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Volume 39, Number 17. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1922. Subscription $2.00 Per Year
IKES HEPPNER VISIT
Arrive In Over Bpray-Heppner Road
Late Saturday Evenlnf and Are Enter
tained br Heppner Cltlieniv Gover
nor Olcott Cornea Via Condon.
Quite a distinguished party, official!
and citizeni of Oregon, were hosts of
Heppner on last Saturday evening on the
arrival here of the member! of the itate
highway commission and Governor Ben
W. Olcott. The party consisted of Rob
ert A. Booth of Eugene, chairman of the
commission, John B. Yeon of Portland
and William B. Barratt of Heppner, com
missioners; Ray A. Kline of Salem, sec
retary to the commission; R. A. Baldock
of La Grande, district engineer of the
state highway office; Governor Ben W.
Olcott; John W. Kelly, The Oregonian,
Henry C. Frye, The Telegram, R. J.
Johnson, The Journal, newspaper repre
sentatives that have been with the party
on the entire trip; and W. S. and J. Jays,
drivers.
On Friday morning this party left
Pendleton for a trip over what Governor
Olcott pronounced the worst piece of
road in Oregon, the Pendleton-John Day
road, and they spent Friday night at
Mt, Vernon Springs. On leaving this
point they motored to Spray, where the
party divided, the governor going out to
Fossil and Condon and coming into
Heppner from that point with several
members of the praty, while the commis
sion drove over the road from Spray to
Heppner, and say that the greater por
tion of this is but little better than the
Pendleton-John Day stretch.
Citiiens of Heppner, on hearing of the
proposed visit of these distinguished
gentlemen, arranged to give them a
warm welcome to the city, and a ban
quet was prepared and spread before
them at the hotel at 8 o'clock in the eve
ning. The governor's party was some
what delayed, however, and they did not
reach the banquet tables until an hour1
or more later. Fried chicken with plen
ty of "flxin's" was partaken of by a
company of about sixty citizens and
visitors, all being served in a manner
highly creditable to the hotel manage
ment. Presiding as toastmaster, Hon. C. E.
Woodson took charge of the program
upon the vians being disposed of, and
after presenting greetings to the visi
tors, introduced Chairman Booth of the
commission, who in well chosen words
reviewed at tome length the work that
has been accomplished during the time
the commission has been functioning.
The road program of Oregon it a big
one, and has far outstripped the calcu
lation! of the most optimistic road en
thusiast at the beginning of work tome
six yean ago. Fifty-five millions in
money have already been expended and
the program is fairly well on its way.
The system la no 10 far completed that
practically every section of the state is
tied up to a trunk line, and interstate
communication la comparatively easy;
when completed the system will bring
all parts of the greatest state in the
greatest country on earth into close
association, and we shall all become
better acquainted and better equipped
to enjoy the great resources in scenery
and material wealth the state possesses.
Mr. Booth emphasized the fact that the
policy of the commission would be to
complete the road program now under
way just as rapidly as possible; that the
commission would be slow in taking on
new work until this was done. Further
the state should be proud of the fact
that it is proven that Oregon it building
the best roads In the entire country
and for less money than other states are
spending.
Mr. Yeon, being in Mr. Barrett's home
town, was not expected to do any talk
ing; in fact he and Mr. Barratt had the
understanding that Mr. Booth was the
speechmaker for the commission. How
ever, he could not refrain from passing
some compliments on the splendid re
ception given the party here, and he em
phasized the fact that he is greatly op
posed to the destruction of the good
roads the people have built, by their
abuse in speeding and heavy traffic. Mr.
Yeon stated that there was but one
point, perhaps, in which the commission
had fallen down in road construction.
They were laying the roads out on prop
er grades, giving them good drainage
and foundation, but as yet they had not
discovered just the proper surfacing to
stand the traffic, Thirty-five miles
speed per hour does no damage to the
road surface, but speed in excess of this
is ruinous, and Mr. Yeon called for co
operation on the part of the citizens
that the laws against speeding be right-
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Brum field Sentence Upheld
By Supreme Court Decision
At Salem on Tuesday, in an opinion
handed down by Judge McBrlde of the
supreme court, the lower court waa up
held In the case of Dr. Brumfield, Rose-
burg dentist, sentenced for the murder
on July 1.1 last year of Dennis Russell.
The decision was concurred in by the
other members of the court.
