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:etf s.01 The Gazette-Times PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 40, Number 22. - HEPPNER, OREGON, TH URSDAY, SEPT. 6, 1923. . Subscription $2.00 Per Year i 1 " i T" " ' ' P ' 1 " i " i ' ' " ' J BIG WHEAT YIELD IS E Local Warehouses Expect to Handle Most Grain In Their History. QUALITY EXTRA FINE Very Little Grain Testing Under A-1; Bulk Grain Scarce; Market Quo tation! Around 84 Cents. Heppner Is quite a bit behind other points on the branch in wheat re ceipt!, hauling here just beginning to get well under way, while It hai about reached Its peak at other branch ware house!. However, it is rolling In faster than most previous years and Is picking up right along. A close es timate on the amount that will be re ceived here thii year is impossible at this time, as it la too early to make a check. There la no doubt, though, according to local broken and ware housemen, that they will handle far more wheat than during the average year, if not the greaest amount in their hlsory. One very notable fact about this year's crop is the quality of wheat, It being the statement of Manager Swln dig of the Heppner Farmers Elevator company that they have received no wheat testing under class A, or num ber one. One lot of club wheat, test ing 62 pounds per bushel, is the high est test wheat of that variety he ever saw, says Mr. Swindle. Turkey Red is testing as high as 63 and 64. Most of the wheat is being handled in sacks, there being but a very small per cent going through the elevator. A few are hauling in aacks and dump ing Into the elevator. That the yield Is surpassing expectations is evidenc ed by the fact that many farmers are returning for sacks. Andy Rood, Jr., alone called for 1600 more sacks last week and said he probably would have to have that many more before he fin ished harvesting. This great demand on the sack supply was unforseen and at the present time it is practically impossible to get hold of them, say local dealers. Harvest has been slowed up consid erably because of labor shortage, causing many crews to run short handed. Because of the very favor able harvesting weather, many farm ers have not been rushing their har vest, and have been putting time in on their summerfallow, killing the weeds and getting ready for an early seeding this fall. Wheat will continue to roll in to local warehouses for an other month and maybe a month and a half, believe warehousemen. Comparatively little wheat is being sold at the present time, and very few shipments are being made. Some of the first wheat, belonging to the Ore gon Co-operative Crain Growers as sociation, received here, was shipped, but at the present time there is no movement of association grain. The top price paid here ao far was 91 cents, given by Brown & Lowry for a lot of Forty-fold. Market quotations yesterday were M cents, bulk, and 86 cents, sacked, for Turkey Red, with Bluestem claiming the top price of 86 cents. Hay Growers Association Completes Organization The figures submitted to the meet ing of the Northwest Hay Association In Yakima Saturday night seem to In dicate that with the present rate of progress the membership campaign will ba completed easily before Sep tember 16, according to L. A. Hunt, who returned to Hermiston yesterday. The new organisation will have 76 per cent of the alfalfa hay In tha four alfalfa producing counties of the state and It Is expected with this tonnage thst they will be able to stabilize mar ket prices to a very considerable ex tent. Their plans for financing are much more complete than that of the Ore gon association. Many growers In the alfalfa pro ducing secions of Umatilla county are continually asking how soon the cam paign will start in this state, but it is probable that this will not be started until afer the 16th of September, The board of directors of the Ore gon association are working on a re vision of their present plan of opera tion which will give Oregon growers all the advantage available under the new Washington plan. Hermiston Herald. PATRICK FAMILY LEAVES. E. J, Patrick, for the past two years Interested In the Heppner Garage Ma chine Shop with Walter LaDusire, de parted with his family the first of the week for The Dalles, where he will be located in the future. On leaving Mrs. Patrick leaves a parting word to friends of the family with this paper: "I regret I could not personally bid all my friends and acquaintances good-bye, but hope to see them again. We will make our home In The Dalles if my health will permit." The Pat rick family made a host of friends while in Heppner who wish them ev ery success In their new locntion. SURPRISE FOR MRS. PHELPS. A dinner party was given at the A. M. Phelps home last Sunday In honor of Mrs. Pholps' birthday and proved a very pleasing affair. The party was planned by Miss Elizabeth Phelps as a surprise to her mother and the fol lowing guests were entertnined: Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Dlx, Mrs. Olive Frye, Miss Gllman, and Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Phelps, GIRL DISLOCATES KNEE. Doris Wilcox, daughter of Professor and Mra, Wilcox of Lexington, had the misfortune Friday to dislocate her knee. Miss Wilcox was riding horse back when the horse became uncon trollnblo