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Ore;"'1 11 , .;w,..u;ll on? a Ti?nrnr JC il 11V1JC PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 38, Number 36 IIEITNEK, OREGON, THUKXIAY, PFX'KMP.KK 15, Y.Yl. Subscription $2.00 Per Year L MEETING OF LOCAL NEWS HAPPENINGS SLIGHT CHANGE MADE OH DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING? 11 FARM BIH 17IH IHiwiiMloa of Pros raw, Marketlv F. lurm. (;ood Spfakcn aad MoTtaff ririurra that Will Inlrrrat Ertrj- ImmIjt. All Welroaw. 6. C. CALKINS, County Agent The farmer of Morrow county are organizing what la hoped will be one of the Mtrongeat and most efficient working Farm Bureau organisations In Oregon. The annual meeting Saturday la open to every farmer or Individual IntereHted in the farmers' problems, and Mr. Bchulmerlck says, "Let the women know that they are especially invited to attend." The meeting starts promptly at 10 A. M. and there will be something doing every minute until time for dismissal which will come early so that everyone can get home In good season. Aside from good speakers and the Farm Bu reau business which every Morrow county farmer will be Interested In, there will be a free five-reel Farm Eu rau motion picture which everyone will want to see. This meeting will be held In the opera House. Whether you are a mem ber or not plan to attend the Saturday meeting, remembering that it starts at 10 o'clock. Heppner Post, American Le gion to Have Christmas Tree Heppner Post, American Legion, have ileilileil to hold a community Christmas tree nt the pavilion on the county fair grounds- Tiie program Is arranged to take place on Christmas evening, and a suitable program Is being prepared. Thin community tree is to be especically for the kiddles of the Heppner com munity, finnta Claus will be present at the proper time, and he will be pre pared with Rifts for every child of ten years and under, and not one will be overlooked. If the present plans are carried out and the Post officials will see to It that the plans will not mis carry. Idaho Laughs at Oregon. (liolse Statesman) Portland has voted to take two mil lion dollars from Its taxpayers. Is go Inir to auk the state to amend Its con stitution so that It may confiscate three millions tnoro and hopes to raise a sixth million by the various forms of Intimidation Invented and put in prac tice hy the professional drive masters who have com Into being during the last Ave years And shades of Harvey Scott! the Oregunlsn approves of the whole scheme. What Is It all for? An exposition and expositions have a record of about one success to seven failures. Portland Is going to stake six millions on a six to one shot and if she wins the book maker will have nothing but a kind word to pay her with. If Oregon, too, votes approval of this plan, her action will add one laurel to her brow; It will wrest from California tho honor of being the champion boob state of the nation. Portlnnd Is Jubilant pinning medals on Itself. It has a feeling that it Is unfair longer to be called the Philadel phia of the Pacific. It has succeeded in pulling Itself up by Its own boot straps and awaits a natlonnl voice of approval. This Is frankly a boosting enterprise to advertise Portland and give It a place In tbo sun and Oregon a place In the moon. It Is doubtful If at any time the con templated boost la worth six million dollars, but Just at this time Portland may have to look to an artistic or edu cational succoss as its reward. A world's fair when the world is busted! The hope of countless pages of Portlnnd propaganda when the news papers of the country have for years been flooded with clever attempts to get free advertising In their columns! Expecting Investment In new enter prises In Portland when the wealthy are investing In tax-free bonds only! Surely not the best time! There are some sure results. The un employed from all districts will gather In Portlnnd. Portland will get all the free tourist campers. Now for the tnx side of the question. Portland has been preferred to Seattle for some'lnrge enterprises because the taxes In Seattle were considered confis catory, but these same enterprises would hesitate today before selecting Portland. It Is reasonable to assume that Portland property Is worth many millions Icbs today than It was worth