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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1921)
CoMetf. yuulic Gazette PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY VOLUME 38, NO. 5. HEPPNER 05EG0N, THURSDAY, MAY ", 1!)J1. Subscription $2.00 Per Year IMES CEMETERY HILL ID, in limn u nnmri i ml lo NlbtLI hHAVtLLtU Holiday on Turmlar. Proclaimed by Mayor Nolilr, llrluara About Dralrrd Hnull. Thr HraBoaae la Generous. To put the road leading to the cam tery In the rlsht kind or condition to be practically aafe In all conditions of weather.lt was decided the best thing to do was to give It a good covering of gravel. For many months various Interested citizens of the city aid com munity had been discussing Improve ments to this road; some thought It , should he relocated in order that there would not he so steep a pull up to the graveyard, while others believed that the present grade could be put In Just as good condition as any new road that might lie built, and then there was the added expense of getting a place to put the new road and of building It after this place wns secured. So, after run ning over the different approaches to the cemetery and slilng up the whole situation, the plan to gravel the present road was adopted. To get thia work done, Mayor Noble called a holiday for. last Tuesday, and the response was very generous. The stores and other places of business clos ed promptly at half paBt eight In the morning and remained closed until t In the evening. Numerous teams and wagons were provided and several trucks were on the Job, these to trans fer the gravel from the pits to the road, where there was a big crew of men with shovels and rakes to do the spreading. The greater part of the gravel was secured frowi the mouth of the draw Just east of the MoCullough residence and adjoining the city rock iiit. Here there was a line gang of fel lows to All the wagons, and the entire Job was pulled off as a matter of play rather than work. Tt was necessary, however, to coll for volunteers for an other half day on Wednesday, as the Job was Just" a little bigger than at first contemplated, and to this second call there was also a generous response and the work has been completed to the entire satisfaction of all. fthearinaT Completed. Spring sheep shearing at the Echo plant will he complete today, accord ing to J. C. Wattenburger, From here the crew will go to eastern Oregtm. whore there Is work at shearing until late in the summer. Mr. Wattenburger will take part of the crew to the Mal heur river country, near Juntura, and his son will go to Huntington with the rest of the shearers. All of the wool from the Echo plant has gone Into the warehouses, no sales having been made of this clip yet. Wools from this district are better grade than they hnve been for years, and hnve sheared more weight to the Jeece than usual. This is attributed to the open, mild winter and good range feed. Echo News. The Wheat Outlook. Never before In the memory of the "oldest inhabitant" has the prospects for a bumper wtieat harvest looked as good as at the present time. Dwlght Mlsner, who hns 2100 acres in wheat. tells us the present conditions could not be Improved and that harvest will this year begin from two to three weeks earlier than usual. From pre sent Indications he thinks he will fce gin harvesting by the 20th of June. lone Independent. nHOTHi:ititoor mkktim. post pom :i OXH WEEK. Because of circumstances arising over which they have no control, the pro gram committee for the next meeting of the HrotherAood have decided to post pone their prugrnm until Monday even ing, Mny 16 Just one. week. On that date the program will he carried out as announced elsewhere In these columns, CLEAN I P AM) PAINT I P. I am prepared to do all sorts of de corating, varnishing, tinting and paper hanging. Wnll paper sold from Chi cago sample books. White lend, oil, varnishes, paints, ut lower prices, My work is satisfactory. Let me es timate" your Job. F. E. HUM M ELL. Mr. nnd Mrs. T, E. Peterson of Hnrd man departed for Portland this morning where Mir. Peterson will rcceelve med' leal treatment. REDUCTION IN PAY OP TEACHERS IS FAVORED In response to the call sent out last week by the superintendent of schools, there was a representative gathering of olllmra nnd patrons of the various school districts at the court