and lunged against a tele phone pole, catching the. girl's knee, and resulting in tha painful accident, Red Cross to Handle Relief For Japanese Coming as a shock to tha entire world the terrible Japaneae disaster haa shaken the hearta of all, and the American peopla are first again to pour out their warmth of friendship and succor. Tha great relief agency that haa ever been first to help the distressed since Its Inception, the Red Cross, is again first on tht Job. The local chapter of the American Red Cross will taka and be held re sponsible for any and all contribu tions that any one wishes to make to aid suffering Japan. The call Is ur gent; thousands of people are dying from hunger and expoaure, and it will ba many months before anything like normal condition ean be restored. Any and all gifts will be thankfully received, Is the report given out from local headquarters. Rodeo Grounds Being Put In Good Shape The Dalles Band Engaged to Furnish Music; Everything Points to Biggest and Best Show. A big pump has been Installed at Rodeo grounds on Gentry field to draw water for packing tha track, new sheds and eorrala have been erected, granstand improved and ev erything is being put In tip-top con dition for the biggest and best Rodeo at Heppner September 27-8-9. All the work now being done is permanent, as the show proved to be such a suc cess last year as to justify the belief that it Is here to stay. Much Is being done for the comfort of spectators. The packing of the track and arena will allay much of the dust, making things much cleaner and the grandstand is to be covered, furnishing protection from the ele ments. The Dalles band has been en gaged for the three days, and will break up tha monotony between events with lively music. All kinds of concessions and amuse ments have been arranged for, giving visitors something to do every min ute. The Rodeo has set a fixed price on concessions and all may come who pay the price. Refreshments will be served in the grandstand and bleach ers and every comfort will be found on every hand. Tha Rodeo committee sends out the word that all may ex pect the biggest and best show ever. A big dance every evening at the Fair pavilion, where Rodeo money will be the medium of exchange, will furnish amunsement at night. Season tickets will soon be on sale for (2.60, announcement of places and date of sales to ba made later. Shutt Family Are Elated With California Home Lawrence Shutt addressed a letter to the editor this week In which he expresses complete satisfaction of the family with their Glendale, California, home. The letter, which will be of interest to Morrow county friends of the Shutts, follows: 1227 E. Broadway, Glendale, Cat. August 30th, 1923. Dear Mr. Crawford : We are moving into a larger home and will you please change our ad dress on your mailing list to 1227 E. Broadway, Glendale, Cal. The arrival of the home paper each week cornea like a pleasant visit from our old friends in Morrow eounty, and means more to us, now that we have gone to our reward in California. Dad says that this Is as nesr to heaven as ha ever expects to get. With a perfect climate the year thru, gas from ten to fourteen cents a gal Ion, an endless net-work of paved oads, and the real estate business bet ter than we had ever dared to hope for, we are naturally "sold" on Cali fornia and are delighted that we came. The Idea that this Is a rich man's country, which keeps so many people away, is false, for there is work for everybody and money is plentiful. We spent an enjoyable day last Sun day with Joa Waters and family, and George Giddcns and wife, formerly of lone, visiting and swimming in the surf at Long Beach. We were all knocked winding several times by big waves when we got out too far, and our mutual friend Joe made the dis covery that though the California beach waves are about twenty de grees warmer, they are just as salty as those at Newport, Oregon. With greetings and best wishes from each. Sincerely yours, Lawrence, MAYFLOWER MINE PRODUCTIVE. A party consisting of Frank Gilliam, Mrs. Silas Wright, Miss Pearl Wright, Orin Wright and family and Max Buschke, which made a trip to the property of the Heppner mining com pany in the Greenhorn mountains, re turned to this city Tuesday, Mr, Gil liam reports a pleasant trip, and says that Dan Stalter, in charge of the Mayflower mine, has reached a depth of 710 feet with a new tunnel, and that Dan believes he is now getting right lno the heart of rich ore. Pros pects are bright for the richest mine In the country, he says. FEDERATED CHURCH. Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Sermon, 11 a. m. and 7:46 p. m, Christian Endeavor, 7 p. m. There will be special music by the choir at both services next Sunday. Our Sunday School picnic will be held on the Court House lawn Sat urday morning at 10 o'clock. There will be a basket dinner at noon. All members of the Sunday School are In vited as well as visitors. A merry time la planned for all. Wo Invite you to worship with us. J. R, L. HASLAM, Pastor, KILKENNY BABY BURIED. The funeral of Robert Russell Kll kenny, baby son of Mr. and Mrs, John Kilkenny, who died from cholera In fantum In Baker county last Friday, was held in this city Sunday after noon. A very large concourse of friends of tha family attended the burial services, which were conduct ed by Rev. Father Cantwell of the Cathollo church, Just A Cub-But, No Less A Bear With hit mode it and shy de meanor, ha admitted he killed a bear. Most young fellows hli age under like circumstances would throw out their chest and pro claim, MI killed a b-a-r!" But then, Howard McDuiYee Isn't that kind of a boy. Yes, it was a sure-nuff bear, he said, only it was just a cub. The old mother bear was there and he tried to get her, but on wounding her she headed her south parts north, and Howard said he had to be satisfied with the youngster. The bfg coup was made Monday morning between Ditch creek and Kelley prairie, Howard and Paul McDuffee having accompanied their father, Sheriff George Mc Duffee to that locality Sunday in quest of a deer. On leaving camp Monday morn ing for a little hunt the party split up, and so it was that How ard made the bag all by himself. He said when he first discovered the bears, he could just see the mother's ears wiggling above a stump. He first decided to take a pot shot at her, he said, but changed his mind and went a little closer, taking a kneeling rest. When the parent generally spok en of as "fond parent" in case of bears because of their reputation for defending their young- "hit for the cactus" so to speak, the baby headed up a tree. It wasn't a hard matter to shoot It then, said Howard, but it was somewhat more trouble to climb up after it. "I'm not sorry we never got a deer," was Howard's decision, "for that bear sure made good eatin'." The cub weighed about sixty pounds, having been born this year. LOCitL NEWS HEMS Albert Miller, for the last two years clerk with the Standard Oil company of this city, has been transferred to the offices of the company at Walla Walla, where he will have the position of auto tank aalesman. Albert, who is a native Heppner aon, made a very commendable record with the local office, according to Manager Doty, and his transfer comes aa a promotion. He left Sunday for Walla Walla. P. A. Anderson, Morrow county ab stractor, returned last Thursday from a three week's visit with relatives in South Dakota, his old home state. P. A. makes it a point to get back there once every year or so. He never got to see his father this time as ba Is traveling In Egypt and Palestine, but reports a pleasant visit with his moth er and other membera of the family. Misa Helen Curran, popular young Heppner girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Curran, will take a course in nurse's training at the St Vin cent's hospital, beginning this fall. She departed for Portland last Thurs day morning accompanied by Mrs. Curran, who will spend a few days in the city. PhlU Cohn has asked us to assure our readers that he will remain In Heppner this winter, in spite of our statement to the contrary last week. Mrs. Cohn and Eleanor have gone to the city for the school year, but Mr. Cohn will be on the job here as usual. T. J. Humphreys and son Roland re turned last Friday from a vacation trip to Wallowa lake. They report a most enjoyable trip, believing the "Switzerland of America" to be every thing that is claimed for it. Roy Scott of Condon has accepted a position as clerk with the Standard Oil company in this city, to succeed Alber Miller, who was transferred to the Walla Wallla office. Mr. Scott has moved here with his family. Prof. Wallace Kellogg who has charge of the Lexington achools again thia year, made a hurried trip to Heppner Tuesday evening. He says tha Lexington schools will start on September 10. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Knappenberg. former residents of lone and Heppner now residing in Portland, spent sev eral days in tha county last week, transacting business and looking up old friends. Red Cross meeting, county nurse's office in I. O. O. F. building, Tuesday night. Mrs. Emmet Cochran, presi dent of local chapter, urges all mem bers to be present. Mrs. Lucy Wedding, who has been spending the summer at Heppner, has left for Talent, Oregon, where she will teach in the high school the coming year. Andrew Rood, who went to Portland last week to receive treatment at the hands of specialists, is very much im proved, according to word received in this city. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shipley of Un derwood, Wash., were regtlsered at tha Patrick Hotel Tuesday evening. Mr. Shipley Is a former resident of thia city. M. R. Fell has Installed a Dayton visible gasoline pump at his Ford re pair shop on Chase street. This is the latest Improved gasoline pump. R. A, Thompson shipped 1162 head of ewes to a buyer of Yakima, Wn last Thursday morning. The price recevicd was 89.50 per head. Jesse Kirk, who has been suffering from a paralytic stroke, is reported by Dr. MeMurdo to be much Improved at the present time. Misa Vera Mahoney arrived Sunday from Seattle for a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ma honey. Dr. A. D. MeMurdo, who was called to Portland on urgent business last Thursday, returned home Wednesday morning, All school hooka strictly cash. Mall orders will be sent C. O. D. Patterson & Son. Humphreys Drug Co. Miss Margaret Woodson left for Portland Sunday morning to spend a week visiting friends. Hazel Anderson, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Theodore Anderson, Is very ill with appendicitis. FARMER VICTIM 0FDIS-UNITY All Other Classes that Handle Wheat Organized and Re ceive the Benefits. Br C. I. BPENCC, state Market Ageat. 