before the tax election, for if this new obligation is not tho "last straw," there are many who think It is It is a good thing to be on the bleachers and "Watch Tortland Blow." It. W, Turner returned on Saturdny from Moro, whore he attonded a meet ing of the Stnte Farmers Union. At tills meeting the question of the 1925 fair was taken up and discussed, among other things. Mr. Turner presented a resolution that a poll tnx bo Indorsed as the proper means of raising the funds for tho fnlr, but was voted down, It being the opinion thnt ft poll tax was too hard to collect. The meeting went on rocord ns favoring a state Income lax law for raiBlng money for state purposes. Tho Pythlnn Sisters of Dorian Tem ple No. 1(1, held their annual election of officers on last Thursday ovenlng, Dec. I, the following being chosen to servo for the (wining year: Neva Letraco, M. K. C: lllancho Harlow, 13. S. Velma Koenan, R. J.; Elsie Frye, manager; Delia Hoton, protector; Olive Marshall, outer guard, Pearl Tash, M. of K. & C. ; Ada Cnson, M. of F. J. U. Johnson, who has a nice home down on the Boardman project, and who wns formerly a resident of this part of Morrow county, was In tho city on Mon day and Tuesday, being Interested In matters before the circuit court. Mr. Johnson has built one of the best homes in the Boardman community and has prospered woll since going there a few years ago. County Court met in regular session at Court House In Heppner, Oregon, Dec. 7th, 1921, with following officers present Hon. W. T. Campbell, County Judge, O. A. Bleakman, Commissioner, L. P. Davidson, Commissioner, Geo. McDuffee, Sheriff, .J A. Waters, Clerk. When among others the following proceedings were had, to-wlt General and Road Claim were pre sented to the County Court and after due consideration of the same were al lowed and ordered paid a per follow ing list (See List). In the matter of Special Road Meet ing of Road District No. i, Court took up the matter of canvassing the votes cast at meeting and flpds that 18 vote were cast In favor of the 10-mlll special tax and that 4 votes were cast against the special road tax. Majority in fa vor of said tax being 14 votes. The Road petition of J. R. Ashlnhust and others was continued for the term. Road petition of W. L. Suddurth et al, continued for the term. The Court took up the matter of the county budget for the year 1922, there being a good representation of the citi zen) of the county present and various mattr were discussed regarding the budget, a few variation were made in the budget as previously advertised and adopted by the County Court In the matter of Morrow County Road Bonds; The Court now took up the matter of the sale of the balance of the Road Bonds, and ordered same to be advertised for sale January 6, 1922; being 170,000.00 on the Heppner-Hard-man road and 140,00.00 on the Hinton Creek road. County Court took up the matter of some changes In election precincts and after due consideration of same court ordered that North and South lone pre cincts be consolidated and made Into one precinct to be known at lone pre cinct, Bald precinct to Include Sections 1, 12., 13, 24, 25, and 36 of Tp. 2 S. R. 24 K. W. M, in addition to former pre cincts. Court ulso made an order con solidating Djry and Parkers Mill pre cincts, same to bo known as the Hard man precinct There being no further business court adjourned for the term. The following claims allowed and or dered paid; W. M. Ayers, Circuit Court t 1200 A. Henrlksen, Bounty 4,00 Kd Gllllsple, Roads 22.60 Earl Hunt, Roads 4.00 Ray Steers. Road - 7.60 Mr. May Case, County Clerk 6 00 ltcilit. Partlow. Bounty 7.00 E Hlntt. Roads 17.60 Harry Turner, Bounty 8.00 H. T. Wntklns, Bounty 4.00 E. H. Kellogg, Bounty ... 4.00 O. J. Cox. Roads 206.74 Harold Cox. Roads 48.76 Darrel Cox, Roads 13.12 B. R Purnn, Roads -. 13.12 Dan Summers, Roads 6.60 Frank Lleuallen, Roads 3.3.20 Cecil Lleuallen, Roads 23 60 H. T. Fleetwood, RoadB 107.30 Ohas. B. Oral, Dlat. Sealer 6.70 ("has. Williams, Roads 80.00 C C. Calkins. County Agent 400.00 M. C. Smith. Bounty 8.00 Daisy P. Becket Wid. Pen 26.00 Sadie Mnrey. Wid. Pen 26.00 Gladys Gibbons, Wid. Ten 10.00 Emma C Fuller, Wid. Pen 10.00 Rebecca Knight, Wid. Pen 40.00 Harriet Crewdson, Wid. Pen 17.50 V. Yocum, Sheriff 80.00 M. Hartln, Bounty 3.00 W. H. Ayers, Roads - . 