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HEPPNER CHAUTAUQUA, SIX DAYS OF ENTERTAINMENT, JUNE 24th TO 29th otka Society Oregon iuoriujn public 1 HE GAZETTED VIES PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 39, Number 9. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1922. Subscription $2.00 Per Year ' " ' " -- . ,.-,-. ... ,. , . . . ,. - . ,. . - FARMERS EXCUR E 23-25 The Morrow county wheat farmers will make an excursion to the Sher man county experiment station on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 23-24-25. The plans are to go by way of northern Gilliam county crossing the John Day at McDonald Ferry and going into Wasco Friday afternoon, spending two or three hours with some of the successful farmers in the Gordon Ridge section and going into Moro Friday night. Saturday will be spent upon the ex periment station grounds with Su perintendent D. E. Stephens with whom most of our fanners are be coming fairly well acquainted. Pos sibly a little time Saturday evening will be spent with farmers m the Moro vicinity and those who desire can return home Sunday morning. This will be a most profitable trip and one which business men who have the farmers' interests at heart could well afford to take in as well. No wheat farmer who can arrange his work so as to get away can af ford to miss it. Ask Dwight Misner, E. M. Hulden, R. W. Turner, or any of the other men who have been there whether it pays or not. Every car should travel loaded. The county agent's office is arrang ing for the details of the trip. If you think you may be able to go drop us a line and we will keep you in formed and help see that all cars are filled. C. C. Calkins, County Agent. The picture, "Lying Lips," will be shown at the Star theater Friday, June 9th, 20c and 30c. A lavish pro duction. If you fail to see it with the Northwest Mounted Police be sure to see it Friday. Texas Governor Points Out Superiorities of His State (Special to The Oil Digest.) WACO, Texas, May 13. Texas Shriners became excited because a California brother was guilty of questioning the claim that the Texas climate equalled that of California. The excitement subsided when Gov ernor Pat M. Neff, who contemplates making the Shrine trip to California in June, burst forth with the fol lowing reply: "There are only two things worth mentioning in the world that Texas does not contain and those are the North and South Poles. "Texas occupies all of the contin ent of North America except an orn amental ruffle of so-called States including California to the north and a rosette called Mexico on the south. "It is bounded on the east by all the world except the Pacific; on the west it is bounded by the Pacific and most of the siderat universe. "Under Texas is a subterranean sea of natural gas and pure petro leum. Above it is most of the sky and all of the major constellations. "Texas is so big that the sun in five hundred million years has never been able to travel over it in less than a day, and when it has finished its journey, it is always ready to set. "State Senators and Representa tives elected from the border coun ties travel for months to reach the State Capitol at Austin, and are paid millions of dollars in mileage fees alone. "The United States with Texas separated from it would look like the tail of a dog, with the dog amputated. "A map in order to convey any idea of the magnitude of Texas would have to be tattooed on the hide of the largest elephant, the tail and trunk being sufficient for the rest of the States in the Union. "Texas grows enough cotton every year to wrap California in a winding sheet three miles thick. "She has enough timber and hors es to supply a chariot and four for all California s risen dead on Resur rection morning. "If all the hogs in Texas were one big hog, he could root California into the sea with three roots, and his oueal would make the thunders of Niagara sound like a chicken with the pip. "If all the steers in Texas were one big steer, he could stand on his front feet in the Gulf of Mexico, his hind feet in the bay of San Francisco and brush lulu birds off the Golden Gate with his tail. "If all the he-men in Texas were one man, he could carry the soil of California around under his finger nails. "The glory of Texas, following the sun and keeping company with the hours, encircles the earth daily with one continuous and unbroken aurora borealis." REPORT OF COUNTY KD Towns visited: Heppner, Lexing ton, lone, Boardman and Irrigon. Number of visits to schools, 13; children inspected, 549; not defec tive, 21; defects corrected, 95; weighed and measured, 334; under weights corrected, 30. First aid classes, 6. Child welfare conference, 40 chil dren weighed and measured and mothers advised. Number of calls made: Investigat ing, 3; instructive, 9; nursing, 10; other calls, 26. One application made for care un- der the Crippled Childrens' Law. On Saturday afternoons at 1 :30, a few of the girls over 10 years of age meet in a class at the office of the nurse in Heppner to receive in struction in first aid. Mrs. Johnson would be pleased to have the