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Orcpon lli-torical Society, Public Auditorium Th PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Vol 38, No. 19. IIEPPNER OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1921. Subscription $2.00 Per Year Gaze IMES Horn Thirty or Mora 1'aaa Tkrougk Hrypmrr Tuesday oa Hetura from Uraat touaty. Interested la Veltlng Better Highway Cuaaeetloai south (ram Pendleton. Representing the associated commer cial bodies of Umatilla county, nine cars of live wirea from Pendleton and other towns of the county arrived at Rltter Hot Springs on Sunday after- noon,where they remained over night, and then proceeded on to Canyon City ana reluming via Long Creek, Hamil ton. Monument and Heppner to Pen dleton. At Hitter they met a strong delega tion of the residents of northern Grant, headed by Commissioner Caverhlll of the Grant county court. Happening to be present at thla meeting, the editor of thla paper was enabled to get a pret ty good line on what the Pendleton and Umatilla county fellows are after. They had reached Hitter over the Pendleton Alba trail and. they were In uo frame - tit the direc tion of good roads leading out south from the Umatilla county capltol, in fact they were a sore bunch and lost no words In condemning the bad con nectlona aa far south as the Umatilla line. However, no promise could be made for Immediate improvement, for funds were all spoken for and the program was complete so far as present demands were concerned, and the Umatilla peo-1 pie could only promise to get behind some plan that was going to furnish necessary funds at some future date. It will require a large amount of money to make a decent road out to Pendle ton from ititter and where It la com ing from is a matter to be worked out The main object of the Junket was to get lined out on a cooperative pro gram that will unite the counties of ' Umatilla, Grant, Harney and Lake on the proposedjiorth and soulh highway to the California line, which, when com pleted, will be the means of diverting a large amount of the tourist travel through this part of Oregon, Besides, this same road would be the means of diverting a very largo portion of the Orant county trade direct to Pendleton, hence the more direct benefit to that city. Pendleton speakers, however, realis ed that a large part of this trade was directly tributary to Ileppner, and they alated that they would not be In the least sore to have Heppner go out and get It. As a matter of fact, Heppner ie very favorably situated, and on ac count of the far shorter distance li has the preference aa a trading and shipping point of the populace of nor thern Grant. Corning In via Hoppnor-Riitor road on Monday, direct from Hitter, we were convlncud that this route Is the one that will be chosen by the people of the Hitter and Long Creek sections in getting to tho railroad. A splendid grade is now about completed down to Hitter from the Long Creek side, on which Grant county has spent a very large sum of money, on this side of Hitter and between the middle and north forks of the John Day there Is a lot of work to be done and Grant county la ready to do it Just as fast as the means can be provided. Com missioner Caverhlll assured us that the people of his district were very anxious to have the road put In sha'-e Just as early as possible and the court was In sympathy with their desires. 101 grade up out from the North fork Is In good shape now and can be readily negotiated by automobiles and other vehicles. It Is free from rocks and quite smooth and people going over to Hitter and other Grunt county points will bo able to get through easily. The Morrow county end of the road la fine. A lot of good work has been done In smoothing up the road In many places right recently under the direction of Mrs. Herbert Fant 1 Dies at Butte Home Word huh received here by Mrs. Kichard Wells on Friday morning thai j her sister, Mrs. Herbert Fant, had died on Thursday evening at her home In Butte, Montana. The telegram announ- 1 cing the death came from Mr, Pant, but there were no particulars- Mrs. 1. Wells wired for further word regard- j lug the death of her aiater, but baa so j far received no reply. Mrs. Fant visited he e for several months during the fall and winter, re turning to her home at Butte last April. I was known by her relatives here that she was not well, and after re turning home she was taker. Ill and became bedfast, yet the announcement of her death was a severe shock to the relatives here. Mrs. Fant was born and raised In Heppner and before her marriage to Herbert Fant was Mabel Shipley, and .