HIE GAZETTE-TIME
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 39, Number 18.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUG. 3, 1922.
Subscription $2.00 Per Year
11 DAY DIRECTORS
REJECT LEWIS DEFER
Many Interested Parties Attend Meeting
of Board of Directors of John Day
Irrigation District Tuesday Night
Three Important Resolutions Adopted.
A meeting of the board of directors
of the John Day Irrigation district was
held at the office of Woodson and Sweek
In thia city on Tuesday evening, the
meeting being called for the purpose of
considering a proposition of compromise
between the district and John H. Lewis,
engineer In charge of work of the dis
trict. Directors Wheelhouse of Arling
ton and Clark of Heppner were present,
was also their attorney, S. E. Van
Vector and Secretary Sweek. Attending
the meeting were a large number of
the land owners in the district and the
heaviest taxpayers, among them being
Jas. Carty, Hynd Bros., Smythe Bros.,
and others, who were instructed to speak
on behalf of numerous other interested
parties who were unable to attend the
meeting.
The proposition of Mr. Lewis, being
the chief topic for consideration, it was
taken op first. It is as follows:
"To the Board of Directors,
"John Day Irrigation District.
"Gentlemen:
"After talking the matter over with
your attorney, I have decided to submit
herewith merely as an offer of compro
mise, and not to be construed otherwise,
the very minimum which could be ac
cepted in adjustment of the John Day
controversy recently decided by the
eourt, which offer is conditioned upon
the completion of the information here
tofore collected and the preparation of
a Anal report based thereon for filing
with your district, also that your dis
trict will protect me against any far
ther costs or losses incident to this liti
gation, or the collection of the money
for warranta aa issued. The completion
of the report was referred to in the
court's findings, and I would like to
make it of credit to myself as well as to
the district. It would seem a great waste
of funds not to put this information in
convenient shape for filing and future
reference.
"Having heretofore expended approx
imately $29,000 on account of this pro
ject, exclusive of any salary or profit
to me for the two years of time that I
have been connected with this work, it
seems only fair that this amount should
be psid. In addition to this my own
time and profit on the job should far
more than cover the work done under
the supplemental contract and to cover
my attorney's fee in this litigation
which was unexpectedly forced upon me.
Furthermore some $8,200 in warrants
hsve been sold by me without recourse
which were not included in the $20,000
allowed by the court. The proceeds
from these warrants have gone into the
work. As these warrants bear interest
at the rate of 6 per cent per annum
from September 12, 1920, this interest
should also be allowed to the date when
new warrants are registered. I am pri
marily influenced at this time to submit
the very minimum as a basis for settle
ment, in order that these warrant hold
ers may be relieved of further anxiety
due to further litigation.
"Therefore I will accept as full set
tlement for all work rendered the John
Day Irrigation district on account of
contracts of John H. Lewis or Lewis A
Clark, with such district, for engineer
ing work, the following warrants of
your district, bearing A per cent inter
est, which warrants are In addition to
the $20,000 allowed by the court:
B warrants of $1 000 each $6,000
4 warrants of $500 each 2,000
1 warrant of $700 700
1 warrant of $.100 300
1 warrant of sufficient amount to
cover Interest at 6 per cent on
$8 200 from September 12, 1920
to dnte of registration of the
above mentioned new warrants
to be issued, which interest is
estimated 1.000
Legal expenses unpaid warrant... 6,000
To complete maps and information
as heretofore collected, prepare
final report with estimate of cost
including suitable index maps
and Illustrations 8,000
Total of new warrants, $17,000
plus interest as above mentioned,
say $18,000
"This offer was made verbally to your
attorney with the understanding that I
could have your decision thereon prior
to the time allowed for appeal in this
case, which upon my return, I find to be
less than I had anticipated. As some
question may come up not anticipated in
this letter, it may be best for me to at
tend your meeting. This I will gladly do
if it can be held this week, and notified
by phone prior thereto,
"Very truly yours,
"JOHN H. LEWIS."
