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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 38, No. 43. HEPPXER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAKCII 9, 1922. Subscription $2.00 Per Year
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WO-GOUNTY LEAGU
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RANIZED
After several weeks of correspond
ence and work on the part af base
ball enthusiasts of Heppner and Con
don, the forming of a league between
the towns of Morrow and Gilliam
counties is now practically assured,
so we are informed by La Verne Van
Marter of this city. It has not been
fully settled whether Arlington will
come in, but they are working on the
matter and hope to be able to get in
line with Heppner, lone, and Condon
tc complete the league.
Mr. Van Marter has been working
on this ball proposition for some
weeks and is gratified at the success
attained so far, and hopes to be able
to stage a number of good games at
Heppner immediately following the
opening of the season. He desires
that the team promoted in this city
will be entirely local, and the other
towns going into the league will come
in on this program, doing away with
the practice heretofore followed of
importing outside players when
games were played, to the prejudice
of local men. This is putting the
sport on a far better basis and will
make it much more interesting to
the ball fans in each local commun
ity. We hope that Mr. Van Marter
and the others having the welfare
of the national game at heart will
be successful in adhering to this
rule strictly.
There is a promise that much im
provement of the grounds at Gentry
Field will be made. A grand stand
is in contemplation and will no doubt
be constructed, and other conveni
ences will be installed there to make
the ball park more attractive.
A tag day to raise funds for the
equipment of the local ball players
with uniforms, balls, bats, etc., is
staged for the 17th, on which date it
is hoped sufficient money will be
raided for this purpose.
The season will soon be at hand
for ball playing and it will not take
long to find out what talent can be
developed here.
0.-W. Highway Right of Way
Across Gilliam Is Inspected
County Judge Fowler, County
Commissioners Wade and Edwards
and State Highway Commissioner
Barratt went to Willow creek Thurs
day to look over the route of the Oregon-Washington
highway, across the
corner of Gilliam county.
The route as surveyed by the high
way engineers cuts up a number of
8lfalfa farms, practically ruining
some of them. Owing to the protests
of the Willow creek farmers, the
state and county road authorities are
trying to find a route along the foot
hills that will avoid cutting into the
chief outlet of Heppner to the Col
umbia highway. It is of little benefit
tc Gilliam county, but this county
has to acquire a right of way for 1 1
miles across the corner of the county.
The cost of the right of way along
the present survey fs estimated at
$50,000 to $100,000. Along the foot
hill route the cost will be but a frac
tion of that sum, though it is proba
ble that construction costs will be
greater. Condon Globe-Times.
First Christian Church.
Lord's Day, March 12.
We are getting down to real busi
ness in our new quarters on Main
street, fine attendance. The Star the
ater has been kindly given us for
our over-flow Bible classes. Bible
school contest starts on Sunday with
an airplane race around the world,
come and start with us. Don't miss
these services, they are worth your
while, containing the very things that
you need most. Every member should
be in attendance, every visitor to the
city is invited as our guest, and we
will cordially welcome the members
of other churches at any of our serv
ices. A welcome for all. Bible school
10 o'clock, Communion and preach
ing at 1 1, Intermediate Christian En
deavor at 3 p. tn., Bobbie Turner,
leader, Senior Christian Endeavor at
6:30 followed with song service and
preaching at 7:30.
Livingstone, Minister.
County Road Master McCaleb and
his entire family, wife and babies,
are down sick at their home in this
city this week, suffering from the
prevailing epidemic of colds and la
grippe.
STRAYED
There came to my place several
month? ago one bay mare, blaze face,
3 or 4 years old, weight about 1200
Owner may have anima! by calling
at ry ranch and pavii piv-u:; b'll
and cost of advertising. 2tp
CHAS. N. JONES, Heppner.
CECIL IIEMS OF INItlSI
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dean of Four
Mile were passengers for Arlington
on Saturday.