-.In; is Hiuvived by four sisters and one brother, UieHe being Mrs. Win. Cowlna, .Mis. Kichard Wells and Will Shipley uf Heppner, Mrs. Cora Knott of Pilot liotk and .Miss Kvelyn Shipley of Los Angeles. Cal. (rata lestrved by Fire. A fire In one of the grain lields of John piepcr on Tuesday forenoon des troyed about 75 acres of tine standing wheat before it was finally brought under control. We did not learn bow the fire started, but owing to the fact that a stiff wind was blowing at the time it was very hard to do auythiug to check its progress. Some sixty men refunded to the alarm, coming from various thicshing crews in the vieiu ity, and between the gusts of wind they were able to light the hie back and di rect its course so that It burned out after covering a . space of some 75 acres. The grain was Insured on a basis of 20 bushels to the acre but at that Mr. Pleper's loss will be quits heavy as the grain would have made a yield aruund 35 bushels. DO YOU APPROVE OF THIS "FREE SPEECH"? down with this Rotten republic! nmat : JJST ROY I J Chas. H. Latourell of the local Ford service station, is preparing his plans for the erection of a station at Board man, where he will keep a full line of Ford extras as well as gasoline and oils. He expects to let the contract fur the building at once. Foil SA1.K Is head of purebred 2-year-old black face Hampshire rams. W. E. WKiLKSWORTH, Echo, Ore. Adv. tf. E LITTLE Oat l'eraon Ulth HntmlvdKe of Dram atics Can Do Mtifh la Small Towa. I'laja 1'wpular. Kural entertainment It an Important means of fusturing community spirit, in tho opinion of Miwa Norma Olson, ItiNti uctor ( in exjii eaion and dramatic art at the Oregon Agricultural college. "When jieiHona aie brought together ami each one given (something to do moru community spirit la aroused," said Miss Olson. "One person with a knowledge of dramatics can do much in a small town or farming community. J'.y means of the drama tho school can be made the center of interest, and porsons who have no time or money to go to the Copyright igt . autocat e EXACTLY THIS HAPPENS EVERY NIGHT ON -THE STREET CORNERS OF ALL OCR BIG CITIES The American Legion and Free Speech An Editorial There will be loud and prolonged squealing by our very best little Bol shevists all over the country because the New York County committee of the American Legion has voted down a so-called "free speech" resolution. No patriotic American citizen will doubt for a moment that the Ameri can Legion is for free speech, but inasmuch as the news dispatches will contain few details of the ac tion of the New York council, a good many of us will be confused and many will be doubly confused by the rantings of Bolshevists and of rad- cals, who, as usual, will talk wild without knowing the circumstances. In New York is a weekly magazine called "The Nation," which has been the head center of Bolshevism in America ever since Lenin and Trotz ky captured the Russian government nnd traitorously broke up with bay- onets the parliament elected by the citizenry of Russia. "The Nation," having some pre tense of literary excellence, has be come the library table companion of every parlor communist in America. Read The Nation carefully and be tween nearly every line you will find the shameless wish to PUSH THE UNITED STATES INTO REV OLUTION into a civil war that will put our country into the hands of the American Bolshevists, the I. W. W. thugs, and the offscourings of crime, as in tortured Russia. Naturally, "The Nation" has been nagging the American Legion ever since it was organized. Why? Be cause it knows that the American Le gion will prevent the revolution so ardently desired by a few thousand turbulent spirits. Anyway, "the Na tion's" nagging has reached the point of frenzy, so that it has now blamed the Legion as a body for scattered acts of violence and for which it was not responsible in the least. The purpose was to make the New York veterans disavow the acts of a few dozen irresponsibles here and there over the land. The New York Legion refused to be driven to the defensive by any old organ of Bolshevism and civil war, and therefore, when, at the instiga tion of The Nation, a resolution declaring free speech for every ran- tankerous street corner rowdy in the country, was presented, they just simply turned it down. But just imagine the joke on the Bolshevists standing as defenders of free speech and a free press and as condemning violence! No such thing as free speech or a free press exists in the one country where they rule