co-op eration of parents in this work, to the end that a great many more girls join this class and receive the bene fits of this instruction. At 2:30, Sat urday afternoons, she has the Boy Scouts, who are very enthusiastic in the first aid work. Card of Thanks. We wish to express our thanks to all those who tendered their assist ance and sympathy at the time of the death and burial of our beloved wife and sister. Fay Pettyjohn and family, Mrs. Noah Pettyjohn, Mrs. Fred Pettyjohn, Mrs. W. E. Wiglesworth. Bob Myrick, recently arrested and brought to Heppner for operating a moonshine plant near Coyote sta tion, plead guilty when taken before Judge Cornett, and his fine and costs were $250. It took him several days to gather this together, but he got it Saturday, paid the money into court and was released from cus tody in the county jail. The county bastille is now empty, the two young fellows held there for the theft of an automobile being taken in charge by the federal authorities who will handle the case, as the car was stol en in California and brought into Oregon. Morrow County Man Marries. The mariage of Alexander War ren of this county to Mrs. Martha M. Gray of Grant county, occurred at the home of C. S. Emry at Phil omath, Oregon, on Saturday eve ning, June 3, 1922, Rev. C. W. Tib bets, pastor of the U. B. church per forming the ceremony. After a short honeymoon spent at the coast, Mr. and. Mrs. Warren expect to return to the Willamette valley where they will make their future home. Attorney F. A. McMenamin got home Wednesday noon from a trip to Portland. He attended a meeting in Portland on Monday of the Pro ducers' Finance Corporation, an or ganization having for hs purpose the more orderly marketing of livestock on the co-operative basis. He states that while the meeting was not very largely attended it was enthusiastic and the corporaiicn got a start that will put it over in good shape. The organizers of this movement are J. P. Doherty, live stock market spe cialist and S. F.' Wilson, manager of Bankers Discount Corporation. Commercial Club to Meet. There will be a meetine of the commercial club on tomorrow eve- nine. Some improtant business is to be up for consideration and Pres ident mcfllenamin desires a full at tendance of members. The meeting will atke place at Hotel Patrick at 8. Roy V. Whiteis, realtor, closed a deal this week for the sale of the B. F. Sorenson creek ranch near Morgan, consisting of 840 acres, to Dan Way of Lexington. The consid eration was around $30,000 and the ranch is a combination hay and wheat -proposition, considered one of the best in that section of the county. Mr. Way but recently' dis posed of his farm interests along with that ot his father, to Harry Du vail. In this trade Mr. Duvall turn ed over a small place he owned near Freewater, and the elder Mr. Way will move onto this property. That bie sale of season tickets for the Hennner Chautauaua will start with a rush on Saturday. Have your minds made un as to how manv sea son tickets you will require for the family, and then eive the commit tee your order. Let's all join in the grand opening. Walt Smith, lone realtor, was do ing business in this city on Tuesday. Showers of rain in the country sur rounding lone have been the order this week and the smiles of the farm ers are broadening. Mr. Smith was optimistic over the outlook. WANTED 500 dozen fresh eggs at Heppner Bakery. tf. The Undelivered Package SAY! IVA LOOKING FOR Q I THE BOY WHO PROMISED IkJA ' f P s ' ! I TO DELIVER THAT f Z. f PACKAGE AND Jj&jBjSir ' Bumps Wagon Off Highway, Auto Put Out of Commission J. C. Owen was the victim of an unfortunate circumstance last Thurs day morning when lie was making the initial trip on his new auto stage schedule between Heppner and Ar lington. No less a victim, also, was Manny Pettys, young farmer resid ing on the Pettys farm this side of lone. Mr. Owen had just passed the site of the rock crusher about a mile and a half this side of lone, coming upon Mr. Pettys who was driving to town in his wagon. Owen was driving a big Hudson car and had-aboard six passengers. He whis tled but Pettys evidently did not hear and before he realized it Mr. Owen was up beside the wagon and would apparently strike the front end. He threw his brakes on and the heavy car skidded into the wag on, crowding it off the grade and smashing the front wheels. Mr. Pettys and a small boy riding with him were thrown to the ground but received slight bruises only. Radi ator and fender on the car were smashed and the auto has been in the garage for repairs since, layin Mr. Owen off the job for the week and causing him monetary loss, and Mr. Pettys will probably have to have a new wagon. Mr. Owen re grets the accident very much. Dr. Chick operated on Donald Witzell of Morgan at the Moore hospital in this city on Monday for a bad case of hernia, caused by in juries the lad had received from be nt; tramped on by a cow. The boy is 12 years of age and a son of Wm. Witzell of Morgan. Farmers Adopt. Wage Scale. It is practically the same as the one adopted for last year. Our re plies to inquiries sent out