. H.
lteclamatlon Service, the Hoard of Di
rectors deemed it advisable to employ
an engineer. The employment of a par
ttcular engineer was a question to
which your board gave considerable
study. After considering the qualifi
cations of the various engineers, the
board selected John H. Lewis, former
State Engineer of the State of Oregon,
to make the preliminary survey. One
reason for selecting John II. Lewis as
engineer was because he had particular
knowledge of the character of the land
embraced In the John Day Irrigation
District, and because of Ms close con
tact In past years with the Irrigation
development of the State of Oregon.
The District Irrigation law ef the
Slate of Oregon places the directors of
nn Irrigation district In a peculiar posi
tion. The law specifies thnt an election
for the election of a director be held on
the second Tuesday of January each
year after the organization election, ex
cept the first Janunry following the or
ganization election. This election is
directed by statute which statute pro
vides the procedure to be followed, such
as the giving of notice of an election
and the manner of nomination of can
didates. In regard to the nomination of
candidates the statute provides that
nominations for Ihe office of director
shall he made, either by. petition signed
by at least ten land owners within the
district, or at an assembly of not less
than twenty-live land owners' of the
district, the procedure being set forth
in sections ! and 6 In the gonernl laws
of Oregon for the year 1917. This stat
ute provides that all nominations at an
annual election either by petition, or as
sembly, be Died by the Kecrotary of the
Hoard of Directors at least ten dnjs
prior to the date of election:' The stat
ule further provides that the returns of
said election shall be returned to the
board of directors, and that the board
of directors shall canvass the returns
of said election and Issue a certificate
of election to tho person receiving the
highest number of votes. This section
of tho law places the responsibility on
the. retiring hoard of directors to say
who are legally elected directors and to
Instruct the secretary of the board of
directors to Issue certificates of election.
We have failed to find In other elec
tion laws of the State of Oregon where
a man may sit and determine who is le
gaily elected In an election wherein he
himself Is a candidate, and we wish to
assure the public that wo feel embar
assed In this position.
In the decision that has been made In
this election by the board of directors
we have tried to follow the law as sol
forth In the statute. One of the pro
visions being that the general election
laws of the State of Oregon In regard to
tlio nomination of candidates shall not
apply to an Irrigation district cloctlon
and It Is to be hoped that Judgment will
not be passed on this action on the part
of the board of directors until the stat
utes referred to have been consulted.
Kvery action of the board of directors
has been made In good faith and for
tho best Intorests of the district.
The statement. has been made that the
directors of this board were spending
money In a reckless way and had al
ready made an assessment of fifty cents
per acre on all land within the district
and that the directors would make an
other assessment soon. The board
wishes to contradict the statement in
regard to further assessments. Tho
contract with the engineer employed
calls for a complete preliminary sur
vey at forty cents per acre for the ir
rigable land surveyed, and when the
survey is completed, the next step will
bo left to the vote of the bind owners
of tho district. The board having no
nuthorlty to bond the district, or to or
der airy construction work commenced
without being authorised to do so by
vote of the land owners within the dis
trict. The assessment of fifty cents per
acre was made In order to pay the en
gineering cost of forty cents per acre
and tho additional ton cents per acre Is
to take care of estimated delinquencies
In payment of tax, and to pay two and
one-half years operating expense of the
district board.
Tho contract of the district with the
engineer employed Is a public record as
well as all the papers filed with the dis
trict, and subject to Inspection by any
one Interested at any time. In view of
certain inls-stnlonients which have beon
circulated the board feels that In Jus
tice to Itself nnd the Innrt owners in
terested, that a hotter understanding
will prevail whon tho provisions of the
engineer's rontrart become more gener
ally known, and for this purpose a copy
of Iho contract Ih herewith published
C. C. CLARK.
M. D. CLAHK.
ED. W. RIUTMANN.
AtiHI'.K.MMlVT.
WIIKKKAS tho John Day Irrigation
district has been duly and legnlly or
ganized under tho provisions of Chup-
! School Board Convention to
J Be Held Here January 29th
! f'otiritv Ki-hnnl Kuneilrit Aiwlant Hhnrtn
lias sunt out a call for a convention of
school boards to be held at the Heppner
school house on Saturday, January 2Sf,
btiKlnning at 9:00 o'clock a m.
The superintendent states that a
splendid proKiain le being arranged.
