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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 49, Number 12. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1923. Subscription $2.00 Per Year
EXECUTIVE BOO!
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Committee Is Appointed
By President Van
Marter
TALK ROAD MATTER
Complete Organization Ii Planned to
Carry Out Details; Maps and
Letters to Be Sent Out
At the meeting; of the citizen held
Friday of lust week to re-organize
the Ileppner Commercial club, the
mutter of appointment of an execu
tive committee wai left in the hands
of President Van Marter, to be an
nounced iater. President Van Mar
ter has chogen this committee, and
ita personnel is an follows; W, R.
Barratt, C. L. Sweek, Judge W. T.
Campbell, Walter Moore and M. D.
Clark. As one of the most important
matters to receive early considera
tion of the elub will be the Hardman
Spray road, President Van Marter,
upon the suggestion of the members
of the executive committee, haa ask
ed G. A. Bleakman of Hardman to act
with the committee in their delibera
tions on this proposition, as he is
well informed concerning the propos
ed road and his advice will be valua
. ble.
The committee held its first meet
ing last evening, when it was decided
that prompt action would be taken In
order that the proper organization
can be worked out to get recognition
of this Hardman-Spray road by the
authorities. It was decided to make
maps and draft letters to be sent to
all points interested and to be bene
fitted by the completion of this link
In the highway system, and this work
will be promptly done, the idea being
to get our proposals before Pendle
ton, Pilot Kock, Hardman, Spray,
Mitchell, Prineville, Redmond, and
Bend, as the connecting up of the
Oregon-Washington highway with the
John Day highway and then The Dalles-California
highway in Central Or
egon will be of interest to all of these
towns and their cooperation will be
solicited.
It is further planned to organize a
junket of the business men of this
city for the purpose of visiting this
territory and personally presenting
the matter to the various communi
ties, in order that an organisation be
speedily formed that can go before
the state highway commission with
sufficient persuasive powers to get
tUi piece of road on the state map
as a post road.
These are the preliminary steps In
contemplation, and which the execu
tive committee is now working on.
Tho trip planned will be the effort
of the commercial club to get togeth
er just as strong a delegation as pos
sible from Hcppner, the club expect
ing that no business man of the city
will find an excuse for not joining
the junket and making the trip.
The importance of prompt and uni
ted action on the part of the people
of this community was fully express
ed at the gathering two weeks ago
and as the work proceeds this senti
ment should grow stronger. At that
meeting it was stated that the build
ing of the Ilurdman-Spray section
would cost in the neighborhood of
JjoO.Ouu. As we understand it, In
order to get cooperation by the state
and government as a post road, the
county would have to share one-third.
The road to be placed on the map
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FARMERS MAKE
TRIP TO M0R0
The annual trip of the Morrow
county farmers to the Sherman coun
ty experiment Btation at Moro last
week was attended by nineteen far
mers of the county. The cars arriv
ed at Moro at about four o'clock Fri
day afternoon and a short visit was
made to some of the farmers In the
Gordon Ridge neighborhood. All day
Saturday was spent Inspecting the
experiment farm under the direction
of D. E. Stephens the superintendent.
A wide variety of grain work is
being carried out at the farm and
the results being obtained are very
important to the wheat farmers of
eastern Oregon.
The wheat nursery at the station
waa of especial interest to the farm
ers and considerable time was spent
going over the nursery at both morn
ing and afternoon sessions. Over
fifteen hundred varieties of wheat are
being tested out and many cross
breeds of hybrid varieties are being
developed. Of especial interest are
the smut resistant varieties that have
been developed and are being tried
out. Several of these varieties are
smut free and if the yields prove sat
isfactory some of them will be ready
for distribution in a couple or three
years.
The following people from Morrow
county made the trip: J. 0. Turner,
Clint Sharp, Fred Hoffmaster, Pruitt
Cox, D. M. Ward, J. F. Lucas, Carl
Peterson ,Chas. McEIligott, Harold
Anderson, Glenn Ball, Frank Holboke,
Frank Mason, E. S. Miller, Wesley
Felch, Roy Campbell, C. T. Cutsforth,
Fred Mankin, Mrs. D. Misner, and
Fred Raymond.
HUGHES-BASSETT.