11. 28 Don Cnse, Roads 19.13 Carl McDanlel, .Bounty 10.00 O. A. Bleakman, Bounty 8.00 Andy Cook, Roads - 130.00 C. H. Bartholomew, Roads 223 90 D. Mlsncr, Roads 87.13 D. Mlsner, County Court 15.00 H. E. Cross, County Court 26.00 n. A. Bleakman, County Court ... 23.00 W. T. Campbell, County Court.... 88.50 Tj. P. Dnvidson, County Court 70.85 J. J. Wells, assessor 38 10 F. W. Turner. Bounty 8.00 A. I,. Cornett, Justice of reace ... 89.10 Mrs. M. Jordan, poor 45,00 J. W. Klrschner. Co. Surveyor ... 18.60 Thomson Bros. Court House 2.00 Heppner Herald, Current Exp 1.80 Pnderwood Typewriter Co., Supt. 8.60 Ed Chlnn. Poor 31.10 Dr. J. P. Conder, Poor 10.00 Arlington Garage. School Supt. 12.00 .1. A. Waters, County Clerk 16.10 T.ena S. Shurte. School Supt 15.90 C. C. Calkins, County Agent 850.00 L. W. BrlRBS. Gen. Road 3.00 Geo. McDupee, Sheriff 112.50 Glass & Prudhomme Co. Clerk.... 97.48 Justice of tho Peace 6.00 County Clerk 15.38 E. R. Huston, Sheriff 10.00 D. E. Harper, Sheriff 12.50 Pac. Tel. & Tel Co., current exp. 22.45 E. J. Starkey, School Supt 4.60 Universal Gnrnge, Gen. Road 40.10 Heppner Light & Water Co., Ct. HmiHO 78.15 I,. L. Fell, Gen. Road 61.08 Ed Oonty, Gen. Road 10.20 Wi U McCnleb, Oon. Road 6 68 N. Thomsen, Rond No. 8 21.66 Mis. John Brosnnn, Road No. 6 ... 4.20 Chris. P. Brown, Rond No. 7 11.00 E. I,. Clirlstenson, Rond No. 8 ... 14.00 C. C. Rhea, Road No. 8 58.60 L. O. Koff, Road No. 10 18.00 A. R. Held, Rond No. 16 11.25 Geo. H. Hnyden, Rond No. 16 Standard Oil Co., Road No. B. 145.64 102.24 Tum-A-Lum I.br. Co., Rd. No. 5 280.00 Bert Mason, Bond No. 6 8.50 J. B. Calmus, General Road 17.00 The Gnstotto-Tlmcs, School Supt. 49.45 County Court 74.95 Circuit Court 82.00 Treasurer 8.00 Current Expense 82.00 First National Bnnk, Rr. No. 16 186.00 Road No. 8 10.25 Rond No. 14 1144 Rond No. 7 26 82 Bnnk of lone, Road No. 5 618.74 Farmes & Storkgrowers Nation al Bnnk, Rond No. 7 10.38 ' General Rond 25.00 Road No. B 142.40 A. W. Cobb, Road No. 2 6.75 Ralph Humphreys, Rond No. 2 13.50 Glen Brown, Rond No. t 6.75 L. Packard, Rond No. 2 13.50' Enrl Cramer, Rond No. 2 6.76 John Bice, Road No. 2 18.60 1 Chas. Dillon, Road No. 2 18.601 H. H. Weston, Rond No. ! MS.60I C. A. Harrington, Road No. 2 6.76 j Cor,RiGh1 Kit PLift AutOCAJTEft 5EKV tt. J. L. Jenkln, Road No. 2 58.00 First National Bank, Road No. 2 68.62 Arlington National Bank, Road No. 2 60.76 Hank of lone. Market Road 187.621 Road No. 3, 4, 5 136.77 1 W. A. Murchie, Road No. 3 66.87! First National Bank, Road No. 14 730 i Road No. 2 18.60! C. D. Morey, Road No. 4 80.87 Bank of lone, Market Roid 269.24 i Road No. 4 105.88: W. A. Murchie, Road No. 2 22.00 Arlington National Bank, Road I No. 2 9.75 Rank of lone, Market Road 159.87 ' First National Bank, Road No. 4 20.12 1 W. L. McCaleb, Salary 2.00.00 First National Bank, Road No. 2 7.25 Howard Cooper Co., Road No. 2 110.98 Valley Packing Co., Market Rd. 60.52 J. H. Wilt Market Road...- 11.90 Feenaughty Machinery Co., Mar- I ket Road 85.77 ! Walther William Hdw. Co., Market Road 190.50 Standard Oil Co., Market Road.... 71.14 Howard Cooper Corp., Market Road 27.53 State Ind. Accl. Commission, General Roads 89.76 Standard Oil Co., Market Road... 1.38 W. A. Murchie, Road No. 2 64.52 T Mr. and Mrs. Haverstick of McNabb made a short call in Cecil on Tuesday. Fred Ely, the genial postmaster of Morgan, honored Cecil with a visit on Sunday. Misses Gertie and Haiel Pettijohn of Morgan were visiting In Cecil on Saturday. Everett Logan of Falrvlew ranch spent Sunday with hi brother Melville nt the Willows. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McEntire and fam ily of Klllarney ranch were calling In Cecil on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Miller of High view were visiting with Mrs. H. U, Ty ler at Rhea on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stender of Seldom seen ranch near Cecil, spent Saturday at the county seat visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. B. Morgan and family from their ranch near Morgan were calling In Cecil vicinity on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hynd were the dinner guests of Mr. nmd Mr. A. Hen rlksen at Willow Creek ranch Sunday. Herbert Everett and friend from Pilot Rock were calling on Ed Melton at Rockcllffe, near