Walter Pope made a short visit in
Cecil on Sunday before leaving for
The Willows.
Misses Gertie and Hazel Pettyjohn
of Morgan were calling on friends
in Cecil on Monday.
Earl M. D. Wright of the state
highway office in lone took dinner
with friends in Cecil on Sunday.
Geo. Brandes who has been spend
ing liis vacation at Gresham return
ed to his work at Cecil on Friday.
Bob Montague and Geo. Shaw
were calling in Cecil on Monday be
fore leaving for their homes in Arl
ington. W. L. Copenhaver of Heppner was
a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Everet Logan at Cecil on Friday and
Saturday.
Gordon Hall was called to 'Hood
River on Friday night to the home
of his mother who was taken sud
denly ill.
Mrs. Palmateer left on Sunday for
Hood River after spending a few
days with her daughter at Shady
Dell ranch.
Carl Yambert and Elmer Mohr ar
rived in Cecil during the week and
will work at Butterby Flats during the
busy season.
G. U. Krebs of Portland arrived
in Cecil on Saturday and will visit
with his sons at The Last Camp for
a few weeks.
Mrs. A. Henriksen of Willow
Creek ranch left on the local for
Portland where she will visit friends
for some time.
Oscar Nash who has been visiting
at the home of his uncle, Leon Logan,
at Four Mile left on the local for
Portland on Thursday.
J. J. Kelly of Heppner was a caller
in Cecil on Thursday arranging for
a band of sheep to be fed at Straw
berry ranch near Cecil.
Mrs. Johnson, county nurse, visit
ed the Cecil school on Friday morn
ing. The result of the examination
was not at hand at time of writing.
Congratulations are extended to
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Tyler of near
Rhea siding on the arrival of a fine
bouncing boy weighing 10 1-2 pounds
on February 23.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Henriksen of Wil
low Creek ranch entertained Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Hynd of Butterby Flats
and Mrs. T. H. Lowe of the Highway
House at dinner on Sunday.
Karl Troedson and V. Reitmann
and party of friends from lone made
a short stay in Cecil on Saturday be
fore leaving for Hermiston to at
tend a meeting of the Odd Fellows
of that town.
Mr. Gorton of Morgan honored Ce
cil with a visit on Sunday and de
clared the times must be changing
for the better as everyone was wear
ing a smile. We wondered why Mr.
G. honors Cecil so much. We shall
always welcome him in Cecil where
the sun always shines.
We are glad to hear that Dwight
Misner has recovered from his recent
illness and is able once more to keep
his end of the county in order re
garding rabbits, wheat, etc., and also
that "Wid" Palmateer didn't go up
in the smoke which caused such an
excitement at his home at Windynook
on Friday morning.
QUALITY SEED POTATOES
FOR SALE.
Prices f. o. b. Heppner and Lex
ington: American Wonder, $3.75 per 100.
Rural New Yorkers, $3.75 per 100.
Earliest of All, $4.00 per 100.
All first class graded seed.
E. D. PAXSON,
m9-3t. Box 216, Hood River, Ore.
W. W. Stabler Pays Good
Prices Fof Sheep Here
W. W. Stabler of Portland has
been in the city for several days and
during this time has purchased sev
eral thousand head of wethers and
lombs. He is shipping them out to
the Seattle and Chicago markets,
some 13 carloads leaving the yards
here on Sunday. Mr. Stabler is pay
ing all the way from $6 to $8 per
head, according to quality of stuff.
He expects to buy quite extensively
and will no doubt handle a lot of
wethers and lambs from this county
The prices being paid by Mr. Sta
bler are considered good by our
sheepmen here. Billy is an old-time
sheep buyer, who used to do a lot
of trailing out of Heppner.
Miss Norma Frederick, cashier of
the local telephone exchange, cele
brated her birthday on Wednesday
and was remembered by the "force"
with a dainty treat at the office.
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Former Pastor of Church
Here Dies In California
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Adkins received
word this week of the death of Rev.