A weding of interest to Heppner
people took place at the Christian
church in New berg on Sunday, June
1", when Miss Olive Bassett of New
berg was married to Joseph Hughes
of this city. The young people ar
rived here last evening and will make
their home for the present at the
Hughes farm northwest of Heppner.
the bride is quite well known here,
having made her home in this county
for a year or more and leaving here
early last fall. Mr. Hughes is one
of the sons of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hughes of this city, and was born
and reared in this community and
is a fine young man. They are re
ceiving the congratulations of their
many friends.
1 o Trade Ford runabout with
truck back; will take In exchange cat
tto, two years and under. W. HAR
OLD MASON, lone.
would be designated from Heppner to
Spray, imd the county has already
spent and authorized to be spent a
sum equal to its one-third of this es
timated cost, and it can readliy be
reen that the designation by the state
and placing of the road on the map
as a post road is very important for
the providing of the aditional funds
for its completion. The road is al
ready on the forest service map and
t'.iut portion going through the Uma
tilla forest will be handled by this
branch of the government service. In
conversation wiht Mr, Cecil not long
ago, Mr. Burratt received his promise
tliHt the survey of this road would
be mtidc this summer, and it is ex
pected the work will be undertaken
ir. July.
United effort all along the line is
going to bring what we want and the
Heppricr Commercial club is getting
off on the right foot.
Born To M r. and M rs. Spencer
Crawford, Saturday, June 16, at the
Mrs. G. C. Aiken maternity home, an
8-pound son, Hugh Vawter.
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how much material you
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select your material. The
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your pattern tells you
how to make the drett.
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All of these materials
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gether, and finish it.
Former Ileppnerite En
joys California Fishing
Our old friend, C. R. Johnson, for
merly of Heppner and lone, but now
of Huntington Beach, California, does
not put in all of his time collecting
his royalties from the oil producing
wells on his premises, and finds that
he can devote some spare moments
to following the occupation of Isak
Walton. He sends up the following
clipping from the Huntington Beach
News, of May 24, 1923:
"It has been some time since the
fishermen have been ao numerous on
the pier as on Wednesday and Thurs
day nights, and most all of them were
well rewarded for their skill at the
fisherman's art.
"The catches consisted largely of
yellowfin, spotfin, corbina and craok-
er, and many of them were larger
than usual, weighing two to five
pounds.
"C. R. Johnson, one of the old vet
erans of this section of the fishing
universe, had a big pile of mixed spe
cimens Thursday evening, and Judge
G. W. Warner, . B. Stevens and Sam
Clapp also carried home several nice
ones.
"There were so many more persons
on the pier than usual that some who
do not do any fishing thought there
was a fire out there, and went out
to investigate what all the excitement
was about."
Mr, Johnson says to tell the world
that all the Morrow countyites in
the vicinity of Huntington Beach are
enjoying the best of health.
Gov. Pierce Appoints
4 New Commissioners
Shakeup In Game Department Occurs
from Alleged Lack of Har
mony of Members
Salem, Ore., June 18. Alleged lack
of harmony among the members of
the state game commission Saturday
night caused Governor Pierce to re
move four of the five members of the
body.
The members of the commission
removed by the governor included M.
A. Lynch of Redmond, Blaine Hal lock
of Baker, George H. Kelly of Port
land and F. Roy Davis of Med ford.
They will be succeeded by J. W.
Maloney, president of the Inland Em
pire bank of Pendleton; Harold Clif
ford, Prairie City rancher; Ben Dor
ria, Springfield farmer, and R. W.
Price, manager of the Multnomah ho
tel in Portland.
I. N. Fleischner of Portland is the
only member of the old commission
to be retained by the governor.
The term of Mr. Lynch would have
expired in February, 1927. Mr. Kelly's
term would have expired February
26, 1926, and Mr. Ha Hock's terra
would have expired In February, 1927.
Mr. Davis, who was appointed a mem
ber of the commission less than a
month ago had nearly four years
yet to serve. Mr. Fleischner, under
his appointment, will hold the place
on the commission until February 25,
1925.
"I am making a change in the game
commission because of the lack of
harmony now apparent in that body,"
said the governor in a statement to
night, "and becuase of strong indi
cations of political manipulation by
certain men now connected with the
administration of game affairs in thla
state.
"The future of game in the state
of Oregon fa far too important a mat
ter to be bandied about politically.
Three hundred thousand dollars an
nually, paid by sportsmen, is far too
targe a sum to be jeopardized by dis
concerted action. The preservation of
wild life of the state is of paramount
importance to the commonwealth. Be
cause of these conditions I deem it
advisable at this time to make chang
es in the personnel of the present
commission.