The cooperation of school boards and
superintendent Is needed, and feeling
that each member of every school board
in the county le interested in the
schoolB, Mrs. Shurte trusts that this In
terest may be shown by the presence of
the individual members at the conven
tion. They will be fully repaid for the
time ami inconvenience to which they
may be subjected by reason of such at
tendance. '
Oscar Keithley, president of Morrow
County Farm Bureau, has returned to
his Eight Mile home after a sojourn of
four weeks at the Hot Lake Ranltorium
where he was treated for a severe at
tack of rheumatism. Mr. Keithley feeli
well now and has entirely rid himself
of the affliction.
U-r 3r.7. T,rws of Oregon for 1917, nnd
amendmentn (supplemental thereto, and
WHUHEA8 the legality of such or
ganisation bus been examined into by
Teal, Minor and Winfree of i'ortlano,
uieKoii, who have rendered a written
opluion to the District to the effect that
all of the various steps required by
law to be performed In the orKamzutiun
of an Irriaation District, have been per
formed with respect to the said John
Day District, and in uieir opinion uie
same is duly and legally urKuimed, and
WJ-.fc.KUH3 the published report ut
lh John Luy Project us prepared in
lyiti by John T. Whistler anu John H.
Lewis, rtpieeiitiiK lite United Mates
and lb Mate respectively, is based pri
marily upon the survey of a low line
canal to irrigate approximately lUO.lHrU
acres, and even for this area is much
out of dale in so far as estimates of
cost am concerned, and which report
amu mention- brieii Uie possibility ot
constructing a high line canal with cer
tain tunnels, for the intention of ap
pioxlmateiy double the aiea fur which
detailed plann were prepared in said re
port, una it appeaiiiiK tu the Hoard of
Diteclurs that the high land is more de
sirable than the low ijtnd along the riv
er; that liiu district bounuaiies have
been drawn and the district voted to in
clude these high lands; therefore new
plans and estimates of coat should be
piepared with the view of determining
ihe leasibitity of construction of litis
high line canal under present condi
tions and us a basis for devising some
plan for hnunciiiK and constructing the
larger project with private or public
funds.
SOW THKUUFOKE, in consideration
ef Uie foiegoniK steps wtwcli have here
tofore been takeli by the John Day irri
gation District, and the necessary steps
lo be taken in the futuie, u the uo
jects and purposes for which the clia
u id was organized are to be carried
out. anu in view of the lack of available
luiuis, anu Uie necessity ot busing such
surveys and investigation;! made with
out K-.a as a busin for enlisting fed
uial aio, also that the necessary funds
:nay be 1v.hI for the put pose ot carry
ing on the work of the District,
TiiKllt-.r-'umS it is AUUtihD as fol
lows, 'J'lliH At.KKKMKNT made and enter
ed into this 2nd day of June, l'J-U, by
and bctwoeit tiie John Day irrigation
District, a political subdivision or
Municipality of the Mate, of uiegon,
:u -ting through its Hoard of Directors,
sometimes referred to herein as "Dis
trict, and Dcais and daili, Consult
ing EiWHieura of i'ortland, Uiegon,
KOMietimes lelerred to heiein as "in
g nicer" or the " ring ilieei s,"
WITM-Siii'.Til, '1 hat for and in con
sideration of the premises and agree
ments herein contained to be kept and
pel Conned by the respective parties
hereto ami the payments to be made in
Uie manner ami at the time herein pro
wued, Uie District hereby employs the
I'.ng ineci 3 above mentioned to make the
foiloning described survey, investiga
tions and tepottis and in consideration
of which the District agrees to niake
the payments as and when provided tor
herein.
1. The Engineers above mentioned
hereby agree to act as consulting en
Kineets for the Distrilt and do the work
herein outlined as the District's Engin
eer, and accept in lull payment there
tor the sums herein mentioned, stud
Kngitu-ers Bhull tie known as Consult
ing and Managing Kngliieers for the
District.
2. The duties and work of such en
gineers shall be as follows:
i a) To keep personally In touch with
all phases of the work and be subject
lo call upon reasonable notice for con
sultation with the Hoard of Directors
of the District on problems affecting
not only engineeilng mutters, but also
the general welfare of the District; also
to act in a managerial capacity in out
lining and suggesting plans for the con
sideration of the Hoard,
tli) To prepare a map showing the
prewent owners as near as this can rea
sonably be determined, for all land
within the boundaries of the Irrigation
District, and such areas adjacent there
to as general engineering consideration
indicate should tie included within the
boundaries of said District.