house on Raturdny afternoon, nnd for more than an hour there was some pretty lively discussion. Itecnuse of the general downward tendency In tho production of farm and ranch and the very poor market conditions, tho majority of the speakers wore favorable to reduction In tho pay scale for teacher 1 At the meeting of the school board convention In February, a resolution was adopt ed to tho effect that the minimum wnge for teachers In Morrow county be plac ed at 11200. Hlnce that time, however, tt. has dawned upon tho taxpayers of the county that they are beinff hit mighty heavy, so they nre now out to trim on every corner and mnke cuts all down tho line wherever poslblo, There was much good argument presented why the senlo of wages for teachers should bo lowered, nnd on the other hand several speakers were opposed to this, nnd took up the argument for sustaining the snlnry scnle and mnk Inc demands for higher efficiency on the part of teachers, thnt the standard of education In the schools might be thus better mnlntnlned and Improved. It was an Interesting meeting nnd the question of what tho minimum wage should be this year wns left open upon a motion being mnda thnt $75 per month be the basis to work from. Patron-Teachers Association Will Hold Regular Meeting On next Tuesday afternoon prompt ly at 3 o'clock, the regular meetlntr of (the Palron-Teacher association will be held at the hitch erhool auditorium. Thli meeting is of Importance for the reason that the annual election of of- ncen win taxe place at true time. The nominations for the various offices were made at the last meeting two candidate he I rig placed In the run ning for each position to be filled, and this part of the business setiHiog should prove to be of lnterent to every mem ber of the association. 1 A short program will be rendered at follows: piano solo, It el lance Moore; talk. Miss Palmateer; piano solo, Elis abeth Huston; exercise by fourth grade. Especial attention Is called to the change of time fry meeting from 3:30 eo 3:00 o'clock, promptly. I 10 MEET The last meeting of the season of the Heppner Brotherhood will be held In the Hotel Patrick on Monday evening May lt. at 6:45 o'clock. This meeting will be of unusual In terest for, besides an Interesting pro gram, that has been carefully prepared, it will be "Ladies Evening," and every member present Is requested to be ac companied by his wife, sweetheart, sis ter r some other lady companion. The uAal sixty-cent luncheon will be serv ed, and an evening of delight Is antici pated. Incident to the closing of the season, a number, of Important Items fo busi ness will come up for consideration, among other things will be the election of olticers for the next year, that be gins September 1. The question for discussion on Mon day evening will be, "What Subjects Can be Most Profitably Discussed by the Brotherhood?" The two leaders in the discussion wllbe the two minis ters of Heppner, W. O. Livingstone, and Rev. E. 1 4. Moore, these will be follow ed by W. W. Smead and Joseph Nys. The address of 'velcome to the ladles will be given by President H. M. James, and the response by Mrs. W. O. Living stone. M. L. Case will give a reading,' and Miss Zelma Engleman and Mi s. ' Lillian Turner will sing. The ticket committee consists of Spencer Akers, E. M. Shutt and L. A. Hunt. Huy your tickets early so that a full report can be made to the hotel1 management by noon of Monday. PROGRAM COMMITTEE. Chas. Valentino who lives north of Heppner Is preparing a field for strip border irrigation. This Is a piece of land which has so far never been un der Irrigation except for a little water applied last year. Mr. Valentine is un dertaking the thorough preparation of this with the Idea of getting it In fine shape to grow alfalfa. There is more lam! along Willow creek that can go through the siime process with consid erable advantage. Frank Harlow and Egbert Young were Kight Mile fanners in town Sat urday and Interested In settling the question of teachers' salaries at the school board meeting. Will Itecelve Salary of 25 per Month. Wages of Employee., nt Water Pleat It educed 30 Per Cent. Ies;lyn Itnya Present Proposition. Aside from the regular routine of business on Monday evening at the meeting of tho city council, there was presented the needs of the Heppner fire department. R. E. Notson, who