W. A. Orr, at his home in Cloverdale,
California on February 26. Mr. Orr
died very suddenly of heart failure.
He was fomerly pastor of the M. E.
Church South in this city, serving
this charge in the year 1909, and a
large circle of friends made during
his stay in this city will be pained to
hear of his sudden demise.
Ed Chin is having the interior of
thr Elkhorn restaurant brightened up
this week by a new coat ol paint and
knlsomine. Rummell, the painter, is
doing the work.
Young Ladies Given 32nd
Degree By Order ofC.CC.
Two charming young ladies of
Heppner. the Misses Lorena Palma
teer and Blanch Fahv. teachers in
our school were given the 32nd de
gree by the C u C. s at the home
of Mrs. E. F. Campbell, where they
reside, on last Friday evening. This
organization is something on the
secret order and but a very select
few of the community are in on it.
It is something akin to the K. K. K.'s
so far as we know anything about it
it may be a decree of that oreani-
ation; those receiving its rites on
Friday evening can judge best of
'his, but under the direction of Harry
Duncan and John Higley, the edify
ing and solemn ceremonies were
performed in the proper manner and
fully impressed upon the recipients.
As a leading function of the occa
sion, however, a very elegant birth
day dinner was served by Mrs.
uampbell, the bounties of which
were enjoyed to the limit by the com
pany of young people who are mak
ing their home at the Campbell res
idence, and the Misses Palmateer
and Fahy were the recipients of
many well wishes, though no amount
of urging would cause them to reveal
the secret pertaining to the number
of years they have been sojourning
here among mortals.
Lexington P. T. A.
The regular monthly meeting of
the P. T. A. of Lexington will be held
Tuesday evening, March 14, at the
high school auditorium. A short pro
gram will be rendered-and baskets
containing supper will be sold for $1
each. These baskets will be sold
through slips of paper containing
numbers, duplicates of which are on
the baskets. The proceeds of the sale
will be used to buy pictures to stand
ardize the grade school. The com
mittee urges each lady of the P. T.
A. and all others interested to bring
a basket.
Mrs. F. R. Bennett, Pres.
Grandma Ruth French, mother of
Mrs. L. W. Briggs, celebrated her
94th birthday on Wedensday, March
S. We presume that Mrs. French
is the oldest living pioneer of Mor
row county.
Some indication these days that
we may have spring weather. The
sun warms things up a litle and the
frost is slowly getting out of the
ground, though it is not far out of
Heppner toward the foothills that we
run into snow. L. V. Gentry had a
bunch of sheep grazing on the big
hill east of town yesterday, and this
is the first time they have been on
grass for more than three months.
He was so pleased over it that he had
their picture taken.
You Can't Keep a Good Man
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Law Says Squirrels
Must Be Poisoned
County Agent Will Mix Poisoned
Grain Throughout Season.
According to the law every man
must poison squirrels found on his
land or the land over which he has
jurisdiction. This works a hardship
on no man because the poison will
only amount to the grain and you can
furnish it. Three thousand quarts
of poison have been mixed in var
ious communities of the county dur
ing the last 10 days but because of
considerable sickness many were un
able to get their grain in to be pois
oned. You can get your poison in this
way. Bring your wheat or oats to
Heppner and leave it at the county
agent's office; at Lexington and leave
it at Barnett's store; or to lone and
leave it with Bert Mason, and the
county agent will poison your grain
for you at an early date. Remember
that the poison and other ingredients
are furnished from our rodent fund
and there will be no charge for mix
ing up your poison.
You may need two gallons and you
may need two bushels. You are to
be the judge of the amount. Remem
ber, too, that we have a real cam
paign on to clean up the squirrels,
and that your neighbors are depend
ing upon your cooperation. Don't
fail in this for the law must be en
forced. C. C. CALKINS, County Agent.
New Zealand Army
Chaplain Will Speak
By special arrangement with B. G.