"The governor is responsible for
the commission and therefore respon
sible to the sportsmen of Oregon for
the conduct of game affairs. With
a deep realization of that responsi
bility, I have selected as new mem
bers of the commission men of the
highest type available, all of them
successful and responsible business
men and men interested in game mat
ters. It is not the intention of the
executive to dictate to the new com
mission or to meddle in any way with
its affairs. It is not the purpose of
this office, as has been suggested, to
throw the commission into politics.
"Game affairs are to be left en
tirely to the new commission, a body
in which the governor has the ut
most confidence, and a body that he
believes will meet its obligations with
the greatest advantage to the wild
life of the state,"
CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Lord's Day, June 24.
Another day of blessing, joy and
opportunity at hand; the stimulus
and inspiration of the splendid con
ventoin is still upon us. Let us see
to it that those seed have not fallen
upon sterile ground.
With adequate room, and equip
ment for every class, the Bible Bchool
opens at 9:45, with a splendid corps
of teachers; there's a place just suit
ed to you, regardless of whom you
are. Communion service and preach
ing at 11 o'clock. Subject of the
morning sermon, "The Re-Creation of
Men." The Jr. C. E. society will
meet at 3 p. m, and the Senior society
at 7, for a short meeting short and
full of pep.
The evening preaching and sonp
service will be suspended in defer
ence to the Chautauqua session.
Don't forget your invitation, your
welcome and the lasting benefits as
sociated with the church service,
LIVINGSTONE.
R. E, Gremba, assistant cashier at
the First National bank, has resigned
his position and departed the first of
the week for Spokane, where he will
visit for a short time with his moth
er, and then go to Los Angeles, Cat.,
to accept another position, Mr. Grem
ba is a mighty fine young man. and
loaves behind at Heppner a host of
friends who wish him well whe rover
he may cant his lot in the future.
Wanted A few piano students for
the summer vacation season July 1
Elisabeth Phelps.
IONE TO PUT OVER
BEST CELEBRATION
All arrangements are being com
pleted at lone for the putting over
of the best celebration on the Fourth
that has been held in that little city
for years, and all of the good people
of Heppner are Invited to come and
enjoy the day with them. Just one
day, the 4th, will be given over to
thia good time. It being thought best
to have one rood day rather than
string out the program over two or
three days. There will be no other
celebration on the branch, and lone
ia expecting that the people will ga
ther in there from practically all the
surrounding country, and they are
promised that there will be some
thing doing every minute of the day
all entertainment to be practically
free to them. Shall we not celebrate
at lone on the 4th?
Chautauqua Opens
at Heppner Tomorrow
A Six-Day Program of Grand Fea
tures In Store and a Big At
tendance Anticipated
For the six days of fine entertain
ment beginnnig at the Heppner Chau
tauqua opening tomorrow, Friday af
ternoon, the management is expecting
a record attendance of the people of
Heppner and surrounding country.
The ticket committee has been bus
ily engaged in disposing of season
tickets, and are gratified with their
success, and all arrangements are
completed for the putting over of
this big festival event In fine style.
The Ellison-White people are of
fering an especially strong program
this season, and some of the greatest
entertainers on the Chautauqua cir
cuit are to be here. Among these are
the Patton Brothers, The Oceanic
Quintet, Norman Allan Imrie, and
then the delightful presentation of
"The Shepherd of the Hills" by a
strong company of actors. These are
just a few of the high marks, but the
entire program is to be of a class
that seldom comes to the people of
this community, and all at a price for
the season tickets that brings the ad
missions down to a ridiculously low
figure. If you have not secured a
season ticket, do it right now for the
time is short. Don't depend on single
admissions and thus pay $7.50 for
what you can have for $2.50.
University Professor
Has Vacation Abroad
University of Oregon, Eugene, June
20. Dean Eric W. Allen of the Uni
versity of Oregon school of journal
ism will sail for Europe about the
middle of August to spend several
months in England and on the con
tinent. While Dean Allen's trip Is
a vacation journey, he will devote
some time to a first-hand study of
European newspapers and their meth
ods. He will be accompanied by Mrs.
Allen. They will visit England,
France, Italy, and possibly Germany.
Dean Allen will return to America
in time to preside over the winter
meeting of the American Association
of Schools and Departments of Jour
nalism, which will be held in Chicago.