is pres ident of the hose company, was present yiid urged more hearty support of the boys who are expected to take care of (Ire lighting in the city. It was shown that there should be someone at the head- of the organisation that under stood how to handle the apparatus and the men when a fire was raging; that this same party should have In charge the apparatus nt all times and be In authority over It, that what equipment we now have will always be ready and In good condition, nnd many other sug gestions were made, the result of which was the appointment by the council of Mike Curran to bo lire chief and his salary placed nt 2fi per month. This appointment Is assurance that the things desired will bo had, for Mr. Cur ran is the man to take care of the Job an It should be. The proper encouragement of the fire company In Its drills was also taken up ,and dslcusBCd nnd It wns tentatively arranged that a prize will be offered around $200 for a comeptitive drill to take place early in the fall between the two hose companies of the city. This will be an Incentive for the boys to get In and drill. Full particulars con cerning this will be made known later. Tho city nttornny wns Instructed to wrlto Tt. E. Crogo, local telephone mnn nger, nnd make arrangements to hnvo a switch to the fire alarm Installed In the local telephone exchange. The monthly report of the water com mittee wns presented and ordered filed. Tn this connection, the council voted a cut of 20 per cent In the wages of the employees nt tho water plant, this cut .to take effect Immediately. H. E. C'rego was present nnd present ed n proposition to the council to take over the city lot nnd erect thereon k suitable structure thnt would servo tho city as a meeting place for the council public llbrnry room nnd Legion quar ters. Tho Legion Is having plans drnwn for the sort of structure they propose to erect, and at the mid-monthly meet ing of the council their proposition will receive further consideration. The finance committee reported upon bills for current expenses nnd upon mo tion tho report wns ncceplcd and bills ordered paid. Ordinances 210 nnd 211 wore called up for final disposition, nnd wore duly' passed. BUT THERE WAS ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL (Morrow County Farm Bureau News.) The sheep committee of the Morrow County Farm Hureau met In the Coun ty Axent's office on the 16th of this month to consider the reports of the trappers who have been operating un tier the co-operative plan in Morrow county. In the whole state of Oregon there are twenty trappers at work in eluding those at work in Morrow coun ty. That is about one for every two counties. Several counties are abso lutely unable to get trappers at all In spite of great damages wHlch are being done. The state of Oregon for the last two years has appropriated $1250 dollars per year to carry on this work, while the federal government Is spending J18.000. It is easy to see then that these trappera are paid by the federal government practically entire ly. In many state, the counties are du plicating the amount of money spent by the federal government In that ter ritory. The trappers operating in Mor row county due to this co-operatlva effort have accounted for 164 cdyotes during February and March. This is at an expense to the sheepmen of $1S0 for these two montha This is prac tically 80c apiece for getting these coyotes killed. The entire cost to the county, sheepmen Included, la $260.00, or $1.60 apiece for the coyotes, while under the bounty system figuring that the average bounty paid on these coy otes was $4.00 per head, bounty rang ing from $3 to $!S, the cost would have been for state and county $680.00. This Ib a very decided saving to everybody concerned as this federal money would otherwise have been spent In some other state If It had not been for the co-operntlon extended by this county. This Is one case undoubtedly where the expenditure of this money for these trappers has been a tremendous saving to the county. If It can be continued on this basis the county will have saved a very decided amount by the end of the year. Not only la this sav ing In money but the coyotes ara caught where they are doing the dam age. One coyote close to a sheep camp is worth a dor.cn caught out in the mnuntnins somewhere where a bounty trapper would probably get