The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 41, Number 12. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1924. Subscription $2.00 Per Year
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L LAST 2
July 3 and 4 Offer Enter
tainment Aplenty for
Big Crowd.
HEPPNER vs. CONDON
Ball Game Each Afternoon Will Be
Feature; Chautauqua Programs
at no Furnish Diversion.
Entertainment in abundance Is to
be furnished to people of Heppner
and the entire county on July 8 and
4, for besides the Chautauqua there
will be two daya of celebration for
which arrangements are being rap
idly completed. The committee in
charge are not making extensive
promises but it is safe to say that
sufficient amusement will be provided
so that there will be no dull mo
ments during those two days.
It has been a good many years since
our city undertook to put on a cel
ebration, having left that to the oth
er communities while we invited the
people here to other events, such as
the county fair, rodeo and chautau
tauqua. But this year no other com
munity in the county seemed to be
prepared to put over a celebration,
and as the Chautauqua was billed to
run over the fourth, it was decided to
take up the proposition here and put
on the celebration in connection with
the big tent entertainment, and a
committee was organised with this
end in view. Putting the matter up
to Heppner business men, a neat sum
was raised to defray expenses, and
so the move is on and Heppner will
make the eagle scream the 3rd and
4th.
No doubt a very great number of
people from over the county will be
attracted by the Chautauqua and de
aire to take in the programs that
will be offered on the two days of
the celebration. The local chautauqua
committee, who are the guarantors
of this undertaking, are urging that
all who are thus planning will buy
season tickets. By looking over the
prices of admission It will be noted
that a full season ticket can be had
for just what the single admissions
will cost for the entertainments for
the two days, and then it admits to
all the other events at the tent as
well, so will prove to be a money
saving proposition, as well as help
ing the guarantors, who only get
credit on their contract for the am
ount of season tickets sold. Many
may desire to remain over for the
chautauqua for the last day, which
is Saturday, and by having season
tickets they take in the afternoon
and evening programs at no addition
al cost.
Ball games will be played between
Condon and Heppner on both days
of the celebration, and good, snappy
ball ia to be offered the fans. The
Condon band is to be here for the
fourth, and a big horseshoe tourna
ment is scheduled for the third. The
management of this part of the pro
gram has requested us to hand out
the following information concerning
the tournament, the rules governing
pitching:
Registration to be in teams of two
and will close morning of July 8rd
at 9 o'clock. There will be elimin
ation contests looking to the drawing
of the teams that will contest for the
championship of the county; the two
teams having the best record will
strive for the county championship,
Those interested in getting into the
horseshoe games can now register at
the store of Harvey Young. Con'
testants may use own shoes provid
ing they conform to the regulations.
Prizes will be 1st, 110 and 2nd, 15
all contests to be between teams only.
no individual contests. The follow
ing rules will govern:
1. The standard distance will be 40
feet between pegs.
2. The shoes to be used must not
exceed 74 In. in length or 7 In. In
width. No toe or heel calks shall be
over in. in height. No opening be
tween heel calks to exceed 8V4 In
inside measurements. No shoe shall
exceed 2 lbs. and 8 01. In weight,
3. In four handed games partners
shall have the right to coach each
other. Those not In the game are
forbidden to coach or molest, or in
any way Interfere with the pitchers.
4. The game shall consist of 21
points, and the contestant first scor
ing this number shall be declared the
winner.
6. The closest shoe to the peg shall
score one point. If both shoes are
closer than either of an opponents
they shall score two points.
6. A ringer shall score three points.
To be a ringer a shoe must encircle
the peg far enough to allow a straight
rule to touch both calks and clear the
peg.
7, Two ringers are the highest
score a pitcher can make and shall
count six points.
All equals shall be counted as ties
That is, if both contestants have one
shoe each equal distance from the
peg or against It, or ringers, they
are tied and the next closest shoe
counts.
0. If one contestant should have
two ringers, and the other one, the
pitcher having the two ringers shall
score three points.
10. In case of tie on all four
shoes, such as four ringers, or fou
shoos each one inch from the peg,
no score shall be rocorded, and th
contostnnt who pitched the last shall
be awarded the lead,
11. Calipers shall be used for all
measurements.