The Oregon man will start on his
vacation trip immediately after the
close of the University of California
summer school at Berkeley. For the
seventh summer he will have charge
of a six weeks' course in journalism
at a California summer session.
Dean Allen has taught at the Uni
versity of Oregon continuously since
the work was inaugurated in 1912,
and the European trip will be his
first extended vacation. In his ab
sence Professor George S. Turnbull
will serve as acting dean.
BROTHER FROM ALASKA VISITS.
L. E. VanMarter is enjoying a visit
this week from his brother J. Van
Marter of Katchekan. Alaska, who ar
rived at Heppner on Tuesday evening.
The brothers have not met before in
17 years and they are enjoying the
reunion to the limit. At his home
town in Alaska, Mr. VanMarter is en
gaged with the electric power com
pany. He states their little city of
about 5500 Is one of the livliest
places on the coast. Immense fishing
grounds lie adjacent to Katchekan
and many big canneries are in opera
tion there, and it is also a very im
portant point In the lumber trade
and numerous big saw mills are in
operation. Mr. VanMarter will re
main at Heppner for a week or ten
days, in order that he and his brother
may once more become acquainted.
CHAUTAUQUA NOTICE.
Season tickets for the Heppner
Chautauqua are now on Bale at the
following prices: Adults, $2.50; stu
dents, $1.50; children, $1.00.
Single admissions to every session
will cost adults $7.60, students and
children being in proportion.
The local committees receive full
credit on the guarantee for all sea
son tickets sold but on single ad
mission tickets costing adults $7.50,
they receive but $1.87.
Save money for yourself and help
tho committee out by buying season
tickets. COMMITTKE.
LEXINGTON CHURCH OK CHRIST.
The services next Sunday morning
will be conducted in the grove at El
der Reaney's place. The Bible school
will be at 10 as usual and followed
with the communion and preaching
services. Basket dinner at noon. All
are invited to bring their dinner and
enjoy the day in fellowship and ser
vice. Evening services will be at the
church.
Junior at 8:30. Young Peoples ser
vices at 7. Song and sermon at 8.
We welcome you at these services.
E. A. PALMER.
ESTRAYED.
Iron gray mare, 2-year-old, invis
ible brand, weight about 1100 pounds,
Loft my place on Eight Mile during
March or 1st of April. Reward.
4t. HOWARD ANDERSON
IT
37 Votes Cast for Direc
tor and Clerk Mon
day Afternoon
CLERK GIVES REPORT
S. E. Notson Is New Member of Board
While Vawter Crawford Retains
Posiiton of Clerk
There was a remarkably good at
tendance of patrons of the Heppner
school at the annual school meeting
held in the council chambers on last
Monday afternoon. Just what stirred
up the voters, and caused this in
terest, did not develop at the meet
ing, as there was no opposing candi
dates and the election passed off very
qaietly. Some rumors were afloat
on the street concerning certain
prospective candiadtes for director,
and that there might be a number
of names up to be voted on, but this
failed to materialize, though it was
possibly the means of getting out a
heavier vote than common and 37
men and women participated in the
balloting. We remember that one
year ago there were just seven pre
sent at the meeting, and the year
before that about a similar number
turned out, while at the budget elec
tion last fall It was possible to count
only three people who manifested en
ough interest in the financial affairs
of the district to be present to pass
on a budget calling for the expendi
ture of $43,000. We are pleased to
note the apparent growing interest in
school affairs in this district, and
hope that ft may get even better, as
there is an estimated vote in this dis
trict of 500, and it can be seen that
the proportion of those that should
atter.d is mighty small yet.
At Monday's meeting S. E. Notson
was placed in nomination for direc
tor, and was elected without opposi
tion, there being a few scattering
votes. Vawter Crawford was re-elected
clerk, there being no one nomina
ted against him, and there were a
few scattering votes. Notson is of
the opinion that it was a pretty good
job of "railroading," but the result
seems to have been quite satisfactory.
W. P. Mahoney, who has been chair
man of the board during the past
year, now retires. He was urged to
allow his name to be presented for
re-election on the board but declined
because of the press of other bu si
nges. The board is now C. E. Wood
son, chairman, Ealor B. Huston and S.
E. Notson, directors, Vawter Craw
ford, clerk.