() To prepare a map and descrip
tion of the boundaries of such tracts
for use by the District's attorney in
preparing the necessary petitions so
that the same may be Included within
its boundaries.
Ul) To prepare from actual surveys
a map and proMIe of such hlghtine canal
as in the Judgment of the engineers
will be most feasible for construction
With ft view of irrigating the greatest
amount of land within or adjacent to
the boti nda ries of the District, which
map and profile shall be of sufficient
accuracy for the making of preliminary
estimates of the cost of construction.
(e) To make such reconnalssancb
surveys Including maps and profiles as
may he nocewmiry In determining whe
ther or not Bdjncpiit areas now without
the boundaries of the District should
lie Included within.
'(f) To make such reconnaisannce
surveys Including nines and profiles as
may he necessary to determine the
practicability of irrigating n part of the
land within the District by pumping.
g) To prepare 4 he necessary maps
and assemble nnd furnish the necessary
reports and information that Is pre
scribed by rules of the Secretary of the
Interior under tho provisions of the so
culled Smith Hill with a view to con
structing the project in units or as a
whole with the aid of private capital if
this appears necessary or desirable, so
that the construction cost can bo made
a lieu upon any and nil public lands
within the boundaries of the District,
ihe same at provided by law for private
lands.
(h) To immediately establish and
hereafter maintain guaging stations
so as to accurately entlmato tho daily
flow of the John Day river in the vicin
ity of the proposed diversion, also nt
the proponed Dayvlllo lioservoir site
and on Willow Creek and continue such
measurements until September 1, lillll.
(j) To submit a topographical map of
the proposed reservoir slto nnd dam
dies, nlso revised plans for the con
struction of n dam to hold the noeessnry
water rot the land contemplated herein
to be Irrigated.
(k) To prenaro general plans or tvpl
tal construction features for tho "various-
parts of the project, which plans
are sulliclentlv nrcurate to serve as a
basis for preliminary ostium to In de
termining tho relative feasibility of the
project.
(I) To make n preliminary ostlmnte
of the cost of constructing the high line
canal under prevent rnmlittons, nlm
(Continued on Tngo Six)
THE LESSON TO
swi fipr'&z &'.
GOOPERATfVEMARKETING
If any man believes that the farmers
of Morrow county are not Interested
in some better method of marketing
and financing their crop, let him ask
any leading; farmer of the county and
be convinced. As proof of this Interest
16 Morroy county farmers attended
the Farm Bureau meeting in Portland
where this was discussed at length and
where the three great farm organiia
tlons of this state agreed upon a plan
to put their united strength behind the
movement
We submit that It Is some endorse
ment when the Tri-State Company
waive their claim of priority to the
grain marketing field to what all agree
as the better plan. Mr. Kelson anu Mr.
Lavelle of this company attended the
conference and assisted greatly In the
happy outcome.
When the old conservative farmers'
organisation, the State Orange, with a
committee of five, headed by State Mas
ter C. E. Spence, gave the plan their
hearty approval;
When the Oregon Farmers' Union,
the pioneer In the grain marketing
Held, after careful analysis of all possi
ble points, get squarely behind the one
big Idea;
When the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, after withholding an opinion for
a year to permit further Investigation
and amendment, at last have cleaned
out the flnal objectionable feature and
ngree to use the prestige of this great
Investigation to put the new plat,
across;
Where all these great factors agree
that the plan Is safe, sane, sound and
progressive, we submit that the farmer
has a rlRht to believe that his Interests
are properly safeguarded.
Jn this happy result let no man or
organltatlon take unto themselves full
credit. It Is the product of all and only
by the united support of all can It be
put through.
This space Is too brief to give It full
details but here are some of the high
points.
It seeks to market all the grain of
the Northwest through one marketing
agency; In so doing to unite with the
similar organisations of Washington,
Idaho, Montana and the rest of the
United States.
It plans to absolutely prevent the
dumping of the farmers' wheat on the
market In the first thirty days after the
hnrvest but to provide for the steady,
orderly marketing of the crop and con
sumption demands.
In accomplishing this result It seeks
to help the grower meet his annual ob
ligations by a substantial cash payment
nt dnte of delivery approximating 70
per cent of the market value of his
crop. It does not seek In any sense to
supplant the field of the local banks,
but to work with them and In the event
that they are unable to meet the har
vest situation, as often happens, to
bring outside money to the rescue.