What the attorneys for Brumfield will
do next to postpone the day of execution
has not been made known, as they have
not had time to fully digest the deci
aion. The action of the supreme court
in the case is said to give great satis
faction to the residents of Roseburg
and Douglas county.
Man Hurt at Rock Crusher.
Perry Oliver, in charge of rock work
at the county quarry on the Lexington
Jarman market road, came near meeting
serious Injuries on Monday. He waa at
work along the line of the cable leading
from the crusher to the rock pit, when
the machinery suddenly started and the
cable was drawn taut and he waa struck
under the jaw with such forca as to be
thrown over violently on his head, He
received severe cuts and bruises but es
caped broken bones and more serious In
jury-
Miss Vera M. Wright of Salem, ac
companied by her mother, arrived at
Heppner on Sunday and went on out to
Eight Mile for a week a visit with rela'
tlves residing in that vicinity.
Newsy Forest Notes of
The Gurdane District
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
Gurdane Base Line trail. It has been
extended from Silver creek to Ellia
creek, a distance of five miles. The trail
is being constructed along section lines,
the section cornera being plainly mark
ed and aigned. Besides being a much
needed travel route it will be a base line
from which smoke-chasers may ride to
the location of reported fires. Unon
completion the trail will be fourteen
miles in length and will pass through
the very heart of the most hazardous
fire region of the Gurdane district. H.
A. Culick is in charge of construction.
The forest service and stockmen are
cooperating on the maintenance of the
Arbuckle to Thompson Flat road. A
small crew with a team has been put on
the job. Trees and logs are being re
moved from the tread, brush cleared
from the sides and the road straighten
ed. It is hoped to be able to complete
the road entirely across the district. It
will be passable for cars. It will cross
the Gurdane Base Line trail at right
angles and will afford a north and south
base line from which to ride to fires.
The Hall canyon division of the Five
Mile drift fence it completed. A. D.
Hileman, contractor, completed the work
last Saturday.
A report recently came from the camo
of the Gurdane Base Line trail crew
that a cougar had killed a colt on East
Matlock creek. Archie McCampbell.
government hunter, immediately went to
investigate. It waa McCampbell's con
clusion that the colt had died a natural
death and the remains dragged a short
distance by a bear. No sign of cougar
was found.
Government hunter McCampbell can-
tured a family of five lynx cats at one
clip on the head of Five Mile creek last
week.
No fires have yet been reported on this
district. The drift smoke from tires
elsewhere is so thick that the lookouts
can seldom see more than about five
miles. The timber it getting to dry and
the atmospheric conditions such that a
fire might easily gain great headway be
fore being discovered. Every forest of
ficer and construction foreman is on his
toes. All persona coming into the forest
are urged to exercise great care with
fire.
The Willing Workers of the Christian
church have planned to hold a Ba'zaar
on December 1 and 2. They are also
ready to do any work along the line of
tying comforts, all funds to go toward
their new church pledge of $1000, half
of which has already been paid in.
E
J. S, Li IKS
By MATTHEW E. TOUHEY.
Methods and agencies to be employed
by the country banker in extending
credit to the American farmer are rap
idly approaching a settled and estab
lished status,
The executive council of the state
bank division of hte American Hankers'
association, in session at White Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia, May 10, receiv
ed the report of the special committee
on farm finance apponited at the last
convention of the American Bankers'
sociation at Los Angeles.
After pledging the bankers to using
"all sane, sound and substantial means"
to finance the farmers' commercial and
investment needs the report continues:
After due consideration, we believe
the Federal Farm loan system to be of
great benefit to the American farmer
and recommend the development of the
joint stock land bank and the Federal
land bank whereby the farmers may be
able to secure the proper amount of
long-term credit for their fixed invest
ments.
We further recommend that the state
and national laws be so amended that
incorporated banks may be permitted to
invest in the Btock of joint stock land
banks not to exceed three per cent of
their capital and surplus."
Kugene Meyer, managing director of
the War Finance corporation, in making
a report to President Harding on "Ag
ricultural and Live stock Conditions and
Finance," taid:
"The joint stock land banks constitute
an agency of peculiar value under pre
sent conditions an agency which has
been authorized since 1916, but which
has not functioned on an extensive scale
up to this time. With proper supervi
sion I believe that these institutions
will perform a most useful service"
Both Mr. Meyer and the special com
mittee of the state bankers apparently
consider that the farm loan system pro
vides all the machinery necessary for
advancing to the American farmer, on
land security, adequate funds at reason
able rates and for convenient periods of
time. The thing that both Mr. Meyer
and the special committee see clearly is
that the farm loan system properly
functioning can be used to carry back to
the agricultural districts the money ac
cumulated in financial centers.