Upon the reading of this proposition
from Mr. Lewis, consideration of the
same was had no further than the first
paragraph, for the reason that the direc
tors could not agree to that portion stat
ing "That your district will protect me
against any further costs or losses in
cident to this litigation, or the collection
of the money for warrants as issued."
This the board could not do, and upon a
thorough discussion of the point in
question by all present, it was unani
mously agreed that the proposition of
Mr, Lewis for compromise on the basis
presented be rejected.
Other matters coming up for settle
ment were presented to the meeting in
the form of resolutions. Three of these
were presented. The first has to do with
the assessment levied against the lands
within the district, and was upon the
motion of M. D, Clark and duly seconded
as follows:
"Whereas, a former board of directors
adopted a budget amounting to about
One Hundred and Twelve Thousand Dol
lars ($112,000) and ordored an assess
ment of Fifty Cents per acre on all the
privately owned land in the district to
raise said sum, and
Whereas, the land owners commenced
a suit against the John Day Irrigation
district and others for the purpose of
cancelling said assessment and the In
debtedness for which it wbs levied, and
"Whereas, the Circuit Court of Mor
row County has rendered a decision can-
Former Pendleton Girl
Now French Countess
An Imposing legs! document drawn I
up recently in Broadway law office in
New York ia the modern glass slipper
which makea an American girl who I
once lived in Portland, Pendleton and '
Seattle and who waa wife No. 1 in a Se
attle bigamy ease in 1913 a twentieth
century Cinderella. )
The slipper or. rather the document
which was certified and approved in the
surrogate'! court transforms Claudia
Windsor Tartoue, daughter of Hra. R.
Bengue Barnett of Portland, and wife j
of Pierre Tartoue, famous portrait pain-'
ter into the Countess de Rampan and '
Countess de Chanquetol. Mme. Tartoue
il officially adopted as a daughter of I
the Countess Clarel de Toequeville de
Rampan de Chanquetol, after a friend-1
rtiip of years.
Claudia Windsor Tartoue went to Se
attle in 1912 from Portland and Pendle
ton, as the wife of George John Busch,
who represented himself as the heir to
the millions of Adolphus Busch, St.
Louis brewer. Mrs. Busch'e beauty at
tracted attention and she was voted per
sonally charming. After a time they
'eft Seattle for the East.
A year passed and Busch returned to
Seattle alone, explaining that he had
been divorced. lie represented that he
'lad extensive business interests in Brit
ish Columbia. In June, 1913, he eloped
with Dorothy M. Meyer, 20, daughter of
Mrs. J. H. Meyer of Seattle, one who
was known in music circles. Mrs. Meyer
was distressed over the secret wedding
at Victoria, B. C, and at her request a
recond ceremony waa performed in Se
attle;, June 26, 1913, at the German Luth
eran church and the couple departed on
a five-months' honeymoon that was to
end in San Diego.
Two months after hteir departure Mrs.
Claudia Windsor Busch appeared in Se
attle again, making Inquiry for her hus
band, and the investigation subsequently
resulted in Mrs. Meyer filing a charge of
bigamy against her son-in-law. Report
came that the couple were on their way
to Argentine.
Early in 1920, Claudia Windsor mar
ried Pieirc Tortoue, French portrait ar
tist who was in America painting por
'.raits of distinguished men and women,
and in January, 1921, filed suit for di
vorce. It Is not mentioned in the New
1'ork report of the filing of the docu
ment that is to make her a countess
whether her petition for divorce from
Tartoue was ever prosecuted. East Or
cgonian. Maternity Nursing will go to home.