12. In case of any dispute, or where
the rules do not specifically cover
a disputed point tho referee or com
miltee in charge shall have full and
flnnl jurisdiction.
Other featuros of entertainment
for the two days have not been fully
worked out, but should be ready for
announcement in next week's pnpor.
Suffice it to say, howover, that there
will bo plenty doing, and no dull mo
ments are anticipated. So prepare
to bo at Heppner for the two days
of celebration.
FARMERS VISIT
NURSERY; MAKE
TRIP TO MORO
D. E. Stephens Explains Wheats
Being Tried in County; Four
Cars Visit Station.
The Held meeting at the grain nur
sery north of lone last Friday was
attended by thirty-five farmers of the
county. D. E. Stephens, superintend
ent of the Moro station, explained
the wheat varieties being tried out
and especial interest was manifested
in some of the smut-resistant wheats,
and some of the new wheats being
tried out in the nursery. Among the
smut-resistant varieties that were
showing well were Purple Strawed
Selection Turkey Red, and some of
the Turkey and Florence crosses. Ban
ner Berkeley and White Odessa also
showed promise of being good var
ieties. In the nursery were three
selections of a white-kemeled Turkey
Red wheat. These were secured from
the Kansas station and apparently
have all the characteristics of Turkey
Red except that the grain is white
One of these selections has been
showing particularly well this year.
Smut trials were explained by
County Agent Morse and the smut
counts that had been made were an
nounced. These will be published as
soon as completed. There is no ac
curate comparison between the rela
tive value of the wet and dry treat
ment in the lone nursery this year,
due to the different dates of planting.
The efficiency of the three methods of
dry treatment will be announced as
soon as the counts have been com
pleted on all the varieties.
After spending nearly two hours
going over the grains, four cars left
for Moro, arriving there late Friday
evening. Saturday was spent going
over the station, where the many var
ieties that are under trial, the differ
ent methods of handling summer fal
low, dates of seeding and plowing.
were inspected. The crop at the sta
tion was rather hard hit by the
drouth but the various comparisons
were not affected and this year show-
d up the ability of some of the var
ieties being tried out to stand drouth
conditions. Of especial interest to
the farmers present, were some of the
smut-resistant wheats seen the day
before at lone and which were being
grown at the station in large plots.
Among those making the trip to
Moro were F Burroughs, Mr. and
Mrs. Glen Burroughs, Mr. and Mrs.
Phil Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ball,
Wiliard Blake, Tilman Hogue, Mil
lard Carlson, Emil Carlson, Al Troed
son, and Lawrence Redding.
Andrew Reaney.
Andrew Reaney, honored and re
spected pioneer resident of Lexing
ton, died at his home near that place
at 8:30 Friday morning, June 13th,
at the age of 68 years, 3 months and
20 days. Death was caused from
Brights disease from which Mr. Rea
ney had been a sufferer for several
years, but it was only within recent
months that the inroads of the dis
ease seemed to be taking a seriouB
turn. During the past year, Mr.
Reaney had visited several points
the northwest in an endeavor to
find some relief from his trouble, but
it was of no avail, and about three
weeks ago he began failing very fast
and was soon called to answer the
final summons.
Funeral services were held at the
home place on Willow creek, just be
low Lexington, where friends and
neighbors gathered in large numbers
at 10 o'clock on Sunday forenoon to
show the last tribute of respect to
one who had been for so many years
prominent figure in the commun
ity. The funeral discourse was
preached by James A. Pointer, pastor
of the Christian church at Spring
field, Oregon, a former Lexington
boy and neighbor for many years of
the deceased, following which the
large concourse of people followed
to the cemetery at Lexington where
the remains were laid to rost beside
other members of the family that
had preceded him.
Andrew Reaney was born Septem
ber 23, 1855, at Knoxville, III., and
when yet a mere lad in 1862 he cross
ed the plains with his people and
settled near Junction City in Lane
county. In 1875 he moved from the
Willamette valley to eastern Oregon
and settled at Weston, where he
continued to live until 1882 when he
came to Morrow county and took up
a homestead near Lexington, living
at this place since that time, the orig
nial homestead being a part of the
home place.