721 Court House, Portland. It is indeed an extraordinary econ omic condition that wages and all liv ing expenses should steadily advance, month after month, while the pro ducts of the farm, on which millions depend for food, are so low that the most of them bring less than the cost of production to the growers. AH industries except agriculture are generally prosperous; there is na tion-wide demand for labor, and wages in most industries are high. Farm ing alone seems to have collapsed. Wheat at one dollar a bushel, with other farm products at present prices, would be all right for producers if other products were in proportion. As the nnjust situstion now is, the grow er gets less than it costs him to pro duce wheat, beef, apples, small fruits and many other products, while he has to pay nearly double for imple ments and other working and living necessities. A binder thst cost the farmer $175 in 1914 now costs $260, according to the statistics of Charles T. Michaels; a sulky plow that was $36 is now $54; a wagon that retailed for $80 before the war now costs $135 and labor that cost the farmer $1.50 per day now comes at double that scale. Wheat at 90 cents per bushel to the farmer, when freight is deducted, is ltt cents per pound, while the whole sale price on middlings ($38 at this writing, $36 at the mill) is nearly two cents per pound a higher price than the grower gets for his whole wheat. While the grower gets but ltt cents for wheat the price of flour is nearly four cents per pound and the price of bread from seven to nine cents. The obvious cause of this unequal condition of values is that nearly all industries of the country are ao strongly organized they can fix and maintain selling prices, and labor likewire through organization can de mand and obtain high wages. Only unorganized labor has a low wage scsle. And the manifest remedy for the deflated condition the fanners are in, is to follow the rule of big business industries and big labor organizations and refuse to take the deflation of the whole country. Farmers can just as well regulate their production and determine a fair price for their goods as the shoe man ufacturer, the implement factory, the oil combinations, the sugar trust or sny other of the price controllers of the country's necessities. But there is a limit to the price that any combination may exact there Is a limit to what the public will stand. Nearly all combinations of capital recognize a dead-line and fear a public buyers' strike. All over the United States farmers are taking up the one remedy that seems will give them relief from the present unbalanced and unjust condi tion that is forced upon them co operation. If they will use this group organization to help consumers as well as themselves, they will have wonderfully helped the prosperity of the country as well. If they use the combination power for the aole pur pose of forcing a higher price for products, without working to reform the distributing system, they will have accomplished little for perman ent good. There is far too great a spread be tween the producer and consumer. Farm co-operators have a great oppor tunity in their organizations to In vade this middle profit field and reor ganize the wasteful and expensive system. Consumers have equal op portunity to co-operate wtih the growers and come half way for the products. With the two-thirds mid dle expenses between them cut to the barest necessary expense, and with perhaps producra and consumers be ing their own middle men between the grower and the retailer, then price-control on the part of the farm er to the extent of a fair return for his labor, would not add to the high retail prices, against which the homes are now protesting. H. J. Tafel of Echo made thia of fice a pleasant call today. He was accompanied by Dan Way, also a far mer of the north country. These gen tlemen report excellent crop returns in their section. The Rev. Irving Wood, from the Virginia seminary, will hold services at the Episcopal church both morn ing and evening next Sunday. FOR SALE Muirs O Cling, Late Crawfords and Salways, $1 and $1.15 prepaid. A. E. ANDERSON, The Dall es, Oregon. ITALIAN PRUNES Ready now; 4 cents f. o. b. Hermiston. Send check. C. L. UPHAM, Hermiston, Ore. FOR SALE THIS WEEK OM.Y Piano in good condition for $150. In quire at Heppner Garage. It. G. Franzen accompanied by his daughter Miss Ebba departed for Portland Tuesday morning. John F. Vaughn arrived in Heppner this morning from his Portland home Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Swcek have re turned from a trip to Eugene. BUYS PRESSING BUSINESS. Harry Hulcy has purchased the cleaning and pressing business of the Heppner Cleaning and Pressing shop, formerly conducted by G. Franzen. Mr. Huley, who has been employed with the Heppner Light and Water company for the past year, will take immediate charge of hia new venture, ACCORDING TO FATHER. Willie was doing penance in the corner. Presently he thought aloud pensively. "I can't help It If I'm not perfect,' he sighed. "I never heard of but one perfect boy anyway. "Who was Hint?" asked his mother, thinking