Cecil, on Monday. Walter Pope has been visiting with W. G. Pnlmateer for a day or two at Windynook ranch, leaving on Friday for Arlington. Arthur Turner, who has been work ing at Dothebnya Hill ranch left on the local for Hubbard, Ore., where he will spend the holidays with his parents. W. E. Ahalt, who has been visiting In Berkeley, Calif,, for several months, arrived in Cecil on Tuesday and will visit his friends In the vicinity for some tme. Miss A. C. Hynd of Butterby Flats and Miss Eleanor Furney, teacher of Cecil school, were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Henrlksen at Strawberry ranch on Sunday. Rev. C, W. Dubois of Vancouver, Wn., held a service In Cecil hall on Monday which was much appreciated by those present. Mr. Dubois was the guest of Mrs. T. ,11. Lowe during his stay in Cecil. J. W. Osborn and slater, Mrs. Weltha Combost, of Cecil, left on Thursday for Portland where they Intend to visit for a while amongst their friend. J. W. was accompanied also by hi cousin, J. W. Osborn of Valdasta, Texas, who will visit friends in various parts of Oregon before leaving for his home. Earl Cronk arrived on the local flyer on Saturday morning and will visit with his pal, Herb Hynd at Butterby Flats before leaving to Join his parents at Hood River. Cecil hall was well filled on Wednes day night at the Farm Bureau meeting. Mr. Schulmerlck of Washington county held his audience spellbound during his splendid address. C. C. Calkins, county agent, was also heard to great advan tage during the evening. A sumptuous supper was served by the ladles of the community which wa followed by an Impromptu dance. Music wa furnished by the "Rovers Band" of Willow creek. Charity llall by Elk, Heppner Lodge No. 358, B. P. O. Elk, will hold their annual charity ball nt Elks building on Monday, Dec. 16, to which function all Elks and their la dies and all members of the American Legion and their ladles are Invited. The entire proceeds of this ball will go toward making a merry Christmas for tho needy of the community. See their announcement In anothetr column of this paper. I. 0. 0. F. Brothers Are En tertained by the Rebeckahs Following the regular meeting of Willow Lodge No. 66, L O. O. F., last evening, the member of the Rebeckan lodge came In with a lot of good eats, and a program with which they enter tained their brothers for an hour or two. Musical and literary numbers were on the program, Miss Quesenberry and Miss Brown each rendering read ings In an artistic manner that were very much appreciated It Is reported that the occasion wa greatly enjoyed by the member of both lodges, the men folks being particularly partial to the eats. A voluntary contribution of about 116 was made at this meeting towards Near East relief. Walter Gammell ha moved In from his place out In the "Banana Belt" near Finley Buttes, and ha taken charge of his father farm Just outh of Hepp ner, which he will run In the future. Walter is satisfied that the north end farming section will come to the front some day, but what I needed out there just now Is more farmers; too much idle land lies adjacent, to those trying to break in the virgin soli, and it makes it an uphill Job. Some half doi en farmer to where there is one now 1 what 1 needed. George A. Stevenson Called. After suffering very severely for the past 'several weeks death came to the relief of George A. Stevenson at hi home in this city early Tuesday morn ing. Death resulted from heart disease and Mr. Stevenson had been a victim of this malady for the past twelve years, and during the past year he had suf fered a number of very severe attacks, continuing to grow worse all the time. Preparations had been completed to take him to a lower altitude, and he was to leave for The Dalles on Tues day morning, but the death summons came before time to take the train. His funeral was held at the Federat ed church in this city this afternoon. Rev. W. O. Livingstone and Rev. E. L. Moore conducting the services. Burial was In Masonic cemetery under the auspices of Willow Lodge No. 66, I. O. O. F., of which he had been a member for many years. George Andrew Stevenson was born at Weston, Oregon, December 23, 1S72, and died In Heppner, Oregon, December 13, 1921, aged 4S years, 11 months and 20 days. On December 23, 1900, he was united