Mr. Reaney was married at Athena,
Oregon, on July 11, 1876, to Margaret
H, Stamper, a native of Dare county,
Missouri, and to this union 11 chil
dren were born 3 sons and 8 daugh
ters. A son, John, died April 3, IBM,
and a daughter Grace, passed on June
30, 1008. Besides the widow, the fol
lowing children survive: Lee Reaney
of Salem, Lawrence Reaney of Lex
ington, Mrs. J. S. Baldwin of Hepp
ner, Mrs. S, E. Lee of San Bernardino,
Calif., Mrs. N. S. Phelps and Mrs
Wm Luntsford of Kelso, Wash., Mrs.
Arthur Parker of Heppner, Mrs. Ha
zel Buddcn and Mrs. Edith Miller of
Lexington. A brother, Frank Rea
ney, and a sister, Mrs. Marian Spawr,
reside at Spokane, Wnsh. All the
children but Mrs. Lee were able to
be present at the funeral and she
was unable to come on account of
sickness.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to thank our neighbors
and friends for their kindly minis'
trntions during the illness and death
of our mother, Mary Ellen Bnrton;
near neighbors tendered their help
and sympathy at all times, and we
cannot express to you our full appre
ciation in words alone; also for the
many beautiful floral offerings.
Mr, and Mrs. Malcolm D. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. LuUrell.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rcymcr of Ilin
ton creek nro the proud parents of
a new daughter, born to them
June 15th. Dr, Johnston reports
mother and child doing well.
mtt4r 1 ( HER lN5fc yEARS-j
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AUTOCAST,.," ' tjj&fcP
Annual School Meeting
Draws Good Attendance
There was a good attendance at
the annual Bchool meeting on Mon
day afternoon and when it came time
to cast a vote for director, 40 ballots
were counted. This was a rather un
usual attendance for Heppner, and
as there was no particular question
up for settlement, it was a matter
for conjecture on the part of some
why so much interest was manifested.
However, this is as it should be. In
times past there has been too little
interest in the annual meeting and
the taxpayers of the district have
just passed it up, leaving the duty of
electing officers to the members of
the school board and a very few oth
ers who might see fit to step in while
the proceedings were going on
One director and a clerk were to
be elected on Monday, and C. E.
Woodson was nominated to the for
mer position and elected without op
position and Vawter Crawford was
re-elected clerk, thus retaining the
old board. Following the election of
officers there was no other business
presented, and the board adjourned.
The reading of the annual report
of the clerk presented the following
financial statement:
Cash on hand at time of last
report f 6,448.81
RECEIPTS
From county treasurer for
district tax 24,148.19
From county treasurer from
county school fund 8.175.80
From county treasurer from
state school fund
From county treasurer from
elementary school fund ....
From high school tuition....
846.30
3,790.10
2,636 30
From all other sources
Loans 7,500.00
Total Receipts $42,096.69
Plus cash on hand $48,545.50
EXPENDITURES
Salary of superintendent....! 2.R00.00
Salary of principal 1,999.98
Salaries of teachers (men) 1,350.00
Salaries of teachcrs(womcn) 13,493.50
Salary of janitor 1,540.00
Supplies used in instruction 2.019.80
Census enumeration 12 00
Fuel - 1,287.25
Lights and water 357.88
Janitor's supplies 58.80
Rcpnir and replacement of
equipment 598.14
Library books 12.02
Insurance 258.00
Redemption of bonds and
short time loans 17,328.16
Interest on other indebted
nessbonds 2,680.00
Paid for other purposes 490.43
Total expenditures $46,285 96
Cash on hand - $ 2,259.54
Review of W. B. A. Is
Instituted at Heppner
Mrs. Catherine Erickson, deputy
supreme commander of the Women
Benefit association, who has been in
Heppner for a number of weeks in
the interests of the order. Instituted
lUuipner Review No. 12 at I. O. O. F.
hall on June 12.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were Mrs. Ettlth w. (allium,
commander; Mrs. J. G. Thomson,
lieutenant commander; Mrs. Fred
Lucas, past commander; Mrs. Jnred
Aiken, chaplain; Miss Violet Merritt.
collector; Miss Fay Ritchie, record
keeper; Miss Rctha OVens, lady at
arms; Mrs. G. B. Swaggnrt, sergeant;
Mrs. Katie Bucknum, sentinel; Mrs.