The annual report of the clerk pre
sented the following financial state
ment:
Cash on hand at time of last re
port, June 19, 1922.... $ 1,937.9
Receipts
From county treasurer from
county school fund 2,610.69
From county treasurer from state
school fund 690.05
From county treasurer from ele-
rrom county treasurer for dis
trict tax 22.8S4.16
mentary school fund 8,812.90
rrom tuition, pupils below high
chool grades 165.81
From high school tuition 8,691.72
From all other sources 88.10
Total receipts
Plus cash on hand...
...$33,887.93
1,987.94
185.826.8'
Expend it a res
Salary of superintendent
t 2,520.00
. 1 ,800.00
. 1,663.00
salaries or principals
Salaries of teachers (men)
Salaries of teachers (women)
14,180.76
Salaries of janitor and other em
ployee 1.667.00
Supplies used in instruction 776.58
Census enumeration and election 85.20
Fuel 1,856.77
Lights and water
378.20
Janitor's supplies
806.43
672.43
143.90
198.51
116.00
8,447.60
180.74
Repairs and improving- grounds....
Repairs and replacement of
equipment
Library books
Insurance ..
Interest on indebtedness
Paid for other purposes-
$29,377.06
Cash on hand t 6.448.81
Cash in sinking fund $ S.1H8.01
Indebtedness
Amount of bonded indehtodness..$4M00.00
Amount of other indebtedness 6,500.00
Total
.$59,600.00
. 6.000.00
Less amount paid since report..
$54,500.00
Vacation Bible School
Pronounced A Success
Those Interested in the conducting
of the vacatoin Bible school, which
closed at the Federated church on
Friday last, pronounce this, their
first effort along this line, a success.
The enrollment of boys and girls of
the grade school age was B0, with an
average attendance of 37. The work
done by the children in the short
time they were under instruction, was
very creditable, and it is expected
that when another vacation season
arrives, a far better showing can be
made, as it is planned next year to
carry the school on for at least three
weeks.
The work of the school this sea
son was in the care of Pastor Haslam,
assisted by Mrs. E. J. Keller in the
primary department, Miss Harriett
Case, story telling period; Mrs. Has
lam, music period; Mrs. Notson, in
struction in the books of the Bible,
and several high school girls assist
ing in various ways. The periods of
intermission were enjoyed by the
children in playing of games, directed
by high school students.
On Sunday evening the vacational
students gave a program in the
church and a display of their work
was shown.
The idea of the vacational Bible
school is a good one, and it should
be more thoroughly developed in the
city.
Miss Lulu linger, who has been
aiinding the past several months at
the home of her sister, Mrs. C. M
Sims, in Salem, returned home this
week. She was accompanied by her
little niece, Jcanette Sims, and will
have charge of the Dr. McMurdo
home during the absence of Mr. and
Mrs. McMurdo in San rrancisco.
Supt E. H. Hedrick Is
Married at Central Point
The announcement of the marriage
of Miss Helen Norcross to Mr. Ercel
H, Hedrick of Heppner, Oregon, was
received this week by friends of Mr.
Hedrick in thia eity.
The marriage ceremony waa per
formed at the home of the parents of
the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Warren H.
Norcross in Central Point, by the
Rev. Hamilton of the Episcopal
church of Medford, in the presence
of relatives and friends of the con
tracting parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Hedrick are spending
their honeymoon at Portland and in
touring other points of interest in
the northwest and British Columbia,
and they may not reach Heppner un
til about the first of September, when
he will have to be here for the open
ing of school. Mr. Hedrick has been
the popular superintendent of the
Heppner schools for the past year,
and is retained In this position for
another year. Mrs. Hedrick was a
popular student of the University
of Oregon and a junior in htat insti
tution. FORD OWNER 9.
We have quite a supply of 30x3
used tires and tubes in good condi
tion at prices from 60c up. HEPP
NER GARAGE.
A small gold bracelet was picked
up on the school grounds. Owner can
get same by calling at this office.
Wheat Nursery to Be
Ispected by Farmers
Morrow County Wheat Raisers Will
Make Heppner Mecca on June
30; D. E. Stephens Here
The wheat farmers of the county
will have an oportunity to inspect the
Morrow county wheat nursery near
Heppner on June 30 when a' meeting
for that purpose will be held at the
nursery beginning at 1:30 p. m. The
nursery was planted last fall by the
county agent cooperating with the
Moro experiment station and was put
in for the purpose of demonstrating
under Morrow county conditions some
of the varieties of wheat originated
by the Moro station. Over 400 rod
length rows of wheat are in the nur
sery and it includes many varieties,
treatment tests of various kinds and
several of the smut free wheats. A
number of the latter are on test at
the Moro experiment station and are
said by Mr. Stephens to be absolutely
smut free. At present these varieties
are being checked for their yields
and aa soon as it is found that the
yields are satisfactory some of them
wilt be distributed among the farm
ers of 'eastern Oregon.