them. The committee decided to continue the campaign until the first of July and possibly longer. Because of the general success It wns decided to ask the sheepmen all over the county to co-operate In this pnyment and carry on the campaign to the first of July, and it wns decided to levy an assess ment of 8c per head on nil the sheep In the county. This assessment, of course is voluntary but It Is hoped that every sheopmnn will pay his part and no doubtiiut what he will. It is proba ble that the trappers will operate upon the national forest during the summer months on government pay although this will be protection to local men Just tho same. Fin st riinisTiAN rumen. Sunday. May K, 1021. Ill tile school nt 10:00 a. m. followed by Communion nnd preaching service. Mother's Day will be observed, and everyone In attendance Is requested to wenr a white flower In honor of their mother. The sermon subject will be, "Our Oreatest Heritage." ChriMttnn Endeavor meeting at 7 o' clock, and song and preaching service at 8 o'clock. Kveryone will receive a cordial welcome. V. O. LIVINV.STONE, Minister. NOTK'K OF RSTHAV. Notice Is hereby given thnt I, the un dersigned have taken up the following described horses: one bay mare, white in foreheard, pigeon-toed, shoes all round, hns harness marks, brand on left stifle "1," hrnnd on left shoulder with doublo arrow quarter circle, weight about nine hundred; one light roan mare, white on forehead, roached mane, about three years old, weight about eleven hundred, some harness marks, no brand vlsihlo; one dark Iron gray mare, ronchod mane, white In forehead, one white hind foot, wolght about twelve hundred, some harness 'marks, no brand visible, about four years old. I will sell tho abovo described horses nt public auction (If not redeemed) at my place throe miles southeast of tloardmnn, Ore., on Saturday, May H, 1921, to the highest bidder for cash. W. H. MEFFORD, Pnted at Iloardman, Oregon, April 19, 1921, A SILVER LINING Peadlrtoa Ore., Jamt 27-Aagnat 5. A six weeks' summer aession of the Oregon Normal school will be held at Pendleton between the above dates for the accommodation and eonvenience of Eastern Oregon teachers who desire further professional training. Cottraea aad Instrnetloaal Staff. The regular normal school courses offered at Pendleton will be the same as are given at Monmouth, with the same credit allowed therefor. These will include psychology school manage ment, rural achool problems, methods In reading, arithmetic, language, etc.. for primary, intermediate and grammar grades, public school music, art and physical training. In addition to the above, special courses of an advanced grade will be given by E. L. Keeiel, professor of edu cation at Whitman College. These courses will include- Education Psy chology and Educational Tests and Measurementa, and are designed for normal graduates and those who may desire advanced work of this nature leading to graduation from college. Through arrangement with Whitman College, credit earned In these courses will be accepted by that Institution. This work will likewise be accredited at the University of Oregon. The instructional staff consists of regular instructors from Monmouth, with other Oregon educators as fol lows: H. E. Inlow, Superintendent of Schools at Pendleton Director and In structor in School Management. E. L. Keezel, Professor of Education- Whitman College Psychology and School Measurements. W. W. Green, Suprelntendent of Uma tilla County Schools Rural School Problems. Miss O. Eldora Ragon, Oregon Normal School Art M1ss Eugenia McNaughten, Music Supervisor, McMlnnvllle, Oregon Mu sic. Miss Virginia Hales, Oregon Normal School Physical Training. Miss Delia Rush, Principal Lincoln School, Pendleton Seventh and Eighth Urade Methods. Miss Kate L. Houx, Oregon Normal School Intermediate Methods. Location and Equipment. The summer school will be located in the Pendleton high school building, a magnificent brick and concrete struc ture, having a cool Interior during the warmest summer weather, and com manding a delightful outlook over the city and surrounding country. The building is completely equipped with classrooms, gymnasium and auditorium. The Umatilla County Library, rated as the best In the state outside of Port land, Is located In Tendleton, and affords excellent facilities for study. Special