and violence is the other name for Bolshevism. Legion Post Arranging For Smoker and Dance Ariangeir.er.u are being completed (or another one of those big tlmea on the part of the American Legion Poat i of Heppner, and a amoker and dance will be the program for the evening of iugust 20. boxing and wrestling bout are on the program, and other clean stunts, and the poat la especially anx ious that the ladiea attend aa all th smoker will be conducted along the highest lines. For tha dance that will follow Immediately after tha amoker, there will be the beat of mualc and thla feature will be greatly enjoyed. The proceeds of the entertainment are to go into the building fund of the post LOCAL NEWS HAPPENINGS Mr Josie Jones went to Portland fur a visit of a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Farnsworth of !!hca Siding are visltng with relatives in Heppner. E. N. Gonty, local shoe merchant was down to Portland several days the nast lurRir towns can have In a small wiryTj week on business. the art und beauty they crave. "I.lttlo cash outlay is necessary. El ectrlc lights are not necessary. Some one in the community will know en ough of electricity to work out a sys trm of lighting with the use of bat tciicH. Kxpensive scenery Is not re uuiied because green denim can be used effectively. Anyono who likes to sew would be glad to deBlgn and make COHtUniCN. "What is more important the people leal n to KppteciHte good plays und time Is taiiinient fled with inuiilty." -uiniiiiiiilty spirit and enter- ppnjilt) become more satls thelr life in the small com- lleorge Moore, and It la env irnino- those who lake part lose their self- from Ileppner to tho Orant county line. I eoimclousness and nre able to appear There are lust two roads into (Irani i before the public without fear. When county In which Heppner has much In terest: the Ktlter road and the Mon ument road. If the latter could be placed In shape for travel the year around, that trade would all come our way. The Rltter and Long Creek sec tions would not require such a road aa could be traveled all the year but they would like to have such a thor oughfare as It would be easy to get over for at least six months of the year and the rest of the time they would be content. It la up to Heppner 'to get busy and make suro of this trade from these two sections, and It la ltoltnutt Leaves for Kant. I. W. Itollnott and family departed Tuesday afternoon fur Dawson Springs, Ky., the home of Mr. Boltnott's pa rents. He has been away from the old 'home for eight years and now expects to remain there a year or so. Ills fath er has a farm on which the former school superintendent may spend hi time. On the way east Mr. Holtnott Jas. Carty, leading north-end stock man, was doing business In thla city for a couple of days this week. Dancing at the Fair pavilion on Sat urday evening. Good music and a gen eral good time promised. Adv. Dale Watklns came in from Irrigon exterday mith another load of water melons, and readily disposed of them to our merchants, "war Minor and family left the last PALMER BROS. WILD ANIMAL CIRCUS CECIL ITEMS OF INTEREST Palmer Bros. Wild Animal Circus is coming to Heppner on Friday, Aug ust 19, giving two performances dally, rain or shine, and inaugurating Its appearance with a monster parade, a mile of glittering gold and silver with every feature of this truly monster ex hibition represented in this grand pa geant, which leaves the show grounds at 10:30 a. m. Among the many big features to be seen this season will be Chas. Fulton's stable of dancing, high school, menage, and beautiful statue horses. In fact one will witness a veritable horse fair. Groups of wild, Jungle bred beasts, mixed groups of wild animals put through drills and exciting performan ces in the steel bound arena, by lntrep id fearless lady and gentleman train i ine ween tor iinoit springe, wnerejers. Even ,ne blrd, o the alr nave mis Minor and Stanley will spend the j been trained to perform. Incldntally remainder or the summer. bucking mules and best of all, for the M. YV. Hummer, local baker, who has i kids, the funny clowns cavort about flna time to begin right now. If the'wl" "'"I1 "I1 Kansas City some days Morrow county court and the Grant !uul n' family will proceed on to Ken county court could come together, and -lucky. Mr. Holtnott- has been super further, If our business men would take InlemUmt of the Enterprise school for t upon themselves to organlce a Jun- llu' 1"st year Enterprise Kocord ketlng party similar to what Baker and Chieftain. Pendleton have done and visit