In marriage to Elale A. Drlskell and to them fur children were born, two :f whom dit.i in Infancy, the other two are Mrs. Ida Freund of The Dalles, and Laurence of this city In addition to his Immediate family he leaves two brothers and one sister, these being Edward, of Heppner, John, of Pilot Rock, and Mrs, Emma Davis of Oak land, California. Besides these, many friends are left to mourn his going. Brotherhood I'nt Chlekcu. The monthly meeting of the Brother hood was held Monday evening at the Elkhorn restaurant, and Proprietor China regaled the members with an elegant repast of fried chicken and flxln's. The subject for discussion was a community Christmas tree for Hepp ner; and after going into this quite thoroughly It was decided not to at tempt an affair of this nature for Heppner this year, but to make an ear ly start for It tho coming season and put it over. The UiS fnlr at Portland was also presented, but no oillclftl ac tion taken, other than to recommend that Mayor Nolile call a public meeting right away, at which meeting this question could be threshed out and Representative Woodson given to un derstand what action he could take at the special session of the legislature that would be In harmony with the wishes of his constituents here. Tho Near East claims being presented by S. E. Notson a "free will" offering was tnken up and $:ii.21 raised for relief of famine sufferers. The good offices of the Brotherhood were extended to the Legion boys in their plans to carry out a community Christmas, standing ready to assist in any way the Post may do slre. Eastern Star Hold Election. ; The annual election of officers of Ruth Chapter No. 3" O. E. 8., was held at the regular meeting In Masonic hnll on last j Friday evening, when the following j were chosen for the ensuing year; Rosa 1 Richardson, W. M. : .1. A. Wnters, W. P.: Elva Moore, A. M. : May Case, Secretary: j Anna Spencer, Trensuror: Pearl Sweek, i Conductress: Eppa Ward, Associnte con-1 ductress. Tho dnto for Installation of i theso officers has not yet been fixed, but j will doubtless be before the first of the ' year. I Commissioner Barratt returned home on Sunday afternoon from his visit to Omaha, where he attended a meeting of highway commissioners and engin eers from over the entire country. While It was a very good meeting and Mr. Rarratt enjoyed much that was In structive, he found that those matters stressed the most pertaining to high way construction, were the things that Oregon has been putting into practice, and it was revealed that our own state w as far ahead of others in the Union In the matter of permanent road construc tion and this construction has been had at a much less cost than that paid in the other states. While absent Mi. Barratt visited with a brother living in Iowa. He found weather conditions east of the Rockies much the same as it is here, but reports financial matters much worse. The farmers of Iowa have two crops of corn on hand, with no market, and much of this will be an entire loss as there Is no rtock to feed It to. Hogs were quite plentiful but there was no feeding of cattle. And a lot of this corn might have been sold at one time at $1.50 per bushel. Henry F. Blahm, formerly engaged in farming and stock raising In this vicin ity, war down from his home at Walla Walla for a few day the first of the week. County Budget Is Voted as. Prepared by the Committee It took two days of quite lively dis cussion to get through with the work of passing on the county budget. There was a fine attendance of interested tax payers at the county court room both Thursday and Friday of last week, when the budget was up for considera tion, and Judge Campbell expressed himself as delighted that so many came In and took part in the deliberations. Two items in the budget were the main points of attack. These were the allowance for the support of the coun ty agent, and the sum to be raised this year to go into the sinking fund for retiring bonds. There were those who thought the office of county agent should be abolished entirely, and they put up their arguments to this effect; and others thought that the sinking fund item could Just as well go over for another year. However, after go ing Into the matter thoroughly and getting the facts from both sides, these items were