Opportunity for Service.
Both Mr. Meyer and the special com
mittee appear to be impressed with the
opportunity now open to country banks,
both state and national, to co-operate
with the farm loan system by organizing
and operating joint stock land banks.
It is an unusual opportunity for ser
vice now presented to the country banks.
The farmer needs money, but his know
ledge of financing methods is limited as
yet, and his judgment can ripen only
with experience. However, the farmer,
through experience, accumulated slowly
through a long period of years, has come
to accept the country banker as his fi
nancial advisor and agent. This, of
course, is as It should be.
Now, it is up to the country banker,
acting as the agent and advisor, the ser
vant and tutor, of the farmer, to put
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SHE DOES HER BEST.
"I declare," exclaimed Mrs. Gabb,
"half the world doesn't know how the
other half lives."
"Never mind, my dear," consoled her
husband in a soothing voice. "It isn't
your fault."
No Joy Riding on his Side of
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Estimated That 50,000 Bushels of Wheat
It Destroyed. Covered by Insurance
and Only Small Portion of Field Is
Saved.
Approximately a $50,000 fire raged
over the two section field of hte Perln
ger ranches company yesterday after
noon destroying about 1000 acres of the
finest certified Jenkins Club wheat in
the county, which averaged between 45
and 50 bushels per acre on the 200 acres
which had been harvested, states the
Pendleton Tribune of Tuesday morning.
The loss is covered by insurance.
Flames started suddenly from the cat
eroillar pulling the big combine and af
ter having been apparently extinguish
ed, broke out again and in a few minutes
had spread beyond control. Over 100
farmers and harvest hands from over
the country assembled quickly and
fought the flames. The air was full of
smoke and back-plowing failed to stop
the fire. Wet sacks were used and about
4 o'clock, an hour and one-half after the
fire started it was checked, but only to
save a small portion of the 1280 acre
field.
The combine and the caterpillar were
saved but some of the sacked grain on
the 200 acres cut was destroyed.
The fire is one of the biggest grain
field fires ever occurring In this section.
Many people drove out to watch the fight
r.gainst the flames and the men who
fought the blaze in the terrific heat de
clare that it was a terrible experience.
Dr. John W. Huston
Is Married at Salem
The announcement of the marriage of
Dr. John W. Huston, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. R. Huston of this city, was received
by his parents this week.
Dr. Huston was married on Thursday,
July 20, 1922, at Salem, the bride being
Miss Elizabeth Beatrice McParland,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Mc
Parland of Portland, and the wedding
ceremony was performed by Rev. J. J.
Evans, pastor of the Christian church
at Salem. Mrs. Huston is a graduate
nurse and a very accomplished young
woman, and Dr. Huston has but recently
graduated from the medical department
of the University of Oregon and entered
upon his career as a practicing physi
cian, is a fine young man with bright
prospects ahead in his chosen profes
sion. To the young couple the many friends
of Dr. Huston in this city extend their
hearty congratulations.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Lord's Day, July 30.
Where are you going Sunday morn
ing? If to no other, why not to our
church service; it will be helpful, mu
tually so. God created us for eternity.
Our Bible school is at 10 o'clock, Com
munion and preaching at 11, Christian
Endeavor at 7 and the evening service
at 8. We will hold a Song History ser
vice Instead of the evening preaching
and you will thoroughly enjoy this ser
vice. Come out.
LIVINGSTONE, Minister.
Hay Growers at Boardman
Quitting the Association
According to a dispatch in Wednes
day's Oregoninn, sent in from Board
man, the hay growers of that community
are very much dissatisfied with the Ore
gon Co-operative Huy Growers' associa
tion, doing business at Hermiston, Its
first year of business has been very un
satisfactory as to its business manage
ment, and because of this 16 members
of the association by resolution have
withdrawn from the organization.
The resolution sets forth that L. A.
Hunt, manager, consigned most of the
hay produced by the association in Octo
ber and November, 1921, to "unknown
and irresponsible commission men on
the Atlantic coast," with the result that
$12,000 was lost by the association.