to the wheat producing counties of Eastern Oregon and Washington indicate that all of these sections expect to pay the same wages that were paid last year, and the employment offices, generally speaking, recommended the same wages, and in some in stances a very slight reduction. Common labor, including box drivers, straw and wheat haulers and tending header, $3.00; sack sewers, combine drivers, and header-punchers, $4.00; loaders, $3.50; separator tenders (minimum), $8.00; cooks, $3.00. C. C. Calkins, County Agent. Card of Thanks. I desire to express my thanks and appreciation in this manner to all the neighbors and friends who so promptly came to my aid and assist ed in extinguishing the fire at my premises on Thursday last. Your prompt and concerted action in re moving furniture and household goods and putting out the fire saved me severe loss. Mrs. Rebecca Penland. Commissioners Davidson of lone and Bleakman of Hardman were in the city yesterday in attendance up on county court. They, in company with Judge Campbell, went out to day to visit with the county rock crusher north of Lexington to see how things are progressing there and on the market road. A lot of work is presented to the court at this term. Good work horses for sale. In quire of A. Henriksen, Cecil, Ore gon. Or will trade for cattle or sheep. tf. FOR SALE Shetland ponies of good size, excellent quality, and dis position from colts to five years old. C. C. Calkins. SHEPPNERS POSTMASTER The news was received by wire late yesterday afternoon announcing that W. W. Smead had been recom mended by Congressman Nick Sin nott to be postmaster at Heppner, and it is expected that in the course of a few days his appointment will be made and confirmed. Mr. Smead expects to be ready to enter upon his duties by about July 1st. Other ap plicants taking the examination for this position were Marshall Phelps and W. A. Richardson, present in cumbent, and it has been with no lit tle interest that the community awaited the announcement coming out of Washington as to the success ful candidate. CHAUTAUQUA SEASON TICK ETS On sale Saturday, June 10, at the following places: Minor & Co., Thomson Bros., Patterson & Son, Sam Hughes Co., Humphreys Drug Co., Case Furniture Co., Haylor's, Fountain of Sweets, Phelps Grocery Co. JOINT STOCK LAND BANK NOW READY FOR BUSINESS The Oregon and Washington Joint Stock Land Bank is now open and doing business at Portland. This bank has been formed for the pur pose of furnishing money to farm ers and stockmen, and they are now accepting loans for $10,000 and over, smaller loans to be pooled and plac ed in that manner, so we are inform ed. E. M. Hulden has received blank forms of applications for this bank and these can be had at the office of County Agent Calkins. F. A. McMenamin also has a supply of these forms which are sent out for the convenience of our farmers and stockmen. The meeting of the Chautauqua guarantors at Hotel Patrick Tuesday evening was well attended, and the organization was completed. Much enthusiasm is being manifested in this big event, and there is a determ ination to leave nothing undone that will contribute to the success of the undertaking. The season ticket sale will be on in earnest Saturday, the committee having this in charge bet ing completed at the Tuesday eve ning meeting. Skin Grafted on Ray Young. Following an operation of skin grafting on Ray Young this week, he is reported by his physician, Dr McMurdo, to be getting along quite well now, and able to set up. While it will be some time yet before Mr. Young recovers fully, he should be able to get around before many days. FOR SALE Nice five-room bun galow, built in features, four lots, garden. Cost $2000. Will take good used car and $300. Easy terms m balance, $660. Address Box 417, Hermiston, Oregon. 3t. Paul Hisler, who was compelled to spend several days in the Moore hospital the past week under care of Dr. Chick, and underwent a minor operation, was able to return home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Glasgow of Irrigon were visitors in this city on Saturday. Mr. Glasgow is one of the officers of the Morrow County Farm Bureau and was here attend- I ing a Bureau meeting. Ukiah to Have Cowboy Con vention And Big Celebration After a meeting of the stockhold ers and directors it has been unani mously decided that the Camas Prai rie Cowboy Convention put on a larger and better show than ever before. The annual election of officers was recently held, and the following were elected: Chris Strum, A: F. Schlar bum, G. K. Caldwell, Arthur McRob erts, Albert Peterson and Ivan Stur devant, directors; from these Albert Peterson was chosen president, G. K. Caldwell, vice president, Arthur Mc Roberts, secretary and treasurer. On July 3 and 4 the little moun tain town will have one of the best range riders' shows ever held in the west, the contestants for the most part being men and boys who ride the range daily. The financing of the big show has been all cared for by the business men of Ukiah and the shareholders throughout the com munity. Bucking horses of the roughest character are