the peo-1 , , ; "T pie over that way, there Is no doubt ,1,"lr,1",nn mUBt have ,h0 nnme of but that cooperative plans could be1,ei"K " K1"' 0l,c"ln f,,r BR,aKe mon worked out that would bring aD0Ut - We already have one good garage, and the desired results. ' Fie'' Tnsh of llel'P"er, lntely bought 1 tho two lots on Main street and the Hoy Nelll was In town from hla But ter creek farm yesterday. He Is get ting ready to put up his second crop of alfalfa hny which he reports to be a good one. The hay business Is not profitable this season, and Just what disposition the Hotter creek hayrais era will be able to make of their large surpluB has not yet developed. Mr. Ne lll states that having two crops on hand at tho present time Is rather unprofitable. I highway and expects to put In n ser I vice Rtatlon. Now Mr. Latourell, the I Kord service man of Heppner, has pur chased the two lots of Mcpherson on tho highway, nnd will put up a cement building nnd handle nil Ford accessor ies. We certainly ought to have good auto service. Honrdman Mirror. VUH 8 ALU 60 head of purebred Mluck faced bucks, yearlings. Address C. R CLEVELAND, Stnnflcld, Oregon. Adv. Jt. ..!..:..4...:.'...:...:....n. .:.::-: Dunton's Cash Market 1st Door North of First National Bank t HKLTNKU, OHK. t FRESH FRUITS CANNED FRUITS POTATOES EGGS HONEY I have jmrclinsed a cider mill and will liavo fresh sweet cider in season, over tho counter and in gallon lots. I WANTED NOW-Cider apples and windfalls. . been on the sick list for a couple of weeks, went to Salem Sunday to spend . week visiting with relatives. Vt". H. Cronk. local manager of Tum-A-Lum Co., is now Improving after an attack of lumbago and Is again get tint' around to look after business. W. C. Thompson, of Prairie City, who was formerly a resident of Heppner and engaged In the drug busiess here, spent n day in the city during the week renewing old acqualntancea. John Jenkins, rondmaster of the lionrdman district, was in this city on business Thursday last. John Is aeelng to it that his section has some good roads and his work there Is of a very substantial nature. Miss Mary Nott-on, who was a recent graduate of Willamette University at Salem, returned last eventnar to her 'ypr-or home. 8lnce the close o school, Miss Notson has been doing ntllco work at Salem. Walter Moore accompanied his mo ther to Arlington on Sundny, at which point Mrs. Moore crossed the river to tnlie the train for her home at Spo kane. She had been spending several weeks nt tho home of her son In thla city. Bcrl (Hirdane returned from Portland on Friday and reports that his father, 1). (.', (lurdano, who has been undergo ne treatment for several weeks In Portland hospital, Is now Improving ami shinild be able to return home shortly. Attorney S. B. Notson was a passen ger fnr Portland on Saturday to - at tend to some business affairs In con nection with his ofllee as District At torney. He also expected to visit with relatives In Polk county before re turning home. a. I-uiiey was urougni to mcno i from his Sand Hollow ranch vesterdav nrc to answer a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. It Is alleged In the complnlnt that he passed a worth less check on M F. Sommors, represent ee big tent spilling laughter and sun shine all around them. Two perform ances will be given at 2 and 8 o'clock, afternoon and night. Before the regular performance an hours time will be given In which the patrons of the Palmer Bros, show may visit the menagerie, Friday August 19, Heppner. ItKSOl.l HONS OF CONDOLENCE. Whereas the Death messenger has crossed our threshold and removed from our midst Sister Ella Brannon of Mistletoe Rebekah Lodge No. 26 and In view of this great loss sustained by our Lodge in the demise of our Sister and the still greater loss sustained by those who were near and dear to her by family ties, Be It Resolved, that we mourn for one who In every way was worthy of our respect and esteem. Resolved that the heart-felt sympathy and fraternal love of this lodge be extended to her family In this sad bereavement that the charter of this lodge be draped In mourning for thirty days. GOLD A LEATHERS, FAT AHSBAUGH, OPAL ATERS, Committee. Mrs. Ida M. Pyle of Tarkers Mill was In the city on Tuesday and states that they are preparing to put on a big en tertainment at the mill on Sept 3-4-6. It will be In the nature of a pioneer's reunion and there will be lots of enter tainment for tho three days. These will consist of ball games, wrestling matches, bucking horses and riding contests and dancing each evening to good music