The resolution further declares that
the expense of operating the manager's
office has been far in excess of good bus
iness conduct, and that "the present
loose, disjointed, unbusinesslike meth
ods of conducting said association sim-
I ply spells ruin and bankruptcy" to the
mem oen.
Gets the First Wheat to
Warehouse in Heppner
Following hit policy of moving the
crop off to the warehouse just as fast
as it it threshed, Jeff Jonet was the first
man again thit season to get his wheat
into the bands of the Heppner Farmers
Elevator company from his big ranch on
Heppner flat, and O. T. Ferguson of
Sand Hollow wat a close second, coming
in a day or two behind Mr. Jonet. Mr.
Jones was the first man to reach the
warehouse with hit grain last aeaaon,
also.
So far there has been but little wheat
received at the Heppner warehouses, and
the quality of the grain is somewhat
mixed. It is not weighing up to No. 1,
the shrinkage being caused by the ex
cessive hot weather just at maturing
time. However, it it expected that when
the Turkey red begins t arrive there
will be a better thowinifnd the ware
housemen state that we shall have a lot
of fine milling grain at that, but the
yield will necessarily be short on ac
count of unfavorable planting and ma
turing conditions.
Pendleton Round-Up Will
Be Big Event This Year
PENDLETON, Ore., July 26. The
Pendleton Round-Up that unsurpassed
out-door drama with its Indiana, cow
boys, cowgirls and plainsmen, ita wild
steers, bucking bronks and fleet-footed
horses will again thrill thousands at
the 1922 ahow, September 21, 22 and 23.
The Round-Up city is once more mak
ing preparations for the big show. Un
der the bright blue skies of early aut
umn will be enacted the sports of range
and plain, and event will follow event
with the pauseless thrill for which the
Round-Up is famous. From the cow
boys' pony race to the wild horse race,
there are cash and merchandise prizes,
but for the world championship events,
including the cowgirls' and cowboys' re
lay, steer bulldogging, steer roping,
pony express race and cowboys' bucking
contest are reserved the prize saddles,
of elaborately carved leather and silver
trappings, while to the all-round cowboy
champion will go the Police Gazette Belt
with its gold-engraved buckle.
Tom Mix, the hero of a thousand dar
ing screen adventures, will be at the
Round-Up with his company of 50 cow
boys and will participate in the events
of track and arena. With Mix will be his
celebrated horse Tony, whose value as
Mix's mount may be judged by the fact
that he is insured with Lloyds, of Lon
don for $50,000.
Any railroad in the United States or
Canada will sell tickets to the Round
Up. Reduced rates of a fare and a half
will be in effect this year in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho. On special Pull
man trains over any of the roads, tick
ets will be sold to include admission to
the Round-Up and also sleeping berths
and dining-car service while on the road
and in Pendleton. These special trains
are parked near the Round-Up grounds.
The Round-Up is a community show and
lotal homes are thrown open to visitors.
Reservations may be made by writing
Accommodation Headquarters, Round-
Up Association, Pendleton.
Miss Alma Devin returned from a
week spent in Portland on Tuesday, and
is again at her post in the local tele
phone exchange.
JOHN DAY ROAD
IMPORTANT ONE
Another census of the automobile
traffic was taken by the state highway
department last Wednesday, here as
well as in other parts of the state.
The census here was taken at the Ar
lington Service station at the junction
of the Columbia river highway and the
John Day highway with the following
result; Total number of cara during the
day, 518 of which 198 were cars from
other states than Oregon.
The John Day highway which is un
der construction on this end; and for
that reason a large number of cara art
giong by way of Rock Creek and Bla
lock; showed a total of 86 cars. Some
idea can be obtained from this what an
Important road the John Day will be
when it is completed to that traffic can
travel over it without interruption.
While there was no official census of
the traffic over the Arlington-Roosevelt
ferry, it is reported that 38 cars crossed
on the ferry that day, which would
bring the total up to 656, The heaviest
travel is between the hours of 8 a, m.
and 8 p. m. Arlington Bulletin.
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MISS HEIR GUESTS
Greeting Party From Heppner Gett
Stalled by Fallen Tree Across Road.
Highway Party Past Through Hard
nan While G reefers Are There, But
They Fail to Connect.