being gathered from Morrow, Grant and Umatilla coun ties. The association have 30 head for the event. Wild range steers are also being purchased for roping and bulldogging, and several relay strings of horses have been promised for entry. The high mountains, pure, cold water, free camp ground, the big show during the day, seating capacity increased to 1000 more than last year, two big dance halls and plenty of good music for night entertain ment. With all this, Ukiah offers you a delightful place to celebrate. Mrs. Grace Pettyjohn Passes. Following an operation for appen dicitis, Mrs. Grace Pettyjohn, wife of Fay Pettyjohn of Morgan, died at the Heppner Surgical hospital in Heppner on Friday. She is surviv ed by her husband and three small children. Funeral services were held at the Federated church Sunday af ternoon, Rev. W. 0. Livingstone preaching the sermon, and interment was in the Butter creek cemetery near Lena. Mrs. Noah Pettyjohn, Mrs. Fred Pettyjohn and Mrs. W. E. Wiglesworth are sisters of the de ceased. Children's Day Program. The Federated Sunday school will give a pageant, "The Light of Christ in the Life of America," Sunday June II, 9:45 a. m. Mothers and Cradle Roll especial ly invited to be with us. Everyone will be welcome. It will be worth your while to see this beautiful pa geant. John Niernan of lone went over the bank on the road just opposite the French Burroughs place on Rhea creek last Sundav. In the car with him were two ladies and another man and they went down the bank for a distance of some 40 feet or more. The car was not running fast at the time, and just what caused it to leave the road is a mystery. The ladies, were quite severely hurt, one of them getting a broken rib and they each received cuts and bruises, their injuries being attended by Drs Walker of lone and Chick of Hepp ner. Miss Ruth Tash, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tash, has been at the Moore hospital for the past ten days and on Saturday underwent an op eration at the hands of Dr. Chick and had a quantity of water remov ed from one of her lungs. The doc tor thinks she will be able to return home in a few days. LOCAL NEWS HAPPENINGS F. L. Harwood, the new jeweler, located in the Odd Fellows building, opened for business yesterday, and is well pleased with the beginning. He is i pleasant young man and we expect him to become a valuable ad dition to the business portion of the city. Mr. Harwood is an expert' watch repairer and would be pleased! to have any work in this line. At' any rate call in and get acquainted with him. Rev. W. 0. Lipingstone and wife departed Wednesday morning for Elgin, Oregon where they will re main until over Sunday, attending the Eastern Oregon convention of the Christian church. As a conse quence there will be no preaching services at the Christian church on Sunday. Bible school and commun ion in the morning and C. E. in the evening. FOR SALE OR RENT: I am offer ing for sale my 5-room residence property in north Heppner; patent toilet in house; good cellar and wood shed; large chicken house and park; will sell, lease or rent by the month; $15 per month or if taken by the year, $12 per month. Enquire of Tom Boyd, Heppner or write MRS. JOSEPHINE SCHEMPP, Hood Riv er, Oregon. 2m. STRAY HORSES. There came to my place the E. S. Duran farm on Blackhorse on May 20, 5 head of range horses; two of these are mares about 5 years old having by side colts about tow-year-olds; one small black mare, about a 3-year-old; no visible marks or brands; unbroke animals. ROBERT E. PERICK, Heppner, rOegon. 3t. E. M. Shutt and family expect to leave Heppner the first of the com ing week, their ultimate destination being Los Angeles, California. They will go by car, expecting to make the journey by easy stages, visiting with relatives at various points in the Willamette valley before proceeding on south to make their future home in sunny Southern California. A little son of Chas. Hemrich of Sand Hollow, was badly bruised up by a horse jamming him while pass ing through a gate at his home on Saturday evening. He was brought to town suffering considerably from his hurts, but Dr. Chick could find no broken bones and soon had the little fellow resting easy and able to return home. Raymond Leahey, of Portland, is visiting with Lawrence Shutt this week. The young men were class mates together in the school for the blind at Salem and are enjoying a reunion. Mr. Leahey will return to his home at Portland the coming week, accompanying the family of E. M. Shutt who will be on their way to California. Mrs. Hallie Kirk anounces that she now has her maternity hospital open at lone and is ready to receive patients. Mrs. Kirk is experienced in this line of work and will be pre pared to give her patients every needed care. The hospital is situa ted in the Walker home on 2nd street, lone. Adv. There will be a meeting of the Chautauqua committees, guarantors, and everybody interested in making the Chautauqua a big success, at 7 :30 p. m. next Wednesday, June 14. The meeting will be held at the din ing room of Hotel Patrick. Livingstone, Chairman. BOARDMAN ALFALFA RANCH For sale very reasonable. 