Ed Bennett, pickott; Mrs. Chas. Lat
ouroll, captain; Miss Louise Thom
son, color bearer one; Miss Mary
McVenna, color bearer two; Miss
Muriel Bell, musician.
Meetings of the rovlcw will be hold
at 1. O, O. F. hall on the second Tues
day evening In each month at the
hour of 7:30.
Following the business and Insti
tuting of the rvciew there was a so
cial hour and plans were mado to
form out of the membership a W. B.
A. Busy Bee club, to hold its meet
ings onco n month. Refreshments
were aorved by Mesdnmes E. R. Hus
ton, Harvey Launtt and Mika Curran,
COMPANY'S COMIN'
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner return
ed home from Grant county on Mon
day, They spent three weeks over
there, Mrs. Turner being at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Sam Cochran,
who was quite ill, while Frank put in
the time shearing. They report very
short crops in the vicinity of Mon
ument and hay will be short owing
to the lack of rain. Jeannette re
mained at the home of Mrs. Turner's
sister, .Mrs. Swick, where she will
visit for some time.
It is announced that Mrs. May
Case, efficient deputy in the office of
Clerk Anderson, has resigned her po
sition, to take effect shortly. Her
man Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Hill of Lexington has been appoint
ed to the place by Mr. Anderson and
will begin familiarizing himself with
the duties of the office right away.
Mrs. Case contemplates joining her
son rind daughter who are located in
Seattle.
Mrs. C. M. Van Marter of Ketchi
kan, Alaska, is visiting at the home
of her son, LaVerne Van Marter in
this city during the absence of her
husband, who has been attending the
general conference of the Methodist
church at Springfield, Mass. Mr. Van
Marter will likely visit here for a
short time on his return from the
east and before going on to Alaska.
R. L. Benge and family departed
Wednesday morning for Portland and
an extended auto trip through the
Willamette valley and as far south
as Roseburg. At Portland, Mr. Benge
will attend the meeting of the di
rectors of the Oregon Grain Growers.
Before returning home, Mr. Benge
and family will also visit with rela
tives at Lewiston, Idaho.
Jeff Bcamer says the contest be
tween Sam Notson and Joe Kirsch
ner to see who will get the first Chau
tauqua ticket Is all off. He has the
pair of 'cm beat and there is no
chance to get ahead of him. Jeff has
already got his tickets for the big
entertainment and they are 1 and 2,
so where will these other fellows
get off.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Campbell re
turned on Tuesday evening from
Summerville. whore they had been
called by the illness of Mat San
derson, brother-in-law of Mrs. Camp
bell. While in Union county the
judge enjoyed some fishing in Cath
erine creek above the city of Union.
F. L, Harwood was called to Port
land on Friday by the very serious
illness of his mother. Ho returned
to Heppner on Tuesday to look after
business but may be called back to
the city any time, as his mother was
little improved when he leu.
Miss Willetta Barratt returned the
end of the week from Salem, Miss
Barratt has been a student at Wil
lamette University and is spending
her vncatlon season with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Barratt.
Hennner Chapter No. 26, Roynl
Arch Masons will have work in tin
Royal Arch degree this evening and
are contemplating the initiation of a
team into the mysteries of that
branch of the order.
Farmers Will Picnic
at Eight Mile Sunday
A farmers picnic will be held on
the Fred Akers place just north of
the Eieht Mile store. Sunday, June
22. A horseshoe pitching contest and
races will take up the time from
10 o'clock until noon. Immediately
after dinner a short program will
be held at the grove, including talks
by outside spankers. Following the
program a visit will be mado to the
grain nursery on the Lawrence Red
ding place, one mile south of the
Eiirht Mile store. D E. Stephens,
supcnlntendent of the Moro station
will go ovor the grains being tried
out at the nursery.
Former Morrow Girl Is
Married at Walla Walla
The following is the account of the
marriage of Miss Elizabeth Blahm,
formerly of this place and a teacher
in Morrow county, as taken from the
Walla Walla Times, issue of June 8:
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Blahm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.