Sigsbee, manager, a meeting will be
held at the Star Theater on Satur
day evening, beginning promptly at
f o'clock, which will be addressed
by Rev. Jas. Malloy, chaplain for
4 1-2 years with the famous Anzacs.
This was the name given to the
troops in the World War forming the
Australian and New Zealand army
corps.
Chaplain Malloy had a very active
service and besides being wounded
three times he suffered other injur
ies and is now on a furlough recuper
ating from gas attack and shell
shock.
He is a very fine sceaker and de
livers an address that is interesting
from beginnig to end. He preached
a sermon at the Catholic church in
this city on last Sunday evening, and
is a strong booster for the soldiers'
bonus. Rev. Malloy and Rev. Cant
well, pastor of the local church, were
students together 21 years ago, and
the people of Hepner will be glad to
give him a hearing on Saturday eve
ning. The St. Patrick's Day program has
been somewhat changed from the
original announcement. The banquet
by the Hibernians will be given on
Saturday evening, the 18th, and the
ball will take place at the dining
room in Hotel Patrick on the eve
ning of the 17th. This will be open
to the public and is in charge of a
committee of which J. B. Kenny is
the chairman.
The Willing Workers of the Chris
tian church will meet at the tempo
rary church building on Friday after
noon at 2:00 o'clock. Important bus
iness will come before the organiza
tion, so a large attendance is desired.
Mrs. Livingstone, Pres.
Down.
NONSENSE, YOU'RE ALVA'S
SICK "WHEN I
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Heppner Chapter R. A. M.
Receives Visit From Official
Walter R. Bilyeu of Albany, Grand
High Phiest of Oregon, Royal Arch
Masons, made Heppner Chapter No.
26 an official visit last evening, and
was greeted by a large number of
the members of the order. At 6:30
a banquet was served in the dining
room and following this, Mr. Bilyeu
delivered a short address concerning
the order and was followed by C. E.
Woodson and Frank Gilliam. The
Grand High Priest is making official
visits to the chapters over the state.
Born In this city on March 8,
1922, to Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Lovgren,
a son. Dr. Chick reports that moth
er and child are doing well.
Stray Bullet Pierces Wind
shield of Big Case Bus
While coming down the street Tu
esday morning, and when a little past
the corner of Gilliam and Bisbee's
building, the wind shield of the Case
bus, driven by Top Reasoner, was
pierced by a bullet from a high pow
er gun. The bus was headed down
Main street when struck, and Mr.
Reasoner figures that had he been a
few feet farther along the street it
would have been him instead of the
wind shield that was perforated. The
hole made by the ball was quite clean
cut, and from the bearing taken it
must have been fired by some party
ever the hill beyond the grave yard.
.Mr. Reasoner feels that his escape
from serious, if not fatal injury by
this stray bullet was little short of
miraculous. People firing high power
guns on the outskirts of the city
should be very careful in which di
rection the arm is pointed. They
have the capacity to carry a long dis
tance and there is always a chance
to be taken. It is gross carelessness
to say the least, and in this instance
it was just by mere chance that a
man was not killed.
Mrs. Alva Jones and Miss Isabelle
Wilson departed for Portland on
morning and will be absent for a
week in the city.
Lexington Couple Married.
The marriage of Ralph Jackson
and Miss Cecil Scott of Lexington,
took place at the Catholic church in
Heppner early Sunday morning,
March 26, Rev. Father Cantwell of
ficiating. The ceremony was per
formed in the presence of a few rel
atives and friends of the young cou
ple. The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Scott of Lex
ington and is a very pouular young
lady, while the groom is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jackson, and is
successfully engaged in farming the
L. J. Padberg farm out south of Lex
ington, where the newly married
young couple will make their home.
After the wedding ceremony the
young people departed for Pendleton
by auto, where they spent a short
honeymoon.