furnished by the Glese or chestra. Coming at the end of the harvest season, It Is expected that there Mrs. L. L. Funk of Morris Siding was calling In Cecil on Wednesday. C. A. Minor of Heppner honored Cecil with a short visit during the week. Mr. F. Bausch from his ranch near Morgan was calling on J. W. Osborn on Sunday. D. L. Smith, one of Arlington's grain buyers, was doing business around Ce cil on Friday. Henry Krebs. Harold Mathews, Dave Faulkner and friends made a hurried visit to lone on Saturday. Miss Bernice Beeson of Canby is vis iting at the home of her uncle Geo. Henrlksen of Strawberry ranch. Miss Cleta Palmateer of Wlndynook and Miss Mary Wilde of Broadacres were calling In Cecil on Sunday. State Engineer Baldock was Inspect ing the road work done on the high way in the Cecil vicinity on Monday. Cecil was well represented at the surprise party at the home of Oscar Lundell at Rhea on Saturday night. Miss Violet Hynd of Butterby Flats who has been visiting in Heppner for a few days returned home on Thurs day. Miss Doris Mahoney and Miss A. C. Hynd were the guests of Mrs. A. Hen rlksen at Willow Creek ranch on Wed nesday. Mrs. Roy Stender of Seldomseen, ac companied by Misses Dot and Dimple Crabtree of Dotheboys Hill, were Cecil visitors on Tuesday. J. W. Morris of Portland, manager of the sand pile at Morris Siding near Morgan has been overseeing the works during the past few days. Miss Esther Logan of Four Mile and Miss Ruth May of Lone Star ranch were calling on Miss Georgia Summers at The Last Camp on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lundell and fnm lly of Uhea made a short stay In Cecil on Sunday on their way to O. Llnd strom's where they spent the day. Miss Doris Mahoney who has been the guest of Miss A. C. Hynd at But terby Flats for a few days returned to her home In Heppner on Friday. J. E. Crabtree of Dotheboys Hill Is now under the care of Dr. Walker of lone. J. E. had the misfortune to break his right wrist while at work on his combine on Friday. H. D. Sperry of lone wns looking up the wheat growers around Cecil on Tuesday. We understand H. D. will carry on the wheat buying business formerly conducted by hla father. J. W. Osborn. who has been In The Dalles for a few days, returned home, on Saturday. Mr. Osborn reports that I nia Listing his asseta at 12000 and hla liabilities at $126,696.08, mostly In the form of Indebtedneaa to varloua banka In Portland and Oregon, L. W. Cro nan, a local realt estate dealer, thla morning Hied voluntary petition la bankruptcy before the federal court. At the same time Gertrude L. Cro nan, hla wife, Cled voluntary petition, listing assets at (10,112, on which 8&075 exemption was claimed, and lia bilities at 114,067.68. - The exemption covered the residence In Irving-ton. which waa under two mortgages, add furniture, which is under chattel mort gage, according to the statements In the schedulea filed. The heaviest creditors are M. L. Hoi brook and the Merchants' National bank In the case of Mr. Cronan. the indebtedness to them running approx imately to 850.000. Other banka list ed as creditors are Vancouver Nation al bank, State Bank of Portland, Bank of Commerce, Northwestern National bank, Shute Savings bank of Hills boro, Bank of lone and Merchants Na tional bank, Langley Michaels company or an l ranctsco, John E. Cronan, Pru dential Life Insurance company, J. L. Misner and a long list of others were named as creditora for amounts rang ing from a few hundred dollars to sev eral thousands. Portland Telegram. FORMER HEPPNER PEO PIE I S stteaaier Soalk Baoad Iru Pertlaas ! sa t'rmarlace Lmt is a'wg. - Carried Pukiiii LUt mt Zl, Muy Perlak. Wm. Lauder who resides about four teen miles north of Heppner suffered the loss of a fine stack of hay on Mon day night by fire. There was some eight or ten tons in the stack which was located In the barn yard and the nre was confined to the hay and kept from spreading to the barn and other buildings. The cause of the fire Is un known. UMATILLA FORESTNEWS Of Gurdaae District. Forest fires have made the past week a period of strenuous activity. Sunday night a thunder storm passed over the Ukiah and Albee districts Monday night an electrical storm of great se verity passed over the John Day coun try and the eastern part of the Our dane district. The forest service tel ephone system of this district waa ser iously Impaired. The out-door tele phone at Arbuckle mountain was put entirely out of commission. But by Wednesday night Guard Casteel and Ranger Woods had the phones back in good working order. During