40 ac res; 20 acres seeded alfalfa first year; balance easy to put in; all stock and rabbit fenced; new house; 1 1-2 mile from highway. $3500; $2000 down, balance terms. A. S. ANDER SEN, Boardman, Oregon. The Northwest Mounted Police real red-blooded men, not a moving picture will be at the Star Theater tonight in a sensational, thrilling and exciting performance. Also the pic ture, "Lying Lips." Prices 30 and 55 cents. John Moyer, Civil War veteran, was taken to the MoMore hospital the first of the week for a few days of treatment, being somewhat indis posed. He makes his home with his son, Earnest Moyer. Kenneth Redifer, son of Luther Redifer of Albany, is at the Hepp ner Surgical hospital, recovering from an operation for appendicitis performed on him Saturday by Dr. McMurdo. W. P. Mahoney and son Philip got in from Portland last evening driving up in a new Hudson touring car, purchased while in the city, Mrs. Carrie Vaughn is quite ill at the home of her son-in-law, Spencer 1 Akers, suffering from a nervous j breakdown. WANTED A 22 or 24-inch Case thresher, N. Thompsen, lone, Ore. I school closed. Return to Agnes Me at 'Daid, Heppner. Itp. IC E The big farmers' picnic will take place at the Fair Grounds in Hepp ner on next Thursday. This is to be a general picnic for the county to which all are invited with the request that they bring well filled baskets. The day will be well filled and many fine features will be on the program. Speeches are to be made by S. F. Wilson and H. Ashley Ely of Port land on subjects of interest. Sever al good musical numbers on the morning program besides the speech es and in the afternoon there will be numerous sports. Rufus Snider will give away a greased pig to the boy who catches it; tug-of-war be tween teams from different locali ties; Ray White and Rufus Snider will captain teams for horseback po tato race, five men on side; ball game between bunchgrass teams, and then a big dance at night. Mrs. S. E. Not son is chairman of dinner commit tee, and anyone desiring information can get it from her at the office of the county agent. CHAUTAUQUA SEASON TICK ETS On sale Saturday, June 10, at the following places: Minor & Co., Thomson Bros., Patterson & Son, Sam Hughes Co., Humphreys Drug Co., Case Furniture Co., Haylor's, Fountain of Sweets, Phelps Grocery Co. Minor and Krebs, operating at Heppner and Cecil, will have a large number of their sheep on summer range in Montana. On Tuesday they shipped eight cars from this point and six cars from Cecil, together with a car of saddle horses and equipment for caring for the camps to be established on the Montana range. Wagon Turns Over-Col lar Bone and Ribs Broken While driving a wagon along a sidehill on his place near Lena Mon day, R. J. Culick was injured by the ng turning over and throwing him quite violently to the ground. He came to Heppner and when an in voice of his injuries was taken by Dr. McMurdo he was found to have a couple of ribs and his collarbone broken, and he will be laid off from work as a consequence for a few weeks while his bones heal. It has not been very long since Mr. Culick mixed with a woodsaw and had a hand badly cut up, and he is begin ning to think that he is getting about all that is coming to him in this line. Mrs. Frank Turner remained over in Portland for several days when returning from the Rebekah assem bly at Eugene, for the purpose of having her little daughter Jeanette operated on for removal of tonsils and adenoids. Mrs. Turner visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. V. S. Reid while in the city and reports that Mr. Reid is failing quite rapid ly and has very poor health. While in Eugene Mrs. Turner also atend ed the graduation exercises in the First Christian church there of the Eugene high school. The class con tained 123 and among the number was Charlotte Winnard, daughter of Dr. N. E. Winnard, formerly resi dents of this city. Charlotte was one of the three officers of her class. Fifteen years ago Mrs. Tur and she could not fail to take note of the many great improvements that have taken place there since she at tended cshool. Something over 700 delegates attended the Rebekah as sembly at Eugene and it was a great meeting. Mrs. Ida Warnock, who formerly resided in this city and is well known here, arrived last evening for a visit with old friends. Mrs. Warnock is a missionary of the Baptist church to Central America and has been home on a furlough for some time. She is visiting different parts of the state and working in the interest of missions and will meet with the mis sionary society of the Federated church today and deliver a talk on her work. Out in the Jordan Butte section there is promise of fine crops. D. M. Ward is one of the farmers of that section who was in the city Tu esday and is happy over the out look. He expects some of the big gest yields in the countv to be pro iuf.t i there this sea on, and the prospects have been materially brightened by the showers of the week. LOST Gold Eversharp pencil with cap gone. Lost about time BIG FARMERS Pi NEXTTHURSDAY