Conceiving the idea that it would be
proper to send out a party of greeters
to meet the highway commission and
Governor Olcott somewhere between
Heppner and the Wheeler county line
on Saturday, and welcome the party to
our city, Judge Campbell took a load in
his big car which left the city about
9 o'clock Saturday morning and pro
ceeded south. There was no particular
way of knowing just where or at what
particular hour the visitors would be
met up with, but they were scheduled to
arrive at Spray about noon from Day
ville, so the Judge had it in mind that
his party should meet up with them the
other side of the Rock creek canyon, or
possibly at Porter creek, which is near
the county line.
On the way thither, and a mile or so
beyond the Hayden saw mill, the party
encountered a big fir tree blocking the
road completely. There was nothing f jr
it but to get the once monarch of the
forest out of the way, but not being
possessed of the proper tools, Judge
Campbell and Sam Pattison, both good
rustlers in an emergency, regardless of
what the emergency might be, drove
back to a nearby ranch, got a big cross
cut saw, axe and wedges and returned.
Frank Gilliam, Sam Notson, Mack Clark,
V. Crawford and Sam Pattison then
took turns at the saw while the Judge
bossed the job, and in a very short time
a section of the log that was directly
across the road and barring progress
was removed, rolled down the hill and
the right of way was cleared in a man
ner creditable to first class woodsmen,
and each "logger" voted that old cross
cut a mighty good saw.
A wait of several hours along the
route, after driving to the county line,
and after driving to the county line, and
and no highway party in sight, it was de
cided to return to Hardman, it being
argued that the travelers would not at
tempt to pass up that city on their way
in. Passing the Hayden mill about 4 p.
m., it was learned that the party had
left Spray and were on their way out,
and it was not long after arriving at
Hardman that a big touring car was no
ticed passing down a back street and
making a straight shoot over the hill
for Heppner, and a little later Bob Cars
ner drove in and announced to the greet
ers that the party looked for and waited
for were perhaps nearing Heppner by
that time, as it was their car that had
passed a half hour before.
The trip was enjoyed just the same,
and the compliments of the greeters ex
tended to the highway party when they
gathered for the banquet at Hotel Pat
rick in the evening.
Judge Campbell had the satisfaction
of showing some of the good road out
in the vicinity of Rock creek and over
Deadman hill, and he has succeeded in
creating a bunch of enthusiastic boost'
ers at Heppner for the Heppner-Spray
cut-off.
Miss Leora Devin is assisting in the
postoffice. She is to take the place of
Miss Florence Cason who goes on her
vacation Sunday.
Robert Hart Buys A
Business In Portland
A communication received this week
from R. M. Hart, states that he is now
engaged in business in Portland and
henceforth will be a fixture there. Mr.
Hart and family went to the city several
weeks ago to have a visit and look up
a business situation, and he has now
found what he wanted. The store is lo
cated at the corner of 26th and Powell
streets and the Woodstock car passes
right by the door. Groceries and con
fectionery is the line he will handle,
and Mr. Hart expects to enjoy a good
trade, being situated right opposite the
Clinton kelly school.
Mr. Hart states that they shall be
glad to welcome Heppner friends any
time they are in Portland, and hope they
will make it a point to look them up.
Ray Taylor, who cut himself quite
seriously in the foot with an axe some
three weeks ago, has sufficiently recov
ered to resume work again. The acci
dent hoppened while he was preparing
some kindling for a fire at the camp
in the mountains near the Duran cabin.
Federal Land Appraiser
To Visit Heppner Soon
George C. Burton, federal appraiser, it
soon to visit Morrow county in the in
terest of loan applications now pending
before the Oregon-Washington Joint
Stock Land bank of Portland. Mr. Bar
ton has been at work in Central Ore
gon. He will arrive here in about a
couple of weeka.
F. A. McMenamin, who it acting for
the bank here in the taking of applica
tion!, is informed by letter recently re
ceived, that the Joint Stock Land bank,
which has only been open for butinett
a short time, has to date received loan
applicationi approximating two million
dollars. In another column of the Gaz
ette-Times it an article on the subject.
Bankers Endorse Joint Stock Land
Banks," by Matthew E. Touhey, which
is reprinted from United States Investor,
June 10, 1922, and to which the atten
tion of our readers it called. There ia
prospect that numerous loana may be
made in Morrow county through the
Joint Stock Land bank of Portland.