Mrs. M. L. Oney, Heppner. St.
celling all of said indebtedness except
about Twenty-Two Thousand Dollars
($22,000) and in addition has cancelled
about Forty-Eight Thousand Dollars
($48,000) of the indebtedness accruing
since said levy was made: and
"Whereas, under the said decision
there is not now outstanding against the
District in excess of Twenty-Two or
Twenty-Three Thousand Dollars ($22,
000 or $23,000); and
"Whereas, the land owners have ap
pealed from the Court decision and seek
to have the indebtedness further reduc
ed; and
"Whereas, the Court believed it was
without power to cancel the said levy
of Fifty Cents per acre, notwithstanding
the indebtedness intended to be paid
thereby was largely cancelled; and
"Whereas, there is no necessity for
the collection of said levy of Fifty Cents
per acre and it would work a great hard
ship on the land holders to pay the same
and many of them may not be able to
pay it; therefore
"Be it resolved that the said levy of
Fifty Cents per acre be cancelled by the
Board and the County Assessor be in
structed to strike it from the tax rolls
and the Sheriff and all other county offi
cers retrain from the collection thereof.
"But It is the sense of the Board that
when the Supreme Court shall have pass
ed on the appeal of said litigation and
the amount which the Directors will owe
has been determined another levy will
be made sufficient to pay said indebted
ness and to satisfy the just claims of
all creditors of the district."
The resolution passed.
Resolution No. 2 is as follows:
"Whereas, the indebtedness evidenced
by many outstanding district warrants
is in litigation; and
"Whereas, there is much uncertainty
as to what warrants will ultimately be
held valid and what Invalid, therefore
"Be it resolved that the county treas
urer be instructed not to pay any Dis
trict warranta until the legal status
thereof has been finally determined and
he is advised by the Board what war
rants Bhould be paid from the funds of
the District."
This resolution offered by M. D. Clark
was unanimously carried.
The third resolution touches upon the
proposal to make an appeal to the su
preme court of the State of Oregon,
from the derision of the lower court
in the suit of the Northern Pacific Rail
way company and others, against the
John Day Irrigation district, C. C. Clark
and others, and is as follows:
"Whereas, a notice of pretended ap
peal to the Supreme Court of the State
of Oregon in the case of the Northern
Pacific Railway company, et al, vs. C. C.
Clark, et al., has been filed by Mr. F Jl.
McMenamin and Mr. C. H. Finn pre
tending to act as attorneys for the Dis
trict; and
"Whereas, the Board has heretofore
discharged said attorneys as attorneys
for the District and have employed Mr.
S. E. Van Vactor as its attorney; and
"Whereas, the District does not desire
to appeal from said Court decision,
"Now therefore be it resolved, that
Mr. S. E. Van Vactor, attorney for the
Board take such steps as may be neces
sary to dismiss said pretended appeal."
Upon motion this resolution was pass
ed. The district having refused to con
sider the compromise proposition of Mr.
Lewis, it is presumed that he will per
fect his appeal from the decision of the
Circuit Court of Morrow county as
handed down by Judge Phelps, and will
endeavor to force the payment of his
claims in this manner.
There was much interest manifested
In the proceedings at the meeting Tues
dny evening, and whllp there was not
a great number of the land owners with
in the district present, these were well
represented, and those who attended had
authority to act for a much larger num
ber who were unable to be present.
Whose
T0BEATWHEAT8H0W
High Quality Milling Wheat to Compete
In Northwest Grain Hay Show at
Pendleton This Fall.
(Pendleton E. O.)
Grain growers of Morrow county will
be here strong with exhibits for the
Northwest Hay and Grain show, accord
ing to a statement from C C. Calkins,
county agent, in a letter to Fred Ben
nion. Calkins has made a request for
100 extra premium lists to be sent out
to leading growers in his county. Mor
row county farmers will send 60 bags
of wheat which will weigh 100 pounds
esch, Calikns says.
Samples of wheat grown near Lexing
ton and lone this year have been dis
played here, and quite a lot of this
wheat has been purchased by local mill
ers for milling purposes. It is said to
be of unusually high gluten content this
season. The varieties in which Morrow
county excells are Turkey Red, Hybrid,
Hard Federation, Forty-Fold and Early
Baart.