It guarantees to every member, the
same price for the same grade of wheat
during each crop year, thus Improving
the credit of the farmer who Is out ef
close touch with the market.
It means for the merchant thnt ev
ery customer, who is a member, will
have a certain pay day upon grain de
livery, nnd this pay day without for
feiture of his chance at a fair price for
his wheat.
To the banker it means the certainty
of collection without foreclosure and Its
attending 111 feelings. The Association
is absolutely In a position to get all the
commodity Is worth and stands as a
trustoe between the hard pressed far
mer and his creditor, guaranteeing to
the one the full value of his product
and to the creditors an agreement up
on distribution of the proceeds.
Trere Is positively no place where the
merchant and banker and other backer
of wheat production are not afforded
cvory protection, bettor by far than at
present, but the credit of every farmer
is Insured by the stabilization of his
market.
It recognises the farmer as a pro
duction export well acquainted with the
conditions of his farm, but claims that
no fnrmer can safely run the guantlet
of the grain speculator, acting as an
Individual nnd avoid occasional disas
ter. It Is based upon the experience of 27
California marketing organisations that
havo made their farmers snfe and sat
isfied. In doing this It will make use
of only tried nnd proven financial us
age. Will use existing warehouse and
storage facilities where possible but Is
prepared to build where necessary.
Orndes the grain of members with Its
own equipment but guarantees a square
BE LEARNED
Ot! UPON A
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THE BROTHERHOOD WILL
The preliminary organisation of the
Brotherhood effected on January 10, In
the lobby of the new hotel, designated
January 24 as the time for the general
meeting to effect a permanent organ
ization; so on Monday evening next all
the men of the community are request
ed to meet In the lobby of the hotel
promptly at 6:45 o'clock for luncheon
and organization.
Tickets will be sold In advance for
the luncheon, and may be had from the
Advertising Committee, consisting of S.
E. Notson, J. A. Waters, J. M. Hart and
W. O. Livingstone, and the price will
be sixty cents. e one of these men
not later than Monday noon and get
your ticket; the tickets must be sold
In advance in order that the hotel pro
prietor may know how many he must
feed.
This organisation has no political
motive nor religious purpose, directly
or Indirectly; it will be absolutely dem
ocratic, ar.d Is de-u.Jffied to supply a
real need In this community. The men
of Heppner should get together on a
common ground for their mutual wel
fare, and the good of the entire com
munity. Let ub prove that It can be
done by the organization of a strong
Brotherhood. Every man In the whole
community above the age of eighteen
years is requested to purchase a ticket
for the luncheon, unite with the organ
ization, and boost for Its permanent
success.
The annual membership fee Is only
fifty cents, and this together with the
luncheon price is the only financial out
lay required. The benefits to be de
rived from such an organization are
many nnd lasting, and will in a few
months be worth many times the cost.
The meeting will close In time for the
High School Lyceum number thnt will
begin at 8:30 o'clock. Be present on
Monday evening, meanwhile boost to
the limit for the Brotherhood.
THE ADVERTISING COMMITTEE.
Receives Word of Death of
Brother in Temple, Texas
Sam Hughes is in receipt of word
from Temple, Texas, announcing the
death of his brother, J. L. Hughes, at
his home In that city on January Sth
The receipt of this news was the first
intimation that Mr. Hughes had of the
illness of his brother and the announce
ment of his death, as contained in the
Temple Dally Telegram of January 9th.
was a distinct shock to Mr. Hughes.
The folowing announcement appeared
in the Temple paper:
"A second stroke of paralysis suc
ceeding a previous attack of a few days
earlier, proved fatat to J. L. Hnghes.
an honored resident of Temple whosi
demise occurred at the family residence
No. 1715 West Avenue H yesterday af
ternoon at 2:45 o'clock.
"Deceased was born Sept. 28, 1851, at
Hartville, Mo., and came to Temple to
reside eight years ogo. During his res
idence here he acquired many warm
friends who will grieve to learn that
they will no more enjoy his cheery and
genial companionship in this world.
Mr. Hughes was a man of unusual
strength of character and enohllng
traits.
In addition to the wife, three sons
survive. C. A. of Temple, Tom W. and
.T. B. Hughes of Pallas, nil of whom
were present In tho last moments of
dissolution."