Tuesday Lookout Bloss at Tamarack mountain reported a total of thirteen Area The lookout In the Ukiah district up to Sat urday night had reported nearly a score. Nearly all of the fires were put out while they were small. But only a light sprinkle of rain fell over the Our dane district and some (Ires are yet burning, notably the Pole creek fire and the Matlock fire near the Junction of Matlock and Scaffold creeks. By the last of the week drift amoke waa ser- ously interfering with the lookouts in fire detection. Smoke-chaser Rltchey had the mis fortune at the Pole creek fire of hav ing burnt off his well polished shovel. He had lain It down by a log to cool from an active heat of trenching while he wielded an axe. In his short absence sparks set the log on fire. Incidentally another shovel was available so that no time was lost. A new bridge has been built by Mr. Stout and Ranger Woods at Spruce spring near South Jones prairie. This la a road Improvement that has long been needed. It will be appreciated by persons hauling wood from the Jones prairie region. There Is a great abundance of dry lodge pole pine, commonly called black pine, on national forest lands near the Jones prairies. This timber makes ex cellent stove wood Permits for use will be granted free upon application to the Forest Ranger, Gurdane, Orojon or by phoi.e to Ellis Ranger Station. The Five Mile drift fence Is now com blend. The last of the crew left for their homes Sunday. A total of four ten miles was constructed. The forest service supplied the material and the cattle association paid for the work. The fence will serve to hold tha cattle regularly permitted to the Five Mile range from drifting onto the adjoining sheep allotments. J. D. French, president of the Five Mile Cattle association, accompanied by the advisory board, consisting of R. A. Cultck and Phil Hlggins of Lena, Walk er Ellis of Albee, and Clair Sturdlvant of t'klah, Inspected the Five Mile fence Sunday, The huckleberry crop In this district is a failure. Only occasionally does one find even a small patch. In very few cases does one find the bushes bear ing more than a few scattering berrtee. In the ainking of the steamer Alaska off the north California coast near Cape Mendicino in a fog on laat baturday night, it la known now that there are Lwenty dead, and nineteen uf tha liat of passengers and crew are yet unaccount ed for. The steamer waa bound for San s'rau cisco ii oiu Pot ilaud and baa a Let of paMengers and a crew of ii. While under full steam la a dense fug the ship crashed on the rocks on Blunt'a reef, the boilers we're exploded in the contact and the vessel sank in He into- ules. It has been extremely hard to get full and accurate information concern ing those on the vessel and many of the passengers and crew yet remain un accounted for. Among those going south on the steamer were Mraa Kvelyn Shipley, of Loa Angelea, and Mies Kuth Hart, of Pendleton, two former Heppner girls. Miss Shipley was returning, noma from a visit wits her aialer.Mra. Her bert Fant at butte, Montana, and Miss Hart waa on her vacation. The former was aaved and the latter perisheii, and the many friends of the family here are saddened by the news. Concern ing Miss Hart the Last Oregonian of Tuesday evening says: With the name of Miss Ruth Hart still in the list of those missing since the wreck of the steamer Alaska, Sat urday night, Pendleton friends have given up the hope that she survived. Her supposed death has caused great regret in Pendleton where she was most popular during her residence here. Mrs. Julia Mtxler, of La Grande, sis ter of Miss Hart, passed through Pen dleton last night on her way to Eu reka, California, where she will seek the body of her sister. Mra. Metxter believes that her aiater did not aurvive but hopes to recover the body. She will be Joined in Portland by Judge G. W. Phelps, who will go with her to Cal ifornia. Mrs Phelps is a slater of Miss Hart. PLUKRATIAJ CHiaCB. Regular services on Sunday A. M, consisting of Bible school at 9.45, fol lowed by preaching by the pastor. Rev. E. L. Moore As there will be no preaching services at the Christian church at the morning hour, the congregation la invited to come and worship with ua, and a cordial welcome is extended. In the evening aervicea will be held at the park, Rev. Moore preaching. Let us all join in these aervicea Six Stacks of Hay Destroyed by Fire Fire at the Hager place today des troyed six stacks of hay belonging to Minor and Matlock and W. H. Cleve land. About 100 tons altogether were destroyed, the loss of