Attractions. Besides the usual attractions found in a progressive city of this siie, spe cial features will be available for the pleasure and entertainment of summer school students. A six day Chautau- iua will b held In July with special rates for students Programs and en tertainments given by the summer school students provide pleasure and training. Lectures along lines of gen eral Interest by prominent people add to the opportunities for Intellectual and professional growth. The city maintains a splendid nata torium. Delightful picnics may he en Joyed along tho shady banks of the Umatilla river. Living Accommodations. A special effort is being made to provide BUltable accommodations for summer school students and to keep the cost of living as low as possible. Lists of desirable rooms are being pre pared 'and arrangements hnve been effected with the restaurants for re duced rates for students. In addition, noon lunch will bes erved nt the high school cafeteria each school day with out cost. Cost of room nnd board should not exceed $9.00 per week. Kntrance Hequlremriits. Admission to the summer school courses for credit will be granted to graduates of a four-year high school or its equivalent. In this connection "equivalent" Is construed to Include one who holds or has held a certificate to teach. In the field of education Increased emphasis Is being laid upon qunllty of servloo. Compensation of trained tea chers has advanced materially within recent years with no disposition man ifest toward any policy which would HEPPNER LEGION i MHO BID I I-oneheon ; llrppsjer Punt No. FrM.j .m Frellmlr, Mrp, likesMuch Activity I. Store for Pout. Heppner Post No. &7, American Le- ( gion, Js planning the erection of a fin concrete building in Heppner the com ing fall. This was the decision reach ed at a luncheon held in Patrick hoter ; dining room Friday evening. The lun cheon had been arranged to bring the members of the post together that sev eral matters of importance could be ; taken care of. I Realizing that Heppner needs a build ing which will provide for a reading room, auditorium, gymnasium, and otu- , er features looking to the comfort and entertainment, not only of the ex-ser- vice men, but of the other young men, , older men, and boys of the town, the Legion boys have employed an architect to draw plans for a building which they believe will fill the bill for many years to come. Negotiations are now under way, which, If put through, will put the Legion in possession of a finely lo cated lot near the center of town. At tho luncheon Friday evening a committee was appointed to investigate 1 the best plans for raising the money necessary to construct the building, about $R500 being needed. This commit-, tee Is expected to work out a plan which will not make the raising of the money a hardship on anyone. In' fact the Legion expects to have a large part of It raised within its own mem-' ... ... .uonn, oemre the summer is over. There will be a carnival in Heppner the latter part of May, coming under 11,. T.TnA- n. . , v. ru0l. nil. This V. v . V "u crowds in attendance every evening. more definite announcement will be made next week concerning this. Heppner Post is becoming one of the strongest organizations in Heppner and its growth is Just commencing. With a membership of about 45, an Intensive membership campaign Is being put on and It Is expected the membership will, be doubled in a few weeks. a-, u. uic territory' !"" " " . r. u l "e"P"er are J asked to get In touch With the post. The .,,,. ,t , pos,,Dle 1.1(1 g BIMhdar Party at Lexington. A party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oran Stublefield on the 29th of April, for Miss Vera, their J daughter, in honor of her 12th birthday, j Those present were: Helen and Ruth jr.arrett, Freida and Eula McMillan, ! Ruth and Neva Shinn, Bertha Tucker, I Etoyle Pointer, Claudia McMillan, Janie neims, .vane Allison, Mary Slocum, greased and scoured wool was 63 per Joyce Bennett, Arlene Morey and Au- cent, which is a little bit high, this drey Beamer. Delicate refreshments would mean 27c greased basis for the were served by Mrs. Stubblefleld and a first, and 23c greased basis for the sec very pleasant afternoon was enjoyed end f. o. b. Boston. This is consider by all the invited guests. : ablv be..er than . h.VB h..n ,.,, Eastern Star Will Fntertaln. Ruth