Farmers from Morrow county last
'year got in on some of the high money
at the show. Burton H. Peck of Hepp
ner won first for certified Turkey Red,
ind his exhibit placed ninth in the Tur
key Red class. This was considered to
be a good showing In the stiff competi
tion furnished by the Montana growers
with their toppy Turkey Red grain. C.
E. Carlson of lone placed eighth in the
common white class with an exhibit of
Forty-Fold. In the Forty-Fold class,
this exhibit took first prize.
The best bale of hay in the show came
Trom Morrow county. Charles Wick
'ander of Boardman was the grower of
the hay. It was then sent to the Inter
national Grain and Hay show at Chicago
where it was the only bale of commer
cial hay, and it won seventh place there.
One carload of the baled hay used to
build the show last year came from
Boardman. B. C. Mitchell, A. L. Dllla
bough, H. II. Westman and R. Wasmer,
all of Boardman, also placed for hay
prizes last year.
The show management pays freight
on all grnin entries of 100 pounds. This
exhibit is then cleaned and recleaned
and one bushel is used for show pur
poses. The Burplus above the bushel is
sold and pays for the freight and the
cleaning expenses.
State Health Officer at
Boardman on August 9
Dr. Estelle Ford Warner, head of the
Bureau of Child Hygiene of the State
Board of Health, will be at Boardman on
August 9th. Dr. Warner will hold a
free clinic for pre-school children and
babies and it is urged that all parents
have their children there if it is possi
ble to do so. It is expected that Dr.
Warner will be in Heppner at a later
date, possibly some time in October.
A young man named Norton was
brought to the office of Dr. McMurdo
Tuesduy evening from the road camp
of Moore & Anderson, suffering injuries
to his right knee which had been pier
ced by a large iron hook. The injuries
were dressed and the boy returned to
camp, expecting to be ready to resume
work in a few days. His home is at
Portland.
Horner Hunts History.
J. B. Horner, professor of history at
O. A. C, has been made director of his
torical research in Oregon. Professor
Horner has uncovered many incidents of
rare historical value, some of which
have been published in his history of
Oregon, and others in the public press.
One item of historical interest was lo
cating old Fort Hoskins, built by Phil
Sheridan of civil war fame, near the
present town of Hoskins and not, as gov
ernment war records report on the Sileti
20 miles west of there. Professor Hor
ner hopes to enlist the aid of old set
tlers and others in digging up and re
cording items likely otherwise to be
permanently lost.
Summer Picnic Is
Teachers Institute Will Be
Held in October This Year
We are informed by Mrs. Lena Snell
Shurte, school superintendent, that the
teachers institute for Morrow county
will be held earlier this season than for
merly, the dates now being set for Octo
ber 16, 17 and 18.
The superintendent is already working
on her program for this event, and ex
pects to have very excellent talent pro
sent soma of the best in the state, in
fact, and she looks forward to a suc
cessful institute for the teachers of
the county. .
O. A. C. FARM POINTERS
Silage is an insurance against a long
winter and short hay crop, as well as an
economical feed for sheep and cattle.
The full value of the silo was felt in the
late hard winter with hay out of sight.
The Union experiment station has found
that a combination of hay and silage
produces twice the daily gains at half
the cost of hay alone.
When ants become troublesome whole
colonies may be destroyed by mixing a
teaspoonful of tartar emetic with a ta
blespoonful of honey, spreading it on a
piece of bread and placing this bait in
the path of the ants. They carry por
tions of the poisoned honey to their
young as well as eat of it themselves.
Aphis on cabbage and kale plants are
particularly bad this year in many parts
of Oregon. Black leaf-40 diluted ac
cording to directions on the package will
clean them out when properly applied.
A good soap suds rather than clear
water will assist in spreading the solu
tion, making it more effective and econ
omical of labor and material.