not changed, and the budget was finally adopted as prepared by the committee. FIRST CHHISTIAX ClU'RCH. Lord's l)y, December IS. STOP! LOOK! LISTEN"! Let us STOP in our mad chase for the dollar long enough to thank God on His Day, for the escape from the pangs of hun ger felt In other lands. Let us LOOK at our souls, and see If there Is not a need for communion with Christ, and a touch with the higher things. Let us LISTEN to the voice of our better selves that counsels us to stay near God. In all this the Church is an in dispensable aid. Come out to the ser vices on Sunday: Bible School at 10 o'clock. Communion and preaching at 11 o'clock, Christian Endeavor at 6:30 and the third sermon on the series to voting people nt 7:30. A cordial wel come. LIVINGSTON is. Chester Gammell and family came down from Helix the last of the week nnd spent several days visiting with relatives here. There was a family re union nt the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gammell on Saturday, and their sons, with their families, were gather ed arounr the family board for a big dinner. Arthur, Walter, Chester and Paul Gammell. all of their sons, were present nnd it was a Joyous occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Thomson re turned to their Heppner home on Fri day from Portlnnd. They were accom panied by Mrs. O. E. Farnsworth, mother of Mrs. Thomson, who had been spending a few weeks in the city. The marriage of Mr. Thomson and Miss Mary Farnsworth took place In Port lnnd on Tuesday, November !9, at the First rrcsbyterlnn church, the Rev. Norman K. Tully, assistant pnstor of the church performing the coremony. A short honeymoon was spent In Port lnnd. and Mr. and Mrs. Thomson are now "at home" to their many friends in this city, who have been Joining In many happy congratulations to them since their return. W. O. Scott spent a short time in the city on Monday from his home a Lex ington. Mr. Scott states that the fall grain is coming along mighty fine throughout the Lexington wheat belt, tlit recent big snow giving the ground the necessary moisture and the mild weather that has followed has been Just the proper Inducement to growth. Joka Sill For God M laved tke j world that he gave HI ealr Begot- tra Sua, tkat wkeeoever kellevetk j Kim should mmt perish bat have everlasting life. Suggested by Rev. j E. L. Moore. I Walter Becket and family of Eight Mile were in Heppner Saturday. ! W. w. Howard and family of Butter ' creek were visitor in Heppner on Sat- ' urday last I Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hunt of Clark J Canyon were among the farmer in the . city on Saturday last I Richard Peterson, wheatgrower of the Gooseberry se-.tion, wa doing business in Heppner on Saturday. I John Gavin, an attorney from The I Dalles, was In Heppner the first of the j week on court bualnesa. j Anson Wright leading ranchman of ( the Hardman section, wa a busineas visitor in Heppner on Saturday. Mr. and MrB. J. H. Padberg, Heppner flat farmers, were in Heppner for a short time on Saturday afternoon. Wm. Haylor, Jeweler, of this city, went to Portland Sunday and spent a day In the metropolis on business. LOST On streets of Heppner, purse containing ring and valuable papera Please leave at this office. Reward. Advertisement It Thos. Drlskell, father of Mr. George A. Stevenson, came over from Pendle ton to be present today at the burial of his son-in-law. Willis Ward, farmer of the Black horse section was an Interested specta tor at the Farm Bureau meeting In this city on last Saturday afternoon. Cliff Frldley, of Lexington, has been spending a few days In Heppner this week. He has been living in Sherman county for several month past Chas. Cox, successful wheatraiser re siding west of Heppner. attended the Farm Bureau meetnig here Saturday and has become a booster for. that or ganization. FOR SALE -As I am contemplating leaving Heppner, I am offering my property for sale. Will make reason able terms. See me at ence. E. H. Slocum. Advertisement St M. B. Haines, who 1 successfully op erating Condon's big new hotel, wa In this city for a couple of day on busl ines this week. He left for lone on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Madge R. Jordan arrived from Portland on Sunday and began her work as teacher of the sixth grade In the Heppner school on Monday. 