Chapter No. 32, O. E. S., will entertain at Masonic hall on Friday .,., ,. mere will De a j short program that will be highly j oie;ising, in wnicn a numner or the, young people will take part, this to be followed by a social evening and refreshments. Program begins at 8:00 and Masons and their families and members of the Eastern Star nnd their families nre invited to be present. Mrs. L. O. Atherton of Astoria, visit- ed with relatives here for a couple of days the past week while on her re turn home from Ontario and Enter prise, where she visited with other re latives. She returned to her home at Astoria on Saturday, being aocompan- i ied by her mother, Mrs. E. N. Crawford, who will spend the summer months at "f 'he bureau: Leslie Butler. Hood Riv the Atherton home near the sea shore. ; chairman; Cameron Squires, Port- Nels Johnson, extensive farmer and George T. Collins. Medford; George tockmnn of Gooseberry, was a busl- j Lawrence, Jr., Portland and Wallace nesa visitor In Heppner on Saturday. ; c. BIrdsall. Bend. Mr. Johnson has nothing but good to I The committee has selected as man- sav ns to prospects for crops In his'auor of the hureau, Sidney H. Vincent locality this season. i,0 has made a study of the develop- n , : ; 7 . ment of tourist trtavel, and who. dur- O. E. Johnson is down from Hard-'. . , . , , . inn his regime as manager of the pub man today anil mak final proof on , . , . . . , . , , ' . , lu'ity bureau of the Portland Chamber his timber and stone claim. Gram is , , . growing well in the foothill country nnd Mr. Johnson feels that a little more sunshine 1 and warm weather would have a toughening effect on the grain that will prove beneficial a little later. t'OI XTV OIHTOHK At, CONTF.ST. The oratorical and declamatory coi The oratorical and declamatory con- test for Morrow county will be held in lone, Friday evening. Mny 13. 1921. nt 8:00 o'clock. Everybody invited. 1 The athletic contest has .been called off for this year. LEX A SNEI.L SI1URTE. County School Superintendent. A. V:. Bates was here on Tusdnv from i s "cumth h.tihi... mimi. his home nt Milwaukee. Mr. Bates Is!"1 1110 territory tributary to the stnto negotiating for the flour mill nt Hard- man nnd if the deal goes through he expects to ncafn become n resident of Morrow county. H. O. Fly, one of the lending residents of Morgan, was here on Saturday to take up a little matter of taxes nt the sheriffs office. He makes a good re- ceived assurance that all detours will port concerning crop conditions In the ! be plainly marked, and that tourists Morgan country. I will be put to the minimum of in- conveniences, t Is the intention of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew were.,!,,, state highway commission to ahnn in from Pine City last Saturday. Char- I ,nn detour ns rapidly ns conditions Icy was gathering up some "goodies" will permit. for the youiiKsters of the Pine City school whom he nnd his wife were to The Frank Turner shearing crew this entertain on Saturday evening at their week finished with the Barney Doherty hospltnble Butter crock home. sheep down on Sand Hollow and today - ,oved over to the M S. Corrlgnll place detract from the etlleiency of the j on nutter creek. Mr. Turner states schools. The teacher today mny hnve that he is getttlng along mighty fine less concern over questions of salary with the work has a good crew of men and more with regard to the quality I and the sheep are In the best of shape of service she renders. Attendance t for shearing. Fleeces are fine staple at summer school Is a definite means of professional Improvement. For further Information, address, H E. Inlow, Director, Pendleton, Ore. Qutlook Bright For Umatilla Power Site A conference Is being held In Port-i land to-lay relative to securing data' dealing with the proposed development I of the Umatilla f-tniri. Pnw. .It Tt.1.1 I conference Is attended by a committee tot Oregon business men and engineers.! A pm.mni.ri w .........11.. .. 