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Volume 39, Number 9. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1922. Subscription $2.00 Per Year
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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
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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
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