8he takes the place made vacant by the resignation of Miss Zella Kelly. Ed Neill, who la one of the extensive fiockmasters of Butter creek, wa doing business in the county seat Saturday. Ed Is much pleased with the mild weather being enjoyed out his way. Al Henriksen was here Saturday from his Cecil ranch. He has been a pretty busy citizen for the past six week, feeding sheep, a Job that has kept two men busy, especially during the recent big snow etorm. j County Judge Campbell was In Port land for several days this week, attend ing a convention of members of county i courts from over the state. Commis sioners Bleakman and Davidson were' also present at this meeting. j Chas. O. Conner came up from The! Dalles on Tuesday art spent Wednes- dav in Heppner on business. He and! his mother are living In The Dalles for' the winter, after having finished up the fall work on the big wheat farm in the west end of Morrow county. j Wm. M. Drlskell, and his brother Tom came over from La Grande Wed-, nesday to attend the funeral of their brother-in-law, the late George Steven-! son, held in this city today. These young men are working for the rail-1 road company at La Grande. Joseph Eskelson was In the city a short time yesterday from his farm! home near Lexington. He contemplates1 taking a trip to Seattle with Mrs. Es- j kelson, and may decide to locate there permanently If the change proves bene ficial to the health of Mrs. Eskelson. 1 E. E. Anderson of the firm of Ander son & Moore, who have the contract for putting down the macadam on the highway Is here from Ellensburg, Wn., and states that he will soon have the machinery on the ground to begin work. He was accompanied by several of his assistants. HEPPNER HI LIFE Edited By JUNIOR ENGLISH CLASS At tho high school auditor ium, Friday, Poeombor 16, tho "Rojuvcrfation of Aunt Mary." Don't miss it! It is tho play that you havo hoard so muoh about, Tin piourjun Rtt!; l:st Thursday !y thf PeMnrvo-Aisinii' tVmpanv v:i vt'i'v uooij. Thrt? was a .ltvtlrl Italian at nioyplnM't throughout tlu tn tor la in MHuit. In Miss I VMai on ' s t U' or lit tit In. tin-otto. "'Ita.lv ami Its Cust:n.." t visualized tin? land of sunny skies and the rhrtim of Venetian hfe. Her talk .n the harp was a I.-m interest inn as well as tHlnoat ional. Mr A ist rup'a violin so-lo. "The Rosary." was enjoyed hy everyone "M:jurkn." plaved as a harp and violin duet, was splemlld. Anionic the violin, harp and other numbers, "Moth er Ma oh roe." plavod hy is OeMareo on the harp, is one that will he remem bered. The only fault we have to rind is that the program was all too short Tho UeMaroo- A ist nip Kit I or tamers are artists then entertainers This is why they are suoh a siuvess. Aunt Mary's ability for tnntoh-niak-iiik' excels that of many nune ex per ienoed persons than she. At her sue mention, nenr the olose of the last not. laninda nnd Joshua deeiile to ot mar i iimI as she had promised to Rive them her house as a we-ldinsr present, say I ifi', "You can choose any day exeopt Monday, on atvount of the wash." I Material for the ronton.' eaps has been ordered bv the Sophomore Has throtiKh Minor ,t Company'! sinew They expeot to t:irt . ot k on them the I rtrst of next week. 'i DISTRICT BUDGET Hrrfartloa of M.OOO Mad Sunt Xeeea ut to he Ralard. 2d.0OO.no, Repair ed Levy of Twenty and Two-Teath Mills. There was a fairly good representa tion of the taxpayers of School District No. 1 at the special school meeting held in council chambers on last Thursday afternoon. The matter of adopting the budget for the coming year wa the important butsiness at hand. Thl wa read over, Item by Item, and upon ev eral point there was discussion. No one seemed to be radically inclined, however, and there was no move to make any deep cut in the schedules. On the point of teachers' salaries, there was an expression to the effect that there should be some trmlming there, and that part of the budget waa re duced In the sum of $1000. Another item proposed was $10,000, to cover In debtedness due. Upon being Informed that the parties interested were willing that this should be extended over a period of a couple of years, a cat was made here of 83000, making the total reduction In the budget 14000. Under the valuation for this year It will