F. Blahm to Mr. John E. Hergert of
Portland was solemnized last evening
at the Zion Congregational church at
seven o'clock with Reverend G. J.
Ricker reading the service. The cere-
mewy was performed before the altar
which was profusely banked with
greens and shell pink roses. Baskets
of roses marked the aisles. The bride
coming in on the arm of her father
was lovely in her wedding gown of
white canton crepe, beautiful in its
simplicity. The tulle veil which
reached the floor and lay in misty
folds about her. was adorned with a
chaplet of orange blossoms. Her
flowers were a graceful shower of
ophelia roses. Miss Emma Blahm,
sister of the bride was her only at
tendant. Hers was a gown of pale
green crepe enhanced by a corsage of
petals in the path of the procession
Misses Mary and Eva Brehm and
Messrs. Jack and Harry Ehrlick were
ushers. Mr. Henry Hergert of Port
land, brother of the groom, was best
man. Preceding the ceremony Miss
Edna Bauer sang "All For You" while
Loh en grins weddnig march was play
ed by Miss Gretta Handhardt to an
nounce the approach of the wedding
party. Following the service an in
formal reception was held at the
bride's home. Mr. and Mrs. Hergert
left for an extended wedding trip to
Denver, Colorado, and Salt Lake City
after which they will be at home to
their friends at 447 Failing street,
Portland, Oregon. The groom is cash
ier of the Columbia Pacific Shipping
company at Portland Reverend Her
gert, father of the groom, was former
pastor of the local Zion Congrega
tional church.
Merchandise Shoot By
Gun Club on Sunday
On Sunday the Heppner Rod and
Gun club will put on a merchandise
shoot at Gentry field, the following
business men of the city having of
fered merchandise credits to the am
ount of $5 each. The prizes will be
divided into 1st, 2nd and 3rd, and it
is anticipated that there will be some
good records made as well as very
close contests. Those offering the
$5 credits are Gilliam & Bisbee, Peo
ples Hardware company, Latourell
Auto company, Martin Reid, Thom
son Bros.. Vaughn ft Goodman.
Phelps Grocery company and H. F.
Tash will also offer prizes.
Much interest has been taken in
the gun club this season, and it is
expected that this merchandise shoot
will be the means of drawing a large
attendance on Sunday at the shoot
ing grounds.
Grain Inspection Will
Begin Here Next Week
Inspection for certified seed grains
in Morrow county will start next
Monday and will be made by E. R.
Jackman. extension farm crops spe
cialist, and County Agent Morse.
Farmers wishing to have their grain
inspected for certification are re
quested to notify the county agent
at once. The present outlook is that
there will be a larger market for
seed in the county this year than
for a numbr of years past and it is
desired to get every good grain field
located as early ai possible so that
Information as to the whereabouts
of good seed can be given out as
soon as the inspection is completed.
Good fields of Turkey Red, Hybrid
128, Fortyfold, and Hard Federation
should be reported as these are the
principle varieties that there will be
calls for this fall.
All summer hats reduced to half
price, Mrs. M. L. Curran, successor
to Mrs. Julia Clark. St.
S
MEET IN ST. PAUL
Reds Appear Strong En
ough to Block La
Follette Men.
WOMEN HAVE PART
Labor Leader, William Mahoney,
Fears Radicals Are Strongly
Entrenched in Delegations.
(East Oregonian.)
St. Paul, June 17. The fanner-labor-progressive
convention swung
into action here this morning with
about 400 delegates attending and
with a factional fight growing more
intense hourly. Both sides acknow-
ledged that the storm probably would
break when the organizing of the con-
vent ion is taken up probably tomor-;
row.
A goodly number of women were
scattered through the convention, 1
several wearing wide purple, white
and yellow sashes, indicating their1
membership in the National Women's
party.
The communists favored a national
party but the more conservative ad
herents of the movement preferred
that the convention endorse Senator
LaFollette as a presidential possibil
ity and attempt a coalition with the
July fourth Cleveland conference.
The adherents of the Moscow Inter
nationale were in the minority of
the committee on arrangements but
were sufficiently strong to block an
attempt to have only the majority
report given to the convention.