Oregon Camp Fire Permits
Are Necessary in Forests
Due to the forest fire situation in Ore
gon, acting District Forester E. N. Kav
anagh has issued instructions to all fed
eral forest officers in the atate to re
quire permits for camp fires on national
forest lands, to be effective immediately.
It is the first time that such a rule has
been put into effect in Oregon.
The forests are very dry, many fires
are starting and the extreme necessity
of care with fire in the woods was never
so important, and the public ia urgently
asked to realize this danger to Oregon's
most valuable resource," says Mr. Kav
anagh. Permits are being required for build
ing camp fires on national forest lands
in the states of Washington and Calif
ornia and the extremely dry eonditiona
of forest lands in Oregon makes the per
mit system absolutely necessary, forest
officers say. The instructions provide
that suitable signs shall be placed at
entrances to the national forests re
garding the necessity of camp fire per
mits, as well as at ranger stations and
summer resorts, and the widest publi
city is being given to the new rule. Sea
son permits will be issued only to regu
lar users of the forests such at men
in charge of livestock and going opera
tions on the national forests. At special
ly prepared forest camp grounds when
there it a forest officer in charge, at at
Lagle Creek, no permit will be required,
the instructions state.
DOT MINT IS
THE BEST FOR YIELD
(C. C. Calkins, County Agent.)
Although a final check has not been
made on all the dry treatment for smut
tests so much interest has been mani
fested in the results 'that we have been
requested to make known the results
thus far.
On nine experiments which have been
carefully checked we have found that
there were 464 per cent or practically
a half more wheat where treated with
copper carbonate than where treated
with the old bluestone and formalde
hyde treatment. In one instance where
the wheat was seeded late there was
practically three times the stand and
in one other instance better than twice
the stand, from the dry treatment.
Take it as a whole it would have paid
all these farmers to have treated all
their grain with the dry treatment last
year owing to the fact that there would
have been a half more wheat and inei
dently approximately a half greater
yield. However, it will be noticed that
on the average the dry treatment was
not as effective for the control of smut
there being more than 4.9 per cent of
smut on the average in the copper car
bonate treated wheat as against 1.3 per
cent smut where the old standard meth
ods of dipping were used.
This dry treatment was tried on Blue
stem, Forty-fold, Turkey-red, and Hy
brid 128.
We have a number of other tests to
check up on. Following this we will get
the returns from the other wheat grow
ing counties of Eastern Oregon and will
then be in a better position to make re
commendations. This dry treatment has shown us con
clusively that a great amount of injury
is done by seed treatment. That many
of the poor stands can be attributed
directly to that cause. This was shown
by the fact that in some instances two
and three times the stand of wheat was
secured where copper carbonate treat
ment was used. It has also made us
very anxious to have the experiment sta
tions perfect for us a smut immune
wheat which can be planted without
treatment.
It reveals the fact that we may be able
to use it safely for some varieties of
wheat such as Turkey-red and with some
modifications we will very possibly be
able to use it for other varieties.
In order to make a more careful
check on the effectiveness for the dif
ferent chemicals for smut control where
Biuestcm wheat was heavily smutted we
tried some of them along side of for
maldehyde and bluestone on small plats
on Adam Blahm's place below Heppner.
The results will be found below.
Copper carbonate, 1H per cent smut;
formaldehyde, no smut; Seed-O-San,
1-10 of one per cent smut; bluestone, no
smut; eorona-copper, 24 per cent smut;
no treatment, 25 per cent.
The Bluestem seed used above was all
heavily smutted, the smut balls being
broken over the seed and well rubbed
into it. The seed was then treated ac
cording to directions for the methods in
question. Compared with the no treat
ment it will be noticed that the copper
carbonate, Seed-O-San treatments were
quite effective, while the corona-copper
gave only 2H per cent.
More extensive demonstrations on in
jury due to seed treatment and the ef
fectiveness of the different methods for
controlling smut will be arranged with
different farmers in all of the wheat
producing communities for this fall. The
names of the cooperators and the final
results of all the tests will be published
in the local papers.
WORK PROGRESSING
ON HIM 10
Party of Heppner Baaineta Me Make
Toar Over New Coaetraetioa. Good
Work Done on New Survey Which la
Laid Oat to Avoid Exeeniv Mad.