to point a moral. "Papa," came the silencing reply, "when ha was little." Chicago Tri bune. FOR SALE THIS WEEK ONI.Y Piano in good condition for $160. In quire at Heppner Garage, It, NEWLYWEDS GIVEN SHOWER AT I0NE Fifty Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Howk Attend; Other Items Gleaned at Egg City A shower waa given Mr. and Mrs. Joe Howk on Tuesday evening when about fifty of their friends walked np to the door bringing many useful and beautiful preaents. The party then went across tha street to the hall where games and refreshments were Indulged in until a late hour. The membera of the Christian church gave a farewell party to Rev. Sabin's family last Monday evening. Mrs. Sabin left Tuesday morning for Spokane where aha will place the children in school. Mr. Sabin will continue working for the Farmers El evator, leaving later to resume his study for the ministry. Mr. and Mra. Will Swanson accom panied by Mrs. Swanson's mother, Mrs. Pettys, spent a delightful ten days vacation. They motored to South Bend where they visited Mrs. Newton, then went on to Seattle and points along the coast. Miss Lillian Allinger has resigned her position in the bank and will soon leave for Salem where she will at tend Willamette university. Mr. Earl Wright has accepted her position in ! the bank. Mrs. Grady's recital given in the Congregational church last Thursday evening was well attended and great ly appreciated. Miss Helen Balsiger gave some very beautiful selections. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lovell departed Sunday for their new home at Estaca da. Ore., having sold the transfer bus iness to Mr. LovelPs brother-in-law, Ted Troed. Will Osborne has opened up a bat tery service station in the lone gar age where he will be pleased to have any one with battey trouble call on him. Ms. E. R. Lundell and children de parted J for Freewater Wednesday morning where they will visit rela tivea for a few days. Dr. Walker was called to Heppner Wednesday morning to assist in the operation on W. Palmateer's daugh ter for appendicitis. Chas. Erwin returned from Pres cott. Wash., Monday, and reports his father resting easier and somewhat stronger. Mr. Dick, our Standard Oil man, spent a few days in Lewiston on bus iness returning Monday morning. Mr. and Mra. John Wilt of Graas Valley spent a few days in lone on business the first of the week. Mr. Simpson haa returned from his vacation and will resume his duties in the school room next week. Miss Gladys Lundell is spending the we.k with relativea in Pendleton and Freewater. Mr. Osborne has rented Mr. Lovell's residence and moved his family in last Sunday. Mrs. Jack Hughes of Heppner vis ited her sister, Mrs. Ida Fletcher, last week. COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY EVENING LaVerne Van Marter, president of the Heppner Commercial club, an nounces a meeting of that body for next Wednesday evening. The order of the evening will be a luncheon and discussion of business. President Van Marter has been ac tive getting information on the Hepp-ner-Monument road and trade from the interior, as well as the Heppner Spray road. All Is being done with these projects that can be done at the present, says Mr. Van Marter, and he promises a discussion of these mat ters at the Wednesday meeting. The matter of a mail route to Ritter from Heppner will also be discussed. An urgent request for the presence of all members ia made, the place of meeting to be announced later. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION, The United States Civil Service Commission announces a Postoffice Clerk-Carrier examination, to be held at 4:30 p. m, October 6, 1923, at the Council Chambera, Heppner, for the purpose of establishing an eligible register from which selections may be made to fill vacancies as they may occur In the position of Clerk or Car rier, Postoffice Service, Heppner, Ore gon, Salary, $1400 per annum. All citizens of the United States who meet the requirements, both men and women, may enter this examina tion; appointing officers, however, have the legal right to specify the sex desired in requesting certfication of eligiblea. Age limits, 18 to 45 years on the date of examination. Age lim its do not apply to persons entitled to preference on account of military or naval service. For further information and appli cation blank apply to tha Postmaster, at Heppner, Oregon, or to the Secre tary, Eleventh U. S. Civil Service Dis trict, 303 Postoffice Building, Seattle, Washington. NOTICE OF EIGHTH GRADE EXAM INATIONS. Eighth grade examinations will be held at the high school in Heppner, Thursday and Friday, September 6 and 7. The schedule of subjects Is as follows: Thursday morning, 9 o'clock: Arith metic and Writing. Thursday afternoon, 1 o'clock: His tory and Spelling. Friday morning, 9 o'clock: Physi ology and Language. Friday afternoon, 1 o'clock: Civil Government, Geography and Reading. All students eligible to take these examinations or any part of them, should report at this time. E. H. HEDRICK, Supt. IRRIGATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that charge for irrigation will be made up until notice for dlscontinuaton of service Is given. Do not ask for discount on your bill unless such notice has been given. Ily order of tha City Council of