Mr. D. E. Stephens, superintendent
of the Moro station and E. R. Jack
man, extension farm crop specialist
of the Oregon Agricultural college
will be present and will discuss the
various things to be seen at the nur
sery. Council Gives Franchise
to Union Oil Company
A special meeting of the city coun
cil was held on Monday evening to
consider the application of the Union
Oil company of California for per
mission to construct and operate a
distributing station in this city.
The company is closing up a deal
for property at the north end of
Main and Gale streets, just north of
Willow creek. They were given au
thority by the city to erect their
buildings and conduct their business
at this point, and it is understood
that they will proceed just as soon
as they receive title to the land.
When this business is established, it
will mean another nice little payroll
for Heppner.
Elks to Stage Big
Pyrotechnic Display
To the average person, who thinks
that fi rework's display consists of I
sending up sky rockets and touching
off a match to a bunch of giant fire
crackers, the elaborte and expensive I
pyrotechnic program to be featured :
Saturday evening. June 23, the clos- '
ng day of the Elks state conventfon
n The Dalles, will be a thrilling rev
elation. The entire program of over
65 separate features, lasting about
two hours, will be staged at Quenett
park by The Dalles Elks lodge.
The program, a large portion of
which was used very effectively at
the Panama Pacific International Ex
position, San Francisco. A pyrotech
nic expert will be in charge.
Ten minutes before the display
commences, six special ' Amonor
flash detonators will be fired, explod
ing 300 feet in the air to inform the
public that the display is about to
open.
Shortly after the opening display
will be the ascent of a military bal
loon bearing a dazzling pyrotechnic
searchlight, the most powerful light
known to science.
Some of the features of the pro
gram are listed here: Grand Opening
of Girandole of Seventy Large Spe
cial Rockets fired simultaneously, as
cending to a great height and break
ing into 500 brilliant comets which
light up the heavens. Flight of three
eipht pound Hanging Jewel rockets
"The Wheel of the Allies." Flight of
six eight pound rockets. "War of
the Trenches," "The Field of the
Cloth of Gold," a marvelous spread
of Oriental patterns. Special dis
piny of mammoth silver Italian color
foundations. The Buttle of the Sky.
Indian attack on an old fashioned
blockhouse. The firev umbrella
wheels. At the conclusion as the
splendor dies away an immense bug
ler is shown, blowing taps.
For Sale Full blood O. I. C. boar.
3 months old; also 3 full blood O. I.
C. sows to farrow In July that will
trade for cows or heifers. ORAL
HENR1KSEN, Cecil, Ore. 8t.
Lawrence Palmer and wife of Lex
ington, were visitors here on Wednesday.
MAKES MACHINES
TO FIGHT SMUT
Device Pleases Experts of Agricul
tural Colleges Manufacture
2000 This Year
(Spokesman-Review, June 17.)
A machine which has recently been
perfected by C. C. Calkins for the
treatment of wheat to prevent and to
control smut, will be manufactured
in a new plant at W 301 Boone aven
ue. The machine makes use of the
copper carbonate treatment which has
proven quite successful in combat
ing smut.
It is expected that 2000 will be put
out in the territory this year, as the
demand is reported good. A number
of the machines have been shipped to
California, Montana, Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho, and as soon as
active operations begin at the plant
regular shipments will be made to
Canada, officers of the company an
nounced last night.
The machine dusts the wheat with
copper carbonate and is said to do
the work as efficiently as is possible.
The use of the copper carbonate dust
is being indorsed by the authorities
at both the Oregon and Washington
state agricultural colleges.
"Although copper carbonate should
give no better control of smut, we
should still continue to recommend
it, because it eliminates the disagree
able soaking methods, makes it pos
sible for the farmers to seed in dust,
saves seed, eliminates all seed injury,
makes it possible to treat seed weeks
before it is necessary to seed, gives
better germination even than the un
treated seed, gives better stand and
protects the seed from soil infection,"
Dr. F. D. Heald stated recently. He
is plant pathologist, Washington
state college.
Dr. Heald after seeing the Calkins
machine in operation recommended it
saying, "This is a simple, efficient ma
chine which gives a complete and uni
form coating of the grain with cop
per carbonate dust."