Brothers and sisters of Mr. Hughes
surviving are Snm of Heppner. John of
Fossil, Oregon; I. N. Hughes of Helena.
Montana: Mrs, Alice Dedman, Weed.
California; Mrs. Ida Umphrles, Boger
vllle. Mo., and Mrs. Laura French, Bar
flee, Wyoming.
deal by submitting all disputes to the
state grain department.
It will snvo the miller the necessity
of a heavy overhead In buying a full
season supply within a short time.
It cuts out the profits of the specula
tor nnd reduces the cost of bread to the
consumer nt the same time It guaran
tees a better price to the producer.
In adopting this plan the farmers of
Oregon assert the marketing of their
product to be their own problem, but
recognize their Interdependence with
tho bankers, warehousemen, merchants
and the consuming public In carrying
on the business of the state, and pledge
to all a square deal and solicit their
earnest support and cooperotion in the
establishment of this colossal enter
prise. Opportunity for a public discussion
will be afforded at early dates and a
most careful examination la Invited by
all. L. A. HUNT. '
MINOR AND WHEELHDUSE
After CoasnltlBs; Portlaad Attorneys,
leclloa Is Declared Illrgal aad Votes
laat Are Tarawa Out. Clark aad
Hlrtmaaa Will Continue to Serve.
The Board of Directors of the John
Lay Irrigation District met In Heppner
Monday for the purpose of c&nvassing
the recent vote held in the district for
the election of new directors. Upon
coming together, and before completing
the canvass, the question was raised as
to the legality of the election proceed
ings so far as Messrs. C. A. Minor and
Arthur Wheelhouse were concerned,
and the legal advice of the Portland
attorneys for the district Messrs. Teal,
Miner and Wlnfree was sought. Await
ing their decision, the ballots were not
counted until Wednesday forenoon.
Finding that the nomination of Mr.
Minor and Mr. Wheelhouse was not le
gally made, though the canvass showed
they received the larger number -of
votes, it was held by the directors,
backed by the advice of their attorneys,
they were not entitled to be certified as
elected and the vote for them was
thrown out
Clay C. Clark ana twd. W. Rletmann
having been duly nominated according
to law, and all proceedings with refer
ence to their election appearing to the
directors to be regular, they were de
clared to be elected, the former to serve
for 3 years and the latter for one year.
Before the adjournment of the board
of directors yesterday a petition was
filed by Jas. Carty, containing some
seventy or more names of property
owners within the district, remonstrat
ing against the 50-cent assessment
levied against the land of the district
and also opposing bonding of the dis
trict. When it was ascertained that
the board was-to meet again on Febru
ary 1st, Mr. Carty withdrew this peti
tion in order to get further signatures.
Attention is called to a statement by
the board of directors published in this
paper, together with the contract en
tered into with Lewis & Clark, consult
ing engineers.
Harry Cummings Evidently
Believes Bennett Was Drunk
Correapondent Hecitea Some Aacleat
History Would Boycott Oregonlan.
Thinks People of County Insulted.
The Gazette-Times: Gentlemen:
It Is dollars to doughnuts Addison
Bennett was drunk when he wrote the
tirade on Morrow county printed In the
Cregonian.
Some six or seven years ago a dele
gation of Portland boosters came to
enthuse the Heppner business men and
to create a more active industrial devel
opment The delegation stopped at The Dalles,
and while there Addison Bennett got
the floor. The Portland delegation was
so well pleased with the talk he made
they brought him to Heppner. When
Mr. Bennett's turn came to make a talk
he was so infernally drunk he could not
talk Intelligently. Unfortunately he
was not too drunk to make a try. Af
ter he had talked In a rambling, Inco
herent vein for an Insufferable time, he
uttered these exact words: "I don't
know what I'm talking about. Do you?"
The audience began stamping their feet.
Mr. Bennett was not ready to jar loos
but the crowd would have no more of
it and kept up such a bedlam he was
finally drowned out.
Unfortunately there was no one to
choke him off when he was writing his
unjust criticism of Morrow county. The
people of the county had a right to ex
pect the editor of the Oregonlan to keep
such stuff out of his paper. An editor
ial In Monday's Oregonlan said any
other kind of write-up would not have
been worth shucks to Morrow county.
In making this assertion the Oresonian
has convicted itself of wilfully insult
ing the people of Morrow county.