Mr. Cleveland be ing some eighty tons and that of Mi nor and Matlock, a couple of old atacka, about twenty tons A fire was started about the stacks on Wednesday evening In order to burn away the dry grass and reduce the fire hazard about the stack yard, and It was thought that this was entirely ex tinguished. To play safe, Mr. Cleve land placed a man to watch during the night and there seemed to be no fire left. About 11:00 o'clock this forenoon, however, fire was discovered In one of the stacks and It apread with such rapidity that it was Impossible with the force at hand to save any of the hay and all the stacks in the yard were consumed. Help rushed out from town but there was no way of bringing the Are under control. It ia evident that there must have been some sleeping embers near the stacks that were whip ped Into a blaze when the heat of the day came on and aa a result the fire got Into the stacks and a heavy loss Is sustained. Mr. Cleveland had the hay Insured. vve arrived on time, but his pana"" hat didn't as It is gracing the head of our worthy "Mayor" who looks yeara younger while wearing it "Faterfamillases" of Cecil are ser iously thinking of selling their cars as their sons and daughters will not use curs any more. The young people e nil riding horseB and we have heard sister. Mrs. Weltha CombesL who will be a very large attendance and all j ls a patient in The Dalles hospital, assured of n fine time. la recovering from her accident and will soon bo able to return to Cecil. I ! si- mis omce RCKnowieuges me receipt i mr. aim aws. v. .uunoney ana j jt said that Cecil will produce the of a fine box of pcachca from the or- daughters of Ileppner and also the ', whole of the winners at the Round-Up chords of Alfred E. Anderson of The Misses Ruth and Margaret Mahoney of nr f ...... w-i- t , lug that he had an account In the,DRn6s. They are orange clings, which ! Portland wore the week-end guests of whispered that 'Tired Tim" and "Weary Ileppner hnnk on which the check was I vnrlety Mr. Anderson states he now has Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hynd at Butterby ' vyUlle" are sure winners In the buck drawn. The check was dishonored byun inindnnt supply on hand ready for j Flats W. P. evidently overslept and inK contest "Jane Ann Teacake " and the bank, I'lnley having no money on shipment. Other fine varieties of; was seen rushing his car over the Cecil "Scotch Man" along with "Gentle An. Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Crawford and daughter Jean and Mr. Don Funk of Enterprise, are visitors in Heppner this week. They are returning home after a trip around the circle through Walla Walla, Takima, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Astoria and Eugene by auto that has lasted three weeks. They ex pect to proceed on to Enterprise Sat urday and will be accompanied from here by Miss Cora Mae Crawford. O. C. Dunton, brother of Mrs. Frank Winnard, who has been here for sev eral weeks past, will open a cash market for the Bale of fresh fruits, veg etables and sweet cider In the Prophet building next to the First National Bank. Mr. Dunton Is from Sherwood, Oregon and he expects to have his bus iness In operation just as soon aa pos sible. His family will be housed In the Helen Rood residence. Heppner people say that Sunday last was the hottest day of the season so far and the electrical and dust storm in the evening failed to cool the at mosphere to any considerable extent. The editor of this paper waa down on the John Day at Ititter tho same day and cun vouch for it being some hot there, and the hay on which he slept or tried to sleep, never cooled all night. deposit to pay It. Constable Wm. Oliver , poaches for canning will soon be ripen wont to the Flnley farm to serve thelln(f Rnd Mr. Anderson will book Urdera warrant. Kcno wews. for them n0Wi McFalls' Trained Goats With Palmer Bros. Circus this Year Ed Mi Falls and his trained guats will be with the Kilmer Bros., again this year presenting an entirely new act which Is considered by animal men as the last thing in domestic animal training. Those who know anything about goats and sheep can readily real ize what patience and perseverance waa required to train these creatures and scenic nignway euuein oring to reacn wm be hard to beat In the ladiea' will greatly appreciate this act hla nniit at the First National lrnnk ..... ..... ' . . linn It races on mutes. "Constable John" hiii appears here with the rltiir Un.y Mi on Monday morning on time. He may been on duty while the rldera are prac. ' Circus on Friday, August 1.