Heppner. W. E. PRUYN, Water Superintendent. All school books strictly rich. Mall ordrra will be sent C. O. D. Patterson A Son. Humphreys Drug Co. Lifting Contest Creates Interest Who's the strongest, Walter La Dusire of the Heppner Garage Ma chine Shop or Harry Seavey, meat cutter at the Central Market? This question whieh arose at the dinner table of a local boarding house one evening last week, grew in pro portions like wild-fire, then wan ed and puffed out, except for a few smouldering embers. An off-hand remark of Mr. Sea vey's that Andy Rood, Jr., was a pretty skookum man, started the thing. All of which would seem quite insignificant to the average by-stander, but one of the board ers didn't think Mr. Rood was so skookum, saying that Walter La Dusire had it all over Mr. Rood for strength. In a jocular sort of way Mr. Seavey declared he him self could lift as much as Mr. La Dusire and a little bit more. Of coarse a strong man contest interested some outside capital, a parse was made, and the stunt was to have been palled Tuesday night. But, as things sometimes go, a hitch occurred, neither party being able to agree as to which was to lift first. Consequently the LaDusire capital was withdrawn tnd the topic of the boarding house discussion drifted Into other channels. Mr. Seavey's backers still have confidence in their man, however, they report, and will not back down until defeated. We might add, as an editorial sidelight, not wishing especially to promote this particular contest, that such a heaving stunt might be given as a drawing card for the Rodeo or some other public enter prise, to determine the strongest man in the city or county, making it open to all comers. CECIL B ITEMS While men are hauling grain the la dies are canning peaches by the gal lons and the chlidren eating water melons to their hearts' content, and tomatoes are growing to a great sire. Largest one to date weighed 1 lbs., grown at the Last Camp. Beat this! Misses Violet Hynd of Butterby Flats and Crystal Roberts of Ewing were busy on Tuesday trying out their horses, so Cleta Palmateer of Windy Nook had better get busy or the blue ribbons will leave her behind at the Rodeo at Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Deos of the Wil lows and George WilBon of Butterby Flats accompanied their father to his home in Heppner. We are glad to learn Mr. Wilson ia feeling much bet ter since his treatments in Portland. Miss Annie Stender of Seldom seen was calling in Cecil on Friday. Miss Annie said harvest was finished at their ranch and they would begin to haul wheat into the Minor & Hynd warehouse at Cecil on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gorton and family of Skyhomia, Wash., and Mr. Gorton, Mr. and Mrs. G. Hardesty and family of Morgan spent Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Streeter at Cecil. Wheat hauling has begun in earnest around Cecil. Minor A Hynd's ware house is beginnnig to fill up quickly. Farmers all about through harvesting. Crops yielding better than was expect ed. Buster Kake who has been spending his vacation with his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Halferty at Shady Dell left on Friday for his home in Portland ready to begin the school term again. Miss Mildred Henriksen who has been visiting in Canby for some time returned home on Saturday accompan ied by Miss Violet Ledford and F. C. Kelsay of Canby. Miss A. C. Hynd arrived home on Thursday accompanied by Miss Doris Mahoney. These young ladies had a fine time touring through Idaho visit ing friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wilt of Grass Valley made a short stay in Cecil on Friday before leaving for lone where they will visit friends for a few days. Mr. E. McClain who has been visit ing with Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Misner at Day Break near Cecil left on Sat urday for his home at Hood River. Hugh Van Schoaick of the Willows, water master since Mr. Willey has left for The Dalles was doing busl-1 ness in Cecil on Wednesday. Mrs. Glenn Kesterson of Portland arrived at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melville Logan at the Willows on Tuesday. Cecil school will commence on Tues day, September 4th. Miss Violet Led ford of Canby will be in charge for the school term. The Mayor and his wife arrived home from Ukiah on Tuesday and are now busy getting ready for hay mak ing once more. R. H. Baldock. chief state highway engineer and Pete Greenwood, state engineer, were calling in Cecil on Tuesday. Mrs. T. H. Lowe accompanied by her daughters Misses A. C. and M. H spent Sunday afternoon in Arlington. Mr. and Mrs. Joe White spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Duncan at Busy Bee ranch. Mrs. N. I. Morrison of Rockcliffe left on Saturday to visit with friends in Hermiston for a few days. Mrs. V. H. Tyler of Rhea Siding was visiting at the home of Mrs. Weltha Combest at Cecil on Sunday. Ellis Minor and children from End of the Trail ranch near lone were calling in Cecil on Thursday. Franklin Ely of Morgan left on Sun day for Portland where he will spend his vacation with friends. John Krebs and Frank Connor are at the Last Camp once more ready for the third crop of hay. Misses Mildred Henriksen end Vio let Ledford were the guests of Mrs. Jack Hynd on Friday. Clifford