My remedy Is, let every resident of
Morrow county boycott the Oregonlan.
We can get along as well without it
anyway. I hold myself responsible for
every .word of this statement.
HARRT CUMMINGS.
THE FARM BVKKAF EXTENSION
SCHOOL.
Tone January 31st.
Hoppiier January 29th.
The Morrow County Farm Bureau
will hold an Kxtenston School at the
above places and dates where they will
have the opportunity to hear Supt. 1.
K Stephens of the Moro experiment
station, who will speak on wheat and
farm crops in Eastern Oregon. Pr.-if.
K. B. Fltts will discuss the dairy In
dustry and Its advantages In Morrow
county. Trof. U. V. Ounn. farm ac
countant, will discuss with the farmers
the cost of production of grain and hay
n rid will show the kind of bookkeeping
necessary to avoid excessive income tax
atid keep a set of books on the farm to
arrive at the cost of production and
some other Interesting features regard
ing farm finance.
Every fanner and dairyman should
mr.ke it a point to hear these lectures.
Remember the date and place.
Council room nt Heppner.
T. (i. O. F. hall at lone.
L. A. HUNT, County Agent.
City Library Now Located
In Mrs. Herren's Store
Heppner city library was moved into
new quarters this week and patrons:
w ill now find It nicely located at-the j
store of Mrs U O. Herren. Mrs. Herren
will act In the capacity of librarian and I
books will be dispensed any day during j
the weeK, except Sundays, sirs. r;.
Van Vactor, prusident of the library as
sociation states that books are badly:
needed, and requests that those who
have books that they are done with.
make donation of them to the library, j
They will indeed bo welcome. j
LOST On Btreets of Heppner, key to j
Yale lock, having black ribbon tied to I
it. Finder please leave at this office.
I Willow Lodge No. 66, I. 0.
! 0. F. Installs New Officers
On laHt Wednesday evening Willow
Lodge No. 66 I. o. O. F., of this city
held their installation of officers. Af
ter their ceremonies were finished and
some candidates were inducted Into the
order, the members and visitors re
paired to the dining room and enjoye1
a banquet. Following this, the com
mittee having in charge the entertain
ment of the Morrow-Umatilla district
convention of Odd Fellows, met and
passed on the program for that occa
sion and settled other matters pertain
ing thereto. This convention will b
held in Heppner the latter part of Feb
ruary at which time it is expected a
very large number of members of the
order will gather at Heppner.
The newly Installed officers are: A.
Henig, N. G., RayTaylor. V. O, A. M.
Phelps, Secretary, Geo. McDuffee,
Treasurer, O. M. Scott Warden, Jas. !
Bergntrom, Conductor, W. E. Mikesell,
Chaplain, J. C. Kirk. R. S. N. G Alvin
Casebeer, L. S. N. G., L. W. Briggs, R. ,
S. S., C. J. Standlsh, L. S. 8., E. E. Bea-'
man, O. G., A. J. Knoblock, I. G.. G. W. I
Sperry, R. S. V. G., M. W. Hammer, L. 8.
V. G. '
K. G. NOBLE APPOINTED MAYOR.
At a meeting of the city council on
last Monday evening Eugene G. Noble
was apointed as mayor of the city, to
take the place made vacant by the res
ignation of Oscar Borg. Mr. Noble was
one of the retiring councilmen and his
experience in city affairs will make It
easy for him to preside at the head of
the city government Dr. McMurdo
was appointed city health officer. I
Lexington High School Notes.
By R. Mc.
The first basketball game of the sea
son was played at Heppner last Friday
night. The game was a double' header,
the Lexington boys and girls playing
the Heppner boys and girls. The girls
played the first game with a resulting
score of 17 to 2 in favor of Lexington.
Mabel Ridens, Lexington's star forward,
was the fastest player on either team.
Her excellent goal pitching helped a
great deal In winning the game for
Lexington. The Heppner girls were
good players, but they could not keep
up with the girls from the Wheat City.
The Heppner boys used excellent team
work In their game with the Lexington
boys, winning the big end of the score
Ted Young was an excellent goal pitch
er for Heppner, wjjile Dallas Ward was
Lexington's player. During the first
half the Heppner boys seemed to have
everything going their way and the
half endeii with the Bcore favorable to
Heppner, 22 to 6. However, the second
half was entirely different. The Lex
ington boys broke up Heppner's excell
ent team work and won many scores,
ending the game with a score of 24 to
16. The Lexington team has hopes of
playing Ione's team in the near future
and are preparing to give them a stiff
gam.