re quire a levy of twenty and two-tenth mills to raise the sum of 126,000 re quired to be raised by taxation, and this comes under the levy for the past year, which was twenty-two and three tenths mills. Mrs. Wallace W. Smead arrived home on Tuesday from California. She ha been spending the past month or more visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs, Chas. Curtis, in Stockton, Calif., and enjoyed her stay there very much. She visited other point in California while absent among them being San Francisco and Oakland. Mrs. Emily Bird came up from Port land on Monday for a visit with her sla ters, Mary Barton and Sarah Brown. She was accompanied by Mr. Nancy Gentry, who ha been visiting In Port land for several months with her daughter, Mr. Arlet Brock. Mra. Bird expects to spend a few weeks with her relatives in thia city. Gus Williamson returned from a va cation of a week spent in Portland on Friday. He states the weather wa very pleasant during his stay in the city, there being but one little shower of rain. After a few more day of rest, Gus will return to hi work at the Wig lesworth ranch on Butter creek. Robert C. Mathleson, an extensive wheatraiser of the lone section, wa called to Heppner the first of the week as a Juror in the circuit court He was relieved from that duty on Tues day morning, along with the rest of the jurors and returned home. Christina Cantata. The Federated Sunday School ha been spending much time in the prep aration of a beautiful Christmas can tata, and the Christmas program at the Federated church on December 23rd will be largely musical. It will be very Interesting both to young and old alike. S. H. Boardman was called to Hepp ner the first of the week to attend to court business. Sam Is one of the faithful' boosters for the Boardman project and is ever found on the Job speaking a good word and doing all in his power to promote the best interests of the irrigation projects In the north end of Morrow county. He Is. further more, a well posted man on Irrigation matters and can be relied upon a an authority on that subject. Mr. Board man Is also a little touchy regarding his part of the county, and doe not fail to properly resent any misrepre sentations, either printed or spoken of that section, and is rather caustic In his remarks concerning some recent utter ances printed by Heppner and Pendle ton papers and treating on the Wallula cutoff. He favors the completion of the Columbia River Highwav right through to Wallula and feels that the position of the Portland Chamber of Commerce on this proposition Is right. People writing on this subject should be a little better informed as to the facts. Mr. Boardman thinks. The week's schedule for the wits' bsieai training; classes ha lup, ar ranged by Miss Mnore, in-tf ii'-lor tin Monday niuhts there ! vmnasium work for all of the KirK Tuesdis and Thiirsdavs there will he names scheduled eery week While on V.d nesdavs a trv-out of all the het plav-e-s will he held to decide on th-.s. f.-i the Mch school team. l.at Thtirsdav the Civic .-his had t '-ei r ti i st w o i k in t lie h o;" n I ! ue Hook. This is to be taken up with the ti t and current wont wotk. The Utolocv class took a field tnp on VV'idav p; o-'d.T to sc. 'tr'e mice Tlw had planned to h i e r....sr,-d mirv for Kin.-'.i hut .i';Iv f.i'ar uv.t- ..jh;i o 'hey were hrounht back to the sch l house ami pickled. Some of the students of the civic class si fined to i;et ipiirc i "kick" om of vismnn COU! I ) t-o M'.II.I IV Till' least'fi, we ;'if-;s u t.; I.-, i i -s. saw the w.iv to u... k a. sti't it:d h d a oh a nee to smell Of real stun'. hi In waiiinc for court to coiiv-m.- m Thursdav v rt i r : 1 c '? her t. banquet was se:-d a.f tb. s. h ok U; n to the ISoaid of ldi. iitiun and ih-ir wives and Mr. and .'s James, l.v Ho- 1 on est 10 side Tie (diss ''! d n i h roo.n u as aitixticallv d i afed w 1 1 h ? .otted plants and a hautiful "Wa ndee-i-.c dew" served .... a, .'..nr.-..,-,.- e f o' the table The tne-oi rr , n i ' ed of f- n 1 cool. tall, romf .dncken nnd drewsH.c, mashed no t af 's and u r a v. itim tm-d pvas in timtde et-s. w ,ll .if Mil d, f'arkei ho.-,. r.d :i..d n r,l.,-,-rv j. Ilv, pineapple she; he'd t"d e.i'e The usual autumn h'Li i i,n of need'ew. t( d.Oie h- t(o ,- a r (Continued on I'a flti)