Henriksen of the Moore ranch was visiting at Strawberry ranch on Saturday. Heat wave struck Cecil during the week. Thursday, August 30th, hottest day, 96 degrees. M, G, Gannsll of Heppner and G. Barrett, a sheep man, were here to day. E. 0. Lexington Schools Open Monday, September 10 The Lexington schools open ea Monday, September 10, in charge of Prof. Wallace Kellogg, principal, with prospects for a large enrollment in both grades and high school. Two new motor busses have been purchas ed by the district to be used in the transportation of pupils. Each teach er in both grades and high school was required to attend a six-week session of summer school. Tht schools chosen were the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, University of California, Mon mouth State Normal, and Ellensburg State Normal. All of the old teachers were re elected but only three accepted the places. The new teachers are Miss Velma Lee, of the University of Cal ifornia, Mrs. Ethel Ashbaugh of the Monmouth Stat Normal, and Harold Phinney of Philomath College. Lexington maintains a high school that is standard in all respects. The course meets all the requirements for entrance to any of the universities and college without examination. County Road Work Is Progressing Favorably State Work on Hinton Creek to Be Finished This Month; Heppner Hill Road Being Pushed Another month will see the macad am road from Heppner to Jones hill, now being constructed by the state, completed, says Judge W. T. Camp bell, and before snow flies farmers will be taking Heppner hill on high in their jitneys over a good rock-surfaced road. Mr. Campbell said be was over the state work up Hinton creek two weeks ago and that a month at the outside would wind up the work there. This piece of road reaches from Heppner half way up Jones hill, a distance of 12 miles. Work has not been progressing as rapidly on the Heppner hill road aa the county would have liked, and aa some people think that it should have, says Mr. Campbell, but tha eonditiona under which they have been working have caused thia situation. The old rock crusher would not grind the quality of rock which they had to han dle fine enough for the top layer, and a new crusher had to be installed. This machine is now installed and will be in operation as soon as a belt ar rives to turn the wheels. Besides this some very heavy construction work has been encountered, the coun ty having to make one 3000-ft. fill, and another 2000-ft. fill remains to be made. Barring unforaeen handi caps, howevre, Mr. Campbell believes prospects are very favorable to have the work completed this fall. Hardman Woman Made Enviable Record in War G. C. Aiken of thia city received a letter recently from his old mend J. P. Hadley of Hardman, in which Mr. Hadley records the war record of his wife. Mrs. Hadley, who was 65 years old at the time she did the work, was enlisted in the ranks of the Red Cross. The letter, addressed to Mr. Aiken, setting forth her accomplishments, dated at Hardman, Ore., August 14, is ss follows: "Dear Comrade: I got home all right, but had to walk to Rhea creek, 12 miles. How is that for a 75-year-old? I saw in the paper that a woman 60 years old knit 60 sweaters for the Red Crosa. My wife, Mrs. L. M. Had ley, knit 72 sweaters for the Red Cross, 9 extra for boys that she knew in the army, pajamas, 56, backs for Red Cross, 65; half hands, 20; hel mets, 6. Quite a bunch for a woman 65 years old at that time. Remember me to your wife. Be good and re member me in your dreama. As ever your comrade. J. P. Hadley." THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. Lord's Day, Sept. , 1913. The church is not dying out: Twenty-six congregations were organized every day in 1922 in the United States nearly 10,000 for the year. And 42 ministers were ordained or licensed every twenty-four hours, nearly two an hour. The church ia not dying out. This church is keeping pace with the church world. Teaching God's word 9:45 Sunday, preaching His word at 11, subject "The Harvest Time." The Christian Endeavorers are busy, their service being at 7 and the evening song service and sermon at 8 o'clock. Your hearty welcome is assured. LIVINGSTONE. JUDGE PHELPS HERE. Circuit Judge G. W. Phelps and family of Pendleton were Heppner visitors last Thursday. The judge was here to clean up some business hanging over from the last session of circuit court, while Mrs. Phelps, Mar garet and Genevieve were busy visit ing old time friends. The Phelps fam ily resided in Heppner several years ago and have many frienda here. COUNCIL MET TUESDAY EVENING. The city council met Tuesday eve ning for their monthly session. Bus iness coming before the body was the passing of an ordinance providing a $50 a year license on photograph gal aries, and arrangement for the budget meeting. The budget meeting was held yesterday afternoon and the bud get, as appears In this issue, drawn up for the fiscal year beginning Jan uary 1, 1924. HAVE PLEASANT REUNION. David, Robert and Hugh Dunlap. brothers of Mrs. Eliiabeth Crawford, arrived In this city yesterday evening by auto from their homes in Wash ington to visit their sister and other relatives here. David and Robert live at Prescott, while Hugh resides Bt Eu phrates, Wash. It has been a good many years since these