NOTICE.
Deputy Collectors of Internal Rev
enue, H. O. Payne and M. E. Gaffney,
who will assist the people of Morrow
County in making and filing their in
come tax returns for the year 1920, will
be at Heppner, Court House, February
7 to 10 inclusive, and at lone February
11 and 12.
J. A. WATERS, County Clerk.
Cards received by Heppner friends
announce the marriage of Aura Klingen
and London Lee Noonehester at Bend,
Oregon on January 1st Mrs. Noonehes
ter will be remembered by Heppner
people as Miss Aura Hale before her
marriage in this city to Fred Klingen.
She was a native daughter of Morrow
county and grew up in Heppner.
Dainty Watteau Girls Visualize Fair
Court Ladies of Seventeenth Century
Program Combines Musicianship and Dramatic Artiitry Will Be
Heard in Unusual Entertainment Here in Near Future.
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These two merry musical midgets are to give Uieir uVllKiittui eii: -naiiim -nt
here In the nenr future. They appear In the dainty, sheiihenVxs cMutm t
the seventeenth century of the time of Wattenu, the Ktvitt Kreni-h palmer. T!i
Watteau Puo consists of Miss Anna Ftimo llaittll ami Miss ! Ituk.-r, e
of lyceum's cleverest young nrtlsts. Their prograni combine ri in ! .i n ."It I p
anil dramatic artistry. Io not miss the program of the Watteau irl
STAR THEATER, Monday, January 21.
P.-I. ASSOCIATION Will
GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT
Aa Old Fanhloarti Lant Da; mt Srhoul'
WrtlarMlar Krfln, February 3
Ktaolutloaa Adopted.
The Patron-Ttiatihers Association are
preparing to give an entertainment at
the high school auditorium, Wednesday
eter.inff, February 2. that ia calculated
to take all the older folka of the town
hack to childhood days. It will be in
the nature of "An Old Fashioned Iast
Day of School," and the old-time school
master will be in charge. Those who
have promised to take part should re
port their respective "pieces" to Mr.
Notson. as soon as possible. Rehearsals
will be held the evening of Jan. 31.
At the last meeting of the Associa
tion the following resolution was
adopted;
Whereas: The 1913 legislatura
amended the "High School Tuition
Fund Law," enacted at the 1915 ses.iion
and
Whereas: The county school super
intendents at their annual convention
In Salem, branded this amendment as
pernicious, vicious, and unwise and rec
ommended in their resolution that the
said amendment be repealed by the
present legislature now in session,
Be It Resolved, That we, the Patron
Teachers Association go on record as
endorsing this resolution, passed by the
said county school superintendents.
(Signed) MRS. A. M. PHELPS,
Secretary.
At the next regular meeting of the
Association in February there will be
an explanation given of the educational
measures now before the legislature.
Attention is now directed to the last
numbers on the lyceum course. The next
number will be the coming Monday, and
there is one to follow this. Practically
all the expenses have been met cover
ing the entire course, and all single ad
missions now received will go into the
treasury of the Association. To help
along a good cause, the public gener
ally is invited to attend these next two
numbers.
The 5th grade holds the picture to be
presented to the room making the best
record for attendance produced at the
P.-T. meetings, this being thier second
montV It becomes the permanent prop
erty of the room that wins, and there
will be a lively contest on for its pos
session. Basketball Game and Legion
Smoker Coming Attractions
On Saturday evening Pilot Rock high
school and Heppner high school will
play a fast game of basketball, the
game being called promptly at 7:30 at
the Exhibit hall. Be present and boost
for the home school.
Following this game, the Legion boys
are going to have another of their big
million dollar smokers at their new
quarters in the building formerly oc
cupied by Gilliam & Bisbee. At this
time there will be new features and
talent presented and a great pile of fun
is In store. Tou know what to expect
and there will be no disappointments.
Doric Lodge No. 20, K. of P., and Dor
ian Temple, Pythian Sisters, held joint
installation of officers Tuesday eve
ning. The Sisters is a new organiza
tion in Heppner, having been running
about a year. They put on their in
stallation work in fine style, having
thoroughly prepared their marches. A
banquet followed the ceremonies and
the large attendance present enjoyed a
jolly good time.