Deputy Game Warden Here.
E. Albee, whose home for the most
part is at Pendleton, but who may be liv
ing almost anywhere over his district,
for he is a deputy game warden, has
been sent to this county to remain for
a time and look out for those who may
be inclined to violate the game laws of
the state. It is understood that Mr. Al
bee will be in this part of his district
for the remainder of the summer, mak
ing frequent visits to the mountains,
and there is no telling when he may
bob up and demand that you show that
hunting or fishing license. It is well
to go prepared if you expect to hunt or
fish, and you might keep posted as to
times and seasons as well. In fact, you
should be well tagged, for there is the
forest service man to look out for too,
and he says you must have a permit to
camp within the domains of the forest
reserve and build fires.
Too Hot at Ritter.
John Parkins, who lives over in the
Ritter country, but who is at the present
time making a visit at the home of his
cousin, Andrew Reaney at Lexington,
states that it is just a little too hot over
that way at present. The thermometer
has been registering 112 in the shade
over there and the heat is just a little
more than he can stand. Mr. Parkins
will remain here for some time, and
while visiting at the Reaney home he
is helping with the hay harvest. He
came to Heppner yesterday with Mr.
Reaney, who was in quest of laborers
to work in his hay fields, He found help
very scarce.
The family of S. A. Pattison are so
journing in the mountains in the vicin
ity of Ditch creek, where they will re
main until the heated term has broken
and living down here in the valley is a
little more tolerable, They went up
yesterday and have joined the Heppner
colony now enjoying the cool shade and
the mountain air.
A. K. Smythe. extensive sheepman and
landowner of Gilliam county, who oper
ates near Arlington, was in Heppner
over Tuesday night and attended the
meeting of tho John Day Irrigation dis
trict officers and landowners. Much of
the Smythe holdings lie within the boun
daries of the district.
Miss Dorothy Hill, daughter of Mrs.
Eugene Penland, who has been visiting
at the home of her grandmother in
Portland for a couple of months, return
ed to her Heppner home on Saturday.
This?
IS. CLABDUGH DIES
ATPORTLANDHOSPITAL
Ulceration of Stomach Causes Death of
Wife of Heppner Business Man.
Burial at Kansas Home.
Mrs. I. R. Clabough died at St. Vin
cents hospital in Portland on last Fri
day evening at 8:15, at which institution
she had been for several weeks under
care of physicians who were treating
her for goiter. Her health had been
poor for several years, and on this ac
count the family moved about to various
points in the hopes that change of cli
mate and altitude might prove benefi
cial. They had been living in Heppner
for more htan a year, and two months
ago Mrs. Clabough was taken to Port
land to receive treatment for goiter and
heart trouble. Recently there developed
other complications, and the physicians
thought an operation for appendicitis
was necessary, and this they decided to
perform on last Friday morning. Mrs.
Clabough took suddenly very ill early
in the morning, and word was sent to
Heppner, Mr. Clabough leaving immedi
ately, and reached her side about ten
minutes before she passed away.
A post mortem examination was held
by the physicians to determine the cause
of death, and it was found that she had
ulceration of the stomach, the ulcer had
broken, causing the severe sickness and
this with her weakened heart brought
about her death.
The body was prepared for shipment
to Kansas for Burial, going to Flora,
their Kansas home, Tuesday, in charge
of Mr. Clabough, who was joined at Ar
lington by all the other members of the
family excepting Delbert, the eldest son,
who remains at Heppner with the busi
ness owned by himself and father.
Mrs. Sylvia Clabough was a native of
Kansas and aged about 41 years at tile
time of her death. She is survived by
her husband, I. R. Clabough and six
sons, Delbert, James, Richard, George.
John and Norman. She was a talented
woman, and though her stay in Heppner
was one of comparative short duration,
yet she won many friends here and
their sincere sympathy is extended to
the father and boys in the sad bereave
ment. The family expect to remain at Flora
where Mr, Clabough owns a good farm.