Mr. Calkins was in the employ of
Oregon as a county agent and it was
while serving in this capacity that
he became interested in developing
a machine by which the farmers could
use the copper carbonate treatment
for their grain. Enough of the ma
chines were made last year to enable
farmers in Morrow county, Ore., to
treat grain sufficient for 25,000 acres.
So great became the demand for
the machine in Oregon that Mr. Calk
ins resigned from his position with
the state to devote all of his time
to the manufacturing of the machine.
Some of the features of the ma
chine are that it takes the grain di
rect from the fanning mill, thus eli
minating all handling, it feeds the
powder automatically and handles the
grain in continuous stream.
Mr. Calkins is opening his plant
here under the name of the Calkins
Machine company.
WILL HOLD AUCTION SALE.
Fred Ashbaugh, who resides on the
Andy Rood farm in Rood canyon, was
in Heppner Monday and made ar
rangements to hold a big auction sale
at the ranch on Saturday, July 7. The
sale will be in charge of Ed Keller
and will begin promptly at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon, with a free lunch at
noon. By looking up the advertise
ment in another column it will be no
ted that Mr. Ashbaugh is going to
place on the block a fine lot of stock
and farm implements, and he expects
a big crowd to be present to offer
bids. There will be something there
that you want.
For Sale Good cabbage plants, any
quantity. Augusta Johnson, Heppner.
BASEBALL
CONDON
VS.
HEPPNER
GENTRY FIELD
SUNDAY, JUNE 24
Condon won last Sunday's game by a narrow
margin and it is desired that a big crowd of
fans be out next Sunday to see Heppner even
the score.
EVERY FAN SHOULD BE THERE
GAME TO START AT 3:30
so as not to conflict with the Chautauqua
Six Bucking Horses from the Rodeo string
will be on the program-all for the same price.
ADMISSION ---- 50 CENTS
Christian Church People
From Over State
Participate
SPEAKERS ARE GOOD
Dr. Royal J. Dye and Goldie Wells,
African Missionaries, Furnish
Big Feature of Gathering
The convention of the Churches of
Christ of Eastern Oregon, assembled
at the Christian church In Heppner
the past week, beginning on Wednes
day evening and closing Sunday eve
ning, was one of the Pest yet held,
is the concensus of opinoln of the
delegates present. The splendid spir
it prevailing through every session
of the entire convention was one of
the striking features, and then there
was the messages from the various
speakers that were of the very high
est order. In fact, such an array of
talent is seldom brought to a town
the size of Heppner, and the good
people here manifested their appre
ciation by turning out in large num
bers at both the day and evening
sessions.
The convention opened on Wednes
day evening with President W. O.
Livingstone presiding and the ad
dress of welcome was made by Dis
trict Attorney S. E. Notson on behalf
of the mayor of the eity. This was
responded to by C. F. Swander of
Portland, secretary of the Oregon
Christian Missionary society, who
graciously accepted the kind welcome
of the city and its citizens on behalf
of the convention. W. O. Livingstone
then made the opening address, fol
lowed by the announcements for the
coming days, and the convention was
duly under way.
The program as outlined was car
ried out to the letter with one or
two exceptions, some whose names
appeared were unable to reach Hep
pner just at the time, and their
places had to be filled by others, but
in doing this there was nothing lack
ing, though some of the visitors
had to be a little overworked.
The United Christian Missionary
society was represented by Marion
Stevenson of the Bible school depart
ment, Dr. Royal J. Dye and Miss Gol
die Wells, foreign missions and Mrs.
Affra Anderson, the C. W. B. M. Mr.
Stevenson and Mrs. Anderson are
from St, Louis, while Dr. Dye comes
from his present home at Pomona,
California, but he was formerly lo
cated at Bolenge, Africa, nad has had
in his charge that great work when
it was in ita infancy and saw it grow
during his minsitry there, and going
back a number of years iater he be
held the fruits of perfection in one
of the greatest mission fields in Cen
tral Africa, at Bolenge. He is still
conencted with this work, though not
able to return to that tropical cli
mate because of his health, having
been a victim in that country of both
the tropical fever and sleeping sick
ness The two addresses of Dr. Dye
were heard by large audiences and
were very greatly appreciated.
Biss Goldie Wells, whose address
is Mondombe, Africa, another and
newer station in the isolated portion
of the Dark Continent, ia an Ore
gon girl, her home in this state le-
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