1 i algo fn atteriance to secure informs- j tion which will h. w. hJ ( federal power commission. j This shows us that the series of j mcetines neM f this part of the coun - j -i:urr are now genm; resuua for us The first meeting boosting the,' development of hydro-electric power from the Umatilla rapids was held in Umatilla January 21th. Other meet ings were held in Pendleton Walla Walla.. The organization perfected at those meetings Is working hard to get our; case properly presented to the fed eral power commission. The value to P.oardman of this power site lien in the fact that It will furnish abundant, cheap power for Irrigation, , , . . V 1 Ing toward hydro-electric plants aa a solution of their power difflcultiea. Just as a line of great manufacturing towns have appeared in New England where there Is a fall-line in all the rivers, there is bound to be a fyeat industrial center at Umatilla, one of tho greatest water-power sites on the greatest river of the west. Boardman Mirror. Last Friday and Saturday the Lex. Ington high baseball team played Fossil and Condon. At Condon our boys carried away the vict b B(,ore f 6 tQ Tn, . - . , . (ought at all times. Many of the Con don fans said that this was one of the h t ,ha, ,h h.d eve. At Fo8s Lexington nine went Hard hitting and many errors by both caused the high score. Several of the girls went with the boys and all wish to say that they had a very enjoyable trip. The Lexington boys appreciate the good Bportsmansbip of both teams played on this trip. The Lexington boys are planning to gain revenge on the FobsII boys when . IW tn TAwlnntnn .ka Inl... nn. - - n f.. ... .... a good game, so don't forget to come. ' The .eninr Ml,.. !. ,-H fo, con,. mcncement The dates for thia year are CIass Night' May 19; Commencement, )May 20; and Baccalaureate, May J2. Wool Market Looking: Up. There is some reason for optimism In the latest report from the Boston wool markets. Last week eastern Ore- gon No. 1 staple sold for 85c scoured basis f. o. b. Boston, while eastern Ore- gon clothing sold for 70c same basis. Figuring that the shrinkage between anywhere within recent date. Al Troedson and W. G. Falmaffeer of Morgan were visitors in this city on Satlirdav last. I IS Portland.' Ore, May 3. The Oregon Tourist and Information bureau, creat ed by the last legislature for the pur ; pose of fostering the development of tourist travel In Oregon, will begin Its activities this week. Governor Olcott has appointed the following committee to direct the work , land, vice-chairman, and treasurer; ul . I'm ion i e luiiiiMitvi iiumnuua al tides descriptive of Oregon's scenery I to various magazines throughout this country and abroad. The committee has established an ' office In the Oregon building In this city. in connection with the state ex hibit. Tourists and others seeking ln- I frt-mntinn r.w.pinff flrotrnn will be ,. . , . A t cupi'iiv.! ,.iiu,,u. muwsc ...m.u'h ,o formation, maps and other data, to en able them better to know Oregon and its unmatched scenic resources. The committee has already arranged for the production of rond maps cov ering the southern Oregon territory, and another giving details of the road apitol. Additional maps will be Issu ed for the purposes of the bureau. These maps will be distributed ' free to inquirers. The bureau has taken up with the state highway commission the matter of detours around work progressing upon the main hlchwnys, and has re. this season and the wool of extra good quality. He will move over to Rhea creek when tho Corrlgnll sheep have been worked out. E PHELPS SET Mia or assd Hheelhosmc t Be Seated a Italy Fleeted IJreetrft, Five !) Betas lvea to Old Members In Whirs ( Retire. , For the pnmt, at .eftat, th- ques- lion of who was elected director Hst January in the John Dav Irririon distrlct has been settled by (he ju.lr- ment rendered Friday last by Ju litre Phelps, which declares C. A. Minor and Arthur Wheelhouse to have hcn d'lly elected and K,ves tne bojlM of dirpr tors five days to Induct them into offe. An appeal, we understand, h.is been filed by the attorneys for the district, but whether It will go any further than this, we are not fully Informed. It seems to be understood, however, that tne Sectors are not disposed to fight this case further, and are relieved to have the matter settled and out of the way. This case, growing out of the elec tion In January last, when C. C. Clark and Edward Rletmann were nominated by being duly placed on the ballot, and on election day the names of C. A. Mlnr or and Arthur WTieelhouse were writ ten in, thus raising the question as to their having been properly and legally Jiomlnated under the law pertaining to elections in Irrigation districts, has