William Mahoney, St. Paul labor
leader, acknowledged head of one fac
tion of the Minnesota farmer-labor
party and temporary chairman of the
convention, openly feared that the ultra-reds
had edged into the delega
tions from various industrial groups
in sufficient number to control a ma
jority of the delegations.
Time to Disrupt Old Parties,
A purpose to organize a national
political party, despite "the cruel and
unwarranted attitude of Senator La
Follette," was expressed at the open
ing today of the national farmer
labor progressive convention by Will
iam Mahoney, St. Paul, temporary
chairman of the gathering.
Mahoney told the delegates that the
time was "auspicious to disrupt the
old parties," and urged them to act
in unity so as to "end the reign ox
the exploiter."
"This is not primarily a LaFollette
movement, but a working class move
ment with LaFollette as an independ
ent factor," he said.
Convention Ia Fought.
"When this convention was first
projected last November," Mr. Ma
honey told the delegates, "it was
thought that it was the thing that
every progressive element in America
wanted.
"We have since learned, however,
to our great surprise and sorrow that
wo were encroaching on sacred ground
and infringing the prerogatives of
certain would-be great political lead
ers and organizations and we have
had to overcome the most energetic
and malignant opposition.
The character and extent of this
very opposition have, however, had
the effect of stimulating our deter
mination to see this convention
through LaFollette himself was in
veigled into joining the effort to kill
it."
He said the conference of last No
vember did not specify any particular
organization as eligible for represen
tation, the idea being 'that we could
not afford to be divided on questions
of philosophy or academic doctrine
but that all useful workers and pro
gressives should be united on a basis
of common economic interests."
Hope for Some States.
He added that they hoped then to
carry enough states to throw the
presidential election into the house
of representatives.
Mr. Mahoney asserted that while
the conference thought Mr. LaFollette
would be an ideal candidate for pres
ident, "it was not certain that he
would stand and that success of the
movement would not rest entirely on
his making the race."
He referred to a visit to the Wis
consin senator by a committee of ar
rangement, asserting that while Sen
ator LaFollette did not promise he
would run, he did declare with great
emphasis the opinion that there was
no prospect of anything coming out
of old parties and that there would
be a third party in the field in 1924
"Then something happened," the
temporary chairman said. "Stories of
'communist' control and intrigue be
gan to emanate from Washington
down where they put across the Tea
pot Dome steal, the looting of the
veterans bureau and many oth
shady and scandalous transactions.
Finally the organ of the sixteen rail
road organizations, known as 'Labor
issued a statement that the June 17
convention was communist-infested.
It urged everyone to stay away.
"Red" Stories False.
"This was as disconcerting as it
was false. It was true that some of
the so-called communist groups would
be eligible under the call but at the
outside they would have not to ex
cccd ten votes in the convention of
nearly a thousand.
"Then came Senator LaFollette's
pronouncement. This, of course, has
had an evil effect on the convention
attendance.
"The unusual character of the at-
tuck inclines one to the belief that it
was not of his making but was hatchJ
ed up by labor politicians in Wash
ington. These men are opposed to
the organization of a national farmer
labor party and they Induced Senator
Larollette to assassinate a movement
that threatened to dispense with the
high paid labor lobbyists.
grasshoppers will take the second
crop of alfalfa, being thick out there,
Ed Rugg of Rhea creek think- th
Condon Is .Champion of
Morrow-Gilliam League
Condon walked off with the last
game in the championship series in
the Morrow-Gilliam county league, at
lone Sunday and thereby won the
cup. With Clow pitching at his best
and the Condon batters coming back
into their own, Condon retaliated the
defeat on her home diamond the week
before, and took things mostly her
own way, the score being 6-1. The
largest crowd at a game this season
was fn attendance.
Following is the box score:
lone AB R
Cochran, cf 4
Eabanks, ss 4
Drake, if 4
Roberts, p 4
Roche, rf . 3
W. Rietmann, 3b 4
Lewis, e 4
D. Rietmann, lb 4
V. Rietmann, 2b 3
34
AB
...-6
....5
3
4
.4
3
4
4
1
Condon
Ortman, ss .