Man Caught in Combine
Cylinder Dies at Condon
A dispatch to the Oregonian from
Condon under date of August 1, gives
the following report fo the violent death
of W. H. Colwell, a Portland ranch oper
ator: W. H. Colwell of 335 North Tenth
street, Portland, Or., 66 years old, died
at the local hospital early this morning.
Death was the result of being caught in
the cylinder of a horse-drawn combine
on the ranch of Frank Lewis at Mik
kalo, about 20 miles from Condon. Mr.
Colwell had interests with Mr. Lewis
and was assisting him with harvest, hav
ing charge of the separator, and in going
about his work slipped and fell in the
rapidly moving cylinder. One leg was
ground to a pulp, and from where he
lay he directed his release, having the
men hitch the horses to the rear of the
combine and reverse the machine and
in that way free him. He showed a re
markable grit and courage in directing
his release. He was brought to Condon
and placed in a hospital, where one leg
was amputated in an effort to save his
life.
Mr. Colwell was well known in east
ern Oregon, having settled in Lone Rock
about 1876, and was a pioneer stock
man of that place. Later he lived in Ar
lington and of recent years in Portland.
Besides his widow he leaves a sister,
Mrs. Salter of Tacoma; a brother, James
Colwell of Seattle, and three daughters,
Mrs. Christensen of Troutdale, Mrs.
Black of North Carolina and Mrs. Pom
eroy of Portland. Burial will be in Port
land. He was a member of the Masonic
order, Knights of Pythias and Artisans.
John Brosnan, Butter creek stockman,
was a visitor in the city today.
Local Boys See Accident
When Echo Man Is Hurt
While driving into The Dalles on last
Thursday afternoon, Baird Patterson
ar,d Alvin Boyd of this city were wit
nesses to the accident that happened
to H. D. McCarty of Echo. The boys
state that McCarty, whom they did not
know, had apparently lost control of
his car, when he was near Seufert'ts. and
it went over the bank. They came upon
him at the side of the road but had no
sooner driven past than he came up be
hind and they drove to one side to let
him pass, and they noted he was making
about 25 miles per hour, the ear going
from one side of the road to the other
like the steering wheel might be broke,
finally going into the ditch in plain view
of the boys who were right behind. They
rushed to his assistance and found him
sitting in the seat and pinned down by
the top of the car. They attempted to
move him to their car to take him to
The Dalles, but were prevented from
doing so by the railroad bridge watch
man who had arrived on the scene by
this time, so the boys hurried on to The
Dalles and had an ambulance come after
the injured man.
From The Dalles Optimist we take the
following account of the accident:
H. D. McCarty of Echo was driving to
The Dalles yesterday afternoon, when
his car left the road near Seufert's can
nery, turning over and McCarty will
probably not recover, according to the
physician in charge. The watchman at
the railroad bridge saw the accident and
telephoned to The Dalles for an ambu
lance. According to the watchman, McCarty
was apparently driving about 35 miles
per hour, when the car, a Ford roadster,
struck the soft gravel, causing the
wheels to turn out of the road. The car
went over a four foot embankment, ran
about 20 feet and then turned over.
A gash from the right eye to the back,
of the head with the scalp torn loose
and a fracture of the base of the skull
were the worst injuries. The car was
badly wrecked.
The ambulance was rushed to the
scene of the accident and the injured
man brought to the local hospital. The
serious injuries to the head make re
covery doubtful, Dr. Renter said last
night.
McCarty is 56 years of age and was
traveling alone.
Dobyns Treats 'em Rough.