caused considerable interest and dis cussion. The opinion of Judge Phelps on the question was given at the time he over ruled the demurrer filed in the case by the attorneys for the district, and this judgment Is entered In accordance with that opinion. The tribulations of the district are not yet over, however, as the suit of the Northern Pacific Railway and num erous land owners within the district, against the board of directors, et aL, is to be disposed of, and will doubtless be long drawn out Just what effect this will finally have on the success of the reclamation undertaking re mains to be seen. It Is certainly to be hoped that the final disposition of these questions will not Impair the suc cess of the project and that In due time the great scheme of reclaiming the de sert lands of the counties of Gilliam. Morrow and Umatilla will be adopted by the government. Sulphur Experiment. The sulphur demonstrations which were placed on alfalfa last year did not give the resulta which it waa an ticipated that they should give, how ever, the Farm Bureau is not discourag ed In this matter and has taken palna to continue the demonstrations. The plots put out last year will be closely watched this year and several addi tional plots have been placed in addi tion. Around Boardman of course It has given good results and the last years demonstrations will be checked up' on thia year and some additional plots have been put out W. H. Mefford of Boardman Is applying sulphur on alfalfa. E. P. Jarmon on Butter creek is also applying sulphur on alfalfa, as ts likewise Krebs Bros, at Cecil. Those who had demonstrations of sulphur last year are Wightman Bros., Frank Moore, Rugg Bros., Heppner; Slatt Halvorsen, Laxton McMurray, lone; Roy Neill. Butter creek; A. W. Cobb, Boardman. ' Last year we had several dmonestra- tions of sulphur on gardens which we thought gave good results clearing the gardens of worms, as well as Increas ing the yield of the garden. This year we are continuing these demon strations to make sure that we were not mislead. Those who made these demonstrations for us last year were: Evans Bros., Oscar Mlor, W. A. Camp bell, Arthur Keene, Roy Campbell, and Wightman Bros. This year we have on the garden demonstrations for sul phur: Howard Anderson, Ed Huston and Joe Hayes. This fall it Is an ticipated that we will be able to give definite and positive answers ns to the value of sulphur on alfalfa, as well as on gardens on soil in Morrow county. CAMPBELL TRAINED AN IMAL SHOW IS COMING Campbell Bros.' Trained Animal Shows are coming In all their majes tic beauty and imperial splendor; matchless in all that makes it mighty; psitlvely the handsomest nnd most highly educated collection of trained wild and domestic animals on tour. For Intelligence, sagacity and animal cuteness their equal does not exi. No one can fail to notice tho atmos phere of refinement about this partic ular show. The performance goes along with perfect system and .hr i'-c the myriad and bewit.lerirg bill no un rest is felt. Acts follow each other without delay; the program i.s made Ui completely with big fcatuie acts and bewildering novelties, nnd while nit claiming to bo the largest show on earth, they have made a repur:i'l"i f themselves by giving the people a i; .,, high class entertainment, which re peals to all as Interestlni', nm'islng, and Instructive. Everybody 1 -acs burs es and ponies, more especial!-.- d"'s this apply to the ladles who vi ih little ones nre the rest lov:,l ..tr. They are assured of the Itlg'-.e-t r .- -i of entertainment, free from v"i 1 M'i'u ealculated to offend the most sensi'ive, and are highly deligb'cl at liubv l...n. Ie, the trained babv elephant, whlbi the "goodnight" ponv is a dream wi'h the children. These together w!ih many prancing ponies In m'li' iry lri N, marches, etc.. nnd the funny clowns keep the audience In a coir-plero upinar all the time, the like of whl.h never before been witnsse.i aid w II live In the minds of all wh. . It in memory when many nthcr h..wr. Mr faded away Into f i rg.'t f u 1 uess "i-i' in- her, two performances Coming in tt. night when nil sleeps and at the t iiii!; of day will pitch their mammoth i. nu l city upon the feed b.t -mnkli-g this Just one grand holiday, with an nf noon performance at two nrol .i;,ln at night nt eight, Morulas, May 1th TEES JOHN DAY CAS