While patting along the rout of the
Heppner-Hardman market road on last
Saturday, in company with Judge Camp
bell and other members of the "greeting
party" out to meet Gov. Olcott, the high
way commission and other members of
their party, the editor of thit paper took
note of the fact that there it much pro
gress being made on the work along the
new survey on thit market road.
The crew, in charge of George Moore,
has been working away for several
months now, and aeveral miles of the
heaviest grading hat been completed.
Vic broshena it busy putting in the cul
verts where tome extensive fills have
been made, and be seems to be doing
fine work, hit masonry if plaeed to that
it will endure the ravages of freshet!
and other natural wear and tear for
ages to come.
One nice thing, apparently about thit
work, is the ease with which the hill
going out of McKinney creek at the Ste
phens place can be negotiated when the
new grade is completed. It is alto plaeed
where there will be no trouble with mud
in the wet seasons of the year at here
tofore. On the old road this hat been
very bad both late in the fall and for
several months in the early spring, mak
ing it practically impossible to get over.
and causing much inconvenience to the
Hardman people and aettlera in the
south end of the county compelled to
travel this road. We are informed that
one of the highway commissioners criti
cized this new survey quite severely on
Saturday, stating that the road should
have never been run np on the hill where
all this heavy work has had to be done;
we hope that he will make another visit
here and be taken over the old road
when the muddy season ia on, and in
that event hit mind will be changed in
favor of the new survey. As the road
is following the survey laid ont by the
state engineers, our county court should
rest easy, and they are entitled to praise
in the estimation of thit paper, for the
good judgment shown.
It was also noted that a change had
been made from the original survey,
where the road pastes through the Ste
phens land. Formerly it went right np
through, the alfalfa fie Id ad practical-
I ly destroyed them, and also merged into
some very neavy roca wort; in order to
get out onto the new grade. The county
has made a new survey following alone
the present road and placing the new
road a little higher up, and when com
pleted it will be found much better than
the original plan.
It certainly would be a fine thing if
the Heppner-Hardman market road had
sufficient funds to complete the work all
the way through, but it will take time to
bring thia about.
Father of Judge Campbell
Dies at Home in Canada
Judge W. T. Campbell ia in receipt of
news anonuncing the death of hit fa
ther, Alexander Campbell at the old
family home at List we 11, Ontario, Can
ada on July 10th, at the advanced age
of 85 yean. There survive Mr. Camp
bell five sons and four daughters, all
residents of Canada except Judge Camp
bell of this city and his brother. Jack
Campbell of Medical Lake, Washington.
Mr. Campbell states that his father waa
a pioneer resident of Ontario province,
coming to Canada from Scotland in 1854.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Vaughn and
daughter Caroline arrived at Heppner
by auto on last Thursday evening, and
are spending ten days or two weeks vis
iting with relatives. They now make
their home at Portland, where Mr.
Vaughn is employed by one of the lead
ing automobile distributing firms of the
city.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our gratitude for
the kindness and sympathy shown by
our many friends and neighbors at the
time of the death of our daughter and
sister, and for the many beautiful floral
offerings.
MR. and MRS. FRED RITCHIE,
MR. and MRS. J. T. KIRK,
and family.
Buys Heppner Residence of
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Slocum
The Heppner residence property of
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Slocum. situated on
south Chase street, was this week pur
chased by Spencer Crawford and he hat
moved into the tame with his family.
This is one of the nicest pieces of prop
erty in that part of the city.
Mr. Slocum and family removed to
Protland a few months ago, where they
have purchased a home and expect to
reside permanently, though we under
stand he regretted very much to give
up the home here where he resided for
so many years.
Mrs. I. E. Kunsman arrived home on
Tuesday from Portland, where she haa
been spending some six weeks visiting
with relatives and friends.
J. A. Williams was In the city a short
time today from lone. He came up from
Portland this week to see how the har
vest was progressing on the farm, and
he is pleased to find that the crop ia
turning off much better than anticipa
ted. Charley Nanneman has been run
ning the Williams farm for the past five
years. Mr. Williams contemplate! re
turning and taking charge of the place
this fall, thus becoming one of our lead
ing wheat producers again.
Robert Carsner, Wheeler County stock
man, spent a few days in this city on
business the first of the week. He ar
rived in town on Saturday evening la
time to enjoy the meeting of Heppner
citizens with Governor Olcott and the
State Highway commiition.