Harold Dobyns, government' trapper,
who returned Saturday from Ukiah
where he has been for the past 10 days
recuperating from the effects of poison
oak, with which he has been bothered
during this summer, left today for Mea
cham. During the fiscal year ending
June 30, Dobyns killed 210 predatory
animals, he reports. This number does
not include porcupines, badgers and oth
er animals of this sort. Of the preda
tory animals six were bears, nine were
bob cats and 195 coyotes, 29 of which
were puppies, and the remainder adult
coyotes. Dobyns made the second high
est record in the state during the year,
one Malheur county man securing more
catches. Dobyns worked a shorter time
than his rival for honors, however, and
this accounts for some of the difference
in the size of their catches. East Ore
gonian. U. S. Officer Inspects.
C. W. Pugsley, assistant secretary of
agriculture for the United States, is vis
iting some agricultural districts of Ore
gon this week in company with Paul V.
Maris, director of O. A. C. service, and
C. J. Mcintosh, agricultural writer for
the college. The diversified districts of
Clackamas, Marion, Linn, Benton and
Lane counties, the McKenzie timber belt.
Bend lumber region, great central Ore
gon livestock lone, and the dry wheat
farm lands of the Columbia basin, are
being studied by the federal officers and
college men.
Charley Repass was in from the Wm.
Hendrix ranch on Rhea creek Wednes
day. He is stopping out there for a
while and helping Bill through hay har
vest, being the French chef at the Hon
drit place and pu'.ling together tne eats
for the force around the place. Inciden
tally, he was looking for a man o. two
tj work at haying while here and found
there were none to be had.
Roy Neill was in the city a short time
yesterday from his ranch on Big Butter
creek above Pine City. Ho ii iu- v ir tie
midt of putting up his second croo of
alfalfa and is getting a croud crop. He
states that he had no trouble in getting
hands this season but he had to go to
Pendleton for them.
Mrs. Elsie Stevenson recei'.'d word
yesterday of the very serious illness of
her mother, Mrs. Thos. Driskell of Pen
dleton. Mrs. Driskell received serious
injuries from a fall about three weeks
ago and has been bedridden ever since.
Mrs. Stevenson departed at once for
Pendleton.
Mrs. Leta King, who has been visiting
at the home of her father, J. N. Luper
for a week, left for her home at Port
land on Sunday, being driven to The
Dalles by her son, Mart King. She was
accompanied by her two children, Fran
cis and Norton.
Chas. Chick, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Chick of this city, returned home
on Wednesday from the University of
Oregon, where he has been a student
for the past year. He will spend his
vacation season here.
District Attorney Notson has been
confined to his home for the past week,
a pretty sick man and under the care of
a physician. At the present time he
is reported to be much improved.
Jim Yeager and Wallace Smead left
Town yesterday morning for camp at
Ditch creek. They are out for huckle
berries and seem to know just where
they are to be found.
Attorney S. E. Van Vactor came up
from The Dalles on Monday, and on
Tuesday attended a meeting of the di
rectors and others of the John Day Ir
rigation district.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Humphreys return
ed home Monday from their vacation of
about three weeks, spent at Hillsboro
and other points in the Willamette valley.
INITIAL STEPS TAKEN
TO PUT ON ROUND-UP
Heppner People la Favor of Wild West
Show Thia Fill. Will Probably Ba
Held at Same Tine Tractor Caravaa
Visita Heppner. .
At a meeting on Tuesday evening, held
at council chambers, the Initial steps
were taken to put on a round-up for
Heppner this fall. The meeting waa well
attended by business men and eitltens
of the town interested in the matter, and
after considerable discussion a commit
tee on arrangements was appointed by
W ,W. Smead, who acted as chairman.
This committee consists of C. W. Me
Namer, chairman, L. V. Gentry and C.
H. Latourell. This committee will take
the preliminary steps in the enterprise,
such as figuring on dates, getting talent
and finding out what the expenses nec
essary to putting on a creditable show
will amount to, and after this ia done,
to call another meeting, make their re
port and await instructions.
There was considerable enthusiasm
manifested in regard to thia proposition
and this points to its ultimate success.