R, Fitzmaurice,
2b
Brown. If
C. Fitzmaurice, t .
Wilkins, lb
Miller, 3b
Wheir, rf
Clow, p
Parrish, cf
33 6 7 0
Condon 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 06
Hits 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 17
lone 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01
Hits 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
Struck out, Roberts 9, Clow 7. Base
on balls, Roberts 3, Clow 0. Hit by
pitcher, Brown, Parrish by Roberts;
Roche by Clow. Two-base hits,
Brown, Roche.
Mary Ellen Barton.
Death claimed another of the be
loved pioneers of this section when
Mary Ellen Barton was called to de
part this life at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Malcolm D. Clark, in
this city on Saturday morning, June
14. Mrs. Barton had been ill but a
short time, having suffered a stroke
of paralysis early last week, which
confined her to her bed until the final
summons came. Previous to this, she
had been in fairly good health, al
though three weeks ago she had a
bad spell and it was thought she
could not live long. She rallied from
this, however, and was apparently
some better until the stroke of par
alysis. Being somewhat frail, it was
not possible for Mrs. Barton to get
out very much, but she was ever busy
about the house of her daughter with
whom she had made her home for the
past six years, and though ill much
of the time she was always pleasant
and cheerful and her presence about
the home was ever a benediction.
Even to the very last she was cheer
ful, and in ber conscious moments she
had only words of cheer and encour
agement for the family, and many
times she brought the smile to their
faces by her keen wit, retaining to
the very last her mental faculties.
Mary Ellen Gentry was born Jan
uary 2, 1844, in Gentry county, Mis
souri, and died at Heppner, Oregon,
une 14, 1924, at the advanced age of
80 years, 5 months and 12 days. When
but 2 years of age she moved with her
people to Winterset, Iowa, at which
place, on January 29, 1865, she was
united in marriage to William Bar
ton and to them four children were
born: John, who died at Heppner Feb
ruary 18, 1909; Verner, who passed
away in this city on January 26, 1908;
Mrs. Minnie Clark of Heppner and
Mrs. Kate Luttrell of Grass Valley,
Oregon.
Mr. Barton removed with his fam-
ly of wife and four children to Ore
gon, leaving Winterset, Iowa, in 1880
and coming by rali to San Francisco,
thence by boat to Umatilla landing.
They settled at Cove in Union coun
ty, where they lived for two years
and then came to Morrow county and
settled in the Blackhotse section 42
years ago. After spending many
years on the farm in that section, Mr.
and Mrs. Barton moved to Heppner
and made their home here, Mr. Bar
ton passing on August 28, 1904. Mrs.
Barton is survived by her two daugh
ters, Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Luttrell
six grandchildren and two great
grandchildren, one brother and three
sisters: Wm. Gentry of Winterset,
Iowa, Nancy Acheson of Talmo, Kan
sas, Lucy Harrington of Kelso, Wash,
and Sarah Brown, of Heppner, these
being all that are left of a family of
11 children and all are past it years
of age, Mr. Gentry being the eldest.
Mrs. Barton had been a faithful
Christian for a period of 65 years,
having joined the Christian church I
when she was 16 and she ever re-!
mained true to the profession she
made when a girl. At the time the
Christian church was organized in
Heppner she became a charter mem
ber. She was a real Christian, a lov-
ing wife, a devoted mother, and a
kind, Christian neighbor; she was
one of earth's noble women, enrich
ing all life which which she came in
contact. Heaven has gained what
earth has lost. The influence of her
godly life will live on through the
years in the lives of those so fortun
ate as to have known her.
Funeral services were held at 3:30
on Monday afternoon on the lawn at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Clark,
Rev. W. O. Livnigstone, pastor of
Mrs. Barton's church delivering a
short address which was a fitting
tribute to the departed, and the re
mains were laid to rest in the fam
ily plot in Masonic cemetery.
Philip Mahoney arrived home on
Monday from Seattle. He has been
a student at the University of Wash
ington during the past year and will
spend his vacation about Heppner,
taking on brawn and tan and tough
ening up for another strenuous year
at school.