Mrs. E. M. Hulden and sons ar
rived home from Portland, where
they have been spending the past
three months, on Sunday.
Mrs, D. M. Ward entertained the
Christian Missionary society at her
home on Tuesday afternoon. Fol
lowing an interesting program, dainty
refreshments were served.
M. L. and Lloyd Fell of this city
have been enoying a visit from their
cousin, Virgil Fell, of Waitsburg,
Wn,. for the past week. He departed
for his home on Monday.
"Be not deceived; God is not
mocked; for whatsoever a man
soweth, that shall he also reap."
Paul. Gal. 6:8. Suggested by
Livingstone.
WANTED A woman for general
housework. Phone 532. tf.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. Cbas.
Reno in this city February 28, a son.
An attack of la grippe has kept
E. M. Shutt confined at home for the
past week. He is getting better now.
Oscar Keithley was in from his
tight Mile home on Tuesday. Plen
ty of snow out that way yet and it is
going away very slowly.
Mr. and Mrs. Mane Moore of lone
were visiting with friends in this
city on Tuesday, being guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Living
stone. Lloyd Fell returned the first of the
week from Portland. He recently
had his car destroyed by fire and
went down to the city for one to re
place it.
Mrs. Roy Pickens and son arrived
from Baker the first of the week to
join her husband here. Mr. and
Mrs. Pickens will reside in the house
formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Crego on Water street.
Howard Anderson, extensive rais
er of wheat in the Eight Mile sec
tion, was in Heppner on Monday.
Mr. Anderson is of the opinion that
the crops in his section have escap
ed injury from the freezing weath
er and will be coming along all right
as the weather warms up.
R. A. Thompson has been spend
ing seveal weeks at Cecil assisting
with the work during lambing. He
states that the Minor and Thompson
sheep have made a splendid lamb
ing this season, the conditions of
weather being such that there has
been no loss. He is at home this
week.
Mrs. Mary Gorman and her son,
Lawrence Perry, came over from
their Lone Rock home the first of
the week. Mrs. Goman was after
her household effects which have ar
rived from the east. They are re
turning home today a trip that is
not easy, owing to the very bad con
dition of the roads.
0. M. S:ms, state bank examiner,
tn joyed a visit with friends in Hepp
ner for a day or so this week. He
was on official business to the county,
examining the banks at lone and Lex
ington. Mr. Sims was formerly as
sistant cashier of the Fanners and
Stockgrowers National bank in this
city, and he now makes his home at
Salem.
Miss Neva Hayes was brought over
from Pendleton on Sunday by her
uncle, Andy Hayes, and is now be
ing cared for at the Moore hospital.
She was also accompanied by Mrs.
Louise Martin, head operator of the
Pendleton telephone exchange,
where Miss Neva was working at
the time of her accident, mention of
which we made last issue. It is
thought that Miss Hayes will fully
recover after a few weeks of rest
and quiet.
Cecil Lieuallen, newly appointed
traffic inspector for the state of Ore
gon, is making an official visit to
Morrow county this week, and has
been in Heppner for several days
psst, having his weather eye out for
violators of the state highway laws
and regulations. A result of his ac
tivities in Heppner was the arrest of
tivities in Hepner was the arrest of
several truck and auto drivers who
were operating withoi;; 19J2 license
tags. C. H. Latourell drew a fine of
$20, while Martin Reid, Frank Hall,
J. C. Owen and Ed Downing were
assessed $10 each by Judge Cornett
on Tuesday.
Inspector For Federal Loan
Bank of Spokane Is Here
M. Fitzmaurice of Condon, who is
inspector of loans for the Federal
Loan Bank of Spokane, is in Hepp
ner this week, being called here to
look over a number of applications
for loans. It is necessary for Mr.
Fitzmaurice to go over the lands in
each loan application, and this he is
attempting to do now, but is not pro
gressing very well owing to the bad
condition of the roads over the great
er part of the county.