The coming of the tractor ears ran to
Heppner at the same time that it is pro
posed to stage the round-up, will add
an important feature to the occasion
and be a strong drawing card, that will
in no way interfere with carrying out
the round-up program. In fact it should
assist much in drawing a erowd to the
city at the time. When the report of
the committee on arrangements shall
have been turned in, it can be pretty
definitely stated aa to how much money
will be required to properly guarantee
the success of the undertaking. The
opinion expressed at the meeting was to
the effect that it would require some
thing like $1500 from the citiiens and
business men of the community, and if
the enterprise is handled as it ahould
be, it should be made to pay out and
repay any amount that ia put up aa a
guarantee. It is proposed to put oa
three-day program, and the date will
likely be about a week following the
round-up at Pendleton, though thia ia a
matter to be decided upon Investigation
and report of the committee on arrange
ments. A Boa Is Bora.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
Henrickson at the home of Mrs. Hen
rickson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff
Jones, in this city on Wednesday, Aug
ust 2. The young man weighed 10 pounds
: and Dr. Chick reporte both mother and
baby doing well. Grandpa Jonea is all
up in the air over the advent of thia, bis
first grandchild but he ia expected to
get down to earth again in due season.
We Wonder If This Is
Former Heppner Boy
The Oregonian of yesterday contain
ed a telegram from C re swell under date
of August 1, stating that John Elder of
Mosier was killed at the Creswell cross
ing that afternoon by the Shasta lim
ited. A freight train waa standing on
the passing track on the west aids of
the main track, and Mr. Elder, with Mr.
Lister of Albany, was eoming east in an
automobile. The flagman of the freight
train stopped their car and the men got
out. Elder then started across the track
and was struck by the train.
The body was taken to Eugene. The
men had been looking at a ranch west
of town.
John Elder, formerly of this place,
brother of Mrs. David Wilson, has been
iving in the vicinity of Mosier, but his
relatives here have not been able to
earn whether he was the man killed at
Creswell. They had no knowledge of his
being in that vicinity recently. Up to
the time of going to press, Mr. Wilson
has been trying to locate his brother-in-law,
but without success.
Jim Carty was up from his Tub
Springs ranch a couple of days this
week, being interested in the meeting of
the board of directors of the John Day
Irrigation district.
Frank Sloan and Hugh Stanfield, stock
men of Stanfield, Oregon, were in the
city a day or so the first of the week,
being interested in the purchasing of
some sheep.
Mack Clark and Will Ball of Minor
and Co, departed Wednesday morning
for their vacation which they expect to
spend at Lehman Springs in the Blue
mountains.
Commissioners Bleakman and David
son were on the job at the court house
Wednesday, looking after the business
of the regular August term of county
court,
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Akers and Mrs.
Chas. Barlow and daughter Edith Marie
left by auto on Monday, going to Port
land where they expect to spend a week.
Miss Helen Barratt, O. A. C. student,
arrived home Saturday to spend her
summer vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Barratt in this city.
TURKEY RED WHEAT Karko Tur
key Red wheat; test 99.76 pure. For
sale at ranch or will deliver. F. E.
MASON, Lexington, Ore. St.
Dr. D. R. Haylor, eye specialist, was
in the city for a few days the first of
the week fitting up a large number of
our people with "new eyes."
F. L. Harwood, local jeweler, returned
Wednesday evening from a short busi
ness trip to Portland. He went to the
city on Monday.
FOR SALE Hi horsepower Ottowa
wood saw, practically new. Price $100
cash. See machine at Peoples Hardware
Co. Adv. t.
Miss Rubina Corrigall left for a two
weeks vacation Saturday, expecting to
spend the time at Seaside and othor
points.
Attorney F. A. McMenamin departed
Tueiday nfternoon for Portland, to be
absent for a few days on business mat
ters. Four good work horses for sale. See
Frank S. Parker below depot, Heppner.
Phone 50F3.
Miss Florence Cason left for Rock
way Sunday morning for a vacation of
two weeks.