Miss Ruth Tash, who has been a
student during the past year at the
state normal school at Monmouth,
has arrived home and will spund the
summer vacation with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tash in this city.
By Arthur Brisbane
Ford in Florida.
5 Billion Cigarettes.
The Post Office Pay.
"McAdoo and Smith"
Henry Ford baa bought a great
tract of land in Florida, including a
eounty seat and a good many build
ings. He gets wood for hU cars
from forefits in the North. He will
now, it ia said, establish rubber plan
tations in Florida to supply material
for his tires.
"From producer to consumer" is
his motto.
WATCH FLORIDA. That one
State among forty-eight in this Union
will before many years have passed
be a gigantic nation in itself.
One task In the United States Is
not neglected, and that's the job of
burning up cigarettes. In April the
factories turned out more than five
thousand millions of cigarettes, and
the output is constantly increasing.
In four months this year the country
smoked two thousand million more
cigarettes than in the same period
last year.
If young gentlemen devoted to oth
er tasks the concentration and care
ful attention and choosing that they
devote to cigaretes, what a world this
would be for accomplishment.
It Is suggested that President
Coolidge will veto the bill to raise
the pay of post office employees, on
the ground that "the nation ean't
afford It." The President would
hardly say that. The nation CAN
afford it, and it can't afford to treat
faithful public servants meanly.
The nation supplies the President
with a fine private yacht to go sailing,
one that burns many gallons of oil
and employs many men. If the nation
can afford that for the President,
who gets $75,000 a year besides, it
can afford to pay living wages to the
letter carrier, who pays for his shoes
three times what he used to pay.
Secretary Wilbur of the Navy says
;that Congress "must never have pow
er to override Supreme Court deci
sions." Why not? Supreme Court deci
sions are no better than the men that
render them. And judges are no
better than the man appointing them,
presumably.
Congress represents the people, and
if the people cannot be trusted to
manage their own affairs, including
their own Supreme Court judges, they
ought to go back to the kindergarten
under King George of England and
not pretend to rule themselves.
Apparently La Follette intends to
run independently for the Presidency.
He now says he will do so "unless
both old parties are purged." It isn't
likely that either party will consent
to such a purging as Dr. La Follette
would prescribe.
La Follette cannot be elected, and
knows it. But he can spoil all the
plans and calculations of politicians,
if that seems to him worth while.
Some that know him well do not be
lieve he will run the risk of being
responsible, toward the end of his
career, of making a Democratic Pres
ident That was Roosevelt's farewell
accomplishment.
Dr. Chiera, professor of Assyriol
ogy at the University of Pennsyl
vania, discovers a Babylonian writing
giving the age of Noah as 64.800
years. This makes of Methuselah a
poor second. Exaggeration of time
and other things, on the big and little
side, was common everywhere in the
old days.
Periods were twisted out of shape,
made shorter or longer. Palaces were
built in a second, the World was
cieated in six days. Wise men lived
thousands of years. All this does not
invalidate the fundamental value of
historical records.
Whatever else happens in the Dem
ocratic convention, Smith and Mc
Adoo combined could control it if
they could get together; it would be
their convention. Possibly they will
get together. BlcAdoo wants to be
President; nothing else would do. Al
Smith might be satisfied to be Vice
President to start with. That would
make a combination hard to beat
especially if La Follette decides to
run and cut a large independent piece
out of the Republican vote in several
States.
Civilization has passed various
milestones, one "slavery," one "relig
ious persecution," one the "torture
of witnesses." This nation may pass
another labelled "child labor,' and
throw off one more disgrace.
CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Lord's Day, June 22.
On account of the absence of the
pastor at the Eastern Oregon conven
tion at La Grande, there will be no
preaching service on Sunday; the Bi
ble school, however, will be held at
the regular hour, followed immedi
ately by the Communion service The
Christian Endeavor service will be
held at 7 o'clock as usual. You are
invited to be present.
LIVINGSTONE.
CARD OF THANKS..
We wish to thank the many friends
for the kindness rendered u during
the lUncua and death of our beloved
husband and father; also for the
many beautiful Aural offering.
Mrs, Andrew Kcanry and family.
Ray McDufTee, O. A. C student
during the pant year, Is home fur th
summer vacation.