The approval of loans by Mr. Fitz
maurice will be the means of distri
buting quite a sum of money in this
county and he will get through with
his work just as rapidly as possible.
He states that he has about $140,000
of money to loan at the present time
in his district.
FOR SALE Good seed spring
rve ; also some bluestem seed wheat.
Phone 22F24. 3tp.
TELEPHONECQMPANY
BEGINS
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The improvements to the local
telephone system, plans for which
have been in the hands of the com
pany for many months past, were be
gun this week and will be carried on
to completion under the supervision
of R. R. Lee, foreman of the con
struction department. Mr. Lee brings
with him a number of linemen and
others skilled in the technical work,
and a number of local workmen will
be hired.
Practically a rebuilding of the
local system is the program. Wires
on Main street, Gale street and other
parts of the city will be encased in
cables, and the system extended and
enlarged to a degree to take care of
the estimated growth for the next ten
years. This work will mean the ex
pending of about $10,000 m the city
at this time.
UMATILLA FOREST NOTES
Gurdane District.
The storms during February brot
the amount of snow in the mountains
up to slightly more than it was a year
ago ; and the moisture content is ful
ly as great. Ranger Woods has re
turned from a snow-shoe trip to the
snowtakes. Stake No. 44 on the
head of Big Butter creek registers
26 inches, being 3 inches more than
on the same date a year ago. Stake
No. 31 on the head of Ditch creek
reads 43 inches, or 5 inches more
than a year ago. The ranger estim
ates the snow in the immediate vicin
ity of Arbuckle mountain at 6 feet.
A report from the north fork of
the John Day to the effect that the
snow is about 18 inches deep at the
eld Jim Clark ranch and that it rap
idly increases in depth as one goes
northward into the mountains. The
snow carries such a heavy crust that
the ownerless cayuses are not able
to paw down to the grass and are
dying of starvation. Some have ven
tured onto steep ground and have
slid down the mountain and killed
themselves.
Regular Brotherhood Meet
ing at Hotel Next Monday
The regular monthly meeting of
the Brotherhood will be on next Mon
day evening at 6:45 at Hotel Pat
rick dining room. There will be a
program of unusual interest, the
musical numbers not being overlook
ed. The question for discussion on
this occasion will be "Reconstruc
tion," and will be presented by C.
C. Calkins and A. S. Akers as lead
ers. Get your tickets now. The
committee on arrangements assures
you a fine evening's entertainment.
Married at Pendleton.
The marriage of James H. Wilson
and Miss Edna Murphy, both of Pen
dleton, was solemnized in that city
on Saturday evening, March 4, Jus
tice Joe H. Parks officiating. The
bride was formerly a resident of
Portland, and Mr. Wilson is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson of this
city and resided here for many years.
He is now working for the Peoples
Warehouse Co., a big department
store in Pendleton. His many
friends in Heppner extend congratu
lations. Farm Bureau Items From
County Agent C. C. Calkins
The Farm Bureau fias made ar
rangements with J. 0. Hager to spray
the orchards of the community. There
has been a considerable demand for
some one to take charge of spraying
work and Mr. Hager has consented
to operate the county sprayer and
take care of these little jobs for the
convenience of the orchardist of the
community. See Mr. Hager at once
if you want your orchards sprayed.
We still have quite a supply of
government seed which will be dis
tributed to interested parties. If in
terested call at the county agent's of
fice. Sometime ago we mentioned the
fact that we might ship in some cows
this spring. Money is pretty tight,
however, and there are some cows
for sale locally which would proba
bly be just as good as if brought in.
Any parties interested in purchasing
cows can get in touch with local
stock by calling the county agent.
The Loval Girls Bible class of the
Christian church will give a bakery
sale at Humphreys on Saturday next.
Benefits for the new church.
Harvey McAlister came up from
Lexington Wednesday evening to at
tend a special meeting of Heppner
Chapter No. 26, Royal Arch Masons.