members of the Dunlap family have all had a chance to be together at one time and they are enjoying the reunion thor oughly. These gentlement are uncles of the editor of this paper. They ex pect to start on their return journey taaturday morning. POT STILLB HI State Engineer Kline Goes Over Entire Course Last Sunday OUTLOOK VERY GOOD Jadge W. T. Campbell Conaidera Kline's Visit of Importance; Says State Must Act Though things have seemed very quiet eoneemlng the Heppner-Spray road project for several months, the pot ia still brewing, says Judge W. T. Campbell. State Engineer Roy Kline was in Heppner Sunday, and accom panied Judge Campbell and a party over the entire course. Mr. Kline had just com from Pen dleton, and said the state eommiaaion had turned down Pendleton's road to the interior because of the great ex pense of construction. He came into Heppner Saturday over the Hinton creek road being built by the state and having nothing to go back out there for he gladly assented to a vis it Sunday to the eounty construction work on Heppner hill in company with Mr. Campbell. He commended the eounty officials on the good work being done on Hepp ner hill, and it still being early In the day Mr. Campbell suggested a visit on to tha other side of Rhea creek where the county spent $30,000 last year improving the road on into Hardman. Afttr the party had gone that ar Mr. Campbell proposed that they pick up O.-orge B.eakman in Hardmac anil go on out over the Hoskins grade and the Chapin ereek road where the county baa also done some good im provement work. Mr. Kline gladly as sented to this proposal, and they went After looking at these pieces of work, it waa on Mr. Kline's proposal that the party went on over tha re mainder of the Heppner-Spray pro ject "Mr. Kline never gave us his opin ion of the project," said Mr. Campbell, "but it was easy to see he was well pleased. It was not his business to report to us, anyway, but it might be Interesting to know what he reports to the commission concerning the project." It is Mr. Campbell's opinion tnat the Columbia River highway ia all too unsufficient to accommodate the heavy travel impoaed upon it, and that it is up to the commission to relieve tha congestion. To soffiaiTJitly widen the river highway wouldinvolve an ex horbitant expense, and so it is hia be lief that a new route Is the only so lution for the relief. The situation of the Heppner-Spray road, serving as a connecting link, as it would, be tween the central Oregon highway to California, and the Columbia River and other highways at Pendleton to the east, makes it a very plausible route, he says, as a goodly proportion of the tourist travel is headed to and from California. The ease of con struction of this road ia a vital fac tor in its favor, he says. Mr. Kline left Heppner Monday morning for Portland. Mr. Campbell considers his visit here of no little moment, and thinks it will not be a great while before people here hear from the commission concerning the ' matter. He says the county court ia doing everything in its power to get the project on the state map, and that they do not intend to rest until it ia put over. Many Attractions at P. I. L S. Exposition The thirteenth annual Pacific Inter national Live Stock Exposition will be held at North Portland, November S 10 this year. The new premium list is out, and those who contemplate exhib iting may secure copies by writing to O. M. Plummer, General Manager, 211 Northwestern Bank Bldg., Portland, Ore. The premiums for livestock and the horse show total about $90,000, plac ing this exposition in the same class with the greatest livestock shows and expositions in America. The beef cattle division takes in Shorthorns, Herefords, Aberdeen-Angus, Milking Short Horns, and Red Polled cattle. Large and representa tive exhibits of all these have been promised already for 1923. The dairy cattle division includes Holstelns, Jerseys, Guernseys, Ayr shires and Brown Swiss, and it is ex pected that some of the world's record cows will be present again, and that the record-breaking numbers of last year will be surpassed. The sheep department includes all the usual breeds, Rambouillets, South- downs, Shropshires, Hampshire, Ox ford Downs, Dorsets, Cheviots, Corrie- dales, Romneys, Cotswolds, Lincolns, and Leicesters, with a breed new to the exposition, Suffolk. The usual liberal premiums are offered for An goras and three breeds of milk goats. In the hog division there will be Poland Chinas, Duroc-Jerseys, Chester Whites. Berkshires and Hampshires. Futurities of $1000 each are offered by the two first-named breeds. The Percheron. Belgian, Shire and Clydesdale draft horses and jacks are well supplied with premium money. The fat stock classes are strong again this year. The boyi' and girls' club' are offer ed over $4000 in premiums and for contests and judging. The pig feed ing contest alone carries $l'ou, and large exhibits for this event will cuius from all parts of the Northwest. As usual the judges for all liveitock will be men of the highest ability nnd authority obtainable, and will come from all parts of the United States and Canada. HELD ON STATUTORY II AIU.K. Dick Robinette, blacksmith in the Calnius shop for several rnunlh put, is held In the county juil awttitlng trial on a statutory churgu.